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Combined Ops721 viewsLanding in Mellieha Bay . Steam Pinnaces galore.Prefect09/01/10 at 11:22phillrose: Great, can I have one please?
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Anchor Bay with anchors865 viewsPhill Rose
And we now know how they got there. See It-Tunnara.Prefect08/07/10 at 11:04phillrose: I am a member of the Naval Dockyards Society, beli...
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Sheer Bastion (and Mrs Prefect) 2008548 viewsPrefect08/04/10 at 12:14phillrose: And Robust in 52.
It was known to me as Sheer Jet...
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Sheer Bastion (and Mrs Prefect) 2008548 viewsPrefect08/04/10 at 11:41phillrose: Well, anything to get out of the Dockyard, but cou...
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Sheer Bastion (and Mrs Prefect) 2008548 viewsPrefect08/04/10 at 10:57phillrose: My dad's office was in the building with the ...
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Military Bay - RM Dory Harbour459 viewsRun by my Dad who is running to get into the picture.David Woolfenden08/02/10 at 09:15phillrose: Interesting about Royal Marine training camp at GT...
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Ghajn Tuffieha 2010454 viewsNow with facilitiesPrefect07/29/10 at 01:48phillrose: I take it that those steps to the middle left are ...
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RFA Brown Ranger607 viewsAt Malta 1962.
GRT 3417. Built H&W Glasgow, 1941. 6 Cyl H- B&W. Speed 14.
Based Gibraltar and escort oiler on all Malta convoys and N. African landings. Port oiler Bone and Algiers. Thence Pacific Fleet including Leyte and re-occupation of Honkers and Shankers. Royal tour with Vanguard. Latterly between the Med and Home stations with a venture across the Pacific to support Sir Percivale. Laid up Devonport November 1974 for disposal. Sold for scrap at Gijon, April 1975.Prefect07/28/10 at 01:35phillrose: She had a good long action filled life, built them...
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The Kiosk is thriving.526 viewsPrefect07/25/10 at 08:46phillrose: Hi Jane, picked up the bus there as well, 57/58, l...
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A Tigne Cave849 viewsToo wet for me to proceed further.Prefect07/24/10 at 08:55phillrose: Great Sheila, look forward to seeing them.
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The Kiosk is thriving.526 viewsPrefect07/22/10 at 11:20phillrose: It has changed a bit since the days we used to div...
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Box Boat CMA CGM Otello at Marsaxlokk380 viewsMarseilles-registered 8238 TEU container vessel.
They are getting bigger so the container terminal at Kalafrana is to be expanded to cope.Prefect07/17/10 at 12:35phillrose: My goodness, that is a big one, as they say.
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A Tigne Cave849 viewsToo wet for me to proceed further.Prefect07/16/10 at 01:33phillrose: Do I recall correctly that there used to be a stee...
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Paradise Bay543 viewsPrefect07/12/10 at 01:50phillrose: Well I think it is a good picture, changed a littl...
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Distilling Plant - Sliema Ferry - October 2009 ©1010 viewsUnder a preservation order? Used to contain a printing press in the 60s, now used as offices. (Not sure I would want to drink water from Sliema Creek even if thrice distilled).Martin Powell07/05/10 at 11:43phillrose: For sure it's the lumpy bits you have to watch...
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Valletta Ferry Landing533 viewsPostcard, probably 1950s.
The roof has lost its canopy and is no longer advertising Portsmouth United which was a beer.Prefect06/07/10 at 09:13phillrose: 57 the landing stages Sleima end were just about s...
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Postcard - Sepia shot late 1930s756 viewsCan anyone name the Criusers & date it accurately?
Batttleships Warspite & Malaya. Date 1938-9.
Netlayer Guardian and Carrier is Courageous or Gloriousdeco.rise06/01/10 at 01:29phillrose: Yes my comment was referring to the lack of ships,...
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Postcard - Sepia shot late 1930s756 viewsCan anyone name the Criusers & date it accurately?
Batttleships Warspite & Malaya. Date 1938-9.
