“What’s that battleship over there? I thought ours were miles away,” asked the British officer eating a sandwich on the bridge of the light cruiser HMS Orion. He was right. The battleship wasn’t ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. "Taken from a British ship, this picture shows water spurting skywards as an enemy shell falls harmlessly in to the sea." First ...

The First Sea Lord has paid tribute to Royal Navy veteran Prince Philip, highlighting praise he received for his 'bravery and enterprise' during the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Second World War. The ...

The following are extracts from censored letters written from the Barham by my father, Surgeon-Commander E.R.Sorley, RN. after the Battle of Matapan. 23rd March, 1941: “It is just a year today since I ...

The Duke of Edinburgh has for the first time given a detailed account of his involvement in a fierce Second World War naval battle which earned him a military honour. The Duke of Edinburgh has spoken ...

The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Phillip, has revealed the moment "all hell broke loose" during the Battle of Cape Matapan in the Second World War, in a rare recollection of his time as a serving navy ...

The Duke of Edinburgh was mentioned in despatches for his service during the Second World War. He was a midshipman aboard HMS Valiant off the southern coast of Greece when he earned his honourable ...

Within three minutes, two Italian ships had been destroyed and Philip Mountbatten had made his mark. Ironically the World War II Battle of Cape Matapan took place off the coast of Greece, where Prince ...

The Duke of Edinburgh has for the first time given a detailed account of his involvement in a dramatic Second World War naval battle which earned him a military honour. Philip, 90, has described his ...

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