#british navy

[panderp123]

Cornelius Pendragon

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Name: Admiral Cornelius Edward Pendragon

Gender: Male

Born: 1799

Knighted: 1859

Death: 1869 (Scarlett Fever, aged 70)

Sexuality: Straight

🔹Species: King Cobra 🐍

🔹Height: 6ft 4”

🔹 Relations: Ellie (Wife) ,Sir Pentious (son)

🔹Personality: Stoic, Regal, Strict, Authoritarian, Chivalrous & Kind

🔹Hobbies: Building Ships in a bottle, Reading, Chess & fencing ⚔️.

🔹Likes: Tea, Cakes, Art Galleries, Park walks.

🔹 Dislikes: Disrespectful people, Laziness, Failure, dishonesty, liars, secrets (surprises don’t count)

🔹Backstory:

Born in the peek of the Pirate era, Cornelius was a very happy and energetic child. His parents were wealthy Bankers and owned many of the establishments of London. By the time he was 18 in 1817 he had enlisted in the British Royal Navy.

Cornelius didn’t want his fortune handed to him from his family. He wanted to be a man of his own making. Training with the Navy made him appreciate structure, rules and discipline. Over his years of experience in the Navy he had reached Admiral by the time he was 30.

Driven to rid of Pirates and being sent to other territories a close call during a naval battle made Cornelius take some much needed leave to visit home. Where he asked his mother to find an eligible woman to be his bride. Beatrice was more than delighted to assist!

Lo and behold he was introduced to a lovely woman called Elizabeth Hastings. She was merely 21 going on 22 at the time of their courtship but the Admiral was smitten. Elizabeth or Ellie as she preferred was so sweet, kind and a hopeless romantic for a man in uniform. However, she helped Cornelius bring down those walls to be more himself rather than the Admiral all the time.

The couple were to marry that Spring but due to Cornelius being summoned to sea he proposed they get married during their Christmas holiday with all their family. So after Christmas Mass, the pair went up and became husband and wife.

Once the festivities had died down the nerve wracking moment of their Wedding Night came to being. Cornelius knew this was a big step but he comforted Ellie and understood if she wasn’t ready they could wait. They did go through with it that night and it was very special to both of them.

Ellie saw Cornelius off at the docks, she would write to him at the Port he was stationed at. Even telling him she was expecting their first child, Cornelius was over the moon to become a father. He postponed his annual leave to have time to be there for Ellie at the end of the pregnancy.

Then on that faithful day when Ellie was whisked into the chambers to birth their first child, Cornelius was called in as Ellie had complications during birth. The doctor advised she couldn’t have more children due to risk of her life. Cornelius was understanding but he didn’t leave her side or their son’s while she recovered.

Duties were put aside for his little family as he cradled his son, Arthur. Once Ellie was better she was able to nurse and care for Arthur. Cornelius was overjoyed his little family was ok.

Over the years the trips to the Caribbean became more demanding and it caused a distance between him and Ellie. Sure they did have their marital duties to satisfy each other’s loneliness but it felt like they were becoming different people.

In 1859, Cornelius was invited to Hanover in England from none other than Queen Victoria herself. Due to his bravery and significant contribution to England he was Knighted at 60 years old. (Pen was approximately 11)

A Decade on and Cornelius had heard a rumour about his wife being unfaithful with the gardener whilst he was away. At first, he didn’t believe it yet understood…he wasn’t there but then the doubts started to creep in. Was Arthur even his? Confronting Ellie was the hardest thing he had to do because he knew his Admiral mannerisms would arise. Ellie did admit to it but as she was younger at the time she didn’t know what she wanted. Due to her indecisiveness, Cornelius wasn’t sure what Ellie wanted. So Cornelius distanced himself from both his son and wife.

Even going as far as to stop making ships in a bottle for Arthur…

By the time Arthur was a young man of science and invention both he and his father were more civil and respectful towards one another. Rather than this openly lovely relationship he had with his mother, Ellie.

Cornelius passed away from Scarlet fever in 1869 at 70 but he wished he had fixed things with his family. (Pentious approx 21)

Art by me and @gabendselarom & me

Voice sample claim: Patrick Stewart.

