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The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by the English kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against the Kingdom of France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is known as the Senior Service.

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Watch: INS Viraat’s final journey to Gujarat, served Indian Navy for 29 years Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat on Saturday set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap. The aircraft carrier served the.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:39Published 18 hours ago

Coronavirus: HMS Queen Elizabeth postpones sailing after crew members test positive Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has postponed its sailing fromPortsmouth Naval Base after a number of crew tested positive for Covid-19. The£3 billion warship was set to leave.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:42Published 2 weeks ago

Raab announces £5m support package for Lebanon Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has announced a support package for Lebanon including medical and humanitarian aid worth £5 million. UK search and rescue experts and use of a Royal Navy vessel in the.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:15Published on August 5, 2020

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Channel crossings: No plans for Royal Navy to block migrants after UN warns ships could cause 'fatal incidents' The Royal Navy has no current plans to deploy ships in the English Channel to stop migrant boat crossings, it has announced. Independent - Published on August 15, 2020
Using Royal Navy to tackle migrants ‘declaration of maritime war’ – Calais mayor Sending the Royal Navy into the English Channel to deal with migrant crossings is a “declaration of maritime war”, the mayor of Calais has said. Natacha Bouchart told France 3 that the British.. WorldNews - Published on August 12, 2020
Migrant crossings ‘bad, stupid, dangerous and criminal thing to do', says Prime Minister Boris Johnson Boris Johnson has branded migrants’ Channel crossings a "very bad and stupid and dangerous and criminal thing to do" as he hinted at changing laws to tackle the crisis. The prime minister’s.. WorldNews - Published on August 10, 2020

Ministers warned against ‘push back’ suggestion for migrant boats Any attempts to “push” migrant boats back to French waters risks potentially fatal capsizings, a former home secretary has warned amid calls for the UK to broker an agreement with France. Ministers.. WorldNews - Published on August 8, 2020
Priti Patel accused of failed 'get tough' approach on migrants as she considers using Royal Navy to tackle numbers crossing Channel Priti Patel is discussing using the Royal Navy to tackle the number of migrants crossing the Channel, prompting accusations she is repeating a 'get tough' approach that has failed in the past. Independent - Published on August 7, 2020
Stolen Falklands War medals returned after 15 years Royal Navy serviceman Anthony Paterson was devastated by the theft of Falklands War medals in 2005. BBC News - Published on July 21, 2020

