0163 - HMS Alamein. Entering Grand Harbour stern first, Malta. 9th Dec. 1957.
It's not only cars that are reversed into a parking place. Ships do it too.
And no! We didn't hit anything. Reginald Molehusband would have been proud of the manoeuvre.
0164 - Dghaisa on Sliema Creek, Malta. December 1957.
Transport for going ashore at Sliema.
'Cos we were at anchor in the creek.
0165 - HMS Alamein in Sliema Creek, Malta. December 1957.
My mess is back aft. Seventh scuttle (porthole to landlubbers) from the stern.
HMS Alamein was an anti-aircraft Destroyer so why did we have ten torpedo tubes? Answers to Lord Nelson c/o The Admiralty.
0166 - Xmas Day Menu for HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. Xmas 1957.
It looked better on paper than it tasted.
Maybe we should have eaten the menu.
0167 - Porpoises in Mediterranean. 1957.
Playful things aren't they?
We'd be straining every rivet pushing 30 knotts and they'd just swish past us with ease.
0168 - The Coppice at the top of Avenue Parade, Accrington. May 1957.
The slopes of the Coppice are covered in trees now.
That's put paid to sledging down the slope. But then we don't get the snow these days.
0169 - Sunken Garden on Broadway, Accrington. May 1957.
A relic of the past.
It's not there anymore.
0170 - Corporation Park in Blackburn. May 1957.
Hasn't changed for donkey's years.
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0171 - Boulevard in Blackburn, May 1957.
That's well different now.
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0172 - Ducks in Corporation Park, Blackburn. January 1957.
I nearly went quackers taking this picture.
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0173 - Ducks in Corporation Park, Blackburn. January 1957.
A fortuitous splash of light from somewhere.
Makes it look like the duck has just hopped over the fence.
0174 - Bus on Preston New Road, Blackburn. May 1957.
Ah! The old buses that had a real conductor on board
and you could jump on and off whilst it was still moving.
0175 - The Deck at Accrington. May 1957.
Meeting place for the lads and lasses to while away the evenings doing nothing
or to meet up and do something.
0176 - Me by the Fountain Of Trevi, Rome. January 1958.
Yep! I chucked my coin in and no my wish did not come true nor have I ever been back to Rome.
Bit of camera shake there.
0177 - Me in Rome. January 1958.
Not a lot to do in Rome except wander the streets and drink the wine.
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0178 - Me in my hammock. HMS Alamein. January 1958.
The perfect sleeping arrangement for sleeping at sea.
In a hammock you can say phooey to the weather.
0179 - Me at the Coliseum, Rome. January 1958.
Yes I am leaning on the wall.
But if I didn't it would probably fall down.
0180 - 4th Destroyer Squadron in Mediterranean. January 1958.
That's us, tail end charlie as usual.
A classic example of why I fell out with the naval heirachy. You didn't get too far on merit but on seniority.
0181 - HMS Alamein in Malta. 1958.
Goodbye Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta. Back to Cyprus patrol for us.
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0182 - Gharry outside Civitavecchia railway station, Italy. January 1958.
It was raining.
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0183 - Replenishment At Sea. HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. January 1958.
Anyone who fell overboard between the two ships wouldn't stand a chance in the tiderace.
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0184 - Stormy Weather. HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. January 1958.
You will find your sick bags under your seats.
Please use them.
0185 - Stormy Weather. HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. January 1958.
No one walks the upper deck in this weather unless they want to get their feet wet and the rest.
Not even photographers.
0186 - Stormy Weather. HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. January 1958.
I just managed to duck the spray.
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0187 - Stormy Weather. Mediterranean. January 1958.
If you think that looks bad you should see what we were doing.
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0188 - Stormy Weather. HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. January 1958.
The Med could be pretty rough at times.
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0189 - Me & Al on a S.T.A.A.G. HMS Alamein. February 1958.
What's a STAAG? It's a large deer like animal with antlers.
Or a twin barrelled quick firing 80mm gun.
0190 - Firing Torpedo by HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. February 1958.
Damn! Missed again!
The target not me taking the photo.
0191 - Place des Canons in Beirut, Lebanon. March 1958.
Well before the troubles.
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0192 - Stormy Weather. HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. March 1958.
As I said the Med can get awesome.
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0193 - Stormy Weather. HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. March 1958.
See what I mean.
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0194 - HMS Alamein in Dry Dock, Gibraltar. April 1958.
Yes I know that there is water in the dry dock.
It's a wet dry dock.
0195 - Me and two mates in dry dock, Gibraltar. May 1958.
They don't look old enough to be on board.
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0196 - Catalina Bay in Gibraltar. May 1958.
Nice little beach.
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0197 - Catalina Bay in Gibraltar. May 1958.
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0198 - Sunken Gardens in Gibraltar. May 1958.
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0199 - Jed, Me, Dunc and Arnie at Catalina Bay, Gibraltar. May 1958.
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0200 - Firing torpedo by HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. July 1958.
We didn't miss this time.
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0201 - Me eating a watermelon, HMS Alamein, Mediterranean, July 1958.
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0202 - Me pretending to play, HMS Alamein, Mediterranean. July 1958.
I did try to learn. Honest!
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0203 - St. Marcus Basilica in Venice. August 1958.
Pity about the shadow but it does almost hide the scaffolding.
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0204 - Me feeding pigeons, St. Marcus Square, Venice. August 1958.
There were millions of them.
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0205 - Sunset over St Giorgio Island, Venice. August 1958.
This photo doesn't really do justice to the scene.
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0206 - Me on HMS Alamein, Venice. August 1958.
Ready for another cultural trip around Venice.
I went to a glass works, a wine bar, a museum, a wine bar, to a shop, to a wine bar. Well you get the picture.
0207 - Me on HMS Alamein. September 1958.
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0208 - Me at the Dollar Bar, Gibraltar. October 1958.
Broke my finger playing cricket so this was consolation.
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0209 - Mary, Dollar Bar in Gibraltar. October 1958.
Pretty girl.
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