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  1. The UK’s nuclear submarine town at the top of Putin’s target list

    Russia’s veiled threats against the UK feel more tangible in Helensburgh, the Scottish coastal town nestled close by…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #UK #Defence #Nuclearweapons #RoyalNavy #Russia #Scotland #SNP #UnitedKingdom #VladimirPutin
    europesays.com/britain/119627/

  2. Tuesday, July 28, 2026

    Moscow Oblast industrial plant struck by Ukrainian drones, blackout in occupied Crimea . . . . . Ukraine's military intelligence names Russian unit behind deadly jet-powered drone strike on Chernihiv supermarket . . . . . Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland are rising. Disinformation fuels the flames . . . . . The international community should provide more support for Ukraine's cultural sector . . . . . and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  3. #Russian #frigate #Neustrashimy conducted live-fire gunnery exercise off south coast of #England while under watch of #RoyalNavy with the #warship around 40nm from #Portsmouth when she informed shadowing patrol vessel #HMS #Tyne her intention to fire

    Royal Navy was observing the frigate Russians recommending #British vessel move to safer distance before the exercise. A #French #aircraft making radio contact with frigate to clarify what she would be doing

    ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russia

  4. The HMS Trinidad was a British light cruiser of the Royal Navy In Mar 42 Trinidad took part in the escort of Convoy PQ 13 to Russia During fighting against German destroyers she fired a torpedo at a destroyer, but it malfunctioned curved back and struck HMS Trinidad After temporary repairs, she attempted to return to Britain in May 42 but was damaged by aircraft and sunk destinationsjourney.com/histor #cruiser #hmstrinidad #LightCruiser #maritimehistory #naval #navy #royalnavy #secondworldwar #warship

  5. The British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall was one of the Royal Navy’s County-class cruisers. Cornwall intercepted and destroyed the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin in May 1941.
    Sunk by Japanese dive bombers on 5 April 1942. destinationsjourney.com/histor #secondworldwar #cruiser #heavycruiser #HMSCornwall #maritimehistory #naval #navy #royalnavy #warship #NavalHistory

  6. Royal Navy Ironclad HMS Captain under construction. HMS Captain was an innovative but ultimately ill-fated ironclad turret ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1869. Due to poor design, she rolled over and sank during a storm less than 6 months after commissioning destinationsjourney.com/histor #maritimehistory #navalhistory #RoyalNavy #HMSCaptain #battleship #ironclad

  7. HMS Thunderer was the second of two Devastation-class ironclad turret ships built for the Royal Navy along with her sister HMS Devastation (1871). Launched on 25 March 1872, she was completed on 26 May 1877. destinationsjourney.com/histor #battleship #HMSThunderer #ironclad #Military #NavalHistory #Navy #Predreadnought #RoyalNavy# #warfare

  8. HMS Devastation was the lead ship of her class of mastless ironclad turret ships built for the Royal Navy. Along with her sister HMS Thunderer (1872), she was the first class of ocean-going capital ships that did not carry sails, and the first in which the entire main armament was mounted on top of the hull rather than inside it.
    destinationsjourney.com/histor #battleship #HMSDevastation #ironclad #Military #NavalHistory #Navy #Predreadnought #RoyalNavy #warfare

  9. 𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

    ✧ Operation Title ✧

    Operation Title was an unsuccessful 1942 Allied attack on the German battleship Tirpitz during World War II. The Allies considered Tirpitz to be a major threat to their shipping and after several Royal Air Force heavy bomber raids failed to inflict any damage it was decided to use Royal Navy midget submarines instead. Opera...

    #RoyalAirForce #OperationTitle #RoyalNavy #Tirpitz #Allied #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operatio