Triangle Girls
Our member Cheryl Jewitt and Ian Barbeary produced a fine double act on the ‘Triangle Girls’ of Portsmouth Royal Dockyard in the First World War. Who? Following the extension [...]
SMS Emden
In January our main feature was Jeremy Thomas on SMS Emden. The talk entitled A Tale of Five Ships concerned the exploits of the German light cruiser Emden in [...]
Gunboats on the Great European River
Our main feature was Mark Brady talking about Gunboats on the Great European River. Mark joined Dartmouth in Sep 1968 and retired from the Service at the end of [...]
PLA Navy Surface Fleet
Our Annual General Meeting was followed by Alistair Feltham on The Chinese PLA Navy surface fleet from 1960 to 2030. His talk on the People’s Liberation Army surface navy [...]
Restoration of HMS Victory
Our October meeting began with Tony Noon who has worked for the NMRN for just over nine years, with the last two years specifically on the Restoration of HMS [...]
Southsea Coastal Scheme
There were enough of us to pack out the Southsea Coastal Scheme meeting room on one of the hottest days of the year. It got rather warm despite the open [...]
Institute of Naval Medicine Visit
There were enough of us to require two groups (morning and afternoon) for our Institute of Naval Medicine visit at Monckton House, Alverstoke. As a working military site, the [...]
We took a Hamble walk
We took a Hamble walk with the help of a knowledgeable local guide. This was on a blazing hot day at a recreation ground (formerly part of the airfield) [...]
Cold War and Train Ferries
Our May meeting, last of the spring/summer programme, featured the Cold War and train ferries. Dr Edward Hampshire is a historian at the Naval Historical Branch, Ministry of Defence; [...]
The Royal Navy and the Suez Canal
The Royal Navy and the Suez Canal formed the core of the first talk in our May meeting. Dr Edward Hampshire is a historian at the Naval Historical Branch, [...]