Featured in Royal NavyBYJessica EvansMay 11, 2023ShareThe daring operation of the legendary Cockleshell heroesThe heroics of the Cockleshell heroes, while often forgotten, were truly legendary. BYJessica EvansMay 11, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellNov 12, 2022ShareThat time ocean liners fought an old-time naval battleIt was a classic naval deception move. In 1914, just after the outbreak of WWI, the German navy cruiser Cap Trafalgar hid its figure and flew under a false flag, pretending to be the British armed merchant HMS Carmania. The goal was to lay in wait f… BYBlake StilwellNov 12, 2022ShareBYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022ShareThat time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross“The lights went out, the ship rolled and tossed and suddenly seemed to settle well on her starboard side,” stoker Bert Harris later said. “The Germans had shot us to pieces.” “Abandon ship!” HMS Glowworm was lost, b… BYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022ShareBYTeam MightySep 29, 2023ShareWhat happened to HMS Glowworm?n April 1940, the HMS Glowworm was on escort duty in the North Sea with the HMS Renown during the German invasion of Norway in World War II. BYTeam MightySep 29, 2023ShareBYMiguel OrtizSep 14, 2022ShareKing Charles III is a qualified sailor, pilot, parachutist and commandoFollowing royal tradition and in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and two great-grandfathers, King Charles III served in the… BYMiguel OrtizSep 14, 2022ShareBYTeam MightySep 15, 2023ShareThe real story behind ‘The Mutiny on the Bounty’ is different from what you thinkThe story goes that captain of the Royal Navy’s HMS Bounty, Lt. William Bligh, was a harsh captain in an already-harsh environment. BYTeam MightySep 15, 2023ShareBYTeam MightySep 8, 2022ShareThis is the most decorated pilot in the history of the Royal NavyIf England had 200 pilots like Eric “Winkle” Brown, the German Luftwaffe of World War II would never have even… BYTeam MightySep 8, 2022ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonAug 19, 2022ShareHow Russia’s only carrier would fight an American carrierIt wasn’t so long ago that the British and Russians exchanged trash talk over carriers. That all started when the then-Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon, called the Admiral Kuznetsov “ BYHarold C. HutchisonAug 19, 2022ShareBYRuddy CanoAug 8, 2022ShareWATCH: This the most vicious sea monster to ever terrorize the Royal NavyEveryone has that one experience in the military that no matter how hard you try to convince people it happen… BYRuddy CanoAug 8, 2022ShareBYMiguel OrtizJul 14, 2022ShareThe time a British fighter jet landed on a civilian container shipMishaps and malfunctions happen during military training exercises. Sometimes, these events lead to military aircraft making emergency landings at civilian… BYMiguel OrtizJul 14, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellJul 12, 2023ShareA brave Titanic officer somehow survived to rescue troops from DunkirkLightoller was the last Titanic survivor rescued by the RMS Carpathia. He was also the most senior officer to survive the shipwreck. BYBlake StilwellJul 12, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellJul 6, 2022ShareThe awesome story behind the Commander-In-Chief’s deskAfter taking office in 1977, President Jimmy Carter moved a new desk into the White House. It had been briefly used by President Kennedy, but Johnson moved it out after taking office. Carter’s new desk was known as the Resolute Desk, and was made f… BYBlake StilwellJul 6, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyJun 26, 2023ShareToday in military history: Madison calls for Navy officers to fight the BritishOn June 30, 1812, President James Madison called for emergency commissions of Naval Officers to help fight the British. BYTeam MightyJun 26, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyMay 26, 2023ShareToday in military history: Royal Navy takes down the Bismarck to avenge their flagshipOn May 27, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck was sunk by the Royal Navy after a three-day chase. BYTeam MightyMay 26, 2023ShareBYTeam MightyJun 3, 2022ShareThe crazy way the Royal Navy killed Blackbeard the pirateEdward Teach was only a notorious pirate for two years, but in that time, he made a reputation for himself… BYTeam MightyJun 3, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyApr 27, 2023ShareThis time-tested battleship survived two World Wars and fired the opening shots on D-DayPeople might be onto something when they say things like, “They don’t make ‘em like they used to.” Today, modern… BYTeam MightyApr 27, 2023Share123
