It also provided respite to the US, British and Canadian crews of those ships. Feb 18, 2018 #2 Thoroughly enjoyed, thanks for posting the above .
28th61st; Dec 24, 2016; Tags duncreggan t a camp gloucestershire regiment hms sea eagle northern ireland; Extended Description. [2] Assessment. Units on short deployments from the United Kingdom covered the first 20 years. HMS Eagle. Ferret was paid off on 21 July 1947, and HMS Sea Eagle commissioned that same day. Feb 18, 2018 #3 janner said: Seeing the bullshit involved makes me glad that my biggest sea … Naval Officer-in-Charge Londonderry (1942-1943, 1944-1945)Naval Officer-in-Charge Londonderry (1942-1943, 1944-1945) Photo cleaned up . With the advent of war, Londonderry immediately became a port of inestimable value as a base for North Atlantic convoy escorts.These escorts consisted principally of destroyers and lesser craft of the United States, Canadian, and British navies. This first deployment initiated the longest single campaign in the Corp’s history, from 1969 to 2003. There had been plans to commission the establishment under the name HMS Phoenix, but this was changed in preference to HMS Sea Eagle. It was first commanded by the Naval Officer-in-Charge Londonderry and then later the Senior Naval Officer, … Thread starter janner; Start date Feb 18, 2018; janner MIA. superpom MIA.
Professor J. W. Blake, in his 1956 book Northern Ireland and the Second World War summarised the importance of the work of HMS Ferret: "Londonderry held the key to victory in the Atlantic. JavaScript is disabled. Londonderry; HMS Ferret (1940-1947) HMS Sea Eagle (1947-1970) Active: 1942-1970: Country United Kingdom: Branch Royal Navy: Type: Station: Part of: Western Approaches Command (1940-1945) Londonderry was a naval base and command of the Royal Navy from 1942 to 1970. Glosters at HMS Sea Eagle Waterside, Londonderry 1969. MilitaryPhotoHost.Com. HMS RALEIGH at Plymouth to be Paid off and training transferred to RN Barracks, Devonport. SaladDodger Lantern Swinger. Bombardier; Dec 26, 2016; I love seeing Unit/Regimental photos like this one . In April 1941, arrangements were made with the British government to construct four naval bases in Northern Ireland and Scotland, at Londonderry and Lough Erne in Ireland and at Rosneath and Loch Ryan in Scotland. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Ferret was paid off on 21 July 1947, and HMS Sea Eagle commissioned that same day until 1970.
Book Reviewer. It was given a ship's name as a stone frigate . I love seeing Unit/Regimental photos like this one Ships based at Ferret were under the operational control of Durin g World War Two over twenty thousand allied troops and sailors had passed through Ferret, and the base had been home to over two hundred ships of the Royal Navy, US Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy, as well as ships from the Free French and Free Dutch naval forces and some ships of the Royal Indian Marine. There was a debate over the future of the base, but the Admiralty decided to retain the property but to convert it into a proper school for anti-submarine warfare training. Londonderry and Rosneath were to provide repair and fueling facilities for destroyers and submarines, ammunition storage, hospitals, and barracks for shore-based personnel; Lough Erne and Loch Ryan were to be used principally as operations centres for seaplane squadrons.
It became our most westerly base for the repair, the working up and refuelling of destroyers, … Professor J. W. Blake, in his 1956 book Northern Ireland and the Second World War summarised the importance of the work of HMS Ferret: "Londonderry held the key to victory in the Atlantic. Reactions: BravoZulu.
Funds for the construction of these bases were to be provided by both the British and the American governments, in accordance with Lend-Lease agreements reached in March 1941.