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🌟 #MaritimeMonday Announcement 🌟

HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship and one of the main attractions at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, will be featured as part of the upcoming Naval Dockyards Society 26th Annual Conference. Image
Hosted at the National Museum of the Royal Navy between 9th – 11th June, this 3-day hybrid international conference promises to be an outstanding event. 🛳️
#maritimemonday #HMSVictory #Nelson #maritime #maritimehistory #maritimearchaeology #NationalMuseumoftheRoyalNavy #RoyalNavy Image
Keynote speeches will include Dr Antony Firth’s ‘Placing Warships: Reconnecting vessels and dockyards’ and Clare Hunt’s presentation, ‘HMS Trincomalee: Design, Construction and Modification, 1812 – 1900’.
#maritimemonday #HMSVictory #Nelson #maritime #maritimehistory Image
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Today in 1805, the Royal Navy crushed the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at #Trafalgar, one of the greatest sea battles of all time. 1/
Convention stated 2 fleets should form in lines of battle + engage broadside. However, #Nelson served during era of tactical #innovation. 2/
Nelson divided his force into two groups + sailed straight into the enemy’s port beam; echoing the tactics of Rodney, Jervis, and Duncan. 3/
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