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This set of photographs show HMS OWEN on survey duties in the Persian Gulf 1954/1955 and give an insight to the daily routine of both the officers and the lower deck ratings.
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Excellent photos rumrat! Thanks for sharing them on our forum :)

Your welcome more to follow Regards Dave

More pictures of OWENS crew and visiting dignitarys. Regards Dave
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Great set of photos Dave. In the pic of Owen's bridge, it looks like they have someone on "hold" on the sound powered telephone to the right:D

I looked at your photos, I have some belonging to my late Father Eric "Chic" Horton, he must've been on HMS Owen in the middle 50's. Can you remember him? Angela Herring nee Horton.

Welcome to the Forum Angela! Enjoy your time with us.

I was coxn of "Heron", one of the survey boats during the 1962 commission. We got stories of a problem on the previouse commission " 1961" when the boat hanging from the same davits as heron was lost. I gather that in coming alongside to pick up in rough weather, she hooked on to the davit by the bow, only, on the crest of a wave, when she dropped into the trough the snap of the cable pulled part of the keel up through the deck, sinking the boat. It would be nice to know what actually happened and if extension strops were fitted to the davit blocks at that time. I have on occaision, come to the davits, passing the ships stern with the ships props leaving the water in foul weather but I found that the extension strops made the opperation reasonably safe, with forty men ready to run away with the tension rope as soon as I gave the order to snatch on the strop hooks. maybe the powers that be called for extended strops after the calamity. Paddy

I have recently joined your forum in the hope that someone might be able to help me. My father, Arthur Ward, served in the Royal Navy from 1943 until 1957 having started out as a boy seaman serving on the TS Mercury.From 1951 until 1953 he served on HMS Owen, a hydrographic survey ship, in the Persian Gulf. Sadly, my Father passed away last year and I am trying to get a picture of the Owen's crest to have it engraved on his headstone.If anyone could help me I would be most grateful or if anyone served with him or has any information about the Owen I would also be most grateful. Thank you

Geoff here is the badge you re looking for by courtesy of Ed Joseph

oops forgot to upload the badge Joseph
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Thanks Joseph, much appreciated.:),Geoff.

Geoff, If you PM me your e-mail addy i'll send you some photo's i have from a personal album taken on OWEN Between 1953- 1955 mostly crew pix etc.if they are of any good to you. Regards Dave

Dave, Thanks for your reply to my post. I would be really interested to see the photos and have sent you a pm with my email address. Best regards, Geoff.

Hi Geoff, My Dad, Ernie Tong, also served on HMS Owen from 1951 to 1953 and was the Radar Petty Officer. He has told me many stories over the years about his time in the Persian Gulf (he's 82 now) and I'm sure he would be happy to share his tales. In which department did your father serve on the Owen and did he have a nickname? I will ask my Dad whether he remembers him. Best regards, Beverley

Beverley, I am currently writing the history of the Bay class ships and their survey ship relatives. I would be delighted to include your fathers memories in the book project if he would like me to. You can contact me directly at [email]patrick@pbmedia.plus.com[/email] Look forward to hearing from you Patrick Boniface

I sailed in HMS Owen in January 1964 from Zanzibar to Mombasa. It felt very strange. I was in my first civvy job after leaving the RN. I had been working on the NASA satellite tracking station for Cable & Wireless providing HF communications to pass the telemetry data back to the United States. As well as me (ex REM) there was a ex PO RE whose name I cannot remember among the C&W Project Mercury Contract employees. On January 12th '64 I woke up to find that there had been a revolution. A group of us UK civilians moved into one large house so that we were together and could be contacted and instructed by the UK High Commission on what to do. There were actually no attacks on Europeans but it was a bit hairy all the same. On 15th January we were told to get ourselves to the harbour where we were taken out to HMS Owen. We managed to smuggle the prison governor out in the bottom of the car, as he was, to put it mildly, not popular with the revolutionaries. He was known as 'Topper' Brown, and that was not because of his head-gear. Owen was covered in dozens of civilian refugees, male and female, adults and children. We were decanted from Owen the next day in Mombasa. The crew were calm and helpful, and were all we might have expected of the RN in those circumstances. As I said at the beginning: it felt really strange to be a passenger in a RN ship when only seven months beforehand I had been a crew member in HMS Blackpool visiting Mombasa of all places. So, what can I say: it has to be - Three Cheers for H.M.S. Owen! and my own very belated and hearty thanks to any crew members from that time who may be reading this. John (Nobby_N)

