Naval Attaché in Paris
Our November speaker Nick Stanley was the British Naval Attaché and Assistant Defence Attaché in Paris between 2010 and 2013. On his wife’s insistence he turned down promotion to [...]
Queens at War
Our October meeting started with David Hutchings' fascinating talk on Cunard’s Queens at war, starting with an introduction to their predecessors’ failure in their planned role as armed merchant [...]
Moles, Menus and Wrecks of Dunkirk
Our September residential trip saw us taking in the moles, menus and wrecks of Dunkirk. OK, the start could have been better. An agency driver didn’t show up and [...]
From Palmerston to Eisenhower
Our August day visit took us from Palmerston to Eisenhower, Napoleonic Wars to D-Day. A morning in the D-Day map room at Southwick House inspired an excellent turnout, undeterred [...]
A Grave Affair at Haslar Naval Cemetery
In what some would think a grave affair for a day our some of our members spent a fascinating day among the memorials of Haslar naval cemetery. From the [...]
Lifeboats Past and Present: 200 years of the RNLI
Noel Stimson’s talk on Lifeboats Past and Present was a very timely topic in the RNLI’s 200th anniversary year. Prompted by the wreck of SS Racehorse off the Isle [...]
March meeting discussed the sad end of an illustrious battleship
Our March meeting discussed the sad end of an illustrious battleship. In a packed session we took the unusual step of hearing the short talk first. This was Richard [...]
Cruiser HMCS Uganda: One Ship, Two Monarchs, Three Commissions
The cruiser HMCS Uganda was a modified Fiji class light cruiser which served with the Royal Navy in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and with the Royal Canadian Navy in [...]
December’s meeting featured Manning the Fighting Fleet and Researcher Beware!
A gratifyingly well attended meeting found much to enjoy and discuss. Richard Blake’s long experience of holding a class’s attention came through in a lively and interesting talk on [...]
November meeting featured postcards from the fleet in WW1
The November meeting featured postcards from the fleet in WW1. A brisk AGM was followed by Geoff Cunnington’s talk on Grand Fleet Lives: Picturing R.N. Sailors’ Postcards in WW1. [...]