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1957 |
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Laid Down 29th November at John Brown & Co Ltd, Clydebank |
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1959 |
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Built John Brown's Shipyard, Glasgow 23rd March Launched. |
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1960 |
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Fri March 26th Ship Commissioned John Brown's Shipyard. The
ship sailed through a typhoon in the China Sea where a
number of American ships were lost and some of our own ships
were damaged, particularly the carriers On our immediate
arrival in Hong Kong Naval Architects came onboard and found
several large cracks where the upper deck joined with the
bridge superstructure, just aft of the turret. These
defects were quickly welded up. Visit Colombo, Ceylon and
the New Year in Singapore |
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1961 |
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Exercise Pony Express held in the South China Seas,
May/June |
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We steamed up to the "Gulf" in June 61' when we were on our
way to visit Australia from Japan. |
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Iraq was going to cross the border into Kuwait. At that time
Kuwait was under British protection. The Iraqis backed
off. We were there for about 2.5 months. It was nice and
warm as those on board will remember. No Air-conditioning
then, unless you were on the bridge, in the wardroom, or the
officers cabins. |
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Commander "E" decided to hold a "Nuclear" war exercise, so
after sweating it out for 2.5 months we were all shut down
for a day. No fans, water tight doors shut, all at action
stations. |
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After the all clear, "Phew" made it!! we made our way to
Mombassa. On the way I was invited down to the DO'S cabin,
mercy!! Lt.: Phillips from memory I can remember the visit
quite clearly. There he was sat down with his greatcoat on
as the Air-conditioning was at + 18c where I was at + 35c
with my boiler suit on (after coming off watch) he asked me
if I wanted to sign on. |
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I didn't take up the offer. |
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Best regards, |
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Peter Brown. Buster. Yarmouth 1960-62. |
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June, Japan, August Mombassa 11th Dec arrive home |
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1962 |
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Dec 61 - July 62 Refit Devonport |
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Visit Gt. Yarmouth, OA Wozencroft died in accident on 4.5in
gun. |
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July 1962 until April 1966 she was the leader of the 20th
Frigate Squadron working out of Londonderry. |
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1963 |
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Went to the aid of the Trawler the "Royal Marine" on fire at
sea, ships co awarded salvage money. |
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1964 |
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Londonderry Squadron |
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1965 |
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13 July - at periscope depth 10 miles SE of Portland Bill
collided with Sub Tiptoe |
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1966 |
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May to September 1968 the ship went into refit in
Portsmouth to be modernised with a flight deck to take a
Wasp helicopter. |
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1967 |
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1968 |
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Re commissioned on the 1st October |
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15 Nov Wasp , ditched in Lyme Bay |
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Beira Patrol |
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1969 |
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Feb...Apr..Gibraltar Guard ship just days after Franco
closed Border |
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with Spain. High period of Tension. Provided transport for
departing Governor ... Royal Anglian Regiment lined streets,
Two RAF Hunters flew overhead and Gib's guns went pop.
Border was closed for some thirteen years |
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April Visit to Great Yarmouth Jun to Sep Double dose of
Beira Patrol as Cathedral Class relief dropped a screw. 113
days at sea. Mombasa then 40 plus after part of the 1st
Destroyer Squadron |
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November. Australia... Salt Water somehow appeared in
boilers and kept us away from exercises and a longer stay in
port. |
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1970 |
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Apr 13 ...Back on Beira
with Rothsay... |
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RESCUE back Stop for APOLLO 13 MOON shot...ONLY RN ships
involved in Inter planetary space program. |
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June/July Cowes Week Guard
ship |
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November 9th provided
assistance to Ark Royal after she collided with a Russian
Destroyer |
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1971 |
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February Portsmouth and Newcastle |
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Sunderland |
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Madeira |
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Refit Rosyth Ship becomes Rosyth based |
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HMS Yarmouth boat crew was the first General Service ship to
wear berets |
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1972 |
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Portland Workup |
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1973 |
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Guard Ship in Gibraltar during February |
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Avon mouth docks, Bristol (Summer) (John Bryant) I left the
duck for release in Jan 72. the duck came into Avon mouth
docks, Bristol in the summer of 73,I met her as she came in
and was invited onboard by the captains leading steward,
names gone, he came from Preston Lancs. in MQs in Chatham.
