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Cornrnattdo. Royal Marines. its a urther contribution to the forces avail196] Field Gun Competition at the Royal Tournament at able for seaborne operations. ‘the,I will form next September Earls Court will surely rank as one of the most closely iought Commando at Stonchouse Barraclts. Plyrnonlh. contests ever held. Where the cups would find resting places for the This decision will not entail any innext 12 months was in doubt almost right to the end of the Tourna- crease in the total manpower of the ntenl.

Royal Marines forces. but has resulted The old record of 3 min. 4.2 sccs..

Last year Air Command won all from rcot'g:ttti\atiun within the C(lfp\. set up by the Fleet Air Arm Com- three cups. including some centralisation of adThe linal placings were:-— Inter- ministration and training. mand in Not) was equalled or beaten Air ('ommantl 23 no less than nine times dttring the (‘otnrnand Cup: The original -13 Cornmando was lirst competition. points. I: Devonport 22 points. 2; formed on August I. l<)~l.". and dtiring F..-ich learn thought that it had a l'ortsrnouth I‘) points, fl. Aggregate the Sccorttl World War took part inchance of breaking the 3 minute ‘l‘irne Cup: Air (‘ornmand 53 min. the campaign in Italy including the I‘.

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5.8 l)e\'onport. ser:s_, 2-, .»\n.I.io landings and the crossings of barrier it has been done in training 56 min. l’ortsniouth_ 57.6 see-.. 3.‘ the River (iarigliano. The unit then but in the actual cornpetitiort their goal l‘:tsl~:s1 Time Air Command (‘urn and ntovcd to the Adrattc for operations could not be reached. The new Ptirlxltttlllllt each 3 1.8 min. of 3 min. LS sec. was achieved by see.; against the islands of the Ytigoslav 3 min.

2.4 Devonpori see. both l~'leci Air Arm ('ormn:tnd and coast and later on the mainland of The Fastest Time (‘up will he held I Yugoslavia. Returning to Italy in 1945.

Portsmoutli Command. for six months by Air (‘omrnand and the unit. commanded

by Lient.Portsmouth, l. H. Riches (now General Sir When the victorious Air Cornmand ('oloncl Ian H. Riches. returned to I.ee-on-Solcnl. mandant-CicneralK.('.ll.. D.S.O.. (‘omcrew Marines). proudly carrying the three cups they took part in the LakeRoyal (‘ornaccltio operhad so worthily won in the face of ations where Tom lltrnter Cpl. wast intense competition they received a the awarded Victoria’ posthumously very warm welcome and were greeted Cross. and Lieut.-('olone| Riches reby rousing chcc~.'s when they marched ceived the Dislinguislicd Service Order.

M.S. l.l~ZANDl'CR. the lirst of the past Vice-Admiral D. P. l)reyer. the The Commando was disbanded in The Spanish naval training schooner Juan Sebastiart De Elcano which visited Leander class frigates was Flag Oflicer (Home). Afterwards they Portsmouth in June. See story on page l‘)-86. launched at the Belfast shipyard of had drinks on the wardroom lawn.

Harland and Wolff Ltd. on June 28.

The Commanding Olliccr will be All who took part in this annual The Leander class has been devel- trial of strength and co-ordination are Lieut,-(‘olonel A. P. Willasey-\\’ilscy. oped from the highly successful to be congratulated upon their cllorts M-B-E" M'C" KM‘ Whitby and Rolhcsay class frigatcs which thrilled thousands at Earls The Commandos already ft rm-;d are ron (the 20th l-'rigatc Squadron) by which are noted for their manoeuv- ('ourt. numbers -80. 4!. 42 and 45.

H.M. Ships Falmonth. Rotliesay and rability. performance at high speed Blackwood. The squadron will be at and seakeeping qualities.

I‘ has been decided to re-establish a full strength by early I962.

The frigate. whose standard dissquadron of four trigales. operating The ships and men for this commitis about has 2.000 an tons. placement from Londonderry. to concentrate on ment will comc from adjustments to overall length of 372 feet and a beam At Bath a number of departments the practical training of ships and air- other types of training and from of 4| feet. She will have an armacraft and the advanced training of changes in the planned deployment of be will re-accornmodated Warat inch NUMBER of of two 4.5 ment consisting Admiralty depart- tninster Road and grins in anti-submarine operations: some ships. In particular there will be l-‘oxhill. and oflicers in a twin mounting directed by a ments ln the London area and at branches of two departments at present also on the evaluation of modern unti- a reduction in the Dartmouth Training fully automatic radar-controlled fire Both are to be moved to new locations at equipment.

Squadron. from which the two ocean Admiralty Main Building. White- submarine control and gun direction system. two within the next I8 months. Some 3.000 H.M.S. Undauntcd is already en- mincswecpcrs. H.M. Ships Jewel and 40 min. anti-aircraft guns in single Admiralty employees and serving hall. and Northwood Hills. Pinrtcr. will gaged on these tasks at Londondcrry Acute. will be paid oil at the end of move to Ensleigh. hath. about June of close range mountings and an anti- Naval personnel are involved. and will be joined in the new squad- this summer. submarinc mortar, The 40 mm. guns A new oftice block being erected at next year.

The general aims of these accomwill eventually be replaced by Scacal Earl's Court and to be known as the ship-to-air launchers and directors. Empress State lluilding will accom- modation changes are twofold. In She will be titled with the latest equip- modate mosl of the Admiralty stall at London they will improve the concenTHE ment for detecting and attacking sub- present housed in Queen Anne's Man- tration of departments in tnore suitable marines and carry a helicopter. Thus. sions and at Northwood Hills. Pinuer otliecs. and in Bath will concentrate the allltottgh stemming from the Whitby -both of which will be vacated by the Weapons l)cp:rrtment in one locality class ot anti~submarine frigates. it will Adtnirally and other stall will go to [as recornmerided by the Select (‘ombe seen that the Lcanders have de- the existing Admiralty accommodation mittee on Estirnalcs) and assist the vcloped into all-routtd general pur- in Whitehall and Rex House. Lower amalgamation of Naval Accounts deRegent Street. partments into one organisation. pose frigatcs.

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Wi1.ard_ Venus. Ulysses, \'igil-ant. l’:tI;rtlin. Jewel. Acute. Forth. Ark Roy-.tl. Tiger. Scorpion. the submarines Trunchcon and Taciturn and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Pluntlcaf. At Portsmouth the ships will include the Royal .\':r'.'_v's latest cruiser. ll..\‘l.S. lllaltc. tphnlllgraph ahovel—-:1 sister ship of the Tiger at Devonport. the de.stroyer.s Trafalgar. Dunkirk and Carron. ll.-.\l..‘\'.'I.. Ship Taranalti. ll.M. Ships Puma. Bemick. Volage. four suhrnarines.

Tally Ho, Turpin. 'l'ireless and Trenchant. the Fast Patrol Boat. llold Pathfinder. H.M.S. Plover. coastal sweepers. ll..\l. Ships Laleston and Bcachampton and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. the oiler Black Ranger.

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I every otliecr and mart on board. ‘lb.-se \is'ils do :i lot of good Ilmll President Kennedy‘. accompanied by the First Sea I.o rd. Adniiral Sir Caspar John, about to inspect the Guard on Honour many tirni triendsliips have been formed as a result of them.

Next month there are opportunities’ for tlte eople :rt home to visit “tlicir"' Navy, Over the Artgtrst Ilanlz Ilolitlay The First Sea l.ord eongratrrlated the -Szrturday, Sunday and Monday.

L‘.-rpt:iin. ll.M.S. lixccllent. on the slll|)s' at I).-votiport and l’orl~mutIllt will be open to visitors and ollicers appearanee of the guard and. in it and men will do their best to :iriswer‘ personal rninrite to the First l.ord the the of about Prime Miriister said: "I should be liiindreds shipquestions and life on board. gralcfrrl it" you would convey to all _' coriecrned my thanks for the e.\‘cel|eri: i\'.rvv l).iys are the outcome Oi» turn-out of the ?\'avul guard of elloits, vcztrs ago. of the men of the, honour provided for President KeriS.-.~-iie.: to raise money for their owl)! uedy at I.ondon Airport on Sunday. cliaritv the 'l'r:rl‘alg:ir Day Jritie 4. I know that the President l"lllltl when the men used to dress’ I.l'Ilt)l.’GH. by the "rules." liirnsell \\:r.s‘ most impressed and up and Irv to obtain money from at and I realise that the provid\'.l.P.s' arriving in the linited _l:.'l'lI.‘I‘||lJs' ptrhlie in the w:ry that to-' day "R:i_i: \Vi:clss" or "Rag I).t)'s" are, Kingdom by air are met by Royal Air ing of this guard of honour eauscd held by universities‘. i I-'orcc guards of honour. there was a considerable inconvenience to those It was considered that this method; departure from the “rule!s" at London concerned ulto came all the way of raising fiinils. eveir for such a good Airport on the occasion ol‘ the visit front Portsnioritlr. The result. howcause. was s’lii:litl_\' inileeororrs, and of President Kennedy on June 4. The ever was certainly a credit to the other \v:iys of raising money were Royal Navy had the honour of pro- Royal Navy.“ In passirig this message to those consideretl. llericc Navy \\'cci.s and viding the guard. and the men earmunder his coniniand, Capt. J. S. from ll.M.S. I-Ivceltcnt. now Navy l).ivs.

It is uirdcrstood that the Prime l).ilglish. of ll..\l.S. Excellent. said: ()\er the years many tlrorisaitds of how immensely proud I am of pounds have been handed over to Minister personally tirade the decision Naval cliaritics. Arid. unlit...- ordinary to provide a Naval guard. but it is this grr;rrd—;rs I am of most guards‘ donations to charity where the only felt that the reason was because Pre- we parade. I thought that the perreward is. perhaps, :1 warm feeling. sident Is'ennedy uas a United States l’orruance of the guard. larger in size. around the heart, every person who Naval ollicer. No one really thinks at the Queen's Birthday Parade was‘ p.iis his or her entrance money to a that it was lscearrse the Royal Navy !absolutely tirst class and in every i\:iy .\'aval doekyard where ships are open could make a better job of it than .up to the _sl.tIltl.|:'I.l of the I’residerit'sIguard." to visitors. gets his or her money's the Royal Air I-'oree~ or do they? \\nrlli_ .\'ot only is the visitor donating to good causes-_ but he can see some of tile linest warships in the world and how the men on board occupy their time. work, play :rnd live. r\'otcs: ii) The tcrtn U.K. Base Port means the port :it which .1 ship mil)’ In addition to the ships, visitors normally be expected to Rive leave amt .'elit. l'or_tsnioiith ((2) indihave the opporlrrnities to see ilisplziys catc ships adrniriistcred by Portsiirorith brit which \\Ill normally both slllrls and the various put on by rclit ZIIILJ/t)l'give leave at ('h:itham. est;rblisliments_ till As ratings rm: normally detailed for oyerseas scnicc about four It is hoped that visitors from all niontbs ahead of criniiiitssioning date. and for home service about over the eouritiy will thick to either two months ahead of commissioning date. this should be in Poi-tsiriouth or Devonport, At either mind \\ hen preferring requests to volunteer to sent: In a particular place they will Iind a welcome and ship. will lc;rrri something aborrt the Senior (iii) It is emphzisised that the dates and partierilzirs given below are foreSer\ii.'i:. casts only and may have to be el1aiigi:d——perhaps at short notice.

St."-BMARINE COMMAND ll..\l.S. Ursa. July 28. at Malta (under cortsideratiott) for trials Comll..\l.S. Scalion. Jilly 25. at Birkenmissions September 2') for General liead. for service in Third SubService Conirnission .\lcd./l-lorrre marine Squadron.

(18 months). U.K. [Jase Port Il..\t.S. Acheron. Septembcr.:it DevonDevonpurt. port. for service in Second SubIl..\l.S. Blake. Airgust. changes to inarine Squadron.

General Service Commissiori Mcd.I Il..\l.S. Rurqual. end of October. at Devonport. for service in First Suh- I-lorne (24 months). U.K. Base Port. inaritie Squadron.

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3 Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth ll..\l.S. Andreiii-, December I6. at tI..\I.S. Vidal. August 9. at CIi.1th:im Singapore. for service in Seventh for trials. Commissions September Phone 1735!

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I2 for General Service Commission ll..\I.S. Aeneas. Jarirrary. I963.

Optralllhnto towing Ollleia. Express Suvrcr West Indies (2-5 months). U.K. Base .oi semen Perionnei EVERY WEEKEND l’tIt'l\'Itlt\llll't. for sei'\.‘ice in Second‘t Port. l‘ort.<.:iiorrtli (C.). (See note.)

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LEEDS Alert. August I0. at Singapore 47,1 ;tl.l_\I.S. E-RADFORD lI..\I.S. Tabard. I’ebrirar_v 2. :it Sydney.

45:6 tor I-'orei-,'rr Service. (Far East.)

5 HUDDERSFIELD 43/6 N.S.\\'.. for service in Fourth Suit- ; Il.M..‘i. . 'imI)lc. .'\ll_L'lI\l II. at DevonSHEFFIELD 39Ib nrariirc I)ivision.

NOTTINGHAM JIM port for Iloaie Sea Scrxiee (SteamLEICESTER Il..\l.S. Artcitris. end of I-'cbr'rr:rr_v. at: ing (‘reu ), Hit NORl’HAf‘lPTO.‘il 21:('liath;im.for service in Second Sub. ll..\l.S. I'i.inr.i. Augrrst 22. at LIVERPOOL Devonport 4416 marine Squadron.

MANCHESTER 0!! for (_ieiicr'.rl Service Commission Il..\I.S. Thcmropyluc. .\larcli NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME at’ JuAmerica and South lloriie/_Soritli STAFFORD I for in I‘iIlli service (.'lratliain.

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BIRHINGHAH Port. Devorrport.

COVENTRY Il..\l.S. Granipus. April. at Ports- ‘ 'll..\l.S. Ashanti. Arigirst 22. at GlasWARWICK for rnoutlr. service in First SubBANS-URY gow for Home Sea Service (Trials). iiiaririe Squadron.

OXFORD April 1962 changes to General Scrll..\l.S. Auriga. May I8. at DevotiPLYMOUTH Commission Middle liristr vrce EXETER for service in Second Sir!-i» port.

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IR. l.|HIlslll_L' l\.‘ic'i. over Ill) Ion; .issoci;itioii with the Rl‘_\'.'ll Navy. I .itii imtideriiig how inauy people stii! with us had the goorl toitiiiie to witness the l:rur'.ehiri;_' of the last two ‘\lll]'Is to bear the name Dreadrioirglrt.

In l-‘ebrriary. l‘)(‘t(i. as a young schoolboy at the (ianisort School in Poi rsmorilh. I wrote an essay on the British Navy. which was judged by 1 Admii';i| I_ord (‘harles llerestord. their ,in L‘t)ll‘Itl'l2tlltl of the Channel Heel. to ‘N tlnud enough to earn me a place at the lziuriching of the tits! l)re:i-.l nought. which uas naznerl Dreadnought. and later to be i:rrtcr'tained to ntt tlti.‘ llt'.'tt lzrlcsl ltziltlesltip Submarine Olympus. the l:.‘:I llritaiinia. sixth of the Oberon class sub‘Ibis thrill iias repeated last year. marines, was launched on June I-I at l “lien. on 'l'r:it'algar Day. October II. the Barrow-in-I-'urncss .'slllp_\':ll'tl of I one of -to siiluirziririe Old (‘omArrrtstrongs (ShipbuiIrli.-rs) was who were the gu-.-.sts of Victor‘ ‘r'.rd.‘s’ .I The namiitg ceremony u.rs per- of Ilarroiv at the launching by Her .\lajest_v the Queen of the tirst Ilrirish formed by Mrs. R. It. Wright. wife siibiiiariue tnuelcar powered) to bear of Vice-.-\tlntir:rl R. ll. Wrigltt. (‘.Il.. riariic l)readnougl'it. ‘.).S.('.. I-"lag Olliecr, S.'otl;rnil. lire the‘this’ event was one of the mos: Reverend A. t‘. \‘\’;ide_ .-\.K.('.. Vicar‘ of St. John's ('lirrreli, l<larrow-in-I-‘tir- irrcriiorablc events of my life. especi1;ill_v as apart front being lucky to be Jess, conducted the religious service. one of the favoured ones. I had also o.i The Olympus has a length of 295 8. I959. been presented to Her feet 3 inches, a beam of 26 feet 6 the Queen at Fort lilocls‘inches and is equipped to tire homing thlziiesty house the occasion of the Pl't.‘Sl.'lIIl'.torpedoes. Boats of this class are cap- tion ofon the able of a high rrnderwater speed and Suhmarine Qire-en's Colour to the (.‘oinni:rrrd. can maintain continuous submerged Three events you will agrc-: l.iIll~lI.'l patrols in any part of the ivorld. to one over so iii; .r sp;in ot Her diesel-electric main propulsion to happen ;timc. and I wonder if thc.r'e r.‘ anyoire machinery is powered by Admiralty telse who has Iiad this expericriec.-— standard Range diesel engines and 5. ll. (il..-\'/_liIlR()(JK. Iitlgiiare. the main propulsion generators. tlI:tlIl motors and main controlling snitchWhen the stiliniarine Olyrnpiis \\.rs' gear li:ive been supplied by the ilaiinelred at llarrow-in-I‘trrnesson June English Iilectric ('omp:iny.

I’la.~.tic is i:.\tensive|y used to give I 3 a irieclianieal fault in the launching high standard acconinioilatiori for six gear held the boat up for about three liiiiriutes on the .slipi\a_v_ otlieers and 02 ratirrgs. "

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Il..\!.S. Agincourt. Febniary til. at Portsmouth for trials. Coruriiissioa May I for General Service Cornniission I-lomelMcd. (24 moritlis).

U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth 847 Squadron. March 6. at R.N. Air Station. Culdrose. for I-'orcigri S:r\'IL'C.

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Il.M.S. Caprice. Mzrrcli. at Singapore. for Foreign Service (I-"at liast). ll..\I.S. Gurkha. March. at Southampinoutli. ton. for Home Sea Service. CorriCavalier. Dcccnilier. at Singa missioiis for General Service Comfor Service (Far East) Foreign pore mission May. Middle l3;ist.lIorne lI.M.S. Ulster. December. at Devon(I8 nionths). U.K. llase Port. port for General Service Commis Rosyth. sion \\'est Indies/llome (ll ll..\|.S. Rothesay. March. conversion months). U K. llase Port. Devon I to Home Sea Service. U.K. Base port.

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Conimissions Rnsytli SIS Squadron. July I at R.N. Air St.r |lomeI.\led. (24 inontlisl. U.K. liar.liani for General Service (.'oinmisOctober for 3| Home Service.

Sea tioii. ( uldrose tor Overseas Service |’urt. Portsmorrtli tC.). (See note.) sion llonieiw. Indies (24 months) U.K. Base Port. Devonporl. rll..\t S. Ark Royal).

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8|‘) Squadron. October 4. at R._N. Air Station. Eglinton. Re-equipping.

Il..\l.S. Aisrie. October I0. at Clintham for Trials. Commissions January 9 for General Service Commission Med./Homc (24 months).

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U.K Ilasc Port. Dcvonport. months). U.K Base Port. l):voii Il.i\I.S. Falmouth. July )9. at Wallport.

