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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
The article reports on the development of the integrated marketing strategy of Royal Navy in Great Britain. The campaign aims to promote military recruitment by re-educating young adults about life in the armed f...
1940 - 1946 Royal Navy: 24.08.1942 - (06.1943) First Lieutenant & Navigating Officer, HM MTB 32 (motor torpedo boat) [HMS Beehive (Coastal Forces base, Felixstowe)] 08.1943 - (12.1943) [First Lieutenant? / Commanding Officer ?], HM MTB 234 (motor torpedo boat) [HMS Beehive (Coastal ...
On 5 April 1755, His Majesty's Marine Forces, fifty Companies in three Divisions, headquartered at Chatham, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, were formed by Order of Council under Admiralty control.[9] Initially Marine field officer ranks were honorary sinecure positions awarded to senior Royal Navy ...
A distinguished officer in the Royal Navy, Admiral Edward Vernon's career commenced in 1700 and spanned a period of 46 years. This saw him learn his trade under Admiral Cloudesley Shovell before establishing himself as a rising star in the ranks. Vernon saw active service in the War of the...
The Royal Navy’s form of salute is thought to have influenced the US military, whose version also involves the palm facing downwards. The different arms of the British Military have very differing ranks so, of course, in order to know if you are saluting a superior or inferior...
This volume provides the first comprehensive history of education and training for officers of the Royal Navy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It covers the development of educational provision, from the first 1702 Order in Co... ...
The British naval 'setbacks' during the War of 1812 would have caused a great volume of these swords being absorbed into the ranks of the U.S. Navy. This particular one is based on a surviving cutlass from the Battle of Lake Erie. In 1814 a cutlass sword exercise or drill was ...
‘Petty Officer’, Ian Ramsbottom, who must have been the youngest ‘Senior NCO’ in the Royal Navy for those two months, returned safely back to school! The final word came from Air Chief Marshal Leigh-Mallory. He requested that the following message be circulated to all ROC personnel: "...