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Jeremy Paxman's diplomat brother apologises after Royal Navy 'uses Spanish flag for target practice'Last updated at 10:32 AM on 21st November 2009 The Royal Navy was accused yesterday of using a Spanish flag as a machine-gun target. Giles Paxman, the UK's new ambassador in Madrid, was forced to apologise after sailors fired at a... In this article: Royal Navy, Madrid, Jeremy Paxman, HMS Scimitar, and UK |
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 1 day ago
Royal Navy used 'Spanish flag' for target practice off Gibraltar
Giles Paxman, Britain's ambassador to Madrid, has apologised after the Royal Navy fired on a buoy bearing the red and yellow of the Spanish flag during target practice off Gibraltar. Published: 4:04PM GMT 20 Nov 2009 Gibraltar was ceded...
In this article: Spain, Treaty of Utrecht, HMS Scimitar, and Sasha Grey
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The Press and Journal | 2 days ago
Close encounters of the bird kind for Royal Navy
...sails past king penguins and elephant seals during a mission to help scientists investigate climate change SAILORS on board a Royal Navy warship had a close encounter with King penguins and elephant seals during a tour of the South...
In this article: King Penguin, HMS Gloucester, Climate change, Falklands War, Type 42 destroyer, Portsmouth, and South Atlantic
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BAE hands new nuclear submarine to the Royal Navy – four years late
BAE hands new nuclear submarine to the Royal Navy - four years late When the Navy gets its hands on the first new class of submarine launched for 17 years, it is sure to be a quiet affair. The first Astute class nuclear submarine is...
In this article: BAE Systems, Astute class submarines, HMS Astute, Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics, and US
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Independent.co.uk - UK | 7 days ago
Royal Navy witnessed Somali pirates kidnap British couple
...who were hijacked by pirates in their yacht The kidnapping of a British couple by Somali pirates was witnessed by the crew of a Royal Navy ship who held their fire while the hijackers escaped, it emerged yesterday. Paul and Rachel...
In this article: HMS Cumberland, EU, Seychelles, and Somalia
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
Royal Navy 'watched yacht hijack'
Pirates boarded the Chandlers' yacht, the Lynn Rival, while they slept The crew of a Royal Navy vessel watched as a British couple were taken hostage by Somali pirates but were ordered not to open fire, it has emerged. The RFA Wave...
In this article: Indian Ocean, Somalia, and Tanzania
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Times Online | November 13, 2009
Royal Navy failed to open fire as pirates seized Britons
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Royal Navy failed to open fire as pirates seized Britons The Royal Navy failed to open fire as Somali pirates seized two British hostages and instead watched helplessly as the couple...
In this article: HMS Cumberland, Tunbridge Wells, NATO, and Harardhere
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Royal Navy watched helpless as pirates kidnapped yacht couple Paul and Rachel Chandler
The crew of a Royal Navy vessel watched helplessly as a British yachting couple were taken hostage by Somali pirates just yards away from them, it has emerged. Paul Chandler and his wife Rachel: a British ship was yards away as they were...
In this article: HMS Cumberland, Tunbridge Wells, Somalia, and Tanzania
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The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service). From the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century (250 years), it was the largest and most powerful navy in the world, playing a key part in establishing the British Empire as the dominant power of the 19th and early 20th centuries. In World War II, the Royal Navy operated almost 900 ships. During the Cold War, it was transformed into a primarily anti-submarine force, hunting for Soviet submarines, mostly active in the GIUK gap. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, its role for the 21st century has returned to focus on global expeditionary operations.
The Royal Navy is the second-largest navy of the NATO alliance, in terms of the combined displacement of its fleet, after the United States Navy. There are currently 90 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy, including aircraft carriers, a helicopter carrier, landing platform docks, ballistic missile submarines, nuclear attack submarines, guided missile destroyers, frigates, mine counter-measures and patrol vessels. There are also the support of 16 vessels of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The Royal Navy's ability to project power globally is considered second only to the U.S. Navy. The Royal Navy also has the second largest carrier fleet in the world, with two carriers of the in service ( and ), another of the same class in reserve () and two of the supercarrier planned to replace the current fleet of aircraft carriers.
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