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Royal Navy: Watch the new mine-hunting "mother ship" HMS Stirling Castle in action alongside RMNB Apollo

Spectacular video footage shows the Royal Navy’s newest ship in action. RFA Stirling Castle, now known as HMS Stirling Castle, was transferred from the civilian merchant fleet to its military ...
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HMS Stirling Castle Commissioned into the Royal Navy: The Changing Face of Mine Warfare

Mine countermeasures ‘mothership' Stirling Castle raised the white ensign on Jul. 25, transferring from the Royal Fleet ...
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UK Royal Navy commissions HMS Stirling Castle as first MHC mother ship

The UK Royal Navy has commissioned a former offshore support vessel (OSV) into the front-line fleet to accelerate Mine ...

Why has the Royal Navy taken over a civilian support ship? The answer won’t cheer you up

Earlier this week RFA Stirling Castle, which belonged to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), became HMS Stirling Castle of the ...
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RFA Stirling Castle transferred to Royal Navy

The UK's Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) minehunting mother ship RFA Stirling Castle has been officially transferred to the Royal ...

Royal Navy: Mine-hunting "mother ship" HMS Stirling Castle brought into fleet to tackle "dangerous world"

A sophisticated mine hunting vessel that can be a mothership for autonomous boats have been brought into the Royal Navy.