HMS Fearless

by Ewen Southby-Tailyour

Overview

The Seventh ship to bear the name, the Assault Ship and Commando Carrier HMS Fearless was first commissioned in 1965. Over the next 37 years she was seldom far from the actions in which British forces were engaged worldwide, be they in Aden, Malaysia and Borneo, Northern Ireland, the Cold War (Norway), South Rhodesia, Falklands, the Gulf, Afghanistan and so on. Thousands of sailors, Royal Marines and soldiers served on board over her 19 commissions. Now paid off, Fearless has a great story to tell and the Author, a former senior Royal Marine who knows her well, is superbly qualified to tell it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781593646
Publisher:	Pen and Sword
Publication date:	10/03/2013
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Ewen Southby-Tailyour is a retired senior Royal Marine officer who played a leading role in the Falklands War. Among his previously published works are Reasons in Writing, Blondie – The Life of Commando Blondie Haslar of Cockershall Heroes fame and HMS Fearless (all with Pen and Sword).

Table of Contents

Commanding Officers xi

Summary of Operations xii

Dedication xiii

Previous Royal Navy ships named Fearless xiv

Foreword xvii

Glossary xviii

Introduction xxiii

Acknowledgements xxix

Amphibious Warfare 1

Chapter 1 Specifications 11

Chapter 2 Build, Launch and Fitting Out 22

Chapter 3 Captain Corbett 37

Chapter 4 Captain Kerr 69

Chapter 5 Captain Gerard-Pearse 95

Chapter 6 Captain Straker 107

Chapter 7 Captain Cassels 123

Chapter 8 Captain Rumble 145

Chapter 9 Captain Bird 158

Chapter 10 Captain Thomas 167

Chapter 11 Refit 1978 - 1981 174

Chapter 12 Captain Larken 176

Chapter 13 Captain Trussell 207

Chapter 14 Captain Murison 217

Chapter 15 Refit 1985-1990 225

Chapter 16 Captain Meyer 227

Chapter 17 Captain Moore 235

Chapter 18 Captain Taylor 239

Chapter 19 Captain McLean 249

Chapter 20 Captain Williams 258

Chapter 21 Captain Fanshawe 265

Chapter 22 Captain Parry 273

Chapter 23 Captain Cunningham 279

Chapter 24 Commander Warren 294

Chapter 25 The End and the Future 297

Annex A An Executive Officer's View 300

Annex B A Chaplain's View 303

Annex C A Master at Arms's View 307

Annex D A Detachment Sergeant Major's View 313

Annex E A Commodore's View 319

Annex F A Brigadier's View 322

Annex G A Brigade Major's View 325

Annex H The Brigade Air Squadron's View 328

Annex I HMS Intrepid 330

Annex J HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark 332

Notes 335

Index 345