Like many navigating officers, Reffell demanded precision and cogent arguments; as Commander-in-Chief, Gibraltar, he was held in affection
Like many navigating officers, Reffell demanded precision and cogent arguments; as Commander-in-Chief, Gibraltar, he was held in affection
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During the Third Cod War, he was the navigator in the frigate Andromeda when it was rammed by the Icelandic vessel Týr in 1975
He could find key valves and controls throughout his submarine blindfold, something he practised in case of loss of electrics,…
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