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British Special Service Squadron - 27th November
‘27th November 1923. Got underway at 0945, started World Cruise, not touching at Plymouth.’
The 75th Anniversary of Windrush and their role in the armed forces
During the Second World War the British Empire contributed nearly 3 million personnel for military service. Among these were people from the West…
National Museum of the Royal Navy fights to save polar sledge flag used in hunt for Franklin’s doomed expedition
The National Museum of the Royal Navy has stepped forward in a last-ditch attempt to save the sledge flag used in the search for Franklin and the…
Operation Mincemeat: HMS Seraph's Lieutenant Leslie ‘Mickey’ Budd
One of HMS Seraph’s crew was a very well-known Gosport figure. Any submariner serving in Fort Blockhouse knew the name ‘Mickey Budd’, and he went on…
Operation Mincemeat: The Jolly Roger of HMS Seraph
Flying the Jolly Roger Flag when coming into harbour was a long-standing tradition for British submarines in the Second World War. First instituted…
Operation Mincemeat: HMS Seraph's Lieutenant “Bill” Jewell
The secret operations of the submarine HMS Seraph in the Second World War are legendary. But who is the man who commanded HMS Seraph?
Operation Mincemeat: HMS Seraph’s Special Operations And “The Man Who Never Was”
HMS Seraph’s clandestine operations during the Second World War are legendary. One of the most famous is Operation Mincemeat and in 1956 the story…