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**Scouse_Castaway** · 02-04-11, 22:29

Cant find any decent clear shots of the signalflags so im going to risk QI censure and ask if Englands expectations of duty were met?

I'll hazard a guess at the Nelson touch getting the better of you all and that its 'England Expects..........'

**soleil** · 03-04-11, 01:24

Originally Posted by SEP86

By the way, I've got a pint for the first person to decode the signal groups we flew from the after mast port outer.

Golf Alpha Bravo Kilo?

or

Bravo Bravo?

or both?

**SEP86** · 03-04-11, 19:30

I'm pleased to see you getting into the spirit.

Soleil - Good guesses, but International Callsign not required when entering dockyard ports. BB - Action Complete - far too defeatist for us.
Scouse - Not enough halyards these days!

The picture at the link shows Desig 1J (One Jetty) at the foremast port outer, and if you look aft the first 2 flags are obscured but you get the tack and fist 2 of a 4 flag group. Back onboard tomorrow and hopefully someone will have a decent photo I can post that will give you a better clue.

**Taff204** · 03-05-12, 14:49

Originally Posted by code137

A sad day, I was a young seaman radar operator on her, I joined her in Liverpool for sea trials, Never thought I would out serve her,
I remember the first time she sailed into Plymouth cold overcast and we were sent to a different Jetty due to a bomb threat, The first trip into Campeltown with drinks in the town hall then of to the Mess bars in rig Splash was 3HZ bar, the first trip to St Nazaire where we hit the submarine pens and put an dent in the STBD side aft, not a great start but the ship was a great home for three years, yet another ships story cut short by the cuts
I’m just sorry I can’t be in Plymouth to see her come home as I’m stuck in a sand pit out east, will have to watch it on BFPS reports with a cold drink.

I was there that day. She looked fantastic when she first came into view, something to be proud of. Spent 3 good years on her. Remember going for a bit of classic French Scran in St Nazaire with some of the boys from the RO's mess (Think that was 3HZ). One of the boys thought that 150francs was a fifteen quid and nearly collapsed when they worked his bill out at £172. The 150 was for a bottle of wine.

**Shackles_and_Flags** · 03-05-12, 20:27

I've got BA - RE??

The final entry of HMS Campbeltown into Plymouth | Just Plymouth

**SEP86** · 03-05-12, 21:35

That is about as much as you can see. It was BA - RE 10 (may have been 11, it was over a year ago and I don't have Vol 2 to hand to check!)

I AM - READY - TO CONTINUE

I chose it. Thank you for indulging me, and you have won the prize as far as I am concerned.