Tag: Navy

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19th August 1812: USS Constitution earns the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere

• 19th August 2023
• Tagged as: America, Napoleonic Wars, Navy, Royal Navy, United States, War of 1812

USS Constitution earned the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.

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31st July 1970: Black Tot Day ends the Royal Navy’s daily rum ration

• 31st July 2023
• Tagged as: Alcohol, Britain, Navy, Ship, United Kingdom

On the 31^st July 1970, the British Royal Navy issued the last daily rum ration, or “tot”, to sailors.

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3rd July 1940: British navy attacks the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir

• 3rd July 2023
• Tagged as: Algeria, Axis Alliance, Battle of the Atlantic, Britain, Churchill, France, Mers-el-Kebir, Navy, Nazi, Second World War, Ship, Vichy

British naval ships attacked the French Navy at Mers-el-Kébir in Algeria during the Second World War.

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1st July 1911: Start of the Second Moroccan Crisis as gunboat SMS Panther is sent to Agadir

• 1st July 2023
• Tagged as: First World War, France, Germany, Imperialism, Morocco, Navy, Wilhelm II

The German gunboat SMS Panther was sent to the Moroccan port of Agadir, sparking the Second Moroccan Crisis.

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26th May 1940: Start of the Dunkirk evacuation

• 26th May 2023
• Tagged as: Army, Britain, Churchill, Evacuation, France, Germany, Navy, Nazi, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Second World War

Operation Dynamo, better known as the evacuation of Dunkirk, began.

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7th May 1915: RMS Lusitania sunk by the German U-Boat, U-20

• 7th May 2023
• Tagged as: America, Britain, First World War, Germany, Ireland, Liverpool, Navy, New York, Passenger, Ship, USA, Wilson

The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast of Ireland.

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28th April 1789: The crew of HMS Bounty mutiny against Captain William Bligh

• 28th April 2023
• Tagged as: HMS Bounty, Mutiny, Navy, Pitcairn, Royal Navy, Ship, Tahiti

23-year old Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty.

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7th March 1900: First ship-to-shore wireless message sent by SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

• 7th March 2023
• Tagged as: Germany, Marconi, Navy, Radio, Science, Ship, Technology, Wireless

The German ocean liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse became the first vessel to transmit a ship-to-shore wireless message.

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16th December 1914: German Imperial Navy attacks the British seaside towns of Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby

• 16th December 2022
• Tagged as: Attack, Bombardment, Britain, England, First World War, Germany, Navy, Royal Navy, Scarborough, Whitby, Yorkshire

Over a thousand shells were fired by the German ships, resulting in 137 deaths and a further 592 people being injured in the British towns. Most of the casualties were civilians.

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23rd September 1338: First naval battle with artillery takes place in the Hundred Years’ War

• 23rd September 2022
• Tagged as: Battle, Battle of Arnemuiden, Edward III, England, France, Grand Army of the Sea, Hundred Years War, Navy

The first recorded naval battle featuring artillery took place in the first naval engagement of the Hundred Years’ War.