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⚓ HMS Warrior We never get tired of this view. 📍 Portsmouth Historic Dockyard 📷 S.Clabby #HMSWarrior #Rigging #ShipPic

April Fools' Day is all about deception — but few operations were as audacious as Operation Mincemeat In April 1943, the Allies orchestrated an elaborate ruse using false documents & a carefully placed body to shift the course of WW2 bit.ly/4lcywVC 📷 HMS Seraph Crew

80 years ago today, 2 April 1945, 43 Commando Royal Marines took part in Operation Roast. One of the young Royal Marines Commandos taking part was 21-year-old Corporal Thomas Peck Hunter. Click to read about his incredible bravery and sacrifice. bit.ly/3RvHfVi

Six weeks before D-Day, 10,000 men gathered in Studland for Exercise Smash, testing the new amphibious Valentine tanks. A weather change sank seven tanks, tragically claiming six lives. Insights from the exercise shaped the success of D-Day. 📷 - The Instow Collection

#OnThisDay - 9 April - HMS Malacca launched Named after the Straits of Malacca, HMS Malacca was a 17-gun wooden sloop of the Royal Navy, constructed from teak in Burma View the original figurehead of HMS Malacca in the Figurehead Gallery at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard bit.ly/3nZHXeD

On 9 April 1944, midget submarine X24, towed by HMS Sceptre, set off from Loch Cairnbawn to destroy the Laksevaag dock in Bergen Harbour, Norway. Discover how Lt. Max Shean & his crew fared, and why X24 returned in Sept 1944, at The Royal Navy Submarine Museum. #OnThisDay

#OnThisDay - 11 April - HMS Bellerophon completed For the first time since HMS Warrior, the fundamental design of an ironclad's hull was changed with Bellerophon’s introduction of a double bottom. See HMS Bellerophon's figurehead at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard bit.ly/42a9xJV

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Happy St. Georges Day! ⚓ In 1864, the Admiralty designated the White Ensign as the exclusive symbol of the Royal Navy. Since then, it has remained a steadfast representation of naval prowess and pride. Image - Crown Copyright

#OnThisDay: The Zeebrugge & Ostend Raids On 23 April 1918, the Royal Navy launched the Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids, a daring bid to block German U-boat access. It earned 11 Victoria Crosses and remains one of the most decorated actions in naval history. 📷 Lt Sandford - HMS C3

Anzac Day - Te Rā o Ngā Hōia commemorates the 1915 landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli. Following severe losses, Allied forces eventually evacuated. The toll was heavy. Approx 8,700 Australian & 2,700 New Zealand soldiers lost their lives. 1982_87a_125

#OnThisDay - 27 April 1819 - HMS Trincomalee was paid off having been delivered to Portsmouth from Bombay where the ship was built. In July 1987, Trincomalee was transported to Hartlepool where she remains the centrepiece of the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool.

#OnThisDay -7 May 1765 - Launch of HMS Victory When launched, HMS Victory was the largest ship in King George III’s Royal Navy but she would spend her first 12 years in reserve before getting the call to fight Learn how we are conserving for the future - bit.ly/4i4C9er

#OnThisDay in 1945, the message the world had waited for finally came: "Tuesday 8th May repetition 8th May is VE Day." VE Day didn’t mean the war was over everywhere. But for millions across Britain and Europe, it meant something they hadn’t had in years - hope #VEDay #VEDay80

8 May 1945 – The Battle of the Atlantic was over The longest campaign of WWII had secured the Allied lifeline across the ocean — at immense cost. 📷 Portsmouth Harbour - Men serving in Asdic Trawlers knew that their days of submarine and mine hunting were over. #VEDay #VEDay80

HMS Victory turned 260 years old on 7 May and is there a better way to celebrate than with cake and jelly? Our wonderful staff member Ausra created Victory out of cake and jelly complete with strawberry lace rigging. We are so lucky to have such an incredible team working here ⚓️

On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, The National Lottery Heritage Fund announces funding to help create the Royal Marines Experience at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, a new museum tracing 360 years of Corps history through objects, stories, and immersive displays. Read more - bit.ly/3Yvxqux 📷 Chris Gorman

#OnThisDay - 14 May 1947 - HMS Alliance Commissioned. HMS Alliance in Southampton’s No. 4 Dry Dock, August 1979 — shortly before her transfer to Gosport to become part of the Royal Naval Submarine Museum. bit.ly/3wKFk84 📷 Southampton Culture and Tourism

#OnThisDay-1996 Jon Pertwee died Before becoming the Third Doctor in #DoctorWho, Jon Pertwee served in the Royal Navy during WWII He worked in Naval Intelligence under Ian Fleming, taking part in covert operations he described as more dangerous than any role he played on screen

We are proud to announce the addition of the Queen Charlotte figurehead to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The figurehead’s display marks the culmination of extensive work by our dedicated Curatorial team, whose expertise has ensured its careful preservation for the public.

#OnThisDay - 24 May 1941, HMS Hood was struck by the German battleship Bismarck during the Battle of the Denmark Strait She sank within 3 minutes, leading to the loss of 1,415 crew members and only 3 survivors The bell is on display The National Museum of the Royal Navy bit.ly/3nZHXeD