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the missile itself were carried out in |l..\l..‘i. (iirdlc Ness. ‘lite S-.-iislttg is the Ill'.tln armament of the Count)’ class of destroyers. 'l'he-.e large destroyers (6.2t)() tons fttllload tll\pl;tL'L‘lllL‘l’ll) have three main roles: (I) escort duties with a task group, (2) operations as part of a. task unit with ability to bombard. and (3) in view of their considerable endurance they are useful for police» duties in pcacc-titnc in any part of the end of this year the Royal the world.

Navy‘; long association with l\l;tn_v of the deck installations arcDonibristle will be severed. for, in under cover. and with their clean lines l ‘I’ was announced on May 23 that the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval accordance with the policy of streamthe “ssashing down" after an attackl Stall". Admiral Sir Caspar John. (LC. B. was to be promoted to Admiral of lining the Navy's shore support anthe Fleet from that date. by llllClL‘LtI’ weapons is facilitated. nounced in 1958. Il.$l.S. Cochrnnc.

The new Admiral of the Fleet was admiral in January. I05]. after serv- the Royal Naval Barracks‘. Donibristle. ‘llic Sctlsllls surface-to-air guided l’l1l\'s‘tiL‘ is tired from a launching plat-Iborn in 1903 and entered the Royal in; in comruaad of RN. Air Station. will be closed and the whole area will l tom‘. winch is situzttctl on the qlI;ll'lCl" t\a\':\l College. Dartmouth. in Septem- l.ossiemot1lh. and in the Admiralty. be free for disposal. deck and can be fired at any anglctber. 1916. .-\n ztvialion specialist. hc:llis lll'\l tl.i_e appointment was ltl lll.ll the personnel It was round the ship. |.ong-range targets qualilied as :1 pilot in Wit: and served cotntnand ol the Third Aircraft. of ll..\l.S.c\pt-ctctl Cocltranc would be transtlctcctctl h_\‘ r;td:tr are "lo-.‘l.ctl-oil" lor some _\'e:trs Willi tltlztl Ro_\';tl l'\';t\'y Squadron. and in N52 he becatne l ferred to shore accomliqttipntcttt. llc mothtlion attctnporary {and Royal Air I-'orcc rank in the Chief of Naval Air atito:n.itic;ill_s'.

Port l-'.tl-_.:;tr early in l‘)6l ll.\l.S. l)t.-vonshire is expected to l-lcct Air Arm before promotion to was promoted to vice-:idmir:il naval .\l;treh. N54. and became Hing Olliccr until pertnatient centralised join the Fleet later in this ycar.?cotntn:tttdcr in I936. ztccomtnodation became available at For tltc first l8 months of the .-\ir (Home) in June. 1955. In to he followed shortly afterwards! to Rosyth. but it has now been decided by ll.\l.S. llatupshire. Too othcr,s.'Second World War. Sir Caspar was January. 1957. he was promoted to use ships berthed at Rosyth for the Kent and the London. are cx- 'l-Zvccutive Otliccr of ll.M.S. York. admiral and four months later became this temporary acconttnodation.

Commissioner of the Ad|)t.'t.‘lt.'tl to commence their trials next be-in;_: Mentioned in Dcspatchcs for a Lord and The tasks of ll..\l.S. (‘ochrane will Vice-(Thief of l\'av:tl year. Two more. as yet not named. his services. Alter appointments First Sea be transferred in late t\'ovcntbcr this were approved in the l96l-62 Navy Home and in Wasliittglott. he took lfitall. lie was :tppointcd year to the two depot Ships. H.M.S. lcommand of H.M.S. Pretoria Castle: Lord and Chief of .\';tv.il Stall in l)unc;tnsb_v estintates.

Head and l-l.M.S. (iirtllc The builders of H..\1.S. Dcvonshirelin October. I944, and in I‘)-$5 com-' .\lay. l‘)6tl. the naval Admiral of the Fleet Sir Caspar Ncss and. in December. ll..\l.S. Ocean. were .\lcssrs. Cammcll Laird and accomtnotlittion at Donibristlc will Sir Caspar was promoted to rear- John was created :1 (L8. in I952. close and the Ltd.. of ltirkcnhead. ships will rccommission K.C.ll. in l‘)56 and G.C.ll. in I960.

The Flag Olliccr Air (Home) on l as H..\l.S. Cochrane. behalf of the Fleet Air Arm sent a l signal to the First Sea Lord congratu- l l-.ttin;.- him as the "litst lront-line ziviator to he prontotetl to .-‘\tlttttr.'tl of th: I lect."

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Dreycr. l-lag Ufficcr Air (Home) presented the Boyd Trophv. the Fleet Air Arm's premier award for flying cll‘tcicncy. to the ship.

The last season. which started on October I9. 1962. has been marked by a diversity of activities and significant acliievetncnt.

The visits paid to South .-'\_mcric;in ports have done much to improve Anglo-south .-\mcric.1tt relations.

The ship's two Whirlwind llclictlplcts have operated in almost all conditions of weather in the r\nt:irctic. assisting surveyors and scientists in t:i.sl;s which often have been utterly impossible by :-n_v other tncztns.

RIOUNTAIN CLlt\lBl{l) The Ro_v.'tl Marine detachment has been exercised in climbing. rescue work at" ~cneral acclimatisation to CXlt‘ttlllCl_i .old conditions. A small team. supported b the detachment. climbed an 8.000 Antarctic peak which had previously rcsistcd all attempts at conquest.

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lllii\' Mrs. Dorothy Stiles. of l-'.dwin .-\trowsmith. K.('.f\l.(i.. to all the llritish Antarctic bases in the Gra(import. was alighting front the h:iml.utd ;trea—thc lirst titne this has ferry near midnight on 'l‘uesd;t_\'.,» ever been achieved. Willi the Captain. May 22. she fell into the water bethe Governor also flew to l-‘ossil Blull. tween the ferry and the pontoon on the \‘t)tlll|L'rt|m0sl llritish base in the the (iosport .sidc.

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Without hesitation. Radio Electrician's Mate David Chirgwin. of CARPET (IF PUMICE H..\l.S. lleron. who. at that time was Protector visited the Sottth Sandwich on course in H.M.S. Ariel. dived into 1 l~.l;tttds' and it new volcanic crater was the narrow gap and kept Mrs. Stiles discovered on one of the islands by the :tt'lo:il until his companions. Naval ship's helicopter. The immediate after l .-Xirtncn Eric Still and John Pannett etleets of a suhtnarine volcanic erup- nianaizcd to pull her out of the water. tion were obscrvctl. the ship sailing The crew of the ferry pulled R.l’...\l. through a large carpet of pumice.

Clllrgssitt on to the jetty, lt was not all work, however. The‘ ‘the l.'.tllillll rescuer and Mrs‘. Stiles ship‘s company took atlvzintatzc of the were lukclt to :1 local tavern. where: opportunities‘ for ski-ing. shooting. l{.l-I.l\l. (Ihirgwin was given :1 hot‘ riding, fishing and otitw;ird-bound ex- drink and dry clothes. Mrs. Stiles peditions. "the yachtstuen. ttot content insisted on going to her own home.‘ with conventional cruising and racing. where. after a night's sleep. she said sailed the ship's whaler round Cape that apart from a bttmp on the head Horn and also on a tour of the ice- and the loss of her handbag and its' Contents. she was little the worse for bergs inside the Antarctic Circle.

Two inch of this particular com- her ordeal.

R.lZ..\l. Chirgwin reported that he mission will have reason to remember it with special .signil'tcancc. Radio had been swimming since he was Electrical Mechanic John Stewart was about four _v-::trs old, and that married in the Fzilklantl Islands and he saw the lady go into the water he l.e.tding Stores‘ .»‘s.ssi.st:tnt (V) l-’r;tnk plunged Slrillglll in without thinking. .\lul|in w.is married at (‘zipetos-.n. llollt‘ The Flag Ollicer .-\ir tllomc) in I met the ladies of their choice for the ;t Special Order at the l);t_\' has con;t.'i1lllltlfl't.'L‘/lllgpoint. l)iiziu;.- the season the ship tools" the E lizst time durin_e the previous season t_.:t.itt:l.iletl R. F. .\l. Clttl"_.!\\‘ll‘l on his Goscrtlo: of the l-’:tll>.'I.in.! lslantls. Sir; in the ship. '.iclt:cs.-m.cn:

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lR.—In November. l9l8 I was, E must have been a brave man; serving in lI..\I. Submarine E.29 who. according to a Sunday n=\'-'~- I (Lieut. A. .\t. Carrie in command). In P3P¢|’- '0” ll"-‘ FlI"~'l 5” 1-0"‘ “'0 common with other boats of the 9th_ Admiral 07 "19 HEN 551' Caillzir John. Submarine Flotilla based at Ilari-rich that he had got only a rotten little we had to provide Prile Crews to talre Navy. but how right was the Aeliiiiral over the U-Boats as they arrived off to say how proud he was of the llarwieh to surrender.

Royal Navy with its foundimensional E.2‘)'s prize crew took over seven or lR.——l have noted the interest potentials—the ability to light on the eight U-Boats and from one of these. aroused among readers by your sea. on the land. in the air and under collected I German a Imperial iU.B.93 also her "lack." which the mention in “Navy News" of my book the sea.

(Ensign. 'l'Iirv (fuller! it Acdilriil.

Naturally the First Sea Lord would ‘U-Boat crew had doctored with paint This is a detailed account of what like a larger Navy~—who wouldn‘t'.’— to make it resemble the German Com‘ actually happened on board H..\I. but astronomical costs of building the ensign.

Ships Bulwark. Natal and Vanguard present day ship preclude tiie Roy:il in I93‘) I these two when these ill-fated vessels blew up presented Navy being the largest in the world. trophies to l~I..\t.S. Maidstone. who during the First World War. Since It still is. however. the best. was then at Malta just prior to the I was also granted access to ollicial Ship for ship and man for m;in~ start of Second World War. Admiralty archives relating to these and let us not lorget that in the last disasters the account is authentic. analysis. it is the man that counts- the In one of your recent issues I read three The book was published by William Royal Navy is a match for any other of the Submarine Service Museum Kimbcr at 255. in September. l9(iI. and which is being started at Blockhoiise Navy.

It can take its place as part of the and l Iliought that these German isavailable in most libraries.

Perhaps I ought to add that I served North Atlantic Treaty Org:inisation—— Ensigns might make a suitable exhibit. for 30 years in the Royal Navy, and of this organisation only the the staff of Flag Officer and nearly Although was always intrigued by the United States with its vast resources of Submarines have made enquiries no legends which had grown up around men and money has a larger stake in trace can be found of these relies. the loss of these ships. especially the t.lii.s collective defence system. in the hopes that one of Natal.—Yours. etc..

A. CECIL Royal Naval ships. spread over all I write readers be able to provide llA.\IPSl~llRE. Ruislip. may the waters of the globe North to South _vour and East to West. play a great part In making friends and being "on hand“ when ships and places are in trouble.

Look at what this "rotten" little navy has done in the past few months Notes (i) llic term U.K. Base Port means the port at which a ship may to maintain world ace. and assistance be leave and refit. Portsmouth (C) indinormally cxpectcdto give when the forces 0 nature have caused catcs ships adniinistereil by Portsmouth but whicli will normally destruction-—Kuwait. British’ lionrefit andfor give leave at Cliatliani. duras. ilritisli (iuiana»--to say nothing (ii) As ratings are nomtally detailed for overseas service about four of individual ships in distress. months ahead of emnniissioning dale. and for home service about For centuries the Royal Navy has two months ahead of commissioning date. this should be borne in been "the security for such as pass on mind when preferring requests to volunteer to serve in a particular the sea upon their lawful occasions" ship. and the First Sea Lord has every reason (iii) It is emphasised that the dates and particulars given below are foreto be mighty proud of his—and uur—— casts only and may have to be changed—-perhaps at short notice. “rottt-n' little Navy. (iv) Ships in which Locally Entered Cooks (S). Cooks (0) or Stewards are to be borne in lieu of U.K. ratings are to be indicated as follows: (A)-——Al| Cooks (S). Cooks (0) and Stewards: (B)-Cooks (S). other than one P.0. Cook (S). all Cooks (O) and all Stewards: (C)Cooks (O) and Stewards only; (D)-—('ooks (S) only: and (E) ——Coo);s (S) and Stewards only.

URING the montlt of May the Home Sea Service. September 4, l7th SUB.\fARl.\‘f-I C0.“ MAN!) Royal Navy survey ship. ll..\l.S.i lt..\I.S. Frigate Squadron U.K. Base Port.

Turpin. early June. at PortsScott. has becit surveying a large area Devonport. mouth for service with Fifth SIM off the mouth of the Firth_of Forth. lI.M.S. Tartar. August I6. at DevonDivision. Malta. with her Decca echo sounding equipport. for trials. Commissions. Febmcnt she is covering an area of over Il.M.S. Aeneas. June. at Portsmouth ruary for Home Sea Service. Comfor service with Second S/M Squad250 square miles. when she has commissions February I'_' for General ron. Plymouth. pleted this task she is to test some new ll..\I.S. llonie,-"Middle Olympus. June I5. at Barrow Service Coniniissioii. survey aids for the’ Adniiralty and East US months). 9th Frigate for service with Third S/M Squadthen she will come into Rosytli DockSquadron. U.K. llase Port. l)evonyard for Navy Days on June ‘) ron. Faslane. port. Tentative dates. (8) and lit.

GENERAL II.l\I.S. Salisbury. August I6. at ff..\f.S. Cliilcompton. May 3| at Devonport for Trials. Commissions Northam for Foreign Service September 27 at Devonport for Home Sea Service. -tth Frigate (Middle East). (E) lI.M.S. Meon. June I. at Malta for Squadron, Transfers to General Service Commission. Home/East Foreign Service (Middle East). Amof Suez (24 months) November. phibious Warfarc Squadron. (B) ll..\|.S. Redoubt. June I. at Bahrein.

U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. for Foreign Service (.\Iiddle East) ILNLS. llighburton. August. at Amphibious Warfare Squadron. (E) Chatham for Home Sea Service.

3 Edinburgh Road. Portsmouth H.M.S. Protector. June 14. at PortsCrew ex Clarbeston. 50th M./S. Phonn TIJSI mouth for General Service CommisSquadron. U.K. Base Port.Port|:ind.

