USS John L Canley commissioned to honour first living black US Marine to receive Medal of Honor
Sergeant Major John L Canley was awarded his Medal of Honor in 2018.
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Naval History HMS Protector veteran shares story of near-death experience on upturned iceberg
Dave Stone, who served on the old HMS Protector in 1966, sent the crew of the modern patrol ship of the same name some of his memorabilia.
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Feature History in Focus: The Naafi assistant who helped bring an end to the U-boat menace
Three men raced on board a sinking U-boat to snatch crucial documents that would help decipher Shark, the upgraded version of Enigma.
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Naval History British divers recover historic bell from wreck of first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy
USS Jacob Jones sank on 6 December 1917 after being torpedoed by German U-boat commander Hans Rose
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Navy In Pictures: HMS Tamar protects one of the world's most isolated paradise islands
HMS Tamar's mission to protect Pitcairn Island's pristine environment and support its isolated community.
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Navy 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