Sailors and fellow Service personnel on Cyprus have been briefed on the shake-up of Forces Pensions - a briefing their colleagues around the worl should all have received by next summer.

One of the great relics of the Royal Navy, HMS Victory’s foretopsail from the Battle of Trafalgar, will be on show to the general public for the first time in seven years in 2005.

HMS Cardiff sailed back to Portsmouth deployment having secured an unusual honour.

HMS St Albans made a swift return to Malta to take part in celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Mediterranean island’s independence.

The Royal Navy’s two new assault ships have put to sea side-by-side for the first time.

One of the Navy’s veteran warships made a poignant final entrance to Portsmouth Harbour on Friday as preparations are made to decommission her after a career spanning a quarter of a century.

Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel and their families have been reminded to return the questionnaires which helps Naval leaders assess the mood of the Senior Service – and address any problems – by the beginning of November.

The Princess Royal has officially opened the new Headquarters building of the Commander-in-Chief Fleet at Whale Island in Portsmouth.

The countdown to the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar has started with the completion of the commemoration ceremony to mark the 199th.

Type 23 frigate HMS Somerset has enjoyed a well-earned break from her duties in the Northern Arabian Gulf by paying a visit to Doha in Qatar.

An interactive learning centre in Portsmouth for youngsters focusing on today’s Royal Navy has been given £900,000 to create a new science gallery.

One of the most senior officers in the Royal Navy has been presented with his knighthood by the Queen during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Royal Navy officer Lt Cdr Kev Seymour lands his Harrier safely on the deck alongside the familiar ski ramp as Lt Iain Ritchie, in the Meteorology Office, monitors the weather.

Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland returned to Devonport this morning after a six-month deployment which took her east of Suez in the campaign against terrorism.

Normandy veterans from Hampshire are to be presented with commemorative badges at a special ceremony hosted by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth tomorrow afternoon.

The three sister submarines of HMCS Chicoutimi, which was left drifting in an Atlantic storm when fires affected her propulsion system, are to be kept alongside while the cause of the fires is investigated.

A preserved diesel locomotive bearing an historic name from the annals of the Royal Navy took pride of place at a railway open weekend.

The ship that gave her name to a class of the hi-tech minehunters has bowed out after 15 years service.

Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has been towed back into Faslane after a nightmare delivery voyage ended in tragedy in an Atlantic storm.

Organisers are reported to be happy with the attendance figure of almost 50,000 who turned up to see the Senior Service in action at Devonport Navy Days – and are already turning their attention to the next event, in 2006.

Damaged Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has been taken in tow and is now heading slowly back to port for assessment and repairs.

There was a warm welcome in the Highlands of Scotland for the ship’s company of HMS Sutherland when the Freedom of the region was bestowed upon the Type 23 frigate.

A Canadian naval officer has died despite being airlifted from his storm-battered submarine.

The Iraqi Coastal Defence Force (ICDF) has been officially launched at the port of Umm Qasr in the south of the country.

A Royal Navy officer has assumed command of the multinational flotilla which is responsible for patrolling the waters of the Gulf on the lookout for terrorist activity.

THE tragic loss of pre-dreadnought HMS Bulwark will be honoured by sailors of subsequent ships to bear the name at a service to honour the 90th anniversary of the disaster next month.