HMS Rooke and Gibraltar Dockyard

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HMS Rooke and Gibraltar Dockyard

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HMS Rooke was the Royal Navy shore establishment in Gibraltar between 1946 and 1990, when it became a Joint Service Base. The base replaced HMS Cormorant which had been the base ship at Gibraltar.

A view of the dockyard at Gibraltar in the 1950's
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Gibraltar during WWII, date unknown.
The officers's club 1965
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Hopefully GIBDAN will be rejoining us .

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DaveH wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:20 am Hopefully GIBDAN will be rejoining us .

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The time when I wore two cap tallies ....1973-75
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Raleigh..Cambridge..St Vincent ..CHICHESTER.Bellerophon {H.M.S BELFAST} ..Excellent .Pembroke...MOHAWK ..SCYLLA
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jbryce1437 wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:07 am
DaveH wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:20 am Hopefully GIBDAN will be rejoining us .

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Little h wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:54 am
jbryce1437 wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:07 am
DaveH wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:20 am Hopefully GIBDAN will be rejoining us .

DaveH
Me too, I have emailed him
Daniel Ferro (gibdan) has an account on Twitter see here
Many thanks Harry, I have sent him a link. I also sent the link to his email address, but that may have changed over the years.

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JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
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jbryce1437 wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 2:06 pm
Little h wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 12:54 am
jbryce1437 wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:07 am
Me too, I have emailed him
Daniel Ferro (gibdan) has an account on Twitter see here
Many thanks Harry, I have sent him a link. I also sent the link to his email address, but that may have changed over the years.

JIm
Pleased to say that Dan has now registered. Welcome aboard Dan

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Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
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Gibraltar was where the Home & Med. Fleets met after the Spring exercises . In 52 I was in Sluys, we berthed in the Pens, one ship came to berth alongside another ship, on the opposite side were already berthed two ships. The incoming Destroyer came to berth with her sea boat turned out, the resultant destruction of the sea boat & the outboard ship, on the next jetty, having damage to guard rails etc. There were so many ships in Gib. it was a tight squeeze.
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Spring Cruise 55 was my first on Undine , we berthed alongside the French Battlewagon FS Jean Bart .... that was impressive to a young Sparker on his first ship .... Later in 56 I was to see her again , this time leading the Task Force headed from Cyprus for the Suez Campaign.
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