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The ships of both Home and Mediterranean Fleets assembled at Malta to enable the Commanders-in-Chief and their staffs to discuss the latest weapons and ideas and to give ships' companies the opportunity of taking part in social and sporting activities.

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A.F.OS. marked with an asterisk have lions which appear to have some value been published for display on ships' to the Armed Forces. During the war such ideas and suggestions received company notice boards. varied from proposals for major operaFormation of Sixth Submarine tions to minor ruses de guerre, and Squadron from entirely new weapons of war to A.F.O.381 /55 announced the for- improvements in the smallest details mation of the 6th Submarine Squadron of existing material. All are welcomed to provide submarines for A/S train- and will be carefully examined by ing for the Royal Canadian Navy. The experts.

Squadron will consist of three subOriginators of suggestions should marines and will be based at Halifax, constantly bear in mind the necessity Nova Scotia. for caution in discussing their ideas outside service circles. The more Stores Petty Officer Advancement and valuable the idea the more A.F.O.384155 announced that ap- original it is that it should not beimportant had been for the proval given qualito a potential enemy. fication of six months sea-going service come known before being put on the roster for Recommendations for Accelerated Stores Petty Officer to he p1 a cc d in Advancement abeyance and that in future the reA.F.O.647/55 gave the revised rules quirement will be six months' service for making recommendations f o r in one of H.M. Ships, not necessarily accelerated advancement. These a r c sea-going, after the age of 174. that the number of recommendations for accelerated advancement is not to Naval Central Fund A.F.O.393/55 announced that the exceed 20 per cent. of the total numNaval Central Fund has now bee n bers reported on the front and back of formally constituted and registered as form S.507 with the following excepa Naval charity. Its object will be to tions:assist, by grants or loans, existing in(a) Ratings borne for duty with a stitutions or new projects of a charitFlag Officer or forming part of able character for the welfare of the his retinue m a y be recommended at his discretion. members and former members of the Royal Navy and their dependants. It (b) Candidates for Branch Rank on will be a condition for grants or loans course are to be excluded and from the Fund that the cost of the obreported separately, the number ject in view cannot be met from public recommended f o r accelerated funds or from other non-public or advancement being at the local Welfare Funds. The Fund will Captain's discretion. not consider applications for help from (c) Certain training ships and trainindividuals. ing establishments are allowed a Inventions and Suggestions varying increase in percentages. *A.F.O.468155 stated that the In exceptional cases where an unAdmiralty welcomed any ingenious usually large proportion of men are and. thoughtful suggestions relating to worthy of accelerated advancement the equpment or fighting practices of the Commander-in-Chief can authorize an Royal Navy, and they hope that all increase in the quota by up to 5 per officers and men will forward sugges- cent.

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A REVIEW of the responsibilities for weapons in use in the Naval Service has been made in the light of changing circumstances and past experience.

This has led to the adoption of the following policy.

The Guonery Branch of the Royal Navy, who have for some years been dealing with guided weapons as well as with naval gunnery, have now taken over airborne gunnery in all its forms. including rockets a n d bombs. They have also been charged with responsibility for such atomic weapons as may be developed within their sphere.

The Torpedo Anti-Submarine Branch of the Navy have similarly become responsible for a II weapons which function under water.

As a result of these re-adjustments in responsibilities, the Air Armament School has been moved from Royal N a v a I Air Station, St. Mcrryn, to H.M.S. Excellent, the Gunnery School at Whale Island, Portsmouth. and the syllabus for the training of specialist gunnery officers has been modified in the light of the new responsibilities. A part of the course is now spent at a Royal Naval Air Station and includes flying experience during weapon exercises as part of the training.

Similarly the course for specialist Torpedo Anti-Submarine officers has been modified and includes flying experience during a course in air weapons at a Naval Air Station.

For c I os c integration of air and weapon experience, a certain number of Fleet Air Arm pilots and observers will specialize in gunnery and torpedo anti-submarine, and carry out the long specialist courses referred to above.

It is therefore fitting that the main feature of this issue should be devoted The recent changes in the system of to the Gunnery Branch.

Naval P a y Accounting have these objectives in view:(a) The saving of time and labour and to even the flow of work in pay offices. (b) The issue of personal copies of statements of account to at the end of each accounting period, to encourage them to take an interest in and understand their pay accounts and to e n a b 1 c queries to be settled speedily; also to assist Pay Codes pay entitlement if an individual ON 9TH MARCH in reply to a quesbecomes separated from his pay lion asking whether the First Lord proaccount. (The issue of t h e se posed to revise the existing Pay Codes ledger sheets for the quarter in the Royal Navy, the Parliamentary ending December 31, 1954, was Secretary said that the existing Naval an example of this.) ''v Code was introduced on 1st April. (c) A uniform system of fortnightly 1954. and no revision is contemplated present. payments to ratings and R.M. other ranks throughout the serILM.S. vice-monthly and mid-monthly Assistance payments abroad will be disconIn reply to a question the First Lord tinued. said that on the occasion of l-1.M.S. (d) Simplification of fortnightly rate Montclare getting into difficulties on calculation and settlement paythe 5th February. two Dragonfly and ments by working to periods of one Whirlwind helicopters went to her an exact number of weeks, i.e.. to assistance and were able help in 12 and 14 weeks, each ending on lines between and two passing the ship a pa day instead of calendar of the tugs who were standing by. and quarters as at present. also in transferring a medical officer. (e) To speed up the transfer of pay Discharge by Purchase accounts when personnel are drafted.

In reply to a question asking to what extent applicants for discharge by purNew System chase have to provide evidence that they have an oiler of employment on Briefly this is how these changes will release and whether any specific wage affect the pay of ratings, without going is demanded. The Civil Lord stated into the detailed instructions concernthat there was no general rule that .1 ins the operation of the new system. specific offer o f employment i s re- which are the responsibilities of the quired, but that in cases where a man pay office stalls and would only tend applied for discharge on the ground to confuse the uninitiated. that he could obtain more highly-paid The issue of f o r m s S.50 (ledger employment, he was naturally required sheets) similar to that of December to produce evidence of the employ- 31. 1954. will now be a regular ocment available and the wage offered. currence at the end of each ledger He added that not less than 87 per period. Each rating will thus have a cent. of those who applied for dis- detailed record of his own pay account charge from March to December last for the ledger period or from the date were granted discharge. of joining his ship, if after the com-

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mcncement of that period. He will then be able to examine his account at regular intervals and raise any queries with his pay office if in any doubt as to the entries on his ledger sheet. It is well to point out at this stage that this ledger sheet is the same one that has been operated, for the period in question, by the pay office staff. It should be stressed here that these forms are official documents to be kept by all personnel for six months and not mutilated or altered in any way.

From April 1, 1955, the ledger periods will no longer be complete calendar quarters b u t accounting periods of an exact number of weeks each ending on a pay day, e.g., two periods of twelve weeks and two of fourteen weeks in each year. At the commencement of each period a rating's pay will be completely calculated for the whole period and after all his total allotments, income tax, etc., for the whole period have been deducted he balance arrived at will he divided by the number of pay days in the period. i.e.. six or seven as the case may he. This will have the effect of ensuring a more uniform fortnight rate and eliminating, with the exception of an o d d ten shillings or so. quarterly settlements.

First Payment The first payment of the new system will be made on April 22. 1955. the April 8 payment will be made under the old method to give pay office staffs the opportunity, to complete the huge task of setting the new method in motion. It is quite possible that for some ships and establishments the pay day, of April 22 will be a quarterly settlement, probably the last one of any appreciable amount many of us will have and therefore the new fortnightly rate due on that date will be augmented by any settlement due from the old system. After this fortnightly payments will vary very little, except for any changes which may occur in a rating's pay, e.g., advancement, alteration of allotments. disrating. reduction of income tax due, etc. These will be adjusted as they occur even to the extent of the deduction or refund of income tax, where applicable, and will be reflected in the following fortnight's payment.

The ledger sheet which is issued to personnel is also used as a transfer list when a discharge to another ship is involved. The sheet is simply detached from the loose leaf binding and sent to the new pay, office with minimum amount of delay. This therefore ensures that as far as possible personnel are not separated from t he i r pay accounts any longer than is necessary.

The present system of officers' payment. i.e., monthly, will remain the

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THE FIRST SEA LORD. ADMIRALOF THE FLEET SIR RIIODERICK MeGRIGOR, G.C.II., D.S.O.

IN APRIL I shall be relieved as First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff by Admiral The E a ri Mountbatten of Burma. This will bring to an e n d nearly fifty years' service in the Royal Navy, which I joined in January, 1906, as a Naval Cadet, at the age of 12.

Since then I have served all over the world in every t y pe of ship from Battleship to Destroyer, and from Aircraft Carrier to Submarine.

It is strange now to look back at those d a y s at the beginning of my career, when aircraft were unknown, the submarine still in its infancy, fire control completely lacking, wireless just making its first appearance, and the reciprocating engine and coal-fired boiler in normal use. Ships were then so much smaller and simpler, ships' companies one-third of their present size, and technical ratings almost nonexistent. Commissions normally lasted three years, and much of the food and conditions were as in the sailing ship era.

Since then there ha v e been great changes, changes in ships, in propulsion, in weapons and equipment, in living conditions, and in the knowledge needed among the officers and men who man our ships. More gre a changes clearly lie ahead, but what has not changed is the task of the Navy, that is as in the past; in war, to ensure the safe arrival of those supplies on which our country depends for its very existence and without w h i c h our armies could not fight and our air forces c o u I d not fly; in peace, the world wide task of helping those in distress, of nipping trouble in the bud, or of dealing with trouble if it does

break out. That is our historic role, and the development of aircraft, of guided missiles, and of modern weapons and equipment is, in so many ways, helping us to carry out our duty.

And yet the important thing in the Navy is not only to ensure continual improvement in its ships, its aircraft, and its equipment, but also to ensure that we have the officers and men who can use and maintain these to the best advantage. We need, as in the past, a long service Navy, in which officers and men are willing to ma k e their careers. That means that conditions of service and standards of living in ships and establishments rn us t also move with the times, always subject to the overriding need tq use the m o n e y made available to the Navy to the best advantage, and not to sacrifice unduly fighting efficiency on which one day our country may depend for its very existence and we ourselves for our very lives.

That continual improvement h a s been our aim at the Admiralty and just to quote one example, I hope that such measures as the General Service Commission, which is now getting into its stride, will, with no sacrifice in efficiency, help to make the Service more attractive a n d reduce the hardships caused by separation from one's family.

It will indeed be a sad day for me when I have to leave the Service to which I have devoted my life, and I cherish the memory of many happy Commissions.

I wish all of you, and your families in the Portsmouth Port Division, every happiness and success in the future.

God bless you all.

MOTORING NOTES ON THE day of writing these notes it was officially announced by the B.B.C. that Winter had officially ended and that Spring was officially with us.

"And a b o u t time too" I can hear people say as we still shudder in a cold easterly wind.

On Servicing A much more important d a t e for motorists, however, is M a r c h 25, when in any cars and motor-cycles which have been Ia i d up for the winter will he brought out, taxed, and put on the road again. I wonder how many of them will get a decent cheekover beforehand. For those of you who haven't given it a thought, may I stress how important it is to gi v e your machine a thorough servicing before using it again, and to continue that servicing regularly. As I told a friend only the other day, if you can't do it yourself, then ten bob spent on a regular servicing at your garage will save you pounds in depreciation later. It is undoubtedly money well invested, paricutarl v if ou stick to the one garage and make it literally responsible for the smooth running of your machine.

Is it Worth It 1 his exhortation to pay some attention to y o u r car or motor-cycle is prompted by some work my own firm had to do recently to a car which had been laid up. As a gesture the car had been put into the servicing bay for a free general grease all round, the owner having spent a considerable sum of money, on the engine. I do not exaggerate when I say that on applying the pressure greaser to the steering joints dry red rust was blown out of all of them. In addition the rear axle had no oil in it at all, and the gear box was half empty. The owner admitted that all he had ever done was to put petrol in the tank and had ignored everything clsc-he is now a much wiser but poorer man.

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May I, therefore, as a lover of all good machinery, urge all Naval motorists to do something about this maintenance problem now. It will save you pounds in the long run, as well as unnecessary breakdowns.

Spring Cleaning Incidentally, don't forget to give the petrol p urn p. carburettor, sparking p1 u g s and contact breaker points a spring clean. It will give you much easier starting and general running.

Equally as important is to check and adjust the brakes. It may be embarrassing to lack engine power when climbing a hill or whilst passing the other fellow, but much more so if you can't stop when descending, or if something gets in your way.

Car Deliveries There has been little change in the car delivery position in recent months, waiting lists have once more started to grow. Many people are of course waiting for the Budget before deciding on a new car. For those who do seriously intend to buy a new car but prefer to see what is going to happen to Purchase Fax. I suggest you Place your order now, stipulating delivery after the Budget. This will secure your place in the queue, and you can confirm your order later with the usual deposita little nearer delivery date.

As to secondhand cars, the demand has increased in the last few days whilst prices have also hardened. My advice here is to start looking around now before the plums h a v e been picked. Incidentally, provided you can pay cash and k no w what you are about, it is worth spending a day at the car auctions. These take place at Chichester on Tuesdays, Farnborough on Wednesdays and at Southampton on Saturdays.

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Coming Events April 3rd-Hill Climb, Brunton; April 11th-International Meeting Goodwood; April 23rd-G e n e r a 1 Practice Day, Goodwood; Bordeaux Grand Prix, France.

April 27th-B.A.R.C. S.W. Centre Club Meeting, Totton;

same and the accounting periods will continue to be calendar quarters. But the method of arriving at the monthly rate payable will be similar to that used for ratings' fortnightly payments.

Forms S.50 (ledger sheets) will therefore he issued to officers at slightly April 30th-MiIle Miglia, Italy. varying times to those of ratings.

A. E. Marsh.

The new pay system will probably have teething troubles, but once running smoothly will operate to the benefit of all concerned, and it is hoped enable all personnel to have a clearer understanding of the workings of their pay accounts-o n e of the objectives of the change.

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THE NEWS of the month is the issue will iron out any inequalities between by the Admiralty of the rules for occupation of married quarters and the in- ments. stitution of the central control and AREA OF PORTSMOUTH roster on April 1, 1955. This event has 1ARRIED QUARTERS for a long time and it been Before going further it is as well to may well be that some of those on establishment and ship rosters may say who is cntitlcd to apply for Portse hav ed ait aw forgotten that the scheme of mouth married quarters. There have allocation brought into force rather been very few changes from the old over a year ago was a temporary one. rules in this respect and those entitled

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Thus we already have sonic 500 (c) Ships bascd locally at Ports.---- mouth. such as the Local officers and ratings in hired married Flotilla.

5th Subflrinc Flotilla, Vernon quarters under the old rules and they ' , will stay there so long as they continue tenders, etc. to serve in the "entitled area" or until (d) Tync. . their three years are up. Those on the .. (e) Portsmouth ships on general : service commission whilst on the - . T-: . existing waiting list will keep their home leg of the commission. original date of application which determines their place on the roster.

(1) Ships based elsewhere but which Of the rosters more will be said later. give seasonal leave at Portsmouth, e.g., 4th and 5th Minesweeping Squadrons.

SCHEME FOR ALLOCATION In working out a scheme for allocaINTER -COMMAND Cross- start Steward Meadows and L.R.E.M. blow and may have made all the difAnyone in the entitled area may THE tion many different ideas have been Moorhead, of Air Command, were up ference to the final reckoning which PY to go on the roster and will re- Country Championship for l955 was tried, usually with points for such Ofl the roster until he is given a held on March 16 over a six-mile in the lead with P.O. Sharp, and at the gave Air Command the team trophy things as length of separation, number half-way stage Air were in front of with a score of 36 points to Portsof children and so on, but no combin42 points, with Nore 124 and through being drafted away from the Although there was a fresh breeze, Portsmouth by four points, with the mouth's ation could be found which was simple conditions underfoot were first class other two commands literally nowhere. Plymouth 138. So clear was the to understand and generally fair to all. port or to foreign service or through Soon after the start of the second lap supremacy of the two leading teams So it has been decided that these his ship leaving for the foreign leg of and the arrangements for the staging of the race were very well carried out Sharp took the lead, but could not that L.E.M. Brennan, the Portsmouth married men who have been separated a general service commission. If Licut. Mitchell, of the home shake Moorhcad off though the pair of reserve man, running as an individual, from their families by foreign service drafted from one ship in the entitled by them managed to drop Meadows, and finished in front of any runner from for not less than IS months shall have area to anothcralso in the entitled area establishment. there is no need to apply again.

