STB023 This is stunning Buckingham collectors official limited Battle Of Trafalgar first day cover hand signed by Sandy Woodward where the signature rests perfectly accompanying the special hand commemorative franks. This comes with full lifetime COA as the signing has been officially certified by the publishers with stunning gold metallic sticker on reverse detailing the individual number of the autograph series and its hallmarking further detailed in absolute brand new mint condition. You wont source better.
In 1960 he passed the Royal Navy's rigorous Submarine Command Course known as The Perisher, and received his first command, the T-class submarine HMS Tireless. Promoted to lieutenantcommander in May 1962, he then commanded HMS Grampus before becoming the second in command of the nuclear fleet submarine HMS Valiant. In 1967, he was promoted to commander and became the Instructor (known as Teacher) of The Perisher Course. He took command of HMS Warspite in December 1969. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1972. In 1974, he became Captain of Submarine Training and in 1976 he took command of HMS Sheffield.