Chick Henderson: HMS Victory's world-famous singer who served during WWII
The dance band artist, who sold a million copies of Begin the Beguine, was in the Royal Naval Reserve assigned to HMS Victory in WW2.
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Royal Marines Royal Marine takes on top Royal Navy role for first time in history of Senior Service
Brigadier Rich Cantrill will be named Commander Operations for the Royal Navy's global operations.
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Feature History in focus: The story of HMS Edinburgh's sunken cargo of Russian gold
It was the salvage of the century - the recovery of 431 of the 465 gold bars that went down with HMS Edinburgh in 1942.
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Navy Fond farewell to minehunter HMS Penzance
HMS Bangor is now the only Sandown class minehunter left in Royal Navy service.
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Veterans WW2 veteran sailor, 104, receives perfect birthday gift
George Pearson served as an aircraft maintainer/engineer in the war, including service aboard carrier HMS Illustrious.
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Navy HMS Scott's crew clean Commonwealth war graves in Madeira
Funchal British Cemetery contains three Commonwealth burials from the First World War and three from the Second World War.
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USA British personnel mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the USS Arizona Memorial
This year marks the 82nd anniversary of the Imperial Japanese Navy's surprise attack on the base in Hawaii that brought the US into WWII
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WWII A day of infamy: Why Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941
The Japanese attack that brought the US into the Second World War was a long time coming and had world-altering consequences.
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Aircraft Immortal: The history of 809 Naval Air Squadron, a unit being reborn again
809 Naval Air Squadron has been engaged in several conflicts since 1941, and is being resurrected once again to fly the F-35B
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Aircraft First Royal Navy squadron to operate advanced F-35 jets to be stood up on Friday
809 Naval Air Squadron has been reformed, making it the first Royal Navy formation to fly the new Lightning
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Feature HMS Belfast, the Town-class London landmark that fired some of the first shots on D-Day
Take a look at the extraordinary career of HMS Belfast - the light cruiser that was saved from the scrapyard and sent to the River Thames
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Feature How the Royal Navy and its personnel navigate different time zones
What happens on Royal Navy ships when the clocks change?
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Navy Sailors from HMS Dauntless meet Britain's oldest surviving female WW2 veteran
HMS Dauntless is patrolling the Caribbean Sea, hunting drug smugglers and helping British Overseas Territories during hurricane season.
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Naval History Museum chiefs battling for sunken WW2 British warships memorial
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were sunk by the Japanese in 1941.
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WWII HMS Prince of Wales honours thousands of lives lost in Bismarck battles
Bismarck was the pride of the German navy and was scuttled after being crippled by British torpedo bombers and warships
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Feature Why submarines are black: The answer isn't as straightforward as you might think
Also, what do they have in common with car tyres?