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RN Destroyers: C Class (1943) - World Naval Ships Forums Archive (Page 2)

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Looks like three abreast, pic taken from inboard ship, showing gun of middle ship and the bow and jackstaff of outboard ship just in view to the right.

OK Rik. Agreed looking forward. Now that I have used this sites' magic magnifier, which is not available when you initially post. Whole load of detail I have never seen before. I'll end up posting all my old 127's just to see details I did not realise exist. Agree with JBryce1437 that I must have jumped over onto inboard CH to take foto. Now only need to know what that low barrier thing is in the foreground? Theres always an answer. Its just a matter of finding it! Thank you both. David.

[QUOTE=Mousey;51714]PUZZLE PICTURE ~ PLEASE PROVIDE THE ANSWER I took the attached in April 1953 in Leghorn. On the reverse I noted "Sqdn PTI showing off with a prodgy." The puzzle is ~ where was I standing when I took it? I cant figure it out? Are we lookig at A or Z gun? What is that low 'barrier' in the foreground? I will check this thread with genuine interest. Thanks in antic. David.[/QUOTE] Hopefully an 'improved' version of foto. David
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Came across these C type postcards in my collection and thought I should share them with you. best wishes Jan
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[QUOTE=Jan Steer;52053]Came across these C type postcards in my collection and thought I should share them with you. best wishes Jan[/QUOTE] Hi Jan, someone has got to be the first and it looks like falling to me... I see One Battle Class and two C's revealed in your postcard posting. I know Corunna starts with a C But... Little h

Thanks little H. I had the devil in me at the time but you are the only one that noticed proving, I think once and for all, that comms rates are the brains of the fleet !!! best wishes Jan

the picture of Corunna escorting Eagle was takenSummer 1956 in the Med. Not sure whch day exactly but it was one of dozens taken the same day by a chopper from Eagle. tim

[QUOTE=Jan Steer;52111]Thanks little H. I had the devil in me at the time but you are the only one that noticed proving, I think once and for all, that comms rates are the brains of the fleet !!! best wishes Jan[/QUOTE] Oooh careful Jan, Ivor will be on our case and expect us to be parading between watches with side-swipers and earphones hanging off our money belts ... ah la the stokers and their wheel spanners!!!! Little h

[QUOTE=harry.gibbon;52142]Oooh careful Jan, Ivor will be on our case and expect us to be parading between watches with side-swipers and earphones hanging off our money belts ... ah la the stokers and their wheel spanners!!!! Little h[/QUOTE] Little h Be careful of Ivor....He bites and admits it in another thread!!!!! I have been vindicated....Just got to find evidence that Stokers bite as well and I will be proved innocent when my appeal comes up!!!!!

Lads, lads..... I think that instead of Ivor making overtures to the stokers he would be much better placed as a plate layer in the wardroom. I believe they got a grat issue of grovelling pads for their knees and he seems to be doing a lot of that just lately!! best wishes Jan

[QUOTE=Jan Steer;52053]Came across these C type postcards in my collection and thought I should share them with you. best wishes Jan[/QUOTE] Morning Gents. Dont know if you saw my earlier 'poor' 127 offerings. Herewith, hopefully an improvement showing Chivalrous and Chieftain when they were in the 1st D.F. or was it 1st D.S. (NATO CHANGE?) in early 1950's. With thanks to Terry for his tutoring. Regards David. P.S. Not really an improvement. OVER enlarged?
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Good try Mousey Don't give up. You'll get there eventually

GGCV de MWSP - Hi Mousey - so who was MWSP ?? The Malta Regatta was for the "Cock of the Fleet" which to the winner could be hoisted at the Main. And the Dhiagsa man painted it on his boat with pride when carried on board. Many a Jimmy caught a B*ll*ck**g for shaving his whaler and I remember ours was like rice paper - and we still didn't win. That was when CinC Med [Louis M or Charlie Lamb- memory dims] said random checks would be carried out to drop whalers to establish seaboat worthiness. Yours aye.....Dave H