any road I went down my old messdeck 3E gunners mess, I was
well looked after by old and new shipmates, TASO heard I was
onboard and came down the mess, we cracked a few cans. The
duck had a ships dance at the Mecca in Bristol that night
and TASO invited me and an oppo.It was a great night. |
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Oct/November Cod War, Ship hit by massive wave causing
damage to upper deck. |
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1974 |
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Visit Gt. Yarmouth |
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August 1974 to May 1975 Refit Rosyth |
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1975 |
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On 17th July crashed into the jetty at Pompey. |
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limp back to Rosyth for repairs |
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Portland doing post refit work-up (BOST ?) when one of the
boilers failed. |
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We limped back to Rosyth again only to find that on arrival,
the boilermakers had been rushed over to Faslane to carry
out emergency repairs on a Leander frigate that had been
badly damaged during a tour of duty in the seas around
Iceland. |
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We were ordered to make our way from Rosyth to Faslane
(over the top). The weather / seas were awful and by the
time we finally got to Faslane the boilermakers had all gone
back to Rosyth. Our skipper refused to go back over the top
and we were eventually diverted to Birkenhead. |
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1976 |
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18th Feb - 2nd March Icelandic Patrol |
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February 24th collided
with the Icelandic Gunboat Thor |
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February 28th collided
with the gunboat Baldur. |
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26 Aug Wasp crashed into Firth of Forth during a families
day |
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1977 |
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JUNE 28 1977 SILVER JUBILEE SPITHEAD REVIEW SAW US ON FISH
PATROL IN NORTH SEA BUT PROMISED THE HONOUR OF ROYAL ESCORT
FOR THE QUEEN IN HMY BRITANNIA ON HER EAST COAST VISITS.
ANCHORED IN THE WASH, PAINT SHIP MEET HM IN IPSWICH. FORY
NOT BEST PLEASED WITH OUR APPEARANCE, OUT PAINT BRUSHES. |
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NEXT CALL HULL WHERE WE MANAGED TO LOSE LUBE OIL WITH NO
MORE ONBOARD, URGENT CALL TO POMPEY TO RUSH BY ROAD TO US.
RUMOUR HAS IT THAT IT WAS ON THE HUMBER BRIDGE WHEN A
RELIEVED FORY CALLED IN A REPLACEMENT FOR US, EURYLAS I
BELIEVE AND WE WENT BACK TO FISH PROTECTION AS A TOTAL
HERRING BAN HAD JUST COME. THIS WAS THE DUTCH ARREST ON JULY
2. SO ENDED OUR VERY BRIEF ROYAL CONNECTION. |
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THE COMMANDING OFFICER FOR THE AMOCO CADIZ DISASTER WAS
COMMANDER ALGERNON FITZROY-STEWART AND HE TOOK CONTROL
DESPITE THE FRENCH SHIP BEING SENIOR AS HE OWNED THE
HELICOPTER! |
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1977 |
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Lisbon, Gibraltar, Naples and Mombassa |
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July 2nd ANOTHER Dutch trawler was arrested today off the
North-east coast of Scotland by a navy frigate on protection
duty. The 130-foot Maria was escorted in to Aberdeen harbour
by the frigate Yarmouth. It is believed she was arrested for
contravening the new 200-mile herring fishing limit. |
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1978 |
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March 16th,On hand after
the tanker Amoco Cadiz ran aground off Ushant and helped to
clean up some of the leaking oil |
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Refit Rosyth |
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1979 |
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Refit Rosyth |
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1980 |
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Refit Rosyth |
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1981 |
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Refit Rosyth, January - May was spent doing sea trials |
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Friday 19th June Re commissioned |
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September-October Portland |
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1982 |
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Falklands War, |
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1st March sail Rosyth for Gibraltar and operation
Springtrain, Gulf Patrol and Far East Trip. Rerouted to
Falklands after visit to Gibraltar |
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May 1st Arrived in the Total Exclusion Zone |
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May 4th Sheffield Hit, Alongside fighting fires, attack
enemy Submarine |
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May 9th Take HMS Sheffield in Tow |
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May 10th HMS Sheffield Sinks |
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May 21st Alongside HMS Ardent to transfer survivors after
attack. |
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May 22nd Air cover San Carlos |
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May 23rd forced MV Monsunen aground SE Falklands |
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May 23rd - June 20th San Carlos by day Naval Gunfire Support
for troops by night |
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June 20th Retake Southern Thule |
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July 7th return home |
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November 22nd Hit astern by HMS Minerva in Portland |
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Assist in Salvage of St Ola (Ferry Fire) ships co awarded
salvage money. |
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1983 |
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Fire onboard at Rosyth |
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Gibraltar, Punta Delgado, Bermuda, Key West in Ouches
Rios in Jamaica, Belize, Tam Pico in Mexico, Corpus Christi
in Texas, Grand Cayman, Kingston in Jamaica, Belize,
Freeport in Grand Bahamas, Baltimore in Maryland USA, San
Juan in Puerto Rico, St Croix in the American Virgin
Islands |
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Falklands Patrol |
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1984 |
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February Antigua |
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Jacksonville in Florida for 6 days |
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Freedom of City Gt. Yarmouth |
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1985 |
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January - February COST - Portland |
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March - April Visit Hamburg then Exercise Cold Winter
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July, Guard Ship, Fastnet Race. Last Visit to Great Yarmouth |
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October/December 1985 STANAVFORMED - Gib/La Spezia/Palermo/Alicante/Taranto/Tangier/Gib |
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1986 |
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February/March 1986 Exercise Cold Winter - Arctic/Northern
Norway |
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April 30th Pay Off (Decommissioned) HM Naval Base Rosyth |
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1987 |
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June 16th Sunk as a Target by HMS Manchester |
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