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SeaWaves – the BEST naval news since 199…by seawaves / 1h   //  keep unread  //  hide BAE Systems’ Intelligence & Security sector was awarded with two separate contracts by NAWCAD for C5ISR design and integration work aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers (DDG-51 class) and guided missile cruisers (CG-47 class). Shown here are two guided-missile destroyers, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117)Continue reading “BAE Systems Awarded Two US Navy Contracts”

ARMY Gun salutes across the nation have marked the anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession in 1952. 6th February 2020 at 4:32pm Play Video Gun salutes nationwide have marked the 68th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne. In London, soldiers from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, in full dress uniform, rode from Wellington Barracks pastContinue reading “Accession Day: Military Gun Salutes Marks Queen’s 68 Years On Throne”

John Currin, Bush Townsend, Basil Rutherford and Buck Taylor in background – Tot of rum time – South China Sea – HMNZS Taranaki SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Menu Rum, blood & tiki: The history of British Navy rum ELEANOR DALLAWAY 06 FEBRUARY 2020    SPIRITS & COCKTAILS | PEOPLE & PLACES Since the 17th century, rum hasContinue reading “Rum, blood & tiki: The history of British Navy rum”

The sixth HMS Magpie (1889) was a screw gunboat launched in 1889. She was used as a boom defence vessel from 1902, reverting to a gunboat in 1915, before being transferred for use as a depot ship later that year. She was sold in 1921. from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/399y4lg via IFTTT

The sixth HMS Magpie (1889) was a screw gunboat launched in 1889. She was used as a boom defence vessel from 1902, reverting to a gunboat in 1915, before being transferred for use as a depot ship later that year. She was sold in 1921. from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/31rGBgQ via IFTTT