These photos are from Paul ‘Bob’ Sharples, who was in the CPO’s mess from June 1981 until the end. Mostly taken during the Coventry’s time with Standing NATO Force Atlantic prior to Christmas 1981 plus some of the remembrance dinner onboard HMS Hermes on the first anniversary, in Norfolk, Virginia.
Sunrise at anchor off Lisbon, October 1981
Sunrise at anchor off Lisbon, October 1981
Bob in Amsterdam, December 1981
Bob, Dave Nunn, Keith Blenkharn, Ron the Can Man - Lubeck, November 1981
Dave Nunn, Amsterdam, December 1981
SNFL - Christmas departure sail past USS CV Ricketts, December 1981
SNFL - Bunch of silly Chiefs, December 1981
SNFL - Christmas departure sail past USS CV Ricketts, December 1981
SNFL - HNLMS Kortenaer, December 1981
SNFL - HNLMS Kortenaer, December 1981
SNFL - Christmas departure sail past USS CV Ricketts, December 1981
Bob Sharples, Gerry (The Joss) Gilbert, Dave Nunn, Darby Allen
Bob Curd, Fred Kelly, Alex Hill, Bob Sharples
Dinner for Coventry survivors aboard HMS Hermes, Virginia (USA), 25th May 1983
Dinner for Coventry survivors aboard HMS Hermes, Virginia (USA), 25th May 1983
Attendees for Dinner for Coventry survivors aboard HMS Hermes, Virginia (USA), 25th May 1983