The Royal Navy grew substantially during a series of major wars from the mid 17th century—and with it the medical needs of naval seamen. Ship surgeons had a weighty responsibility. As well as treating ...

The bomb was towed five miles from Southend Pier before being detonated Royal Navy bomb disposal experts have destroyed a World War Two device found in the wreck of a 17th Century warship.

The team from OME came across the wreckage of the pirate ship in 2005 while searching for the HMS Sussex, an English Royal Navy ship ... a storm in the 17th or 18th century.