Posted by Paul Flint on August 18, 2005 at 22:59:37 from 81.153.34.173 user flint.
In Reply to: Re: Telling TIME with Bells posted by Robert Dilley on August 16, 2005 at 20:10:49:
As a very junior officer I recall standing on the flight deck of HMS LONDON visiting the Pool of London in the early 80s. At 0800 the Duty Commanding Officer ordered 8 bells to be struck and the white ensign hoisted. On about the third ring of the bell it fell off its bracket and clanged across the flight deck - in front of dozens of London commuters crossing Tower Bridge and watching from offices. We got our own back. On the same visit technicians accidentally activated the missile fire control radar - which affected computers in a nearby office block. A memorable visit!