Iervlel the Omelet lolloulng Expieu operate sion. Falkland Islands and Antarctic lI..\I.S. Parapet. September I. at Ill Service Pemirinel EVERY WEEKEND Bahrcin for Foreign Service (‘Middle F.l.D.) (2-5 months). U.K. Base Port. lEEDS 47“ Portsmouth East). For Ampliibious Warfare BRADFORD 45/5 lI..\t.S. Appleton.June I4 at Northam.

HUDDERSHELD Squadron. TE) Of‘ SHEFFIELD 37!‘ for Foreign Service (Middle East). 'il..\I.5. Coolr. September 3. at SingaNOTTINGHAM HIS Tentative date. (E) pore. for Foreign Service (Far LEICESTER 27/4 H.M.S. Owen. June I9. at Devonport E:ist.'PaciI'ic. (A) NORTHAMPTON 13]LIVERPOOL “It for General Service Commission ll..\I.S. Dainty. early September. at HANCHESTER Cit Indian Ocean (24 months). U.K. Portsmouth. Increase from C. and NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYHE NIBase Port.

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STAFFOID III‘ M. Party to L.R.P. programme.

WOLVEIHAHFTON IIIlI.M.S. Proleetor‘s Whirlwind. June lI.M.S. Tenby. September II. at BIRHINGHAH 17/‘ 25. at R.N. Air Station. Lee-onChatham for trials Commissions ISICOVENTRY

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Gunfire drove reindeer frantic a

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During the remainder of the comlR.—Sad to read in your May issue ;mission the antlers were a source of that H.M.S. Belfast has made her : much pride. They meant as iiiiicb to us last voyage and is to ioin the Fleet as did the old Glasgow's pig (Dennis)

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rescued from the Dresden olien she Reserve. was hiintedfilowii after the I‘)I-t Battle I wonder if any of your readers can of the Falklands (in which. incidenttell me whether the wardroom is still adorned with a mounted pair of rein- ‘ally. the previous Scliarnliorst was deer antlers and. if not. what has hap- I sunkl.—‘i"oiirs. etc.. W. P. BR()()ls'l3 SM ITH. Tivcrttm. pencd to them?

Ilnfurmulimi /mi fl(‘r'H It't‘('it‘('rf [mm The antlers were a valued trophy of II..\I.S. Ilml I/ll‘ft‘ are no the Seliarnhorst action fought in the M‘!-Ill[(‘l'f Bel/ml rllll/t'f.\ on lnmnl. The old Arctic on December 26. I943. The r¢'i‘unl\ u] trap/iii'.\ are Iiri'n_i: u'un‘lu'il story begins with H..\l.S. Kent. which in the Im/iv Iluil [hr rliipmiil -if had obtained .1 male reindeer from the Russians during one of the .\lurm:insk Rmlulfv udirrlmu-nl.\ rim be rriii'cil.~ f‘.'i/l‘I‘nr.J runs. requesting I-l..\t.S. Belfast on her 1 ne_.\t \'isit to Russia to obtain :1 female reindeer as a companion for theirs. By an unfortunate error the Russians supplied (togethcr with a load of moss) One does not look gift ; :tn_other male.

S N” M the _,\rgcmim_. (;m.,_.m_ reindeers in the mouth. ho\_vc\-er. so it 5 "Wm-S \.chL._.m. .0 nmdcmiw "5. ‘ms m lnavy. It) warships were to have been °"°° l ccnlpil "'”‘ ""1-"'5' lbiiilt in Great Britain. two Leander On the return.voyage. l'lt)\»'i'C\‘Cf.:(:l;IS<. frigate: in the Isle of Wight.

H..\l.S. Belfast. in compan_v withttwo more at Yarrow and six mincH.M.S. Norfolk and H...\‘l.S. Sheffield {sweepers at Southampton. engaged and helped to sink the S.:li:irn-i The order would have been ill the horst which was attempting to attacl; ,region of £25.000.0D0. but because an outward-bound convov. The giin- to! its present tiiiattcial position. the fire drove the reindeer (Rudolf) frantic ‘.-\rgentin-.- (iovernnient has shelved the and the gunner had to dispatch it with contract “for the time being."

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(B) Il..\‘l.S. Grafton. mid-l\'ovember. -“ II..\I.S. 'I'rouliridgc. l7chrii:ir\'. at Chatham. l..R.i’. complement.

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H..\I.S. Leopard. November 22 at l..R.P. complement.

Portsmouth for General S’-""'iC°lH.t\I.S. I.oeh Killisport. Febinarv. :it Commission. South America and for Singapore Foreign Service (Far South Atlantic/Home (24 months).

East). Captain (F). 3rd Frigate 7th Frigate Squadron. U.K. Base Squadron. (A) Port. Portsmouth. lI..\l.S. Maiiitiiiiin. Feliruarv. at (‘batll..\l.S. Ilmington. November. at ham. Steaming crew. I-Ionic Sea SerHythc. for l'l0fl‘lC Sea Service. 50th vice. Foreigii Service from date of M./S. Squadron. vice Kirklistun. sailing (Far East). (A) II..\I.S. Duchess. December. at Ports- lI..\l.S. Scarborough. February. at mouth. U.l(. Base Port. Portsmouth Portsmouth. l_.R.l’. complement. lI..\t.S. Decoy. December. at Devon- II..\I.S. Alert. February. at Singapore. port for General Service CommisForeign Service (Far East). (A) sion (24 months). U.K. Base Port. lI.!\l.S. Chicliester. February. at Chatham. I..R.P. complement.

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.\l;t_v aged in ll.-.\l.S. littttle :it Devonport. Portsiiioiith for litvcrkcitltiiig to be ll..\t.S. Maidstone proceeded to sea for broken tip. trials after three and a half year's retit. .\lay 26. Vice-.-\diiiir;tl Sir Thoruas l-tench ship l.'(lpiniatre arrived at S;iitdar~.. l-(.ll,l:'.. (‘.ll,, placed on the Poitsinotillt. R,li:'\. Tidcsprintg. about Retired List. Re.ir-Adtniral R. .\l. t3.unn tons. lziiiiichcd at Hebbiirn on Sntceton. (‘.ll.. .\l.ll.li.. promoted to‘ ‘lyric yard of llawtliorii Leslie tSliip- 3 Vice-.-\diiiir.tl. lll.ltlLlt.‘l\l l.td. ll..\l. Siibtnaiine Odin .\l.'ty ZS. ll..\l. ships l.2_\tlltItI|'o :

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..\l. Submarine Acheron. one 3 (3.('.B. the 15 "A" Class. was huilt_in I .'\Llllltf;ll Sir :\lc\‘:iiider Noel. ll..\l. l)ocl;y:ird. (”li:ithatn. being ('arupbell llingley. (‘oininaiidcr-iii laid down in Aitgtist. l‘)-t-l. launched ll.~.\l S. Rt|('l\‘l-It‘ ll(l.\lI~C Chief. Portsnioiitli. in .\lareli. I‘)-t7. and completed in .\l:iy ll. ll..\l.§. (irutnptts recurriK.('.tl.

April. I048. Of L385 tons displaceniissioned for service in lst Siihmarine Vice-.»\dittiral Nigel Stuart Henderment. full load l.\tIt’l:tCCl. the Aclieron ..\l.S'. Al)A.\lA~.\'T. the Depot Ship of The Third Submarine Squadron.‘.is 28! tiect in length (o.:t.l with a beam St.[tt.tt.lI’t‘ll, lt..\t..'$, Auriga rccoininis-‘ sort. Vice-.-\dtitir;tl John Micliael 1 sioiicd at Deviiuport for service in‘. Villtcrs. comtnanded by Capt. J. A. R. 'l'roup. l).S.C., Royal Navy. completed her of 22 feet. The enclosed liri courting Second Stihiuarine Squadron. H.M.S. ri.-tit at Rosyth and sailed on April 28 to return to her base on the Clyde.

CB. tower is about 26 feet high.

I. G. Rocket arrived at Portsinottth. H.M.S. | Rear-Adniirali Ayien. l. (‘ C. ltenlev.

I. .\. lc\en, II (i_ Irving, \V, l hlurtrl. 5 I At 2l00 hrs. oti April '19. when the necessary, but it was clear that the Class were designed The Belfast left Seattle lor Vaticotiver.

I'.m. Siirecuii Rear-.\ttmir.iI l. M Kce-C. Rearship was oll (‘ape Wrath :1 signal was sooner he could be got to a fully primarily for service in the Pacific May I2. Leviathatn utoved from .\dminiv .\1 l. Kiln, (i. ll. leitc received reporting that a sick Spanish equipped hospital the better. Accord- and there ‘were to have been another No. 3 llasin. l’ort.smoutlt I)ocl.'y;ird.

M.V.0. l~lth Class) R .\. L‘la:h.i.-i, htireeoit Cdr. D. G. scainan had been landed at St. Kilda. ingly the ship weighed anchor shortly It), bttt these were cancelled at the /\t.ltlllf.tl Sir John lidclsten was 71. :\dThe seziiiiati was stiflcritig front a rup- after 0700 hrs. and set course for Oban end of the Second World War, ttiir.tl Sit l'atrii.'l.' llrind was 70.

K.B.l-I. tured pcptic ulcer and medical assis- on the Scottish mainland. altltouglt some had been lati‘nch_ed.

May I6. H.M.S. (fentaur arrived at Hector Vic-.‘-.-\dmiral Charles tance was urgently required.

After an interesting passage at full The Atlray was lost in the English Poitsmoiitli froiu service cast of Sue/. Donald .\laclcan.

ViceSurgeon i\l:ty l7.—Az'\dtniral til the lilcet Sir Admiral William Robert Silvester H.M.S. Adamant immedizitely in- speed through the Sound of Mull on Channel on April l7. l95l. creased to iuatimtim speed and set one of the clear sunny days rare to this Algernon Willis was 7.3.

Tlii: present Achcron is the sixth l’;iiiel;ridi_.-.e. cottrse for the isolated island. St. Kilda coast H.M.S. Adamant reached Oban May IS. ll..\l.S. Rothcsay rt:i:otttC.B.l-I. bear the name in the Royal Navy. is the most remote of the outer at I700 hrs. where an ambulance to ntissioned at Portsinouth.

A. C. (‘_.pu_ I lttimtord. 'l W’, li Dommctt. llaltle honours are Cape Tcncz. I805; Siirgeott (‘it-it. \»\'. l. l-’. Guild. ('.irIt. Hebrides and lies I40 miles west of awaited to take the Spanish scaman May 2|. H..\l.S. Bermuda left‘ Pittman, lleligoland. I914; Doggcr Bank. l‘)l5; tontntodore R. I. ll Marsh. the Scottish tnainland. It is abotit three to the Royal West Highland Poitsiiioiitli for Stocltholut. Il..\l.S.: t|)_ W’ \fluke, Hospital.

I‘, “I Norther, ll. (2. l‘. l'.:J!Ield. miles long by two wide and is tinMaidstunc arrived l-‘aslanc to take I-‘, _;p:1, Her errand of mercy completed. Jtttland. l‘)l6: and Norway. l‘)-ttl.

N,t'ot.ind.A l. lapper. inhabited except for a small Army de- H.i\l.S. Adamant steamed on her way. over £tLllllllll\lf;tlltllt of 3rd Sllhnlétrltltl The tiftb Aclicron was a destroyer ().B.l-.. taehtnciit wild and birds.

A front ll..\l.S. i\d:tntant.; (‘drI. l-' \\i' (B. lhtttett. \‘-'. I’. l Eltadinl. with those on board slightly sorry that of the .-\cltatcs Class. completed in niinierous Squadron ll. "' F. hurzeon lltinmbris.

Chandler.

K it side small the eastern bay on H.M.S. Protector returned { ('Jr, J lltinter, ('dr. l li. lronmnneer. »\€t|tt|l provides their impromptu visit to the 0ttl-ol- I*),‘in, of 1,350 tons. which was mined May to Portsitiotitli. H..\l. ships Willtiuston ,\t.m¢r J tony. (13: R l.. Kirby. _( hie: ()tti;cr an anchorage protected from tbc the-way island of St. Kilda was over in December. I940. The fourth was \\'.ll..‘J 5., Cdu. I). I: Payne. \\'. Atlantic swell into which it is just and Woolinston left Singapore for‘ ti (5. Linen. also a destroyer of l‘)ll. sold in N21. pos- so quickly. s.;.i:t. K. I. Sh-wt. A V. 1Tion-us. lruttiietor Satid;ik.iii. llritish North Borneo.

Cttt. II_ (I. l'idy. Lteut.-(‘i.lr. l. L‘. l.. \\‘hite. sible to insert 'a submarine depot ship.

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The ship could reach the island by BO‘t'l) 'l'R()PlI\' l’RESENTEl) M.B.E. 0500 hrs. the next day. which fortitufltM'n- lvlflll-'C|1|} (mice! l..

Recruiting .\l.i) 23. .-\dniiral Sir Casper John. N l. [Mi-iitnv. lineiiiecr l.t'eut.-('dr. (3. l’. ately w:ts just after lirst light. (i.(’.lt,. proiiioted to Adniiral of the l-‘urn. l.ieut.-Cdrs. 1. ll_ Foul. R. U. (itenn.

I? (lulum, R.‘-I, lteut -(‘Jr 3! l. A Fleet. lloyd Trophy presented to‘ (‘mg l'A'l'll-I.\"l' liMtl.»\RKl-II) l2 l.

(J! K¢yu.'.irth_ Shttwntteltt ltctlt \\'.it.linnier ll..\l.S. Protector by l-lag (ltliccr Air.‘ Kinado.-I. Liciit —('d: I l Kirina, H..\l.S. .-\daniant steatncd through a |_,\-m.(‘.t. 1 \ I-,, l1l|.It.l_ teem-(‘dis I) t) lloinc. Vice-.-\tliitir:il l). I’. Dreyer. \l.t;Faitm.

I-, ti. .\IeynetI. G. W. 1. Push. calm dark night until at 0-H.‘ hrs. the :\dintr.il Sit Wilfrid Woods. K.('.ll..: R. lumin. grotesque shape of the mist shrouded island was sigliterl. Course was shaped to enter Village Bay and at tlitltl hrs. the ship anchored. A boat was lowered and the doctor landed. The patient was soon brought aboard in a Neil Robertused has been as a troopship. floating son stretcher and taken dowtt to the and Portland was school at associated sick bay. His condition was satisfacBritannia naval at the with training tory and an immediate operation tittRoyal Naval College.