[QUOTE=ANGELA HERRING;6939]I looked at your photos, I have some belonging to my late Father Eric "Chic" Horton, he must've been on HMS Owen in the middle 50's. Can you remember him? Angela Herring nee Horton.[/QUOTE] how do I upload some pics on to this site ?

Hi Angela, welcome back. If you have a look at this thread, everything is explained there. Any problems, send me a PM. [URL]http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7500[/URL] Jim

What a fantastic thread! Well done to all the contributors. I see there is a picture here of another treadplate, for the collectors. OWEN, on the first page. Post #4. photo 7. 'Manning the side'

Dear Rumrat. Hope all is well, my Dad served on HMS Owen 1957 and i have a great pic of her arriving into Monaco which i have had enlarged, my Dad was CPO John Arther Yeoman (Tiffy) would you have any more photos about that time. happy New Year, i am at sea at the moment funny enough, (Angola) Regards Paul Yeoman Geoff Hope all is well, My Dad was on HMS Owen 1957 Arriving into Monaco, i have a great Print which i have had enlarged. My Dad was John Arther Yeoman Cpo (Tiffy) [email]paulyeoman1958@gmail.com[/email] Happy New Year Regards Paul Yeoman

[QUOTE=paulyeoman;10130134]Dear Rumrat. Hope all is well, my Dad served on HMS Owen 1957 and i have a great pic of her arriving into Monaco which i have had enlarged, my Dad was CPO John Arther Yeoman (Tiffy) would you have any more photos about that time. happy New Year, i am at sea at the moment funny enough, (Angola) Regards Paul Yeoman Geoff Hope all is well, My Dad was on HMS Owen 1957 Arriving into Monaco, i have a great Print which i have had enlarged. My Dad was John Arther Yeoman Cpo (Tiffy) [email]paulyeoman1958@gmail.com[/email] Happy New Year Regards Paul Yeoman[/QUOTE] Hi Paul, The photograph Album I have is dated 1954-55 Whilst she was in the Persian Gulf ,Do you know if your Dad was on board during this time scale ? You are welcome to have copies off any photographs if they are of use to you. Regards Dave

Hi Rumrat, looking at the picture you posted from HMS Owen and I am sure that my farther was in the back row 4th from the right his name was Percy Wareham he was a diver in the RN, do you remember him, Regards, Greg Wareham

Hi I'm very new to the Royal Navy history but when I found out there was a ship with my name it got me really interested in it and I was just wondering if anyone would know where I could find a HMS Owen cap tally and badge I'm not 100% sure if they are called cap tallies. Thanks Owen

Hello Owen and a warm welcome. There are several sources for cap tallies if you google HMS OWEN CAP TALLY, try [URL="http://www.rbjmilitaria.com/1830.html"]here [/URL]for starters Jim

Thanks Jim they do sell them but unfortunately none are in stock at the moment so I'm going to have to keep looking thanks, do you know where I could find the HMS Owen Badge? Thanks Owen

I presume you mean her crest. Not sure if you will find one by googling it, or Ebay. However, their is a copy of her crest in [URL="http://www.worldnavalships.com/forums/showpost.php?p=127575&postcount=5392"]this [/URL]post, which you could print off. Jim

Hello Owen, I have sent you a Private Message. Jim

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