My Falklands Diary

Saturday 1st May 1982
Day One.
Time (Zulu). Action
0620. Glasgow first into the Exclusion Zone
0720.Vulcans bomb Falklands air strip. Good morning Dagoe!
1035. Action stations. Two A/C at 100 miles.

Written on February 17, 2010 | Posted in My Falklands War | No comment

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Written on December 31, 2009 | Posted in Latest News | No comment

Fleet Review at Spithead 1953

Follow this LINK for a Pathe film of the Coronation Fleet Review at Spithead in 1953. The days when we had a Navy!

Written on December 15, 2009 | Posted in Odds & Sods | 3 comments

Sam Salt HMS Sheffield

Captain of the ill fated HMS Sheffield, Falklands War 1982. James Frederick Thomas George “Sam” Salt, naval commander, born 19 April 1940; died 3 December 2009.

Written on December 11, 2009 | Posted in My Falklands War, Your Stories | 2 comments

Devonshire a brief History

The First “Devonshire
Built by William Wyatt at Burlesdon on Southampton Water.
Launched 6th May 1692.
A Third-rater of 1,220 tons: 80 guns.
Length 127 ft. Breadth 41 ft. : Depth 17 ft.
Complement varied from 410—490 men : and after the 1704 refit was 700.
Cape Barfleur was the scene of the “Devonshire’s” first action. The French had assembled a [...]

Written on December 9, 2009 | Posted in HMS Devonshire | No comment