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Title: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: lambeho on Tuesday 20 January 15 22:41 GMT (UK)
I can make out that he started at Vivid I, but I cannot make out the name of the base or ship immediately below 'Vivid I'. Would appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Tuesday 20 January 15 23:12 GMT (UK)
This may help a bit

Regards

Malky
Title: Re: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: lambeho on Wednesday 21 January 15 01:03 GMT (UK)
Many thanks Malky! Perhaps that will help someone decipher.
Title: Re: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: Romilly on Wednesday 21 January 15 11:38 GMT (UK)

Hi Lambeho,

My late Father also served on Vivid 1. It was a Shore establishment:

HMS Vivid was the Navy barracks at Devonport. It was commissioned in 1890, and operated as a training unit until 1914. The base was renamed HMS Drake in 1934. A number of ships were renamed HMS Vivid whilst serving as depot ships for the base:
HMS Vivid was the original depot ship between 1892 and 1912.

HTH, Romilly.
Title: Re: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: catfordcrooner on Wednesday 21 January 15 11:44 GMT (UK)
Looks like D Shore on demobilization
Title: Re: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: lambeho on Thursday 22 January 15 22:08 GMT (UK)
Many thanks to Catfordcrooner and Romilly, but it is the word immediately below Vivid I that I am trying to decipher. It could be Kentine or Hentine and then in brackets Morris?, but I cannot find any WW1 ship that has that name.
Title: Re: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: joelmc on Thursday 22 January 15 23:17 GMT (UK)
The word in brackets looks like Morris to me.
Title: Re: Need deciphering my Grandfather's Navy Record
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Friday 23 January 15 00:30 GMT (UK)
HMS Morris was an M Class destroyer, commissioned in 1915. Built in John Brown's yard.

Regards

Malky