A tankard belonging to Commander Frank H Feest BSc RN was donated to us by his widow, Barbara. Frank joined the Royal Navy in 1956 and was appointed to HMS Scarborough in 1961. He was the Instructor officer to the Squadron. HMS Scarborough visited here in August 1962 and the Mayor was piped aboard. There was a Church Service and children's party. The ship had a busy itinerary and visited Iceland for Fisheries Protection, Norway, Malta, La Spezia, Gibraltar, Taranto, Piraeus and Barcelona.
H.M.S. Scarborough was a first-rate anti-submarine, Type 12, Whitby Class frigate, launched in 1955 by the Countess of Scarborough. The ship led a busy life, as the Leader of the 5th Frigate Squadron. She circumnavigated the globe visiting many countries and taking part in some important world events including the Atomic Bomb Tests (operation Grapple) at Christmas Island in the Pacific 1958.
H.M.S. Scarborough was involved in the usual naval training exercises and patrols including Icelandic patrols during the Cod War. From 1964 until 1972 she was responsible for providing sea training for young officer cadets, engine room artificers and Royal Marine officers from Britain and officer cadets from many other countries.
She also visited Scarborough in June 1971 and May 1972. She was decommissioned and paid off on the 7th August 1972. On 31st August 1977 she was broken up at Blyth Ship-breakers.
Frank retired in October 1980 and passed away in August 2018.
