Gunbuster4581
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July 95 - Invincible. 1st Night onboard, got kicked at 0100 by LS(R) letting me know politely "you're on the gangway in 45 min" 
No duty watch training then

No duty watch training then
HMS Maidstone in January 63 up at Faslane, ...………
HMS Maidstone was my first and only (thank ****) ship when it was parked in Belfast and used as a barracks for our tour from March-July 1970. There was still a small number of sailors on board for the first few weeks until they were finally withdrawn and the army took responsibility for the whole bit of tin. While they were on board they still got their tot o' rum daily which confused our QM when they first indented for it!
We were on the two can per day rule so a bit jealous. I got a sip once and have to say it is an 'acquired taste' but one I'm sure I would have become used to!
I don't recall the sailors ever going ashore but they used to get well pissed in their Mess which upset our officers a bit. I did not like my time on the cold, damp, smelly, unforgiving (lots of sharp bits and bumps to trip over) old dump of a ship. It was good enough for squaddies to live on but against prisoners' human rights!
Compared to the old boats almost anything was considered luxurious....and was considered rather luxurious by those manning the submarines she originally supported!
As I recall it, not too many squaddies managed to 'acquire' a taste for bubbly when I served in the Old Gray Ghost (Albion 64 - 66) ! … not that I was qualified/allowed to have it either (or even a can of beer !!) , being a mere baby sailor of 16 - 18, and therefore non -entitled as being under age !!HMS Maidstone was my first and only (thank ….
We were on the two can per day rule so a bit jealous. I got a sip once and have to say it is an 'acquired taste' but one I'm sure I would have become used to!...
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