{"id":512,"date":"2021-04-05T23:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/?page_id=512"},"modified":"2021-04-05T23:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T22:28:40","slug":"dave-beeton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/photos\/dave-beeton\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Beeton"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-483.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-483.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foobox fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2 fg-no-js\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-483\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:false,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;src&quot;,&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;srcset&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 0; --fg-description-line-clamp: 0;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton01.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Flight Deck southbound March 82 - Perry Mason, Steve Allwood, Ian Atkinson, Johnno &amp;amp; John Dobson (one of our lost colleagues), March 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"484\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton01\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton01\/2440344382.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"467\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Flight Deck southbound March 82 - Perry Mason, Steve Allwood, Ian Atkinson, Johnno &amp; John Dobson (one of our lost colleagues), March 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton02.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"HMS Coventry in Gibraltar harbour from the top of the rock undergoing engine maintenance prior to the trip southwards, 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"485\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton02\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton02\/684410453.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"421\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">HMS Coventry in Gibraltar harbour from the top of the rock undergoing engine maintenance prior to the trip southwards, 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton03.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Hands to bathe on the equator on the journey southwards, 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"486\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton03\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton03\/3174060371.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"440\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Hands to bathe on the equator on the journey southwards, 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton04.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Eric the Tiffy with false tatoos, March 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"487\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton04\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton04\/2160437954.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"214\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Eric the Tiffy with false tatoos, March 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton05.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Flight deck games - Steve Allwood trying to fly, March 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"488\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton05\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton05\/2869683685.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"465\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Flight deck games - Steve Allwood trying to fly, March 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton06.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Flight deck games, March 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"489\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton06\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton06\/313790606.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"458\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Flight deck games, March 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton07.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Flight deck spectators Pete Drummond and Ray Galeozzie, March 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"490\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton07\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton07\/1754024825.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"449\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Flight deck spectators Pete Drummond and Ray Galeozzie, March 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton08.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Me and Neil Herriott having a light hearted sporting disagreement, March 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"491\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton08\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton08\/2258414429.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"388\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Me and Neil Herriott having a light hearted sporting disagreement, March 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton09.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"More flight deck spectators - think they are Sticky Leach, Ray Galeozzie, ?, ?, Steve Allwood &amp;amp; Pete Drummond maybe, March 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"492\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton09\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton09\/325565531.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"454\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">More flight deck spectators - think they are Sticky Leach, Ray Galeozzie, ?, ?, Steve Allwood &amp; Pete Drummond maybe, March 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton10.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"John Woodhouse &amp;amp; Neil Herriott station leave in Portugal, September 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"493\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton10\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton10\/744702395.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"404\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">John Woodhouse &amp; Neil Herriott station leave in Portugal, September 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton11.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Me at morning stand easy, middle watches never did me any good!\" data-attachment-id=\"494\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton11\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton11\/1700502685.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"424\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Me at morning stand easy, middle watches never did me any good!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton12.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Me in relaxed ceremonial on entering Lisbon, September 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"495\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton12\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton12\/3705956854.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"203\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Me in relaxed ceremonial on entering Lisbon, September 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton13.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Me on returning back from the South Atlantic, June 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"496\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton13\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton13\/1226800880.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"304\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Me on returning back from the South Atlantic, June 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton14.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"QE2 returning to Southampton in June 1982 with ships companies from Antelope, Ardent and Coventry, with Queen Mum waving, June 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"497\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton14\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton14\/1961526625.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"425\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">QE2 returning to Southampton in June 1982 with ships companies from Antelope, Ardent and Coventry, with Queen Mum waving, June 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton15.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Shore connection box minor fire damage, sorry guys forgotten your names, review the damage\" data-attachment-id=\"498\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton15\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton15\/1596246598.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"436\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Shore connection box minor fire damage, sorry guys forgotten your names, review the damage<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton16.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Neil Herriott (LHOM) &amp;amp; Barry Wakefield assisting greet officer of the day for rounds, Christmas 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"499\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton16\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton16\/3868933933.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"422\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Neil Herriott (LHOM) &amp; Barry Wakefield assisting greet officer of the day for rounds, Christmas 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton17.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Me receiving my South Atlantic medal at HMS Northwood from the skipper some time in 1982\" data-attachment-id=\"500\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton17\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton17\/1261376669.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"392\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Me receiving my South Atlantic medal at HMS Northwood from the skipper some time in 1982<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton18.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"A studious LWEM(R) Tilbury with John Woodhouse just in shot too\" data-attachment-id=\"501\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton18\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton18\/2772432057.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"457\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">A studious LWEM(R) Tilbury with John Woodhouse just in shot too<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton19.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Three of the 3P Messdeck &#039;marrows&#039; on station leave in Portugal&#039;s Algarve (me, John Woodhouse and Neil Herriott), September 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"502\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton19\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton19\/818209727.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"198\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Three of the 3P Messdeck 'marrows' on station leave in Portugal's Algarve (me, John Woodhouse and Neil Herriott), September 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton20.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Tills and Neil Herriott giving Barry Wakefield a nutty search\" data-attachment-id=\"503\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton20\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton20\/557201113.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"436\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Tills and Neil Herriott giving Barry Wakefield a nutty search<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton21.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Tommy Cooper having one of his moments like only he could\" data-attachment-id=\"504\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton21\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton21\/1745808383.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Tommy Cooper having one of his moments like only he could<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton22.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Coventry&#039;s &#039;Tug of War Team&#039; in Kiel. Elli, Stevie Stevenson, Bomber, Simon Rouse, Johnno, Tills, Clubs, ?, 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"505\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton22\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton22\/3518045844.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"432\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Coventry's 'Tug of War Team' in Kiel. Elli, Stevie Stevenson, Bomber, Simon Rouse, Johnno, Tills, Clubs, ?, 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton23.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"More of the Tug of War team - Simon Rouse, Bomber, Elli, Stevie Stevenson, Tills, ?, Johnno, 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"506\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton23\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton23\/1145702802.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"431\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">More of the Tug of War team - Simon Rouse, Bomber, Elli, Stevie Stevenson, Tills, ?, Johnno, 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton24.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Flight deck spectators - not sure of names\" data-attachment-id=\"507\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton24\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton24\/2042622467.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"557\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Flight deck spectators - not sure of names<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton25.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"John Lee, Russian sub surfaces I believe during SNFL in the Atlantic, 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"508\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton25\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton25\/1383185700.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"201\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">John Lee, Russian sub surfaces I believe during SNFL in the Atlantic, 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton26.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Marcel Le Clerc dressed to impress and with teddy, all for a joke we hope!\" data-attachment-id=\"509\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton26\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton26\/3956164687.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"187\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Marcel Le Clerc dressed to impress and with teddy, all for a joke we hope!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton27.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Coventry&#039;s tug of war team get into action finally, Kiel, 1981\" data-attachment-id=\"510\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton27\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton27\/2448823224.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"431\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Coventry's tug of war team get into action finally, Kiel, 1981<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-loading\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/davebeeton28.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Skipper and Lord Mayor of Coventry following the service in Coventry to commemorate the ship and crew lost in the South Atlantic\" data-attachment-id=\"511\" data-caption-title=\"davebeeton28\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.hmscoventry.co.uk\/d118\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2021\/04\/davebeeton28\/2145842076.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"284\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-desc\">Skipper and Lord Mayor of Coventry following the service in Coventry to commemorate the ship and crew lost in the South Atlantic<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div 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