Signals from the fleet
Latest highlights from archives, fleet updates, and member projects.
Fleet Updates
WW1 captured German destroyers, beached and partially scrapped by Pounds in Fountain Lake behind G moorings at Whale Island.
Fleet Updates
Amiens is believed to be the only seagoing Battlefield Class high speed target towing launch of her class still afloat.
Fleet Updates
More lost ships: a look at the Purton Ships’ Graveyard in Gloucestershire.
Fleet Updates
From The Liquid Highway: MTB 497 (ex Quiberon), built in 1944 at Hythe, after abandonment at Hoo Island.
Fleet Updates
From The Liquid Highway: HMS President / HMS Saxifrage (1918) in Chatham Dock, after relocation from London in 2016.
Fleet Updates
WVA is now an Approved Activity Provider for Duke of Edinburgh Skills at Bronze, Silver and Gold. Parents can sign up now for the online programme.
Community Voices
A memorial ceremony in Grimsby will mark the 85th anniversary of the loss of HMT Othello, alongside a linked ceremony in Bridlington for HMS Yorkshire Belle.
Fleet Updates
Members can now use the WVA iPhone app to complete Youth Skills activities and follow the latest news updates in one place.
Fleet Updates
Helinda’s documented wartime timeline from requisition in September 1939 through lay-up after VE Day makes her service history unusually clear and important.
Fleet Updates
This is a third-party award programme run by National Historic Ships UK, with applications open from 16 February to 15 March 2026.
Community Voices
The 1943 ex RAF Special Duties Pinnace, now Carimuda, was seen at Brentford Dock and is currently advertised for sale as a houseboat.
Fleet Updates
Warrior’s long service arc from Admiralty commission to modern restoration has been added as a recommended history resource.
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