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AT CLOSING DOWN OF THE NORE

Queen’s Colour [for

to be laid up

planning

closing

ceremony of the Non: Command. now set March 24. the Commander-in-Chief. The Nore. Admiral Sir Robin Durnford-Slater. K.C.B.. had the inspired idea of inviting the Dutch N-.iv_v to attend the ceremony in memory of the occasion on June I7. I667. when a Dutch squadron. under the command of Admiral Di: Ruyter. sailed up the Mcdway and burnt the British Fleet.

N

the

News

has l‘lt.'Cll received that the Dutch have accepted the invitation and are scniliiig one of their newest and most powerful destroyers. thc Limburg. to (‘hathani from March 23 to 27. l.imburg will. furthermore. be flying the flag of thc Coiiiniaiidcr-in-Chief. Ncthcrlands Home Station. Rear-Admiral llaron dc Vos van Stu.-ciiwijk.

It is also planned that a dctachmcnt front the Dutch ship will rnarch in thc pziratlc oti .\larch 24. which marks the closiiri: ccrcniouy and that of thc l.;ivini_: Up of thc Qiii:cii's Colour of thc Norc Ciiiiiiiiiiiiil.

The closure ccrcnionv will start with ;i lure: p;ir.u.lc and march past. at which :\(l'llll':ll Diiriiford-Slatcr will Ul-It-ZN l-Zlizabeth The Queen take the saline. Coiitiitizcnls on parad-: Mother is to visit the aircraft will be drawn from ships and estabArk Royal :it Devonlishntciits in the Norc Coininand and carrier Il.i\I.S. I-I. from local Royal Naval and Royal purt on March 'l'li~.- .ship. cominandcd by Capt. P. J. i\lariiii: .~\s‘st\t.'i;tllutts.

The parade will be followed by .i Hill-Norton. R.N.. is at present in the service in thc barracks’ cltiircli to mark Mediterranean and returns to this the l_a_\'iiii: Up of thc Qucc-it's Colour. country at the cnd of l‘cbru:ir_\'. aftcr having been away since last October.

She was commissioned at Dcvonport I"I..\G OI-'I"lCI*IR. Ml-‘.l)Wt\Y in March. l‘lt'i0.

It has been announced that as front The Oiiccn rtothcr launched the April I zi post of Flag Olliccr. Med- ship in May. I950. and has taken a way. will he cstablitshcd to deal with livclv interest in her. and her crews. local command problems. under the Coininander-in-(‘hicf.l’ortsmotith.The ever since. post will hi: lillcd bv thc Admiral Superiiitciideiit. (Thathain. as an additional function.

Tli: .-'\diniralt_\' have also approved 'I'lII'.'RI'." «IRE ();\'I. l’ A I"!-Ill’ that wli-.:ii thc Nora: (‘o:iiiii:iiid ccascs to function. the (‘oiiiiuaiid responI)xtl'.S' l.l;‘I‘"I' ll’I'.'I"()RI'.' .»l [Hisibilili.-s will he parll\' taken over by the (‘o:nmandcr-in-('liii:f. ('I.\'ION II/LS‘ 'I'() [Hi .-ll/t!)I:' and p:irt|_\' by the l-‘lay: (llliccr. Scot-I land. Thc division l‘l‘.‘l\\I.‘L‘ll tltcs: cortiI’.-t .\lIl.lI:'.\" TIIE A Il()(/‘I’ will tltc drawn line at hi: :i mauds /lNNI'.'.\'l;‘ /l'l' P()R'l'.S'M()U'I'Ii'. \Vasll.

QUEEN MOTHER TO VISIT ARK ROYAL

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AULD IXNG SYNE

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l!.M.S.

Rotlicsziy. the anti-submarine frigate.

of the

ships which took part in the search

ship Santa Maria.

for the

|’ortui:i.-st:

DAMPIE will refit t cos Eagle’s RED NEAR £20 million and take BASE another three years H.hl.S.

I-iuglc is being: niodi.-rniscd in ll..\I. l)ocls_vard Dcvonpnrt and the limit cost is estimated to be about £20.00t|.00D. "We have been working on

this major modernisation programme for nearly a year—-and the whole job is expected to take inst over four years." said Rear-Admiral G. D. A. Gregory. the Admiral Superintendent of the Yard.

It is understood that L700 men are "When it is finished the Eagle will be the most cllicient and lt1tt'(lL‘sI- acttially working on board liaglc from the thou.s:inds in the hitting ship in the British Nzivy." hc apart various dcpartmciits throughout the said.

The liaizlc was complctcd in I952 Yard who are helping in some way or but since that date there have been _so another. and thc iitinibcrs are expected many iniprovcineiits in the carrier to rise siihstantially. hlany of the world [aster and hcavicr aircraft. components are being prct'abric;itcd at anglcd decks. itcw radar and elcctroiiic Dcvonport in sections -even the new aids that this new comprehensive angled deck was prcftibricatcd and niodcriiisalitin was csscnti;il to cnablc taken to the ship in sections.

There will be bunks instead of hamit to operate with- the flcct.

Adnllffll said that apart from thc. mocks. air conditioning for the whole boilers and htill just about everything i ship and up-to-date gallcys. else is either being rclittcd or rcplaccd.

The ship is to have a new angled deck and :1 larger "island" and thc guns are bcim: replaced by a systcin of guided weapons.

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.

The‘

N passage from Singapore to Hong Kong. ll.M.S. l)-.impier was routed to delineate the I00-fathom line between the Puraccls and Coininunistheld llainan. Although this tools her within 25 miles of the Red stronghold and into waters usually avoided by witrships. nothing of nutc- was seen except a few non-hostile fishing boats.

Three wcclss in I-long Kong: gave everyone a chance for rclas.ition as well is getting some csscntial work done in the harbour. (‘oiisidcr.ih|c land reclamation and tlc\'L‘ltl[ltll¢tll is in progress in many places. :ind numerous areas hai.l to be rc-siirvcycd.

Surveying on the return trip to Siiigaporc was scrioiisly ctirtailcd due

Typhoon “Ophclia" approaching from the Philip incs and niaking a direct course or Singapore most to

advisaolc.

THE

R.F.A.

H. brings

OUTSTANDING

treasures

CIGARETTE

worth £115 million

OF TH E DAY

I-HEN the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. i l-'ort C‘on.stantirtc. arrived at l.l.S'HMl;'N'I' ('()i\"l'RIllUTl5()."

Dcvonport on January [6 she hrought. from Hone Kong. treasures [mm the National Museum of Korea to the value of about £l.S00.(lO0. The art pieces are to be exhibited in this S the Union flag was slowly lcountry. I-rancc and (icrinany. lowcrcd at tltc Royal Naval (‘ominodorc Thomas lildcr. (‘omHospital. (iillinghani. on Siiiidziv.

Rt)!-IRS have been placed for three niodorc of thc Roval Flcct Atixiliarics. l£ltltlit.r_\' I5. Auld Lang Syne was hcardl l.c:iiii|i:r (‘la.ssI'rigatcs. (‘oinpctitivc said that the treasure was probably and then canti: the notes of the Last tenders for these ships‘. which arc an lithe most valuable cvcr to he carried l'\‘\l. improved Whitby Class‘. were invited by an R.I"..-‘\. No special .sccurit_v The Royal Naval Hospital. Chat- from .Ill warship building tirms in the arrang.:mcnts were made during ‘he li.i'n. was no more.

In conscqticitcc the contracts vo_\'agc. but the hatches were under the ('o-iiziiziiidcr-in-('hicf. Thc country.

"I lit: have bccii awarded to John Brown & eyes of thc otliccr on the watch on the Nor.-. .-\il'nir:il Sir Robin I)urntord- (‘o. ((‘l_vdcbankl l.ld.. Swan lliinter J: bridge.

Slitcr. was present at thc simplc. htit Wiizliaiii Ricliardsou |.td.. Wallscndmoi.-iiig. ccrcniony. and Scotts” Shiphiiilding and 'l'hc btiiltliiigs will be Closed for on—‘l'ync. (‘o. l.ld.. (irccnock. a‘\oiil two years. during which time Fngiiiccriiig The ships will bring work to thc .tllcr.itions will he made hclorc thc value -it' several million to thc shiphospital is-«opened for civilialis.

ORI) Carrinizton. the First Lord of n_.[,,n_. me Cimlm. (inn. W“ L. ,._.,-. builders and in addition there will he which for valiiabli: ctiiiipmcnt. the Admiralty. has been spending: orders from vicc in St. l.iil<c‘s (‘hiirch. of all scctions will he obtained :i few days in France as the izucst of Tli: hospital chaplain. the Rev. thc slitphtiildiitg industry. thc French Navy.

W. ll. Ilrouiic. coiitliictctl thc ccrc-, The First Lord visited the French (lthcr Adiniralty orders will shortly llltl:t_\. tli: (‘ommaiidcr-in-(‘hicf and tltc .\lcdii:al Director-(iciicral of thc 1 be awarded. after considcr:iti0n of coni- ii:iva| tlockyzirtls :it Toiilun :md Brest Navy. .'s‘iiri:. \’icc-.-‘\il:iiiral W. R. S Jpctitivc tenders in rcspcct of two ;and he returned to thc Unitcd Kingtiiiilscrs for the Royal l’lcct dom from the latter port in ll.M.S‘. l‘aiii:l.riv.li:c. who was foriiicrly i:i‘lari,:c ‘ Rltyl on Fehrttary 2. charge or ihc hospital. read the li:ssoi‘.-5. Auxiliary.

AS HOSPITAL is CLOSED

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Navy News

THE CARRIER IS VITAL

Fehrt

Letters

lo

.

I961

the Editor

Raising of £25,000 can iEDulTORIAL To be able to act quickly is essential be painless operation If

I

NEWS

I) I r o It

(5) II. R. Ikrridxc. R.!\'.(Rctd.).

It-i_\.tI .\‘.i\'al llarraclts, Portsmouth ‘I1-1.: )’i|ll\n)0\tlh 2‘.'35l (list. 72194) .c|tl.

“I “)3 l'0"“l=“'~'-‘° l1|I~I"t!

Tl’lI3 armed liner. the Santa Maria, by of mind 0\‘¢|'

an

acts brings to piracy on the high seas and the extremely diilictilt position faced by captains of warships.

The Royal Navy has. for hundreds of years. bceti ."a security for such .1 pass on the seas upon their lawful occasions" and. happily. few _acts of piracy have taken place in this

body of

tnen.

century.

Tlic China Seas in the

mid-thirties

NEED FOR FAMILY ANNEXE IS URGENT

discussing the problem of a new generation of aircraft carriers and, perhaps even more important. the aircraft which would go with them, because on the aircraft would depend the size and shape of the ship.”

With the world in its present state Britannica" is that we should be able of unrest. the above words. spoken to act quickly in any situation of unrest lR,—ln last nion_th'.s edition of .\'.s\'\' Nt=.ws a forthright appeal was made by the First Lord of the Admiralty before it develops into full-scale war. _to _men til’ the Fleet, asking them to subscribe towards the building at I at the Navy League's Trafalgar Day The very inaccessibilityof many parts “luunily Annexe" to the Royal Sailor‘: Home Club, Portsmouth, the approxiluncheon. are rticularly significant. of the world makes swift and effective mate sum required from the Fleet being £25.0ll0.

We must be ab c. either alone or with action of this kind possible only to For several years I have been an their own welfare a paiiilcss operathe help of allies. to deploy air power the carrier. It is implicit in the concept absolute of this OUR OWN tion. to any part of the globe where of the Strategic Reserve: troops are CLUB supporter It may be argued by many that they and although in recent years I military force is needed. The gradual moved to the trouble spot by the have been unable to associate myself never use the Club at all. bit! surely shrinkage of bases available to us quickest possible means—~tIic Com- with it as actively as I would have liked this would be in the wrong spirit and overseas. the diiliculties encountered mando Carrier. the second of which is well aware of the need it has in these days of global disunity it in ovcrflying certain foreign countries. now in hand for cotivcrsion. may well to. I am btit fulfilled. above all those needs still would be very refreshing indeed if we underline the vital importance of the be the first on the scene. But the troops tinlilled. of the Royal Navy were to prove. as themselves will need prompt and concarrier.

As the appeal so clearly states. a we can. that we are a little more united The present-day version of the “Fax tinued air stipport. which in many than most, even if we only prote it to cases can only be provided by carrier- family annexe is sorely needed. in fact I would go .so far as to say it is :t tiiatter ourselves. borne aircraft.

Granted the essential need it is clear of urgency. Having now visited almost l)l-{AI-'l‘l.VG l|I'IRl'Z that. unless some entirely new strategy every ship :ind naval establishment in CENTRAl.lSl-II) TO STAY is evolved. or there is complete and the Flu.-ct. I know only too well what are

at the moment

saw a couple of acts of piracy w_li_tch denionstntte the very dillicult position with which commanding ollicers may be faced.

There was the seizing of the brand new ship. the Shuntien. on her maiden voyage half way between Tient Sin and Hong Kong. What was the Navy to do‘! An armed boarding party attempting to board the Shuntien would li:ive nieant that the throats of innocent worldwide disarmament. we shall go people on board would have_ been cttt without mercy. The overcoming of the on needing the carrier. Existing ships IR John Gerald hing.

G.C.B., will not last for ever; replacements pirates by shell lire would have meant since of the Admiralty Secretary there mttst certainly be. These will the killing of very many passengers the from Admiralty- inevitably cost :1 lot of money; all and a new ship would have been 1947. is retiring 3|.