[QUOTE=Dave Hutson;55926]GGCV de MWSP - Hi Mousey - so who was MWSP ?? The Malta Regatta was for the "Cock of the Fleet" which to the winner could be hoisted at the Main. And the Dhiagsa man painted it on his boat with pride when carried on board. Many a Jimmy caught a B*ll*ck**g for shaving his whaler and I remember ours was like rice paper - and we still didn't win. That was when CinC Med [Louis M or Charlie Lamb- memory dims] said random checks would be carried out to drop whalers to establish seaboat worthiness. Yours aye.....Dave H[/QUOTE] Morning Dave H. Yes you are near the mark that I remember especially re whalers that were used had to be capable of being dropped as seaboats or even lifeboats - their crews were different remember? No doubt Lord Louis was involved. Whatever else he was fair minded and always well informed. C.S.1 first time round then C in C. I seem to remember that whilst we were away on our summer cruises, the RFA's etc., who were entitled to take part in the Grand Harbour race, got up to their tricks as you say shaving their boats. If only we could rewind and actually see what happened! Regards David. PS. Can't remember who MWSP was but certainly not as old as GGCV !!! ???

Just dug out an old 126 of Chivalrous refuelling alongside Glory in 51 or 52 for somewhere else and thought you would like to see it? The 1st D.F. then was Chequers, Chevron, Chivalrous and Chieftain. Re the good old whaler. Someone asked what was it length, its weight and its life saving capacity? Those who have seen the recent answer please wait and see if someone else replies. Ditto the following. Which of its fittings is connected with relegion?
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[B]CAVALIER[/B]. Theres still life in a C Class. Apols for end of lines being cut off. Fault somewhere. Can anyone advise best way to convert an email into an attachment suitable for the site to upload please? Had to printout and scan in. Must be an easier way? Still Nozzering.
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[B]CHAPLET.[/B] Re the attached. Can anyone advise what the quarter 'fittings' are? Was she converted for minelaying? If so they could be where the railway rails terminated in order to throw the mines clear of the hull? Obedient, which was converted for minelaying, had similar fittings as had Comet.
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[B]CHAPLET & COMET ~ MINELAYERS?[/B] Believe I am on the right track/rails. C Class Destroyers by Harold Cox. Comet. p.10. "Comet took on a new role, losing some armament, and gaing a consignment of sea mines, together with the necessary 2 rails at the stern which enabled the mines to be laid." Chaplet. p.23. "Chaplet later became part of the 1st Destroyer Squadron, and was converted to a destroyer/minelayer, haveing one of her 4.5 main armament guns removed to allow this to happen. Destroyers were now in Squadrons, not Flotillas as heretofore." Note: On Obedient there were 2 rails on both sides of the ship from the break to the stern, not just at the stern.

Hi Mousey, Sorry I didn't get back to you on MWSP - I shot thru to Spain for a few weeks, but now back on stream. MWSP was HMS Chevron [D51] of the !st D.S. Dave H

[QUOTE=Dave Hutson;80208]Hi Mousey, Sorry I didn't get back to you on MWSP - I shot thru to Spain for a few weeks, but now back on stream. MWSP was HMS Chevron [D51] of the !st D.S. Dave H[/QUOTE] Tks Dave. Welcome back. Standby for wet stuff tomorrow. Shud have known MWSP. Worked her enuff as her leader. As you will see elsewhere did not realise some CH's had been converted for minelaying. Wonder what prompted their Lordships to start that? David.

Well if you consider the great number of Destroyers we had at that time it made sense to convert some of them to multitasking. I think great strides were made over the years with Destroyers and their capabilities. They don't build them today and the original Darings were probably the last of a line and love them or hate them they were impressive looking ships. Personally I could never love a Daring - to me the V&W's, the Battles, the Weapons, the Ca's, Co's and Ch's [and in particular the Chevron] were the Greyhounds of the RN [not wishing to offend any I have omitted or criticised]. Yep, Rain and Blow tomorrow - rig upper deck lifelines, put the potmess on and open the corned dog. Dave H

[QUOTE=Jan Steer;52053]Came across these C type postcards in my collection and thought I should share them with you. best wishes Jan[/QUOTE]Excuse me Jan but Corunna does not belong. One simple way is [B]REAL[/B] C's only had single gun turrets not doubles. Great cards. Tks.[/B][/B]

"put the potmess on and open the corned dog." Dave H Crikey Dave you lived high on the hog! Pot mess and Corned Dog? Your funds must have making a good return. Mousey.

