HMS Eagle - Replenishment at Sea - 1966

Extract from a 1966 documentary about HMS Eagle's trip from Mombasa to Singapore.

[@rhyswebb3581]

I was a crew member , and the most important thing was the crates of Tiger.

[@berwick115]

I was on hms eagle from 1970 to her end in 1972, I served as a electronic warfare operator, and to this day she was the greatest ship to serve on, why they scrapped her and not the Ark is one of the world's mysteries

[@chrisholland7367]

My dad served on HMS Eagle on or about this time .

[@allgood6760]

My dad took me and my brother to see HMS Eagle when it visited NZ.. I been interested ever since.. cheers from down under 👍🇳🇿

[@888ssss]

i was there from 67-69 flying phantoms etc.

[@888ssss]

days of glory and faith.

[@granskare]

in 1958 I visited Eagle at Istanbul...my first tea with milk...now it's my favorite :)

[@WELLBRAN]

Being in the band...what a skive

[@flyhead2]

Had to download the video so that I can run the clip slowly, just in case I get to spot my dad.

[@saintash666]

my grandad was a aircraft engineer on the eagle. the amount of storys he told me :D

[@PatrioticandProud73]

Excellent footage, thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@chrisholland7367]

HMS Eagle 🇬🇧

[@granskare]

great video...music was a good way to make the work move quicker and beer and spirits on board? not the usn way which was too bad...i will share with grandson who plays tuba in a us army band...he'd been to iraq - thanks again !

[@Adel-zy7mb]

Was it in Iraq, or yemen , Aden city

[@stephenchappell7512]

Yes it covered the early withdrawal from Aden in the wake of the Suez Canals closure following the 67 war

[@stephenchappell7512]

+ in the previous decade it was flagship of Operation Musketeer the capture of Port Said

[@gilliamjf]

This can't be right? Anyone out there serve onHNS Egle complement could not have been more than 2000+? at 3 24 min vid 40000 cans of beer a week 20 a day?

[@stevenbevis9290]

Eagle crew was 2750

[@gilliamjf]

sorry not 324 140