OnThisDay 70 years ago in 1951 the first Royal Navy operational warship powered by gas turbines, HMS BOLD PIONEER was launched in Isle of Wight. Although not a total success she could achieve speeds of 43 Knots and helped develop the gas turbine for Naval use around the world.
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Stores Basin, Sembawang Dockyard, Singapore, 1974. RFA TIDESURGE and RFA TIDESPRING visiting with HMS LONDONDERRY, HMS SYCLLA, HMS DANAE, HMS CHICHESTER, HMAS VENDETTA, HMS HYDRA, HMS ARIADNE, HMS WASPERTON, HMS YARNTON, HMNZS OTAGO,
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