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#OTD in 1914 one of the strangest battles of World War One occurred off the coast of Trindade Island between British and German ships.This is the Battle of Trindade where

#OTD 60 years ago HMS Vanguard ran aground as she left Portsmouth Harbour for the final time to be scrapped.Her departure marked the end of the battleship era for the

Time for #MondayMonitors and today we're looking at the Humber-class monitors! These class of three monitors were requisitioned prior to the outbreak of WW1.They saw extensive service during WW1 and

#OTD 105 years ago HMS M.33 was launched at the Workman, Clarke Company, Belfast. She was built as part of the Emergency War Programme for naval ship construction during WW1.