Vice Admiral Sir Richard Innes Peek KBE CB DSC RAN (Rtd) as Commanding Officer HMAS Tobruk, Korea 1951-1952, interviewed by Colonel David Chinn MBE (Rtd)

Sir Richard Peek talks about: serving aboard the HMS Revenge during the Second World War; his service in the RAN during and after the Second World War; the death of his wife in child birth and the Navy's lack of compassion; his first command, HMAS Shoalhaven; a short spell with HMAS Bataan; his appointment to command HMAS Tobruk; his subsequent career to Chief of the Naval Staff; the implementation of 'the second degree of readiness' aboard ships that in which he sailed instead of 'defence watches'; his transfer from Bataan to Tobruk; the crew's feeling on being deployed to Korean waters; a cold patrol after generator failures and having consulted the crew; the ship's replenishment and mail; cold weather clothing; attacking a train on the east coast of North Korea; sinking a buoy, identified as a mine; operating off the west coast of Korea with the flag officer on board; comparing the Sydney's aircraft's operations with those of the RAAF's No. 77 Squadron; carriers HMAS Sydney and United States Marine (USM) carrier Rendova and their operations; the rescue of a downed USM colonel; the Tobruk's armament and radar systems; a Turkish solution to looting; cold and sleeping arrangements on patrol; an assessment of the major threats to allied naval ships; post traumatic stress disorder and compensation claims; ship rotation times; reflections on some senior officers, both in Korea and afterwards; honours, awards and recommendations; the Tobruk in Hong Kong, Arkam Susi and her sampan girls; a misunderstanding over a telegram from his fiancée; tales of bogus doctors; manning of ships during the Malayan Emergency; and the fight for equal rights for Naval personnel involved in the Malayan Emergency and the lack of support from Defence.