Dates: 1944 - 1945
"MINOTAUR" (Improved FIJI) Class cruiser ordered on 19th May 1941 from Vickers-Armstrong, Newcastle under a War Programme and laid down on 22nd September 1941. The ship was launched on 4th February 1943 and completed on 22 June 1914. First RN cruiser to be fitted on build with an Action Information System and radar for target indication linked to fire control radars as well as the latest types aircraft direction and radio communications equipment
Badge: On a Field Blue, an heraldic Tiger rampant, wings Gold and langued Red.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Swiftsure
" Did I ever mention Roly, that I very nearly joined the RN? I was a Sea Cadet {HMS Swiftsure] believe it or not. At age 17, I was determined to get away from home one way or another, and so went to the Recruiting Office at Newcastle to sign on the dotted line. I recall the day very clearly; it ..."
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" Those teen years didn’t last long really, especially if you ’joined up’. It was a perfectly acceptable thing to do, because, in 1957 at least, everyone knew someone or had a relative who had done a stint in the "forces’. I was a Sea Cadet, "HMS Swiftsure", [which might ..."
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" Quoting: Colin Hall Those teen years didn’t last long really, especially if you ’joined up’. It was a perfectly acceptable thing to do, because, in 1957 at least, everyone knew someone or had a relative who had done a stint in the "forces’. I was a Sea Cadet, "HMS Swiftsure", [which might ..."
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" The HMS Superb, the nuclear powered attack submarine that hit a rock in the Red Sea last month, could be scrapped according to defence sources. Ministers yesterday updated Parliament on the situation, telling MPs that HMS Superb is currently docked in Jordan for emergency repairs. Eventually the ..."
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" I am trying to find any information regarding my late father who served in the RN from 1944-1966 as a stoker. He served on a number of ships the ones I have some info for are below HMS Swiftsure 1944-45 HMS Alaunia 1954 HMS Tyrian 1955 HMS Tumult 1956 HMS Sheffield ..."
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