RFA Stirling Castle becomes HMS Stirling Castle - Navy Lookout

RFA Stirling Castle becomes HMS Stirling Castle - Navy Lookout

As we first reported, today, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary formally handed over the mine warfare mothership, RFA Stirling Castle to be commissioned into the Royal Navy. The ship was purchased in 2023 and converted to support the RN’s modern minehunting operations. Today, in a ceremony at West Float Dock, Birkenhead, the White Ensign was raised […] The post RFA Stirling Castle becomes HMS Stirling Castle first appeared on Navy Lookout.

RFA Stirling Castle formally becomes UK Royal Navy warship

The UK MoD disclosed that Stirling Castle has officially transitioned from a RFA vessel to a fully commissioned Royal Navy warship.The post RFA Stirling Castle formally becomes UK Royal Navy warship appeared first on Naval Technology.