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The UK had plans in the 1960s for the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Home Secretary to spend WW3 on board the royal yacht Britannia, which would use remo
by Ichthypresbyter 6y ago
The UK had plans in the 1960s for the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Home Secretary to spend WW3 on board the royal yacht Britannia, which would use remote Scottish lochs to hide.
(The Home Secretary was there to allow quorate meetings of the Privy Council, including to appoint a new Prime Minister).
Later on, a class of car ferries were built with airtight doors that could seal the car deck, as well as other features allowing them to be used as floating nuclear bunkers.
- arethuza 6y agoPresumably one of the reasons the Britannia carried Royal Marines was to fend off Spetsnaz or possibly rebellious locals.
- implements 6y agoHMY Britannia was commissioned and crewed by the Royal Navy, and like other RN vessels would carry Royal Marines as part of the “Ships Force Protection Team”. With the Head of State onboard, and visiting foreign ports ... it would have made sense to have a lot of amphibious infantry on hand, just in case.
- arethuza 6y agoI knew someone who was having a quiet walk with their dog on a secluded beach in the Outer Hebrides when they were surprised to find marines landing and running past them into the dunes and not speaking to them. A few minutes later Elizabeth and Margaret arrived with their dogs - an obligatory conversation about the weather and respective dog breeds was had before all the visitors piled back into their boats.