Launch day HMS Londonderry
The Ship's Bell. Now in the safekeeping of the city of Londonderry Museum
Dry dock Pompey
HMS Londonderry Commissioning TankardGiven to the ship by the buildersJ Samuel White & Co. Ltd. Cowes, Isle of Wight 1960
Dickie Dawson Los Angeles
On the beach!
Communicators Banyan
Engineers Soccer Team
Benny and Pee Wee
L/S Smith supervising A/B Nichollscarving the bird Xmas 1961
L/Sea Smith and wingers
Who is keeping a lookout for'd?Jim, Bob, Andy, Dave and someone making sure that the bung is in
Feeding time in the ...
Who's a pretty polly then!
Watchkeepers Xmas 1961
Petty Officers Mess
Happy Christmas
Buenas dias senoritas hasta luego?
Chief Photographerand assistant.Barry & Dave
SNOWI & Commander Primrose"Out West"
Pepsi Cola Party, Acapulco, Mexico.
Esquimalt, B.C. Canada
Rear Admiral leaving the shipbut who was he?
Its a hard life but someone has to do it.
Ambassadors Ashore
It's behind you!
Visitors of the fair sex.
PO Keith Baker and visitors
Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Dickie Dawson,Jimmy Wheeler, Tutti and Jessie James
Guard at Rosario
Oppos Rick Broniman and Nobby Clark.
First trial on first ship to be supplied with new floodlighting. Greenies had to work at last!Rick Broniman
Some mothers do care!
Sharky Ward and myself (Bob Seymour) in Santa de la Cruz.
Time to write home, John Eastes and myself (Bob Seymour) in forward mess.
International Relations St KittsSam? Creamer and myself (Bob Seymour) with a drinking buddy.
Brewery Run?L/Sea Smith
Socceroos and fans ?Submitted byL/Sea Smith
Pirates of the Caribbeansubmitted byL/Sea Smith
Seamen James,Seymour,Taylor and Dawson share a joke.
Being at sea was just too much for some.Returning from the Isle of Wight ...Buck Taylor
It just wouldnt be right without a photo of the rum bosun.
Derry's at HMS Ganges Reunion
Tex and Barb
Dickie Dawson Pam and friends,awaiting the animals of the night in Kwazulu Natal,South Africa
Noel and Dinger - Great Yarmouth
Petty Officer Kemish bless his soul never looked like this aboard the Derry...
2002. Rick Broniman visiting the grave of ME1 James Roy who died after a motor accident whilst HMS Londonderry was visiting Esquimalt B.C. Canada.
ME1 James Roy headstone in the military cemetery Esquimalt B.C. Canada
Commander Primrose with the ship's tankard March 2010.
A photo compilation by Dickie Dawson
Ship Model of HMS LondonderryThe model was made by David Clark, 'Blueroyal' Model Shipbuilding. Bentley, Sussex.
Babs & Tex Scott with Des Halfacre
Benny and Speaky
Babs, Tex and Chas.
Henry Allington buying raffle tickets from Mrs Butler.
Dinger and NoelUp Spirits!
Bob McNeil and Len Smailes
Friday Evening Raffle time.
Friday evening at the RMC
Colin Cook-Priest with Ginger Power
Jim Dixon and Tony Condor
David Hessey and Keith Baker
Buster in charm mode...
Colin Cook-Priest reads the letter from the Captain - Ian Primrose
Peter Ritchie of the HMS Londonderry Stokehold Association (the last commission's marine engineers) accepting the Carrick District Council Tall Ships' Race 1982 tankard. This commemorated when the Derry was the RN Guard ship at the Tall Ships' Race at Falmouth.
VS Dept.Present and correctChas Watts, Tex Scott, Dinger Bell, Noel Coward, Luigi Davy.Noddy Boland crossed the bar and sadly missed.
HMS Londonderry 2010 Reunion
Some of the Friday Reunioners.
Does my tummy look big in this? Dicky Dawson
Dicky Dawson taking in the sights
HMS Ark Royal entering harbour Saturday 16th October prior to the news on Monday 18th that she was to be scrapped...Photo by David Wickham
HMS Ark Royal and HMS Diamond
Frank BudgeDraughtsman and Artist of all the commission cruise maps.
Dicky Dawson, David James and Brian Tutt.
Melaine and Jo.
Kevin and Tanya
Dave (Buck) Taylor and Liz
Alan and Heather
Peter Greenhalgh with David (Jesse) & Mrs James.
Babs and Tex
Mrs and Buster (Clubs) Brown
Brian and Melaine
Dicky Dawson and Pam.Enjoying the 2010 reunion.
Bob & Mrs Gordon
Bob & Mrs Dufton and Ray Freshwater.
Dave and Cynthia WickhamOrganisers of the HMS Londonderry Reunionwith the inscribed clock presented by Buster Brown.
Cynthia Wickham unwrapping presentation clock presented by Buster Brown
David and Cynthia Wickham with presentation clock surrounded by their family and friends.
Saturday Night Buntings
Pam...Liz and Dave Taylor
Tony Condor and David (Jessie) James
Pam and Dicky Dawson
Benny Lynch & Tony Condor
Gala Dinner venue photo taken from Spinnaker TowerBy David Wickham.
Reunion 2010Compilation by Dickie Dawson
Pam & Buster's Golden Wedding Anniversary in Barbados on the 8th April 2011.
