Hi everyone
I have continued to research the Protector and the other day whilst trawling through eBay I bid and won these 4 pictures
However like all pictures they have opened up a can of worms! I have been trying to identify a few items on the deck beneath the helicopter deck. Looking at the left upper picture does anyone have any idea what the four 'seat-like' fittings are on the stern?
Using a magnifying glass I have identified the cylinders fitted either side of the hangar are the AVGAS fuel tanks! Don't think I would want them fitted there!
I am amazed at the detail that I couldn't see on the earlier pictures especially the lockers by the hangar and the boat Derrick/crane which has suddenly become a lot clearer.
Two days later I won this picture
The info on the back said: the Protector's echo sounder recorded that the depth of water beneath their ice stadium was 1400ft! The picture is dated March 1963.
Earlier in March this year I found this picture of Protector dated 15/5/1955 arrived at Portsmouth to bring six King Penguins for London Zoo. I am using this picture as a template and comparing it with the newly acquired ones to identify the later additions.
Research is fun... Isn't it!...