Sarah West, the first female to reach the Commanding Officer position of a major Royal Navy warship Type 23 frigate HMS Portland left on Monday from Davenport naval base for the Atlantic to ...

Commander Moore was one of the first two female officers to command a Royal Navy warship, HMS Dasher, in 1998. In addition to Commander West commanding HMS Portland, it is expected that three ...

Captain Claire Thompson OBE has become the new Commanding Officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth, replacing the outgoing Captain Will King OBE. | Royal Navy A source told the national publication this ...

In 2014, the first female captain of a Navy warship - HMS Portland - was removed from command after she was found to have breached strict rules on relations with a member of her crew.