| Armed Forces at Dundee and Barry Buddon in the 1980s | |
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| HM Army Vessel ARDENNES (L4001) taking on vehicles from Barry Buddon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Bedford MK 4 ton 4-wheel drive truck arriving on beach at Barry Buddon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The 4 tonners were reversed up the ramp, but Land Rovers could drive straight onboard - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Establishing contact with an RAF Chinook (above); Lynx (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Chinook arriving while the Land Rover Series 3 109 and GS trailer are prepared for hoisting - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Chinook departing with Land Rover and trailer - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Land Rover contrasts. Land Rover 110 (left) and a Series 3 Lightweight alongside a Series 109 (right). Seaward Defence personnel of the Royal Naval Reserve were billeted at the old Barry Buddon during some major exercises - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
| Dundee Naval Activities, 1980s | |
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| Keeping watch from the roof of the now demolished Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) shore establishment, HMS CAMPERDOWN, during an exercise - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow The multis on Alexander Street dominating the skyline were demolished in 2011. RMS DISCOVERY had yet to be moved to its permanent dock. | |
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| Locating and disarming a practice explosive device in Victoria Dock - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| "Mobilization" as river patrols are increased during an exercise - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Navy Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) being despatched from Barry Buddon (left) while a naval sentry is deployed in Dundee Docks during the same exercise - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Weapons inspection and final briefing before deployment from HMS CAMPERDOWN - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Royal Naval Reserve patrol craft on the River Tay - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Oil rig and the City of Dundee viewed from the River Tay - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) patrols on the River Tay using launches and RNAS DENMEAD (A363) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Tay Division minesweeper HMS HELMSDALE which was manned entirely by reservists - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
| Naval Courtesy Visits to the City of Dundee | |
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| HMS FIFE is piped alongside at the start of a courtesy visit to the City of Dundee on 30 August 1985 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Royal Navy Hunt Class mine countermeasures vessels prepare to leave Victoria Dock after a courtesy visit to the City of Dundee - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| HMS BICESTER departing Dundee - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| HMS BICESTER in Camperdown Dock (above) was followed by HMS CHIDDINGFOLD (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Hunt Class MCMVs in the Tay (above). Federal German Naval Vessel NECKAR arriving with a squadron of patrol boats on a courtesy visit to Dundee (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Arrival of Bundesmarine squadron - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Arrival of Bundesmarine squadron - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The visit of the Bundesmarine was immediately followed by a visit from the Finnish Navy's minelayer POHJANMAA - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Finnish Navy minelayer POHJANMAA prepares to come alongside Victoria dock - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Preserved Avro Vulcan G-AVLCN (XH 558) at Leuchars Air Day, 10 September 2011. Although never based at RAF Leuchars they were often seen there during the 1970s - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |