Brian James wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 5:47 am
Battle Class Destroyer HMS Corunna pictured in the Kiel Canal in 1957.
Interesting picture of Corunna [Battle class] as thats the only picture I have ever seen with the Emergency escape hatches opened [Stb midway]
1. Do you mean open whilst underway Ivor?
Late edit;
2. If you think that is folly Ivor - try this one for size:- port side RAS underway; and what appear to be wind scoops (x 3) still in place (swivelled downwards), projecting out of scuttles .... just begging for some oggin to wash up into the compartment inside
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The Australian Battle Class destroyer, HMAS Tobruk, (D37), taking aboard fuel from HMAS Sydney ... SourceAustralian War Memorial
Later edit; (this time not a 'Battle' but a 'Daring')
3. ... and just as bad yet another port side RAS underway; and again what appears to be wind scoops (this time x 4) still in place (swivelled fwd), projecting out of scuttles.
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U.S. Navy bandsmen serenade the crew of the British destroyer HMS Dainty (D108) during a refueling drill with a U.S. cruiser.
Date circa 1961
just found this silent film, 4 minutes, of exercises in the Med from 1949, there is splendid coverage of a jackstay transfer to Corunna, (4th. DF) a nearly new Battle is first class condition!
the others look like Ch. destroyers from the 1st DF
just found this silent film, 4 minutes, of exercises in the Med from 1949, there is splendid coverage of a jackstay transfer to Corunna, (4th. DF) a nearly new Battle is first class condition!
the others look like Ch. destroyers from the 1st DF
just found this silent film, 4 minutes, of exercises in the Med from 1949, there is splendid coverage of a jackstay transfer to Corunna, (4th. DF) a nearly new Battle is first class condition!
the others look like Ch. destroyers from the 1st DF
Many thanks for the find Tim, was particularly impressed with the line up in Gibraltar near the end.
Jim
HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
Battle Class Destroyers of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla, late 1940s...HMS Corunna (D97), HMS Aisne (D22), HMS Barrosa (D68) and the fourth ship with no pennant number is Flotilla Leader HMS Agincourt.
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some I forgot as they were in the HMSB folder; ironic as when Corunna, D97 went to the knackers her wheel was presented to TTL which some kindly and expert chippy had converted to a coffee table. this followed TTL through most of his senior appointments in the MoD and Falklands, Portsmouth Home Command and Fleet in between, and then into retirement. When he died it came to me but I had nowhere to put it. When the admiral's flat containing the emergency steering wheel in HMSB was renovated some 10/12 years ago they had no wheels so I donated Corunna's wheel to the ship. Brad King, then director came and collected it in his red Morgan, we lashed it to the spare wheel on the transom. Here it is, and some pictures of Belfast and Corunna sharing retirement.
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The shot of the four Battles if my memory serves me is the same Squadron from the Med Fleet 1956 when I was on 1st DS . They shared Sliema Creek with our Squadron ,Chieftain , Chevron , Chaplet and one other who I think , for one reason or another never joined us .
