Welcome to HMS Ulster! 2005

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[Click on image to enlarge] Colin "Farmer" Plowright celebrating the 44th anniversary of his coming of age in 2004 with Marie & daughters Elizabeth & Cherrie	[Click on image to enlarge] Colin "Farmer" Plowright celebrating the 44th anniversary of his coming of age in 2004 with Marie
[Click on image to enlarge] Peter & May Finch on holiday in USA 2002	Click on image to enlarge] First Day Cover, commemorating Bermuda's 350th anniversary
2005 Photos from John "Biff" Davis (No captions supplied, I will attempt to name anybody I can.)

[Click on image to enlarge] John Prince looking down at Gemini crew - ?, ? on Cod War Fishery Patrol	[Click on image to enlarge] June 1959 (Welland Canal?)
[Click on image to enlarge] HMS Ulster Royal guard - Bermuda airport 1959	[Click on image to enlarge] HMS Ulster Royal guard - Bermuda airport 1959 - Reg Ralph Guard PO, Lt. Cdr "Nosy" Parker Guard Commander
[Click on image to enlarge] RFA Wave Ruler Fuel RAS with Ulster during Cod Patrol
2005 Photo from "Doc" Livingston [Ink still wet on picture!]

BEFORE Allan "Smudge" Smith [RP3/Navigators Yeoman] & Gerard "Doc" Livingston [RP2] Grand Cayman 1959 1959 + 46 years = >>>>>	AFTER [Click on image to enlarge] "Doc " Livingston with Allen Smith and "Doc's" dog "Missy". Picture taken recently during Allen's honeymoon in Australia, 66 years young and still going strong!
2005 Photo's from "Lofty" Carlisle
[Click on image to enlarge] L-R: Head "Farmer" Plowright, AB Allen Smith [Nav. Yeo.], AB Charlie "Taff" Pugh, AB Owen "Lofty" Carlile,	[Click on image to enlarge] L-R: Sub Lt. Robin Brooke, AB Hendry, LS "Connie" Francis" [with hand on head of Charlie "Taff" Pugh] AB Pete Shepherd, AB Peter "Butch" Hutcheon, AB Colin "Farmer" Plowright, AB Eddie Abbass and AB Allen Smith seated at front.
[Click on image to enlarge] Eddy Abbass & Lofty Carlile Cyprus 2005	[Click on image to enlarge] Lofty Carlile & wife Yvonne Cyprus 2005
May 19th, 2005 Photo's from Norrie Millen
[Click on image to enlarge] Preparing for "Doc" Livingston's visit, a recce tour of the Falls	[Click on image to enlarge] Preparing for "Doc" Livingston's visit, a recce tour of the Falls
[Click on image to enlarge] Preparing for "Doc" Livingston's visit, checking up on No.3 Lock, Welland Canal, my youngest son in foreground. Was it really 46 years ago that I was here as an OD?	[Click on image to enlarge] Preparing for "Doc" Livingston's visit, checking up on No.3 Lock, Welland Canal, my youngest son in foreground could not grasp it was 46 years ago that I was here last.
More 2005 Photo's from "Lofty" Carlisle
[Click on image to enlarge] NAAFI Club in Plymouth, October 1959. L-R "Lofty" Carlisle, Yvonne Carlisle. 2nd from right is Mick Dowling. Anybody ID the remainder?	[Click on image to enlarge] Christmas in Bermuda, December 1958. L-R ?, "Buck" Taylor ?,"Farmer" Plowright, Eddy "Darky" Abbass, AB Hendry
[Original poor quality will not enlarge] Banyan in Turks Islands. L-R ?, ?, ?, "Lofty" Carlisle, Eddy Abbass, ?
July 2005 Photo's from John Rowe
Jock "The Dragon" Hodge, Brum Woolaston & Jim Thorpe.	"Don't lean on the guardrails lad!" John Rowe keeping the ship steady!
August 2005 Photo's from John Rowe
[Click on image to enlarge] Ron Holmes, John Rowe & Fred Bright	[Click on image to enlarge] "Hoist the main!" John Rowe & Brum Woolaston
[Click on image to enlarge] ?, Pete Sheppard, "Darby" Allen & Taff Pugh [Anybody ID guy on left?]	[Click on image to enlarge] Ron Holmes & Fred Bright
[Click on image to enlarge] Jesse Owen, Bob Andrews, John Rowe & Mick Burry	[Click on image to enlarge] Mac Macgregor, "Soapy" Watson, "Brum" Woolaston & Mick Speake (sitting)
[Click on image to enlarge] ?, John Rowe, Pat Murden, Jim Thorpe, ?, Bob Andrews & Fred Bright [Names for ? please.]	Click on image to enlarge] HMS Ulster entering harbour. Ireland Island?
December 2005 Photo from Mick Burry [Last this year?]

