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Neil Erskine Rankin
Rear Admiral Neil Erskine Rankin, CB, CBE (born December 1940) had a 33-year Royal Naval career, beginning as a pilot, when he was the first Fleet Air Arm pilot to fly the Harrier aircraft, working his way up to be the Commanding Officer of HMS ''Ark Royal'' before finishing his naval career as the last Flag Officer Portsmouth (1993-1996). He also commanded HMS ''Achilles'', HMS ''Bacchante'', HMS ''Andromeda'', the Eighth Frigate Squadron and held tri-service command in the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ... as a Rear Admiral. He has represented the Royal Navy at rugby, sailing and golf. In 1996, he was appointed chairman of Caledonian MacBrayne, the Scottish Government-owned ferry company, continuing til 1999. Neil served as an East Lot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companion Of The Order Of The Bath
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HMS Ark Royal (R07)
HMS ''Ark Royal'' was a light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy. She was the third and final vessel of . She was built by Swan Hunter on the River Tyne and Ceremonial ship launching, launched by them in 1981. ''Ark Royal'' was christened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. She followed sister ships and into service in 1985. Affectionately known as ''The Mighty Ark'', she is the fifth Royal Navy ship to have borne the name of the English ship Ark Royal (1587), 1587 flagship that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. Originally intended to be named to match the rest of the class, this was changed due to the public reaction to the loss of the ''Ark Royal'' name after the scrapping of the HMS Ark Royal (R09), previous ''Ark Royal'' in 1980, after 30 years' service. Slightly larger than her sister ships, and with a steeper Aircraft ski-jump, ski-jump ramp, ''Ark Royal'' carried the STOVL (short take off and vertical landing) Harrier jump jet aircraft, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Achilles (F12)
HMS ''Achilles'' was a of the Royal Navy. She was built by Yarrow at Glasgow. She was launched on 21 November 1968 and commissioned on 9 July 1970. She was sold to Chile in 1991 and served in the Chilean Navy as ''Ministro Zenteno''. She was washed away from her berth at Talcahuano by a tsunami following the February 2010 Chile earthquake, and ran aground on the coast a few kilometres to the north. She was scuttled the following month by the Chilean Navy as a danger to navigation. Construction and design ''Achilles'' was one of two Batch 3, "Broad-Beamed" ''Leander''-class frigates ordered from Yarrow Shipbuilders in early 1967, the other being and . She was laid down on 1 December 1967, launched on 21 November 1968 and completed on 9 July 1970, commissioning on 11 July with the Pennant number ''F12''. ''Achilles'' was long overall and at the waterline, with a beam of and a maximum draught of . Displacement was standard and full load. Two oil-fired boilers fed stea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Bacchante (F69)
HMS ''Bacchante'' (F69) was a frigate of the Royal Navy. ''Bacchante'' was built by Vickers on the Tyne, launched on 29 February 1968 and commissioned on 17 October 1969. Royal Navy service In 1970, ''Bacchante'' joined Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), with which she visited a variety of ports and performed naval exercises. The following year, in 1971 ''Bacchante'' deployed to the West Indies. While there, she participated in a number of naval exercises, including an exercise with the aircraft carriers and . She acted as West Indies Guardship in 1973. During the same period, she was deployed for the Second and Third Cod Wars as part of the Fishery Protection Squadron. ''Bacchante'' was deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1981 conducting the second ever Armilla patrol taking over from ''Minerva'' visiting the Somali capital of Mogadishu and the Oman capital of Muscat (often drifting in the Indian Ocean to conserve fuel). In 1982, ''Bacchante'' became the Gibralta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Andromeda (F57)
HMS ''Andromeda'' was a of the Royal Navy. She was built at HM Dockyard Portsmouth. She was launched on 24 May 1967 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 2 December 1968. She took part in the Falklands War. She was sold to India in 1995, for use as a training ship, being renamed INS ''Krishna''. She was finally decommissioned in May 2012. Construction ''Andromeda'' was one of three ''Leander''-class frigates ordered on 12 January 1965, the other two being and .Osborne and Sowdon 1990, p. 37. She was laid down at HMNB Portsmouth on 25 May 1966,Blackman 1971, p. 350.Friedman 2009, p. 338.Marriott 1983, p. 94. launched on 24 May 1967 and commissioned on 2 December 1968 with the Pennant number ''F57''.Osborne and Sowdon 1990, p. 109. ''Andromeda'' was a Batch 3, "Broad-Beamed" ''Leander'', and as such was long overall and at the waterline, with a beam of and a maximum draught of . Displacement was standard and full load. Two oil-fired boilers fed steam at and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, at a latitude of about 52°S. The archipelago, with an area of , comprises East Falkland, West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. As a British overseas territory, the Falklands have internal self-governance, but the United Kingdom takes responsibility for their defence and foreign affairs. The capital and largest settlement is Stanley on East Falkland. Controversy exists over the Falklands' discovery and subsequent colonisation by Europeans. At various times, the islands have had French, British, Spanish, and Argentine settlements. Britain reasserted its rule in 1833, but Argentina maintains its claim to the islands. In April 1982, Argentine military forces invaded the islands. British a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caledonian MacBrayne
Caledonian MacBrayne ( gd, Caledonian Mac a' Bhriuthainn), usually shortened to CalMac, is the major operator of passenger and vehicle ferries, and ferry services, between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands on Scotland's west coast. Since 2006, the company's official name has been CalMac Ferries Ltd, although it still operates as Caledonian MacBrayne. In 2006, it also became a subsidiary of holding company David MacBrayne, which is owned by the Scottish Government. History David MacBrayne MacBrayne's, initially known as David Hutcheson & Co., began in 1851 as a private steamship operator when G. and J. Burns, operators of the largest of the Clyde fleets, decided to concentrate on coastal and transatlantic services and handed control of their river and Highland steamers to a new company in which Hutcheson, their manager of these services, became senior partner. One of the other partners was David MacBrayne (1817-1907), nephew of Messrs. Burns. In 1878, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy Admirals
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Scottish Airmen
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Living People
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