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.

“HMS Quorn sets sail from Portsmouth for the final time, marking the end of an era for this Royal Navy minehunter. As she ...

Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset returned home to Plymouth with a bang this morning, after a mission tracking Russian ships in ...

A hard-working Royal Navy ship is going into a period of maintenance after a busy four months of operations. Portsmouth-based ...

HNoMS Roald Amundsen, a Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate, can house a crew of 120 personnel. Her weapons include the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile, which has a range of more than 30 miles. She can also ...

A Royal Navy ship surprised onlookers on Plymouth Hoe by opening fire and sending loud bangs echoing across the city this ...

The MOD has confirmed that RFA Argus will be joining the UK Carrier Strike Group for the latter part of its deployment to the ...

The HMS Prince of Wales is ready for a multinational deployment to the Indo-Pacific, maintaining that the UK’s navy is still ...

The HMS Monmouth has been sold for recycling, it has been confirmed. The Type 23 frigate has been sold to Turkey following ...

The white name of the final Royal Navy Castle Class Ship set quite literally in stone surrounded by boggy, green undergrowth. HMS DUMBARTON CASTLE, under the Command of Lieutenant Commander Wood ...

HMS Somerset was spotted gliding into Plymouth Sound at around 10.50am this morning after departing Hamburg on April 7, with ...

The Surface Command Force of the Brazilian Navy appears to be looking to bolster its amphibious fleet with the UK Royal Navy ...