Royal Navy | War History

King Charles III Has An Extensive Military Background – He Was Even A Commando!

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King of England wearing full military dress

Following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and two great-grandfathers, the current British Monarch served an extensive career in the military. It spanned across…

Letters of Last Resort: What Happens When the UK Enters Nuclear War?

Trident II (D-5) missile being launched from underwater + HMS Vengeance at sea + Brown envelope

Imagine: the United Kingdom has been hit by a nuclear blast by an enemy nation. Not only is a large portion of the population dead,…

Royal Navy to Dismantle Masts of Sunken SS Richard Montgomery

Freighter sailing behind the three masts of the sunken SS Richard Montgomery

The Royal Navy has been tasked by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) to dismantle the masts atop the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery,…

Sea King Helicopters Sold as Man Caves

Sea King helicopters retired by the UK Ministry of Defense are being sold to make unique sheds and ‘man caves.’ The Sea Kings were once…

Jim Symes, Decorated World War II Veteran, Dies at 96

Major Jim Symes, a two-time Military Cross recipient, passed away at the age of 96. He received the first of the two honors for an…

The Day The Royal Marines Accidentally Launched An Amphibious Invasion of Spain

In 2002, a unit of 30 British Marines  in a landing craft from the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean, armed to the teeth, stormed onto a…

First World War mystery of Kipling’s son solved

The rural English village of Burwash in the county of Sussex is well-known because of its association with Rudyard Kipling. The famous author of ‘The…

Waking Up To Find A German U-Boat on the Beach

On April 16, 1919, the residents at Queens Hotel, a beach-front hotel in Hastings, on the Sussex coast in England, awoke to the most amazing…

Royal Navy officer who seized Enigma machine from a raided German U-Boat has died aged 95

A Royal Navy veteran and hero has died aged 95. Lieutenant Commander David Balme led the team who stole the Nazis’ infamous Enigma machine after…

92-year old D-Day Landings Veteran receives Chevalier Medal

92-year old Fred Amess, of Whangamata, New Zealand, is as pleased as punch!  This veteran of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France has been awarded…

Sea King Helicopters Sold as Man Caves

Sea King helicopters retired by the UK Ministry of Defense are being sold to make unique sheds and ‘man caves.’ the Sea kings were once…

The Day The Royal Marines Accidentally Launched An Amphibious Invasion of Spain

In 2002, a unit of 30 British Marines  in a landing craft from the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean, armed to the teeth, stormed onto a…