USS PHOENIX - GENERAL BELGRANO

USS Phoenix (CL-46), was a light cruiser of the Brooklyn-class cruiser family. After World War II the ship was transferred to Argentina and was ultimately renamed General Belgrano in 1956. General Belgrano was sunk during the Falklands War in 1982 by the British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Conqueror, the only ship to have been sunk in combat by a nuclear-powered submarine during wartime.

WOODINGDEAN WATER WELL - DEEPEST HAND DUG WELL

The Woodingdean Water Well is the deepest hand-dug well in the world, at 390 meters (1285 feet) deep. It was dug to provide water for a workhouse. Work on the well started in 1858, and was finished four years later, on March 16, 1862. It is located just outside of Nuffield Hospital, in Woodingdean, UK.

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ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, GREAT BRITAIN EXPLAINED

THE BRITISH ISLES:

The British Isles consists of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and over 6,000 smaller isles (including: the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and Isle of Man).

GREAT BRITAIN:

Great Britain is the larger of the two main islands in the British Isles accounting for 73% of the land area and 90% of the population. It is divided into three countries all of who are part of the United Kingdom.

·         ENGLAND: The largest country in Great Britain accounting for 57% of the area and 86% of the population.

·         SCOTLAND: The second largest country in Great Britain accounting for 34% of the area and 9% of the population.

·         WALES: The smallest country in Great Britain accounting for 9% of the area and 5% of the population.

IRELAND:

Ireland is the smaller of the two large islands in the archipelago, accounting for 27% of the land area, but just under 10% of the total population. It is divided between the fully independent sovereign state of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland which is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom.

·         REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Accounts for 84% of the area of Ireland and 72% of the population.

·         NORTHERN IRELAND: Accounts for 17% of the area and 28% of the population.

UNITED KINGDOM:

The United Kingdom is a fully independent sovereign state made up of the 3 countries on Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.

FUN FACT: Everyone from England, Scotland and Wales is also British, but not people from Northern Ireland, who are Irish (despite also being U.K. citizens). People from the Republic of Ireland are just Irish. And, none of these groups, except for people from England, should be referred to as English.

UNITED KINGDOM ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL

UNITED KINGDOM ROYAL NAVY PERSONNEL
1945	861.000
1955	128,000
1979	86,500
1991	62,000
2017	29,280