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  1. On 12 July a Submarine the Royal Navy Sold to Canada for £1 Fired the Torpedo That Sank a Decommissioned US Navy Cruiser

    On 12 July 2026, in water nearly three miles deep, more than fifty nautical miles north of Kauai,…
    #Canada #ColdWar #nato #navy #RoyalNavy #Submarine #Submarines #USNavy #Victoria-Class
    europesays.com/canada/196649/

  2. An interesting #NavalHistory item: U570 / HMS Graph was the only submarine to be used in service by both the sides in WW2. Captured in 1941, it taken into #RoyalNavy service and conducted several patrols before being decommissioned due to lack of parts for repairs.

    reporting-history.com/2026/09/

  3. This month's Journey Plotter update:
    New is the 1916-1919 #WW1 journey of HMS Whitby Abbey; Mediterranean.

    The journey of USS Concord (PG-3) was amended with the years 1899-1900; Asiatic Station.
    Her journey now covers 1897 to 1900 and 1907 to 1909.

    And USS Yorktown (PG-1) was amended with the years 1912-1913; North, Central and South American waters.
    Her journey now covers 1889 to 1913, though there are some gaps when she was decommissioned.

    #NavalHistory #CitizenScience #RoyalNavy #USNavy

  4. This month's Journey Plotter update:
    New is the 1916-1919 #WW1 journey of HMS Whitby Abbey; Mediterranean.

    The journey of USS Concord (PG-3) was amended with the years 1899-1900; Asiatic Station.
    Her journey now covers 1897 to 1900 and 1907 to 1909.

    And USS Yorktown (PG-1) was amended with the years 1912-1913; North, Central and South American waters.
    Her journey now covers 1889 to 1913, though there are some gaps when she was decommissioned.

    #NavalHistory #CitizenScience #RoyalNavy #USNavy

  5. Today's Flickr photo(s) with the most hits take us back to my recent visit to the IWM North. The museum has personal video testimonies from gay service personnel describing their experiences. Here are snippets from Keith Best's video.

    I cannot post a link to the videos (none is available, although further detail of them can be found here: BBC - Manchester - People - Proud to serve

    #IWMNorth #gay #MilitaryService #RoyalNavy #testimony

  6. The Royal Navy bought twenty new sea drones from a UK company called Kraken. They're flash units with autonomous capability and are designed to work in swarms.

    krakentechnology.com/platforms

    However the K3 drones failed a routine cyber-vulnerability assessment when it was discovered that their cameras were pinging a Chinese IP address. The UK has a policy banning Chinese tech from military equipment.

    Whoops!

    bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwl3n7

    #UK #Drones #RoyalNavy #China

  7. The Royal Navy bought twenty new sea drones from a UK company called Kraken. They're flash units with autonomous capability and are designed to work in swarms.

    krakentechnology.com/platforms

    However the K3 drones failed a routine cyber-vulnerability assessment when it was discovered that their cameras were pinging a Chinese IP address. The UK has a policy banning Chinese tech from military equipment.

    Whoops!

    bbc.com/news/articles/c4gwl3n7

    #UK #Drones #RoyalNavy #China

  8. The 1916-1919 journey of HMS Whitby Abbey is made available in Journey Plotter.
    It was transcribed by Brian, who wanted to find out more about his grandfather, who sailed on board Whitby Abbey during that period.

    Thank you for sharing Brian. 👍

    #NavalHistory #WW1 #RoyalNavy #CitizenScience

  9. The 1916-1919 journey of HMS Whitby Abbey is made available in Journey Plotter.
    It was transcribed by Brian, who wanted to find out more about his grandfather, who sailed on board Whitby Abbey during that period.

    Thank you for sharing Brian. 👍

    #NavalHistory #WW1 #RoyalNavy #CitizenScience

  10. Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters
    By Nadeem Badshah and PA Media

    Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North Sea

    theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/a

    #RoyalNavy #UKnews #Military #Russia #Europe #TheGuardian #NadeemBadshah #PAMedia

  11. Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters
    By Nadeem Badshah and PA Media

    Warning of increased activity as patrols spent 21 days in July shadowing Moscow’s ships in Dover Strait and North Sea

    theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/a

    #RoyalNavy #UKnews #Military #Russia #Europe #TheGuardian #NadeemBadshah #PAMedia

  12. Reform UK has proposed using the navy to stop small boat crossings. Is their plan feasible?
    By Rajeev Syal and Dan Sabbagh

    Nigel Farage said his party would send the military to the Channel to intercept and return dinghies carrying migrants to France

    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

    #ReformUK #Immigrationandasylum #Politics #UKnews #RoyalNavy #TheGuardian #RajeevSyal #DanSabbagh

  13. Reform UK has proposed using the navy to stop small boat crossings. Is their plan feasible?
    By Rajeev Syal and Dan Sabbagh

    Nigel Farage said his party would send the military to the Channel to intercept and return dinghies carrying migrants to France

    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

    #ReformUK #Immigrationandasylum #Politics #UKnews #RoyalNavy #TheGuardian #RajeevSyal #DanSabbagh

  14. #Farage...

    we will bring out the #RoyalNavy... ffs...

    #RuleBritannia... Lets hope that man NEVER gains any kind of power ...

  15. #Farage...

    we will bring out the #RoyalNavy... ffs...

    #RuleBritannia... Lets hope that man NEVER gains any kind of power ...

  16. Former navy officer criticises Reform plan to use military to stop small boats
    By Kevin Rawlinson

    Retired commander says policy lacks substance as party accused of trying to distract from Nigel Farage’s scandals

    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

    #ReformUK #NigelFarage #Immigrationandasylum #RoyalNavy #Military #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #KevinRawlinson

  17. Former navy officer criticises Reform plan to use military to stop small boats
    By Kevin Rawlinson

    Retired commander says policy lacks substance as party accused of trying to distract from Nigel Farage’s scandals

    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

    #ReformUK #NigelFarage #Immigrationandasylum #RoyalNavy #Military #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #KevinRawlinson

  18. Criticism of Reform UK’s pledge to use Navy to stop small boats – politics live
    By Yohannes Lowe

    Labour say plan is a ‘desperate attempt to distract from sleaze’ while a retired commander says it ‘lacks substance’

    theguardian.com/politics/live/

    #Politics #ReformUK #Immigrationandasylum #RoyalNavy #Military #UKnews #TheGuardian #YohannesLowe