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[radiantbastard]

Seeing a battleship magazine explosion will never not fuck me up. Just the sheer magnitude of ordinance.

[whydidisavethistomyphone]

🔊

Someone, unironically thought this was the appropriate audio for this video.

The lack of self awareness is astonishing.

This is the US and UK navies teaming up heading into Yemen.

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

“The Royal Navy is ending its century-old tradition of having Chinese servants on warships amid fears that they could be forced to spy for Beijing. Hundreds of Chinese laundrymen have worked on Britain’s warships since the 1930” ending its WHAT???

so this article is paywalled and I can't find one that isn't... but I could have sworn that I'd seen one that wasn't paywalled????

mod ali

[carbone14]

Sous-marin britannique de la classe T HMS Tribune dans les eaux écossaises – Septembre 1942

Photographe : Bryson Jack - Ministry of Information official photographer

©Imperial War Museums - TR 589

[thebeautifulbook]

AFLOAT WITH NELSON by Charles H. Eden (London: MacQueen, 1897). Illustrated.

[madcatacres]

I've seen a number of posts about ofmd's Ed Teach changing his careful avoidance being a personal killer after his dad (and no, shooting someone who's already shish kebabed does not count *by his rules* which are what we're talking about here - "technically the fire killed those people") and then mowing through a bunch of British navy guys when he thinks Stede may be dead after that massive attack on the Republic of Pirates. The immediate trigger is concern for Stede but also, Ed's first kills are a couple of armed uniformed bullies harassing who they think is a harmless fisherman, an old man, an easy target, over the mere fact that he might be fishing.

Ed killing the two naval guys in the rowboat pulling alongside his is a proportionate response there even without a panic or fugue state triggered by grief/concern for Stede. If soldiers or pigs decide they're going to fuck with you while and because you're a solitary, isolated helpless target and you can respond with lethal force, that is both proportionate and morally justified (fuck the law) as self-defense. You are in fear for your life in that situation if you have half a brain.

The pirates on and around RoP are also, I have to say, at war. This is a show that balances humor with issues about trauma and slapstick violence with occasional actual real world consequences, yeah, but remember historically this is an era when you could be a sort of franchised pirate called a privateer, the justification for the British Navy attacking Republic of Pirates is definitely that these are people attacking ships not under the control of a crown, not that they are just out there doing pirate shit, killing and maiming and robbing and worse (the worse gets mostly kept out of ofmd's slightly more light hearted and allegorical piracy-is-queerness universe, I feel like I need to specifically and briefly address that).

Besides that, while we're only shown adult pirates lying around the republic dead, we don't see any live children either. Whereas we've been very clearly (while the crew is shopping for stuff for Calypso's birthday) shown children running around the Republic earlier (two of them being the waifs played by Taika's kids). The level of atrocity beyond which the British were unwilling to go to is not tidily defined. Incidentally kids historically got pressed into service (one of the OFMD BTS photos I have seen shows a flyer posted with others in RoP referring to impressment so I think it's safe to consider it something alluded to by the actual show's plot) - quick rip from wikipedia article on impressment, "In 1703, an act [of the Parliament in England] passed limiting the impressment of boys under 18 years of age to those who were not apprenticed."

So yeah Ed absolutely gets blood on his hands personally for the first time in roughly thirty-five years, and that is a huge step for him but it's not only things falling into place with his integrating his identity, and killing for the crew and for love in the metaphoric landscape of piracy being queer love and family, it's also probably (in context of the show) more moral/responsible than the killing by proxy he's been doing as a pirate (although this is a show about pirates. Sort of.) So. Jackie's poisoning the occupying force and the guerrilla warfare in the stolen uniforms in context of the plot pass as reasonable measures (if desperate). I haven't seen those characterized anywhere as personal murdery actions. (Slightly off topic, I did see a post complain that Jackie passing out the poisoned booze wasn't FAST enough or, overlooking the incident entirely, that there wasn't an explicit enough example of racism/colonialist violence being punished in S2. Beg to differ. Jackie being less hotheaded than S1, pre-unbearding Jim is also entirely in character.) The staff of Spanish Jackie's, citizens (?) of the Republic of Pirates, and crew of the Revenge (and QAR) have been invaded and are at war. Ed's also at war, but no longer at war with himself.

