The First Sea Lord believes China is potentially on the way to building the largest navy in the world, backed up by a massive coastguard and maritime militia, making the Royal Navy’s allies and ...

The torch of Naval leadership changed hands as Admiral Jones stepped down after three years at the helm as First Sea Lord – and 41 years serving his nation. He formally handed over command of ...

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Admiral Lord West of Spithead, the former Labour security minister and first sea lord, said it was “difficult to fathom” why the Government had agreed to cede control of the strategic ...

Admiral Lord West of Spithead, a former First Sea Lord who served as Labour’s Security Minister under Gordon Brown, backed pa new paper accusing Sir Keir of making an ‘unfathomable’ mistake ...

HMS Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world - it is still the official flagship of the First Sea Lord.

In a quiet graveyard, a short walk across the lawns of a country house in Norfolk, lie the remains of John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, who twice held the role of First Sea Lord.