Black, John Jeremy (Oral history)

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Object description

British cadet at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, GB, 1946-1950; midshipman served aboard HMS Belfast and HMS Concord during Korean War, 1950-1952; served on various postings with Royal Navy, 1952-1982; commanded HMS Invincible in South Atlantic during Falklands War, 4/1982-6/1982

Content description

REEL 1 Aspects of period at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, GB, 1946-1950: family's naval history; education. Aspects of period as midshipman aboard HMS Belfast during Korean War, 1950-1952: background to drafting to ship; detachment to destroyer HMS Concord including shelling of ship during coastal bombardment and capture of Korean fishermen; opinion of experience in Far East; question of importance of early direction in taking up a naval career and progression thereafter; opinion of Royal Navy's selection process. REEL 2 Continues: Recollections of operations commanding HMS Invincible in South Atlantic during Falklands War, 4/1982-6/1982: reaction to presence of journalists on board; behaviour of press; question of elements of press opposition; contrast in use of ship's communications between Royal Navy and the media; attitude of press; effects of post traumatic stress; contrast in behaviour of naval ratings between 1950's and 1982; number of defaulters seen on board HMS Invincible; examples of defaulters dealt with aboard other ships; reasons for change in character of naval ratings and petty officers; relations between officers and ratings. REEL 3 Continues: social background of naval personnel; chain of command aboard ship; composition of crew; chain of command amongst Fleet Air Arm personnel aboard aircraft carrier; problems of commanding aircraft on operations; opinion that British forces would fight in Falklands; question of political will needed to conduct war; question of balance of finance and quality of equipment during development stage; factors occurring during warship design; reads from speech drawing on parallels between Falklands War, 1982 and Battle of Falklands, 1914. REEL 4 Continues: story design of fishery protection vessels; problems with magnesium construction of Type 21 Frigates. Recollections of service with Royal Navy, 1952-1982: duties as lieutenant on board HMS Vanguard; role looking after midshipmen; duties collecting minesweepers in Solent; role as gunnery officer under Polish captain on board HMS Plymouth, 1955-1957; sketch of career, late 1950s; memories of hunting pirates of coast of British Borneo; operations at Limbang, Sarawak during insurgency in British Borneo, 1962; court martial at same time as award of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). REEL 5 Continues: effects of court martial; appointment as gunnery officer to HMS Victorious; promotion to commander; opinion of job with future ships requirements section; description of world strategy course; appointment to HMS Invincible, 1982. Reflections on operations commanding HMS Invincible in South Atlantic during Falklands War, 4/1982-6/1982: pressure of looking after operational aircrew; importance of having presence in operations room; question of fatigue; concern personnel had for their safety; effect of his comments on morale; degree of risk that Fleet Air Arm personnel would undertake; attitude of ship's crew to their captain on return from campaign; comments on book 'A Message from the Falklands: The Life and Gallant Death of David Tinker'.

Object Details

Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), 1945-1989 (content), 1945-1989 (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Baynham, Henry (Recorder)
Black, John Jeremy (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1983
Dimensions: whole: Duration 140, Number Of Items 5
Catalogue number: 9005

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