Il..\I.S. Corunna. Septcmbcr 2!. «I seiid-orr-'l'yrre for Hozg.‘ Sea Service U.K. Base Port.

Rosyth tor Trials. Ct)n‘ln'tlS:'lOlts Dcvonport (Normally gives leave and sclt‘-main- November 30 for General Service I Commission rains at Londondcrry.)

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attd would he hard to rctttove frotn the air-citctilation .s'ystcnt. Carboit dioside is tibsorltctl by "scrubber" tittits and oxygett is replenished from bottles‘ stored in the ballast tanks. Carbon‘ tttottmtitle froitt cigarette smoke is‘ coitverted into carbon dioxide and then removed. (lite of the most responsible jobs on board is‘ carried out by the boat's S.lt..»\. lllospitttl Corpsnian in U.S.N. parlance). He checks the radiation levels in 25 places inside atid outside ..\rl.S. Puma. the leopard-class type the boat before she comes alongside.

-tl aitti-aircraft frigate was built To keep a check on radiation levels each meiuber of the crew wears a by Messrs. Scott's Ship Building and "dosimeter." Shaped like a fotintain Engineering Co. l.td. at (ireenock. pen and clipped into a top pocket it being launched on June 30. I954. :ind shows on a hair-line gauge when held completed on April 24. I957.

One of the fotir "big cats." Puma's up to the light tlte amount of radiation the wearer is receiving. In addition. dimensions are 339 ft. (o.a.l it 40 it. small strips of special film are worn Her complement is about 200. Disand others are clipped in different placement of the “big cats" is 2.480 places round the boat. These go cloudy to 2520 tons (full load).

These fine-looking ships were delike an exposed negative if there is any signed primarily for the protection of rise in the normal radiation level. convoys against air attack. bttt their BANKS LIKE AN AIRCRAFT speed and endurance are such that they The Scorpion has an underwater can also be used as a medium~type of speed of 20 knots very much plus destroyer in ollensive operations.

It is understood that these ships and a maximum diving depth of 400 feet plus. When turning she banks may eventually be litted with the like an aircraft. and. though her Seacat close-range :inti~aircratt guided captain is waiting till the day he can missiles.

The main arnizunent consists of two loop the loop. she can be swung over to an angle of 45 degrees. For this twin 4.5 in.

The fifth ship of this class was to reason straps are carried to which members of the crew can secure have been named Panther. bitt was transferred to the Indian Navy and themselves in it really light turn. named Brahtnaputra. ents

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Twenty c:trs'——-from btibhle cars to luxurious saloons met at Home Park car park tsoccer entltitsiasts will immediately associate this with Plymouth -\rgyle) and left at 30 second intervals to search for their treasures a stick of rhubarb, ait elastic band and :i piece of string Sf. inches long.

The winding -l0-mile course took the competitors out to the edge of the moors. around the narrow lattes near ttickleigh. and over the lint bridge across the 'l‘avy-—I)enli;iiu Bridge.

After identifying the photograph of t statue in 'l‘:ivistock..thc nientbers .pun round l);irtnioor prison. R.A.l-'. 's‘ltarpitor :ind llarrator reservoir to s‘haiii:li l’rior—-the end of the "hunt" -iut the beginning of :i pleasant evenng among fellow enthttsiasts.

The eltairmzin of the Plyntotilh '.~ir;ini:li is ()rd./Art. Paltttcr who has ills] completed his stint with the Plyntootlt (‘omniand Field Gun Crew.

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As‘ there is no upperdeck e:i.s'ing servery hatch direct to the galley. .-\ typical mcnti: grilled steak. pierhead jumps are distinctly dissaute niushrooiiis, "()'llrien" potatoes couraged. The only way a brow can be lCateriiig Olliccrs notell. green beans. rim out is on to the port or starboard bread. butter. collee. cold drinks. forward plane on either side of the strawberry shortcake and wltipped bridge structure.

The Scorpion carries six 3|-inch cream. Ice cream. bread and pastry is ittade on board. tubes and ;iit tinspccilied number ol The boat ["ship" in the U.S.l\'.) is lislt of various types. There is :i seventh ziir-conditioned throughout and so ttibe for gash di.spos'a|! l-lcr total ltlllg as the reactor is rintning and the contpleniettt is lll(i. but this includes condensers operating there is ample some ratings under training. There are water always available. llttnks. itt two ntain escape s_vsleit'i.s itt use in U.S. separate conipartinents front the mess ".'.ll’3lllllflllt.'\ the free ascent and diving hulls. have curtains attd readittg lights bell. Scorpion is tilted for both systents. and do not have to he stowed away in ‘ lncideittally she is 12th of America's working hours. liach bitnk has a plastic l 20 nuclear boats in conintission. rwriul overall cover to keep otf dust.

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-Emu. l l'hc hraitcli has met ever sillL‘L‘ its l-‘ormed only last month. the tirst ?“'-'|t=l‘i‘*‘1'rh0|‘d- -’\l“‘i'*l)' "1"? year had the pleasure of iti:iugtii;itioit at the Railway Hotel. nccting \\;t\ lteld on June 23 and it Portsmoutlt hasfew. and on the occasion of the anniiall .\as decided that the inaugural nieet- meeting quite a dinner Mrs‘. Hall. the hostess for 503. ng slltllllkl take place at the Grove many years. was presented with a tlote|_ Woods l.;ute, Stapcnhill, Burbarometer. suitably inscribed. ;on. on Satitrday. July 22.

Others present on lllls‘ occasion The landlord of the Grove. Ship-. were Shipniate A, Woontou (No. 1 nate Dolman. who is also tlte branch ' Area cltairntan) and hits. Woontott reasurer has given the branch full?

(Dclctc as ‘ and Shipittate Tantield. of l-'u|liant isc of the club room which cait acBranch. with sonic of his tttetry crew. roniniodatc (:0 to "70 people in corn‘N.-\VY It was a most pleasant cveitiitg and ‘ "on. the organiser says the only moans he It is‘ hoped that the hranch'< two] lt:id were that tile occasion had passed erving l‘ItL‘n|lN:r.\. Shipmate ‘‘Ron'' I l‘.'i'mc pm! rt copy 0/ each f.\\tlt‘ of all too quickly. ilewis; R..\l.. at present at Fastncy' The landlord of the new headrid Shipmate "Mick" Sherratt. who is I Ntsua quarters is ait cs-Itoyal Naval t Pttrlsnltllllll will have many enjoyand already a member of the brancli. blc liours wlicu they \l.\il the l’orts- : .'\l.\I)Rl.>$ ............., The branch meets every l7rid.iy night itoutlt branch. ' :it eight o’elock.

I i-m't'im- Iii'ri'ti'i'tIi ntuiiry mili‘: "pr Shipmate Reid is surprised at the (1 iiiltiinpliuii [or I2 l.l3llt.'.|. utrlmlu. umber of seryittg and ex-servntg ntcn = ving in and around llurton and lie l-l.\l.S. Wakeful fired the salute of if those interested vould be grateful -ill guns in honour of the Queen's him will contact t the new branch birthday on June It). i 27 W.it<on Sir.-i.-'.. lh-..'t.\.-t.-on-'l'r.'nt.

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() the question "what makes a young man want to join the .\'uvy." rccntiting statistics show only that it is seldom possible to give a single unqualified answer. Sailors themselves are noticeably inarticulate about such things. Salt water in the blood remains a strong favourite. The uniform, travel and the pay are others. Yet another. however. and one that has achieved at growing currency over the past few years. has to do with the high standard of training in a wide variety of occupations provided for all who seek a career in the Royal .\’avv. Certainly it is to this aspect of a naval career that of the discerning young men who present themselves at recruiting olfices up and down the many country direct some of their most searching inquiries.

All this is very encouraging from lions‘. lroiu weapon control to cookerv ,|islimcnIs‘. early instruction takes the 3’the Nav_v‘s point of vic\\. I-or clearly is. indeed. broader tltan ever before. | form of :i e;ireI‘ull_v planned and .S. St. Vincent (Govpiirt) at boat instruction the young man w-ho has the desire to There :ire the engineering categories- [ smooth transition from civilian to acquire skill or a trade —-who wants (in both the mechanical and electrical l naval life and discipline. This includes mountings. mortars and |;iunchers;‘ Training courses for this are comto e.\ccl in .somcthing—is c.\cellcnt.scnsc of the word) |'s‘f‘|'t-"iented b.\' l physical training. lectures on naval an-J Shipwrigbt 4'\I'lllIL‘L‘r\‘, largcl_v' repnritble to full trade apprenticeships. material for :i Service that. in its grovv- tlte Artiliccrs. hlcchanicians and 1 terms and customs. inslrtlction on how sponsible for the .soundnes.s' of bulls.

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9 become fully interchangeable with than brawn. Should he bring with him operators. divers. photographers. acquired). elementary scnnianship and The iii:iin method of entry as an Artiticcrs. sortie (i.('.lE. pas.se.s. an aptitude for :\\f‘IlC|'S. surveying recorders. physical boatvvork. medical lectures. and is through the N:ivy-‘s so on. .-\rtilicer things mechzinical and. perhaps. a cer- training iiistrttctors. meteoro|o_-.'ical l-Zach esttiblislinicnt is run on the lines Artiliccr Apprenticeship scheme be- I Lintil recently the only road to tain atlvenliiiotisucss of spirit. so much observers. stores assist:ints and of a ship: ".settling down" embraces tvvcctt the ages of IS and l7f.. All -.\lech:inictan was tlirotigli Mgtyjcc as ;i .\lechanie. To supplement the :hc better. stewards. to name but a few. to call a lloor a deck and a Artiftecrs are given five years‘ training. corps‘ i learning in ratings Wliat does the .\':ivy offer in return? of skilled the Air The _denominator shared by :ill iwall a biilkhc.id~ it saves embarras- beginning at H..\l.S. I’isgard_ :1 shore working l:lCt.‘lt'IC.'tl and Air Radio lglectticttt The N:iv_\‘.s attitude to the training jcalcgoncs. however. is the uncommon sing gall'cs' when the young sailor joins training establishment near Plymouth. of its yotlttg men is pcrloI‘Cc one of 1 one of being a s:iilor and, irrespective ‘; his first ship.

"I heir training. which is recognised as a ticlds. however. the Admiralty last year a “.\lechanieian Apprentice"the good of the Service." But if it _of future specialisation. it is wholly to ‘ ln ll..\I.S. skilled apprenticeship by the introduced ftil|_v and H..\l.S. St. (iangcs scheme. Under the scheme young owes imich of its present urgency to the J thie aspect of his .,-;.re..~r that the trade unions. lasts loitger than that of ship" early\'iiicent this accliinatisation forms men between the ages of I7} and 23 :eeollection of Fisher'.s harsh warning I weeks of a sailor's training are other rating. ()n its coinpletioir of the with any general part training along that "no amount of personal valonr directed. enter for training as Mechaniciaiis. .-\rtificcr.s education are rated Petty ()lllt.'t!l’\‘. lhe examinato (i.C.E. (leading both craft :ind technical. \\lll t.‘i.VlIlpv‘n\':llL‘ ft\|' lL‘¢l'll'llL‘&|l infcriorIvith fgw ex;-cpfinnq (nojalfly tions). initial technical instruction. Their advancement is swift and by lasts training. five years. by which Iinic ratings ity." il rs‘s't't=Ill\sj5 l_0l_‘ lllill Ills’ _.\‘:Ill0f Artlticers), all young men who joiii boatwork. Outward Bound expedi- their early twenties they find them-. is very much :::i tt'l(.ll\'ItllIill.(‘onsidcr.ithe Nat, hcgin [hqgif cgfcgfs at am tions. and recreation:il activities. and selves in charge of other ratings and progress to Petty Olliccr. As full men they take their place vvitli tion of the iitdividual--—both as a or tube.» of the ‘Vm-_‘-'5 -,\'¢w Entry- the whole (which lasts for more than :1 responsible for some of the most trained Service man and. ipso facto. as a ; 1‘.-gining |-j_e,tah|i5|.m¢nt_e," '1'|mg¢ : {\rl:ll'.'v't'\' and Meehanieians advanced is well larded with sport. These intricate and e.\p-.-nsive equipment of- trom year).

Mechaiiic. in the round-the-clock tuturc ex-Service man looms large under [51 go tn ||_M_S, Ganggs, itwo e.s'tablishments take a good pro- our age. work of keeping the Nay-_v's new 1 in the Nav_\'.s approach to training. near Ipswich. or to ll..\l.S. St.l portion of the M100 or more ratings generation of aircraft the jet THE .\ll-ICIIANIC Vincent. at Gosport: those aged I65 ' who enter the Navy each year. and are Scimitars and Sea Sl\'ll.l.I-2|) 0CCl'l’ATl0NS the turboto 28 go to ll..\l.S. Raleigh, near now the repositories of years of exSimilarly. the young m:in who joins pro_p Ganncts and Vixens. the ftislnn-cttginctl The range of skilled occupations. Plfmolllllo periencc in the training of young men. as a Mcclianic may engage in any one helicopters at peak operational The Navy does not .siibsci'ibe to the Parents. meeting their transformed of a wide range of engineering ellieiency. open to the sailor tod:iy—l'rom clcc- ; ziieal engineering to phy siothcrapy-_ [tlirow-‘cm-in-the-deep-cud approacli olfspritig at the “Open Days“ held at activities. He may become an En-t l'rom aircraft h:ind|ing to L‘Ulll|l'lll|llt.':t- to training. and thus. at these estab- the establisliiiients. are invariably de- gincering Mechanic working under the ()Tlll-ZR 'l'F.(.‘lll\'l(‘.-\l. 'lighied with tl results‘. supervision of senior Meeltanics or C.~\'l’l:IG()Rll-ZS On completion of their common Engine Room Artiliccrs to maintain a recognising the iinportance of training the paths‘ of all ratings. the ship's propulsive machinery. boilers.’ the\\‘hile skilled .-\rtiticcr.s. Mcchanicians 'juniors who began at ll.M.S. (janges turbines and various auxiliary engines. and Mechanics witltiii the Naval SerIf his leanings are towards electrical and Il..\l.S. St. Vincent. and the adult the Navy. nevertheless. is not all ‘entry from ll..\l.S_ Raleigh. diverge. engineering. he may serve in any one vice. of four sub-specizilisatioiis of the boilers and complicated computers.

Flcclrical llranch. .-\s an Electrical Indeed. when one speaks of the would help to maintain variety of the naval way of life (and l-ENGINE]-IRl.\'G IN Till-I i\'.\\'\' Mechanic hedistribution. generating. lighting amt in its recruiting literature the Navy The task of operating and maintain- domestic equipment: as a Radio Elec- freqticntly does) it is among other categories that this quality may be ing the Navy's ships and aircrat't——aiid trical hlcehanic he would work on; most clearly demonstrated. asdie. navigational and thei_r eomplcs electrical and electronic radio. radar.

For voung man who \\;mls‘ to equipment——ts‘ an engineering cbal- weapon control equipment. In the 'oin the Nay the l 3'. but vvlio.sc a P titudes are lcngc that has no parallel in civilian \ir" equivalents of these c.'ilcgoi'ics not wholly n'icch_anical. the choice o|' life. in the meeh;tnical field it en- ( .ectrical Mechanic (Air) :ind Radio y

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Three groups of skilled technical.[ infra-red He niay. however, prefer to become : ratings are concerned with naval:' The training given to the N'.iv_v"s’ Mcchzitties takes place mainlv at a cook or a steward or to help man the and engineering they perform differing Navy's vvorltl-wide eonnnnnications‘ tasks under the direction of their i: specialist engineering training scliools. ‘systems. as a radio conununication Initial training is followed by practical otlicers, These groups are .-\rtiliecrs. ; experience with progressively more ad- operator or as a tactical communica.\lc.'lt'.inici.iits ;tnd .\lceh.mics-_ In the l-lect .-\ir Arm he f \':tllL_’i.‘t.l training at various stages‘. of l tion operator. may serve as an aircraft handler. a \t.‘t\'lv‘i.'. , l-‘.Icc- photographer. a safety equipment Otilstanding Engineering. or a ntcleorological observer. It‘ rut-: .\R‘l'll-'l(‘l-ZR trical and Naval Air Mcchaiiies Ina)‘ ratiitg he has the rcquireil sense of vocation ltor more than a hundred years the l be selected. after about live years in be may serve as at sick berth attciitlant. their branch. for ndvancentent to :\rtilicer has been a man of outstand((.‘ontinue(l on page H) ing skill and responsibility in the .\lcchunici;in (l’t.'lt_\' (lflicer r.itini.'.).i Royal N;iv_v. .-\lthougli his title is an I old and now peculiarly naval one. his Naval .-\u'in;in llranch range. direct l".'i'l'T1Tt't?ition. tor tools or Slt.‘\\;t!'(l‘I|l'C ;ind organise the movement of aircraft ,rccognised by the ('ookery and l-ood statiis‘ has not changed: indeed his responsibilities have incrcavetl as tech. -. ashore and afloat. They are trained in ‘.'\\'\tlv‘litllt‘i'l tor membership purposes ltulttgy has advanced. He is trained to : control-tower work and are the i t.\l.(‘.l-'..-\.): senior ratings in the (‘outdo engineering repair :ind mziintcnance i specialised lire—lig|iters for the Fleet ll'llllllL'.'|llvll't\' llranch are eligible for Air Arm. driving and operating airwork demanding :i high order of preof the Radio ()lliccrs' crall cision. inzinual skill and diagnostic tractors. tire-ligliting and air llnion on leaving the Service. Photolrallic coittrol \'chicle.s' and mobile graphcrs may gain exemption from the ; ability. preliminary :ind intermediate extypes of .-\rtil'iccr: cranes. _There arc__l'ive .\lcteorologic:il Ratings of the ziniiiiations. of the Institute of liritish .-\ircraft .~\rtiliccrs' res-ponsible for the Naval Airinan llranch assist l-'orc- Photograpliers by virtue of their naval 'mainten:incc and repair of air-frames casling (lllicers with the preparation ' training attd experience. :iud acro-engines of the Fleet Naval life and training. however. !\rm'.s-. jet. turbo-prop and piston- of wc:ithcr information rcqtiircd by They make observations of provide advantages other than in:irketcngincd aircraft; l-Electrical Arlilicers, aircrew. actual vvcatlter conditions. service able skills and professional qualificaconcerned with radio. electrical and electronic machinery :ind equipment autoinatic weather recording instru- tions: advantages less tangible but no ments aml plot weather charts and less valiiable. It has been said that in ships and aircraft: lingine prepare them for analysis and inter- "there is a quality in :i good craftsArtiliccrs responsible for the propiticertain competence iti pretation by forecasting otlicers. man a sivc machinery of ships-soon to living. :i serenity and wisdom vvliiclt a R,\pt|) ,\|)\',\._\'(:p;\1t.;_\"r goes with making things well. will‘ wire aux: iary engines; range o N” M." ' ,” good execution. and doing it together V Ordnance Artiliccrs concerned with l <“, 5.’-I’ '1.‘ 3,‘ . .‘l l\r.|nv.lli:\ sunilai il(l\.|lll.t.fl‘lLlll with others." Doing things well. :tt'l( t.‘ll]t‘_\ huh “ “ll m_ Nu”-_m: "ml‘ “HM ‘ " “' Iiach branch has its own with oth:rs is part of the fabric 0 [‘Il"\I\pi:cl's_ vvzitcr. including guided weapoiis. L‘tlill' -well-dclined advaneenteiit procedure naval lil}. piitcrs. the .o.ito-control of gun ' compasses marine. weapon and aeronautical engineering. In the electrical held it embraces the generation of power for the opcr.ition ot' vital ;n:i\'igation.i| .ind gunnery equipments‘ and power for domestic purposes; it '

