Barrow-built nuclear submarine passes big test - going underwater

The Astute Class HMS Agamemnon passed a three-day submersion test at BAE Systems in Barrow. | ITV News Granada ...
UK Defence Journal

New British nuclear attack sub submerges for first time

The Royal Navy’s newest nuclear-powered attack submarine, HMS Agamemnon, has successfully submerged for the first time during ...

Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Benjamin Bathurst dies aged 89

Sir David Benjamin Bathurst was promoted to the highest rank within the Royal Navy after more than four decades of service ...
Natural History Museum%2c London

Charles Darwin: History’s most famous biologist

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) transformed the way we understand the natural world with ideas that, in his day, were nothing short of revolutionary. He and his fellow pioneers in the field of ...
Plymouth Herald

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy's Devonport dockyard in Plymouth is the largest naval base in Western Europe, covering 650 acres and housing 15 dry docks. It employs 2,500 service personnel and generates around 10 per ...