Mick HOWES -
Mick joined Pusser UK in 1991, and served onboard Manchester 2002-2004 as a killick stoker. Another career matelot, he also clanked around the machinery spaces of Avenger, Nottingham, Gloucester, Edinburgh and Lancaster.
He fondly remembers the 2003 Caribbean trip - great lads on a great trip on a great ship. Now working shifts at Fawley Power Station which prevented him from attending this year's Re-union.
Adrian "Jabba" HUTT -
Jabba joined the ship in Barrow. He was a WE and that was all the information he gave us!
Must have slept through the rest of his career.
Photo suggests he has lost the steering wheel of his car!
Jabba attended Re-union 23.
Peter KING -
Was a short career sailor (MEM) who joined in 1987 and went outside in 1991. He only had one warship, but what a ship to have - The Mighty Manch! (88-91). He also spent a few months on Stena Seaspread and RFA Diligence. He heard about 2MA from Shep Colley and he lives in Littlehampton. Peter attended Re union 23. Smart polo shirt, Shipmate!
Simon RIGNALL -
Another career matelot of the WE variety, he enjoyed two drafts to D95, firstly as a young WEM(O) 82-84 and later as a Chief Mechanician and Seadart Maintainer 96-99. In his efforts to entertain he dressed up as Snow White for the Ships Panto. Sadly, no phots are available for publication! As well as his two Manchester drafts he also saw sea service on Kent, Portland, Wilton, Roebuck, Liverpool and finally Nottingham. Simon lives in Gosport, and he attended Re union 23.
Andrew SKEET -
Another career matelot - (1984-2006) Andy is another lucky guy who enjoyed two drafts to Warship Wonderful - 1987-91 as a MEM(M) and 2001 as a POMEM(M). Additionally he also clanked his way around Invincible, Cardiff and Nottingham. Now running a successful plumbing business in Nottingham, he heard about 2MA from Stevie Swaine and was an attendee at Re Union 23. Any drips? See Andy.
Simon WELLS (Re-join) -
Simon joined Pusser in 1979 and joined Manchester in build in Barrow (1982). Among the other grey clad warships he served on were Londonderry and Invicibubble and he even cracked a draft to Tamar. He left the mob in 1990 and moved to the USA in 2000. He now owns and runs a British pub - The George and Dragon in Cocoa Village, Florida. Cocoa Village is just circa 50 miles from Orlando and Disneyworld and Cape Canaveral is en-route.
We contacted Simon following the recent hurricane and all is well, just a few trees in the horizontal status. Simon and his partner, Tammy attended Re-union 23.
