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29/June/09
Bob Bruce
Has sent in more photos, do you remember anyone? view here
17/June/09
Paul Kent
Has sent in an update to one of the football team pics from Bob Bruce (below) view here
10/May/09
Mike Sinnott
Has sent in some new pics of the 'Regent' view here
6/May/09
Matt Shaw
Has sent in some new pics view here
8/Feb/09
Steven Foster
Has sent us some more pics his dad Alan Foster took - 64 to 74 view here
30/Jan/09
From David Lucas
Chaps in the Photo taken outside the VMs mess i cannot remember there Names. can anyone out there help?
View here
Thanks to you all, & keep them coming!
Welcome to HMS Mauritius - all about HMS & more
Great, you`ve found us ! - So what is this site all about ?
Way back in 1968 I was 'drafted' to the Island of Mauritius (along with my wife Chris and our 2 year old son) to work at the R.N. Communication Station H.M.S. Mauritius - known throughout the island as just 'HMS'.
Throughout our time on the island we met, and made many friends, in particular the whole of 'D' watch (at that time) - including the localladsin the ship-shore commercial traffic room - the medical staff at the Naval Hospital where No.2 son was born (Sister 
Thundercliffe and Sister Alexander's names spring readily to mind). NAAFI staff in the shop, and serving 'Tiger' beer in theVM's bar and 'Batty' house near the swimming pool. Also the very many ex-pats we met soon after landing on the Island, and on taking up residence in the 'Casa Maria' Curepipe (our home for almost 12 months prior to moving to the married quarters at HMS).
If you spent time on that wonderful ‘Jewel of the Indian ocean` and would like to renew friendships, rekindle memories and, hear from those that you lived, worked schooled, & played with on the island (perhaps even those that still work, live and play on the island). If you had a part in the operation of the Comcen at Vacoas, the transmitting station at Bigara or the receiving 
station at Tombeau Bay from its commissioning until its closure in 1976 - Get in touch! Many of you have sent in great photos already and are posting your memories and stories, and some even posting recipies (see the chilli cake kid) on the Forum.
Please send in any Photos you may have, swing the lamp, and post your memories of the island and that of friends / oppos from the past. Recall the ‘runs ashore’ to the Regent in Vacoas, and the regular off-watch jollies to the Beach Club at Le-Chaland, early morning ‘shelling trips and ‘Rabbit Runs’ to Port Louis, (and more).