HMS Severn sails out of London after recommissioning into the Royal Navy, the first reactivation of a ship since the 1982 Falklands Conflict.
Royal Navy Type 23 F81 HMS Sutherland
Visiting London in May 2025, HMS Sutherland tied up alongside the Second World War museum ship HMS Belfast.
HMS Sutherland is a Type 23 Royal Navy Duke Class Frigate whose primary role is submarine hunting.
HMS Belfast is moored in the Pool of London, the stretch of the River Thames between London Bridge and Tower Bridge. To the North side is the Tower of London.
The ship is nicknamed “The Fighting Clan” and has its own piper to play the bag pipes in recognition of the ship’s Scottish connections.
More Navy Ship Posts
A900 HNLMS Mercuur Visits London
On Thursday 23-Nov-2023, the Dutch Navy submarine support ship HNLMS Mercuur sails up the River Thames to visit London.
U-27 NE Brasil’s 2024 London Visit
Brazilian Navy training ship U-27 ‘NE Brasil’ leaving her London moorings at HMS Belfast being guided down the River Thames.
D37 HMS Duncan Leaving Portsmouth
On Monday 27th May 2024, the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer D37 HMS Duncan departed Portsmouth and headed out into the English Channel.
French Navy Intelligence Ship A759 Dupuy de Lôme
French Navy intelligence ship A759 Dupuy de Lome sailing up the River Thames, through Tower Bridge and into London.
Indian Frigate INS Tushil (F70) Visiting London
INS Tushil (F70), a Talwar class frigate of the Indian Navy, tied up close to Tower Bridge whilst visiting London in December 2024.
ARC Gloria and Juan Sebastián de Elcano
The 2024 London visit of tall ships ARC Gloria and Juan Sebastián de Elcano overlapped making a spectacular sight alongside each other.
German Navy FGS Magdeburg F261 Visits London
FGS Magdeburg (F261), a German Navy Corvette, passed through Tower Bridge with tugs “Peter” and “Ambition”.