It WkS anticipated that there would when the leaders appeared in the the other two commands. The team to over all others. priority They will go When a man comes to the top of the be a keen struggle for team honours finishing straight Sharp and Moorhead represent the Navy was chosen as on their special according to their date of application. Anyone with roster, it will be checked whether he between Portsmouth, the holders, and were together, but Moorhcad had follows: Air Command, who have always been just that little extra speed to win L.R.E.M. Moorhcad, Steward priority who is drafted away from the has an exPectation of six months in his billet. If he has, he will be well to the fore, last holding the trophy in the good time of 33 mm. 9 sec., with Meadows, P.O. Mercer, A. A. Humport before he has been offered a present was known Sharp a few yards behind him and phries (all Air), P.O. Sharp, M.A.A. married quarter will be able to claim offered a married quarter. If he has in 1953. At the same time it fbt, he will be kept on the roster until that P.O. Sharp, the Portsmouth Meadows in third place. The failure Pape. I..S.M. Meadowcraft. Lieut. priority for married quarters in his Mitchell (all Portsmouth), with L.N.A. next billet. Remember, however, that he can get clearance for six months or champion, was looking forward to a of A. A. Humphries was a disappointand the first application for priority must until he leaves the entitled area. hard race against the Air Command ment to many, but he was running Ratclitte (Air), Marine Hope with a chest cold which brought him L.R.E.M. R a g g (Portsmouth) as A. A. Humphrics, who had bechampion, made within six months of return Officc5 wilt be treated similiarly. finished in the thirties in the winning up standing whenever he coughed and reserves. from foreign service leave.

With Humphrics fit, the Navy may th London Harriers' team in the he wisely contented himself to earning LENGTh OF TENANCY Those who do not qualify for Once in a married quarter, a man National Championships. From a fast his place in the Navy team for next he closer to the Army than for several priority will go on a separate general week's inter-Services race at Bland- years, though it is on an Army course roster arranged by date of application. may remain in it so long as he serves ford, Dorset. From Portsmouth's point over which they will no doubt have Those already on waiting lists will re- in the entitled area up to a maximum of view the absence of L. S. Haskell had some experience: the R.A.F. must lain their existing application dates of three years. If he goes on the with a cartilage trouble was a severe surely win. for roster purposes, as mentioned foreign leg of a general service commission he wilt be given the option of ________ . e v o b a r e t s o r Both, the priority and the general retaining the quarter (up to a total roster will he divided into three: chief occution of three cars). Similarly, ' -1 if he goes on a foreign commission he petty officers, petty officers and leading . hands and below. Of every 100 may keep the quarter up to the three 1.-Admiralty Radar Establishment quarters, 30 will be given to chief petty years' maximum but, if he docs keep it, Dance at Rock Garden Pavilion, officers. 30 to petty officers, and 40 to he will forfeit his right to priority on his return home.

Southsea . leading hands and below. There are The scheme will be modified by the similar arrangements for officers. These 2.-Portsmouth Sailing Club Dance subdivisions Admiralty if it does not work as well , e r a based on thc,numbcrs at Rock Garden Pavilion. as expected. On the face of it. howof married men in each group.

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The start of the Senior Crus.-Couotry Run well, it is that we shall have goes hoped Athletic. Home.

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THE SERVICE SERVICE FOR At the time of writing the rosters that for every 10 quarters allocated on the priority roster one ,nust be allocated on the general roster. The arc still applications to come in. It is 13-14.-Portsmouth a n d Southsea 40 MILITARY RD., CHATHAM (Tciephon.4OI) KENT Commander-in-Chief has discretion to therefore not possible to make any Horticultural Flower Society, Spring THE HIGH REPUTATION OF UNIFIT TAILORING LIES IN THE CUT increase this proportion if experience statement, even in the most general ofShow. terms, about positions and chances.

AND SUPERB FINISH OF EVERY SUIT MADE factors it desirable. proves Many One piece of advice is, however, l6.--Football. Portsmouth v. Chelsea. would have to he taken into consider' some of the principal ones offered. Anyone who wants a married ation. but Home. in order of importance seem to be the quarter sbuId apply quickly. Every Contest for Mr. and Miss Britain length of the priorily roster, the number of quarters available, and the down the rosier, so put in your request Pavilion. length of the general roster. The cen- through your Divisional Officer with__________ 18.---Royal Tournament, Phase Ill trat roster has the advantage that it out further delay. family

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Director, W.R.N.S. THE DIRECTOR, W.R.N.S., Commandant N. M. Robertson, C.B.E., visited the Royal Naval Barracks.

Portsmouth, on March 1, 1955.

Accompanied by the Senior W.R.N.S. Officer, Chief Officer S. H. Broster, the Director walked round every, office in which \V.R.N.S. ratings work, and later visited the drafting office at where C o m me r c i a I Chambers W.R.N.S. personnel are also employed.

Following lunch at Anchor Gate House with Commodore and Mrs. Evans, the Director called on Commander W. W. Muir, Commanding Officer. Victoria Barracks, and later inspected the D u c h e s s of Kent Quarters and the W.R.N.S. Sick Bay. She expressed appreciation of all she saw.

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in a church parade there on Sunday, March 6, on the occasion of the visit of the Lord Bishop of Portsmouth.

Red Cross Fair The W.R.N.S. in Portsmouth Command responded most generously to an appeal for their help in providing articles for the Services' stall at the Red Cross Sale of Work on Thursday, March 3. Approximately 300 articles were collected from the six W.R.N.S. units in the Command.

The final total proceeds of the sale is not yet known, but it is thought that the figure will he in the region of £1,200 and of this sum £290 was raised h sales from the Services' stall.

Dances i.n March iv a very successful dance was held in the Duchess of Kent Barracks recreation room by the stall of Victory I and Victory IV Pay Offices. It was organised by a cornmnittee headed by Chief Wren Ray, while Chief Writer Turner made a very energetic and capable MC. H.M.S. Mercury: The W.R.N.S. ship's company and trainees in H.M.S. Mercury held a dance on February 25 in their quarters at Soherton Towers, were Among the many guests. the pleased to welcome Capt. and Mrs. hail and Farewell Longden and other senior officers, On March 17, H.M.S. Mercury were The dance committee, C.P.O. Wren sorry to say farewell to C.P.O. V. NI. M. Gould and members of the Naval Harwood, who left for service in C. and P.Os.' Mess are to he conH.M.S. Drake. In her place they wel- gratulated on their well-planned and come C.P.O. Wren G. M, Ho', who thoughtful organisation which resulted arrived March 3 from H.\1.S. in a most enjo) able evening. to take over the duties in the W.R.N.S. Regulating Oflice.

W.R.N.V.R. The W.R.N.S. serving in H.M.S. Long Service and Good Conduct Mercury were pleased to welcome Medal once again to their quarters 27 memP.O. Wren I. I. Jeffcry, HEM., bers of the Women's Royal Naval Quarters Assistant, was presented with Volunteer Reserve who arrived on the Long Service and Good Conduct March 13 for their annual training Medal by Capt. i. R. B. 1.ongden. which lasted for a period of tWo O.B.E., at Divisions on Friday, March weeks. They were from R.N.V.R. l)ivi4. She is the first senior rating in sions situated throughout this country.

H.M.S. Mercury to he awarded this Among them was C.P.O. F. Hall. medal and the third in the Portsmouth telegraphist from the Division.

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She ioincd the W.R.N.S in July. 1942.

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HINTS FROM THE IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION Household WE STEERED clear of the amazing dish-washer, which, it is claimed, does all your washing-up, once a day.

(Mother to daughter, in crowd round the stand: "We've got one of those at home-your Dad!") We did, however. find a V A C U U NI CLEANER in action which will suction clean your carpet, and polish or scrub the floor!

The price was not outside the average pocket. This would he a wonderful labour-saver.

SQUEEGEES for cleaning mirrors. tiles, windows. etc. These clean, dry' and polish instantly without rubbing.

Nylons Fair buy your is loris too large or too small was one piece of advice we nolcd. Measure your foot from heel to toe, and that will he the size required in inches.

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NORTH END BRANCH iTHE MEETIN(; on NI a rc h I at Fisher Hall, Whale Island. was presided over by our Chairman, NI rs.

Rutherford.

I Proceedings opened with the singins of the last verse of ---Eternal I .Itller." which was followed by short pr.I'.crs conducted by the Rev. W. H. Keen. RN. We then had a very interesting talk on the life and sstsrk of a given by Woman Police Sergeant Howard, of the Portsmouth City

During lea the result of the gingerbread making competition wit 5 annouced by Miss I) a i s I e y of the Soulheris Gas Board, who had kindly come to judge the competition. Out of APPLY FOR OUR SPECIAL SCHEMES large number of entries. the followFOR SUPPLEMENTARY PENSIONS ing were successful: 1st, Mrs. Duke- man: 2nd, Mrs. N. l.ovelock;3rd, Mrs. - NI. Olding.

Advantages include: On March 3. fifteen of our members Pensions at 65.

Premiums The Captain presents l'.O. I. I. .leffrc ssifli the first Long Sen ice Medal to be were invited to a Social Afternoon cease at 40,45 or 55. Options awarded to a W.R.N.S. rating iii hI.%I.S. . given by the Gosport and Farehans include a lump sum on Branch at the Sloane Stanley Hall, Music and was demobhcd in December, Gosport. and they had a very enjoyservice. leaving Family Wren S. Jones. who is at present 1945. ('hid Wren hiall spent a week able afternoon. protection, etc. serving in Royal Marines Barracks. attending an instructional technique We were very gratified on hearing Eastnev, has recently played with the course before leaving for H.M.S. he splendid total made by Lady President where she Write, stating (late of birth, for Royal Marines Orchestra on two occacompleted her ('reasey's Services Stall at the Red favourable premiums payable by sions. Before she joined the W.R.N.S. annual training at the Whitehall Wf! Cross Sale on March 3----for which a Naval Allotment toStation. she played the violin with the Welsh number of our members bad made P.O. Wren F. NI. Kelly, front the Youth Orchestra. things.

London Division, also served during Our next meeting. which will be on "" ISI5 "4SI " _..._, the war. She was a teleprinter operator Collection Irons February, 1942, until Ma, 1946, April 5, 2. I 5 p.m. at Fisher Hall, will A collection was made by six Wrens take the form of a Social Afternoon. in H.M.S. Collingwood on and took up these duties again when serving "'' shall he delighted to welcome at I ASSOCIATION she the W.R.N.V.R, in January, joined behalf of the Cancer Relief Fund. The this meeting any Naval Wives who 1953. total amount was £24 Is. 3d.. of which think they, would like to join our lo,..,d. .77 Wren B, P.O. NI. NIcCahe, who lives 1,IMITID LII 14s, Id. was taken by, Wren 1). in Edinburgh, belongs to the Forth Branch.

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Church Parade She served with the W.R.N.S. from SOCTI1SEA BRANCH 246, BISHOPSOATE, LONDON, E.C.2 unit The W.R.N.S. in July. 1941. until March. 1940, aAnd THE SOUTHSEA Branch have had :t serving Royal Telephone: BlShopsgate 5786 Marines Barracks, Eastncv, took part since January, 1953, has been a isseni- very social month. As well as their own tiseeling, some of the members her of the \V.R.N.V.R. Another member of the W.R.N.V.R. were m n v i t e d to a social afternoon with war-time service to her credit is given h' the Gosport And Fareharn Leading Wren G. A. F. Davies, a tcle- Branch and to the meeting of the printer operator who served front - I-l.NI.S. Vernon Branch. NI any also October, 1944. ttntil March, 1947, in attended the Reel Cross Annual Fair Printers and Publishers to the Services this category. She is now a member of on March 3. for which they had sewn or knitted over sixty items to conlrithe London W.R.N.V.R, Division , NELSON HOUSE, EDINBURGH RD., PORTSMOUTH We wish thens every success in their I bute to the Services Stall, For Quality and Service Telephone: Portsmouth 73271 At their meeting on March 114, the training and trust their stay in Mercury AT YOUR SERVICEwas a happy one.

Southsea Branch held a Round Table 'Conference and general discussion on Mess Requirements Books (obtained if not Printing the affairs Of the Branch. The Chair-cant. in stock) Commissioning Brochures NAVY BABIES man opened the discussion w it it a Commissioning Certificates Technical Books, all sub cci, Stock Mess Bills Order of Service Folder, Nautical Books THE ANNUAL Report of the R.N. s Ii o r I talk on the history of the Caterers' DailyStockAccount V.scng Cards Seamanship Manuals Books. Plain Headings and R.M. Maternity Home which is Branch, and after the Secretary and Crossing the Line Certificates Cash Analysis Books Games Blue Nosy Certificates shortly going to Press, will show that Treasurer had read their reports, many Gardening 226 Navy Babies were horn at Bow' helpful and constructive suggestions Photography lands in 1954. Several of the mothers %scrc put forward by the members, and Office Requirements Drawing Embossing Cookery of these babies were themselves horn discussed.

Teach Yourself Series Menu Cards Dict,onar,es Bibles IN the Home. thus is the tradition of Invitation Card, Map Pins The summer outings are now being Books Stationery Prayer Rubber Stamps the Navy Babies perpetuated, arranged, and there is great demand Band Programmes Missals Numbering Machine, The front of Bowlands has recently for seats in the buses. On May 18.

Wine Lists Novels (especially concerning Daters the sea). etc.

Place Curds been repainted, and a complete over- there w ill be a half-day outing to Chlnagraph Pencils Christmas Cards haul of the fire precautions has now Christchurch, through the New Forest, Ready Reckoners Maps, etc.

Slide Rules been effected so as to bring the aspect and Mrs. Rohertshaw has very kindly in. and I in.

Cash and Deed Boxes Large range of Mess Requirements of the Home up to date with modern said she will he at home to the memalways in stock Card Index Cabinet,, Cards Wall Maps Cash Books and Guides practice and local Council require- hers going on this outing and has inOrder Books Atlasej Writing Pads and Envelopes, merits. vited thetis to tea at lie r house in Globes Books all sizes Receipt Visitors Books Set Squares Map Mea'urers Beau lieu.

Cases and Accessories Books Protractor, Map Suggestion THE DROP-IN CLUB On June 22, there will he a day Charts obtained to order Coupon Chit Books, 5/., 0/..

Compasses 201 Spring bows ON FINE afternoons, from 2-4. the outing to the Thames Valley.

Cards Dividers Greetings Bridge Scoring Blocks Other attractions during the coming Drop-in Club meets at the Trafalgar Mathematical Sets Boxed and Single, all relations Playing Card, Stock Menu Cards for all occasions Club. Edinburgh Road. nioliths are talks h' a Beauty CounPrintators. etc.

It is a very friendly and informal :scllor and by a n expert on flower Your kind enquiries and orders will receive our immediate and detailed attention Club for Ratings' wives, and a hearty arrangement, and also an entertainwelcome is given to all. ment and musical afternoon by the

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pearls, was exquisite. We were even more impressed by the fine needlework in the prize-winning exhibits. These were pieces of lingerie handembroidered with unbelievable skill, by women in different walks of life.

members. Any wives s ishing to join will he very welcome to conic to any of the meetings., which are held on the second Monday in each iii on t h at Foresters' Hall, Fratton Road, at 2.15 p.tn.

Because the second Nlotsdav in April is Easter Monday. the meeting this month will he on April 4, when there will he a 'lea Dance. hLM.S. VERNON BRANCH A WHIST drive, organized by Mrs. F. Coxwell, was held in the Wardroom Annexe of H.M.S. Vernots at 2.15 p.tn. on Wednesday. February 23. Mrs. J. Grant presided and the Viec'Chairman. Mrs. R. A. Villiers. was ,list) present.

