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The Tide is high again – historic tanker names return News The Tide is high again – historic tanker names return 13 November 2012 Tidespring, Tiderace, Tidesurge and Tideforce will be the titles of four new tankers being built to sustain to Royal Navy’s global operations. The names of the ships, which will begin toContinue reading “The TIDE tankers to return in a very much updated form – The Tide is high again – historic tanker names return”

HMS Protector Dispatched Her Hi-Tech Motor Launch To Chart The Seas Around The Tiny Volcanic Island Of Tristan Da Cunha November 13 2012 , Written by John Currin’s Blogs and News      Protector maps waters off remote South Atlantic island News Protector maps waters off remote South Atlantic island  12 November 2012 Survey ship HMSContinue reading “HMS Protector Dispatched Her Hi-Tech Motor Launch To Chart The Seas Around The Tiny Volcanic Island Of Tristan Da Cunha”

Bulwark honours the dead in Corfu News Bulwark honours the dead in Corfu 12 November 2012 Sailors from the nation’s flagship honoured 29 British dead – most of them Royal Navy and Royal Marines – when HMS Bulwark visited Corfu. The British Cemetery on the island is the last resting place of personnel from bothContinue reading “HMS Bulwark honours the dead in Corfu”

The Peacock Spider It is a species of jumping spider.The red, blue and black colored males have flap-like extensions of the abdomen with white hairs that can be folded down. They are used for display during mating: the male raises his abdomen, then expands and raises the flaps so that the abdomen forms a white-fringed, circularContinue reading “Look at this beautiful little animal, or is it a spider”

News Gigantic piece of HMS Queen Elizabeth sails to join the rest of the ship 5 November 2012 The largest section of future carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is now complete and has begun its journey to join the rest of the ship. The gigantic aft section has been towed down the Clyde as it beginsContinue reading “Gigantic piece of HMS Queen Elizabeth sails to join the rest of the ship”