Image Gallery
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Royal Naval Museum Collection
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Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historic Trust Collection
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Royal Navy Submarine Museum Collection
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Royal Marines Museum Collection
Sir Frank Twiss
The naval career of Sir Frank Twiss is profiled in the Navy’s People ‘Themes’ section of Sea Your History. Here are some photographs and documents relating to his career beginning with his first commission as a midshipman to his final position of Second Sea Lord.
An explanation of Crossing the Line.
This is a page from a booklet which sets out HMS Emerald's 'Crossing the Line' ceremony of 16th/17th April 1933. The ceremony has a long tradition and takes place when a ship crosses the Equator. The page explains how the tradition of crossing the line emerged and why it is still carried out.