VERMILLION (CVE-52) /
HMS SMITER (D55/R321)
Terry served on HMS Smiter from 1944 to 1946.
These are all official photos.
 112K — 756K NS-03-cve52-o01 1944: Anchored Firth of Clyde - Off Helensburgh (?) |
 145K — 509K NS-03-cve52-o02 1944: Transporting planes across Atlantic |
 102K — 358K NS-03-cve52-o03 1944-1945: Deck landing trials using Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bombers - Off Scotland |
 131K — 535K NS-03-cve52-o04 1944-1945: Deck landing trials using Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bombers - Off Scotland |
 60K — 262K NS-03-cve52-o05 1944-1945: Chance Vought F4U Corsair fighter taking off |
 84K — 308K NS-03-cve52-o06 1944-1945: Another Corsair takes off |
 66K — 303K NS-03-cve52-o07 1944-1945: Fairey Firefly fighter landing |
 70K — 262K NS-03-cve52-o10 1944-1945: Fairey Barracuda torpedo-bomber landing |
 135K — 514K NS-03-cve52-o11 1945: Supermarine Spitfires of No. 132 Squadron were ferried aboard HMS Smiter - Hong Kong - Japan surrender |
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| Special thanks to Sam Howard, who identified his grandfather, Don Howard, on some of these photos. | |||
 68K — 0.98M NS-03-cve52-o12 1944: Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, Canada - Ship's Company - Centre: Governor of Canada, Earl of Athlone - Ship's Captain, Captain Richardson |
 127K — 521K NS-03-cve52-o14 1944: Esquimalt - Guard of Honour for visit of Governor of Canada |
 95K — 422K NS-03-cve52-o15 1944: Esquimalt - visit of Governor of Canada |
 100K — 581K NS-03-cve52-o16 1944: Esquimalt - visit of Governor of Canada. Left, Ship's Captain. Right, Ship's Doctor |
 130K — 504K NS-03-cve52-o19 1945: Surrender of Hong Kong. Centre of table, Admiral Harcourt. Foreground, Admiral Fraser. Captain Richardson attended |
 160K — 687K NS-03-cve52-o20 1945: After disembarkation of Spitfires HMS Smiter transported ex-internees. This is a dance for their benefit |
 68K — 990K NS-03-cve52-o13 1945-1946: Ship's Company - Far East |
 170K — 588K NS-03-cve52-o21 1945-1946: Church parade on flight-deck during transport of army personnel from Java. Pianist is Don Howard (PO/RM637443). |
 167K — 727K NS-03-cve52-o22 1945-1946: Entertainment on flight deck. Pianist is Don Howard (PO/RM637443). |
 128K — 475K NS-03-cve52-o24 1945-1946: Crossing the line. Captain Richardson attending |
 94K — 418K NS-03-cve52-o25 1945-1946: Crossing the line |
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| Terry is afraid his memory of all names below is not too good... Special thanks to Sam Howard, who identified his grandfather, Don Howard, on some of these photos. |
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 97K — 814K NS-03-cve52-op1 Electrical Team - Atlantic, 1944 Standing (l to r): Gilbert Husk, Jack Wilson, Fred Foster Sitting (l to r): Bill Barford, Buck Hibben, Terry Oxley |
 76K — 332K NS-03-cve52-op2 Ootacumand, India, 1945 Standing (l to r): Johnny, Geoff Sitting (l to r): Barny, Chippie, Terry |
 118K — 513K NS-03-cve52-op3 Electrical Team - South China Sea, 1945 Standing (l to r): Lieut Preston, Bill Barford, Gilbert Husk, Fred Foster, Don Howard, Sub-Lieut Howatt Sitting (l to r): Terry Oxley, Harry White, ?, Eddy Neal |
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 71K NS-03-cve52-op4 South China Sea, 1945 (l to r): Fred Perry, Terry Oxley, Frank Jackson |
 137K — 446K NS-03-cve52-op5 Petty Officer's Sports Team, Far East, 1946. Terry is 3rd from left, middle row. Don Howard is sitting on the far right. |
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