Michael Green wrote that he joined her in Singapore on the 5th May 1961 as a
JM(E) and after working up went to Australia in company with Caesar
(D07),
Brides Bay (F600), Crane (F123) and Belfast (C35). visiting Thursday Island, Adelaide &
Sydney. Back in Singas for a 5 month refit, accommodated in Terror
barracks ( might have missed out on a trip to Paula Tioman here, the
banyan island of which we had several visits). After refit it was
off to Hong Kong , 5 weeks duty destroyer and then off to Korea, Inchon
& Chinae then on to Yokahama and Okinawa & then back to Singas.
In September we sailed for Gib & refit via the Gulf & Suez and a
run ashore in Malta. He flew home in a DC3 of British Eagle
Airways on 3rd November 1962.
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