The Lookout (Twitter)
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 110 years ago #United Kingdom declared war on Germany and #WW1 began. Admiral Jellicoe assumed command of the Grand Fleet which consisted of 20 Dreadnoughts, 9 Battlecruisers, 2 Nelsons, 39 pre-Dreadnoughts, 50 cruisers, 94 Light Cruisers, over 400 smaller ships/subs
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 110 years ago #United Kingdom declared war on Germany and #WW1 began. Admiral Jellicoe assumed command of the Grand Fleet which consisted of 20 Dreadnoughts, 9 Battlecruisers, 2 Nelsons, 39 pre-Dreadnoughts, 50 cruisers, 94 Light Cruisers, over 400 smaller ships/subs
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The Lookout (Twitter)
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 1941 Battleship HMS BARHAM struck by 3 torpedoes from U-331 in the Mediterranean. She capsizes to port & sinks within 4 mins after a massive explosion. 862 men were killed from a ships company of over 1200. I cannot imagine the terror of those 4 minutes.
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 1941 Battleship HMS BARHAM struck by 3 torpedoes from U-331 in the Mediterranean. She capsizes to port & sinks within 4 mins after a massive explosion. 862 men were killed from a ships company of over 1200. I cannot imagine the terror of those 4 minutes.
The Lookout (Twitter)
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 1942 the @RoyalMarines Boom Patrol Detachment launched a Commando raid from sub HMS TUNA in canoes against German blockade runners in the Gironde, Bordeaux. Known as OP FRANKTON or the Cockleshell Heroes. RMBPD later became the Special Boat Service.(SBS)
RT @OnthisdayRN: #OnThisDay 1942 the @RoyalMarines Boom Patrol Detachment launched a Commando raid from sub HMS TUNA in canoes against German blockade runners in the Gironde, Bordeaux. Known as OP FRANKTON or the Cockleshell Heroes. RMBPD later became the Special Boat Service.(SBS)