Talk:HMS Chequers

First Lieutenant : HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
From 1949, Philip was stationed in Malta, after his being posted as the first lieutenant of the destroyer HMS Chequers, the lead ship of the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean Fleet. source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh 49.181.39.126 (talk) 10:52, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

Red Sea tour of duty - "At Home" - 1950
There was a 'show the flag' tour of duty out of R61’s Malta base in the Med. in early 1950 to the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, among other destinations south of the Suez Canal. The Commander in Chief, Mediterranean, and the Captains and Officers of H.M Ships Chequers, Surprise, Cheviot, Chieftan, Chevron, and of H.M. S/M Tabard, were "at home" to the Port Sudan Commissioner and to selected guests, who were residents of Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The reception was held aboard H.M.S. Chequers from 6.15 p.m. on Saturday 14th January, 1950. (Source: personal R.S.V.P. invitation to civilian invitees.) Later that night, at the Red Sea Club, Port Sudan, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., a Ball was held with 20 various dances programmed, with an interval after the first ten brackets, and concluding with "God Save the King". (Source: personal Ball dance-partner card; times confirmed as 2200h to 0200h.) .. Copied from HMS Tabard (P342) related to footnote 11 there - "On 17 January 1950, along with HMS Chequers carrying Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, she escorted HMS Surprise carrying Admiral Sir Arthur Power to meet with Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia for talks at Jeddah." 180.200.137.207 (talk) 11:19, 28 April 2015 (UTC)