1 he Rev. W. H. Browiie opened the tuceti ng with prayer~. and. although owing to the had ss ealher. there were less members present I hi:ui usual, the Whist Drive was au enormous success, prizes being won by Mrs. L. N. Buck, Mrs. R, S. Warren, Mrs. P. Ncate and Mrs. C. H. Clarke, Mrs. Clarke also most ably looked after the children present. and organised the serving of the tea, together with Mrs. Buck, Mrs. J. Riley and Mrs. A. Wait, On March 3, Gosport and Farehans Branch kindly invited ten members to a Social, which was greatly enjoyed by all who went. the next meeting on April 27 is to he it Hairdressing Demonstration.

There will he no Sewing Meeting on April 6 owing to the Leave period being in force, but there s ill he one on April 20 at 2.15 p.m. in the Wardroom Annexe Guest Room of H.M.S. Vernon.

The Vernon Friendly Wives are to combine with Southse Branch to man the Dockyard Creche from 12.3(1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. on Easter Monday, April II. 'I he first annual on June 8 will be to the Max Factor Factory at Vest Howe. outside Bournemouth. and the second on 22 to Innoxa at Islington. when, after going round the factory and partaking of tea, a Barrier Demonstration will he given, a rid questions invited.

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GOSPORT AND FARIIRNI BRANCH \VF HAD rather a sad beginning to our March meeting --the announcement of the deaths of two of our oldest uiieuiibers. Mrs. Pudner, who had died ill February. and Mrs. Howsego, who had died on March 2. only the day before our meeting. NI rs. Boss sego had uiiade such a wonderful contribution to our Trafalgar Club Fund. having collected over ten thousand ship halfpennies.

We very much enjoyed entertaining members of the three Portsmouth branches to a social afternoon.

Our next meeting is on April 7 at the Sloane Stanley Hall. Crossways, Gosport, at 2.30 p.m. We are being entertained by Dorothy Stevens' Children's Dancing Troupe. New members are always welcome and particulars can be had from the Hon. Secretary, Mrs. Thomas. 32 Anglesey Road, Alverstoke. Telephone: Gosport 8796.

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We have all heard the old saving "Blood's thicker than water." It means that a man will rely on his own family rather than strangers. and a man's tamily will rally round to help him ss hen he's in a spot of trouble. In spite of all the jokes there are a great itany chaps %% lit) have cause to be rateful to their mothers-in-law or the wife's sister" when "the kiddie a i so ill, and we just couldn't mange 1w ourselves." And many :i naval a fe has turned to tier iiust)aod'~ mother during a foreign commission a id found comfort and support there.

But these things m cist not he all on i'ile side. Sometimes you hear a man complain about a relation. ''Of course we can never get out nowadays, the wife's got her old aunt at our place and she can't he left. I wish the old itirl would hurry up and chuck her hand in," How many a man who says that sort of thing forgets the kindness hat old aunt gave him and his new oung wife when they were first mar-

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Varied I'rogirnirnc The programme's of the two evenings sere widely varied, ranging from profound drama to absurd farce. Undoubtedlv H.M.S. Vernon's choice of scenes from Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall's "Off the Record" was very apt and a deservedly popular win.

The two extracts were racily introduced by the producer, Instructor SubLieutenant Boa rdma n. The Wardroom scene on board H.M.S. Marvel convulsed the audience and was notably well played by Pat Nor w 0 od as Lieutenant l.ashwood, Victor Guy as the Sub, a is d Cohn Clark as the astonished Wardoom Steward who was i p p e d by his n e w Commanding Ollicer. The second scene, in a rather mauve Admiralty House, Portsmouth. showed C.-in-C., confidently played

by Barney Kavanagh, and his tall and vacuous Flags. NI Ike Hudson. wrestling with the confusion resulting from the exchange of identities of the M .P..

Ronald Harris a n d p1 a ye d b y Richard Emden as Lt. Cdr. Fraser.

coloured lighting was made in the last act and the players were successful in avoiding the dangerous corners of hysteria and embarrassment. Notably good performers were Sue Myerick's Ann and William Mehly's Frank.

H.M.S. Dryad's potted thriller, "The Hollow." was possibly the least successful play of all. There were a number of reasonable performances, but it was almost impossible to identify Great Courage the characters until far too late to care Other contenders on the second who had done it and, even less, for night were H.M.S. Victory's "Opera- what reason. The set, though well tion Coldcure." a broadly coloured painted, was cramped and moves were seaside postcard type of farce. Perhaps untidy and fussy. Mary Gascoigne this lacked some of the polish of "Off was a gracious Lady Angkatell and the Record" hut it was played with Rosemary Jungius's Henrietta had gusto, and Philip Charles was particu- style and polish. larly good as Harold, while Wendy Excellent Comedy Elkin's Maggie hionheartcdly tackled an exacting and exhausting rote. As Possibly the best teamwork of all Alfred, George Lush had an uncom- came from H.M.S. Cleopatra's "The fortable time in bed, and the touch Rehearsal," the Reserve Fleet Flagof the feathers particularly tickled the ship's contribution, and ineligible for the Portsmouth Command Cup. Ely audience's fancy.

H.M.S. Mercury showed great cour- contrast with the elaborately con production structed and painted sets of all the age in presenting a stylish ' of J. H. P r i c s t I e y s 'Dangerous other teams, the scenery for this play is Corner," but this a dangerous play was absurdly simple-one length of for drama festivals. William Reid's green hunting pinned across the hack Stanton was perhaps the best acting curtain. There was also a better use of h e entire 'evening. front-of-house lighting in this p I a y performance of -I'atricia Framer's Frcda w a s also a than in any other. Excellent comedy striking performance; it seemed unfor- performances came from Peter Badger, tunate. however, that she should have Richard Beach. Brian Ituckett. Cohn worn black when the three men were Austin and George Ticehurst. Michael in dinner jackets. 1) a v i d Usher's Collar's Shakespeare was convincing Gordon was a little out of his depth. to look at and his delivery of Hamlet's is e advice to the players as the lights Eventually the play dragged and audience, saturated by revelations of faded was a memorable moment. beastliness by the characters, took The ninth of the annual series of refuge from their embarrassment i n RN. Drama Festivals has gone by and Portsmouth Command's entries gave laughter.

On the previous evening an equally ample evidence of ability and difficult play. Sutton Vane's "Outward Once again the great importance Bound" was bravely tackled by H.M.S. of careful choice of play was demon' Excellent. But a ship-load of corpses strated : extracts insist he suitable, proved slightly too much even for complete in themselves arid, above all, Whale Island's technical s k ill at they should he everything t ha t is funeral party drill. G 00 d use of meant by the term "good theatre." ih culprits were charmingly aided and abetted by Gwen 'J'urney and Margaret Lamb as Susan and Jane.

Our enjoyment of t h i s entertaining comedy was heightened by the situa t i o n of the Commander-in-Chief sitting in the front row of the stalls, roaring with laughter at the perplexities of this C.-in-C. (presumably borne on the books of H.M.S. Thcspis),

HAVE been WE living in Hired Married Quarters, one (I) year next month.

On April 18-my husband will go on draft to H.M.S. Camberford do H.M.S. Osprey, Portland, Seaward Patrol Craft.

Will we he eligible for H.M.Q,'s at Portland! Also, will we be able to claim for removal expenses?

II this draft does not qualify its for H.M.Q.'s at Portland-will I he able to continue to live at this present address under the scheme?

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

AS A regular reader of NAVY NEWS I would like to ask if it would be possible to increase the range of Cornpetitions in your paper.

At the moment the Crossword cornpetition is the only one available. I am one of the many who aren't keen on Crosswords, and would like to have

MY HUSBAND, who is serving in H.M.S. Cornus is due home in July this year, and has been told lie will be returning on one of the live flights arranged from July 5 to 9, as yet he does not know which one.

I want to meet him if possible, and I wondered if you could tell me if there is a Terminus for relatives to meet homecoming drafts, and if so, where, and would I need to apply for a permit to do so?

the lot of those isho attempt to meet air passengers.

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MAY I he of help to the Reservist who was enquiring about an R.F.R. blazer badge (Portsmouth NAVY Nuws. March)?

I wrote to C, H. Bernard & Sons Lid. at Harwich for an R.F.R. blazer badge and received, after nine weeks. a gold wire badge of the R.N. with the letters R.F.R. underneath. The cost was 30/6d.

I may add that the time of waiting was not due to bad service, but to the fact that there are not many requests for this badge.

Thank you very in U c/i f o r your letter of 8 about the RF.R. In reply to your letter of Starch 3 personnel returning by air trooping Thanking you for a speedy reply as from the Fur East arrive at This will be of interest to many, and I am so perturbed about this matter. Stansteas! or Black nor,nally bus/u- -t he actual will he piii)li.%1i(.ti in the next issue of In reply to your letter of March 8, airport is not generally known until Portsmouth NAvv NEWS. from the information you have given the aircraft is on the way. me, I think the' po3iliott will he as They are then taken by coach to follows:the London ,lsse,nbly Centre, (;ood'e (a) You will be ('li.รง'iblt' to app/s. /(;r Street Deep Shelter, Tottenham Court a Married Quarter at Portland. Road, London. W.l. where they are but I under.stanil there are few dispersed to lease, etc.

Relatives may meet personnel at for sea-going personnel. this Centre, ant] no permit is neces(b) You should he eligible' for ichut knowing the vagaries of air inoval expenses and disturbance sary, should strongly advise against a 1/ o it' a n c c for the move' to gravel. I it. as d e lay s and cancellations are Portland. frequent, and it is difficult to get any (c) You will not he permitted to re- information about I/it-lu, so 1/rat frus,nain in your present quarter, tration or disappointment is frequently

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the opportunity to try some other form of competition, with or without prizes.

If I criticize I suppose it is cx" pected that I should offer something constructive-hut could you first find out what others think?

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What is usually the oldest building in a village, and why?

5 What is the origin of the nickIf a monkey is playing with the names "Tars" and "Limeys"? letters of the word "EVEN," what are the chances of its arranging 6, Who were the first men to reach them in the proper order at the first (a) The North Pole, and (b) The South Pole? When did they do it? attempt?

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Or even if they oss e nothing to her, how many times have other menihers of the family lent a hand. Yes, here's no doubt blood is thicker than ssater but that goes both ss avs. We must not only turn to the family but expect the family, to turn to it., and glad 1v lend a helping hand when they do.

And there is another family we belong to where the same thing is true. although we often forget it: God's family. We Christians were adopted

by God as members of His Family when we were christened. We therefore ought to he able to turn to each other whenever we need :s bit of advice or help in just the sante way as we turn to our earthly family.

Only belonging to God's Family asks something extra. Our elder Brother Jesus Christ did not only, help God's loyal children. He tried to help anyone in need, And God wants its to do the Sante thing.

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lt.si.N, \ crli,iIi's team, who won the Commander-i,i-(liiers Cup 1 HE ANNUAL Royal Naval Drama l-estival w a s lie I ci at the Victory theatre. Royal Naval Barracks, oil March l' and 17. Five teams from the Portsmouth competed for the cup. A sixth team from the Flagship Group of the Reserve Fleet was a I so adjudicated by Mr. Richard Ba ldwv is. the adjudicator appointed by the British Drama League.

The who presented the cup to the winning team from H.M.S. Vernon. spoke of is i s ('Wit merit in t a k i n g part in amateur theatricals in days gone by, and of his appreciation of the hard a ork involved. I-Ic also thanked Mr. Baldwvn for his excellent adjudiea ions and remarked that a measure of their success might he gauged from the murmurs of agreement that ran round the I a r g e audience as the adjudicator spoke.

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In fact, we are in a stage of transition. We still have guns in service "P which demand good drill, teamwork and often brawn as well from their crews: we also have guns which arc g entirely powcr-operated but which rely on men to work the machines. Coming into service we have guns which are completely automatic and in which the shell is "untouched by hand" from thc time it. is loaded into the hoist in the magazne. how they are Controlled It is clearly, pointless just to aim a gun at the enemy and loose it of .

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inaddition both we and the enemy are moving through the water so the aim must be adjusted to allow for this in much the same way as the centrehalf, himself on the move, passes the ball a h cad of the outside forward en he receives it, it fetches up at his f This is worked out in a compartment between decks f r o lit where. if the enemy cannot be seen from the positionabove decks due to fog or darkness, the guns may also be aimed by radar. is the snip is rotting aria pilcnFOR MANY centuries, and until the ing, allowance is made for this on the development of the Torpedo in the last same lines as it is done in the gun turcentury, the gun was the main strike ret of an army tank moving over rough weapon of the fleet, and in action the ground. whole seaman complement of the ship Before we can aim our guns we must served the guns. Since then, the everknow where the enemy is in all condiincreasing complication of lighting at lions of light whether he is a ship or .

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Mere mention of Whale Island or the hinn up for many who haven't been there a picure o Like most things in life there is an clenint of The Gunnery Schools have always set a high tradition.

They would be the first to disclaim any ixcius is one standard for the Gunnery Schools zttl( allot lit such matters there is only one standard fo the same lime the officers and men of file (;inner it is the duty of the more experienced of LiS to those public occasions upon which the Navy before the public.

-. in order to do it emcicnny and to enanic thos we must learn the tricks of the trade and do ur st We all go through the hoop at the outset of a downward, and enjoy on ceremonial occasiom knowledge and training. If we look at others wI the Royal Marines and the Brigade of Guardsto replace the success achieved by those we ll at r

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The Island has extensive grounds, gardens crews alone, but on every man in this team from the time the target is derugger ground, a hockey ground, tennis court The Weapons tected until the last broadside is fired. gymnasium and cinema. We have our own Ch As regards the g u n s themselves, So much for the Gunnery ratings' Branch, wherein lie our Roll of Honour and I these vary from the 40 mm. Bofors to duties in operating the larger weapons, wars. A full sports programme runs throughout the 14" and 15" turret guns. We find The introductory message by the Capdances, etc., in the canteen, Fisher Hall and I the Bofors in all classes of ship from tam of H.M.S. Excellent ha s menfootbridge puts us in contact with all the facilities the Inshore Minesweeper a n d F a s t tioned the traditional role of the GunIn spite of heavy boots pounding the gravel Patrol Boat to the Aircraft Carrier and nery r a t in g in Ceremonial ashore. the Battleship, in forms varying from Another important task of the Navy things of life to have won the Command Drama I a simple hand fed, locally aimed single in peacetime is to provide at s h o rt barrelled mounting to an automatic- notice well trained bodies of men to how the Branch Is Organized ally-fed, r a d a r aimed six-barrelled play their part in the cold war or to And now details of the men themmounting. At the other end of the scale provide help in the event of earthwe have the heavy Battleship turrets, quake. fire or disaster ashore. All Gun- selves. Like most branches in the Serclasses of rating, with 15" of armour r o u it d the gun nery ratings are trained to take part vice we have three houses, weighing as much as a Frigate in any landing organization, as mem- the first, second and t hi r d class, substanand firing a shell weighing little less hers of a section, leading that section roughly corresponding to the t c s of Chief Petty Officer or than a ton. At present. however, all is the Platoon Petty Officer. Part live r and but one of our Battleships are in of this training is, of course. in firing Petty Officer. Leading Seaman We ha v c three main Reserve, on the rifle range and training in the Able Seaman.

RatThe largest gun in general use in the use of the Brcn gun, the Mortar, the branches-Quarters Rating. Layertinder active fleet is the triple 6" turret fitted Machine Carbine and t h c Grenade, ing and Radar Control Rating; on their arms they in our cruisers, weighing 120 tons and Proficiency with the rifle, however , IS the crossed guns the distinguishing letters firing a 112 lb. shell. The most widely not the prerogative of the Gunnery rat- have "GI" and "RC." fitted medium calibre guns- are the 4" ing only; it is part of the training of The Quarters Rating does his duty and 4"5", in Frigates, Destroers and all seamen, but the Gunnery Branch or in the gun turret; as the secondary armament of was well to the fore in the very sue- on the gun itself such duties as Captain of the Gunccssful rifle team in the inter-service Cruisers. These, like the Bofors, vary Brecchworkcr-or operating some imcomplexity, the 4" being loaded by competition at Bistey last year, which portant machine used in loading it. The hand and the latest 4.5" being loaded won the coveted Methucn and United QRI for example would he Captain Services challenge cups. automatically. of a 6" Turret and responsible for the _ 1 efficiency of the 45 men in the turret's " crew, The Layer Rating is the expert ' "aimer." He might aim a single Bofors or a Destroyer's Director; an LR1 might be the Layer of a Cruiser's main " armament Director and he responsible for the firing of a broadside of nine 6 Control Rating is the 1 - , Gunnery Radar and Fire Control c.--pert. The sort of jobs he does is to - ' .iirn a "Daring's" Director by Radar. operate the equipment for pointing out tile tirpet to the Director. or operate a Fire Control Predictor. 'I his latter job g will K. familiar to our older readers

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even today the majority of the seamen in nearly all classes of ship have Gunnery Action Stations. Some of these men will have had specialist training in the Gunnery School, but many have no Specialist Qualification at all., in fact the Gunnery Branch is the only one which uses, in action, seamen without a Specialist Qualification and indeed ratings of other branches also.

