I joined the RN two years after this film was made. Worked on a Wessex 5 Helicopter Squadron 845 and served on HMS Intrepid , HMS Danea, HMS Manchester, HMS Liverpool, HMS Birmingham, HMS Beaver on the Lynx flights. I also worked on the Sea Harriers. A very varied career where I sailed the world on 🌍 86. Arctic and Antarctic deployments. Gulf and Caribbean trips. Everything is sadly all scrap now.

Toured one of these frigates when we (my US Navy ship) went to Roosevelt Roads Puerto Rico. Not sure which one it was but we had a great time visiting with the British Navy guys. We traded caps and lighters and other things. Wish I could do it again! It was so hot there and they looked so relaxed in shorts and offered us beer in the mess hall. I was thinking I joined the wrong Navy.

@LiftOffLife

3 ай бұрын

I was on HMS Tiger visiting Puerto Rico at that time.

@dungareenavy5970

2 ай бұрын

@@LiftOffLife Awesome! I was on the USS Shenandoah AD-44. Think that was in '84.

@dungareenavy5970

2 ай бұрын

@@LiftOffLife Was on the USS Shenandoah. It was 1984 if my memory serves me correctly. We probably said hello.

The Leander Class Fregate was marvelous fregate class

In 75 we used to think the Navy was paired down to the bone, who could have imagined we would strip it to its current force.

@importantjohn

11 ай бұрын

People of every generation always complain

@sparkiegaz3613

7 ай бұрын

No bone just gravy and little of that 😂

@robruss62

3 ай бұрын

But for Suez and Sandys White Paper, and the fleet at the this time would have been around 350 ships (about twice as many escorts and a much bigger number of patrol and missile craft). Today, had the verdict of the Falklands been accepted, the fleet would number in the range of 150-250 vessels (again with about a hundred more large, midsized and light surface ships).

Classic, i was 2yo when this was recorded, yet served on 2 x Leander class frigates 1990-96 in the RNZN, good times.

As a kid in the 70s ,I used to see Royal naval ships ,the Hydrographic ships the diesel electric submarines ,the Nuclear ones and the Royal fleet Auxiliary's and along with the Royal Maritime Auxiliary service ships come to Gibraltar. The Port of Gibraltar was a hive of activity as were ports in Uk. I remember the annual spring train Naval exercises the ships filled up the port ,with some berthed 2-3 abreast. Good old days. We still have visiting ships but its a far cry of what the Navy was. Now a days we have good ships ,technologies and good crews, but low vessel numbers, to my mind, but we wont unfortunately see these large fleet exercise with only Royal Navy ships. Now we form part of a coalition. Salute to past and present service personnel from Gibraltar.

23:08 Nobody could have foreseen, when this video was made, the fate that would await the Sheffield.

@sglenny001

Жыл бұрын

Margaret Thatcher made HMS Sheffield sink aswell as Sheffield economy

Sheffield. Good God. Admiration, gratitude and condolences to everyone who did their time on her on her last trip.

In the 1950s we REALLY did have a navy! AND BEFORE THAT During WWII, the Royal Navy had a total of 29 aircraf We fielded 4 carriers for Suezz in '56!t carriers of all types and goodness knows how many other ships. We fielded 4 carriers for Suez in '56!

@barrybarry6592

2 ай бұрын

That did not end well as your aware of you were there, as why well we know

The Grid Iron formation shown at the end of this film was formed by the ships of TG317.1 and TG317.2. 317.1 was the first Group Deployment and was returning to the UK at the end of their time away. 317.2 had just left Gibraltar and was heading out to the Far East for nine months. I was in HMS Diomede and remember watching the crossover from the Flight Deck. We had a film crew onboard and they were filming what they called Shoot Bravo! 317.2 was made up of Blake, Leander, Diomede, Falmouth, Achilles, Lowestoft, Warspite, Olna and Stromness

Enjoyed that. I left the mob in 1973 but knew all of those ships during my time 1962-1973. Good old days.

