Photos Page 10
The last 10 pages have all been my photos, and cover my 2 1/2 years on Minerva, from 1970 - 1972. I have no more to add, but welcome submissions from any of my readers. See here for scan tips. Pictures of Minerva, or of Minerva people, or cartoons, are especially welcome. (PRI Chas Cooper, where are your cartoons?)
 Captains rounds Xmas Day 1971 - the youngest member of the crew |
Xmas Day in the for'd PO's mess. CEA Isaac Newton, REA Brian McCormick |
Isaac in a festive mood Xmas Day 1971 |
Silversands "R&R" camp, Mombasa. REA Jasper Reynolds, CEA Buster Brown, REA Tony Baldwin Dec 1971 |
Silversands, the bar |
Jomo Kenyatta's pad, near Silversands |
Silversands lizard |
& Silversands monkey |
Seacat silhouette |
Deammunitioning begins - mortar bomb in the Indian Ocean |
and again |
Sunset, Indian Ocean (before you complain about lack of sharpness, that was a hand held 600 mm lens at 1/30 sec, on a moving deck) |
HMS Glamorgan |
HMS Glamorgan, Indian Ocean Jan 1972 |
HMS Glamorgan, HMS Triumph, Indian Ocean Jan 1972 |
HMS Triumph (Heavy Repair Ship) |
Another 2K CPO's mess dinner. Bill ?, CEA Isaac Newton, REA Jasper Reynolds, REA Tony Baldwin, OA Emrys John, CEA Buster Brown, CEA George Ayton, OA Ken ?, L Mech ? |
Sleeping shelves, "K CPO's mess Bill ? & Emrys John
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Flight deck crest |
HMS Glamorgan in the River Plate, Jan 1972 (Taken with a polarising filter) |
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Said to be the world's widest avenue in Jan 1972 |
Latin night - as much wine as you could drink, Buenos Aires |
Buster Brown & visiting Brazilians, Buenos Aires |
Montevideo, Uruguay, Jan 1972 |
D'Artigas Square, Montevideo |
Our Boys - Royal Marines in Nos Ones, Montevideo Jan 1972 |
Royal Marines, Montevideo Jan 1972 |
OCRM, Montevideo |
Sgt Dick Young |
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D'Artigas statue, Montevideo |
Midshipmen with a massive bunch of flowers |
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Admiral Williams |
A clutch of captains? |
..or an addle of admirals? |
2K CPO's mess social, Montevideo. Girls from the local church (really!) |
Graf Spee anchor, scuttled off Montevideo after the Battle of the River Plate, 1940 |
Argentine fleet puts to sea
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HMS Triumph, followed by HMS Glamorgan, Feb 1972 |
Sugar Loaf, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb 1972 |
Statue of Christ on Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro |
HMS Minerva floodlit, Rio de Janeiro |
HMS Glamorgan floodlit |
HMS Triumph floodlit |
Ashore in Rio. The guy on the right is the stores CPO, I think |
The new engineer officer joined in Rio |
Rio on departure, Feb 1972. We sailed early because a killick from Triumph had been shot dead in a taxi. |
Homeward bound, North Atlantic, Feb 1972 |
Nimrod maritime patrol |
families coming out to meet the ship. Portsmouth Feb 1972 |
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