Tag: Royal Navy
Rosyth strikes could threaten the Type 31 Frigate
It has been confirmed today that about 100 members of staff employed by Kaefer Limited are to strike for 12 weeks at Rosyth Dockyard.
The members of staff are all members of the Unite...
Defence Diving School Graduation for Royal Navy Diver from Edinburgh
AB(D) James Grogan qualifies as Specialist Clearance Diver
30-year-old Able Seaman Diver James Grogan from Edinburgh has just completed specialist clearance diver training at the Defence Diving School (DDS) in Portsmouth, Hampshire, receiving his certificate...
Meet Joan Rowe this week at Linlithgow’s own independent bookshop
This evening Edinburgh-based author Joan Rowe will be at Far From The Madding Crowd bookshop in Linlithgow to talk about her book, Duty.
Duty is a work of fiction based on the diary kept by...
Books – Joan Rowe’s second book Duty
Most of us would be thrilled to find a World War I diary. Edinburgh writer Joan Rowe was not only thrilled, she was inspired. At Morningside Library this week, Joan introduced her new book,...
HMS Edinburgh leaves for the last time today
Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh will leave Portsmouth today, on her final deployment, conducting routine operations across the Atlantic.
It marks a historic milestone for both the ship and the Royal Navy as it will...
HMS Edinburgh
HMS Edinburgh is in town. She is berthed very near Britannia at Ocean Terminal for the next couple of days, so you still have time to go and see her.
Commander Paul Russell is in...