Cod War RN Leanders

[@alanp805]

This is excellent footage, really tense stuff! Lovely looking ships those Leanders, just cutting through the waves 💪

[@Pippins666]

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)

[@rivco5008]

Those Leander-class frigates were beautiful ships.

[@rivco5008]

I knew that a dispute over fishing had taken place between the two countries, but never seen any footage of it. Amazing. Those British captains pretty hardcore. I read some book yrs ago about the Cold War at sea & how the Royal Navy was freaking out the Americans because they weren't shy about going face to face with the Russians, up close. Just something I remember reading, not claiming to be an expert on it...those Leanders were beautiful ships.

[@timnewman9975]

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.

[@philblake5803]

Served on HMS Yarmouth in the " Cod War " we we're know as "Rubber Duck "! And " Bites Yer Legs " during that time. Brilliant little ship ( Rothesay class frigate ). We hit the Baldur rather hard and lost part of our bow - but we did NOT let them cut any nets whilst we were on patrol. Best wishes and regards to any old matelots that were in the Cod War.

[@Santo50]

I served on the Bacchante at the time the Yarmouth "done" the Baldur, we had the BBC crew filming for a while when the Baldur tried to slice us open with the rear blade it had welded to its sides, never seen pompous blokes run so quick LOL

[@matelot321]

+Santo50 So you know BIg Ben Casey from Jersey then?

[@jimbain1956]

i too served on the Rubber duck, and those skirmishes we had made me proud. Especially when we rammed the Baldur. limping back to Chatham I realised this was the life. It was my first draft out of Cambridge on the Cleopatra that was my first stint in the North Sea by the way. All the best Blakey, Jock Bain

[@catoomch]

lol, you idiots are bragging about ramming the smaller and slower vessels of a much smaller country? I bet you got lots of medals for your bravery.

[@prisregil]

@@catoomch Slower, Smaller, Fewer and still kicked them out of our waters.

[@rivco5008]

Those Leander class were beautiful ships. Never seen any footage from this dispute with Iceland and the UK; the British got right in their face. A guy I worked with yrs ago said the British were known for that, they were always freaking out the US Navy because they would go face to face with the Russians, up close & personal so to speak.

[@jimbain1956]

i served in the RN and experienced our skipper getting about 1000 yards from a russian sattelite ship before it turned and buggered off. Our Skippers were the best, no doubt

[@donaldbaker1554]

Ive got pics from 1959

[@davytornado9772]

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.

[@wildfire160]

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 :)

[@davytornado859]

Did a stint up there on the Arethusa, We lost our seaboat((3in1 whaler) and our accommodation ladder, both ripped off our port side. Fun and games but never really dangerous compared to the Falklands.

[@louisgunn]

+Davy Tornado F38

[@rickmorgan3930]

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.

[@paulroberts5393]

I served in the Royal Navy during this period of time, mostly on Leander class frigates. Thought the so called 'cod war' was a bit of a joke, but would like to say how typical of the BBC to be broadcasting from 'the other side' in this video. Just saying like....

[@jossper]

+Paul Roberts It is NOT the BBC - News at Ten is ITV!

[@EdMcF1]

It was ITN.

[@MrPicky]

Isn't it better to get the view from both sides? Otherwise you'll only get propaganda or what is referred to now as fake news ;)

[@r2dlee953]

Know anyone on the Leander herself ? my grandad used to serve on it

[@charlesallan6588]

Was chief cates on first commission 1963-65 Leander,very happy ships company!

[@mgytitanic1912]

As a serving member of the Royal Navy, I have served on two T42's, two T23's and a T45 something has become clear when reading the comments section. The Leander's, sadly long gone by the time I joined in 2003 (Sprog I know), are one of those rare classes of vessel that engender deep affection among those that have served in them. To a certain degree those that served on T42's have the same sort of thing though possibly not as strong. The only other class that seems to have engendered this feeling are the T22's. Another class of ship that have gone to the dockyard in the sky. I have never served on one, but those that have always remember them with fondness.

[@mebeasensei]

The Indonesian navy still have six in service.

[@X737_]

I retired in 2013 also serving on two T42s one T23 as well as a survey ship and the greatest of them all HMS FEARLESS

[@X737_]

They were getting sold off when I joined mate with most tied up alongside. Our ships visit while in training was on a Leander (Danae)

[@alanchalkley4157]

I was lucky enough to serve in both a T22 and a (Seawolf/Exocet) Leander; First commissioning on HMS Brilliant (F90) followed by HMS Hermione (F58). My first sea time was aboard HMS Anglesey (P277) an Island class fishery protection vessel, introduced after the events in this video, where I was "Captain for the day" on Xmas as the youngest aboard. Good times.

