HMS Holy Ghost

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I’ve used some licence here to frame the story, my apologies to anyone taking exception to these inaccuracies.

THE KILO CLASS HAS been in Russian service since 1980 but Iran didn’t receive its first boat, the Tareg until 1991.

ONLY IN RECENT YEARS, have Women been allowed to serve on Royal Navy submarines.

THE ORIGINAL HOLY GHOST may have been found in a Solent mud bank. Timbers of a ship have been seen protruding from the mud at very low tide. It matches the size and proportions of the Holy Ghost and lies where the ship should be, as old documents state. Tests on its timbers are being carried out. At the time of writing, it’s expected to be Henry V’s flagship.

Margaret tap tapped away on the new electric typewriter, she knew they were an improvement on the old mechanical ones, but she missed hers. She’d even asked him if she could go back to one. The First Sea Lord had refused. “Times have changed Margaret.” The sun streamed in through tall Georgian windows and backlit the finished order as she held the paper up. She read through it, carefully checking for errors. That’s it, perfect. She frowned as she read it. As PA to the First Sea Lord Sir Arthur Beaumont she’d done well. He’d a reputation for being difficult but she’d got on with him. He liked things a certain way and as long as it was done that way, then fine. She walked over to his office door and knocked softly. There was a muffled “Come in.” She opened the door, he sat reading a document behind a large desk. A number of faded gold-framed paintings of historical naval actions adorned the walls. On his desk was a model of a world war two Corvette.

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