What's New - Updates, Changes and Additions

What's New

11/04/01- Updated Eddy Class Coastal Tankers, King Salvor Class Salvage Vessels.

9/04/01- Updated Dale Class Tankers (Second and Third Groups).

8/04/01- Added details of the sinking of New Zealand Frigate Waikato and the possible sinking of the Scylla to the Type 12 Sinkings page. Updated Early Dale Class Tankers, Ranger Class Tankers, RFA Bacchus - Stores Support Ship, Sprite Class Tankers and Spa Class Coastal Water Carriers

4/04/01- Updated Broadsword Class Type 22 Frigates and Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels..Updated and moved Ol Class Fast Fleet Tankers to RFA Postwar section (class no longer in service).

3/04/01- Added a couple of small recollections by Doug Shaw to Rothesay Class Anti-Submarine Frigates (Type 12 Modified) and The Yangtse Incident in Pictures.

22/03/01- Updated 'D' Class Type 45 Destroyers and Wave Class Oilers.

1/03/01- Added a picture of the launching RFA Resource to RFA Resource and Regent: In Pictures..

25/02/01- Updated Tenacity Class Patrol Craft, Bold Class Fast Attack Craft, Gay Class Fast Patrol Boats and Dark Class Fast Patrol Boats.

24/02/01- Added Colossus Class Light Fleet Aircraft Carriers..

21/02/01- Added Attacker Class Training Craft.

19/02/01- Added HMS Reclaim- Deep Diving Vessel, Gay Class Fast Patrol Boats and Dark Class Fast Patrol Boats.

18/02/01- Updated Vangaurd Class SSBNs and Royal Navy Recent Operations. Added Brave Class Fast Attack Craft, Bold Class Fast Attack Craft and Falkland Islands Patrol Vessels (FIPVs).

17/02/01- Added HMS Jura- Offshore Patrol Vessel, Peacock Class Offshore Patrol Vessels.and Small Bird Class Patrol Craft.

11/2/01- Added Scimitar Class Fast Training Craft and Tenacity Class Patrol Craft.

10/2/01- Added River Class Fleet Minesweepers and Peacock Class Offshore Patrol Vessels.

3/2/01- Updated Wave Class Oilers and Astute Class Submarines.

9/01/01- Added Graham Kelsey's Memories of HMS Lowestoft: An oral and photographic look at the Type 12 Frigate Lowestoft in action - off Iceland, off Vietnam and on exercises with HMS Intrepid.

31/12/00- Added Tribal Class General Purpose Frigates (Type 81) to Yesterday's Navy

29/12/00- Added Rothesay Class Anti-Submarine Frigates (Type 12 Modified) and Whitby Class Anti-Submarine Frigates (Type 12) to Yesterday's Navy

27/12/00- Added Type 12 Sinkings: A photographic look at the sinking of three redundant Type 12 Frigates.

26/12/00- Added Salisbury Class Aircraft Direction Frigates (Type 61) and Leopard Class Anti-Aircraft Frigates (Type 41) to Yesterday's Navy

23/12/00- Added Leander Class General Purpose Frigate ( Type 12 Improved) to Yesterday's Navy

16/11/2000- Added RFA Resource and Regent: In Pictures and Future Offshore Patrol Vessels.

30/11/2000- Added RFA Plumleaf Replenishment at Sea with SS Canberra.

12/11/00- Added Early RFA Maine- Hospital Ship, RFA Maine- Hospital Ship, Ol Class Fleet Attendant Tankers and Sprite Class Tankers to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Postwar section.

Recently more ship classes have been added to Yesterday's Navy, including the entire Royal Fleet Auxiliary Postwar section.

08/10/00- Added Fort Class Stores Ships to Royal Navy Postwar section.

07/10/00- Added Upholder Class Type 2400 Overseas Patrol Submarines (SSKs) to Royal Navy Postwar section.

30/10/00- Updated Trafalgar Class SSNs, Type 42 Destroyers and Wave Class Tankers.

10/9/00- Updated Swiftsure Class Nuclear Attack Submarines and Echo Class Survey Ships. Updated Landing Ships (Logistic), Type 23 Frigates and Ol Class Tankers.

9/9/00- Resolution Class Ballistic Missile Submarines added to Yesterday's Navy.

7/9/00- Picture of HMS Victorious added to Vangaurd Class SSBNs

4/9/00- Picture of HMS Sceptre added to Swiftsure Class Nuclear Attack Submarines.

3/9/00- Swiftsure Class Nuclear Attack Submarines updated and expanded.

2/9/00- Furthur changes to Vangaurd Class SSBNs. Updated and expanded Trafalgar Class SSNs.

