FIDS - Port Stanley, RRS Shackleton, Kista Dan

Hazel Corlett - (1960 - 63) - Soberton, Hampshire email  Married name is now Beadle and I use my second name Diana. Worked in FIDS/BAS office.

Les Hamilton GM3ITN/VP8ITN (2002) - Clydebank  Great site to meet all my old FIDS pals from the 1950's to date still try to keep in touch with Antarctic Radio Ops. Any future ops I will be pleased to help them out as QSL manager!!!

Ian Joyner (1957 - 1961) - Based at Port Stanley FIDS Radio Station - currently at Petworth, West Sussex  email I was stationed at the Port Stanley FIDS Radio Station.

Suzy (Packer) Tabor. (1981-1983) Cable & Wireless, Port Stanley - Hobart, Tasmania email available

Old Shackleton

Paul Bennett (1975) - Cardiff S. Wales    I would love to contact captain Roger Chamberlain I sailed with him in 1975. I joined the shack in Djibouti pantry boy and roger helped me through a tough time and visited me in Llanrumney when he paid off/get in touch Roger I would love to catch up with you.

Terry Betts (TSB) (1966-69, 4 seasons), London  email  Look forward to hearing from anyone who knows me.

R W Forrester - "Nature Boy" (1956 57)  - Washington Tyne and Wear.  Would like to hear from Harry Dangerfield he was on the Shackleton in1956 I was a catering boy at that time,  I also remember Gordon Farquer. - incomplete email supplied - could you resend?

Mike Gloistein (Bransfield, Ernest Shackleton and James Clark Ross - 1990 to present) email  JCR or Perthshire.  Still working for BAS

Dave Hooper (old Biscoe 54/55/56 + Shack 57/58/59) - Southampton email  For all you Geordies who were on board the Shack in the fifties all I remember is good times. I was particularly friendly with Harry Sinclair and still enjoy Newcastle Brown Ale. Hope to hear from someone who remembers me. Regards Dave. H.

Graham Jones, Bases B & F & RRS Shackleton (1965 to 1969) - Thame, Oxfordshire  email  DEM at Deception Island 1966, Argentine Island 1967 and third engineer RRS Shackleton 1968/69

John (Jack) Neillis - (1973/1974) - Crieff, Scotland  email  Sailed on "RRS Shackleton" from 1972 to 1978.I was in the engine room as a donkey/greaser. Antarctic trip was 1973/74.Captain was George Selby-Smith. Will be delighted to hear from anyone who may remember me. Rodger Chamberlain, now master of "DISCOVERY" was deck-boy around that time.

Eric John Nidd - (1961/62/63) - Donnybrook Western Australia  I have photos/ and now video of Shackleton/bases/ work down south 1960s - email available

Robbie Peck (RRS Shackleton 1964-1968, RRS Bransfield 1971-1974) - Holbury, Nr Southampton

Douglas Toal (John Biscoe / Shackleton - late 50s/ early 60s)  Stranraer Scotland.  I would love to hear from anyone who worked beside my late brother Terry Toal who was on the John Biscoe and the Shackleton some time in the late 50s or early 60s. He told me a story of how the Biscoe was damaged by ice and the crew had to dump there cargo and make for Montevideo.  email available

Note - the old RRS Shackleton is still working as the renamed MV Sea Profiler

The ship was built in 1954 by Solvesborgs Varv A/B at Solvesborg (Southern Sweeden) originally named "Arendal". She was renamed "Shackleton" in 1955 and was known as this until 1983 when renamed "Geotek Beta". She was renamed again in 1984 to "Profiler", this was then amended to "Sea Profiler" in 1992.

New Shackleton

Sue Dowling (2003) - King Edward Point, RRS Ernest Shackleton.  email  Evesham, Worcs.  Wintered at KEP 2003, then spent the following season as ship's doc on RRS Ernest Shackleton (lucky enough to visit bases A, B, BI, F, H, J, M, O, R, W and Z - oh, and X lots of times...). Enjoyed it so much I spent the 2004-5 summer season at Port Lockroy with two hairy blokes.

Mark Jones (Jonesy) Biscoe, Bransfield, JCR, Ernest Shackleton - (88-94 95-2007) Grimsby - email available

Barry "The Dreamer" Terrell (1966) - RRS Shackleton.  Southampton. There were 3 messboys, Colin Beard, Dave "The Flea" Follett who moved to Australia and unfortunately died there, and myself.

Ernst Johansen (1963) - Nyka Bing Mors. Denmark   

Bjørn Larsen  (1961) - Lindet Denmark.  Want too hear from somebody there are had been with Kista Dan

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Harry Dangerfield ,Lee Rice, or Gordon Faquar, Shackleton in 1956 would really appreciate it. email to webmaster in first instance  Walter Nov 08

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