Leading Seaman Gunner George Stevens
Stevo was in charge of the gun line and who could ever forget the pith helmet and vest he used to wear on the occasions of firing the gun line. He didn't have a lot of work to do when Guido Willis was the Skipper, but he certainly worked overtime when Tug Wilson took command. If Stevo was upset in any way by superiors he had a green coat he used to put on and then walk around the upperdeck. Stevo certainly was eccentric but then again we all were to some extent.
One time when we were in Sydney, Stevo went up to a dockyard copper when going out the gate and said he wanted to take 2000 cigarettes ashore the next night and he would give him 200 cigarettes if he let him through the dockyard gate. The copper said "No trouble, but come to me only". The next night Stevo was walking through the gate and ignored the dockyard copper. The copper called out "Hoi, you, come here." "Open your bag!" and called another copper over as witness. Stevo opened his bag and there were no cigarettes in it. "Where are the cigarettes?" enquired the copper. Stevo said "I know what a bastard you are, so I took them out last night!". Case dismissed, on cap, about turn, quick march!

Ord Seaman Rue
Naturally his nickname was 'Kanga'. At the time of serving on the Quiberon, he was not very self confident. I can remember when he was finally allowed to take the wheel, he was so nervous he reported to the Officer of the Watch (Lt Foster I think), "Ordinary Seaman Wheel on the Rue, Sir." Lt Foster replied "I'll bear that in mind." Another time Rue was so far off course going up the East Coast he was threatened with being charged for desertion.

Able Seaman Bluey Jones
A real Aussie with a slow drawl and ranked with the best of he lower deck 'lawyers'. Bluey joined Quiberon early in 1961. One of his best mates was Rocky Turner. Two of Bluey's famous acts:-

• We had just finished our refit and about to slip and proceed to Jarvis Bay to degauss and swing on the compass etc. Two weeks of total bordom. Blue was in charge of slipping the bow line and he was to run back and jump aboard on the quarterdeck as the seaman on the stern line slipped that line and followed suit. Bluey slipped the bow line then refused to jump onboard, much to the 'Jimmy's' chagrin. I was screw flagsman, which meant I stood on the superdeck overlooking the quarterdeck and held a red flag up if a line could foul the screws and a green flag if all was Ok. I witnessed the event. Blue turned himself in to Kuttabul and got 7 days cells. Then had the next 7 evenings at the 'Rockers' and the Cross. When blue rejoined us after Jarvis Bay he stated we got 14 days cells and while he only got 7!
• It was Bluey's birthday and we were in Sydney. Bluey wanted a 'make-and-mend' so he arranged to have a telegram sent to himself wishing him a happy birthday, signed Mum. He was piped to the gangway for a teleram. Bluey's part of ship was the fo'castle and I forget to OIC of the fo'castle, however Blue went up to him, read the telegram and putting his head on the officer's shoulder said "Oh Sir, isn't that lovely. Wouldn't a 'make-and-mend' be nice." Blue was told to bugger off and have a 'make-and-mend'.