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2 giorni fa · The titular head of the Royal Navy is the Lord High Admiral, a position which was held by the Duke of Edinburgh from 2011 until his death in 2021 and remains vested in the Crown and held personally by the reigning Monarch (currently King Charles III).
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2 giorni fa · Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent GCB, PC (9 January 1735 – 13 March 1823) was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Jervis served throughout the latter half of the 18th century and into the 19th, and was an active commander during the Seven Years' War , American War of ...
2 giorni fa · His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.
29 apr 2024 · Mike Utley is the Commander of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command. He is NATO’s principal maritime adviser and has operational command of NATO’s Standing Naval Forces. He joined the Royal Navy in 1988 with his early years spent at sea as a Bridge Watchkeeper, Navigator and Principal Warfare Officer.
4 mag 2024 · Admiral Horatio Nelson remains one of the most illustrious figures in naval history. His fame primarily rests on his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars, particularly at the Battle ofTrafalgar in 1805, where he led the British fleet to a decisive victory against the combined fleets of France and Spain.
27 apr 2024 · Royal Navy, naval military organization of the United Kingdom, charged with the national defense at sea, protection of shipping, and fulfillment of international military agreements. Organized sea power was first used in England by Alfred the Great of Wessex , who launched ships to repel a Viking invasion.
19 apr 2024 · Home World History Military Leaders. George Anson, Baron Anson. British admiral. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