@bobbymoore4548

2 жыл бұрын

CAN U HE.LP PSE I SERVED R N 1956 1969 BUT IM HAVEING NO LUCK GETTING A PHOTO OF H M S LOESTOFF UP SPRITS IF U CAN GIVE ME SOME GREAT ADVICE ITS FOR MY DAD WHO ALSO SERVED UP SPIRITS HOPE OK YOUR END

@bobbymoore4548

2 жыл бұрын

Lowestoff

Excellent video! Brings back proud memories of serving. Thanks for positing!

Just seen at 8:40 what looks like a rather young looking Rob Davies, my first skipper on HMS Newcastle in 1989 and blow me at 15:17 we see Hugh Dagleish who took over from Rob after we got back from the South Atlantic late summer 1989.

I was a bit confused by different footage - it was not consistent. First we see a Leander class frigate (F47 HMS DANAE), but the shooting and the orders during replenishment are a Conty class destroyer (D20 HMS FIFE) - first footage of a boiler then the order to run up gas turbines; the Leander did not have gas turbines, and only one forward turret.

US NAVY HERE. That frigate is one sleek looking boat! I bet it would clean house when weapons were fired in anger. When? You might ask?.....NOW..NOW..NOW!

The County Class Destroyers armed with the Slug Missiles is nothing less than AWESOME!!!!!

@blazer666del

5 жыл бұрын

Sea slug was totally useless...

@sniffadoghq

4 жыл бұрын

Slug were useless AF pal

@terencericketts8017

3 жыл бұрын

I served on county class class Destroyer HMS Devonshire great ship.sister ship to HMS Fife.

@punkrockpub

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service sir!

@cobbler40

3 ай бұрын

If you witnessed a salvo being fired it was impressive. I had no idea it could not hit anything. I knew the 4.5s could not hit a fast jet same as SeaCat.

The sky line of Sydney changes every time we visit. First 1974,1999,2020😀

Hms bronnington - now rotting away and listing in Birkenhead docks...sad times

sad times indeed Barry..Plymouth is in Birkenhead as well...rotting away...once the finest navy in the world...now look at us

@DavidHh1969

7 жыл бұрын

IAN MUTCH sad to see all these ships sadly gone.

Travelled the globe with some of these dodgy buggers! (F107 - Rotheasy)

150 ships??h how times have changed!

Really lucky hit by a Seacat? I didn't know the Poms used our Ikara system. We had 6 River class D/E's. (Modified Leander's). Unfortunately, the RAN didn't have the helo version. I believe the Kiwis did. Shame about the Sheffield. Aluminum uppers are nice and light but burn fiercely. For some reason many Navies continue to build them this way.

I was on RFA Tidespring during the 60's, was my first ship in the service. Great memories

I joined in 1973.....Rusty B was my first draft

Love the 'Bal-ham - Gateway to the South!' music.

💓 the music!

'We're expecting great things from Seaslug in seven years' time.'

Is the OOW AT 09:17 the same guy that went on to Command HMS Nottingham that was the subject of a series about FOST in 1985?

The Navy's most powerful ship the Ark Royal was left out of this film for some reason.

Narrating officer at the end: 'Was that alright, loves?'

My sadly late uncle was on HMS Scarborough anti-submarine destroyer late 60's and know he went to Hong Kong at some point unless while serving on HMS Ark Royal

F47 was my last ship. HMS Danie

0:11 I was kayaking around this coastline just yesterday

@user-hm2gb6pm6b

3 ай бұрын

U kidding

Why is it easier to get lost in older films versus all movies post 2000.

More ships in this film than the whole of the current fleet!

Hello David where is the film Hms Sheffield 1975..its over?.. that was is wonderfull. Please can be looking for that ..i wish see them..thanks very much. Regards!!!

HMS Fife, remember her visit to Sydney. About 1967??

Old day's, when the MOD was interested in the defence of the UK.

Really enjoyed that thanks. Very interested in buying.

Is the 'Leander' The most "cost effective" ship ever built for the UK...?

