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Naval History News

Manach · 2016-06-12 12:43:31

From reading the Magazine Military history, the following might be of interest on naval matters: 1 - The wreck of the HMS Hampshire, the ship on which Field Marshal Kitchener was travelling to Russia on and which was sank after hitting a German mine, will be extensively scanned in a new mapping project. 2 - The wreak of…

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12-06-2016 1:43pm

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From reading the Magazine Military history, the following might be of interest on naval matters:

1 - The wreck of the HMS Hampshire, the ship on which Field Marshal Kitchener was travelling to Russia on and which was sank after hitting a German mine, will be extensively scanned in a new mapping project.

2 - The wreak of the HMS Endurance, Cook’s ship during his voyager around the world, has been found and further explorations to it are been planed.

3 - The centenary of the Battle of Jutland. The following site looks to be a good resource: http://www.jutland1916.com/

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#2 14-06-2016 9:10am
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Re Jutland, metal thieves operate on sea as well as land.

http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/war-graves-Plymouth-sailors-looted-industrial/story-29306819-detail/story.html

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