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SHORT weels-end near Dunoott rerirarlted. soiirtited appealing. ‘I here 'lhe wardroom was lavishly in keep- uwe were. w‘ithquite Santlltzinlt just in sight. with a ship of this type being ile- ‘ten energetic Wrens for the corated with ornate silverware and it ,long walk. Just hot-. prepared I ll). l)llS.\l0Nl) \\'liTTlZR.\') long we did not was also lteayily panelled in wood to Iind out. At complete contrast to the ultra- Ollieers sit at small tables usually ,tlInt niutttettlwewewere were away front the iitrtderii Scorpion described on page. four to a table. The compartment cori- eliores of Aliltot.sinch and the pros3 is the 3.700 ton Spanish naval tairred tttrtneroiis engraved plaques and pect was line. \\'I’etLs' on expedition week-end near Diinoon inc schooner .lu:in Sebastian dc Eleano otlter trophies presented by various The tirst obstacle la_\‘ directly which visited Portsmouth last month.l cities‘ which the ship has \'isitcd~ fated member of the party had worn ( ompleted in I925 she carries out at many date back to pre-war (l‘.l_\'S. In the a gentle sloping ltill. or so we thought. r tour dttlerent pairs of trousers‘. least otie major cruise every year. wardroom smokittg roont was a large hitt this gentle sloping hill soon heWe tttade our eaitip on the lirst soilThis year she has \'lsllL‘tl the Canary, picture of ll..\l.S Trouhridge pre- eante a forhiddittj; Everest. After ltalf ahle piece of ground :iitd soon tlte. an hour's toil we came to tile cottelu-, Islands‘. the A/ores. Jael.sortvil|e.4 settlesl at lialifax. t\‘.S.. in 1960. stoves htirninj; and the lood Norfolk. "0\l\\l'l. llainilton lllltfllltltlltlj 'l he ('aptaitt's day eahirr Ct‘,tll.tll‘tL‘(l‘ sioit that this was no “good old .sl;ive."l cooltittji,were How it strict! and and. after leaving l'iIt'ls'tlltItlllt. lirest lreatily carved |.ttI‘tllltll'L‘ :ritd a l'l'l;t\s'l\‘L‘ hot :1 light to the linish. Sinkirrg .‘rnl.|e' tasted! llowevcr, good our tr‘oiihle_s~ were not ill-I Iloard oi Admir.tlt_\ h:is dein tiortlr-west l‘ranee. l’re\‘ioits cruises wooden desfs‘. llis‘ hatltroom had all deep in tttrtd we plodded gaiitcly on to‘ the raiti over yet down attd came we eiiled to c\lt.'lltl the responsibililiave talsen lter all our the world. She the titttttgs in a light shad.‘ of erecn.. what was‘ tltoitght to he the top of the: heat :i into quick retreat our teut.\. tics of the Ro_\‘.il .\'-.n'al .\liitewatelthill. Instead we litllllitl another “gentle carries I‘) otlicers 77 ittidslupmen: Sl'.\l.\'l-II) ('.l.ASS for some but not for others. 'I he inj: Service. slope“ and _so this went on. After three Sleep completirig their llIl.Il training at the, lit the wardroont area stained glass back-hrealsittg hours we arrived at the‘ satire unlucky mernlaer of this Plttl_\ Aeatlettty at .\larin. iteai l.a (Toruna' is used in the skvlielits. 'l’h..‘ -'\l‘UlIt 5.000 inert and women hewas ottee ntore beset by trouhles. the itiidsltip-" in north-west Spain. I-ll) ('hiet'.s‘ lttltl‘ top :ittd saw that we had :r tliousattdi tent leaked. the t‘.-.eeu the ages of It and (ill at present leaked ruett's aeeotrtittodation sleeping .seemed bag spat:-r feet descent itt front of us. l’.()s.. I58 jtiitior ratings and 24 ha_riil.s‘— j site awolte in a puddle‘. resitlt: two train trt their spare time at key points ious and li.id of ttutnhet‘ a large inert. ‘I lie rnidsltipnieii are drawn trout‘ : arottrtrt the coasts ot’ the United KingMitch to otir relief we found going occupants‘ itt one sleeping hag! wooden zirmehairs and table adequate tlte liseetitive. litigitreering and Supply f down a little easier than coining up.; 'l he tuorniitg lrroke. hrittging with it dom to carry out this tasky A great space. hrarreltes and from the Marine Corps. deal of this work will ittvolve service The bridge would not suit those used By some itnfortuttate means we all rain. but still we were able to laugh alloat lietore joining tlte strip they have all in small craft. to standing their watch in a warm acquired muddy seats. amt. try the note and joke. After a hearty hreakfast we four at completed years‘ training thej The threat of ruirtelayitig frotn the Naval Acziileitiy. 'l his includes going: compartment per.-rirtg throitglt “clear Sllttdtty ctening had arrised. one ill-‘ set oti on the last statue of our jortrrtey and this proved to he a much easier air has not been dimittislieil by arty a|oI’t tip a mast ashore and. perhaps: view" windows. The only concession to walk. We had tinte to admire the 3 development since World War II. The being a few eaitvas‘ spray? surprisingly. it takes only a week for a ; comfort l .scetter_\‘. which really was beautiful. present orj:.inis‘.ition atid traiitittg will, inidsliipitizin to beeoriie accustomed to dodgers. and se.-med to rttalse our hardships of therefore. continue but. irt addition, The siel.h;iy boasts an op:r.iting. ;.:oirt_i: aloft tip one ot the Ele;itro's tour table the prcstoits day worth while. mitiewatelters will in future also train artd eqttipntetrt and on, 1-10 It. masts. : passage lirtttltX-ray llostori to Portstriottlh a -to ptoviile l’o:'t Parties. ie. the hasie l‘Ll'1'\'.l.\s .l.

N0 .\I.i-'.\’. local orgattisatiott tor Resident Naval \'.r\t.t'l-I OI-' SAIL 'l'RA|.\'l;\'G major operation was carried out, i C*t)\'Il|t\I\IlH\!i... 'i tT.~wii".' lr.r‘.i- Ix‘: .-.‘ts.r:‘..s! ( lltlr 'l he rrrain galley appeared to he l‘e'.ti titlr.L" rtrt : Soon I oeh Striven was in sigltt. lhis Otlieers and Natal ()lli:ers-irt-(harge ’t he Spaiiisli Nat. _\' h~.‘lie\‘es‘ llI'lltl_\' in‘ the \‘.Il‘.lt' of sail training to make het-1 well-eijrtippetl and a typical ttretiu_ In ('Iiiet lngiiin-Ilo-_— \li-rhaitlc was the place where we were to he who would he appoitrted :rt minor KN ‘~l‘-3' .\. It. I Robins K\ .s‘o“ let‘ and more etlieiettt seamen. "Wei might he: fried eggs with rice. minced‘ \\, .\l Isttrt-Jr, I\'\ .\‘,~\I t'_ (i ll_ R--ts-cts. pielseil tip hy the motor tishiitg vessel |\.‘Il\ in war, Port Parties‘ will he remeat and potatoes. trtiit and wine. Such K '1.“-‘2'l .\. \'. (|L'1'3:. K\ --_‘::s It I. I ‘I hen came dis;:stct' NU .\t.t«]\'. quired. among other things, to prot'tf-s as new tr. 6. .\t..m:t_ rsx .su,<uu 1.1 The a ttietitt would. of course. he \'-cry; weather was rough and we were vide ho.tt crews, dispatch riders and KR .~‘«tN‘.it KN .\‘|2ll‘h1 \\.1tIsrr, It, .l-ire-, similar to that eaten hy malty people‘ t;_ (:7 (‘-editxe_ KN 7‘!-Itt'I It, 5, faced with a I3-mile wall; to l)unooti lteztdqttarters statl. tieiterally. the ob.\l.‘.\t:istcr.j in Spain. l-me, ls'.\' Kt-63." l7. 3. Dress. Dctertttitteil not to let this spoil our re.'t is to build on a pool oi experit _.

I‘ ll. llrtittrlield. KX "P-‘N"-" erieed and ileperttlahle perso:rt'.el for .\l-ateolin Leslie ltarites. Stores A l.t)\'lil.\' SHIP .‘| I. ll_ |'crl. KV ‘-mu glorious‘ weelrend (for it wast we (' \'. xx s‘,‘vs<-. R t,t:u-:‘. K\ -»,sit'_‘ Assistaiit t\"l I‘/.\I.9tll7-I2. Il..\t.S. on. I.ar.l_v Luck admired oitr enietgetiey duties. the Juan Sebastian d.-i R. A. |I\de_ [.'ridotthted|y I.’ .\I.i.dcti:‘stt KN twlot .\ II. trudged fortititde and two miles further oit we (‘olliiii.:nood. Died May 23. I961. lileano is one of the most lovely sltipsi ll.i,\w.‘iid The e\ten-.|ed or;.:ariis:ttiort oi the Cliliord Alfred .lohn Perry. Petty alloat. I-ler gleaming white ltull and; In \etlii-_- ('Itlet I'Ii:|iir ltimni utltiri-r were }.'l\t.'tl a well~e:iitted and most .\littew.rts‘ltitrj,: Service will relieve the .\|\ 3‘I.s.srt: I J, I’. :r.:, \t\ I<‘v.‘l'r.‘l tr‘- welcome lift to |)oitoon where we trressute (lfliccr Iilectriciiin. l'r’M.‘i.53l-I-I7. spotless r\‘.r\.tl resersists earon upper decks‘ would delight the: .\lt‘tllt_ .\l\ It>Zt2'- l’ .\ ttr~..r:: ii..\l.S. .\rIs Ru_\al. Died .\la_s 4.

Itoarded the and headed steainer reluclll.tl‘ls.'tl tor sersiee at niinor ports‘ in heart of the tnost tastidious lirstf In (‘hit-I l'eIti Otlirrr I961. home and : war, .l "piis;set'.s" lied l.ieiitcttaut! It is. perliaps. :i pity that‘ J,\' ltsmlli L .\. \\el‘l~, .l\ l"~it.Z It I ldlllly Frederick I)a\i-s Scott. Ahle SeuI.-rr-.._ i.\ iv..‘~‘:-- it ; we do not possess a large sailing ship , t.uo.m_ t.\' r.‘-ism t, I. IX ('.t:r. t7.‘.~r.: 1\ It ('fc.i'..',', Its’ 5-ttoo-tj nr (‘/.l.')633l5. H.M.S. .\laIeolni. since the graceful lilcano and her c.\'- R_ I‘. ll.iirison_ IX .\'t'stt.\ lltrit-rrteham l)ied on tltc night of l~'ehruar_\‘ 9-I0. smart coiiiplentetit dittthtlessr IN It-NS: K. J. Iltlfirr, l.\' l.‘l‘#tt,‘ \\'. IL. tremely .\territt. IN t_‘*t‘~:t ‘I. t_ \\Il\.At|_ t.\‘ t.‘.“KM. l96l. a no'.‘e| and splendid way of \'. .\, Cotietll, .t\ I‘\:'h J. provide .\te\ut:_ IN tmiluj Richard Anthony Studd. Junior showing tlte thing for their country. .\. W. Mitchell. Jx turn: I’, |'_ (i.utntlcit.| IN IMLI-2‘ I J. .\ls.\l|l!l('n, J.\' tr-04.“! I).

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The Royal Naval Barracks. Portsmouth. in I904. The bandstand and .’\'i‘pImi¢- hm told in lii'\ pri-rmm iirtii-In of Iron’ /It’ joiiieil the Royal tthe gunnery instructors oi each com- have disappeared and on that spot is the Ti~.it'algar block. opened in I960, .\'iii'_v in t‘)¢'mlu-r. I91)-1- of the [mar mi'ul.\, poor [my and ri_t,-iil t”.It‘l[)lIIlt'. pany for the correct performance ot for the Chief and Petty (lllicers the Within movciii-.-tit. short a very N September I2. I905. I ioincd R.N.B. Portsmouth (ll..\‘I.S. Victory). and there was chaos. amt l complete ‘time was able to assume the status of a man. and as a fully fledged Ordiniiry Scanian. I did not realise immediately that I became eligible l'or night leave. ‘.t'rom these esperiments in using untrained men in an endeavour to carry and eiiiiipuratiiely free to do as I chose during non-working hours. otit complicated battalion movements.

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War exploits but also because it was the heroic work of the French Resistance liarly in December. I905. I. with which pected to he apprehended before I had , 'l'h.:n there were the gamblers. A enabled the two survivors. Major ll. G. Ilaslar. R..\I.. and Marine W. F. got v-.:iy far. It was a great joy to reach quick meal. a lot of rum. and out c:irnc many others. wlto had been through home safely and once again sleep the Crown and .-\riclior board. laid oitt the traiiiiug ships together. were de- Sparks. to get through occupied I-'r-aiici: and safely home again.

Five men and three women of the‘ in the gangway which was quickly tailed for draft to H..\l.5. King c.\:nfortably in a bed.

Mm":' Vw‘ R''”'"' “I” “clcd "‘ lhe following day all members of .siirrounded by regular customers mid Alfred. thought :1! that time. to be the French Rcsist:iucc responsible for lltisl interpreter and helped to organise successful escape after the Royal .\lartheir departure. my draft were detailed to muster "Bag a few old hands out to break the bank. ‘last thing in cruiser construction. and ll:iinmock“—— a proceditrc which is (ioldcn sovereigns were the rule and Sp-eetl. 25 knots: arntamcnt. N0 .,s‘ine raid on (ierman shipping in the .\l. Rene Flaud. who took the men lozmd to be riiost irritating even under large sums were won or lost. It was guns. In 6 in. and l2 l2 poundcrs River (iironde. in I‘)-t2. again met the in his baker‘s van across occupied llcroes" last month. They the best conditions. ()iir kits were a lucrative business for the bankcnl Displaccnient. H.000 tons.

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-, [were invited to visit l.oridon for three She commission to down was last the button in raid but on to made. was "puss-.-rs" laniiary days‘ as guests of the Royal .\larines Occasionally it .\I. lean .\lariaud. who conducted l‘l0(i. of the China the as hon.-e\sil'e's. lliis‘. did Police however. flagship o.ir Squad- and were honoured generally Ship's kept clear. men over the demarcation line by the (‘om- the did not carry any weight with tlte Ship’s In the torcnoon large working ". ron.

In. m:ind.int-(ieneralof tlie(‘orpst(iciieral I thrilled -it in was I was just greatly Corporal cli.irgc. According to his parties were detailed for ships in the M. .-‘\rmaud Dubrcuil. who hid the tan Riches. \\‘llt\ K.(‘.ll..

I).S.O.l. t what I li.id hoped for. :1 commission presented cacti of the judgment our kits did not comply with dockyard. This was one way of keepmen for three weeks as principal eight French} abroad above and. the regulations. Seams on jumpers ing the men out of the barracks. thus all. on the (‘Irina I agent of ".\larie (‘|airc." former Resistance workers with cera were in the wrong place. the “V" too preventing idle hands getting into mis- station. .\ly etttlittsitisin was tiri- I tilicatc recording their dangerous work .\I. .\lauricc dc .\lillcvi|lc. who low. trousers too wide. ‘I he only word chief. The otlicers of ships in the dock- hounded. but once more my father. conducted the men safely to Lyons in the Ships (‘orporal's vocabulary yard were responsible for keeping who was then serving in I-l..\l.S. King of I‘! years ago. with General Riches. to \»\L’lCt‘I‘lll3i from M. l)ubreuil‘s farm.

VII. said he could he altcr." “alter. alter. these me to appeared large working parties employed. get H” l“‘”5' ‘''''''‘'‘'d ‘m ”"""‘l“-"' 1”“: i The gliastly state of our kits was re- As there were. gciiemlly. tnorc men,~dratted to a ship in the Atlantic Fleet their I-‘rencli friends of war-time days. IS. The following day. during a sightthe only two survivors- lIn\\'t ported to the ('|othing Warrant Ollieer. than could be usefully employed. this .‘;tt‘lt.l thus make me available for draft were seeing tour of London. they had lunch who promptly instructed that our leave was a problem which was a continuous to the (iunnery School at an early l.icut.-(‘oloncl H. G. Haslar. l).S.O..§ at the House ot (‘opinions and ().ll.IE.. R.M. tRet.) and Mr. W. IE. was to he stopped until alterations were tltcadacltc. and it was a great rclicl age. the rcccptiort in their lionoitr lattendcil I l).S.M. —~who attended the Sparks. relus-.-d I blank.

I deterwas point completed, 'I he Ship‘s 'l'ailor was too when the time arrived tor lltc parties‘ at the White ('ity before watching the the White headat (‘ity ceremony mined that I would sink swim or by quarters of’ the (‘ity of l.oni.|on Unit,’ Royal 'l'ourn;iment at I.-larl_s_ (ourt busy to help us but he said that if we to be m.irelicd back to barracks. Forellorts. own My knowledge in Royal .\laruic l'orees Volunteer‘ trom the Royal linclosure. they re.saw the “(‘rushcr" he would be very itunately for the young Ordinary Sca- my understanding. And he was. For the ‘mcii. gunnery training classes were ‘naval procedure and gunnery had iri- Reserve. ‘turned to I-'rancc on June I7. small sum of one shilling our ditlicul- formcd to enable them to qualify in creascd. but I still had :t lot to learn Members of the party which visited ties were quickly overcome. and our gunnery for the rating of Able 3s‘caman. in scamanship and the ways ot men.

I had seen what was called the l.ondoii were: leave made good. by this very tinderMrs. Mary dc .\l. l.indell. l§ngli.sh"serge suit party" being more or less standing man.

BATTALION DRILL woman. formerly married to a herded together. consisting of "limited Frenchman. As Resistance leader On certain days of the week all leave" rncn—dcserters. or those just 'l‘llI'2 RUM G l.Ul'l'()i\'S "Marie Claire." she was head of an men in the barracks were tinishcd The keel laying ceremony for the |€IVillI2|bIC‘ terms of imprisonment. tong from I-‘rancc. \\'e yottiig.stcrs soon understood that ,formed into companies. issued with These men. with just the clothes submarine Otiis took place at the escape route the)‘ .\l. ('lodomir Pasqueraud. who (irecnock shipyard of Scott's Shipwe had muclt to learn. At that period .leather accoutrcments and a rifle. and ; stood up in. were drafted to ships conitook the survivors into his home building & Enginecriiig Co. I.td.. on the barracks was full to overflowing: :fal|cn in on the parade ground for missioiiing for overseas. were They after many others in a nearby village .\la\' 31. many ships had been reduced to battalion drill. .\lany of the men had certainly a problem. and a large numhad refused to do so. nucleus crews and were cluttering up never handled a rifle. nor had the faint- hcr joined l'l.M.S. King Alfred when.

