Cheer Ship! A First Naval Birthday Review
A week is a long time in politics (and goodness me, of late an hour or two of House of Commons shenanigans feels like a...
Category : Sea
Reflections on the Battle of Jutland
More than a hundred years after Jutland this famous sea battle remains a source of controversy. Much ink has been spilled over what happened and...
Why the Future of History Still Matters
‘The only serious threat to regional security, including the existence and sovereignty of Estonia and other Baltic Sea states, emanates from Russia.’ Estonian Foreign Intelligence...
The Vital and the Merely Important
Our armed forces never seem to have quite enough money for what they need. Fortunately we can decide what is actually required and what can...
Thursday Warriors: Is it time to re-think Royal Navy training?
In a slight departure from the normal format of Wavell Room articles, here we present four separate short thought pieces that all have a common...
MAYDAY IN THE MAGELLAN – PART III What Caused the Flood?
Ten years ago, the Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Vessel HMS Endurance catastrophically flooded. Her main engine room filled to the deckhead within 30 minutes. Such...
Professional commentary in the public domain: advice from an occasional Naval dissident
I am a digital immigrant, despite having been taught basic computer programming at University in the 1970s and operating and managing combat data systems and...
Chinese Power Projection; A Role for Arsenal Ships?
First considered by the US in the 1990s, China is reported to be evaluating potential arsenal ship concepts. An arsenal ship is a large-capacity missile-armed...
Defence Facts of Life: The Aspiration/Reality Mismatch (Long Read)
Readers note: In this article the author proposes that Britain should have a single defence force rather than three top heavy independence services. Given this...
Defence Facts of Life: The Aspiration/Reality Mismatch (Short Read)
Readers note: In this article the author proposes that Britain should have a single defence force rather than three top heavy independence services. Given this...
