American naval ships use USS before the ship's name, but with British ships it's HMS. There's a reason, and a lot of history, behind the designation.

Starting in 1830, the navy fitted the conductor onto 11 vessels, ranging in size from a 10-gun brig to a 120-gun ship of the ...

Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said April 12 the DragonFire weapon will be ready for installation on Royal Navy ships in 2027, capping a £100 million joint investment by industry and the U.K ...

The cargo ship had sailed from the Faroe Islands through Denmark when it was targeted by the HMS Defence off the coast of Norway on Sept. 2, 1807, and both the cargo and the ship's mailbox were ...

President Biden refused to visit the British Navy’s new flagship aircraft carrier because of the amount of steps — and took “a bit of shine” to Boris Johnson’s wife during his 2021 visit ...

Crew members Sailors from Ice Patrol HMS Protector, A173, and their Chilean allies paid homage to British sailors lost in one of the first great naval actions of World War 1. One hundred and ten ...

British sailors hospitalized after drinking water on naval ship. ... The British frigate HMS Portland heads through the Suez canal, in Ismailia, Egypt Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.

A multi-million pound Royal Navy warship backed into another hi-tech British combat vessel yesterday whilst on crucial mine-hunting duties in the Middle East. The older Royal Navy ship HMS ...

Dec. 11 (UPI) --The British Royal Navy announced Monday it will send two minehunter ships to Ukraine as it launched a coalition with Norway to boost Kyiv's maritime defenses.

President Biden refused to visit the British Navy’s new flagship aircraft carrier because of the amount of steps — and took “a bit of shine” to Boris Johnson’s wife during his 2021 visit ...