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TAUNTON ‘ADOPTS’ SHIP ..\l.S. llecntc. the second of a new class‘ of three Survc_\'/Ocennograpltical ships heing built by Messrs. \’aI1'ow and Co., Ltd., commissioned at Scotstoun, (ilasgmv, on Sunrl:t}. l)et-etnher I‘). It is unusual for a ship to conuttission on ti Sunday. hut in order to give tltc ship's company Christmas leave before sailing for surve_v operations in the Bay of llisc-.r_v area. the ship had to leave for Devonport on l)et-ember 20. As the ship's company could not move on board until the l8th. and Lady Yarrow. who launched the ship had other engagements on that day. it was decided to hold the ceremony on the Sunday. 'l‘h-.- n.--.». siltp lI.t\ been olliciullg. ‘;tdoptu:d' by Totntton. Sonn:r~ct. tlncnces o_t' wind and tea ohcn the lhtmc at th: N.tvv\ Hydrogntphic Sttppltcs‘ l£~'.t;ihltsltrtn.-itt. shipped tor seietttitxc 0bs¢l'\".l' ton.-2:

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Iiqttipittcrit inchtdcs .1 \\‘.up crcttscil interest in oee.tno_:.-r.iph_v lmltcoptcr .m-.l .I l .onl-Rover \\htch hzts. irt turn. led to th:i and she has (I contplcrucnt of ll new class of ship he-in_t: hu:l‘. otliccrx .t:td ltttl r.t :5,-~., :\ddtlI..\l.S. l{cc.1te t(dr. l. l). 't'\Jll.|i .lL’\.‘\iilli'Il|Kl.l'.IK‘ii !\ pI’|lR.t\.). tll*pl.ln‘v.'\ vttlcd for \1\ sticnttxtx “hen \\'inst;tnley. .\li~~a (.'ihr;rlt:rr \i~it.s ll..\l.S. Tiger at Gibraltar before leaving for London to take part in the ')li\~t ‘.'..‘itK) tons. is lot) lcet in lcrtgiit. required. World‘ competition 50 feet in the bcorn ttud ll.I\ .| I6 foot draught. She Inn‘ .1 speed of l4 ltnots and it r.nn.-e of [1000 miles. The ship can opcmlc ttnywhcrc in the world. l ht-int-. titted with air condnmrnn-,: Rl~I.\ R-.\l).\lIR.\l. Rl-TTIRINC the one h;t_nd and .t on ‘the t't:ne::on \\'.l\' probably strengthened hull tor Upt.‘Y.t.ltI1{.' ll'ZL'l'. Peter (iordnn Rohi.-rt\'un.' R..\'.. of I-‘ztlmouth. First the i.I\l otlicul one for Retiritt ice on the other. .-\ n_otcl first operational award for service in hovercraft has been ljeutcnzmt of the landing craft ll.t\l..S'. Bnxtitm. was drowned Adruiril lr-.-.n3:. us he retires feature t_s :t propeiler ltttcd made in the form of a Special Commendation to Leading Air from tho: Scrvzcc this month. Llllt't\‘;tl‘lSl'llpi in the bow \\‘l1lI.'ll I on Dccrntbcr I9. the day after his 28th birthday. while heroically 4 Mechanic Norrnrtn Rottcnhcrry (24) of Stanton llztrcourt. OxfordDuring hi~ :t-rm ol‘ otlicc the will enable the chip to m.tintuin ‘ rescuing three Iranians from a sinking dhow during :1 gale in the shire for his initiative, resourcefulness and devotion to duty during N.wg. ha. t.tl.cIl at greatly in~ her position ttguimt the in- Persian Gulf. Bastion h;td gout: to the aid the hovercraft trials‘ in the Far East. During the trials on SRN 5 ditlicult rep.tir. l.:ttcr. :1 scriourt of the dhow which was in diflioil leak was located and it was mu taken 350 miles culty and in dztnger of sinking ltovcrcruft :: spore part w.n ztnd. despite the IS-ft. ltigh inlund up the Sungei R-.tj.tng in found that S;ll'(l\\';ll(. negotiating Ltpitls‘. needed .tnd .t long delay in the tvnvcs tltc dhon wax tztltcn in .\‘ltlllglt:l);tnit\ and rocky rtnrrowi tttrtglt: river scerncd inevitable. tow and .I life-r.tt‘t. nt.tnnctl hg. l.ictIt. Rohertxon and lEl‘\I4 on the way up river. During the V'lLl..-\(.'l-I Sl-I.\R(‘ll ('h:trl..-~ Poocll t.‘_‘J). of iinlield return journey Ll met:h.tnie.tl dev l..:\..\t. Rottenherry searched both weorirn: lit}:-i;tcl~et\’ \\';I\‘ ft-ct m.tde further progress unthrough villdgc stores and found floated down to thc dhow to .~;tt't- and the hoveremt’: ‘u't‘.lS and .ttl.tptcd an outboard motor forced to ht:.tch on sltingle. evacuate the 8 passengers. But l...-\..\t. Rotlenhcrry worked component which cllcctcd the the dhow foundcred and the repair. This enoblcd the Hover; life-raft towlinc had to be cut in intense heat in cramped con- er;u't Unit to return to B.t~c with when it fouled B;tstion‘s rudder. ditions with only b.t~;ic tools minimum disruption of their l.ient. Robertson. rt strong and successfully curried ottt :1 zrinls pl't)gl".lmtt'lt.'. stvinuner. left the life-raft and The speci.tI|_v printed comsoum tow:trd~ the §llI’\'t\'(\l‘i. Hi: (Continued front column -8) ntendzttion \\.I$ pre».-ntcd to held one under each arm and for l.icut. Robertson. who l...-\..\t. Ro::cnhcrr',' at Singestzirtcd to swim luck to the muchdrowned. port: Not-.tl lS.I\t.‘ shortly hcfore ship. .-\ third survivor. Witt) had tunThe sitznttl front the Persian the first ll‘lcl‘l‘tl\t:t'\ ot‘ the Unit been clmein-g to mine liotfittm. tlL‘\'Cl'lblllf: the ollicer'~t gal- left the t-‘ar tint to fclltffl to the caught hold of l.icut. Robertson (itxlf l;tt1t ttctiott stared. "Licut. Unitcd l-(ing.:dorn. tn he it-\'.tttt D.I\l. These three The \'lll:Illlnter-Service Trials survivor» \l-CTC r'c~cttct.l. but their ltobcruon persotttrllv .\.t\'I:£l [Suit went out to the For l-fast Combined \\Cl‘.!ltl proved too three live»; and tr;t_t:ic.t|lv lost his own in so doing. lle dis- early in I‘)!-5 to cv;tltr;ttt: the ((‘ontinuv:d in column 5) played cottrage of the highest ltovercr;tt't's potcl'tli.tl '.t\ on order." .llll[)llll’!ltltl\' ttatnsport vehicle l.it:ttt. Robertson. who was for the Services‘ Its command‘ nt:irrit:d. joined the Royal N.tvy int: otliccr. .\l:tior Roger llztrris. in I956. rcprcsctttcd l);trtmoulh Royal Corps of Transport. of College at \‘\lv‘ltllflllllt: and w.ttt:r Portsmotnh. said in Singapore: polo. .tnd was awarded the "We h.tve h.td ti thoroughly inQueen‘.-e Commendation Queen"; telescope in the best tcrestirte year and tezirncd :1 for hrnve conduct has been di\'i\'ion;tl midshipm.tn of his _erc.tt de.tl. We feel the lt't.ll$ awarded to .-\ir .\lt-chtinic Colin term. h.ive been successtul." Thorne (26). of R..\'. .-\ir Station. ('uldros'e. who tvzts‘ vtinched down from a helicopter to attempt the rescue of a girl _-tvvimrncr in difficulties‘ in the sea oil’ Pcrran S:tnd~. ('ornw:tll. last August. Colin 'lhort:c h.td to h;tttle 1 ugainxt :t \trot't_.: current. which kept throwing him ugztinst the RESETTLEMENT rocitx. hellire he \\.t\‘ able to rc.tch the girl. He was then “inched up into the \Vcs~c\ helicopter holding the girl in his 1” .. arms and at the some time The mztn ht-ltind the camera that produced this e.\pre.s~i\e picture ohvioualy pn.s~c.~t\cs :1 keen eye :tdntini~tcrin;.- the ‘ltiss of life‘-— for tlcl.til. _\‘ot surprising. pcrhupm for he is the Comnttutder-in-('ltief. .\lcditcrr;tm.-an. Admiral unt‘ortun;rt:ly witltou: -ntccess. NEXT MONTH Sir John llnrnilton. K.ll.l-2.. C.ll.. \Ill0\t.' favourite hohh) is photugr:iph_v. S_\mholisint: the cortiThe citutiott. published in the hinution ol tradition ttnd DI’(lJ,:|'t.‘\\' in the Royal .\';iv) the |lllt|lnt:l".IDl1 |'t.'\'t.':Il\ the nt-tnorlt of ‘London (Lt/eztt-' on [)ccemt~er wireless zrtttl radar ztt-rials dr:Illt:llit‘:tll)' frurncd b_v the foltlcrl nin-_-~ and ict t.'\l'|Zlll5l\ of '.I Sea l7. suited "Tltrougltont thct-.Vixen slriltc '.rircr:Il'l. The I-In. go and Adrnir:tl‘.-.- lint: mtttplcte the vivid tlight rlccl; ~(‘I.'!lE. tultcn 0P\.‘f.lil0ll‘« .\ir .\lech;tuic‘l'hornc -uith '.| 7.k'i\\ Super lltonta. Tcsszl 3.5 lens. cxposure f.ll at l/I25 uith ycllon tiller on llford l".l'.3 .\llt‘l\\c\l rem.trlt.ihlc coolncsx, llatniltun is liltn. .—\dtnir'.tl :1 krcn tnountuin walker and ~pcci-.tli-.e~ irt l:tutlst':Ipc DllIllII::I".l|JllV' as cotrrugc. tlctertttirtutiort :tnd ;t well :t~ tttltint: cltttrnctcr studies of colourful people in thc m:nt_v foreitzn lands he has vi~itcd. cornplctc \ll\rC}Z.'|l'J for his own The cztrrirr concerned i~ ll..\l.S. Centaur. no» at l'm'tsrIIt)t.tlh per\on.:l .\.tt"c:y."

c gttcxlx at the cerernonv t-..-re \‘it-e-:\drt\irnl Sir lJ.n-‘ttl (-rc_c.I:'\. the Flog Olliccr. S;otl.u'.d .l.l'1tl Nortltcrrt Ireland. Rent-\tInt:r.tl l~ Li. Irving. the ll_\tlrogr.tpltcr ot the Ntu-'3'. thc hl.t_\'\Dl' or l.tunton. Alderman H. V. ltiiis. .tntl MIN. lilltfi. and lltt: ltwtn ( lcrit. .\lr. K. Horne. and .\lr~ llorzic.

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‘Navy News‘ highlights not only the work of the men of the Royal Navy. and in particular the Home I-‘Ieet. but also the opportunities HIS month

which exist within the Service for men to prepare themselves for vrorlt outside the Service when their engagements expire. Life in the Navy today is a good one. At times. of course. things are dillicult but it is remarkable how quickly one forgets the exercises and patrols. the discomforts and. on occasions. the boredom. and remcmbers the comradeship and fun one has Itad. The Navy ollers se-:urit_v. advancement (if one is prepared to use the many facilities provided). atlventure. a chance to see the other side of the world. meeting people of all races. colour and creeds. and pay which ntakcs the ‘Old Timer‘ think that every sailor today is a real plutocrat. Mention of pay brings to mind a matter which is. n:..ur.xllj-‘. foremost in the thoztglits of everyone in the N11) y today. and that is»—\s‘lt:tt will the biennial review of the Services pay bring’! The (iovernmcnt decision to refer the matter to the Prices and In~ comes Hoard gave rise. understandably. that the revictt-‘s recomntentlations might not be acted upon. but ‘Navy News‘ feels (and it has no ‘inside‘ kntmlcdgc wltatevcr). that tlterc will be :1 rise and it will be a substantial one. Mr. Mayhew. the Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. has stated that the Government was not setting aside the principles of the Grigg

Committee. The re-engagement rate and. in an extent. the recruiting rate also. reflect the influence of the wives.

