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British Sub base found in Google Earth
We’ve seen before how upsetting it can be for Navies when their bases are revealed on Google Earth. I don’t know why it took this long but after US base secrets were revealed and Chinese s… more →
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Archaic Definition of the Week - Jolly!
wrote 1 week ago: Jollies Another name for the Royal Marines. Originally all soldiers carried on board a British wars … more →
Made to Last: Duffle Coat
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wrote 1 month ago: Knowing its history makes anything so much more fascinating and valuable to me. Where it started, w … more →
Graham Rogerson and Life Onboard a Nuclear Submarine
wrote 2 months ago: The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps t … more →
What the Hell is a Jack Tar?
wrote 2 months ago: This is probably a meaningless post unless you know a little about San Francisco. But if you are som … more →
007 Tomorrow Never Dies movie
wrote 4 months ago: Year: 1997 Country: UK, USA Genre: Action Directors: Roger Spottiswoode IMDB rating: 6.40 Actors: Pi … more →
Troops In Uniform Not Welcome? What Sort Of Britain Have We Become?
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wrote 5 months ago: It incensed me to hear this week, of the banning of 3 British soldiers from a bar in Maidenhead beca … more →
Horatio Hornblower, Richard Bolitho, Jack Aubrey, Horatio Nelson
wrote 5 months ago: Georgian Bay, Collingwood, Ontario And Cuthbert Collingwood. Two are real naval heroes, three aren … more →
The British Forces Post Office
wrote 6 months ago: Recently a small group of BPMA staff and Friends visited the British Forces Post Office (BFPO). Base … more →
How did the bulldog get its name?
wrote 7 months ago: The bulldog is a strong, short-haired dog with a pug nose and wide, powerful jaws. The bulldog gets … more →
You Are Being Lied to About Pirates
wrote 8 months ago: Published on Monday, April 13, 2009 by Huffington Post by Johann Hari Who imagined that in 2009, the … more →
British Sub base found in Google Earth
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wrote 10 months ago: We’ve seen before how upsetting it can be for Navies when their bases are revealed on Google E … more →
British and French Subs collide
wrote 10 months ago: Well, it’s not World’s Collide – it’s When Subs Collide. In the ultimate coc … more →
Dumb Submarine
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wrote 10 months ago: Just thinking about those silly nuclear subs that collided in the ocean the other day. What were the … more →
HMS Invicible (R05)
wrote 1 year ago: HMS Invincible (R05) is a light aircraft carrier, the lead ship of three in her class and a former B … more →
The role of the Navy 1815-1870
wrote 1 year ago: As you approach your assignment on the above topic, here’s the class powerpoint on developing- … more →
Tribute to an Unsung Hero
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wrote 1 year ago: One of our traditions during the annual beach vacation is to watch the entire Horatio Hornblower ser … more →
Prince William's Team Seized 2K Pounds Of Cocaine
wrote 1 year ago: Oh Well, There Goes Lindsay Lohan’s Supply For The Month Of July Prince William Britain’s Prince Wil … more →
Prince William to join Caribbean drug patrols
wrote 1 year ago: London.– Prince William is to patrol for drug smugglers in Caribbean seas during a two-month attachm … more →
Mutiny On The Bounty-1935
wrote 1 year ago: The 1932 publication of Charles Nordhoff and James Norton Hall’s Mutiny on the Bounty sparked … more →
