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RFA Stirling Castle formally becomes UK Royal Navy warship

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has disclosed that Stirling Castle ship officially transitioned from a Royal Fleet Auxiliary ...
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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 ...

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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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 ...
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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.
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Officers and seafarers at RFA to stage fresh strikes

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship, RFA Stirling Castle, in Leith, April 11, 2024 Recent. Exclusive / 20 July 2025. Civilian bombings raise doubts over Britain’s commitment to arms export laws. ... The union ...
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New Royal Navy minehunting mother ship conducts landmark trials with USVs

The RN's new minehunting mother ship, RFA Stirling Castle , conducts its first series of trials with the service's autonomous MCM USVs RNMB Hydra , Hazard , and Apollo.