Navy Records Society
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Publishing British naval documents and history since 1893. We'll post all the latest discoveries here...
Rear Admiral John Lang:‘Even a casual glance at this collection of letters is a joy. It is an extraordinary record of a cadet and midshipman in the Victorian Navy and opens a window of life in an era when the passage of time is marked by the receipt and dispatch of periodic letters to and from home’
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Rear Admiral John Lang:‘Even a casual glance at this collection of letters is a joy. It is an extraordinary record of a cadet and midshipman in the Victorian Navy and opens a window of life in an era when the passage of time is marked by the receipt and dispatch of periodic letters to and from home’
Also, discover the NRS online magazine, where John has contributed a 3-part series of articles on the letters written by Midshipman Brian Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880: buff.ly/8eZyw9Q
#royalnavy #navyhistory #navalhistory #19thcentury #victorian #historybook #publishing
#royalnavy #navyhistory #navalhistory #19thcentury #victorian #historybook #publishing
The Godfrey-Faussett Papers Part 1: HMS Dido Ascension Island to Cape Coast Castle, 1880. – The Navy Records Society
This post introduces letters written by Midshipman Bryan Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880.These extracts from his letters start in the Atlantic at St Helena and Ascension…
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November 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Also, discover the NRS online magazine, where John has contributed a 3-part series of articles on the letters written by Midshipman Brian Godfrey-Faussett when serving on board HMS Dido in 1880: buff.ly/8eZyw9Q
#royalnavy #navyhistory #navalhistory #19thcentury #victorian #historybook #publishing
#royalnavy #navyhistory #navalhistory #19thcentury #victorian #historybook #publishing
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#Navyrecords #navyhistory #navalhistory #ww2 #ww2history #ww2navy #Bismark #hmshood #NRS #NavyRecordsSociety
Hunting The Bismarck
Publishing naval history since 1893.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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#Navyrecords #navyhistory #navalhistory #ww2 #ww2history #ww2navy #Bismark #hmshood #NRS #NavyRecordsSociety
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#Navyrecords #navyhistory #navalhistory #ww2 #ww2history #ww2navy #Bismark #hmshood #NRS #NavyRecordsSociety