A fire onboard a Russian spy ship off the coast of Syria highlights maintenance issues in Russia’s navy and challenges in the Mediterranean region.

#russiannavy #mediterraneanfleet #tgcnews #globalcommonsnews #globalcommons

https://globalcommons.onrender.com/conflicts/russian_spy_ship_fire_exposes_poor_state_of_mediterranean_fleet_say_experts/

No poem today. Instead something about the sinking of HMS Victoria, and Vice Admiral George Tryon.

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/721997163321819136/no-poem-today-but-something-about-george-tryon?source=share

#GeorgeTryon #HMSVictoria #HMSCamperdown #catastrophe #RoyalNavy #MediterraneanFleet

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this plaque in the National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, formerly British Naval HQ. It lists the commanders of the Mediterranean Fleet. I took it for the sake of Admiral Tryon (third from the top). He commanded an impossible manoeuvre which resulted in the collision of two battleships, His own ship, HMS Victoria, sank with great loss of life. He went down with the her.

#valletta #RoyalNavy #MediterraneanFleet #sinking #GeorgeTryon #admiral #catastrophe