HMS Repton joins the Fleet: Portsmouth 1962

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HMS Repton joins the Fleet: Portsmouth 1962
This film was a 8mm Cine Films Digitised with a Kodak Reels Film Scanner.
This film shows the Commissioning of HMS Repton at Portsmouth on 27 August 1962 followed by the Minesweeper at sea during operations.
Belgium Canals are visited including Antwerp.
If anyone remembers this event or the HMS Repton please comment below .
HMS Repton
Launched on 1 May 1956. Sold and broken up in 1982.

[@isthisduckdead]

A wonderful capture.

[@TransportNostalgia]

@@isthisduckdead Thank you.

[@dieseldavetrains8988]

Pity there was no audio, would have been interesting to have heard the speeches, the bands and the sailors singing.😊

[@TransportNostalgia]

Yes Dave. However it would have been tricky to get the audio from the film!

[@KeithMasonCanada]

I went away on HMS Mersey which was probably a sister ship, when I was a Sea Cadet 😊

[@TransportNostalgia]

@@KeithMasonCanada Did you do many trips and move on to RN?

[@KeithMasonCanada]

@ no I joined the MN as a Electrical Engineer

[@TransportNostalgia]

@@KeithMasonCanada How long were you in the MN?

[@KeithMasonCanada]

@@TransportNostalgia only 2 years with New Zealand shipping.

[@michaelmckeever8651]

joined 1964 as JRO