Included are the launch of HMS Andromeda in Portsmouth Dockyard in May 1967, the fore topsail from HMS Victory, the sole surviving sail from the Battle of Trafalgar being stretched out and viewed by sailors at HMS Nelson in the same year, HMS Vanguard running aground at the Spice Island after breaking loose and narrowly avoiding the Still & West pub on the 4th August 1960. You will also see images of the 1953 Fleet Review featuring ships such as HMS Surprise, the USS Baltimore and HMS Vanguard and HMS Indomitable sailing past the Round Tower in the same year.
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13. The Royal Navy from the past
2nd March 1966: Royal Navy Wessex helicopter on board the flight deck of HMS Fearless. (Photo by Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
14. The Royal Navy from the past
Hundreds of spectators watch the launch of HMS Andromeda in Portsmouth Dockyard in May 1967 Photo: The News archive
15. The Royal Navy from the past
The Royal Navy flagship 'HMS Victory' at Portsmouth in Hampshire, UK, 21st July 1964. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
16. The Royal Navy from the past
HMS Indomitable goes past the Round Tower in 1953. The News PP690 Photo: The News archive