But it should not be mixed with uniform." Commissioned Royal Navy officers can hold a variety of ranks, including Admiral, Vice Admiral, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant, and Sub-Lieutenant.

Tom Sharpe, a retired Royal Navy commander, said: “All services, and their sub-divisions, have had variations of uniforms since uniforms began – the word itself has always been a slight ...

THE FINAL signal sent by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is etched in the minds of officers in the Royal Navy: “Engage the enemy more closely”. But has the Nelsonian spirit ...

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on British undersea cables, the defence secretary has revealed.

The Royal Navy has updated its formal dress code to allow officers to wear "cultural dress" in its latest push to be ...

RAF maritime patrol aircraft were deployed, as were two Royal Navy warships and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Proteus to follow it. “Today, I also wanted to confirm to the House that I ...

Alfie-Ray Stevens from Ernesettle joined the Royal Navy in June 2024 before starting a 10-week training course at HMS Raleigh. Being from a military family, the former student of All Saints ...

A Royal Navy submarine has been used to warn off Russian spy ships operating around British waters. Defence Secretary John Healey gave details about the activities of the Yantar, which he said the ...

A Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine was used to warn off one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spy ships operating around UK waters. The hunter-killer submarine was ordered to surface ...

The Royal Navy's £2.5 billion plan for five new warships set to make the UK "the foremost naval power in Europe" is in its concept phase, the Ministry of Defence has confrimed. Five frigates are ...

Spain's king Felipe wore his own navy uniform for the occasion, as the royal couple gushed over their daughter while waving at the crowds of onlookers that gathered in the port city. At one ...