Passing the Port
The passing of the port by Ron Robb This essay was awarded third prize in the Naval Officers Club Literary Prize competition, 2001, and was published in the Naval Officers […]
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Pussers
The Pusser and his men By Ron Robb This article was another distinguished entry in the 2001 Literature Prize competition. The RAN’s Supply and Secretariat Branch has a proud and […]
REOC Prize
Naval Officers Club Prize: Reserve Entry Officers Course (REOC) At the Naval Officers Club’s 51st Annual General Meeting, 3 April 2007, the President, RADM David Holthouse, announced the resolution […]
Women in the RAN
Women serving in the RAN The subject of women serving in the armed forces has been contentious for centuries. Not long ago there were accusations that a USN female pilot […]
Nelson’s Gold Medals
Nelson’s gold medals Lord Nelson’s full title, at the time of his death, was Vice Admiral of the White, The Right Honourable Horatio, Viscount Nelson, Knight of the Most Honourable […]
Nelson and Villeneuve at Trafalgar: 1805
VADM Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Silvestre Villeneuve (1763-1806) Five years younger than Nelson, VADM Villeneuve commanded the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar. He was born into a Valensoles, […]
Nelson and VADM Gravina
VADM Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli (1756-1806) Compared with Villeneuve, about whom much has been written, his junior Spanish counterpart at Trafalgar, VADM Gravina, remains a brave but shadowy figure. […]
Nelson and de Brueys at Aboukir: 1798
VADM Francois Paul Brueys d’Aigalliers, Compte de Brueys (1753-1798) VADM de Brueys, commander of the French Fleet during Nelson’s Battle of the Nile in Aboukir Bay, was five years older […]
Nelson: FADM Jervis
FADM Viscount St Vincent, John Jervis KGCB (1735-1823) Born in Meaford, Staffordshire, the son of a barrister, John Jervis was given £20 by his father when he joined the navy […]
Nelson: VADM Collingwood
VADM Collingwood VADM Collingwood was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne some eight years before Nelson. His father was a prominent Northumberland merchant who encouraged his son to join the Royal Navy […]