#RoyalNavy

RAF Lossiemouth

RAFLossiemouth

Without further ado... World, meet ZP803! Our third @P8A_PoseidonRAF is named after Squadron Leader Terence 'Terry' Bulloch. He's in the history books when it comes to Maritime Aviation, but if

Seb H

sebh1981

@RoyalNavy Type 43 and 44 Destroyer thread! The Type 43 and Type 44 were proposed destroyer classes for the Royal Navy. They were intended to follow on from the Type

Dr Phil Weir

navalhistorian

On this day 1940 the @RoyalNavy's Gibraltar-based Force H, formed just 3 days before under V/Adm Sir James Somerville with the battlecruiser HMS Hood, aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal &

Deborah Haynes

haynesdeborah

NEW: The @BritishArmy, @RoyalNavy, @RoyalAirForce response to #coronavirus is rapidly expanding with 2,680+ personnel already deployed around the country & 1,000s more on standby. With 76 requests for aid &

Dr Phil Weir

navalhistorian

November 1940 was one of the most eventful & significant months of #WW2 at sea for the @RoyalNavy with fleets in action in the Atlantic & Mediterranean, while in the

Tom Sharpe

TomSharpe134

Lots of really interesting articles circulating in the immediate aftermath of the #USSBonhommeRichard fire. I’ve gathered a couple here and added some observations. No one died. This is remarkable and

Dr Phil Weir

navalhistorian

On this day 1940 was in some respects one of the most critical of #WW2. With most troops evacuated & the defences of Cherbourg crumbling despite assistance from the firepower

CommonSense Defence

DefenceSenseUK

MoD RESPONSE THREAD and the are facing unprecedented circumstances, presented by the #CoronaVirus crisis.All mechanisms available to the State are being utilised.This thread aims to highlight those

David #KeepYourDistance Turner QC

GreatStrides65

#OTD 1940 – in the words of peacetime barrister S/Lt David Croom-Johnson RNVR on HMS ROSS (a coal-powered Hunt class minesweeper built in 1919), on her 4th and final trip

Dr Phil Weir

navalhistorian

On this day 1940 a @RoyalNavy, @Australian_Navy & Free French force under V/Adm Sir John Cunningham, aboard the battleship HMS Barham, with the battleship HMS Resolution & aircraft carrier HMS

CITiZAN

CITiZAN1

Hello and welcome to today’s virtual #LowTideTrail #archaeology walk. Today we’ll take a Twitter based tour of #Liverpool’s Albert Docks. Join us to learn about the cities maritime past #LiverpoolBayDiscovery

Dave Thibault

Dave_Thibault

Sorry long thread incoming.I'm sure a lot of people have seen this video by @MarkRober. On the surface, he seems to have good intentions.Unfortunately the video is filled with so

Paul C. Strobel

PaulStrobel

#OTD vor 79 Jahren, am 20. Mai 1941, begann Unternehmen Merkur: Die deutsche Landung auf #Kreta. Hier ein Foto meines Großvaters im Transportflieger. Sein bester Freund und Mann seiner späteren

Irish History Bitesize!

lorraineelizab6

Thread: Dare to Dream: Irish People who took on the World (and Won!) Based on my new wonderful book! @sarahwebbishere author, @GrahamArtwork illustrator, @OBrienPress publisher! @AnPostIBAS 2019 shortlist Best Irish

Michaël Mangeon

Mangeon4

Savez-vous qu’en 1967, le général de Gaulle inaugure le Redoutable, premier sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d’engins français ?Mais avant cela, il y a eu de nombreux échecs et apprentissages, dans un

Lebanese News and Updates

LebUpdate

Sep 13: a vessel with 2,750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate entered the Beirut port.Oct 15: "the port authorities discharged the cargo onto the port’s warehouses. The vessel and cargo remain