A total of 30 nations have pledged to join the Royal Navy for the international gathering of ships to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar – and there could be more before plans are finalised.

With 26 years behind him in the Royal Navy, Cdr Mark Lister has reached a major milestone is his journey from the ranks.

The owner of a unique picture of a wartime incident is seeking an appropriate home for the snapshot.

Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance broke off from a training exercise in mid-ocean to hail lone yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur as she continues her bid to break a world record.

A Royal Navy survey ship has been sent to investigate the epicentre of the underwater earthquake which created the disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

Britain’s last front-line Sea Harrier squadron was put through ‘Top Gun’ school in a fortnight of intensive dogfighting over the North Sea.

Canadian submarine HMCS Chicoutimi has left Faslane in Scotland, bound for her new home in Nova Scotia.

Nuclear missile submarine HMS Victorious has arrived in Devonport for the start of her major refit.

Royal Fleet Auxiliary repair ship Diligence has finished her work in Sri Lanka following the Boxing Day tsunami, and frigate HMS Chatham is expected to complete her tasks within days.

A Royal Navy task group, headed by aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, has left Portsmouth for three months of exercises in the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Lone yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur left the UK on her bid to break a sailing record on the same day as Type 42 destroyer departed for patrols around the Falklands.

While Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham has been busy helping the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Sri Lanka, the ship has also taken time to remember the victims of World War II.

The ‘fishbusters’ of HMS Atherstone have made the greatest contribution to preserving sea stocks and building bridges with trawlermen in the past 12 months, it has been decided by the Navy.

Devonport-based frigate HMS Chatham and Royal Fleet Auxiliary repair ship Diligence remain off the eastern coast of Sri Lanka to help with the rebuilding of coastal towns and villages which were badly-affected by the Christmas tsunami.

One of the Navy’s Sea Harrier squadrons has said farewell to one of the Service’s most experienced jump jet pilots.

Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham and Royal Fleet Auxiliary repair ship Diligence are still helping the Sri Lankan coastal town of Batticaloa recover from the devastation caused by the Boxing Day tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

Members of the ship’s companies of HMS Chatham and RFA Diligence have helped repair and refloat a number of fishing boats from the town of Batticaloa on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka.

Thousands of spectators watched the official return of the Fleet Air Arm’s aerobatic helicopter team during their first full season of displays and shows.

Sailors and officers from Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham have begun to restore the fresh water supply to the town of Batticaloa off the east coast of Sri Lanka as well as clearing damaged houses and reconnecting the power supply.

Royal Navy and RAF Sea King helicopters rescued at least ten people stranded by the floods in and around Carlisle at the weekend.

The Commander of British Forces Gibraltar has been found dead in the swimming pool of his residence on the Rock, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

Personnel from Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham have already made a big difference to the lives of a group of Sri Lankans hit by the Boxing Day tsunami.

The Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Endurance has left Portsmouth for her annual deployment to the Antarctic.

A Royal Navy Sea King helicopter from HMS Gannet in Scotland was called out to a cargo ship which was floundering in gale-force winds off Scotland last night.

Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham has completed survey work along the southern coast of Sri Lanka and is now stationed off the town of Batticaloa on the eastern coast of the country, which was badly affected by the Boxing Day tsunami.

A unique maritime spectacular is set to be one of the highlights of this year’s Trafalgar 200 celebrations.

Type 22 frigate HMS Chatham is continuing to help Sri Lanka recover from the effects of the Boxing Day tsunami, making her two Lynx helicopters available for reconnaissance flights and other aid missions.

Civilian chaplains of the Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Sikh faiths are to be appointed to the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

The restored remnants of a wartime Swordfish torpedo-bomber aircraft have re-taken their place in a Fleet Air Arm officers’ wardroom.

Two British ships are involved in the relief effort following the Asian tsunami tragedy, and other ships are on notice to join in if needed.