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Above: A Royal Marine Commando keeps watch as a Trafalgar class submarine arrives at Diego Garcia to embark Tomahawk cruise missiles. Both HMS Trafalgar and HMS Triumph were involved with the initial strikes against Afghanistan © Crown Copyright. [In Depth: Operation Veritias]
Above: Assault ship HMS Fearless (L10) pictured in 'bomb alley' during the 1982 Falklands conflict. The 37-year old vessel is to be withdrawn from service on March 18th. © Crown Copyright. [Full story & pictures]
Above: Type 23 frigate H.M.S. Richmond (F239) pictured on February 10th, 2001, during a STANAVFORMED port call to Barcelona, Spain. Inboard of Richmond is the Italian destroyer Luigi Durand de la Penne (D560) --flagship--; the Turkish frigate Gemlik (F492) can be seen in the background, with the Spanish frigate Andalucía (F72) inboard. © Fabio Peña .
Above: HMS Vanguard passes Plymouth Hoe on her way to Devonport Dockyard, where she has begun a two year refit. © Crown Copyright. [Full story & pictures]
Above: Amphibious Assault Ship HMS Buwark was launched at Barrow-in-Furness in November. © Crown Copyright. [Full story & pictures]
Above: RFA Fort Victoria (A387) at Loch Striven fuel depot, Scotland. Photograph courtesy of Donald Whannell.
Above: The American destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) is greeted with a fly-by from a British WWII Spitfire as she enters Portsmouth, England. © U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate George Chen. [Full story & pictures]
Above: Oberon Class submarine Otus (left) and sistership Opportune (right) lying at Pounds Scrapyard, Portsmouth on June 27th 2001. Photograph courtesy of Derek Fox.
Above: The sad site of the former Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Brinton lying at the Pounds Scrapyard, Portsmouth on July 11th 2000. Photograph courtesy of Derek Fox.
Above: The hull of the former Royal Navy patrol craft HMS Tenacity has been raised from the bottom of Portishead Marina. Photograph courtesy of Steve Moores. [Full story and pictures]
Above: On Wednesday 25 July a Lynx Mk 8 helicopter successfully carried out a series of landings and take-offs from the deck of RV Triton, the world's first trimaran warship demonstrator. © QinetiQ. [Full story]
Above: The American aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) paid a visit to Portsmouth in June 2001. Photograph courtesy of Russ Price. [Full story and pictures]
Above: 15 submarines from 11 countries visited Faslane in May to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Navy submarine service. Photograph courtesy of Charlie Tennant. [Full report and pictures]
Above: The twelfth and last Sandown Class minesweeper, HMS Shoreham, was launched by Vosper Thornycroft in April. © Crown Copyright/MOD. [Full story]