[@MSpilot008]

The Leanders are beautiful looking ships.

[@davidbarrett9864]

And also effective multi role ships, unlike the type 21 and 42 classes a generation later.

[@nlomas]

It may not have been said before but the Leander are beautiful ships

[@PieAndChips]

The Leanders were some of the best ships we ever had

[@nigelmitchell351]

@@PieAndChips Yes they had proper propulsion systems !

[@richarddeadman8988]

Just caught this video... some 40 plus years after the events in Icelandic waters. Served on HMS Ashanti and although we did not see any gun boats the video brought back a lot of memories - the Trawlers great and their crews did and still do a fantastic job in all weathers!!!

[@colinsurman5387]

Hi all I served on the rubber duck on fishery protection as well was hard going at times in the galley especially when we got battered and had to return to rosyth, that was some storm, who remembers that???? Cook Colin Surman.

[@AceBanana100]

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 ;-)

[@frederickmiles327]

Interesting to see HMS Leander (1963) and Naid (1965) both offered to RNZN in 1981 after the Nott defence cuts as alternatives to HMS Bachantee and HMS Dido. Orginally Naid was fitted with GWS2O pure optical Seacat, but after its Ikara conversion here it has a clear GWS22 Seacat fire control probably a rewired conversion of its orginal MRS/mod 1 4.5 gun control. It is claimed the Rothesay seacat control was upgraded from GWs20 to GWS22 but the director hood remains the GW20.

[@christianZaal]

The Leander Class frigates were well loved here in NZ, and it was a shame to see them go. One of them was anchored on the Auckland waterfront and it was possible to go aboard and even rent it for corporate events and parties. Two of them now live on underwater as recreational dive sites.

[@068694]

Did my stint of fishery protection on HMS Whitby F36 October 1970, it was a bit rough at times.

[@jimmacpherson8706]

HMS Jaguar was involved in that lot, railway sleepers fixed to bow and stern to reduce collision damage.

[@ancientmariner3077]

I served on the Jag. 64 - 66, based in Simonstown SA.

[@donaldbaker1554]

I saw F40 somewhere in there I Was Outside Machinery Supervisor in 1965/66 when she was built for the Dockyard / R.N.

[@davytornado859]

When the Leanders went back for repairs etc they started cladding the bows with railway sleepers as sacrificial wood.

[@Jake-xe4cv]

I believe they used the older type 12s for the railway lines [welded on to the stern] and 500 tons of concrete in the bows. Gunbopats knew how fragile Leanders were so holing them was easy and commonly they would run up over the stern using their reinforced bows. Didn't work so well with railway lines welded to her stern and underwater...

[@AbandonEarth911]

Let us all help to speed the day when this wonderful earth and its rich resources are held in common for the benefit of all humanity. A system of society where human needs and the health of the planet are the driving force.

[@paulstewart1182]

What a lovely statement and attitude. I support that.

[@nigelmitchell351]

True MM, but unless our human race reduces it size nothing is going to change until catastrophe. This is the elephant in the room. All other the other questions can wait .

[@gowdsake7103]

Just how when you add religion and politics into the mix will that happen

[@robertewing3114]

The Prem Rawat Foundation

[@randd1077]

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

[@gowdsake7103]

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

[@tamar5261]

I went from Cardiff to Liverpool on the Niad when I was a 12 yo sea cadet. I loved every minute of it

[@terrybarton8388]

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!…..

[@TREVORALLMAN]

My brother was a Radar Operator on HMS Andromeda when this was filmed.

[@Mies78]

fantastic footage.

[@pato2200]

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.

[@fishernz]

Guardrails down on starboard side of Andromeda's flight deck but not port?

[@davidjones6616]

I was there and the Icelandic gunboats really small in comparison embarrassed the royal navy so many times !!

[@tee2899]

I sailed on St Gerontius from Hull during the Cod war. I joined the Royal Navy in May 76.

[@pabob2008]

Why was the BBC supporting a foreign vessel when it is a public service.I was there.

[@ricardovelasco3976]

+Bob Williams Good Question!

[@madcyclist58]

And the whole 'unbiased' truth is...?

[@grahamariss2111]

It was not the BBC it was the ITN, I think they were on the Icelandic Boats because at the time the BBC had pulled rank and secured its place on the Frigates.

[@MrPicky]

Or perhaps BBC was broadcasting fake news?

[@TraustiGeir]

LOL! "Supporting" a foreign vessel...

