29 Oct

Women In Defence

Cpt Camilla Meek has taken over from Cpt Simon Petitt as Captain Engineering Portsmouth Flotilla and become the first female engineer in the position.

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23 Oct

On This Day…

On This Day 1753, the first patients were admitted to the Royal Hospital Haslar Gosport, at the time the largest brick building in Europe. Renamed as the Royal Naval Hospital […]

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21 Oct

On This Day….

On This Day in 1805 The Royal Navy was successful in defeating the Franco-Spanish Fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar confirming British superiority of the seas. Lord Nelson died before […]

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14 Oct

Congratulations Lt Jones!

Congratulations to Lt Zoe Jones on becoming the first woman to qualify as Officer of the Watch on the Queen Elizabeth Class, passing her platform endorsement with flying colours

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14 Oct

On This Day…

An 18th C. Royal Navy sailors plate used to be square and had a rim around called a fiddle. If you had dishonesty gained more than your fair share, the […]

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12 Oct

Not Navy, But Worth Sharing

Sarah Bushbye MC, who disregarded her own safety & the risk of roadside bombs and heavy gunfire to dash more than 100 meters across open ground to reach 4 wounded […]

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