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HMS Vanguard: The Royal Navy Battleship That Was Obsolete Before She Sailed
The HMS Vanguard served as King George VI’s yacht during his 1947 tour to South Africa. Relatedly, a year thereafter, ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
The HMS Investigator voyage
HMS Investigator, captained by Matthew Flinders, sailed from Spithead in Hampshire, England, on Saturday 18 July 1801, tasked with charting the coastline of Australia. It reached King George Sound in ...
Ex-Royal Marines musician donates rare statue
A former Royal Marines bandsman - who played for sultans and royalty - has donated a rare statue of a drum major to the military school of music where his career began.