ALL SORTS OF SHIPS

I am led to understand that some years ago a young man who had been resident in Newhaven and who was active in Greenpeace at the time, caused qute a stir with his actions somewhere in the world. Actions which were newsworthy enough that they warranted a report in the world press.

Nice picture of our very own spyship, the Colonel Templer. Crewed by the Royal Corp of Transport she was used to shadow and conduct radio surveillance on Soviet ships up and down channel during the cold war. Onboard ship as a communications rating in the Royal Navy I would often exercise with her during a channel transit giving all the 'secret squirrels' plenty of practice.

As far as I know, Colonel Templer is still operating. She once caught fire and was gutted, but she was then rebuilt with a completely new superstructure. There are a few photos on www.shipsnostalgia.com

Andy

m.v. Colonel Templar originally m.t Criscilla FD 261. I worked on FD261 at Fleetwood having been aboard her in Aberdeen in 1966 during the commisioning of her refrigeration plant. At the time I worked for the manufacturers L.Sterne & Co. Ltd,  based at their Liverpool branch.

Richard, here's a link to the story you remember: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/a-hard-place-for-a-protest-as-invaders-raise-the-flag-on-rockall-1255452.html