Long and

following ships THE commission expected

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ACCOIINTS. AD\'F.l('ITSI".MI2."¢"I'S. CIIICULATION I 5UlS(.'llIl'."l(.|NS: 'Navy Nesu‘ Accounts and (‘Ireulation Omit.

frequent

absences from home are. of

bugbcar. and where young children often huge burden on a wife.

course. a there are

throw :1 but the conditions of a life in the Navy are knomt before marriage and. in most cases. the advantages outweigh the dis-

advantages. Extremely long commissions are now a thing of

the past~married quarters at home and abroad are increasing in numbers year by year—a pension at 40 or so—and. should real trouble arise. a welfare Organisation which takes endless care to assist. A few pcople—- mostly wives still persist in thinking that wire-pulling and preferential drafting exists. but ‘Navy News‘ is going to be blunt _nn this point: it does not exist. The drafting policy is ‘Man the ships in the best way with fairness to all.‘ It is hoped shortly to run articles on drafting to enable men and their wives to see how this complex matter is dealt with.

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reeommission on the dates tioned. It is emphasised that the dates and particulars given below are forecasts only and may have to he changedperhaps at short notice.

AIONILTON (('..\l._\‘.). January ‘ It l'on\rnourh. Io lo.-hrmar her-teen January 7 and 14. on completion of rent. Home Sea Senice. ht .\l.(f.\I. Squadron. I.‘ K. Base Fun. Rcvnth. PIIOEBIZ Ir‘ IGHT. January ID at Portland. General Service Cutrtrttzssrun.

Wlup.

FAl.\tt)l.'I’Il(AS l‘ri:a:e). January 13 It Der-onport. General Senrce (‘ummmion. (Phased). Home!)-‘air haul Hrrrnefsourh America and South A_ttantle. .lDrh Escort 5‘“I:dron. l.'.h. Due Pun. Demnporr. BRIGHTON (A S I-rrnre). January 13 at Cturharn. General $¢f“k'¢ Corn-

(Phased). llorrtr’l*‘ar last! llomelwest Indies. man EKOH Squadron. U.K. Ilase Putt. (‘hath-'IrI'l. AISNI-2 (Destrmer). January I! ‘at rniuron

(‘h.1th2rn. (icnera|_ Seruce ('ummI\1=un tl'ha\ed). Home Far E.-tst‘Ilnrnc .\led. 30th Ewan Sq'.l:tIll'l)l'I L'.K. llase l'IJt'l, Porumuu h. 7,!-S!‘ (A15 Frieatr). January I) It I)e\-onport. General Seruce Cor:trrusllornet\\'e\t Inches! non II'ha.\«ed). Far East. Mn I-‘riute Squadron. L'.K. Base Port. l)<'\unl')(Irt. (Il.I-IOPATRA I-'IJ(JIll‘. lantrarv at Portland. General Senztc (‘umm:.sxron. V\':trL CA\'Al.II>'.R tllestrmer). January 14 at Gibraltar. Horn: 5:: Scruce. Trials To Itexene un k\‘I'l'lXlICllUn of '

crew. rt. re

l.IrZOI'.\RI) (A ‘A l’ri:.1:e). Fehruan’ 3;: Portsmouth. General Service (‘rummalIomc.l-'.rr lint llumc.'Soulh IIOTI. America and South Atlantic. 10:): Escort Squadron 1;.K. Base Port.

Pnrtsntouth.

(.‘I.I-‘.0I’A'l‘RA (A'A In K

‘Mel. Irehnury _

8 at Demnport Genera. .\er\rce (Sum.

Iiastlllnuwl Home For LLK. tt.ne Port. lksonport.

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Med.

(Al.

KENT lr'l.I(ilIT. Iiebrtrarv In

land. General Se:\=;c Curr-.

Porr-

\Vcssex. .\IAXT().\' (M II (‘nniersiont Ftbrlrnrv 25 at I) onport_ l.ocal Furexrrn Sernce (Far East) (It): M55 Squadron

\-rec Kild:rron_ (E). |iIRKI.lSYO.\' (.\l"ll Conversion). February (rename date) at Chatham. I-‘orcirn Set-nee (M.-ddle East). Nth .\l.v' Squadron (under cunsid<r.\:ion). Se. ~: (mice: l.'l (ml-her. (I-L). I.I.)\Nl)\l-‘I-' t:\ l) I-ncate). I'ehmar\' :4 at l)e\o:mi::. Home Sea Service. (I-'nrer'en St-nice from date at sarlrmt

—Far East). Zblh I’;-con Squadron. (A). PI'1.\'l-1l.()l'I>2 (A-S Friratel. March I At Devonoort. Port S€l\ll.C. L.R.l'. cumolen-lent.

LONDON l>'l.!t:Itl'. I-latch .1 at For‘.land. General Sent.-e Commtsston. Wessex. MAu:ot.\I (A.'S Frrnte). _March 3 at Knuth. Home Se: Service. Iilthcrv Protection Squadron. U.I\. Base Port. Knuth. STIIIIER tl..S.T.). March 7 at Aden. East). (Middle Scniee I-‘oreien Amphibious Wartare Sltuadron. (Bl. RI-JLI-2.\'Tt.l»‘_§§ (AIS Frinte). March (7 It Des-onpurr. General Sc-nice llomelhr (Tornmixsion (Phased). Eat/Med. UK. Ease Port. Deton_

March. 30th I-‘rlnte Scluadron. U.K. cooks (S) reolare Maltese. F0|l‘I'Il (SIM Depot Shin). h_JI|‘_¢h 341511 Chatlram. Local Furerrn senree (hr F..ut)tC). IIVDIA tsurwyrnl Shin) March 29 II Glasgow. General Service (‘omrninton. Hoote!N. Atlantic] Far East. U.K. Base Port. Chatrum. (A). IKEPPEI. (AIS I-‘rrnte)._ April _at Gibraltar. l.r-eat FOICIIII Service.

l..|l.P. Cumolernent. LOWBTOVI (AIS Frlntel. early April. U.K. Cools end Stewards reolaee Chinese. CALTON tC.M.S.'l. AV“ 6 It AdmForeien Service (Middle Fart). I-IIS Sauadrun (E). r-trout-: (us Fnntel. April _r.\_ at Glasgow. General Service Commission. lIomeIFar I;-‘4s:.ItlumelMed (‘Intern (D). 30th Escort Squadron. U.K. Base Port. Clntham. SIRIUS (MS Frinte). April 19 at Portsmouth. Home Sea Servleel Foreign Senice (East of Sun) from of sailing. um Escort Squadron. _

at):

JAGUAR (ALA

Fringe). mid-Avril

Clnttutn. Port Semce. L.lt.P.

plement.

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SHEFFIELD

NOTTINGHAM LEICESTER NORTHAMPTON LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER

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.\llNI.ll\'A (AIS Frigate). end April at Nevseutle. General Service Commit»

uion.

lIomeIFu

attltlnrncllded.

U.K. Base Port. CI'lltl'tlI!'). (Al. lVIr'SI'0N (MIN). Avril ll Devmnoon.

Foreign Service (Middle East). 9th Squadron (under eoruldemloo). ( I. YAlllt|0l.l‘l'II (AIS Frigate). earlr M3! at Cuuhun. Port Service. L.I.P. compleutent.

IEIS

TRIUMPH/SOUTHOOWH COACHES

EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Retumfare

BRADFORD

nu-utn.(B).

(GM. Dfltrr))'t'rI. May at Glmsruw. General Sen me (‘ormnmion. llnrnell-ar East/llome. U.K. Bate Port. Purumourh, l.)I'L'0\' (Destroyer). Mac at Pomrnouttr. Pnn‘Seruce. Trials crew. To Ilnerve on eornnfetiun. Ship). IIAIIILANI) POINT (E..\l May at Rmtrh. Port Semee. Trials

II]OXFORD l1‘/-l9]BRISTOL 9/SALISBURY 17/WORCESTER 15/GLOUCESTER I1/' READING I7]PORTLAND 33]PLYMOUTH LONDON lrorn PORTSMOUTH I3/6 BANBURY

at Pclrtxrrunrth Ge’-era) Scnrce Ilmne lat mrumn tI'h.:-rd).

Portland.

BIIRNASIIIN

D0".

I)!-Z\'(JN.\'lIIRl»2

(fhatham. for trials. (‘ommiuiom Auauu. 2nd Frrnte Squadron. U.K. Rue Port. (‘hath:lm. (C). KIZJJLI-'.‘iI'ON ((Y..\l.S.). June at Aden. Tmvtna (‘rew to United titngdom. YARNTIIN (('..\l.S.). Iulv I at (batlurn. Foreign Serum (Middle East). °tl) .\ll$ Squadron. (El. _

(A).

II-'rira'.el,

Iulv

(l‘h:Lsedl. Home E-lldd'e |’:n:.' lien-.5 \\'. Ind:e\ uzh l'ri;.-are Squadron. l.’ K. I‘IJ\€ Putt. ( hatham. (ll). lI.\Rl)\' (.-US I-‘r;ca:e). ¢‘R\I>'I’().\' (AIS I-‘rirr.1tc) and Rl'SS..l. (AIS l-rrrate. July. U,K. (‘ooh (S) replace Maltese. Zorn Frlnte Squadron. PI.\'.\IOU'I'll (AIS I-‘rintel. August at

Destrmerl.

l)evt-oporr. ('-eneral Senice (‘om(l'h:tset.l). IInme.'Far Ii.-lstl

llorrtc.'.\led. (‘:lpl. ID), UR. Base Pan. l)e\-onrmn, tr‘). (2l.A.\l0Rt:A.\‘ (G..\I. Destroyer). end Auemt at Newcastle. General Ser-

Commission. Ilomcll-'ar Eaul ll:-me. UK. Base Port. Portsmouth. C-\.\lBRIA.\' (I)estr())'et). Aurrust 25 at l’(}lt_\moulh. General Service (‘orn-

borne

lieu of L'.K

Y.'IIlI'lK\ are

(G.P. Frxure). September I at Rowth. General Service Commiesron (Phased). }lomelMiddle East] Home. 91?: I-mate Squadron. U.K. Base Port. Rosnh. (ll).

Cooks (S) and Stewards only. (F)Cooks IS) and Stewards only.

.l_l.K. (.1 IIKHA

_l’nrtxrnoutn.

(0) and all Stewards

(I-Il—l.(-ading

of four nations to work under NATO Flag

Ships

year the Match .\Ial(er LAST Squadron. under the com-

mand of Capt. D. V. M. Mac-

Lead. R.N., operated

fully

for five

that ships from diluent N.A.T.0. countries could work and operate as a unit, and this year ships from the same four countries are to operate under N.A.'I'.0.'s lag for an extended period, starting on January II. The exercise will be known as ‘Match Muller II.‘ The exercise is being scheduled by the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (Admiral Thomas H. Moorer. U.S.N.). and will be conducted by the Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic (Admiral Sir John Frcwen, who is also Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet). Captain Parker B. Armstrong, U.S.N.. will command the squadron which will be composed of H.M.S. Agincourt,

H.M.C.S.

