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Ships don’t win battles, sailors do. Well trained crews able to think as a single entity, utterly committed to both the mission and each other.
Courage, humour, spirit, determination, loyalty and teamwork.
The British Sailor.
Courage, humour, spirit, determination, loyalty and teamwork.
The British Sailor.
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#OnThisDay 90 yrs ago in 1936 @RoyalNavy
removed the Cutlass from sailors landed for service. It would still be retained for ceremonial duties and is still held by some ships and establishments for this purpose. It would however not be it's last operational use.
removed the Cutlass from sailors landed for service. It would still be retained for ceremonial duties and is still held by some ships and establishments for this purpose. It would however not be it's last operational use.
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#OnThisDay 221 yrs ago in 1805 @RoyalNavy was successful in defeating the Franco-Spanish Fleet at #Trafalgar confirming British superiority of the seas. Lord Nelson died before the end, having done his duty, handing over Command to another great commander Admiral Collingwood.
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To knock the seven bells out of someone means to beat them severely. The term comes from The Royal Navy where the bell system was used to tell the time and watch changes. The watch ended at 8 bells therefore to knock 7 bells is to beat them near to death.
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Still an iconic @RoyalNavy photograph nearly 40 years on.
The Leander class Frigate, HMS MINERVA and her Lynx helicopter off the UK, 1987. Britain built 26, but more were built for export and 8 Navies operated these excellent compact frigates.
The Leander class Frigate, HMS MINERVA and her Lynx helicopter off the UK, 1987. Britain built 26, but more were built for export and 8 Navies operated these excellent compact frigates.
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On This Day RN retweeted
Ships don’t win battles, sailors do. Well trained crews able to think as a single entity, utterly committed to both the mission and each other.
Courage, humour, spirit, determination, loyalty and teamwork.
The British Sailor.
Courage, humour, spirit, determination, loyalty and teamwork.
The British Sailor.
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All foreign currencies to the British Sailor are known as Ickies, which they would typically spend on a good run ashore with their oppos (night out with friends). Once you break an Icky you end up with Klebbies which are usually 100 to an Icky.
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#OnThisDay 30 yrs ago in 1996 HMS SCOTT, the largest survey ship ever built for @RoyalNavy is launched at the Appledore shipyard in Devon. The ship is named in honour of the RN Polar Explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott. @HMSScottRN still serves to this day.
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On This Day RN retweeted
⛳ A little tee time at sea!
This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we're recognising the importance of camaraderie, teamwork and looking after one another while deployed.
Like the time our flight deck swapped helicopters for hole-in-ones!
This #WorldMentalHealthDay, we're recognising the importance of camaraderie, teamwork and looking after one another while deployed.
Like the time our flight deck swapped helicopters for hole-in-ones!
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#OnThisDay 80 yrs ago in 1946 the Torpedo Branch, based at HMS VERNON in Portsmouth, handed over electrical responsibilities to the Electrical Branch, founded a few months earlier. The Torpedo Branch became the Torpedo & Active Sonar (TAS) branch at HMS OSPREY.
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#OnThisDay 10 yrs ago in 2016, then Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, cut the first steel for HMS DREADNOUGHT in Barrow. When she enters service sometime in the early 2030's she will be the first of 4 new Ballistic Missile Subs that will maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent.
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#OnThisDay 60 yrs ago in 1966 the @RoyalNavy ordered the first of 4 Type 82 Destroyers, HMS BRISTOL. Shortly after, defence cuts removed the carrier she was designed to escort and BRISTOL was the only T82 built. She was decommissioned in 1991 & used for training until 2025.
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#OnThisDay 125 yrs ago in 1901 the @RoyalNavy
Submarine Service is founded. Today recognised by their Dolphin badges and Black Cap Covers that were introduced in 1972 & 2021 respectively.
Submariners operate the RN's Nuclear Submarines.
Submarine Service is founded. Today recognised by their Dolphin badges and Black Cap Covers that were introduced in 1972 & 2021 respectively.
Submariners operate the RN's Nuclear Submarines.
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#OnThisDay 50 yrs ago in 1976 the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service is amalgamated with the Port Auxiliary Service(PAS). RMAS boats covered Naval Base ops such as ammo, tugs, ferry’s etc. Disbanded in 2008 the service is now provided by SERCO. Sailors still call ferry’s PAS boats
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#OnThisDay 40 yrs ago in 1986, HMS TIGER arrived in Spain to be broken up. She was the last active @RoyalNavy Cruiser and the last 6 inch Gun in the Fleet.
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#OnThisDay 20 yrs ago in 2006, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Pollock died aged 89. He joined the RN in 1930 and saw service throughout WW2. A Gunnery Officer, he rose to First Sea Lord in the early 70's where he managed to maintain RN carriers via the through deck cruiser.
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RT @DartmouthBRNC: Week 3️⃣ out in the field…🌾
Exercise Granite Forge…⚒️
Leadership theory in action… 🧭🗺️🥾⛺️
Developing the skills to…Co…
Exercise Granite Forge…⚒️
Leadership theory in action… 🧭🗺️🥾⛺️
Developing the skills to…Co…
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#OnThisDay 100 years ago in 1926 the @RoyalNavy launched its first named operational submarine (until that point boats were only given numbers), HMS OBERON @DockyardChatham She would serve in UK waters and the Mediterranean & was a training boat in WW2 after which she paid off
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On This Day RN retweeted
Project BROADSWORD achieved a historic first for allied undersea warfare: the successful launch of a U.S. Heavyweight Torpedo from a Royal Navy autonomous undersea vehicle on a UK range.
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📰 U.S. NAVY UPDATE: U.S. Navy and Royal Navy Successfully Test Fire Torpedo from Unmanned Undersea Vehicle
📍WASHINGTON – On September 13, 2026, the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy successfully conducted the proof-of-concept launch of an exercise U.S. Mk 48 Heavyweight Torpedo platform, the Royal Navy's XV EXCALIBUR, at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) in Scotland.
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#OnThisDay 230 years ago in 1796 HMS AMPHION exploded whilst alongside @HMNBDevonport
300 of the 312 people onboard were killed, including around 100 wives who were aboard as she was preparing to sail the following day. The explosion was likely caused by a drunk gunner.
300 of the 312 people onboard were killed, including around 100 wives who were aboard as she was preparing to sail the following day. The explosion was likely caused by a drunk gunner.
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