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11 rn ships or aircraft and designed to strike on The ordnance artificer is the really - t is, guns guided missiles and aircraft guns skilled man and in common with all V Icr. . artificers in the Navy he does a two ilo the change from muzzle-loaded broadsides years course in "fitting and turning" before he starts his specialization in cptrol equipment at the end of the last century. f eresting work lies before us.

Gunnery and Torpedo and Anti-Submarine equipmcnt----thc latter being a fairly, recent addition to his duties. OwINCF1 ing to this addition and the increasing Schools at Chatham and I)evonport conjures complexity. of equipment. it is Conskkred that a knowledge of e v e r y ) fterI11iiiable hours on the parade ground. equipment in the service is too much uth in this and a good deal of exaggeration. cithr for one man. so hespecializes and dress.

It is their of drill ndard discipline, es1n length of his initial training being five years. including one year at sea. Ord;i'rig)it to these qualities or to suggest that there nancc Artificers are entered from two h!Ior the rest of the Service. sources. the apprentices who enter s r N ivy as i ".hole and that is the highest At 16 and so do their artificer training 'ykanch are the specialists in drill and ceremonial. in H.M.S. Caledonia and their Ord- This picture shows one of the new rockets taking off. It is being boosted tip to its cruising speed by booster motors bin others in these subjects, and especially for at the side. After a few seconds these drop off and the inisaile itself continues its course driven by a sustainer motor nance training in H.M.S. Excellent isn in company with the other Services and and H.M.S. Vernon. and the Direct Entry who do their engineering apprenwell-trained men. A u t o m a I i c i t y e instruct to show themselves to best advantage ticeship ashore before joining the scr- replaces the unskilled man. vice, National Servicemen also serve as mon the parade. has been announced in Parliament Ordnance Artificers. In the not so dist- that the Navy is developing Guided )tsgunncry career from the Captain of the Island ant past. the O,As. (lid all the maintenS confidence and assurance that comes from Each of the 133,000 officers and 'lhc taxpayer will Weapons for anti-aircraft use and that anec work. assisted by A.Rs Q.O. Special Guided Weapon Ships will remen comprising the Navy, in the hsIandards are known throughout the worldin Ordnance). who w c r c (Qualified Keep trained for his future place our older Cruisers. Guided current year (1955-56) will have, -sec that no new methods have yet been found really only Quarters Ratings acting as support £14 worth of reserves: will need the same sort of the on the weapons average: during year, unskilled assistants.

As equipment beprovide £123 in pensions. etc to 2rpmt employ. be crews to fire them: these too will be-Drawn £60 in marriage allowthe Gunnery Training Manual shows that his surviving predecessors; build came more complex however. it he- long to the Gunnery Branch, ance: cost the £13 in Admiralty and maintain ships to the value in I I at work on parade training. came clear that we could not afford to It is a common misconception that his contribution to employer of £1,244 for him to fight, with have such skilled men as O,As. doing soothe variety of things we turn our hands to and when the Navy has a guided weapon insurance; cost £119 to national £209 worth of armaments; spend anything but work which made full use the gun will die a natural death after jlhings to come in our new age of electronics, a feed and clothe; travelled at £134 in including of their five years' training. and for a long and honourable innings. This buildings, and cost of used canteens £44: married quarters: pay £56 tothis reason, the "Armourcr" branches will not be so in the foreseeable future: the value of retprofession'al seafarers first and gunners second. hostels to £8; of the staff at the w c h were mentioned wards the cost of seamen hI there will never be enough guided icdiips and to do any seamanlike duty required ho tell the sailor quired Ill to keep him well; earlier came into being, Admiralty to full to the protection weapons give absorbed £8 worth of education; .ficer, who is a highly specialised and skilled what to do and where to go.

In charge of t h e maintenance of Ilect and many attackers will find their ich are qualified to perform any of the duties employed £114 worth of research Gunnery and T.A.S. equipment and re- way past the first two lines of defence inThe average man will during the worker on scientific services, sponsible to the Gunnery and T.A.S. rrating.

-the piloted fighter and the guidedk Greenwich Observatory, year cost the taxpayer a total of is t he Ordnance eluding before Officers, Engineer as a Marine aircraft which icr Officer qualifies Engineer weapon. These may be £2,560. and the production of charts.

Officer. He is an officer who has quali- release their weapons from outside fled as a Marine Engineer after two effective gun range, but we must stilt years in H.M.S. Thunderer and one expect massed attacks from close in. year at sea, who possesses an Engine and against these attacks we must contime "ticket" but who tinue to defend ships with the "longWatchkccping Room then specialized in Gunnery and T.A.S. stop" weapon-the gun. Also, the gun ad facilities, including three soccer grounds, a He is assisted by Commissioned Ordis still needed for surface action until rifle Judo Club, nance E n i n e e r Officers-Branch :mt miniature g s, sailing, range, ship to ship missiles are f u II y deselected the Ordnance Officers from Barbara, the Church of the u of St. Gunnery veloped, and for bombardment. Up to Artificers. O.AS. ma Y a 1 s o obtain now, t h e responsibility f o r A i B of Remembrance respectively of two world "Direct Promotion" to Commissioned Weapons dropped, fired or launched tscar. There is also considerable social activity, Rank-to Sub-Lieutenant (E). from aircraft has rested with the Fleet minutes over the htprincipal messes, and a few Air Arm. The Admiralty has recently Our Future Weapons (is large city. decided to give the Gunnery Branch So much for Gunnery as it is in the sistill have sufficient appreciation of the lighter responsibility f o r all such weapons Fleet today, but as was stated above, A CAREER with interest and an invaluable opportunity for four consecutive for years! we live in a time of transition. Tre- that operate above the surface of theFval in experience and advancement in a technical field of growing mcndous developments in technology, sea and one of our big tasks will be l- Order that the Gunnery Branch was to be

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cering Branch, but I he r e are two further categories of seamen who assist in this work. These are the Quarters Armourer and Control Armourer, branches distinguishable by the letters "QA" a n d "CA" underneath their crossed guns. These men are seamen who not only fight the equipment but who help the skilled men-the ordnance artificers-with its maintenance, The QA's are trained to be completely interchangeable with the QR's and the CA's with the RC.; as regards action duties, but they both receive in addition considerable workshop training, to familiarize them with the use of tools. Thus the QA's assist in the maintenance of guns and mountings and the CA's in the maintenance of Radar and Fire Control equipment. It is not uncommon in the Fleet today to find .t Petty Officer QAI not only being Captam of a destroyer's 4.5" turret, but maintaining it as well.

Who Trains the GunneTy Ratings No mention has yet been made of the man at the top of the tree-the Gunnery Instructor. He, of course, will he familiar to all naval readers as the or under his old title of "Gunner's Mate," particularly as a haunter of Parade Grounds: h u t apart from this small part of his job, he is the drill and operation expert of every piece of gunnery equipment and the Gunnery Officer's riht hand man in training and organizing the gunnery team. Any gunnery rating of any, category can become a (3.1. provided that he has the necessary high qualities of leadership and power of command, has passed E.'r.l. and has passed for Petty Officer. The gunnery world attaches great importance to keeping the standard at its traditionally high level.

Who is in Charge As regards the officers: at the top is, .of course, the Gunnery Officer, who is responsible to his Captain for the way the weapons are fought, their effi-

spurred on by the last war, arc upon us. In the air, our targets have more than doubled in speed since the war and so t he time available to us to shoot at them is getting shorter and shorter. We are ever striving therefore to increase our rates of fire, to get as many shells into the air during the very short period of engagement as we possibly, can. This calls for more and more automatieity. and in our guns of the near future-and even in some of the prcscnt-we find fewer and fewer men in the gun's crew. But those who are in the crew must be very skilled and well trained men, We are striving too for even greater accuracy of aiming and prediction of the enemy's movements; in t he s c spheres also equipment is becoming more automatic, and the day is fast approaching when the Gunnery Branch will only have places for very skilful,

maintaining these ,weapons a n d in helping the Naval Airmen who fight the weapons to get the best out of them. Some of the new weapons will themselves be Guided Missiles, s o there will be more work of great interest and importance here.

Atomic weapons in the Navy are weapons whose use, shape and form we can only guess at, but when they come into general use in the Fleet, it will be the Gunnery Branch who will be responsible for them.

By reading some of the Sunday papers you may have gained the impression that in the coming era of "pushbutlon warfare" there w ill be little future for the Gunnery man. It is hoped that this article will have put the matter in its true perspective and that we have shown that in the Navy of the future he will he well to the fore.

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Kennedy joined the Navy in 1930, being sent to H.M.S. St. Vincent. His boxing ability, already slightly developed by his father (an Army l'.'t'.l.) and his school, St. Andrews, Brighton, immediately brought him under the eye of that able and experienced coach. C.l'.O. 'fitcombe. 'tipping the scales at 10 stone. serious boxing against the Old Gosport Boys' soon provided him with valuable

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"By bringing into play methods '. hich have vet to be fully tried out, mother war may, he ended, almost beore it has begun. Do not mistake me. 'entlemen: 1 am not now referring to the new means of mutual a tint hi lat ion created hr the great Powers. I am thinking rather of the one instrument v, hich will always be the secret s capon, Man!" In these terms is quoted Mr. Foley's Commando Extraordinary. Otto Skor/eny. chief of Germany's Wartime special troops, the rescuer of NI usso"the most dangerous man in liii.

Europe." The quotation forms part of the concluding chapters of Skorzeny's story, a story which is interesting for three reasons: that it is unfinished. that it has a British parallel, and that it has a moral in our times and for our continuing problems.

Skorzcny has lived much in Spain since the end of the war-it is an odd sidelight that he entered that country on a Nansen passport, the advocate of violence under the wing of the greatest modern apostle of peace. He has from time to time been the subject of newspaper speculations, and it is suggested that such as he may eventually find congenial employment nearer home, once the German Government no longer finds it expedient to "turn a new face, pacific, decorous, upon the world."

The author, having told well the Skorzeny story, has appended details of his meetings with Skorzeny's British counterpart, Colonel David Stirling. head of the Special Air Services.

It is in the way in which he weaves together the ideas of these two men that the moral is pointed, so that the fascination of this hook lies, unusually, in the summing-up. A streamlining of military thinking and military moral-

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1-or the next three years lie was boxing continuously. firstly in the NI a rI borough. then in the Sussex and finally the Curlew, where lie teamed up ss ith S t o k e r Scott, one of the Navy's best Welters. It was from Scott that lie really learned to punch with the knuckle part of the gloves, and when in June. 1933. he was drafted to H.M.S. Despatch, he had 22 tights behind him, with only two decisions against him.

The Mediterranean Fleet was at full strength during this period, and the fortnightly fights at Corrodina Canteen proved an ideal training ground.

Soon he fought his way to the top of the Welter-weight column, and beat AR. Lv:ins for the title in the 1933 Mediterranean Fleet Novices, onderful Effort

In 1934 (P.O. Kennedy improved his position by being the runner-up in the Mediterranean 1:1 e c t Amateurs, and in 1935 at the age of 21, after five years of hosing, he reached the Welterweight finals of the Mediterranean Fleet Open Championships. His opportent was the evergreen AR. Algar. the man v, ho subsequently t r a i n e d Randolph 'I'urpin. Kennedy lost, but only on points--it was a wonderful effort.

In 1936 in the Portsmouth Command Open. Kennedy was u n I u c k y enough to draw AR. Algar again, and once more lost narrowly on points.

But the tide was turning, and in the next competition that year, J a mc s (Killer) Kennedy heat Algar on points to become the R.N. and R.M. Welterweight Champion. After having boxed for the C o m in a n d and the Navy against the Civil Service, the Army and the R.A.F., and having won the Navy Title. he looked forward to winning his weight in the I.S.B.A. Championships that year. but was drafted to the Mediterranean to H.M.S. Repulse in April. 1936, After three knock-out victories in Gibraltar against Army opponents he went on in 1937 to win the Mediterranean Fleet Amateur Championship.

In 1938 Kennedy repeated this performance and also won the Mediterranean Fleet Open Championship.

One can hardly pass by Kennedy's fourth and last fight with the great

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And, of course, moral apart, the Mussolini rescue is a first-class yarn.

the men who tail in her. The hackground is authentic. But the author has forgotten, or has chosen to put aside, that useful dictum: "The proper study of mankind is man." Interest in the ship palls after a time.

But fro human character remains long enough with us to sustain our curiosity. The final impression is that we have been presented with a series of connected short stories in which a central theme is repeated and through which flit tanialisingly a number of people who are neither sharply enough defined for the short story form nor deeply enough analysed for a novel.

A SEAL'S WORLD, (llarrap; 12/6.)

Frank Stuart.

An interest in natural history is becoming more widespread, if one can judge from the number of books which in recent years have arrived to illutnine this branch of knowledge for the Ia villais. In particular, advances in scientific method, the discoveries of the free divers and the vast harvest we are beginning it) gather from the accumulating, patiently-sifted records of hundreds of unsung workers in their own sphere: all are combining to lay hare the secrets of the sea. on our planet the last stronghold of the unknown.

This hook is a worthy successor to such rightly popular works as Rachel Carson's "The Sea Around Us." In cool. delicate prose, free of that sentimentalising which some writers so patronisingly use in dealing with the other animals, Mr. Stuart follows the wanderings of a harp-seal for the first years of her life from birth to mating.

Her travels are further even than those of Ulysses, her adventures stranger.

We see her 11(1W through the eyes of her enemies. now of her own kind.

Never is there a glimpse of the hones of the story; all flows smoothly, with the seitse of truth upon it. This is such a hook as the reader, having hurtled through it in fascination, must inevitably pick up for a second. slower savouring.

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TO ENDLESS NIGHT, Ewart Brookes. (Jarrolds; 10/6.)

C.I'.O. James Kenneth' When an author heads his work with a quotation from Dante's Inferno, one is entitled to expect a high standAlgar. a light of which he is justly ard of literary craftsmanship. That proud. He won on a knock-out in the such a standard is not noticeably, prethird round, the only man ever to sent in this novel is one factor bound have beaten Algar by a knock-out, and to detract from enjoyment. A writer so once more won the R.N. title in should be painstakingly careful-but his own weight. Unfortunately during Mr. Brookes has one of his houses this contest Kennedy injured his hand, trim and detached on one page and and again was unable to participate in neat and semi-detached on the next. the I.S.B.A. Championships. This was A writer should describe with restraint, 1939. and of course the War was upon discrimination and variety-but Mr. us.

Itrookes' characters all have "long, During the war years Kennedy had level glances." and his several barmen 36 fights against all-corners, I o s i n g are "depraved but efficient psycholoonly, two and then to heavyweights, gists" to a man. The numerous spelbut it kept him fit, and in 1948 he ling errors, gaffes like "ingeniously" crowned his career by winning the for "ingenuously" and the unwarranted Heavy-weight Championships of the economy in marks of punctuation Mediterranean F I C e t in the 0 pe fl may, in charity to the author, he Competition, as he could still make blamed on the proof-readers. top middle at the time-this is a creditable performance.

This book has something; perhaps a foreshadowing of greater things to Last Fight is needed.

War is, ,nirobile come.

