HMS Albion fires a gun salute while making her way through Plymouth Sound as she returned to Devonport for the final time before going into reserve, 27 July 2023 (Photo: RFA Nostalgia).
On 14 May it was announced that the UK will have up to six new state-of-the-art amphibious ships to bring the punch of the Royal Marines Commandos ashore wherever in the world they are needed.