Thanks for sharing, and bumping to the #NavalHistory feed 😊
January 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Thanks for sharing, and bumping to the #NavalHistory feed 😊
Much like HMS Birmimgham did while supporting the liberation of Bergen, Norway, in 1945
What an experience this must have been for these children after 5 years of occupation
#navalhistory
What an experience this must have been for these children after 5 years of occupation
#navalhistory
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Much like HMS Birmimgham did while supporting the liberation of Bergen, Norway, in 1945
What an experience this must have been for these children after 5 years of occupation
#navalhistory
What an experience this must have been for these children after 5 years of occupation
#navalhistory
#NavalHistory I am speaking to the local history society in March. The entry on the website has my first name wrong, the initials of the subject wrong, and has chosen to illustrate a naval event of 1898 with this warship silhouette. Can someone date it for me - WW1, WW2, other?
Thanks!
Thanks!
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
#NavalHistory I am speaking to the local history society in March. The entry on the website has my first name wrong, the initials of the subject wrong, and has chosen to illustrate a naval event of 1898 with this warship silhouette. Can someone date it for me - WW1, WW2, other?
Thanks!
Thanks!
6 Jan 1945 // Destroyer HMS Walpole struck a mine in the southern North Sea, mid-way between the Suffolk coast and the Dutch coast. Two men were killed. She remained afloat and was towed to Sheerness but was written off as a total loss. (Imperial War Museum: FL 21221) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
6 Jan 1945 // Destroyer HMS Walpole struck a mine in the southern North Sea, mid-way between the Suffolk coast and the Dutch coast. Two men were killed. She remained afloat and was towed to Sheerness but was written off as a total loss. (Imperial War Museum: FL 21221) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
6 Jan 1944 // HM Trawler Wallasea was torpedoed and sunk south of Mount's Bay during an attack by German torpedo boats on the coastal convoy she was escorting. She was hit at 4.40am by one torpedo fired by S.138 and sank very quickly, with 35 men lost from her 38 crew. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
6 Jan 1944 // HM Trawler Wallasea was torpedoed and sunk south of Mount's Bay during an attack by German torpedo boats on the coastal convoy she was escorting. She was hit at 4.40am by one torpedo fired by S.138 and sank very quickly, with 35 men lost from her 38 crew. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory
6 Jan 1916 // Steam yacht HMS Hersilia (requisitioned by the #RoyalNavy in 1914) struck rocks and was wrecked without loss of life near the mouth of Loch Torridon on the west coast of Scotland while on her way from Stornoway to Ornsay. Navigational error was blamed for the loss. #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
6 Jan 1916 // Steam yacht HMS Hersilia (requisitioned by the #RoyalNavy in 1914) struck rocks and was wrecked without loss of life near the mouth of Loch Torridon on the west coast of Scotland while on her way from Stornoway to Ornsay. Navigational error was blamed for the loss. #WW1 #NavalHistory
6 Jan 1916 // HM Submarine E.17 was wrecked on an uncharted bank while on patrol off Texel in the North Sea. All the crew were rescued without loss by the Dutch Navy and interned. E.17's conning tower is preserved at the RN Submarine Museum (image: Wikimedia Commons). #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
6 Jan 1916 // HM Submarine E.17 was wrecked on an uncharted bank while on patrol off Texel in the North Sea. All the crew were rescued without loss by the Dutch Navy and interned. E.17's conning tower is preserved at the RN Submarine Museum (image: Wikimedia Commons). #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
Captain Crawford Maclachlan's decision to evacuate the ship as soon as it was clear that the flooding could not be contained was controversial but almost certainly saved many lives. The only fatality from 777 crew was one man who drowned during the evacuation. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Captain Crawford Maclachlan's decision to evacuate the ship as soon as it was clear that the flooding could not be contained was controversial but almost certainly saved many lives. The only fatality from 777 crew was one man who drowned during the evacuation. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
6 Jan 1915 // HM Trawler Banyers, a minesweeper, detonated a mine while clearing a German minefield between Filey and Scarborough, and sank quickly with the loss of six men from her crew of seventeen. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
6 Jan 1915 // HM Trawler Banyers, a minesweeper, detonated a mine while clearing a German minefield between Filey and Scarborough, and sank quickly with the loss of six men from her crew of seventeen. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
6 Jan 1838 // Packet brig HMS Briseis (6 guns) sailed from Falmouth on this date with mails for Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was not seen again. She was presumed to have sunk with all hands, possibly after a collision with an iceberg. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
6 Jan 1838 // Packet brig HMS Briseis (6 guns) sailed from Falmouth on this date with mails for Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was not seen again. She was presumed to have sunk with all hands, possibly after a collision with an iceberg. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
6 Jan 1806 // 16-gun ship sloop HMS Favourite was captured off the Cape Verde Islands by a squadron of four French warships after a chase that lasted from 1.30am to 11am. When the 80-gun Régulus and the 44-gun Président overhauled and fired on her, she surrendered. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
6 Jan 1806 // 16-gun ship sloop HMS Favourite was captured off the Cape Verde Islands by a squadron of four French warships after a chase that lasted from 1.30am to 11am. When the 80-gun Régulus and the 44-gun Président overhauled and fired on her, she surrendered. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
She had departed Charleston on 1 December to take William Shirley, the new Governor of The Bahamas, to Nassau. When she grounded, Shirley and his suite were provided with a boat and reached Nassau without further incident. The wreck of the Mermaid was found in 1987. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
She had departed Charleston on 1 December to take William Shirley, the new Governor of The Bahamas, to Nassau. When she grounded, Shirley and his suite were provided with a boat and reached Nassau without further incident. The wreck of the Mermaid was found in 1987. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
Revolutionary War naval battle chaos.
