Anyone in Royal Navy 1958-1974.

Jossman · 14-04-2005, 18:10

Looking for any Sheffield lads from the Andrew during the above dates.

Fareast · 15-04-2005, 10:30

I just scrape into your time-frame !
I joined the Navy in 1958 but I shouldn't have done.! I was in the wrong branch , having had some very poor advice given me at the recruiting office.
Anyway , I was in the Electrical Branch and went to H.M.S. Collingwood , near Fareham. I was useless at the work but at least I learned a bit about life and how to be more independent.
It wasn't enough though and I was "discharged as unsuitable " about 9 months after joining. Not a very glittering career , was it ?
The pay then for a boy "sailor" [rating] was 14 pounds 50 pence a month , paid fortnightly. It was all spending money , of course and we always seemed to have enough to get kettled and spend the occasional weekend in Portsmouth or Southampton.
Used to go in the Bargate in Southampton , which was a bit scary at 16 years of age-----but at least there were always a few "skins" in !

desmitch · 15-04-2005, 12:49

I left 1 year before you joined(1957) ships im order HMS'S royal arthur, Collingwood, Chequers, Tyne,Defiance, Glory, Birmingham, Pincher, together with short periods in Pembroke (Chatham) and Ricasoli (Malta) finished up as a PO electrician and went back to work on my last ship (Pincher) in Troon as a civvy electrician

jayne67 · 15-04-2005, 12:58

My sadly departed father also served in the Royal Navy, he was an aircraft mechanic, and served on HMS Hermes and HMS Ark Royal. He left the navy in 1964.

ronmar67 · 15-04-2005, 15:51

joined august 59 as JM(E)2 @ ralleigh
went on junior ice course chatham barracks before joining Redoubt in malta and going to the gulf.
JASWAC for three months then the Squirrel for a year, on to Osprey for three months then the Berwick for 21 months.
Killicks course at Sultan before joining Brave Swordsman. Joined Puncheston in Singers and took it to the gulf. Was in Aden fro three months, mainly tied up at Steamer Point jetty. There when mad mitch "took" Crater City (after the SBS had gone in the night before and secured it!)
Back to sultan for Senior ICE course and joined the Chichester.
Left her in the Beira patrol area and took pasage to Mombassa on the Dido to fly home for discharge. Escorted prisoner to London, getting home on xmas eve
Released as POM(E) in March 70.
Now living in Nuneaton but visit Sheffield regularly to see my eldest lad and grandkids. Meet up with an old workmate of mine also. He put me in touch with this site.

Magneteer · 15-04-2005, 18:39

Welcome aboard the Forum shipmate. The members are a fine crew and the mods run a tight ship.

Jossman · 15-04-2005, 21:58

Good to see so many ex matelots on the site. I used '58 as a starting point as so many of my school pals joined as boys. I went to ganges in '60 as a boy signalman. Changed branches in '69 to regulating and left the mob in '74 as Jaunty of the Amazon. Don't turn your noses up.....I was one of the good 'uns.

Jossman · 15-04-2005, 22:03

P.S. I originate from Hillsborough, next to the wednesday ground. Left Owler Lane Sec. Int. to join up.

Fareast · 16-04-2005, 04:57

Desmitch [or anyone ?]
I know this is a long shot but does anyone remember a P.O. Shearan [or Shearden ?] from Leeds who was our P.O at H.M.S.Collingwood , 1958-1959.
Also , there was a Chief P.O. Edwards who used to scare us to death , verbally ----but , looking back I would imagine he was a well-known character-----so someone may remember him ?

desmitch · 17-04-2005, 08:19

These POs may not have been there in the early 50s but I do recall an ex matelot who worked as a dishwasher in the canteen who was the most tatood guy I'd ever seen. Not an inch of his body had been missed (we took his word about his privare areas!!)

matsalleh · 17-04-2005, 09:35

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Originally posted by Fareast
I just scrape into your time-frame !
I joined the Navy in 1958 but I shouldn't have done.! I was in the wrong branch , having had some very poor advice given me at the recruiting office.
I was "discharged as unsuitable " about 9 months after joining. Not a very glittering career , was it ?
!

