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H.M.S. Ulster

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Pictures below submitted by Trevor Baldwin 1957-58 Commission
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HMS Ulster entering Halifax Nova Scotia 1957 		trevorbw1957a_t.JPG (10552 bytes)
Trevor Baldwin '57 crew
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Trevor Baldwin - many moons ago!
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Trevor Baldwin in his present "shack" in Florida
Shipmate Trevor Baldwin proudly displaying his new Ulster badge and wife Joan at their home in Florida. Picture taken July 2010.		 Trevor_Baldwin1_t.JPG (29883 bytes)
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Trevor Baldwin and wife Joan 2004

A spritely 'young' couple on the eve of their 52nd wedding anniversary - Trevor & Joan Baldwin
Posted 02/12/12
Shipmate Trevor Baldwin still proudly displaying his Ulster badge at Armistice Day Dinner, Williston, Florida November 2011. He joined two very wealthy ex USN Chiefs and suspects they got better pay than RN!		  
  Click HERE to read about Trevor Baldwin's "Fire at Sea"  
 
HMS Ulster - Punta Del Gada 1957		  
Photostats of Ulster newspaper cuttings submitted by M(E) Tony Woodman (1957-59) below were hard to scan in to obtain a readable condition.  I have requested donator a transcription I can attach to each image.


Daily Express Top Page 1
Daily Express Bottom Page 1
 


 
M (E) Tony Woodman has kindly enlarged photocopies of original newspapers from which I have laboured to produce reasonable facsimiles below
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New Submission
To read Captain Hunts Obituary click HERE


 

 
 
 


 

 

H.M.S. ULSTER.

General Service Commission - Mar 1957 - May 1958

Arrive

Place

Depart

Distance(miles)

Mar 7  

Chatham - Commission

Mar 11  

9

Mar 11  

Sheerness for trial

 

678

 

Sheerness

Mar 21  

385

Mar 22  

Portsmouth for trials

Mar 27  

437

Mar 28  

Chatham - dry dock

May 6  

173

May 10  

Spithead for trials

May 15  

133

May 15  

Portland  for work-up

 

1534

 

Portland  

Jun 14  

923

Jun 17

Devonport

Jul 12  

1285

Jul 16  

Punta Del Gada, Azores

Jul 17  

2019

Jul 23  

Ireland  Isle , Bermuda

Jul 30  

993

Aug  2  

Basseterre, Kitts

Aug  5  

81

Aug  5  

Road Bay, Anguilla

Aug  9  

108

Aug  9  

Roadtown, Tortola, B.V.I

Aug  11  

70

Aug  12  

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Aug  16  

261

Aug  17  

Parham South , Antigua

Aug  20  

225

Aug  21  

Rossau, Dominica

Aug  23  

197

Aug  24  

Bridgetown, Barbados

Aug  28  

215

Aug  29  

Pointe a Pierre, Trinidad

Aug  29  

203

Aug  30  

Kingstown, St Vincent

Sep 2  

34

Sep 2  

Union Isla , Grenadines

Sep 5  

41

Sep 5  

St Georges, Grenada

Sep 9  

114

Sep 9  

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Sep 17  

86

Sep 17  

Great Courtland  Bay, Tobago

Sep 20  

418

Sep 21  

Georgetown, British Guiana

Sep 26  

413

Sep 27  

Pointe a Pierre, Trinidad

Sep 30  

1114

Oct 4  

King on, Jamaica

Oct 13  

209

Oct 14  

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Oct 17  

763

Oct 19  

Cay Sal Bank

Oct 20  

110

Oct 20  

Key West Area, Florida for exercises.

 

188

 

Key West , Florida

Oct 28  

363

Oct 30

Nassau, Bahamas

Nov 2  

890

Nov 5  

Ireland Isle , Bermuda

Nov 28  

1205

Dec l SI

King on, Jamaica

Dec 4  

690

Dec 6  

Belize, British Honduras

Dec 11  

855

Dec 15  

Kingston, Jamaica

Dec 15  

1150

Dec 18  

Bermuda

Jan 16  

1024

Jan 18  

Nassau, Bahamas

Jan 28  

690

Jan 30

Kingston, Jamaica

Feb 6  

747

Feb 8  

Key West , Florida

Feb 16  

130

Feb 17  

Miami, Florida

Feb 22  

984

Feb 25  

Ireland Isle , Bermuda

Mar 10  

1132

 

Exercise .Maple Royal 1.

 

 

Mar 14

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mar 17  

783

Mar 19  

Ireland Isle , Bermuda

Apl 3  

1149

Apl 7  

Kingston, Jamaica

Apl 14  

1018

Apl 17  

Pointe a Pierre, Trinidad

Apl 19  

20

Apl 19  

Port of Spain, Trinidad

Apl 26  

1337

Apl 30  

Hamilton, Bermuda

May 2  

1939

May 8  

Ponta Del Gada, Azores

May 9  

1285

May 13  

Devonport, England

 

 

 

 

Total

31 ,222 Miles

 

H.M.S. Ulster

Programme for Hurricane Guard ship Cruises

First Cruise

 

 

 

Arrived

Place

Left

Miles

 

Kingstown, St. Vincent

2 Sept.

 

2 Sept.

Union Island, Grenadines.

5 Sept

 

5 Sept.

St. George, Grenada.

9 Sept.

97

9 Sept.

Port of Spain, Trinidad.

 

60.

 

2nd Cruise

 

 

 

 

Port of Spain, Trinidad.

17 Sept.

 

1 Sept.

Man of War Bay, Tobago.

20 Sept

350

21 Sept.

Georgetown, British Guiana.

26 Sept.

360

27 Sept

Point a Pierre, Trinidad.

30 Sept.

1000

 

Bermuda.

 

 

4 Oct.

Kingston Jamaica.

11 Oct.

 

12 Oct.

Port Antonio, Jamaica.

14 Oct.

 

14 Oct.

Qeho Rios Bay, Jamaica.

17 Oct.

 

19 Oct.

Cay Sal Bank.

20 Oct.

 

21 Oct.

Key West, Florida.

31 Oct.

320

1 Nov

Nassau, Bahamas

5 Nov.

820

8 Nov.

Bermuda.

 

 

 
Pictures below submitted by Tony Fuge of his father Richard J. Fuge possibly 1957-58 Commission
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Richard John Fuge
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CTB  16th December 2005, aged 85 		 
 

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