The Oltts_ the ninth boat of the Mlle. Yvonne .\l:indinaud. who. Oberon class to be laid down. will the dockyard. ('onsequently. there were l_cst knowledge of battalion or company on January 2. I906. she was commiswhile waiting to contact the escape have main engines built by British man_v hard cases spread amongst the §dri|l. I-lowcvcr. l.iciit. (‘ollard was the sioned in Portsmoitth l)ockya.'d. blesses throughout the barracks: men (iunnery ()tliccr and to him all things. organisation. hid the survivors in Polar Engines Ltd._ of Glasgow and Irv {To i'miririui*d) tier hotel used by (Thief of Vichy main generators by English Electric who did not care a rap for discipline. were possible. He would stand on the NlEl’TUN [3 Police and (icrmatts at all times.

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Wliicli will you take? wife would have received the whole £855 A record was set up by I-|..\I.S. I’m going for the pension because there’s Owen during work iii the Atlantic at HILST on passage to the Persian immediately. You see, it’s _a Savings the end of last year. She then obtained another valuable right with it—I can get a H..Vl.S. Meon (Capt. A. (i. Scheme and Life Insurance rolled into one.

Gulf. a four-foot "core" of the seabed in the cash advance for the full price of a new Royal Navy) visited Hallh:idn’t SitIl1C(l on lor 22 years‘ Supposing you Puerto Rico Trench at a depth of .\IcCrum.

Island. one of the barren. rocky .sci‘\'icc r‘ house. I’m all lined up for a job already, 4.277 t'atlioms—--nearly five miles. This aniya of the Kuria Moria group. As island and with an extra pension to look forward was the deepest core yet obtained by the island. the nine done I had When the as I had ship approached years, my any ll..\l. Survey Ship. to and the wife and family safe in our own apparently lifeless landscape was paid premiums for 7 years, I could have The record core was one of a num- changed bv the sudden appearance drawn home--well, it’s the kind of security we all her taken for scientitic research into of a union to help set me up in Civvy £234 the in streaming want. the stritctitre and shape of the seabed breeze from a flag Street. Now, after 22 years’ service, I shall well set mast. to assist in the study of the earth's How (in you set about all this r’ The Captain and :i number of the tliavc the option of taking the evolution. ship's company landed and. as they £855, or if I don’t need the 'I'hat’s easy. Ask the Proviashore. they were greeted by cash stepped dent Life for details of' the immediately, a pension .-\ DAY ON SIIORI’. the I-leadman and all the males in uu.O of £172‘ a year when I retire l'he ship's company of the Owen the population. a total of 87.

Progressive Savings Scheme. also etlectcd a landing on the remote Although the Meon does not carry from civilian work at 65.

PROVIDENT 64-ft. high St. Paul's Rock. p:irt of a doctor. her Leading Sick Berth * For IlI!.‘IIll)L‘fI Elf (lit ll‘.It’..\'..S. !/Ir LIFE the mid-Atlantic Ridge. and spent a Attendant provided able medical ASSOCIATION OF LONDON day collecting specimens and making attention which the islanders apprecia- I’mu'r-ii i'.i [ft .19 a war Ufiundll I311 LIHIYIO and food observations. The rocks have only ted as much as they did the rarely been visited by I-I..\l. ships. and stores landed for them. In return.

—Send this to 246 Bishopsgate, London, E.C.2 -I coupon the Owen left behind a se:i|ed glass jar .\lcon’s sailors found :1 special attracPlease send details of the Progressive Savings Scheme contairting a nominal list of otlicers. tion in this arid pl;ice—frcsh oysters scientists and ratings on board. a cer- twhich. though small. were tasty.

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List to date .lnne I0.

1 ll..\I.S. Forth (('aptain S;.\l. Second Surgeon Capt. I). 0. Steele-Perkins. ‘Submarine Squadron). arrives at l’ort.s(‘.\'.().. I-'.R.A.C.S., l).I..().. Ra .. is to mouth on July 6. for personnel to l he promoted to Surgeon Rear-.-\dnIiral participate in l-‘recdom ot" (iospurt ; Weatlier permitting ah: on his‘ appointment to the Royal Naval ceremony. lie 1 \\lll berth in llaslar Creek. llospital. llaslar. to date June to succeed Surgeon Rear-.»\dn\tral (n. 1 The South Africa N-.iv'.Il Reserve Plllllith. ('.l%.. (.|.ll.S.. on June 30 as llistorieal (fontnlittee is trying to ('ommand .\lcdic;il ()tlieer on the stall bring up to date a llistor_v ot' the of the (‘ommande:'-in-(‘iii-:t'. Ports- South .‘\t'riea Naval Reserve from its mouth. and as‘ .\lcdie.il ()tli.‘ci-in- tinccption in 1385. l’. J. l)it:'.-(iihbon. ‘of 13 Regent l’laCe. l)urhan North.

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(In a mnnher ot’ oce.is'ion< Sturgeon .\‘al.i|_ South .*\It‘lC.l. uould he t.-rate- ‘L (Xipt. Steele-l’eil.ins has heen attached lot for the loan of tloctIm.::i:s, rentin[.3 the Ro_v.il llonsehold and has i.;enees and pliotographa. .ieeompanicd llcr .\lajest_v the Queen , The l\lr:reur_v Old lloys‘ .—\ss'm-iatinn on her visits to the (‘oinrnotiuealth ll.t\ been re-formed and the .-\nnual and elsevvhere. (ieneral .\leeting nill he held on .‘i:it- j amt R.l). ('aptain (‘. A. .\Ie_ver. ‘lIl‘tl.I)'. .lul_\‘ "‘ at the 'l‘.S. i\lere'.try. ('la.sp. R.N R.. has hecn appointed a Details can he obtained from H. Royal Naval Reserve .-‘\ide-de-(‘amp I-raser. l-‘.sq._ ltl I2 Yeatman\ Lane. to the Queen front .-\pri| 28 in sue- ‘Fnrttore (ireen_ Sliatteshnry. Dorset.’ 'ee~.sion to taptain J. ll. Wright. ‘.\lr. l-raser is the ex-(‘hiet Otliccr of l{.N.R. ;.\lerenry uho retired Lust July.

Mr. Barry Sheen has hecn appointed . The Reverend R. W. Richardson. h_v the First I.ord of the Admiralty to Chaplain. R.\l.. has taken over the ov----....,g, be Junior (‘ouu~:el tor Admiralty duties ot Chaplain ol‘ ll..\l. Doekyartl, Destroyer Leader San Giorgio and the I)estro_ver lndomito visited the l’nited Kingrlont in matters in the Adntiralty Court Ill Portsmouth.

Phototgruph shone lndomito uhielt nus completed in I958 place of Mr. Peter ttueknill (resignctll. The Rev. ll. W. llrierley. Chaplain.

Captain 1. G. Young. D.S.C.. R.N.. who ha»: been Chaplain. ll.~.\l. \'.R.l).. R.N.R.. has been appointed to l)ock_vard_ Ports-mouth. tor the past succeed ('ontmm.lot'e (‘. I’. C. Noble. two years‘ has been appointed to .\t.S. llerwick. the fifth frigate of I tent and a single 40 mm. ami-air.-rat’: ‘in length. have a twcam of -tt feet and l).S.(‘.. \’.R.I).. R..\i.R.. as (‘om- 1\l.tll.i as I-'lect Chaplain. the Rotltesay class to he The latter will eventually he re-ta standard displaeetttettt ot about modorc. Royal Naval Reserve \\itlI Lieut.-Cdr, I-‘. Percival.

Supply into .st.-rviee on little etleet l'rom November 1. 1961. by a Seacat ship-to-air ptttitletllltttlt) tons.

Royal N-.tv_v. (‘atering Otliecr of the {was accepted her builders. llarland it Well! missile launcher and director. She is‘ Joining the R.N.\'.R. as a Pavmaster ,vt.irdroont. R.N. Barracks-, l’ort<- ifrotn titled with the latest underwater .-\l'ter commissioning and \w:'l.im: Snh-l.ientenant in l-'ehrnar_v. W38. month. until his retirement last month 5 H"- “I m'"3'~“Lilo: her sister ships, Rotlies:tv,;tion equipment ele-.'tronical|_v linltedinp to operational standard. ll..\l.S. Captain Young transferred to the rank has been anartled the .\l.I!.l.£.

I.0lldt|lltlt.'|’l'\‘ and Rhyl. to her anti-stlhmarinc armament. l ller\viel.'_ under the command of Capt.

Yarmoulh, of Probationary Lieutenant later that Rear-Admiral The l-'.-art Cairns. C.l-t.. g consists of two 4.5 inch which consists of two highly aeeuratc l I). .-\. I)unhar~Nasmith. l).S.(‘.. R.N.. year. tle was mobilised in Augu._st. jt\ to be placed on the Retired List to 3 her arntatncnt will serve on the ttomc and Mcdj. ‘guns Ill a twin mounting controlled by triple-harrelled mortars, I93‘). and became a gunnery specialist ldate July 2!. l-'ri_t:atee of thi: elm; are 370 l'cct-u_-rr;in.,-;ni c.t:uiom_ being appointed for gunnery duties in Rear-Admiral S. I-‘.. Post. 0.B.l-3.. is an eleetro-meelianieal eomputnr svs'll.M.S. Penelope in April. I9-l2. He to be Director. Engineering and was awarded the D.S.C. for his services trieal Training Division. Training Dein that ship. partment. Admiralty, in succession to l.ieut.-(‘dr. J. F. I-Innis, R.N.. has Rear-Adniiml K. R. Buckley. and to heen elected Secretary amt Treasurer be Deputy Chief Naval Engineering of the Royal Navy I-‘ootball Assn-‘'(‘Itlieer. The appointments take clleet l ciation. =to date Atrgttst l7.

I 'l'wo-hundred Royal .\larines' ol -ll I-'. is‘ be to Dossor. ('.I-!.l~?._ (':tpt.

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C.B.. l).S.()., l).S.('.. was placed on Ilonn: Station (de.sii:nale) and (‘outthe Retired List to date May 25. mand I-Zleetriczd ()tlicer_ Portsrnoutli.

The llarnielt Naval I-‘ore: Associ- ‘in succession to Rear-.-\dtniral S. L’. ‘ ation will hold its 18th annual re- Post, (l.l3.l;'. union dinner on Saturday. September 10 at the (‘rotsn Hotel. (M Brewer Street. l'icc:tdil|_v_ London, \\’.l. Full particulars can be obtained from the .

Hon. Secretary, I-‘. C. Thompson. I28 .\nakes~ l.ane. Soiitlteml-out-Sea. lS'l‘()R\' was made at the Hay ll.i\I.S. Thule pays oll at ll..\l,S. meeting of the l)urh:mt Bram-lt illilcf 17 It“ -“L"4*l’l"l"§. ts‘-1“ ot' the Ro_v-at .\'-av-.tl Association when; l)\‘lI’l|l“~s‘T\‘l|-‘s‘ 0" -lull‘ I-l. little of the latest shiprnates l!l't|l.lI.:hl‘| “ll ill atom: with him his daughter. Wren: "-“-5- Tfeflt-‘ll’-IN l’-'|.\"ll..\l.S. Dolphin on 3l~t .lol_v, prior p;c|‘f,m;_ An",-l [mm me p|c;N,,¢ up It‘ ‘W-‘Y=|t‘l‘l"S it'll“ l7‘: .\'s‘=|f\' -"~‘|'\l~‘~'- the presetiee of an attractive I:irl. it?

TN‘ 3*’ Ills‘ ll-ll’ Will R‘-'4""«“'~l“‘l“'l had :1 most mcllotsint: elfect on the‘ lle/let. who \v.ts’ 'l'rem:ltattt'.s lir~_-t mm. ..|' the gm-grin“: Ctttttlthtllcltttti tlIllL't.‘l'_‘l'|.|llls‘ doxvn tn.

5,,,_.k. ‘:1c pm rcpt,“ in *-,\-;,\._v 5|1l’l“1m“s‘*OIIICCT News. the lnan.:li ll;l\ been quite‘ tl.ig :r~ l'l:It'.

(Iver tltltl members of the Royal host one nay and another. Despite! .\larines' A.ssociation tool. part in the the ttih-hour notilieation from the" annual church parade and service at ne.nl\v Seahani liranclt. a few stal-F St. Martin's-in~the~l-ields on June IS. uaits attended the Seahani standard: Sir John Lang, (i.('.lt.. until recently tledieation. ('on~ett gave the hraneht .\‘ccret.ir_v of the .-\dmir;i|ty and :1 plent_v of v\.irniu;:. and there \\;ts‘ a former Royal i\larine Otlieer of better turn—ont tor that dedication on World War I tool». the salute in \\'hitc- June IS. l A hue load of shipmates and their hall.

Rear-Atlmiral II. S. Mael-tetwie. Iriends made the long trip to Hall on‘ l).!-i.(). amt liar. l).S.(’.. relieve» Rear- \\'hit-Snrrday to attend the ureath-; .~\dmir.xl .’\. R. lle/let, C.li.. l)..\.(). I.i§.in;.- otl .\purn Point.

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The Salisbury news was broadcast der way in a thick fog" just couldn't passage SaIisbury's Commanding OlliAnother royal occasion occurred a his own voice when it was cer (‘dr. I. I-2. Stevens. was transferred before this. when several of the over the S.R.E. at I900 daily. This in- believeback year that evening. by jackstay to the Royal Yacht for ‘hip-S umccrg “cm prcwnmd .0 “is eluded news flashes. mail delivery fore- played item that could while The Royal Naval Film Corporation Majesty. King Paul of the Hellenes casts. aandfewany minutes of the time that played its part in alleviating boredom. and the ('rown Prince. during a visit of away l"'I'I-IR twenty months on a General H..\l. Ships Albion and Salisbury to is so abundant oli this rocky. snow by providing I2 I6-mm. films which Service Commission. II.\1.S. Salis-3 covered coastline. A 30 minute pro- were changed three times a week. NewsAthens. bury returned to Dcvonport on June; gramme followed the news and the reels were at times a little out of date.

5 to pay oli. l~l..\l.S. has been Although Salisbury IIEN II.M.S. Lion sailed 5 items included talks on "The Gestapo." and if “The Relief of .\Iafeking" were In her third commission H..\1.S. unable visit for its to obname city "The Russian Secret Police" to have been shown. it would have at"Fishing." recently front Gibraltar after vious this has not Salisbury has ranged from the humid a wee|t’.s geographical reasons. and "Man blau." Even the medical tracted the same interest as the |‘)6l stay. the following teleheat of August in Hong Kong to the the and memstopped ship's company ollicer was bludgeoned into producing Cup Final newsreel twliich was itot gram was received by the Captain bers of snows within the Arctic Circle off} Council exSalisbury City from the proprietors of three night a "Radio Doctor" programme. available).

Iceland. travels which have taken visits than on more changing one oeclubs—the management of Catt’: over 80.000 miles.

3 Universal, the Winter Garden and easion. l-ast month. members of the ANY QUESTIONS LI-‘.'ITI-IRS HONIF. It is perhaps the many friendships: the Enibassy—wcll known to all ship's company visited the Odstock "Any Questions" proved most pop- Apart from the varying items of inmade at the various ports of call which who have passed through Gibraltar. Hospital at Salisbury to make a presentation of toys to the Children's ular. with views of the panel expressed terest the main beneticiaries were the stand out as highlights of this com“Respectfully request you ward. on subjects ranging from "Birth Con- Mums. Dads. Sweethearts. wives and mission. The sailor has always been our thanks to kindly convey children of the ship's company of one of his country's best anihttsstltiuffi.

This visit marked the last otiieial trol" to "Corporal Punishment."

Chiefs and all naval ratings under :ind the ship's company of function of the commission. and The Messdcck Store was taken over H..\t.S. Salisbury: for when the quiet your command for their excelSalisbury have been no exception. 3 il..\t.S. Salisbury. even at the tender by the "Salisbury Shirkers" who are a moment did arrive letters home always lent behviour in our places durA highlight of the commission octhe ship's stay in part. We age of six. returns to the yard who cross-section of ratings of every branch took priority. As one member of the ing curred in April. I961. when I-l.M.S.' made her. for a face lift. so that next who produce their own rhythm group. Wardroom remarked recently-—"We wish good luck to all and GodSalisbury had the honour of escorting : year she may again wear the white comedians. “odd odes" and vocal sec- must have been at sea for a long time speed." i-ler Majesty the Queen Mother in the ensign to the far corners of the globe. tion. Thcir elaitn to fame is that their —-I've actually paid my tai|or's bill.

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Cdr. .\I. E. Nasmith. was awarded the Victoria Cross on June 25. l‘)lS. and in a Special Order of the Day. RearAdmiral Hezlet. Flag Otficer. Submarines. recalls the work of Lieut.Cdr. Nasmith and his crew in i-l..\l.

Submarine E.| I. I)uring the patrol. in which he raided Constantinople itself. E.ll sank one large gunboat. two transports. three store ships. an ammunition ship and four other vessels-ll ships in all. destroyed by a vessel with a complement of only 30 oflicers and men.

On the return passage through the Dandanellcs. a mine cable fouled E.tl‘s. hydroplancs. She proceeded. dived. at slow speed. for It miles dragging the mine with her until she reached a safe’ area.

Scene at the grave of the poet. Rupert Ilrooke. on the Aegean island of Skyros. after it landing party front II.M.S. Saintes. destroyer of the .\Iediterraue;in Fleet. had carried out restoration work on the monument.

The service was conducted by the Rev. J. Curwell. R.N.. Chaplain of the First Destroyer Squadron. The operation took place following reports of the neglected state of the grave of the poet. who died from lilood poisoning in I915 while on his way to the Diirdanelles as at naval ofliccr

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Visited 40 WIZARD LITTLE ports in EXHAUSTED CREW 12 months Chawton and Maryton

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Ill-I frigate ll.M.S. lflster (Coinmander J. R. C. Johnston. R..\'.) arrived at Devtinptirt on May it) after a _vear’s service on the West Indies Station which has taken her -80.000 miles steaming since she left the U.K. alinost exactly l2 months ago. ll..\l.S. lflster has had :t v:tricd contltll\\lt\l‘l. ()iie result of the West lndian influence is tlte loritiatioii on board of what is helicvetl to he the first steel band in the Royal Navy. The band is led b_v the First l.icutctiant tl.icut.(‘ominander I), J. ilallifzu. R.N.) and has given many television and public appearances‘ in the (Eirihbcati.

In addition to "showing the flai_.'." tliroughout tlie \\"c.s't indies. ll.M.S. Ulster also rendered assistance as hurricane gtiardsliip in tire North (‘aribbcan providing medical and maintcnatice help in restoring facilities after c.\tensivc damage in Anguilla and Barbuda caused by hurric:ine Donna.

Since leaving Portland on May l_1.

I960. H..\l.S. Ulster has visited 40 different ports and islands at least once.

visit Sarawak

PIRATE-CHASING A REST of the l0-lth Minesueepiiig Suuadrrin. based SingaMinesiteepers T\\'(l pore. the (.hiiv\ton tI.icut. ll. Cortitaclt. R.N.l. and the M-.iryton (|.ieut. on

J. R. Hutton. R.l\'.). paid at seven-day t.:otitl\\iil visit to Sarawak at the end of Mziy. and. as this article shows. there “as plenty to interest and aiiiuse those mi board.

The two ships arrived oil the moiiih fair a dawn on board. The girls“ of the Raiijang River an May 20. and wi/ard little poppets'— were dressed the first stop was Sarikci. followed by lbaii-wise (no top halves). The visitors Sihii. Kaiiowit aitd Kapit going tip- looked round the ship. posed for stream and :it Song and Sims on the photographs and departed an_ hour later wrcathcd in smiles antl bc:iring a return journey.

