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The Loss of HMS Kelly

Mountbatten, Lord Louis, Earl of Burma · Mar 25, 1978 ·

by Admiral of the Fleet the Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCVO, DSO, FRS. An Extract from an account of the sinking of HMS Kelly in ...

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HMAS Warramunga, the Second of the Australian Built Tribals 1942 – 1963

NHSA Webmaster · Dec 25, 1977 ·

ON THE 7TH OF FEBRUARY 1942 Mrs. Frank Forde, wife of the then Minister for the Army, smashed the traditional bottle of wine across the sharp stem of the ship ...

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A Royal Salute with Live Ammunition – Korea, 1952

Bracegirdle, Warwick, DSC, Commander, RAN (Rtd) · Dec 25, 1977 ·

(This article was the winner in the Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Essay Competition.) IN COPIES OF QUEEN’S REGULATIONS and Admiralty Instructions under the section Ceremonial is a Table of Gun ...

Two Years in HMS Renown 1943-45

Churchill, J., Lieutenant Commander · Dec 25, 1977 ·

I JOINED RENOWN IN MAY 1943, at Rosyth, as a brand-new Lieutenant (E), straight from Keyham; it was my first time in Scotland, and I well remember the difficulty that ...

The Second Battle of Sirte – Mediterranean, 1941

Storey, A.S, DSC, Commander, RAN (Rtd) · Dec 25, 1977 ·

DECEMBER 1941 WAS THE MONTH OF DISASTER for the Mediterranean Fleet, for within the space of twenty four hours, the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Andrew Cunningham, had lost the services of two ...

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