Back in time

ron · #1 09-12-08, 11:16

Some years ago I called in to Pounds ship yard down at Portsea and took quite a lot of pics of the amour laying around down there carriers and tanks etc, I will post a few,if there is any interest I have plenty more to see,
Regards, Ron

Ryan · #2 09-12-08, 11:20

Plenty of interest here Ron. Would love to see more.

The Matilda pics in your other thread were terrific too.

Bring 'em on.

ron · #3 10-12-08, 05:52

I found this one parked under the main road overpass in pounds yard

ron · #4 10-12-08, 05:57

Sorry guys I know that this does not belong here,but I posted it just to show you the type of things that were there the time that I was there, its a ww2 sub that was being scrapped

ron · #5 10-12-08, 06:18

I forget what this is? its not a very good pic

ron · #6 10-12-08, 06:22

interesting item

ron · #7 10-12-08, 06:25

This one was sand blasted and painted up for some movie

ron · #8 10-12-08, 06:31

More Churchills

ron · #9 10-12-08, 06:36

You felt just like a kid in a lolly shop at Pounds

ron · #10 10-12-08, 06:42

still more

ron · #11 10-12-08, 06:44

Every where you looked Churchills

ron · #12 10-12-08, 06:48

They were all mainly complete

ron · #13 10-12-08, 06:52

Of course I had to climb inside,and wave to the peasents

ron · #14 10-12-08, 06:56

Different Tank

ron · #15 10-12-08, 07:01

Track on the ground and a road wheel

ron · #16 10-12-08, 07:05

This is my late wife and daughter standing next to the tank, with a lady like this behind you and interested in your hobby it makes all the differance

ron · #17 10-12-08, 07:09

I am inside checking it out and thats my daughter keeping an eye on me

ron · #18 10-12-08, 07:13

Hope that you are not getting bored?

ron · #19 10-12-08, 07:15

Another one for you

ron · #20 10-12-08, 07:19

Getting towards the end

ron · #21 10-12-08, 07:26

Sorry about that last one

ron · #22 10-12-08, 07:29

another one

ron · #23 10-12-08, 07:32

Close up shot

Tony Smith · #24 10-12-08, 08:03

Ron, you know you can now post 5 pictures per reply, not the old 1-for-1?

ron · #25 10-12-08, 08:17

Hello Tony,
Thanks for that mate I did not know at least that will make it easier, Regards Ron

Richard Farrant · #26 10-12-08, 09:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron

Different Tank

Ron,

This one is a M5A1 Stuart, converted by the British Army to a gun tractor to move the 17 pdr. There were quite a number of these in Pounds and I know a number were saved.

ron · #27 11-12-08, 10:28

Hello Richard,
Thanks for the information on the Stuarts,I have found two more pics, Regards Ron

ron · #28 11-12-08, 10:36

As promised here are the two pics of the arrival of the Russian tanks,they were unloaded the trucks left,and the games began I can tell you that it carnt get any better than that,
Regards Ron

Ryan · #29 11-12-08, 10:43

Terrific pictures of a time gone by Ron. Each one telling a story.
....and all on my harddrive now too.

The unknown picture you posted early on may be a Cromwell hull but I'm not 100% sure.

Oh, T-34's. In 1988 where would they have come from? Surely that was too early for eastern bloc equipment?

ron · #30 11-12-08, 11:09

Hello Ryan
Thanks for the comments,My main idea was to generate some interest with some of our older members,who like myself were there when all of this was happening in the hope that they may have taken photos of what they saw to allow our younger members an insight to the past,we are all guilty at some time of thinking nothing will change and it will all be there forever so all we can ask is for people to dig out there pics and chare them with us.
Regards Ron