HMS Spartan returned to Plymouth on 24 June 1982 ... Spartan did not fire in anger during the Falklands war, though she did provide valuable reconnaissance to the British Task Force on Argentine ...
One hundred years after the death of the explorer after whom she is named, the Navy’s deep water survey vessel HMS Scott left Plymouth early ... vessel in the Falklands war, has been put up ...
A former Royal Marines bandsman - who played for sultans and royalty - has donated a rare statue of a drum major to the ...
A rare statue of a Royal Marines musician has been donated to the elite military band by one of its former stalwarts.
George Latham, who grew up in Rugby, Warwickshire, and now lives in Liskeard, Cornwall, visited HMS Raleigh ... on board SS Canberra during the Falklands War. It was during the conflict that ...
May 2 marks the fortieth anniversary of the first and only sinking of a warship by a nuclear submarine. By successfully sinking the Armada de la República Argentina’s (ARA) light... Britain’s ...
For good measure he was praised for his bravery as a stretcher bearer in the Falklands ... HMS Raleigh in Torpoint to hand over the statue. HMS Raleigh is the home of the Royal Marines Band ...
Whatever your opinion on the moral rights and wrongs of the Falklands War, it is inescapably one of the most significant historical events of the 1980s. When Argentinian dictator General Galtieri ...
Reflecting on the Minister’s response, Rebecca stated: “The Last Conservative Government committed to keeping Plymouth’s HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark in service until 2033/34 when their ...