H.M.N.I_.S. Drenthe. U.S.S. Garcia. H..\l.C.S. Retigouche and H.\l.C.S. Skeena.

success-

months, showing

AIS EXERCISE

Exercise ‘Match Maker II‘ is designed. basically. as an antisubmarinc warfare exercise. but will_ include gunnery. com-

munications, fuelling and other operations. Many of the

manoeuvres will be carried out while the Match Maker ships are integrated into previously scheduled exercises. As with the previous Match Maker Squadron. this second International Squadron will also visit ports of many N.A.T.0. countries. During these visits they will be able to evaluate the cflieiency of supply and logistics under standardised procedures.

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bntur Ill ulna when prelerring requests to volunteer to acne In a particular shlp.

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Rear-Adntiral R. C. Paige is to be Admiral Superintendent. H..\l. l)ocItyard. l’ortsmoull'l. in succession to Rear-Admrral J. L. Illaekham. C.B.. the appointment to take cllect nc.\t May.

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yacht.

REMOVAL CONTRACTORS Then write, telephone or visit-

no'rm:rt‘.y

Ac ratings are normally detailed for mental Ienlee about four Ilontln ahead of enlnrnkslonlng dale and [or home Ieniee about two month: ahead at eonualulonlne date. Iblr should he

cross-section of the ofliccrs. men and women of the Royal Navy. who will be very pleased to answer questions put to them on any aspect of the Navy. The I‘Iydr0graphic~ Department of the Navy will. as usual. be present with a counter for the sale of yacht charts and other Admiralty publications on navigation and scamanship. Finally. in the pool. visitors can see the Naval Air (‘ommzind Association's yacht Tar;in:o. and talk to the men and women who have raced and cruised in this

LOCAL, LONG DISTANCE, OVERSEAS!

N()l’F.\‘: the term '1,‘ K. Ilau: l"v::' means the port .1: which :.‘le ship rt'.a\' be expected to cite leave and

com-

Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Auxiliary Service. The stand will be manned by a. the

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Smeanore. t-‘omen Serurc (Phased) (Far East). 2!-ch Escort Surradron. (A), IISKIMII (G P. I‘rrr.rte). July 28 :1 (jhathnm. (ieneral Scnice Commis-

I'nmmou:tr. Port S-enice. L.R.t'.

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Ilt\t.'ne rm cnnlpitlinn. ClIAW'T(I.\‘ t(‘ .\l 5.). .\'mrrr:l'er at Ilahrain. Foreign Sen-.ce (.\ItdtIlc

CIIl(.‘llF.'s1I>:R (Art) Frigate), July 9 at Seniec Fnreun SrnIJD(‘!l.'. (Phased). (Far East). 24th Ii\:ort FAIJA

(((‘.‘-IS).

()ctnl\er h at l‘n..rnou'.n General Senrre (’umm:suun (I‘ha\ed). llornel I‘-If lax: Ilrtme. L'.K. Base l'(v.':. l'ut(\rnou'.h. INI'RlII'll) .Au.urlt $lt:n)_ t);:nl'e: at t‘l)dch:mlt, Home Sea .8 .e. Forrzcn S¢'>f\'ll.T (I..t.\t ut fairer) ft-.-nt date (V! utlrnlt. I)IiN(.'.\N' (A S‘ Frigate). O:'.ol~(r IT at Rosrrh. l’0.'l Scrtlee for tn.-sh. to

Home. 24th F.s-.-on Squadron. U.K. Base l'orr. Dcmnport. (A).

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Aden. I-nrerrn Scruce (Middle lr‘.as:). Orh .‘~!rS Suuallrun (Fl.

IIARROSA (A‘I) (‘om-er\ian)_ June at Devonpon. General Setup: (‘ommimorr (Phased). Ilomell-ar Fast!

l.()CII

(‘orn-

Squadron. l.'.l{. Base Port. Destin-

l'.\'DAt:.\'TEl) (A/S Frinre). June

lII)fII('.m\Il'|l. " II l.wo.'t Surud.-.~n. U.K. Hane I‘:-rt. Porturrrouth ll"). Ill-IA(.'II\\IPl'0.V l(' M S l. t)c:(~t‘<: at Allen. I Icn Scrnee (.\tsdd?e Lam. ‘uh .\I.$ qlradrr-n IE).

Devon-

marines. The stand will also meet the needs of those members of the public of an age and inclination to seek out information on a career in the Navy. To this end there is a careers desk manned by regular naval recruiting stall to deal with inquiries and provide hand-outs on any branch of the Royal Navy. Royal Marines and Women‘s Royal Naval Services. Similar facilities are also available for service in

Has: Fun (,'h::ham. (C).

A(:INCOt.‘ltl' tlksrravserl. October

lIorne.'\\‘. Indies. Auaust. 29-.h Escort

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W, lmlrts. 27th hscorr Souadnm, U,K. I-use I'()rt. l)('\r\npur:. (CI. Tlt(ll'BRIt)(:I-2(ms I-rrrate). Uctoher h It Clutham. General Service (‘urnmnuun tt'h:ued)_ Homelhled Ilomg-1 Far F.J'-I. 27th liscurr Squadron. L‘ K.

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Other exhibits include a fast 23ft. power craft being supplied to the larger ships of the Navy, a _model of a Commando Ship with .1 coloured slide presentation of life on board one of these ‘bush fire’ carriers. and a display of scale models of all the ships in the Fleet today. _For those who enjoy films there is a continuous projection showmg life at sea in ships ranging from aircraft carriers to sub-

Ilomelsourh America and South Atlantic. (.'ap:arn (D). 27:!) Escort Squadron. t.‘.K. Illst i'orr_ Pommouth. It‘). ALIION (Commando Slhpl. t).:.-her a: Pnrumotith. llurue Sea .\eru:t.' Forerrn Senice (I3.-ar l..u:) I-nrn date at sarlrnx. UK. Hue Pt... Ports-

General Service Corn-

mouth. SIRIUS FLIGIIT. June

January 5

Ilurne,'Par East.’

(Phased)

mrssion

crew, To Reserve on enmntetion. R()I1Ilr'.SAl‘ (A-S Frigate). late Mar at Portsmouth. Purl Seruee. L.R.I'. complement. I.I.\'(.‘0I.N (AID Frit-ate). lune at Devunpnrr. Pun service. L.It.P.

Portsmouth.

I-‘ULI.-SIZE ‘moelt-up‘ of the conning tower of a nuclear Fleet submarine. fitted with a working pe$eope which can actually be used by visitors. will be shown for the linn time on the Royal Navy Stand (DJ) at the International Boat Show at Earls Court-

Sernee for Hull. t‘nmm.suon date uncertain. UK. Base Fun. De\onrrnrt. t('). (BALKTEA tA.S lrirate). K:p'eml~er 2-) at Pomrnmrrh General Service (‘urn-

I-'ll’l»:

NAIAD (A‘S Frigate).

\\'anp.

PEN‘!-'.l.0PH (A.S Fri;-ate). September (tentative date) at Ilevunrtmt. Port

Ilnmelwest Indies. 9th Frirale Squadron. (LR. tlase Port. Ports-

complement. PROTECIOII (Ice Patrol Ship). June

Submarine’s conning tower at Boat Show

MINERVA FLIGIII’. September at Portland. General Senrce l.‘t1rr\m:I\.0n.

\'l'Hl‘I'B\‘ (MS Frinte). May (teoume date). as Pa-rrsroouth. Home Sea Sernce (Phased). 20th Frigate Squadron. U.l(. Base Port. Fofltmtllth. .\‘I,'l!l.\.\' (G.l'. Frigate). May I: at Porxsrnouth. General Sersiee Commrnron. Phased. Homelhliddle E311]

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PORTLAND’S FIRST PLANES IR.—l

was very much interested with the article in the November issue of ‘Navy News‘ relating to the Air Station at Portland an I think I am one of at small party that operated the tint seaplanes at the base. In l‘)I6 I was stationed at C:tl- when I was drafted to the East sltot Air Station and late that Indies Squadron. While I was in Portland I and year, or early l‘)l7. the Third Battle (‘ruiser Squadron left nt_v wife lived in one of Ilte Chatham. hut proceeding down coa.stguard's houses ofi l"ortttneChannel they were spotted by swcll.—Y0lll's. elc.. A. II. R. IWo (ierman stihmarines and TAYLOR (late l’.0.R.N.A.S.). took refuge in l’ortl;ind Harl.ondon, S.\V.l7. bour. 'I'ltree Sunbeam Short .seaplttnes were detailed to go to Portlaittl with llte necessary crews‘. I went by road with a few litters. riggcrs. carpertters. cte.. and oit arrival I found tltcre was no yrecumrnodalion for the seaplanes. It was tlecided that IR.—l take up (chair-borne. for the time being they were to of course) the Ark‘.-r running be put on the quarterdecks of three of the b.'llIII.'\lIlDS—IIlII- challenge. ‘Navy News‘ (DecentlIlI\I.ltl. ('oininonwc:illlt and ber. I965). re running up the am l)re.rdnotrgltl. in whielt I was I’t-alt at Ilont: Kong. but The my.stiIied by one point. also accntrtrtiotlatcd. I’l.-alt’ 6.000 feet! It must have shot up It lot since my day. More Sl'llS I)I-‘.S'I‘R()Yl-‘.I) likely 1.300. surely? A I1.IIl_t_:.'lI' was built just mitOne evening in 193.1 (or side the ll0i.'l{}';tTtI entrance thereaboiits) a II o t II c r submariner. Bill King. and I. ran aiitong the hints‘ of the local lishermcn. Patrols tip and down from the Ci.O.(.‘. in the Dockthe ('harinel were operated and. yard to the top of the Peak and in coitjtuiction with a couple of back again in under 30 minutes: 'Q' ships they were both dis- the general comment on board posed of. Mcdway-—-". well nuts!" I remember. also. erecting I expect many ‘Navy News‘ what I believe was the lirst radio readers remember the various must to operate front shore to marathons in Hunt: Kong-— seaplanes on patrol over the from the club along the water(Ihanrtel. I think it was about front. through Wanchai (dodg80 ft. high and it was on top of ing trams. ricksliav.-.s. ‘cheeseyes: the Verne. It had a working ete.). round Happy Valley racel'.It.IIll$ of about 25 to 30 miles. course and back. Some months after ottr arrival One member of our winning at l'ort|;iud it permanent hangar team—-H.M.S. Osiris——-in I933. :tnd slipw.i;. was laid down sortie was the first lieutenant. now 300 ytls. inside the doeltvartl. Admiral Sir David Luce. First and it was still irt Operatimt Sea l.ord. There were then I5

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submarines in the Fourth Iilotilla. Those were the days!Yours. WILLIAM DONALD. Commander. R.N.. Kcswick. [My reference books ray ilic Iir'_t-In-.rl pain! is Vfclaritr Peak. L805 [t't'I.—E.DlI()R.]

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A ‘Pat on the back’

P'EAK

MUST SIR.—I965 is drawing: close and. like all HAVE readers. greetings for Christm-.t.~ and the New Year sincerely reciprocated. Not GROWN 2 the Editor. but only

now

your

are

to you as to your stafl and to those who have contributed to ‘Navy News.‘ my good wisht-.s are ex-

tended. The literary .slani.lard of the rrtany articles published and also the excellent quality of the general lay-out of the splendid photographs are distinctly in keeping with what we who have served in the past deeply ;tppn:ciate. There may be room for intprovement by adding a little more colour. other than black and wltite. but that point is harmed by the increased costs that would be involved. So. good luck to ‘Navy News‘ and its opportunity to circulate the excellent work of the Royal Navy for the past. present and future.-—Y0urs. clc.. W. R.

BULL. Commander. D.S.C.. D..S.M.. R.N.. Bridlington. ['I'Iii- gum! M'I.I'IICS ii] Ctlr. Bull. and 0/ the marry u!Iii'r.r

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U.S. carrier IIILI-I th e carrier U55. Kitty Ilawlt was being refuelletl in the South China Sea on December 7. lire broke out in a machinery room, and was not brought under control for two and a half hours. during which two men died from inhaling: the smolte and 49 others required medical treatment. Directly the fire was discovered the carrier cut away the connecting lines and drew away from the tanker in order to light the tire. The carrier. one of America‘s largest (76.'i'0t) tons full load). remained on station and very shortly after the fire was launching her planes.