[@allgood6760]

Awesome... we used to have Leanders with our RNZN... one of them is now a diving wreck not far from me... Thanks frim NZ👍🇳🇿

[@philipemery5503]

I served on HMS Apollo during those days and we were part of this action

[@BR-jt6ny]

Great respect for the news crew!

[@kennethmeehan3648]

I was in the cod wars serving on HMS Keppel.

[@morriganravenchild6613]

When we had a navy with some teeth!

[@pabob2008]

Despite the argument it's nice to see my old boat at sea, a chance I never got whilst a part of her life-force," Nasty Naiad we love you."

[@henryvagincourt]

+Bob Williams Last time I saw her, we were 8,000 miles from home, around the Falkland's.

[@marcbiff2192]

What the fuck is it with British media always taking the others side.

[@richbower6797]

Real ships, I was on HMS Cleopatra. Totally manual machinery spaces, no fancy MCR's. Then went on to serve with the 'Gas Queens' on the Illustrious - haha! Thanks for posting that

[@danimortiboys8260]

my old man was on the cleo. Ls(r) brum mortiboys

[@tweedie_6247]

+rich bower My old man also on HMS Cleopatra first ship after HMS Bruce ...Cleo June 1949..went on to serve till 1972 ST Angelo CCY Comms after RNR..|When we had a navy and shore bases...

[@ancientmariner3077]

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.

[@gowdsake7103]

Leander had 25 tons of concrete in her bows for this work

[@robertsidorowicz7123]

Served on HMS Falmouth in the Cod War my first ship as a 16 year old seaman great ship

[@jimrenshaw9252]

Had three wacks at the cod war,first on the Murray in 1965 then Euryalus in 1968 and lastly the Lincoln about 1972 Oh by the way it was as scary as it looks,especially if you were below deck and couldn see what was going on

[@louisgunn]

+Jim Renshaw you have my sympathy if you were on a Blackwood up there

[@davytornado859]

The drinken stinken Lincoln.

[@GeoffreyFrench-w7e]

Was there on Apollo had our bows smashed in by beldore

[@louisgunn]

I was polishing the brightwork as P.O.M.(E) of boiler room

[@ianharvey8025]

Those beautiful Leanders look so purposeful

[@WilliamStacey-r6i]

Minerva for me no damage but bit hairy at times bloody good fish and chips though ‘the Thor was a pain !!

[@nigelmitchell351]

Must have been great fun !

[@danimortiboys8260]

cracking warships tge leanders cheap and could cover many roles.

[@glennrwright]

I was there on the Juno !!

[@ianharvey6969]

leanders look like the business

[@terrywilliams6923]

I was the doc onboard at that time.

[@donaldbaker1554]

First encounter with the Thor was in February 1959

[@davidlooker1470]

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

[@4822ginger]

My Dad Was In the one of the Cod Wars.

[@brendanconnolly5652]

How cool is that

[@55snakebite]

did cod war on Achilles

[@timclamp7359]

I was on the Andromeda!

[@AbandonEarth911]

Do the Cod know or care which nation state lays claim to their dead bodies??

[@markroberts5665]

I don't think the BBC/ITN interviewed a Cod fish. They should have done though and put subtitles on it like they did with the PIRA. It's all bollocks at the end of the day. We have no democracy there is no free speech that counts but still fun looking back on footage that had me in the bubble.

[@michaelhannah4472]

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

[@henryvagincourt]

I'm ex Royal Navy, but before my time, we should have just sank their gunboat's, save all the buggering about.

[@louisgunn]

+henryvagincourt ships company would have loved to oblige,it was nearly as boring as Beira patrol, typical of reporting , we have a british reporter on a Icelandic gunboat, not on his native Royal Navy warship, or a British trwaler

[@henryvagincourt]

@@Renaissance_Kamikaze + Commissioned July 1975, didn't know Antelope was involved, pretty sure she wasnt mucker.

[@henryvagincourt]

@@Renaissance_Kamikaze + They were, Type 21, and 4.5 in single mount. I did see her there, my ship being HMS Plymouth.

[@henryvagincourt]

@@Renaissance_Kamikaze + Type 12M, F126.

[@magnikristinsson]

Henry, vinsamlegast hættu

[@martinmcgoldrick1357]

We should be doing the same to the french & spanish

[@michaelhannah4472]

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

[@prisregil]

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.

[@bobdoom3423]

If to starboard red appears it is your duty to keep clear.overtaking vessels must keep clear of the other vessel...simples😋😋😋😋

[@andro7862]

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!

[@patrickmurphy9266]

Glad to see justice prevailed in the end , and British withdrew . It's Icelandic waters .

