Also Lego-themed rides and adventure films within the 150-acre park. Ships include HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860 and the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s warship, for which a £27 million museum opened ...

The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon's lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad ... in Europe] and VJ [Victory over Japan] Day. Six ships have ...

Image: HMS Somerset (bottom) flanking Russian ship Yantar near UK waters. File pic: Royal Navy/PA It is part of what British and American spy chiefs have described as a "reckless campaign of ...

British Defense Secretary John Healey told Parliament on Wednesday the Royal Navy was tracking a "Russian spy ship" that passed ... in late December the frigate HMS Somerset had tracked a Russian ...

The seventh and final Astute-class submarine was to be called HMS Agincourt ... Six Royal Navy ships in the past have been named after Achilles, the great warrior from Greek mythology.

"The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS Achilles, as approved by The King. "The name is appropriate in light of the 80th anniversaries this year of VE and VJ Day. "Six ships have ...

“There is not a lot of room for manoeuvring in a restricted seaway and both ships require about one nautical mile to stop.” USS Harry S Truman trained alongside the Royal Navy flagship, HMS ...

Russian surveillance Yantar was shadowed by HMS Somerset on Jan. 22 ... Navy submarine to surface close to Russian surveillance ship Yantar in November as a deterrent measure after it was detected ...

The 7th Astute-class submarine is to be named HMS Achilles, as approved by The King. The name is appropriate in light of the 80th anniversaries this year of VE and VJ Day. Six ships have previously ...

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

A previous vessel named HMS Achilles received battle honours during World War Two. Another ship with the name took part in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, when the Royal Navy defeated a French ...

The ships, Sparta and Sparta 2, are currently carrying military equipment from Syria, where the country was forced to close its naval base following the recent fall of dictator Bashar al Assad.