March Service on modern defence is costly. The aircraft destroyed. and I896 in Sir John was born en- carrier is vital to our security: the bill Another act of pirat:y- agaui in the Chitia Seas. took place about the same tcrcd the service of the Admiralty as sliotild be looked on as an insurance time- etid of I934. This was the case a clerk in I‘)l4. After service as a premium. It will be cheap at the price. when pirates took over a ship filled Lieutenant in the Royal Marine Artilwith children returning to Hong Kong lery in l‘)l7-I8 he rcttimcd to the front Chce hot). The children were Admiralty and was appointed to the returning home from school in the far administrative class in I930 and pronorth for the Chrislnias holidays and moted Assistant Secretary in I93‘).

During the Second World War he litindreds of families in Hong Kong held several important appointments Ii:id a ‘child or children on board. lR.—-I was interested to read in the Here was a dilemma! To attempt to and he became Acting Secretary of the December Issue a from Mr. capture the vessel by force would have Admiralty during the illness of the Comberabout the faterequest of the destroyer meant the death of the youngsters. yet late Sir Henry Markham and eventu- \'ehei-nenti. to do nothing was impossible. A “show ally succccded him.

You and your readers may be interHe was appointed K.C.Il. in the cstcd to know of force." aeroplanes new arotind. the details: ships guns were manned and so on. Birthday Honours List of I9-l7 and H.M.S. Vehcmcnt was stink by a and this so impressed the pirates that promoted to Knight Grand Cross in mine whilst minelaying in the North the same Order in the I954 Birthday Sea on the night of August 2-3. l')I8. the children were given tip.

In the case of the Santa Maria tIi_e Honours List. in company of other destroyers of the leader of the insurrectionists is 20th Flotilla. including her sister ships: he would that said have to reported Vance. Van uislicr and Vcnturous. scuttle the ship than surrender it.

The mine etonated her foremost What a position for the ca tain_ of magazine and as a result her bows The telephone number of one of Her Majesty's ships to ind hintfrom abaft the bridge to the‘ stem self in. To use force would mean.

NAVY NEWS almost disappeared. As steaming after possibly. the death or iniury to a lar e the collapse of a bulkhead. was imposis number of people: to do notliing_ cou ti sible the Vehcment was stink by Portsmouth 2235l be constructed as siding with “piratcs“ gunfire and depth charges of llte against a friendly power. Whatever he I-Extension 72194 'l'clcmaclius.-—.l. BIGLEY. 2! The did. or did not do. there was bound to Avenue. Spitnicy Hill. Nonliampton. he a large body of pcopIe—botli at home and abroad—who would have said he was wrong. It was a case of ‘Heads you win. tails I lose.” ting! are normally detailed for overseas service about four months ahead or commissioning date. and for home_service about two months ahead or commissioning date. this should be borne in mind when preferring requests to volunteer-to serve Ina particular ship.

Nearly 50 year: with the Navy

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THE-GLOSS or VEHEMENT

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TELEPHONE

would have meant to many individuals had there been one in existence already anti any man can rest assured that this is really needed.

If this is agreed. then I can also assure any man that the only way to make this annexe a reality instead of just a hope is by being prepared to Iielp our-

such

an annexe

selves.

A PAlNl.l".9S OP!-IRA'I'l().\i Merely to repeat wliat has already been said.in the appeal. the money cannot be provided from public funds. though most generously. I think. the Trustees of the Naval Central Fund have undertaken to provide £3t).00t) from the Naval Central Fund. provided the remainder of the necessary capital can be guaranteed by the Fleet. It follows quite clearly therefore that it is up to us and I feel sure every man will subscribe to this very worthy project if and when he has read the appeal in N/wv Niav.-s.

The stini of 125.000 seems a lot I know. but as you so tightly stated in editorial of the January issue of A\'\' News. it can be done it‘ every man in the Fleet throws in 105. I would

yiiur

Furthermore. it doesift carry tnticli

weight these days to say: “I am Devonport Depot." or any other depot for

that matter. because all the main schools are now in the Portsnioutli Command and withcentralised dr-.il‘ting here to stay. we may all need to make use of the Club's facilitiesat some time or other. Ifany of us do not need to use it because of house owttcnsliip or some siniilar reason. then surely the maxim should be: "'I1iere but for the Grace of God go I.'‘ but however one looks at this matter. I think the strong should help the weak.

Therefore. with all the stretigtli at my command. I would urge every man to throw in a l0.s. note and if any man must. worry about the expense alter he has paned with the money. It is a sobering thought lllill. if we fail this time it is unlikely we shall see an annexe to the Club for many years to come.

I-‘inally. without \\IsIlIIIg in any way to be sanclinioiiioits. may I rcntind everyone that“God always helps those who help themselves." and in this case will the Naval Central I-'und. if we all do our bit.—-G. ANIJRIEWS. C.C.Y.. 20 Quarry Road. Rydc. Isle of so

frigate with a Wight. ship's company of approximately 200 men could raise £360 for charity. as they did recently. then .1 whole I-‘leet The Swedish lI't_3S.Ift|_\L'l'\ Olatid and I'ortsmontli visited with a rating strength of some 64,000 Ostergotlatid ought to lind the raising of £25.000 for Jatitiary 26 to 30. like to add that. if

one

IDBAFTING FIHIECAST YIIUB”'"N‘E"i'i‘“SliIfll”'"'

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indicate: ships rulniinirrercd by Porlrmoutlt but wliicli will normallyref! and/ or give leave at Cltatlumi.) ll.M.S. Tiger. May 2. at Devonport for SUIMARINE COMMAND General service Commission. Rome] t fl.M.S. Walrus.

February.

East of Suez (24 months). U.K. Base Greenock for service in 3rd 3 Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth Port. Devonport. marine Squadron.

Phone 20141 ll.M.S. Caryslort, May. at Singapore at Chatl!.M.S. Obaion. Feb for Foreign Service (Far East).

Pontoon! fill!Illlllo lot ham for service in 3 Submarine ll.M.S. Trafalgar, May 24. at PortsLES Squadron. for General Service ComBRADFORD mouth HUDDERSFIELD I'I'tISSIOI'l. Home/Med. (23 months).

GENERAL U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. ll.M.S. Jutland, May 24, at Chatham H.M.8. Nimble, February I4. at for Home Sea Service. U.K. Base Service for Home Sea Dcvonport Port. Portsmouth (C). (see note.)

(Steaming Crew).

HMS. Donhlrlt, Ma 24. at DevonEMS. A_fio. February 28. at Malta port for General rvice Commisfor Foreign sion. Home/Med. (22 months). U.K. Base Port. Devonport.

EMS. Troolirldge, February 28. at for General Service HMS. lroadsword, May 25. at Portsmouth Cornrrussion. I-Iornelwest Indies Chatliam for General Service Corrimission. Homellded. (23 months).

U.K. Base Port. Ports(21 U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth (C). mou (See note.)

700 Z Flight. March 7. at R.N. Air Station Lossiemouth for l.F.T.U. H.M.S. Scorpion. May 30. at Chatham GLOUCESTER for General Service Commission. li.M.S. Blake, March 7. at Clyde for CIRENCESTER HotnclMed. (23 months). U.K. Base Home Sea Service. Rccommissions MARLBOROUGH Port. Portsmouth (C). (see note.) for General Service ComREADING August PORTLAND mission. Med.IHomc (24 month). Il.M.S. Whirlwind, May 30. at Rosyth From Fareham for trials. Commissions July II for U.K. Base Port. Devonport.

LONDON Home Sea Service. U.K. Base Port.

H.M.S. Cook. March 20. at Singapore All these service: will tote the fuliarin route (C). (See note.) Under foreiioecrrrenlet-ieeo!ServieePeracnne:l.M for Foreign Service, (Far East).

Portsmouth lorrndta. Botany: HMS. Vernon: Royal Soi'lou' consideration. ll.M.S. I-Iastboorne, A ril I2. at Home Club. Queen Street: LN. Borrodtr.

Chatham for General rvicc Com- ll.M.S. Berwir.-Ir. May 30. at Belfast Unicorn Goa: Stank-r M. for HMS. Excellent: for Home Sea Service. Commissions HMS. Phoenix: R.AO.C., Hilseo Baroda. of Suez mission, (20 Homelfiast Corhari, Hornet: Town 0007. Forehan. Nu months). U.K. Base Port, Ports- August for General Service Conipieltirtgupcti-lM.S.M'elctebeapei-vote. mission. HomelMed. (I9 months). mouth (C). (scc note.)

N.B.--To all shl visiting PortsU.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. ll.M.S. Chichester, April til, at Chatnl oeilltlos to meet mouth: Commis- ll.M.S. Ashanti, June 6. at Glasgow h_am for General Service yourpa aila.rcrovellln¢reqi.iIrefor Home Sea Service trials. Resion. Homclliast of Suez (I8 menu earl be organised at short months). U.K. Base Port, Ports- commissions February 27, I962. for notice General Service Commission. mouth (C.) (See note.)

Write phone or call Arabian Seas and Persian Gulf] ll.M.S. Loch Lomond. April I8. at TRIUMPH COACHES LTD Home (I2 months). U.K. Base Port.

Chatham for General Service Commission. Home/Arabian Seas and Dcvonport. .1 Edinburgh Road. Portsmouth Persian Gulf (I5 months). U.K. Base ll.i\l.S. Scarborottttlli J unc 6. at PortsPhone 20947 mouth for General Service ComPort. Portsmouth (C). (See note.)

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Port. Rosytli—undcr consideration. l!.M.S. I-‘alinoirth. July. at WallsendSeptember I9. at on-Tyne for Home Sea Service. ILMS. Brighton, Glasgow for Home Sea Service.

Commissions for General Service for Commission. October. Homciloied. Commissions April. I962. East General Service Commission (I8 months). U.K. Base Port. of Suez/Home (21 months). U.K. Devonport.

Base Port. Portsmouth. ll.M.S. Loch lilllisport. July 25 at ll.M.S. borrestoft. September 26. at Rosyth for Home Sea Service. Com- Glasgow t'or Home Sea Service. missions Scptember I2 for Foreign Commission for General Service Service (Far East).

HomelMed. (I6 Commission ll.M.S. Dalryulple, July I8. at DevonDecember. U.K. Base Port, porl for General Service Commis- months) Portsmouth (See Note) (C.). sion. Persian GulflMed. (24 months). H.M.S. Alsoe. end of September. at U.K. Ilase Port.

Chatham for Trials. Commissions Sla8l5_ Squadron. Jul . at .N. Air end December for General Set‘tion. Culdrosc. or Overseas Service vice Commission Home/Med. (24 (H.M.S. Ark Royal). months). U.K. Base Port. Ports706 Squadron. July. at R.N. Air Stamouth (C). (See note.) for Advanced Flying H.M.S. Hardy. September.at Chatham tion_. Culdrosc.

Training. for trials Commissions October for Home Sui Service. U.K. Base Port, ll.M.S. Mull of Klntyre. end of July. at Portsmouth for Home Sea SerDcvonport. vice. U.K. Base Port uttder con- ILMS. Gurkha. October. at SouthampService. Conisideration. ton for Home missions for General Service ConiHMS. Vidal. August 9. at Chatham mission I-iomelArabian Seas and for trials. Commissions September Persian Gulf (I8 months) January.

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II.M.S. Alert, November. at Singapore ll.M.S. Puma. August 22. at Dcvotiport for Foreign Service. Far East. for General Service Commission Il..\l.S. Hermes. December. _at PortsIlomcISouth America and South mouth. for General Sentcc ConiAtlantic (20 months) U.K. Base niission. Home]!-la.st oi‘ Suez. t2l Port. Devonport. months). U.K. Btwe Port. Portsmouth. ll.M.S. Ark Royal. August. at Devonport for General Service Commis- Il..\l.S. Cavalier. December. at Singasion. HornelMcd. (24 niontlisl. U.K pore. for Foreign Service (Far East).

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R USSIA BUILDS MORE WARSHIPS THAN ALL OTHER NATIONS Ill-‘. 1960-t96l edition of “Jane's Fighting Ships" (the 63rd year of issue) is now available and is being studied by students of the world‘s navies and by that large body of nien——and iv0men—who are interested in warships.

This latest issue is another volume she has built more destroyers and [I.'ICkCtl full of pictures. drawings atid trigates since the end of the war than data of interest front the lirst page to all the other nations of the world ptit the last. “.lane's" is describetl as :t together. although not many of them technical animal .1 book of reference are as big or of such :t high quality httt it is mote than that. lt is :t super- as some of the llfllhlt and Amcricaii lative production which ltttltls the at-- ships of the categor_\." llc rightly points otit: “However. :1 tention of anyone picking it tip.

Altogetlier this l;tlL'\l tsstlc contains navy'.s strength does not lie altogether in the number of its orthodox war2.500 pliotographs attd over tlraxsiiigs and gives partictilars of S0lt'tL' ships. It depends on technological ltl.(l{l(l uarslitps in the iiavies tit’ 75 know-ltow and specialised application countries. There are some 470 new stemming from research and developillustrations comprising 443 photo- ment at sea and on shore.“ grarllts and 27 drawings either of newly httilt. reconstructed or recetttly NO UNl)I'IR-l-ZS'I'lMA'l'l0N converted warsltips. or to replace previous li:ill‘-tones‘.plan and elevation Mr. lil;tcl.tn:in. though. is not given to tinder-estimating :t potential enemy. tli'.t\\iii_t:s and stllltttlcllc sketches. ‘lite nuiuct.c.tl stiengths of most of Rcfeiriug to the prepondcr:utce of these 75 n;t\ies are siiininariscd in :t, nuclear \ttl\Itt1lI'lllL‘\ in the United two-p:tge-spre.ul table sliowing the‘ States t’a\'y. he .\(t_\'\' of the Russian ntitiilter of \\;tl'-.lllp\ in each category 1 nuclear \ltl\llt:tl'llli.'sZ “In some ttttattcrs for cacti coutttr_\.

