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Stephen Bourne and Nathan Rudsen. |
(Portrait Courtesy of Madron Old Cornwall Society) https://t.co/HLwI8esulP Ten @RoyalNavy sailors have been awarded operational honours and awards for exceptional work. |
The 56th Operational Honours and Awards List recognises those who have displayed bravery, commitment and meritorious service. |
Read more: https://t.co/ImrQA5MXmw https://t.co/mcO6u0vQnm The @PoppyLegion 2021 Poppy Appeal launches today! |
#EveryPoppyCounts so look out for your local collector and donate to support members of the Armed Forces, veterans and their families. Happy birthday, Royal! 357 years and still hoofing. |
Today in 1664 the @RoyalMarines were founded and the rest, as they say, is history. https://t.co/LJO9CiZSvv Sailor saves neighbours during fire. |
'He quickly realised there had been a huge explosion in one of the neighbouring houses and ran towards the scene'. |
Read the full story here: https://t.co/icpzk2gzmQ https://t.co/LnEZTh3VHT After a busy schedule in the #PacificOcean, @HMSDefender is on her journey back west. The destroyer has spent the past couple of weeks conducting training and exercises in the Indo-Pacific region along with other warships in the #UKCarrierStrikeGroup |
🔗 https://t.co/9Yfi5ZYz8v https://t.co/5jXQDida27 Here are your headlines from across the #RoyalNavy. |
This week we’re with #RoyalMarines in the Mojave Desert during exercises with US and Dutch allies. We’ve also got news on Type 26 frigates and @hms_argyll working with autonomous boats. |
Read more: https://t.co/c2ujVCqSrB https://t.co/KjSPj1HmFf .@poppyscotland Poppy Appeal launched at @HMNBClyde. This year the poppy is celebrating its 100th Birthday. @RNinScotland |
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🔗https://t.co/nb8VCeicyh https://t.co/quyLAAvbBo As part of our #BlackHistoryMonth reflections, today we're putting the spotlight on Marine Robinson. |
Find out more about his story below. |
#ProudToBe @NatMuseumRN https://t.co/cdOhC6OmaI .@HMSKingAlfred celebrates its new home! |
The new centre is part of a transformation programme that will see #HMSKingAlfred become a waterfront regional training hub. This will make the unit a focal point for @RNReserve across the UK. |
🔗Read more: https://t.co/VYnLWjarWR https://t.co/2Nmw4I3kX5 Gulf artisans replace Montrose’s Artisan to keep frigate at the cutting edge. |
Read more about how her radar was replaced in theatre here: |
🔗https://t.co/gDE2AEpZk6 https://t.co/HArnPLJXJw 🏅National Apprenticeship Awards 2021 |
The Royal Navy won key categories – Macro Employer of the Year and the Award for Recruitment Excellence. |
Read more here: 🔗https://t.co/5NOCanMFAh https://t.co/SOqXcaTc07 Sailors to be ambulance drivers in Wales... |
#RoyalNavy sailors are swapping missions on ships and aircraft for duties as ambulance drivers across Wales to help alleviate pressure on health services this autumn. |
Read more: https://t.co/4QGZDcsr3e https://t.co/QIvAn1gdRx 🎥 Embracing technology... |
The #RoyalNavy has always been at the forefront of technology and innovation, and has adapted to evolving threats to maintain competitive advantage. At the recent @DSEI_event the RN took a look into what the future might hold. |
https://t.co/mDxbg43ioJ https://t.co/w7dNHP8C6r 👏 BZ! To PO Ben Shread who was named Photographer of the Year for his work over a few dramatic weeks in Afghanistan. |
His images and video of British troops evacuating civilians from Kabul have earned the sailor the Navy’s top photography award! |
🔗https://t.co/xhUQE66LAs https://t.co/uIxinmQyQT 📸 The Peregrine Trophy award winners have been announced! |
The competition dates back to 60 years and recognises the skills and dedication of our Phot Branch who continues to tell the story of our global, modern #RoyalNavy. |
🔗Check out all images here: https://t.co/curP9qXuIL https://t.co/ycPO28RbpT FOST in translation! 🇬🇧🇳🇱 |
Six decades of Anglo-Dutch naval cooperation was celebrated in @HMNBDevonport today. |
For 60 years the @kon_marine has sent its ships to prepare for front-line action with the Royal Navy's premier training organisation, FOST. |
https://t.co/MM8jiQ5tLa https://t.co/bJorBSJl1y 📹 The UK's #CarrierStrikeGroup has tested its latest fire power. A new missile system designed to protect the UK’s aircraft carriers has been successfully tested. @HMSDefender's Wildcat of @815NAS fired the Martlet missile at an inflatable target. |
🔗 https://t.co/HmlGyOdV3L https://t.co/zvWjxsz9Oj BZ! 👏👏👏 Congratulations to @hms_argyll stalwart CPO Alan 'Sharkey' Ward, who's been rewarded for 5,000 days at sea. ✨👏 |
The chief stoker joined the RN in 1977, served in the Falklands in 82 and has spent nearly 14 years at sea in career spanning six decades. |
https://t.co/BPZlioSA3u https://t.co/O6fzc4evHm Frigate @hms_argyll conducted trials with an autonomous Pac24 RIB. Organised by the navy's innovation experts #NavyX and @BAESystemsplc, the trials saw the RIB's control systems integrated into Argyll and the boat then fully controlled from the ship |
