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Summer scene in the dock

Summer scene in the dock

The Captain came inshore on Sunday to experience Summer in the Scene Dock at the Theatre Royal - billed as ‘an outdoor summer festival’. The Scene Dock is the outside space at the rear of the theatre where trucks usually unload sets, costumes, props and other scenery - but with

What’s the future for the “dead” nuclear subs at Devonport?

What’s the future for the “dead” nuclear subs at Devonport?

When the UK started building nuclear submarines, the problem of disposing of them after their useful life was, initially, not fully thought through or costed. The initial idea was to take the old hulls out to the mid-Atlantic and to sink them over the mid-Atlantic ridge - the place where

Future surface warship work in Devonport dockyard

Future surface warship work in Devonport dockyard

At the recent Devonport Dockyard open day, Beagle maritime correspondent 'The Captain' was fortunate enough to have the opportunity of asking John Gane, the Managing Director of Babcock Devonport Royal Dockyard, a number of questions about what might be going on here in the future. Future surface ships

Sunset cruise to Calstock

Sunset cruise to Calstock

As the weather looked good on Saturday evening, the Captain decided to take Mrs. Captain to Calstock on the Plymouth Sound. For those that haven’t yet taken Plymouth Boat Trip’s occasional cruise to Calstock, the Captain can thoroughly recommend it and tries to take it at least annually

Longest Yarn has visitors in stitches

Longest Yarn has visitors in stitches

A brilliant exhibition has just opened in the Devonport Market Hall (NOT the Guildhall, as some sources may say). This is The Longest Yarn 2 and it runs until 28th June, writes The Captain. Some will remember the ‘knitted D-Day’ which travelled the country last year and is now over

As we mark VE80 in Plymouth, a great pity that a Polish delegation does not seem to have been invited to join us

As we mark VE80 in Plymouth, a great pity that a Polish delegation does not seem to have been invited to join us

By The Captain On 8th June 1946, Plymouth saw the largest (and unlikely ever to be exceeded) march through the city when the Allied forces celebrated the end of WWII (VJ Day having been declared on 15th August 1945). The parade was over three miles long and started with the

The Plymouth Blitz 75th anniversary cross

The Plymouth Blitz 75th anniversary cross

A Remembrance - by The Captain Today marks the 81st anniversary of the end of the major period of the Plymouth Blitz, which lasted from 6th July 1940 to 30th April 1944. Plymouth was bombed 59 times, and the air raid sirens sounded their warnings 602 times. The worst raids