1it is dottbtcd \i-hcther lltct‘ are opera'lhls co:iipar.tti\'e table covers all? tional. but this ostrich~like attitude sltlps‘ from heavy aircraft caitiers can hardly be reconciled with the sitetU.S..-\.. 9) down to lugs‘. atid miscel- ccss which attended the building and lancotis craft. and although the operation of the Soviet nuclearU.S.S.R. figures are. in the main. powered ice-breaker I.cttiit. of cruiser estimated oites. the totals for (ireat siI.e. from which Soviet naval architccts. marine engineers. and nttclcar lltitain. the U.S..-\. and the pliysieists tnust have gained the reare 757. 2.798 atid 2.955 respectively. quired technical and scientific data for

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The “Streamline Ts" are riveted boats and could not undergo the full ‘ le~.soits learnt in the First World War. conversions which some of the welded ‘the non-profit systent then estabboats did. They had an additional seclished. whereby Naali distributed all tion of about 20 ft. bttilt into thctii. its trading surpluses for the benefit The Class submarines were New Year‘s Day. I96]. was the 40th of the Services. has continued ever built for general service and had ati birthday of the Navy. Army and Air since. In its 40 years Naati has paid endurance for 42 days. All were titted Force Institutes. and to mark the event out a total in cash rebates. discounts with "Snort" equipment. and dividends of £t2!.8l2.949. ‘nits a new Long Service Award bu been Of L321 tons surface displacement. inaugurated for all Natiti stafl conivast sum has been shared by welfare Token is 273', ft. (o.a.) itt length and pletint: 40 years’ service. funds of the Navy. Army and Air carries a crew of 50.

"At present there are awards for Force. by unit and mess funds and She is the second ship of the name tnett with 30 years‘ and wotiten with 25 by individual customers. l have to sewed in the Royal .\'av_v. _\ears' service." said a Naali spokes- Although its scale of operations has man. “We have almost 100 employees declined by about 70 per cent. since [still serving who were with its on the i the peak years of the Second World day we began and they will qualify for‘ War. Naali is still in business iii a big this additional award." with an annual trade of some Naali began operation». on .l:Inttar.\‘ l. £57.000.000. a stall. of 23.000 and some has been 0Nl7lR.\l.-\'l'lO:\' received that the following have 1921. following the recoinmcndatioits 2.000 cstablisliniciits scattered throughthe (‘lttet l’ett_v of two Government committees set tip otit the world. from Cattcrielt to been advanc_cd to_ Olhccr or Chief Arttticcr rate: to consider the adtninistratioti of Island. wherever British To Chief Pelt) (Jilin-r vice canteens and shops. based on the I forces are serving. on

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A.M.R.l.N..-\.. .-\.l.Mar.lE.). in his fore- to deity the existence of Soviet subword. describes the potential encm' marines capable of tiring guided it is only common sense sttbntariiie iitenace as “colossal. missiles Russia is estimated to have three to ttssiitiie that the U.S.S.R. is working tiitclear subniarines (U.S.A.. l7: Great hard on the ntissiles thcnts'el\'es‘. What lttiiain. I building) and -$50 conven- I is perhaps more open to doubt is tional stthmztriltcs (U.S..-\.. I57‘. (treat whether they can be tired subniergcd and whether they have a range as long llritnitt. -l7)_ He says: “hi the event of hostilities :is that of the Polaris projectile. But it be unwise to :tSs‘ttlll¢. especially the allied tiavics might be threatened would iti view ot' Soviet success in astral by -150 to 500 submarines and the rocketry. that the U.S.S.R. is any less damage they cottld intlict on our capable than other nations iii the field JNl.'*.l77‘i C. lloiiiiliton. JXl5‘PSt'-I l’. I). materiel. personnel and economy l.\' J2%t’u'I \\’. T. Neale. lxtuissn A, C. Dralte. of rocketry." liydrodyiiamic haollts the imagination. ttatucr. ix I52!!!» 1’. 1. Past. J,\'.1‘iuu I‘. S. i Stevens. lX66'l00Z S. Lamont. .l.'\'2-Mlhtl K. (‘.

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Jxionists l France. lt:ily.the Netherlands. Canada A\\'l{\\'ARI) NO.“ I'I.\‘(‘I.A'I'liRE fieak. JX.i7l.\7h I). \\’. J.Stieatticld.

C. A. .\l.i:|et'd. atid other NATO countries have, all present To Action Chlel Ordnance Artltker built :t certain number of anti-. The editor refers to the J. \\’. Itnii. .\l).':u~'."~/- 1'. I ). of nomenclature ctttnhersoine uarsliips (_Atx:.-.-smr: .stihm:tiine vessels since the end of the “MIC that the long portmanteait To .\ell.tI: Chief i:i.-mt.-at .u-ttrmc Second World War. and also have at and hopes l I terms anti-stihmarine warfare support I .\l.\.\l.‘.‘.'t."» i R. ltrtx-Mite. .\l\'3‘-‘ti ll l l'. deswar-built of modernised reserve M.\'||.\‘.‘t-h I. (‘. ( I;.u:tl'e.'-. .\l.\~“.‘.\Il7 er. Ilture. aircraft radar carrier. de~tro_\ picket A. : Sitencer. tot:tl the number nuclear power llect ballistic missile _l).In Stores Chief Pelt) Ollieerfsl troyers and frigatcs.

2 of all the atiti-submaritie vessels avail- submarine M\'7T’l-Ill N. Nedlev. in t'avour be can dropped sutlicient TI! I to Chlel trust-min: .\t«i.ant.;.h|.; \\‘(Il.llll not be meet‘ terms two-word as of or terse KXIMISO on.,-l). A. Ilitm-ti. KX".".‘IJ ('. the threat of enemy sttbinarine attacl_:.

R. (E. ttannici. l(X‘l2vtt \ ll. ltevan. destroyer and the ‘K.\'D'."lt.l "It is pcrltttps‘ not generally appreci- simple ashiscruiser.will KX':":l.'|0I£l A. Item. KKl‘7‘2l l. J. be echoed by all KN-N657 A. R. llevtitt. K.‘£‘3:l.‘T.‘ (' 1. l|t.Lcr.I Sears. ated lltat. the U.S.S.R. not only hasl like. and iii plea xx7:7m. I). I). Rennie. K.\.\HM "I .\a.um_’ with fleets. the and who work more sttlsmarines than all the otherl \lt\n‘I‘t\(vtI. RX 05!.‘ J. A. K_VX.l72*.i G. KX7TtF It t.. Johnson. K.\'I5.‘4:7 (Jane's Fighting Ships. Couipilvd Rt\lC)'. c‘tIltltlt‘tL‘\ in the world pttt together. bttt l R. R. Lalnc. k.\ .e._<'_i.< o. J. lt.tiIe>‘. um! l:'iliIcilIvy Rri_vmuml V. Ii. Black- To Attlfll cut-t i:-zine noon Arttfleer I t\lXb'S5o35 1.. T. Jt-nnimu. ittxttsssntt p_ in I mmt. .-l..\-I.R.l.t\'..-l.. /l.l.Mur.l;'.. um! David.

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I did tny sail and sea training in the of which Father Christmas (Lieut.brig Se:itlower and the pay was 6d. Commander Sir Michael Nall. l!t.. per week.-—l-'. L. EVANS, ex Petty R.N.) put in his traditional appearance Olliccr. l‘)7 Hyde Park Road, South- and produced presents for all the children. .\'1.'il.

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Rcar-Adiiiirzil I). I’. l)re,\'i.-r. (.'.ll..§(‘i'cte in 1‘)-ll, I~le ser\'ed iti ll.M.S. C.B.l-2.. l).S.(f. has been St|1ptlll‘IlC(lt(litl'lllfrom I94] to I‘)-l3 and took part I-‘lag Otliccr Air (Home) in siiccession in the Dieppc raid. He has awarded to \’ice-.»\dmir.il Sir Deric Ho|land- :i D.S.C. “llllfl Serving in that ship. .\l:irtitt. K.(‘.,ll.. D.S.C.. l).S.(‘. and liar l T\\o bars followed when serving in .m._- ;.pp.iintnient to take clle-:t in ‘command of ll.-.\l.S. 'l‘erm:igent in the !.\lediterrane:in and later in the Far .\l:l)'. IUM. Re.-ir-.-\dniir.il l)r.-yer. son of the E l-'.a.st. The first liar was for sinking an lute .-\dnnr;il Sir I-rcdericl; llreycr who t.'llL'lll_\‘ .subniarinc and the second for \\.'l\ lie:itly's Flag (':ipt;iin :it the Battle opi:_r;.tions' in the Aegean.

Since the war he has been liticcntive ol Jutland. \v.is' the (iunnery Olliccr of 7 ll..\l.S. :\j'.i\ during the Battle of the Dtlieer ot‘ l{.N. Air Station. l-Zastliaveit.

Riser l’l.it.'. It nzis-.t'or his service in l-usl lieuten:int of H..\l.S. llt.il aetinii tlt.tl he uas .l\\'.ll\lL'tl the l'\s'\‘|ill\'L' tlllieei oI' l-l..\l.S. Dolphin, and l.\ecnti\e tlllieer ot' ll.l\l.S. l).S.('. lle liml»: p:-,rt in the Nortiegiaii l'liucl‘c.

L‘.'ttl‘l[l;|l:.'n ishilsi s.-rving in ll..\l_S,‘ After \L'l\l\.‘C in the l’l.uis' l)ivis'ion '; 4 (‘o\.-ntiv. Fioiii Hull to I‘)-ll he served oi‘ .‘\Lllllllilll} ln: heczinie Captain (l)). in the l\illllL'\’lll|7\’ King (ieorge V and Portsniotitli. anil in comniand of Singapore in ll..\l.S. Cardigan Bay (Capt. A. R. Aldous. RA.» .iiiil Bishop of .\lai_dstone recently The Stall’ OlliChief the llnxer and fl.l\l.S. l\evitoundlarid‘s bell.‘ installed outside St. Peter's Dockyard Church at ll..\l. Naval Base. the Duke of York. After ii period in the-‘ H..\l.S. dediciiteil Comman-l Bishop is seen with Rear-Admiral R. L. Portlock. 0.B.E. (Chief of Still to the Commander-in-Chief. l-‘air l-’:ist :\dinir;ilty (iunncry Division he was cer lz\dinini.str:ition) to the He took Station). (apt. A. R. Aldous. R.N.. Capt. H. G. Sonthvrood. D.S.C.. R.N. (Chief Engineer. Singapore l)oc|i‘.|pp(\||1lcd Stall Olliccr (Operations) to der-in-('hiel'. l’ort.sniouth. the (.'omm:inder-in-(‘liiet. British l’ac- f gwcr the command of HMS. _Duchess yard). and the Rev. J. Marks (Chnplnln to the Naval Base). ilie Fleet and in 19-17 uas appointed to |l'l August. I957. and after being Dircctor of Naval Equipment took up the ll..\I.S. \’angu:ird. /.diniral l)re)er was Captain (D). appointment of Contmandant of the .‘-rd l)e.~.tro_ver Squadron. in H.M.S. j Joint Seniecs Stall’ (‘ollege at Lzitimer.

I U 0 Saiiutes and from I955 to I957 was Woliingliam and six from Read- 300)_. and there are courses suitable It-r _from Conim:indcr-inChief of Stall to the Rear-Adn1ir:il llush who is to he pupils of all levels of ability. mg. (fhiel. -\lediterrane:in. with the rank . Flag (Jilin-er (Flotillas). Meiliterranean.

INC!-I the beginning of I960 the The school. hitherto co-educational. The grounds——ne:irIy 500 acres in of (‘ommodore |.st (Ilas-s. in April. eiitereil the Royal Navy as ti l had many more boys than cxtcnt——~include a -l7-acre lal:e— used Royal Merchant Navy School. Beau has lle \\';is pronioteil to Flag Rank in ‘Special l€ntr_\' Cadet from Clifton Cule governors have recently for been Wood. has to girls.

Woldngham. bathing and bo:iting—-and a farm open the before I958 I933. in taking apup Januziry .l:iiiii;ii‘y. decided that further be to no are girls of serving members of the Armed supplies fresh eggs and Jcrsc) pointment of Assistzint Chic!" of Naval He was serving in ll.i\|.S. Nubian sons and that when the present accepted. and already many smch boys girl pupils have left. in about three mi '.

Stall and has been Flag Oflicer :it the oiitbreak of the “air and was l'0I‘t'es. the school. which prell-‘lotill:is) Mediterraiicaii. since Janu- awarde the l).S.('. in August. I94]. have Joined ilie school shall be solely for The pupils‘ and stall’ living accomhad been imiiliible to viously only the in action (‘.B. created for He that I960. in a whilst was ship serving. ;ir_v modation is in the mansion. to which ys. children whose were serving parents beItalian last llonours llirtliday convoy year. against an escorted enter usually between the ages new classrooms, and well-equipped Boys or had served in the Merchant Navy or received He and tween Tripoli Sicily.