In I952 she had a sequence of l.0O0 Ill-C light fleet carrier. H.M.S. Ocean. commenced her last voyage ‘accident-free de_ck_ landings. The ship I on May 2 when she left H.M. Dock- also holds the distinction in naval aviayard. Devunport. for the Clyde. where tion history of the lirst scheduled deck IN landing by a Vampire yet. she is to he brolten up.

In the heart of anyone who had anyOne of the Colossus class (l3.l‘J0 ltttlil, ()cc:in was completed in 1945 thing_to do with her there is a _warm and saw considerable service in the atfcction for a lovely lzttle ship of Wherever you're going to be. you'll need at car on arrival. Buy l.'l‘HOUGll several olliccrs have lvioi-can War. She did many runs as a .character.

1 new Hillman. Humber, Sunbeam now from E.M.A. Ltd.. Portsbeen married at the Clitircli of mouth. If yours is an extended posting. take advantage of our “it. .-‘ttnbrose. Il..\t.S. Dolphin. no speeial export scheme—you buy at export prices. rating had been married in the church Let E.M.A. make all the :rrangemcnts—export formalities. tnzintil .\lay I2. when P.O. Meclianic tli) surance. Shipping, everything. Call at our showroom or write Nilliani Brian Green. of ll..\l.S. to us tod:y—your car can be on its way tomorrow: or waiting Dolphin married Miss Mary Brady of for you when you dock! Or it can be purchased on the home )6 Cambridge Road. (iosport. delivery plan for use in this country before you sail.

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June. I962

Proserpine was shocking

stop the gratuitous issue just as the train was about to start. So onward we ; went thankful that nothing of a serious

happened. and I am sure that the "toast" over the wine must have been ‘To the girls we left behind."

Taranlo was reached after 12 (lass (In his prcvinu.\‘ /3 articles Nvptum- liar told how he entered the Service in Oclnlrrr. I904, .ll'l.\' ¢'rIrI_v /riulv mnl Irilmlmions. his struggle for adva;u;ement. travelling. Here we spent 24 hours‘. I his pmnmrimi to "Marc" um! .\'llIHt'(,'tu'llll)' to lieutenant. and III? early years was thus able to turn the .\lcditer0/ the First World War rlrrrirrg win’:-It he served in Motor Torpedo Boats ranean drafts over to the local naval and as J'l1uri- "G" on the Non‘ I):-/rrrce Flotilla. In May. 1918, he was attthorities and shed pan of my rc-

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N leaving the Nore Flotilla l was directed by the Admiralty to proceed SAILORS IN on leave. obtain tropical uniform and the necessary equipment for undertaking a long railway journey which would fomi part of my route to BomTHE MAKING !l..\t.S. and viz.. to Proserpine. bay Cherhourg Taranto, with intermittent

By NEPTUNE On I June at rest I4.

Will. had to report to the _Sen Transport stops camps. (mice. Southampton for embarkulion instructions and connect up with the officers and ship's cornpany of the ship. and other personnel on draft to H.M. Ships in the Mediterrancrin Fleet. and assume command. I certainly had something to think about whilst on leave. .lunc l-1 arrived all too quickly. yet others might live. Here we were. 560 I was glad that the day had arrived or more. moving into comparative for I did not feel happy at being on. safety. It did not seem right yet we leave in war-little. To my surprise. Itt were as much "pawns" in the “war addition to the nayal party of It) oth- game" as they were.

The journey through France. ccrs and 230 ratings". there was an Army contingent of I; olliccrs and 300 althouilli tedious. was pleasant. The other ranks with a major Ill eommautl. ‘train stopped frequently and the men got out and sat on the banks but at Tl-IN TO A C().\ll’AR'l'.\ll-I.\"l' .timcs nearly “missed the bus" when We sailed from Southampton at the train moved off quickly.

midnight arriving at Cberbourg at 0800 hrs. June l5. where we stayed for one night in a rest canto. Although

‘SAIIDRS DONT CARE‘ as she appeared when on Red Sea Patrol, I918. She was a On arrival at Faenn. on the east ll.M.S. cruiser. built in I896, and sold in mid-June it was so cold that most of coast of Italy. we spent I day in a rest the personnel walked about through- camp. It contained 1 beer garden and During the night I had swallowed Royal Navy. Funnels were shipped: battered with a leak in one of the out the night in order to keep warm. there were petite young women to the We entrained on June 16. the Navy serve the beer to the ratings. What a Spanish ‘flu bug and felt very un- guns mounted: ammunition. stores. bunkers. occupying om: half of the train and the glorious time they bad. 11!: tjuotation well but managed to get Proscrpinc's coal and water embarked: steam The captain lost no time in getting Army the other. Ratings were piled in, of the day was "Sailors o_n't care“ crcw embarked on live different trans- rarscd;. the ship cleaned. fumigatcd ashore and reported that he was not l0 to a compartment and officers seven and very apt it wis. we ports. They had to be so dispersed on and painted. Compasses were adjusted: prepared to take the ship to sea again tely or eight. There were approximately had to entrain early I h ra r cut account of the activity of German a steam trial and gun trials carried with Lascars as stokcrs., Fortunately 560 otliccrs and men with baggage. across the romance: which d dc- submarines in the Western Mediter- ou_t. and in less than four weeks. the Aden was a recruiting station for l embarked in the Kairscr-l- ship was ready for sea.

Thc conditions were very cramped vclopcd to I ntlttr degrcc. It ranean.

African Seedie Boys. The Lascars Hind for a long journey. but whilst crossing was a relief to get ill I that had so be to to bed. put with the fitting-out were quickly landed and Secdic Boys Running parallel put; away where I France we met many troops being from the amorous f in fever for three a lay high charms. of problem boiler-room per- engaged in the ratio of four to two. was one e but arrival on days. transported in cattle trucks straight iu- It seemed to me. as at l Alexandria sonncl. marched Owing to the great shortage of In addition 40 were pa on for to lllc battle area. ln comparison we to the station. that ,_'crc were quite a was on my feet again. stokcrs at home the complement had upper-deck work. Oursigned complement had much comfort. Unknowingly we few weal: at the knees.

Although feeling rather weak I was been cut by 25-30 per cent. lnstrue- was now 300 which included 100 werc passing through France at the Having got the men entrained be- able to get Pmserpinc's crew trans- lions had been given that this shortage Sccdic Boys. This produced an accommost critical period of the |‘)l-t-l8 fore dark I had settled down to relax ported to Sidi Bishr Camp. situated in was to be made good by engaging modtttion War. The (iermans had broken through in my carriage when the Major came the desert outside Aleicandria where. l.ascars. in the ratio of three to two hands were problem. The upper-deck easily quartered up on the our lines and preparations were in to me and said. "Do you know that for a week. we were under continuous whites. This entailed lilting our booms. but the .\lUhCl'\' could only be hand for a big counter-ollensive. The your men have tapped the wine barrels attack by mosquitoes of all shapes and "heads" and embarking specialspecial food. crowded into the cable locker fiat. men we had passed would soon be in a goods train and are carrying the sires. Then on again by train to Sue! including a quantity of stinking dried _Slccping was catered for b_v binging fighting for their very existence. en- wine away in buckets?" Sure enough. via Port Said. We had lived under fish. flat boards to the ship's sides. in tiers during hardship and facing death that they were. However. we were able to "catch as catch can" conditions for H..\l.S. Proserpine. looking reason- of three. enabling to be raised quite a few weeks. and we were happy ably smart. sailed for Aden early in and lowered. It wasthem gross overcrowdto find a transport waiting for us August. 1918, Heavy weather was soon where we could get a good meal and encountered. The Lascars were sca- ing. a bath. siek and could not maintain steam, so l’A'I'R()l. l)l'-‘I'll-IS the captain asked for volunteers from Having again completed with coal.

B().\lB.\\’—.-\.\'l) A Sll(l(TK ll“: 5°“m""~ Til“ "°""l"°“5° “'3” A simple way to raise the initial deposit money and stores‘. we sailed within a water | Our voyage through the Red Sea l“"°°“5- N""'~'”l‘°lL'5“- ll“: l‘“““13'~'*fc\\' d:t\'s‘ for that (iod-l‘ois.'tl>;cn and lndian 1 ()cean was “"~’k pleasant "inc l""'~""-l very "r for "ml dill" -"~“‘°“ required buying your own house. Make out 9. and without incident although the we arrived at Aden with desolate island of Purim. which \\;t\ to 30 tons only monthly allotment for the purchase of TENTH ISSUE heat was intense. .\'everllicless'. not of coal left. the ship looking rather (Continued on page 8. column 4) what knowing was before us. we were NATIONAL SAVINGS CERTIFICATES. Here are some examdelighted to reach Bombay.

Al the first opportunity I went in ples of how your money grows by the purchase (by search of Proserpine and what a of allotment) shock I received when l saw her lying alongside. without guns or funnels.

On boarding her I found filth and dirt everywhere. I learned that she was infested with rats and mosquitoes. Feeling very much disheartened l arranged for the ratings to be put up at the PURCHASE PRICE Sailors' Rest and the ofltccrs at IS]. hotels.

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Plymouth spends first

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()R'l'l..-\.\'l) amd Rosytl: have "gone to town" with their Air Days this year—over the Whilsun holid-.iys—I'urtl:rtrl. June 9. I0 and II, and Rosylh. June 9 and l0- and many at’ the N;n'y'\ best and newest ships. together with a few "Old I-‘aithl'uls," willrbe open to visitors.

At Rusyth I2 ships will he open to visitors and these include four destroyers of the 5th Destroyer Sqttndron. ll..\l. Ships. Di:rn:t. Diamond und ltnttleztxe. Other ships are the suhm;rrinc Orpheus. the depot ship (iirdle Nes-s. two t'rig:ites at the Fishcry Protection Squztdron. the Pulliscr and .\l.rleolrn. the Surveying Vessel ll.t\l.S. S'eott. and ll..\l. Ships Chevron. lt;rrnstone and the Fleet replenishment t.rn‘-(er. l{.l-'..-\. lidetloss.

celebrated her tirst birthday. for it was she had commissioned at Dctanport for General Service and Ill.‘-J’ cmnpnny had had the privilege of marching through the city and Iunchiru: with the Lord .\la_v0r and Corpunrlion at City Hall.

It was thus doubly ts-elcnine to re- uee.i.siuxts quite an impressive record ceive. lI'I.tl very day. :1 general slgtllll for me so young.

Since Clrristntus time. when the last ‘ from the (‘ommzrrtder-in-("hie|'. I‘.tI l-List .S‘t.itiurt. Admiml Sir l).rvid Luce. .ieeotrnt of l’lynionlh‘s movernents to the clleel that ll..\l.S. l’l_\'nioutlr .Ip['IC£|l's.'LI in "Nuvg.‘ Nessa." the ship hzrd won the Heel Anti-.-\ir'cr.tft h.rs been at sea for some -$5 Per cent (ittnnery 'l‘ropl\\' and \\';I\ runner‘-up of tlte time. hut there have been visits in the N.l\‘:II (iunlire t,Supportt to Aden. Sing-.rpor’e. 'l'ritu:om:ilee.

K.n.rclti. l’en.rrrp,, .\l;rni|.r :rnd Subic 'l tnt\It)'. ll.iy .rn .—\rnerie.tn rt;rv;rl base in the ‘ \'lSI'l'l{l) Zl I’()R'l'S l'hrhppines .rnd now. sis and :1 h:rlf l)mine lien tirst _\'e.tr the ship h.is. months after leaving the United Kingbeen kept \-erv lmw. She has \lL‘.|lllL‘tI dorn, the ship h;rs reuelretl llone Kong.[ -U.ttim miles. visited 2| ditlerent ports. th.rt ‘mu.-ht spot urnongst all ports‘ t.r'sen nut in three rnnror intein;itro:i.ri "east of Sue/." t.'\¢lCt\C\, L'.|IZlClI out r-_-plr.:ntslmtent .rt Sl’l~I('l.\l. l)l$l’l..\\'S ASSISI A .\'('I:I A I SI-IA se.t ‘Iv l!lllL‘\. crossed the l-uuntur in Sp.-;i.rl t|ispl.r_\'s ;it I{s1\j.‘lIt tsill inmelt direction and had her rtnxne III li..\‘l..\‘v I’l_\'rnouth pl.r\'ed her p.rrt int clml: tlerrttvrtsturtrntts zrtlsl ll)‘ pitsi by the u.ition.il press on three sep;rr.tre I:.\CfL‘l\\3 “let til." ;r Air Arm :rircr.itt‘. I’lL\‘s'iC;lI exercise in the lids" of l<le'i;.:;tl in \\hiL‘h He: ships from sir n.r\'ies tools part and. l'r.rinin3.- tlispluy iuelnrlmg the high more recently, in the SI-L-\'l() Iisercise has and trzimpoline. tiring of anti"Sea Devil." whieh took place in the suhrnuririe sse.ipon.s and :1 torpedo.

South ('hin.i Se: There has also been etc.

Lunes Iinrrie Jnhnsnn. Rudin i .I second oe ion when H..\l.S. At Portlzind ships open to visitors I-ilet-tricnl .\It.‘ch:It‘ti(‘. lst (‘I-.iss. ‘ l‘l;.'rnouth has been :ihle to render will he ll..\t. Ships Rothesrry. UnI’/.\l 96-HHS. II..\l.S. \'ictnr_v. .issist.mce to the 3lereh.rnt .\':rvv. the 1 d.runtetl. Aisne. ('orunn;t. l.l;tnd;rtl.

Dir.-rl .\‘l'.trch I7. I961. tirst tVs.‘L’.t\Is|tl heing ;it the scene of the Kennel. 'l';teiturn. R\‘l'L|1l;tI and the Julm Dznid Carlton. Acting l.e'.ul- ttntgie (‘l.rn Keith dis.rs:er. On April R.l’..'\. \\';we Prince. inr: Eriuirleering .\l¢-clrzinic. I'll-C Q I9. sslrcn the 5.5. ‘l .up.m.i:i, registeretl 9':'092.’.. II..\l.S. Arl. Ru_v;rl. l)ied (‘OH .\IA.\' D0 RAID Hong Kong. required escortim: into in .l:inu;ir_v 25. I962.

