The sinking of HMS Victoria took place at approximately 15:30 on 22 June 1893, after HMS  Victoria , the flagship of the Royal Navy 's Mediterranean Fleet , collided with HMS  Camperdown while on fleet manoeuvres in the Eastern Mediterranean . HMS Victoria The collision caused significant damage to Victoria 's bow, with a large hole produced causing the ship to rapidly capsize . HMS Victoria  sinking after collision with HMS Camperdown  during exercises in the Mediterranea

Found after 107 years and d ubbed ‘the last scout’ because she was out looking for German warships ahead of the Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet she was torpedoed and sunk sunk by German submarine U-52 on 19 August 1916, with the loss of 38 hands, including the loss of 1 Royal Marine. Sergeant William Edward Patrick Daley Royal Marines Light Infantry (RMLI). Captain Miller of HMS Nottingham reported: “She was struck by two torpedoes, fired from a submarine, on her port side, the firs

The Royal Marines Memorial Each year on October 28th Royal Marines throughout the Globe have celebrated our Corps Birthday, the formation of which on 28th October 1664, is normally marked with cake, and a tot of Rum! This year I would like to honour the names of 24 extraordinary individuals that exemplify courage and dedication, and have sacrificed their lives in service, listed below are the names I could find since 1914 that died on the day that we celebrate the Corps Birth

Unit/ Formation : Memorial Location : St Vincent Period/ Conflict : World War I Year : 1914 Date/s : 26th October 1914 Mindelo is the...

Unit/ Formation : Memorial Location : Isle of Islay Period/ Conflict : World War I Year : 1918 Date/s : 6 October 1918 Painting of the...

The War Graves Data base is a live document with 11,442 names and growing, in many cases I have been able to update dates of death and...

On August 6 and 9, 1945, the Allies dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. On August 9, the Soviet Union declared...

16 July 1943 HMS Cleopatra 1941 HMS Cleopatra was hit amidships by a torpedo from an Italian submarine, she sustained major damage to...

Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM/ 41 Cdo RM Location : Augusta Harbour Period/ Conflict : World War II Year : 1943 Date/s : 17 July 1943 After...

Eight days after arriving on station, Devonshire and the rest of the Mediterranean Fleet sailed for manoeuvres in the Aegean Sea, off the...

A TOWNROE KILLED. ONE  DAY BEFORE ARMISTICE WAS SIGNED. ONE OF THE OLD "CONTEMPTIBLES." It is with deep regret and sympathy we have to...

H.M.S. Hawke was an old armoured cruiser operating as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron assigned to the Northern Patrol. Launched at...

Unit/ Fomration: Memorial Location: Trincomalee Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1948 Date/s: April 1948 Trincomalee is a seaport on...

11th March 1915 SS Bayano, armed merchant cruiser, torpedoed and sunk by U.27 in North Channel. HMS Bayano, built in 1913, was originally...

HMS Exteter spent most of 1941 on convoy escort duties before she was transferred to the Far East after the start of the Pacific War in...

1964 Corporal Reginald CHAPPELL: Service Number RM 15686 of 42 Commando RM. He was killed in action during the Confrontation with...

16th February 1942 Heavy casualties in Singapore listed as HMS Sultan (Shore Base) during the evacuation from Singapore including 20...

Remembering: WHEELER, Alfred Quartermaster Sergeant Unit/Base: '3 Commando Brigade RM' Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines Service number: PO/X...

Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Bergen-op-Zoom Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 1 - 8th November 1944 ...

Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Deal Period/ Conflict: Year: 1989 Date/s: 22 September 1989 A memorial bandstand was...