Ships of the Royal Navy

When complete, this website will contain the detailed, often day-to-day, history of over 100 Royal Navy ship names. I say names because often a ship's name was used many times in history.

These accounts have been written by my dad, John (Dusty) Miller over a period of 40 years. Painstaking research, without a computer or the internet, all on a typewriter!

Because of this, I have to transcribe his typewritten notes into the computer so I will be adding ships as often as I can.

I have started with HMS Ark Royal, as that is a ship on which I proudly served, although to my dad's dismay I joined as a stoker! I too am John (Dusty) Miller; we were nothing if not imaginative with names in our family!

If anyone has a particular ship they wish to see the history of, just drop me an email. If it is available, I will put it next on the list.

We are open to corrections and amendments and value any photographs you can send that with permission we can add to the site.

My dad was born in Nottingham in 1932 one of two boys.

He joined the Royal Navy in 1950 training at HMS Collingwood as an electrician.

He served on the following ships:
HMS Aisne
HMS Loch Fada
HMS Portcullis
HMS Liverpool
HMS Gambia
HMS Bulawayo

He lived in Nottingham devoting his spare time to all things Royal Navy. He sadly Crossed the Bar: 0010, 2nd June, 2018

As a dad, he was an inspiration and a great role model.