It is a tale of a ship launched them. ity His last fight was in 1952 at the age not a game of cricket, in the Middle in blood, a ship that kills or breaks of 38 against that redoubtable fighter Yeoman D o u b I e d a y in the Light Heavy-weight Division, and won on points, so out of a grand total of 253 bouts he has lost only 37, and only two by knock-outs. A truly great and lion hearted 'Battler' who in a glorious I. Some of St. Paul's Epistles. Marco Polo's account of his travels in the career has u ph c I d the prestige of Far East. Sir Walter Raleigh's HisNaval boxing for so long, and is still a driving force in his present ship tory of the World. Bunyan's PilH.M.S. St. Vincent, where since 1950 grim's Progress. Oscar Wilde's Dc he has trained no less than 2.8 chamP r o f u is d i s. First Stories of 0.

Henry. Hitler's Mein Kampf. pions, 19 R.N, and 9 I.S.B.A. Kennedy has, throughout his Ser- 2. The Church. built of stone when vice career given loyally and wholeother buildings were built of wood, heartedly a tremendous amount to and not pulled down to be rebuilt SUFFOLK,-Rooks have been worry- NEW YORK-A four-year-old boy Navy boxing, and recently has given in a more modern style, ing Eastern Electricity Board engin- dived front a fourth-storey window very much appreciated assistance to 3. There are 4 x 3 x 2 arrangements eers in rural Suffolk. In the Framling- here to show his brother how "Superthe Gosport Youth Clubs. His unflagof 4 letters possible. In this case ham district there have been seven titan," the strip cartoon hero, flies in a ging enthusiasm, devotion to duty, and there are 2 "c's." and so two of unofficial power cuts and in nearly a television serial. He landed in above all his willingness to devote so h e s e arrangements will spell every case rooks are blamed, either stsowhank. 40 feet below and was much time and effort to the training "even," The chances are therefore for perching on the overhead cables p u II e d out by playmates. Doctors of the younger generation of the Seror for causing short circuits by drop- found no injuries.

I in 12, i.e., II to I against, vice in all fields of sport is an example ping nesting sticks across the lines.

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Z o o has (iallipoli fishermen said they had been culminating in the justly deserved 5. "Tar" is short for tarpaulin from FRANKFURT-Frankfurt the jackets once worn by sailors. appealed over the radio for a cat to chased into port by a 130-foot whale. award of the British Empire Medal.

The melt said they were out fishing "Limey" because English sailors act as foster mother to an African when the whale tried to tip the boat were once gi v en lime juice for wild cat cub, whose mother ignored over with its tail. They fought it off a born him.

A black cat with newly scurvy. with their oars and rowed desperately was chosen.

6. Dr. Cook claimed to have reached kitten for shore. the North Pole in April. 1908, but BUENOS AIRES-Robert Maddaworld's was discredited, the his claim and lena. aged 13. who recently swam 23 ENGLISH CHANNEL.-The honour was given to I'earv, who miles in eight hours, is training for an most u n us u a I passenger ship-the POR1SMOUTII BRANCH reached there in April, 1909, The attempt to swim the English Channel. 20.000 ton Southern Cross-has proved IN LAST month's notes I drew the herself in the English Channel as not South Pole was first reached by attention of readers to the Sale of Ansundsen in 19 12. c It) SC I y fol- SINGAPORE-A millionaire cinema only the most unorthodox but also is 39 men and women Work which is being held in our Headone of the best-behaved "ladies of the magnate among lowed h', Captain Scott. who went hack to school here to learn sea." With her anti-roll stabilizing fins quarters on Saturday, April 2; this how to make more money. will be opened at 3 p.m. by M rs. operating, she cruised along without Salter, wife of the Admiral Superin- ladies who visit the sick members even a rattle of a cup or glass. There either at home or in hospital, bringing DERBY.-Of 74 applicants for Derby, tendent H.M. Dockyard, Vice-Admiral is almost complete absence of engine little necessities and assist in cheering borough police force last year only J. S. C. Salter, C.B.. D.S.O.. O.B.E. It vibration. The ship will usher in a new were two members when 14 were The rest the most need accepted. they era in the carriage of the not-so-rich should be noted that this is not a up it, so don't forget shipmates to keep short, medically unfit or "educationof the Empire. She will circle rummage sale, all the work having it alive and allow its to carry on with ally unsuitable." in fact, 60 were off people been made by the lady members. It the globe four times a year, calling beat. the good work. was pleasing to note that Vice-Admiral only at ports in New Zealand, AusSOUTH AFRICA-South Africa is tralia and South Africa. and Mrs. Salter paid a surprise visit IIAVANT for to our Headquarters, so let us hope introducing compulsory flogging THE CHAIRMAN of this Branch. first offenders in car t h e ft s it was KENT-Old-age pensioners at Ashthat it is the first of many. ford, Kent, run a concert party that Mr. G. Murphy, found it necessary recently announced. tours v ill a ge s and hospitals. The Though the building plans for the to resign from the Chair at the meetextension of the branch Headquarters ing held on March I. He was one of BARCELONA.-University students woman producer is 64. A 71-year-old have suffered a set-back, it is hoped the earlier members of t is e Branch here are to erect a memorial to Sir does a burlesque in a Hawaiian costhat it will prove to be of a temporary and had carried out the duties of Hon. Alexander I: I e m i n g . discoverer of tume and the expert on the Highland nature, for as Burns said "The best Treasurer and Branch Delegate before penicillin, who recently died. fling is 65. laid schemes o' mice an' men gang being elected Chairman. aft aglev,'' but fresh plans will be When he handed over the Badge of forthcoming for it is not considered to Office he particularly mentioned the he a retrograde step and fresh plaits spirit of comradeship and friendlifor the future formulate and even- ness he had found in the Branch when tually take shape. lie joined it shortly after leaving the .ttlaile-lo-measure in 14 to 16 days The friendship between our respec- Service. He said lie would remain a tive R.N.A. branches will he further member of the Branch although he From Tailored by Up. cemented when the Havant and Ports- was now leaving Havant for employmouth branches meet at Darts at the ment purposes.

The que)tion of whether Increased Havant headquarters (ill Thursday.

March 24. followed by the return at Widows' tensions for British Other Ranks, Portsmouth. as announced on the wireless, The branch Benevolent Fund and its will he applicable to the widows of 48 QUEEN STREET and 143 STANLEY ROAD administration has not been previously Royal Naval Personnel is being taken PORTSMOUTH mentioned in these columns and is up for one of the members. Assistvery dear to the heart of thg writer. ing members with Pension queries is Supplied for cash or on allotment The branch has an appointed Almoner becoming an important feature in this and two sick visitors -one for 1 h e - Branch.

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JACK BLAIR

April. 1955

COMMAND NEWS H.M.S. NEWCASTLE

SINCE THIS is Newcastle's first contribution to the NAVY NEws, a few rem a r k s about our activities since leaving Pompey are obviously called for. We were the first ship to take advantage of the new Foreign Service commission scheme and on June 15, with Captain R. B. Honn svill in command, the new Ship's Company took over from "the last commission," for eighteen months in the Far East. After brief fortnight to get to know the ship, we sailed for Malta and a strenuous month "working up."

By the end of July we had smoothed off all the rough corners and become ready for anything and on August 3 after the (;ommander-in-Chief Mediterranean, Admiral Earl Mounthattcn had hidden its farewell (for which Occasion

he hoisted his flag in Newcastle) we sailed for Singapore where we arrived on August 24 after a twoday stop it Frincomalee en rouSt'.

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iilg to the terrorists ashore. We now await news of the result of our efforts.

During the actual firing of the guns the ships side was painted in readiness for our next big occasion. We were paid a visit by the Sultan of Selanger, who showed keen interest in every. thing he sass' and visited a turret to watch the crew in action.

Alter one night in Singapore, the Commander-in-Chief. A d m i r a I Sir C it .i r I e 5 Lambe. and Lads' Lamhc came aboard to take passage to Rangoon where the ship stayed for five day's on an official visit. arriving on Fucsdav. l:chrtitry I . She is only the

and have four Duty Commands, on April 22. 26. 30 and May I. We decided earlier to run Uckers and Crib competitions, and these will no doubt relieve the monotony when we are Duty Ship. Already the craze has begun, and the dice are rolling to cries of "Up blob," "Steam round on that one." etc.

Over to the more physical side of Sport. Our Soccer team, although it improved steadily of late, did not set the woods tin fire in the S o c e e League. Erratic form early in the season was the cause of our failure, we finished fifth in the league coolpetition. We did however gain some consolation by defeating H.M.S. Undaunted (league and cup winners) iii friendly by four goals to one.

On March 12. Captain "1)" visited the ship and after inspecting Divisions. he presented Long Service and Good Conduct Medals to C.P.O. !todle and E.R.A. Field.

Captain "D" was in Chatham at the time of our ship's Dance, which was a huge success.

Is there any truth in the story that Stokers (sorry, Engineering Mechanics) are to he issued with White Overalls and addressed as "Sir"? If that is so, the Seamen will be putting in a strong k, ..Ti r's,.,,t. 'r.,.l... '""' FEW READERS of NAVY NEw have and "Wire Manipulators." ever heard of H.M.S. Baron. She is May we wish one and all a very Boom Defense vessel working i n a good Leave, Frincomalee: her oh is with moorR ings and buoys which are, from time to time, used to secure the more active Fleet units that come to enjoy th quiet and solitude of the East Indies Station. The ma i lit cmi rice work o WE HAVE difficulty in maintaining these aids to navigation ensures that and stores ships perform consistent form with our teams owing oil their duties in safety. to the constant ebb and flow of New their 1 h e crew of the Baron-English.

Entries. but we are very keen and enter in as many sporting activities as Tamil, Singhalese. Indians-despite the possible. During the spring term we many differing customs and religions. have maintained our position about which would give any. NI.A.A. a head' half way up the U.S. Third Division ache when organizing Church parties. final day "" League; we are in toe iinai of the Command six-a-side Hockey ship is clean and tidy-when it is realtournament It a v i n g beaten Vernon ized that the cleaning of moorings and A" and the R.N. School of P.r. in h u o Y s is a mess business (marine is the preliminary rounds; we h a v e growth rapid in the extremely entered for and been knocked out in tropics) and that the ship is coal fired. the second round of the Command then the team spirit and its results can seven-a-side Rugby tournament; the he fulls appreciated. 0 u r motto is R.NJ). inter-divisional cross-country to get Oil with the job. to go anywhere saw us svcll to the fore with our teams -and to "i511 all Nsvv Ntws readers. coming in first and third; and me came our friends and our mcssmatcs. well. in equal second in the R.N.it. interR.r.K. (P.O.S.M.). divisional swimming gala.

Inter-part sport has been limited by lack of grounds but we run a parade ground Ilockey, league and hope to ex-

Rangoon since the war. and the Ship's Company were most h o s p i t a h I y treated by the European community there. We were all rather loth to leave at the end of our stay, when Newcastle steamed south to Penang, calliilg in for a brief visit to the Niergin Archipelago (off the Burmese coast) (.,i route.

ball and volley ball.

Many New Entries have f o u n d themselves playing for us very shortly after j o I n i I) g the Navy. but we achieved our record the other day when a New Entry was on the field playing hockey within an hour of joinins the Establishment.

Together with Birmingham, we left Hong Kong on January, 17 and on passage to Singapore completed a heavy training programme, especially in the gunnery world. Instead of going to the Naval Base, we anchored off Singapore City as this was to be an official visit of the 5th Cruiser Squadron. After three days in harbour during which time we met all our old friends and made many, new ones, the two ships parted company. Birmingham sit i I I n g for Saigon with RearAdmiral (Iladsione, and Newcastle to the Port Dickson area on the Malayan West Coast where for the first time during the commission we fired the guns in anger. A number of terrorists had been hiding in the jungle here. and all by the Army to locate them proving unsuccessful, the Royal had been called in to assist. The Navy destroyers Comus and Concord had already hccn bombarding and with Newcastle's six-inch guns to assist, the effect must have been very demoraliz-

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I tic next three 111011til, castle in L)ry. Dock refitting, during which time the Ship's Company were accommodated in H.M.S. Fe r r 0 r.

Mans' of us were able to get away on Station Leave and in a n a g e d to see something of Malaya, while others donned j u n g I e green uniforms and went to help the Army, in the war against the t err o r i St s! The Royal Marines spent three weeks with the West Yorkshire Regiment and gained quite a reputation for themselves.

The refit was completed in very nearly, record time and after all the usual preliminaries of storing and ammunitioning we left Singapore on November 21. still very untidy but .1 seagoing ship once more. After live days in Bay. just close to Hong Kong, w h e r e we cleaned up and painted ship, we steamed into Hong Kong harbour, feeling very smart indeed. Birmingham, our chummy ship was already there with other ships of the Far East Fleet who were beginning to assemble for the Fleet Sports and Regatta. The pr e Ii m i n a r y games started as soon as we arrived and it was soon evident that Newcastle as living up to her reputation when we won the finals of the soccer against the 3rd Frigate squadron, played at Happy Valley.

A huge chucking tip party were on the scene early and the black and white Newcastle colours swamped the opponents supporters, even Buster, the ship's dog. being dressed in black and white. After an early set-hack the team rallied well and to the tune of the Illaydon Races (our own march) sung by the supporters we went on to win in grand style by 5-!.

The Rugby, seven-a-side final prosided plenty of excitement and it was not until well into extra time that we Scored the vital try and beat Opossum 3-0.

Our Boxing team did very sscll and although they did not will there was only a two-point difference between Tamar. the winners, and ourselves, second.

The Regatta, held in Junk Has', was very keenly, contested and we came third in the Cock of the Fleet competition which was won by the 801 Dc s t r o ye r Squadron. This turn of events (lid not last long however, for on returning to Hong Kong we swept the hoard in the Sailing Regatta winfling every event, a fitting climax to a very successful month's sport.

Christmas was spent in harbour and all the traditional festivities were observed. Besides the usual "greenery." the Shipsvrights and Electricians produced an ill it m i n a t e d star which looked most effective when fixed to a revolving radar aerial.

During this period in harbour, the Ship's concert party, produced a second run of their pantomime Cinderella and the Forty Thieves which had been very well received in Singapore before we left. Once again it proved a resounding success and played to packed houses every night.

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Many of its had friends in Penang, WhO we had met on leave during the refit and this fact, together with the beautiful weather and lovely scenery, made our five days here a visit to remember, Several sporting functions remember. place and Newcastle acquitted herself well, being unbeaten in any of the games played.

A d m i r t I and Lady Lamhe transferrcd to the dispatch vessel Alert and returned to Singapore and later we were joined by Rear-Admiral Elkins who was to r C I I e v c Vice-Admiral Gladstone as F.O.2, We arrived in Singapore on Februars' 14 and berthed at the Naval Base where Vice-Admiral Gladstone came aboard to S.av farewell before returnins to U.K. and on February. 18 we hoisted the flag of Rear-Admiral E I k I n s-Newcastle had become the flagship at last.

And what of the immediate future?

We return to Hong Kong on Fehru ary 25 and about a fortnight later we sail for Japan and Korea. After hearing so much of the delights of Japan. we are looking forward to our visit with avid interest. As for Korea -"ell. we return to Japan, anyway!

H.M.S. HEDINGIIAM CASTLE

WE SAILED From Portland on Saturday. March 19, to Portsmouth for leave. First leave commenced on March 21.

The jour4ey down was quite uneventful, the only thing out of the ordinary was that we had a stowaway on board, a Black Cat, which joined the ship at Portland and is at present still on hoard. We sent a signal and discovered it belongs to H.M.S. Grenville. It scents that no transpori has been laid on; for it, so it will have one month on leave in Portsmouth. and will travel hack with us.

After leave, we return to Portsmouth

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II.I.S. ADAMANT

ALTHOUGH ADAMANT hasn't been to SI since last Christmas, we have a change of scenery coming to us during the last week of March.

We are to take part in the Londonderry Joint Exercise. from tile 22nd to the 30th, with a week-end in Bangor thrown in as a moral stimulator. Most of us abroad are looking forward to renewing old acquaintances we first met during our ten-day v I s i t last September.

We have led rather a quiet life since last leave but the submarines s t i I I come and go. Tally HI) has now left us for the more pleasant climate of the Mediterranean and new faces are seen aboard with the arrival of Acheron and Scotsman. The former have an enviable cruise around the 5 o U t h African and East Indies stations, starting in April.

