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==Naval Career==

==Naval Career==

 

Philip completed his studies at Gordonstoun School in early 1939, after which he enrolled at the Britannia Royal Naval College in [[Dartmouth]] to prepare for military service. He was urged to do so by some of his relatives, the imminent outbreak of the [[Second World War]] apparently being a major consideration in this. He graduated from the college in 1940, having been recognized as the best of his class of cadets and awarded the King's Dirk; that summer, he was assigned to the [[battleship]] ''HMS Ramillies'' as a midshipman and spent the next several months on duty in the [[Indian Ocean]]. In January 1941, Philip was transferred to the ''HMS Valiant'' at Alexandria in [[Egypt]], commanding the ship's searchlight control during the [[Battle of Cape Matapan]] off the coast of Greece that March. Recognized for his skill in this action, he was rapidly promoted to sub-lieutenant and then lieutenant, and in October 1942 was assigned to the [[destroyer]] ''HMS Wallace'' as its first lieutenant. In this capacity, he was on hand during the Allied invasion of [[Sicily]] in July 1943. In 2003, it was revealed that Philip had prevented an attack on the ''Wallace'' by a [[Luftwaffe]] bomber, constructing a raft with "smoke floats" and sending it away from the ship to trick the bombers into striking it instead. A veteran of the ''Wallace'' who told the story said that "Prince Philip saved our lives that night."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/dec/28/monarchy.davidsmith</ref>

Philip completed his studies at Gordonstoun School in early 1939, after which he enrolled at the Britannia Royal Naval College in [[Dartmouth]] to prepare for military service. He was urged to do so by some of his relatives, the imminent outbreak of the [[Second World War]] apparently being a major consideration in this. He graduated from the college in 1940, having been recognized as the best of his class of cadets and awarded the King's Dirk; that summer, he was assigned to the [[battleship]] ''HMS Ramillies'' as a midshipman and spent the next several months on duty in the [[Indian Ocean]]. In January 1941, Philip was transferred to the ''HMS Valiant'' at Alexandria in [[Egypt]], commanding the ship's searchlight control during the [[Battle of Cape Matapan]] off the coast of Greece that March. Recognized for his skill in this action, he was rapidly promoted to sub-lieutenant and then lieutenant, and in October 1942 was assigned to the [[destroyer]] ''HMS Wallace'' as its first lieutenant. In this capacity, he was on hand during the Allied invasion of [[Sicily]] in July 1943. In 2003, it was revealed that Philip had prevented an attack on the ''Wallace'' by a [[Luftwaffe]] bomber, constructing a raft with "smoke floats" and sending it away from the ship to trick the bombers into striking it instead. A veteran of the ''Wallace'' who told the story said that "Prince Philip saved our lives that night."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/dec/28/monarchy.davidsmith</ref>