I'm just gonna post this phrased awkwardly because every time the thought comes to mind and I want to compose something worded well I don't get around to it.

I'm leaving out any mention of a character death which I do not consider controversial and which had no immediate influence on Ed's (combat) actions. Also have some S3 speculative thoughts I'm keeping out of this rambly mess of a post.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

These five members of the Woman’s Royal Navy Service (WRENS) crossed the Atlantic as crew members on troop transports. Their job was to code and decode radio messages, but they also stood watch as would any other seaman. One of these young women crossed the ocean seven times beginning in March of 1942. All the women were volunteers and received extra pay for sea duty. When they arrived at port in New York on January 7, 1943, they dashed for stockings, sweets, fruits, and cosmetics, in that order.

Photo: Associated Press via WHNT

[thekenobee]

I absolutely love this film

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Άρχεσθαι μαθών άρχειν επιστήσει.

- Solon

He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.*

King Charles II, then the Prince of Wales and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, commanded HMS Bronington, the mine hunter for 10 months in 1976.

The Bronington, a registered historic vessel, sank at its moorings in Birkenhead in 2016. It had been deteriorating for several years. She’s absolutely unique with her construction, with a mahogany hull over an aluminium frame. Because sea mines were magnetically activated, minesweepers and hunters couldn’t have steel hulls. Modern equivalents are made of fibreglass or plastic composites, and the Bronington was one of the last wooden ships still in service until her decommissioning in 1988. She also represented a significant transition in naval technology. When she was first built in 1953, she was a traditional minesweeper, towing gear behind her to catch and deactivate mines. The Bronington and her sister ships were converted to minehunters between 1963 and 1965. They were the first ships that moved from sweeping mines to finding mines with sonar.

When he finished serving he was cheered off the vessel with a ceremonial toilet seat hung around his neck, reportedly a reminder from his crewmates of the weight of his future throne.  

[oochilka]

[awallofswords]

The £100 Trafalgar Sword from Lloyd's of London.

More on the Lloyds Patriotic fund: http://www.lloydsswords.com

@ltwilliammowett

[historyandarthijinks]

#2 History Shorts

Meet Unsinkable Sam the cat, also known as Oskar. 

Oskar would be on three separate battleships during WW2. His journey would begin when he was brought onto the Bismarck, an infamous German battleship by an unknown German soldier.

Upon the Bismarck sinking, Oskar was found in the water hanging onto a floating piece of board. Oskar and 115 men would survive the sinking out of the around 2200 man crew.

He was brought about by members of the HMS Cossack, where they gave him the name Oskar.

One day the HMS Cossack would be struck by German U-boat U-563. The HMS Cossack sunk, losing 159 of her crew but not Oskar the cat who would survive. 

By then Oskar was well known among British sailors, and was given full military service recognition. He would be transferred to the HMS Ark Royal.

German U-boat U-81 eventually struck her too, and HMS Ark Royal sunk. Oskar survived once again.

He would be transferred onto the HMS Lightning and HMS Legion, before retiring. Unsurprisingly the ships he retired from would eventually also sink. 

Oskar spent the remainder of his nine lives living in a seaman’s home in Belfast, called the Home of Sailors. A pastel portrait of him remains in the National Maritime Museum. 

[mixtapenempire]

WELCOME TO NOVEMBER FUCKERS

https://youtu.be/d0Xol9ubNGE

[liliennacht]

I hate it when my white friends dont understand how something is Racist and just call it " weird and a but stupid" when i explain to them that calling something a 100 years old tradition of chinese servants, telling that the Reason the British Stop with chinese Servants is because of racism which is why they NOW are gonna hire Indian servants. which is WOW RACISM TOO

and how much i hate it that i cant explain or talk about iz because they just dont understand why it bothers me so much.