Ex Submariner Meets Commander of Today’s HMS Astute

89 year old Joe Oliver from Wallasey was Chief Stoker on HMS Astute back in the late 1950’s and 1960’s. On Sunday 20th Sep 2015 HMS Astute received the Freedom of Wirral. I saw Joe in the crowd watching the submariners parade in front of Wirral’s Mayor and dignitaries. After the ceremony I took Joe up to meet Mayor Les Rowlands and Commander of HMS Astute, Gareth Jenkins. Joe also met his counterpart, Chief Stoker of the nuclear sub and they had a good chinwag about submarines 5o years ago and now – quite different boats.

It was a privilege to help Joe and take these photograph of them all together, which I have copied to him.