HMS Manchester in Havana

[Simon-JG-hr]

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The first British warship to visit Cuba since 1957...

I'd love to be the CO, I suspect there might be a couple of rather nice diplomatic gifts being handed over.

[Puff Scotty]

He He,
The CO's name is REX COX, wonder what else he breaks?

Sorry , schoolboy humour got the better of me!

[EugeneSax]

Simon - do you have any mates on board , or at least mates of mates- just wondering, like?

Assuming overseas servicemen are allowed to bring back "local produce" it's tragic to think of a shipfull of tars with only B&H and Baccardi between them.

[Sludgie]

HMS Manchester - Cuba

We're not all that bad Eugene - don't 'TAR' us with the same brush!!
(Do you like what I did there....?)

I am very jealous of the ship's company of the Manchester. Wish I had been on board for the visit, but alas, I am stuck in HMS Collingwood....having had to pay for my trip to Cuba in 2009 myself!! Still, I made it worth my while - trust me!!

[shooting-glasses]

a teacher at my school knew the captain of this(never did get the full story) at the time and arranged a visit for us , it was moored next to hms belfast in london .
very tight to get around and i was alot smaller/shorter then.
dont think i would make a good sailor i felt seasick then and we were moored on the thames.
wouldnt have complained about the free trip to cuba though ,even though i was only on the cheap fags in those days.

[Simon Bolivar]

Nope,don't know anyone still serving (except Sludgie ofd course) an amzing ship visit, wonder the Foreign Office ever had the nerve to upset the Yanks so.

[Sludgie]

Ship's Cuba visit

Nope,don't know anyone still serving (except Sludgie ofd course) an amzing ship visit, wonder the Foreign Office ever had the nerve to upset the Yanks so.

It would seem that even the Americans are softening their attitudes towards travel to Cuba. I saw in the news that they are allowing Students to visit now. I saw and spoke to lots of Americans in my hotel who were there on trade conferences. I think cooperation between the countries seems to be growing.

[Simon-JG-hr]

Simon - do you have any mates on board , or at least mates of mates- just wondering, like?

I think I know the WEO (through rugby) - more of an acquaintance though. Mind you, it's a bit late to ask for a package now...

wonder the Foreign Office ever had the nerve to upset the Yanks so.

Personally, having now viewed it in action, I wish the FCO would grow a pair more frequently...