I was on the Gurkha F122, three rammings from the Thor/Odin . Our Captain Tanzy Lee ordered the loading of live mortars! Serious shit! A/B Dick Barton Special agent for the use of!…..
@kresnoadiwibowo2856Ай бұрын
Leander class / van speijk class
@pato22002 ай бұрын
I renember this cinflict as a child veing reported on in the news daily. I was puzzled by the term "gunboat. It seems that it looks like coastal patrol vessel rather the formidably armed RN ships.
@philipemery55032 ай бұрын
I served on HMS Apollo during those days and we were part of this action
@tamar52614 ай бұрын
I went from Cardiff to Liverpool on the Niad when I was a 12 yo sea cadet. I loved every minute of it
@0686944 ай бұрын
Did my stint of fishery protection on HMS Whitby F36 October 1970, it was a bit rough at times.
@timclamp73596 ай бұрын
I was on the Andromeda!
@patrickmurphy92668 ай бұрын
Glad to see justice prevailed in the end , and British withdrew . It's Icelandic waters .
@aukanmeister10 ай бұрын
The crew of those 8 boats have my deepest respect. They were fighting for their country's survival. Almost 90% of their export industry was at risk. Any country would fight to the death for such a cause. Gross overfishing in their own and international waters, and lack of governance of the British fishing fleet was the cause the British fishermen had to fish around Iceland. They had already ruined other fishing grounds, and was going to ruin this one as well. That's why the Icelanders fought so hard. I read the comments from the crew members of British navy ships, and feel sick by the casual and nonchalant attitude towards this. Even calling it fun. They had no business being there. This cause is the single biggest reason Iceland and Norway is not a member of the EU. To protect their own fishing rights.
@nemo66862 ай бұрын
"This cause is the single biggest reason Iceland and Norway is not a member of the EU. " A simple 'Thank You' would suffice.
@Pippins666 Жыл бұрын
Happy days! I remember them well. I was a CPO artificer on Bacchante, one of the few ships undamaged in the conflict, but we had some very close run ins, especially with the converted trawler Baldur. Baldur was much more heavily built than the other gunboats with acutely angled port and stbd quarters, which she would attempt to swing in to the side of the thin skinned frigates. I was ship's photographer, and spent most of the daylight hours on the upper deck (January and February in Arctic waters - long johns, trousers and over trousers) I have photos of how close Baldur's stern was at times - about 2 feet away. I also have, as far as I know, the only photo of Scylla colliding with Odinn, about a quarter mile off our stbd beam. This was Scylla going alongside and ahead of Odinn, then turning to port, pushing Odinn around. At the moment of collision there was a loud cheer from the Scylla's crew, and black smoke from Scylla as she either went astern or suddenly stopped engines. Very exciting to watch! For a couple of weeks we had the BBC Tonight team on board, presenter David Lomax. Although they were wardroom vitalled, they soon migrated to the after CPO's mess to drink, hang out, and swing the lantern. They had some interesting stories to tell, and encouraged us to make up a song on the cod war based on a naval ditty. My input to the song was "There is a moral to this story, it is plain to sea - all politicians should be sent to sea." It was broadcast whilst we were still at sea, the day Lord George Brown resigned from the Labour Party. ("I didn't leave Labour - Labour left me") There is a video of this around somewhere, and it gives the British side, not the Icelandic side like this one. (NB, for the first 3 days at sea, we never saw them, they were all seasick) dit: I should add - the few winter months spent in Arctic waters during the 3rd cod war gave me a HUGE respect for deep sea fishermen! Bitter cold, tossed around in heavy seas in ships a fraction of the size of a Leander, a week to get on station and a week back. I don't complain about the price of fish now (yes I do know that much of it is farmed these days)
@tee2899 Жыл бұрын
I sailed on St Gerontius from Hull during the Cod war. I joined the Royal Navy in May 76.
@alexanderortega5149 Жыл бұрын
🔥
@GeoffreyFrench-w7e Жыл бұрын
Was there on Apollo had our bows smashed in by beldore
@elrjames7799 Жыл бұрын
What a stupid and unnecessary conflict that was.
@elrjames7799 Жыл бұрын
100% correct
@robertsidorowicz7123 Жыл бұрын
Served on HMS Falmouth in the Cod War my first ship as a 16 year old seaman great ship
@Jesusisking2785 Жыл бұрын
This is just pure stupidity hazarding your own vessel and crew as well as another ship and crew is just sorry
@stevefoley1021 Жыл бұрын
I was ter when Loydsman broad sided Thor
@fishernz Жыл бұрын
Guardrails down on starboard side of Andromeda's flight deck but not port?
@AceBanana100 Жыл бұрын
I saw all this happening as a 14yo and thought thats the job for me and joind the Royal Navy as a 16yo - Sadly it was all over by then but I stayed around for another 24 years just incase ;-)
@martinmcgoldrick1357 Жыл бұрын
We should be doing the same to the french & spanish
@davidlooker1470 Жыл бұрын
I was on board H.M,S. Troubridge doing a stint in Iceland when we had to steam at speed to the Faroes when a Danish frigate opened fire on a Scottish trawler hitting the radar shack and bows no one was injured . If you Google it the incident should come up
@charlesallan6588 Жыл бұрын
Was chief cates on first commission 1963-65 Leander,very happy ships company!