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I.l\\iln|I.‘l'.t’.(). G. ltruttn and l'.(). l). I-‘tml at the bar of the new club.

fashion parade. lit the tttodcl-ttt.il.itt;: section there were of cottrw many ntudcls of ships and ziircrutt. aml a large t|oll's ll0tl\'L‘ tttzuli: by l’.(). (i. R. Gardner. ol' ll..\l.S. Osprey. In the lily-tlltthltlt: sec‘; tion Chic!" Wren J. R. Ellis‘. of E ('uldrose and Wren .l. llowcs. of Arbroath. tied for lirst place. Surg. Cdr. (D) K. R. NeedThe formation of a club room ltam. R.N.. was first in wintrmaking and Licttt.—(‘dr. J. D. was lirst suggested in I963 and after \\t|lill1}! for nearly two Kcndztll-Webb. R.N.. was adyears :1 building became avail- judged as the best beer-ntztker. able and. in t'ottr months. the sontcwltat bedragglcd interior has he-cit :r.tmt'ormv.'d into at vsotnfortahlc club. Thanks to a grant from tho Nttflicld Trust and ntoucy from the associaVictor l':ll.'('. Pt.-tty ()llit-er tion's t'uttd<, and will) tltc willing (.'0uk (0). E/I.X.897ll37. 1l\'\'l‘.l;lIl\.'tZ ot' the members the ll.‘.\I.S. St. Attut.-lo. l)it-tl place is one of \\lll\.‘lt they can Novetttht-r 27. I965. be proud. Joltn Ronald Smith. Radio .\lcttthc:~Etip n‘.' the club is I-',lt-‘lriral t\Ieclt:tttic lst open to all cltici‘ petty ttlliccrs ('l;t\s. P/065013. il..\l.S. and petty otliccrs who are qualil.ocItim':tr. Died .\'utetttlicd T..-\.S.l.. and to all olliccrs ht-rl8.l965. qualilicd as 'l'.A.5‘. otliccrs who Robert Alexander Best. l-Ittare also incnthcrs or honorary giueerins: Mechanic lst members of the association. Clans. H.M.S. Victory. Died Norentber 25. 1965. ‘HOME l-‘ROM ll().‘\IF.' LOOK Acting: Sub-Lieut. llrian .-\t the nmntcnt the club cottI-I:trttsh:tw. R.t\'. ILSLS. sists of :1 lntmgc. p:tnni:llt:d to n l"tilttt:tr. l)lL‘tl .\'mt-tttlter llL‘l_L!lli of 5' ft. with (jahoott ply2ll.l‘)65. wuotl. ~t..incd and \‘.tt‘nisltcd. Rlt.'l|‘.ll'tl Leslie Wt-Itlt. Ratliu and lllll\llL‘tl to the ccilittt: \\llll IClt:clrit':tl .\lcclt:tttiu lst pol_\~tri:ttu ttlc-. and .t small. bttt (flaxs. I’/tl7.'4.'l.H. ll..\l.S. \\t.‘ll-\tt‘ti~i.'tl. bar. The foyer. Zulu. Died l)i.-ct~tuht.-r Z. and Ci'llF.lZ‘tt.‘L‘ '.o the ltltlll1—'L'. ll;l\'C 1965. been tasty.-t'ttIl:.' papi:rcd with :t .\lich-.tel Arthur Kirtutt. Act5lU|lL"PtlllI.'l'llL'&l\\'dllP.lpV.'T. The ing Petty Oilicer l-Ini:iueereasy chairs. furnisltittgs and lighting give the whole place a int: Mechanic lst Class. ‘llomc fmnt home‘ look. I’/K.975S6-I. ll..\l.S. SulThe club was ollicially opened tan. Died Dccettther 4, I965. by Capt. R. E. Lloyd. D.S.C. and liar. R.N., Captain of Brian Anthony Lane. Able ll..\l.S. \'crnon. on December Seaman. DI060698. ll.M.S. I. who un\'cil..-tl a small plaque Striker. Died I)t:cettthrr 8, rccordin_u the .t\\‘lsi.Illt'C given by 1965. all C\\lls't.'l’l'lCtl. lie hcfitlllc the Acting Lit-ut. flrttce Brottn. first lmxmrary member of the ILN. II.l\I.S. Albion. l)ictl ‘l‘..-\.S'.l-.' ( Iuh. rt.-xn.tt1.ittg as December I4. I965. he \\;t.\ hattilcil his club (art! that .\lltl\l|lpfll:Ill l’eti.-r Bartlett "I'll put it .m.ty with all my l)at\es'. R.i\i. Il..\l.S. AIother :1‘ .'lli‘k'l‘.tl‘i;.it dsf‘ hion. Died l)ei.-etttltt-r l-l. With "U l \ M. :s". \'i:rno|t it i965. is only n.itttr.ii that they sltottltl be the tot".-ttitti'.t:tx in malty i\lid~hiput:tn Michael .l:lt'llc\‘ tltitti:<._ (lite \.Ill\L,' tlC.Il' to the Sheppard. R.N. ll..\l.S. is llL‘JIl'l\' nl the lnc'tlll?L‘l'S Albion. Div.-(l l)(‘t't:ltlllL‘l' l4.l965. ()pcr.:ttntt ‘\\';trnttit'c.' Stttrlctl at Clll'lslm.t.~‘.. l‘)h3. um‘ \\:tS raised l-‘rctlericlt Arthur 'l'r-.tin~.tttc.-ll. for needy to pruviilc licdi Petty Oflict.-r Air Filter pcoplu oi the city. I .i~.t year the (0). L/l-‘!\'.772-H7. ll..\l.S. antouttt r.:i~i.-tl \\.:- Ll-$2 and for Alhion. Died I)et't~ntht.-r (fitristmas. Wu‘. 2.102 \\‘.ts l»I.l96S. |';tlwt.‘tl. C it’

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Far East ‘Groan Merchants’ tie themselves in knots for charity

popular ‘groan niert-liants’ from ll..\l.S. 'l'rittinpli. and t.‘iej.' lllt.'ltl(lC the man tvlio organises llic \\llOlL.‘ thing and permost

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‘i'it't'~.-\tliiiira| I‘. Hill-.\'orltm. (‘.ll.. l.'.'.g ()lli.'er. Sccontl—E:t('ivri1itt.'.t‘.«tl. Far l_-'.isl l7lcci. is

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Rt-:tr-.»\tltnir:il I. l., T. lltittit. (‘.ll.. l).S.('. and liar. .-\tlmiral Stzpeiintcntlent. lt.M. l)ockyard. (‘liatli:iin. and Flat: tilliccr. .\ledi\a:.'. is to hecotne Defence Services Secretary in the rank of \'icc-.-\tliiiit'.il in sticcession to (ieneral Sir ltivtlitc} .\loore. Rt.-ar-.\tltiiir;il G. H. CarewHunt. the Admiral Commandin; R-.'ser\‘L's and Director(icticral of Naval Recruiting. p;».Ed llix lirst visit to ll..\l.S. Scotia. the Rosytli lleadquarter:_tJnit of the Royal Naval Reserve. on December I. S ‘a is one of six Hcadq ‘rs l'nii.s in the R.N.R.. and is immned by men and women trained to help man the Naval element in the Maritime Headquarters at Rosytli under the command of the Flag Ollicer. Scotland and Northern Ireland. Captain 0. ll. M. St. I. Steiner. R.N. has been appointed Assistant Chief of the Defence Stall (Joint Warfare) in succession to Major-Gerteral M. A. ll. lltitlcr. Rear-.«\dniir-.tl A. Dzivies, ('.B.. will be placed on the Retired l.ist to date Febrtiary 32. l‘l(-6.

Capt. I’. C. (Sihson. R..\'. is to be proiiiotcd to ltcar-.-\tlmiral to date J.'llltlZIl'_\' 7. l‘l(it'-. and to he Dct‘tit.\' Cotttrollcr of :\iicr.iI't {R.N.l. Ministry oi‘ .'\‘u'lIlli\lll.in sticcessiori

Coriiritatidiint F. M. l)runttiioiitl. (l.lt.l-.'.. Hon. .-\.l).C-. .\l.A.. Director of the Woiiii:n’.s' Royal .\':tv_v Service met most of the 150 Wrens eiiiployctl in the Ro_\'.il .\l:tt’ittes liarr.icl;s. Eastncy. when she spent a day there on Noveiiiber 30. She was the

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(ii.itt;xit-(‘tn-per. 0.13.‘!-‘.. _.'\ speci.'il entry lic qtiziltlictl ll'l Cltglltccrllltz and later he qtialilied as :1 pilot to further it

of Major-Gencrtil guest N. H. D. .\lcGill. Conimattding Portsrnotitli Group. Royal Marines. for lunch. Mr. .I. I’. W. Mullulictl. lH.I’.,

srtcciztlistitititt in a i r c raft cngiiiecriiig. l’romolcd to (‘ominander in I‘)-to and to Captain

in I957. Two years ago Capt. Parliamentary Under-Secretary Gibson. who is a member of the of State for Defence for the institute of hi cc li a n i e :il Royal Navy visited Rosyth on Engineers. became Superinten- December l0. calling on Vicedent of the Royal Naval Aircraft Admiral Sir David Gregory. Yard. l-'lcetl:inds.Gosporl. I-‘lag Ollicer. Scotland ‘and Northern Ireland at Maritime i\l..-\. The Reverend (7. Prior. lleadqttzirters. Later he visited has been appointed Chaplain of l-l..\l. Dockyard. Rosyth. inthe Fleet in sticcessititi to the spcctittg the Apprenliccs' TrainVenerable Arcltdcacon R. W. ing Centre and Dockyard workRicltardson. C‘.B.. Q.ll.(‘.. i\l..-\.. shops. including a new one for the appointment to take cllect welding pipes. connected with in March. Born near Ottawa the nucleztr submarines. Rev. Christopher Prior was I.-.inca.striaiis and their fricnds educated at College. serving in Portsniouth who Taunton. and Kc lc College. would like to meet people from Oxford. and became a Naval that part of the world. or Chaplain in March. I9-tl. His would like to take part in funcfirst sea appointment was the tions with people who have an Hospital Ship Maine. During association with Lancashirc, the Normandy invasion he was should contact the Portsmouth Chaplain in the cruiser Scylla. branch of the Lancashiro The ship was mined and had to Society. (Secretary: Mrs. M. J. be towed back to Spithead. Bleastlalc. 20! Labumum

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The Minister of Defcrtct: for the Royal Navy. Mr. Christophcr Mayhcw. M.P.. visited the R.N. Torpedo Factory at Alexandria. Sc 0 t l a ti d. on December 3.

