Tag: Royal Navy

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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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31th July 1970: Black Tot Day sees the British Royal Navy issue the last daily rum ration to sailors

31st July 2022
Tagged as: Alcohol, Black Tot Day, Britain, Navy, Royal Navy, Rum

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.

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