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This agreement between Danske Patruljeskibe K/s and the Danish Ministry of Defence is great. It is the opportunity for reestablish modern navy shipbuilding in Denmark, and insure a strong industry going forward, with possibilities for a growing marked also outside Denmark.

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Key event for companies wanting to learn more about the next generation naval vessels for the Danish Armed Forces -August 17 and more info below from the Danish Patrolsgip Consortium

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History is our greatest teacher! If you’re a leader, you should at least familiarize yourself with these military history events. There are so many transcendent applications to the business world that can be gained from military leadership and strategy. Even the great speaker/author Simon Sinek uses the military as a basis from some of his most innovative thought leadership concepts.

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A PICTURE PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS, BUT HISTORY CAN TEACH ONLY THOSE WILLING TO LEARN! The cross marks the spot where on Christmas Day 1914 in Belgium German and British soldiers laid down their arms, emerged from their respective trenches and decided to kick a football instead for the day. The sculpture on the right stands in the grounds of St. Luke’s Church, Liverpool to commemorate this event. I find it moving.My maternal grandfather hailed from near Liverpool and went to Belgium in August 1914 as a member of the British Expeditionary Force. He survived the First Battle of Ypres in October 1914, and given that the spot marked by the cross is a mere 14 kilometres south of Ypres, it is tempting to wonder whether he may have been part of that kick-about on Christmas Day! I never got to ask him about it.But these pictures also provide a great metaphor for mediation. Putting down your weapons of legal warfare for one day offers disputing parties a safe secure space where things more positive than fighting over past wrongs can be discussed in the hope of a brighter future for all concerned. Those expensive and destructive weapons can be deployed once more on the following day if no prospect for a lasting peace emerges at mediation. But in my experience and that of most other mediators that search for a peaceful future is successful.In the words of John (coincidentally also a Liverpudlian!) and Yoko in their 1969 anti-war anthem: “All We Are Saying Is Give Peace a Chance”.#History #ChristmasTruce1914 #WorldWarI #Mediation #ConflictResolution #GivePeaceAChance #Ypres1914

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My latest article is a review of a memorial in York dedicated to those men from the North Eastern Railway company who served during both wars

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HMS“The prefix placed before the name of a Royal Navy warship to indicate that she is Her (His) Majesty's ship. The abbreviation came into use from about 1790, the custom before this date being to indicate a ship of the Royal Navy in the form ‘His Ma ties Ship’. The earliest example of the use of HMS as an abbreviation is a reference to HMS Phoenix in 1789.”https://lnkd.in/eeeU_-Yq“In the early 18th century, naval ships were named in one of two ways: either after royalty, or after an English locality. Of the ships built in the 1700s, the largest were named after monarchs, their relatives or their palaces: Royal Sovereign, Royal Anne, Royal George, Prince George, Royal Oak, Royal William, Elizabeth, Restoration, Mary, Royal Katherine, and Hampton Court. The remaining ships were almost always named after English towns, counties or rivers: London, Northumberland, Nottingham, York, Devonshire, Chichester, Cornwall, Kent, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridge, Oxford, Shrewsbury, and the Humber.”“As the Navy grew in size across the 18th century, there was marked transformation in how ships were named. Many of the larger naval ships continued to be named after royalty, notably Royal Sovereign (1786), Prince of Wales (1794) and Queen Charlotte (1810). Increasingly common though were ships named after creatures, gods and protagonists from classical antiquity. At the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 the British fleet included Neptune, Agamemnon, Ajax, Orion, Minotaur, Spartiate, Mars, Bellerophon, Colossus, Achille, Polyphemus, Euryalus, Naiad and Sirius. How much this was a deliberate policy is unclear, but it offers a fascinating window into the reading habits of the period’s naval administrators.”“The second development was the emergence of a more patriotic naming policy. After the Act of Union in 1707, the Admiralty quickly renamed two ships Edinburgh and Glasgow to help incorporate the Scottish into the British Navy.”https://lnkd.in/ewUr2MVu“The Royal Navy has always gloried in its traditions, none more so than the tradition of naming ships. A ship’s name, motto and badge serve as a great source of pride for its crew and a historic pride in the tradition of ships’ forebears.”“Another tradition is to consider ships as female, referring to them as ‘she’. Although it may sound strange referring to an inanimate object as ‘she’, this tradition relates to the idea of a female figure such as a mother or goddess guiding and protecting a ship and crew. Another idea is that in many languages, objects are referred to using feminine or masculine nouns. This is less common in English which tends to use gender-neutral nouns, however referring to ships as ‘she’ may refer to far more ancient traditions.”https://lnkd.in/ec7N89VG

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The Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley, also known as HMS Ganges, was a naval training facility at Shotley Gate, near Ipswich in Suffolk. It operated between 1901 and 1976 but has largely lain empty since its closure. The site is now a conservation area with three listed structures, including the mast on the parade ground and a 1930s swimming pool, and two Martello towers (scheduled ancient monuments). Babergh District Council granted approval in 2015 for construction of 285 new dwellings across the site. We have strongly objected to a Section 73 application to amend the original approval. Instead of adaptively reusing the remaining former naval buildings, it now seeks to demolish and replace nearly all the unlisted structures, including the former dormitory and mess buildings pictured above, and the former Signals School building. The buildings represent the various phases of expansion, and their locations and roles are important to understanding the former use of the site, as well as giving context to the listed buildings and scheduled monuments. The amended plans do not present any additional reasoning, other than cost, that would prevent their reuse and adaption, as per the original permission. The wider historic form centred on the parade ground would be lost to a standard suburban layout and greatly erode the overall character of the conservation area.#Casework #Shotley #Ipswich #Suffolk #Planning #Heritage #HistoricBuildings #HistoricArchitecture

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[PDF] British Fortifications in Zululand 1879 Ian Knight, Adam Hook digsell https://lnkd.in/ek-q5RsXOn 11 January 1879 the British Empire went to war with the independent kingdom of Zululand. The British anticipated a swift and decisive victory, placing great faith in modern firepower; no plans were made for suppressing the Zulu over a protracted period, or for providing defensive positions from which to occupy Zulu territory. However, the losses suffered at Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift quickly altered the British approach; throughout the rest of the war, the British fortified almost every position they occupied in Zululand, from permanent column depots to temporary halts. This title explores British defensive techniques employed during the war, … Read More » https://lnkd.in/e4VFg3Gu

This is what I went to see yesterday in the Jeep, it said to be a Roman fortlet, - Historic England writes:Roman fortlets are small rectangular enclosures with rounded corners defined by a fortified rampart of turf and earth with one or more outer ditches. The ramparts were originally revetted at the front and rear by timber uprights in shallow trenches and were almost certainly crowned with timber wall walks and parapets. Fortlets were constructed from the first century AD to at least the later fourth century AD to provide accommodation for a small detachment of troops generally deployed on a temporary basis of between one to two years and supplied by a fort in the same area. The function of fortlets varies from place to place; some were positioned to guard river crossings or roads, particularly at vulnerable points such as crossroads, whilst others acted as supply bases for signal towers. Roman fortlets are rare nationally with approximately 50 examples known in Britain, half of which are located in Scotland. As such, and as one of a small group of Roman military monuments which are important in representing army strategy and therefore government policy, fortlets are of particular significance to our understanding of the period and all surviving examples are considered nationally important. This is an amazing historic landscape here in Dorset. This site can found at Black Down Winterbourne Steepleton. Further research is on-going of its history.

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