Sin-g;rpore. ll V-'.'t'I ll..\l.S. Plymouth l).:tr‘.mtslr;|ttoIts at l’ortl.rnd include .l;nm-s I’;tlrit‘k l)nehert_r. Ahle th.rt w;rs' sailed .1! short ttotice to locate re.rlrstie r;iid by Royal .\l;rnne .r Searrtan. (‘/1 960099. lI..\l.S. the ship and provide her escort.

-('omm:mdos to blow up u defended Sen i":u:lc. Died April I. I962. ern:rn_\' bridge. N.u':rl trogmen will be Ruttztld Ynuntg. Acting l.e:rdin:: droppetl by helicopter to perform their Ialectrical Met-hrmic (Al I._."l-' d.ir erotts task of clearing lltt(IL'l‘\\'£tlL't' 969t)9l. ll..\l.S. Ariel. Died def tees hetore (I I‘I¢£tL‘II nssgrult. Nztval April ll. I962. helicopters ssill dv:monstr:rtc Air;'Sc:r Fredericls Walter Lee Fraser. Able F.\R-.v\l).\llR.-\l. B.iron A. N. l).: Rescue and Anti-Suhnturine detection.

Seatnzm. I’l.! 980906. II..\l.S. At both Portland and Rosytlt the Vos \'; Steenss-ijk. Dutch \'r.-rnnn. Died April I5. 1962. \-:rl (‘ornrnunrler zrnd stirring ceremonies of llezrtirtg Retreat Rubin John Richard Robson. ..\i..-\.'l‘.O. Ahle Sennrun. (‘N 916383. ‘Cornnmnder~in-Chief of the Nether- I .md Sunset ssill he ezirried out. lands Home .\‘t.ttion. paid 1: visit to II.\I.S. Ausunia. Died April 30.

I \l.rritirne lle;rdqu:rrtet s. l’itre;rvie.

I962. y ('h:rrles Kenneth Brown. F.n;:ineer- rliite. on .\l-.ny H. He cmrferretl at in;-, .\lech;mic lst ('I:Is\. I’,'K."i }Prtre;rvie with Rear-,-\drnir;rl A. R. II.\I.S. l3656tI. Brocklesby. :He/let. (‘.lt.. l).S.0. and Bzrr. l).S.C.. has been received th.It the ViceOtlieer.

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I\' nu-H: P. .\. 'tr.or.~ut, t.\’ txra-n F. G Re.rr-Admiril Stcemsijk arrived zit \s:u.iv JV I“s'II.‘t I \ \I.ae\nns\. IV I4:031U \IeL‘lI:trIit‘. II.\I..‘i. ('rIIlingwtmd. llnrs.»:1_ lXI.‘l.'i.“| I) l' ()'I7tynrI. 1 Turnhortse Airport in :r Ro_\‘:rl Netlter‘ R R Died .\I'.I3' 6. I962. \‘ Item?-eth, l‘\' ‘-tlrshl I). I. l\ (Zenrue Linnel Boucher. I.e:arlin2 lands ;\".r\‘y Neptune. lle tr.t\'e||ed I1)’ (litter, IV .‘I'il.‘f| I) I S .\I.Ithr\_ IN ITINI t). R It.-urcrstv, Ix rywrm ti t‘ lIunter_ Seanmn. P/JX 9l92'.96. Il..\l.S. ear to Port [;'dg.tr and crossed (1 t-.-necmr IN r.-ml!‘ W. R. I-. luttttch to Rosyth l)uek\':rrd where he Ix e.:r.tI.t 5JN|h_‘l2" Snintes. I)ied Uzi)‘ 6. I962. ll (3 llrrnr-ru, 1.‘! I625‘!!! lrm:vlc:un_ .Scotl:md. the Otlieer. met -.s;rs Flag J. I‘. l.nm¢\tm|c_ I by S IN Flinn Duncan.

Juhn I-fart Bailey. Orrlnzmce AniliIh.H.‘l A. IL IX IV I7, IIr|lin:_ _‘$HI2 ili. lle inspected :1 gtutrd pnrztded by lat Class. I’/M 9287-H. cer JV .‘.'(l0I! l'. Hurt. IX .‘.‘ll3"'« E, C. Hrtusn. ll..\I.S (‘ochr;me. the n:w;rl shore \'.u.nr'.e\. JV lists-t I-'. ll. lltmwmrIh_ IX I77!!!

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During the last war. virtually every use lartdirtg 50 tanks on to a superb new front was op-.-ricd by an amplit- hcaclt if there is ;i \'I.'I'TI\.‘ill clill a I00 hioiis assault the landings at Nor- yards iiilaitil. ntartdy being the largest aiiipliibioiis Wlieii a suitable beaclt has been iindertaking of all time. It is tlotihlfiil cltoscii. the overall plan can he I.lf;t\\tl \\ll'..'IllL'l'so iiiaity tliousarids oi l.indinr' up is-liicli still coritairi the time of ships will ever he g.ttli-cred together .itlack and iiidi\idii.i| landing sites for again. but there is still .i sital rt:-ed. eacli ship.

Anipltibioiis .|s\;ttIlI\ .iie geiicrally even in tire present era of ittissiles .ind satellites. for it s:it.ill. lir_i:lily mobile carried out at night, as the sluts and cllicient force of laiidiiig sliips. approach of the laiidiiig sltips makes They must be able to move quickly them estrcntely viiliieiahle during into any trouble spot to land itieii and dayliglit hours. \\'ltcn the day of the sveapoiis to put dmvii miitor troubles assault ;ttri\‘r.‘s'_ all the ships taking: and uprisings before they cart tl.ire part “Ill liave eniharked their designed loads of troops and equipment. ‘the into interiiatioiial conflicts.

To meet this need tlte Royal .\'avy squadron isill forrii tip and move oll has equipped a small force of landing tov.ards the assault area. l.cading the ships and an atteridant headquarters squadron will he the headquarters ship that are able to move at a _ship isliicli will control the landing moment's notice with siitlicient troops‘. frorii the .st::t. She carries‘ a large and arm:iiiierit to quell arty incipient 'amourii of radio equipment. and is in Il..\I.S. .\It-on. Landinr: Ship Ileailquarters. .-kniphibious Warfare Squadron riot before it develops into a major constant touch with all ships in cortiand make ready for the landing ships 7 the story could he scry different. With j of the opcratioii takes place n.irnely disturbance. These ships comprise Dztny. what has now become known as the. The sqtttidron will steam under tlicmselves to come in and oll load. the eqiiipnient and ships in use at the the re-ciiiharkatiori of troops and Anipliibious \\"arfare Squadron. 'l'lie_\"cover of darkness to arrive oll the ‘Also landed in the llt'sI wave is the ‘_ riioriictit. an antpliibioiis landing is not . cqiiipiiient. This. in sortie \says. is are assisted if and when the need beach rtornially a coirple of hours be- Bcacltni:i.ster. He is‘ the ofliccr is ho will ‘as _$Wlfl as_is compatible with .safety. more tricky to ziccoriiplisli successfully arises by either or both of the two fore dawn. ll-hour is the time when be in charge of the beach for the oil '» It is essential then that every riiaii in ltlian the landing. The tank ciesss \\'1II Coniniando Carriers which carry large the Iirst landing will he made. There loading of tanks and heavy vehicles the ships and landing craft taking part § normally be extrcittely tired and niintbers of highly trained .\Iarinc are tiso types of landing ships used from the l..S.'l‘.s :ind l..C.T.s |l.‘no\s's his job tliorotiglily. to prevent \scary. and will rtiit be keyed up by Comnizindos. and siiflicient numbers in the squadron. Firstly. the L.S.T.'s ‘delays which might be dangerous and 1 the L‘M.‘lIL‘Illt.'lll of ntaking an .iti;icls. of helicopters to he able to fly them tl.aridirig Ship 'l';ink.sl. isliicli cart carry ; THE ‘RUN-IN‘ (ircal can: then has to be taken to advantageous to the enemy.

When the trotrhlc or uprising ashore ensure that once again everyone acts When the beach is secured the order ashore in :i very short space of time.. large numbers of tanks. vehicles and been dealt with. the second partl The landings at Kuwait by ships of i men. and also up to eight l..(T..»\.'s‘ is given from the headquarters ship (Continued on page lI.colunin I) the Amphibious Wzirfare Squadron; (Landing Craft Assault). which carry for the larger ships to move into the provided a most graphic troops or marines to the beach to i beach. The Heacliniastcr will signal to of the value of this t_vpi: of force.i‘initiate the attack. .'s'ccond|y. the the captains‘ of the ships exactly During this operation large numbers I..C.T.'s (Landing Craft Tanks) which where to line tip for the run in. As of troops. tanks. vehicles and stores 1 are much smaller than the l..S.T.'.s but ilhc l..S.T. with its load of Centurion were laiided over the heacli in answer can still carry tanks and heavy equip- tanks moves into the beach. it drops a i ment. to a call for help front the Slieikh.

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-01‘ if _\'ou'i'c rt. nzttivc, they‘d As the hcach is appro.-iched. the is no easy short cut. and landing troops for the attack. .\I;irines in the I..S.'l'.'s and tanks over beaches is :1 very criti- will embark in their l..C..-\.‘s isliieli iheavy steel tloors are opened and the be glad to call and see you at cal nt'.inu:uvrc requiring the utmost, are small flat~hottorited craft of ltigli ramp over uliicli the tanks pass‘ is. your own /it/Nit". 'l‘lic_v‘ll take efliciency and concentration. Every .- pcrforiiiaitcc. The tank crews will iiian made ready for losseriiig. \\’hen the yoiit'oi‘<lct‘t'oi'.s‘uit.co:i.t,leisiii'e mtin must know exactly what to doi their tanks in for drisirig ship finally groiiiids the l'.Illl["I is. preparation and when to do it. and 'a niistake by- out when the how doors are opened. lmscred and the tariks slotsly ltlIlll‘lt." clothes, shoes, struts and of 1 foiitard to go ashore. even one man can ruin the efforts of All this nitist he done in course. unltoi-ms. all l8lIOl‘Ctl complete the that uater the entire squadron.

It is I vitally iriiportant darkness and as quietly as‘ possible as tn the tinest. tradition. with a sounds will carry a long way at night gap hetivceii the ship and the shore is A T\'I'l('AI. ASSAULT service to match the tailor-inc. too deep as a l;tlll.' will flood in over a smooth sea. At the appointed not I.et us now try and rttn through the l time the l..C..‘\.‘s will be lowered into siater more than about four feet deep. \\'illct'by:s'.\'n\'al .\l:tn:\t.:ct‘s will various stages of a typical arrtphibioiis the water and slipped. They then form The first tank ashore is \\'.tlCllt.'(l with be glad to tell you all about it. aittouiit of appreheiision. beass:iiilt._ Plaitniiig must contain up into their attack formation and a certain of indisidiral ships taking part. what.‘ circle close to the lieadqiiartcrs ship cause if she gets stuck the whole is-licit t1iey‘i'e next aboard: or operation will he del.iyed and possibly you can drop us a line or call they will be carrying. and from what! waiting for the order to move in to the fall.

If the hcttcit cnltsisls of soft sand. direction they still ni.ike their attacknl beach.

A suitable hezicli for the landing niiist This is the llrsl wave of the attack .i steel itiesh ro;idss.i_v is laid t'roitt the in at. any of our l)l':lTl(.‘ll(‘Sfor be found and siirv-eyed. [nforriiation :ind they are corttiollcil on ti radar ship's ramp to tiriti ground and this :1 leaflet, rte:-‘criliiiirr \\'illei'li_s's is done ittariually hy iiieniitersl on the type of beach to be used is \L'Yt.'L'll in the licailqtiattcrs ship to isork the lle:icliriiastci“s team. a service to men in the Service. absolutely vital to the ships taking ritake certain they land in the right of .-\ftcr the tanks liasc ;ill been s.ifclv part. If the water is too shallow the? spot.

To the men in these craft this is the landed. the lteavy \elticlcs \\lII he oll landing ships will ground too far from the beach. If it is too steep the ships rttost exciting riioment and the one for loaded togetlier with stores .ind When the ship is Clllpl_\'.i may not be able to ground at all. and \\Illi.'l\they ll:t\L' been training liard. .-\s equipiiient. this is necessary before heavy tanks‘ snort as the craft runs on to the beach she will haul in on her stern ;irts‘hor.= ' and by going astcrn on both screws. cart oll-load safely. The exits front the and the bow ranipis lowered they must beach must be good. as it is of littlci leap into action to secure the beach‘ should float olf again to make room: tfor the next load coining ashore. lfi ‘the titles have not hceii judged c.iie- l, fully and the land was fast. the alllpi might well he stock for sortie llll'It.‘. and if air attack was tltreatened site would be in :1 very iiiieiiviable position. Great care must therefore be taken \\ill't vhcacliiiig if it is plaiiiicd to use the.I 28-30 OXFORD W.l ship to carry further loads.

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..\l.S. .\'-arvik. which has been the :|l'l‘lllllIlll|tI'.llltll1 ship irf the Fifth; Submarine Division at Malta since(lctolrer. I960. is returning to I’l_vl'()i\'S()Rl-II) by the Royal Marines. the British Joint Service Alaskzi I-Ispedition. composed of three niemhen from iiriiutlt to become a living ship for the; the Royal .\lan'nes. three from the Anny and three front the Royal .-\ir Force, is setting off early this month to spend and live other ranks. is led by Major Reserve Ships at that port. two months in the Mount Mel-Zinley Range of Alaska. The party—foiir oflicers lhe l‘llllI Subttrzrrine Division nioved‘. Michael Hanks. ;\l.B.I-2.. R.i\‘l.. who has taken part in two p olar etpeditiorts‘. led two lliitialayan expeditions and who is front. .\lsitla (reel; to l.;i'//aretto i one of the most experienced of the Royal Marines Coirimanilo elitl-eliiribint: and 3fl0“'“=||’l1|"=i||-"l|’llt‘l0f‘5( reel. on June I and is now supported the i\'av:il Victualling Departby :i cliaiice to reach the sumthe in been has p:irt_v The planned expedition .\lct|rtcrr.inc.in .\l..\'. .‘\tl\t\lllLt. the by ll to ttrent. It is light. to make it east‘ to two phases. The first phase will be to mit. The complete ascent is likely l-leer R-:p.iir Ship. from two to four weeks depend- carry. :iiid tll_\'. to avoid frecliirg. With ll .\l ‘s. Nari-ik and her coniplcirten- climb to the 20.310-ft. summit of take little water content it will not require on ing on the svezitber. the .\louni peak highest .\lcKinley. ll..\l.S. known slroie as t.icilit' -2 tiiy The second phase. which will take so long to cook. Sonre esperitrrerital N ir-.«:‘-t ll res 'l'.l{.O_ .\lsid.i). have the .\'orth .-\meric;in eoritineirt. This ghoul 1| ntntllll. Will ht: tlL'\'Olt.‘sl l0 foods including delrydratetl cod. mushtlane .I llr\I‘L'l.l\\ job of sitr'ipot'l:ll',' not ascent is recognised to be a tough prosirmnrits of about ten to rooms and chicken are being lakctt.

