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PostPosted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:29 am 
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The last HMS Repulse survivor has crossed the bar. RIP Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths.

As they would say Down Under, at 101 "he had a good inning's".

A couple of articles.

The second from a naval magazine with the Adm telling his life story. Very very interesting!

https://www.smh.com.au/national/excepti ... 5fa5t.html

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2908084849/view

BTW, the below photo, from one of the articles. When / what time frame is it from?


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We are off to look for trouble. I expect we shall find it.” Capt. Tennant, HMS Repulse. 8 December 1941
A review of the situation at about 1100 was not encouraging.” Capt. Gordon, HMS Exeter. 1 March 1942


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 4:05 am 
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Kevin,

Is "someone" sure that the photograph in question is of HMS REPULSE? It looks suspiciously like a KGV to me. It's possibly HMS DUKE OF YORK. I believe that she was well photographed/filmed while on her trials. The camouflage scheme is somehow familiar too.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:26 am 
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81542 wrote:
Kevin,
Is "someone" sure that the photograph in question is of HMS REPULSE? It looks suspiciously like a KGV to me. It's possibly HMS DUKE OF YORK. I believe that she was well photographed/filmed while on her trials. The camouflage scheme is somehow familiar too.
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Opps, my mistake when copying from article. :Oops_1:

Corrected that now. :doh_1:

Maybe Anson (if the inset is Anson that is, as the caption I have states)?


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We are off to look for trouble. I expect we shall find it.” Capt. Tennant, HMS Repulse. 8 December 1941
A review of the situation at about 1100 was not encouraging.” Capt. Gordon, HMS Exeter. 1 March 1942
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:46 am 
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Kevin,

I would agree; subject to someone else confirming it, that the smaller of the two pictures in your last post in HMS ANSON. There is one feature visible in which she differed from other members of the class that indicates this. However, identification of the ship in the blurred larger picture is a different matter. I don't think now that it is HMS DUKE OF YORK (DoY). It may be HMS HOWE; which I believe had a similar camouflage scheme to ANSON at the time but the whole of the port bow of that ship is darker than that of the small picture showing ANSON. I wouldn't bet my pension on it though!!

That said, many thanks for the information on the late Rear Admiral Griffiths.

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