The Royal Navy has banned sailors from drinking alcohol for at least two days a week, in a ruling that would have been unthinkable in the days of splicing the mainbrace and the daily rum ration.
The Royal Navy has announced a new policy banning alcohol on warships for at least two days out of the week, a move once unheard of in the centuries-old service. Crews will be limited to 14 units of ...
Three centuries ago, in the age of sail, the Royal Navy was the most powerful navy in the world. Some 200 years after being formally established by Henry VIII, it had unparalleled fighting prowess on ...