The Royal Fleet Auxiliary

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary   A Monologue   Now you’ve heard of the Royal Navy; That’s them chaps as take warships to sea, Destroyers and Frigates and such like; All paid for by you and by me. But have you…
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Operation Pallium

  Operation Pallium   An Unforgettable Visit to Pitcairn Island   by   Robert Settle       Many people will have heard of Pitcairn Island and the part it played in the Mutiny on the Bounty but very few…
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On this day in July

  Since the creation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1905 the ships of the Service have, during the month of July On this day –    (more…)
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SPREADING HELP

    SPREADING HELP by James Smith   When the Argentinian scrap merchants landed on South Georgia in early 1982 this action ultimately led to a short but bitter War between Britain, who held sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and…
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1 Stena Seaspread

Naval General Service Medal with Cyprus Bar

  Naval General Service Medal with Cyprus Bar image kindly supplied by and copyright owned by DNW   During 1955 to 1959 there was a conflict in Cyprus between the British Colonial Government and the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA), a Greek…
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Naval General Service Medal

Lest we forget

    In war-time since 1914 over two hundred seafarers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service have given their lives in the service of their Country     Lest We Forget   At the going down of the sun and…
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Lest we forget

Irish Eyes were shining

The story of the NAV Upnor incident by Captain Shane Redmond OBE FNI   A remarkable incident took place off the south coast of Ireland during the closing phase of direct British influence in the island of Ireland. Remarkable in…
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The Royal Fleet Auxiliary

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary   A Monologue   Now you’ve heard of the Royal Navy; That’s them chaps as take warships to sea, Destroyers and Frigates and such like; All…
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Operation Pallium

Geraint
  Operation Pallium   An Unforgettable Visit to Pitcairn Island   by   Robert Settle       Many people will have heard of Pitcairn Island and the part it…
View more

On this day in July

  Since the creation of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 1905 the ships of the Service have, during the month of July On this day –    (more…)
View more

SPREADING HELP

1 Stena Seaspread
    SPREADING HELP by James Smith   When the Argentinian scrap merchants landed on South Georgia in early 1982 this action ultimately led to a short but bitter War…
View more

Lest we forget

Lest we forget
    In war-time since 1914 over two hundred seafarers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service have given their lives in the service of their Country     Lest We…
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Irish Eyes were shining

UPNOR_124
The story of the NAV Upnor incident by Captain Shane Redmond OBE FNI   A remarkable incident took place off the south coast of Ireland during the closing phase of…
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