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Paul Inman wrote on April 29, 2010 at 13:17

Found some dates for the Far East Deployment in 1980. 19th May Sailed Portsmouth 23rd May Arrived Gibraltar 6th June Arrived Istanbul 13th June Arrived Port Said 14th June Transit Suez Canal 24th June Arrived Mombassa 10th July Arrived Karachi 24th July Arrived Singapore 30th July Arrived Hong Kong 22nd August Arrived Subic Bay 4th September Arrived Shanghai 11th September Arrived Tokyo 18th September Arrived Kure 8th October Arrived on Station Gulf of Oman 6th November Arrived Bombay 22nd November Arrived Alexandria 2nd December Arrived Gibraltar 8th December Arrived Portsmouth

Jack Russell wrote on April 26, 2010 at 18:05

Greetings Guys, Warm greetings fae the sunny side. I fly UK 17th May till 31st May and am looking forward to seeing you all again. Take care and see ya soon. Jack.

Smokey Cole wrote on April 25, 2010 at 12:21

Hi Rocky What plans do you have for 2012

Chris Howe MBE wrote on April 25, 2010 at 08:12

Just to pick up on chat - we also visited Lisbon, Portugal during the SNFL period, I still have the 'headache' from the Canadian Mooses milk to prove it...see you all in a few weeks then for top up of headache perhaps? Chris Howe - PO Golly

Andy Stewart wrote on April 25, 2010 at 03:33

i think that lisbon might also have been in the stanavforlant trip.

Andy Stewart wrote on April 25, 2010 at 03:30

i think the hamburg trip was actually willemshaven and we also went to kiel and amsterdam from memory

Dougie Douglas wrote on April 19, 2010 at 01:03

The SNFL tour was Pompey, Rosyth, Kiel, Wilhemshaven, Den Helder, Amsterdam, Pompey in 1981. Our final visit before heading south was Gib then anchored off Ascension

Steve Selwyn Hunt wrote on April 17, 2010 at 18:52

Taff,Titch and Andy I`m sure Titch is right Brixham first and there was Stavanger,La Pallice,Birkenhead,Sunderland,Hamburg and then probably the 80 Far East trip

Stuart 'Titch' Hancocks wrote on April 17, 2010 at 07:50

I may well be wrong here, but I thought that our first port of call after the sea trials was Brixham.

Andrew "Taff" Thomas wrote on April 15, 2010 at 22:01

Incidentally, the sea trials of D118 were in 1979 .... it says 1974 next to one of the photos in the album. That (1974) was when the Cov was "laid down"

Admin Reply:

Fixed - DB

Andrew "Taff" Thomas wrote on April 15, 2010 at 21:47

Hi, Andy ... I seem to remember that after the Cov left Birkenhead, we headed north for sea-trials,then tested the guns off the coast of Wales and our first ever port of call was Fishguard Then to Portsmouth for Commissioning. I seem to remember a trip to Bergen (or was it Trondheim?) on the Cov, and also La Rochelle and being anchored in Scapa Flow (off Kirkwall). That might be a start to a list of ports.

Andy Stewart wrote on April 6, 2010 at 09:49

Hello Coventry Shipmates, would it be possible for someone to post every port that we ever visited in chronoligical order. Perhaps if we all have a go we will get it right ! We obviously can include Southhampton !

Admin Reply:

If anybody's near Kew, most of the ship's logbooks (up to end of 1980) are held at the National Archives - files ADM 53/183431 onwards - search for HMS Coventry and limit dates to between 1974 and present day and you'll see the listing.

paul hutchinson(starsky) wrote on April 3, 2010 at 17:43

hi ,i was on coventry from 78 to 80 just discovered your site just wondering how many go to the reunion and if anyone from this period goes wouldnt mind a few beers and im sure a few laughs ,and if any 1 from tynside down would want to be picked get in touch

John H wrote on April 2, 2010 at 07:31

Hi, just thought I'd add an entry. I was at university during the war and followed the news closely. Just read your skippers book, best book I have ever read. Job well done Coventry, I am still in awe of your conduct.

jerry hardy wrote on March 29, 2010 at 16:31

nick where is baz have u got his address or phone number please.

Toby Owen wrote on March 20, 2010 at 11:08

Ahoy Shippers, Just a quick Hi to say looking forward to the Re-Union in May and hope to see all the old faces and hopefully a lot of new ones too. Hoping your all well, so until then. Stay safe. Toby

Nick wrote on March 19, 2010 at 13:16

He's doing very well.

Dougie wrote on March 18, 2010 at 20:01

Hi Nick, yes I remember Baz, internal comms, also knew him onboard Gloucester. How's he doing?

Nick wrote on March 17, 2010 at 14:20

Do any of you guys remember Baz Wakefield?

John SHARMAN wrote on March 11, 2010 at 18:13

Does anyone from the Cov remember a Derek Wright, now 57-ish. He states that he was on the Cov for a couple of years, but I can't remember him. He is currently living in Peterborough, has fallen on hard times and I want to point him in the right direction for help. I haven't spoken to him as yet, but a colleague knew that I also served on the Cov so has given me brief details of his plight. Would like to know a bit more before I approach him. Please help.