Naval Historians, Crew & Family
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Hermes Class aircraft carriers, Message Board
for naval enthusiasts and ex Crew families of the Hermes class carrier HMS
Centaur.
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Hermes Class Aircraft Carriers.
Photographs and information on historical events about HMS Centaur requested for this new website. If you have any information you
would like to send us including photographs of crew members serving on HMS Centaur and also photographs of the ship please
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BRIAN REED (BLOOD).. Stoker 2nd Class. Joined
straight from Raleigh, June 1962. My very first jolly in the mob was
Hamburg a few weeks later. We hopped off to the Med for a summer
deployment. More jollies followed, Gibraltar, Lisbon, Marseilles,
Piraeus and Malta. What a great trip for a buff stoker. In the
November we had a tragedy when 'A' boiler room had a serious leak. I
lost my run ashore oppo / and friend who joined from Raleigh with me,
Paddy Fitzpatrick. I was a stoker in 'A' Engine Room and missed the
leak by minutes. 1963 was jolly time again, Liverpool and the a
sudden and unexpected dash to the Middle East, Aden and then quite a long
visit to Mombasa. In the May we came home and paid off. Quite
a few of us Stokers went off to join Submarines, where I served the rest
of my time in the mob, retiring in 1986. Are Scouse O'Rourke, Albert
Lye or Nobby Barraclough (all Stokers) still out there somewhere? Contact
Here
DAVID BURGIN... My name is David
Burgin(Brum). I served on HMS Centaur on it's fourth commission as a
stoker(1963-1965).I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me.
contact here
I
am Tom Bolton I was a bunting tosser onboard
Centaur between 1957 after her refit and angled deck being fitted and was
part
of the communications department until 1960.
contact
here
PETE REDFERN.. I served on Centaur from
1958 to 1961 as a leading cook. would love to hear from any one who
remembers me. My job was in the bakery. It was a fateful commission,
with an almost gulf war, and the tragic loss of several crew members.
PtrRedfern@aol.com
TIZ WYE during
1965 my father TIZ Wye served as CPO electrician. on HMS Centaur , He
played the part of the butler in the mad hatters tea party ,does anyone
remember this. thanks .daphne oliver. email daphnewye@hotmail.com
(Photos of Tiz Wye are shown above)
MICHAEL BURNS... I served on HMS Centaur from
1959-61 in Naval Stores (s). If there is anyone who was serving at this
time and who remembers me, please contact me at this address wacky_jackie_2000_uk@yahoo.co.uk
PHILIP PRINCE. Was a crew member on HMS
centaur (OA$) 1954 - 1955. he would like to hear from Chunky Hutt, Harry
and other crew who remembers him please contact. familyjohnson@cwcom.com
JOHN HULME. Looking for any Victualling staff of HMS Centaur. Ted Stone
Killick of 26 Mess, Allan Winch, Colin Northcott, Barny Barnes, Paddy
Kane, Mick Bowen, Shady Lane and anyone else who knew me. contact John at john.hume@ntlworld.com
JAMES (JIM) BAILEY... My father who is living in South
Africa now, was a PO on HMS Centaur around 1963. If anyone remmbers
him I would love to hear from them. Contact Cath Bailey Murry at cbolla6448@blueyonder.co.uk
MICK JAGGER M(E)2 Boiler Front Watchkeeper on HMS centaur from
1965. joined with stokers fresh from Raleigh. The mess number has faded
through time but i can remember well enough that we were victualled below
the capstan flat, right up forward, vivid memories of the latter part of
that last commission and a few photographs are all that are left.
Happy days, Chester, Jim Hoddel, the rest have gone the way of the mess
number. is there any old shipmates out their that may remember me. contact
Mick at kiddiequads@supanet.com
JIM
BATEY... Jim Batey stoker mechanic,served around
1955-56. email here
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