The Esso Northumbria was the first in a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend in 1969. At the time, she was the largest vessel to have been built in Britain.

The current most visible element of EW systems on Royal Navy ships are the Thales UAT R-ESM antennas fitted around the radar masts of Type 23 frigates, Type 45 destroyers, and the Queen Elizabeth ...

Ministry of Defence undated handout photo of HMS Albion (Luron C Wright/PA) Several potential customers have shown interest in buying two decommissioned assault ships ... by the Royal Navy for ...

North Shields is marking its 800th anniversary this year. Founded in 1225 when a group of huts called ‘shiels’ were ...

Several potential customers have shown interest in buying two decommissioned assault ships although no final ... sale is being explored by the Royal Navy for HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark, which ...

More than 90 passengers and crew members on a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship which set sail from Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 1 for a weeklong cruise came down with a gastrointestinal ...

A Royal Navy spokesman said: "We are proud to welcome people from a variety of backgrounds to attract and retain the best people available." The latest change follows nearly three decades since the ...

Researchers are asking the public to share their own pictures and videos of the River Tyne's kittiwakes for a project aiming to explore the birds' "unique role in urban ecology". The River Tyne's ...

Researchers are asking the public to share their own pictures and videos of the River Tyne's kittiwakes for a project aiming to explore the birds' "unique role in urban ecology". The River Tyne's ...