The history of the Royal Navy is embedded in the history of the country. As an island nation, the sea has always been a vital factor, acting as the means of people arriving from overseas, ...

Arthur Pidgeon, center, and other U.K. Royal Navy sailors pose by a rum barrel in 1914 with the ship cats of HMS Sentinel.That year, the U.S. Navy banned onboard alcohol, but retained the felines ...

Tucked between the Orkney Islands of Scotland, Scapa Flow is a vast natural anchorage with a rich history in naval warfare. Spanning roughly 120 square miles, it offered the Royal Navy ideal access to ...

After just three minutes of combat in the frigid North Atlantic, HMS Hood erupted in a catastrophic explosion, leaving only ...

A UK warship shot down a supersonic missile in what the Royal Navy called a "historic first." The HMS Dragon warship "obliterated" the missile in a test off the coast of Scotland. The Type 45 air ...

Parts of the navy—the Royal Marines and submarine service—also have a higher tolerance for risk than the rest. Tom Sharpe, who commanded four warships in his 27 years in the Royal Navy, is ...