[@stevefoley1021]

I was ter when Loydsman broad sided Thor

[@MrChValery]

I remember how frigate like this followed for us when we've been not far from Holy Loch waylaying usa submarine

[@nemo6686]

Frigates typically accompanied subs out of the Clyde, in part at least to confuse the sonar signature for any listening adversaries.

[@gandorthemagnificent1476]

should have engaged four five

[@georgemairlord9698]

ex HMS Scylla and HMS Galatea 1973 to 1979

[@timnewman9975]

I was in 73 to 79. Penelope, Andromeda and Galatea.

[@alexanderortega5149]

🔥

[@athame57]

England 1- Iceland 2 Cod war veterans will say they were battered!

[@nate9253]

Wow the bbc are proper stooping low on this one .

[@TraustiGeir]

The BBC was not present on the gunboat.

[@pabob2008]

This may be a very old vid but serves to outline why we should cut our ties with Europe when the vote is cast. Even now we are still at odds with everyone but our US allies.

[@musclepunched]

The U.S has fucked us over the past 100 years as much as Europe.

[@Kimdino1]

+El Bee Oh, way more than Europe. What is more, Brittania willingly bends over to take it up the arse when Uncle Sam demands. Germany invaded some British islands as part of a genuine spat and we were pissed off about it. But when the US sneakily invaded a British island we just grinned and said 'Okay'. ... etc, etc, etc ...

[@sparticuzj19]

Bob Williams Iceland has a right to protect its territorial integrity you imperialist pig.

[@patrickmurphy9266]

Get over yourself Bob . The empire is over and thank God . EU rules OK .

[@robertewing3114]

@@patrickmurphy9266 the empire builders within British rail, where are they now?

[@raygiordano1045]

I never heard tell of the "Cod War." I thought the titled was just misspelled "Cold War."

[@paulstewart1182]

I just thought of cod war and surprised I got this. The icelandic gunship Thor was built at Lowestoft at Brook marine which is ironic as Lowestoft had a big trawler fleet.

[@stevenlarratt3638]

I can see my dad 😁

[@kresnoadiwibowo2856]

Leander class / van speijk class

[@aukanmeister]

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.

[@nemo6686]

"This cause is the single biggest reason Iceland and Norway is not a member of the EU. " A simple 'Thank You' would suffice.

[@nimrod2525]

Might is right.

[@TraustiGeir]

Username on point?

[@signdog6862]

@0:70 Why is that idiot standing on the rails? If the ships had hit and he lost his grip, he could well be killed

[@elrjames7799]

What a stupid and unnecessary conflict that was.

[@elrjames7799]

100% correct

[@davidchampkin5999]

They should of just sunk the Icelandic ships.

[@TraustiGeir]

Engaging a NATO ally with the U.S. breathing down their necks? Good luck with that.

[@hekipeki]

When your so british your willing to drive a peacefull and defenceless fishing nation to the third world for some fish and chips

[@frederickmiles327]

Both the RN and Icelandic coastguard seem mainly interested in protecting the interests of their fisherman to engage in unlimted predatory fishing, so theirs little sense and conservation involved. Both sides are also engaged in protecting great naval power interests and its is a form of warfare. The Royal Navy has taken its fleet to sea, immediately a Grimsby trawler was shot up with 57mm . The RN fleet is off Iceland without informing the Foreign Secretary or PM and the British Government considers the Iceland Government and its coastguard Communist agents supporting the Soviet Navy and keen for a reason to close the USN Navy Orion P3 base at Redjivirk.

[@jongunnara]

Supporting the Soviet Navy!!!??? What were they smoking? Iceland was, and is, a core NATO member. Anything else would be pure madness, considering that the only shape of defence Iceland has was and is these gunboats. This whole Cod War thing was a disgrace for Britain! Read about it on Wikipedia and become enlightened.

[@frederickmiles327]

Jongunnara.You must be well supplied with that Russian vodka. Have a look at the You tube clip 'History of the Cod War Pt 3' 0.00- 3.00 and the first minute you will see a British Cabinet Minister denouncing the Icelandic Cabinet Ministers as Communist, and desiring to take Iceland out of Nato and close the US Navy Orion base at Redjivick. The 2nd and 3rd Cod wars are generally seen as part of the Cold War and the loss of up to 20 Royal Navy frigates from operational use while they were repaired after being rammed by Icelandic gunboats significantly weakened the British Navy ability to patrol and protect the Greenlnd- Iceland -UK gap from Soviet submarine penetration. One would assume that both the Iceandic coastguard and the Argentine Navy in 1982 had considerable Soviet intelligence and GRU in finding British ships and apparently in setting up the land based Exocet adaption that hit HMS Glamorgan withj an Exocet ( Moore/ Thatcher Pt 1 bk published 2015). Argentine has long cooperated closely with the Russians over trade and other matters

