Final Farewell to HMS Glasgow

A huddle of Falklands veterans told jokes as they stood freezing on Portsmouth’s Round Tower to see off the Type 42 destroyer, toasted as one of the world’s luckiest ships.

Written on July 12, 2009 | Posted in HMS Glasgow | 3 comments

HMS Leopard 2nd Commission

HMS Leopard’s commission from 1960 to 1962. Includes the evacuation of Tristan da Cunha.

Written on July 3, 2009 | Posted in HMS Leopard | 1 comment