It virgin tackliiig of magnitude. l'lllll1Il'.t)';ttl position also btit Divisiori tli: littli the] has been suniined only The nieiiilrers are coiitribiitiiig one .\lajur .\l. lianks. in the feet thousand .\lels'inl_ey twelve "a eitpol.ir as leader of the British Joint up lllittlr \lirr.-socepiiig Sqiradioir. trrountains L:n.intli‘s pay rots-ards the cost of the i-nclinrhed These The dirnettsions." three rairge. in .\l-aska l-Ispeilition. I962. ll \l \. .-\usoni'.i. Irossever. has :i pedition such as the lespedrtioit and giving tip one irroirtli's names ihave the intrigiiing and notoriously is weather sav;i:.:e i;.-oil deal more to otler in the way it! E .-\ donatioii to the espedition 64 at deg. North are sure Rooster'.s Comb and the .\loose's leave. worksltop tacilities and liviiig space tezttperattires timds has been received tzoin the liooth. and tl is an obvious and practical: to plunge far below zero.

1.-\rnry ()rttw.ird ltountl School. .\'orth in air arduous expedition of this .\'iitlield Trust for the I-ore.-s of the Wales. The third .-\rmy nrenrher is Cpl. ecoiioiiiy to make full use of tlrcsei . food are Crown. and equipment nature special B.-XS!-I C.-\.\ll’ AT 6,000 I-‘Ii!-fl‘ llorse J. l‘. (htrillcigli. R.ll.('i.. who :idv.iirt.i_i:es. ll..\l.S. Nziryik ll is jot t'o;un trrattrcsses to l’l.islic essential. ()Tlll-IR .\ll-Z.\llll-IRS 1ll;Is been an irrstructor at the .-\tiny ictiairicd the ,\lsiil:i Base and will conl)ist.ini:es are so great that the teanr insulate the iricir against the cold svbett The other iiicmbers of the expedi- (ltrlsvaid lloiind ‘school. linue to look utter the l(l3tli .\lme- Mn have to fly i" by Ski_p|;mc_ kmding are being t:iken together witli camping irieirrbcrri ‘“‘*'t't‘”‘l~' "kl"-“l“‘"~ on .i glacier at the foot of the iirotittbarrier" boots with tion are l.ietiL ll. J. Wiltsliitc. R..\l... The three Royal Air I-oree R..'\.l".. "vapour special tain where a base camp will be set up cellular rutitier socks to keep the feet who has taken part in two l);irtitioulli ‘arc: l-lt.;'l.ieut. W. B, Russell. expeditions to l\'orw.iy. Sgt. A. A. ‘who is a very experieiiced leader of at about 6.000 fl. warm in the very low tenrperatures.

It will be a long haul from the base These boots have much the satire etleet lraser. R..\l.. who has served in the and who has li.id recent esperience canrp to_the snmiuit. requiring three as keeping the feet in a thermos flask. .‘\lliill’CllC in Il.i\l.S. Protector, took with R..-\.l-'. lllillllll;tlll rescue learns. part in the helicopter latidiiig orr ‘(‘bi'ef 'l'eehiiiei.in J. llintle. R..-\.F.. intermediate camps. ftillv stocked with of food and fuel. to be estiiblishcd.

Rockall and has had nine years‘ ex- who is a very cspcricirce leader SI'I€('I Al. l-'(l(ll) perience as a Royal _\l'.iiiiit-s (‘oin- R..-\.l-'. irioimt.iin rescue tezmrs and has The iirtention is to rtin an “asscnrbl_v debeen Itttando clitl-clitirbiirg and siioiv-\s':ir- been cliirrbiug iir llri't.iin. irrcludirrg A special food ration has line" systenr to give every iiretrrber of t'.i.'e instructor. snow and ice climbs in Seotlaiid. since .\l.ijnr l’. J. Diet/. R.:\.l§.('.. who N42. The last ineiiiher of the expedilll-"N the lfitlr li-.:rrrta Reunion sL‘Z\'L'\l in the Royal .\larirres during the _tion and the youngest is Junior \s.ts held in the l{o_s-.il Albert ll.i|l lecliiriciair ll. 1. (lldlrairr. R..-\.l7.. war. qrrzilifying as a elitl-cliirrbiiig irron .\l.ij.‘ II. a special block: or seats structiir in l‘l-35, He has had clintbittg [holder of the Duke of lidinliiirglr was resv:rved for those who hail served esperiencc iii ltritaiii and has climbed Scheme (iold Award. lie is a nrciirbei‘ in the t".istcrn l~leet during the Second iii the Alps. Stall Sgt. K. l)oirgl:is. |of the R.:\.l’. .\loiint;iin Rescue learn World War. .-\ bar was also tirade R..-\.S.('.. who is air iiistrtietirr with the in South Wales. .iv;ii|.itiIe for those who served in the Royal i\':ivy. Ro_val Marines. liasteriij l-lcet. 3 SS. t(‘oinrrratrdo) llrigadi: ;ind l).l’...\l.S. .'\\ltltlf.'ll of the lilcet The Earl fslouiitlratten of lhirirra could not be (Continued from page -Lcolumn S) be our base. Our duties were to patrol for the striker Seedie Boys who present as he was out of the country. but :\driiiral Sir Harold T. (K \\’:rlkcr.

-the Straits of Bel-el-.\l;riieel_ better trimmed the bunkers. They were often K.('.ll.. Vice-.-\i|iiiir;i| Sir S. .\l. Raw. knmsir as the Straits of Pcrint. We overconre by the heat. lack of venK ('_li.. (‘.ll.. and .\l:ijor—(ieirer.il to patrol from dusk to dawii and tilation and coat tlthl. and became et‘ were W, F. l.ukis. (‘.ll.l’... l{..\l.. were at the airehor at short stay at the entrance ot hatisted. There were no batlirooms. l).

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All ships entering the Red Sea had ripper deck. The white ratittgs enjoyed Her llie Band of .\1ajesty's Royal to be boarded and searched--quite zi it. but the Seedie llovs needed privacy, lltosc .\l.iriires, Plyirtoiith. was anrougst task. At night a sigiralman and two so canvas screeiis had to be rigged. ; big ‘.\’lli'I played for this event. which |i;ii.l_ seamen were landed on the Brothers They had other peculiarities. Although a rcc.uil atteiril:iirc-.'. covered .\lt. .\lcls'inle_v. Rocks as look-outs. They rarelv got they used the "lre:ids" they declared There were many ptfitllllll reunions. Thc goal~—i\laslia‘s twin-peaked perpetually snow sleep as the rocks were over-rim it was against their religion to pump The mountain is located in Mt. t\leKinle_v .\':iti_ona| Park which CllC0l'l'l[l:l§S€‘i any huge in the Royal Albert Hall. and rats. but they were not dis- water for finishing out. .-\i_::iiii. they rewildlife .sanctu:iries of the Lnited by the of is and great one acres I339.-t9} those :ittendini_: the, tollowiirg morning 5.512 mile higliwziy .s)'\tcm turbed as much as their slripnrates on fused to eat the small sheep if killed Reunion asseiribled on Horse Guards: States. The road in the foreground is part of theStates Information Sen ice. board, 'lliere were quite a number of by a white man. Tlrey were allowed to l’.ir;ule for their Airiritzil Remembrance : of Alaska. (Photo.-—By courtesy o f United hoardings and cx:rnrin;ition.s to do kill in their own way. but they were l American Etnbassy. |‘ar-ade to the Cenotaplt. every night. On sighting a ship the iindiiccd to pump water. captaiir relieved the Oflicer of the RETURN TO i\DF.-.\' Watelr who became Boarding Ofliccr.

After a few weeks of these conwhilst I lowered the wbaler and slipped her as convenient and, when rditions. sickness developed amongst Illlt: Boarding Otlieer returned. it gthe Seedie Boys is-bich spread to the needed all hands to hoist her. As ,white ratiir_e.s. .-\llll0lI§:h there was a this operation occurred frequently ‘surgeon lieutenant on board. he was throughout the night there was little iinable to cope and the captain had no rest for anyoire. By day. ships sortie- ialternative bril to request permission limes had to be i:lr:rscd and when at ‘to return to Atlert.

Otr leaving Periiri. Proserpine bad anchor the daily ship routine had to the carried out. i been at sea 33 consecutive nights and not i-uoiigli to Of course I try to. lliit my .m:iny intt-rnrittent days. With poor .s‘1l\‘L‘:tt1}'llllltL{.

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rt}:/2!. H. F. ll'ui'_-.:IiI. Royii! .-\"m-yr. ii-Iiu /mi! hrrn ft“lfl’l‘F(f as the Smior Hrilisli .\'ui'iil tlljircr. .\lumi.s. mu Iimiliiig /orwanl In f('IllfflfIlXto the United I\'i'n;.:i.’mIt ii‘/ti'n m'Ii'.\ 'l|'tI\' ri'('i‘it‘i't.f ii] flu‘ .t'ttrreItdr‘r ii] Japan. Iltslead of In-H'c'. hIm'i".i‘r. /iv win‘ r'It.\!rm‘li'd In Imlr ullltrrtartrf 0/ rt .S'pt'i‘itII Port !’ar!_\‘ (15 Nomi U/}i'i'i'r in ('/titrgc. and prnri'i'¢l m Ilmtg Kong.) .\' my return to .\lanus front Syilney (see “The Manus Story" in previous issues of "I\'av_t' Nests"). after a round trip of nearly 6.000 miles by air.

I reported to Rear-.»\dntiral Harcourt on hoard ll.i\l.S. lndomittthle to request instructions. We hail niet iiiany times before at Admiralty llouse. Malta. when l was "C:iptain. Plans" on the stall of Vice-Admiral. .\Ialta. preparing for the sailing of the Malta convoy for the invasion of Sicily. He said how pleased he was to ltnow that l was going to Hang Kong. and be arranged for uie to take passage in the aircral't carrier H.M.S. Venablcs. 't‘.\SK l-'()R('I-I S.-\lLS |for action. Accordingly. at first light ll..\l.S. liiilontitablc. wearing ih._.!on August 30. sweepers swept the l0 1-Fcmun P355. "19 Chilliflat: of Rear-.-‘\dmiral llarcourt. with l“l"l“'0i"-‘l"35 thc lllh .-\ircr:ift (‘arricr Squadron. l ""l l‘-"“-llnil lmf" “Will K033 l\-'1Tb0l“’‘mm! “mm M..mu~._ on Auglm lo‘ land the submarine. ll.M.S. Selene was I‘)-35. :i few hours after my arrival. tor instructed to investigate the entrance.

At rihoul H00 the fleet weighed Sllhic Rd). in the Philippine‘. m lL‘lltlL‘/\‘0'.l\ with the Tcmziiitdcr of tlte -”‘Cl‘_“T- llllc /\¢l"‘l|‘¢|l" llilil had bl‘-‘CU 1“ ”-M-5 5'-\'|ll§Ul'¢l- 3""-l Task l‘orcc of cruisers. lcd lhc llccl IMO H093 mincsweepers and ll,.\l.S. Mtiitlstoiie l\‘”‘F-Mlllllfill l“"'l’°“Vand a flotilla of submarines. calling at "00 P05|U0"F""l“"3ll¢l)'lh°!'¢'W353"‘! l.cytc and arriving at Subic Bay on “"7 _R°3"'*landed l M“|'"“3S took 9 n3_V3l August 26. when a conference took and osscssion plucc on hnmd the fl;,gship_ Thu -I-Mk “"3 d°°l‘Y3"d- H-Mas .‘"d‘l°“° Force sailed for the operation of “"3519 l° ml“: P3" "1 913 ‘P5933’ liberation of Hong Kong the following ’

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Hons Kong. and niaiiy problemsbeen closed as there were many hund- island or at Kowloon. Lt.-Cdr. (E) were resting on his shoulders. It had reds of Chinese milling around and Macdonald. Royal Navy, of the Port shouting cries of welcome. The situa- Party. assumed the duties of engineer been found that the naval forces available on shore were not siittieition was a bit delicate as a Japanese mzinager of the yard and made a sincut to maintain law and order and strong point. bristling with machine pendous eflort to obtain a sufficient the Japanese comniander agreed to guns occupied a position immediately supply of wood in readiness to raise nmist by keeping his strum: points opposite the gates. so anything could steam in the pumping station. manned until the Ariiiy det:ii-hhappen. could ,.

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TRIGGI-IR-IIAPPY Another problem was that no lloug The Dock was flooded As I was attempting to sum up the and theAdniiralty caisson also was flooded and Kong currency was :iv;ii|;ihlc as it ltzid of rattle the heard a I machine position resting on the choclts iii the middle of hv.'L‘n lzilscll to Singapore hcforc lluttg gun inside the docltyard and quite close the dock. All electric cranes had been Kong had surrendered to the l:ip.ini.-se. to the gates. On ll‘\\‘t.‘Sllgltll0l’lI found it Here then was a most ciirioiis suitaand vessels had been sunk party of trigger-happy Royal ;\l_:irines sabotaged the inside of the four walls of the tion. The British had rc~oceupicd llong letting loose at imaginary enemies on oil basin. Here then were many Kong but had requested the lapzmesc buildings opposite. This was the only docltyard to overcome. all of which to help maintain law and order. the firing which took place during the re- problems depended to a large extent on a supply only currency tivailahle \\.is the J;ip.iiioccupation and it could have resulted of ese yen and these were heiitg fr-.'cl_\' coal. in trouble if it had not been checked « Rear-.-tdmiml Harcourt had been quiel.ly. appointed the Commander-in-Chief. (Continued on page I2. column 3) l'l:i\'ingzissurctl myself that the situation tippcared to he completely under control a survey of the doclt_\';ii'd coutntenced in earnest. lllt: three most important points‘ were II) the supply of electric light and power. (2) the supply of fresh water. and I3) lion.