O C O of It and 13 and remain at least until laboratories and workshop have been in certain nssoclated iiuxlllnrles. closely in D.S.C. his January. lirst Bar to added since I948. the those suitable adof for 16. age (Tirptnin J. Howuou, D.S.C.. Captain the Since I921 the Merchant Nubian at in Royal still 1942. whilst serving ll. (7. Durant. D8. .. D.S.C.. Captain the time of the Battle 111: tees to sons of serving members School. founded in I827. has vanced level work remaining until t8.

Navy Crete. of (Acting Rearbihdminl) J.P. Seatelurl. As a Lieiitenant-Commanderhe sub- occupied the mansion and park known The sc_ho_ol complement is 24-0 boys of the Armed Forces are £270 per D.S.C. and two Ian. and Captain 1. I’. sequently-commanilcd the destroyers as Bear Wood in Berkshire. three miles (though it is hoped to increase this to annum. Service grants are available.

D. lush. D.S.C. and two Bars. were Bclvoir. and Chevron. and it Zephyr Rear-Admiral date to to promoted was in Belvoir that he earned the se.lanu:iry 7. cond Bar to the D.S.C. I C O After service at the Admiralty and Rear-.-\dmir:iI llo\v.s'on. who recently _\sith the British Naval Stat? at Washrelinquislied the appoinlnicnt of Chief ington. he commanded the destroyer of Stall to the (foninuinder-in-Chict.;c;.aiz_ ha; ha,“ (),_-pm}. sccma.-y of l’l_vn'iout|i. entered the Royal Naval ‘. the (‘hi._-i'.s- or stuff Committee at the W311 .\linivtr_\' of l)et'i.-nee and also Captain ('*'ll';'l.1'-'.-_ l)1"_l|“~‘“lll 5" he“"55 has been in or the (nth l:|'lL'.illt.' Squadron in Specialising Ill gunnery (iunner_v Ollicer in l’tirioti<_ Neiscastle 3 H..\l.S. Undine. and Nelson. ll; \\:i~: Coinnioilorc of the Royal lie ssas ;i\\;irded the D.S.C. for ser- Naial B:irr:ieks.('li:ith:im.from .\l-.iy. vice in i\'elsoii ul the Sicily and Nor- I957. to March. 195‘). ,

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Rein"-.-\t|tiiir.il Dixratit has been :ip;li\llllL'tl (‘liiet of Still to the ('omtn;in- I dot‘-in-( lizet. Far I-List Station. in suc- 3 eessioii to Re.ir-.-\ilniit'.i| R. l’,, l’ort- : lo."i.. til’... (l.ll.l-'.. the ;ip;ioiiitni;iit to ', t.-Jie ctleet in .-\pril. l‘)t»l. l).S.().

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Rear-;\diiiii;il Sc.iteh:in.l \\i.'lll to the l{o_v:il N;i\'.il College. l).1rttnouth. in l 1923. lie was First l.ieiiten;inl of l~l..\|.S. I(:is|tniir at the beginning of the our. and until she was sunk oil l

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Some of us didn't need to go further ing fires and shutting down boilers. than the Island, In fact. tlte Correspon- and the electrical boys :tre trying to~ dence Otlicer (who has to write out keep the antps still wriggling through. ltanns ot .\larri:tge) ltas asked for a :md cveryottc else is either dead or rubber stamp sa_vin_t: "of the parish of wounded or trying to produce a fried, um.

(Hywes. isle of Wight." I'm afraid the egg .\;tlltl\s‘lL‘lt for the :\dntiral on they First lieutenant set ratltcr a bad ex- bridge in spite of all this calculated chaos everyone suddenly realizes that ample in tltis respect.

We commissioned last July. and the expensive mass of men and |nachtttatclted through the streets of (‘owes inery has become a Sllll’! And when \\‘lIll ltantls playing. It was stirring the work-up is over :utd one breathes" stuff. .-\s we left the shipyard at least a sigh of relief it doesn't all scent a] one of our ttell-l.no\\n and long- waste of time. sutlering landladies was to be seen weeping on tile jetty. but tsltcther from I).-\ RK-I'I\'l'Il)S!".\'()Rl'l'.-\S So we finished the work-up and went south for some trials. The best run ashore was at Santa (‘ml in the (':m- l aries. I can thoroughl_v recommend Santa Cruz. The sort shines all day. l was.

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Farewell and adieu to you Spanish ladies! We sailed up the Straits to enjoy the tnore familiar battlefields of Gibraltar. Malta. and Naples. .\lain Street was much the same as always; I thought the “Gut" was a bit quieter; Naples seems a good run still. But there's no place like home. and “home for ('hristrnas" was the thought which we found ntore interesting than anything else.

So ltome we came. creaming back through seas calmer than usual. back to our sweethearts and wives and :t bit of ('hristma.s leave, Now we look for~ ward to a trip to our namesake city. and a short visit to New York before we go to the West Indies in the spring.

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The Coxswain of H.M.S. Londonderry. AlC.P.0. R. N. A. Andrews.

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Leading Se-arnan I’. F. I". Smith. one Quarterntasters of lI..\l.S.

With diesel-electric drive and a single screw. a service speed of NI knots is envisaged over a range of 15.000 miles. and the ship is to be capable of working in the Arctic.

Antarctic or tropical oceans. Fuel and stores will be ample for extended

Londonderry.

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quarterdeck, and today, the top 't'avou_ritcs

in the Navy are Tavern Ale, Milk Stout and Berry Brown. They're good, strong been —_all of them! Have some today!

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still there but the railway embankment leading up to it was demolished last year.

Vernon ll continued to be used as a torpedo trials base tmtil September.

I956. when it was decided to move the trials unit to the West Country.

About this time. owing to the rebuilding of lI.M.S. Vernon. a requirentettt arose to accommodate .lunior Seaman belonging to the T.A.S. School. and the trials base was and renamed H.M.S. Vernon

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'l'hree- thousand square feet of laboratory and :utcillary scientific spaces are planned for marine physics. biology. chemistry. geophysics and geology. A low-temperature laboratory is to be provided for the biological work. and a platform on the foremast \\llI house .special nteteorological instruments. There will be accomutodation for It scientists and a crew of about -30.

HOW l’R()I'l'ZI.l.l-IR Special features will include

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for

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bow

providing sideways

thrust. an underwater periseope. an open well for underwater instruments through the ship forward of the fuel tanks. and two deck cranes capable of being used at sea. Self-supporting masts and cantilever upper decks will ensure that neither rigging nor side stanchions interfere with handling awkward over,sidc scientific equipment.

Scientific deck machinery will consist of separate trawling and curing winches. a number of small oceanographic winches and a bathythermograph winch. Space is to be provided On opening -for Juniors‘ accom- for a "package" laboratory. in which modation Lieut.-Cdr. (SD) ITAS) instruments can be assembled and 'I‘. .I. Cain. R.N.. was in command. but tested at a shore base amt the whole in I957. he was relieved by then transferred to the ship and conl.ieut.- 'tfr. (SD) (PAS) C. R. Baker. nected to the appropriate services, R.N.. who remained until the end.

Navigational aids will be of the are

Simonds beers have been enjoyed and appreciated since Nelson stood on the

IIEWED TO PERFECTION

periods

torpedo workshops, The old railway track and platforms propeller

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BEERS

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IIE natal establishment at Stokes B11)‘. Gusport. known to litany hundreds of nasal ratings for nearly half a.ccntury. and known. in recent years. as ll..\I.S. Vernon II. was closed on l)ecemher I6. I960. down It is believed that the establishment was taken over front the Army about l9l7 for use as a torpedo trials base.

Stokes llay l’ier was also taken over about the same time for conversion to

fiprievcd Ma(y.

now

tons.

Naval establishment for nearly 50 years closed down 1

was

by the National ()eeanogr.Iphic Council.

Proposed dimensions of the new most up-to-date types and. in addition ship are: Length. overall——2(>tl feet. to the navigating chartroom. tltcre is breadth. -33 feet. :tnd it is e.\pccted that to be a large survey chartroont for the the displacement will be about 2.800 use of the scientific stall. owned

of the

a new

QUALIFIED AS

TORPEDO OFFICER IN 1914 ullicer who for many years ANclosely connected with H.M.S. was

Vernon. Cornmander II. R. Bennett.

Royal Navy. died arhis home in Alverstolte recently. He was 69. ('otnntander Bennett qualified as a torpedo otlicer in l9l-I and served at sea tltrottgltout World War I in ll.M. Ships (.'nmberland. llonaventure.

Maidstonc antl Titania.

After the war he did a long commission nt H.M.S. lron Duke and after a few months in l-l..\l.S. Vcrtton in I923. he joined ll..\f.S.' Repnlse for the Royal 'I'our.

In April. I929. he went back to Vernon where he was responsible for otlice.-s‘ appointments and was Mess Secretary and Pcrsonel Otliccr. He stayed for four years. retiring at his own request in I934.‘ Soon after the start of World War It. having rejoined the service. he became the A.R.P. Otlicer in Vernon and was ir:—thc establishment during the two occasions when it was "hlitzcd."

In July. I9-I-I. he became Personnel Ollicer again and finally retired in I947.

Commander Bennett took .1 great interest in local sport and after his_ retirement from the service he helped to found the Gosport Rugby Football Club and was its treasurer for many years. .

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NAVY NEWS

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Condor canoeists became film stars Aden sheiks and Sultans EMINENT VISITORS

go to

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“Shopwindmv".display by the Royal Navy. llis Excellency the Governor of Aden (Sir Charles Johnston. K.C.\I.G.). the Conimander-in-Chief British Forces Arabian Peninsula (Air Marshal S. C. I-Zlworthy. C.B.. C.B.l-2.. l).S.0., .\t.\’.().. l).l-‘.C.. A.F.C.) and sheiks OR the latest

another term has started YET H.M.S. Condor. the Fleet Air Arm at

H.M.S. Barham survivors visit T. S. Barham

maintenance training establishment situated far from the “’tll'l1llt‘l[: waters of the Gulf Stream on the I-Inst coast ol‘ and sultans ot' the Aden Protectorate.

Scotlaitd.

N November 26. the t9th anniverwere taken to sea recently for :1 dcThe cotiises provided at (‘ondor sary of the sinking of H..\l.S. monstration of ships. weapons and air‘Barham. -I5 nieiiibers of the H.M.S. vary in length from one of over two craft olf Aden. llarham Survivors‘ Association atye:irs for .-\1rcr.it'l .-\rtiliccr .‘\;\picnlicc~. were embarked in l’l.l\l S. They to the cotirse of lo \\L't:lI.sfnr1hc Nzqvgjl tended a wreath-laying ceremony at llermes D. S. l).S. Tihbits.

(C:1_nt.

7.. .‘\ll'Ct;tll .\lcci1;1nic_ .v\p;u[ {mm iljcw ll:1rl1:1n1's Candlesticks in Westminster R..\'.). the aircraft carrier. and also lozi-,1 cot1is:s there is l'tlllL‘ll activity in Abbey. ll..\l.S. ‘1’;1imouth and ll..\l.S. R11.-keg, ' the Short :\ircr.1ll .\l;iintctt.inct: (‘nurse The next day. November 27_ IS :1iiti-siibinariiie frig:itc~'. commanded ttlll..‘4.‘l\ and .\_.'e«.'tion. 1\_hci1ratings 2 by Capt. ll. R. llewlett. R.N.. and nicinliers attended :1 parade of the lrutit carriers and air \l:llltltl\ are i(‘dr. A. S. \lorton. R..\'.. respectively. Training Ship llarham t\\'einhley Sea llftlllgilli up to 1l:1t.- on the cqiiipinciit Also on I111;-.rd these ships 11:1: the Cadets) :it their lic;1tlqu:1i'ters. and with wliicli tl1e_1 li.-.\c to dg';|I, Flu: (Nicer .-\r:1bi:1i1 Seas ;1nd l’ersi:in marcltetl to St. l\licli:1cl's Cliiircll for ‘l he tale of ;11l\:iticeiiici1t in the Fleet ‘Gulf lR.':t:-.'\t|nli:'.'i| A. A. F. 'l':1lbot. :1 memorial service.

Air Arm can be ititprcssisc. for t; l)..\'.(). and liar) :1i1d ni:1ny senior On the return to the headquarters. .\‘:1t;1l :\trc'l‘.'lfl .\lech:inic who is Army :1nd R.A.l-'. otlicers. :1 l!.S.A. Martini lntcrnational Mk. ll selected for .'\in:r.1t't .\lcch:1nici:iii will the forcnoon During they saw high- .22 rifle was presented to the Sea leave here as :1 l’clt_\’ ()lliccr and with spced n1:1u1euvres by the Y:irinoiith Cadets on hch:1lf of the Survivors‘ ':t tt‘:itle hcltitld him after tnu years’. and Rocket. gunnery tirings and :1 dis- Association to perpetuate the memory Reid. K.C.li.. ('.\'.0_.. the Third Sea Lord. arriu-s at Sir Peter ‘ll \'1t‘t.lltl seem ll1;1t (‘ondor is some- ll..'1l..S. (ondurs quartcrtleel: aeeon1p:tiiietl by Captain lllingworth. nliere play of :1nli-siibmarinc operations. in- of :1ll those ollieers :ind ratings killed cluding limbo firings. Helicopters of in llarham on November 25. I‘)-tl. thing of :1 curiosity for many cmineiit they \ie1\ctl the ship's motto SN Sqiiadron of H.M.S. Hermes visitors are attracted to .-\rbro:1th.

