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.
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Naval History HMS Anson: Which Navy Vessels Have Carried The Historic Name?
With the Navy's newest submarine receiving the name, we look back at all the vessels that have used it in the past.
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D-Day D-Day: Did A Near-Miss Almost Change Invasion Plans?
A secret mission to prepare for the Allied landings on the beaches of Normandy took place in late April 1944.
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Naval History Campaign Launched To Save Spanish Armada Maps From Being Sold Overseas
The maps tell the story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the origins of England’s naval power.
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Naval History Invincible Exhibition Explores History Of Navy's 18th-Century 'Ferrari' Ship
Portsmouth’s ‘Diving Deep’ exhibition displays the archaeological battle to preserve the wreck of HMS Invincible.
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Naval History What Is Trafalgar Day?
It marks the Royal Navy victory over the French and Spanish fleets in the Battle of Trafalgar more than 200 years ago.
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Women 30 Years Of Women At Sea – BFBS Interviews Women In The Senior Service
A glimpse into the lives of a few women who have served with the Royal Navy over the last 30 years.
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Navy Women At Sea: A Trailblazing Royal Navy Career
Commodore Mel Robinson reflects on her extraordinary life with the Senior Service
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D-Day Last Surviving D-Day Tank Landing Craft Makes Final Journey
The restored craft will later be moved by crane to Southsea Common in front of the D-Day Story museum.
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Naval History HMS Victory: Visitors To Get A Different View Of Nelson's Famous Ship
The ship has been given new supports which will allow visitors to see it from below for the first time.
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UK HMS Victory Model Ship Wins Praise From Navy Chief
Michael Byard, 80, started working on the model 50 years ago, but then left it in his garage for 41 years.
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Navy Black Tot Day: The End Of The Rum Ration
It has been 50 years since the end of daily rum in the Royal Navy
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Naval History From HMS Cockchafer to HMS Pansy: Why Would You Call A Ship That?!
Would you rather serve on HMS Fearless or HMS Pansy?
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WWII The Guns That Won – British And American Small Arms Of WW2
A tour of some of the most well-known and widely-used Allied guns of the Second World War