Devonshire’s Seaslug

Video of HMS Devonshire’s first launch of her Sea Slug missiles.

Written on August 17, 2009 | Posted in Odds & Sods | No comment

Day of Mourning

Black Tot Day – July 31st, 1970, when the last “tot was drawn in the fleet around the globe; a rather touchy subject with the old and bold!” Black Tot Day was officially the last day that Pusser’s Rum was issued on board ships in the Royal Navy.
The Tot Song
The Tot Song

In the Navy of [...]

Written on August 13, 2009 | Posted in Your Stories | No comment