With news that former flagship HMS Albion is to be decommissioned as part of cost-saving measures, we look back at life inside the 'Swiss Army knife' of the Royal Navy. Albion was launched in ...

Plymouth is a naval city through and through, and it's home to some of the Royal Navy's greatest assets - including HMS Albion, the nation's multi-function amphibious support ship. For the last ...

HMS Albion was last seen rescuing stranded civilians and troops trying to return home from Afghanistan during the volcanic ash crisis. The ship is now returning from an exercise in Scotland with ...

HMS Albion demonstrates her versatility by operating a Tailored Air Group (TAG) of two Sea King Mk4 helicopters together with two Lynx Mk7s. It's almost a month since the lead ships from the Response ...

HMS Albion, one of the Navy’s two amphibious assault ships, has enjoyed an extremely successful period of defence engagement in south east Asia. The vessel exercised with a French Task Group ...

The Royal Navy has announced plans to retire its two Albion-class landing platform docks (LPDs) as a cost-saving measure. HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark have only been operated since the 1990s ...

HMS Albion, the first in the Royal Navy's new class of Landing Platform Dock Ships, arrives in the North-East on Thursday to take part in this year's Sunderland International Airshow. As a preview ...

The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, as Lady Sponsor, has visited HMS Albion off the West Coast of Scotland. HMS Albion sailed from Glen Douglas on 20th July 2023. The royal family shared photos of ...

HMS Albion and Maltese rugby club Overseas RUFC met last week in what is a tradition for the local side when a British ship is in port, and played a mini 7s rugby series at MCAST Paola.

Royal Navy assault ships HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark axed as Healey seeks £500m defence savings - Ships, helicopters and ...

Foreign Office Minister Andrew Mitchell said HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark would not be scrapped ahead of their planned decommissioning in the early-2030s. But a Labour MP said questions remained ...

Teams from both Royal Navy dockyards will also go head-to-head in a football game. HMS Albion will be representing Plymouth against a Portsmouth-based side from HMS Ark Royal. And the match at the ...