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the Cunmiantl Sivininiirig Bath in il.M.S. (‘alt-tlonia, wlirifi Rosyth. December 8 by Vice-Adniiral Sir re-opened was

David Gregory, Hat: Ollicer. Scotland and Northern Ireland. the occasion mu ttidrked by the presentation of the Aylen (‘up to Miss Pat Nicol. a 20-_ii.~:tr-old Scientific Assistant at the E\':tval Construction Rt'7c‘.ll'L‘lI Estziblishnient. Dunfemilinc. The cup i~ .-_'.-...r.led by the and against South Africa 2:: the Rosyth t‘-12.. Sezilce Sports tl0 yards butterfly and -i .\ 55 r\SSOct.1tiu.'*, L: tit: ;.ui::'.g out- yards individtial medley. She standing sport--.'r'.u:: -or sports- has also represented the Civil woman of tit; ye .-\ member Service against the Navy. the of the (‘at Miitiiiiiiiii: Army and the Air Force. she has Club, bu t .: member of NEW RECORDS Scattisli the Swiutrr-.ing Teani in the Civil Service tinge I05‘). and represented Britain in Moscow in lflfil. She Championships at Blackpool in has held the ocottisii Ladies‘ May she won the Ladies’ -140 Freestyle titles over Ht). 220 and yards freestyle and lit) yards 440 yards and in tliii year's butterfly. the former in a new cliampionsliips tut placed Civil Service record time. In London in September she won aeoond_ til each of these ct»,-nts. During 1965 Mix.» Nichol has the Civil Service Ladies‘ ll0 represented Scotland against yards freestyle and individual Wales and Ireland in the 440 medley championships. both in yards freestyle‘. against Norway new record times. tn the lit! y.trd.v frccstjtle and An attractive prograntme was 5 X 50 ;‘ttr.L. itv'.'Lil‘.'_I -Itltlhltltlill) ;a.-ranged to mark the rc~tipctting of the bath and included a Water Ballet by the Carnegie .

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bin of lttirton Latimer. who ls uni‘.-aten after five bouts. lie is a It":-stoiie licavyweiglit and l‘lct.‘.tl'll£.' itttercslcd iit free-style '.\|'i.'illlllg about a year ago. when l’.0. Ward had no ottc to train with. The third man from H..\l.S. Triumph is A.ll. Alex Taylor (25), front llull. He

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January, I966

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AMERICAN MODERATION A SOURCE OF WONDER

ACH/\Rl3EE the world is not at peace. It is in a state of carefully controlled war. Surveying the world scene it is‘ becoming increasingly obvious that unless‘ the more mature and responsible nations‘. the nations Iorig schooled in the nile of law, the nations in which democracy is in the natural order of things‘. the nations‘ which have traditionally and for centuries used naval power to uphold the rule of law, especially the English-speaking and European nations which have long traded over the seas. unless these nations maintain sufficient forces to preserve the status qun some of the proud but impatient emergent nations which have developed out of the fomier British. French and Nctlierlands empires may take the bit between their teeth and upset the very delicate balance of controlled war and turn it into devastating and wasting war. Even the fractious peace which is tolerated at present is better than a war drawing on nations‘ total manpower and resources. ’

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"For over a century. from the aftermath of Trafalgar until the advent of Jutland. the peace of the world largely depended _on a single navy. the llritish Navy. But it IS upon the principal names in the plural that the peace of the world now depends. Wllcn llritain had the biggest navy in the world amt could spread her navy evenly all over the world :i large measure of rule by law. :ind law by rule. prevailed. llut after fighting two world wars. the first largely alone for the first three years and the second largclv alone for the that two years. it is no longer cconomic:illy possible for Ilritain to police the world. The mantle of chief constable has fallen on the United States and it be-hove: all dciiiocractic nations to appreciate the vast and most effective navy that the U.S.A. has built up more cornincnsimitc with her manpower and resources than before the two great wars. and which is being maintained (in the words of the U.S. Navy Department) as an ‘investment for the security of the United States and the free World‘ So writes Mr. Rayniortd now stands at its post-war best. Blackman. the editor of '.lane‘s but "the big question in_ the Fighting Ships‘ that magnili- Royal Navy is whether Britain is to have :1 new generation of cent annual volume of reference aircraft carriers. So far the on all the world's navics. which is once ag:iin in the bookshops. construction of even one new There are some 2.l0O illustra- aircraft carrier seems rather rctions in the book. including motc. and what with the political uncertainty. vacillation over L700 pliotograplis and nearly 400 scale drawiiigs. in over inviting tenders for building. and escalating sums conrespect of over lZ.5U0 strips in the ll.'t\.'iL'\‘ or sea deli.-rice jectured as to the cost. naval forces of ‘)6 countries. A tiiily olliccrs are inclined to cxprcss splendid work. :tl‘ltI il'ltllR|‘lt:Il.\- serious qualms about cvcr able to all those interested in h:i\'ini: a new aircraft carrier at all.“ warships. DEFENCE PRIORITIES Tlll-I ‘GENTLE GIANT’ The editor believes that In his forward Mr. Blackman British defence priorities are refers to the United States Navy crystal clear. They are new airas a ‘gentle giant.‘ With all the forces at its command the craft carriers. more frigatcs and "colossal US. naval strength a steady replacement of our old has been channelled down to conventionally powered sublimited and conventional opera- marines by nuclear-powered tions" in Victnriin. and this hunter-killcr submarines. He must be a source of wonder goes on to say that "without new aircraft carriers the Fleet to many a nation. Referring to the United King- Air Arm will die and with it control brush-firc Britain's dom the editor remarks in his forew-ord that the Royal Navy abroad. Britain's power East of

Suez and Britain‘: voice in world counsels. "\\’itliout more frigatcs liritain itself will die in war time. for the number of frigatcs to counter the potential subinarinc menace is entirely inadequate to protect the trade l'0tllC\‘ on which ply the Comnioiiucallh navics totalling 7.300

ships‘ aggregating 27.5-15.000 tons gross. Witliout nucl’earpowered submarines the Navy itself will die." Referring to the U.S.S.R.. Mr. lllacknian says there has been a particulzirly good flow of Soviet Navy information this year. and the Soviet Navy is BUCCANEER Mk. II from now estimated to comprise 22 cruisers. I50 destroyers, 35 the R.N. Test Squadron at nuclear powered submarines. Boscombe Down recently spent 390 conventionally powered sub- 8 hours 40 minutes continumarines. I00 frigatcs. 700 minc- ously airborne while carrying out low temperature trials. Flyswccpcrs. 250 escort and patrol vessels. 350 motor torpedo ing at over 30.000 feel. it was‘

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refuelled in the air twice by a Victor tanker. and on landing it still had one-and-a-half hours‘ fuel remaining. Claimed as a record for this type of aircraft. the Buccaneer flew over 4.000 miles. proving that the weapon delivery range with in-flight rcfuelling is substantially greater than is claimed by some critics. The pilot was Lieut. J. D. Eagle, R.N.. and the observer Lieut.-Cdr. J. A. Taylor. R.N.. was one of the crew which made the 2.000—milei nonvstop flight across the Atlantic front Goo<c. Newfoundland to R.N. Air Station. Lossicinouth. about two months ago.

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HE third Annual Twist and Jive Competition wzui held in the whaley Club. H.M.S. Excellent. on November 30, and for three hours the foundations of the very finnly built club seemed to shudder with the endeavours of the contestants. Nearly 200 enthusiasts were present to witness the 10 couples who had ‘fought’ their way during the four heats to the final. and the judges had a difficult task to select the eventual winners. as all the finalists gave remarkable exhibitions.

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tll\’ ,\ \ll’.\llil?.R Ol-' Till’. PORTS.\l0UTll lll{.—\\'('ll Oi’ Till‘; R()Y:\L N:‘\\’:\l. .-'\SS()Cl.-\'|'lO.\i .-\.\l .\R\' 2. I906. 60 years ago. was :1 day to he reiiii.-iiilicred ll_\ rnunp young seamen. as it was the day on which ll..\l.$. Kim: .\Ifrt-d l.'l)lllnll.\5l0fl|.‘dits flagship of :\(ltl1ll'tll _\luorc for .~ervice on the (‘Irina Station. To be d.'.it‘ied to such a Working l".irii.:_<. "heae young rel.itit:‘n. :-..-tr slllp. considered sczintcn had obeyed the call of tlte Recniiiing Sergeant to ‘Join at the : ie to be virtually the last tiiiz L _in _cruiser eoiistrtie- the Navy and see ilie world‘ and tion. was‘. in itself, stillictent to now. then. was their opporttinit\'. cause a thrill of pride into the. The draft had early breakfast hearts or’ those yonn Ordinary on the morning or‘ commissiona few Seaiiien. who had fTl0llllt~'. been killing time in the ing and then stowed their bags Royal .\.iv.il Barracks. Ports- and hammocks in a goods train which had drawn in at a railway mouth. while awaiting draft. .»\ddcd to this. however. was siding near the i\arr.ici.a catithe Lie: :‘:i.i: a 10.000-mile ieen. At .0830 the dr.ti': was nitistercd on :he p;:r..ile grotind voj.'.ig..- I.ij.' before them: tliroug-ii zhe blue waters of the and niarclied into the docltjfizird. i\Iedl:e.r ::.-.in. the Suez (‘ait:Il. halting abreast the ship whieli would be their home for the ~. Ocean to tlii: (hiiia the I-9.-.i~. 3' :t lir~'t-class w:irs|iip. next two _ve:ir~‘. \\'h.i'. rii.~r.- could a young seaN0 (‘I-IRI-'..\l(l.\'\' I1‘t.tt1. wazii the spirit of advcritiirc There were no eoinii~.iuE.~:~.E:ig in his blood. hope for‘! lie it-t-tilt! '9: getting away from the ceremonies in thine i':ir-oil dag. a. dull r.u..: .2; oi lite in the The Coinniander and the ship's ls.ii‘r.'i.'i.-. and coating ships of police were awaiting the arrival the Re.-.. .e Fleet. and Dockyard of the draft which ‘.\.ii :o be.

for better or for worse. ilic ~liip‘» coinpany of" King .-\|t'red. On re.-eipi of our cornniissioiting card» we li:id to collect our bag and hainiiioek from the iraiii. procccd on board. locate our mess. part of ship. action station. boat. etc. This evolution was completed before noon. and a midday meal of corned beef provided. 'l1ie remainder of the day was spent carrying out various drills in slow time. This was very necessary as many of the youngsters lost their way because. at first. in this great ship. it was ditlicult to kiioiv whether one was walking forward or aft. The experience which has stood out most in the writer's memory is that of the first ‘coat ship.‘ King Alfred was bcrthed on the North Wall. facing Whale Island. A fully loaded collier. with only single derricks. was secured alongside. The coal rcqiiircd was 2,500 tons. and it tneant breaking bulk. Most ‘Old Salts‘ know hoiv arduous such contlitions were and, added to that di.\:idvaiitage. was the wcatlicr conditions in mid~

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WASIIING IN COL!) \\'A’l'l-ZR it took nearly three days. and parts of the nights. to complete co;iling. There were no bailirooms. except for stoltere and engineers. To get just motlerately clean ripper-dccl; ratings had to seciire :i w.is|i-deck hiickel. or rite». tub. scrotinge walcr (cold) wltcrcvcr lie could without being caugli: at the tlriiikiiig tariln by the .ship's police. and find a spot on the upper deck for his ahltitions. On the lll;.'lli of the third day leave was given to ‘\\'‘.itch and l’arl.' ‘Aggie \\"estoii's.' iii Cortiriierci;il Road. l’ortsitiotitli. becoming :i saiictiiary for inany men needing :1 bath and a good square meal. This experience tended to damp down the cutliusiaem of the younger ratings. but within zi short time the evolution was looked upon as an adventure. and produced many

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storing and amniniiitioning completed Il..\l.S. King Alfred sailed for Hong Kong on Litiiiary 3]. lW)I6. ‘the Bay of Biscay was like a mill pond. but we got such a basting in the Gulf of Lyon that it became necessary to put into Malta for repairs. The weather was now warm atid we went to Port Said wearing tropical clothSo. with

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Ill-LN the Comniando ship ll.M.S. Albion visited Nlonibaszi recently for :i I0-day stay. all the ship's company were given leave and a party of ofict.-rs and ratings set out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. I-‘ire reached the summit. Many trips were made to the National Parks. Twciity nienibers of the ship's company donated blood and another party gave up it lot of their spare time giting a hand at the local CllL‘.\llll‘L' lloiiie. A party was given for 130 orphans and uritler-privileired children. and aircraft of S48 Sqiiadroti :i-nistetl in a cenuis of elephants in ’l‘.snvo National Park. After Albion .\lonib.i~a sailctl for Aden for exercises with mi|i:.iry units‘. and then vsitcd .«\.~s.ib tlziliiopiat and Dill‘l‘ll'iltl-‘reitch Soiiialilziiidl. [for the \'l_~l'.\ to .'\\\Clh and Djthoiiti. riearly -300 olliccrs and other ranks from -15 (‘outtitando. l{o_\.il .\l;iriiie~’. R..-\.l-'. l\'oriiial\~;ir, We-lsli C‘-u:ird~‘.. K.().Y.l..ls and other military units serving in the .-\den area were enib;irZ~'.ev.l for a brief rcspile front their iii'.eriial security duties".

