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Frederick Parham
| Sir Frederick Parham (deceased) Admiral Sir Frederick Parham, GBE, KCB, DSO, Commander of HMS Belfast during World War 2. Born on 9th January 1901, he studied at the Royal Naval Colleges at Osborne and Dartmouth before becoming a midshipman on HMS Malaya in 1917. Rising to the rank of Commander by 1934, he took command of HMS Shikari in 1937 followed by HMS Gurkha in 1938. Now as a Captain, he took command of HMS Belfast from 1942 to 1944 and finally HMS Vanguard, the last British battleship from 1947 to 1949. He went on to take a number of higher posts in the navy, including Commissioner of the Admiralty, 4th Lord of the Admiralty and Commander in Chief of The Nore before retiring in 1959 as an Admiral. He died 20th March 1991, aged 90. |
Items Signed by Sir Frederick Parham (deceased) |
  | HMS Belfast by Robert Taylor. Price : £75.00 | At the outbreak of World War II, H.M.S. Belfast had already joined the Home Fleet operating out of Scapa Flow. Patrolling north of the Faeroes in October 1939 she came across and captured the German liner Cap Norte. This success was short-lived, how...... |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Sir Frederick Parham (deceased) |
 | HMS Belfast Naval Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Randall Wilson. Pack Price : £130.00 Saving : £115 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : HMS Belfast by Robert Taylor. HMS Belfast During the Battle of North Cape by Randall Wilson. | |
    | Royal Navy Cruisers Naval Prints. Pack Price : £180.00 Saving : £365 | Naval Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : HMS Belfast by Robert Taylor. HMS Belfast During the Battle of North Cape by Randall Wilson. HMS Dorsetshire by Ivan Berryman. HMS Dido by Ivan Berryman. HMS Jamaica by Ivan Berryman. HMS Emerald by Ivan Berryman. |