BYJessica EvansMay 11, 2023ShareThe daring operation of the legendary Cockleshell heroesThe heroics of the Cockleshell heroes, while often forgotten, were truly legendary. BYJessica EvansMay 11, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellNov 12, 2022ShareThat time ocean liners fought an old-time naval battleIt was a classic naval deception move. In 1914, just after the outbreak of WWI, the German navy cruiser Cap Trafalgar hid its figure and flew under a false flag, pretending to be the British armed merchant HMS Carmania. The goal was to lay in wait f… BYBlake StilwellNov 12, 2022Share
BYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022ShareThat time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross“The lights went out, the ship rolled and tossed and suddenly seemed to settle well on her starboard side,” stoker Bert Harris later said. “The Germans had shot us to pieces.” “Abandon ship!” HMS Glowworm was lost, b… BYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022Share
BYTeam MightySep 29, 2023ShareWhat happened to HMS Glowworm?n April 1940, the HMS Glowworm was on escort duty in the North Sea with the HMS Renown during the German invasion of Norway in World War II. BYTeam MightySep 29, 2023Share
BYMiguel OrtizSep 14, 2022ShareKing Charles III is a qualified sailor, pilot, parachutist and commandoFollowing royal tradition and in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and two great-grandfathers, King Charles III served in the… BYMiguel OrtizSep 14, 2022Share
BYTeam MightySep 15, 2023ShareThe real story behind ‘The Mutiny on the Bounty’ is different from what you thinkThe story goes that captain of the Royal Navy’s HMS Bounty, Lt. William Bligh, was a harsh captain in an already-harsh environment. BYTeam MightySep 15, 2023Share
BYTeam MightySep 8, 2022ShareThis is the most decorated pilot in the history of the Royal NavyIf England had 200 pilots like Eric “Winkle” Brown, the German Luftwaffe of World War II would never have even… BYTeam MightySep 8, 2022Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonAug 19, 2022ShareHow Russia’s only carrier would fight an American carrierIt wasn’t so long ago that the British and Russians exchanged trash talk over carriers. That all started when the then-Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon, called the Admiral Kuznetsov “ BYHarold C. HutchisonAug 19, 2022Share
BYRuddy CanoAug 8, 2022ShareWATCH: This the most vicious sea monster to ever terrorize the Royal NavyEveryone has that one experience in the military that no matter how hard you try to convince people it happen… BYRuddy CanoAug 8, 2022Share
BYMiguel OrtizJul 14, 2022ShareThe time a British fighter jet landed on a civilian container shipMishaps and malfunctions happen during military training exercises. Sometimes, these events lead to military aircraft making emergency landings at civilian… BYMiguel OrtizJul 14, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellJul 12, 2023ShareA brave Titanic officer somehow survived to rescue troops from DunkirkLightoller was the last Titanic survivor rescued by the RMS Carpathia. He was also the most senior officer to survive the shipwreck. BYBlake StilwellJul 12, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellJul 6, 2022ShareThe awesome story behind the Commander-In-Chief’s deskAfter taking office in 1977, President Jimmy Carter moved a new desk into the White House. It had been briefly used by President Kennedy, but Johnson moved it out after taking office. Carter’s new desk was known as the Resolute Desk, and was made f… BYBlake StilwellJul 6, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyJun 26, 2023ShareToday in military history: Madison calls for Navy officers to fight the BritishOn June 30, 1812, President James Madison called for emergency commissions of Naval Officers to help fight the British. BYTeam MightyJun 26, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyMay 26, 2023ShareToday in military history: Royal Navy takes down the Bismarck to avenge their flagshipOn May 27, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck was sunk by the Royal Navy after a three-day chase. BYTeam MightyMay 26, 2023Share
BYTeam MightyJun 3, 2022ShareThe crazy way the Royal Navy killed Blackbeard the pirateEdward Teach was only a notorious pirate for two years, but in that time, he made a reputation for himself… BYTeam MightyJun 3, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyApr 27, 2023ShareThis time-tested battleship survived two World Wars and fired the opening shots on D-DayPeople might be onto something when they say things like, “They don’t make ‘em like they used to.” Today, modern… BYTeam MightyApr 27, 2023Share
