05-19-15, 03:47 PM
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Gefallen Engel U-666
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Originally Posted by lesrae
On a submarine note,
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 ^Thanks Lesrae! for that post! On a ROYAL NAVY NAVY note: Henry VIII judicially executes his second wife Anne Boleyn for high treason on this date in 1536. Henry is traditionally cited as one of the founders of the Royal Navy Technologically, Henry invested in large cannon for his warships, Henry was also responsible for the creation of a permanent navy, with the supporting anchorages and dockyards. Tactically, Henry's reign saw the Navy move away from boarding tactics to employ gunnery instead. The Navy was enlarged up to fifty ships and Henry was responsible for the establishment of the "council for marine causes" to specifically oversee all the maintenance and operation of the Navy, becoming the basis for the later Admiralty. ASEA in the bedroom perhaps (five wives?) but astute on the waves it seems...
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