A boarding axe is shoved into your hands. Now what? 🪓⚓
#AmericanRevolution #NavalHistory #RevolutionaryWar #BoardingAxe #AgeOfSail #HistoryShorts #HistoryTok #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild
www.youtube.com/shorts/9z-Ra...
A boarding axe is shoved into your hands. Now what? 🪓⚓
#AmericanRevolution #NavalHistory #RevolutionaryWar #BoardingAxe #AgeOfSail #HistoryShorts #HistoryTok #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild
www.youtube.com/shorts/9z-Ra...
Revolutionary War naval battle chaos. A boarding axe is shoved into your hands. Now what? 🪓⚓
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January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Revolutionary War naval battle chaos.
A boarding axe is shoved into your hands. Now what? 🪓⚓
#AmericanRevolution #NavalHistory #RevolutionaryWar #BoardingAxe #AgeOfSail #HistoryShorts #HistoryTok #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild
www.youtube.com/shorts/9z-Ra...
A boarding axe is shoved into your hands. Now what? 🪓⚓
#AmericanRevolution #NavalHistory #RevolutionaryWar #BoardingAxe #AgeOfSail #HistoryShorts #HistoryTok #KepWestguard #HistoryIsWild
www.youtube.com/shorts/9z-Ra...
Belfast now sailed for Shanghai, where she supported operations to rehabilitate former civilian internees of the Japanese. On 1st October 1945, the ship’s company hosted a children’s party with various activities including games and improvised playground rides.
📷 IWM A 30855
🧵10/10
#NavalHistory
📷 IWM A 30855
🧵10/10
#NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Belfast now sailed for Shanghai, where she supported operations to rehabilitate former civilian internees of the Japanese. On 1st October 1945, the ship’s company hosted a children’s party with various activities including games and improvised playground rides.
📷 IWM A 30855
🧵10/10
#NavalHistory
📷 IWM A 30855
🧵10/10
#NavalHistory
1942 got off to a bad start for the Regia Marina. On 4 Jan HM/Sub Upholder caught Cagni-class sub Saint Bon on the surface and sank her with almost all hands with her last torpedo. She was carrying ammunition and fuel for North Africa.
#navalhistory #maritimehistory @rjhammond215.bsky.social
#navalhistory #maritimehistory @rjhammond215.bsky.social
Small/Auxiliary naval unit losses and damage
Background The constant convoy battles either on the Italy/Greece to Libya or the Alexandria to Tobruk routes took a severe toll on smaller units on both sides. This list is probably not complete &…
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January 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
1942 got off to a bad start for the Regia Marina. On 4 Jan HM/Sub Upholder caught Cagni-class sub Saint Bon on the surface and sank her with almost all hands with her last torpedo. She was carrying ammunition and fuel for North Africa.
#navalhistory #maritimehistory @rjhammond215.bsky.social
#navalhistory #maritimehistory @rjhammond215.bsky.social
On 5/6 Jan 1942, 24 reinforcement tanks were loaded onto a batch of MFPs (Flighters) fresh from the stocks, for transfer to North Africa. Unusually, we have their chassis numbers and there's a great discussion in comments here with very detailed information on them.
#navalhistory #maritimehistory
#navalhistory #maritimehistory
German tanks sent in 1st half of Jan. 42
Until now I believed that a total of 54 tanks tanks had been sent from Italy to the Afrikakorps on the M.43 convoy on 5 Jan 42. Jan very kindly sent me the loading lists for the convoy. From these…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:42 AM
On 5/6 Jan 1942, 24 reinforcement tanks were loaded onto a batch of MFPs (Flighters) fresh from the stocks, for transfer to North Africa. Unusually, we have their chassis numbers and there's a great discussion in comments here with very detailed information on them.
