January 2024 The Branch was looking forward to the Annual Photographic Competition on 25 January last. Sadly, the Judge became indisposed. The Branch Chairman brought along a DVD on the Branch’s laptop called ‘The Battle of Jutland’ presented by Dan Snow. This proved an interesting alternative to the scheduled programme. The Photographic competition was postponed until the February meeting. Branch …
Isle Of Wight Branch News November 2023
November 2023 The Branch’s presentation on 23 November last was David Williams’ ‘Rivalry on the Atlantic’ . Dave introduced the race for the fastest North Atlantic crossing, aka The Blue Riband, early in the twentieth century with the rivalry between four German liners through to 1969, the end of the reign of the last ‘genuine’ holder, the United States. He …
Isle Of White Branch News – October
October 2024 For our meeting on 26 October our Treasurer, Ken Lowe, gave his epic presentation on ‘The Manchester Ship Canal’ illustrated will his own images, some black & white back in the 1960s, to his more recent colour ones. His talk traced the journey on various ships he had sailed on from the Eastham Lock all the way to …
Isle of Wight Branch- 28 September Meeting
September 2023 On the afternoon of 28 September last our Chairman, Nick Hawkins, gave his presentation on ‘HMS Vanguard’. He traced the 20th century purpose behind the building of such capital ships and the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 which effectively limited the tonnage and fire power of such vessels. He picked up from there the reason why the Rodney and …