TIME TO BOOK LAUNCH:

SLOPS PAGE (January  2012)

There are some new photo's of various slops items now available on the Slops Page.

BOOK LAUNCH (December 2011)

To commemorate its 25^th anniversary in 2012, the TON Class Association have produced a two-volume set of souvenir books: 'Jacks of All Trades' and 'Last of the Wooden Walls'.  Both books are A4 size and contain many illustrations.

Jacks of All Trades [138 pages] lists the operational history of each TON that served in the Royal Navy, with a photograph of each ship, plus a summary of the 37 TONs that were transferred to other navies.

Jacks of All Trades  is published and distributed by the TCA at a discounted price of £9.49 (inc p&p) and may be ordered from TCA Stores Officer, Lawrence Johnson,  4 Downham Close, Cowplain, Hampshire PO8 8UD. (Cheques payable to TCA).

Last of the Wooden Walls (160 pages) is a history of the TON Class vessels. It explains the concept of the non-magnetic coastal minesweeper, details of their construction and capabilities, their machinery armament and specialised equipment for minesweeping and minehunting, the deployments of the various squadrons and the campaigns in which they engaged, together with support ships and bases. The valuable contribution of the Royal Naval Reserve, details of service of TONs in other navies and a description of the sister-class of  Inshore Minesweeper rounds off this enthralling narrative.

Priced at £24.99 Last of the Wooden Walls can be ordered from Halsgrove Publications , Wellington Somerset, e-mail: sales@halsgrove.com

Jacks of All Trades and Last of the Wooden Walls together form a valuable work of reference for the naval historian and a jolly good adventure story for all who love the sea and ships

 If you are a TCA member, you can claim a £5 discount on the price of Last of the Wooden Walls. If you would like to become a member, please fill out the Membership Form & Standing Order mandate.

MEMBERSHIP FORM

LINKS PAGE (November 2011)

Links page updated, and all broken links repaired or removed.

16th MINESWEEPING SQUADRON REUNION - 2012 (November 2011)

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ARMED FORCES VETERANS BADGE (December  2010)

TCA members who served in HM Armed Forces are entitled to the badge shown above. To claim your badge (and certificate) click on the photo above and fill out the application form from their website. It is absolutely free. One thing you will need is your Service Number to claim.

HMS BRONINGTON (September  2010)

 See FACEBOOK page for latest BRONINGTON news

FACEBOOK (September  2010)

I am trying to set up a 'FACEBOOK' group to bring us more into the 21st Century. There are loads of ex-Ton ranks and ratings out there who, like me, have been badgered into opening a Facebook account by their kids. Hopefully if you click on the link above, you'll see how far I've got in the last couple of days. Please feel free to participate.

Rik

WANTED (September  2010)

Have you got, stashed away in your attic, any photo's or info of Tons/Hams/Leys/Fords you are willing to share ?

Please foreword them to the website for possible inclusion here (and definite inclusion in our archives) so that they remain a part of those ships heritage for years to come.

We are always on the lookout for unusual ships pix, and Ships Company group pix are a Godsend.

Please dig them out and share them before they are lost to the next generations forever !!

This is a request to record them now, as there have been so many photo's lost due to fire/flood/divorce that cannot be replaced.

Over the years, it has been a common theme that members have had original pix, but due to their circumstances mentioned above, have lost their photo's forever. Our Association wants to try and prevent this happening ever again in the future. If you have a photo/dit/news, then please scan and send it to the website at webmaster(at)tca2000.co.uk and it will get archived along with all the other material we have.

Your help is much appreciated.