john1950 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) I have been going to post these for some time, I can only photograph the old photos as my scanner refuses to talk to my laptop. These were taken during WW2 in the middle east I do not know which port, sorry. My father is second from the right bottom row. Edited December 26, 2018 by john1950 spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltwtbarmy Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) According to the book RAF Air Sea Rescue 1918-1986, HSL 159 was based at Haifa harbour and covered Cyprus and Haifa. Page 114 refers. https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=uCPOAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=high+speed+launch+%22159%22&source=bl&ots=xT3eXcLLJi&sig=d078N0rm1hej9dwGQKDDXCmcbLk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwtr-n-73fAhXWTBUIHbP3DQwQ6AEwEnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=high%20speed%20launch%20%22159%22&f=false Hope this helps. Edited December 26, 2018 by ltwtbarmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Thanks for the reply, I was told by him that they moved along the coast between Port Said, Alexandria, Haifa, Mersa Matru, and Tobruk. They also crewed different boats. Here are a couple of him working on a Napier Sea Lion engine out of one of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/26/2018 at 5:03 PM, ltwtbarmy said: According to the book RAF Air Sea Rescue 1918-1986, HSL 159 was based at Haifa harbour and covered Cyprus and Haifa. Page 114 refers. https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=uCPOAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=high+speed+launch+%22159%22&source=bl&ots=xT3eXcLLJi&sig=d078N0rm1hej9dwGQKDDXCmcbLk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiwtr-n-73fAhXWTBUIHbP3DQwQ6AEwEnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=high%20speed%20launch%20%22159%22&f=false Hope this helps. Is there any similar publication for the Royal Navy ASR boats? My Dad was based near Kaitak in Hong Kong in 45 - 46 and spent some time on the boats there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltwtbarmy Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) There is actually a book (I don’t have a copy, so just know what’s online about it) written by David Morris called ‘Royal Navy Search and Rescue’ published in 2015. It does seem to focus mainly on the ‘air’ part of ASR/ SAR from what I understand although it might give you a few pointers. https://www.historyextra.com/period/first-world-war/a-brief-history-of-royal-navy-search-rescue-1915-2015/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Navy-Search-Rescue-Celebration/dp/1445634635 One snippet gleaned from wikipedia is that immediately post war, some type 2 HSLs were transferred from the RAF to the navy, so the RAF might have some information on the Hong Kong based launches at the time of the transfer. I also found a write up (link below) about the author’s grandfather’s experiences in Hong Kong in the immediate post war period. Quite a read really, and there are a few mentions of an ASR boat involved in the recovery of bodies following an aircraft accident. Not directly related, I know, but quite well written, absorbing and thought provoking. https://gwulo.com/node/41256 Regards Martin Edited December 28, 2018 by ltwtbarmy Extra information added 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 (edited) Another couple of photos Edited October 13, 2019 by john1950 remove duplicate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 Hong Kong Navy base was probably Nabcatcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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