Admirals are automatically excused I think, under section Hctac - 22 ?
JB

Oops!
Senior moment JB🤔

Re Latest Sea Plane Tender of the NZ Navy
Permission to correct to marine forces news bulletin.- Seaplane tenders are assigned to the RNZAF and not the RNZN, (although, far be it from me to correct an Admirable)😴
JB

gcmg..... 😉

It's an ill wind ... Nerys😉
More power to Alice's cordless screwdriver and/or tack hammer!👍

Supplement to Night Orders:
Lt. Cmdr Colin has succumbed to an attack of Sleeping Sickness🤔
Thus Sub Lt. Dodgy is now OOD.
😎

Doug, having sent you the rotten weather, Alice will be able to get on with the shed and hopefully get it roofed this coming week.

Steady as you go lads n lasses.
G'night All, 😎

HMS Warrior😮
But you don't look a day over 100 Sub!?

"....So you were on Prince of Wales..."

Actually, the last time I was providing support to an RN action I was on HMS Warrior....

Sub Lt. Dodgy!
Wavy Navy or not you're in For The Duration!!
Re: See 'Sink the Bismark',
So you were on Prince of Wales?
My 1/350 version will have servo driven turrets with silicone greased bearings😉
Carry on Sub 👍

Snooze well Ed, regards to Jenny👍
😎

Sorry to hear that Nerys🤔
Glad to hear that she is fitted out though👍
Look forward to seeing "Nellie" in your Harbour in due course.

BTW: Thanks 🙄 for sending your rotten weather over to us☹️
Scheduled to arrive in the Forenoon Watch on Monday!!
😎

Assigned to Special Operations!!?? They can't do this to me - I'm a civilian contractor!!

But if we're going into action, I'd better have another look at those turret bearings... (See 'Sink the Bismark')

Commodore Figtree7nts:
As usual I'll be in my Stateroom!

Can I add another item to your bulletin please. Sea trials of the new motor barge 'Nellie' built in the Nerysian shipyard were unable to take place on Saturday 31st August due to inclement weather.

Very good Warrants👍 Carry on. (😮)
Lt. Cmdr. Colin has the deck.
Commodore Figtree will be in his stateroom if required, in extraordinary circumstances only!!

Western Squadron (Texas Navy) is excused duty due to hurricane mopping up operations.
SAN, RCN, ANZAC and RWN units are underway to fill in for Gulf & Caribbean Patrol duties until further notice. Welcome aboard POs Steve of the RAN and Elsrickle of the RWN.

STANDING ORDERS:
Steady as you go lads & lass. Don't rock the boat, Admiral's trying to sleep!!
Sub Lt. DG is assigned to Special Undercover Shady Operations until further notice and thus will not appear on the duty roster.
CLASSIF: MB-WEBSITE SECRET: Destroy this item before reading!!

NEWS BULLETIN
* Ken Thompson has earned his promotion to Warrant Officer, BRAVO ZULU Ken 👍

* Construction problems and budget overruns with the Black Budget project "Evolution" are causing concern and are currently under investigation.😠
Design Team, Chief Engineer and Exec VP of the yard are "assisting" enquiries. Commodore and I will do our best to keep it low key! Allocated resources may be diverted to other projects, depending on the outcome of the Board of Enquiry.

* Latest Sea Plane Tender of the NZ Navy is nearing completion and we are awaiting Sea trial reports. Due to lack of seaplanes in the NZ Navy members PMDevlin and RNinMunich are being contacted with a request to provide support by supplying, on loan, two PBY Catalina Flying Boats, in order to justify the acquisition of the tender!🙄

* Sail Trainer Veronica is also nearing completion and we await sea trials with great anticipation.
Rumours of the invention of Retsina flavoured chewing gum during the course of the boat's development have unfortunately proven to be Fake News☹️

* We also look forward to the future addition of Gemini G10 to augment our Logistic Supply Fleet!😋

* Progress on our new, almost complete, Fleet Tug 'Taucher Wulf' has, understandably, been delayed due to hurricane Dorian. Update from CPO Cash Texas Navy ASAP.
END OF BULLETIN.
Signed: Doug, Fleet Admiral and Senior Nutter 😎

WO Nerys on board Fleet. Ready to stand Middle and Morning watches as usual.