Seascout, Sturdy and Thermopylae are due to arrive here in May and work up from Rothesay, whilst Aurochs, Sleuth and Tireless come as additions to the squadron, In the way of sport the Squadron Open Boxing Championship is now in progress. Bouts are to be fought out in tile Fleet Club in the near future, The Admiralty Floating Dock team won the Squadron Football chantpionship after getting the better of the Submarine Spare Crew in the finals.

The Boys' team did surprisingly well in the competition.

In the n o t t o o distant future, Adamant has a six day visit to Rotterdam and after a spot check, it's apparent that most are looking forward to the trip. Letter fodder will he plentiful for that quarter of the Ship's Company

who have never been foreign before. apart from Rothcsay of course . . .

"DENECK"

ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS

Dry Cleaning Service FROIIISHER DRY Cleaning P I a it t has now ceased to exist as such. This plant was only really a steam spotting and pressing unit and in any case would not have lasted much longer due to age. A new Dry. ('leaning Plant with some of the latest equipment has now been installed and this is being operated by the Welfare Committee.

Nsvv Nws is assured that prices will he most reasonable. It is anticipated that demands for this service will he extraordinarily heavy just before I)ivisiotls and I'av Days. so potential customers are advised to come early in order to ensure that spick and span look the new Dry Cleaning Service THE MAD month of March has pro- will provide. You may b r in g your clothes by all means. but please sided its with many topics for conver- plain --don't bring your wife's silk dress. sation on the Island, buzzes b o t h sve can't cope with that. The adauthentic and unauthentic have kept etc.. dress is K Block stairs adjacent to the its stirring; however apart from heavy Room.

Slop speculation by the ---Bullet Bosuns" regarding the c a r e and custody o Crickct-R,N, Barracks XI Atomic Bombs and what constitutes a If it is not snowing, there will he a fatal dose of radio activity, we have trial game of cricket on the U.S. Men's remained calm.

No. I ground on Wednesday, April We are s'erv pleased with the fine 27 in preparation for the first match, showing put tip by our (cams in the- against H.M.S. Dryad (away), on WedCommand Cross-country. We e o n nesday, May 4. gratulate o U r runners. in particular attractive fixture list, of about 1. !Sea. Haskell. Commissioned Master- 41) An matches. has been arranged. Most At-Arms I'apc. L.M.(E) Meadoweroft, home matches will he played (In the All. Stokes. O.i. S in i t h, L.E.M. U.S. Men's No. I ground: one or two Brennan. who came home in 2nd. 3rd. on the U.S. Officers' G r o it it d. On 4th. 8th. 9th and 10th places and thus Tuesday. Thursday' and Frigave its an overwhelming victory with Monday. week beginning Monday, total of only 71 p o i n t s. 1 he re- day of the a grass net in the U.S. Men's mainder of our "A" team and also our April 25,will he reserved for RN. ground :'" team rail well and put up a crack- Barracks between 1700 and 1800. This ing pace which brought the cup hack net will also he available in later \\'haley here it had not been since weeks, for R.N.B. practice, the spring. 1939.

There will probably be a RN. BarIn our Spring Bayonet team, C.P.O. Barnes has lived up to his energetic racks cricket cap, for wear by those turn up regularly to play for the reputation in winning the individual who a Barracks. championship: congratulations t There are no playing expenses and ---good old tin" and may his showing K. an example (0 all juniors. everyone is of course welcome to G.Is, make very good actors. If you bring wives, friends, children. and even don't think so. look in on some of Continued on page 10 t.ti'I'ttl

our parade ground activities in third Ros :il Nasal ship to have visited tend the summer months with cricket, soft

Canadian Navy, although we are hecoming a little concerned that this gives them their sixth victory.

I feel I am not giving you all the Island news if I fail to introduce Rover. Rover is a gunnery dog-a "Hull Dane" of doubtful origin, but as dogs go, he is the biggest and the best. He is an old staunchion almost and is the idol of many an O.D. He bites (;.Vs! "GAITERS"

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their socials. However, the highly professional performance of our Dramatic Society in this year's Drama Festival cannot he attributed to this. In fact. no G.Is. took part; nevertheless a lot of' very hard work has been devoted to producing "Outward Bound" and the cast deserve a lot of credit for a very entertaining show.

We have not seen ver' much of the 1955 Long ('oursc this' month-they seem to have found entertaimcnt elsewhere, and although we realise they jump at every opportunity to escape from the Island they could have made a better choice than Salisbury Plain in this recent hitter weather! At Larkhill they were present at a tragic accident when a 25-pdr. breech blew out.

I am sure everyone will join us in our expression of sympathy to the Royal Artillery over this unfortunate affair iuiclt caused the death of one gunner. rhe Llewvln trophy has once again been awarded to one of our Canadian GI's, C h i e f Petty Officer Lecuyer.

This trophy is awarded to the tsest~ (;.I. candidate of a course and we are delighted to see it go to the Royal

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dogs or parrots, along as spectators, home or away.

Interested officers and men in barracks should please get in touch with one of the following: Cd. P.T. Officer Gymnasium, Tel. 2629; C.P.O. Writer Chippcrfleld Dispersal Office. Tel. 2637; C.P.O. Writer Cudden, Rail Transport Section, Tel. 2876.

Copies of the fixture list can be supplied on request.

Please try to get your names in before you go on Easter leave.

Alpine Holiday WE ARE looking forward to the musical comedy "Alpine Holiday" which is being presented in the Victory Theatre on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 18, 19 and 20. This show, which contains ten "catchy" and original songs, has only been produced once before and contains an entirely naval cast.

Portland, and Londonderry, trying to prove which was the better, the submarine or the new equipment on the ship, a fact which appears still to be in the balance.

During this time we had been kept busy, but we also had some good times. We were finding out all our sports parties, and who was best in rescuing cows from rivers. Before we left Londonderry, a cow being transported to Glasgow went overboard, and came between Virago and ourselves. After a horible time and some good bare-back cow-punching by our buffer, we managed to get it out and on board Virago. There we saw some good drink disappear and the cow walk away none the worse off for its two hours' ordeal.

We returned to Portsmouth for our leave period and also for docking, when the first leave party went home, using d 0 C k y a r d punts to get them away from the ship.

A good leave was had by all, and we joined up with the Fleet at Portland, and now we are with them at Gibraltar, getting read for our trips to l.cghorn. Monaco, Malta and naturally Portsmouth.

The sports teams already mentioned have paved a way through in some circles, especially the football team, which with the help of Virago proved too good for the 6th D.S. and Ocean at Portland. Now we are looking forward to this Saturday when we play in the final of the "King's Cup" and we are hoping it's going to be victory, but our opponents are Tyne/Apollo, so the result is very much awaited.

We of the Undine trust our friends in Portsmouth are not too snowed under, as we are hoping to show our sun tan on our return. It's best to be on a ship than a shore establishment.

"VICTORY" DEBATING SOCIETY THE -VICTORY--- Debating Society has been a new venture in the barracks during the past month. Debates, held on Mondays in the Victory Hut, at 19.30. have started very successfully. topics have ranged from "capital punishment" and "the colour bar" to less serious ones, such as "work is the curse of the drinking classes" and "diamonds are a girl's best friend."

In view of the encouraging response from all sections of the barracks, it is hoped that the society will continue its lusty growth after the period of Easter leave. This will depend on the support of all who are interested in debating, or who just enjoy listening to others. Whenever debates are announced in the future, everyone, whether they enjoy airing their views or are just silent members of the AFTER LEAVING Portsmouth on Service, will find the evening very January 17, we spent ten days in Portland before continuing our jourinvigorating and enjoyable. ney to Gibraltar in company with the Home Fleet. Our five days' voyage cannot be described as quiet by any stretch of the imagination. We had BEING WITH the Home Fleet now gales for the first three days and a for the first time and showing them very full programme of exercises all just what tjndine can do, we feel all the time.

Our time at Gibraltar has been well the effort d u r i n g our working up filled with occasional days at sea for period has not been in vain.

Since we commissioned last Novem- exercises-most of the time with real ber we have been going through our Mediterranean weather. We had the paces finding the faults, and we have Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet with certainly had them. Oh! How our us for one day, to watch the exercises.

Captain's words were true when he The Flag Officer Flotillas Home came said "we would as being a new ship and inspected us at Divisions on our have teething trouble like a baby," first Sunday in Gibraltar and attended and we feel now that period is almost prayers afterwards. Weather in the middle of February was not at all over.

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us again and hope it will stay with us during our visit to the South of France.

In the field of sport, we have had our successes and failures, and quite a number of matches cancelled due to unfit grounds.

The round of the King's Cup for soccer, which had to be postponed at Portland, was lost to Tyne and Apollo, the score being 1-5. We were fortunate in having LSea. Roote, L.Sca. Chilman and A.B. Martin picked for the first Home Fleet Soccer Trial. Of three ship's soccer games, we lost two and won one. The C.P.Os. and P.Os. of Battlcaxe challenged our C.P.Os. and P.Os. and we suffered a severe defeat, 2-8.

Very little rugger has been played, but C.P.O. Poole has been picked for the Fleet Rugger Trial.

We lost the Hockey Cup match to the Darings. After an early lead, a mood of complacency settled in and after extra time the Darings won 2-I. Three men were picked for the Fleet Hockey Trial and Lieut. Freeman has been picked as reserve for the Fleet Match against the Gibraltar Combined Services. We lost all three ship's hockey matches.

We did well in the Home Fleet Boxing Championships. O.Sea. Maughan reached the final and after an extremely good fight, lost on points to the 1954 Mediterranean Fleet Champion. The 3rd D.S. finished third.

For Phase 11 of the Royal Tournament we entered a bayonet team, a Palmer Trophy Bayonet Team, and two individuals for (oil and sabre, We lost the bayonet match to Bermuda 3-8, We beat the Darings in the first round of the Palmer Trophy but were ourselves beaten in the final by Bermuda. Lieut. Brewer and P.O. Wiseman came first and second in the sabre, and thus go on to Phase Ill. The same two came fifth and sixth in the foil event.

H.M.S. UNDAUNTED

H.M.S. UNDAUNTED, an AntiSubmarine Frigate Type 15 (cx U Class Destroyer) completed her conversion and commissioned at the shipyard of Messrs. J. S. White & Co., Ltd.. at Cowes, 1.0W., on July 23, 1954. At the end of August, after sea trials, she joined the Second Training Squadron at Portland. Whilst being administered by Captain "D," Second T.S.. the ship is actually on loan to the Underwater Detection Establish ment at Portland, and her function for some time to come is to run for that Establishment, carrying out tests and trials on the latest Anti-Submarine equipment developed by their scientists. If found satisfactory, this equipment is eventually incorporated in Ships of the Fleet.

U.D.E's. mandate of the ship commenced in September, and from then until November she was at sea on most working days. usually in the Portland area. but occasionally as far afield as Plymouth. and once off lishant. The "Botlins" also come to sea to study the behaviour of their latest "gadgets" and it is a familiar sight to sec civilians busily pulling equipment to pieces or hurrying from one compartment to another. They know the ship well by now and there

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is a good spirit of co-operation between U.D,E. and Undaunted.

Before entering dock for a refit in November, a week-end was spent in Cherbourg to 'ive everyone a change of scenery. This was a pleasant break from the rather monotonous Portland routine, only being marred by the weather.

Whilst in Dockyard hands a rugmaking competition was held and we were fortunate in being able to enlist the services of the well-known actress, Miss Hy Hazell, as judge.

Contact has recently been reestablished with the Mayor and Town Council of the Borough of Barking, who adopted the ship in their Warships Week, 1942. a few months before the keel was laid at Messrs. Cammell Lairds. Liaison was impersonal but strong in those days, and it was felt that it would be very interesting and of general benefit to both sides to renew our mutual acquaintance. Accordingly, on February 8, a deputation from Barking consisting of the Lady Mayor, the Mayoress, three Aldermen, one Councillor and the Town Clerk, visited the ship, had lunch in the Wardroom followed by a conducted tour of the ship in the afternoon. The visit was a great success and resulted in a "return match" being offered and accepted. This took place on Thursday, February 17, when a party of fifteen, consisting of the C.O., two Officers and twelve ratings, representing all branches and rates in the ship, went up to Barking and were entertained in the most generous manner by the Town Council. and shown round the Borough. It is true to say that contact has been well and truly re-established and most cordial relationships now exist. It is hoped that it will be possible to take some of their Sea Cadets (from the T.S.S. Undaunted) to sea for a day later on in the year.

The ship is now about to leave Portsmouth for her proper base at Portland, and in a month's time we hope to be even further afield for a period of real sunshine. Before sailing we hope to carry off the Second Training Squadron's Inter-Ship Football Trophy. At present we are top of the table with two matches to play, so our chances are good,

H.M.S. BELLEROPI-ION

received from the National Blood Transfusion service thanking the Reserve Fleet for their response and the collection of 2! gallons and five pints of blood. All volunteers were given a "make and mend" with leave, in the afternoon of the visit.

Poet Office Savings Bank A talk on "Savings" given by a Post Office official has had encouraging results in the deposits made to the Post Office Savings Bank. Each "Pay" Friday services are available for anyone wishing to make use of this excellent form of National Saving.

Bus Service to Portsmouth Station A double decker bus service for Reserve Fleet personnel has been instituted. Each Saturday, at 1145, buses are available from the shore side of Whale Island bridge to Portsmouth (Town) Station. There is no charge for this facility and the expenses incurred are paid from available ship's funds, G.P.O. Telephone For the benefit of those wishing to contact friends in the Reserve Fleet, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that a G.P.O. Call Box is available on board and the telephone number is Portsmouth 71276.

H.M.S. FLEETWOOD

AFTER A silence of four months, this 'ere Home-Port-Service-ScagoinStonewalled-Frigate is piping up again with a few more insights into this barrack-time routine. We have just completed a 4,000 miles trip in 24 days (all in the interests of science of course). We felt a bit safer this time because H.M.S. Boxer lent us a shipwright in case we suffered any damage to our "brickwork," However, although we got our "main gate" splashed several times, the services of "Chippy" were not required.

We left Portsmouth on February 8 and cought up the remains of a gale which cleared the cobwebs-and us.

We entered the Bay of Biscay on 9th and stayed there going round and round in circles for four days-but unlike the proverbial Woozalum bird we did not disappear anywhere . . . we rather expected a "bashing" at this time of the year but we got away lightly.

We then spent five days crossing the Atlantic to the Azores. Again we were lucky as the weather was behind us all the time. It did of course cause an alarming roll with winds reaching 45 miles per hour and following seas of tip to 30 feet, We did on one occasion reach a maximum roll of 32 degrees.

We fully realise that in days gone by our destroyers used to scoop up seaweed with their yards but after all this was barrack-time. (We could not lodge an official complaint because our shop steward was seasick). One large and playful sea reared over the quarter(leek, crept quietly along the upper. deck, poised over the open Wardroom hatch and then hurled itself into the Wardroom to the intense surprise of the assembled officers. We are given to understand that Midshipman Skinner is the only officer in the Royal Navy to have entered on his certificates"passed swimming test in Wardroom,"

Why "Bellerophon?"

IN 1949 it was decided that each Division of the Reserve Fleet should have a separate name, the Chatham group was named H.MS. Neptune, the Plymouth group. H.M.S. Orion, the Clyde, H.M.S. Jupiter and our own, H.M.S. Ilellcrophon. From old Greek tales, Bellerophon was the hero who caught and bridled the famous winged horse Pegasus. In 1815, Napoleon made his formal surrender on hoard the battleship H.M.S. l3ellerophon.

Visit of National Blood Transfusion Unit During the early part of March, a National Blood Transfusion Unit visited the Reserve Fleet. This visit had been preceded by an intense publicity campaign by the Sick Bay askWe arrived at Ponta Delgada on ing for blood donors, and apparently February IS. spent two quiet days this met with success, for 177 volun- there and then sailed for Lisbon. The teers came forward. A letter has been first day out was flat and we were able

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April 1955

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TWO FURNISHED ROOMS. North End, no crockery, cutlery, linen, other occupants out all day, unsuitable for children; 38s. per week-Tel. 6426 after 6 p.171.

