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Newest ship sails for first time as duties beckon
Portsmouth News
|October 25, 2025
The Royal Navy's newest ship has sailed for the first time after being transformed in a short timespan.
HMS Stirling Castle has left Merseyside and is heading to her new home at HMNB Portsmouth.
After being handed over from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) four months ago, the mine-hunting ship departed from Birkenhead yesterday for sea trials and training.
This story is from the October 25, 2025 edition of Portsmouth News.
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