When HMS Bacchante left the NATO fleet, there was a celebratory sail past. Other Navies decorously lined the side, whilst we Brits broke open the spud locker and hurled potatoes. For 3 of the ships we saved a special treat - we fired loo rolls out of the A/S mortar. Those are the debris in the...
When HMS Bacchante left the NATO fleet, there was a celebratory "sail past". Other Navies decorously lined the side, whilst we Brits broke open the spud locker and hurled potatoes. For 3 of the ships we saved a special treat - we fired loo rolls out of the A/S mortar. Those are the debris in the air
McDonnell was part of the NATO fleet, When Bacchante left we had a celebratory "sail past". Generally, all the other ships lined the side decorously, while we Brits broke open the spud locker and hurled potatoes at them. What fun!
In Spring 1975 Portugal had a Communist led revolution. The NATO fleet (including a Portuguese frigate) was paying a visit to Lisbon, having gathered in Portland, Dorset
The "Alliance" is/was owned by NATO, but officially belongs to the German Navy and has a German, British and Italian crew. Seen here passing through Kiel Canal.
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Photo by Martin Mokrus.
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