Afterwards :1 boxing cup was preilltistr:1tcd dipping asdic :1i1d homing Aiiioiigst them touartls the cm] of |;.\t iiiiprcssetl with the news \';|luc of [hi :1nd treatcriu uas .»\.|mir:1l Sir Peter Rum 3 activity that :1 television c:1nter:i na torpedoes. Later in the day. Sea Vixen. settled by the hon. secretary Seimitars :1nd (iannets of the Hermes surer. l.cn llorner. on behalf of Chief ('.\'.(l.. the Tltirtl Sea Lotti. protluced and the \\ho|._~ party beeani. visited us and sliowcd :1 great and tilzu sl.tr\ on the ll.li.('. ttcws the satiit sliowed many aspects of the operation 1\lech:1nici:1n George Elliott. of Milof modern Fleet Air Arm aircraft ton. l’ort.smotIth. who could not be guoil-liiinioured interest in :1l| that was mtllll. l’iclures also appeared in "IL Scottish Press. from carriers :1i1d their L-:1p:1bilily in present. This cup was one of several going on. won by (‘ieorgc Elliott whilst boxing the :1tt:1ek role.

The c,\t:1blislin1ent aclticvetl :1 ‘)(1 per Vice-.-\dmir:tl R. H. \\’rigltt. ('.li..

After the display the three ships for the liarham. l)_S.('.‘. l-lag tlllicer Scotland. in- cent. sltut-down. or \l'I:lll it be said :1 sailed front Aden for the Far East.

The commanding otliccr (Lieut. spected divisions at our passing out state of suspended auiin:1tion. over (S.C.C.) J. G. Corbett, R.N.R.) .surparade :11 the end of last term. He took ('hristm:1s :1nd the New Year :1nd these Autumn of the term t'e.sliv:1ls Royal were largely celebrated at the salute :is the guard formed from FILM priscd the parade by presenting to RELEASES Hospital School. Holhrook. had "Tho l'nfoI':lH-H" ‘\'i\l1‘lII) (('inem.1Scopcl. out- Cadet P.O. G. J. Read. of the Wentnewly-llcdgcd .-\ircr:1t't .\lecl1anici:1ns home except for those noble L‘l).'Il'£lt.‘lL‘ts been -.1 long and strenuous period. but‘ door dr.1m.1. tlurt I..inc.uicv. Aiidrcv Hepburn. hlcy Sea Cadets. who was the runner:11id Petty ()tlicer Air Filters m:1rchcd who remained behiml to keep the :\11I.|I1- Mulntn. "Hie .\':n::r Inttncclitn" (Futon!) past followed by br:1nd-new Aircr:1ft (‘ondor pulse beating :11 least feebly. all the hard work was forgotten asi hltlltn North melodr.1m.i. Author“ Quinn. Yoko tip for the Cornwall Medal for I959lam. .\l.1rie Ynnir. ".\'aturi|a) Night and Sun. (10. a silver bosun‘s call amt chain. the Artilicers Third Class. :1rmcd with All _are_ now back :it their posts :it the everyone prepared for the Christmas dz) and made Maniac." low-lilc mctodram.1, Albert David and Patrick Pollock Memorial tinat arrange- I-tnney, cutlasscs. and the remainder of beginning of a new term :ind with the Shirley Anne Field. Rachel tlotw.-its.

"Jeans-ace" l'l'Itl\tCJl mclodnma. Prize. A really proud father looked on tlivisions. |.:1tcr he presented the prizes winter really here: Some say that they ments for the holidays.

"Real Girl." t)a\1d I-altar.

Noelle. Adam. (iutian ttittt. -—hc was the first liculcn:1nt. Licut.

The held their Houses Boarding b:trcly survived the last one and have :1nd addressed passing-out classes. romantic melodrama. Tony Bt'itton_ "Suspect."

Reed. R.N.R. (S.C.C.). every contidence that :1n icy death Christmas parties on the l:1st S:1turday \‘1rei‘ni:1 Masltctl. Peter ('u\hitIl. of each :1nd had been term. awaits them in this_ every one I-‘I l..\l STARS g:1ily decorated. The Juniors and Seniors put on plays. and this was At the eml of November tlte Canoe A NEW CAREER followed by the (‘hristmas feast which (Tluh ag:iin I'c:1tt1t'ed in the news when by all. Competitions and :1 party of eight who li:1d elected to go Amongst new arrivals was one who was enjoyed canoeing instead of spending :1 week had only recently left Condor. es-Chief games were also enjoyed during the of Venture Training :11 (ilcn lisk broke (‘ooli Jackson. lilaving recently coin- evening. some fresh grouitd and ice on Loch plctcd :1 e:1reer in which he provided I $(Tll()(ll.

BEA l"S ()l.I) BOYS the and River Tay. The party led countless calories for hungry sailors ! i I Tay by l.ieuten:1nt-('omin:1ndcr Keane he has returned to serve as Postttnistcr Amongst other attractions on this covered about 70 miles :1nd spent the at Woodside Post Otlice. to which is festive last week-end. the School lst nights under canvas eliccrttilly braving :1tt:1cl1ed :1 book-stall. If the prompt Rugby team played the Old Boys. the the rigours of :1n :ipproaehing Scottish arrival of the December newspaper School winning I8 points to 3. and it is winter. bills is any gtiide he is going to do this hoped that this will now become an ‘A single account Bernards enables a customer to 'll1c River Tay. i1st1all_v the province job just as well as he did the last one. :1nnu:1l cvcnt :1t this time of year. obtain practically every requirement of his family and self On Stind:1y. the School celebrated its of white w:1ter :1nd slaloin canoeists The v:1giic t:1|k of H.M.S. Condor proved to be an exciting and perilous becoming :1 civil :1irport for Dundee Christmas dinner. Each House had through convenientlysituated branches or the Direct Dcsp:1tch route. but before long :1|l eight will soon become reality as Admiralty decorated tables and it is fitting to canocists were shooting thunderous approval has now been given for express appreciation for the hard work Department at Hzirwich. rapids with complete confidence. limited ttying. Dreams of :1 flying that is put in on behalf of the boys by Uniforms-describedbya high ranking Please tiole tl1:1t life-jackets were worn week-end tip the smoke or even in the lions: matron: on this. and indeed ofliccr as "the best in Naval Uniforms"; and the canoes were titted with Pompey or Paris will now become on many other occasions. l)ircctor of Greenwich Hospital buoyancy hugs and spray covers. tailored Men's Wear in the distinctly possible for any Condor :1ndThe lmpccc:1bly his wife with the stall and joined The canoeists quite by chance ran sailor sullcring from illusions of l:itcst up_to the mintitc styles and cloth boys in enjoying the traditional turkey. into :1 p:1rty of prcssnten who were so grandeur. which had been prepared by Mr. designs and Outfitting and Footwear Stephens :1nd the other cooks. who were suitably thanked with three rotisdepartments abreast of current trends ing cheers. liernards“ cusen:1b|c the “dressed -

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GEN!-IRA I. lNSPl".Cl‘l()N For the tirst time for I-I years the! school had an oltieial general inspection by II.M. Inspectors.

Although the tinal report has not yet been sent to the management contmittee. it can be said ttiattltc contents will be most favourable.

The various school teams for ruggcr and soccer :1nd shooting have given good accounts of themselves. (‘aptain J. R. (Bower. I).S.(.'.. R.N.. the new ;('omm:1nding Otliccr H.M.S. Ganges. : paid a visit to the school and later he attended the inter-house boxing contpetition. prcsenting prizes to the ‘\\'lt‘|llL'l‘S of both senior and junior bouts.

Another visitor during the term was i the Rt. Hon. Sit’ Allan Noble.

K.C.M.G.. D.S.O.. D.S.C.. who :1ttcndcd the Remembrance Day Service and took the Salute at the March Past afterwards. Traftilgar Day was celebrated with :1 Ccreinoitial Parade. which was televised. ‘

newspaper

The

THE

proprietor at

H.M.S. Condor

Royal Navy at the Boat Show

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main attraction on the Royal ' 3.500 mile r:1ce round Orkney to Navy's stand at the International Sweden. her crew brought Bclmorc Boat Show at Earl's Court in January into first place in her class. after a was the eleven ton, sloop rigged yacht voyage in which they encountered Belmorc which competed in the some particularly heavy weather south Bermuda Race and Trans-Atlantic of Iceland. In the Bermuda racc she second to the famous race to Sweden. The boat had been tent finished for the races to the Royal Naval Sail- Finisterrc in the overall results. ing Association by Mr. T. W. M. The crew of three Royal Navy :1nd Steele. one Royal Marine Otficcr and two The crew consisted of serving naval naval ratings were skippered by officcrs and men selected from Commander E. Bruce. RN. and they volunteers among R.N.S.A. members were in attendance on the stand to disand it will be remembered that in the- cuss sailing in the Navy.

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HOUSEMASTEI.-IS FOR

23 YEARS

The school has been pleased to welcome the new members of the Staff. Messrs. R. J. W. Housdcn. M.A..

P. E. Nunn. M.A.. and J. E. Walpole, and Father Finian Rochc..0.F.M., Messrs. L. S. Burbidge and 8. Good. who have been Houscmastcrs of.Comwallis and Hawk: Hotiscs respectively since I937. have relinquished their Hoiiscmastcrships for the peace and quietness of Assisting Masters and their places have been taken-by Messrs.

Long. B.A.. and D. R. Morris.

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scntativcs.

A credit account may be opened for settlement by Bankers Order or Monthly Admiralty Allotment and purchases may be n1:1de at cash prices excepting on Hire Purcliasc accounts, where only 11 small additional charge is made.

Full details of Bernztrds Service will request at :1 branch. to :1 representative

gladly or

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Smith. of Pickering Road.

Pl-ZTPIR Sundcrlunrl. olto ioincd the train-

ing ship Ganges

Ipswich in

SeptemIll-I Editor was pleased to ltttw: a ber. intends to make the Navy his visit from a member of the (‘ape .c:trccr. “It's in grand life even though Town branch of the Royal Naval As- iit‘s a bit like school at present." Ills sociation during January. The visitor ‘ambition is to join the torpedo and was Shipmate G. llnddon. who was vis- anti-submarine branch. iting the United Kingdom on business Peter is following in the footsteps of —und pleasure. his l':rt|u:r. Slripnnilc lidgur Smith. who Shipmntc l-lziddon said that thc (':ipc , is u member of thc Wczir brunch of thc Town brunch “us doing wcll and thc § R.l\'.:\_ uud who ulso spent sonic timc lllL'llll)t:l'.\l'll[Inow cxcccds I00 and thc itl lltc (izrttgcs. tucntbcrs zirc all kccn.

I l‘.dg:ir lct't lltc \c.'t in l'l-l5 and rum The visitor said that although thc : \\'ut'i(\ ut lltc l’:illiou t';rctoty of llrislol new (‘ouunundcr-in-Chief. South At- Sidd.-Icy liu;_-incs. l.ld. lantic and South An1cric;i—-Adruirarl Shipntzrlc liottomlcy from the Hull N. A. (‘opctn::n~— only arrived :1 couple branch. and treasurer of No. II .-\rc.u of days bct‘orclt:md. he and his stall Ru. r\.. in one of his occ.rsion:iI visits attended the annual church pnrudc. A lto [IL town took the opportunity to contingent from l-l.M.S. Lynx \\crc cxprcss the good wislics for l‘)(rl ol also present togcthcr with the Mayor his brunch and wished the \\'c;ir club .= of Cape Town. Mrs. Ncwton-TI'totttp- contiuucd sttcccss. son. Admiral Pucker and Captain Marl-lognumuy was cclcbrutcd in trudthe occasion of At an informal ceremony Durham branch's annual “smolter.” the of the National riott. the Chief of Stall’. The service itionul Wear R.N.A. club Council. Sbiprnate Frank Wade. was presented with a tankard to mark his titth year in oflee by°the president of was conducted by Canon J. Aubrey. 5 had :i fusltion. The very busy time and us one moved the Durham branch. Rear-Admiral R. r\ J. Hutton. The Admiral appreciates that a tankard should be more than ' Admiral Copcmnn gm-c great pleu- around it was apparent that the “good an ornament! (Photo: By courtesy of the Durham County Advertiser) surc to thc bmuch in accepting the spirits" ucrc vcry ruuch abroad that Presidency of the Royal Naval .»\ssoci- night. Shipmntc (iingcr M‘;iclcnn:tn. an ution branch. old Raitlt Rovers player. greeted his The Cape Town branch was also friends in thc (iuclic. zmd the “big pleased to meet Mrs. (.‘opcm:tn when vsltip-lilllc ship“ battle between “Jumshe zrccompunicd the Admiral. § pcr" (‘ollins and "lloot" (iibson.wln'cb by two ratings from H..\l.S. Exccllcnt with his l"-lug Lieutenant. Lieutenant- l lusts -—Jurupcr cluinrs--36-S days :1 ycar.

Shipmate W. Branch. Died of cutluss trzriuing as practised I00 Commander Wylie. and Secretary. fwus December 15. i960. Member of to udmit the New Year. suspended the to years cnjoymcnt ago grcut Comnumdcr gave Hcncgnn. to thc zinuuul ; Parties for the children of mcntbcrs Newcastle and Gateshead branch. assembled which was held on December ocrc held on two (lays ovcr thc holidtiy company N example of what can be achieved Shlpmate A. ll. Hoghtn. Died The cluiirm:in of the branch. Shipby a small body of enthusiastic period when 400 of them were enterDecember 25. Member of Pnrley children's mute \V. The Christmas and Mrs. Dcuton Dcntou. nus the members Party shown men was clearly by luincd by the Women's Section. and District. received the and The which those zi success. was huge of the Naval guests branch of Ihryllng party. among Royal Shtpmate Edwin Hall. was the Association early in December. present were the branch president. Dr. held in the P:idrc’.s Church Hall. conoldest memberof lurnley and Dbsmall branch their I). Broughton. and Mrs. Broughton. sisted of tea. games and entertainment only Although a_ trict branch. and each child received ti gift. in addioptimism in selecttng_the largest hall Arr Vice.-Marshzil V. S. Wing-Comman r T. A. tion to members‘ children a number of Shlpmate Norman James Ritchie. on the island for their annual dinner Ass_ocutto_n). orphans were invited and altogether Died December 30. Member at and dance was not misplaced. About Scarff (British Legion).

