Today we commemorate the greatest clash of Dreadnought battleships at
the battle of Jutland off the coast of Denmark on 31 May 1916. The Royal Navy's White Ensign flies over the Imperial German Navy Ensign.Friday, 31 May 2013
WWI Battle of Jutland anniversary
Today we commemorate the greatest clash of Dreadnought battleships at
the battle of Jutland off the coast of Denmark on 31 May 1916. The Royal Navy's White Ensign flies over the Imperial German Navy Ensign.
Monday, 20 May 2013
Farewell Ark Royal
The decommissioned former HMS Ark Royal leaves
Britain today for scrapping in Turkey, leaving the Royal Navy without a carrier
to deploy high performance aircraft for the first time since it invented the
“flat top” concept nearly 100 years ago. A sad day, hence the flag is at half-mast.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Battle of the Atlantic 70th anniversary
There's a memorial service in St Paul's Cathedral today to honour the merchant sailors who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of the Atlantic 70 years ago. We're marking the occasion by flying the White and Red Ensigns, for the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy, respectively.
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