Naval News – HMS CORNWALL F 99 arrived at the breakers today 10 years ago – 30.10.2023
Today 30th October, 10 years ago the former Royal Navy Batch 3 Type 22 Class frigate HMS CORNWALL F 99 arrived at Swansea Drydocks for demolition after in July 2013 she was sold and towed from Portsmouth on 24th October, 2013 Laid down at the shipyard of Yarrow Shipbuilders on 14 th December 1983, launched […]
Casualties – Fire Aboard Brazilian Navy frigate f 49 RADEMAKER – 17.10.2023
On Tuesday 17th October, 2023 early morning the Brazilian Navy Frigate F 49 RADEMAKER reported that she had fire aboard south of Rio de Janeiro (RDJ). She left RDJ on Monday 16th October, sailed west but returned back to base. She’s the former Royal Navy Type 22 Class frigate HMS BATTLEAXE F 89 that was […]
Malta Naval Visits – ROS REGINA MARIA F 222 19-21.09.2021
One of the Fourteen built Type 22 Class frigates for the Royal Navy entered Grand Harbour, Malta on Sunday 19th September at 0952 hrs as ROS REGINA MARIA F 222 with the Romanian Navy. Originally as HMS LONDON F 95 (ex-BLOODHOUND) she was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL) in Glasgow, Scotland. She was ordered […]
