| The Royal Navy had partaken in the Leyte invasion
which was the beginning of the liberation for the Philippines on October
20,1944.
H.M.S. ARIADNE was a Mine Laying ship which
was employed in Australia. When the invasion force was formed, she became
the only British ship involved in these landings.
In January of 1945, in the Battle of Lingayen,
another British ship was present, it was a 5 masted schooner which had
no name and was classified as a top secret communications ship. Ships of
the fleet would dispatch a crew to this ship to pick up and have their
messages sent. Only the schooner's crew was allowed below deck.
1945 AUGUST 15: SUBIC BAY NAVAL STATION to
CALIFORNIA
From J. F. Lantemian M3/c Submarine Repair
Unit Navy #3002 c/o F.P.O. San Francisco, Calif.,
a U.S. Navy serviceman aboard the British vessel.
Cover posted aboard a British vessel
(submarine) of the British Pacific Fleet, at
Manila for repairs.
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"FROM H.M. SHIP" censor handstamp in green
and signed.
3002 was the designation for Subic Bay Naval
Station.
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