Trump - 'They refused to listen, so we blew a hole' - US launches attack on Iranian ship near the Strait

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"What Would You Do With A Drunken Sailor?" - GROGG in 1740

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Former UK army chief Richard Barrons supports US criticism of the Royal Navy, calling UK forces "too small and undernourished" as PM Starmer faces pressure to boost defence spending.

https://worldbriefly.news/former-uk-army-chief-backs-hegseths-criticism-of-royal-navy-amid-defence-underfu

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HMS Ramillies was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship of the Royal Navy commissioned into service in 1893.

She became increasingly obsolescent as the all-big-gun concept emerged in the early 1900s. Placed in reserve and eventually paid off, being sold for breaking up in 1913, just as HMS Dreadnought had rendered her entire generation of battleships obsolete. #Navy #battleship #HMSRamillies #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #Predreadnought #RoyalNavy #Ship #warship https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/warships-of-the-british-royal-navy/hms-ramillies-1892-battleship/

HMS Hood was a British Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Sovereign class laid down in 1889 at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 30 June 1891.
On 4 November 1914, early in the First World War, when she was deliberately sunk as a blockship in the southern entrance of Portland Harbour to protect the anchorage from submarine attack. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/warships-of-the-british-royal-navy/hms-hood-1891/ #RoyalNavy #battleship #HMSHood1891 #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #Navy #Predreadnought #Ship #warship
How war in Gulf reveals the ‘cut corners’ on British defence

With the army’s size halved since the cold war, UK ambitions to be globally deployable do not match the reality, experts say

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Royal Navy Under Fire Amidst Claims of Underfunding and Diminished Capacity

Former army chief says UK Royal Navy is diminished, agreeing with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's criticism. Learn why this matters for Britain's defence.

#RoyalNavy, #UKDefence, #PeteHegseth, #MilitaryFunding, #GenSirGwynJenkins

https://newsletter.tf/uk-royal-navy-underfunded-ex-army-chief-agrees-us/

An ex-army chief confirmed the UK's Royal Navy is diminished, agreeing with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent remarks. This comes as the UK faces security challenges.

#RoyalNavy, #UKDefence, #PeteHegseth, #MilitaryFunding, #GenSirGwynJenkins
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UK Royal Navy Underfunded, Ex-Army Chief Agrees with US Defence Secretary

Former army chief says UK Royal Navy is diminished, agreeing with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's criticism. Learn why this matters for Britain's defence.

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