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david fairbrass Posts: 2
10/10/2018
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Was Fishery protection on the HMS Keppel 1964/65
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Christopher FISHER L.LB. (Hons) Posts: 1
22/08/2018
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Did both the 1970's cod wars. Well remember being rammed on both occasions. First was when I served on HMS Hermione and second was when I served on HMS Gurkha.
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Peter Barion Posts: 2
28/06/2018
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I remember I was on watch in engine room when all hell was let loose on top deck.We were that close to being rammed by the Thor there was a vegetable throwing contest between us.lol.
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Allan Hendry Posts: 2
08/04/2016
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Ended up over the side with the midshipman, trying to reattach the sonar deflection plate, after getting rammed, middle of night in freezing NA weather LOL
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Gordon Longmore Posts: 12
12/01/2016
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The cod war I remember as if it was only yesterday. I had only just joined the Solebay on my first commission. As I recall if Thor, the Icelandic gun boat took three photos of a trawler it would take her to Iceland. This happened with one difference, Solebay got between Thor and the trawler. Our...
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Peter Hammond Posts: 1
29/12/2015
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On Lynx if I recall correctly in 1974. Had a great vegetable throwing spree with one of the gunboats (Thor). Caused quite a storm at the time....great fun ....supply officer not too chuffed though! Had cod on every day, for every meal!
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william j potter Posts: 7
27/12/2015
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remember it well. WAS IN F.W.D P.OS,MESS WHEN THE CRUNCH CAME. ALSO THE CREW GUTTING THE FISH FOR SUPPER. MERRY XMASS,HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL I KNOW.
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William Reid Posts: 5
26/12/2015
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Was on HMS Zest during the Cod War days. Was SRE operator and had quiz hours with the British fishing fleet. One trawler had engine trouble and an Engine Room Artificer had to be hauled over in a dingy (must have been hairy for him) No calm days up in that part of the world !!At one time our...
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William Hughes Posts: 1
18/12/2015
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Was on Yarmouth in the "Rubber Duck" days and the ramming of the Balder............great skipper at the time.
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Shannon Brown Posts: 3
15/12/2015
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Served in first cod war (6 mile limit) on HMS HOGUE>
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