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	EARLY BEGINNINGS OF THE NAVAL UNIFORM In 1748 the naval officer had a uniform for the first time. It was announced that admirals, vice-admirals and rear-admirals had been given a uniform, and that the standard pattern could be seen at the Admiralty. Read more
	Britain's Behemoth Submarine - HMS Astute Britain launched a massive sub that can hear a ship from across the Atlantic in June 08, 2007. Sent by Ray Gill Read more
	BRITAIN'S NAVAL POWER - A SHORT HISTORY GROWTH OF THE BRITISH NAVY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO TRAFALGAR BY HAMILTON WILLIAMS, M.A. INSTRUCTOR IN ENGLISH LITERATURE TO NAVAL CADETS IN H.M.S. BRITANNIA Read more
	Remember all the fallen when you buy a poppy By Sir Bill Taylor What's in a name? Quite soon it will be Remembrance Sunday. This year it actually falls on November 11th. Read more
	EXERCISE OF THE SMALL ARMS AND GREAT GUNS For the seamen onboard His Majesty's SHIPS. Read more
	Sketches of warships during World War Two A selection of sketches of Royal Naval Ships during World War II by Robert E. Groves. Read more
	Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth The history of Portsmouth Harbour and Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth extends almost two thousand years. The time when the Romans first recognized its strategic significance and built the fort "Portus Adurni". and now the home to 80% of the Royal Navy's surface fleet. Read more
	Battleships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth during World War Two Originally, during the age of sail, the line of battle ship had to win by battle against the enemy with the aid of larger and more powerful guns... Read more
	The Elizabethan 'Royal Navy' Period Ascended to the throne of England in 1558, Queen Elizabeth I built a maritime power that challaged her enemies and saved her realm from invasion. Developed world trade and secured the future for the 'Royal' Navy. Read more
	HMS Prince of Wales Having a short lived but active career, she served in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Far Eastern theatre of war. Her role played in some important aspects of the Second World War. Instrumental in the initial damage to the German battleship Bismarck... Read more

BBC News...

A Royal Nayy bomb disposal unit is called to Pennan after a metal object was found on the shore.

A rare military watch worth £55,000 is discovered after its unsuspecting owner takes it to be repaired.

A house in north Devon is sealed off after a home-made explosive goes off, injuring a man.

A Royal Marine might not have died if more heavily-armoured vehicles were available, an inquest hears.

A postman is escorted home by police in a row over shorts, the Communication Workers Union says.

Prince William made a secret visit, approved by the Queen, to meet British troops in Afghanistan, it emerges.

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Facts on the Royal Navy ? Divisions that make up the Royal Navy... ...four main fighting arms: ships, submarines, the Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Marines. There are around 129 ships and submarines. There are around 200 combat aircraft, and 50 support aircraft. There are around 36,500 people in the Royal Navy (9.2% female) and an additional 18,500 civilians who work in support. Date: 2007-01-09
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