@donaldbaker1554 Жыл бұрын
First encounter with the Thor was in February 1959
@donaldbaker1554 Жыл бұрын
I saw F40 somewhere in there I Was Outside Machinery Supervisor in 1965/66 when she was built for the Dockyard / R.N.
@jimmacpherson8706 Жыл бұрын
HMS Jaguar was involved in that lot, railway sleepers fixed to bow and stern to reduce collision damage.
@ancientmariner3077 Жыл бұрын
I served on the Jag. 64 - 66, based in Simonstown SA.
@ancientmariner30772 жыл бұрын
I served on HMS Sirius during one of the 'Cod Wars'. I remember the cold and the boredom. Iceland played the NATO card and we had to back off.
@someguyfromarcticfreezer68542 жыл бұрын
England is land thief like they stole northern Ireland from Irish people, and massacre those whom protest in 1916.
@hellisfjordur2 жыл бұрын
Leander was just a junk as many Frigates from UK. Speed but horrible to be on board in BAD weather, and Icy conditions in North Atlantic!
@gowdsake71033 жыл бұрын
Leander had 25 tons of concrete in her bows for this work
@brendanconnolly56523 жыл бұрын
How cool is that
@allgood67603 жыл бұрын
Awesome... we used to have Leanders with our RNZN... one of them is now a diving wreck not far from me... Thanks frim NZ👍🇳🇿
@korsunhoox3 жыл бұрын
just teasing. nothing more could have occurred between NATO allies. c’mon, all u sailors from that era, should have fought „wars” on other waters, and over something more significant than your fav breakfast treat
@nigelmitchell3514 жыл бұрын
Must have been great fun !
@hekipeki4 жыл бұрын
When your so british your willing to drive a peacefull and defenceless fishing nation to the third world for some fish and chips
@ianharvey80254 жыл бұрын
Those beautiful Leanders look so purposeful
@timnewman99754 жыл бұрын
Leanders were awesome ships. I was on Andromeda when this footage was taken, on the upper deck lol. What you cannot see is that even though it was bloody freezing outside below minus 30 at times we were all very suntanned as we had gone up there from being out the Med all the summer!! Great times. Way more fun than Uni would have been.
@davidchampkin59994 жыл бұрын
They should of just sunk the Icelandic ships.
@TraustiGeir4 жыл бұрын
Engaging a NATO ally with the U.S. breathing down their necks? Good luck with that.
@wildfire1604 жыл бұрын
Served on HMS Achilles but not in the Cod war...i was on HMS Eskimo for that ,Christmas 1975 we were all geared up and ready to go to the North sea when we got our orders changed and instead of freezing our arses off they sent us to Bermuda+Belize ...10 months in some very sunny places :)
@nimrod25255 жыл бұрын
Might is right.
@TraustiGeir4 жыл бұрын
Username on point?
@terrywilliams69235 жыл бұрын
I was the doc onboard at that time.
@nate92535 жыл бұрын
Wow the bbc are proper stooping low on this one .
@TraustiGeir4 жыл бұрын
The BBC was not present on the gunboat.
@bobdoom34235 жыл бұрын
If to starboard red appears it is your duty to keep clear.overtaking vessels must keep clear of the other vessel...simples😋😋😋😋
@michaelhannah44725 жыл бұрын
if on your stbd side appear it is your duty to keep clear damage on stbd Iceland at fault but I admire them for stance
@davytornado97725 жыл бұрын
Pity the Icelanders were'nt in charge of UK fishing waters, maybe we'd still be allowed to catch our own stocks rather than meekly handing them over to the French and Spanish.
@stevenlarratt36385 жыл бұрын
I can see my dad 😁
@michaelhannah44725 жыл бұрын
Rule of the road. If on your stbd side appear it is your duty to keep clear. UK should have used the 4.5s that would have finished it
@prisregil5 жыл бұрын
That would have made Iceland in to communist block allied with the USSR, made the entire EU zone and the US shit them self's from fear, and britain would have left Icelandic waters either way,,,, And that's almost what happened 3 times. When you fight dirty (this case the UK) against a smaller opponent and then cry about it trying to justify your actions by lying to the public and your allies,,,, We milked every drop out of NATO's fear of the Russians during those fights. And on the ''rule of the road'' overtaking the boat and then swiftly changing course from the star board side of another boat does not under any circumstance make it legal.
@andro78626 жыл бұрын
The Icelandic heroes will never be forgotten. It took balls to defend your sea when you have the might of the royal navy attacking you. Viđ erum til taks forever!
@randd10776 жыл бұрын
I served on HMS Leander during the Cod war in 1976 a bit hyped up I think none of us thought It was anything other than going up North to get cold
@gowdsake71033 жыл бұрын
You should have gone to the Baltic on her FUCK that was cold M8. The captain had a theory that the steam heating caused colds so he turned the fucker off
@hughvane6 жыл бұрын
I love these Goliath vs David scenarios, in this case British imperialist bullies vs timid Icelandic civilians. Trouble was, they weren't, ie. timid. I remember following this avidly all the way down here in NZ, because our government at the time was having its own battles with foreign trawlers fishing illegally off the coast.
@rickmorgan39306 жыл бұрын
Late '79, I rode the Achilles for 3 days transiting the Red Sea. She was beautiful and the crew was amazing. I was almost sorry that I had to go back to my own USN frigate at the end of the exercise.