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Famous SD Officers

pompeyexpat

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So my google powers have failed and I'm drawing a blank in an attempt to find a name. I wonder if anyone on here can give me the name of an SD Officer of the past that's noteworthy for some reason - risen to high rank and/or Command maybe, or was awarded a VC or some such other achievement.
 
I did. All I could find was a list of names of members of the SD Commanders association. All done well, but none noteworthy enough for what I'm looking for. I looked to contact the chairman and ask, but nothing's been updated on the page for about 3 years and the 'contact' link doesn't work.

Cheers though.
 
@pompeyexpat

As @Union Jack quite rightly suggested whilst I was prepping mine ---->

Try 'Commander Frank Trickey RN'
1606958305139.png A one-time legendry figure, especially renowned within gunnery circles/Parade Drill (especially at his Dartmouth stint)/ ceremonial funerals etc.

Phot from where Navy News reported his retirement after 50 years service: https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/199101/11

......But Google failed to throw up an Obituary, I guess there's got to be one or two out there.

@Naval_Gazer might be able to help with a snippet or two?

Former GANGES Boy & later SD L/C Bill Norton's reminiscences painted his 'run ins' with FT in an interesting reminiscence here: http://www.godfreydykes.info/H.M.S._ GANGES_WINTER_2016_GAZETTE.htm


Some FT stories even featured at RR a while back at https://www.navy-net.co.uk/community/threads/famous-naval-charactors-from-the-recent-era.36271/


No claim to fame but confess that I met FT only briefly a couple of times at Faslane towards the end of his career when he was appointed to his only command - HMS WAKEFUL A 236 [not her predecessor the Type 15 Frigate] a former ocean going tug refitted to operate as the Faslane S/M Support Ship.


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An impressive & busy role and I expect he made an excellent fist of it.

At NEPTUNE's W/R back bar some of his former victims/detractors considered this weaponless Aux vessel appointment a big come down for a master gunner and some saw it merely as consolation prize drive on a SLJ harbour tender. (Well out of his earshot of course - brave lot those thrusting young S/M GLs when tanked up with a skinful of scottish malt whine !)

A few edits as its late, errors are creeping in and ZZZs long overdue.
 
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