RN Destroyers: C Class 1943

[ivorthediver]

few more from the C archive...

Great shots of the forward gun turrets Tim , expecting trouble where they ?

[Brian James]

21st Destroyer Mediterranean Squadron,C Class Destroyer HMS Cassandra pictured at Malta in 1963.

[Brian James]

C Class Destroyer HMS Chieftain with sister HMS Chequers and Battle Class Destroyer HMS Vigo in the far berth pictured at Trieste in October 1950.

[timlewin]

a fine picture thanks Brian, I was there as a small boy, we lived on Sliema Creek where the destroyers were more commonly moored. Scant memories of the time so thanks again. (Pelican was there as well, in Chequers, ditto Prince Philip who was N0.1 of Chequers while my father was flotilla gunnery officer and Captain "Killer" Mike Townsend was Captain "D".).
tim

[Pelican]

forgot to add that during that commission in Chequers Prince Philip was #1 and the Queen came to visit Malta, she presented new colours as you seen in the snap, on the old parade ground. Here is the only other I have. TTL is standing ramrod stiff in the back of the group, sword in hand.

Some page from Harold Cox's book.

[Towns]

Taken From CASSANDRA'S Commission Book 1962-1963
Townes.

CASSANDRA 1962 - 1963.jpg

[oldsalt]

I think Comus was hit by a shell from a shore battery during the Korean War. It hit the forr'd boiler room, killed a LSM, one of the few casualties of that war.

[Pelican]

I think Comus was hit by a shell from a shore battery during the Korean War. It hit the forr'd boiler room, killed a LSM, one of the few casualties of that war.

Concord certainly was O.S. please see attached.

[Pelican]

I think Comus was hit by a shell from a shore battery during the Korean War. It hit the forr'd boiler room, killed a LSM, one of the few casualties of that war.

Concord certainly was O.S. please see attached.

P.S.

Comus' section from the book.

[oldsalt]

How strange, my memory is pretty good, we had a POS/M who joined Troubridge, he had been in Comus & told the story. I was originally drafted to Consort but changed draft.