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SAILORS lost in the Second World War sinkings of HMS Charybdis and HMS Limbourne were remembered at Le Foulon Cemetery yesterday. Islanders, dignitaries and relatives all gathered to pay … [visit site to read more]

RIP Ted Briggs, The Last Survivor Of Only Three Men Out Of A Crew Of 1,421 To Survive When The Battle Cruiser Hood Was Sunk By The German Warship Bismarck In The North Atlantic In May 1941 From his obituary in the Telegraph: Only two other men - Midshipman William Dundas and Able-Seaman Bob Tilburn - survived.

will be away for hms leadership training camp. i hope that us, ex-cos, will have an enjoyable time as well. not a waste of time, but a time to understand each other better too (: see you guys in a while, heh! God bless the camp, people, the safety and all, thanks! (: ~ by ongxuan on October 5, 2008.

HMS Victory in Battle - PRINT HMS Victory in Portsmouth Cross Section, HMS Victory HMS Victory is a first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765, and most famous as Lord Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. She is the oldest naval ship still in commission.

that old familiar going back to school feeling. only this time I am actually going back to school. despite the obvious improvement in my cognitive abilities (you'll just have to trust me on that one), I can't help wondering how the hell I am going to handle school and work and more work to pay for the school, and the buses, and the trams and the metro and winter in the big city.

Lord Nelson probably didn’t envision the future of his flagship when he first uttered that now famous phrase. But that appears to be the case today. Much of the UK media has recently reported that the Royal Navy is contemplating selling one of the worlds most storied ships and a certified maritime treasure in order to save money.

(I know it was a week ago, but I missed this first time round) It seems that the Church of England has decided to apologise to Charles Darwin for heaping abuse and disbelief on him in the mid 1800’s. From the Daily Mail [Online version]: The Church of England will tomorrow [14 Sep 08] officially apologise to Charles Darwin for misunderstanding his theory of evolution.

Following on from Part One a few days ago here is my account of my time in the Women's Royal Naval Service as I left basic training to go to HMS Daedalus at Lee-on the Solent, Hampshire where I would spend the next six months training to be an aircraft mechanic (airframes and engines).

Lord Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 was a pivotal date in British History. Nelson’s iconic message of “England Expects…” has become a clarion call for British patriots down the years to fight for their land and people.

HMS Victory belongs to the peopleI am not joking. Those traitors in the Ministry of Defence are considering handing the Royal Navy's flagship, HMS Victory over to a private company where it would be used for corporate events.Now as an ex matelot myself, I can tell you this. HMS Victory is the heart of the Royal Navy.