Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BERLIN — The British Royal Navy plans to buy up to six new multirole support ships and give its future frigates the ability to ...

Great Britain, unsurprisingly for an island nation that sees a legendary amount of rain, has quite the water affinity. There's just no separating the British from their seafaring heritage, as has been ...

(Bloomberg) -- In 1976, welder Phil McClean won “Apprentice of the Year” at Harland and Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, ...

Summary: The UK Royal Navy, once renowned for its dominant fleet, is embracing a new era with the development of Multi Role Support Ships (MRSS). These advanced warships, set to replace aging ...

British defence minister Grant Shapps said he would order up to six new warships for the Royal Marines, as the government starts to indicate where a recently announced rise in defence spending will be ...

Engineer Rob Bell returns with more investigations into British ships that changed the world, beginning with the tale of how a humble coal hauler became one of the nation's most famous vessels. He ...