lestermay's Gallery
Early days - 1953 when I was two and my sister just one year old.
My last job on the lower deck of the Royal Navy was as a Writer (later, Leading Writer) in the Fleet Air Arm Drafting Office at HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire from 1970-1971; I worked for the…
The Commando Carrier HMS Albion in the St Lawrence off Montreal, Canada, in the autumn of 1972 - her final commission before she paid off at the end of the year for scrap. I undertook my 'fleet…
The Royal Navy Commando Carrier HMS Bulwark (1944) in the Bosphorus off Istanbul - I took this photograph in October 1973. I served in the 'Rusty B' from 1973-1975, joining her as a Midshipman and…
Staff of Commodore (Amphibious Warfare) on board Commodore David Smith's flagship, HMS Intrepid, in October 1975. I was Secretary to Commodore (AW) 1975-1976 - back row, right.
I served as Secretary to Captain 7th Frigate Squadron in the Leander Class Frigate HMS Jupiter (built 1969) from 1977-1978. She is seen here, floodlit while alongside in Castries, St Lucia, in March…
I served as Supply Officer of the hydrographic Ocean Survey Ship HMS Hydra (completed 1966) from 1980-1983. She served as a Hospital Ship during the Falklands War and is seen here in early May 1982,…
My last seagoing ship - I was Supply Officer of the new Royal Navy Type 22 Frigate HMS Brave (launched 1983, completed 1985) from 1985-1987. This picture shows her arriving alongside HMS Belfast, in…
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