Coastal Forces Veterans

Hi there, Many thanks for these great shots of her at Saxon wharf, I am delighted to hear you are going to be part of the new Dunkirk film, sadly we have heard nothing at the Paddle Steamer Medway Queen, albeit of course we are static, and our friends with Steam Tug Challenge are not going...but sor...

Hello, Just to say many thanks for the recent historic dates updates, the St Nazaire raid, very interesting story re St Patricks day, and the D-boat poem and great picture of the craft at VE day, what a sight...see that CMB9 is hoping to get underway again this year, RML 497 in safe hands at Portsmo...

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Many thanks for these great pictures, I am so glad to see her in her new home, well done to the team, one day I hope to see her up close, bit nearer to me now that further as before, along the south coast!, all the best.


Johnk

Hello David,

Ah, that's good, many thanks,

Johnk

Hello there, Whilst of course sad re the prompting of this work, great to read that it will continue, I had not heard re this Finnish connection with PT boats, our friends in the states just completing work to PT 305, I have worked with Finns over the years, and their wartime actions....well most in...

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No problem, on its way, only wish it could be more.

Johnk

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Spotted this and will forward as requested my pennies, hope others do respond, such a great resource about CF and the veterans of course, needs support, some great shots and stories of the men and craft, all the best.

Johnk

Hello,

Yes, today we again mark the disaster at Ostend, on the memorial page of course we see all those ships company members who where lost, least we forget.

Johnk

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Yes, they are almost done, if you see the main BMPT page, tab on the left "What's New" the groups newsletter is on there....a great effort, matched of course by ours here, list of preserved boats of course on the this sites home page.

Johnk

Hello there, Just caught up with this latest, what fantastic photos, noticed asking if I served, have to state that I did not, closet which it is not, was the SCC and RNXS, my grandfather was a junior midshipman at Darmouth before the war and through to minesweepers at the end, and his brother was u...

Hi again, Yes just seen this posted on face book, very interesting, colleagues from the Medway Queen society went aboard her sister HMS Chrysanthemum, thank goodness for a dictionary here, when she was broken on the Medway! sure hope not same fate for President of course, we salvaged some parts, doo...

Hello, Just seen this latest post, sure must be the same, my only "connection" apart from arm chair interest, was that I bought the book on MGB 658 from a great bookshop in Greenwich twenty more years ago, whilst being a ships agent in the area, quite something, from junior officer at 19 t...

Many thanks and all the best,

Johnk

Hello there,

Just wanted to wish all on this forum best wishes if I may, for Christmas and the new year, all the best,

Johnk

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Very many thanks, ah Le Havre base, and using depth charges to clear mines using D boats! never heard of that before, but guess a post war or just method, before reserved for destroying the U-boats out of those very pens....thanks again,

Johnk

Hi there,

Just wanted to comment on great home page photo of six Fairmile D's moored outside what I presume is one of the U-boat pens....many thanks,

Johnk

Hi there, Hope right place to post, feel free to move! just had e-mail from Ted, and logged on, fantastic, a great re-vamp of the site, my congratulations to Kevin on a great job, along with all the existing great resource, the preserved vessels section is great, said before of course it is the peop...

Hello there, Just seen this latest, little to add really, but indeed RNPS as you rightly say of course, not Coastal Forces, I worked on an old Motor Mine sweeper laid up at Isle of Grain on the River Medway, number 191, was trying to be preserved by a Rev. Michael Melvin, who had served during the w...

Hi there, Ah, many thanks, sorry yes it was me being a bit...the casualties I thought were running through to as I say, end of the war, but clearly mis-understood, and casualties as per the post of the resume, were for this month in the war, of which of course there would have been many through out....

Hello there, I was just wondering, casualties unfortunately continue into October, last I see all listed on one vessel, aware of course that the far East campaign continued into August, forgive if seeming ignorant, but were those at least on one vessel, due to accident or mines or some such, people ...

Hello there, Just spotted your post, I have no info, but wanted to acknowledge and my respects to your parnters Dad, among many of course, but the siege of Malta was such a key event, saw documentary on it few months ago, albiet on the RAF's work, but mention of submarines, but to hear of the coasta...

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Just browsing the BMPT site and check in on RNCVF of course and see latest news, great to hear re the dinner and contact with Ben, posted on the FB page, trust all is well, await more news as and when, all the best.

Johnk

Hello, Just seen the post on Mr Randall, wanted to express of course firstly my condolences to his family, friends and shipmates, and to note his fantastic work with the establishment of the library, but also for getting this web-site and forum finally off the ground, which of course is now the main...

Hi Sandy, Bit of a ....but posted under ML 296 for some reason but also on your facebook page....just really saying great to see plans for RML 526 and her future, great to see such a great patron! we at Paddle Steamer Medway Queen have Lord West, Admiral of course, who has already done sterling work...

Hello there, Just posted on your FB page, caught by chance your latest news on 526 there, which is great of course, to see another of our surviving CF craft going to be restored, with recent re-launch of hull of MTB 219, along with as ever MTB 102, HDM Medusa, MGB 81 won't list them all! but no dis-...

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Many thanks, recognize the shots of the guys fuelling ship, great shots of the D and the E boats coming out of their pens...

Johnk

Hi there,

Indeed, many thanks for this, great site and shot, only sorry, and I know discussed before, that perhaps she is going to be laid up now....

Johnk

Hi there,

Cracking shot of Medusa, how very fortunate to have a member of the ship's company aboard from that day, and indeed able to tell such a story, fantastic.

Johnk

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No problem, many thanks,

Johnk

Hi there,

Short answer I would suggest, is yes, people there also very much interested in CF,

Johnk