I20 thoroughly enjoyed themBrldport branch and was chairman 200 people were present at what was. The loyal toast was proposed by Dr. about 1947-51 and 1956-57. undoubtedly. one of the finest func- Broughton and Sltipmate Deuton selves. 'l‘ the annual general meeting ol Haddon the wardroom visited Mr. the tions which has taken “The at toast Association" place Hayling. proposed the Dorking Branch of the Royal The Rev. Charles Edward Payne, in Barracks the Naval Portsat which the mess to Reverend which Frank in Roe. Following a sumptuous Naval Association there were I few! rounder-member ot Maidstone mouth and the he met exccll have people s es among been changes. There is now a new chairman. branch and Padre for many years. can rarely olliccrs of three H.l\l.S. four were or were k t to a minimum and shrpmates Shipmutc Arthur Sczirlc. the man in Died January 6.

Gzuubia in thc rc'ilucof (now and their guests tool; to the floor for process of the money stakes. luv. charge 3 last whom he had met ing to reserve) dancing. During an interval a display in again for another session stepped when he look passage in (iumbiu from and so bus the secretary. Sltipmntc R. Port Elizabeth to (‘ape Town. Hc and Vincent. they were delighted to rcucw acquain- The social sccrctztry has rctircd tanccs. ztltcr live years‘ good scrvicc and Mr. ilutldun also visited thc A_\'soci- at thc momcnl it very has not bccn possible ution llczrdqtrnrtcrs and paid u llccting lto till the post. The branch \cCl’L‘lIll') a witty reply. czrllcd upon members to visit to thc Portsrnuuth brunch at thc‘ hold thc rcins for thc time being: persuade thc rn;in_\' ct-uzivul mcn club in l’itt Strcct. .:ind tit.‘:tl with lcttcn from otltcr rcsiding,on the island to join the tr l\r;ruchcs on social nt:ittcrs.

Association.

Sc-\'cr:tl \Ut.'|lti cvcuts lutvc bccn The :trr;ingcmcnts for the function FAR ztrrungcd and lltc first is thc children's were admirable and the organisers arc EW arrivals on the I-':rr East party. always such it success, whic'h to be congr;ttul;itcd upon ‘their cflorts.

Station includc ll..\l. Sltips lwill bc hcld this rnonlh. Dances have The happy. smiling faces of those Hcrmcs. Yurmouth. Rocket and been arranged :md during March tltcrc present must luivc convinced the Cussurtdrzi.

The lirsl two of these spent is to be It jumhlc szilc. Such allztirs branch nicmbcrs that this was an the Cltrislm:i.~: period in Colombo. arc gcucrully unuisiug and good fun, zrlluir ucll worth repealing. ll.t\l.N.Z.S. Otugo urriyctl tit Singu- but more to thc point is that lltcy ulso porc on l)cccrubcr I‘) and spent ‘ hclp thc funds. ('hristm:r~ thcrc bclorc szriling for 1 This is the tenth year that Dorkitt): l-’rcm::ntlc on l)cccmb:r In on hcr has bccn in commission zrnd :ill shipat

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It has not been po.siialc to :rrr.luuc' \\:l\ prcscut. and in the chair \\El\ |n.lu bctoccn thc _\c;us I‘)-Sh‘ to l')5(», thc zmnnnl tlittncr in ltcbrunrv but Sliiptnutc l.. .\lc(.‘rm:m. of l):I'_'(‘l|ll:ll|l (ltpt. Stcn: concludcd ll'li\ part of .litc meeting: by storing that hc lI;ul plans :lr.- in h.m.i to hold it in April. llrzutclt. (’ou~idcr.tblc timc nus spcut on thc bccn Inzrnrlutctl to ask Shipmzitc subjcct of ncllltrc nor}. donc by Rcvcll if ht: hould bccomc thc lirst brunchcs in thc urcu. This item was vicc-prc_sidcnl of .‘\'o. S Arcu, In zicccpting lllls position, .\'liipm:it.,brought up by Cdr. H. E. llousc.

R.i\'.. oi (‘ltclrt't\‘l'ord lirzrnch. who ltcvcll tli:rnl.-.-d thc prcsidcnt and lllc stated that he was very iutcrcxtcd in‘; brunchcs of thc :rrc;| for thc \'c‘l_\’ grcux wclfurc work in thc :tssoci:ttion as l7C\l\t\\t:\l upon him.

Illi unnuztl Cllrl\lt‘ll(l< and New wholc and more so in No. 5 Arczt. :2 Year Party of thc Ncs-.'ton Abbot l)c|cgr;rtcs informed thc mcctiug of branch of the Royal Naval Associa- the \\'ork done in this licld in thcir tion was held on January 7 and about brunclics. in distress luwcg Shipnnttcs (:0 members and fricttds enjoyed u bccn hclpcd. old shtpmutcs have been successful cvcning. very visited and dcpcudunts lum: bccn Another splendid social occasion assisted. It was agreed unztnimously. was the Children's Christm.-is Party on that the Royal Naval llcncvolcnt Trust llridport bruncli of thc Royal 14.

Jnnutiry Shipmntc W. Sellcy was is €Il\\’KI)'S :i great help in such umttcrs NiI.\'ili Association has lost one in l-‘uthcr Christmas and he. together as :illc\'i'.iling distrcss oucc is its kccucst mcmbcrs.Shiptnutc Noruuiu with Shipniatc W. (i. Lungridgc and brought “into the picture."

Jumcs Ritcltic. who died on Dcccmbcr Mrs. E. Langridgc, presented the -12 The highlight of thc cvcniug was Sll. Buutclt rncmbcrs formed zi guard children with their gitts. thc presentation of :1 cigarette lighter. ;ot' honour at thc tuncrul which tool.

Ciurncs were organised by Shipmulc uppropriutcly inscribed. to Shipmzrtc ‘|)lllL's' on January 3.

R. (iurrrztt :md thc childrcn wcrc‘||_ Rcvcll. of Soutlrcud limnch. furl Shiptnzitc Ritcltic took a kccn 16:: 1')‘ lltc l’rc~idcnt. Capt. l long and dcyolcd xcrvicc to the Royal intcrcst it ;ill Ro_\:rl Nuvzrl .-\_~'.soci.rlyllb-‘ti II‘! l-.. C. l-cnton. Mix. lcnton :iud A\'~.u;i;||[ull. The prcscttlztlitm ~tiou .U:il\iiiL‘\ and ltc provcd him~clI ltfiltwll l'&I(l!‘s‘ (thc Rcv. (i. J. Cluppl nus Inzulc by (Tupi. Stcrn. who stzrtcd :r st;il\\.ut \lllf1t‘n:tlc nho will be missed ztntl ;\lrs. Clxtpp. ltlizit he nus Itouourcd to do .1» to .x‘ by .:l| lltitlport |llCllll‘t.‘f\, I-lc was ill: Tczi was pr_u\iiic_ti lI_\ ‘l\iI'§. .\l. .\lills shipm;u._- \-.h.r hurl duflg xii mttclt fur lon;.-c~t scrvi-.n.- cli;:irm;xn of thc brunclr and thc l.;rdrc~ (omnntlcc. ::ru| lillx thc :r~so.'i.ttiou in p-.2-.-ncr.rl. and .\n i h:r\ur-_- scrt.-d ll'l llt.Il ollicc I‘)-$7-Sl on». tollouctl h_\ .I ltlm slum. .\.-'c.r in p.trliclt!:l:. .rtl«l t""h~.;T. '

BROWN ALE: more people drink \.'la2ncys than any other.

DAIRYMAID STOUT: sweet. satisfying, inexpensive.

HAMMERTON STOUT: brown:-rt with o.1tmc.1l and glucose lor zest.

PALE ALE: bright. clear, ».-cl; refreshing.

DRAUGHT RED BARREL: tho l:1'.t.:-' you can trust.

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Parochial Church Council 12.": represented in the br:iiieh. The associatiort Ilatlersea Branch of the Royal organises the :tiiitii:il collection for Naval Association is aisailiiig the King (ieorge‘s Fiiitil for Sailors. next visit of its President with iniieli The multifarious w:illt.s of life of the interest. for the members wish to crinsliipiii:ites include a bank inaiiagcr. a gratulate him personally upon his coiineillor. eoiiiieillors. parish county promotion to Rear-/trliiiiral. He is bookseller. :i wine lllL'I’t‘lt:llll. a Rcar-Admiral .I. I". I). lltish. l)..S.C. butchers‘. grocers‘. :i cobbler. Lt head-Q and two Ilars. master of a secondary iiiodern school.

Needless to say, lltt: \l}!ll.tI “Splice :iii :iss'istaut selioolinastcr. tin aiicthe Mainhrace” will be llowii on the tioneer. factory workers. council roadoccasion of his visit. iiien. farm labourers. gypaiiin miners.

The annual dinner at the branch solieitor's clerk. school caretaker aiid~ club. in llattersea High Street. was ancivil servants. otlier great siiccess. The Presideiit and With such :i cross‘-section of the Mrs. Bush travelled up from l.oudoii community the branch is able to. and Seven of Battersca Branch. Their combined for the occasion. and among the guestsregularly attending shipmates does. take a leading part in the affairs lll0 and between them they gave years‘ service to the were the Mayor :ind .\Iil)'Ul't.‘\\' of Batof the cotitiniiiiity :irid. by the _saitte ages are SIG years token. the Royal Naval .»\ssociation is Royal Navy. Back row: C. Dufiy. C. Cannon. C. Iloolrings. Front row: tersca.

W. llawlts. J. Green. R. Royal and W. Iluniphri.-y.s The Mayor served in the Royal .-\ir held in highest esteem. and may have felt a trifle sealforee .\‘lL'I( among so many of the Senior scrvicc. but he did not show it. :iiid more than held his own.

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aiiiitial general meeting on .Ianu:ir_i I3 and a well-attendeil niet.-ting heard the l'ri:siileiit coiiipliment the inertihers on El very siiccessful year's worli. llallaril particulzirly Sliipiitatc

IIl:tllisL'(I tltc sliipiiiates tor enabliui: some 40 children to attend the Chrisl- 7 iiias paittoiiiiiiie at llastings. The llranch Standard had been paraded at I2 dedicatioiis' as well as the annual reiiiiion at lltc I-‘cstival Hall.

The President reported on the Claverliam School Prize Day which he attetided otlieially to present the Royal Naval Associatioii Cup to the form gaining the most points for allroiiiiil swinimiiig. I-le thought th:it it was very lining for the branch to be able to present such a trophy.

The treasurer reported a credit balance of £42. This was some £2 less than the previous year. When the cost of the cup mentioned by the l’re.s'ident is taken into account. the year's workis a lively go-ahead feeling in lhe_3Ialvem Ilranch of the irtg was most satisfactory. The wil|iiigNaval Association and cvt.'|’)‘0'"-‘ '5 Wmhlfllnlt I0 "I339 '9“ M“I""“-“ ness of members to give their services ungrudgiiigly and free. even to tlte ex- :I'. branch w:is originally formed Replying to the toast of the_As'sotent of travelling long distaiiccs to the R.N. and R..\l. Old Comrades‘ ei:iiioii. which was given by Shipmate keep the llattlc St:iiitl;irtl llyiiig. en- as chairman of the social abled the branch to show siiclt :i Association on March 26. I946. and T W. .\lortimcr. after various ups and downs re-formed sub-committee. Lieut.-Cdr. Iidards healthy bal:irice sheet. that a closer liaison between a couple of years ago with seven _iiient-_ ithought hers only. Since that date the “wind of R.N..-\. branches and Sea Cadet units 'I'RI'I:\SURl-IR FOR [9 \'I-IARS controlled by an eiitliiisizistie svas important. adding t_h:it the bond eliaitge"; At the ensuing elections the Presi- nucleus‘. the branch is oit its way to of It:lI0\\sI‘llp present in the Royal deiit. Fred llallard. and the (.‘hairman. nialsing itself felt again in No. 7 area l Navv was nowhere stronger than in the Hill Weeks. were re-elected for a titr- in and in the Natioiial .-\.sso- ‘ .\l:ilverii Branch of the Association. particiilar tlier term. Jack I-Zeley was elected vice- ciation in general. eliairinaii. The Treasurer. Bill S_niale i\lalverii llranch is the proud possesG UES'l"S SI’!-ICIA I. RI-IGARI) he is 7') aitd has been treasurer for sor of the battle-scarred ensign of I‘) years in all decided to stand ll.M.S. Tiger. worn at the Battle of An honorary member of the branch. down. and one of the younger mem- Jutlaiitl. llarding Roberts. Sillll llt‘ hers. I). Standen. was elected in his Over Rt) ineinbers and their fi'ieiids .‘l.ieut.-('ol. mu a spi.-eial_ regard for the Navy. [UT place. attended the recent annual dinner. a three reasons: tirst. he had served with Cecil Noakes. the secretary since dinner which. through the generosity l')5I. has had to relinquish that otlicc of s-hipmates :ind local tradespeoplc. them for four years in the war: secondly. he married a Wren‘. and through continued ill health and is‘ cost the brattch about £4 only. it was in H.M.S. _Worcester succeeded by Eric llarnes. All iiiein(iuests-. who included Councillor thirdly. bers wish Cecil a speedy recovery. II. F. Lewis. Chairman of .\lalvern that he escaped-from l)tinkirk. .\liss Kathleen Brown. daught_cr of Charlie Diintbleton is the standartl Urban District Council. and .\Irs‘. bearer for the l5th year. :iiid the l)ean Lewis. l.ieut.-('dr. lidards (Coni- Mr, J._ Brown. branch vice-president. of Battle continues as branch chap- manding Ollicer of Worcester Sea presented a bouquet to M rs. Lewis. lain.

