12 Oct

Black History Month

For Black History Month, HMS King Alfred is looking at “William Brown”, the first Black women to serve in the RoyalNavy. In 1815 The Times wrote of her skilled service. […]

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11 Oct

Oops! Naval Banter?

Glenn Haughton, OBE MBA. Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chiefs of Staff Committee and Armed Forces MH and Well Being Champion posted this :Just met Able Rate Louise Dorsett of […]

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10 Oct

On This Day….

On This Day 1918 Wren Josephine Carr became the first member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service to die on active service aboard the RMS Leinster, which was torpedoed by […]

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8 Oct

On This Day….

On This Day 1990 the first WRNS to serve as ship’s company in a Royal Navy ship joined the Type 22 Frigate, HMS BRILLIANT. Whilst it may have seemed a […]

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6 Oct

Famous Author served as Wren during WW11

Relaxing with her colleagues in the gardens of a grand Liverpool mansion, the young Shropshire woman had already been making a name for herself in the literary world, but now […]

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6 Oct

Female Chaplains

The Royal Navy Chaplaincy branch currently has two female Chaplains. Both are currently serving on HMS Albion.

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