15K views · 207 reactions | Veterans turned out to give a “respectful farewell” to HMS Bristol which served during the Falklands War and is being taken to a Turkish scrapyard | The News, Portsmouth | Facebook

Farewell old girl. ex-HMS Bristol towed out of Portsmouth early this morning to be scrapped in Turkey. A one-off, lead ship of Type 82 destroyers intended as escorts for the cancelled CVA-01 aircraft carrier. Launched 1969, served in the Falklands War. Paid off 1991. Harbour training ship until 2020. | Navy Lookout

El HMS Bristol en acción lanzando un misil Sea Dart. Única unidad del Tipo 82 completada sirvió como buque de ensayos para sistemas de nueva generación como el de mando control computerizado, el cañon Mk8 y el Sea Dart, siendo su lanzador algo diferente al “de serie” | Foro Naval

HMS Astute (S119) (TLAM) Tomahawk Land Attack Missile Launch 🏴‍☠️🇬🇧🏴‍☠️🇬🇧🏴‍☠️ Devastating precision The Tomahawk IV missile has immense range and in-flight versatility among the Astute Class’ formidable arsenal of weapons is the Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile (TLAM), which allows the submarines to strike at ground targets hundreds of miles inland with pinpoint accuracy. The Tomahawk IV is the latest version of the missile that has a longer range than its predecessors (well in excess

Watch the moment HMS Lancaster left Portsmouth for a three-year mission to the Gulf. 🌊 The Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate will conduct patrols with two NATO task forces while on her way to Bahrain. ⚓ | Forces News

Pilot and navigator of a Bristol Beaufighter after returning from a patrol at HMS Cormorant II, Royal Naval Air Station, Gibraltar. January 1944. #ww2 #aviation #military #pilot | Jets 'n' Props

166K views · 2K reactions | Veterans and members of the public gathered in Portsmouth as HMS Bristol left for the final time #HMSBristol #Hampshire #BBCHampshire Read more https://bbc.in/45QLi6Z | BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight | Facebook