My late brother left a scribbled note referring to the death of his naval father in March 1919 at a Shotley Hospital following an incident in connection with HMS Coventry when several men were badly injured. 1968 - Peter Lord. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. joined a cold Feb 65 Duncan 12.. still remember thinking what old salts the junior leaders were compared to us new boys ,(all of 16) but what power,I can still hear them bellowing out Eft (left) Iht (right) . You are using an out of date browser. I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. Picture 1 of 2. That is damn high. Cant say I enjoyed my time there very much except when involved in technical studies, workshops and working on the aircraft located near the assault course. 1968 - RO Joseph Iche showing how to salute 1968 style. I think I would want considerably more than that. 1968 - Alan Murchie. For further information see our copyright claims page. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. I am assuming that he died at home. face book me. Joined May 24th, 1966, 84 recruitment, was in Keppel 1 mess,received the cuts twice,very painful,used to sit on the button as often as I could what views, of all the time spent in the mob and places visited Ganges still holds the fondest memories,I later served on HMS Zest @ Euryalus, Joined Ganges October 25 1965 Collingwood 44 Mess. 1966 - Geoff Cook. LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 30 September 1909 - Launch of HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship HMS Neptune was a dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the sole ship of her class. 1967 - Margaret Richardson. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. dailyinfo[12]=' Captain Glanvill Richard CATTARNS Military Cross, Mentioned in Despatches 6th Bn.