Royal Navy

Naval Party Kilo, Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo, 1965

River patrol boat " DUNGA"


HMS Consort in drydock at Singapore getting the necessary repairs


Two photos from Chris Howell
The first is a picture of a 'lady' of the night c1971 and the second HMS Chichester, as part of the 29th Escort Squadron which included HMS Plymouth (Captain D) and HMS Cambrian at the same time, and on which I served in Singapore/Malaysia in 1965.  Happy days!!


HMS EXETER

HMS EXETER
The fateful day on Sunday March 1st 1942 St David's Day 

Efforts were made to bring the ship back into the action but to no avail. We were now a sitting target for the Japanese. There were several more explosions and eventually the order was given to abandon ship. I went up on deck and 'Exeter' was beginning to list to starboard. I jumped over the side and while we were in the water we watched her list further to starboard and sink to the bottom of the Java Sea. Our 2 escorts were also sunk.

Several hours later we were picked up by a Japanese destroyer and taken to the island of Celebes where we were incarcerated in a prison camp for 3½ years from which many never returned.

HMS EURYALUS


HMS TERROR

HMS TERROR
ZyWeb A couple of miles out of Johore Bahru on Jalan Skudai - our home from home for our first few days in 1964.
ZyWeb Johore Bahru 1955/6
ZyWeb Engineers workshop
ZyWeb The 'Team' in 1958 included Tony (Perce) Hodge (back row right in sandals) who sent me this picture. He recalls the front row (L-R) as PO 'Taffy' Roberts, Lt Messervy & POME Donnithorne.

 


H.M.S. ALERT

H.M.S. Alert in the Johore Strait
Alert anchored off Pulau Redang, Malaya
Tawau, Sabah
Sibu, Sarawak
Kuching, Sarawak
Tug 'o war on quarter deck outside Singapore Roads
Hockey team at HMS Terror (Singapore) playing fields
Barefoot football at Pulau Tioman, Malaya
4 inch live firing at bandits - Malaya
Sunken dry dock - Singapore Naval Base
De-ammunitioning - Singapore
Singapore waterfront
Ammunitioning ship - Singapore

HMS LOCH CRAGGIE


HMS ALBION


HMS BLACK PRINCE


HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH


HMS BERWICK


HMS Salisbury off Pulau Tekong, Singapore in 1967.

HMS Salisbury


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