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Published 18 Sep 2019At long last the 2nd Pacific Squadron’s voyage comes to an end …
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Published 28 Aug 2019Today we look at John Paul Jones’ most famous battle, where the quality of not giving up no matter the odds shines through in a big way!
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Published 23 Feb 2022Today we take a look at the famous raid to destroy the Normandie Drydock. With apologies for starting off with the right pronunciation of St Nazaire and slipping back into my old incorrect way later on!
Sources:
www.amazon.co.uk/Storming-St-Nazaire-James-G-Dorrian/dp/0850528070
www.amazon.co.uk/St-Nazaire-1942-Commando-Campaign/dp/1841762318
www.amazon.co.uk/Operation-Chariot-Nazaire-Forces-Operations/dp/1844151166
www.amazon.co.uk/Into-Jaws-Death-Legendary-Saint-Nazaire/dp/1782064478Free naval photos and more – www.drachinifel.co.uk
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Published 28 Sep 2019HMCS Quebec, formerly HMS/HMCS Uganda, is today’s other entry.
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Published 3 Jul 2019Today we look at the world’s oldest commissioned warship, the first rate ship of the line HMS Victory.
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Published 25 May 2019The Flower class, ASW corvettes of the Royal Navy, are today’s subject.
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Published 13 Nov 2019A quick summation of the excellent work being done by the RV Petrel crew and the Paul Allen Foundation.
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Published 18 Dec 2019The ARA Belgrano of the Argentine Navy is today’s ship.
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Published 13 Mar 2019The story of a few good men’s struggle, against their own commanders, their own fleet, their own ships and their own men.
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Published 18 Mar 2020Today we look at the first of two battles involving Admiral von Spee, the Battle of Coronel.
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Published 20 Feb 2019The first ironclad vs ironclad battle is reviewed, along with the origins of the ships and some of the myths and legends about this historic battle.
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Published 26 Sep 2018One of the most unintentionally hilarious battles of the 19th century is the subject of today’s special video.
“Bezeuge Mich!” – Admiral Tegethoff 1866 (probably)
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Published 9 Jan 2019Today we look at the Channel Dash, also known as one of the few times Hitler was right, the British were asleep and the Germans succeeded in spite of thinking they were all doomed. An operation made up purely of rolling natural 1’s and 20’s.
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Published 1 Dec 2018Title says it all really, we look at something that was definitely worth doing, which really should have been done much sooner.
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Published 24 Apr 2019Today we look at the Dutch raid on the Medway in the 2nd Anglo-Dutch War and its after-effects.
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From the comments:
lordmuntague
2 years ago
“On 14 December 1941 a Dutch minelayer named after Jan van Brakel, which was serving as a convoy escort on the UK eastern coast, accidentally hit the anchor buoy of one of the gate vessels which were protecting the entrance to the Medway during World War II. The commander reported this incident to the port authorities, signalling: “Van Brakel damaged boom defence Medway”. The instant reply was: “What, again?”From the RNSA Website.
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