6 Sept 1943 // Destroyer HMS Puckeridge was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.617 approximately 50 miles east of Gibraltar. She was sailing, unaccompanied, to Oran, carrying important messages. 62 of her 191 crew were lost. (Imperial War Museum image: A 17388) #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

6 Sept 1941 // HM Trawler Strathborve, in naval service as a minesweeper, was sweeping in the Humber Estuary with other trawlers when three mines detonated in quick succession, the first two very near, the third directly under her stern. She sank with 15 men lost. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

6 Sept 1941 // HM Trawler Brora ran aground on South Harris in the Outer Hebrides in the early hours of the morning. She capsized and was abandoned as a total loss. No lives were lost. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

6 Sept 1940 // Corvette HMS Godetia sank after colliding with merchant vessel SS Marsa off Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim. Launched in May 1940, she had been in commission for under two months. 33 of her crew lost their lives. #RoyalNavy #WW2 #NavalHistory

6 Sept 1917 // HM Trawler Helgian, a Grimsby boat in naval service as a minesweeper in the Aegean, sank after striking a mine while working in the swept channel outside the harbour at Stavros, northern Greece. Just two men survived from her crew of 12. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

6 Sept 1916 // HM Drifter Manzanita, a Lowestoft boat in naval service as a net barrier tender at Otranto, ran aground off Bari and was written off as a total loss. There were no casualties. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

HMS Stag, launched 1794, had a very successful career: she captured or took part in the capture of 19 French, 2 Spanish, 2 Dutch and 2 American vessels, as well as recapturing 10 British vessels. Particularly notable was her capture of Dutch frigate Alliantie in 1795. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

6 Sept 1781 // 8-gun ship sloop HMS Savage was driven onto rocks and wrecked at Scatarie Island, Nova Scotia, when her anchors dragged in a gale. All the crew reached shore safely. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

6 Sept 1776 // 18-gun ship sloop HMS Pomona disappeared during a tropical storm while cruising between Martinique and St Lucia, and was presumed to have foundered with all hands in the storm. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

The Valeur's captain, John Hare, was shot five times during the assault, but survived. The French privateer responsible for the attack was, appropriately enough, La Surprise. However the Valeur was not her prize for long: she was recaptured a week later by HMS Essex. [4/4] #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

Caças Grumman Martlet, do Esquadrão 888 da Royal Navy, a bordo do HMS Formidable

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On 2 Sep 1898 Gen Kitchener's forces beat the Mahdi's at the Battle of Omdurman in Sudan, but did you know #royalnavy sailors played a part too? #history #histfic
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The Dundee was notable for her role in the Action of 16 March 1917, in which she and HMS Achilles sank German auxiliary cruiser SMS Leopard in the Norwegian Sea. A six-man boarding party from the Dundee, aboard the Leopard when she was sunk, was tragically lost. [3/3] #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

3 Sept 1916 // HM Trawler Italy, a Grimsby boat in naval service as a patrol vessel, sank off Sunderland after colliding with Norwegian steamer Ingrid-II at about 3am. All her crew were saved. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

3 Sept 1914 // Minesweeper HMS Speedy, sweeping off the Humber estuary, was near minesweeping trawler Linsdell when she struck a mine and sank. The Speedy moved to pick up survivors from the Linsdell but also hit a mine and sank with one man lost. (IWM image Q 40195) #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

3 Sept 1914 // HM Drifter Linsdell, a Lowestoft boat in naval service as a minesweeper, was sweeping at the entrance to the Humber Estuary with other vessels when she ran over a mine which exploded and shattered her stern. She sank with the loss of five men. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory

She was deliberately run ashore, and the crew used rafts to reach the shore. Just one man lost his life. The ship's commander, Lt Joseph Beckett, remained on board until everyone else had left, then jumped into the sea and reached safety carrying his wife in his arms. [4/4] #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

3 Sept 1691 (O.S.) // 3rd-rate HMS Harwich, seeking shelter from a gale with other ships from the Channel Fleet, was driven ashore under Mount Edgecumbe, Plymouth. She was so badly damaged that she was broken up where she lay. Reports say 'most of the men' in her crew of 420 were lost. #RoyalNavy

3 Sept 1691 (O.S.) // A gale in the Channel caused the ships of Admiral Russell's fleet to seek shelter in Torbay and Plymouth. 90-gun HMS Coronation was wrecked off Penlee Point when her anchors dragged at the entrance to Plymouth Sound. As many as 600 men may have lost their lives. #RoyalNavy