The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The mode
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The advance began on the evening of Wednesday 4 April 2007. Members of the UK Task Force, including Estonians and Danes, advanced from the north while US, Dutch and Canadian forces launched an air assault to the south to clear insurgents before Afghan National Security Forces move into the to...
OCEAN Industries Inc. has ordered 8 × MAN 12V175D-MM, IMO Tier III-compliant engines in connection with the construction of 4 × 24-meter ASD tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy. The vessels are set respectively for delivery to Canada’s major naval bases at Esquimalt, British Columbia and ...
Davey, J. (2014), Support for the Fleet: architecture and engineering of the Royal Navy's Bases 1700–1914 by Jonathan Coad 465 pp., 308 colour and 177 b&w illustrations, 6 maps, 13 tables English Heritage Publishing, The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2NH, 2013, £100...
Marine engineer (diesel) in the Norwegian merchant navy. 22.05.1940 volunteered, RNVR [perhaps 22.08.1940?] 22.05.1940 - 20.10.1940 HMS Europa (RN Patrol Service Central Depot, Sparrow's Nest, Lowestoft) [perhaps from 22.08.1940?] 21.10.1940 - 31.03.1941 HMS Forte (RN base, Falmouth) 01....
Canadian soccer captain Christine Sinclair holds the record for most international goals with 186. Earlier this year, Sinclair passed American star Abby Wambach and maybe has her sights on 200. “When I get tired of scoring, that’s when I’ll stop playing,” Sinclair told reporters after nett...
In this situation, the British navy - including the Canadian navy' first east coast warship - mounted a show of force by stopping all incoming and outgoing traffic from the port of New York. This lasted until the US finally opted into the war, on the side of Britain, in 1917. Meanwhile...
Even with the days of Empire long gone, and future wars likely to be fought in completely different ways, there is a strong association in the public consciousness of military resources with global influence.Dominic LentonEngineering & technology...
Support for the Fleet: architecture and engineering of the Royal Navy's Bases 1700–1914 by Jonathan Coad 465 pp., 308 colour and 177 b&w illustrations, 6 maps, 13 tables English Heritage Publishing, The Engine House, Fire Fly Avenue, Swindon, SN2 2NH, 2013, £100 (hbk), discounted to...