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Re: HMS Skipjack:anyone want to play with this?
« Reply #36 on: Thursday 27 September 07 18:34 BST (UK) »
Doesn't that look like Anthony Quinn ...... the taller of the 2 chaps standing, wearing white jackets (on the right)  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: HMS Skipjack:anyone want to play with this?
« Reply #37 on: Thursday 27 September 07 19:39 BST (UK) »
Like a young Anthony Quinn - yes  8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

The one on the far left must be the crew member with 'attitude'  ;D ;D ;D

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Re: HMS Skipjack:anyone want to play with this?
« Reply #38 on: Thursday 27 September 07 20:33 BST (UK) »
Great restores both of you! They are a right bunch of characters arent they. I particularly like the HMS Venerable guy with the pipe in the middle, looking very mean and moody! :)

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Re: HMS Skipjack:anyone want to play with this?
« Reply #39 on: Saturday 29 September 07 23:59 BST (UK) »
Brilliant Rachel
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Re: HMS Skipjack:anyone want to play with this?
« Reply #40 on: Sunday 30 September 07 12:06 BST (UK) »
 ;D ;D Thanks Mudge .... my head's beginning to swell with the nice comments  ::)

Suspect my next 'restore' will be complete rubbish ! :o ;D ;)


BTW I forgot to say how much I like your version of Clara's ? sister ? ....
beautifully accomplished .... so romantic  :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
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BANCE, BALLINGER, CHEES(E)MAN, CONNOR, COOK, COX, CRUTCHLEY,
DAWSON, FLYNN, FOLWELL, FORGAN, FORREST, HARRIS, KING, LOOKER,
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Re: HMS Skipjack:anyone want to play with this?
« Reply #41 on: Friday 01 June 18 00:29 BST (UK) »
This photo is a wonderful find, it is the Halycon Class minesweeper that was sunk 78 years ago today, 1st June 1940. The photographer probably would have been the original Mr Wright who subsequently went on to form Wright & Logan, maritime photographers based in Portsmouth. They may well still be in existence. My Grandfather was aboard HMS Skipjack when she sailed from Chatham Dockyard to take part in the evacuation at Dunkirk. He was killed when the ship was sunk. As I have no photograph of him, for all I know, he could be one of the sailors in this picture. Thank you for this wonderful restoration on behalf of all the families of the men in this photograph. You've honoured them.

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Re: HMS Skipjack:anyone want to play with this?
« Reply #42 on: Thursday 03 March 22 17:33 GMT (UK) »
The photograph must have been taken between March 1914 & 28 October 1916, I have the Navy Record of my Grandfather Thomas Selfe K17644 showing he served on the Skipjack between those dates, he is the sailor just below the left hand ladder with the cigarette in his mouth  :)

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