Offered Copy of "Notes on the handling of Type 14 frigates"

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  1. airborne_artist

    airborne_artist

    My old Dad was skipper of HMS Hardy in his youth, and in going through his stuff (went to the great bridge in the sky in 2003) I found this interesting document.

    Perfect Christmas present for any fan of the class!

    PM me and I'll post it to you.
     
    airborne_artist, Dec 6, 2009
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  2. spearfish

    spearfish

    Why don't you upload it to the gallery and we can all share it?
     
    spearfish, Dec 6, 2009
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  3. R12_CV

    R12_CV

    Please upload...
     
    R12_CV, Dec 6, 2009
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  4. alfred_the_great

    alfred_the_great War Hero

    And send the original to the Naval Historical Branch. That way we get to keep the 'flame' alive!
     
    alfred_the_great, Dec 7, 2009
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  5. johne

    johne War Hero

    Have PMd you.
     
    johne, Dec 7, 2009
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  6. johne

    johne War Hero

    Like being in a washing machine. Served On Hardy and Keppel. :thumbup:
     
    johne, Dec 7, 2009
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  7. airborne_artist

    airborne_artist

    Re: Offered Copy of "Notes on the handling of Type 14 frigat

    It's about 40 sides of A4! Address for the Historical Branch?
     
    airborne_artist, Dec 7, 2009
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  8. penrecon

    penrecon

    Re: Offered Copy of "Notes on the handling of Type 14 frigat

    Naval Historical Branch
    Admiralty Library,
    Naval Historical Branch (Naval Staff),
    No 24 Store (pp 20),
    Main Road,
    HM Naval Base Portsmouth,
    PO1 3LU.
    Tel: 023 92 724327 or 725300
    Fax: 023 92 724003
     
    penrecon, Dec 7, 2009
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  9. BreathingOutOnTheWayUp

    BreathingOutOnTheWayUp War Hero

    Hi Johne - Portland Squadron?

    On ‘UNWANTED’ F53 (Type 15 Capt F7 '63/64 ) and when in company/roughers we were fairly steady but those poor Type 14s were rolling about so much we could see their prop out of the water half of the time….

    (Legend had it that they rolled so much that their stokers kept falling out of their funnels!)

    Allegedly on “Home Sea Service†but went even as far afield as Gib & Malta and operated off Alexandria: Smelled it - but we didn’t get a run ashore there.

    Bob
     
    BreathingOutOnTheWayUp, Dec 7, 2009
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  10. johne

    johne War Hero

    They rolled so much a P/O stoker came out of the boiler room and straght over the side.
    We searched all night. Poor soul was never seen again.Yes 2nd frigate squadron.
    day running out of Portland with Dundas and Exmouth. 8O
     
    johne, Dec 7, 2009
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  11. 21_Man

    21_Man

    Re: Offered Copy of "Notes on the handling of Type 14 frigat

    Not a dit

    Probably 1966'ish

    Have stood a watch in the boiler room of Russell, wearing oilskins
    We had to wipe the crusted salt from the boiler panel gauges
    (There was a split somewhere in the uptakes that allowed the oggin in)

    We also lost the mast in roughers in the Irish Sea....Hermes was reported to have lost a boat or two in the same seas

    I used to have dreams about capsizing after serving on that tumble washer
     
    21_Man, Dec 10, 2009
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