HMS Londonderry
1st Commission
1960 - 1962
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Photographs from the 2012 reunion can be accessed at: http://www.hmslondonderry.org/2012reunion.html by clicking on the thumbnail photographs at the bottom of the page or direct via the following links: Gala Dinner HMS Excellent Skittles Competition Dave Hessey plays Danny Boy |
The National Archives has kindly given permission for copies of the HMS Londonderry
deck logs covering the Bianca C incident to be displayed on the website and can be seen at:
http://www.hmslondonderry.org/bianca_c.html
They are not for reproduction or commercial use without their permission.
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Help scientists recover worldwide weather observations made by Royal Navy ships around the time of World War I. These transcriptions will contribute to climate model projections and improve a database of weather extremes. Historians will use your work to track past ship movements and the stories of the people on board.
Dear Sirs
The Legasee war veterans project is looking for volunteers who want to tell their stories.
As part of an exciting social history project, the film company Legasee is looking for war veterans who would like to have their stories filmed for posterity.
This footage will be used to launch a unique online archive of interviews for use by schools, colleges and members of the public.
To kick-start the project, we're looking for war veterans of any age who wish to recall their experiences in front of the camera for the benefit of future generations.
It doesn't matter what campaign or country they served in, or what role they played. The Legasee war veterans project is completely free of charge, with any travel expenses paid - all we need is their knowledge, enthusiasm and a small amount of their time to take part in the filming.
If you know anyone that's interested, please ask them to email me giving their name, age, daytime phone number and brief details of their wartime service so we can contact them to discuss this further.
We hope to hear from you, and please feel free to forward this email to any war veterans that you think might be interested.
Please visit our web site for more information about Legasee - http://www.Legasee.org.uk
Click here to read about Legasee on The British Legion web site.
Kind regards
Dave Player
Ex-Royal Engineer
Email:- dave@legasee.org.uk Legasee - 'become a part of history'
The following link takes you to what I think is a Chinese Facebook page at
http://zh-cn.facebook.com/pages/HMS-Londonderry/133917623315307
with a further link from there to the Wikipedia source page of the photograph taken by the US Coast Guard at
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HMS_Londonderry_(F_108)_off_Miami_1964.jpg
Unfortunately the date of the photograph and the published details of HMS Londonderry's programme on that date don't tally.
Please see the 'Later' page. Any clarification would be appreciated.
webmaster@hmslondonderry.org
The tankard has the engraved ships crest and beneath - Presented by J Samuel White & Co Ltd. on the occasion of commissioning HMS Londonderry on the 20th July 1960.
On the other side it has the names engraved of her six captains:
Cdr I.S. Primrose 1960 - 1962
Cdr D.E.P. George 1962 - 1964
Cdr W.J. Soames 1964 - 1966
Cdr N.A.B. Anson 1966 - 1967
Cdr M.T. Prest 1969 - 1971
Cdr T.D.A. Thomas 1971 - 1972
The tankard has been given back into our care and will be displayed at the reunion when a decision will be made regarding its future.
Naval Ships and Asbestos
Asbestos-containing products were used in the construction, renovation, repair and demolition of naval vessels from the early 1930's until the middle of the 1970's. Asbestos was the material of choice because of its strength, durability, and fire and heat-resistant properties. The substance was used in more than 300 building products in naval warships and shipyards. The name "asbestos" is a generic term that refers to the naturally occurring fibrous minerals that are found in rock formations. There were almost no parts produced for naval ships that did not contain asbestos. The substance was used in engine rooms, boiler rooms, navigation areas, and sleeping and eating areas. In addition, asbestos fibres were present in products such as cables, deck underlay, clutch facings, floor tiles, gaskets, valves, and adhesives. Asbestos was primarily used as an insulation material for engine and boiler room because of its heat-resistance characteristic.
When is Asbestos in a Harmful Form?
Asbestos products typically are not considered harmful when in their normal form and left undisturbed. They are commonly encapsulated in a compound and do not pose a health risk unless the fibres become brittle and friable. When the fibres begin to break-up into particles, they are released into the air and are easily inhaled by individuals in the environment.
The extent of the associated health risks of asbestos products are dependent on factors such as the quantities of inhaled fibres, the size of the fibres inhaled, the length of time they were inhaled (over an extended period of time), and the length of time inhaled for each exposure to the fibres.
Naval vessel crew and workers, and shipyard workers involved in building activities were commonly exposed to the asbestos material liberally in the early to mid 20th century due to the material's frequent use in building products and shipyard environments. These individuals were at high risk because they typically inhaled asbestos fibres for extended periods of time. People inhaled the fibres and did not realize it until asbestos-related disease symptoms appeared (very often several decades later.) Crew members were living in close quarters where friable fibres were commonly airborne. This environment made asbestos particles easy to inhale and they ultimately adhered to an individual's abdomen, heart or lungs. It was common for asbestos-covered pipes to be the source of friable airborne asbestos particles. Over an extended period of time the fibres caused asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma. In some cases, the asbestos particles were transported to crew member's and worker's homes after they were attached to clothing, resulting in exposure to family members.
More information can be obtained from the following sites: http://www.pleuralmesothelioma.com/, http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/, http://www.mesotheliomadiagnosis.net/ and http://www.mesothelioma.com/.
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