Cdr. Nash, Royal .\';is'v. the clectri- 1 in leisure wear as with Uniforms the high quality ot cal Engineer. inspected the power 1 station and found the dynamos andl Bcrntirds production is beyond dispute. switch gear in order and there For Bcrn:ird.s' choose only cloths certain to give satisfactioii aytiilahlc a small supply of diesel oil.

The Civil Engineer. Cdr. .\lills. Royal while the standard of tailoring and the meticulous attention Naval Volunteer Reserve. located the wmcr supply, which was reasonable. to every detail in cutting The duclzyilftl offices. which had been and fitting ensures that the used as iiiesscsby the .ltlpi|llC5t2 were : adequate for present needs. althoiigh finished garments express with infested and mosquitoes. dirty 1 : and ashore I ‘ Perfection in Craftsmanship.

The Port Party _was got housed in the ofhccs before dark. A l There is a comprehensive btit as I ; avzultiblc. was cookhouse large there was no coal it had to be fired by l range of Mcns Wear at all wood. Cdr. Nash and his stall manBernards Branches whereby aged to supply electric light until midnight. The Port Party were not cont- : most customers may immefortahlc by am‘ tttetitts in its‘ temportiry diatcly obtain a perfect lit, quarters. but the spirit of adyentitrc still ran high and all ranks and ratings but where orders for made the l"t.‘sl of what was availtiblc.

There had been no lighting and it 3 Tailored to Measure clothes was possible to go to sleep without the are concerned Bcrnards profear of a bombing raid which had happened so often under similar circum- l vidc zi line choice of patterns ‘

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June. I962

Good work of Portland

Secretary recognised

l-‘Tl-IR six years of_bnrd arid loyal wurls for the Portland branch of the A Royal Naval Association, Shipuiate ll. (olenian otliciated secretary for as

the last time on May 3.

The President. Chairman and all l:tlllll(lL‘l‘ President. the late ('.ipt. G. L. members of the branch wish Sliipiixiti: i.\lCtCl.L'lllliIll. R.N, :itid Mrs. Coleman the best of luck ( apt. (ira_\' also presented prizes to in their new venture—;i small gtlcsl the Sriiall-llore Rifle 'l'e.i:u led by house in Weymouth——which l|;|\ \'liipni.ite S. llaruex. necessitated his resignation from the l ‘the retiring S.:crct.iry. Sliiptuate ollice of llon. Secretary. The guest i(’oIein.in. \s_.i~. presented with .i l.iitk.ird house will he in coiuinissioii front June ~uit.ihl;.' iiixcrihed to mark the ‘to SC[‘lli.'tlll‘|L!l'. Willi special prices to ;l;3illL‘k'l.tllt'|ll til the rnl:rnl);r~; tor his R.N.A. tueiuhers. (Address from the,work tor the branch. Sliipin.i:e ("ole.l’oril-.iiid Secretary). in.i:i siiitahly replied. ln spite of his move Shipniate ('olem;in will still remain a ineniher. of the Portland branch and be able to give a guiding hand to his relief. Ship- Ii tiiate l3. Jackson. 42 King Street.»

Portland.

Until September 30 the monthly branch meetings are to he held :it the ; R.N. Ollie;-rs‘ Club. At the first meet-lll-I Portland branch .12 (‘tub would l like to challenge any other branch ing in May the members were glad to welcome Capt. (3. T. S. (iray. Royal to a sniall-bore postal shoot. Drop I Navy and Mrs. Gray. together with the line to the undersigned and we will branch chaplain. the Rev. W. l.. J.‘ work out the details.

Bedder and Mrs. Bcdder.

I can hear soiue sziyitig. "We h.ivcn't got a .22 Club." \\’h_v not join a local PR!-ZS!-ZN'l'.-\'l'l()NS small-bore club and shoot as a te.im—— Shipmatc W. Powell. the branch a team comprising live.

Who knows --perhaps we might have Viee~Chairm:in asked Capt. Gray to present to the President. Shipmale a Royal Naval Association league, Lieut. A. tlcron. R.N. (ret.). the branch governed by the National Small-Bore House Flag. in memory of the branch's Rifle Association and a trophy given ‘

CALLING ALL R.N.A. BULL-

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REVo;Ks SSHIPATES

HELP GUEST WITH HIS PET APPEAL Annual Sixty sailors Conference at Mortlake

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Well. lliere you are. I have tired the first shot. Now let‘s see if sortie of you can follow up with a broadside.—S. J. BARNES. Hon. Secretary. Portland llraneh Rifle Club. 3-! Pound Piece.

Portland.

't'.\RTlNG with only a handful of Shipmates three years ago. the Sevenoaks branch of the Royal Naval Asxociation is now one of the strongest branches in the area, and the Annual Dinner on April H was an occasion to be remembered.

Among the guests were Admiral Sir dent of the branch. in his speech paid Henry Moore and Lady Moore. tribute to Colonel Barnard and went Colonel A. C. Barnard. Chairman of on to speak of the aims and objects GOLDEN opportunity for publithe Scvenoaks Urban District Council of the Association and the manner in HE Barnes and .\lortlake branch of cising the Royal Naval Associaand Mrs. Barnard. and hit. J. Boakcs. which a shipmate pledged himself to the Royal Naval Association President of the Sevenoaks Chamber help those who “went aground" tion taltes place on the day following entertained 60 serving members of the tll-IN the Whitstable branch of the Annual Conference. of Trade and Mrs. lloakes. through no fault of their own. social at Royal Navy a evening during the Royal Naval Association vv The main toast of the evening was On there is be June to 24.

Sunday. from 1hc I-l..\l.

The Chairman of the branch, ShipApril. guests came first fnmied. they were asked to take Drumliead Service the Horse

by Colonel B;irn;ird who commented mzite :a and which Venus were into their care and custody. Ctflllfl Ships Virago on Shandley proposed the toast the too per cent. increase in of the Visitors. Mr. lloakes and !Giiards Parade at which a new paying a goodwill visit to London. on to the Sheerness belonging trophies referred the fact :ind to the Standard. membership presented by Deputy The Captain of H.M.S. Virago. in a branch of the association which was Admiral Moore also spoke. Admiral that there were so many of the Moore saying that the evening was the President of No. l Area. Shipmate letter to the Social Secretary of the closing down owing to lack of supyounger generation pre.sent»~a refresh- liveliest ol' its kind he could remember. J. L. Bates. will be dedicated in the branch. said "The evening at Mort- port. ing state of allairs. presence of the Mayor of the City of lake was very greatly enjoyed by all At the time. Whitstable said they Westminster.

During his speech Colonel who went from the two ships and the would undertake this sad duty but .\l.-\li\'BRACl'Z SPLICED Barnard mentioned his pet appealfin: Parade will assemble. in Ofiicer of Venus and looked forward to one day being able the target of £S.000 for the Cobalt The Secretary. Shipmate C. F. Wellington Barracks at l0.l5 a.m.. Commanding are most grateful to you and to take the trophies back to the Isle unit at Pembury. and. before the Tinker presented Colonel llarnard and imove off at l0.30 and the Service myself shipmates of the Barnes and of Sheppey. evening was over. the shipmales. .-\dmiral Moore with their badges and iwill commence at ll am. After the your Mortlake branch of the Royal Naval This they were able to do on Hay helped by a hartdsonie donation during the eventing the mainbracc was 'Service the parade will return to Association—:ind. of course. to their ll when a strong contingent of the from Admiral .\loore, handed spliced in time-honoured fashion at Wellington Barracks for dispersal. who mtist have worked very, branch visited the newly formed llhe invitation of Sliipmate l-'. Hull. The N.A.A.F.l. canteen at the wives Colonel Barnard EI8 3s. hard to produce such excellent Queenhorough branch. l.ieut.-Cdr. Lirove White. the presi- vice-president of the branch.

Barracks will be available for those refreshments."

In his handing-over speech. the taking part in the Parade and their He went on to say that the two ships chairman. Shipmate Harold Pittock. friends. said how very pleased Wliitstable On the day of the Conference. would be visiting l.ondon again in were to be able to bring the trophies the Commander-in-Chief.

Saturday. June 23. a bullet tea will be September. back to their rightful place on the served. on completion of the Confer- Home Fleet. Admiral Sir Wilfrid island and at the saute time reduce Woods. being embarked. An invitation ence. at the SIS Coy Drill Hall at the amount of work when Whitstabte the Duke of York's Headquarters. for a party from the branch to visit went to "Brightwork Stations."

Ill-'. members of the llet-sham brancliofthe Royal After tea the hall will be cleared and the ships was extended and the Captain A very pleasant social evening then and Walton Branch of the Royal Naval Association is still searching there will be dancing until midnight. concluded-“If you are able to,‘ followed and both branches look forarrange another Social Evening at ‘ Naval Auociation went "s*IIip-visit- for :1 site on which to build new head- There will also be a ealaarct.

Hall l know the sliips' com-; ward to many happy evenings ing" on May I3 when they visited quarters. The members regard the The I26 Committee. formed from Wigan of Virago and Venus would be 1 together.

Portmiouth. matter as urgent for larger premises Nos. l. 2 and 6 Areas. has gone to a panies an ctlort to entertain very pleased."

1h,..,,gh on. gum] .,n‘,,_-k-g of 1}“. are essential if the branch is to hold lot of trouble inand The Deputy Area Chairman. ShipThe Portsmouth Committee of the visitors to the staff of the Corumander-in-Chief. ll‘? l“L'*L‘_"l m¢“‘b¢l'‘l‘lP- 1“ 3'0"’: ’lltC delegates Conference. and to bring the Associa- matc Bates and Mrs. Bates. and mem- Royal Naval Benevolent Trust dis1‘Pi-rtsnioiith. and Rear-Ailtuiral Cobh. a vice-president of the The annual competition for the tion to the notice of the public. and it bers from Twickenham. Cambervi-e|l.; bursed £l‘_‘.l5‘) during the quarter the xhipmales went on board l-l..\l.S. Bramwell :ind llarhron Shield. for is to be hoped that there will be Dorking and other branches enjoyed; ended .\larch 3|. Applications_were Hermes. The trip was an enormous darts. dominoes and wliist. between the ,plenty of support for the l‘ar;ide and l a thoroughly good evening with the- l.3-H. the number of ;ipplic:tut3 men from Virago and Venus. aetiially given :t\~l\l:|tti.'L' being l.lt)'l. siiecess and the members thank tho.-.eltni:nib.-rs of the Dztrlittgton lllind Service. who made the visit [‘l¢l\\ll)lt:. iucluditig | (‘lob and braticli niembers will take thine mentioned. the (‘ziptain oflplace on June H at the branch headll..\l.S. llernies. l.ieut. Gibbs and llte;qu;trtcrs. The iuciuhers of the lllind‘ II E Sunderland l'.lllllt_.:\ who acted as guides and did (‘tub will be transported to the headbranch of the l.eukuiuch to make the tour so quarters and after the games and light aetnia Research Founso refreshments will be escorted home dation liave good reason sacs..ltllercxlitlg.

The cooks who pft\‘u'ltls'\l lea lllll\l .t'_.!;llll. to be thankful to the l.;idi.:s its the 'llie Section is he not secreliaviiig Wear tfiunderlartdl torgotteii nor must ;innu.il when the Portsmouth June llraiieli ol 24. outing on branch of the Royal l.tl'_\ of the of the section are to have It .'\';ivaI Association. the .-\\\us'i:ltiotl and the tl'Ic'ltll3L'f\ ol uiciuh.-rs that liratich who eutertaitieil the round trip. by coach. through the Lake The local Lcukziemizi ll)l\ll'lL'l to Moreeamhe. \‘l\IlLll'\ alter the visit to the ship. hraucli and l'iuid-raising lirsl was coiutiiittee ‘nuneuneuuueuuncen-I---an-enuweIn-canu-anan-uuuecu-on-no-eonus-no-nuuuneu ‘started in the R.N.A. lleziilqiiarters in Roker Avciiiie. Siinilcrlantl.and }the otlicials returned 1 one eveiiing recently to (Delete as ;ippropri;itel receive a cheque for £38 Is. (id.

‘NAVY NEWS’ ROYAL NAVAL N ‘this amount was the P()RTS;\'lOUTH proceeds of a very I’Ii'it.ti' poi! ti ('op_v 0/ i'rii'lt fruit’ of '.-\'m'_\' i\'i'it‘t" In -:ujo_vahle concert and mcial evening which all N.\.\ll!

E ;”[j\'[q and ()|]ici3|c. glyc and _to their services.olhcr E N “Inch ’,mnm_%. srnp, Inn"). : .: mates. together with local tradespeople and ll'i.tuie by (‘mitten ol _\:niderf.iii.l l..tio R.N.A. stall had made I enclose herewith money order I postal nriler/i‘lii'r,mi' |'(t[tt¢' 3/-. being ‘Royal Air Force Association. is Rev. R. Rl.t\‘\2ll. Sliipntzite K. .\'elson_ geuerous contributions. a subscription for 12 issries. irii'Iudi'n_i: poituge.

The Rector of Sunderland Parish pictured receiving the cheque from Rraiicli lintcrtainnieuts Chairman.

Commence .(.\louth) Church. the Rev. Ronald Russell. who. Shiptuate “.-\ndy" Johnson. R.N.A. Shipiuatc A. Jtlllttstttl. Sliipiuate G. is Chaplain to both the R.N.A. hrancli The picture shows Shipmate E.i (iilvson. llranch Vice-('li.iiriu.in and If member 0/ R N -lxsociiilion. please ttittc Itmrtcli. and the Sunderland branch of the it-tarrison. Branch Weltlire Otlieeni Sliipiuat-: W. Tliorntoii.

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ll.!\l.S. Undziie in I960. the ollicers and crew licence. It it essential tlul all those eon-iitciing S|‘l'UA'I‘lO.\S \'ACAl\'T transferred to ll..\l.S. Rocket in Novthin position should be keen on a Sales t,'.uct-L TTIIS (,'()\lP\N\' is preoafrd to accept ._\It_ Anclltclnll rnny be irttiiircd alter Ihflf FTER steaming: 97.000 miles in ember. the commission has been it. period to any out Relic! l)iitm.

