Royal Navy

World War II was not the first time the women were used to help fight a war. In World War I women were also used to cleaned, cooked and took care of the house. Also women were the ones who had the victory gardens for the soldiers when they returned home from the war. They took care of the kids and satisfied the men. Women worked in factories making artillery, like ammunition for the soldiers so the men didn’t have to do so much work. Now some may say that the women roles in World War I were the…

Robert Pringle Informed his brother of the impending arrival of 30 barrels of illicit gunpowder immediately after informing him about the location of a naval patrol with a “strong squadron and a great number of troops on board.” Henry Laurens was quick to suggest illicit trade to a few of his trusted business relations, albeit in far more cautious terms. In a letter to Captain Thomas Osborne of the schooner Jolly Batchelor, Laurens stated that “ you and I both know that some branches of…

were also tragic stories for each country involving them. The strongest country regarding their Navy was Great Britain with their Royal Fleet but, America had one of their biggest losses at Pearl Harbor when they were surprise attacked by the Japanese. America then came back strong rebuilding and making one of the strongest Air Forces and the tank the soon became the basis for all advancements. The Royal Fleet was one of the largest fleets in Naval History with, “15 Battleships &…

the war. Almost 400,000 women served the armed forces—a number that exceeded total male troop strength in 1939. During WWII, the role of women in the service and on the home front has expanded immensely. Women worked in nursing services, Air Force, Navy, Army, the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. During this period some trade unions serving traditionally male occupations like engineering began to admit women members. Australian nursing services…

actually made it into a more modern propeller, and the boat went faster. John Penn was the man who perfected the oscillating engine, he was the engineer for the Royal Navy. In 1844 he replaced the Admiralty yacht’s engines with one of his perfected ones, and it doubled the speed of the yacht. This was a revolutionary moment especially for the Navy (Wikipedia…

our country as president during the war of 1812 and he led ‘his’ nation against the British and canadian allies to help the nation not only reach peace but also propel our country to a prosperous future. After the British Navy abducted U.S. sailors and force them into their own Navy, Madison received a unanimous vote “79-49 for it in the House, 19-13 in the Senate.” Leadership can be defined as “The art of leading others to deliberately create a result that wouldn 't have happened otherwise.”…

While a war with Great Britain seemed inevitable leading up to the year of 1812, America did everything they could to avoid it. However, the offenses committed against the United States served as major provocations that left them with no choice but to declare war. Despite promising the Americans their independence after the Revolutionary War, 29 years later the British were still stationed in the Western territories of the US. The British also continued to interfere with the personal trade of…

After a while Kidd left and sailed for New York. In New York he was able to remove an illegitimate government from power and gain some respect amongst the new york merchants. He married a wealthy widow and started to dream up the idea of being a Royal Navy ship captain. He then got a letter of recommendation from a high ranking new york resident Captain Kidd settled for the position of a privateer and was backed by the King of England as well as some of the most powerful men in England to…

British fleet, Captain Barclay. Commodore Perry would go to the captain’s cabin and spend time with him and by doing that came a warm friendship between once the two enemies. After Barclay was fully healed he asked for a favor from the secretary of the navy to be able to return to his homeland. Captain Barclay was giving a speech a couple short months later and gave a toast to Commodore Perry and which everybody applauded. Barclay then lead on to tell the tallies from the battle that read that…

In the cold reaches of Norway sat the largest naval vessel of Nazi Germany’s war machine. It lie in wait for allied shipping convoys bound for Russia from Britain. The sister ship to the legendary Bismarck, the Tirpitz was a 52,600 ton thorn in the side of naval operations in the North. From January of 1942 until November of 1944 it was exactly that. All the while, Prime Minister Churchill was emphasizing the importance of removing the Tirpitz from the arctic battlefield. They even went as far…