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Ray Lester's HMS DANAE
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Jim Learmonth Meant to say when I signed the book that I was on duty the night she ran aground trying to leave Hong Kong harbour . I was in the forward diesel room when it happened and will never forget the angle she listed to as she mounted the rocks. "Just as well I had my brown cords on at the time". The skipper and half the crew were ashore when we got the call to sail and look for a downed airliner which had apparently gone down in the tycoon that was raging at the time in the south china sea. The gunnery officer was the senior man on duty and he attempted to take us out to sea, unfortunately for him we ran aground. He and the captain (can't remember his name now), were both severely reprimanded. It was a pity for the skipper, as he was a great guy. We had a great ships company then, does anyone remember the choir we had then, singing sea shanties. It was a great excuse for a p*** up. There were other bad time during that commissioning when one of the stewards murdered a guy when we were in Auckland, the New Zealand CID caught up with us in Albany Australia a month after we sailed and arrested him. Fun and games right enough, but great memories of my time on Danae, it's good to be in touch with you guys.
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