In addition to the ordinary business (.'adets). l.icut.-Col. Harding Roberts.

Since its formation in I938-——it was ('ommani.ling Ollicer of the 267 meetings of the branch which are held the liftietli branch opened —thc Battle Medium Regiment. R./\. l'l‘..'\.). iiiein- at the 'l‘..-\. (Tcntre. Clarence Roa_d. branch has always" been closely asso- bets of Upton-on-Severn. Worcester .\lal\ern. it was decided that there will ciatcd with the commuiiity life of this :iiid Kempsey Branches of the Royal be informal evenings. without _an small country town. lllany of the Naval r\ssiici:itioi'i :ind local British agenda, where shipmates. their wives niembers are also members of the Legion branch members. were wel- and friends could have a “miller withllritish Legion. The Toe H. the .\lenio- comed by Shipmate W. 1. Edwards. out the re.strictions imposed when an rial Hall. the County Council and now the branch chairman. agenda is in front of the committee.

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The branch club :ind headquarters should be under way in the near future. and_needitsit be said how everyone is erection. As the lllackhall awaiting Branch has only been in conimission a couple of years, its own cltib is certainly an :ichievcnicnt of which the niembers can be thoroughly proud.

The second annual dinner and dance is to he held on l-'ebrti:iry 25. and already there is "No Room at the Inn‘' all tickets having been sold. l.a.st year's dinner and dance was it great ~

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(Continued friini column 4) success‘. but it is felt that this year's effort will siirpass l‘)(it)‘.s.

The annual general meeting has taken place. and there are a few new faces on the coininittee. The meinbcrs give a special greeting to one of the new vice-presidents. known to them all as “Nat." Nat and his wife have endeared themselves to all concerned with their charm and friendliness. ;iiid above all. their keenness to help the branch in all ways.

The children had a "siiia'shing" Christmas party and. to liiiish oil the festive season. children. wives and shipmates all had a wonderful time at the pantomime. Members‘ thanks are due to the ladies‘ committee. which "took charge" andvcry out

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Sounds too good to be true. Wlicrc’.s the catch?

No catch. And if I had died at any time my Which wilI you take? wife would have received the whole £855 I’m going for the becausethere’s immediately. You see, it’s :1 Savings Scheme and Life Insurance rolled into one. another val uable right with it—I can get a cash advance for the full price of it new Supposing you hadn’t signed on for 22 years’ house. I’m all lined up for a job already, service? and with an extra pension to look forward When I had done my nine years, as I had to and the wife and familysafe in our own paid premiums for 7 years, I could hom%well. it’s the kind of security we all drawn £234 to help set me up in Civvy want.

Street. Now, after 22 years’ service. I shall How do you set about all this? have the option of taking the That’s easy. Ask the Provi£855, or if I don’t need the cash immediately a pension dent Life for details of the I retire of £172‘ a year Progressive Savings Scheme. from civilian work at 65. ‘ For Illt'lllIJ!I'.| rt] lit: lI".It’..N..S. lli.

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Suits, coats, sports clothes, uniforms-—from Willcrbys, all are first class. And an allotment scheme if you wish.

Our Naval re/m'.tcnla!i’i'r-.r regularly i'i'.ri! the Fleet at part: of call at Ironic am! 0I‘£’l'S€tll‘.

I/'you‘rl like to know more about Willerbyr, J‘t'¢' citlier Mr. Guttrirlgc, or Mr. E. Cougliaii, wlmi next It: vi'.ri'I.r your cslablisliiiienl. Alternarirely, drop us a line, or call in at any of our branclies. We xliall be pleased to let you have a folder giving rlelails of Willerbys .i-pecial service for men in the navy.

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Churches of the Royal Navy

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In the years following many persupcrintended the building inancnt buildings and storchouses were of the ilarine liarraeks and other erected :iiid the numbers working in blllltllttgs at Cliatlunn. the doekyard were greatly increased. lll~I

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Tll‘IAl."I‘ll"L’[. l’ROl’()RTl()NS These increased numbers led to the building of the first dockyard church The actual building has been dein I704. .\lany of the labourers came scribcd by the Council for the Care of from some distance away and the need Churclies as a “good example of a late for some place of worship within the Renaissance church. of beautiful proyard became apparent as is evidenced portions with delicate and refined ornafrom the original warrant for the build- menLs.“ ing of the church dated February 2. An old seating plan of the clnirch.

I702. a copy of which can be seen in dated 1793. a copy of which is in the the present church. present church. shows that the most 'flilswarrant refers to“. owing prominent feature was the pulpit which to extreme hndness and distance of was placed at the top of the central the wayes towards either Portsmouth aisle. The front pews on each side or Kingston churches. they are probably faced inwards towards the deprived of all opportunity of go- pulpit and each pew was named in a ing thither. especially In the descending scale of social status and ."

DI‘.ICllC€ll ability. The Master Attendwinter. ants. Captains and the Commissioner occupied the front pews on either side.

NO CHARGE T0 NAVY while further down the church were the The warrant goes on to say ".

I news of the Surgeon. Master Caiilkcr. direct and require you to give leave for Clerk of the Cheque. Saw er's ye erecting the Chappell. taking care Measurcrs and others. until at the act: that the same to be done without any came the pews for the Artificcrs and manner of charge to Her Navy. Com- othccrs' manscrvants. etc. missioners. Oliicers. Clerks. Artificers and others before mentioned having BI-ZLI. OF noinu. GI-IORGE freely subscribed their desire and con- At the west end of the church. on nee pcr_montli dcsent to have two :1 small cupola bclfry ducted from their respective wages. the roof. was the bell from the Royal from time to time to be paid as a containing sunk at Spitliead in I782. Years perpetual endowment for ye mainten- George later another small bell was presented ance of the Minister."

by Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommaney.

The church was dedicated to_ St. who. in I854. was in command of a Anne. the mother of the Blessed Virgin naval force in the White Sea during .\I:iry. on August 24. I704. by the Lord lll'c‘RtlSSI:lf'I War. Bishop of Rochester acting by commis- Ihc first known Cliaplain of the sion of the Lord Ilishop of Winclicstcr }i:is a Mr. Tucker who took in whose diocese Portsniotith then was. l)ock_\;ird Ins duties in 1649. Since then there up The site of the church was where the have been 37 ('hapl:iins of the Dockpresent Admiralty House now stands. yard. Onc of them. Richard Walter.

According to the History of the Royal was Chaplain of the Centurion on her Dock of Portsmouth by Henry Slight. voyage of circumnavigation under it was similar in design and structure Captain George Anson. 1740-44. Later to Holy Trinity Church. Gosport. he became Chaplain of the Dockyard In I785. during the enlargement of and remained in office for more than the dockyard. it was decided to pull the 40 years—l7-44-87. church down and rebuild it on a larger scale. the old site being required for a .

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The estimated cost for the church was H.850 and was built to a plan executed by a Mr. Marquand—a wellknown surveyor of his day. He had

DAMAGED JIY BOHBS

During the I939-45 war St. Anne's C_hurch was badly damaged. On the night of April I7/18. l94|.

ti timebomb fell close to the west end of the and on the following afternoon church it exploded. wrecking the north-west corner of the church and leaving the of the west wall in a state rcn_iaini_Icr of iiiiminent collapse. On May 3. I9-1|. blast from a nearby bomb explosion" entered the open space at the west end of the church and caused further’ damage. The cast window was totally

‘fishy boy’ was unlucky destroyed.

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III-I Minesweeping Exercise Area for ships of the 104th Minesweeping Squadron is close to the island of Puolii Tioman. 120 miles north of Singapore and during recent exercises. ships anchored of! this island for the week-end.

Banyan parties were the order of the day. and many ratings found that a coconut palm looks far easier to climb than it actually is.

On board. a multitude of fishing lines went over the side. 'i'hc Chinese cook. Kwan Tung. was eager to hold his title of “Number One Fishy Boy." which he had gained whilst serving in lI.M.S. Newfoundland. but luck was against him until the last day.

Sh:ii-k fishers went into business in a big way. using lines of quarter-inch wire and ti grapnel as book. baited with two whole fish. The sharks. however. were more intelligent than the fishermen expected. and the only two caught were small ones. on a conventional line.

Later the ships_cmbarkcd ofiiccrs.

N.(.‘.0.s and other ranks of the lst.

Battalion. the Sherwood Foresters and their families for a day at sea on passage from Singapore Naval Base to H.M.S. Lahurnum. Headquzirters ship of the Malayan R.N.V.R. (Singapore in the heart of Singapore

givision) itv.

'i'his_window had been put in as a memorial to the officers and men wlio_ lost their lives in H.M.S. Atlanta which sank on passagc from Bermuda to England in l880 and in H.M.S. Eurydice which capsized off Dnnnosc. Isle of Wight. on March 24, I878.

The damaged west wall began to crumble and eventually the main roof beams and the belfry collapsed to the ground. The west wall was replaced by corrugated iron sheets and the damage had shortened the length of the church by some 22 feet and had destroyed fivc rows of pews.

The work of restoration was put in hand in I946. the east end of the church being started on first. It was decided to gel Mr. Hugh Easton. the well-known specialist in stained glass. to design a suitable window as a memorial to those who worked in and sailed from the dockyard and lost their lives during the late war.

Dockyard.

St. Anne's Church. HM. Portsmouth of North Cape and Vice-.\dniiral L. V. Prayer. dated 1758. was found and on dated I705. inscribed “The gift of (‘ap.\forg:in. the Admiral Superintendent ihe cover was stamped in gilt lettering tain James Littlejohn and Captain Edof the Dockyard. who had played a "Dock Chapel. Portsmouth. I766." It? uard llobson to yo (fhappcll of Portslarge part in raising the money for the was returned to St. Anne's Church in’ mouth Dock. I705." silver window. which cost £900. and was I946 and is to be seen in the glass case chalice and patcn. datedAnother I703. was the raised by public subscription. at the back of the church t'ogethcr with gift of Henry Player. Esq. The oldest The restoration of the west end was a very large Bible. with silver claspsj silver. however. consists of two candle started towards the end of I955 and and corner-plates. which was presented sticks. bearing the date letter of I69I. completed early in I956. The designing to the first Dockyard Churcli by .I.-yes The present tln'ee-inanual organ was of the Sanctuary. the C'.hanccl and the Scwcll in I704. built and IItst:tllt.'tI by James liinns. of Leeds. in l‘)l8. at it cost of 12885. it redecorating of the church was carried OLD SII.\’l-IR out under the tlircction of W. H. Rariplaced :in instruiiieiit which had been Some of the Communion plate :ind i in use since I867. Although the organ doll Blacking. F.S.A.. F.R.l.B.A. The restored cluircli was re-dedicated by candle sticks presented to thc original I was not matcrizillydamaged during the the Chaplain of the Fleet. the Vener- church are still in use. There is a silver I bombing. it became necessary to overable Noel Chanihcrlain. :it a service clizilicc and paten and an alins tlish.l haul it in I056 at a cost of over £300. held on February I5. I956.

St. Anne's (‘hureb. which is the oldest existing church in naval use. contains many items of naval and historical interest. In the chancel there is a Memorial Tablet to Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Lewis hlaitland. who.

UST close your eyes and think for a wife's mobility-—cvcn with crutches while in command of the Bcllcrophon few minutes about perpetual dark- being a slow and painful procedure off Rochfort. received the surrender of ness and then how you are going to there was necessity to live on the Napoleon after his tl.-fcat at the navigate the room in which you are. ground floor of the premises :ind to Battle of \\"atcrloo. On the opposite sitting and beyond. What :i wonderful develop the olil-fiishioncd kitchen wall is a tablet recalling the valoiir of thing sight is and how awful it is to be 3 range type of healing into something Charles llzikcr. Coininandcr of ll..\l.S.' without it more modern. They wanted a small Drake. who. "when that sloop was The Royal Naval licncvolcnt Trusty electric lire wbicli with installation wrecked off the coast of Newfound- is always dealing with the huiiian 3 woulil cost £Il 5s. land in 1822. refused to provide for his prohlcins and these short p:ii‘ugrapli.~' own safety until the whole of the crew yust show the sort of things the ‘Trust is NO l’l.l-'.Al)Il\'G should be previously saved: and in doing.