Snap except I was sent to the Air Radar branch (something I had no interest in) of the Fleet Air Arm, and must have been at Collingwood at the same time,I also went To HMS Ariel and Daedalus.I just wandered in to the RAF recruiting office in Sheffield and joined up as a Photographer, they must have been filling quotas or something as they put me down as ex merchant navy!I did 15 yrs in the RAF and funnily enough met quite a few guys from the RN in Singapore when the Aircraft carriers called in.

matsalleh · 17-04-2005, 09:45

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Originally posted by Jossman
P.S. I originate from Hillsborough, next to the wednesday ground. Left Owler Lane Sec. Int. to join up.

I am also from Hillsborough,Joe Sanderson(Penistone Rd) joined up at that time as well I think he went seaman branch (which is what I wanted).I met a bloke from Shepperson Rd called Douglas,he was Fleet Auxillary, we went to Changi beach one night for a beach barbecue and woke up the next morning to see his ship sailing off into the distance!

Gingerbarf · 17-04-2005, 16:13

my father is Kevin Ryan!
is was a leading radio operator
number 123125W
he joined the Navy on the 6th of June 1971
I think his nickname was skippy because he'd been living down under??
I'll ask him if he knows any of you!!..

Jossman · 18-04-2005, 15:35

Matsalleh. Joe went to school with me and I was with him in the Far East in '64. We were both signalmen then. Sad to inform you that Joe crossed the bar last year after suffering with Lukemia. A sad Loss.

matsalleh · 18-04-2005, 16:04

Very sorry to hear that Jossman,but thanks for the information.

Janner · 18-04-2007, 17:39

Left Central Tech. 1949, joined RN in Oct 49 as Jnr/Stoker. Retired own request in Nov 1972 as Engineer Lieutenant. Served in Vanguard, Wrangler, Sluys,Ranpura, Tyne, Unicorn, Mechanicians training, Troubridge, Vigilant, Ark Royal (big one), promoted to S/Lt. , Tiger, Feb 67 to Dec 68 Raleigh , Jellicoe Divisional Officer, Hecla , Defiance Devonport.

Jossman · 18-04-2007, 18:25

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Originally Posted by Janner

Left Central Tech. 1949, joined RN in Oct 49 as Jnr/Stoker. Retired own request in Nov 1972 as Engineer Lieutenant. Served in Vanguard, Wrangler, Sluys,Ranpura, Tyne, Unicorn, Mechanicians training, Troubridge, Vigilant, Ark Royal (big one), promoted to S/Lt. , Tiger, Feb 67 to Dec 68 Raleigh , Jellicoe Divisional Officer, Hecla , Defiance Devonport.

Stands to attention and says, "Welcome Sir".

I had the unfortunate job of charging a POMEM with negligence when I was Jaunty of the Amazon (New Type 21's). He dropped a spanner into the turbines of the Olympus engines. Personally, to me it was an awful task as he was such a good man. I persuaded the Captain to alter the charge to the above and not Neglect. This saved him a CM and he was eventually awarded a fine. One of my better moves as a Regulator.

Janner · 18-04-2007, 18:44

It's strange , Jossman , you telling about the POME. One of my last tasks before leaving Defiance was to devise a way of removing G/T's and replacing them without dropping spanners in the works, not very successfully by the sound of it.

Jossman · 18-04-2007, 18:49

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Originally Posted by Janner

It's strange , Jossman , you telling about the POME. One of my last tasks before leaving Defiance was to devise a way of removing G/T's and replacing them without dropping spanners in the works, not very successfully by the sound of it.

He had failed to place the leather wrist strap over his hand!!! Such a small thing but disastrous had the engines turned. He was an honest man and owned up.

flyer · 20-04-2007, 21:11

no but i was in the army in 51 is that close (or merchant navy 49)