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Bermuda Hulks Floating “Abominations”
A UK historian this month (Dec. 1) published new research on British convicts transported to Bermuda in the 19th century for penal servitude at Dockyard — hundreds of whom died aboard the notorious prison hulks they were housed in. From 1824 to 1863, Britain shipped as many as 10,000 convicts to Bermuda to work on the Dockyard’s fortifications.... Read more of this article
Bermuda War Victim Mystery Solved
A chance meeting in a churchyard helped a British military historian solve a mystery — and restore the grave of a war victim killed in Bermuda. Ken Porter recently bumped into a man with camera and clipboard wandering around the graves at St. Nicholas’ Church, Laindon near Basildon in the UK. “I asked him what he was doing and it tuned out... Read more of this article
HMS Manchester to visit Ireland Island, Bermuda
HMS Manchester is due to visit Ireland Island, Bermuda between 25-26 November as part of her deployment to the Caribbean region. The ship recently stood by the Island after Hurricane Igor past close by and the Ship’s Helicopter was able to carry out an aerial survey to confirm that there was no substantial damage. Prior to that, the ship was last... Read more of this article
Post-Igor: Navy Helicopter Surveys Bermuda
Members of the British Royal Navy, who were standing by in local waters ready to assist if needed after the strike by Hurricane Igor, flew into Bermuda via helicopter this evening [Sept 20]. The Royal Naval Air Crew were joined by various locals officials from Bermuda, who then flew over the island to make damage assessments from an aerial standpoint. This... Read more of this article
British Navy On Standby In Bermuda Waters
[Written by Larry Burchall] Standing by, probably to our west and south is the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Manchester, a Type-42 Destroyer. HMS Manchester has a helicopter and a crew of about 280 with a wide range of technical skillsets as befits a ‘little town’ floating about the ocean. Of particular and timely interest to Bermudians is that a modern... Read more of this article
