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.
In December 1969 the Admiralty Board, which meets in order to administer the Royal Navy, published a written statement that said issuing rum was ‘no longer compatible with the high standards of efficiency required’ and the daily ration was stopped the following year.
USS Constitution earned the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.
Operation Dynamo, better known as the evacuation of Dunkirk, began.
23-year old Acting Lieutenant Fletcher Christian led a mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty.
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