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REA Jasper Reynolds, April 1970 |
Tug of war knockout. 4 mess team April 1970 |
Engineer officer, tug of war referee |
Billy Cotton (RS(W)) & Tansey Lee (RS) |
4 Mess (for'd PO's) in a heap again April 1970 |
The victors. 4 Mess. Kneeling: Jasper Reynolds (REA); Geoff Cox (PO Stwd); Joe Dunn (R Mech) Billy Cotton (heap) |
A sartorial second. 10 mess. Front Row LS Scouse Harker, AB King, AB James Finlay Grant, AB Percy Watkins (names, anybody?) |
HMS Ashanti live firing, Portland May 1970 |
Oerlikon firing, Atlantic June 1970 |
"Hands to bathe" - to be rescued when the current swept them away! Atlantic June 1970. Boats crew aft (L) - AB Pete Foxon, cox'n - LS Jan Seymour. On port gunwhale - LS Brian Lindsay, bowman - OS Stu Howells Others: ME Paddy Steadman (beard), |
Entering Sao Vincente, Cape Verde Islands June 1970 |
Young CPO, Cape Verde |
Young PO - Isaac Newton in Nos sixes for divisions, Atlantic June 1970 |
Line crossing - the Jimmy (JB Lean).....Judge - CPOSA Jim Weavers, Neptune - Cox'n CPO Arthur ? Jackson, Amphritrite - PO Matt Matthews |
......gets his just desserts. June 1970 |
Dry spectators |
wet spectators |
The captain |
Liberty boat, Ascension Island June 1970 Cox'n Cpl Bardwell |
HMS Minerva anchored off Ascension, June 1970 |
HMS Minerva, anchored off Ascension, June 1970 |
Napoleon's exile, St Helena June 1970 |
St Helena - lush and wet in the centre, arid on the coast. |
...that's a lot of Flit! |
Jamestown bar |
True love? |
Jamestown - Andy Weare & Buck Taylor |
Jack ashore, St Helena, June 1970 SA Yorky Amos, LRO MacAuliffe and Wtr Tim Townend |
The children were great! |
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Urchins |
Pamela |
Scrambling for pennies (real LSD pennies!) |
HMS Minerva anchored off St Helena June 1970 |
Jamestown, nestling in the valley, St Helena (and apologies for the colour cast on this photo) (I liked St Helena) |
Minerva anchored off St Helena June 1970 |
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