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Adventures of a Merchant Seaman

Having dodged bombs in London and Stafford I began to think they were after me so I decided to go to sea...

COMMISSIONS [WAR] CANDIDATE

I went ashore at 1630 and met Wren Margery Francis, an Infant-School classmate who lived in the maisonette...

The Loss Of The S.S. Empire Mersey - October 1942

After a time I came to to hear the boats crew blowing whistles to attract the attention of the convy rescue...

COMMISSONS [WAR] CANDIDATE - PART TWO

I went ashore at 1630 and met Wren Margery Francis, an Infant-School classmate who lived in the maisonette...

Z.S Report (2)

The Harvester, H.M.S Arrow and the Blankney were the names of the three destroyers and their briefing was...

S.S. Oakcrest

From the relative of SS Oakcrest survivor, John Adams, I now have an evocative description of the landing...

Rapid I: a Dunkirk 'little ship' from Isleworth-on-Thames.

Percy Broom, his son Gordon and Percy's friend Vic Grantham from the Converted Cruiser Club took Rapid...

A Destroyer and Aircraft Carrier at War by Jack Taylor Chapter 7, Africa and India in Resolution

A Destroyer and Aircraft Carrier at War by Jack Taylor Chapter 7, Africa and India in Resolution. The troop...

HMCS Snowberry, Convoy Escort

Snowberry was one of the original flower class corvettes, and escorted several convoys from the Clyde and...

A navigator in the Fleet Air Arm- to May 1945

Admiral Bruce Fraser was our fleet commander and the officer in charge of the Aircraft Carrier Squadron was...

Memories of Flower Class Corvettes

They came up with this particular Corvette; it started out with a tonnage of about 750 and a ships staff of...

The Little Ships - Part 2

The next fortnight we were under the charge of a Chief Petty Officer, and it was like being back at school...

My war years 1939/45

Within a few days I left HMS Ness returned to my home base Portsmouth and immediately given a draft chit...

H.M.S.IMPREGNABLE - SIGNAL TRAINING

Thus we had to learn the Morse Code, the Semaphore Code, the Royal Navy Code of Flags, and the...

Bob Barugh's story (part one)

11/12/41 - Jap bombers again hammered Penang and Prai at the same time, the planes are not so numerous. as...

Passage to Egypt 1941

Witnessed a short comic scene when competition was keen amongst native boats and one capsized... Among the...

Bumboats at Moville,Donegal

During my young days, Moville and Lough Foyle were a navy base for the RN, and the Destroyers went out and...

Russian Convoy JW51B, Official Report, HMS Achates, HMS Bramble

The wounded and survivors from HMS Achates and HMS Onslow were taken to Polyarnyy town, Murmansk Naval...

1944-45 of my war in the navy. By Don Rayner

There was a work crew of Italian navy personnel detailed for cleaning and kitchen chores, Their leader was...

Bob's war

We were not at all impressed to find that our instructors included a motley collection of N.C.O.’s...

Signal the Convoy

SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING AT H.M.S. DEFENDER I RECEIVED MY FIRST SIGNALS DUTY AND TRAVELLED TO GOUROCK IN...

Billy's War Memories

Volendam

Fallen In the Service Of His Fatherland Purser Rijk Baron SS Volendam Born in Harlingen 6 January 1889 Died...

Some recollections of service afloat during WW2 - Part 1

Lining up outside my Regulating Office to be given my “ Watch and Quarter Bill “ duties I...

Discharged at Sea

We were told that for the duration of the war we were in the Merchant Navy and whilst waiting for another...

Bari Air raid-2nd Decmber 1943

MTB's 81, 242 and 243, although only partly crewed, started up and crept around the harbour, picking up...