Everywhere the two ships went ship's crest and other gifts on their ntimerous sporting fixtures were 36-hour journey home by lonithoat. the ships were on their way to arranged ---volleyball. badminton and Soon iincscortcd. The not soccer. btii only in the latter did the Kapit -htit ships gain any renown.- At Sibti. the Sarawak Police Band ("No. First second town in Sarawak. His Excel- Lietitenant. you may not use them for lency the Governor kicked off. The cleaning brightwork"). the district Navy lost btit in fairness it should be ofliccr and his children. the Father said that Sihii had Mr. Goodwin. a from the local Roman Catholic Misprofessional coach front England play- sion. two Sarawak Ranger Otliccrs. the ing for them. At least he was on the Deputy Partintoiint Chief of the lban toiichline shouting advice with furious and a lesser chieftain. Colombo Plan school teacher were on board and. as gestures.

Whit The following day. which was if these were not enough. three Monday. the town was en fete. Front Au_strali:in timber prospectors hailed all over the Rajang area the lbans had the ships directly the sun was over the been gathering for the regatta. There yard-arm. were stake boats. totes. iinoflicial Kapit, I90 miles from the sea. was bookies. chucking-tip parties and reached in the early afternoon. This heatedly disptitcd results both on the town is the headqtiartcrs of the lbans course and. almost invariably. later in of the Upper Rajang. These wonderthe judges‘ box. fully friendly pcople gave the ships‘ companies a great welcome. holding at CHANTING CREWS at Fort Sylvia, established as the party turned have out. seemed to Everyone of the British Raj in I860. the Malay ladies in their newest and outpost Even in its more warlike days it is The fun. the watched all and gayest. doubtful if the fort ever heard more 30- or 45-men longboats. resplendant noise—thc dancing turns of the prein new paint. flying through the water vious evening were repeated—a conunder the perfectly co-ordinated pad- siderable speech of welcome was dling of the chanting crews. the less delivered by Temcnggong lugah anal: swift and far more partisan progress Barieng. O.B.E.. Q.M.C.. the Para~

Lynxjill be home soon

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Lynx sailed

from

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Etienne. Mauritania. on May 6, thus leaving Africa behind for this

commission. and on “my ll joined the West Indies Station.

On the way to Port of Spain. Trinidad. an inter-mess shooting conipetition was held anti the wardrooni team scraped home the winners by one point. Capt. R. A. Bette. Royal Navy. fired the opening shot for the oflieers.

Shooting is popular in Lynx with over 40 marksmen on board.

Trinidad gave the ship's company their first taste of Caribbe:in life with resultant hangovers. htit these cleared before arriving at San Juan, Pticrto Rico. for :t short visit. Here the United States Nav:il Base made everyone welcome :ind they threw all their many facilities open to the visitors. Old San .ltiari is a fascinating town of narrow

of the 8-lady Prahus, the paddlers determined to display more of their other zittractions rather than their maritime skill.

There was :i bIcnding'of old and new. cast and west. in the races of the outboard-engined native craft. in the evening the Island Club most kindle entertained all on board--the winding streets clearly showing iudge's who was in charge of the Spanish inflticnce. and yet the demands egg andwife. bacon still receiving instrucof American tourists have made most tions front cook as how to of the restaurant :ind night club break an the ship‘s egg in one hand without owners £llf'Ct\lltllll0l1 their properties cracking on the frying pan first and anti dotihlc their prices without ilziniaging the yoke. Try it!

Next day the two ships moved on to ClIA.\il’l0.\' I.l.\lll0 D.-\.\'CER Kanowit. Here a most spirited and of bombzirdment successful After a soccer match enjoyable thorotighl_v island ltitlian West an unforttinatc took place on the Pasang outside the l__\‘ux sailed to Bermtitla for ten days‘ old fort now the district ollicc. self-iii:iiiitcn:ince and the ()ttccn‘s l_atcr the people of Kanowit came llirtliday l‘ar;tde. The iiiaintenzincc was on board and the ship's otlicers gave at doite at lreland Island and it r:iiiicd party whilst. still later. a .tlll'l0\l Cillllltllltltlsl)‘. This soriieultat"5"°l"“" wonderful spread of local food and tl.ill\pL‘llt.‘tl morale which had raised beer was l:iid on at the Rccrcatiortal high in aiiticipatiou of a tourist v('luli. holiday. llowever the divers were ttot i-Zl(IllTSt)3ll-'. RI-IE1. dctcrrcd and spent m:iii_v hours explorHere the Navy opened the eiitcring jellies and coral reefs. l)uriiig non\\’;itc.'s‘ tainment hy doing an eigliisonic rccl. working hours. .-\hle .'s'c;tm:in won .1 bottle of cliainpagiic for being- led by :i piper of the Qtieeifs Own Cltaiupion l,iiiiho Dancer of the island llighlaiiilers. embarked in Il..\l.S. for one evening.

Marylou for the trip.

For the last week-end the ship This was the signal for the lbans to moved to llamilton. The weather be- bring out their gongs anti after three haved as it should in Bermuda and the performances by the district olliccr. the ()ueen's Ilirthday Parailc. with l.yns Chief of the lb:ins in his loin cloth and pmvidiiig the guard of hotiotir. was a well-ltibricatetl sailor of a highly coiidticted in brilliant sunshine. stylised local dance. the party conThe nest port of call “as C'll:tt‘lc<li\n. cluded with the Conga. the HokeySouth Carolina. aml the tirst glimpse Kokcy and "Auld Lang Syne"——thc of Atiierica for most. Otlieeis and men display of talent being watched by a were given the facilities of the naval very large audience from every doorbase and took adv.'ii'itagc of the Navy way. window and vantage point.

Exchange or one of the live swimming WIZARIJ l.I'l'l'l.EPOPPI-ITS pools provided. This visitfor was Next morning about 0600. when the priiiiarily to arrange :i briefing surface and AA shoots‘. but in the event. decks were still strewn with sleeping dtie to a low clotid base only the stir- sailors. the lban Chief arrived tinface shoot was coinpletcd before the announced, with his daughters. Never ship arrived at Jztckotisvillc. Florida. has “.lack" opened his eyes to see so ‘

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breaking on the stranded vessel's windward \‘ide and rescue operations lasting 24 hours resulted in all 20 stirvivors being taken on board the were

Commendation

(‘aprice's whaler of which Lieut. Hare HE "London Gazette" of May 30 had charge.

Showing great pcrserverancc and contains the report of the Queen's

an oflicer Commendationin toH.M.S.

rating serving Those concerned

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Roytfc Hare. Royal Navy of Bishop's Stortford and L./Sea. l.conard Cromwell. of Newport. Mon. H.M.S. Caprice tCdr. A. G. Tait.

D.S.C.. Royal Navy) was on passage from Ho_ng Kong to Singapore when she received an SOS message from the Panamanian ship Galatca which was stranded on Pearson Reef, ‘.'lS miles to the eastward. Heavy seas '

resourcefulness l.ieut. Hare. on the first day. kept his boat on the edge of the breaking sttrf while he calmly effected the rescue of the crew. On the second d:iy he directed the rescue of the remaining 10 of the crew from the reef itself. l../Sea. Cromwell was the coxswain of the whalcr. On the first day when conditions were extremely dillictilt because of heavy squalls and seas he showed great skill in the handling of the boat.

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ll.M.S. Chawton—a "ton" class coastal minesweeper of 425 tons (full load). which has a complement of 27

presented

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following day a team from both ships set off up the river in outboardengined longhoats to visit the Pclagus Rapids. It was here that one chief accompanying the p:iriy showed how he had topped off the heads of l2 Japanese soldiers attcinpting to get tip the river in I9-ll.

On the way back the party stopped The

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has a room at the hack. ()ii arrival ceremonies were performed to please the (iods of the Harvest. Food was prepared by the cltief guest for departed spirits and. much 'lw;ils ;i rice wine -was drunk. .\lc:iiiwhilc gay lb;inne ladies saitg praises‘ for- glorious sea hattlcs won.

In the evening the notables of the area visited .\l:tryton for a cocktail part_v. where they. and the crowds watching oit the river bank. had a grziiitlstatitl view of a firework display

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WAR I’ICl'URl-IS WANTI-ll) The Tcmcnggoiig Jugah himself fired the last rocket. after which films were shown--—a niistake. it appeared. as the guests preferred war pictures —~—particularly ones where Tokyo btirncd.

As the evening was coming to a close zt Iongboat arrived with three men and two girls on board. They had made a fotir-day journey to see the Long Ship an inaccurate statement in the light of their whisky consumption.

On tltc way downstream a stop was made at Song—-where the football team travelled ten minutes by longboat to the pitch-and again at Sibii where 150 of the poorer children of the town were taken for a short trip. being transferred at sea by jackstay between the ships. A moderately tricky feet of scamanship in a narrow winding river.

The seven-day good-will visit came to an end. it had been a wonderful experience with plenty of hard work. There were over 5.000 visitors. fotir cocktail parties. two dress ships. Red. White and Blue masthead circuits each night. live towns to see. 12 entering or leaving harboiirs and five soccer matches.

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CHASING PIRATES At the time of writing the two ships. after their exhausting week. are looking for a little relaxation chasing pirates in the Cclebes Sea.

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I961

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‘WE’LL HAVE FISH FOR SUPPER’ siviiitiiiiiig pool Wakeful visits Santa Cruz tlu'oii_eh and Gibraltar .ani;i/iit_e pu//.le

'lhe ne\t ;il'te:noon -it) of lh \\t.':C‘ and lido, imiicil to the at l’ir.-rlo l)cla ( ru/. with a contlort~ 't“ able coach laid on to take tt\ Sailors will find arnuscntcnt wlierevcr they go. Able Seaman David some of the most beautiful. most scenery I have ever seen. A Faulltner. of llirminigliain. and Able Seaman ('h:tt’|t:v Jones. of Plymoutli. l t':iutastii: Chinese of houses and find some with llte aid of :l donkey when tlteir ship. ll..\l.S. l'rotet‘lur. visited the world's lttltelicsl island. Tristan rla (‘unha cling to these lofty ntonn-l (BY R L’l)\'.-\Rl) ()‘l‘l‘lERl tains. tlankcd by charming little gar-, ' Rl)l'l('Al. sattshine. silver-crested waves. bright blue skies. shining white ;(lL'll\ and compounds. while clouds and two stttacltinj: good runs ashore! All this happened to the ship's roads stretch endlessly from miniature‘, the mainin one 2.500 glorious. over ton the of ll.M.S. Wakeful. just frigate. cninp-any routes to assure the inhabitants that. att-ntorahle fortnight! they are not completely alone in their?

‘I he ship slipped and proceeded and others which would have looked; ..\I.S. Atisonin. repair ship of the Mcditerrztnettn Fleet and oldest .vea~;:nlnt: from Portsniouth on May 23. chopping isuperh in nty uncle's a uariuin. You ll” 'h‘-' "‘“"‘l : ship in the Roval Nat-v. has been presented with in silver challenge cup In ""“."d" R‘“"“' .‘"‘d "ml her way towards Tenerille in the can guess what we had or supper the 3 '""""“""‘ h'3h'“V' “V ‘l“"‘- l"l5h"" Star Stettntshitl (Ton1NrI_\' to mark .-\usonla‘s 40th (‘anarv Islands. Three days later thef next day :ittd you would be dead :and then far down below we could‘ the Cunard White llte cup. to be known as the cereniom‘ on board in -.\lalta_by Capt.

I ‘L1. ;, [\rg;|llllC'i\' picture of ;. gin» cum. upper'deek looked like Brighton pier right‘. .-\notlier incident. and :1 very amusWhipvlci Master of SA‘. 1-waon a sweltering Saturday afternooiilg lv_ “uh nit-is aim.-critic-rt. towering. .-\s tlte days‘ went by. more :ind more ing one. included Ldg. Cook Rayntottd .“l"' ll.i\l.S. Aiisonia was built on the ""“"f‘ parks and sinokiitg chinine_\s. I t1fl'(t\\, '_streets. "buu." the .tl l-‘oster. .5.(.. ).. their spread bated Somebody below frotn down people frync by A"‘““.““g \vhit“,m,.ul and 1. ' for the salutdetailed he been that had to meet and out white chests came pale ,\lll.l.l()N.-URI-I FOR A l).\\' ; launched on March 22. l92l. by Hrs. the relentless challenge of the sun.» ing gun's crew whose lictitiottv‘ task inl.'\. I). Mearns. wife of the then The swimming baths :it Piierto Dela E armed with ice-creaiit. fruit juice. sun- volved the firing of I‘) guns in honour (icneral Manager of the Cunard Com1 and immaculate. set Cruz." and of Santa "Princess leda (‘in/. of spacious a and various complexion 3 ;.:l.tsses pany. The ship iuade her maiden of climbed it and the for fell background the; Foster dreamy dutifully John {against creams. Able Seaman 'l'w_\-man, voyage fror_n Liverpool to Quebec and rnillionfeel like and made boots. blue of sixes.

-into us set gaiters sea. a deep was particularly sticcessful iit acquiring 1 .\toutreal in June. I922. and transof 0S'l'(‘ARD hoto-ra hs the of Most us to the for the leaped: to belt and Up Jimmy. day. reported gaires .. tieice tan. and for his trouble he had IN“ ‘S’ “'3': L':’"d9" “Pd ohbe following of the llhis First the waters how knows the pooI.! into refreshiiig day nobody to face a torrent of friendly abuse!

5 C=*"'~|d|=|" -5t=I'Vt_C¢- Slit‘ himself Foster and reacted. the rest sat in the sun. at tablcs.l tained from the Editor. Nsvv that Lieutenant (lite of the high-lights of the outby H“: ."‘d"‘"““y.'“ R.N. liarraclts. Portsmouth. price (id. ‘."“5 ward cruise was when Ntttttber ()ne..has chosen to iuaiittain a diplomatic shirtless‘ and carefree. and ordered c;wh',,,h;ch;nc1ud“ September. In‘). and first commisposmgm .beer! l ieutenaitt lliiw Williams. announced silence! sion'dund-rtli-WhiteEn<i'natV' 'I _. tremendous lhat was ctrt.unl_\ :1 The ship steanted into Santa Cruz. l jhcscus. m,|“.a,k_ Ocean. Eng“ live mu llt:tt_ we would "fire a pattern otwater. \'-'4‘ “““l('etttatir "mi 29.

Soon N” 0355 Nil)’ Newcastle. .Tetterille Wflffil I-Lettva. on :it May f0l|ll“l!(ilasgow ' m"“'h‘"" “nun” squid over :1 _s'hallow patch of and the day. return Loch leave. could tollowini: not Rout], afterwards were we we Killispon, will lower granted and II we strike lucky we {did we enjoy ourselves‘. Being :i ditty- -h'~'~’:!lN_-‘ U|1.“‘¢d|"~'5d4t.‘- -\l=|.\' 3l- “'3! Diana, Taeiturit. Daring. Chevron, the whalcr to collect the fish."

REPAIR WORK FOR 150 SHIPS Efree port the main attraction was. of .*'4|'l¢'-l WT Ulhfilllilf Zest. Vanguard. .\lnrray.

I-‘Isl! l-‘(DR SUI’?!-‘.R I. \ ll. I. Seirp‘\n. l.‘v;t.-oiirse. a rabbit run. bin many were Ausoiua has been a lteavy repair Well. needless to say. the whalci \\.t\' Iquite content to do a good-will tour 1'00 BUSY 'l() SI-,|«, Tilt-. AP]-.5 some line. (iibralt:ir. too. was a first-class r:ib- Mtiidstonc. Newfoundland. _Warrior. low-_ereil :iiid we netted a coloiirful ,of the bars aitd knock backwine.

'-' Herm_ud'-I. V|¢“‘_'!“"5' \.Il'|L'l_\ of ltxlt. some frtghtfitlly hiii_.'c incredibly cheap Spanish bit run. and in the ctettittg some of B_|’I1-’mnia.

I H C “-p-‘“‘ Alaiuein. \igo._ lync. r ‘W ‘ ( urunnzi. as tool. a stroll into the famous "Cafe r, k ‘ _l:xpl_oI'-:r.

Uiiixersal" and saw a lively. stamping j Jutlam_l. lalent. ,l (I1t|“l‘|4|l’\’|'l‘\"5'~'wine R_¢dl‘0lt',l|t_<I-'l'here} The show. cabaret Spanish W‘ ‘ ‘ “ "‘ R||5~‘K'llL_m_lm-:.: l)=t|"1.)'. l’rot-.:ctor. and cheap. delectable very was ttlstt p 430 Wltithy, time l_)efender, to the l)ill"l.|llL‘.ltlll.(étfrtlll. have not did gn_ A pity we held a lzastbotiriie. lorqua). .\lou_iits Ila).

Cap_t. Morrow recently me: “in, ;.n.,| mingtc up [hc R...-i; reception on board :it Malta to cele._-\rmada. Xarmouth. llelfast. I-lennes.Point. ,m,nkc\.‘g l brate the ship's 40th birthday and l.eopar_d_ 'lol.en.

M,_ '“__.u_ am... 3 wupic of day; in 3 llltlll. Hartland ‘were exchanged with the (;itm.|1;.r “~._- cc; tail for Pm-isn1our|r_ I .(_lucheste-r. l;cho. Loch l‘;t(l‘.t and ii_u.-ssagesLnie and Viclzers-Arnistrongs. and ht.” M. m.L._ 0,, mm. g_ lmykingl lenhy, bron/ed and happy and yearning to go ‘. home on a long week-end to tell .\liim. 1 I)ad and the lami|_\‘ about our sunny. ‘ d._-li.;iuu_: furlttlgltl. lly the wit)‘. ‘(ltd purpose of the trip was for stabilisation trials.

So pardon me while I pack my attaclic ease and hasten to catch the tii2_‘~ train to \\';iterloo. won't _\'ou'.'

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—-L om) CHA TFIELD BRITANNIA ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE HE seed for the idea that young gentlemen destined for service with the Royal Navy should be trained on shore before going to sea was sown by the Admiralty when an Academy was ordered to be built at Portsmouth.

This was opened in I733 and remaitied in existence until I837 when it ()n I-‘riday. March 7. I902. King Edward VII. accompanied by Queen was decided to send candidates to sea for their training.

Alexandra. Princess Victori:i. and the The teriu "Naval Cadet" was otl'ici- Board of Admiralty. arrived to lay the a||_v used for the lirst time in I843. lii foundation stone.

I85-8 the Admiralty decided th:ilL‘:idcls After the suninier of I905. cadets did ought to be trained before going to sea not rejoin llritannia: the third term and the Illustrious was titted out for went to the training cruiser. the other this ptirposc. 23 cadets joining for two to llertnuda to linish training there.

An aerial view of the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth To prevent interruption in the llow tiaitiing in I857.

The liriianiiia. seventh of her name. of yotirig ollicers to the Fleet. two lletween the wars. one of the most igivcn their li\'es on active service in and a frilly rigged three-dccker. more entries iitider the old scheme were cadets at that time. and woiili.l not be for another two years. bitter blows to the Navy. theithe First World War. launched in I820. superseded the Illus- necessary: tltey went to the (‘ollege ready Improved ~:eherne.s were tried over "(ieddes Axe." was to fall. at the time it was decided in I924 to give cadets trious in IRS‘) and was mooted in Has‘- for two terms before joining the traitithe the and as ships and years. considered even today weapons to have practical sea training while still at Itir ('reck. Portsmotith. ttntil llifil. ing cruiser. increased but Admiral no dotibt been in monstrous its execution. carry- Dartxiiotttli. Though previously cadets when she was taketi to Portland. but.