1/9/00- Type 42 Destroyers, Intrepid Class LPDs, Ocean Class LPH and Vangaurd Class SSBNs updated and expanded.

31/8/00- Picture of Roebuck added to Roebuck page.

30/8/00- Pictures of HMS Albion under construction added to Albion Class LPD's page.Crest of RFA Wave Knight added to Wave Class Tankers page. River Class Fleet Minesweepers added to Yesterday's Navy. Hunt, Sandown, Archer, Castle, Island, Bulldog, Hecla, Roebuck, Gleaner, Endurance, Duke, Broadsword classes all updated and expanded, some with new pictures- see Royal Navy Today.

21/8/00- Pictures of RFA Wave Knight under construction added.

6/8/00- Future warships section has been improved, updated and expanded.

22/7/00- Added 'D' Class Type 45 Destroyers to future ships section.

2/6/00- Added June News Rounup and Belgrano news story.

1/6/00- Updated and revised Archer & Modified Archer Class Coastal Training Craft page. Added Mark Pendleton's Memories of the Archer Class.

26/6/00- Updated Future Survey Ship page.

25/6/00- Added an artitsts impression to the news story on the survey ships.

24/6/00- Added news story about new survey ships.

18/6/00- Added link to Soverign's Royal Navy site.

4/6/00- May News Roundup and Dunkirk Commemorations are up- check out the news page. Incidently you can now reach this site by this address: http://swiftusre.cjb.net/ .

31/5/00- Updated and expanded the Archer Class page.

27/5/00- Updated and expanded the Type 22 Frigates page and it now covers all three batches, thier development, design etc.

26/5/00- Added links to Tribal Warfare, H.M.S Broadsword Falklands '82, The Falklands War: Media, Government, and History and the The War Pages.

20/5/00- Added a link to The Senior Service- A site by Captain C.Webster RN (RTD) and Commodore S.Cassels RN (RTD) detailing their naval experiences and views on the current fleet. Added information about Royal Navy operations off the former Yugoslavia to New Royal Navy and Recent Operations page.

15/5/00- New Royal Navy and Recent Operations page added, detailing RN involvement in Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Turkish Earthquake Relief, Central American Hurricane Relief etc

14/5/00- Added link to The Royal Fleet Auxiliary official page.

13/5/00- Altered and added many high quality pictures to the following pages: H.M.S Ocean, Invincible Class Carriers, Type 22 Frigates, Type 23 Frigates, Fort Class One Stop Replenishment Vessels, Landing Ships (Logistic) and Fort Class Suppy Ships.

7/5/00- Expanded and updated Bulldog Class Coastal Survey Vessel and Hecla Class Ocean Survey Vessel page.

2/5/00- Added two more pictures to Royal Navy and the Gulf section.

1/5/00- Added Replacement Survey Vessels to Future Warships.

29/5/00- Started work on a new Future Warships section, and the Wave Class page is already up complete with picture and press release as is the section on Alternative Landing Ships Logistic (ALSL) and Ro/Ro Transports. Added links to naval/warship related newsgroups.

27/5/00- Added news stories 'Good News for Vosper' and 'LSL Tenders Invited'.

26/5/00- Expanded and updated Fearless Class LPDs page. Added Feature Articles Index.Added Royal Navy and the Gulf Article.

25/4/00- Expanded and redesigned Royal Navy Warships page.

22/4/00- Added link to British-Forces and Gary's World War Two Photographs. Added news story 'Sub to be preserved'.

4//4/00 -Added Aircraft Carriers In Action: Ark Royal and Eagle Photographs page.

1/4/00 - Added 'The Yangtse Incident: In Pictures' page. Added news story 'Ro-Ro Orders May Go Overseas'.

19/3/00 - Made some minor changes to the Future Warships page, added two new news stories, changed the main page slightly (Yesterdays Navy instead of Aircraft Carriers) I'm working on a new submarines section, so if you have any memories or photos you wish to share please email me Don't forget the message board!

Previously- Those who have visited the site before will notice some major changes to the main page- the pop down menus, this window etc. I think it is a change for the better but no doubt this will not be the last time it alters appearance! If you notice any mistakes or broken links or have any problems feel free to contact me. Since the last update I have added a major new section on aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. Features include: an aritcle on Carriers and the Falklands War, an article on the development of the aircraft carrier and a class by class look at every single carrier and aviation related warship in the RN and RFA- ever!. Another new feature is the discussion board. Please feel free to use if for discussions or to post questions you think visitors to this site may be able to solve. Remember that I am always looking for pictures, memories/recollections, contributions, suggestions etc so if you think you can help please email me at

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