Before Nelson, no decisive blow was made against the French. But with Nelson came a series of crushing defeats, most notably at Aboukir Bay in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805. All hopes of invasion went up ...

The Duchess of Sussex made one particular sartorial move in Canada which appeared to pay tribute to the late Princess of ...

A history book charting the impact of the French Revolutionary Wars upon the Royal Navy during the late 18th century has been awarded a prestigious ...

Nestled between two headlands, this traditional fishing village is the ideal setting for a quiet coastal retreat ...

FS Charles de Gaulle, the French Navy’s aircraft carrier and flagship ... comte de Lapérouse, a 18th-century French naval officer and explorer. “Our ability to conduct consistent bilateral ...

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A statue of James Cook, the captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, has been sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before the country’s national day.

“I changed the Royal Navy’s rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and better track the Yantar. So far, the ship has complied with international rules of navigation.

A Royal Navy submarine surfaced just yards from a Russian spy ship in a dramatic show of force to protect British waters. The nuclear-powered HMS Astute emerged from the depths after the Kremlin ...

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was deployed to warn off a Russian spy ship operating in the English Channel, the government has revealed. The hunter-killer submarine surfaced close to the ...