The Royal Navy came into its own during the "Age of Reason," in which ancient Greece was seen as a virtuous and exemplary ...

On 16 January 1939, we commissioned HMS AJAX for a stint of two and a half years on the South Atlantic Station. At the end of January, we sailed for Bermuda, which was to be our base. We were due to ...

This Sunday, December first members of the HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans leave for Chile, Uruguay and Argentina to recall events of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate, 13 ...

HMS Kent, one of the Royal Navy's most modern warships, looked back at history as she remembered one of her illustrious World War II predecessors last Sunday. The Portsmouth based frigate, currently ...

He must have known that his audacious naval tactics would give him the upper hand against the Franco-Spanish fleet. But Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson wasn't taking any chances. A newly discovered letter ...

In December 1939, HMS Exeter, along with HMS Ajax and HMS Achilles, fought a ferocious engagement against Germany's Admiral Graf Spee. It produced one of the most famous - and bizarre - endings to a ...

AJAX — Once again, the Town is rolling out the welcome mat to the HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans Association.Ajax is hosting the 70th anniversary reunion next fall and it will be the second time ...

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It's said that the eastern redbud tree dates back to biblical times. It produces a beautiful reddish-purple flower in early springtime, and the foliage bursts into fiery crimson in autumn. On a long, ...

AJAX — It’s nothing new to have a British warship to take the name Ajax.There have been seven versions of the Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Ajax, including the one that took part in the Battle of the River ...

The piece of granite was returned to South Georgia by crew from HMS Protector A stone taken from the grave of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in South Georgia has been returned by the Royal Navy after ...

A lasting memorial has been unveiled to the sailors on all sides who fought and died in the Battle of the River Plate during the Second World War 75 years ago. On the landmark anniversary of what was ...