I-‘isher\ reforms of l‘)tl.‘l. so with although it a -10 per cent. reduction in had spent days‘ at sea in H.M.S. ing the anchorage being exposed to most llRl‘l'.-\N.\'tA |lR()ls'l'It' ljl’ have from things four changed apart the many junior terms at Dartmouth Sturgeon. a destroyer which was a lI.'llwinds. was found unsuitable and in llritannia remained in the Dart to that. was and still is the basis of the and in the three big terms at Osborne. dcr to the college. she was replaced by September. It-lo}. Ilritannia was towed serve as quarters for some of the ship's training today. and the sloop Forres tlie_ to l)artiiiouili.

Osborne closed this. was Following until when l‘)l6. she Aston Webb's for the July, original plans senior year were t:t en. in il term at with an increase in numbers of eompariy was towed out of harbour to be broken college had to be improved to give in May. I921. and Capt. F. A. Marten. a time. for a week's cruise. This concadets the Hitidostan joined llrit:tnni.i for her very tnuch iteeded copper: necessities for the fiittire training. and C..\l.(i.. ('.\’.O.. who had been ap- tinued iintil the summer of I932. after tip in [$64. and reinained until siipcrsetletl a valuable in war time. with the help of such tnen as Ewing pointed to Osborne in I920. became which the former practice of sending commodity by the Prince of Wales. a much larger The last Captain of the ship was the and Aslifortl the educational layout of (‘onunanding ()llicer at Dzirtmouth. to :i training on first gocadets ship lrenamed Britannia) in I86‘) tirst (faptain of the (Tollege. ('apt. college was completed. ing to sea was restore TRAINING 5|-IA W. E. (ioodcnough.

Mr. Ashtord. who had done so much .l.wENT‘._F0UR 1.0 "NE DUKE JOINS 0F WINDSOR With sclietties prepared by .-\dmiral On November 23. I924. the z\reh- in the shaping of_ the college. retired I-"or sortie forty years Naval cadets Sir John Fisher. the lloard of Adriiiraltv j in Prim“ mm Ki“?

G"""_L'° V_"h"“ [ bishop of York dedicated the shrine. in l927._ He received the K.B.l-.. for were trained oit board a ship moored produced a memoraridum dealing with “r w"l“5l l"““S'“ l"""“‘ l=d“"|“ll"""“ of college outstanding ability.service and loyalty. in the River I);irt. although serving the entr_v. training and employment of ' ll“? Dllktf 0f Wl"d\‘0fl 10 l0l|| ll“-‘ containing 332 names (continued on page I-I) ollieers. masters and cadets who had Captains had been asked in I863 to ofliccrs and men of the Royal Navy college Prince Albert (later to become King express their opinions on the respec- and Royal .\l:irinc.s‘. it was pointed otit tive merits of a training ship and a that in the old days it was sutlicient George VI) joined the College in I‘)! I. college. ()f the replies received 24 were fora naval otliecr if he were a .se<un;in. It is understood that the Prince of for a college and only one for a ship. btit changes to ships and weapons . Wales and Prince Albert were treated but it was not tiiitil I876 that :i coni- made it essential that in addition he was 1 the same as other cadets. ntittee to inspect possible sites for a to be a gunner. a soldier. an engineer. } The First l.ord. then .\lr. Witistoii (hurehill. paid a visit to the college on College reported in favour of Dart- and man of science. mouth. the ftitttrc policy was for all ollicers October I. l‘)IZ. .\Ir. (.'hurehill felt that .-'\tiotliet In years were to pass before for the executive and en-ineering ‘. if war did cotne. the brtint of it would ' .\lr. (ioschen. then First Lord. when branches of the Navy and fort c Royal fall on the Navy. which. he said, was introducing the Navy listiniates of Marines to join as naval cadets under short of junior otlieers. Willi the preI89!-. announced that the Board of exactly the same conditions between sent system tSell-iorne scheme) it took over four and half years to produce gt r‘\dmiralty proposed to build :i college the ages of I2 and I3. to replace llritaiiiiia.

It was Admiral Sir John Fisher who midshipnian. and he could not wait Plans were made be Mr. (afterwards suggested to King Edward VII that that long_ Ilis solution was to introduce the Sir) Aston Webb. ‘lhese were coil- the Crown Estate of Osborne should sidered and tiiially approved by the be used for training because Dart- Special Entry system. which was to mouth College could not house all accept boys when they had completed r\dmiralty.

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On .\londay. July 27. I914. ('apt.

Stanley had tlte cadets fallen in on the Ouarterdeck to inform thin that they might be sent to sea at short notice. ()n Saturdiiy. August I. the Captain

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all these and lirst-class service to go with the received a telegram. cotitainiiig one quality of the tailoring and word V-".\lobili1e." tlhis telegram can be seen toda_v. framed. and is on view you can pay by allotment if you wish. Our Naval Managers visit to visitors to the college.)

His orgaiiisation went smoothly and according to plan. Much can and has your ship or shore station regularly been said about the speed and _en- —or if you're a native. they'd be lthusiasm of the cadets in preparing glad to call and see you at Iumit-. j themselves on that day.

No cadets were sent to the (mind If you‘d like to know tnore about Fleet because it was a|read_v ftilly ollicered and manned ready to meet the Willerbys. see either Mr. Dunkin.

Mr. Guttridge or Mr. Coughlzin enemy Fleet should it come out. when they're next on board. AlternCAD!-ITS A't‘_ wan Cadets were. however. in the ships atively. drop us a line or call in at Aboukir. Hague. Ci-essy. sunk by the [59 on September 22. I914. also in any of our branches. We shall be Good Hope and Monmouth lost pleased to let you have ti folder with all hands on November I. l9l-1. Bulwark which blew up on giving details of Willcrbys special November 26. and Fonnidable tor- service for men in the Service. .

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In September. I9!-l. Hawkes term joined Dartmoutli from Osborne as they would have done normally. but they were the only term. It was probably just as well because only the headmaster. two heads of departments and four other masters were left to teach them. Nine masters were in the Services‘. It lent to Osborne and two in Rooru -10 at the Admiraltv with Professor 1. A. Ewing. the former Minister of Naval Education.

On November ll. I918. Divisions were held on the Ouarterdcck at It o'clock. and Rear-Admiral W. G. F..

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.-’\dmir;il Sir .'\lL'\;tllLlCl' C. (3. l IIER ll years of devoted. nis-.'. ls'.(‘.li.. (‘.ll.l3.. for Inany patient and human giiidance in :itl.urs of The Royal l\'av:tl Asso- ;.\'t~'1||'S our most senior viee-prcsidcitl. ,ei;ition. .-\dmiral of the Fleet Sir John has now honoured the association b_v has been compelled. ;ieeeptitIg the presideitey made vacant very reliictantly. tltrouglt ill-ltealttt. to. hy the resignation of Admit-git of the fresigii the l’residcne_v ot the Assoei:i~ ‘Heel Sir John Ciinitingliatn.

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‘John he invited to : ‘eept the \'ice- trout this associatioii. Iias ever been Ietilsed. ‘t’at.'ona-_.-e ot the R.i\'..-\. lI'I liuinhle siiieerity nc c\press our IIt.in_v _ie-.trs past there has been i \\'lfl.l.-lit-I|.\'(E 0|" ALI. ;i st-rviee of tltaitkstzivinti and :t~ gratitiide to Her .\laiest_v for the p;iI:iilt- anil titan-h thrmt-:h the streets honour she does our association in so >\\'hen 's'_ir .'\lC\;tIlllcf uas Second Jtitte in lirst of Hitter on the Sttittlny griieiottsly ;iel.IIovi|eIl;:itt;_' the l.'ert‘.eit- Sea Lord it -.s.is trequetttly nty p.’i\'l3 of Dunkirk. to mark the anniversaries dotts debt which we one to It wry |n::.'s' to be :isl.ed to call upon him. at 7 Ills‘ .-\dtItI_raIl,\'. to discuss matters eonlint. tltriingli lack of support tltis year. _e:'i:;it tt‘t;iIt. the etetlt “as eaiieelleil. ol us know inst how Iiitich eerued _\sith the ncltiire aitd further.\taiiy 'lhc .~\slIt'ord liraitcli ol the Royal Sir John's inspiring eittliitsiastn tor ance ot \\lt.tl he has alisavs delined \.iv.il .'\\\UCli|ll\"l feel that tlii_s must our cause has contributed to the inter- as "t|I:s great .-Xssoeiatioit." iievci li:ippeIt again. :IIid hope thatf heeaiiie (‘omnI;iitder-innational development of the a.ssoeia-1 tte\t {tear there will he the best-ever} lion. l’erhap.s I ant one of the ft.-w.| Chief llynioiith. lte_ eontiniied his the and biggest-ever attend-I p.ii.ule liowevcr. who kitows how. in times of ;worls for the well-being of eaeli one .tt'ts‘I.‘. ; tthe deepest pi:rsottal distress. in times [of its. l-iirther. he honoured our Ply.-\sht'ord tlte felt t'ttL‘t‘.'lIt \\.is by of dangcroiis ialigiie and in times of ttllullllt lurancli by ticeoniing its p;iim.._ be should ttot oeeasioii l=ers that the eottsiderahle plty.sic:i| pain. this gal- ' _|.ater. he heeattte president of otir tour attd shipntate.s entirely it\t"_.'t\llt.'ll lant and illustrious gentleman has eon- i\o_ _l :ire_:i b:tt._ uIttortunatel_v. he had t)ovcr and ioiizncyed the Ill miles to tinned. tiittliitehiitgly. to strive tor no time Ill which to apply lti.s great paid tlteir tribute :it tlte l)oveI' those ideals upon svlticli our associa- -*l’|l|l.\'- "llll\Itltlttll)'. to tl_ie area. as he .\lc:itoIi;il. In fact. tlte aitIiiversar_\ tion is hased ideals tsitltout \\|ticli\\c “as elevated to the presidency of the had not been entirely for~_.'otten should never sunise as an :Isso.'i;Isuch an o\eI'wlt_e|iniIig hy tiicie \'sLt\ ;I new nrcatlt on the lion. request t.I.it it could not he dcin.-t|_ tt't:'l'tJfl:tll.Iid the day hetore. l l’erh;ips .-‘sditiiral Sir .‘\lL'.\':Ill(lct' .-\t'tcI :i ntitiitte's silence. the toil: Stll" l‘l".S'l' lll~I.-\R'l' .\l:idt.'_eit :s Linnsti best to m;m)- []]L‘|"‘sl'll[‘lll‘.|lL'\ paid It visit to the Dove: said of Sir John. bets tor ltis tiieless ellnits ttt (ih|;unbeen lI.is lt llr.~.ne|t Cl'l;tll'ttl:tIl. Sltipntate S. Hope. he ltas :1 p.-odigioiis eointnaiid Ill‘-L ft‘: lbs‘ .I~~oei.itioIi, it grant of v.ho was very upset after :ill tltc Ivorls of the I-Inelislt laItgitiIge~lIotli good tg3U.UlNl. As you know. that grant that lt.ul been put iii to tttLtl\L' the day .i aitd bad! He has the hardest head and loiined the |~.isis of \\lt.tl is now \UCk'\'\\ only to have it btoiigltt to the softest heart in the Isorld." kiiouit as the .-\lee .\l:iildeit I-tind--:1 ttoii-_;lit l~y laek of support. ltow trite those words are! .-\Iid "“"'-l ‘~‘1 “ll 1” help braitelieci Itishing .-\ t .-\slit'oid's last tll.'s'll|l',!. Shiphow those qualities have endearctl hint U‘ s'\l1Il‘li~li their o\\tt local headto all sslio have had the itniiicnsely quartets good ft-rtiiite, and privilege. to lsiiois l'.\‘l)l\ll)l{l'Il.(l\'.\l.'l\' him persoitally. (‘.l'.(l..

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Sliipntati.-s Ill the II‘..ieItilieeiIt. and ahsoliitely .\lu_\ ltl. l96I. £lllllC;lil. and at times S foiirtlt itieiiilier. .\Ieittori:tl.

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War Dr» '!tipthe Stanilcn teltairtnnitl nt Inatty er relentless. ctloits they are ittaking on Sliipntiite Williaiit John I’-.iddutt.

It. Lenin. lltok ttie _\L‘€t.'s. niitte D. photograph ls.-halt’ of the Royal .\‘a\y and ‘lit.a life titeniher tlf'N|)\\t(llI .-\hhot l{-'-_\.il \.i‘..il .‘\ssn;i;.tiu|1, hl';Itl('lI. Died .\In_\ 27. l96I. xi v ttd llI§|.|li ll. .\l.-\Sls'lil.l..

Sltittttttttc ('dr. G. W. Dan es. who called at their ltotel with greetR.t\'.. tice-ettitirtitan of I'orhtt_\‘ 'ings from tlte 'l'orli;iy ltraneh. \ee.'eiai_\ to the ('oiin-.-il. hotli ineinbers of the lltutttputtt. hrztneh.

Natttrally “tip spirits" was piped to ‘.\llt.ltllCltt|l 'n:.iitelt. i\lttllL'llL‘.\lL'I'. : marl. the oeeasioit. l 'l‘hi_~ gaines secretary, Shipntate W. for the ahead time There is :i htisy mate l'.. S. Standeit tehaitinanl Cftt\\‘r(\t‘d. says he would like an tlte There are nteittbeis. of tlie tsonilerfiil time he and Ship- I.-\sltt'oril liraiicli iii the nortlt-cast which fancies other to visits iiiates Murray :IItd .l’ltilpott had spent summer outings. .-\Rl.lN('iTON Branch of the A itself at erieltet and can inuster :i team I at I‘:iigiitoiI. l)evott_ aitd ltow happy hranelies and already there i\ :i lull Naval Assoeiiitiott held its ; to contact him with a view to arrang- l Royal ltl ieiinion anitiial tlte for load the coach have met to were secretary they June l2 _ing some friendly gatnes and. it po.s-.I ;lI;Ill‘_\'L‘(tl'l)‘general meeting onohtained. of tlte Toibziy Iiratteh tfiltipntate tleloher. sible, eonsideiiitg the tormatiott of a ll and :i good litlettdattee was North-L'ast R.N..-\. league with a cup 'l)ui'iIIg the ntcetiiu: Shipntate R. as trophy. His addI'ess is '.‘-l l"otttttaiii.s \\'ard was elected cltairmatt tor tlte \’ieIv. Darliugton. ite\t lvto yt::irs'. lll’. l‘l(-I .-\nnual Coitfereitce of lt‘lL‘tlll‘..'ts' It was pleasing to hear tltat tlte : 'IlIe l1I'.ttl\?ll Standard and 'l he Royal Naval r\\\‘tK'lttll0tt was lts‘. at : hrancli is doing so iscll tiitaneially and Iicrc present oit Siinday. Jiiuc to for the dedication of the Coa- ; held in ll..\l.S. l’re_sideitt on Saturday. ‘that the time is not far distant \\llcIl ('onseIt sett and Stanley braneli Standard. and June 24. \\ill be premises. larger eonsideriitg ‘it about! write home like to Admiral Sir .-\lc\ander .\Iadden was.

The mentbersliip is graduzilly in- the l).irlington branch notild on i the otler their cottgriittiltitiotts prevented by illness gL'l'L'2lSlllgand no fetter than seven t'tt:\\ isplendid organising of the parade and troni presiding at conference. but -ineiitbers ltave been enrolled within 1 the art"-.iit;:.eitteitt.s tttade for tlte \Ielt.i:e the tissoeialioit has lortuttate itt being the last month. and in-eiitbers were .ahle to call iipoit Sir John Lang. delighted to meet them. especially ’ol their guests. (i.C.ll.. :i viee-president. to preside.

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\\'e,\‘- s.‘lttIlt't|l:tll of the newly ‘mouth branch of the Ro_)riI .\'nvu| “'0 events in the past tnrintlt sau .\ssoei:.ttiun on Sunday. Septeiiiber I0. |.\'SI’lRlN(i .~\I)l)RF.S5 3 I it good representation of the Sun- at three o'clock. j The (‘onf.-reiiee was opened by derland (Wear) brunet: ot' the Royal the salute at the titareh pas: will J. (3. Yoiinii_ I).S.(.T.. V.R.l)..

Naval Assoeiittion taking part. .be l.tlsct't by Adittiral Sir ('-erald Capt. iR.N.R.. the Cotnittaiiiliitg Otlieer 0!

The first was the 1\l:i_\'or's Sunday (iladstone. t.i.ll.E.. K.C.l!. when Illt.'lt'lb\.‘l.\ accompanied 'l he Weyiiiotittt shipiiiiites feel that H.M.S. President. \\lIfl. in an inspiring Iparade the Mayor (Alderntan R. Cohen) anil ;. numhi,-r of shipniates from all over -address iemintled delegates. and visiof tr:iditioiI non corporation ollieials and represen- itlie tiitited Kiniidoin will he holid.i_\- tors. of the eenturies tatives of loeal oigaiiisatiotrs front the .ing in or near Weyiitoutlt on that state carried on. and hroii-,:lit t\el'oi'e the Town Hall to it .se:‘\i-.‘e in tltc Syna- and tlte president. eltairinatt and com- public. by iueinbers of The Royal -gogue. The seeoitd “as a service of :mittee I:oI'i.|i.il|y invite all shipinites Naval .-\.ssoeiation.

In the tinavoidable :il\.sence r-f dedieatiott of the Seahain branch. Inho :II the iii be neighhourltood may Adniiral Sir Alexander Madden. deleattended also by Rear-.-\dinit‘al lint- that time to join them in the parade deprived of one of the highton. C.B.. C.B.l:’.. D.S.O. will be provided and gates were Rct're~.liinent.s Another event wliich sun the Wear the Secretary. Shipmate S. E. l)asIe. of iliglits of all R N.A. eont'crettce.s -the addi'e.s.~‘.

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Nevertheless. Sir John" Lang asked was the service of dedication at Cott- 'tnoiitlt. would be to hear ttotn pleased idelegates to listen to a ittessage whielt setton June I8. he to pies.-:i'.. intending shipiuate any -_had been recorded. only 24 hottis

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Wreatlis were the l.ord Corporation ani.l citircns of Illllll and the following branches of ‘, the Association—l)itrhaiii City, Barnsjley. llull. (ioole and District. l)on’c:i.stcr and \\"c:ir. Dewsliury. llatlcy 7:ind llirstall. \\';ikct'icld and District. ‘(irimsby'. (iairtshoroiigli. South Kirby and l)istrict. Liiieoln. Cleetliorpes and is hetlield. Wreaths were also laid on ;hehalf of the (irintsby 'l‘r:iwler ()tlicers' (Build and tlte Hessle British

OR the tirst time Nos. 9 and 11 Areas of the Royal 1\'aval Associatioii organised tlte aititual naval niemorial service oll Spurn 1Point in memory of sailors \vlto died in the two world wars. There ; has been a progressive decline iii the past years of tlte numbers attendling (last year there were oiil_v 187) but this year 700 people were aitd promises of even greater support are fortlicoining for Jlpresent year. [llext Those attending took passage in the I was one of the few nations which flluntbcr ferry stc:intcr. \\’in-glicld had reiitained free for almost zi I.(llJ0 Legion. .;

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and with the threat of inv-.i.sEon by Nazi Gerriiany. ltrituin‘s i young nten had thought of their; of i'eiiiemht'ancc.