BEFORE [Click on image to enlarge] AB Mick Burry - Bermuda 1959	AFTER [Click on image to enlarge] Mick & Shirley Burry 2005

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2005 Photostats/Photographs from Reg Ralph & "Farmer" Plowright
Cayman Islands - "Farmer" Plowright, "Smudge" Smith, Tom Silver & Taff Warren	"Farmer" Plowright, "Smudge" Smith,	"Doc" Livingstone, "Jock" Hodge & "Putty" Chamberlain
Back Row: "Smudge" Smith, Andy Crooks, ? Front Row: "Connie" Francis, "Copper" Cane, Fred Bright, Jim Thorpe	"Slim" Howe & "Jock" Hodge	"Pony" Moore & Pete Finch in Barbados
Bearded "Slim" Howe in Cayman Islands	1st XI Back Row: POCK(S) Scott, Lt. Gallagher, ME(1) Norman, PO Reg Ralph, AB Finch, ? EM1 Gibbons Front Row: AB Plowright, LPTI Speake, SBA Stancliffe, RO2 Dickenson	HMS Ulster versus Caracas Sports Club [2-2]. Being presented to British Ambassador
Pat Murden, "Farmer " Plowright, Slim Howe, Willie Forsyth, Pete Belcher [back view] and "Tommo" Thompson in front	"Slim" Howe, "Commander" Prince & Pete Finch Christmas Day 1958 in Bermuda	?, "Jan" Beer, Mick Stewart & others NAAFI Canteen in Bermuda
"Farmer" Plowright & Pete Finch sitting on their ass in Turks Island	Banyan with locals in Montserrat	Pete Finch, "Farmer" Plowright & "Smudge" Smith [Nav' Yeoman]
"Farmer" Plowright & Pete Finch, Kingston Jamaica	Pete Finch on Foc'sle	USS Sea Robin - 3 ratings from Ulster spent 3 days aboard during exercises off Key West
HMS Ulster alongside in Montreal. HMY Britannia was on other side of jetty.	Petty Officers Mess -Christmas Day 1958 Standing: PO REL Forbes [Ships Piper], PO Tindley [GI], EA4 Watts & ? Left Row: L-R: POCK(S) Scott, PO Fitzpatrick [Top], ?, PO[L] Hunter, PO[L] Beech, NAAFI Manager. Right Row R-L: PO STWD Miller, PO Cane [QD], EA4 Farmer, EA4 Haymen, ?, PO Martin [TASI]	HMY Britannia alongside in Montreal. HMS Ulster was on other side of jetty.
This photo was taken on Ulster's arrival back in Devonport in October 1959 by a Daily Sketch Photographer and made the headline in newspaper (gone missing) and reporters pestered the three sisters from the day they arrived in Guzz [Devonport]. They were booked in at the Continental Hotel (back of the Drake Cinema) On the left is Don "Pete" Finch and May - Centre is Colin "Farmer" Plowright and Marie -far right (a stand in?) and Myrtle (Mays twin sister) on the bagpipes is PO REL Forbes. Colin and Marie met for the first time that day, but had been pen pals for six months, due to Cupid (Pete Finch). Colin and Pete married their partners in the photograph the following year and are reaching their 45th anniversary this year. The photo's below show them as they are now, a bit more aged but still fighting. My own personal feelings to the Ulster, is to thank her for the wonderful time and the great friends I made onboard, it was a very happy ship and a great commission. Since leaving the ship both Peter and myself and our families have taken some hard knocks, but so have most people, I am very thankful to have such a lovely family and great mates to have kept me going. Colin "Farmer" Plowright P/J938284 Does anyone know the whereabouts of Lt Brian Gallagher?