WO Rooky on board reporting middle watch, Fleet.
Everything quiet and ship shape.😐

Haven't forgotten Warrant, confer with LT. Baker.
He's probably in the Wardroom🙄
G'night 😎

Thank you for your welcome sir. If you are stuck for a navigator, don't forget I'm qualified.

WO Nerys

Welcome aboard LT. Baker👍
You have the ship.
Not much on tonight so I'll leave her in your capable hands.
You have a good watch crew to rely on.
Cheers, Doug 😎

Welcome aboard Warrant, nice of you to join us😉
I'll be having a word or two with the Surgeon Commander about the delay!!
WO Skydive, as senior NCO present, has the mission orders. Copy WO Rooky.
NAV Officer has gone missing I'm afraid!😠
CPO Cash is also aboard but he may well be occupied with Hurricane Warning duty for the Texas Navy🤔 Trust all will have a quiet night.🤞
Ship now in good hands, Flag Occifer PFAN retiring to cabin.💤
G'night all 😎

WO Nerys reporting 34minutes late, apologies for lateness coming on watch but my usual session in the sick bay over ran. Will stand Middle and Morning watches as usual. Assume quartermaster has his instructions re courses for tonight's patrol.

WO Rooky, WO Skydive, WO ken,
Looks like you have the deck!
Seniority WO Skydive.
Section Leaders CPO Jacko and PO Commodore-H.
Everyone else has gone AWOL!😠


Western Squadron (Texas Navy) is excused duty for the next three nights.
Probably busy preparing for arrival of Hurricane Dorian!
Wishing you all the best Chief Cash and family and all our Florida members🤞🤞🤞
Batten down the hatches and secure all W/T doors.
Cheers, Doug 😎

Hi Cash,
I see in the photos Errol T Cat is on watch in his usual place.

Martin555.

3.03 Middle Watch. Calm sea, wind light SW, good visibility. Duty steward has just brought us mugs of hot chocolate.

CPO Cash here, all’s quiet from the Trinity River down to the Gulf. Transferring watch to PO Errol T Cat, he will take the watch from here.

WO Rooky reporting middle watch, will be with WO Nerys and Lt.Marky for the shift😐

Hi Peter. I'm originally from Barry, but moved away when my Master Mariner father joined a training ship on the Medway. Moved back to Wales five years ago after 66 years of exile. Now sailing my boats on the lake in Barry where I floated pond yachts before the war. I have never heard of or met a male Nerys but perhaps your wife coming from a more Welsh part of the principality has.

Nerys

Lt . Marky reporting for duty ,calm sea's for everyone.

WO Nerys reporting. I'm back on board and will stand my usual watches tonight.

Admiral retiring to his cabin (last night was long day!)
Lt. Marky, you have the ship.
G'night all, 😎💤💤💤

Yes Nerys, totally agree with you, we do need small local museums, especially boat orientated.
My wife is originally from a little village called Treuddyn, North Wales, two buses a day,one shop, two pubs and beautifully quite.
My wife has a sister called Nerys, so the name can be used for male and female.😐

regards Peter

There's a nice little church at Seahouses Northumberland that has beautiful model ships think they are mostly fishing boats .

Glad you found it interesting, I was quite impressed. Pity there aren't similar small museums around. Shows they don't have to be big modern edifices costing a fortune to start and run. Hope you have a good holiday. What part of Wales is your wife from?

Good luck,
Nerys

Not staying in Whitby Nerys, motorhome will be based in Scarborough, but we tow a little Peugeot, which lets us get about. Went to Bridlington last year, and visited said museum, as you say, small but VERY interesting, loads of places to visit on this coast.😐

pob lwc Peter(Rooky)

BTW my wife is Welsh.

Thanks Cash, PO 2nd Class Errol duly noted on the roster.
Reminds me of my cat Merlin, pitch black with white socks on his front paws.
When I first got him he could curl up in the palm of my hand!😊
Cheers an' G'night, Doug 😎

——-flash traffic to RNinMunich——-for your eyes only——
Ships cat name is Errol
Raised from feral kitten, now ships cat Texas Squadron
AKA “Errol the Feral”

All kidding aside, he’s a good cat. Saw him the back yard when I used to smoke (switched to vaping) and you couldn’t get within 20 feet of him he would run. I kept sweet talking him, he got curious, then we started feeding him, and one day he rolled over and showed me his belly and I knew he would be part of the family. Hes a big boy, 16-17 pounds, gentle as can be. He’ll roughhouse, but he doesn’t bite or scratch.
He’s the cat on “lookout” in my avatar.

