Beautiful weather in the South Coast Exercise Areas as Course 11 get to grips operating from one of the workhorses of the fleet.. The Type 23 Frigate HMS Iron Duke #NihilObstat

“HMS Boadicea taking the Vénus” The Vénus🇫🇷 would prove a major thorn in the side of the Allies. 18 September 1810, Vénus captured HMS Ceylon🇬🇧 Next day, 19 September, HMS Boadicea, HMS Otter & the brig HMS Staunch, captured the crippled Vénus & recapture HMS Ceylon.

.HMS Portland arrived in Portsmouth this morning and went onto the UHAF to load ammunition. Note: she is fitted with Naval Strike Missile mounts. Photo George Emmett

The battleship of battleship saluted again, including by our Editor on a deployment to Cornwall. And we shall be running a feature in the next edition of the magazine on HMS Warspite's swan song mission to provide gunfire support for the Walcheren landings of late 1944.

Bangor (Diesel engined) class minesweeper HMCS Brockville (J 270) T/Lt. Charles Petersen, RCNR: Commissioned 19.09.42.

Requisitioned (30.08.39) minesweeping trawler HMT Alouette (FY 101) T/Lt. Richard Adams, RNR: Lost 19.09.42. Torpedoed & sunk by U-552 (Kptlt. Klaus Popp) about 7 nautical miles west of Sesimbra Portugal. 14 of the 44 crew were sadly lost.

The RAN in Sicily, a 🧵. (1/8) In 1943, the Allies launched Operation Husky, an ambitious amphibious invasion of Sicily. Among the 3,000-ship invasion force were eight Australian corvettes: Gawler, Lismore, Maryborough, Ipswich, Cessnock, Geraldton, Cairns, and Wollongong. 🇦🇺⚓

Two British soldiers killed during the Battle of Arnhem in the Second World War have been laid to rest with full military honours 80 years after their deaths: ow.ly/kANp50TqFGh #LegacyofLiberation #Arnhem80 📷Crown Copyright

👋🏻📸 HMS Portland seen on the UHAF in Portsmouth this afternoon Navy Lookout WarshipCam Freddie Webb

Huge News! Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 and Defence Equipment & Support have announced a contract award for 53 more Supacat Jackal vehicles. This order extends the fleet's capability and payload as the Jackals will be manufactured with extended modules, creating a 6x6 fleet of vehicles. supacat.com/media/news/202…

#OTD 19 Sep 1942 the Wichita was hit on starboard side by one G7e torpedo fired from U-516 and sank in less than one minute about 75 miles south of Barbados. Crew 50 (50 dead - no survivors). The oldest member of the crew was a 70 year old AB. #heroes uboat.net/allies/merchan…

Algerine (Reciprocating engined) class minesweeper HMCS Winnipeg (J 337): Launched 19.09.42.

Flower class corvette HMS Coreopsis (K 32): Laid down 19.09.39.

Requisitioned (08.39) A/S trawler HMT Pentland Firth (FY 108) Skr. Sidney George Jinks RNR: Lost 19.09.42. Loaned to USN 02.42 with RN crew. Sunk after a collision with minesweeping trawler USS Chaffinch (AM 81) W of the Ambrose Lightship New Jersey in position 40º25'N, 73º55'W.

Military class A/S trawler HMT Home Guard (T 394) T/Lt. Mark Hellyer, RNVR: Commissioned 19.09.44.

Victor tanker aircraft filmed arriving on Ascension Island during the Falklands Conflict, 1982. Victors played a crucial role during the conflict, providing in-flight refuelling. Film: IWM ADM 4824 <1/2>

Algerine (Reciprocating engined) class minesweeper HMS Aries (J 284): Launched 19.09.42.

Bangor (Diesel engined) class minesweeper HMS Bangor (J 00): Laid down 19.09.39.

Bangor (Diesel engined) class minesweeper HMS Blackpool (J 27): Laid down 19.09.39.

Tribal class destroyer HMCS Iroquois (G 89): Laid down 19.09.40.