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VIDEO: HMS Edinburgh sends home festive cheer

More than 260 sailors serving on board HMS Edinburgh will spend the festive season on board the Portsmouth-based warship while she sails the South Atlantic. But in a bid to spread some Christmas cheer the personnel have donned their smartest Santa outfits and created a video for their loved ones set to The Darkness’ Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End): video The video features scenes from around the ship with sailors wearing Santa hats, Christmas cracker outfits and elf costumes waving hello to family and friends from thousands of miles away at sea.

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Royal Navy Lynx joins French frigate for counter-piracy ops

By Sharon Black

The first Royal Navy Lynx helicopter to join a French frigate for a full counter-piracy deployment has arrived on board the ship in Toulon, on France’s south coast.

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Huge section of HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves shipyard

By Sharon Black

The largest section of future carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is now complete and on its way to join the rest of the ship.

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HMS St Albans strengthens ties with Germany

By Sharon Black

Royal Navy frigate HMS St Albans has spent the past week in Germany where members of the ship’s company paid their respects to the fallen at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

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CDS visits HMS Ocean to praise Libya role

By Sharon Black

The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Sir David Richards, has visited HMS Ocean to praise the ship’s company for their role during operations in Libya.

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Royal Navy, Marines and RFA jointly capture pirate mother ship

By Sharon Black

A dhow pirate mother ship involved in attacks on merchant shipping in the Indian Ocean has been stopped and boarded by ships from the Royal Navy operating in the Indian Ocean.

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HMS Edinburgh visits South Africa

By Sharon Black

HMS Edinburgh and her ship’s company recently visited Cape Town on a two-week maintenance stop during patrol operations in the South Atlantic.

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HMS Westminster receives US thanks for operations in Libya

By Sharon Black

HMS Westminster has been formally recognised by the American Armed Forces for her contribution to operations in Libya earlier this year, with a plaque officially presented to the ship.

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Crew bids farewell to HMS Cornwall

By Sharon Black

The crew of HMS Cornwall said farewell to the ship last week at a decommissioning ceremony at Devonport Naval Base.

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HMS Liverpool fires on Gaddafi forces

By Sharon Black

The Commanding Officer of Royal Navy destroyer HMS Liverpool has praised his ‘cool and professional’ crew after they silenced a Libyan shore battery this week which had opened fire on the ship and its helicopter.

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HMS Edinburgh passes her missile test

By Sharon Black

Type-42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh and her ship’s company have proved she is ready to fight and take down fast-moving air targets, after successfully firing three Sea Darts.

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Crew bids farewell to HMS Chatham

By Sharon Black

The crew of Plymouth-based Royal Naval warship HMS Chatham said goodbye to their ship this week at an official decommissioning ceremony.

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Portsmouth says goodbye to HMS Ark Royal

By Sharon Black

The 25-year career of HMS Ark Royal and its affiliation with her home city of Portsmouth was celebrated this weekend with a parade through the city by 250 sailors and the doors of the ship being opened to the public.