TO LET, Admiralty Scheme, fully furnished bungalow, garage space, linen let on terms; 5 Ins. per week.-4 Colinton Avenue, Portchrstcr.

COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATION, bed and breakfast. 32'.; or room only, 22s.; hot and cold all bedtoomc, at select guest house till the end of May.--4 Kenilworth Road, Strand, South. sea. Phone 3331').

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CARAVAN to let, long tie short ttCriilS. soberth, separate kitchen, fitted with Calor gal sti,vc and all conveniences, situated in delightful wooded country in the New Forest. swimming, fishing-Apply Mrs. A. K. Whitlaker, 38 First Avenue, Farlington, Cosham.

DOUBLE-FRONTED detached huorniloss-, 2 bedrooms, dining-room, lounge, bathroom with Ascot, large kitchen. conservatory. brick garage, garden front and back, fruit trees; Ant time otlered: 12,000.-lu Hillside Crescent, Paulsgrove, Cosham.

WADIIAM BROS.. LIMITED MORRIS HOUSE. PALMERSTON ROAD SOUTIISEA an, Ct.ARENI)ON ROAD. S()t'Thl,SFA SEMI . DETACHED FURNISHED HOUSE. MODERN SEMI-DETACIIEI) HOUSE. 3 bedPhone 232 6 and 34355 vacant two scant from April: 3 bedrooms, bath- rooms, bathroom, 2 reception, all-night fire,, N(TFFIELI) CAR I1ISIRIBUIORS room, lounge. breakfasl-rooni. kitchen--Apply conservatory, good garden, sheds and green- WE IIAVE A CONTINUALLY CIIANGINC. after 7 p.m., IOU ilighheld Avenue. Fareham. house, garage space. £1.750 or near offer-1 sroCK OF ItRl'IISII MOTOR CORPORAGosport.

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17511) CARS FOR SALE HOUSE FOR SALE. 5 rooms and kitchen; £500. per week inclusive electricity: adults only-Apply 97 Laurence Road.

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1949 JoW JAVELIN saloon. One bungalow, country surrounding,, very comfort. near NufBeld Club-Sale. ideal SOU'flISEA. and bedowner.

Resprayed light blue. Engine everything for tne. 5 minutes fr South- TWO FURNISHED ROOMS, lounge position, main road residence; 10 rooms, bathrecently overhauled New tyres. An Lble. urnc Station. no child rcn.-~%'oodbi noem Breach room, use of kitchen-46 Mafeking Road, South- room. separate toilets. h & C. throughout: sea. excellent example of this popular Avenue. Southbourne. near Enuworth. modern grates: small garden; well maintained; car25 42 TWO UNFURNISHED ROOMS, share kitchen vacant on completion-Call/write 11 Hampshire Let us know your requirements BEDROOM AND SrrflNG-ROOM to let, use and bathroom; suit naval couple, no children: Terrace, South.sea.

SVADIIAM BROS. LID, hathrisont and kitchen. tO minutes from Ports- 30s. per week inclusive. - 93 Maylcs Road, STUBBINGTON (near Lee-on-Solcnt and Cot. mouth by train: £2 per week-I') Fourth Milton.

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North End. concrete paths, garage, gravel drive, double TANGANYIKA. Power-house shifts men reHOUSES TO LET FURNISHED. Periods one or gates, low rate'. wcll papered and decor- Quired for Mining Company's power plant in two years. Reasonable rents it) good and care- IIOLII)AY ACCOMMODATION for naval per- ated shed. throughoitt, lint, as laid, curtains and lit- Tanganyika. 21-year contract: one month's paid tine child taken: from now any periods ful tenants--Apply Ilillary .5. Co., Chartered suinnel. tines: Ll.')OO,-Write Box ABC7. local leave per year. four months' paid home until juls: clean and ciinufuirtable-l17 EastLand Agents. Petersficld 231. leave on completion of contract. Initial salary held Road, Milton, East Sourtisca.

FOUR-ROOMED COTTAGE, electric light, £60 per month. £63 after sit months' satisfactory FURNISHED FLAT. beSELF-CONTAINED tiled fireplace. fitted bath, good condition coming vacant middle of April: sitting.room. bed- TWO FURNISHED ROOMS, completely re- throughout; (450 freehold-View evenings, 5 service: free quarter,, light and water. I'assages Paid-Apttlucations to: Wilkins and Devereaux room, bath and toilet, kitchenette: 21 gn.s. per decorated, use of kitchen and bathroom: 7,0-s. John Street, Gosport.

Ltd.. Trafalgar House. II Waterloo Place Lonwcck. --Miss Mallard. 31 I'rctosia Road, South- per week plus S%. 91% and clectriciCY.-4 Elite Road, Fratton sea.

DENVIUZS. near hiavant. Detached residence: don. S.W.I. garage. 4 bedroom-s. bathroom, w.c., nicely THE, BRIGHTON EQUITABLE CO-OPERAFULLY FURNISHED FLATLETS. own kitplanned garden with outdoor we., 2 reception TIVE SOCIETY LTI), have vacancies for capchens. vacant short pet-lodi till May 25. no chilrooms. kitchen with Line cooker and hot water; able men desirous of making a career in the dren: 2 to 21 an,.-38 ,Slsaftcsbury Road (opp £3,000 or near olter.-Tel. Ilavant 495.

Dairy Industry, Large modern mechanised plant.

Queen's Hotel). Southsca.

71 MAYLES ROAD. SOUTUSEA. Well mainweek of 44 hours, Commencing wage tained. owner.o,xupied: 3 bedrooms, bathroom BAY AND FORECOURT. 2 bedrooms. 2 recep- Six-slay FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION in Havant (handbasin h, & c.), 3 reception, ball, bright tion, kitchen with Alien! bath; garden; £1,200 or approximately Ill per week. Excellent conditions of entploymcnt.-Apply: Dairy Manager, 23 district. 5 minutes station and bus.-2 East View, kitchen, conservatory. picaaanl garden, spacious near offer-3 Dover Road. Copnuir, Hanovcg Crescent. Bngbton FairfIeld Road, Ilavant. workshop 20 ft. a 6 ft.: including all linos; 53 AGINCOURT ROAD. MILE END. 3 bedFURNISHED ROOMS TO LET, suit couple, no vacant possession; £l.950-TcI. 33236, or call rooms, 2 reception, dining-room, kitchen with SOUTHERN INSTRUMENTS of Frimley Road. after 4,30 p.m. are anxious to contact personnel chitdren.-94 Walden Road, near Whale bland, bath: tastefully decorated throughout. sound Camberley, leaving hIM. Forces with experience of elecStamshaw.

HIGHBURY ESTATE. Terraced house, beauti- condition; vacant August. tronics for wiring. test, experimental or design TWO FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET, clean fully decorated and completely furnished with modern 6.-roomed house, garage work. Good rates, Sick benefit scheme. Five-day and Liverpool Road, Fratton. new modem furniture; house and furniture to- FOR SALE, or near other,- week-Apply, W, I'. Stsead. Works Manager. gether, £2,450-Write 69 Hawthorn Crescent, space, excellent condition: £l.56 Evenings or week-ends, 44 O'uantry Road.

BF,O-SITI1NG-ROOM. use kitchen and bath- Cositam, COOK, mal: or female, resident or non-resiGosport. room, not suitable for children, vacant from at St. dent, required for permanent post £500 OR NEAR OFFER. 2 bedrooms. 2 recepApri: 4-b', Lmpshott Road. Southsca.

Albarts City Hospital (378 beds), 20 miles from Butler sink, convenient for FREEHOLD HOUSE, forecourt, corner: lion, modern grates, ninny TWO FURNISHED ROOMS. use kitchen, elec- shops, buses. -22 Wellinglon I'lace, Ituckland. 3 bedrooms, 2 reception, bathroom, kitchen: Central London. Wages per 48-hour week vacant April or May-Apply M. S. CottrcU. 107 Male £7 St., female £5 Ins.. plus extra paytric light, relay, central.-I27 Queen's Road. Portsmouth. men: for Sunday and holiday duty and to holder Portsmouth.

Stamshast Road, StamstsaW. Portsmouth. of recuuuonised cookery diploma, Where post resiCENTRALLY SITUATED. S.roomed house, FURNISHED SITTING-ROOM. with kitchen. decorative order, with tilted bath, long gardent, a charge of 31s, per week ii. made to Rood own toilet, bedroom, use bathroom, long let den-Apply 142 Sultan Road. Portsmouth, male and 37s. lid, per week to a female.preferred. cutlery, crockery, blankets suppied.

Appficatuuuns stating age and experience to the no linen, no children.---('all alter 5 p.m.. I HIGItBURY ESTATE. COSHAM. Conveniently Group Catering Officer. St. Albans City lbs.

BOOKS. welcomed for new and Inquiries Devonshire Avenue. Southsea, situated main road, well-appointed 6-roomed Normandy Road, St. Alharxs p0*1, and electric second hand books; all ntibjects.-Seafords. 7 COTTAGE thorily available for letting Un- house, modern, tiled surround,, gas Pearl Portsmouth.

33 13t. ANT) MRS. 1,An.IBERT requirc retiring furnished in grounds 1,1 country, house near pointt throughout, large brick ssorkdsed,-Apply P.0). or Rating to ruin small modern houuse-exlow rent to naval or R.A. 17 Edirrlcy Gardens. Cosham.

Wickhaxn. maissersant oust retired after 30 years' servicePensioner in exchange part-time work as gar- hOME LEA. STAKES Hill,, WATERLOO. excellent home for right man: own sitting-room: dener-Apply tieut.-Crndr. Batalgette. Globe VILI.E. Comfortable home. bedroom', 3 good off-time: bachelor or widower: must have Fareham, Ilou.se. Newtown.

Hints. reception, 4 smaller moms, suitable for extra hrst-class references: fare paid for interview.LAWSON & COMPANY. Estate room. etc.: originally two GOSPORT. Brankscmc FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION. double bathroom-laundry Agents, have in recent scar, assisted a great Cotswold lodge, Muitcombe Road, convertible or ideal for elderly Park, Bourtscmouth. Hints, bedroom, kitchen-dinette, own cooker, large sink homes: easily number of nasal personnel to purchase suitable parents living separately under the same roof: suit and infant-Write Box in the district. welcomed unit: garage: couple Enquiries half-acne fertile garden, greenhouse, garage; properties AllOt, or phone Havant 411 before noon, and personal attention given without obligation, bus stop at door; convent school opposite: Mortgages arranged (at present 95 per cent, up BED - SITTING- country aspect: 13,450.-Apply above address. to DOUBLE FURNISHED £2,000), A selection of modern purchase price ROOM. use kitchen and bathroom; no children. Phone Wate,loovdle 2161, houses and bungalows from approximately (1,500 YOUNG naval couple, baby 1 year. urgently -228 Hailing: Avenue. Copnor. with deposuts of approximately require self-contained furnished or unfurnished SEVEN-ROOMED hOUSE for sale, modern upward, available - - (itliccs, 9 itrockhurvt Road, flat. Soutlvsca. Own linen, etc,-Wrulc Me. HOMELY )IOLII)AYS, reasonable terms. - grates, built-in wardrobes, 11,150-14 Bailey, (73 upwards.

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ACCOMMODATION 1(AYI.ING ISLAND.-Fttrnishe,1 temi-hungalow: 2 reception. 3-4 bedrooms, central healing. garage, garden. main road, long let preferred.

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FURNISHED DETACHED HOUSE to let. Ad. ntiralty Scheme. 3 bedrooms. bathroom, kitchen.

2 reception. we., every convenience. completely redecorated.-Apply for details to: F. Pope, Grove Villa. Copse Lane, North Itayling, tlanls.

ACCOMMODATION. Suit married couple: double bedroom, kitchen-dinette, own cooking facilities, share bathroom-Brown Eaves, Langatone Road, Havant.

FURNISHED HOUSE, Bramber Road, Gotport, Modern, tastefully furnished. 3 bedrooms. suitable hired married quarter, available from July-Apply L. S. Vail, Estate Agent, 79 High Street. Gosport.

HOUSE TO LET. furnished, 7 room,, kitchen, bath, cnservatory.-Vicw by appointment. Tel. 33974.

TWO FURNISHED ROOMS. tue of kitchenette and bathroom, no children. - 215 Francis Avenue. Southsea.

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TWO COMFORTABLE FURNISHED ROOMS. no linen, use kitchen and bathroom, no children; 35s. per week inclusive.- -5h Bcaulieu Road.

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LARGE SEMI-FURNISHED ROOM. upstairs. me kitchen and bath, no children; 25s. per week jnclusiye-Waite. 5 Cadnam Road, Eastncy.

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H.M.S. FLEEfl%'OODContinued from Page /0 to assemble our collapsible billiards table and cut the grass on the for'd lawn. (Some of us wrote letters to our mothers asking them to buy us out.)

Then, oil with the roll again for four days and nights. The Q.Ms. got the sharp end of many tongues especially from the Wardroom Chef who finished up in the coal bunker with a plate of pancakes wrapped round his neck, but they did very well for all that. The Leading Chef in the Ship's Company Galley was heard to say to his assistant: "Next time that potmess passes you, give it a quick stir."

We arrived at Lisbon on 24th and spent five enjoyable days there, with sightseeing tours laid on and two soccer matches against local teamswhich w. lost to the tune of 2-0 and 8-0. We sailed for Portsmouth on March 1, arriving on 5111 to he welcomed by the Customs people, who were very kind to its however.

ended another trip for the book.

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We would like to take this opportunity to say 'Farewell' to our old Lieut.-Cdr. Commanding Officer.

C. M. Stocken, D.S.C.. and 'Hallo' to our new Commanding Officer, Lieut.Cdr. Ikale.

And so from the flowcr.gardcns of the Dockyard where we now lie with other 'unfortunates' we hid you a sailor's farewell with the information that our 'Barracks' has done 12,595

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THE PORTSMOUTH Command Field Gun Crew arc now half way through their arduous training for the competition with the other Commands at the Royal Tournament. There arc selected miles in the last five months sea-time now 50 men under training, (it's enough to make a shepherd beat front over 250 Volunteers from all branches, and ratings, in the Comhis dog).

P.S. I have just been handed a huff mand. From these 50 men will be procoloured sheet of paper headed "Draft duced the 18 who comprise a guns Order" which informs me that my crew, to represent Pompcy. barrack time has ended and I must now get some sea-time in . . . all comes Run Described to those who wait, especially those of the run will A brief explanation who open their 'gate.' perhaps be of interest at this stage.

Count So-Vile.

The run is representative of the kind of action these guns might have been involved in more than 50 years ago when they were in Naval Service. they did great work in the J. G. METCALFE, Writer, P/M African War, and earned the South 925740, ALMS. Daedalus. Died great respect of the Army. The run is February 27, 1955. in three separate and distinct parts; K. J. ELLIOTT, A.B., PISSX the Advance to the First Action, the 889829. Newcastle. Died March Retirement to the Second Action, and 4, 1955. finally the Run Home. The Advance has to go over the "Home" wall, cross .1, N. JOHNSTONE, LS.A. (V), a 28-feet wide chasm, and negotiate P/NIX 850334, Victoria Barracks. the :"breach" in the "enemy" wall. The Died March 11, 1955.

Retirement involves coming back over R. A. C. SNELLOCK, A,B., the P/SSX 883446, R.N.B. Ports- the "enemy" wall and back across chasm. Finally the Run Home involves mouth. Died March 11, 1955. bringing the gun back through the

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breach in the "Home" wall and back over the finishing line.

The walls on this course are 5 feet high, and the holes, or breaches, in them are only 4 feet by 2 feet-just large enouh to permit the passage of the gun. SIX men have to lift nearly 12 cwt, of gun and carriage over the wall, the gun barrel alone weighing 8 cwt, Even the wheels, which to the casual observer look quite light, weigh 120 lbs.

Dcv onport Record The fastest time on record for this course is 3 minutes, 21415 seconds, set up by Devonport in 1953. In that time 18 men moved a ton of equipment over nearly 200 yards with obstacles-a notable feat. This obviously requires gre a t strength, agility, and brains, and of course, a very high degree of training and perfect drill. The pace is fast, and frequently dangerous, and so all the men involved must think fast and work accurately.

