TAZ APES

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  1. percey99

    percey99

    Why were Seaman Torpedo and anti subamine ratings known as TAZ APES ?
     
    percey99, Sep 5, 2006
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  2. imom1406

    imom1406

    Torpedo and Anti Submarine Warefare ....TAZ......seamen...Apes!! simple TAZAPES!
     
    imom1406, Sep 5, 2006
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  3. Welshbird

    Welshbird


    I thought it was something to do with Towed Array, Passive Sonar???
     
    Welshbird, Sep 5, 2006
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  4. imom1406

    imom1406

    Nope...Torpedo and Anti Submarine!
     
    imom1406, Sep 5, 2006
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  5. Welshbird

    Welshbird

    I stand corrected :)
     
    Welshbird, Sep 5, 2006
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  6. Darb

    Darb Badgeman

    Having briefly lived in the TAS Apes mess down aft on HMS Ajax, my understanding was they were called TAS apes not TAZ apes.

    It's a bit like calling a stokey boy a Spanner Tanker, or an EW rate, a Dolly. Simple really....
     
    Darb, Sep 5, 2006
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  7. Welshbird

    Welshbird

    who you calling a Dolly ;-)
     
    Welshbird, Sep 5, 2006
    #7
  8. Tas-ape

    Tas-ape

    I was in the Mob 1974-1980 and am looking for a Sonar Operators badge of that era. If you look at my avatar, the only difference between that and the one that I am looking for is that mine had the letter "C" underneath the
    harpoon. This stood for Contoller.
    Any body got one for sale or know where I could get one? Have tried EBay and about a million other sites....no joy. 8)
     
    Tas-ape, Sep 6, 2006
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  9. imom1406

    imom1406

    You are absolutely right it is TAS, but has been corrupted...
     
    imom1406, Sep 6, 2006
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