PLANNING permission has been granted for the removal of two historic figureheads from the wall of HMS Nelson Wardroom due to concerns over their ‘deteriorating’ condition. Did you know with a Digital ...
FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Sotheby's employees adjust a frame with a fragment of the Union Flag, which flew from HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, in London. Sotheby's ...
LORD Nelson’s HMS Victory is being restored — with oak from his old enemy France. British wood is not considered good enough to patch up the Royal Navy’s most famous vessel. Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory ...
A tune-playing gold watch given to Lord Nelson months before he died at the Battle of Trafalgar is expected to sell for up to ...
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A SCOTS boat builder is embarking upon a “once-in-a-lifetime” project to create a unique Royal Navy heirloom carved from the deck of the warship HMS Nelson. Campbell Deeming will build a captain’s sea ...
A wooden mast on HMS Victory which was damaged by a cannonball at the Battle of Trafalgar is to go on public display for the first time ever. The unseen mast will be shown at HMS Victory: The Nation's ...
Below is my Grandfathers Service record from the war and an extract from a letter written by him to one of his grandsons. Unfortunatley my grandfather passed away in 1987. My grandfather was mobilised ...
I left England behind at the age of 18 in January 1939 to join HMS Dainty, a destroyer in the China fleet. At the outbreak of war, we were recalled to the UK, but only got as far as Gibraltar and were ...
Auctioneer Charles Hanson says the original letter gives a "remarkable" insight into Lord Nelson's tactical and strategic skills A letter written by Lord Nelson on his flagship HMS Victory - giving a ...