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HMS Ramillies was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship of the Royal Navy commissioned into service in 1893.

She became increasingly obsolescent as the all-big-gun concept emerged in the early 1900s. Placed in reserve and eventually paid off, being sold for breaking up in 1913, just as HMS Dreadnought had rendered her entire generation of battleships obsolete. #Navy #battleship #HMSRamillies #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #Predreadnought #RoyalNavy #Ship #warship https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/warships-of-the-british-royal-navy/hms-ramillies-1892-battleship/

Destination's Journey 1d ago

HMS Hood was a British Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Sovereign class laid down in 1889 at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 30 June 1891.
On 4 November 1914, early in the First World War, when she was deliberately sunk as a blockship in the southern entrance of Portland Harbour to protect the anchorage from submarine attack. https://www.destinationsjourney.com/historical-military-photographs/warships-of-the-british-royal-navy/hms-hood-1891/ #RoyalNavy #battleship #HMSHood1891 #maritimehistory #naval #NavalHistory #Navy #Predreadnought #Ship #warship

World news | The Guardian 2d ago

How war in Gulf reveals the ‘cut corners’ on British defence https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/14/war-gulf-british-defence #DefencePolicy #Military #RoyalNavy #BritishArmy #TaxAndSpending #Politics #UkNews

How war in Gulf reveals the ‘cut corners’ on British defence

With the army’s size halved since the cold war, UK ambitions to be globally deployable do not match the reality, experts say

The Guardian

NewsletterTF 3d ago

Royal Navy Under Fire Amidst Claims of Underfunding and Diminished Capacity

Former army chief says UK Royal Navy is diminished, agreeing with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's criticism. Learn why this matters for Britain's defence.

#RoyalNavy, #UKDefence, #PeteHegseth, #MilitaryFunding, #GenSirGwynJenkins

https://newsletter.tf/uk-royal-navy-underfunded-ex-army-chief-agrees-us/

NewsletterTF 3d ago

An ex-army chief confirmed the UK's Royal Navy is diminished, agreeing with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent remarks. This comes as the UK faces security challenges.

#RoyalNavy, #UKDefence, #PeteHegseth, #MilitaryFunding, #GenSirGwynJenkins
https://newsletter.tf/uk-royal-navy-underfunded-ex-army-chief-agrees-us/

UK Royal Navy Underfunded, Ex-Army Chief Agrees with US Defence Secretary

Former army chief says UK Royal Navy is diminished, agreeing with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's criticism. Learn why this matters for Britain's defence.

NewsletterTF

World news | The Guardian 3d ago

Hegseth right to mock Royal Navy, says ex-army chief as he backs claims over military underfunding – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/apr/14/keir-starmer-defence-spending-labour-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #Labour #KeirStarmer #RoyalNavy #BritishArmy #Military

Hegseth right to mock Royal Navy, says ex-army chief as he backs claims over military underfunding – UK politics live

Richard Barrons backs George Robertson and says UK forces ‘too small and undernourished for the world that we now live in’

the Guardian

50+ Music 3d ago

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the #nationalAnthem of the #UnitedStates. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a #poem written by American lawyer #FrancisScottKey on September 14, 1814, after he witnessed the bombardment of #FortMcHenry by the #British #RoyalNavy during the #BattleOfBaltimore in the #WarOf1812. Key was inspired by the large #USFlag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the #StarSpangledBanner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncfK_bYGxIM

The Star Spangled Banner (Instrumental)

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World news | The Guardian 3d ago

Starmer accused of ‘corrosive complacency’ about defence by ex-head of Nato https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/14/starmer-accused-of-corrosive-complacency-about-defence-by-ex-head-of-nato #Military #MinistryOfDefence #DefencePolicy #Labour #UkNews #KeirStarmer #UsisraelWarOnIran #Politics #RoyalNavy

Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief

George Robertson says Iran war should be wake-up call to address military underfunding in scathing remarks

The Guardian

Political Cartoon Gallery 4d ago

Patrick Blower @blowercartoons on #KeirStarmer #RachelReeves #JohnHealey @YvetteCooper #RoyalNavy #DefenceSpending @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com