F15 HMS Euryalus as seen on the River Tyne on 21st October 1978
HMS Euryalus (F15) was a Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy. Like the rest of the class, Euryalus was named after a figure of mythology. She was built by Scotts Shipbuilders of Greenock and launched on 6th June 1963. She wascommissioned on 16th September 1964.
F15 was the sixth Royal Naval vessel of the name and had a strong liaison with the Lancashire Fusiliers, whose motto (Omnia Audax) she bore from the 4th Euryalus landing its 1st Battalion at W Beach, Gallipoli where the Regiment "won six Victoria Crosses before breakfast"!
Euryalus' Officers in early in 1968
Euryalus' Wasp being wheeled out of the ship's hangar (Photo MD Thomas)
I never cease to be amazed by the generous allocation of space afforded shipborne hangars!
