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Caption Competition
We haven’t had a caption competition for some time so here goes.
This photo, courtesy of Doug Littlejohns, records the visit of HMS Osiris to Ilkley in 1976.

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10 comments on “Caption Competition”
Ilkley mayor baht ‘at . . .
Caption: “whatever you do, don’t press the red button”
“Thank you for shopping with us. I have your change here.”
I’ll swap you this crest for your chain
Sorry we got a little lost past Leeds where did you say we are again.
Next time we come perhaps you could widen the canal a bit?
“… and this remote lets you use the periscope as a selfie stick, sir.”
From Jim Foster
Doug’s thumb didn’t grow until later in his life.
Yorkshire were always ahead of time, never seen a radio hairnet before !
This depicts the golden rivet which I understand several of the crew may have offered to show you.