Bidspirit auction | HMS Cottesmore signed cover Royal

HMS Cottesmore signed cover Royal Navy Lt Cdr A.R. Ireland, Ad Sir Peter Buchanan and Lady Audrey Buchanan signed HMS Cottesmore to comm the rededication of the Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessell at Rosyth 20 Nov 1997 Naval FDC. Details on cover RNC S4 No. 44. Admiral Buchanan joined the Royal Indian Navy in 1943.[2] During the Second World War he served as a midshipman on HMS Anson and HMS King George V. On the latter ship he fought the Japanese in the Pacific and was in the region when the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 1948 Buchanan transferred to the Royal Navy.[2] From 1956 to 1958 he was on the staff of the Britannia Royal Naval College. He served on HMS Birmingham from 1958 to 1960. As Fleet Operations Officer in the Far East from 1963 to 1964 he was Mentioned in Despatches. From 1965 to 1967 he served on HMS Victorious.[2] Buchanan was given command of HMS Endurance in 1968.[4] He proved that the route now known as the Buchanan Passage can be used to reach Marguerite Bay from the North. He became Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord in 1970. In 1972 he took command of HMS Devonshire, before returning to the Ministry of Defence in 1974 and, having been promoted to rear admiral, becoming Naval Secretary in 1976. Following promotion to vice admiral, he was appointed Chief of Staff, Allied Naval Forces Southern Europe in 1979. Good condition Est.