Its a long shot but.....................

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   Picking up on the question from my earlier post... "fitted for survey". The clues are the colour scheme, black hull and white uppers also the "gallows" arrangement midships.  I am not certain what this was for but it hinged down to the horizontal and was for streaming something.  Medusa had two lumps of angle steel below decks at this point which were the securing points for the same thing.  I also have some pics of the other survey HDMLs about the same time with the same fitting.  I am certain the HDML in the picture is ML1001.
Brian Holmes, medusa's historian has identified the RML next to the HDML....

The vessel next to her is ML 928 which was transferred to the army whilst building and received the name shown.  She was an ambulance launch and was paid off for disposal in November 1945 which will help to date the picture.

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	Picking up on the question from my earlier post... "fitted for survey". The clues are the colour scheme, black hull and white uppers also the "gallows" arrangement midships. I am not certain what this was for but it hinged down to the horizontal and was for streaming something. Medusa had two lumps of angle steel below decks at this point which were the securing points for the same thing. I also have some pics of the other survey HDMLs about the same time with the same fitting. I am certain the HDML in the picture is ML1001. Brian Holmes, medusa's historian has identified the RML next to the HDML.... The vessel next to her is ML 928 which was transferred to the army whilst building and received the name shown. She was an ambulance launch and was paid off for disposal in November 1945 which will help to date the picture.
	Alan

Des Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 January 2009 Location: South Australia Status: Offline Points: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote Des Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2009 at 10:28pm
	Well, I'll be..................................................................... It's now all become much clearer thanks to your help on this. Wasn't sure what an RML was, so used friend Google & came up with this..............http://www.geocities.com/b24gunr2000/RMLpicture.html although it seems Boveney was not used for those duties. Who could have ever predicted that apx. 65 years on, after cutting that photo out (I wonder if the Lending Library ever did hit my parents with a penalty for defacing a Magazine? ) that I would be at last discovering information about them from the other side of the globe almost immediately, by pressing a few keys on a thing that folds up to look like a large book , on a screen & with no cables & posted by satellite? Buck Rogers stuff to be sure. I know, I know.. Buck who? My old Dad would have loved it. Thank you both again, & it goes without saying that I would appreciate any further information on either vessel if & when it is discovered. Regards Des