28 Sept 1686 (O.S.) // 44-gun 4th-rate HMS Half Moon Prize, in ordinary at Chatham, was destroyed by a fire which apparently began when a candle was knocked over in the cook's cabin. The only casualty was the cook, who was rescued in an unconscious state but did not recover. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Les patrouilleurs #royalnavy Spey et Tamar sont déployés depuis 5 ans en Indopacifique via @portailsousmarin.bsky.social www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/l...

In total, if called upon for a high-intensity crisis or strike group deployment, the Royal Navy can generally mobilize 1 carrier and 4 to 6 escort combatants (destroyers and frigates combined) without compromising all baseline home-waters security commitments. #royalnavy

A small correction is necessary, it seems.
According to both their log-books, HMS Hood and HMS Repulse set sail 28 September 1923.

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27 Sept 1944 // Destroyer HMS Rockingham (ex USS Swasey) struck a British mine off Aberdeen while acting as a target ship for aircrew training. She sank while under tow, with all on board being taken off by HMS Vanity and HMS Lancaster. (Imperial War Museum image FL 12226) #RoyalNavy #WW2

27 Sept 1943 // Destroyer HMS Intrepid capsized and sank in Lakki harbour on the island of Leros after being hit by two bombs from German dive bombers during intense German air attacks on the harbour. Fifteen of her crew lost their lives. (Imperial War Museum: A 7871) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

Hit by two torpedoes soon after 1am, she lost power and flooded heavily. She was abandoned after damage control failed, and was scuttled by HMS Jasmine using gunfire and depth charges. She lay awash for some time and finally sank at about 7pm. 32 men were lost. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

27 Sept 1840 // A large fire broke out at Plymouth Dockyard and HMS Talavera (74 guns) and HMS Imogene (28 guns) were destroyed, happily with no lives lost. Image: Thomas Lyde Hornbrook, 'Dockyard Fire at Plymouth' 1840 (North East Lincolnshire Museum via Wikimedia Commons). #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

A party was sent to Charlottetown to summon assistance, and over the next few days the guns and stores were recovered. The brig's Captain and Master were reprimanded at court martial for not using the lead-line, and the pilot was fined for failing to warn of the currents. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

The Barbadoes grounded at 9:15pm. The night was spent in failed efforts to refloat the ship. She was abandoned, with the loss of one man, on the following day. The crew, and a large amount of money the ship was carrying, were collected two weeks later by other RN vessels. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Bombarediro torpedeiro Fairey Barracuda da Royal Navy, carregado com um torpedo de 46 cm

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HMS Agamemnon begint na dertien jaar bouw aan cruciale proefvaarten voor de Royal Navy #HMSAgamemnon #RoyalNavy #AstuteKlasse #Defensie #Onderzeeër

Après treize ans de construction, le HMS Agamemnon entame des essais en mer décisifs pour la Royal Navy #HMSAgamemnon #RoyalNavy #AstuteClass #EssaisEnMer #ConstructionNavale

26 Sept 1916 // HM Trawler Loch Shiel, a minesweeper, was completing a sweeping operation off Rhossili Bay on the Gower Peninsula when she caught a mine in her sweeps. Before it could be dealt with the mine exploded and the trawler sank with the loss of three men. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

26 Sept 1917 // HM Drifter Ocean Star, serving as a patrol vessel, disappeared off Portsmouth with all 10 crew overnight on 26/27 September. Wreckage was later found off Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, along with her boat, and it was presumed she been sunk by a mine. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

At 5:15pm the U-boat, U.52, surfaced, ordered the St Gothard's crew into their boats, and then torpedoed and sank her. The enquiry questioned why all three vessels had remained stationary for so long in waters where U-boats were known to be active, but in the end no blame was accorded. #RoyalNavy

26 Sept 1904 // Destroyer HMS Chamois was sunk in the Gulf of Patras by her own propeller shaft. The shaft was thrown out of balance by the loss of a blade at speed and came adrift, damaging her hull, and she flooded and sank. There were no casualties. (IWM image: Q 38460) #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Despite being heavily outgunned Woodriffe steered for the Magnanime and opened fire. The battle lasted 45 minutes until, severely damaged with most of her rigging shot away, and with more French ships approaching, the Calcutta surrendered. But she had saved her convoy. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

26 Sept 1800 // 16-gun brig sloop HMS Hound, escorting two merchant ships from Shetland to Aberdeen, was separated from her convoy and disappeared during a storm, presumed lost with all hands. Her crew numbered 120 and she was also carrying 45 Dutch prisoners of war. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

26 Sept 1649 (O.S.) // 14-gun ship Crescent, in service since 1642 with the part of the navy that favoured Parliament so not really a Royal Navy vessel, was driven onto rocks off Guernsey in a storm and wrecked, although most of her stores and guns were saved. #RoyalNavy