The above photo is part of the collection of the late Douglas Barrow. 'Bee' kindly allowed me to post the image, sorry, I have no further photo's of ML 357.
Hello John Yes - there certainly is quite a lot of good information in that link - somebody's major research (for a book)? It does not contradict what is on our map page re- HMS Sea Hawk and its close relationship with HMS Nimrod, but amazingly the link does not mention Sea Hawk. Very good though, a...
There is a new page on this site giving the position of known CF bases in the UK. There are plans to extend this feature to encompass the Mediterranean War Theatre. Do you know any of the 'not so well known', especially any details of the several Base Ships so employed?
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Ted
Hello Donald Had this interesting reply from my query to Christian Shepherd-Cappuro he states - HDMLs were known by their pennant numbers, these were always ML... and not HDML..., so it seems probable that the vessel being referred to was the HDML "ML 1479". She did serve in the far east, ...
Captain Michael Burn with most of his troop of No 2 Commando were aboard Motor Launch 192, she was destroyed by fire just south of the Old Mole with heavy loss of life. The other "Micky" to remember in this very brave mission was Sub Lt 'Micky' Wynne DSC - Commanding Officer of MTB 74 - al...
Personally, I can't wait for this series to begin. There are some lovely models - by veterans- that need to be seen by a wider audience - hope we do not have to wait too long.
The web site has had a request from one of our American cousins who is attempting to help a veteran suffering from the after effects of the disasterous Bari raid In her own words: I am seeking information about the raid on Bari, Italy that occurred 2 December 1943. I am particularly interested in th...