During the 11-mile (18km) journey, the frigate was successfully lifted off a partly-submersible barge, the Royal Navy said.

HMS Venturer left her dry dock on Saturday morning and was towed around the Firth of Forth in Scotland in her maiden voyage.

The UK Royal Navy's (RN's) first Type 31 Inspiration-class frigate, the future HMS Venturer (F 12), has completed its first ...

Once tugs were attached the frigate was towed back up river on her ‘maiden voyage’ with Venturer’s Senior Naval Officer, ...

HMS Venturer, the first of five Type 31 frigates Babcock is delivering for the Royal Navy, has completed her first entry into ...

Manufacturer Babcock and future operator, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), released simultaneous statements on 27 May hours ...

Sir Nick Hine, Chief Executive of Babcock’s Marine Sector, said: “In a complex and uncertain world, our ability to design, build and support advanced warships in the UK is more important than ever.

HMS Venturerer passes the Forth rail Bridge (Image: Babcock) Lieutenant Dai Guthrie, the frigate’s Deputy Marine Engineer ...

The Royal Navy’s newest warship has taken to the water for the time time. HMS Venturer made its debut on the River Forth after four years of construction. It is one of five Type 31 frigates that will ...

New imagery shows HMS Venturer, the first of the Royal Navy’s five Type 31 frigates, in position atop submersible barge CD01 ...

New frigate HMS Venturer, the Royal Navy's first Type 31 frigate, was gently lowered into the River Forth at the Port of ...

First Type 31 frigate HMS Venturer enters water at Leith. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews ...