HMS Sabre

Hi Barry

Try using a digital camera without the flash on and take a photo of your photo! It can be almost as good as a scan.

Mark

Hi Dave

 

To all those interested in these craft go to -  www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/scimitar_class.htm#HMS%20Sabr e - then UK under major navies, then patrol craft, scroll down the page and you will find information and photo's on the 3 boats. I was told at the time that sabre had hit the breakwater at Alderney by the tiff I served most of my time with on sabre who lives a few miles from me. This happened in July 80. Also this was confirmed by a friend of mine who is a pilot who flys between Jersey and Guernsey, he spoke to the now harbour master who remembers it but was not the master at the time. Also if you look at the photo of sabre in germany after the refit you will notice a spray rail has been fitted, the boats all had a smooth line.

regards to all

Barry

Edited by Barryg

Members may have seen this picture before but I just found it whilst casually looking on the net

hi guys

I remember Scimitar, Sabre and Cutlass very well, worked with them numerous times whilst i was serving on the RAF RTTL 2757. We would hole up in either Dartmouth or Torquay overnight (2 boats in each) and then early morning slip out and make an FPB attack on the fleet in the channel.. back into Plymouth for fuel and then bat out of hell run to Falmouth to hide for a bit before another attack later in the day.. great fun

Just to add to the confusion.. i heard it was Cutlass that hit the harbour wall in Alderney.. ah well..

oh and the helicopter is definitely a Wasp... i got winched off the deck of 2754 in Gibraltar by one of those.. cant remember which frigate it came off tho, think it may have been the Brighton..


Edited by barnacle

hi barnacle

thought you might like to know as you were on 2757, we have 2751 at shoreham for refit back to external spec, not out of the water yet as we have to make a trailer to pull it up the slipway, the travel hoist is only 14 tons and a crane and strops are to expensive.

good to hear you enjoyed your days out with the RN boats. I remember those days from dartmouth and torquay. From portland we were out most days doing the same for a few hours.