GFXU here.... Aaah yes goffers and white horses everywhere .... on MWST we'd have the after galley and the 2nd W/T office flashed up, we also had the sick bay back there over the comms mess so we were quite self sufficient!!! Little h

[QUOTE=harry.gibbon;80244]GFXU here.... Aaah yes goffers and white horses everywhere .... on MWST we'd have the after galley and the 2nd W/T office flashed up, we also had the sick bay back there over the comms mess so we were quite self sufficient!!! Little h[/QUOTE] The best Goffers were to be had ashore Harry. My daughter could not find anyone doing them a couple of years ago. Sick bay on a C? Never had one on Chequers but then again she was fitted out as leader and with all those hoffysir type staff on board I suppose they needed the space for their cabins.

Hi Cylla, Tidied up the tears in Terry's photo of CHEQUERS. Cheers Bruce
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No there wouldn't be David... I took the liberty of the fact that Battles as a class and Corunna had been referred to in recent posts ... so thought you might have clocked it by inclusion of call sign ... Camperdown a Battle 1st DS;):) (Both a C and a CA ;):)) Little h

Had a three badge Leading Tel who taught the whole mess the secrets of good canteen messing - so yes we lived well. {Always Roast Pork for Sunday dinner followed by big messtin Slab Fruitcake and Hammy Eggy Cheesey for Supper [wiv Beetroot]}. You was lucky super gollie - we had the snakepit on Chevron wiv the Paintlocker above and the for'ard FFO tanks below. I think the sickbay was next to the Cox'n's Office in the Ossifers Cabin Flat. Thinks - them minelaying protusions out each side of the backend of Chaplet would have come in handy during the Cod Wars. MWST must have been Chieftain or was it Chequers [earlier commission] ??? Dave H

Dave the answer is in my post #77 ... Camperdown!!! I'm off to the Battle Class thread before I'm in bovver! Little h

Sorry arry had a senior moment. Mixed 77 with one from Mousey saying he worked MWSP enough times when he was leader. Must lay off the Night Nurse. Dave H

This is the photograph that the thread refferred to at the begining It has taken me a while to find it again. If I encroach on anyones territory I apologise in advance, Helmet and Anti Flash on awaiting Incoming.
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[QUOTE=Dave Hutson;80335]Had a three badge Leading Tel who taught the whole mess the secrets of good canteen messing - so yes we lived well. {Always Roast Pork for Sunday dinner followed by big messtin Slab Fruitcake and Hammy Eggy Cheesey for Supper [wiv Beetroot]}. You was lucky super gollie - we had the snakepit on Chevron wiv the Paintlocker above and the for'ard FFO tanks below. I think the sickbay was next to the Cox'n's Office in the Ossifers Cabin Flat. Thinks - them minelaying protusions out each side of the backend of Chaplet would have come in handy during the Cod Wars. MWST must have been Chieftain or was it Chequers [earlier commission] ??? Dave H[/QUOTE] You did live well Dave. I wonder what they have to eat on the new Darings? Bearing in mind of course the latest government guide lines. I had dumplings today but at least my daughter found some Atoria suet which was 'less fat.' Yes Chieftain was in the 1st D.S. (D.F.) so I should know hers too. I seem to remember Chequers' was something like MVCV. Bet Little h has a web site up his sleeve giving all the old callsigns. I've only found one which is not earlier enough. Anyway its too early on the 26th now so I'd better sling the Mick. Nite all. David.