Thanks Cash👍 Appreciate that.
I have to admit that I started Night Watch one sleepless night JFF.
Thought it would be a one off post and that would be that.
Frankly I've been amazed😮, and very pleased😊, how it took off and the (predominately🙄) positive resonance it has generated.
It has produced a lot of great humour, and even some interesting facts about all sorts of ships n stuff!
Was glad to welcome you (and the Texas Navy) aboard Chief👍
BTW: we need the name of your cat for his/her paybook!
He / she can't take over your watch without all the usual bureaucratic paraphernalia!
Therefore he/she is hereby appointed Acting Petty Officer 2nd class for the duration of your unfortunate (🙄) incapacitation!
Cheers, Doug 😎 CIC Stuff & Nonsense.

I have to say, this is one of the funnest and neatest threads I’ve been involved with in some time. Keep up the good work and good night!
CPO Cash Hargett (goes below deck)

I like my fish and chips, some places are better than others, Whitby is good. Around here, a bit disappointing unless one goes to where we went tonight. It's right on the front, Eastern end of Swansea Bay. Lovely view of the bay right across to the Mumbles and from the restaurant one can see how many ships are in the dock at Port Talbot. Three tonight.

Nerys

STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT Nerys,
You're making me ungary and nostalgic simultaneously!😋😋
😎

Forgot to say, Excellent fish and chips in Whitby, you're spoilt for choice.

Nerys.

Rooky, if you are spending that amount of time in Whitby, you may be tempted to go wandering around and if your wanderings take you as far as Bridlington, there is a very interesting little museum in the harbour. It is devoted to the sailing coble, a couple of which, beautifully restored are in the harbour. We went there about two years ago. It's only small, but packed full of interesting models of cobles and other local craft and nautical artefacts. It's run by volunteers, entry is free but well worthy of a donation.

Cheers,
Nerys

Brian, I did warn you not to post in this thread 😮
It's just a bit of fun for the insomniacs amongst us with a sense of humour.
Goodbye and good luck.🤞

Sorry to disappoint sir, but we went out to eat, so I don’t have the recipe. Yet😁
My CO informed of honorary rank, she accepts the title with grace and honor😊

Wun duz what wun can laddie! Wun knocks arahnd a bit in this man's navy
Ahm choofft t littl' mint balls!😉
Sgn: Fleet: (but don't tell the others!🙊)

I can also mimic accents and dialects fairly well.
Which sometimes caused me problems when visiting customers in Eire.
So easy to slip into their way of speaking😮
Just lift a corner of your top lip and you'll end up sounding like Dave Allen.
If anyone still remembers who he was?
"Goodnight and may your God be with you. Whoever he is!"
Cheers, Doug 😎

Well A'yl be bu**erd Fleet, did'nt now yow cud speak Yorkshur lad reet proper gud on yer.

XXX FLASH SIGNAL FOR WESTERN SQUADRON XXX
ATTN. CPO CASH. FROM CO PFND.
Signal received from First Sea Lord Chief, essence as follows-
Your CO has been granted an HONORARY Commission as Commodore in the Texas Navy.
There are explicitly NO Executive or Command rights bestowed with this honour!!
Commodore Figtree retains Operational Command of the Western Squadron as before.
Carry on Chief (as best you can!🤔 Our thoughts are with you😂)
END: CO-PFND

XXX Health Warning!! XXX
This thread may cause increased blood pressure with uninitiated members!!

Good evening WO Rooky.
Well I'll go t foot of our stairs!
Don't know y yer want t go t Whitby Warrant!
Last time I were ther it were reet boring!
"No shipwrecks, an' nobody drowndin'.
In fact there wer nowt to laff at at orl!"
Orl right 🙄 Leave granted.
Don't forget to get your chits signed in triplicate!
Watch Officer, Commodore Figtree, Capt. robbob.
CC Me!
Carry on Warrant
😎