Nelson and the nepo-babies: in defence of patronage at work
In the Napoleonic Wars, Britain had a secret weapon. It wasn’t a new sort of ship or a better gun or different training regime. Britain did have those things. Her men were more disciplined, more ...
Royal Navy destroyer tracks Russian ships in the Channel as Keir Starmer says Kyiv is on an 'irreversible' path to joining NATO
HMS Iron Duke has tracked Russian warships on average once a fortnight with the latest ships being monitored since the early ...
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The Historic S.S. ‘United States,’ the Fastest Liner to Cross the Atlantic, Is Heading to a Watery Grave
Officials plan to purposefully sink the passenger ship off the coast of Florida, where it will become the world's largest ...
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Navy Retires Last EP-3E Electronic Reconnaissance Aircraft
In an informal Feb. 12, 2025, ceremony, at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ...
US aircraft carrier collides with ship in Mediterranean Sea
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a large merchant vessel Wednesday night in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Hull Pierced in Collision, Heading to Port for Repairs
The hull of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) was pierced above the waterline during a Wednesday collision with a ...
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US aircraft carrier Truman collides with merchant ship near Egypt, but no injuries are reported
The Navy says the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was involved in a collision at sea with a merchant vessel near Port ...
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Key Takeaways from the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law in December, sidestepped calls from some lawmakers for the policy ...
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US Coast Guard ship seizes over 5,000 pounds of hashish in Arabian Sea bust
A U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutter seized nearly 5,300 pounds of hashish from a vessel in the Arabian Sea recently in the latest major drug bust for Combined Task Force 150, the Navy said Tuesday ...
Family 'heartbroken' as missing sailor named as London father
The family of a British sailor who went missing after his boat capsized off the south-west coast of France say they are "heartbroken by this sudden loss". Father-of-five Charles Todd, 73, sent out a ...