HMS Resolute: From Arctic abandonment to Oval office
The 19th-century Royal Navy vessel was abandoned in the icy landscape on an expedition before being discovered by American sailors.
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News HMS Prince Of Wales: Enduring Symbol Of The US/UK Special Relationship
How HMS Prince Of Wales is tied to its predecessor and the first Second World War meeting between Churchill and FDR.
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Naval History HMS Campania: From WW2 Escort Carrier To Festival Of Britain
Entering service in early 1944, Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Campania spent the last year of the war conducting Arctic convoys to Russia.
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WWII The Days After D-Day: What Happened Next
D-Day was just the start – the Battle of Normandy soon followed.
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Naval History New Exhibition Reveals Untold Stories Of Female Chatham Dockyard Workers
Hidden Heroines is a new temporary exhibition open until 31 October 2021 at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent.
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Feature Bismarck: What was the German battleship and how was it sunk?
The Bismarck was the pride of the German Navy and her sinking followed one of the most dramatic chases in modern naval history.
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Naval History 'Majestically awful sight': Loss of HMS Antelope in Falklands conflict
The Type 21 frigate was destroyed as an unexploded Argentine bomb triggered while ordnance disposal experts tried to disarm it.
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WWII HMS Hood: Memorial Services Mark 80th Anniversary Of Ship's Sinking
Only three of the 1,415 crew on board HMS Hood survived when the battlecruiser was sunk by the German ship Bismarck on 24 May 1941.
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Naval History HMS Victory Mast Damaged At Battle Of Trafalgar To Go On Display
The previously unseen mast is one of the exhibits at the new HMS Victory: The Nation’s Flagship gallery at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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Naval History Mary Rose Had Multinational Crew, New Research Shows
Research has revealed the Mary Rose, which sank in 1545, had a more diverse crew than previously thought.
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Prince Philip Prince Philip: Why was the Navy veteran mentioned in dispatches?
The Duke of Edinburgh spoke about his role in the Second World War in a 1995 interview.
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Stories Are these the best regimental mottos ever?
From 'Death or Glory' to 'Better To Die Than Live A Coward', these phrases are incredibly inspirational.
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Naval History British Warship From American Revolution 'Found' After Nearly 250 Years
A number of objects thought to belong to HMS Rose have been dredged from the bed of the Savannah River by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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Naval History Historic Naval Building Gets Rescue Grant Worth Nearly £500,000
Plymouth's Melville building, a location for ITV's 'Hornblower' series, has received almost £500,000 to continue pre-COVID rescue work.
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WWII HMS Echo Investigates Second World War Shipwrecks In The Baltic
The Devonport-based survey ship has been on operations in the region.
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Naval History Rare Spanish Armada Maps To Stay In UK After Fundraising Campaign
A last-ditch campaign to keep the maps in the country raised £600,000 in just two months.