HMS Fearless : The Mighty Lion 1965-2002: A Biography of a Warship and Her Ship's Company

by Southby-Tailyour, Ewen

• ISBN13: 9781844150540
• ISBN10: 1844150542
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

Summary

The Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965. Over the next 37 years she was seldom far from the actions in which British forces were engaged world-wide, be they in Aden, Malaysia and Borneo, Northern Ireland, the Cold War (Norway), South Rhodesia, Falklands, the Gulf, Afghanistan and so on. Thousands of sailors, Royal Marines and soldiers served on board over her 19 commissions. Now paid off, Fearless has a great story to tell and the Author, a former senior Royal Marine who knows her well, is superbly qualified to tell it.

Table of Contents

Commanding Officers	p. xi
Summary of Operations	p. xii
Dedication	p. xiii
Previous Royal Navy ships named Fearless	p. xiv
Foreword	p. xvii
Glossary	p. xviii
Introduction	p. xxiii
Acknowledgements	p. xxix
Amphibious Warfare	p. 1
Specifications	p. 11
Build, Launch and Fitting Out	p. 22
Captain Corbett	p. 37
Captain Kerr	p. 69
Captain Gerard-Pearse	p. 95
Captain Straker	p. 107
Captain Cassels	p. 123
Captain Rumble	p. 145
Captain Bird	p. 158
Captain Thomas	p. 167
Refit 1978 - 1981	p. 174
Captain Larken	p. 176
Captain Trussell	p. 207
Captain Murison	p. 217
Refit 1985-1990	p. 225
Captain Meyer	p. 227
Captain Moore	p. 235
Captain Taylor	p. 239
Captain McLean	p. 249
Captain Williams	p. 258
Captain Fanshawe	p. 265
Captain Parry	p. 273
Captain Cunningham	p. 279
Commander Warren	p. 294
The End and the Future	p. 297
An Executive Officer's View	p. 300
A Chaplain's View	p. 303
A Master at Arms's View	p. 307
A Detachment Sergeant Major's View	p. 313
A Commodore's View	p. 319
A Brigadier's View	p. 322
A Brigade Major's View	p. 325
The Brigade Air Squadron's View	p. 328
HMS Intrepid	p. 330
HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark	p. 332
Notes	p. 335
Index	p. 345
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