With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business leaders ...

Babcock has marked two major milestones at its Rosyth shipyard in Scotland as the keel was laid for HMS Formidable, the third ship in the UK’s Type 31 frigate program, and the company announced an ...

The build of HMS Active has progressed with the lift and turn of the final double bottom section of the second Type 31 frigate being built for the UK Royal Navy, a key milestone in the construction ...

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A parent approached the HMS Formidable Association after researching the ship's name A Medway secondary school has accepted the colours of World War II aircraft carrier HMS Formidable. Chatham Grammar ...

Henry Souter, 27, was among 512 sailors and 35 officers who perished in the sinking of the HMS Formidable on January 1, 1915 A Thornaby sailor who lost his life when his ship was torpedoed in the ...

Construction work to build the next generation of Royal Navy frigates is continuing at rapid pace. Advanced Type 31 warships are being produced by engineers at Babcock International at its Rosyth ...

A Medway secondary school has accepted the colours of World War II aircraft carrier HMS Formidable. Chatham Grammar School for Boys is giving the ship's flag a permanent home along with memorabilia ...