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HMS Sutherland and HMS Iron Duke are escorting the Royal Navy's largest ever warship as she conducts vital system tests off the coast of Scotland today. Sunday, December 21st 2014 - 10:58 UTC ...
Type 23 frigate HMS Iron Duke also monitored the progress of Russian Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk and a supporting tug as it passed through the Dover Strait before a similar operation to ...
HMS Iron Duke berthed in St Helier Harbour on Friday afternoon (13 September) where Condor's ship usually dock. The ship is open for public viewing on Saturday 14 September between 10:30am and ...
In a joint six-day operation with Nato allies, HMS Iron Duke shadowed Kilo-class Russian sub Novorossiysk and RFS Stoiky through the Dover Strait and into the Atlantic.
From there HMS Iron Duke ensured constant watch on the two vessels, using her many sensors including her Wildcat helicopter. The submarine remained on the surface throughout the operation.
The RAF sent jets to intercept a Russian strategic bomber on Wednesday. The Ministry of Defence said a six-day operation "hand-in-hand with NATO allies," was launched with the Portsmouth-based frigate ...
From there HMS Iron Duke ensured constant watch on the two vessels, using her many sensors including her Wildcat helicopter, from 815 Naval Air Squadron, in the air.
By: Robert Farley Summary: HMS Iron Duke, commissioned in March 1914, epitomized the “super-dreadnought” class of battleships with its ten 13.5-inch guns and twenty-five thousand ton displacement.
He served during the Balkan crisis and later as HMS Iron Duke ’s Executive Officer, sharing his knowledge with Nato staff in Brussels and the US Navy. The serviceman also served on the staff of ...
Commander Robert ‘Bob’ Hawkins, who was most recently Commanding Officer of HMS Caledonia in Rosyth, passed away suddenly earlier this month. Tributes to the man, who impacted many over the span of ...