[@jonakason4451]

I feel obliged to encourage you to read some history books and not to rely on what British Cabinet Ministers have said at any given moment. That the British government made such allegations was of course nothing short of outrageous and was something invented solely to justify the British aggression towards the Icelandic Coastguard which was in its full right and duty to defend Icelandic territory and natural resources. Had the Icelandic government been involved with the Soviets our friends and allies in NATO would have known everything about it and of course not tolerated such a thing. You are walking in the darkness of a long forgotten smoke cloud created by your own government.. By far not the first or the last time your government has laid smoke carpets to cover an unpleasant truth or to disguise their real intentions. This one is actually a gold medal example of that, but I want to remind you of another one; when Gordon Brown invoked terrorist law on the Icelandic government in 2008, after the collapse of the banks. Iceland was placed on a list with al Quaeda and Taliban. You might say these were political blunders made in the heat of the moment, but since then the British have had to eat their own words and their actions were condemned among civilized countries. The worst part is that it seems to me that we are looking at a pattern here. Do you see it? As for the claim that the RN frigates were rammed by the Icelandic coastguard; do you seriously believe that? No captain in his right mind would do such a thing, it would be like beating a tank with a bucket. All the captains of the coastguard were and still are men in their right minds, I can assure you of that. I have respect for the Royal Navy, but please don't try to make a fictional cause of the cod wars and justify the actions of UK. Everybody knows how this ended and why. Well, at least we won these "wars" and protected our territory even when faced with the Royal Navy. Just like we sent you out of EURO 2016. Learn your lessons, Englishmen. Have a nice day.

[@1001ewaste]

What history is that? certainly not what actual history records. These incidents occurred due to unilateral actions taken by Iceland to claim ever increasing amounts of international waters and arresting or causing damage to vessels in international waters. The Royal Navy and British Government acted in defence of vessels engaged in international waters unilaterally claimed by Iceland, the aggressor throughout was Iceland claiming international waters and attempting to enforce it's claim with intimidation and ultimately force. In relation to the banking collapse the Icelandic Government again acted unilaterally to seize and ultimately steal the savings of, among others, British citizens. It's all very well being nationalistic but as you said "I feel obliged to encourage you to read some history books..."

[@rhodriw6802]

Enter Icelandic waters expect the Icelandic to respond ,I don't have much sympathy for fishermen who took risk in the waters.This was unnecessary bolstering by the British government and shameful behaviour by the navy for protecting the vessels that were illegally in Icelandic waters.The British had other vast waters to fish but no they had to take the piss.............Well done Iceland!!!!

[@Jake-xe4cv]

Pillock. they were in international waters that were claimed by iceland.

[@erictodd1088]

Btitain had to pay Iceland a lot of compensation.

[@Jesusisking2785]

This is just pure stupidity hazarding your own vessel and crew as well as another ship and crew is just sorry

[@korsunhoox]

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

[@davidbarrett9864]

The RN should have just sunk the icelandic vessels, unless Iceland agreed to pay compensation to English fisherman.

[@Bruce-1956]

and Scottish fishermen

[@olafurmikaelsson4794]

David Barrett the Icelandic threatened to shut down the Keflavik air base if the British would shoot

[@Jake-xe4cv]

...good ploy. We needed keflavik because of the USSR. They did come to play north of Iceland in 75'

[@prisregil]

Who's the biggest baddest nation that the US and EU at the time (UK included ofc) feared the ever living daylight would stop its hibernation and start a war,,,, If you answer the USSR then you're right, If the brits had sunk our ships and not been punished for it (kinda shitty move when you have 22 warships against 4 coast guard vessels, 2 small CGV's and 2 whalers with small derp cannons) and then you still cant win,,, If iceland had left the EEC/EU at the time and joined the USSR, which was offered i think which made the US put pressure on UK, you would probably have started a war, which would have cost the UK a hell of a lot more than just fish and bruised ego and pride.

[@hughvane]

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.

[@hellisfjordur]

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!

[@rivco5008]

Those Leander-class frigates were beautiful ships.

[@rivco5008]

I knew that a dispute over fishing had taken place between the two countries, but never seen any footage of it. Amazing. Those British captains pretty hardcore. I read some book yrs ago about the Cold War at sea & how the Royal Navy was freaking out the Americans because they weren't shy about going face to face with the Russians, up close. Just something I remember reading, not claiming to be an expert on it...those Leanders were beautiful ships.

[@X737_]

Yes the US were unhappy as we were risking a war with Russia and they’d be dragged in. We did a lot of up close visits to Russian warships 😂