H.M.S. Caprice (World Cruise 1968) Association

Destroyer DO1 - The history of HMS Caprice 1942 - 1979 ... and the men who served in her

The Association, over the years, has accumulated numerous pictures and information of HMS Caprice from 1942 to 1979. In fact we have become the de facto archives of the ship’s history!

In 2008, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1968 World Cruise it was decided to publish a book. The book's contents grew rapidly from just the 1968 Commission to include all of the ship's History. It is now hoped to publish it in 2010.- and is now almost to final draft. If anyone looking at this has any photos, Commission Books, memories, stories, or anything else connected with the Caprice please get in touch with us – we will return all original material after digitising it and often enhancing it.

My grateful thanks to all those who have sent in material so far. It is intended to post as much information as possible on this website.

Graham Latter

Commission Books (pdf files)

1959- 60

Part 1 (pages 1-19 - 5.1mb)
Pages 20-21 (A3 Landscape Map - 634k)
Part 2
(pages 22 - 53 - 3.39mb)

1962- 63
(1.46mb)

Contributors to Date
Name Commission
Percy Newell 1944 - 46
Penny Tomalin 1945 (Father - photo)
Robert Stewart 1944 - 46 (Father in law info)
Ray Drew 1959 - 60
John Croft 1960 - 61
R.M. Green 1961 - 62 (HMS Carysfort)
Colin Gent 1960 - 62
Lewis Chelton 1962 - 63
Mike Enright 1962 - 63
John Higgins 1962 - 63
Members of the Caprice 1968 Association 1967-68
Gordon Duffy 1967-68
Brian Hobbs 1967-68
Mike Yeats 1967 (Merchant Navy)
(Gibraltar Refit) 1969-71
David Wilkes 1972

This page will be updated as the book progresses

Web Site maintained by Graham Latter
This page last updated August 17, 2010
--- -- Please download Java(tm).