John's Navy News

Subject: FW: : Photos at the right angle funny, funny photos "Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." --Mark Twain

Courtesy of Jim Neville This is a photo of a Russian fishing trawler in dry dock. This is the peaceful group of fishermen we passed every time we entered or left port. Now, let's zoom in under the nose of this same ship: A sonar dome and torpedo tubes....

For those that remember the Gut!! Courtesy of Stephen Fraser - The ships no longer berth over at the old base. The area to the right is bars and tourist shops. This is HMS Northumberland. I strolled down for a look, and a beer with the sailors, for my...

THE NEEDN'T FOODS With suggested replacements (* = omit entirely): 1. Alcoholic drinks Water/diet soft drinks 2. Biscuits * 3. Butter, lard, dripping or similar fat (used as a spread or in baking/cooking etc.) Lite margarine or similar spread or omit...

In The Navy Slideshow: John’s trip from Nelson, South Island, New Zealand to 8 cities Auckland, Wiltshire, Wellington, Portsmouth, Kaneohe, Sembawang Estate (near Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia), Kampong Dungun (near Juara, Pulau Tioman) and Chinhae was...

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Was woken by the noise and our apartment block shaking, found out later that it was a 4.7 quake centered at Yingkou, about 80 Km south of us. No apparent damage or injuries. I sleep with very little on and thoughts of having to evacuate the building and...

Navy to Parade at Waitangi Thursday, 2 February 2012, 3:42 pm Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force Media Advisory Thursday 02 February 2012 Navy to Parade at Waitangi The Navy will continue its proud history this year of playing a major part in the...

My birthday, Feb 2nd, and 70 years old. They say that three score years and ten is your lot and I seemed to have reached it with out too many problems. I am not keen to move off this mortal coil just yet so I have decided that I am going to stick around...

Mei had some friends over for a luncheon today and they had a good old time talking in loud clear voices. From left:- Sandi, Mei, Sandi's sister, Ashi and Leda And they drink a toast to the Year of the Dragon and good health and fortune