Royal navy

THESE are the first pictures of the Royal Navy’s giant new flagship as she is put through her paces in the North Sea. HMS Queen Elizabeth – nicknamed Big Lizzie – towered above warships…

HMS Ark Royal (R09) en route to the United States, 1978. British Royal Navy aircraft carrier

In a move that will horrify traditionalists, Royal Navy sailors have started wearing American-style baseball caps on operations.

d-98 hms york type 42 sheffield class destroyer royal navy

British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle (R05) prior to 1959 with Sea Venoms, Wyverns & Sea Hawks on deck

Description Uniforms of the United States Navy, 1810-1815 These are the uniforms worn by the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Obviously, the evolution of 19th century fashion has finally found its way into the American military, introducing fore-n-aft bicorns and tailcoats as uniform items. The rank of Master Commandant (usually shortened to "Commander") was introduced and Lieutenants, Commanding were often referred to as Lieutenant-Commanders. There were no specific details…

Winning images capture the lives of Royal Navy sailors and Royal Marines around the globe.

Written by D-Mitch This is the fifth article about various countries' navies today. In these articles, I briefly describe a country's naval fleet by reporting the ships in each type/category of warships and by providing a nice image where all the types of warships are illustrated and the units of its class are reported. I include the vessels that will enter in service this year and I have excluded those that are about to be decommissioned. I deliberately excluded many classes of auxiliary…