HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) Halifax-class frigate leaving Auckland, New Zealand - March 14, 2026 SRC: FB- Ship Spotters New Zealand
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HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) Halifax-class frigate leaving Auckland, New Zealand - March 14, 2026 SRC: FB- Ship Spotters New Zealand
Better shape the kuznetsov
German Navy Type 212 attack submarine U34 (S184) leaving Rostock, Germany - March 11, 2026 SRC: INST- marinefotografie
Wahine was now capsized laying on her starboard side in 38ft of water
Some of the survivors would die of exposure before rescuers could get to them
566 survived but 53 did not
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With winds gusting between 60-95mph she tried to go astern out of the cook straight
At 0610 her helm stopped answering and she grounded on Barrett reef
Abandon ship was called at 1310 and life boats were launched which some capsized in the swell
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One disaster not spoken about a lot is the TEV Wahine
She was an unassuming ferry crossing between Lyttleton & Wellington
She entered service 1-8-66 and was on her 68th crossing entering Wellington through the cook straight when she encountered cyclone Giselle
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HMS Thunderbolt returning to depot ship HMS Forth in Holy Loch, Scotland, after Mediterranean service, 27 March 1942. Image Imperial War Museum: A 8454. Description: a submarine viewed from above the starboard bow, under way in an enclosed stretch of water with land and other vessels visible in the background.
14 Mar 1943 // Submarine HMS Thunderbolt was depth-charged and sunk by Italian corvette Cicogna NW of Sicily with all 68 crew lost. Thunderbolt was formerly HMS Thetis which sank while on trials on 1 June 1939 killing 99 men, and was salvaged in 1940. (IWM A 8454) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
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The Fairey Swordfish was on board HMS Ark Royal during her first entry into Portsmouth Harbour on 1 July 1985. She isn't commissioned yet as the flag at her stern is the Blue Ensign instead of the White Ensign
(Source: HMS Ark Royal written by Alastair Graham and Eric Grove)
HMS Ark Royal with her fairy swordfish on deck
Too close for harpoon also the area is busy with other ships so if anything happens and harpoon goes astray you could hit someone else
You also have more control over the torpedo than a harpoon
Harpoon is seldom used and carried infact don’t even think the USN stock them anymore
IRIS Dena has been sunk by a US Attack submarine in the Indian Ocean
This is only the second time a nuclear submarine has sunk a warship in anger with torpedos and the first time for the USN
www.bbc.com/news/live/c6...
Ex RFA Argus as she departs Pompey for her final voyage this morning
Pictures by Sidney Morgan
#OnThisDay day 3 March 1971
HMS Dreadnought, Britain’s first nuclear-powered submarine, surfaced through Arctic ice at the North Pole during under-ice operations.
From FB National museum of the Royal Navy orlo.uk/seN1W
📷 3 March 1971, HMS Dreadnought surfacing.
Canada Taps Safran for Victoria-class Submarine Modernization 🇨🇦 🇫🇷
The periscope upgrade is a part of Canada’s Victoria-class diesel electric submarine modernization.
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
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CO of USS Truxtun Removed from Command after Oiler Collision — USNI News
news.usni.org/2026/02/22/c...
Royal Navy submarine HMS Anson docked at HMAS Stirling – the Astute-class boat’s first visit Down Under – as part of the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the UK and the United States, known as #AUKUS 🇬🇧 🇦🇺
www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...
Danish Arctic Command has carried out a medical evacuation from a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine operating near Greenland.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/denmark-evac...
Mexican Navy ex-WW2 Auk-class minesweepers in Ensenada, Mexico - ARM Mariano Matomoros (AM-111) (ex-USS Sage) and ARM Valentin Gómez Farias (AM-64) (ex-USS Starling) - February 20, 2026 SRC: WarshipCam
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Warwick. Image Imperial War Museum: SP 1456. Description: a warship at anchor with her bows to the right and hills visible in the background.
20 Feb 1944 // Destroyer HMS Warwick was torpedoed and sunk by U.413 off Trevose Head, North Cornwall, while on anti-submarine patrol. She was hit in the stern by one torpedo and broke in two before sinking. 67 of 160 crew were lost. (Imperial War Museum image: SP 1456) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
Farewell RFA Argus
Interesting 80s drama regarding convoy PQ17
youtu.be/QYCsLurrFiM?...
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2026 marks 125 years of submarines in the Royal Navy
From the first boat HMS Holland 1 to the latest boat due to commission HMS Agamemnon the submarine service has certainly showed its worth over the last century and quarter
Royal Navy submarine HMS Tempest. Image Imperial War Museum: FL 19786. Description: a submarine under way on the surface, viewed from off her starboard bow. In the top left of the photograph is a hand-written caption identifying the submarine as HMS Tempest.
13 Feb 1942 // Submarine HMS Tempest was forced to the surface with heavy damage after being detected by Italian torpedo boat Circe in the Gulf of Taranto, and subjected to several hours of depth charge attacks starting at 3.32am. Amid very heavy seas, all the crew abandoned the submarine. [1/3]
HMS Denbigh Castle, under way on completion, early 1945. Image Imperial War Museum: FL 6032. Description: a small warship with one funnel and a central mast, moving at speed, her bows to the right, across a choppy sea.
13 Feb 1945 // Corvette HMS Denbigh Castle was torpedoed in the Kola Inlet by German submarine U.992 while on Arctic convoy escort duty. 11 seamen were killed in the attack. She was taken in tow but ran aground and then capsized and sank. (Imperial War Museum FL 6032) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
Steve hale posted these on FB
This is ex HMS Bristol being scrapped
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