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memorial
ww2 service
community update
A memorial ceremony in Grimsby will mark the 85th anniversary of the loss of HMT Othello, alongside a linked ceremony in Bridlington for HMS Yorkshire Belle.
Fleet Updates
community update
sea skills
Members can now use the WVA iPhone app to complete Youth Skills activities and follow the latest news updates in one place.
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for sale
ww2 service
community update
The 1943 ex RAF Special Duties Pinnace, now Carimuda, was seen at Brentford Dock and is currently advertised for sale as a houseboat.
Community Voices
community update
lost ships
ww2 service
A September 2025 post reported former Royal Navy Ham Class inshore minesweeper HMS Sidlesham (1955) on the bottom at Chelsea.
Community Voices
community update
grants
ww2 service
Whaleback for the World reports S32 has been raised and moved from immediate breakup risk, with urgent fundraising now focused on haul-out.
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community update
mtb
lost ships
A March 2025 post shared an image of “Talisman” MTB 455 on the River Itchen with concern over what happened when the tide returned.
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archive film/photo
community update
ww2 service
A March 2025 post shared a 2010 image of Sungo on the River Itchen at Cobden Bridge, Southampton.
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identification needed
ww2 service
community update
A March 2025 post asked for help identifying a 2001 Hayling Island photo, with comments identifying the craft as HSL 2561 “Blue Leader.”
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community update
mtb
current condition
A March 2025 post shared a current view of Fontenay, identified as MGB118 / MTB437.
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archive film/photo
mtb
community update
A March 2025 post shared three 2001 photos of Fonteney (MTB 437), plus an image of Skylark shortly before she ceased to be.
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community update
raf launch
ww2 service
A community post revisits former RAF High Speed Launch 145, reported to have rescued 486 airmen and others during WWII.
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lost ships
community update
A February 2025 post shared a location point for another reported vessel loss.
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community update
ww2 service
A community photo post dated 2 February 2025 highlighted image reference 2656.
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community update
ww2 service
A community photo post dated 2 February 2025 highlighted image reference 2605.
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community update
ww2 service
raf launch
A November 2024 post highlighted Chuzzlewit, a 1944-built ex British Army Service Corps rescue launch, photographed at Twickenham.
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community update
ww2 service
mtb
A post dated 12 August 2024 recorded MTB 208, built in 1942, at Platts Eyot.
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community update
mtb
maritime heritage
An earlier May 2024 post highlighted the former Thorneycroft MTB works at Platts Eyot, near Hampton Court.
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community update
raf launch
restoration update
A January 2024 post shared photos of RAF rescue launches at RAF Hendon, including craft 2757 and pinnace 1374.