BRITISH NAVY FROM ALFRED TO ELISABETH II
KING ALFRED
KING HAROLD THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS 1066
GALLEON
HENRY VIII
FRANCES DRAKE
ELIZABETH I Philip II of Spain planned to depose her, calling her the “Heretic (väärusuline) Queen”
GOLDEN HINDE
KING PHILIP II OF SPAIN The architect of the Armada invasion of England in 1588
THE ROUTE OF THE SPANISH ARMADA 1588
The Eglish Fleet gives battle to the Spanish Armada. English ships carry the red cross of St.George on a white background.
THE SPANISH ARMADA: the decisive action off Calais; the English attack at midnight led by the eight fire ships that forced the Spanish to cut their cables and escape to the East.
SPANISH ARMADA The English Fleet forces the Spanish Armada into the North Sea.
THE SHIP OF THE SPANISH ARMADA IN TROUBLE
THE BATTLE OF GRAVELINES
FRANCIS DRAKE
FRANCES DRAKE
HORATIO NELSON
YOUNG NELSON
HORATIO NELSON
THE BATTLE OF THE NILE
THE MAP OF THE BATTLE OF THE NILE
THE BATTLE OF THE NILE
FRENCH SHIP EXPLODING AT THE BATTLE OF THE NILE
NELSON WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF THE NILE, WEARING THE NILE MEDAL
EMMA HAMILTON
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR 21st Oct. 1805
The beginning of the BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR at the Cape Trafalgar off the South Western coast of Spain
TRAFALGAR, LAYING A GUN before firing into the enemy
NELSON’S FAMOUS PHRASE ENGLAND EXPECTS THAT EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY
flagship HMS (his majesty´s ship) VICTORY
DEATH OF LORD NELSON (1805)
NELSON´S FUNERAL Lord Nelson´s body was brought to England and the admiral was given a state funeral. His body is entombed in St.Paul´s cathedral in London.
TRAFALGAR SQUARE NELSON´S COLUMN
SAILORS´ VOCABULARY
NAVY SLANG COWBOY MEAL- COWBOY MEAL- BACON AND TOMATOES ACTING RABBIT- ACTING RABBIT- BAKED MEAT PIE SOFT TACK- SOFT TACK- OLD SLANG NAME FOR BREAD DONKEY – DONKEY – PIECE OF MACHINERY ON THE BEACH- ON THE BEACH- RETIRED FROM SERVICE
AHOY TRADITIONAL GREETING WAS ORIGINALLY A VIKING BATTLE CRY
HE KNOWS THE ROPES IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS IT MEANT THAT SEAMAN WAS A NOVICE, TODAY THIS SAME PHRASE MEANS OPPOSITE, THAT THE SEAMAN FULLY KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS THE OPERATION.
KNOT ONE SEAMILE (1882 M) PER HOUR
MAYDAY “MAYDAY” IS THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED VOICE SIGNAL FOR SHIPS AND PEOPLE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AT SEA. MADE OFFICIAL IN 1948, IT IS AN ANGLICIZING OF THE FRENCH M´AIDEZ, “HELP ME”.
S.O.S. CONTRARY TO POPULAR NOTION, THE LETTERS S.O.S. DO NOT STAND FOR “Save our ship” OR “Save our souls”. THEY WERE SELECTED TO INDICATE A DISTRESS BECAUSE, IN MORSE CODE, THESE LETTERS CREATE AN UNMISTAKABLE SOUND PATTERN.
BRITISH NAVY TODAY British marine armed force, known as the Royal Navy shares joint responsibility with the British Army and the Royal Air Force (RAF) for the defence of the UK and its dependent territories. It was the world´s most powerful navy until World War II, after which it was the world´s second largest after the US Navy.
VICTORY in Portsmouth, England. The oldest commissioned Naval ship in the world.
HMS WARSPITE
TYPE 23
TYPE 22
TYPE 42
HMS ARK ROYAL
HMS ILLUSTRIOUS
HMS INVINCIBLE
PRINCE CHARLES, VICE- ADMIRAL in the Royal Navy
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