🔗 https://t.co/6CADIdfxND https://t.co/viWywcc2BZ As part of our #BlackHistoryMonth reflections, today we're putting the spotlight on the Royal Navy Corps of Colonial Marines. |
Read below to find out more about their story. #ProudToBe https://t.co/d30PeDi8Oj A coin placed under the mast of Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory 127 years ago goes on show today as part of Trafalgar Day commemorations. |
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🔗https://t.co/qFrS8eb4MZ https://t.co/cjtqMIYFoc Sailors have joined the first #Type26 frigate to begin bringing HMS Glasgow and her seven sisters into service. |
Half a dozen experienced sailors will work out routines, help write the 'operators manual' with @BAES_Maritime and give the ship her soul. |
https://t.co/I3PhvIWo7B https://t.co/pVce5RIOxR The Commanding Officer of @HMSsultan Captain John Voyce, has been decorated by The Prince of Wales for his commitment to the Service and UK industry. |
Captain Voyce has devoted more than 30 years of his life to military engineering! |
🔗For more: https://t.co/IWd0FnhGCb https://t.co/owdQhAEtzG #TrafalgarDay Surrounded by comrades, Nelson dies . Among his final words: “Thank God I have done my duty.” |
Read more: https://t.co/d1infoJGBN https://t.co/NEAfs0cSHA #TrafalgarDay A dying Nelson asks his flag captain: “Kiss me, Hardy.” https://t.co/DpeWtKtKqW #TrafalgarDay Admiral Villeneuve surrenders. In barely two hours of battle, he has lost over 20 ships and suffered nearly 6,000 casualties to Nelson’s 1,666 men killed and wounded. https://t.co/XlzMp48f2u #TrafalgarDay “Hardy, I do believe they have done it at last.” A French sharpshooter on the Redoubtable mortally wounds Nelson. https://t.co/X3BYXj43gb #TrafalgarDay Victory delivers a devastating double broadside to French flagship Bucentaure, killing or wounding 200 men at a stroke. Admiral Villeneuve is one of the few senior survivors. https://t.co/3EQqutDk07 #TrafalgarDay Nelson sends his final signal: Engage the enemy more closely. https://t.co/KbMyDoWsZF #TrafalgarDay The lead ships in the two British battle lines smash into the enemy formation https://t.co/Sc8TLxBovM #TrafalgarDay #NelsonsPrayer ...to Him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend Amen. Amen. Amen.” #TrafalgarDay #NelsonsPrayer ...and may humanity after victory be the predominant Feature in the British fleet. For myself individually, I commit my life to Him who made me And may His blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. #TrafalgarDay #NelsonsPrayer Nelson prays for victory in his cabin: “May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country And for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and Glorious victory: and may no misconduct, in any one, Tarnish it: https://t.co/FeZAY9yRSO #TrafalgarDay “Beat to Quarters” – sailors in the British ships take up their action stations as the British and Franco-Spanish fleets slowly converge. |
Franco-Spanish commander Villeneuve orders his force to return to Cadiz but the winds are against him. https://t.co/n2EpqwDJ7O Today is #TrafalgarDay, a highly important day in the Royal Navy Calendar as it is the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar which defined the Age of Sail and which sealed British dominion of the seas for a hundred years. https://t.co/yqtZNCJxLi https://t.co/yOaesDoS18 In honour of the Battle of Trafalgar, we remember the thousands of highly trained sailors who delivered a great and glorious victory under Admiral Lord Nelson, setting an example for generations of Royal Navy Sailors and Royal Marines who have served since. #TrafalgarDay2021 https://t.co/qjBjF94SxO Tickets are now available for @HMSsultan's annual bonfire/fireworks night! |
There will be entertainment through the evening leading up to the fireworks finale, including fire-breathers and a funfair. |
🔗More Info: https://t.co/VGtGDaIIdy https://t.co/js9lb7m57e Sailors from @hmsprotector paid tribute to thousands of Royal Navy sailors who fought and died to end the slave trade from Africa in the 19th Century. |
They joined @StHelenaGovt in a service on St Helena, a key hub for the anti-slavery mission. #BHM |
https://t.co/3aFeltcpjB https://t.co/xUhy7T8oFs "I've found my best friends here. We are making a difference." |
Honorary Captain Durdana Ansari advocated the Maritime Reserves as @HMSPresidentRNR hosted Tower Hamlets community leaders. |
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🔗https://t.co/msAE5Nfm5g https://t.co/r2PMzB7Uq2 After some rest and recuperation alongside in #Guam, @hms_kent is back on operations and conducting various training in the Indo-Pacific region. The frigate met up with other ships in the #UKCarrierStrikeGroup while also carrying out emergency drills |
🔗 https://t.co/Js0lF0C830 https://t.co/YZd9sDVNri The #MODRaceNetwork are hosting a series of talks to reflect on contributions to society from the Black community. #ProudToBe |
"Black Albinism" - presented by external speaker Anneline Mathiba |
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