HMS Flirt was a C-class destroyer, known affectionately as a “thirty-knotter” for her ability to reach speeds of 30 knots. Built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in Jarrow, she was laid down in 1896 and launched on the 15th of May, 1897, with great pomp and ceremony. Miss Rosalind Milburn had the honour of […]
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The First Battle of Dover Strait: A Night of Naval Drama Ladies and gentlemen, gather ’round as we recount the dramatic events that unfolded in the murky waters of the Dover Strait on that fateful night of October 26th, 1916. While the great armies of Europe remained locked in their deadly embrace on the Western
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The SS Unity: A Ship of Her Time In the golden age of British maritime trade, the SS Unity was born in 1908, constructed in the bustling shipyards of Sunderland, where countless vessels were forged to support Britain’s global trading empire. A sturdy cargo ship of moderate size, she was built to weather the rough
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