Being a current serving Petty Officer on HMS Defender and been in the Royal Navy for 20 years thus far, I absolutely love watching these old videos. Not much has changed in the way of how we do business, apart from maybe health and safety. I find it really interesting. I remember sailing past the Fearless and Intrepid a few times when they were tied up in the grave yard in 2002.

My last ship in the RN 92 - 94 , left the following year 22 years completed

Fearless was my 2nd ship 1973 - 1975 (Intrepid was the 1st)! Happy days, fantastic memories and by god I miss her.

Wow a few short years later and it was actual combat. Well done lads and thanks for keeping safe. Much respect, from an Army NCO!

served in Royal Marines and went Hong Kong and Tokyo in 1970 for British Week,great memories!!

Fearless best ship of a 34 year career, great film

brilliant video - thanks for posting; it brings back wonderful memories of younger days.

Love this, my father sailed on the Lion as an RM from its first deployment in the early 60's

Took an overnight trip from Devonport to Portsmouth in Fearless at the beginning of 83. I was a Sea Cadet in TS Fearless Worcester. Boarded her via landing craft which were still in their Falklands camouflage. I'm amazed that she had such a long career for an RN vessel!

Sideburns were definitely 'in' during the late 70's.

Thanks for posting this, great stuff!

I served on Fearless from September 1977 ( as a Devonport based ship ) , to April 1979, (as a Portsmouth based ship )

Like the bit at 6:65 where everyone clambers on board Dreadnought and nary a life jacket in sight. Today's health and safety bods would be having a fit! :)

Royal Navy officer H.M.S. Fearless L 10, H.M.S. Andromeda F57 & H.M.S. Dreadnought S101 and be the best, over & out.

I served on Dreadnought 1978-1981.

Loved a leander, great workhorses, I was lucky to have the Naiad. When you listen to the air attack and we have to think what it will be like in a war zone, 4 years later she was in a war zone for real.

the Royal Navy today has 19 Ships im sure they had over 80 when this was filmed

was onboard as an ro back in 92,4l2 mess and also in 3c for a stint,remember tank,rm,and des ,lro fearless always smelt or diesel,got used to it after a while.

Did troop trials with her when she came out to Hong Kong in 1967

Fearless my first sea draft 83 to late 85

IN THE FEARLESS I UNDERSTAND THAT BRIGADIER JULIAN THOMPSON AND COMODOR MICHAEL CLAPP WERE BOARDED AS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LANDINGS

6:15 nice depth gauges.

@0:12 last Trafalgar war officer lol

Anyone know the name of the Middy on the bridge of Fearless? I'm sure I was at Dartmouth with him.

Is that Ark Royal sat in the background as Fearless pulls into port?

HMS FEARLESS, COMMAND SHIP IN OPERATION AMPHIBIA - SOUTH ATLANTIC WAR 1982

Argonaut 74/75

When Britain could still afford to have training ships.

That bootneck Rupert sounds a tozzer. The marines are well trained and don't need to show their officer that they have ,CLEANED, their weapons and checked all equipment. It's bullshit officer crap. I served on HMS INTREPID, the sister ship of HMS FEARLESS and the ships were more or less exactly the same except that INTREPIDS main mast was about 2 metered higher and the dock door was longer. I was on board between 85/88 with a spell of DQs in between but still wouldn't change it.

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