Dr Phil Weir

Well, as the #new header now says - today's the day! #DunkirkAndTheLittleShips is now officially out in the wild & available from @amazon @Waterstones @WHSmith & others! I hope those of you who've already bought & received your copies enjoy! #Dunkirk #WW2 amazon.co.uk/Dunkirk-Little…

We’ve got a two-part @LloydsList podcast with @Ndawsari, @ImRalby and @Lloydslisted unpacking the extraordinary tale of how an oil tanker purchased by the UN to avert an environmental crisis off Yemen is now being used by the Houthis as floating storage for Russian oil — and how…

"The [Houthis] said [they] would target the ships of any company that dealt with Israeli ports, similar to the doctrine... delivered in May 2024, which was followed by several attacks on vessels... most notably tanker Sounion." (@JoshMinchin @LloydsList) lloydslist.com/LL1154333/Hout…

More than 10,000 people visited @HMNBDevonport as it opened its gates for the first time in more than a decade. royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…

80 years ago today, Keith Quilter, a 22-year-old Royal Navy fighter pilot operating from the British carrier HMS Formidable, was shot down less than a mile off the coast of Japan, during a low level daylight attack. 1/4

"no one except your immediate family is to be told where you are stationed” This letter received by Daphne Scutt (later Aston) calls her to an important top-secret role at Station X, now known as Bletchley Park. From August 1941 to 1942, she served at Bletchley Park in Hut…

🗓️ #OnThisDay 28 July 1914 Lt Cdr Arthur Longmore made the first successful aerial torpedo drop, launching an 810 lb torpedo from a Short Type 81 seaplane at Calshot, marking a new era in naval warfare. bit.ly/3Sa1N5U 📷 YEORN(Short 81) & (Short 81 RNAS 121)

⚓ Torpedoes HMS Alliance served for over 28 years, from Cold War patrols to Far East missions. We asked Royal Navy Submarine Veteran and HMS Alliance Volunteer Guide Alan Jackson to answer some of the most frequently asked questions about Alliance. bit.ly/46FXhVF

🗓️ Today, 28 July 2025, marks 80 years since HMS Alliance was launched. ⚓ Alliance is a powerful symbol of Britain's Silent Service, bridging generations & telling the story of life beneath the waves. Read more in our blog from Curator Alexander Geary. bit.ly/46FXhVF

#OTD in 1953, USS Saint Paul (CA-73) took the last shot of the Korean War when the heavy cruiser fired an eight-inch projectile at Communist shore batteries moments before the truce was signed. The Saint Paul also was the last major warship to fire a salvo during WWII.

It's National Scotch Day. Admiral William Halsey kept a secret stash of VAT 69 scotch on USS Missouri in a crate labeled "electronic spares". When anyone overheard talk about VAT 69, Halsey's chief of staff insisted that it was the Pope's phone number. #NationalScotchDay

On behalf of Dr. #RobertBallard and the entire #CorpsofExploration, we want to thank you all for joining us on this amazing journey exploring the #IronBottomSound for #WorldWarII #shipwrecks. @oceanexplorer @ccom_jhc

The century following #Waterloo saw fluctuations in French power – and the creation of a strategic system to control it. 🔒 Andrew Lambert’s article from the August issue is available now buff.ly/HPVDCYq

#OTD in 1945, the Royal Navy heavy cruiser HMS Sussex was struck by a kamikaze near the Dutch East Indies. The Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia" failed to penetrate the ship's side plating, leaving only a distinct imprint on the hull.

After a rainy start to the day, it was great to be back displaying this evening at @ShuttleworthTru, with PA474 being joined by both of our Hurricanes, PZ865 and LF363! ✈️ #shuttleworth #shuttleworthtrust #lancaster #hurricane #displayseason2025

Through the medium of my publisher 'Aviation Books Ltd.,' I am pleased to announce that my RAFBCL 1943 [long since out of print] has been reissued in A.4 format. The text is as first published by Midland Publishing, 1996.

LPD retirement home in Devonport. HMS Bulwark refit being completed, pending probable sale to Brazil. HMS Albion in poor state - maybe sold with her sister for spares. Via @air_maritimepic

My latest analysis on China’s dual-carrier operations in the Western Pacific this June is out now in @ChinaBriefJT, coauthored with @Alexyuchengchen: “PLA Navy Shifts Training Focus from Near-Shore to Blue-Water Operations.” Key point: The Central Military Commission likely…