I licritaue and fought for it. t The event started in Hull on A helicopter. piloted by F./l.ieut. D. i Siiitday when the Lord Mayor. Alder-1 Ri gby. of No. 228 Search and Rescue ‘man W. E. Body. inspected members Squadron basetlat Lecontield. dro pped

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ofthe Assoeiatioit. Then. together with a wreath during the service. at and wreath and staiidard-bearers and led front all accounts had a most As the Winglicld Castle rockcdi of the buml lhc Own Y0rl4QtIcs‘n's 1 b)‘ gently I3 wreaths were cast on to the l '~‘"l"3"'bl° 'l'“°- bell“: l°°l‘°d “l“-''’- "‘ Isliire \'eomanr_v. the nten marehedi water and the (jrimshy unit of thel”"“’5 '“ ‘"3’ '’‘‘'°- 53’ '"¢""l""’S "7 "W ‘along Lowgate to Hull Corporation;Sea Cadet Corps sounded the "L:ist‘3°"l"’3"‘l|““l|l= R031“ NEH“ A550“ Pier. eiiition.

1 Post" and "Reveille."

1 ‘there were 300 passengers at this lhe Sea (adets arrived at [leer on Guests on board included the l.ord Ill-I Harlow New Town branch of point :iiul ittore passengers and a civic Mayor of Hill! andthe l.ady .\layoress. ll"-3 silllml‘-'\' l‘°l0W whll'5l|"tl3|Y| Mid lbw: W115 it t-‘llllft-‘ll 1' has often been said that it is not 3 the Naval when Association collected the ntade boat were Royal the party Pill?"-ls‘ 0" "'0 Mayor and MM-arcs.-, or C|¢¢possible to publicise the Royal Naval i ii break with custom on May H when drew into (iriinsby Royal Dock Basin. l tltorpes. Councillor :iiid Mrs. A. following day.

Association at such functions as the Standard On the Monday the cadets visited its l iiriier. President of the (iriinshy was dedicated.

Royal Tournament. | It was felt by the l't'lt!n‘Il"I¢t’\ that tbs‘ THEIR HERITAGE branclt of the Royal Naval Asso- the local coastguard look-out and No. l Area. ltowevcr. ntatiagcd to‘ The service at the mouth of tlie; ciation. Shipmate W. Brown. vice» watched the P. and (). liner Canberra obtain perniissioii from the Tour'- fitttds of the branch could be better Bccr Head during her trials. llumber was conducted by the Still-l president of the (‘lCClhUrpcg iizuncnt autlioritics to run a publicity titilisetl for welfare work than for i Dean of Lincoln Cathedral. Canoiil Shipmate J. Keiglitlcy' and Shipniate' "W ‘"331 4315' “'-'|-5 04'-‘l|P|t'l-l “lib II VISII stall in the foyer of l-Iarls Court. and piiblieity. and the dedication was A. M. Cook. He said that Ilritaini F. Stephciisoii representing the to the local stone quarries. this stall was itiaiiiieil by volunteers, quiet. faintly :itl'.iir with no parade.

Wednesday was probably the highfrom the area. ; About 25 sliipmatcs attended. with light of the week. for on that day the Everything that Ptitential members their faniilies, plus representatives cadets visited ll..\l. I)ocky:ird. Devotithe West llant‘ and l-Infield were likely to require. such as front port. having tea on board ll.i\l.S. Ark information leaflets. "A" forms. receipt branclies. The dedication was coitRoyal. After tc:i they returned to llccr books. and photographs of various diicted by the branch (‘h:ipl:iin. the learn that their chairman. Capt. Nelson via Dawlish and Tcignitioiith.

Rev. D. Waiiiwriglit. himself an exassociation activities were available.

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R.N. (retd.). who has been :i ()ii ’l'hur.sday tltcre was a football The “A" forms were stamped with a 1 “in:itelot." at a nursing home near Esetcr, niateli versus the local patient Boy Scouts rubber stamp. “The Royal Totirita-] The Standard Bearer was Sliipmatc HF. Torbay branch of the Royal is making §|c;|dy p rogress. and by the which the Naval Association was shocked by time these notes are in print it is hoped ' A visit Scouts won 3-0. nient. Earls Court. I961." and the; W. Grace and the escorts were Shipto Ycovilton Air Station council of No. l area would be veryi mates V. Clare and Green, news of the sudden death of the I that he will be .s:ifel_v back at home in ;the occupied l-‘rid:i_v and there the cadets grateful if the .sceretary who has any After the ceremony a small celebra- i vice-chaimian, (Tdr. G. W. D3“ E53 Torqiiay’. saw all aspects of life on an air station. of the forms handed to him‘ tion took place at a local liostelry I R.l\'. lretd.l. who for some years had i One of the most interesting visitor; On Saturday the boys rcturitcd would please let the Arc:i Secretary.’ where the health of the branclt was taken a very active part ln the life of l to Torbay recently was the Spanislii, ltoitte spealzitig. no doubt. broad = the branch. Ilc will be sadly tnissed by l Mr. l-Z. Plcdgcr. ‘) Downliills Parl. drutik. t‘our-ma.stcd training ship Juan’ Dcvonshirc and hoping for a 'cttirn Road. 'l'otteiihant. i\'.l7. know thel The llarlow branch visilctl \\'c.s't his shipmatcs and by his many friends l Sebastian dc Elezino. visit to the kindly full; of Beer. the Torquiiy Consultative Coriiniit-l numbers or sticlt “A" forms received. yttani recently for a social ei-citing.

No. I Area hopes to be ablc_ to ; It was a most plea.saiit evening and fee. Cdr- Dawes was also a most willreport that It has siicceedcd in bring-{events were well organised by West Int: Volllntrtr f0|'|l1I= T071133‘ “05P!l=ll l~lani'.s social secretary. Shipmatc L. Car Service. ing the Associatioii to the notice .it least .soine of the members who Kail. but when prize-giving came it forbay ineiithers are pleased ltt ‘visited the tournament. was Il.'irlow"s treasurer, Sliipniatc A. A simple way to raise the initial deposit money The cost of this publicity ctiort is‘- Newniaii who tigured most prominbcing borne by the area. cnily. required for buying your own house. Make out a monthly allotment for the purchase of TENTH IS3‘UE NATIONAL SAVINGS CERTIFICATES. Here are some exam-

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I-‘Tl-IR ii lapse of suiitc I2 nioiilhsi 'lhe really lirst-class scencr_v was ME lligh \\'_\eonthe and District the Theatre Group of the Ports- constructed by Shipinate J. Cliaiiip. branch of the Royal Naval Assoi itiouth branch ot' the Royal Naval ‘the animal outing which. during ciation has lost one of its founder Associatitiit shoiss sigits of tll‘ll\ll_\' the past few years‘ has lacked stippiiit. members.

Shiputate I". King. who died again. seems to have taken oit again. lllh‘ on .\lay 3] at the age of 68. l)lll'llll.! the p:ist month "l-’.int:isi;i.", year the branch goes "l)or.sct way" Shipniate Ring joined the Royal .l coliiiirltil show produced by Shipand. llltlgllli; by the numbers support- Navy at ('h:ithain in 190‘) :iiid served niatc R. lira/icr. \\;is' staged and much iii_e. should he a good success.

2-3 He was recalled to the Sercttjoycd by all on four nights :it the ‘lite evening will be spent with the viceyears. in 1938 and iiivalided in I‘)-t2. branch headquarters in Pitt Street. itiemlieis of the Portlaiid branch. thus Ilc retired a Chief Petty Olliccr .-\t the request of‘ the (io.spoi‘t' fiiltilling a long-made promise to re- I'l'.(‘i..\l.):ind as served nine years in subturn the many visits the) have iiiade to marines. ()ne cominissioii was in the the Portsniouth branch.

‘Wcst Indies _\\l_icn he was serving in During their .servicc career many l-l..\l.S. \"indictive. inert knew only one route in PortsI)iiring the last war he was servinc ittotitlt --that froitt tltc dockyard to the llll a converted inerchant ship. ll..\l....

NI-IW branch of the Royal .\'aval r.iilwa_v .st:ition. Novv that they are .\lel\‘ernian. when it was heavily Association has been opened in retired. however. the call of Ports- honibed. (,‘.P.O. King was in charge of lturton-on-Trent and one of the inoiitlt is too strong for them and each an open lifcbo:it which was adrift for founder members is Shipmate I". C. year. at this tiitie. the Portsmouth El days before he aitd pis compaitioit: Reid. late ".scrilic" of West Ham iiicittbers look forw':it‘t| to tltc visits of .wcre picked up by a Spanish_ ship :iiid the ui.iny shipniatcs holidayiiig in the taken to Vigo. liranch. l-‘ornied only last month. the first neighbourhood. Already this year 1 His terrible ordeal w:is the c:itisc ot invalided front Chatliain in meeting was held on June 23 and it Poi‘tsmoiith has had the pleasure of K was decided that the iiiaugurzil meet- meeting quite :i few. ing should take place at the Grove: llotel, \\’oods Lane, Stapenliill. Bur-I l ton. oit Saturday. July 22.

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He remained in the Submarine Ser- : [Ll-I.M. vice imtil pensioncd~~ovcr 25 Ainoiig the siibmarines in which he‘ ('.l’.0. Appcrlcy has experienced the served were H.M.S. Parthian in China. rough and smooth sides of the Service.

H.r\t.S. Sea t.ion in the Mediterranean. and when asked what main difference H.M.S. Surf in the Far East. and there was between today and his early H.r\l.S Truant. and among his Corti- years in the service. he stated that inaiiding Otlicers were Cdr. Rimming- comradeship seemed less strong than it toti. ('dr. "Ben" Bryant. ('dr. Brooks. was 20 or 30 years ago. He felt that :ind |.ictit. l.anibert. the younger age at which men were Whilst serving in H..\l.S. Sea l.ion. getting married was a contributory the ship was botiibed in Brest Harbour. cause of this state of affairs. Marriage For his {service in Parthiaii he was tics. easier travel facilities and more .\lentioned in l)esp:itches.. moiie_v in the pocket. but at the same time he felt that the men of ioda_v were AWARDEI) D.S.-.\I. as good as their predecessors and ('.l’.(). Apperley was awarded the would work and fight as they did.

I).S.M. whilst serving in H.M.S. Surf He considered that the Royal Navy in [943 and in I958 he was awarded was a “jolly good career" and inthe British limpire Medal. staiiced the fact that he was proud that l)iiring his time in the service he was he had a son serving as an Electrical interested in the work of the Artiticer in the Fleet Air Arm. Naval Benevolent Trust and served leri ('.l’.(). Apperley is now managing to l5 _ve:irs as R.N.B.T. representative. an oti-licence in Hampshire.

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Cooks also learn to develop their skills at sea. and they have a welldefined career structure in the Navy.

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Many of the occupations Iiavc a strong "se:imanship" element and the required skills are. .to a large extent. developed at sea, where the relationship between theory and practice is well-cooked. plays an important part more immediate and comprehensible. in maintaining the morale of a ship's eonipziny. Certainly. the Cook's A FEW I-EXAMPLES popiilarity with his sliipmates is in To quote a few exaniples. the Stir- direct vcyitig recorder. in partietilar. rntist ability.proportion to his professional have a high degree of skill in seam:inJunior ( l5 to I61) begin their ship. as well as the skill required for training inCooks the art of cookery at H.M.S. his specialist function. He serves in the and continue it at the Royal Navy's survey ships. often in remote Ganges Naval Supply School at ('h:itham parts of the world. He assists in taking where they join up with older entrants soundings and recording observations needed in compiling Admiralty charts.

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EOYA—t.—-N}i\iAL C-CLLEGE Tnitouon TllEiAGES“

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In the summer of I91‘ cadets were house Blake. lisniotith. (ircnville. the at These to -for C:tLlL‘l_~'. live Vincent lllawke came St. terms college or or Royal Marines‘ other ranks. sent to the Iron Duke for the Jubilee for It! of one terrii only and indicates that the Iailder of proReview. One of the greatest niemories iI in the junior and live in the senior gtiii- the age in cruiser the then to went sea rooiti. training iitntinn to nfliccr rank is an necesthey tlllhl have carried ziway with them with who cadets the had :ind joined tip sihle one for the outstanding man. was the £ItltlI'L‘\s given by .-\drniral of Sl'('C()L'R .'t'() .\R.\l\' their the at time college icomplcted Once a man has had :i taste of naval the l-lcet Viscount Jellicoc. for his four after three 1 to the ()ii staircase. from training. years‘ west leading life he tends to stay oil for more. The death was announced the following lthe the be Qimiierdeck to poop. can term. high level of rc—eng;igement after ll l’RIN('|-I I’llIl.Il’ of bronze stattiette an iiifantry‘the funeral of Kitig (ieorge V. in seen a years‘ service tabotit (-5 per cent.) and It also that athletic in l‘l3'-J was :iri tls corollary-~-a low level of (lis]|)_‘t(._ was attended by three otliccrs man. This brings to mind an occaenctiaiitiiicnt~—- is :it once gratifying. and S5 cadets. Queen Mary presented stun in I938 when the ‘)th liifantry team consisting of three R.N.C. czidcts. :ind convincing evidence that the the late King's monkey jacket and Brigade. under llrigzidier-(iencral It. I.. three Special Entry cadets and a uniform cap to the college. and this r\lontgomer_v. l).S.().. landed on Slap- co|otii'~scrgcarit. R.\l.. went to Devotiis providing an interesting and i\av_\Instruction in Receiving attractive career. can be seen in a glass case on the poop ton Sands in the early hours on July 5. port to compete in the Port Athletic Seanianship last in The the weatlier and event ('h:irnpionsliips. re-emthe preventing ('ominandcr's ofliee. outside barkation. the In HST. I77 cadets Iiiied part _of Capt. t);ilryniple-Hamilton which the college was represented was for an ll-week course in cookery ’|‘lll-Z RI-I'|'l’l-IN '|'(l ('l\'ll.lr\.\' LII-‘I-2 route for the Coronation procession of suggested that the college cotilil at least the javclin_ which was won easily by I recognised by the City and Guilds of liieiitiially. however. Service men This win enabled the (‘adct for roof the Over Philip. l.ondon Institute as a qtialifying return to civilian life. The sailor himtroops.

King (ieorgc VI. and the (‘oronation provide it with for the the ollieers arrived tie to and the |.tt)tl at trophy men for their l"r¢llt‘Itlll;tt‘}’ Trade self is :tpt. by nature. to put aside such eollcge Review. wliicli followed. was attended course followThe for tintl R.N. ( ookery lzsaniination. They tn:ty thoughts until fziirly late in his career.

Eiigiticcriiig College. everything ready by all except the senior and two junior college to awardctl the (‘adet the in the following term thcrii. and Philip was ing term take this i:.\:imination while at ("hat- The Navy. for lts p:irt. rn:iintai terms allthe best The house system was introduced in statuctte was presented to the college. King's Dirk, presented to li:iiii. (‘tanks are then drafted to ships continuing interest in his future. '1 his l‘l.l7. In future a cadet would \pi.'tld lti l‘l.W. Special Entry ('adct~'.. who rotind eadct of each Special Entry and shore t.'.\'lltl\ll\lIt’nt:t'lI\at home and takes many forms but cliietl_v consists his lltst terrii in the Drake llousc were in l‘l.M.S. frobislier. joined the term. In I947 he was created Duke of ovcr.\c:ts', of helping the sailor to help himself F.dinbiirgh.

Pliotographers, as Fleet Air Arin by ensuring that. wherever niissible. lle first met Priiiccss Elizabethwhen ratings in the Naval Airman ltraneh. his training leads to qiralilicalioris serve mainly in aircraft carrii:rs and recogiiisetl in civilian life. The Navy's he was a cadet at Dartniotitli. naval air stations. 'l'liey operate still success in this ticld is ll'tlpfL'\\l\'C. .\l;iny visits were riiade to the college in I93‘), iiiclirding the Iiirst Lord :iiid cine cameras. develop and print liidiistry. for csample. is well in the Adiiiirrilly Yacht l-Iiteliantrcss. their il\\tl lilni. and maintain the zicquainted with the high standard of the (‘ommaiider-in-Chief. l’lvmouth. r\lav_v's' photographic cqtiipincitt. training and wide tecliiiical experience visit There the but the are of college. inspected .-\rtilicers* and of .\lcclianici:ins. many applications which gave most pleasure was that of photography in the day-to-day life of ().N.('. and (‘ity and Guilds‘ qiialilicaKing (ieorge Vt. accompanied by the Fleet Air Arm, ranging frorii its lions wliich they can gain during their Queen F.li/abeth and the l’fltlCL‘\sL‘\ll more obvious uses in rcconriaissancc, {service .ire also valuable assets. In in the Royal Yacht Victoriti and and deck-landing trials. to its lesser- addition. lllusl senior technical ratings Albert on July 22. The Royal Party known but equally iniportant applica- are eligible for membership of apFill _\'oii;' glass with “Stiiishine“ ‘attended Divisions on the following tions in weapon trials even in Pres». propriale trade unions-the r\.l’..U.. d:i_v. and when the yacht left all col- and piihlicity work. Initial training li.'l'.U. and the Ship (oiistriiclors :ind £ll('. '1‘lier'e‘s a. (lt'lttk to be proud lege boats were rnaiuied and followed takes" place at the Royal i\‘av.'il School l Sliipwriglits‘ .-\ssociation. ainong of. All the goottiiess. health of Pliotograpliy. i: out of harbour irilo the open sea. ttllt'.‘r\.

Aircraft llandler Ratings in the l The Petty Otlicer professional exit was in l‘-)3‘) that a cadet of the . and happiness of :1 f..'lOl‘l0ltS ;collcge returned as its ('oiiini:intling .\'a\al .»\irman llrancli range. direct amination» tor (ook or Steward are in .-:iiiiiiiici"s day ()lliccr. He was ('apt. R. I.. ll. Ctinlille. and organise the Ino\'cmeIlt (ll aircraft I reco_L-nisetl by the ('ookcr_v :iiid Food cvcrgv 4 who relieved Capt. i‘. ll. (i. l);i|rymplc- asliore and atloat. They are trained in '.'\s'\tlk'lL|ilt‘i'l tor meinhcrslup purposes spai'l<liii;: glass. llariiiltoii. control-toner work and :irc the j t.\l.(’.l5..-\.): senior ratings in the (‘omi and Good liealtli I The otitbrcak of the Second World specialised lire-lighters for the Fleet ,iniiiiic.'ilions ltiancli are eligible for l War did not disturb the college as the Air .-\rin. driving and operating air- f membership of the Radio Ollicers‘ ".<‘-iinsliiiie“. yr 5 first had done. bill with the invasion of craft tractors. tirc~lighting and air tlnion on leaving the Service. Photol the Low (‘ouiitrics the possibilities of tratlie control vcliicles and mobile graphers may gain exemptioii from the air attack and invasion on :ind_aroiind L'fI|llC'i. prelirninary :iiid intermediate cit.\lctcorological Ratings of the zirninations of the Institute of llritish l)artinouth was most iinsettlxng for Naval .-\irman ltraiieh assist Fore- Pliotogrtipliers by virttic of their naval everyone.