Aririliatimtt from ni~n-(Tomniissim-ted Pnmnncl initial IIJIIIIBI at two years. at distance which has two-year (ieneral Scrvicc one with the an Otl-I.i.-en.-c sates .st.iiiii-ct T71¢_D(Kltlpn to train tn: the |'$0»lIll.‘n ist till-lie:-n.r \.i!t-s linishof and East Fleet Sue/.

Home with it a good uininicnriiig |.llnlV {carries of .\tan.i:rr.

IceA Il'.|ll1tflK period ol :hte: Intlfllhi isil: ranged from the Arctic North Pension. a |'IltI\ mmnii-um, and tt\l'tthc!_VIIlh the N: vtei.-Ls in this with the last cddlltvfl plus tmen: ten In to :hm¢ .inland to South ol the Equator in the ing up tree lmnr act-ommoda-iiiii Him: uh.» aic .i\.i:l.ib!e to IE.\' T (‘i-tine It an out mat carry the In Indies.

West and .\Ieditcrr;ine:in inicreticd should lmm an .v\iinl-c.uii~ii request be of interest lo /\pn!:.'.ir.ts to Ll1t‘\\ that this Indian Ocean. and from Ilnkkaido. the ltom the (‘inlleon \Vtnr Iiniirril. t'omn.inr t\ nearlv HI‘; manned hr l‘eiti~nnrl HEN the Clieam and Worcester 1'-imnanv northernmost island of Japan to Trini- course of their 97.000 miles journey- ; from the .\'a\v. \fl|’\l:L.Il‘il\ iiimizit Nl I IEEIIE) Cltambcn. $2 Trinity Square liiniti-n.

Park branch of the Royal Navtil -.~i1.imei.l andRout dad and front Borneo to Ne\\f(mnd- ings the ship's company have served in Z‘0\\:\\It‘fl ol 1 current dtitinr‘ .\l.iv;tl in of the area Royal held dinn-.:r esery Assoeititiiin its annual on in six months land. spending one ship April 2|. (i8 shipmzttes :md guests were Ill in another. the ship‘s' eattipany sen eomtnattder. and l\IISCEl.L.»'lf\'I-C()US and lirst-cl.is-. the normal naval additiiin In to zi enjoyed of ll.\l.$. Rocket lCtlr. A. S. .\In.'tun. .p:esent activities of and exercises \l\X 1.uliii ct».-urottnl t.u.s. 2.1-hniii «:isi.c.courtesy ; evening. _‘ Ru_i:tl .\'a\_vI. returned to Portsmouth lei.‘ lnvrtsmiiuth tstttiit ttuii tinnl. evcrttlttl visits‘. the ship spent an patrol i' The guests included the Mayor of on May ll.

"- BERV UH) Si SOVS LII). .|t€ .tl-.i.:u during the lisliery dispute oil Iceland. l Sutton and ('he;tm. Councillor I’. l‘.t HF. long Still] of eoincitlenee was "(nI!1\ltJ(.‘f mtrch.i-inn sc.:oitiI-h.ind to r;o:- \ shovln when .\lr. George 'l'agi_.-. of‘. chum! ii-r-its-s in the fclch-‘s Scan and 1 0\C:lI' .\liti:ltell. LP. iinu Mrs. i\litchell.l llll i~..- is;:l'toitt ntttllzs. .tnd any L):Tl\‘-T‘ .-,i tell sliniild Mite in the tint Itwamc mutinecrs in the South China Sea. The ‘Vice-President Sliipmatc .»\|deim;in I Hanley. (I radio 'liani" received from In ‘lI.| Ilouse. llnthlclt, I-Issu. or to the ship picked up a serioiisly ill man in ;\V. l_. llasted and Mrs. llasled. Vlt:L‘- ya I-I-year-oltl buy it listener's rep-irt .\‘.i\.il l'i-::s iii .'iin';u't the local hunch. the .-\t|antit: and utinguishcd .1 maior President Norntan Joseph. C.B.l3.. and[ lhe report said that the listener's ""‘.'IL'lIlllt SI-'llt|l.l) El-‘I-‘lI(.'IS \NlI I!\ti(:.\t'3}Z uivzrd. n-..-ted .iitd m.'lxci.l and sltinhnl White lire in ti t:inl.er. the Angle .\laersl;. in .\lr. W. (‘o|lins. Chairman of met to“ it was Topsham. .\ (‘J lid IIII limdon Road. North l.nd the (‘arihb::.in. (‘lieain Social Club and Mrs. Collins. i The name rang ;i hell and Mt Fag; J.in::ii-.n, l‘.~iism.~inlt. I'hiinc 01221 l('ontinuetl from page 7. column 5) the listener to inquire .\'llt.‘ll1t.'f I IIOI SH Pl Rl'lI\SI€. An ideal s.‘V'.l‘tf|C lot’ Relatives and friends of the ship's Before the toasts a telegram from lasketl as a team. for it only needs one tank there was an es-.\':iv:ilman in his area :.*i.uc Iniikint .ihr.id. tun". .itls.int‘t' .iltrr ili.-tr when tseleontcd the ll..\l.

The and then frigzzite -r.II'\ -It Io“ Lite ol In’:-rc-I. .\Iort:.ixcs rrtuil was Queen rv::ttl_ to get stuck to foil the whole eonipany .who was at ll..\l.\Vl'I‘ Station. .\lount ti-l :li: rien: nl ilcath \\’ri:e It‘! trailer "the hrtiiicli (liziirnian. Shipmale V. ‘Pearl. St. operation. When all personnel and : she arrived flying her paying~oIl c \u-.t.'rd," to the Pmsidrnt lilr Ax-ii.

John's. .\'es-iloundland. in‘ til l.o:idi-.1 Ltd. 24!: Itixliomi-.i:e. it ll.nle_v proposed the Loyal Toast. seliicles have been re-enthsirlted. the pendant. t')l‘). on I t‘ I. ll'lL' toast to the .-\ssoei;ition “as sqtiailron will t'u:ni up a-_.-ain and take i Il..\l.S. Ro:'i.ct is to go to The I-1-ye:ir~olil hoy replied with R(I\ \I. \'\\'\I. |1\RR\('K.\‘ PORTSrelit. for Alderman the sum. in-in hull.» in picsrnt iI.i-.\. proposed by Shipmatc departure under the lead of the headphotographs of ltis great uncle. .\Ir. l’.'i.c III. '5]. (ll‘l.Ill1.lhll‘ ltom Gale .\ I'iv2ilrn _7 he ‘llasted who said was glad to see tpt.'uli::\ ship. old shipmate. who is now 76. l'.d.. l.d:iil~iiu~li Road. I ':siit.--.i:li l'I‘\t tier. branch nieinhership increasing but he i\'l-IW I..-\.\'l)I.\'(§ (‘RA FT 1 tsould have liked more support at the‘ Next year. when the hranch idlnner.

At the present nionient the .’\m-‘ -celebrates its Jubilee year. he hiiped' pliih-om \\'arI'are Squadriiit isv that he would see tit least tisiee as .st:itioiieil in the Persian (Tull. which n‘l.tn}'. has been the scene of minor uprisinizs .\lr. Collins proposed the mast to the and troubles for many centuries. The Oueen and Worcester Purl.’ Branch. (',\ll't'tII'.'l_\' dillieult climatic CllIl..\I.S. Ashanti. the lirsl oi’ the congratulating the members on the «litions of intense heat and high new Tribal Class‘ frigtttes. will Vacancies for Constables exist in the Admiralty Constabulary. ..splendid spirit created at l"f.'tYlCl'l littmility, severely test the endur:tm:e visit London from June 5 to 12. zinil sl.tl'lllll1t of all those eottcerrtcd The ship will he moored opposite lgatlteritigs :tl'ltl social occasions. Four Initial appointment will be on temporary basis with prospects members were on his Social with .tlt'Ipltti'\intIs tipertitions. For the lhraneli the Tower of London and will be (Tomtniltec and very useful lIl:.‘l'l‘I' of permanent and pensionable service. of littn:e. it is hoped that :1 new pay open to the public on Saturday. hers they were. pzcncration of landing craft will soon .lune 9. and Sttitdzty. June I0. from entrants is £550 a year, with nine annual increments of £25.

The hr;ini:li ('li.iirman weleontetl all be :it scii with vastly lt1Ipr(\\‘C(l ships 2.30 p.ni. until 5.30 p.tti. the ;:ue.st.s and in response to this and -equipment. i.'.’|P;ll‘lt.‘ of incretising making a total of £775. After I7 years’ service a further the speed :ind elleetiveness of ammust the .\I;iyor. who said he was very increment of £25 is awarded making a final total of £800 a year.

Navy I)u_\'.s “ill he held at Rosylh on closely connected \\llll the sea. in philiious landings which are without ti Uniform and boots are provided. There are good prospects of doubt. in these (lays of cold wars and June 9 and I0. tlianlting the brancli for inviting him. and the .\layoress_. xsondcred \\lICllIC|' small local outbursts. .'I thoroughly promotion. Candidates must be 0.‘ exemplary character, reliable and t:llL‘c‘ll\'t.‘ steailying inNavy Days will he held at Porllanil illllllllglttlhlllllg with other branches between 2| and 48 years of age. at least 5' 7' in height (bare lluenee. on June 9. I0 and It. tvsould lead to a larger gathering. '

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June. I96

iTHE NAVY’S NURSES I

BY HA RLEY DICKSON HI-I nurses of Itritain now seeking long overdue pay increases have wholehearted public syrnpathy which niay eventually carry them to success. l Poor pay of nurses is not a p:ir- hospital labourers were called upon to ticular aiioinaly oi the present century prepare dressings. This tinstitisiactory however. and it is unlikely that any of 3 scheme contitiiicd for several years. llhc present day nurses will ever lind but in I854. the year Miss Florence llIL'l'tl~c'l\‘t2~'. in the plight of I-Ili/abetli,.\'igIiting:ile went to the (‘rinica. malt: .»\lI>.in who. at the outbreak of the war 3 iiurxes l)'.‘~.tll to take their place in with the Dutch in I052 petitioned that; t\'.ival llo~'pit.i|~'. this system having ‘lie llltgltl be allowed to nurse iitaiinetl been toitnd x.iti~i’actor_v at sea. : M-R.st~.s l_R,\l.\_I-.l) (H i mm ‘““"°.‘ "‘ results in this systern in ship!

“H I'hctound was lllnsl \';Ill\l;IC!ti.’_\' as in I383 l."‘l a lvloard oi .-\_dmtr;ilty tlccidctl to institute the culixtrncnt of Sick llcrth “U W" I“ L~'‘“PI{““ 74‘ 1',-f “~‘_" “'~ “I ‘- Stall for etiiploytiiciit both at sea and but her unselfish SL.'f\'lL‘C directed the ; u‘hmc_ “"""“”"‘ l” H“: '‘‘-'‘'d5 Iltl.‘lldt\tl\ amount of hard work atid. in

BY NA\’\' NEWS 'I'lie passage of time brought imthis has-been of “‘ Portsriiotitli. the “" ‘ C()RRl-lSI'()Nl)l-ZN'l‘ case and fttrtlier changes later |[‘|l'0\'Ctl'IL'tll‘i out." of rewarded by a couple "nights I resulting in the introduction of trained OR the past three months the Portsof the a season a mouth (.'omiuaIid I-‘ii.-Id Gun ('rew At the lieginniiig successful dance was held and highly In i tic Irsl ;i\';i Iia.s steadily brought its running times ospita s as iorc. ospt :i was eapaci y in IL‘ .' ava visited the iuoiitli team last a l.ottdon Later. a l:ir_ecrj'I'Iic_sc nurses wear the now familiar down. The fastest little to date i.‘il started at Plymoiitli.

I brewery. This was great fun and ap3 tiiitt. I6sec. hospital was built at ll;hl;tl'. near iitiilorm of Queen .-\|r:x;tridra's Royal all. prcciated b_v Portsrnoiith.

Over the next few weeks tintil the i l.\'av:il Nursing Service and work toReaders who cannot get to I’.:irl's In all the hospitals the nursing was gether with_ tlie_ir_ male counterparts tournament. it is intended to “kriock oil" the last to seconds and thus to (‘ourt for the Tourn;iment have op- done by untrained women and theltowards tnziintaitiiiig the Illness enstand a chance in this highly coni- portunities to see..wliat is getierally standard of care was poor. by the riicn of the Royal Navy. petitive display. The Plymouth (‘om- agreed. probably the tttust popular matttl and the .-\ir (‘ominand teams are item of the show, the Irield (inn Rtin. practicing. The_~tc.idily going ahead with their traiii- whilst the tcanis are Two irig each learn detcriuincd to “bring "public" runs are held every '_lhiirshome the bacon." day C\‘Clllll_L' :it l‘ortxinc.ntIi. in the The traiiiitig sessions involve a tre- Royal Naval li;itr.tclts. at 7.lS p.tn. l’OPUL.-\R i;.tI.i.it0mis

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\\intIt:l'\ of the Inter-Services I tntirnament in Malta Ilie t\':i\'_v XV qualilied for tile priIe—-.i tour of: Tripoli. Three niatclit-s were played in live days and tile .\a\_\' team “on tlieui till.

'I he Iirst game was agziinst the R..-\.l and a very cxliilaratiiut i:;uue it W.t\'. the i\';i‘-'_\' qiIicl>.ly got on top and gave a line c\liibitiori ol fast and open football: _winuing the match by 51 ptlllllx lit 5. ‘loo d.iy\ later they met Ilte .-\rmy.

Rooke's (Cihntllarl foot- 'et-rs; whisky and soda followed close Altliou-.:li lltlx was tougher upposilitin. the Nan team still played attractive. ball team recently pl:I_V't.‘d the Royal ‘ liehirid the mint tea.