@frontman010

5 жыл бұрын

Certainly the most sea worthy.

@MK-rr7cg

5 жыл бұрын

Well they were used by 8 navies and their design was used for other warships. So I'd say cracking vessels.

@drawingboard82

3 жыл бұрын

I've yet to meet anyone with a bad word to say about them.

@brianfrancis1235

3 жыл бұрын

I served on Charbydis 74/76 brilliant ship did plenty of cod war bounced around Iceland like a good run!! BK

I had lunch on the Devonshire, my Dad sailed on her for an exercise. He was based at Dryad.

we didn't have piped music down arethusa's boiler room

The "enemy" aircraft was a RAAF F-111C.

right, thanks for replying.

I kept thinking that Admiral was sending Morse code with his rapid blinking.😉

@blazer666del

3 жыл бұрын

He is a captain but not an Admiral

So many memories.

How did we survive??

HMS Fife was my second ship

That's so great. Thanks for sharing!

Bugger, I've got a lazy watching this.....

Thanks for sharing great video

Yes Sir, she is a Man-o-War

at 13.26 are those manually loaded guns?

Enjoyed that, thanks.

How depressing! I served from 1954 to 1963 - I saw Suez and the Brunei campaign. Even then we said we were nothing compared to the 1940s navy. Now look at it.! Yes I know about firepower of one ship being so much greater than it used to he. But all it takes is a couple of tinfish or an Exocet from the enemy, and goodbye new aircraft carrier!

@rossmansell5877

11 ай бұрын

During WWII, the Royal Navy had a total of 29 aircraft carriers of all types. These included the following..nevermind the rest of the FLEETS Atlantc.Far East. Home Fleet. Med Fleet 8 fleet carriers 7 escort carriers 14 merchant aircraft carriers (converted from merchant ships)It's worth noting that some of these carriers were lost or damaged during the war, so the number in service at any given time would have been lower. We also had a load of other dmall carriers for maintance of aircraft and stores etc..

Barabara Barabara Barabara There are strange missions and strange understanding of certain men who dispute Thier country men Would they abuse thier own kith and kin ? Daring men .......abuse abuse ?? Is that true sea ......

150 ships!!!

IT WAS GREAT FUN I WAS ON F109

i was on hms kent when we went to sanfransisco.

if you look closely, you can see me 40' below aft stack of snakey blakey, in aft unit boiler room

@martinbovill4273

5 жыл бұрын

I was down Juliet engine on the port turbines, first ship.

What's with all this showing off

Thursday war anyone ?

'Stand by to take on pornography.'

What's the theme music?

Action navy

I remember this news on TV！

Wow this is the first time I've ever seen the British Army paint their rifles in camo to fit in with the area they're operating in.

@gerrylea121

8 ай бұрын

They are Royal Marines NOT the British Army

NFL FILMS soundtrack

Goddamned haircut standards back then was quite sloppy. What did you have on board? A "beauty" salon?

@scottyfox6376

5 жыл бұрын

They were listening to bands like Slade or SteppenWolf & longer hair days..👩‍🎤🤷

@normanboyes4983

5 жыл бұрын

Sideboards to the bottom of the ear were the standard and that complied with ‘regs’ - anything under yer hat was yours.😂

It seems to me that what the Royal Navy needs now is another general purpose frigate that they can build cheap like the Leander class frigate but isn’t defenseless and putting a small gun on. It just seems a little bit stupid that being said 31 would be an ideal Leander class frigate of pissing about and building 32 all they really need to do is build more of these and just update them as they go along a much cheaper option since they already been done. I don’t understand why they’re only building. It seems nonsense to me, but the Navy has made some really really poor decisions in the last 40 years, not least of which was the power plant for the type 45 destroyers, and the aircraft carriers to be fair to down bigger we don’t need we could’ve built something a little bit smaller and then change their mind from putting traps on them. Just seems ridiculous. These aircraft are too damn expensive. We could buy something much cheaper which will do the same job.