Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have been called to Portsmouth Harbour this morning, where a Second World War bomb has been found. The device was found in the early hours of this morning in the excavator head of one of the barges dredging the harbour. The harbour is currently being dredged as ...
HMS Illustrious is setting off on her final journey today following 32 years in service. The Royal Navy’s former aircraft carrier is leaving Portsmouth to allow her replacement, the UK’s biggest ever warship, HMS Queen Elizabeth into port. Work is carrying on at pace to make the dockyard ready to accept ...
Two huge state-of-the-art gangways built to meet the unique demands of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers have arrived at Portsmouth Naval Base. Designed and developed by Dutch specialists Verhoef, on behalf of BAE Systems, the bespoke gangways are part of an investment of £100 million to support HMS Queen Elizabeth ...
Facilities to power the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carriers have taken a major step forward with the delivery of a frequency converter. The frequency converter will play a major part in providing the ships with enough electricity to power a small town. When at their home port, HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Queen ...