The Royal Navy's last shore establishment in Hong Kong was decommissioned in Hong Kong on Friday (11/4/1997), less than three months before the handover of the colony to China. More than 200 sailors paraded in front of HMS Tamar as part of the decommissioning ceremony, exactly 100 years after a vessel of that name first arrived in Hong Kong waters as an accommodation ship. Among those attending the ceremony were Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten and First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jock Slater. | Britis

Two veterans that were on board HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse when they were sunk during the Second World War have recalled that day 80 years ago. More than 800 crew members were killed when the ships were attacked and sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy on 10 December 1941 - one of the Royal Navy's darkest days. | Forces News

Before it was a collapsing wreck on the shore in Embree, the HMS Calypso was a warship in the British navy, eventually becoming home to the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve. | CBC Newfoundland and Labrador