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Dave Hartley ⚓
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Procurement Officer & Naval History ⚓- Royal Navy Monitors and talk of HMS Victory For NMRN-related enquiries please see @NatMuseumRN Also, go by @oaktowers
Oct 21, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
On Trafalgar Day whilst the immortal memory of Nelson is rightly in focus, there are stories during the battle that are less told or known.

One of these is of Sir Henry Digby who was in command of HMS Africa during the battle. Sir Henry Digby Digby after being promoted to Captain in 1796 became well known as being an aggressive prize take, capturing over 50 ships in 20 months, including a Spanish treasure ship.

Prior to Trafalgar he took command of HMS Africa an old 64 gun ship of the line, launched in 1781.
Oct 21, 2022 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
Good morning everyone it's Trafalgar Day! It is the 217th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

At 8am morning colours will be raised on HMS Victory followed by the famous 'England Expects' signal from the Battle of Trafalgar!

#TrafalgarDay Thread 🧵 Morning Colours on HMS Victory on Trafalgar Day, with the raising of the White Ensign.

#TrafalgarDay
Aug 4, 2020 • 18 tweets • 8 min read
#OTD 60 years ago HMS Vanguard ran aground as she left Portsmouth Harbour for the final time to be scrapped.

Her departure marked the end of the battleship era for the Royal Navy. She had a dramatic exit too with the ship running aground.

A thread of what happened that day; HMS Vanguard was the last battleship constructed for the Royal Navy, originally planned as a Lion-class battleship.
However in 1939 the class was cancelled and led to redesigned hull reusing turrets built for HMS Glorious and Courageous to be incorporated.