South Africa Cruise (September 1948), Page 3

Returning from HMS. Gannet. Names unknown.

HMS. Vengeance entering port.

Alan Ashworth (Signals) aboard HMS. Vengeance in 1948.

Alan Ashworth (Signals) (left) aboard HMS. Vengeance in 1948.

HMS. Vengeance in 1948, location unknown.

HMS. Vengeance in 1948, anchored outside East London Port.

Flight Deck Hockey. Skippers team -v- Master-at-Arms team.

Royal Marine Deck Hockey Team, HMS. Vengeance in 1948.  Marine Les Blakey (Standing 4th L to R).  Captain J. T.  Crombie (Seated 2nd L to R).  Others unknown.

Royal Marine Deck Hockey Team, HMS. Vengeance in 1948.  Marine Les Blakey (3rd L to R).  Others unknown.

Royal Marine Les Blakey (3rd L to R) aboard HMS. Vengeance in 1947.  Others unknown.

Royal Marines working on the Anti-Aircraft Guns HMS. Vengeance.

Close up photo of the one above.

Royal Marine Les Blakey working on Anti-Aircraft Guns HMS. Vengeance.

Another Firefly comes to grief through the barrier.

A Firefly (Q/222 - VG978) in flight, flaps and hook down.

HMS. Vengeance flight deck division 1948. 

Back row (l to r):  Gotobed, Berry, Peter Watt, Dyer, Chandler, Wetherstone, Cooper, Ferguson, Axe, Andrews, Read and Jerram.  Third row (l to r):  Knights, Crutchley, Knights, Keenan, Warrington, Jackson, Owen, Homes, Gilroy, Gilson, Anderson, Burrows, Hawkins, Wilson, Michael, Philips, Colins, Williams, Pople, Hinkley, Colins and Timins.  Second row (l to r):  Gerwin, Cook, Whitehead, PO. Triggs, PO Hunt, LFT. Rodwell, LFT. Richardson, Commander Sears, Captain Terry, LFT. Commander Bagley, PO. Saxon, PO. Gordon, LAM. Self, PO. Stone, LAM. Illidge and LAM. McNab.  Front row (l to r):  Flory, Gest, Brown, Jones, Wardman,Moore, Sayce, Rickard, Gray, Hopkins, Ellis, Castleton, Coe, Jones and Holmes.