Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
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Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
Modified Dido Class Light AA Cruiser HMNZS Black Prince pictured entering Grand Harbour,Malta,August 1953.
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
Hmmmm dont recall seeing her before Brian , thanks
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
Black Prince at the Coronation Review at Spithead 15th June 1953
Jim
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JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
Bellona also went to the RNZ I believe after suffering a bit of a mutiny in the RN, was this Miers VC?
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
few more...……..
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
What is it that causes the equidistant stains on the flank of the vessel please, I thought perhaps it was urinal outlets but surely not 15 of them on each side
Not sure if you are referring to the Escape Hatches, which were larger than a porthole and enabled crew to escape in an emergency. I think they are open in one of the photos, probably for ventilation purposes in a hot climate (pre air conditioning days )
Jim
Not sure if you are referring to the Escape Hatches, which were larger than a porthole and enabled crew to escape in an emergency. I think they are open in one of the photos, probably for ventilation purposes in a hot climate (pre air conditioning days )
Jim
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Thanks Tim ......a collection of knowing souls as ever there was
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
Bellona Sub group,Dido Class Light Cruiser HMNZS Black Prince pictured at Lyttleton,NZ in 1954.
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
both Black Prince and Bellona were very active as part of the 10th DF actions in 1944 to prevent the enemy bringing convoys and warships up the channel from the West coast of France to interfere with D Day. Prior to the forming of this multi national fighting force of destroyers we lost in one night the Charybdis (cruiser) and Limborne (Hunt) off the channel islands where there is a memorial. The 10th DF was highly successful with the back-up of these small cruisers.
British Tribals
Tartar
Ashanti
Eskimo
Javelin (not Tribal)
Canadian Tribals
Haida
Huron
Athabaskan (lost)
Polish destroyers
Piorun
Blyskawica.
British Tribals
Tartar
Ashanti
Eskimo
Javelin (not Tribal)
Canadian Tribals
Haida
Huron
Athabaskan (lost)
Polish destroyers
Piorun
Blyskawica.
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Re: Cruisers: Dido Class; HMNZS Black Prince
Thanks Tim , I seem to have read that before,
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Twas sent as a dit by some clever Dick
when I was awaken from a rude Dream
with half an hours notice for Steam
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