On This Day in 1869, the Suez Canal opened and whilst officially the first ship through was the French L’Aigle, it was actually the Royal Navy ship HMS NEWPORT, under Captain George Nares that entered first under cover of darkness. The canal has been a vital link since.
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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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