I thought that our country formed a Navy, but it seems that the Royal Navy formed our country!
Nicely said Mick, and that was probably because the following extract from the 1653 Articles of War, namely that:
"It is upon the Navy, under the good Providence of God, that the health, prosperity, and peace of this realm do chiefly depend”
was taken a great deal more seriously then, and for many years to come, than it sadly is today.
Jack
Memo to self: Must draw Minigonads's attention to this .....
