Germany's Bismarck gained notoriety for sinking the HMS Hood before being sunk itself ... the largest battleship ever built, represented formidable naval power before being sunk in 1945.

With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business ...

Still to come in the five-ship class are HMS Bulldog and finally Campbeltown. Categories: Politics , International . Tags: Frigate Type 31 , HMS Active , HMS Formidable , HMS Venturer , Royal Navy .