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Dreadnought : The Battleship that Changed Everything

HMS Dreadnought The dreadnought was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The brainchild of British admiral[…]

Minelaying Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft.[…]

Newest Aircraft Carrier More than 10,000 members of the public have been allowed on board Britain’s newest Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft[…]

HMS Belfast In the fifth installment of his travelogue, THG ponders the history of a great river while visiting a[…]

Britain’s Greatest Sea Captain Our new animated historical documentary series will cover the life and adventures of the British captain[…]

F-35Bs Fly From HMS Queen Elizabeth For the first time in nearly a decade, British fighter jets flew from a[…]

Queen Elizabeth has Two islands Many have wondered why HMS Queen Elizabeth has two ‘islands’. Here we consider why she[…]

Royal Navy’s New Aircraft Carriers The Royal Navy in late 2019 announced the composition of its first-ever aircraft carrier battle[…]

The First Woman In Charge Of The Beefeaters The first female Deputy Governor of the Tower of London took over[…]

Royal Navy – Wooden Walls Wooden Walls 1600-1805 Led by Admirals Robert Blake, George Monck and others, the Royal Navy’s[…]