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As Royal Navy Museums, we’re bringing our stories together in one place, connecting Navy to Nation.

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During the Second Ostend Raid on 9 May 1918 Lt Victor Crutchley led the evacuation of HMS Vindictive under intense fire before helping wounded sailors to safety

He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions

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HMS Vindictive keys
Lt Victor Crutchley VC

8 May 1945 marked the end of the Battle of the Atlantic, one of the defining campaigns of the Second World War

Codebreaking, escorts & long-range aircraft slowly turned the tide, but at devastating human cost

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📷 Portsmouth 8 May 1945
📷Admiralty Message

📆 On this day in 1765, crowds gathered to watch HMS Victory enter the water for the first time.

She would go on to become one of the most famous ships in naval history.

Now, 260 years later, a new chapter in her story is unfolding.

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As we become Royal Navy Museums, we’re telling naval history through people, places & objects that have shaped the nation.

This is a story of survival, from Our Untold Stories

In March 1878, HMS Eurydice sank in a sudden storm. Only two men survived.

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