Mousey.... how did you guess ... [B]MVCY [/B]de GFXU Little h

Mousey me olde mate; I could however quite easily have had a senior moment and sent this... GJME de GFXU and that would have been me calling myself .... "Avatar this is Signature" got it??:confused::confused::confused:;):D:D Little h

Big Al (post #81) asked about the ship referred to "at the beginning"; the photo in post #81 shows HMAS NIZAM wearing her Pacific Fleet pennant number of D15, as AlZictorini said in post #4 of this thread. Tim

[QUOTE=harry.gibbon;80650]Mousey me olde mate; I could however quite easily have had a senior moment and sent this... GJME de GFXU and that would have been me calling myself .... "Avatar this is Signature" got it??:confused::confused::confused:;):D:D Little h[/QUOTE] LITH DE MOUS QSL. TKS. Where did you dig it up from or is it one of the last few official secrets? Not much else is these days.

Whoa, Slow Down, Desist and wotsit. All this callsign bizness is an infiltration from the Comms Only Thread. Keep this up and little h will be asking us to authenticate our posts next. [Thinks - can anyone remember the "Z" code for "Authentication is" anyone that is other than 'arry or Fairlead] Dave H [GGNM GKZL MWSP the rest have vaporised] Great signature photo Big Al - Goffers, Goffers everywhere but not a drop to drink.

David re:-[B][I]LITH DE MOUS QSL. TKS. Where did you dig it up from or is it one of the last few official secrets? Not much else is these days.[/I][/B] which one...MVCY or GJME or GFXU??? Little h

[QUOTE=harry.gibbon;80713]David re:-[B][I]LITH DE MOUS QSL. TKS. Where did you dig it up from or is it one of the last few official secrets? Not much else is these days.[/I][/B] which one...MVCY or GJME or GFXU??? Little h[/QUOTE] All (thort I was going to get away with a shortish answer there but got caught by the 10 character rule).

Wots all this nonsence!!!!! ABCDs XYZZs !!!!!! Wots it got to do with C Class Destroyers. Have the dit dit dit dah dah dah boys moved out of the Comms branch thread?????? Get back into the B.W.O. and do some work forthwith!!!!!!!!!!

[QUOTE=qprdave;80717]Wots all this nonsence!!!!! ABCDs XYZZs !!!!!! Wots it got to do with C Class Destroyers. Have the dit dit dit dah dah dah boys moved out of the Comms branch thread?????? Get back into the B.W.O. and do some work forthwith!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE] Yes [B]SIR[/B] but they were C Class C/S's. Wots a BWO? Was only on small ships. .- .-. p.s. -.-

B.W.O. = Bridge Wireless Office

Lookey, Lookey, Commee Sailors. This is the C Class Destroyers thread - if you don't want the Forum Plods on yer backs get back on the subject. MWSP .-.-. ...-.-

[QUOTE=qprdave;80723]B.W.O. = Bridge Wireless Office[/QUOTE] Ah, I see QPR, so they had one for 'them' and one for us. But wots that got to do with the C Class? We did'nt have them unless it was a later mod? P.S. I can almost hear you muttering "I give up." Would not blame you.

[QUOTE] Wots all this nonsence!!!!! ABCDs XYZZs !!!!!! Wots it got to do with C Class Destroyers. Have the dit dit dit dah dah dah boys moved out of the Comms branch thread?????? Get back into the B.W.O. and do some work forthwith!!!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE] Dave, save your breath mate, one thing I learnt about communicators is, there's no communicating with 'em.......:p:p:p Regards Alan

I think that you may be right, Alan

Hey come on guys ...... See Comms thread ..... I capitulated and took the Comms jabber away from this thread and issued a warning so we could get back to Destroyer talk and a Communicator couldn't do more - cud ee??????? Come on Mr Moderator - back me up ....... pleezeeeeeeeeee! Dave H

Congratulation Dave. You did well. I wouldn't have expected any different from you

My question to get back on thread. Was there any difference in CAs and CHs. Or were they all the same class with the normal slight differences that you would expect in a class of ship..

Dave, I have just been reading up on the CA's and the only significant possible difference I an find is that, I believe, and one of our Gunnery experts may correct me, was that the CH's had four single 4.7's. Dave H

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