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Category: Naval History

Gibraltar’s Naval History

22nd May 2018 admin Leave a comment

        I’m a firm believer in being a well rounded individual. No, not eating all the cake…

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Posted in: Europe, Naval History Filed under: Gibraltar, History, Marines, Military, naval history, navy

Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, 1st Baronet. ​

4th October 2017 admin 2d Comments

          If you want me to tenuously link it back to the great outdoors, I will…

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Posted in: Naval History Filed under: Captain Hardy, naval history, Thomas Hardy

Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag & Other Naval Terms

18th August 2017 admin 1 Comment

    A year ago I wrote a post on the nautical origins of some of the phrases we use…

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Posted in: Naval History Filed under: naval history

Maritime Greenwich

7th June 2017 admin 2d Comments

      A few weeks ago I was invited to a blogging event. I couldn’t say no, partly because the…

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Posted in: Naval History Filed under: History, naval history

The Battle of Cape St. Vincent – 14th February, 1797

14th February 2017 admin 2d Comments

HMS Captain capturing the San Nicolas and the San Josef – Source: http://bit.ly/2lcNLT0 By February 1797 the revolutionary war with…

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Posted in: Naval History Filed under: Battle of Cape St Vincent, Horatio Nelson, naval history

The Battle of Trafalgar

21st October 2016 admin 5d Comments

        On the 21st of October 1805, the British fleet, under Horatio Nelson’s command, met the combined…

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Posted in: Naval History Filed under: Battle of Trafalgar, Horatio Nelson, naval history

HMS Victory & Kilimanjaro

27th September 2016 admin Leave a comment

            On a sunny evening last week after work, I headed over to Portsmouth Historic…

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Posted in: Kilimanjaro, Naval History Filed under: HMS Victory, Kilimanjaro, naval history

HMS Victory: A Timeline

25th September 2016 admin 5d Comments

        The topic of today’s post? One of Britain’s most famous ships, the oldest commissioned ship in…

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Posted in: Maritime Museums, Naval History Filed under: HMS Victory, National Museum of the Royal Navy, naval history

Sir Henry Digby

16th September 2016 admin 2d Comments

            I grew up in South Somerset, with my grandparents living just across the border…

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Posted in: Naval History Filed under: Henry Digby, Minterne, naval history

Horatio Nelson: A Timeline

13th September 2016 admin 3d Comments

          I seem to keep choosing topics that are far too big for one blog post. However,…

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Posted in: Naval History Filed under: Horatio Nelson, naval history

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