Muskeeta Nautica's Podcast

This is the second part of Biff Fricker's written biography covering a couple of domestic deployments and another deployment in the Suez Canal.

This is a Bonus episode to append to the Biography of Biff Fricker. The Armentieres Incident refers to a collision of the Battlefield Class Target Towing Launch Armentieres. Sever damage was done to the boat but the actions of her crew saved her from destruction. This is the account as written in Biff's own words.

This is the first part of the biography of Maurice 'Biff' Fricker one of the central characters found time and again throughout this series. It is appended with The Armentierres Incident, and concluded in Part 2. 

This episode covers briefly Biff's childhood through to his training in the RASC Water Transport service and first foreign deployment.

This is the written, unpublished memoir of Sgt Roy Shilton a Marine Engineer in the Royal Army Service Corps. 

He tells about his time in Egypt, Scotland and Borneo as well as several other experiences. Some of the names he mentions will be familiar from other Podcasts within this series, such as Biff and Mick Fricker.

Mick was a Sergeant serving under the 'crossed swords' ensign of the British Royal Army Service Corps, Water Transport Division.

During his time he travelled the world serving in Egypt during the Suez crisis, Pre-Gadhafi Libya and over in the Far East. He served on several deployments to the far east where he worked with the special forces during the Borneo confrontation, he was terrified to see a large sea monster, and witnessed a very historic explosion!

This is Sgt Geoff Hurren's account of an eventful voyage from Port Said, Egypt to Gibraltar on board an Army Motor Fishing Vessel.

This is the introduction episode to the series 'Under the Crossed Swords.' In this series we hear the stories and experiences of the Soldier Sailors of the Army's Navy. Where the men still survive we hear some of the story from their own mouths. For the most part their written biographies are read out in Audiobook fashion. 

We hope you enjoy listening to the experiences of these brave men who so proudly served under their crossed swords ensign.

This is the general introduction to this channel. Giving some detail as to what we're about, what to expect from us and most importantly where the name 'Muskeeta' comes from!

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