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My experience in the WRNS

In September 1940 I joined the WRNS and first of all was stationed at Headquarters, London which then was...

The grandfather I never knew

On 8th July 1941, after a spell at the RM depot at Deal, he was posted to HMS Prosperine, which was a...

The Russian convoys

The convoys carried arms and ammunition, tanks and planes to Murmansk and Archangel in Russia and were...

Russian convoys

My father returned to Scapa Flow to join his ship for service on the Russian Convoys, or to use his term...

War Time

The late Lord Derby lent his London home, Stratford Place, as a base, later to be taken over by America......

If You Require A Mistress Please Ring

Following that I was on HMS Danae, a light cruiser, touring the Indian Ocean, looking for Japanese...

Loss of father on HMS Neptune

His ship HMS Neptune was on duty in the Mediterranean and their job was to try and interrupt the convoys...

A letter from a seaman on the ss Arthur Wright 1940

This engagement occurred aboard the S.S. Arthur Wright on the 17th May 1940... It was issued by the...

How HMS Wensleydale nearly (but not quite) sank

How HMS Wensleydale nearly sank. That was a hot spot to be in. HMS Wensleydale was ordered to sail north...

Jack Reeves Coastal Forces Memories

We had to stop just off the beach and let the landing craft onto the beach. One job they gave us they...

Memories of the War; some good, some bad

The Sikh was sunk by enemy fire off the coast of Tobruk and Tom swam for 5 1/2 hours in the sea...

Dad

The Hood has been recommisioned, Marine James Collins proud to be on the pride of the British Navy in the...

Marine Radar - first ship to be sunk under radar control

A story circulated in the factory, of how a German battleship became the first ship to be sunk under the...

Iceland in the War

My grandfather, Rolf Markan was 14 when the British moved into Iceland. It employed a 17-18 man crew and 23...

In action on the flight deck of H.M.S. Formidable

Having completed my initial training at HMS Collingwood and at Greenock I joined the Fleet Air Arm,...

MESSAGE FOR THE WAITING COLLEENS

In the 1994 publication From Belfast Lough to D-Day, by North Down Borough Council, this message is...

fortunes of war

However this situation was due for a ghange as my Lords of the Admiralty had, in their wisdom ,decided that...

THE RIGHT AGE TO JOIN THE SERVICES

I was told that as a result I was unfit for flying duties, because my sinuses and whole breathing were...

Stephen Harper's War

Next I was sent to H.M.T. Etterick, a carrier of LCM and LCA Landing Craft. After many weeks of Landing...

The Chinese Who Sailed For Britian

During the Second World War there were about 20,000 Chinese Merchant Seamen based in Liverpool. Our aim is...

Tom Morgan鈥檚 Naval Days

The 846 Squadron left Tracker in Belfast and we immediately picked up HMS Trumpeter and went back to...

Saving Our Ships

At the outbreak of WW2, I was 23 years old, and had just graduated with an Honours Degree in History from...

Baptism by Fire

In the mid-Atlantic when were en route for Trinidad for Fleet Air Arm Observer Training - on board HMS...

H.M.S. Orestes

Monday 12th June 1944 On the Mine Sweeper HMS Orestes off the coast of France. He could not speak a lot of...

Poisoness Inferno

The RAF Rescue Launchers came out to take the wounded into harbour and an Italian tug towed us into break...

My Time at Sea

After some time docked in Alexandria on the Ierax once more we moved - to a net laying cruiser called the...