Crossing the Line explained: Centuries-old Navy tradition to gain acceptance of 'King Neptune'
It's a traditional rite of passage and has become key in developing a sense of community among the ship's company.
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Navy 'Perisher': The Royal Navy's brutal training programme with no second chances
Fail the four-month course and it could spell the end of your submarine career forever.
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Navy Cheer ship: How a Royal Navy custom historically meant 'we come in peace'
What is manning the rail and cheer ship in naval tradition?
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Navy HMS Echo remembers Arctic convoy heroes during sunken WW2 cruiser search
The ship paused in the middle of the Barents Sea to remember the men of Operation Dervish – and the thousands who followed them.
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Navy HMS Diamond Celebrates Crossing The Line In The Presence Of 'King Neptune'
'Crossing the Line' is a rite of passage that has evolved over four centuries and is still performed today.
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Naval History HMS Argus – the first aircraft carrier
How early naval aviation led first to seaplanes and then aircraft carriers.
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History Marathon And The Military – The Battle Behind The Famous Race
Learn the military history of the well-known running event.
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Royal Marines Know Your Navy – The Royal Marines
An overview of the Royal Marines and the equipment they use.
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Navy Groundbreaking Takes Place For Submariner Memorial To Honour 'Silent Service'
The statue will arrive at the National Memorial Arboretum in May and honour over 5,000 submariners who lost their lives.
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Navy HMS Severn Officially Starts Second Life In Royal Navy Fleet
HMS Severn has been fully operational since July last year but has now been officially welcomed back into the Navy fleet.
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Women Meet Lt Cdr Bhavna Parmar – The Royal Navy’s Modern WRIN
A trailblazer for women in today’s Navy, and her connection to Indian women in WW2.
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Feature The rebellious reason British submarines fly the Jolly Roger after missions
The tradition followed comments that submariners should be hanged as pirates
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WWII Wrens in WW2: Women who risked their lives to secretly intercept Nazi messages
These secret listeners, the women of the 'Y Service', risked their lives to intercept and gather enemy communications.
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History The Victoria Cross versus the US Medal Of Honor – How do they compare?
A look at the histories of the highest medals for gallantry in the UK and US
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Weapons and Kit The Gatling Gun – The First Machine Gun?
All the specs on an historical weapon that changed the face of war.
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Royal Marines How the Royal Marines began
Well before the days of Commandos, Marines were not ‘Royal’, or even ‘marines’ …