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Posted: **13 Apr 2022, 15:37**

(Portsmouth Proud/Navy Lookout) 9th April 2022

On completion of exercise Cold Response 22 in Norway, the French Assault Ship FS Dixmude arrived for visit to Portsmouth.

(@RNPics_)
13th April 2022: Dixmude is still tied up on the North West Wall jetty in Portsmouth Harbour, where Invincible, Illustrious and Ark Royal used to berth. Can we start charging her rent?!

Posted: **13 Apr 2022, 15:43**

All very well, but you would have thought that Devonport would have been a more appropriate destination for a visit by an LHD.

Posted: **13 Apr 2022, 16:20**

Just discovered Dixmude is leaving Thursday 14th April at 11:00....

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(ships, planes & gaming) 14th April 2022

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Posted: **23 Sep 2022, 09:42**

(Forces News) 22nd September 2022

The Princess Royal has met and thanked sailors involved in the late Queen's funeral.

Princess Anne, as Commodore-in-Chief Portsmouth, personally and specifically requested to meet with the Royal Navy personnel who took part in the funeral procession.

Her Royal Highness met the personnel at HMS King Alfred inside Portsmouth Naval Base.

Posted: **29 Oct 2022, 11:59**

(Forces News) 22nd October 2022

Thousands of artifacts rescued from the wreck of HMS Invincible have been gifted by the MOD to the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

The ship went down off Portsmouth in 1758. She was launched in 1744 as the French ship L'Invincible, a 74 gun ship of the line, but was captured and refitted into Royal Navy service as HMS Invincible. She was wrecked in 1758 after hitting a sandbank in the Solent.

Forces News has been given exclusive, behind the scenes access to see how the artefacts are being preserved and learn more about a remarkable ship.