At the end of the match itself the op.-ii tootliall which paid oil’. l\;\.‘;tll\L' ‘.\lul’0t.‘L".Ilt Navy at ('asabl:inea. wittthe .-\r:u\ ii.-re lieateii by 2? points to » ning by 4 goals to 3. grill}: ()llicr:r, (iibrallzir. presented a 9 The Rooke team travelled from xltlcltl to the captain of the Moroccan In their liiizrl game. the uppiuiliott‘ 'I‘angier to (‘zixablzinca by train and Navy team. This \lllCltl was bought by ‘ll..\l.S. Rooke. :ind is for \‘onipetiW.t\ providctl by the (‘mnbiiicd Serwere given :in enormous ltitich beand the vices tlripolil. Altliough light r;iin fore the match at the Shell rtiou lietween ll..\l.S. Rooke Morocco playing .\lorocean Navy either in in the early stages‘ made handling ditli- Coiiipany's sports ground. cult. the i\':ivy insisted oti open play. or at (‘iibraltcr whenever opporttiiiity and The match was even good. otters. The shield will be retained by very and once the ground dried out the for few the minutes. last the Royal Moroccan Navy and the S[)L'Cl;|ltIl'\ were treated to :i very good rexcept into tended to deteriorate of each ni:itcli will be inscribed l'l't'.tlv.'ll. It was only in tlte later stages when it result of A match. seca hacking something tli.it the Navy really got on top. btit on it.

Band of the Moroccan tion Army The atniosphere throughout was once they did the issue was never the and enlivened the proceedings in doubt. The final score was: l\';i\'y. most cordial and there is little doubt received Gibraltar. was Ollicer.

Hag I8‘. (‘ombined Services. 6. that the expedition comittcrably Naval Moroccan the a at ground by The outstanding feature of the tour helped to improve relations between honour. of guard the two navies.

Wits the Iitness of the Navy players.

After the tnatch there was ti short rewho xltiwctl down each opposing learn . in the \t.‘s.'t_tll(l half. In general. much; ception for the two teams given by sp.irI>.|ui_u tootball was produced. The. the Rt)‘.ll Moroccart Navy. after Tripoli learns never gave tip trying. btit which joined their ladies. who were no real matcli for the sailors. as had also watched the match. at :1 the tiggrcttzilc scores of "6 points .\loroccan tea party given at the house of one of the Moroccan naval oiliHF. Singapore Services‘ football atialtlxl 3U reflect. ti-ant receiitly played three hard gatiies against the l'ertivi:ui touring S

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(Coritittued from page 9. column 5) popitlatioii andé |u~'er.l by thetheChinese l'ltlSltlL'!s\' hoiiscs. .\l;inv accepted by bundles of Japanese yen notes had been discovered by ratings in the dockyard and there was :i spending spree going on. buying curios. etc.. with Japanese money. This must havc_bcen ‘

p:ira||cl—onc thoroughly enjoyed by the ratings holding yen notes.

On September 2 I sought an interwith Admiral H:ircourt and , view 'pointetl out that with the staff I had available I could not. ellcctively. execute the duties of naval otlieer in charge. It was agreed that Port Ditties would be carried out by H..\l.S. In'domit;ible and I was appointed as captain superintendent of Hong Kong l)ock_\';irds (there were several). l was to lizm: :i free hand in dealing with the many problems awaiting solution.

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“BA'I'l‘LESHlP ROW” On entering we passed the famous "Battleship Row.“ where seven battleships were sunk or daniaged by the Japanese in December. l94l. One of these battleships. the U.S.S. Arizona. carried over l.l00 men to the bottom of Pearl Harbour where they remain entombed to this day. The ship has never been taken out of commission After a l0-day passage. Cft\S\lflF the and

BY NAVY NEWS (IORRIZSPONDI-'..\'T today a lonely flag marks the spot I-I. Line Date on International April 0N'l'|l'\'UlNG the long journey where Arizona lies. H..\l.S. Belfast albatross over home to England from the Far East with only an occasional paid the normal marks of respect to a Station by nay of the I’ncili_c and the our wake. we ship iti comniission as we passed by. u. tl A meitiorial to those who lost their American Continent. ll..\l.b. Belfast i Oahu whose i:.ipit.il t.Il‘s is ono bcrthcd where is \\t.‘ tli_c lives in the Japanese attack is tiow sailed front Guam on April 9. bound l’c;irl lltirhour :ind |)oci.vard is being built over the rcniains of thi: 'l.'nitcd States .\';iv;il for l'earl llurbour.

Ari/oii;i. (';ipt. Cook. who discovered the islands in I778. would be siirpriscv.l at the cltangcs that have talscn place since his time. And so were those of its who expected deserted. ssliitc-satid beaches with a duskv iiiaidcii under the waving coconut palms waiting to present garlands of flowers to the titan of her choice. The beach hotcls. skyscrapers. largc cars and tourists arc it far cry front Capt. Cook‘-; days.

After being made to feel very welcome indccd during her four day's stay. Belfast sailed for San Frattcisco on Easter Sunday, April 22.

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H OW WISE SHOULD A ‘KILLICK’ BE? The next education text for leading role will take place on July 3. Dcipite the [act that some of the advartcrinmt rosters are "dry." there are trinity mm in the Service who cannot be adi-aiiccd because they are not qimlifinl educationally. An ex ¢‘!l(rtt.‘('tif instructor nfiicer I't'Illafh'L‘d n’C(‘Itll_v that the majority 0/ men in I e Navy could pass this cmrrtirialiun if only IIlt'}' wnnld put iust a little eflort into doing so. 1: your t1tll'uIl£'I.'Illt.'Ill being held up because you have not parsed E.7‘.L.R.?

NAVAL ship oflers one of the finest examples in the world of devolution of responsibility. Any experienced sailor will tell you that the good ship is the one where everyone from the Captain of the Ship to the Captain of the Heads knows his job and understands the responsibility that goes with it. lt's easy for the three-badgcd .-‘\.B.-— 1 It was because of this that. at the he usually has a simple job and little beginning of this century. the responsibility. What he knows is by :.-\ilinir;ilty decided to lltlftiilucc .1 dint of long practice. ‘simple test in rcasoiiing- and use of But what about the young killick'.' the mother tongue for every qiialiflvirig ln ti sense the organisation of the Leading Hand. At first it was called whole ship centres on him. l{\cry _l:.(lllC:tll0ll:IlTcst No. One: and it has incssdcck. every working party. ctery gone on ever since witlioiit niiicli task which the able and orilinary r.:t- change in style or .st:i‘nd:iid for it iiigs in :1 ship can do calls for the very good reason. For 50 _\c;irs or ~

direct supervision of ti l.cading llattd.

In the last anzilysis the will of the captain is cxcrciscd largely through his

killicks. ‘lite ability to take charge of men and situations on or between decks is :1 queer mixture of what you are. what you know. and how you think~ pattictilarly this last one!

BRAINS AND PERS()NAl.l'l'\' Centuries ago. the Navy realised that it required oflicers with brains as DRUGS DlS(‘()\‘l-ZR!-ll) well as personality. Fifty years ago.

From infortitatioti received we with the dawn of a technical on learned that the ship was pr_ob;ibly the horizon. it woke up to na\_v the fact being used to transport tiuaiittlies of that even the most natural leader at heroin and opittttt. ‘llic c;ipt.iin had messdcck levcl bail to develop certain sometime prcvio-.i.slv told the ship's specific abilities if he was to control company that this might happen. nten sttcccssfiilly. These were (at the Searching .1 warship the sin: of Belfast ability to put together the essential for small. easily hidden packages pre- facts of .1 simple situation and arrive sented a formidable task. but _soon at a sound conclusion: and lb) the after leaving Pcarl Harbour a suitcase ability to make himself understood in containing large quantities of illicit the Queens English. drugs was discovered.

It's little use him being tough. lookThe ship arrived at San Francisco ing reliablc— knowing a lot if his on April 28. It is diflicult to imagine reasoning is shaky or he can‘! put what a more elegant. charming. beautifiilly he knows and what he wants across to located city than San l-‘rziiicisco. the other chap.

Tremendous thought and care has ob\'ioiisl_v gone into its planning and construction. and it is kept ittutt:iculate. l:f0tll the ntonicnt we passed under the Golden Gate Bridge. through a cloud of white-clad sailing boats. and saw the city laid otit in the hills and valleys. we suspected that this was a city we would never forget.

And how right we were.

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No\sad;iys it is actiially called the 'lZduc.'itional Test for Leading Rate but it is still a simple test of .i nian‘s ability to work things otit and put his thoughts itito words. Tlicsc are basic skills which we need in cvcryday life and they are instilled into us as children in a primary school. as a

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Sl'ARTl.l-‘.l) l-‘AW.\'S Yet. in these cnlightcncd days. there are nian_v ratings iii the Royal .\'.ivy who know eiiougli about their job to be qualified pr.it‘c.ssion:ill_v for it hook. who have bccii around long enough with nicti to be recommended for responsibility. but who liavc not qualiticd cdiic.ition.illyby passing their li.'l'.l..R. .\'inct_v per cent. of these would-be leaders shy like startled lawns if you suggest that it is reasonable to expect them to be able to work otit a simple problem :ind write a decent scntcncc particularly after l0 or more yc.irs‘ schooling. 'l‘i\cnt_v-live years ago. a sailor in any branch wouldn't have thought it right at all to expect to "ship a book" without dcmonsliatiitg lus ability to measure up to tltc job itt these two respects. After all. he was going on to be a Petty Ofliccr and a Chief. Who wants it Chief who is illitcratcl’ Now what has the modern killick got which makes it unncccssziry for him to speak or write simple litiglisli AST year the Admiralty was able. or add two and two together to make to approve a higher propoi1iori of ‘four rather than live’! What is the applications to re-engage to complete matter with these odd cliaractcrs who 27 years‘ service than in the past. and hope for a Leading R:itc's pay without this trend should continue. though not being able to work out how tttttch it is or without being able to mid the equally in all branches.

There are considerable financial words to say ltow they earn it‘? advantages of re-engaging to complete NOT THE "RAG TRADI-'."

27 years‘ pensionable service. the It is time the young hopefuls got additions for pension being double for cacti additional year of rcckonable their facts sorted out. This is the Navy service after completion of 21 years ---not the rag tradc! To make this and there is a proportionate increase in piece of elaborate ironmongcry we call a warship tick properly. the Captain the Terminal Grant.

All suitably qualified applicants can and every olliccr has had to pass in be accepted in the following branches school subjects at advanced level in and. in fact. the Admiralty would his early training before he could be welcome an increase in the number of entrusted with responsibility. applicants in these branches, vi/.. Sca- to It's just as important for the sailor prove at his level that he can think mait. Engine Room Artificcr. l\lccb:inician. Engineering Mechanic. Stores :ind talk straight before he is put in (V) and all Electrical branches charge of anything except the ship's (General Service and Fleet Air Arm.) cat. It’s more important than it ever A limited number‘ of applicants can was~—look around _voii! ’I’licrc isn't be accepted in the Sick Berth. Stores really room for a duller in a modern (S). Cook. Steward. ("ommunications. warshipe except the sclioolrooml Naval Airman. \lav.1l Air .\lccli:inic and Orditance Artiliccr branclies.

In the Shipwright :\rtilici:r. .-’\rlis.'in.

Aircraft Artiliccr. .-’\ircr;it't .\lcc|i;inician. Sailniakcr. Regulating and Writer branches only outstamliiig has been anntiuncerl that the fifth ratings can be accepted. of the Royal i\'avy‘.s' Guided Missile RE-Al’l’l.lC'A‘l‘l().\'S l)estro_vers—tlte "County" class will The numbers required. and the have the name Fife.

The first i'oiir of this class are the branches for which tncn arc nrcdcd. vary front time to time. and the various‘ Dcvonsliirc. thc l-lampsltirc. the Kent classifications given above are 3 aml the London. There is to bc a sixth present guide to those men i.'(\lllt.‘tllpl;ll- ‘ship. but the name has not yet been ing applying to rc-engage for it "lifth zinnotinccd. live."

Re-engagement is not restricted to senior ratings. l.i.-aiding ratings and below are eligible to apply and ratings‘ belonging to those branches 1 in which all suitably qualified applillF.N the Duke of lidinbiirgh cants can be accepted. i.e.. Seaman. etc.. and those in branches isbere a the Commonwealth opens‘ limited number can be aceplcd. i.e.. l(i:imcs :it Perth. Western .-\uslr;ilia. in Sick Berth. etc.. vihosc applicatiiins i.\lt\\'t.'nll7L‘l' two Royal Navy subhave already been refused may based on Sy}lncy_ will be with Sl.\ Royal Ausapply again now even though six months have not elapsed since the ;tra tan. avy s ips. date of refusal.

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The Admiralty statcs tli:it the Ceylon. ’a'istan. ndia and New advancement and pension prospects of Zczilanil have been invited to send ratings on normal cngagcnicnts will be naval ships to l-‘rcctiiantlc for the (ianics safeguarded.

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Tll()L'SAi\'l)S Ol-' \'lSl l'0RS lnvitations potired in front all sides.

Those in the ship were almost dazed with their reception and the ship's coiupany ashore in uniform were surrounded by friendly strangers all rinxious to talk about Britain_ _and America. On open days. visitors flooded on to the ship in their tltouszinds. the queue at times extending the length of the ship. along the jetty and out into the street.

It was with regret that Belfast left San Francisco for Seattle on .\l:iy 5. where we arrived on May 7. As we moved along the Sotittd in the early morning,thc weather was perfect: very cold and bright. Pine forested slopes swept down to the smooth water of the Sound with houses clustcrctl along the water line. In the distance could be seen snow-capped niountains. the snow looking like pink icing in the _

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\\'0Rl.l)'S FAIR The rcsult of seven years‘ planning coiitcided with our visit. for the World's Fair is being held in Seattle at the moment. Volunteers were callcd for from the ship's conipatiy to statid guard at the British l‘;ivilion.

The response. was. natiirallv. tremendous‘. l-‘our sailors. four Ro_v.il .\l:irincs and two sergeants wcrc cvciitually selected and they stzivcd behind in Seattle when the ship sailed for Vancouver on .\l;iy ll. rejoining the ship at Victoria oti .\l:iy St), Seattle represented our last visit to Anicrican soil. it must be said that the Antcricans have no superior in the rcalttts _of hospitality. l)tiring the cotnttiissioti we have visited the Philippines. Gti:int. Pearl Harbour.

San Francisco and Seattle. and have always found a trcnicndoiis ivclconic. \Vc cati only hope that they li:ivc enjoyed our company as much as we have certainly ciijoycd theirs.

An account of the .ship's visit to \’.1ncotivcr and Victoria will be includcd in the next issue of .\l.s\'v Ni~;ws.

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Air Station. l.ossiemoiitli. to open the new Junior Ratings‘ Mess Rccrcation spaces. on June 8.