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Long refit for Arctic veteran

.M.S. Cassandra (Cdr. K. Vause, R.N.). having celebrated her 22nd birthday on November 29, 1965. returned to the United Kingdom in December from the Far East, where she has been part of the 30th Escort Squadron. and is about to pay off for a long refit. The commission the Far East on patrol against present started in October, I963. and Indonesian activity. after service in Home Waters The ship celebrated her Zlst she left [England in May. I964. birthday itt the Indian Ocean for her first overseas leg. on passage back to the Mediterscheduled to be in the Mediter- ranean. and a brass key was montlt made on board to serve as a rancan. She spent a operating with ll..\l.S. Dread- weathercock and to support the nought and then worked from shirfs coutmissionittg pendant. Malta until September. 1064. Christmas. I964. was spent at .\lalta and on New Year's live SF.R\'l('F. IN FAR EAST the ship started for home via In company with other ships the smoking volcano of Strontof the 30th Escort Squadron. boli and a visit to Civita Cassandra sailed at short notice Vecchia. the port of Rome. in September. 1964. to reinforce l-'0URTH 0|-' HER NAME tltc Far East Fleet. After a ltigltCassandra spent the next six speed passage to Singapore the destroyer began :tnti-infiltration months in the Home Fleet. patrols in the Malacca Straits, taking part in several NATO bctwccn Malaysia and Indo- exercises. visiting Norway. Swenesia. Apart front a sltort visit to den and Germany. bttt in June. llong Kong in October. (‘as- 1965. she again sailed for the Far sandra spent her whole time in East where she was on patrol

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Here's a young sailor with at variety of interests. When he is free front his duty of maintaining diesel and turbo generators in the Commando Ship. H.M.S. Albion. L.M.(E) Adrian Sullivan (2l) likes fishing. reading boolts and exercising his considerable prowess as a painter. It was in the Indian Ocean during a passage front Singapore to the Seychelles that Adrian's artistic ability was recognised. when his nostalgic rural scene won first prize for him in the painting section of the ship's handicraft and hobbies exhibition. Adrian (of Newark. 1 'oIts). is seen applying the finishing touches to his colourful piece on the flight deck. of ll..\l.S. Albion. He is due to return to the United Kingdom shortly to undergo a two-year .\lechanici:tn's course in H.M.S. Sultan. where he may have the opportunity to pursue his other spare time activities in the tield of rugger.

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H.M.S. Cassandra was launched on November 29. I943. at Yarrow's Yard. Scotstoun. and is the fourth ship to bear the name in the Royal Navy. The first was a cutter of H0 tons mounting I0 18-lb. cartonadcs. She was built in I306. The second. I807. was a brig sloop of 337 tons mounting I6 guns.

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N l-‘r:tser's Hill golf course. high in the Malayan mountains. H.M.S. Lincoln's golf addicts hoolted and sliced in company in. guns and four sets of twin with Sultans. Malayan Government ollicials and rich tourists last and October when the ship's company spent seven days torpcdo tubes. launched in September l9l(t. and stink by a mine in at this popular hill station. The hill station is nattted after 1918 while attached to the lhc jobs that the men were J. l.. Fraser. a prosperous tin- given at the small naval trainittg Grand Fleet. The present Cassandra first mine conccssionaire. Fraser. catnp were certainly different: commissioned in I944 and who lived on the hill in the landscape gardening. woodcutstarted her war service on the l8‘)0‘s, was never seen in the ting. constructing a badminton arduous task of Arctic Convoys jungle witltottt his bowler hat. court and laying tttrf proved After an overnight train jour- that ‘.lack' can turn his hand to to North Russia. On December ll. I94-3. a violent underwater ncy from Singapore. the sailors anything explosion forward. presttmed to enjoyed a thrilling bus ride. have been caused by a torpedo. climbing 5.000 ft. along :t narCHI-'.Al’ C()l.l-' blew her bows off. 62 men being row road which spirals up the lost. l-ilfective datuage control tnottnutiusitlc. The nt:tin lIllr;lt.‘ll(lll of Cdr. D. C. t\'airttt:. R.N.. cornkept the ship afloat and she was then towed. stern lirst. back manding oflicer of H.M.S. Lin- Fraser's ll_tll is its nine-hole golf Constrttctcd on a valley through very rough seas 165 coln. had sent his nten up to course. miles to Ros-ta in North Russia. Fraser’s Hill for a change of bed. completely encircling a steep jungle~covered hill. few where a temporary how was climate and routine, golf courses in the world can fitted. match its truly magnilicettt At the end of the war Casmountain scenery. The local sandra was placed in Reserve cltildren. often no taller than the where she remained until she bags they carry. invariably was modernised and comntisselect the correct clttb and offer sioned for service on the Far sound advice all for 2s. a liast Station in April. 1960. round. ‘l-‘AIR!-'.S'l DAUCIITI-ZR‘ The navy players were given special rates by the club. Seven ('as\'atttlra‘s natnc comes from the ‘fairest of the dattghtcr-‘. of ‘days‘ golf for 5s.—csccllent value it one does not lose too King Priant of Troy and his lll". ll..\l.S. Aime tlr.-stro_\er many balls. Dense itmgle. monQttecn lleeuha.‘ In prontise of M. .l. R..\'.l. Garnctt. (Cdr. soon ditches and drains enable her love Apollo granted her the U.K. ll-ase her Port. returned to the caddies to maintain a steady gift of prophecy. bttt she failed l)ect.-ntber Chathztnt. l7. on trade in second-hand golf balls. to keep her side of the bargain. made an overnight having strip and thottgh she retained lter Virtually isolated. the local Portsmouth. at it with the qualification gift was Chinese and Malayan football H.M.S. Aisne returned fro_m that none would believe her. play only the Naval Train_tcam Far East after stx the over lust She was taken home as ‘booty' ing Camp. Lincoln's improutptu months from England. away by King Agamcmnon after the teams never mastered these confall of Troy. but his wife and her home-coming was the fident natives. who have lost of a two-year commission only four Clytaemnastra. thought this a end games in two years. very bad idea. and soon fottnd with the 30th Escort Squadron. The general verdict on which has seen service in the means of poisoning her. Atlantic. Mediterranean. Indian Fraser‘s lltll was ‘restful.’ Some prefer the bright lights of SingaOcean and South China Sea. Four of the last six months pore._bttt the golf ‘fiends’ are planning a return trip. were spent as a part of the Far East Fleet. on Fleet Exercises. and operational patrols around W0 former Royal Navy Malaysia. Pleasant breaks were visits to Hong Kong. the Philipntinesweepers. H.M. Ships pines. Penang and recently. Bottisharn and Chelshnm. are to be commissioned for service Bangkok. For the latter half of the with the Royal Air Force. for conditions on range and recovery worlt at commission R.A.F. Coastal Command‘: board were greatly improved by station at Mount Batten. Ply- the installation of air conditionmonth. In their new role the tn ship is to have a short .e-raft will be Itnown its ELM. Air Force Vessels 5000 and refit and is expected to recom._

H.M.S. VICTORY CALENDAR 1966

AISNE HOME AGAIN

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trying to damage the ship so that she should never go to sea again.

He was sentenced to I5 months‘ detention and dlsnliuicd frotn the Service. (irattan admitted four charges wilfully damaged two sixinch manilla rttpcv. wilfully d.tnt;tged about l2 tons of diesel oiI~-disobeycd the lawful cornntand of l’.(J. Pctcr \\'h_vte -and hchavcd with contempt to l’.O. Whytc. his superior otliccr. For the accused. l.icnt. D. Evans. R.N.. said that (irattan was unsettled in the Navy. The tl;ttnagc cattscd was not —

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NAVY NEWS

THE HOME FLEET Over sixty ships

ISLAND’S SURE SHIELD

under the control of the C-in-C COMPLEX TASK M

people will probably imagine the Home Fleet as just a dozen or so ships of various classes. adiiiiiiistcred by ;i Cominaiider-in-(‘liief flying ltis flag in :1 Capital ship. engaged on a leisurely but dignified programme of exercises and goodwill vi.sits. In fact. nowadays tltcre are. on .an average. something over 60 ships under the control of the C.-in-C. and because of the complexity of his task. the Fleet is o perated from a shore headquarters. with a Flag Oflicer Second-in-Command acting as the C.-in-C.'s representiitive afloat. ANY

All stirface ships in Home Waters. with the exception of ruinesweepers. amphibiotis vessels. the Fishery Protection Squadron and some auxiliary vessels come under the full command of the C.-in-C. A large percentage of these ships is permanently attached. but others spend only a short period in the Command. usually when they are freshly commissioned and are working up to operational standard. These then depart for foreign stations. but their vacant places are soott filled by ships returning front abroad for the ‘Home leg‘ of their commissions. Besides ships in commission. the Service and give ships‘ comthe (‘.-in-(‘. is also responsible panies not only an opportunity for those refitting in Home to show oil their ships but also ports. He has a comprehensive a chance to explore foreign technical staff under the control countries. In other words. of the (‘liief Stall’ Olliccr (Tech- tourism with pay. During their nical) :1 Rear-Admiral time with the Home Fleet. ships to and assist with mainarrange frequently make calls of this kind to a variety of European tenance programmes, and to control mobile units of tech- ports. nicians which can be quickly Each summer a ftill prodeployed to back up local gramme of visits to British repair organisations. ports and seaside resorts is also carried otit. These visits are so TWO .\l.-UN SECTIONS popular that the iitimbcr of is The Fleet tlividecl into two requests for ships by coastal main .v.-ctioiis. These are: towns invariably otitiuinibcr the fat The First Home l-‘lcct ships available and many rel-'iotill.i. comprising (ietteral quests have to be reluctantly Service (‘oniinission ships in ttirncd down. Home Waters. and ships on During the summer of l965. lloine Sea Service which are a special t'cprcsenl:tti\'c squadnot engagctl ptircly on tr:iitiron cniharked on a programme itig and trials. 'l'lte liglitittg of visits to the larger ports of ellicieiicy of tltis flotilla is this country. The 14 ships. the responsibility of the Flag ranging from an aircraft carrier Ofliccr Second-in~Coniniand. to a fast patrol boat. were given llonie l-‘lcct who flies his flag the title of the ‘Jack Tar Squadin one of the ships of the ron‘ and spent just over a month flotilla. playing host to all kinds of (bi ‘the Second Home Fleet people from civil dignitaries to l-'Iotilla consisting of ships on school-children, They arranged Home Sea Service engaged displays and cxliibitions both on trials and training. inashore and afloat and attracted cltiiliiig units operating for nearly a quarter of a million the Joint Anti-Stibiiiarinc visitors. Scliool at Londotiderry. and those preparing for foreign Cl.Yl)l~I REVIEW service. Ships on the West ltidies Station are included in The summer of I965 also saw this flotilla. but for admitt- another even bigger occasion istrative matters only. Their for the Home Fleet when Her operational control is handled Majesty The Queen decided to visit the Fleet. An impressive locally. force of over 70 ships was N.A.'l‘.0. EXERCISES assembled in the Clyde and put To administer and train both in a lot of extra time preparing these llotillas. there are highly and polishing for the occasion. organised planning and opera- An immense amount of extra tional scctions headed by the hiird work is necessary to Chief of Staff working directly organise an assembly of this under the Commander-in-Chief. kind. but to the Home Fleet this and since the C.-in-C. is also memorable occasion was typical the l\'..-\.T.O. Commander-im of the many and varied tasks it Chief. Eastern Atlantic Area. is constantly being called upon to perform. many oflicers in these sections also hold N.A.’I‘.0. appointAt the concltision of the visit merits. The Queen. in her capacity as In pcrtcetime the N..»\.T.O. Lord High Admiral, in a signal responsibilityconsists mainly of to the Commander-in-Chief the formulating of war plans said: "I have been greatly imand strategy in conjunction with pressed with all that I have seen other member nations and of ofliccrs and men and their arranging periodic international ships and equipment during the exercises to train the flccts in two days that l have been with the use of these plans. you in the Clyde. l and my husTraining. in fact. accounts for band have much enjoyed our visit. Congratulations to you a Considerable part of Home Fleet activities since every ship all. Splice the Mainbracc." when commissioned This then. briefly. is the Home goes through a seven-and-a-half week Fleet. lts origin goes back many work~up programme organised hundreds of years—in fact to and supervised for the C.-in-C. the birth of the British Navyby the Flag Oflicer Sea Training and in one form or another and at Portland. under various titles it has continuously protcctcd this group TOURISM WITH PAY of islands of ours and provided Goodwill visits. or what used ships to take part in nearly all to be called ‘showing the flag.‘ the famous sea battles which have always been popular in make up our Naval history. ~-

