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Hms Ganges Days
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Author : Peter Broadbent
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2012-06-08
Hms Ganges Days written by Peter Broadbent and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
When Peter Broadbent entered HMS Ganges, the toughest training establishment for young recruits to the Royal Navy, he was a naive 15-year-old Yorkshire schoolboy, entranced with the idea of seeing the world, proud of his drainpipe trousers and DA hairstyle, and eager to meet girls. In other words, he was a ‘Nozzer' - a raw and unsuspecting recruit. When he emerged 386 days later it was as a prospective ‘Dabtoe', not quite a fully trained Seaman, but well on the way. This funny and vivid memoir accurately captures what it was like to climb the mast, have your kit trashed, learn to swear, develop a taste for Kye and Stickies, double around the parade-ground at dead of night in your pyjamas, endlessly run up and down Laundry Hill ... and to do it all and much more while being continually barracked by a demanding Petty Officer Instructor. Along the way, Peter relished learning the Navy lingo and how to sail. He consumed platefuls of Cheese Ush, won a boxing certificate, discovered a secret stash of Playboy magazines, smoked thousands of cigarettes, and convinced girls back home that his shorn hair was in fact the very latest fashion ‘down south’.
Hms Bermuda Days
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Author : Peter Broadbent
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2013-10-02
Hms Bermuda Days written by Peter Broadbent and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1961 the Royal Navy came up with a brilliant idea: why not take all its rogues, thugs and malcontents and place them on board its flagship, HMS Bermuda, where hard work and continuous exercising would keep them out of trouble? Joining this colourful crew was sixteen-year-old Peter Broadbent, fresh out of his year's training at HMS Ganges, and drafted to ‘Bermadoo' to make up the ship’s quota of Junior Seamen. Initially he lived a cocooned existence in the Juniors’ mess, with a community of cockroaches as his closest companions, but his life changed dramatically the day he transferred to the notorious For’d Seamen’s Mess. There, he grew up. In the course of his 34,000 nautical miles with Bermuda, he learned how to ammunition the ship, avoid Pompey Lil, sing the Oggie song, survive a storm, throw a perfect heaving line and count himself proud to be a ‘sharp-end seaman’. On his eighteenth birthday, the entire population of Hamilton, Bermuda, along with a uniformed band and full ceremonial, enthusiastically welcomed Peter and his ship; in Newcastle-upon-Tyne he was given the job of preventing women wearing skirts from descending a long open-backed ladder; in Stockholm he had a memorable dalliance with a local girl called Gunnel, and in Amsterdam a professional businesswoman at work in Canal Street was so impressed with his performance that, as he took his leave, she shook his hand warmly and gave him some of her business cards.
Hms Ganges
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Author : John Douglas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
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A Singapore Fling
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Author : Peter Broadbent
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2015-04-16
A Singapore Fling written by Peter Broadbent and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Having survived the notorious Training Establishment HMS Ganges and ‘cut his teeth' onboard HMS Bermuda, Peter Broadbent believed that he was equipped for anything the Royal Navy could throw at him. For 18 incident-filled months (1962-64) he ‘did his bit' onboard HMS Lincoln caught up in the Malaysian Crisis, on the other side of the world. For the young sailor, this meant visiting every corner of the Far East from Singapore, Hong Kong and Osaka, to Manila, Sandakan and Lankawi. The nature of the Crisis seemed to pass him by, as he was more interested in acquiring a suntan, picnicking on sandy beaches, buying his first pair of flip-flops, exploring Bugis Street, downing bottles of Tiger beer, and avoiding the clutches of ‘Suzie Right’, ‘Calamity Jayne’ and a girl with bad teeth known as ‘Piano’. Along the way, he crossed the equator, qualified as an AB, tasted his first rum ration, manned a Kumpit Boarding Party in search of enemy vessels, and spent a week tramping through the jungle with the Gurkhas. His return to the UK coincided with the appearance on the streets of that design classic … the mini-skirt. He had just celebrated his twentieth birthday and the girls of the United Kingdom voluntarily hoisted their hemlines in acknowledgment. This engaging and humorous memoir, filled with colourful characters, is every bit as gripping as Peter Broadbent’s previous books, which have garnered excellent reviews.
Hms Ganges 1866 1966 By D L Summers
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Author : D. l Summers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Hms Ganges 1866 1966 By D L Summers written by D. l Summers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
Up Spirits
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Author : Peter Broadbent
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2016-03-09
Up Spirits written by Peter Broadbent and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Until that fateful day in 1970 when the Royal Navy abolished the rum ration, the one thing that every Royal Navy sailor could rely on was that ‘Up Spirits' would be piped at approximately 11:45 each day . ‘Tot-time' was the cue for plenty of banter and lamp-swinging, but also for baffling negotiations as to who might have sippers, wets, gulpers, halfers, sandy bottoms, or their share of ‘Queen’s’. With the same humour, affection and story-telling ability that characterised his earlier naval memoirs, including HMS Ganges Days and HMS Bermuda Days, Peter Broadbent tells the tale of his nine months as an Able Seaman on board HMS Gurkha, touring the Persian Gulf with a few detours to the Seychelles, Kenya and the Mozambique channel. Along the way he coxswains Royal Marines on a RIB to track down smugglers, pits his wits against a line-up of ultra-intelligent dolphins, persuades dozens of girls from a jam factory in Leeds to write to ‘lonely sailors’, is one of the transfer team that initiated the ‘Beira Bucket’ when used to trade its contents for desperately needed toilet paper from HMS Eskimo, and makes it to Gibraltar in time to celebrate England winning the 1966 World Cup. Ayo Gurkhali!
Hms Ganges At Mylor
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
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Hms Ganges Roll On My Dozen
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Author : Maritime Books Staff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Hms Ganges Roll On My Dozen written by Maritime Books Staff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with categories.
The Ipswich Book Of Days
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Author : Rachel Field
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-11-03
The Ipswich Book Of Days written by Rachel Field and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-03 with Reference categories.
Taking you through the year day by day, The Ipswich Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of one of England's oldest towns. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive little book will keep you entertained and informed. Featuring hundreds of snippets of information gleaned from the vaults of Ipswich's archives and covering the social, criminal, political, religious, industrial, military and sporting history of the town, it will delight residents and visitors alike.
Born In Winchester Made In The Royal Navy
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Author : Alan C Willis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-08
Born In Winchester Made In The Royal Navy written by Alan C Willis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-08 with categories.
Starting a career in the Royal Navy begins with some heavy-duty training, and back in the 1970s the only option open to a 15-year-old under-achiever was to join HMS Ganges the tough boys training establishment. Making mistakes in training meant several days on the No9 punishment routine, but he eventually managed to muddle through and specialise as a Sparker in Radio Communications trade. In this book he details some of the tough times in training and recalls amusing anecdotes which captures his real feelings and desire of being 'The Button Boy' standing on top of the famous mast. His stories of running up and down the long-covered way with a mattress on his head and standing on a dustbin bellowing "I am a wanker" at full scream. Alan went on to serve onboard the famous warship HMS Ark Royal and spent many hours watchkeeping whilst travelling around the world. He later trained as a window ladder gymnast and field gun runner in the Royal Navy Display Team. This memoire tells of his misfortunes (and fortunes) of life at school, at sea, and how the military training created many opportunities to be successful in the civilian business world of technology.