My Grandfather

[nechelle]

i am desperatly trying to find my grandfather and would love to know his naval history if anybody knows.
he served on various minesweepers one i know of is hms shackleton which i believe was later called hms sharpeshooter,his name was victor walker and he left the navy in 1965 and run a pub for a while, if anyone has crew lists for these boats or know of this name i would love to hear about it
many thanks

[janice]

Hi, my father served on HMS Sharpshooter, he left the navy in 1954, his name is ernest evans or taffy as he was sometimes known, i will ask him if he remembers your grandfathers name, when was he on this ship, yes it was the Shackleton, i have pictures of this ship.

[Jan Steer]

If you google sharpshooter you will find a site dedicated to Halcyon class minesweepers and survey ships. Sharpshooter was one of this class. The site contains photos of the ship and crews and list of names. May be of some use to you and a good starting place anyway.
Warm regards
Jan

[astraltrader]

Would love to see the pictures you have, Janice. :)