A Royal Navy tradition for Christmas | Nostalgia

Our theme today is the Royal Navy – not, for once, the ships, but the men (and then it was only men) who sailed in them.
By Debz Croker
Published 26th Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
Maureen Maidment sent in this photograph of her father and the youngest member of the crew, Jerry Locke from Portchester, stirring the Christmas pudding with a paddle. It was taken aboard HMS Maidstone, a submarine depot ship, in December 1954.Maureen Maidment sent in this photograph of her father and the youngest member of the crew, Jerry Locke from Portchester, stirring the Christmas pudding with a paddle. It was taken aboard HMS Maidstone, a submarine depot ship, in December 1954.
Maureen Maidment sent in this photograph of her father and the youngest member of the crew, Jerry Locke from Portchester, stirring the Christmas pudding with a paddle. It was taken aboard HMS Maidstone, a submarine depot ship, in December 1954.

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