HMS Eagle began as a battleship being built for Chile before the Royal Navy seized and converted her into an aircraft carrier during World War I. The unusual hybrid design left her with features ...

March 1, 1942, was a deadly prelude to the Luftwaffe’s spring blitzkrieg on Malta, in the form of a devastating air raid on Floriana, leaving 20 people killed, 26 seriously injured and 23 slightly ...

At the same time, British prime minister Winston Churchill was determined that Malta must be held, even at serious naval risk, a decision which was supported by the Admiralty. He, thus, appealed to US ...

Bertie joined the navy at the age of 15, and by the time he had lost his life in 1942, he had served 17 years. Bertie was a Leading Seaman on board HMS Eagle, which was sunk in the Mediterranean on ...