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Not the site that I was thinking of but this appears to have loads of stuff on it.

http://www.derektait.co.uk/sembawang.html

Thanks Janner.

Had no idea that the base was so large but looking things up I see it extended to over 40 square miles according to one web site!

I suspect that the SAF Navy base at Sembawang must be part of the old complex.

Interesting links as well - Aggie's is just the same (the yard took us there for a BBQ recently) but really can not recognise anything else apart from the street and place names.

The yard security people are quite wary of people taking photos (I think it goes back to when a bunch of rag heads were caught trying to plant a bomb a few years ago) but I willtry and get some shots for you next week.

Penny Black is still there Tommo - next to Harry's wer Nick Leason of Barings Bank fame used to hang out. As for Muddy's well that is where I am off to now to meet the gang.

Thanks everyone.

McC

Originally Posted by janner

Not the site that I was thinking of but this appears to have loads of stuff on it.

http://www.derektait.co.uk/sembawang.html

Thanks for that link Janner.......memories

For those that don't know, we still own a small amount of the real estate down there (some wharfs and a fuel depot) which regularly get used. For some reason the RN doesn't make much publicity about this facility though.

Originally Posted by McCloggie

Penny Black is still there Tommo - next to Harry's wer Nick Leason of Barings Bank fame used to hang out. As for Muddy's well that is where I am off to now to meet the gang.

Loved those places.

I still have my Muddy Murphy's Polo Shirt I aquired whilst there. Is Orchard towers still full of the ladies of the night and Lady boys of the night?

Janner, many thanks for putting up the Derek Tait pointer. Took me right back. I was in S'pore in 56, 57 when the Dockyard was still in one piece and doing complete refits (but then ships were out on the station for years), 65 when Confrontation was keeping us busy but we had already given up some of the real estate and 68 when the Yard had virtually disappeared and one lay in the stream alongside Triumph to get things fixed. Only things missing now are the SMELL particularly in the commercial harbour and the RAIN at 1600 sharp just as one wanted to get ashore.

Singas circa 1957. Dockyard maties' club, no sitting on the dockyard wall there with the good life , no ssss got any DFs Jack. All the bikes going to the DY and the Singapore oysters, read spit, as the bike riders did the old clear the throat and lined the road with yuk. HMS Terror though, a credit to the RN with all a matelot could wish for except you know what. What a dream of a swimming pool. The good life indeed with the old Singas. Still recall riding in a tri-shaw in the city, under the weather of course, lighting ' bangers ' and throwing them on the road. Smack on the wrist from a local gendarme, now the noose. Happy daze

McCloggie, follow this link for some good photos of the Wang and the various bars. The Melbourne Bar was on the very left (northern) end of the strip across the road from the eastern dockyard gate. There may be a map somewhere on this site: http://www.gunplot.net/uptop/singas/...ingapore2.html