On this day in 1976, tragedy struck on the River Tyne. The £23m destroyer HMS Glasgow was being fitted out at Swan Hunter’s Neptune yard when a devastating fire killed eight workers and injured ...

With more than 13,000 vessels having served the Royal Navy, we've explored how they get their names and who is responsible for it.

HMS Illustrious: Final voyage for the aircraft carrier built at Swan Hunter. Tyne Tees. Wednesday 7 December 2016 at 10:23am.

A RARE black swan has been spotted at Spike Island in Widnes - a week before the HMS Black Swan Association holds a reunion in Runcorn.