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Commissioned ships and submarines wear the White Ensign at the stern whilst alongside during daylight hours and at the main-mast whilst under way. When alongside, the Union Jack is flown from the jackstaff at the bow, but can be flown under way on only special circumstances, i.e. when dressed with masthead flags (when it is flown at the jackstaff), to signal a court-martial is in progress ...
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Royal Navy officers in a wardroom seated toasting the King, from a series titled 'The Royal Navy during the Second World War'. A loyal toast is a salute given to the sovereign monarch or head of state of the country in which a formal gathering is being given, or by expatriates of that country, whether or not the particular head of state is present.
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His Majesty's Naval Service (or, when the reigning monarch is female, Her Majesty's Naval Service), referred to informally as the Royal Navy, after the primary fighting arm of the service, [1] is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service.
The line-crossing ceremony is an initiation rite in some English-speaking countries that commemorates a person's first crossing of the equator. [1] The tradition may have originated with ceremonies when passing headlands, and become a "folly" sanctioned as a boost to morale, [2] or have been created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long ...
In February 2022, the project was cancelled. [51] However, in July 2022 the Defence Secretary confirmed that the program had been restarted. [52] In November 2022, it was announced that the Royal Navy would receive the Naval Strike Missile (NSM), which will be fitted to a total of 11 vessels, both Type 23 frigates and Type 45 destroyers. [53] [54]
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