Drebbel's submarine: Radical 1620 invention the Royal Navy dismissed as a novelty
Made of wood and wrapped in greased leather to keep it watertight, the submarine could remain underwater for three hours
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Navy On the shoulders of giants: HMS Queen Elizabeth crew lay wreath at wreckage of WW2 warship
HMS Dasher suffered a major unexplained internal explosion before sinking in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland on 27 March 1943
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D-Day D-Day weather files unearthed: Documents reveal how forecasts helped secure Allied victory
As Pressure hits screens, historic documents reveal the weather forecasts that helped decide D-Day
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Navy Vintage meets modern: Swordfish and Seafire conduct flypast over HMS Queen Elizabeth
The warbirds flown by naval aviation charity Navy Wings share an historic bond with the aircraft carrier's fifth-gen F-35 Lightnings
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Naval History Wreck of Royal Navy destroyer sliced in two during night exercise found after 118 years
HMS Tiger sank off the Isle of Wight after being struck by the much larger cruiser HMS Berwick in 1908, with more than half of her 57-strong ...
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Naval History Ghostly Nazi Germany fleet emerges from the Danube due to Europe's scorching heatwave
Months of heatwaves and drought have left the River Danube at critically low levels across Europe
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Feature Hell ship: PoWs' families get closure as wreck of Hōfuku Maru and its lost souls found
The notorious hell ship has been located off the Philippines, providing closure for families of PoWs lost during the Second World War
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Naval History End of an era: Ex-HMS Westminster sails from Portsmouth for the last time
The third Type 23 frigate to be retired will head to Turkey for scrapping
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Royal Marines Commando Logistic Regiment honours past and embraces future with historic name change
Approved by His Majesty the King, the name change aligns the unit with the naming conventions used throughout the UK Commando Force
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Navy Parade held to mark the 85th anniversary of HMS Hood's sinking in World War Two
HMS Hood, an Admiral-class battlecruiser, was sunk in the Battle of the Denmark Strait in 1941
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Navy A dormant threat: The evolution of naval sea mines and underwater warfare
BFBS Forces News spoke to Nick Stanley, a former commodore in the Royal Navy and an amateur historian, who shared his insights into the ...
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Falklands 44 years later: Remembering the Falklands conflict, a defiant stand for sovereignty
On 2 April 1982, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands and South Georgia prompting a massive British military response
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Navy Victims of HMS K13 submarine disaster remembered at memorial service in Faslane
Thirty-two men lost their lives when the steam-propelled submarine began taking on water and sank to the bottom of a loch in 1917
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Navy Crew of carrier HMS Dasher recognised for Arctic Convoy duty 83 years after tragedy
The MOD confirmed that those who served on board are eligible for the Arctic Star medal in honour of their service and sacrifice
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News Race to save war-scarred flag which flew from ship that played vital role in Battle of Trafalgar
The Union Jack flag was believed to have been made and maintained by British sailors from the battle
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Naval History Sold: Unique piece of military history that needs a boat to get to it sells under the hammer
Historic navy Darnet Fort has been sold at auction