Veterans gathered in Portsmouth yesterday to remember their comrades who died in maritime conflicts – and to ensure those memories are carried on by later generations.

A British sailor has undergone surgery on board French flagship FS Charles de Gaulle following a mid-Atlantic emergency.

MORE than a quarter of a million people witnessed the greatest Naval show on earth as the Solent came alive for the International Fleet Review.

Most people would have good cause to remember their last day in a particular job – but Trefor Fox probably has a better cause than anyone else.

Descendants of Nelson, his ‘band of brothers’ and some of the unsung heroes of Trafalgar met at a reunion in Portsmouth.

The Royal Navy’s top admiral has spoken of his hopes that the nation will better understand the importance of the sea by the time the year of Trafalgar 200 has finished.

The Ministry of Defence Salvage and Marine Operations team is heading to the International Festival of the Sea in Portsmouth to publicise the crucial work they carry out worldwide.

A UNIQUE ‘police force’ is patrolling the Solent for this week’s maritime festivities to ensure 20,000 sailors enjoy their stay in the UK.

The Royal Navy’s top officer has helped to honour the memory of thousands of sailors and soldiers who died in the service of their country during the 18th and 19th centuries.

HMS Sutherland has returned to the West Country following a busy two-month deployment to the north coast of Russia and the Baltic.

HMS Monmouth took centre stage in Norway’s national celebrations marking the country’s declaration of independence 100 years ago.

The head of the Iraqi Navy has visited Royal Navy and tri-Service diving facilities in Portsmouth.

A ship in the CTF 150 Coalition task group has plucked six sailors to safety from a stricken tug in the Middle East.

The British-led international task group in the Middle East has intercepted a consignment of smuggled drugs weighing more than two tons.

Type 23 frigate HMS Marlborough today makes a symbolic final operational entry to Portsmouth as her 14-year career draws to a close.

Of all the worries and fears of the Ganges new boy or ‘nozzer’, perhaps one loomed largest of all, in both the literal and figurative senses.

Of the thousands of former Nozzers who returned to Shotley in Suffolk to celebrate the centenary of HMS Ganges, their former training establishment, one was picked out for special treatment.

HMS Liverpool has foiled drugs-smugglers in the Caribbean twice within a week.

UNIQUE sketches, cartoons and paintings are being given their first airing since they were commissioned by the Government to bolster wartime morale.

Ships and squadrons which took part in the assault on Iraq in 2003 have been awarded the Battle Honour Al Faw 2003.

The bow section of the first Type 45 destroyer has left the ship hall where it was built to make its first journey by sea, from Portsmouth to Glasgow.

Two Royal Navy heroes who plucked people from the floods of Boscastle last summer have been presented with bravery awards by the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

GREAT War veteran and former sailor Henry Allingham has notched up yet another milestone in his remarkable life: birthday number 109.

RNAS Yeovilton is throwing open the gates of its satellite airfield Merryfield, near Ilton, on Wednesday June 22.

Royal Navy frigate HMS Cumberland is inviting visitors on board during her visit to Glasgow.

Choppy seas, craggy rocks, fearsome concrete emplacements – all typical obstacles that Royal Marines might expect to face when coming ashore in a landing craft.

HOPING to hold on to the most prestigious trophy now available to field gunners when they clash again on June 18 is the HMS Nelson/Excellent squad.

Destroyer HMS York has left Portsmouth for exercises and a deployment to the Far East.