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H.M.S. Tiger, the H.700 tons (full load) cruiser. the flagship of the Flag Ofllcer. Second-in-Command. Home l-‘lcet (Vice-Admiral J. 0. C. Hayes. C.B.. 0.B.E.). The Commandc.r—in-Chief, Home I-‘leet. Admiral Sir John B. I-‘rem.-n. l(.C.B.. flies his Bug on shore at Northwood (ll.M.S. Warrior). Tiger was built by John Brown 8: Co. Ltd. Clydebank. She is 555 ft. in length (o.a.). and is armed with four 6 in. guns in two twin turrets. which have ll rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. Secondary armament consists of six 3 in. guns mounted in three twin turrets, capable of 120 rounds I minute. Complement is just over 700

Names that became household words

QUICK look down the list of admirztls “ho have held the appointment of (‘iininiaiitler-in-Chief. Home 1-‘leet during the

prcscrit century. reveals many l1'.IInt.'\ which have become household words. The first person to hold the .\lcGrigor. Philip \'i;in and tille in I903 was .-\dmir;il Sir many others. Arthur K, Wilson. who was Each in his turn has left awarded the Victoria (‘toss his mark on the i\';ivy and while serving as a Captain with many of them spent considerthe l\‘av:il Brigade in the able time lighting for the ScrSudan War of 1884. From then vice‘s interests since retiring from active service. Tliatil:on the list of great modern fighting men grows. It includes fully. longevity seems to be such personalities as John Jelli- common among them. which David lle.itty_ ('|i:ttles means that the couiitr; has had coc. i\laddcn——l1olli father and son the benefit of their vast ex—llenry Oliver. Lord (That- perience for many years after ficld_ Sir John Kelly the liarl they put away their uniforms. of Cork and Orrery. Roger No dotibt the list will conForbes. Sir Charles Backhotise, tinue lo grow and the quality Rlioderiek Bruce Fraser, will be maintained. Certainly Atlmiril Sir John B. I-‘rowan. K.C.B. the type of person will change. in so far as the Navy has replaced the inarlin spike sailor 5__"llllllIIIIllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|ll||||ll|||lll|||lll|||IllllllillllIllllIlllllllllllllllllllll|il|llllllll|llE with the micrometer mechanician and the modern ofliccr has had to adjust his professional . . . DMIRAL Sir John Bynt: qualifications accordingly. But. Frewen, K.C.B., who be- even so. the tradition built up Commander-in-Chief, by this fine line of men must came . . . Home Fleet and NATO Com- surely continue to act as an mander in Chief. Eastern example in the future. Atlantic Area on July 6. 1965. (BY ADMIRAL SIR JOHN FREWEN. K.C.B.. NEl.SON‘S LONG REIGN and who was. until recently COMMANDER-IN-CHlEF. HOME FLEET) Vice-Chief of Naval Sta! on the l-l.M.S. Nelson was the flagthe entered Board. Admiralty ship for the longest period over HF. types of ships which now form the Home Fleet and the 13 of Service a as at age the l:ist 65 years. 1917 to Janthe role which they are required to play ditfcrs entirely Cadet Dartmouth in 192-t._ he uary. l9-t0. (apart front a few from the days when it was necessary to concentrate a massive in Specialising navigation motilhs in 1937 when Rodnc llcct in being in home waters to ensure the security of our in served H.M. Ships (.‘arad_oc. look over) and again in l9-t island kingdom. Military strategy is always changing but for London and Formidable during H.i\l.S. Queen lilizabetli was some time now we have been able to rely upon the nuclear War the in Second World areas flagship from I916 to I924. The deterrent for the defence of our country and the ships of the Sea Barents as far apart as the carrier Furious was ll;ig\ltip for Royal Navy have bccn deployed, when operational. mainly with Russian-bound convoys a short period in l9-t-t, :ind littabroad in support of our overseas possessions. of our foreign and the Pacific. placablc (1949) and lndomitpolicy and of the Defence agreements which we have made has Since the war he served able (I95!) also flew the flag. wilb our Allies around the world. in Washington. H.M.S. Dultc of H..\l.S_ Vanguard was Home The Home Fleet has now become the heart and core of York. Plans Division. Fleet flagship for a period. thk world-wide Navy. Soon nearly every warship wherever Admiralty. l{.M.S. Mounts llay. 1949 and 1950. and again I952 abroad it may be deployed. will s1nrt its active service here H.M.S. Osprey. Norfolk Va. to I95-l. In 1954 a depot ship at home. Some. those on Home Sea Service. stay with the lmpcrial Defence College. H.M.S. Tyne. carried the flag. fleet always. others lust long enough to work up to operaH.M.S. Eagle. Chief of Staff to and she was followed by Maidtions! standard before leaving. All these ships rejoin the C.-in-C.. Home Fleet. Flag stonc, another depot ship Tyne Home Fleet when they return to give leave. or to exchange Officer. Second~in-Command, taking over again in 1958. ships‘ companies. or to refit. ._." Far East S‘.-.13.».-i, and then a From January. I960. the flag I am therefore pleased that ‘Navy News has invited us the Lord Commissioner of has been flown on shore. the to show its readers inst what the present-day Home Fleet is Admiralty. Commander in Chief being and how it operates. Old-timers will be interested to see how Married. Admiral Frcwcn has home on the books of Presimuch it has changed. newcomers will be helped to undera house in Sussex where his dent until I963 and substand better the Fleet in which they will undoubtedly serve. been established for has family ucntly in H.M S. Warrior, s=tllllll|l|lllllllllllllllIlllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllg nearly 400 years. at oi-thwood. Middlesex. '

‘Home Fleet and core of

heart

Navy’

Arctic convoys ‘to Pacific -

January. 1966

NAVY NEWS

‘Prevention better thyan cure’: Motto of Central Technical Staff

‘YOU NAME THEMWE TRAIN THEM’

Kenyans’. Iranians. Chanaians. .\lal-.r_\sians. .\'igeri.in-s, .-\Igerian~'. 'l‘rinirl:tdittti.s. New Zetrlanders and melt I-ingfishnien —you name them. we train them. All we ask is that they speak I-Znglish. Our squadron has. ~s its emblem. the li- ting tourch of learning and in ottr ships. aistbourne. 'l'orqua_v. Sczlrlmrtiugh and 'l'enb_v. we teach them all. Whether they be juniors who have been in the .\':ivy a whole fortnight or oflicers about to take up their first post as captain of a sea-going ship. we show them the ropes. live slttllllt in a ~-.-.:-;.-oin-,: ship. Our main task is to teach the lll»\'.-\.\‘S.

DL‘RlXG

and siitce the Second World War. escort ships have become increasingly coniplex. Not onI_v in respect of weapon and radio equipment. but in propulsion machinery. With the cortimitments to be met. and the very reduced number of escorts to meet- theiti. the highest possible availalrility had to he achieved. At the sante time there was a shortage of skilled manpower. !\laintenance problems. there- ratings. including three Wrens. fore, became acute and these Their task is to carry out prerclit inspection and trials all were added to by :he addition over the world from Singapore of depot ships. For a variety of to H;ilit'a.\'. to ‘vet' defect lists, rerisoiis the effort required to get ships frilly operational after provide c\pc:t technical advice and assistance and to carry out a refit was such as to tax the post-refit inspections. and attend tcehniczil stalls to the limit. and and they were continually having to trials. In the Weapons Radio fields expert assistance is deal with breakdowns. as opposed to carrying out main- given with setting to work. testing and tuning. tenance to prevent breakdowns. 'llie deterioration in technical A Final inspection of each reatfairs of escorts was progres- fitted ship is carried out by the sive and action had to be taken. Chief Stall Ollicer (Technical) and if satisfactory personally. TECHNICAL STAFF the ship is declared operational. FORMED The organisation also deals Up to 1963 ships refitting at with the technical problems of home had been administered by the operational ships in the the Commandcrs~in-Chief of the Home Fleet. and periodical Home Ports. with technical visits are paid to ships who are advice and gitidance being given in Home Ports for either mainin that staffs. but their own by tenance periods or leave. all it decided that eswas year cruisers refitting and corts HOME PORT U;\'lT should be administered by the ln addition to the central Commander-in-Chief. H o me Fleet. the technical administra- technical stafi there is a techtion being vested in .m Engineer nical organisation at each Home Ollicer of Flag Rank. with .1 Port under a Captain Fleet central tcclinical staff. This Maintenance. The organisation otliccr was responsible to the comprises the Fleet .\l:iintcrtCommander-in-Chief. Ho m c ancc Groups with their technical Fleet. as his Chief Stall‘ Ollicer officers. the Groups containing both liaed and mobile Flccl (Technical). Mtiiiilenzincc Units. The first This e~.-ntral technical stat". based on Portsmouth. new con- priority for the Fleet Maintenance Units is to support escorts sists of 3U otliccrs and 35

