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<b>HMS <em>Sheffield</em> was one of the most distinguished warships to serve throughout the Second World War.</b><span></span><br><br><span>Launched in 1936 by Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent, HMS </span><em>Sheffield</em><span> was the third of the Royal Navy’s ten </span><em>Town</em><span>-class cruisers.</span><br><br><span>She marked a number of firsts: the first ship to be named for Sheffield, the first to have stainless steel fixtures instead of brass, and the first to carry operational RDF (Radio Direction Finding - RADAR) equipment.</span><br><br><span>Old Shiny, as she became affectionately known by her Crew, was manufactured to the high standards of peacetime.</span><br><br><span>Even hitting a mine was unable to render her inactive for long.</span><br><br><span>Her crew simply manufactured a wooden patch, and saw her safely home.</span><br><br><span>Achieving twelve battle honours over thirty years’ service, Old Shiny notably exchanged salvoes with the KMS </span><em>Bismarck</em><span>, engaged KMS </span><em>Admiral Hipper</em><span> and KMS </span><em>Lützow</em><span>, and helped sink KMS </span><em>Scharnhorst.</em><span></span><br><br><span>A more unusual deployment came in 1956, as HMS </span><em>Sheffield</em><span> was one of the ships loaned by the Admiralty for the Technicolor epic </span><em>The Battle of the River Plate.</em><br><br><span>Drawn from the experiences of the seamen who lived, fought and served on board, in HMS Sheffield Ronald Bassett paints an evocative and highly personal portrait of Old Shiny, and shows how she was more than just a warship to those who lived on her.</span><p><span><b>Ronald Bassett</b> (1924-1996) was born in Chelsea. During the Munich crisis, at age fourteen, he falsified enlistment papers to become a Rifleman of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (60th Rifles). Following active service, he was exposed and discharged. In his records, his colonel noted, ‘A good soldier. I am sorry to lose him.’ Undismayed, he immediately entered the Royal Navy, in which he remained for fourteen years, serving in the Arctic, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, the Far East and, later, Korea. He died in Surrey.</span><span> </span>(less)<span><br></span></p>
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| Author: | Ronald Bassett |
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| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Language: | other |
| File Size: | 0.5077 |
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| Price: | FREE |
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