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Ships' company
and activities
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Above & Below: Sunday divisions? |
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An
indentified group of Junior rates.
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Above & Below: A game of deck hockey |
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An
unidentified sport being played in the hanger.
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Above and next three images: A ship's concert, or 'Sod's Opera'
performed in the hanger. Date and location unknown. |
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Crossing the
line ceremony
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The
Captain with King Neptune and his court. |
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The
Captain with King Neptune, the Princess and retinue. |
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The
warrant is read |
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The
kiss of death |
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The
Barber at work |
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The Barber at work |
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Yhe
order of the bath |
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The
Barber and the surgeon give thier vierdicts
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The
Bears have him! |
Arrival in
Australia and operations with the British Pacific Fleet
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HMS
ARBITER moored in Sydney harbour wearing her new pennant number. May
1945 |
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HMS
ARBITER in drydock at Cockatoo Island dockyard, Australia, 1945
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ARBITER at sea with the BPF 'Air Train operating as a replenishment
carrier. She carried a stock of ready to issue aircrft made up of
all the main types operated by the fleet. A Hellcat is being worked
on in the foreground, a Corsair with belly tank can be seen further
down the deck. The large 'conger eel' of men down the flight deck
are hauling on lines to drag aboard cables for a replenishment at
sea (RAS). See image below. |
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Exchanging stores by light jackstay transfer. |
Unless stated otherwise all photos are from the albums of A.A.4 (O)
Maurice Ayling, 1843 Squadron,
& Mr. Norman Phipps, whose Great grandfather served on Arbiter.
Page last edited:
02 December 2018
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