HMNB Devonport

No one makes an entrance quite like His Majesty’s Royal Marine Band Plymouth. #devonportopendays @RMBandService

Welcome aboard🫡🚢 @HMNBDevonport opens its doors to encourage young people to understand what happens day-to-day and give the public insight into its purpose🧠 Next stop? The future😎

💦 Don’t play with the Royal Navy Divers …unless you want to get wet!💦 #devonportopendays

⚓️ Our teams within the dockyard are looking toward to welcoming the general public onboard today. There’s so much to do. #devonportopendays @RoyalNavy @BrigMikeTanner

⚓️ We’re looking forward to welcoming visitors onboard today and giving them a rare glimpse into our world! #sailors #ships #royalmarines - what’s not to love! #devonportopendays

🥁 Ceremonial Sunset over Devonport after a stunning day. Thank you for spending the day with us - we don’t manage to welcome visitors inside our naval base very often, but when we do, we love it! #BehindTheScenes @RMBandService

New recruits…⁦@HMNBDevonport⁩

⚓️ What a day - from boat rides and getting up close to military kit, to meeting sailors and Royal Marines and getting onboard warships - it was action packed! If you’re coming to see us tomorrow, don’t forget to bring your water and suncream - it’s going to be a warm day! ☀️

A big step forward... The #RoyalNavy has been undertaking ground-breaking trials to demonstrate the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles launched through a Astute-class submarine's torpedo tube. Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…

Stirling work... @HMS_Str_Castle now flies the White Ensign after formally becoming a #RoyalNavy warship as the specialist mine hunting ship prepares to return to operations protecting UK waters from underwater threats. Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…

Utterly. Brilliant. Boats. The Trafalgar class of hunter-killer submarines passed into history with the decommissioning of HMS Triumph in @HMNBDevonport, the last of 7 T boats which have patrolled beneath the waves for more than four decades. 🔗royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…

More images of yesterday's 21 Gun Salute. It's a good job that the @RoyalNavy photographer had a steady hand - it was hard not to jump. #gunsalute #RoyalFamily

💥Celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s 78th birthday with a 21 Gun Salute from the Quarterdeck at HMS Drake. Ear muffs all round! #HappyBirthday @RoyalFamily #QueenCamilla

Gunners from @HMNBDevonport will be conducting a Royal 21 Gun salute 🫡 at 1200 17 July, on the Quarterdeck of HMS Drake to commemorate Her Majesty Queen Camilla’s Birthday @RoyalNavy @RoyalFamily

HM The Queen was today appointed Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom when she visited the submarine she sponsors, HMS Astute, in @HMNBDevonport. She met crew and families, thanking both for their stoicism and commitment to the safety of the UK. royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…

Thank you to the amazing @HMNBDevonport team. It was inspiring to see your dedication and hear how the planned new investments will make a real difference. Together we are driving excellence as we move to war fighting readiness. I'm proud to be a part of this journey with you.

After 15 years’ continuous service around the globe – the longest first commission in the history of the Silent Service – hunter-killer submarine HMS Astute has arrived in @HMNBDevonport as she undergoes a mid-life revamp. Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…