#RNVR sunk at her Broomielaw Mooring through basic neglect.

Sat at Irvine near Scottish Maritime Museum sealed against the weather and forgotten.

Preparing for an arduous sea voyage "home" sat on an ocean going barge. Sprayed against importing foreign weevils and the like. Carrick its RNVR name must go via London to be released from the then Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's navel reserve. Ceremonies dealt with by the late Prince Philip.

The current location under restoration of The City of Adelaide in her home port of Adelaide in an eventful setting similar to that which Cutty Sark enjoys in Greenwich.

This is really a bit rich given how Scotland completely abandoned the #Carrick at its Glasgow City Centre berth used by #RNVR as a boozing den until it sank, was towed out to #Irvine where it sat mothballed & neglected until #Adelaide rescued her & work to restore #TheCityOfAdelaide her actual name.

BPF. SO(I) to Adml. VIAN, commanding Carriers. FLEET TRAIN "FORGOTTEN FLEET" . Acting with US 3rd Fleet. Great sight. warships from horizon to horizon. Greatest concentration of sea power the world has ever seen. ATTACKING JAPANESE Home islands. Airfields, shipping, installations. 2615 sorties, 360 000 tons, 500 a/c destroyed.

My Great Uncle's notes on the British Pacific Fleet in Japan after VE Day @almurray.bsky.social #WeHaveWaysPodcast #RNVR #FleetAirArm

Medal group of four to Able Seaman Walter King. Served on the Western Front from 1916 with the Hawke Battalion, 63rd (RN) Division, #RNVR. Later served as a Special Constable in #Darlaston (now part of Walsall) during and after the Second World War.

Collection of books and models related to Fairy Swordfish Fleet Air Arm aeroplane

Fleet Air Arm Observer's log book for July 1942

Fleet Air Arm Observer's log book for July 1942

Trying to work out some paint schemes for a Swordfish. The mkII will be coastal command HS215 (L). The mkI will go back in the 'to be built' pile, which is almost as big as the 'to be read' pile. #rnvr #faa #fairey #swordfish

Medal group of four to Able Seaman Walter King. Served on the Western Front from 1916 with the Hawke Battalion, 63rd (RN) Division, #RNVR. Later served as a Special Constable in #Darlaston (now part of #Walsall) during and after the Second World War. Mounted as worn.