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Royal Navy Ship names
« on: Monday 18 February 19 18:05 GMT (UK) »
I'm trying to decipher a Royal Navy Service Record but unfortunately some of the ships are very hard to read. I was wondering if anyone recognises any of the ships in this image?
Thanks in advance.
Bugden, Corri, Bussey, Skinner

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Re: Royal Navy Ship names
« Reply #1 on: Monday 18 February 19 18:50 GMT (UK) »
Think the third is "Formidable". Sorry, no idea of the others,

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Re: Royal Navy Ship names
« Reply #2 on: Monday 18 February 19 18:52 GMT (UK) »
On a second look, might the second be "Pembroke"?

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Re: Royal Navy Ship names
« Reply #3 on: Monday 18 February 19 18:59 GMT (UK) »
Pembroke 1 probably.

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Re: Royal Navy Ship names
« Reply #4 on: Monday 18 February 19 19:12 GMT (UK) »
First one could be Berwick. Seems to end -ck ?

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Re: Royal Navy Ship names
« Reply #5 on: Monday 18 February 19 19:14 GMT (UK) »
Thank you very much, I can see Formidable now! He returned to Pembroke several times, I'm guessing this was his base? So it could well be Pembroke.
Bugden, Corri, Bussey, Skinner

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Re: Royal Navy Ship names
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 17 April 19 16:48 BST (UK) »
Pembroke was the base at Chatham.  I too have an interest in Formidable.  I had a cousin whose record shows he sailed in her from Chatham and was lost when she was torpedoed and sank on New Years Day 1915.

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