Three centuries ago, in the age of sail, the Royal Navy was the most powerful navy in the world. Some 200 years after being formally established by Henry VIII, it had unparalleled fighting prowess on ...

The British Royal Navy is limiting the amount of alcohol sailors can consume during operations at sea. Traditionalists are ...

Although the Royal Navy’s base in Bahrain will formally remain open, with an officer commanding it, it will lack a vital element of most modern naval bases: ships.

Many Royal Navy ships throughout history have been named after figures and creatures from ancient Greek mythology. The current vessel is the sixth to bear the name “Agamemnon.” “The commissioning of ...