This year Portsmouth Command is going to show that its men can do all these things just that bit better than its opponents. Our hopes arc very high that we will bring back to Pompeyfor the first time since 1949-the three cups for which the crews compete at Earls Court.

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JUGIIY Navy beat Army

ON THE first Saturday in March each year the Navy XV has the time-honoured fixture with the Army XV at Fwiekenham.

This year the Army were strong favourites. with a team which included six internationals and a couple of outstanding Rugby League players. But the Nay side was in great heart, and not in the least dismayed by the talent opposing them.

On a cold but dry afternoon the in a t c h s.us watched by H.M. The Queen. the Duke of Edinburgh and the oung Duke (if Cornwall. who sva, seeing his first game of Rugby and ho continued to plague his parents with questions throughout the match.

From the beginning the Navy went into the tray with it vigour and dash which was a joy to see. Their doughty opponents no sooner had the ball than they were brought down fast and with little ceremony, Sub-Lieut. l'enney. one of the Navy centres, was 500(1 in evidence with a clever kick from play in the loose. which carried the game into the Arms 2. But the Au uttv relieved with a fine I iislt Jack son, after a bout of passrug. s as forced into touch only a few yards roun the corner flag. A penalty to the Arms followed, bill Edwards missed the kick at goal.

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Arm.*. Ahead The Arms were getting the ball in the tight serums, and after halt hour's phi Ba i_Icy opened the scoring by coining in cleverly, front he left wing and cutting through fast to score a few yards from the right post. Edward,; failed to convert. Right on half tine the Navy drew level with a penalty goal kicked by Mainwaring, the full hack.

The e c o n d half began with the Army missing a penalty from a not too diflicult angle. From then on the Navy took charge, and there was one p I en d u d team effort when half-adozen men handled and took the ball o the Arin V's line. The forwards ts' sitos'. trig '.'. hat a fast arid virile

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( ) N S All R F) A Y. February 19 the Club took tea rtts to Brighton for the Southern Counties Championships.. In the Youths' race the boys from St. Vincent gave a good account of but with ('ollingwood Apprentices on long Week-end only four started in the Junior race and it was not possible to close in a complete team. The Seniors who had entered with the idea of a ten miles training I tin found that their final position was it the first ten teams which was an excellent show considering the class of teams competing. l'.O. Sharp and L.5.

Haskcll in the forties were the best performances.

The following week the Milocarians were due but so few turned up and then mostly our own members helping out that a friendly race was held with nothing at slake. It had been earlier dcci d ed not to enter teams in the National Championships at Cardington so a race was held at Dryad with Southampton University as the visitors: it had been hoped to run a Club Championship in conjunction with this race but the nearness of the Command Championships reduced the number of members turning out: counting five a side the RN. (lu h managed to beat the Unuversits by a margin of four points with ii y m a ii of the visiting (lu b l,ud rug Sharp and Pa pe home.

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pack they were, with W.ildron Jenkins, Moir and Valentine in the van, while the Navy outsides, though not getting as much 01 the ball as the Army threes, were t a c k Ii n g with deadly effect, In this respect Hemrose and Carne were especially noticeable, and I'earey was only a little wide with a good drop at goal.

I lien tell minutes from the end came the Navy's reward for their continuous pressure. l'earcv punted ahead to the cit and B 11cr gathered the bull beauiftilIv. Away ftc raced. hut funding :1 itself being en t-oII by tlt ree Opponnts, he cross kicked t o w a r d s the posts, The ball rolled over the line. md up streaked Prosser. the Navy wing Iorsvard. who just beat two Army inert for the toucli-dowrt. Mainwaring converted this splendid effort.

Navy Fighting Spirit The A rot v fought hack valiantly :ind gave the Navy sortie anxious final moments, hut the Navy hung on and kept them out, making tlte final score a goal and a penalty goal (8 points) to the Navy and a t rs (3 pout ts) to the A rniv.

It was a magnrficeiit eflort on the Navy s, part and pros ed how a team rot bucO with the lighting spirit a rtd t Ite will to 5(1 all out the whole time c:mn outmatch tite strongest side.

sl tich praise is also due to the Nas stile Selector, (.uplaun J. C. I):ilglisit, s

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hOME FLEET AS THESE notes are being written the Home Fleet is en route to Maltathere to do battle on the sports fields over a period of six days in all the customary Inter-F I e e t matches and, this year on account of the General Service Commission, in addition, a c' Inter-unit iiiatciics-all Ot which will be r e po r t e d in the next issue.

Meanwhile, the concentrated Spring cruise s p o r t s programme has contunued as planned except that the weather did not permit the King's Cup soccer final match to he played before Gibraltar, This match, between 'leaving . nc, it flO o and 6th Frigate Squad-

THE ABOVE championships were held in the Gymnasium, R.N. Barracks. Portsmouth, on Monday, March 21,and resulted as follows: K.A.F. beat R. Navy. 19-12; Army beat R. Navy 14-13, Final: R.A.F. beat Army, 16-12.

The W.R,N.S. thus lost the Cup, prese n t e d by the Director, W.R.A.C., which they won last year.

Wren Harper (H.M.S. Condor)'' I.dg Wren Garner (P 0 R \1 - . R-. ......... cm ro c;, 1-dg. Wren Porter Ldg Wren Rudd (H.M.S. l'enibrokei roll. and the final Hockey Cup match (Captain): Wren (H.M.S. Sea

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The Home Fleet Open II o x i n g Cltantp!onships were held on February 14, 15, and 16 at Gibraltar in . which over forty boxers were entered -) ) , ru uiine weights, The prizes and the Boxing (up were preserttcd by the ReuILs Commander-in-(hief wlto. in addressScmi-linals--Plymouth (H.NI.S. Thun- ins the large :iudience from the ring dercr) heat Chatham (H.M.S. Cale- afterwards. said tbat the standard of donua) 44 p o u fits to 41 points, at boxing was as good as any lie had ('Iratham; Portsmouth (H. M .S. Col- seen srnce the war. 'Ihere were cerIingwood heat Air (H.M.S. Black- tainly some very spirited bouts and cap) 46 p o i n t s to 22 p o i itt s , at those many spectators who braved the Portsmouth. doss it pour of rain on the it ight of the~ !'i,ial ----l'lvmouth heat Portsmouth, 29 funals were rewarded wi Iii a g r a ii d eveuiuitg s entertainment, poiiits to 21 points, at ('hath:um, Fhe results were as follows .

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blended It is inc ii unto such a Ri'.su/t--".-ir ('onim:mrid 7,851) poiutts: lewn : 2 1 .ieut . \i ainwariutg, R.\I . h'ortsmoutit ('rtiuiiarid 7.805 poi itts: IF Its.' se us): Surg.-l.ieut. .\. S. Hater Nore (oinniand 7.750 points; l'IyR.N.H. H a cIa r ): Suh.-Lieut.

A. tiioiitli Comrn:muid 7,709 points.

Peares ( R.N.('. (irecns'. cli): 2 l.ieut, lndimidual Results -P.O. Jackson 399 S. R. hlemrose. KM. (I hicseus); Sub,po in t s : Cd.Gnr. Hill 398 points; I.ueut. R, F. I'. Carrie (Royal Arthur); ,Shpt. Hanlf 397 points, ERA. K, McMenemy (Cuniberl.irid: The following, front the Portsmouth I ieut. H. C. Redrohe (Eagle); Stoker Coinntand Itave been selected to sltoot R. (. Waldron (R:uleuglt); Inst-I,eut. for the Royal N:ivy in tlte litter(. I'. I hiomas (I'ernbroke), 2 Sers ice Small Bore Match: J. J. Rainlorth, R.SI. (Amphrhuous School, R.SI.), Shpt.-.\i t. Vs. L.(op!ey P.O. Jackson, Vernon: Shpt. Baulf, Newfoundland: O,A. Austirt, Vernon: Iteri He.idh A.A. J. J. Jenkun (1us CP.O. Crook, Victory; I.ieut.

Svnions. ki:t), A.A, A, R. \ alcrttuuie (Sr.skin), - . '. .

Excellent: C .1 .0. Bird, ictory: ( .1 .0. licut. N. K.- Niour (( :mptain ( Excel_ . .

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I-xlent); I .0. F. A. I rosser r(,.inthi,i I. _ liute team.

Mit/i//'-Winner, A.B. 13 m c r y, Dclight; Runner-up, A.B. Woloston, Bermuda.

Lig/it-Heavs'-Witiner, A.B. Whistler, Alliance; Runner-up, A.B. Mackney,

Scorpion.

Heavy-Winner, SM, Oakes, Barficur; Runner-tip, L./TeI, Llewellyn-Jones, Alliance.

Team-I, Bermuda/Alliance, 33 poiuits; 2. Darings, IS points; 3. 3rd I).S. 12 points; 4. 6th D.S. 9 points; S. 'Fvne I Apollo, 5 points; 6. 6th j5, 2 poiuits.

Whulst the Home Fleet would have wished to enter a full team in the Royal Navy Boxing Chautipionships, it

is tinfort ii nate that the Flect does not returul to its Houtte Ports in time to lrnt it fitis. I-I oweser, arrangements ltave been made for the following to enter and their p r o g r e s s will be watched ss uth interest, 1. i g lit II cite r - SM. R:itcliffu.

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Welter-Tel, l3cddall, Bermuda, A.B Whistler, 5/ M Light lit' (I v Alliance.

The Home Fleet Assault-at-Arnis was also staged at Grhr:mltar, A series ut fencirtg competitions were held in the Arntv Gyninasitum (In February IS. I (c and 17. under Royal Tournamerit Rules, assisted by neutral oflicials pros dcci by the Army and R.A.I. Phase II results were as follows: ic; i i-Winuier. C. /Cdr.

Individual ltiiirti,,i \Vi riuier, 5. l . Ifluck . Ts nr; Run ncr-up. A.B. Tough. Delight, I cat/ti, Viiinc-r, S.sI. Sws.'ertey, Darurtg: R tiiiilcr.iip. ( ) Se_i. ()'learv, Battle.i xc:

Bell. Tyrtc: Ruututcr-up. C.P.0. Harvey. I'yne, F pc c'- -Winner. C. I('iir. Hell. Tync: Rtinner-irp. (P.O. Harve. Tyne.

Sit/ic Winner, I ieut. Hresver, S:uintes: Ktintici tip, P.( ). \V iseni:I ii, Sa i ntes. l(iis c 'nt - litncr, I.ieti t -('dr. WItalle v, (.ie/iI -V.'inuier, 0. 'Sea. Jeffrey, l3rIkmttle:mxe: Runrtcr-up, I.ieut. I_ass-' ntuda: Ruutner-tip. h'.O. Stwd. Harrerice, Bernitida. ris, Battleaxe. lie/it-Winner. SM. Ratcliffe. Hermuda: Ruiiuter-up. 0. Sea. 'Iowler, Bermuda,

Tt'ani ifasonet----V, i utni I ng leant, Be rniuda; Runner-up, Darings.

At the same time, the Home Fleet P a I nn e r trophy (Bayonet fencing) coniipetitioni s'..us held, heiiig won h II. M S Bermuda ss-hose leant, together with the indis'idtials ahovc'. svill now fii,'/,t--Winnel', Mid. Rodd. Bermuda; represent the Honte Fleet iii the InterR ti n n e r - u p. L.:Ck. Johnston, (ommattd arid I'h:i se III toturnamc ut ts Alliance. short Iv to he lieId at Port smnotu tIt, hI'c'itc'r-V,irtner. '(el.

Heddzull. Herrauda; Runner-tip, 0./Sea. \t.iugitan, Saintes.

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Iicut. ( dr. H e r he r t Smith, \.SR.L: licut. Berry. Vcruioii: (.l'.O. Frihe, Excellent: Inst. I.ieut. l):mvies.

Vernon; 1st OfF. Foster Hall, W.R.N.S,

(SOUJTuI annual away fixture agailist tile Metio.

K enit, where. ft;r a change. the Police beat the naval team by 138 points to 162 poiuits. This ni a t c ii is the opposite

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I ant assuming that the I'scrtsmotith and Air Command Ch:mnipionshups are :uppearung elsewhere in thus isstre but the excellent work of (.I'.O. Barnes in training his team front Whale Isl:mnd brought its just reward when they

completed the 'I)otihle' and put the Spring the Autumn Trophy aIoflgide

front Co!hingwood, The niighty seem to have fallen very heavily durung the past few ntonths!

1-ront now until the start of the track season the remaining races are on the road, most of this' eveults being road relays in which the cltmh h:ts gener.ully doite quite well. Ve are sorry to see that I_S. I Ia shell is teuuiporari Is crocked and it is don ht ltd if lie will he tttit ruut n nig a ga lit till t i I the track se.ison starts.

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F?cs'eIv.- St. \'incent a v e n g e d l:ust enin's defe:it by heating the Ganges 1st XV by II poiutts to 6. ibis was an excellent garute witht St. Vincent Jtist mitant:uging to stave oft :m deterrut i ned second ha It r:u II y by (izi utges.

I ccot/call.-A miSusE exciting gautse Ui t. t lie re stilt bei rig, after - roughoti rn extremely hard struggle, a 55 mt for Ganges by goals to 3. //cu-key. --1 his was a very fast amc ss ith thc speedy St. Vincent attack

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THE 1955 Championships were held exclusive fitting that at H.M.S. Arid, near Winchester on March 9.

Wednesday, to yourself. The The entry was made up of teams of six front twelve Air stations, and a skill our experienced number of individuals, totalling 85 runuiers. craftsmen makes it Fhie race started on :i fairly shallow slope, across the airfield arid rigitt front the start, the le:idiuig posit ions Call or send for were ta ken tip by A. A. Hurut ph res auid I.R.E.M. Mourehead, arid from and then ciii it became a personal duel between these two riunners. Three of .. , .-,, ii . i I .pletiontof the first rotntd. mainly due to very good packiuig. :und only a few * P 0 ilut s separated them. lItiniiphrcss provurtg thterr ssorUt l's a nil:rie hs- :mntd Moorehicad passed flue st:irt (lit tue t" s I c_ n 1 . , secoitd I mite rotini ci al ntost slisur Icier Is) .Sazli,nm,'.-St. 's rncent lost the sailing shoulder, with P.O. Slcrcer (Abhottsby 16 p o inst s to II to a superior jmteh(. t Ii i year's RN. iii Scotland Ganges teautt.

55 iminter, Is ing about 151) yards behind.

IIaskc'j-l;all.-Thtis game was most insAs this' rtiniters ag:cins appeared with terestiitg :ms Ganges had the ideal about half :i mule to go, it was seen te:lnt-tal I and speedy--with which - thta t H tints p hi r e y s lt:id shta ken off to beat tue smttzm 11cr Bus-s of St. \in- - \I ourehead. :ind ssas le:idiuig by ahotit PORTSMOUTH ccitt. Nevertheless. for the first ten 151) s ards with Mercer a further 200 minutes St. Vincent held this' Ganges s :mrds behind, and this was their evento 4 points each. .'tter this. hittss-- tual order of fiutishinig. ilte tiunc of 31 lthi.ANCI lES .\I: ever, the (i a mu ge s s hi o w e d their nssins .3 sees, was good, althtotit,'lt the t'ORt sMouril ' I)JiVONPORT - CIIATHAM 'WE't'MOUTII Superiority and sscnt a hi e a d-the cotmrse was considered :m little fast.

DUNFERMLINE GIBRALTAR - MALTA final score Gantizes 23 poinuts to St. The teanut W ni ut e r s acre hIM .S. Vinceutt's It). ,\riel with 46 points. closely followed I l.st.S. ,'i!IiRCF'R't - I IstS. Ill.. ICKC,lI' - I tr',t S. C;. h\il:cOcK 'I his gave the over-all result as by Ahhottsinch with 50. and Stretton Ganti.'es 3. St. * Vincent 2.

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1'ENTtTIIIA) -l lIE WI N I ER Pentt;itlthoni of Sports lletsseeii H.M.S. St. V iii cent and I I.M S. (i:mntges took place on Satur' shiv, March 12, and the results were as follows

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