I In I‘)-ttt Capt. C. It. Wodelioiise. castirig Clllicers with the preparation training and experience.

Naval life and traitiiiig. lioivcvcr. '('.ll.. visited the college and gave an of weather iiiforinatiott required by ‘they make observations of provide advaritagcs other than marketeye-witness :iccotint of the Battle of aircrew. the River Plate. and i\lr. ('hurchill. actual weather conditions. service ablc skills aiii.l professional qiialiliC:iafter he had been to l’lyinouth to wel- automatic weatlicr recording instru- lions: advantage~'. less taiigihle but no ments and plot weather charts and ll\.'\s' \'lll|litl1lL'. It has been said that THE PORTSMOUTH BREWERY come l=l..\’t.S. Escter home. visited the and inter- "there is a quality in a good craftscollege and addressed the cadets. It prepare them for analysis certain competence in man a ESTABLIS HED I705 was in this year that Mr. ('hiirchill pretation by forecasting ollicers. living. a serenity and wisdom which gave orders that ftittirc candidates for RAPID Al)\'AN('l~2Ml-Z.\'T goes with making things well. with must take the exainination cadetsliips Needless to s:_iy._ ratings of all good execution. and doing it together PORTSMOUTH .before the interviei-. branclics enjoy siniilai advaiicenient with others." Doing things well. :ind (TO BE ('()N'l'll\'Ul-Z1) l.\' prospects, Fach branch has its own ‘with others is part of the fabric of AUGUST" lS.‘I‘..'E.! vie}?-delined advaticenient procedure l naval lit".-. _

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Auriga l'i11:1ll_v sailed from H:1lilI:1\. Nina Seotia. 1111 April 25. after t‘e:'...' liziviiig spent Ill iniiiiths with the Sixth Submarine Division there. The R.-i_i;il (.‘-.ina1Ii:in1\':1\'_v gave us‘ :1 routclmz and unexpected farewell. ‘Die Starlin:_1ii1l co11:i hand was pl:1_vii1g “Auld Lani: S)‘ ne" on the jetty. every ship in ti-.irliour t-Q: i1'..'11le to the (I.|Ill‘1‘l’l “iii: 1 .1. t1d,. I’IIlltl\' F2 lrm;11 5.111.111-, l..-:1d..n_ |§_(‘__t_ manned the side to cheer us as we passed. :1 helicopter from Sltearwiiter roared (_h:11nN'1\. \.\C.\.\'CII*'.*i for (‘1'r1\1.'il‘lr\ r:\1\t in mg over our heads. and :1 convoy of tire tugs and iloeltyard craft took station )\dr1I1t:1lI)' ('on\1.1t~1ii.in'. l11ni.i| .1pp.\i:11me1tt astern. hootint: their sirens and spr.t_\ int: water in all directions. It was an will be on :1 tcmnoiari t~.i\i\ viith Dt'u\p¢¢t\_ or tam.-c. anti |1_€n\l:|‘l‘I.Il‘Ic exliilarttting climax to the end of our coinnilssion and the year and :1 hall’ l(l’;|‘lrl':L(“Imi11;"“|Vfl’ll|.ll\¢'lll N’ "I 5""‘""‘ “ E’ '° "" '"l'“'"‘“III! nine _.1nnu.il 1ii.rrmcnt\ of t“.“. makmi: :11 spent on the Canadian station. total of [4 5. After I.‘ stain‘ \€f\|t.'C a timberThe last six ntonths had been busy slttlltl-1\llI p.-riotl ;iftcr\1;1rtl<_s1_ii1ie of us increment or :2.‘ is :m.1r1li.-d. n1.iL1ni: .1 t1n.1I 11.1,-.1 and tumor 3”‘ Yorlttown and visited _llnit1vrm Xorl. \\’1ll1:111ish11i';.-. :“l‘"cU;"l'l' tK'I;':i_1’:nuni. oncs. After our cruise to New ; .11c mud rtrmpc.-1,, H.C.I xlllrtt M r1‘mmt:e"1m il_.1n..11 we exercised ncar Bermuda. and spent ales‘ mint be l‘=IllII't'It: ICI-Z-PACK ’l‘lll-I l‘Nl)l-ZR 4“n ‘I l nice. at lt‘.i\l Ht, .111. in‘ :1 lot of time at sea in spite of ro1_i1.'h -II’_. -‘I "fItl\ll n..11:«-.'1.iIiI‘i' and‘, ;-Wm-:":l“,"-"it-If; ct! lltl-.‘l.' to that .\lllllutl;1lrL‘>I lluIltl:I)' “I cum”.13 wcallicr. One cvcnitig the e.\eI'i:1scs rare‘\.L‘IT.I\ll'f. the) uni tr it-.;...,¢-.1 oi.-1'1: cut. sltort by the news that :1 (I.llll]"l. llc1'm1iil.1 :ig:1ii1. where we met “ Vttns :1 medical and educ.11i.~miI c\.1m1ri.1i1.i11 |it1ie.iti1'11.1l i:\.iniin_m.i;“ lJ..\'.N. ilirigihle was in distress. batt- the nuclear stihiiiarine Shiite. which .10'1;-‘r’itt1x1d.1t\n-\1nl m cn' . , uiuiiicrtv »ll ll~\l. |)o\'k\.111l\ Ports-3 ling :Iy..llIl\l :1 |ie:11lwi1i1l and rumiing was at the U.S.N. ()pcr;1lii1i: llzisc. r'1‘i.1:1Ih. _l)c\.ii1t\i11 .1:iil Rustin, and .11 nir\. lrrliail. tl;iiige1‘oi1sI\- short of fuel, We m:i1le :1 '|'liencc to llalilIa.\. We i|\lI1L‘\l ln1'1.'c\ I '.\I'l‘tl’lt't‘tI_ :-' l ' | t_lt‘I7ilt‘ is Ill Jim. Ilhl. lu11l1:1 ;n. .'\LIl'1\t.‘ll\ s1:c dash in her direction :ii1d rigged to tow there with ll..\l. .'s'11h1n:1ri11e I _M"””‘“ .11vni..11 ll. l1\tnI\ ;.111 Ive oli; 1'9 ‘than. .tloll. hill the hlinip evenliially reaclicil and p1‘o.:cedctl to the L':ibot Strait to l"_" lit the t hit-t (-1i_1\'..1l‘|i'. ._\1ln1it1l1i I ! ‘ h .\11111:§ -\E—I_l‘i\II“!l(_ 5:, Ilcrmuilzi and secured to :1n airship practise diving under pack-ice. l-‘roin ‘]’IICl' I l ncr.

Sicriiriii .\l . _\_\._l . mast that liappcned to be handy at there to llalil':i.\again where the Flag ma r: aim do is.11i_ori |ltI_‘l:.tl qlmugh m ‘I >.(i,-‘mmnljilixis tilliccr. in .1.-.~.-1-.1.l Kindlcy l-ieltl U.S. Air Force Base. Ollicer .-\t|:1ntic ('o:i~‘t. Re:11'-Adniirtil 1|" c “.m miratly l_|ci-t Hider :1ir,1i,u1_ K. L. Dyer. spent an :il’ternooi1 at sea ‘_’gR(_':_“ M" M"! [I'""II' ”""‘II" (‘llRlS‘l'.\IAS AT ll.-\l.ll-‘A.\' \\'tI.'\t with its and shut the boat off from mm :1-mi: :11 or ;1 vicek. «-1 run mm." H irplatc (.l".1)_ i1ti.i_) We made our :iiii11i:il run up to dis-ini_: lIut‘ the last time this commis- NM"m (_hamlF‘K‘N.ll11 in-n.

May -4, I-mi.» “ltlvdtftl J-Kw gs ll.1lil'a.\' to arrive just before ('hrisl-' sion. niii.l1 l;1n1cntt‘_il.—.\t’*t1l...'a. “hm ‘-Mlzflattté Tl'\\€|’‘ll’ the \icar. l'lls|\'. wA\_"fl’ I-'lGt3RI-IS FACTS .-\-NI) ioiine man in rciiiilar cmrilainicm ._-I _After (‘l1rist1n:1~: tic :1ccomp:1nicd “‘ “"’k -" l"‘l'~'l-I“ Snarr-lime JlCfl(\'. I\.i-llrnt I the connoisdilliciilt It is icrriis and it rod to sum 1 up the (‘:1n;1il'-n l‘lect to licrmiida and aiti.in.c1i.cn.. \\111e.l "M \§:_r:‘ c "._:i r ml __‘ \ g-“Y thence to Norfolk. Virizinia. ‘there we sion in :1 few words. so let the facts look part in :1 N.-‘\'l0 syniposiuiii. [speak for tliemselvcs. We spent ‘3l5 MISC!-ILLANEOIJS miles.

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To operate and maintain a wide range of electrolmechanical precision instruments. Experience of oscilloscopcs. signal generators. amplifiers and other electronic instruments is desirable. interesting and varied work where there are opportunities for advancement. Assistance may be given towards further education.

The Authority has sick leave and superannuation schemes and is at present operating :1 local assistant ti-.ivel scheme.

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Several of these vacancies have arisen due to the opening of the new establishments nearby at Culham and the National Institute for Research in Nuclear Science. Applicants will be considered for vacancies at all three establishments.

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spent most exercise; Stream and e\'ercised 1 from about 0600 to 2300 dailv. Onlyi mo of the ship's coinpany in.1r1'icil t:ll‘l\‘_ ‘and the l\.ts‘l1el1\ri (f:111:11li:i1i nllieers win :1 dinner from the lllL1!l'lL‘tl men on that score.

We have indulged in spurts :1»; \;1ric.| as water-ski-ing :md ice-_\';1cli1in.:. and been in climates ranging from 35 deg. l’I. ‘ltl ‘) deg. ll1.‘l1)W, The N;1\ig;1|in_Li()llicer reckons that one pencil 11.1»; t_>cen “horrowed" from the chart t.il.\|e '1 tor every 30 miles.

All in all. our stay in ('.i11a1l.1 has and we lime conic nine \\'lll nanny very lcasant mmmm M Cmudim‘ : All the same. it's nice to be home.

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R_N_\.-_.5_R_ Shipjnnlg 1.1 \v.m_1 1,3; 1,_~_-om; me he;1dqu:1rlers' lirst Steward. Sliipinzttel l‘. Home “its responsible for the fort and decor. while Shipmate (i. 0.. for the‘ Kellctt was responsible tropical :iq1i:1ri1in1 in the lounge flanked hy the port and starboard lights :ind surnzountctl by :1 ship's wheel.

‘Tween decks the social room activities are eoiiilticled hv cs-marine. six feet plus. Shipinate "l’.iddy" Ion. The thanks of the. llartlepools branch go to the retiring secretary.

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HE finals of H.M.S. Ganges Setiior and -Youth AthleticChanipioiiships were held on June 14- a litic day with a slight hcatl wind for the sprinters. lloih championships were well supported with entries from five senior divisions and a total of about 280 coiiipetiiors in the Youth Championships. a full tearu being entered by each of the II junior divisions.

Four of the Youth records were broken dtiring the day. these being the Pole Vault. 9 ft. 9 in.. by Webb: L500 metres Steeplechase in the titiie of 5 min. 4.8 sec.. b_v Sedglcyz Jenkins lowered the Ill) Yards record to 24.3 sec: and the Collingwood Division 4 b_v -l-Ill Yards Rela_v learn won in 3 min. 56 sec. .\lan_v of the track events produced close finishes. in particular all the longer distance races. in the Still Yards. (hie .\li|c. Three .\lile\' and l.5l)ll .\letres Steeplechase the best three or four runners in each were close together throughout tlte race and tint-.hcd likewise. Indeed. in these

the first and second were usually Cox in the 220 Yards. 440 Yards and separated by a fraction of a second. l.ong Jump: and /\.H. Diillcy in the and both rtinriers in most cases turned Javelin. in their best titne for the seasott or The Senior 'l‘ng-of-\\’;ir was won by were very close to it. the Wardrooni. who beat the Royal Naval Sick Quarters in the final. t)lS.\l’t’0tt\"t'lNGt~'ll-ELI) EV!-2N'l'S Apart from the Pole Vault. the YOUTII Rl'ZSl'l.'IS marks recorded in the field events were IIO llurdlev: I. Curm. lo}: 2. Strtrnr. It'll‘! a little disappointing: in the main the Yards: I. Kenn. ll.'7: 2. Martcs. 220 Yards: I. lenkim. 24.‘: 2. Kcrxev. -Mt! \':mlu: I. events were won by the regular mem- lcnlinx.

‘S11; 2. Pain, 880 \':Ird\: I. bers of the athletic team but with dis- 2 min. IS sec.: 2. Dcnnu. One Mile:.\Ic('aIth).

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‘Itm-e Mlle‘: I. \cc.: bcdeclc). mm, tances or heights below (in some cases Dillon. to man all sec: 2. Coucn. L500 in. well below) their usual standard. btcepteehawz I. fscdeclev. ‘ mm. as \e:.: 2. .\ls('artliv_ High Jump: I. I).ite. ‘ It. 2 in‘. 2.

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Collingwood with 252 points were first. 2. t|.irnr:tI. lluv. Stet! and lutlw: Vault: \\’cbb. ll. ’~in.'.

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The runner~‘.-up were Marine J. of two weeks In tlte short Rae, xecttttd in til min. 9 sec. and during the cruisespace the ship carried on l.icul. Papc. third in 31 min. 42 sec. board more V.l.P~;, than would nor"llob" Pap.-. who is. perhaps. ITIOFI: mally be carried during a commission. :it home in long road race: was ex- ttcfort: leaving home waters Atlrniral peeled to retain his title. bitt although Sir (‘barley .\'ladden. BL. K.(‘.ll.. the he kept in the lll‘\l tlircc all the wav. (‘orninaiider-in-('liicf. Plymouth. spent .\lcl-talc. with quite ati amazing turn .;. day on board carrying out a formal of xpcctl :iftcr \‘ltt.‘lt a gruelling dis- ‘ca inspection. on completion of which tance. made :i break three lap: f'roni he was transferred at sea by jackstay the end and won by about 30 yards. to H..\l.S. Paladiri. H.~.\l.S. Decoy then J. Rae ran an excellent race btit had proceeded through the Kiel (‘anal to Rear-Admiral M. S. not the strength to match .\lcl»lale Kiel. where Townsend. (.28.. [).S.().. 0.lt.l-2.. over the last tap.

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()R over 20 years Il.M.S. Raleigh ;ous of the fate of their companions. and ll.\I.S. I-'isg'.irrl liuve continued the battle with war cries each other across the road leading and hoses. and it was‘ obvious that to Torpoint and long has the until" neither side would give way.

While these llccts were locked in men.‘ raged as to which is the mortal combat the “greasy pole" consuperior cbltllllitilllllenl. ()n the afternoon of S:iturda)'. Jllm-' glcet was being played out closer in 3;-.t_ visitors‘ baskittg in the sun on ‘shore between two cutters. one each l’lvmouth Hoe. that hivtoric epot from Raleigh and Fisgard. secured towliicli ltlls witnessed so iii:iny of our gether by two spars. The result of grcgtt xhipx sailing to do battle in the this and the larger battle being fought past. were startled to see a fleet of otit to seaward was a resounding vicRoman galleys. manned by armoured tory for the Romans (according to \t\ltllr:t'\ frotn l-‘isgard 1IDPr05|Cl1|“t! the Romans) and an equally overfrom the direction of Drake's Island whelming victory for the Vikings \\‘llll\l from Millbay appeared an (according to the Vikirigsl. Impartial ob~'.crvet‘s acknowledge that the greasy equally itnpre~~ivt: array of l'1u:tt~‘. manned by Viking warriors pole contest went to the Romans of from Raleigh ——-to those “in the t-'i<gard—~in spite of being attacked know"~ it meant that the long argu- by marauding Viking boats which had ment between the two t-stablisliments become detached from the main fr;iwas about to be settled by water- cas, ()ri the other hand the superior borne coriihat. p('m.'cr of the Vikings and overall 'lht_- battle was to be lltt.‘ climax til greater acctiracy gave them the decithe Rag Regatta. organised by ll.i\1.S. in the sea b:ittle. so perhaps Raleigh and ll.M.S_ l-‘ixgard. as part ‘hcriours were. in the end. even. of ('ominonwcaltli 'l'eehnical Training llII.ARl()l‘S ('()t\'Cl.lJSl()N Week. \Vlicn. after much effort by the I)!-CHRIS 0|-' WAR umpires :ind others, the fleets were .-\~ won as the fleet: were in range persuaded to wiilidraw. the wreckage of cacti other. the initial weight of .of war tloating on the \\alcr of Plyshot. in the form of bags of soot and mouth Sound was reminiwerti of the flour. was such as to obscure them. aftermath of Trafalgar.

All in all. the Rag Regatta gave to and it was only when the wind had carried the smoke of battle away that the Plymoutli ('oinnionwcalth Techthe inagiiitudc of the dainagt: wrought ‘training Week an appropriately by this first encounter could he as- 4 maritime. if somewhat liilarious. consessed. Many a Roman Standard and -lu-;ion and to the Vikings and RoViking llgttI’L‘ltt.‘:t(.l was shattered. Jlllitlts of Raleigh attd l-t\'gard_ a frolic struggling men cast overboard sought‘ in accord;inct.- with tile best traditions vainly for a handhold amongst the -of the Royal Navy.

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l)enm.iik. There he Ltsxttllltitl cuiiiiiiaiid l of .t N..-\."I‘.(l. operation in which: \VI..‘\l (ieiman. l).tltl\ll and l\'or\ve-l gain nav-.i| and air force unit‘ parti-l cipatcd in honour of (icncral Sir Horatio» Murray. K.tl.lE.. ('.ll.. I).S.().. the Commander-in-Cliief. Allied F0rce~._ Northern Europe. General Mitrrav embarked in H.M.S. Decoy at Aarhui together with heads of the naval and air forces of the N./\.'t'.(). countries. linking a total of five ."\tlmiral\ and live (icncrals on board. together with many other senior rifticer»-_ to perfect weather in Aarhus tlay 45 ships and 42 aircraft of the N.A.'t'.O. Northern (‘omntand provided a good exaniplc of international co-operation in a sticcessftil steampast and ll)‘-pail.

I-l..\l.S. l)ecoy's next port of call was Stockholm. Sweden. where tnany l-‘lag Olticcrs and other olticcrs of the Swedish Navy showed much interest in the Seacat mixillt‘. which is being brought into service in the Swedish Navy. The .~.hip\ company took part in sporting activities and enjoyed much hospitality in Stockholm, and excellent relations were maintained with the Swede» throughout the visit.

One interesting sight in Stockholm of a t.litl‘erent nature from the interesting slflltli in long blondc l|'L‘\\L‘\ is the I7tli century \’L‘\\Cl Vasa. which l\ now in dock having recently been raised from the sea bed after lying there for 333 years since capsizing on her maiden voyage.

When not engaged in the more desirable Dllhllllx previously riieiitioitcd it is l)ccoy‘.s link to carry out sea trials of the Scacat weapon system.

For a variety of reasons the tavk entails day running from Devonport and the daily embarkation of nearly a score of civilian scientific gcntlctnen f“hoflins" to the gangway staff’) who are all essential for the conduct of the

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