SOME USELESS INFORMATION

Up to the 1^st July 1966, the ship has steamed 70,393 miles during this commission spending 4,769 hours underway – or we could have spent 7 months 2½ days continuous steaming at 14.8 knots, which would mean we could have gone around the Isle of Wight 1100 times.

During the months of May and June we steamed 16,374 miles, which is a record for the ship during this period.

Since leaving the UK in February we have spent 70 days at sea already.

Since the conversion of the ship it has travelled just over the distance between the earth and the moon.

For every mile the ship has gone this commission a tot of rum has been issued, where did your tot get you to?

The weight of HMS Lion has been eaten in potatoes this commission.

Seven miles of sausages and 137,100 eggs have been seen off since commissioning.

Seven hundred and sixty three blocks of Kai have been consumed.

Two thousand two hundred and eighty cups and glasses have been issued this commission – 10 per person, - perhaps someone will let us into the secret one day.

This commission we have done 101 RAS’s so far, 7 astern fuelling, 64 abeam fuelling, the remainder being jackstays.

Doesn’t this make you all feel you ought to sign on!!