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Navy Records Society

@NavyRecords

Publishing British naval documents and history since 1893. We'll post all the latest discoveries here...

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Joined November 2011
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Seaforth Publishing@SeaforthPubJul 2
🔉 Now in stock 🔉 📖 Shipcraft 19 County Class Cruisers by Les Brown ⚓️ 🛒 buff.ly/nafmh3N
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Seaforth Publishing@SeaforthPubJun 30
🔉 Back in stock 🔉 📖 Battle in the Baltic by Steve R. Dunn 🛒 buff.ly/BkT7Men
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⚓ Latest from the Mariner's Mirror Podcast! Dr Sam Willis speaks with Paul Brown about his new book 'Secret Warriors, British Submarines in the Cold War'. Listen now: buff.ly/sRF4A4d #historypodcast #coldwarhistory #submarines #RoyalNavy #seapower
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Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian
@DrHelenFryJun 6
Did you know that the first women to land on the Normandy beachhead in June 1944 were nurses of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service? Their task was to establish a field hospital for 600 wounded soldiers. They succeeded. Please remember these heroines who saved lives:
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Hundreds of sailors paraded before Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal as @HMSSultan celebrated 70 years as the engineering heartbeat of the Naval Service. @RoyalFamily Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/j…
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Royal Navy
@RoyalNavyJun 6
Today we remember the men and women involved in the great crusade and the largest amphibious operation in history. Crew of @HMSDragon took time during operations in the Arabian Sea to pay a traditional flight deck tribute to all those involved in #DDay and Operation Neptune.
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On This Day RN@OnthisdayRNJun 6
#OnThisDay 82 yrs ago in 1944 #DDay Operation Neptune landed 156,000 Allied troops on 5 beaches in Normandy as part of the invasion of Europe. 6833 ships were used, including 5,300 warships and landing craft, 78% of which were British under @RoyalNavy & planned by Admiral Ramsay
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On This Day RN@OnthisdayRNMay 4
#OnThisDay 1982 HMS SHEFFIELD is hit by Argentine Exocet becoming the first @RoyalNavy ship lost in action since 1945. Though the missile did not detonate it started fires that killed 20 sailors. 260 were rescued by HMS ARROW. SHEFFIELD later sank under tow #remember
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Philip K Allan@PhilipKAllanMay 4
USS Constitution by Anton Fischer Her long career almost ended a month into the war of 1812, when she fell in with a Royal Navy squadron. She used her boats and ditched all her water to escape the British in a chase lasting two days and nights. #USNavy #RoyalNavy #AgeofSail
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Callum Easton@CallumCe309May 1
Happy to share that my Corbett Prize-winning essay is now available to read via advanced online publication in Historical Research here: academic.oup.com/histres/adv…
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📣 The latest from the Mariner’s Mirror Podcast is available now (🔗 buff.ly/LgzsDG7) Sam Willis & Catherine Scheybeler explore the shipyards, politics & ambitions of 18th-century Spain in its emergence as a modern maritime power #historypodcast #maritimehistory #history
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Seaforth Publishing@SeaforthPubApr 12
#LookInside 👀 The British Aircraft Carrier in Two World Wars by Norman Friedman 📖 🔗 Order now and save 20% off the RRP 👉 buff.ly/Qnwumkm
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Latest from our Free Forum ... '... where or when was this token issued ... All information, suggestions and comments will be gratefully received.' - Fergus H Join the conversation at: snr.org.uk/.../hms-duncan-1-… #maritimehistory #navalhistory #research #history #HMSDuncan
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Seaforth Publishing@SeaforthPub11 Dec 2025
🎬 Naval History with Dr Alex – Now live on @AC_NavalHistory's YouTube channel: 📽️ More Lessons of Never-Built Carriers – featuring some fantastic gift ideas 📚🎄 📺 Watch it here 👉🔗 buff.ly/FYarFlf
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Seaforth Publishing@SeaforthPub14 Dec 2025
Save 20% off this popular new release, now in stock: 📖 Seaforth World Naval Review 2026, Edited by Conrad Waters 🛒 buff.ly/SgIXWKM
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Seaforth Publishing@SeaforthPub22 Nov 2025
The new Seaforth catalogue is now live, with 30% off RRPs until 1 December! 📚⚓️ 🛒 Shop here 👉 buff.ly/oN1j7sQ
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On This Day RN@OnthisdayRN11 Nov 2025
Remembering the 15,000 Merchant Navy sailors who died in WW1 and the 29,000 during WW2. A huge and significant effort to keep Britain supplied and fed as well as also conducting many RN tasks.
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Royal Navy
@RoyalNavy11 Nov 2025
Every sound tells a story: one of discipline, leadership, and resilience. Because #Remembrance isn’t about standing still. It’s how we prepare to step forward. Prepared by the past. Ready for tomorrow. #LestWeForget

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Royal Navy Museums@NatMuseumRN4 Nov 2025
🗓️ #OnThisDay–4 Nov 1805 The Battle of Cape Ortegal marked the final action of the Trafalgar campaign Sir Richard Strachan’s squadron captured four French ships, including Duguay-Trouin, later HMS Implacable, the Navy’s second oldest ship after Victory bit.ly/43S8PmF
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DockYard Talk⚓
@DockYardWall24 Oct 2025
Amazing day today — and even managed to add a few autographs to my collection of naval literature! ⚓️📚 Also came away with a new direction to explore French naval signals! 🇫🇷📖 #NavalHistory #Signals #AgeOfSail
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