Find out about the warships and visitors from the Royal Navy and international navies that have visited the Thames
HMS ST ALBANS came up the Thames yesterday in the afternoon sun for an eight day visit to London. The Type-23 vessel is returning to the capital just eight months since her last visit when she moored alongside HMS Belfast. For this visit, St Albans is moored in West India Dock and there’s a chance to look around the ship …
The Royal Navy’s biggest ship set sail from Greenwich this morning after a five day visit. OnTheThames.net was there to see her go… HMS Ocean squeezes through the Thames Barrier shortly after departing from Greenwich Ship Tier where she had been for five days. The Mighty O leaves Canary Wharf and the O2 behind as she departs London Further down …
HMS OCEAN sailed up the Thames yesterday afternoon for a five day visit to Greenwich. The navy’s biggest warship arrived at her mooring at Greenwich Ship Tier, near Greenwich Pier, at about 3pm. The visit by the Mighty O comes just a week after the visit of Daring-class HMS Defender. Whilst the vessel is in the capital, she will be …
DARING-Class HMS Defender sailed out of London yesterday on a bright, sunny morning. The Type-45 warship had been in the capital for a six day port visit during which time she welcomed aboard members of the public for tours and helped mark the centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli. While she was in London, members of the ship’s company took …
BRITAIN’s biggest warship will be visiting London next week. HMS Ocean will arrive at Greenwich Ship Tier just in time for the events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day, It will be first time that the Mighty O has been in the capital since her two visits in 2012 when she played an important role safeguarding the capital during the …
A SPANISH frigate sailed up the Thames yesterday for a weekend-long stay at West India Docks. The 146 metre long vessel came up the river on Friday afternoon, reaching Gravesend at 1630 with the inbound British minehunter HMS Middleton just a short distance ahead. Equipped with the Aegis combat system, Mendez Nunez – listed simply as “Nato Warship” on AIS yesterday – …
DARING-Class Destroyer HMS DEFENDER sailed up the Thames this week, arriving at her mooring at Greenwich early on Wednesday morning. She made her way up the river under the cover of darkness, passing through the Thames Barrier – the first Type-45 vessel to do so – at about 3am. The visit by the 500ft long warship is to coincide with …
HMS OCEAN has been rededicated by The Queen after a £65 million refit. Her Majesty attended the service today in Plymouth today as the ship, the third to bear the name, prepares to re-enter service. In honour of the Mighty O’s rededication, here are some photographs of the 203-metre long platform helicopter assault ship when she was on the Thames in …
HNLMS LUYMES arrived in London yesterday afternoon, passing under Tower Bridge at 1715. The Dutch Hydrographic Survey ship will be staying alongside HMS Belfast for the weekend, leaving early on Monday morning. Luymes is a sister ship of HNLMS Snellius which visited the capital in August 2008. The two Snellius-class vessels are 75 metres long and have been in service …
HMS ST ALBANS cruised in to London last week on a foggy Wednesday afternoon. Barely visible behind a thick blanket of fog, she arrived on the river carrying her Merlin Mk2 helicopter on the flight deck and transited under Tower Bridge at 5pm. Speaking to OnTheThames.net from the bridge of the ship, Commander Jordan described the visit to London as …