Today in History for May 27th Golden Gate Bridge opens to the public; U.N. Tribunal indicts Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic; the British Navy sinks Nazi Germany's battleship Bismarck; Actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed... USATODAY.com - Published on May 27, 2020
VE Day 2020: Norwegians to send thanks to liberation veteran Kenneth Foster served on the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Viceroy and helped liberate the country. BBC News - Published on May 8, 2020
Coronavirus: HMS Queen Elizabeth's 800 crew tested for virus The Royal Navy says it is awaiting the results before deciding when HMS Queen Elizabeth can depart. BBC News - Published on April 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Royal Navy submarine lockdown party captain sacked Following an investigation the Royal Navy says Cmdr John Lewis of HMS Trenchant was relieved of command. BBC News - Published on April 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Lyme Bay divers fined after major rescue A Royal Navy ship and two helicopters joined the search for a diver reported missing off Lyme Bay. BBC News - Published on April 26, 2020
Royal Navy monitoring 'unusually high levels of activity' by Russian warships in English Channel Timing of movements seen as test of British military resilience in face of coronavirus outbreak Independent - Published on March 26, 2020
Royal Navy allows members of white nationalist group to remain in service Exclusive: Men not disciplined over activism with pan-European Generation Identity group Independent - Published on March 15, 2020	'My dad was away for six years of my life' Teenager Alex says her father was out of her life for six years when he was in the Royal Navy. BBC News - Published on March 11, 2020
Tory government tells EU that Royal Navy will be sent in to protect UK waters from European fishing vessels The government's fishing minister has warned the EU that the UK has taken "sufficient" steps to protect its waters after Brexit, as fears grow of a French blockade. The Royal Navy boasts three extra.. Independent - Published on March 4, 2020	Qasem Soleimani: Royal Navy to protect UK ships in Gulf The measure will protect ships and citizens in the region, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says. BBC News - Published on January 5, 2020
UK navy to escort British shipping in Strait of Hormuz LONDON: The UK is preparing to deploy the Royal Navy to escort British-flagged commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the rapid escalation of tensions between Iran and the United.. WorldNews - Published on January 5, 2020	Iran threat hasn't gone away, says UK Navy head Admiral Tony Radakin describes Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in June as "outrageous". BBC News - Published on December 17, 2019
Falklands War veteran 'discharged from Royal Navy for being bisexual' to have medal returned Joe Ousalice was 'treated in a way that would not be acceptable today', MoD admits Independent - Published on December 10, 2019	Simon Parkes: Bone fragments found in missing Royal Navy man hunt Simon Parkes is thought to have been murdered while he was on shore leave in Gibraltar. BBC News - Published on December 6, 2019
False WhatsApp rumours about the Queen dying were result of Royal Navy drill 'We regret any misunderstanding this may have caused,' spokesperson says Independent - Published on December 6, 2019	Wreck of German cruiser discovered off Falkland Islands a century after being sunk by Royal Navy Marine archaeologists have uncovered the century-old wreck of a German warship sunk in the south Atlantic during the First World War. SMS Scharnhorst was destroyed during the Battle of the Falkland.. WorldNews - Published on December 5, 2019
Royal Navy aircraft carriers dock together in Portsmouth The Royal Navy's two new giant aircraft carriers dock next to each other in Portsmouth. BBC News - Published on December 4, 2019	Simon Parkes: Cemetery search for remains of missing Royal Navy sailor Simon Parkes is thought to have been murdered while he was on shore leave in Gibraltar. BBC News - Published on December 2, 2019
Two members of far-right Generation Identity group 'serving in Royal Navy' Investigation underway after activist 'brags' of his station to undercover informant Independent - Published on August 27, 2019	UK-Iran tensions escalating LONDON - The commander of a British warship accompanying UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran said Wednesday that Tehran appeared to be testing the Royal.. WorldNews - Published on July 31, 2019
Second warship arrives in Strait of Hormuz to protect British tankers A second warship has arrived in the Strait of Hormuz to protect British ships in the strategic waterway, as the Foreign Secretary urged Iran to “come out of the dark” and release a British-flagged.. WorldNews - Published on July 29, 2019	Oil tanker seized by UK will be released soon, claims Iranian MP Royal Navy begins escorting British-flagged tankers through Strait of Hormuz Independent - Published on July 26, 2019
Iran tanker seizure: Royal Navy frigate to escort UK ships The UK government has said it will provide a Royal Navy escort for British-flagged... WorldNews - Published on July 25, 2019	Royal Navy now escorting UK-flagged ships through fractious Gulf Shipping industry sources say at least eight tankers are effectively stranded in Gulf region Independent - Published on July 25, 2019
Iran Crisis: Jeremy Hunt unveils European-led Gulf "mission" to protect oil tankers Britain will seek to put together a European-led maritime mission to protect ships in the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced. A further Royal navy warship will also be.. WorldNews - Published on July 22, 2019	Iran tanker seizure: Radio exchanges reveal Iran-UK confrontation In the recording, a Royal Navy frigate can be heard warning Iranian vessels not to obstruct the tanker. BBC News - Published on July 21, 2019
Iran's foreign minister, U.N. secretary-general meet in New York: IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Thursday and discussed the Iranian tanker seized by the British Navy, a report by.. Reuters - Published on July 18, 2019	Brexit Party MEP says Royal Navy should attack EU fishing boats Robert Rowland says vessels as far away as Bay of Biscay should be 'given same treatment as Belgrano' Independent - Published on July 12, 2019
Iran tensions show Royal Navy needs to be strengthened, says Jeremy Hunt 'When you look at this week's events it shows that in recent decades we have run down the navy too much,' says PM hopeful Independent - Published on July 12, 2019	U.S. Navy says working with partners to defend free flow of commerce and navigation The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Thursday it is working closely with the British Royal Navy as well as regional and global partners to preserve and defend the freedom of navigation, a day after.. Reuters - Published on July 11, 2019
Britain says it fended off Iranian attempt to block oil tanker Three Iranian vessels tried to block a British-owned tanker passing through the strait that controls the flow of Middle East oil to the world, but backed off when confronted by a Royal Navy warship,.. Reuters - Published on July 11, 2019	United Kingdom Raises Threat To British Ships In Iranian Waters The United Kingdom raised the threat to British shipping vessels in Iranian waters to the highest level on Thursday after Iranian boats tried to impede a British oil tanker in the region the day.. WorldNews - Published on July 11, 2019
UK will not escort all its ships near Iran, does not want to escalate tensions -source Britain does not intend to escort every British-flagged merchant vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, a security source said on Thursday, after a Royal Navy warship had to stop three Iranian vessels.. Reuters - Published on July 11, 2019	UK will not escort every British-flagged ship through Strait of Hormuz: source Britain does not intend to escort every British-flagged merchant vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, a security source said on Thursday, after a Royal Navy warship had to stop three Iranian vessels.. Reuters - Published on July 11, 2019
UK defense minister thanks Royal Navy for upholding international law: Twitter British defense minister Penny Mordaunt said on Thursday the Royal Navy had upheld international law by helping a merchant oil tanker pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Reuters - Published on July 11, 2019	Iranian boats 'tried to intercept British tanker' The armed boats are reported to have withdrawn after receiving a warning from a Royal Navy ship. BBC News - Published on July 11, 2019
Britain urges 'extreme caution' for vessels in Gulf of Oman Merchant vessels sailing in the Gulf of Oman should show extreme caution following the incident involving two merchant tankers in the region, Britain's Royal Navy said on Thursday. Reuters - Published on June 13, 2019

Royal Navy

Navy of the United Kingdom

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