09-05-2025
Royal Navy warship tracks Russian submarine and ships passing through English Channel as armed forces minister warns of Kremlin 'threat' to UK
A Royal Navy warship was deployed to track a Russian submarine and ships passing through the English channel as the armed forces minister warned of a Kremlin threat to the UK.
HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a NATO operation to shadow Russia 's submarine Krasnodar as it surfaced back to the country from the Mediterranean.
The sub us a highly stealthy sub, is equipped with cruise missiles.
Warships and aircraft were also sent to shadow a Russian task group in the English Channel in a concentrated effort on May 6.
The Royal Navy said HMS Tyne, a Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron and RFA Tideforce reported on every move of landing ships, RFS Boikiy and three merchant vessels, including Baltic Leader, Patria and Cebepa.
The Russian vessels were sailing through the channel on their way to a Russian Baltic port.
HMS Tyne is a patrol ship built to help protect UK waters, especially for things like fishing and it works with two sister ships ships, Mersey and Severn.
It is armed with a 20 mm cannon which can fire up to 450 rounds per minute as well as two general purpose machine guns.
This is the sixth Royal Navy ship to be called Tyne. It also showed up in the first episode of the BBC show Empire of the Seas, hosted by Dan Snow.
Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard said: 'The Royal Navy has once again demonstrated its readiness to secure UK waters and protect the public.
'Our sailors acted swiftly and decisively to a potential Russian threat, and I pay tribute to their dedication, courage and professionalism.
'National security is a foundation of the Government's Plan for Change and we are giving our Armed Forces what they need to keep us secure home and strong abroad.'
HMS Tyne's Operations Officer, Lieutenant Bailey Denyer said: 'Activations like the one we've seen on this patrol to track Krasnodar are our bread and butter - defending UK sovereignty and that of our NATO allies is at the very heart of what the Royal Navy does.'
The warship was come back into service after maintenance and returns alongside her sister ships, HMS Mersey and Severn, at the forefront of operations protecting UK waters.
The patrol vessel intercepted Krasnodar as it entered the English Channel near the French coast.
It reported every move as the vessel made its eastward journey before handing over duties to allies as the submarine left UK waters.
Earlier in its journey, Krasnodar was tracked by a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter of 815 Naval Air Squadron deployed with the UK Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in the Atlantic.
Once responsibility for Krasnodar had been handed over, HMS Tyne was quickly back on new tasking to shadow Russian Steregushchiy-class corvette Boikiy as it headed westward from the Baltic Sea, through the busy Dover Strait.
Tyne and 815 Naval Air Squadron later monitored the corvette's return journey to the Baltic alongside three merchant ships.
The UK's CSG is led by flagship HMS Prince of Wales and is currently operating alongside allies and partners in the Mediterranean before continuing to the Indo Pacific.
