Work has been continuing on HMS Kent since the summer, with the Portsmouth-based warship undergoing a life-extension programme. Engineers at the defence giant Babcock International are carrying ...

HMS Kent's Commanding Officer, Commander Simon Hopper, also welcomed the opportunity to respect those who lost their lives during the Battle of the Java Sea on 1 March 1942.

The frigate HMS Kent was deployed to the Gulf in mid-August, and recently, the Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender was sent to replace the Duncan.

Aklakar Rahman, 38, repeatedly attacked staff at HMS Swaleside in Kent and high-security Belmarsh jail, south-east London, in September and October 2022, the Old Bailey heard. The court heard ...