American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, behind the designation.

The walls and roof of the German U-boat pens at Saint-Nazaire France proved too strong for allied bombers during World War II.

The walls and roof of the German U-boat pens at Saint-Nazaire France proved too strong for allied bombers during World War II.

From rudimentary boats that would surface to demand the surrender of helpless merchant ships to the savage undersea combat of ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so many other hubs of history, such as hyperlocal exhibitions, specialised ...

Trincomalee Harbour, located in Trincomalee Bay (formerly Koddiyar Bay), is one of the largest natural deep-water harbours in ...

All four warships participated in operations during the Second World War and were later returned to service more than once. While the warships will outlive the “Greatest Generation” sailors ...

I knew from the first few seconds that “Warfare” was going to be a different kind of war movie ... the hero worship endemic to the post-9/11 world. Audiences are ready to experience the ...

raising fears that the world’s youngest nation — and one of its poorest — could swiftly lapse back into war. South Sudan split from the rest of Sudan in 2011 after decades of pro ...

He is easy to quote, but what would the iconoclastic British socialist really have thought ... “Putin started this war,” he posted on X, adding, “I don’t accept George Orwell’s ...

Residents in Cheltenham are being allowed back into their properties after a suspected World War Two shell was found. Albion Street was closed at about 06:00 GMT following a report ammunition had ...

In March 2025, U.S. Central Command forces launched an offensive air strike on Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen from war ships stationed ... an island part of the British Indian Ocean ...