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THE FIGHTING CLAN IS BACK

The Royal Navy’s final Type 23 frigate, HMS Sutherland, was spotted on our live webcam in the Sound returning to sea after a 4-year life

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STRIKE ACTION BY SERCO WORKERS

Some of Serco’s marine workforce are looking to walk out for a day in February over concerns about replacing a £1.2 billion, 10-year contract with

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COUNTDOWN TO OCEAN LINER VISITS 2025

The countdown for another great season in Plymouth starts in March and finishes in September 2025. 10 cruise ships are now expected to call on

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A SUCCESSFUL PLYMOUTH TOURISM CONFERENCE

A major conference showcasing Plymouth’s varied leisure and hospitality sectors at Argyle’s Home Park Stadium this week, was hailed a great success by the Chief Executive

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AUDACIOUS MOVING INTO 15 DRY DOCK

HMS Audacious the fourth Astute-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine arrived in Plymouth on the 23 April, 2023 and library images captured by Westward Shipping News. It is

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NUMBER 9 DOCK, FOR HMS VICTORIOUS

Back in June 26, 2023, HMS Victorious arrived in Plymouth for its refit at Devonport. The Vanguard Class SSBN was spotted on our webcam has

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THE END OF HMS ALBION & HMS BULWARK

The Labour government has ended one of the nation’s prime capabilities and scrapped Plymouth’s two amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. The defence cuts of the

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SOMERSET SHADOWS RUSSIAN WARSHIPS

HMS Somerset was pictured leaving Plymouth Sound on the 27th of December, 2024, to shadow Russian warships through the English Channel. The Type 23 frigate