HMS CARDIGAN BAY's final departure from Hong Kong, November 1960.
If you are an ex HMS Cardigan Bay, please use our "Signing On Form" to join the HMS Cardigan Bay Association, we will be delighted to have you among us.
 

Comissioned Service

1.June 1945 to December 1945 Lt Cdr J.Aitken. DSC
Jan 1946 to October 1946 Cdr C.Maud DSO DSC
2.November 1946 to July 1948 Capt G.K.Collett DSC
3.July 1948 to January 1950 Capt R.C.Medley DSO OBE
4.January 1950 to August 1951 Capt W.M.L.Brown DSO OBE DSC
5.August 1951 to Feb 1953 Capt H.C.B. Coleridge DSO DSC
6. February 1953 to October 1954 Capt B.C.Durant DSO DSC
7.October 1954 to April 1956 Capt E.N.Pumphrey DSO DSC
8.April 1956 to April 1958 Capt G.O.Roberts
9.April 1958 to October 1959 Capt P.J.Wyatt CBE DSC
10.October 1959 to April 1961 Capt A.R.Aldous
 5th March 1962 Arrived Troon for breaking up

The HMS Cardigan Bay Association is non profit making and has been established to promote camaraderie and friendship between all those who served aboard the Royal Naval vessel HMS Cardigan Bay at any time throughout the vessels commissioned service.

Membership of the Association is open to ALL those who served aboard HMS Cardigan Bay at ANY TIME!

Friends of the Association - may be a wife, partner or relative of a subscribing member, or widow, partner, relative or friend of a deceased member, irrespective of whether the deceased member was a subscribing member at the time of his death.

We have 96 members at present and are always pleased to meet up with old shipmates. So if you have served aboard HMS Cardigan Bay at any time and would like to get back in touch with your old pals please email us, we would be pleased to hear from you.....

Shipmates, I am looking for pictures and items of interest to put on our web site. Anything you have showing the activities of the ship, places you visited, shipmates of yesteryear etc etc, I will be more than delighted to "Borrow". I promise you faithfully that you will get them back safe and sound - honest!!!
All the best. Ron Binmore (Chairman)

Welcome to the HMS Cardigan Bay Association
President:- Michael Solomons.
Chairman:- Ron Binmore. Treasurer:- Donny Grier. Secretary:- Bob Hackett. Welfare:- Tony Palmer.
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Reunion 2008 - Blackpool!!
It was agreed at our last AGM that our 2008 reunion will take place in Blackpool in October 2008. Further details will be available from our Treasurer (Donny Grier) early next year..

HMS Cardigan Bay Golfer of the Year Championship.
The 2007 competition was played at Looe Golf Club in Cornwall and a great time was had by all the competitors in sunny warm weather conditions.
The winner of this years Cardigan Bay Golfer of the Year Award is Shipmate Rod Judge, well done Rod.

Please email me here or telephone 0781 5491155

The new RFA Cardigan Bay page There are no additions to this page as I have not received any further information about the ship or its activities other than those shown in the Navy News.

Proud Grandfather!!
I received information that the Grandson of S/M Gerald Hope was selected to play football under 21 for the R.N against Scotland, unfortuately they were beaten 2 - 1 in a recent match, well done Grand-dad. I have also discovered the Gerald has ten grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, is this a record??

Please have a look at our new service as shown on "Lost and Found"
Shipmates, perhaps we can help to re unite old friends?