#navalhistory #maritimehistory
#navalhistory #maritimehistory
Under the terms of the London Treaty of 1930, the battleship Wyoming was stripped of her armor and half of her main armament, being converted to a training ship. Her last 12" guns were removed in 1944, when she gained a large number of anti-aircraft guns. Sold for scrapping in 1947.
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Under the terms of the London Treaty of 1930, the battleship Wyoming was stripped of her armor and half of her main armament, being converted to a training ship. Her last 12" guns were removed in 1944, when she gained a large number of anti-aircraft guns. Sold for scrapping in 1947.
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
...and 20 colour profiles (with each photograph and profile having an interesting caption with further interesting detail). Well worth a read for anyone interested in the Swordfish, the FAA, or World War 2/naval aviation more generally. (3/3)
#histbookchat #NavalHistory
#histbookchat #NavalHistory
January 6, 2026 at 3:30 AM
...and 20 colour profiles (with each photograph and profile having an interesting caption with further interesting detail). Well worth a read for anyone interested in the Swordfish, the FAA, or World War 2/naval aviation more generally. (3/3)
#histbookchat #NavalHistory
#histbookchat #NavalHistory
An excerpt from the thread on the B-24 Liberator - well worth a read for the whole lot, even if it's not all naval 😊
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
PB4Y-1 Liberator of the U.S. Navy. Almost 1,000 of this ‘navalised’ patrol variant were converted from standard B-24s during the war, later aircraft receiving more substantial modifications. They served in both the Pacific and Atlantic theatres.
📷 history.navy.mil 80-G-K-5175
🧵9/10
📷 history.navy.mil 80-G-K-5175
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January 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
An excerpt from the thread on the B-24 Liberator - well worth a read for the whole lot, even if it's not all naval 😊
#NavalHistory
#NavalHistory
My first archive visit of 2026 is to Oxford University, reading more journals of John Barrow Jr., Fitzjames' close friend & a friend to all Franklin Expedition searchers. He's so dear to me. These are some of my notes of today.😄 #19thC #research #NavalHistory
January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
My first archive visit of 2026 is to Oxford University, reading more journals of John Barrow Jr., Fitzjames' close friend & a friend to all Franklin Expedition searchers. He's so dear to me. These are some of my notes of today.😄 #19thC #research #NavalHistory
When you support the Naval Institute, you’re not only supporting the future, but preserving the past by helping us maintain our unique archives, oral histories, and more. Sustain naval history – join today. bit.ly/4jclh6U #HistoricalPreservation #History #HistoryBuff #NavalHistory
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
When you support the Naval Institute, you’re not only supporting the future, but preserving the past by helping us maintain our unique archives, oral histories, and more. Sustain naval history – join today. bit.ly/4jclh6U #HistoricalPreservation #History #HistoryBuff #NavalHistory
The Ardente, part of a convoy escort, attacked a submarine which had been detected by sonar with several salvos of depth charges. The Italians recorded a definite kill, but could not confirm the identity of the submarine. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The Ardente, part of a convoy escort, attacked a submarine which had been detected by sonar with several salvos of depth charges. The Italians recorded a definite kill, but could not confirm the identity of the submarine. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
5 Jan 1940 // HM Trawler Kingston Cornelian, a Hull boat in #RoyalNavy service as an anti-submarine vessel based at Gibraltar, sank after being run into by French merchant ship Chella east of Gibraltar at about 11pm. All 19 men in her crew were lost. #WW2 #NavalHistory
January 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
5 Jan 1940 // HM Trawler Kingston Cornelian, a Hull boat in #RoyalNavy service as an anti-submarine vessel based at Gibraltar, sank after being run into by French merchant ship Chella east of Gibraltar at about 11pm. All 19 men in her crew were lost. #WW2 #NavalHistory
5 Jan 1809 // 4-gun cutter HMS Pigeon ran aground and was wrecked off Kingsgate Point, Margate, due to navigational error. Her mast remained above the water and the crew took refuge in the rigging. They were rescued next morning but two men died of exposure overnight. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
5 Jan 1809 // 4-gun cutter HMS Pigeon ran aground and was wrecked off Kingsgate Point, Margate, due to navigational error. Her mast remained above the water and the crew took refuge in the rigging. They were rescued next morning but two men died of exposure overnight. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
5 Jan 1801 // 8-gun cutter HMS Charming Molly (a hired vessel which had kept her mercantile name) disappeared with all hands while sailing from the Channel Islands to England, presumed lost in a ferocious storm which struck the western English Channel at this time. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
5 Jan 1801 // 8-gun cutter HMS Charming Molly (a hired vessel which had kept her mercantile name) disappeared with all hands while sailing from the Channel Islands to England, presumed lost in a ferocious storm which struck the western English Channel at this time. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory