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ANOTHER AJAX AND A NEW PENELOPE
Famous names used for new General Purpose Frigates W0 Leander class frigates were launched last month and thei1names will bring back memories of their immediate not only to those who served in them. but to millions who read of their
Ariitstruiigs. with eight sis-inch
predeceiesors
exploits during the last war. ()n
'lIiiirstl:i_v. Aitgiist I6.
A high standard of living accomntodation has been iichicvcd for the ships' coinplements of I7 ollicers and 245 ratings. This includes bunk
Ajrix was
laiiitclicd at the llirkcnltead shipyard ol (‘uinittell l,:iird & Cit. ltlll-I Wit-S trained by .\lrs. Dreycr. wile of Vice.‘\lIlllII'.tI I). P. Dreyer. C.lI.. ('.B.I:.. l).S.(‘.. l’l;it: Otlieer Air tllomel. TheRev. IE. .-'\. ()\\-en. Vicar of the Birkenheud (‘hurch of St. Mary and St. Paul conducted tlte religious service. Penelope was lziunched :it the Newcastle sliipyard of Vickers-Arinstrongs
guns.
which took part in the River Plate action of December. I939. when the (ierniun pocket battleship Admiral (iraf Spec was scuttled otl Mottlevideo zifter being defeated in tiction. 'l‘li;it Ajax was broken up in I949. The name Penelope has also been used eight times before and this new ship, the itiiitlt. will have bzitlle honours front Egypt (IBM) to Anzio (I944). The sixth Penclopc was :i central hzittery ship Of 1867 and she was the lirst large ironclad in the Navy to have twin screws. The seventh was a cruiser of l9l4 which was sold in I924.
sleeping. separate dining: halls and
cafeteria niessing. Modern electric t:'.t|Ie_\.s will he installed and the ships will be air-conditioned throughout the opcrzitional spaces and niess decks.
RIVER l’l.A’l'F. ACTION PENELOPE THE PEPPERPOT (Sliipbuilders) Ltd.. on Friday. August The new Ajax will be the ninth ship I7. and was named by Lady Madden. of the Royal Navy to bear that name. The eighth Penelope was .1 cruiser Charles Sir Admiral of wife She will succeed to a long list of bzittlc of 5,270 tons standard displacement. COmm:indcr-inMadden. ltt., K.C.B., hoitours—20—ranging from St. Vin- with six six-inch guns, built by ChetS. A. Rev. Chief. I’|_vinoutli. The cent (I780) to South I-'r:incc (I944). Harland & Wolff. I934-36. During the New0sw:ild‘s. wynd. Vicar of St. Some Nwv Nitws readers may recall Second World War shc hzid an excitthe conducted castle upon Tyne 6. the turret ship of 1881). sold in I904. ing career. being nicknnmcd H.M.S. religious service. and more will the b;ittle.ship of I912 Peppcrpot because she was so full of which was sold in I926. but the ship holes front cncmy bombing attacks at SI-1\'I-ZN ()RDl-ZRED
mostly recalled will
Ajax about to enter the water at Birkenhcad “
AMETHYST OFFICER serving Captain ship Antethyst FOR
in I'l..\l.S. when that ttltitii: tier dash to tire open sea froiti the River Iler
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cruiser .\lalt.'.t. She was torpcdocd between IC'.tIllIt.'l' (‘lass arc general-purpose (6.985 tons staitdnrd displacement). Naples and Anzio on I-'ebriiary I8. Il't'_., L'\ with the .s:inte ItllII and sub- built in 1933-35 by .\lessrs. Vicki.-rs~ I944. .si;uitially the same stcant-turbine lll.tI.‘IlIllL‘l')‘ as the sticeessful W_hitb_v Class lrigatcs. Four were origuitzilly .~.nle:.x‘.
l’enelop.:
TORQUAY NAVAL’ SHIPS Yaitgtse.
Portsmouth in C();\'\‘F.R'l‘F.I) l)ocky:ird for \crt'It't.‘ in the Dart- IN COLLISION mouth Training Sqiiarlron. ll..\l.S.
-\§.~,\.. Dido. l.:.iiuIer and
btit three more were ordered uniler the l‘)l'il-(:2 Fstintatcs the :\i-.ro:.i. Iiurtaltxs :ini.| (i;il.ile:i. "the siamlard displacement of the I.-:;inilers is about 2.ll(lt) tons zind they have ;in overzill length of 37'.’ feet and a beam of -tl feet. The frigales will carry ;i helicopter for antirsubmarine use. ’l'lie main armament is two 4.5inch guns in :i twin mounting directed by ;i lull) automtitic rzitlzir-controlled lire control and gun direction systeitt.
