During a ceremony held at the Malta Drydocks on Tuesday, 14 April 1992, a monument…
KevinApril 14, 1992
On 31 March 1979, the last remaining detachment of British Forces marched out of Fort…
KevinMarch 31, 1979
Villa Portelli is located across the hill leading to Bighi in Kalkara and was built…
KevinJanuary 30, 1979
Throughout its long history, the dockyard has always been an important facility, providing work to…
KevinFebruary 14, 1963
On Wednesday, 7 March 1956, the Cot Lift at Bighi’s Naval Hospital was re-inaugurated after…
KevinMarch 7, 1956
In 1942, after the continuous bombings from the air by the Axis forces, Malta was…
KevinAugust 15, 1942
Fort St Angelo was officially transferred to the Royal Navy on 8 December 1906. Four…
KevinJuly 1, 1933
Vice Admiral Lacon Hammett was a Royal Navy Officer who became Admiral Superintendent of Malta…
KevinFebruary 20, 1905
Since 1855, it had been docked near Fort St Angelo, serving as temporary barracks for…
KevinOctober 14, 1902
At the request of the British Royal Navy to the Governor, in 1830, Villa Bighi…
KevinSeptember 24, 1832
Juan Bautista Azopardo was a Maltese privateer and military man who fought under the flags…
KevinFebruary 19, 1772
The Maltese were ordered to seek shelter in the fortifications as the Turkish fleet approached…
KevinMay 18, 1565