'I‘hi~; was willingly given by the The case concerns a Chief Stoker pursuance of this generous resolution, who joined the Royal N: v in the last l’ortsm_outh Local Committee and the perished." of the recipient is shown century and was pensiom. in the year appreciation UNKNOWN’ STOKER in which the R.N.B.T. itself was born in the following letter: ‘Thank you for your kind help. I Embedded in the floor at the foot of —I922. He had served his country in Service and civilian life in and retired managed to get someone to take me the altar in the side chapel is a wooden I9-I6. had He his made way through up to the electrician on Friday and cross which originally marked the the without assistance world until in he is coming to fix the fire on Friday grave of an unknown Stoker from next. 30th. With Mr. blind and H.hl.S. Vindictivc who was killed in arriving at cvcntide his sight diminishcd and he is now completely blind. myself a Cripple it's always pay out. the blocking operation at Ostcnd on If he hail sight there is so many May I0, l9l8. The cross was brought CRIPPLIZD WIFE things he could do to fill his time. to the Dockyard Church in I930. other day :i sash line broke. largely at the iiistigiitioii of the then His wife suffered a fractured hip and The \\I|ltlO\\' fell and broke the glass. A Cotnntander-in-Chief. Adtiiirzil of the is so crippled with arthritis that her while back front wall gave way. all Fleet Lord Kcycs. mobility being affected she is hardly this kind of thing he could repair‘ The oak platform on which the l.ec- able to go out of doors. but we Iiavc to send for the builder Since retirement l4 years ago they tern stands was made from wood from the Royal George. which was broken- have been able to-get by on l\‘ation:il every time. It‘s such a handicap not being able to see. so you can underiip in Portsmouth yard in I906. The In.-iurancc and Long Service Retireyacht had been used by four sover- ment pensions. but because of in- stand how grateful we are for your eigns. George III. George IV. William capacity of both there developed a kind Iiclp. Again I say thank you."

IV and Queen Victoria. strain on budget strings and an applicaThe reader will observe no pleading. tion The finely czirvcd Coat of Arms at was made to the Trust for a little no asking for Isyin athy. just lain the front of the gallery above the west assistance. words of gratitude mm .1 coup e of door are those of the_ GitTo_rd family. The Chief Stoker being blind and his 80 year of age. one of whom. Sir William Gifford. was Commissioner of the Dockyard from I702-05 and in whose temi of oflice UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY the first Dockyard Church was built. .

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English Rose the crews survived varied Oflieers and a representative enabled them to cruise about III thcfkinds of adventures in all sorts of uucsfi PURCIMHL An mu‘ qhmk: ‘M trnc lookirnt ahead. l0o'.£. ndvan alter thrcc number of otticers. totalling 36. of the Enitlish Channel and. on a number at \\‘c:ttIlcrconditions which few girls had rcat Ion rate ot interest.

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Slcnlrdcu a rmt-clau cook. wages and bulidays in accordance with the Catcrintr Acts. l-‘rec accomnuxlation. lscatirut and light. ..A lecturer COMl>'0RTAlll.l»'. ACL‘0.\l.\-KH)A‘l’l0$ ulna)» could be gmploscd to auht.-—\'-'titc Secretary. auilable tor naul men and their \\l\I'§ and lung A\hlu:\ Guit ('iul\._ lune A-hton. our ltamilies. Short lctoprctcrred. ;l‘tiom: Ports. mouth 2-lzsl tor appointment to new. m;q.,1.

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The Rose Sea lingiish Training The idea of gixing girls practical sea lI.M.S, Bulwark by the Flag Ofiicer.

Scheme for Girls ""-”'~‘d '5 training is an entirely new one in this was inangt Second-in-Command. Far East Station. and the Ofllccrs of the Fleet at Sing- years ago by Cdr. anti .\lrs. Claude Woollttrd by the :tequi».iliou and com(Continued in column 3) apore on December 9.

The Commodore of R.l-‘.A.s (Commodore 'l‘. Elder. (I.B.E.. l).S.C.) and the Commodore Engineer. R.l~’.A.s.I Commodore D. C. Lcathley. O.B.E..| who were in Singapore on a frcighting voyage in R.F.A. I-‘ort Constantine. were present together with Captain A. E. Curtain. O.B.lZ.. R.D. (R.F.A. Fort Charlotte). (.‘-.tptain F. A. Shaw. R.D. (R.F.A. Fort Dnnvegan). Captain C. N. Rcnnels tR.I-‘.A. Wave Sovereign).

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TEXAS”INSTIRUM ENTS

Each .\I:l\lo.‘l" was giwn :1 large si/_e: {model of his sIlI|) created in sugar by the Chinese stall‘ of Bttlwark and at suitable menu containing such dishes as L-Zddyroek Wild Duck. Charlotte potatoes. Cafe Constantine. clc.. was produced for the occasion.

DeepWSea Scout“

Crew for Excellent W0 innovations have recently been introduced in ILMS. Excellent. The lirst aflects the playing of games and the second is the introducNow that we have moved into our new plant the most modern. :iir-con- tion of a Deep Sea Scout crew.

In the lirst case :1 far greater stall further tlitioncd semiconductor plant in l;'urope—-we are expanding. our emphasis is being placed on the playing engaged in the design and construction of new electronic equipment within of games. so that more facilities are given to play even if it nteans missing and Production

ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS

Engineering Department. some instruction. offer With the continuing expansion anticipated. these positions a challenge as This alteration is already bearing well as an assured future to dynamic young men with the necessary qualifica- fmit and some L900 people layed asltet games last month,

Expansion oi BEA's fleet enables us to ofier a number ol appointments to Pilots between 20 and 31 years of age. seeking a progressive airline career.

We would like to hear from Pilots in the following categories: ‘I Those who already have the minimum qualifications ol Commercial Pilot's Licence and instrument Rating.

2 Those who may be leaving the Services between now and December 1961. who will obtain a Commercial Pilot's Licence and instrument Rating before or by December 1961.

Pilots in either group who have, or will have, a Commercial Pilot's Licence may be engaged as Trainee Airline Pilots whilst obtaining their Instrument Rating.

Commencing salary for

licensed Pilots: £1230—£14l0 per annum. according to qualifications and flying experience; tor Trainee Airline Pilots: £500-£700 per annum whilst oblalning instrument Rating.

Apply to: Senior Employment a services Ofllcer, Flight Operations Department, Beeline House, Ruislip, Middlesex.

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ball. badminton. water 10. uash Applicants. who should be of Graduate or H.N.C. standard. must be tboth for men and Wrens nctba I for Wrens. as well as the usual nigger. thoroughly fzuniliar with tnodern electronic techniques, and have had several the soccer. hockey and boxing. years relevant experience in industry or the Services.

(Continued from column 5) Goodsalarics are paid and these are reviewed at six-monthly intervals. There are non-contributory schemes for Pension. Life lnsttmnce and Hospital Benc- country and Commander and Mrs. Wooilard can justly claim to be the lils. Assistance is given with removal expenses. sole originators and pioneers of the Please send a brief restinté of eduezition and career to date, quoting reference scheme, which unfortunately must come to an end since Commander number i3i).’Cl2-t.\'.N.. to: Woollard's health has somewhat deteriorated of late necessitating an --

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operation and possibly a long period of recuperation. it is as well to mention that he is in his 79th year!

Ellorts to find a successor to continue the work have proved fruitless

and this is no doubt due to the fact that the scheme is a non-proiit eonccm which receives no help from outside sources.

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ENGINEER OFFICERS Engine Room Artificers and Petty Oiliccr Mechanicians eompletinggtheir Service Engagements are invited to apply for appointment as Junior Engineer Officers in the Shell Tanker Fleet.

MINISTRY OF AVIATION E.l.D.

ELECTRONIC INSPECTORS

FIlt.~‘l'-CLASS )0! IN nu: G.P.0.

Men between the axes of 20-35 are required to work In Central London on insulting and malntlmlnx telephone Ipoantus an-t rnn.mtsIim equipment. Older men. up to the ac ot 45. will be tIr:cept¢'d. it they have the uperieoce which |! particularly suitable.

Commrnrinl My is :9 ten. or. ver week risms to L12 Zn. oil.

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Vacancies exist tor competent znzinecrs to work on the electrical proving of a variety o~ prototype electronic equipmendeveloped in the Laboratories.

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Holders of the Ministry of Transport 2nd Class Certificate of Competency are entered as 3rd Engineers Conditions of service and pay are good; leave is generous. Single cabins are provided for all Oiiieers.

There are arrangements for wives to accompany their husbands on certain voyages.

Promotion, depending upon merit, seni-I ority and possession of the neccessary qualifications, is open to Chief Engineer.

There is a generous Contributory Pension Scheme.

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February is here we are half way through the winter. This fact brings thoughts of spring—and spring reminds the athletes who have not been doing winter training that it is time to start. Navy athletics is on the upand-up and although the Royal Navy has yet to defeat the Army and Royal Royal Air Force in the litter-Services Championships. we can look forward OW that

to

narrowing the gap from now onwards with the abolition of National Service.

F|NAN('I'I Olympic Year was l‘J(i0 and the Royal N:ivy. alone of the Services, lt might be appropriate at this produced two runners to represent stage to discuss the conduct of allairs (ireat llritain at Rome. These were :iiid expenses in connection with Surg. l.ieut. Wriglitoii. who ran in the Royal Naval athletics :iitd cross 400 metres and had the lioiioitr of country. liach year the Sports Conatid l’.O. the llritisli team. captaining trol ltoard allocates a suui of money

who r;in in the 400 metre.s to assist the Association to run its hurdles, As always. Wrighlon is now alfairs attd stage Royal Naval chantahroad and ltoyes is likely to be soon. pionsltips. These :irc run on :in InterWho is to take tlteir place‘!

Command basis. It was in l922 that the Sports ('ontrol Board presented l“L"l'L"Rl-I NA \’A L (‘lIAMPl()NS a cup for the winning team. to Last year the R.N.A..-\..‘\.. ttiider encourage not only participation. but the presidency of the First Sea l.ord. to improve the standard of performAdmiral Sir (‘aspar John. (i.(‘.tt.. ance throughout the Service. lt was debated at the rccetit annual introduced for the lirst tiiuc the :it general meeting that an individual holding of youth Porlsmoittli and junior champion- competitor representing his command ships at l’l_vmouth. This year will see should he required to pay an this venttirc repeated at H.M.S. entrance fee in order to reduce the (iangcs for youths :iiid at Ports- contribution made by the Sports mouth for juniors. This covers the Control Board. This was turned I5-I7 year and the I7-I9 year age down. It‘ the Sports Cotttrol Board groups respectively. from whence we withdrew their cup and made the

ltoyes.

Clttttltttitttlfilllps‘

look for oitr future Naval champions. Some of the material is ver_v promising and if only these youngsters can he encouriigcd to keep it up :it sea hy participation in Fleet championsliips. the impetus can he niaintained and tlteir early promise fulfilled.

On return from sea. the young athlete will find in Portsmouth and Plymouth two Servicc clubs. R.N.A.C. South and R.N.A.C. West. who will welcome his joining and cater for his athletic needs. lf drafted elsewhere. the best advice for a keen athlete is to join a local civilian club of repute many of whom welcome the Serviceman. To join any club will require the athlete having to pay sometliing out of his pocket for club subscriplions. club colours. and :1 proportion of travelling and meal expenses in atlilition to his running spikes. must

chiimpionsliips an individual competition. the plea for the individual to pay might be valid. But while the competition remains a team competition. from which our best team is selected to represent the Royal Navy in the Inter-Service Championships. it would appear that the responsibility remains with the Servicc. The

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the most successes have had to admit defeat ten times at the hands of the Air (‘oiiimand in the post-war years. Devoiiport won the trophy once only. ilt I928. and ('hatliam have never yet succeeded, nor will tliey this year with the closure of their coiniiiatid.

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the Inter-Service Hockey Chantpionships at Singapore. after narrowty losing to tlte Amty. the Royal Navy defeated the R..-\.l". by three goals to one and secured second place l’0RTSMOUTll‘SAl)V'AN'l‘AGI-I in the championship table.

It was on Rugby. however. that the _The new division of commands N:uvy’.s hopes were centred. and the Wlll certainly favour Portsmouth who met an R.A.t-'. XV which had are now to have all the Royal Naval team already iletezited the Army. at R..-\.F. Changi. A lirst-class game was enjoyed. in which the R.A.l-’. were narrow winners by three penalty goals to

The Fleet Novices‘ Boxing Championships attracted a large entry of 64 competitors and extended over three d1|)‘.\‘. Finals were held at the Royal Malayan Naval Barracks. and prizes were presented by the ('oiiiinander-inChief.

The Fleet Cross-Country ('liampionship in lI..\l.S. Terror was contested hetweeii live teams and individual

totalling some 84 competitors.

Although several snakes were killed while the course was being I:iid out. no IVVO. casualties occurred during the race.

The match to decide second place in Good grouping brought a wellthe table. between the Royal Navy deserved victory to 42 Comniando, and the Army. was cancelled owing to Royal Marines. On the conclusion of Combined Services Rugby Commit- the meeting. prizes were kindly distributed by Lady l.uce. ments.

Service demands a tit man both in peace and war. As will be seen already the individual is already contrihuting something to this end in his club activities whether he be competing in cross country or athletics.

CUI’ WINNERS As a result of the competition over the years. Portsmouth have won the athletic clip on 25 occasions—niore times than the aggregate wins of all other commands. lhit in the cross country. Portsmouth. although re-

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Indeed it in athletics. as in other trap a large percentage of nicotine. sports. it transpires that Portsmouth tobacco tars. etc.. and can smoke have too much of art advantage. :ind if the Royal Marines cannot hold their more in consequence. Note: for a own. it may be better to try out a cooler smoke always tap cigarette system of dividing tip into geographi- (rut t>0wN\wuu)s) before smoking. cal areas.

“Wc want a stronger Army.”

“We want a stronger Air Force."

“We want a stronger Navy.”

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