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HMS Ganges
1954
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far end of the Gymnasium, either side of the stage, were these two huge 'paintings' of Rudyard Kipling's
poem "If".
Once seen,
never forgotten
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An old battery remains on the grounds of HMS Ganges. It was built in 1865 to
protect the port of Felixstowe, and to supplement the forts at Felixstowe and
Harwich.
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training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police
training school. It closed around 1998
It was a regular occurence to see junior seamen
'Manning-the-Mast'. This event
consisted of junior seamen climbing the Mast, usually to the accompaniment of
music; some walking out onto the yardarms, some on the rigging and at the very
top the 'Button Boy' would grip the lightning conductor between his knees whilst
standing to attention and saluting.
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School
Entrance HMS Ganges
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HMS Ganges
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The Mast
at Ganges
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On
Parade
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Would
be seamen
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Another
Parade
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Rodney
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These pictures
are from my life and times on HMS. Scorpion, Highburton, Opossum
and Barrosa
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HMS
Opossum
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HMS
Barrosa
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HMS Scorpion
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HMS Opossum
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HMS Barrosa
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HMS Scorpion
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Suez
Canal 1963
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River
in Borneo
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Aden
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Tawau Borneo
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Village
Scene Tawau
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Suez Canal
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Tot
Time
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HMS
Scorpion -Milos
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Hong
Kong Harbour 1963
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Mess
Scene
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HMS Scorpion
Malta
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My
mate Ken Jones
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Having
a break
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Geordie
Fennelly
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Me in Tawau
1963
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Air
Guitars HMS Barrosa
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HMS
Opossum 1956
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When
I was young!
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Opossum
Hongkong 1956
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Famagusta
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Hongkong
1962
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Stokers.
Barrosa 1962
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"Doc"Grogan
"Scouse" Gilbert "Slinger" Wood.
HMS Terror
Singapore
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Below are links to web sites
you may find useful. Just click.
Thanks for any pictures
used from other sources and diddsdale for her help
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