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Hace 1 día · History Creation of the Portuguese Navy Royal charter of 1 February 1317, appointing Manuel Pessanha as the first Admiral of Portugal.. The first historically known battle involving Portuguese naval forces happened in 1180, during the reign of Portugal's first king, Afonso I.
Hace 2 días · KCBs must at least hold the rank of vice admiral, lieutenant general in the Army or Marines, or air marshal. CBs tend be of the rank of rear admiral , major general in the Army, Royal Navy or Royal Marines, or air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force, and in addition must have been Mentioned in Despatches for distinction in a command position in a combat situation, although the latter is no ...
Hace 2 días · The siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy .
Hace 2 días · Admiral Michelle J. Howard became the first female four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy in 2014. This also made her the U.S. armed forces ' first black woman to achieve four stars. [2] In November 2023 Admiral Lisa Franchetti became the first female Chief of Naval Operations and, due to having that position, [3] the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff .
Hace 2 días · 11,000 [20] –20,000 [21] [22] dead. The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, Spanish: Grande y Felicísima Armada, lit. 'Great and Most Fortunate Navy') was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous ...
Hace 3 días · If the Royal Navy is to reach its 2040 goals, it must adapt faster and embrace cutting-edge technology, a senior naval officer has said. Vice Admiral Martin Connell, Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, addressed this year’s Navy Leaders Combined Naval Event, stating: “Navy 2040 will deliver the Navy our nation needs and ...
Hace 3 días · Speaking at the Defence Leaders Combined Naval Event (CNE) 2024 conference in Farnborough, UK, on 21 May, Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Martin Connell CBE said industry at all levels had a vital role to play in ensuring that the navy stayed ahead of the technological curve. But he insisted that change was necessary to develop “a maritime ...
