See the de Havilland Sea Vampire, the experimental fighter that ushered aircraft carriers into the jet age

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Capt. Eric Brown's pen pal, Eachan Hardie, stands with his hand atop the Vampire MkII aircraft on display.
The de Havilland Sea Vampire was the first jet-powered plane to land on an aircraft carrier. The Vampire Mk II aircraft model has been preserved at the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum.

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A $63M Royal New Zealand Navy ship that capsized off Samoa was left on autopilot, investigation finds

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A New Zealand naval ship, HMNZS Manawanui, tilts to the side before sinking.
The HMNZS Manawanui caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa on October 6, 2024.

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Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly converted Japanese aircraft carrier

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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the flight deck of the JS Kaga.
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the flight deck of the JS Kaga.

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Inside the Royal Yacht Britannia, the royal family's luxurious private cruise ship known as a 'floating palace'

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The Royal Yacht Britannia.

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See the UK destroyer crew that scored the Royal Navy's first missile kill since the Gulf War

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The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond intercepted a missile fired by Houthi militants at a merchant ship.
The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond intercepted a missile fired by Houthi militants at a merchant ship.

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UK Royal Navy recruits no longer need to know how to swim as enlistment problems mount, report says

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Naval cadets taking a swim around the Training ship Mercury a former Royal Navy ship of the line from the Trafalgar period. September 1916.
Naval cadets taking a swim around a training ship in 1916.

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The UK's $3.7B flagship aircraft carrier caught fire in another embarrassing incident for the Royal Navy

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British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Oslo, Norway November 21, 2022.
British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in Oslo, Norway November 21, 2022.

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Britain's $3.7B aircraft carriers were meant to take a crowning role in a major NATO exercise — then failed to set sail, twice

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Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales moored in Portsmouth Harbour after its scheduled sailing was called off at the last minute on Sunday, February 11, 2024.

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Britain suffered an embarrassing aircraft carrier malfunction just as China started showing off its new carrier

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China's third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai during its launch ceremony on June 17, 2022.

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The high-profile failure of a $3.7B aircraft carrier shows how Britain is struggling to keep up with first-rate militaries

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The HMS Queen Elizabeth Royal Navy aircraft carrier leaves Portsmouth Harbour in the UK on November 3, 2023.

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