Netlayer Guardian and Carrier is Courageous or Gloriousdeco.rise05/26/10 at 11:25phillrose: Right Chris, days never to be seen again, I shudde...
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Manoel Island Cinema?774 viewsThe security man wouldnt let me go any closer.
Was this where the strains of "Good Old Fred" would be heard every time Mr Quimby's name rolled by in the credits?Prefect05/10/10 at 11:15phillrose: The show was 57 or 58, on Manoel if I remember rig...
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A Leaving Party 1958ish623 viewsOn an RFA?
Phill RosePrefect05/10/10 at 11:10phillrose: Clutterbuck, really??, my mother is dirctly below ...
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Manoel Island Cinema?774 viewsThe security man wouldnt let me go any closer.
Was this where the strains of "Good Old Fred" would be heard every time Mr Quimby's name rolled by in the credits?Prefect05/09/10 at 11:22phillrose: Were you there when Jimmy Edwards did a show?
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Manoel Island Restoration .April 2010 (2)477 viewsThis is a better view of the work being carried out . The little cabin cruiser is called 'Gloria' !jane banks05/08/10 at 11:10phillrose: Right about the out-of-bounds areas, it was only r...
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Distilling Plant - Sliema Ferry - October 2009 ©1010 viewsUnder a preservation order? Used to contain a printing press in the 60s, now used as offices. (Not sure I would want to drink water from Sliema Creek even if thrice distilled).Martin Powell05/04/10 at 02:08phillrose: All most interesting, right about the Falklands, n...
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Distilling Plant - Sliema Ferry - October 2009 ©1010 viewsUnder a preservation order? Used to contain a printing press in the 60s, now used as offices. (Not sure I would want to drink water from Sliema Creek even if thrice distilled).Martin Powell05/03/10 at 10:55phillrose: Our rules were that we could only pump to domestic...
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Distilling Plant - Sliema Ferry - October 2009 ©1010 viewsUnder a preservation order? Used to contain a printing press in the 60s, now used as offices. (Not sure I would want to drink water from Sliema Creek even if thrice distilled).Martin Powell05/03/10 at 08:11phillrose: Well remember the place as a printing works, of co...
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Tigne Point April 2010.740 viewsTigne Development project.April 2010.jane banks05/02/10 at 11:03phillrose: Martin, if my memory serves me right, we found our...
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Tigne Point from Valetta572 viewsTaking this shot I realised that Tigne Caves were open - but only accessible by swimming. October 2009.Martin Powell05/02/10 at 08:26phillrose: Ah , many is the hour spent in Tigne caves, quite ...
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Tigne Point April 2010.740 viewsTigne Development project.April 2010.jane banks05/01/10 at 11:19phillrose: Yes, another vote for carbuncle.
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Grand Harbour 1966 ©721 viewsMy Dad informed me at the time that this was HMS Eagle. I will leave that to the Navy Buffs to correct or deny. All I do know is that I took this picture from the upper Barracca Gardens and my note on the back says Summer '66 so I would have been 12/13.Chris Howells04/27/10 at 13:18phillrose: Thanks Robin & Prefect, I was not far out!!! Found...
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That Verdala Palm tree again ! April 2010454 viewsTo the trained eye ,the tree can still be seen from the Upper Barracca Gardens .jane banks04/27/10 at 12:13phillrose: Yes, they do tend to spoil things rather.
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Grand Harbour 1966 ©721 viewsMy Dad informed me at the time that this was HMS Eagle. I will leave that to the Navy Buffs to correct or deny. All I do know is that I took this picture from the upper Barracca Gardens and my note on the back says Summer '66 so I would have been 12/13.Chris Howells04/27/10 at 12:11phillrose: Robin, as you are into radar, what is the designat...
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St Anne's Square April 2010.559 viewsView looking out across Sliema Ferries from the Old Magic Kiosk site .Wow look at the water spouts ! jane banks04/26/10 at 12:16phillrose: An extra 6 days heartbreaking!! Sad to see another...
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