Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard holding eight exciting adventures for visitors this half term
One of the UK’s most iconic maritime destinations is offering families a chance to dive into Britain’s naval past in a series ...
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Moment Royal Navy destroyer tracks Russian vessels in Channel
Moment British Royal Navy destroyer tracks Russian vessels in English Channel. Commander David Armstrong from the HMS Iron Duke says 'it's routine business' for the Navy to track down enemy vessels ...
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The day Norfolk's Horatio Nelson became a national hero
By early 1797, 38-year-old, Norfolk born Horatio Nelson had been in the Royal Navy for over 26 years. Within the Navy his reputation for dash and bravery was well established, although, to the general ...
How the Battle of Cape St Vincent saw Horatio Nelson's elevation to the public eye
At about 1:30 p.m., Culloden and other ships, including Captain Cuthbert Collingwood (another destined to join the ‘Band of Brothers’) in HMS Excellent, were gradually overhauling the Spanish rear and ...
What Does the Ship Designation ‘SS’ Mean?
The initialism was originally a bit of shipbuilder marketing—and now there are many different kinds of ship designations.
The disaster facing the majestic English oak tree
Admiral Lord Nelson predicted the British would triumph at Trafalgar. And on 21 October 1805, as they attacked the combined Spanish and French fleets off the coast of Cádiz, he achieved exactly that.