Opossum Submarine

~ HM Submarine Opossum - S19 ~

		Pictures supplied by Cdr Tom Herman
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HMS/m Opossum 1988

HMS/m Opossum pictured from another SSK on 2 May 1989

Bury St Edmunds 1989

Picture Taken by Flt. Lt. D.E. Elphick, R.A.F.

and kindly supplied by his son

HMS/m Opossum Off Kalafrana Beach, Malta, 1966

Various pictures of S19 collected by

Charles E. Parker

HMS/m Opossum S19 pre mod

HMS/m Opossum S19 after mod

HMS/m Opossum S19 pre mod

HMS/m Opossum S19 after mod

HMS/m Opossum Bow Tubes

Pictures kindly supplied by

Fergus Simpson

HMS/m Opossum in Diago Garcia

Sharks Teeth

HMS/m Opossum in Diago Garcia - BBQ

HMS/m Opossum approaching Sidney harbour bridge

HMS/m Opossum approaching Rosyth

HMS/m Opossum leaving Rosyth with smokey engine

HMS/m Opossum leaving HMAS Platypus, Sidney October 1990

HMS/m Opossum panorama ships company

HMS/m Opossum in HMS Dolphin, Gosport

HMS/m Opossum arriving home to HMS Dolphin April 1991

HMS/m Opossum, Sunderland.

Christmas, HMS/m Opossum crew in Sidney 1990

Picture Kindly Supplied By:-

Igor Kolesnikov

Former Officer of K448 - Russian Navy

With friend Lt Patrick Green

HMS Opossum 1993 visit to Severomorsk (Murmansk Area) Russia

Pictures Kindly Supplied By:-

Dave Bennet

Dave's Shark watch whilst crossing the equator

Dave on shark watch

Dave receiving the Gulf Medal

The following picture and documents were

kindley supplied by

Peter "Taff" Kronda

who served on HMS Opossum from

Feb 1987 - May 1991

Making Like Tourists
Egypt 1991.

Memorial to 1982 Conflict
Jan Trenoweth - Falkland Island 1990.

Brum Bolton (Donkeyshop Horse),
Barry (Nigger) Jenkins (Coxn), Don Reid (EA)Mick Doyle (CTiff), Taff Kronda (PoLTO), Robbie Forder (UC1), Bob Bloomfield (Wrecker).

Senior Rates Sundowners Heading South to Falklands 1990.

1989 Returning the shovel to Dolphin, recaptured from Canadian ship in Plymouth by 'Opossum' & 'Trafalgar'
Senior rates mess President HMS Dolphin, Dave Houghton (CMEM), Jack Kershaw (CTiff)Peter Kronda (PoLTO), Richard Clarke 'Nobby' (Wrecker), Barry (Nigger) Jenkins (Coxn).

Diago Garcia - Indian Ocean, from the air, Opossum spent time getting ready for 1st Gulf War 1991.

After mess banyan - Diago Garcia Jan 1991
Taff Chaffey, Taff Kronda, George Campbel, Dave Houghton, Ernie Wise, Taff May, Lt Kavanagh,

Dan Steward, Andy Hatch, Taff Parfitt,
Mick Doyle, Jan Trenoweth, Hamish Foulis,
Opossum Motor Room.
Falklands June - Sep 1990.

Opossum Senior Rates prior to leaving Falklands Islands Sept 1990.

CO Lt Cdr Steve Upright in the front.

The 3 Taffs - Chaffey, May, Kronda.

Diago Garcia - Jan 1991.

Opossum Captain Lt Cdr Steve Upright
Presenting brass model
'200th Anniversary of the Mutiny on the Bounty'
Pitcairn Islands - South Pacific 1990.

Laid Back in Corfu 1991.

Taffs - Parfitt & Kronda.

Taffs May & Chaffey, Diago Garcia
before going up the Gulf
1st Gulf War 1991.

1988 Dedication Order

Leaving Sydney 1990 on the way to our next stop 'Adelaide'.

1988 Re-Dedication Dance

Order of Service

1988 Re-Dedication Service Invite