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S=::u:;il ship-to—:iir I.ttltlL‘ll.‘I', llic ships are titled with :i triple-lmriellctl ziitti-siilimnriiti: tnortzir and the Lites: :iiiti~siilv'n:i'i:iedetection cqznpiitcnt "lite l\:itl;.:e dcsigii gives all-roiiitd \I\lI\tI1i} and in the operutioiis room info:.-n.it.on will be handled and presented ll\lll‘_.' \L'I'IlI".tl.lltIIIl:tIIt.‘ lech-
'l'orqu:i_i t('dr. I’. II. C. Berger. l).S.C..
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.\l.\'.().. R..\'.l. rccoinrnissiuned on Scptciiibcr 4. "the ship's cotttpletttettt has been reduced in order to iiccoinritodatc 50 trainees at a time. and 'I‘orqu'.iy is now the most modern ship for training purposes. She will be based on
l’l_\'ittotith.
"Adopted" by TOl'qtl1I)' in I960. the frigate steanicd over l00.000 miles (luring her three previous commis-
Ikso -ttl-min Iiitti-ziircrzift guns are to he titted. but IilL'\L' will cvenluall_v be
\It)II\. which took her over nearly all the oceans ot the world.
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for the Iaunchint: t.‘t.'l't'.'lIIt)I’l_\‘ at Newt-:istIe
Niavy Reziehihgfor the Skies‘
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stopping
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CIGARETTE required
from there on. Both Chelsea and l-'u|h:un football‘ I5! the Ro_\iil Tournriiiicnt noticed a (by British standards) sky- ,grounds :ire reputed to be within teleto zit l'.'.Il'I.V (uiirt this _\c:ir in:i_v have scrziper just behind the nrenii. This is ‘scope distgince of the ripper floors I """I' the new .-\diiiir-.iIty building. the bird'.s- j o I alterttoon IIL to so saw: as .iliIrt.i_\ L 9.“, View shape M» “mm may be“ be ,. Imcc described as it triangle with the lines I 3L ‘in. course. He nus Ill.I_\ ("fled imm"k_ iilI\\t.‘ltlL'tI |\_\' cloiiil (ll titties. , While the well-kntmn huililing :it II;irl's Court." .situ:iled at .‘\IIIltIt1_t.!Il I”I"I1*"'l5‘I"‘"‘-' ""§”;‘.I'” I’: III“ ""”'-' the olticial ziddress of the new I\tIIItIItl|: cenirc ol iiziwtl activities. must of the ;,; ‘,\d,n;m]“._ Lime R‘,;“|_ |_m,dm,_| oiitluyiiig ;idniinistr.itive dep;ii'tments SM’!-. tlelepltoiie numlver I-'l7l.Ii;ini are now being ceittrali/ed :it the I34-l.l I'T.irI's ('otirI Iiiiildiltg. The ttt;issi\'c I exodus of rlepartineiils Itll'lllt.‘|"I_\' I housed zit various cstablisltntents in 9 aitd around London. including the reI nowned Queen Anne's .\l:msion.s. is I under way. It is cttpected that most of, I RI:-VA .\lIN(i cerenioitv has been the new tenants will he in residence in ; ”--\I-5- -I3'S"i"'~I this new l.ondon l;indni:irI; before the‘ "Wt-'\‘i|fI-' l“ end of the yezir. Some departincnts will "lllllfl-‘I "W I5|SU1"' CUI3 presented to I transfer to the inziin huiIdxn<.: in White- Ills‘ Shit‘ I" St“-IIII Alttcricn. Itzis been I I foiiud to lie male and not female, |,_.u I I ‘I he ml» has been re-nanied “las-oii" , I a most appropriate nziinc. as Jason |:_xpR|.;5_v,' 1.".15 thus a noted sea-fairer :ind leader of‘ with Ill tloors topped Ivy zin oliser- tltc .-\r_euit:iuts, and :i j.igu:ir, Iiltc: \'.tll\Ill lower. 3 system of lifts new In ll..\l.S. J:ig.:u.‘ir. has long and stout The new liloclt of Ailniirzilty offices this coiintiy will he in tlp:l'.llIt\ll :in ,tcet':i. zit IC;trI'.s ('tiiirt lbw.‘ story on ]JU_l{L' 3) express from the ground tloor to the‘
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IIILST on an £tlIlI~\t|I\tl't.IIiIltI exercise on the Clyde area on the night of \\’ednesd;i_\'. .-\ugust l ‘illiti 'l'|tursd;iy. August 2. ll..\I.S. and Il.!\l.S Lfrszi, \\ItiCII were opeiziting iiitder utiitlisllll ship" conditions. collided‘. three men liclonging to Iitillletixe were \L‘!'ltllI\I) iiijiired and had to_ be taken to a (ircenock Itospit;i|. I-oiir other ratings, also bclongiitg to i‘i.tlIIt.‘.'l\t‘. were treated on boziid. ll:ittlea\e was holed in the port how and Ui.s:i's hows were slow tll
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