The Cornish pub with timbers from Spanish Armada and Napoleonic era warships
Centuries-old beams inside the Jolly Sailor Inn in Looe tell a tail of Britain's naval past.
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Navy Deep discovery: Divers find possible lost wreck of WWI warship HMS Hawke
The remains of what is believed to be HMS Hawke were discovered around 70 miles from Fraserburgh in the North Sea.
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Feature Why US Marine Corps mascot is a British bulldog and how it built bond with Royal Marines
How did a breed of dog so intertwined with British culture become a US mascot?
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Sea vessels British ship sunk by German U-boat during WWI finally found after 107 years
The HMST Arcadian, which was sunk by a German torpedo, was discovered southeast of Sifnos Island in the Aegean Sea.
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Feature The mysterious instructions to Britain's Trident-armed subs in case of nuclear apocalypse
The Letters of Last Resort all reportedly say one of four options.
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Navy HMS Wellington launches fundraiser for essential repairs as she wards off being scrapped
Wellington is the last surviving Royal Navy vessel from the Battle of the Atlantic – the longest continuous military campaign of WW2.
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USA Partygoers rave about USS Hornet as aircraft carrier hosts Rattleship music fest
The Essex-class aircraft carrier-turned-museum based in Alameda, California, is set to host the two-day Rattleship music event.
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Naval History Two Victorian-era maritime fortresses sell for more than £1m each at auction
No Man's Fort and Spitbank Fort were originally built as part of the Palmerston Forts to protect England from a feared French invasion.
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Feature How a WW1 German U-boat became a tourist attraction on a British beachfront
In April 1919, a series of events led to the stranding of U-118 at the seaside town of Hastings, where it proved to be a fatal attraction.
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Navy Rare First World War codebook found in donations box sells for four figures
The extremely rare General Signals Book was found by the manager of an Oxfam charity shop in Bath.
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Feature From grease to glory: Unique tradition of Plebes No More ceremony at US Naval Academy
The Plebes No More ceremony has been a point of pride for aspiring US Navy personnel since the Second World War.
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WWI Historic bell recovered by British divers from sunken wreck returned to US Navy
The First World War American ship's bell recovered by the DE&S salvage team has now been returned to the US Navy.
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Feature Exercise Tiger: How the top secret rehearsal for D-Day went devastatingly wrong
The aim was to prepare US soldiers for landing on Utah beach, but it ended in chaos and a massive loss of life
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Feature Samurais and swordplay: How militarily accurate is FX's TV series Shōgun?
Shōgun has had rave reviews, but we find out whether this story of an Englishman stranded in feudal Japan is as accurate as it is ambitious.
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Naval History Going for gold: Is the braid used on Royal Navy officers' uniforms really made of precious metal?
The custom of wearing a gold curl on distinction tape was first introduced in 1856.
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Naval History Jolly Roger flag from First World War to be hoisted at Royal Navy Submarine Museum
The flag is believed to be to oldest surviving one of its kind - and has nothing to do with piracy typically associated with the symbol.