CapabilityProtected Is the Royal Navy in crisis? By ANI - February 17, 2024 0 903 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). A series of media reports in the first week of this year have brought the Navy’s personnel, funding and support problems into sharp focus. Here Navy Lookout provides some more context to the reports and the potential implications. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)