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1949: Unable to resist the irony, Britain defeats Napoleon one more time

1949: Unable to resist the irony, Britain defeats Napoleon one more time

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The scuttling of HMS Implacable in 1949 marked the poignant end of one of Britain’s oldest surviving warships. Originally launched in 1795 as the French ship Duguay-Trouin and captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar, she served for over a century before being preserved as a historic relic. Despite efforts by historians and naval enthusiasts to save her, postwar austerity and lack of funds sealed her fate. On 2 December 1949, Implacable was towed out to the Solent and ceremonially s

The scuttling of HMS Implacable in 1949 marked the poignant end of one of Britain’s oldest surviving warships. Originally launched in 1795 as the French ship Duguay-Trouin and captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar, she served for over a century before being preserved as a historic relic. Despite efforts by historians and naval enthusiasts to save her, postwar austerity and lack of funds sealed her fate. On 2 December 1949, Implacable was towed out to the Solent and ceremonially s

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Le 2 décembre 1949, le HMS Implacable, ex-Duguay-Trouin français, est sabordé dans la Manche. Vaisseau de 74 canons capturé en 1805 peu après la bataille de Trafalgar, il arbore une toute dernière fois les pavillons britannique et français. | Trois-Ponts - Histoire navale

Le 2 décembre 1949, le HMS Implacable, ex-Duguay-Trouin français, est sabordé dans la Manche. Vaisseau de 74 canons capturé en 1805 peu après la bataille de Trafalgar, il arbore une toute dernière fois les pavillons britannique et français. | Trois-Ponts - Histoire navale

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HMS Implacable was one of the oldest surviving warships. Built in France she survived Trafalgar and many other battles only to die from neglect. A sad ending for a beautiful old lady who always did her duty. Thanks to Roger Whitley for sending us this one. | Historic Vessel Vega

HMS Implacable was one of the oldest surviving warships. Built in France she survived Trafalgar and many other battles only to die from neglect. A sad ending for a beautiful old lady who always did her duty. Thanks to Roger Whitley for sending us this one. | Historic Vessel Vega

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Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

Yangtse Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

The teaser image shows the training ship HMS Implacable in Hamoaze in 1900's. The old ship was once the French 74-gun ship of the line Duguay-Trouin launched in 1800. She participated in the last great sea battle fought under sail the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Battle of Cape Ortegal where she was captured by the Royal Navy. She became a training ship in 1865 surviving up to the end of WWII eventually becoming the second oldest ship in the Royal Navy next to HMS Victory. She was unfortunately

The teaser image shows the training ship HMS Implacable in Hamoaze in 1900's. The old ship was once the French 74-gun ship of the line Duguay-Trouin launched in 1800. She participated in the last great sea battle fought under sail the Battle of Trafalgar, and the Battle of Cape Ortegal where she was captured by the Royal Navy. She became a training ship in 1865 surviving up to the end of WWII eventually becoming the second oldest ship in the Royal Navy next to HMS Victory. She was unfortunately

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Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957): One of the greatest post war films was made about an incident that took place between the British and People's Liberation Army of China during the Chinese Revolution 1949. On 20 April 1949, HMS Amethyst was on her way from Shanghai to Nanking (now Nanjing) when she was fired upon by the People's Liberation Army, thus starting the Amethyst Incident. Despite efforts to free her by the Royal Navy, Amethyst was trapped on the Yangtse River in Ch

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957): One of the greatest post war films was made about an incident that took place between the British and People's Liberation Army of China during the Chinese Revolution 1949. On 20 April 1949, HMS Amethyst was on her way from Shanghai to Nanking (now Nanjing) when she was fired upon by the People's Liberation Army, thus starting the Amethyst Incident. Despite efforts to free her by the Royal Navy, Amethyst was trapped on the Yangtse River in Ch

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HMS Implacable; The Battleship That Served for 149 Years – And Then Got Blown Up! - Military History - Military Matters

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Ambushed on the Yangtze: The heavy cruiser HMS London limps away after a brutal 1949 river battle. ⚓️🛡️ #HMSLondon #YangtzeIncident #RoyalNavy #ColdWar #NavalHistory #MilitaryHistory #History #fblifestyles | Gist of History

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The Yangtze Incident (1949–1950)

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1949 HMS Amethyst being repaired in Hong Kong

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1949 Gibraltar greets the HMS Amethyst

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1949: Cat survives Naval Artillery Strike, then protects crew for 101 days. #shorts #hero

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1949 H.M.S. Ajax goes aground

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1949 AT SEA: H.M.S. 'Vengeance' prepares for Arctic cruise

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1949 Seamen from the H.M.S. Amethyst are received in London

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1949 The HMS Albion collides with collier Maystone

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The Warship That Survived Trafalgar… Only to Be Destroyed in 1949

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1949 DEFENCE: H.M.S. Royal Sovereign returns to Britain

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1949 H.M.S. Amethyst returns home

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Why Britain Destroyed The Last Ship To Survive Trafalgar

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Can a cat survive an artillery strike?

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The Stray Cat That Earned a Military Medal 🐈‍⬛⚓

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1949 The Amethyst returns to Hong Kong following the Amethyst Incident

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El Gato que Fue a la Guerra y Regresó con una Medalla | La Academia de Shadow Ep. 7

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1949 Surviving crew of HMS Amethyst in Hong Kong

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In 1949, as China’s civil war reached its climax, a Royal Navy frigate sailed into one of Britain’s most dramatic naval standoffs. Her name was HMS Amethyst. Sent up the Yangtze River to relieve another British ship in Nanking, Amethyst suddenly came under heavy artillery fire from Communist forces on both banks. Shells ripped into the ship, killing the captain and wounding dozens. Crippled and deep in hostile territory, Amethyst became trapped. For 101 days, her crew endured isolation, sniper f

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🇬🇧⚓🚢 The battleship HMS Nelson passes beneath the Forth Bridge on her final journey to the scrapyard at Inverkeithing, Scotland on 16 March 1949...a striking sight of two engineering marvels in one frame. Before towing, the scrapyards gas-torched the barrels while the ship was still laid up in the naval base. The reason was practical...by destroying the barrels, the Navy could no longer reverse the decision and halt the scrapping! The ship was effectively rendered useless, ensuring the proces

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HMS Illustrious (1942)

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