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DUKEDOM WESTMINSTER IN THE SOUND

HMS Westminster is a Type 23 Duke-class frigate of the Royal Navy, and the second ship to bear the name, and was launched on 4

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HMS MONTROSE RETURNS TO SEA

30-year-old HMS Montrose has returned to sea after a short period of maintenance, and resumes operations duties until her formal decommissioning in the Spring. Her

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THE BIG & THE MAJESTIC IN THE SOUND

A busy naval scene at the Plymouth Breakwater earlier this morning in the mist and rain with RFA Tidespring, HMS Duncan, HMS Brocklesby, and Dutch

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MARITIME RACE FOR CLEAN-EMISSION VESSELS

THE British Government is funding £77 million towards clean-emission sailing vessels and infrastructure that could create thousands of new skilled jobs in the South West