HEADQUARTERS UNIT SAVES MANPOWER

;VTF.GRA'I'F.|) into the Home Fleet activities is a very active and highly trained Reserve section. responsible niziinly for operational plotting and cnmniunication.-a. This is {I force of Naval reservists. who. working alongside Air Force reservists. maintain their etliciency in these jobs by constant attendance throughout the year. Other work performed by the reservists is supplementing the regular personnel in intelligence. logistics and merchant shipping control. The reason behind this re- port diflictiltiesto attend weekly training. serve is an excellent one if you the normal work is carried imagine the large numbers of regular service men and women out underground but neverthewho would otherwise be re- it,'\< occasions arise during the l.|tlll’t.‘Ll to maintain the .\’..-\.T.0. year for exciting breaks from l-.e.idqii.ir:ers at full strength. routine: an air trip over the ‘early for arty emergency. at any- Clninnel. a niincsweepcr visit to lmur. on any clay. throughout ('hc:bnur;.: for the week-end: a the \ear Over the last ltl years tour of an oil refinery‘. shooting of peace. the wasted manpower and sailing are but some of the would have been enormous. liigliliglits of the average year. However with the advent of Ages of the personnel vary the Royal l\’aval Reserve I'm! {Will l7l- l0 (I5—the former straight from school and many at Northwood some nine years of the latter with years of active ago. and comiiiissioued as ll.M.S. Northwood this trained service behind them: a cheerful and happy combination in a force has been available for immediate call to complete the close-lsnit team which has a manning of the headquarters camaraderie rarely found these without their living constantly days. Once the team dons uniform on the premises as regular personnel. tltus saving the ta\payer it becomes an integral part of much in tipkeep and pay. The the Eastern Atlantic i\'..-‘\.T.O. Conirnand and plays a vital part men and women of this Reserve mostly live within easy reach of in this formidable force. 0rgin.\'orth\vood. .\iidd|esc\. and can allv conimandcd by Capt. l. A. l\lcGregor. \’.R.I).. R.N.R.. and he called upon intmcdiately at now by (‘dr A. F. Burr. \’.R.D.. home or at work if any emergR.N.R.. the unit has grown from ency arises. whereupon they take up the headquarters iobs a nucleus of officers and ratings they have learned. on a full front the R.N.\’.R. Division to the present force of some 150. watchkeeping basis. not :1 few of whom ioincd as probationary ratings and are VARIED OCCUP.-\Tl0.\'S presently seasoned oflicers and Otliccrs. ratings and Wrens of senior ratings with vcr_v conH..\l.S. Norihwood come from siderable responsibility in the all walks of life and widely headquarters organisation. varied civilian occiipations from \'A(‘A.\'(‘IF.S shipping and travel to the Post Recruiting continues and there Otlice. from medicine to advertising. and many of the Wrens are always vacancies for men and women with the right attiare housewives. All have an aflinity for the sea. and an in- tude ol mind to tackle the work and become one of those who natc sense of contributing to the defence of their country in the are looked upon by their friends as possibly something of an most ellcctivc and individual way they can. This is frequently enigma but at the same time. put to the test when they leave with respect and even envy-——a the fireside on a winter's evening member of the Royal Naval Reserve. to face the weather and trans.

cadets

from

although our

4 Stall

Oflicer Rear-Admiral c. H.‘-‘S... Vise. M.B.E.. the Chief (Technical). Home Fleet. and Inspector General l-‘lee! Maintenance --u—

undergoing their assisted maintenance period. and then assisting escorts which are refitting. In addition to their responsibility for their Fleet Maintenance (iroup the Captains Fleet

Dartntouth and official title is the

S-eventeciitli Frigate Squadron. we are popularly known as the

l).II'll'“(\lllll Training Squadron. We take cadets to sea for tltrce months during their second or third term. \\'e teach them how to live on a ratings‘ mess deck. how to sleep in a hammock and how to paint ship btit. at the saftls‘ time. they have to learn how to be an ollicer of the watch. how to navigate a ship .:l‘Itl how to run a boiler room. But besides cadets. we are rc-

sponsible for giving juniors mining the Navy at Ganges and

Raleigh their first taste of the sea. They come to us for a fortnight at a lime to recognise the ..-

._.».an..:au».;.,.-.

You will find ships of the flaming torch grinding up and down Spithcad and the 's'olcut for weeks on end giving sublicutenanls on subs‘ courses at Dryad their chance to anclior a ship without first .".l!llt!ll;.‘ her aground. l..'rte.' on we st.'L' some of the same ollivers return to us as budding iitnzg-..:.~rs on the

i)r:..:tf trying out really tricky anchorage under

long

some

cull

cour~e at

elitls or atternpring a dithharbour .ippnt.ich rising

blind pilotagc. One other

thing

manage

get some pretty tleiiglilfiil spots while carrying out our essential tasks. Last year we ranged free over the Mediterranean: paid good~w:|l visits to to

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Maintenance. who are also the Chief Stall’ Oflicers (Technical) to the local Commander-inChief and his officers deal with the da_v-to-day problems of ships refitting and carry out on the spot tccltnic.il investigations. especially in such matters as hull preservation. These organisations consult with the central technical stall on the progress of relits and important technical problems that arise. REASONS FOR l~‘AL’l.'l‘S The (‘liief Stall’ Ofliccr ('l'echnical). Home Fleet. is also the co-ordinating Chief Staff Officer (Technical) on a world-wide basis and he has the responsibility for exchanging inl'orm:ilion and formttlalirtg staitdard practices. In this function. very close touch is kept with the Chief Stall" Ollicers (Technical) to the Overseas Command and Flag Olliccr Sea Training to ensure that details of defects in

running ships

are

reported

general.

support problems

'l'he present Chief Stall Ofliccr (Technical). Home Fleet. and inspector (icneral Fleet .\faintenancc. R e a r -Admiral C. H. 5. Wise. who took up the post on .-‘ltigtist ll. N65. is the only otlicer of l-‘lag Rank from

clinical specialisation actually serving with the Fleet. as opposed to being in the Minitry of l)et'cncc or the [Jockyards. or the Fleet .-\ir Arm.

regards himself as the representative of the reclinical branches actu.ill_v serving in the ships. and he is very eonscious of the extreme efforts that they are now being called upon to make to keep the ships running. One of his main problems is trying to find some way of alleviating the pressure. As such. he

C00!) RI-iSl.'l.TS While a central technical staff has now been in being for two and a half years. and good results in the reduction of breakdowns and crisis engineering have been achieved. the full answer is not vet to hand. and what the Chief Staff Olliccr (Technical). Home Fleet. is striving for now is greater cohesion between his stall. the Ship Maintenance Authority and the (.'aptain.s Fleet Maintenance. to get a more tightly knit organisation with greater elliciency. With this in mind every effort is being made to find standard procedures between the F..\l.L'. organisations at the Home Ports and to make

that the best methods are adopted. so that ships will know what assistance to expect. and that it will be the best assistance available. sure

‘Goodbye. New York.‘ Torquay leaves the city after a Fourth of .lu|_v visit.

sea

EN members of the'St. Alhans City and Rural District Couricil. including the Mayor (Alderman H. Child. M.B.l-I.) and Chairman. (Mr. F. J. Reed. .l.P.) re.-ipectivel_v. visited H.M.S. Verulam at Portland. during Deceiriber. subpassage

and learn how to be seasick without actually showing it.

We give these youngsters their first experience of working in scagoing conditions and they learn the tlitlcrencc b e t w c c n coloured lines on a blackboard and real room

Verulam

sequently taking

sharp end front the blunt end

W:\'l'CIl-l\'IiEl’li\'G We also have the responsible t:r\i\ of teaching E.R.A. apprentices from Caledonia what it is to keep a watch in a real engine

Mayor goes

so can

that the reasons for them be investigated and avoided in other» ships. He is also the Inspector General Fleet .\taintenance and as such is responsible for advising the Admiralty Board and all Commands on

tnainicnancc

and boiler

room.

the principal ports of Chana.

Nigeria

and Sierra I cone‘. swanned it in North .-\mcrica. going up the St. lawrcucc ‘ic.iway to the Great Lakes and iiiartagiiig to spend the Fun.-iii of July in New York. it's a‘n~olu:ely essenlial. you see. that we have good weather for tr.i:o.ng. When we

feeling PfIl'ils".liLX-'l_\ pleased. we §tlil1l.‘llf‘lll.‘\pin.h t~'.If‘clvc.s to make sure we are not drcaiiiiiip and then ponder w hcther we are in fact the only real peace-time squadron there is. are

‘D°*ll?'°.’i°twifiirigatefi can

‘a.

Portsmouth in the ship. .-\ddition.illy 30 Sea Cadets and lnstrtictors from ’l'.S. Verulam (St. .-\lb;inx l.'nir. Lieut. D t‘. (‘. Woollen. R.N.R.I. and the London (‘olnc_v Sea (adet l‘nit matte the passage

On December ‘l the ollicial party dined on board. almost exactly one _\ear after a sinilar dinner at Portsnioutli. The visit was a return for hospilalily given to iitentbers of the

ship's

company when they visited St. Albans in September

last. Close ties have been maintained with the City and Rural District since the \lllp was adopted in Warsliip \\’ccl\. l‘)~t3. when in2.<.ooo was raised.

EXCHANGE OF SHIPS

THE

following rat in g is anxious to exchange ships, Anyone with similar qualifica-

tions and same type of service who is interested should write to the applicant direct. in accordance with Dcfence Council In.struc.ions ll5l;(i.‘. requests to transfer must be submitted to the respective commanding olliccrs in the normal Scrvicc manner.

Meek. |.'e P. H. Smith. «crying Ifl S..\i.A. Pl‘ll\llt0|l:h (over 3:: lfltIn|h\)_ accumrrtodalcd in RN. llatratks. i'or:smoutti. and who has rust mzoritetrd a (icncral Service (‘o:tiims\«vn. hnttld like to (hang; with li.RA.‘!slt\h. -etunx in or detailed i(I lt M.s. (i.uln'r\_

V l

.4:

.9?

The annual cookery competition for Home Fleet ships gives the .\'ava| cooks a chance to prove that .sailon' meals are no longer just "roast and two and liggy duff." The totttpctition. which this year attracted entries from some two dmen ships. is divided into three sections. namely, Wardroom. Galley. Ship‘.-: Contpany Galley and Bakery. Because of the wide dispersal of the ships taking part. iudging by the Fleet Supply Oflicer and Command Cookery Oliicers took many weeks to compIete—and. possibly. caused them bouts of indigestion in the process. This year. for the first time. one ship came first in both the Wardrooni and Shio‘s (‘ornpany sections. ll.M.S. Grafton. of the 20th Frigate Squadron. whme galleys are stalled by Maltese ratings, was the successful ship and this should rate her very high on the list of ships "preferable to be drafted to.“ H515. Hampshire look the prire in the third section with it ta.s1_\' bake of bread. rolls and cakes. Picture shows The Fleet Supply Oflicer. Cdr. D. J. Bateman. R..\'.. iudging an entry in the Bakery Section.

NAVY NEWS

January. I966

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The NH) flattsliips. 'l’it.'t-r (foreground) and Lion. alongside at llcrxzcn

companttiie A5Command Home

NOT MOST COMFORTABLE BUT SQUADRON ROADSTERS GIVE EXCELLENT SERVICE. Motoring 'Grc_\ Royal visitors to Tiger

the Flat: Ollicer. Second in stall IFOZIIF). I thought it might I be of interest to someFIect's of you to let _iou know what you are in for if you get appointed or drafted to ‘The Stall.‘ First of all you will be on Tiger. based on both PortsHome Sea Service tiers of sea mouth and Dcvonport. By that and not much home. some may l mean you are entitled to a say). and for the next year or ntarried quarter in either (or so the flag will be in H.M.S. else l'lt|_\' a house in Bridport just half-way between the two). ln theory the ship divides hcr Base Port time cotially between the two ports. but the Demnport 'natives' will claim that Portsntoiith wins slisthtly. and they may be right. at

Funnel HE Northern Ireland branch ol the Club‘ is based at H..\l.S. Seat I-Zattle in l.ondonerr_s~ where there has long been an iictive interest in club tiflairs. There is it close liaison with Light Blue Airlines who have an :ilrficld—R-I\-l’Ballykcllp--onl_v I3 miles from l.ondonerr_v. Together the_(irc.V Funnel Club and Light lllue Airlines run the Joint Allll-Sttlh marine School t.l.A.S.S.) and conduct rallies and trials to devel_op advanced Anti-siihiitarirte Wtirltirc tA.S.\$‘.) tcchntttllflo ?|'0“dt' continuation training and evaluate new niethods and equipment. These esetits :ittr.iei particiWasp Helicopter. A wellappointcd interior is topped by pants front other club tsiaitelies the most civilised tlrisiniz cockand also other eotiiitiies but it comfortable and is obviously better to lI.t\L' it pit Ltlloill uncluttered “till all the driving works team to prmitlv: conlll‘lllll_\I this is tiie principal tnstriimeiits anti dials consoletitinetioti of tlie. ’l'\setitie1h ttl o it it t e tl. .‘\llt\}Il.'illc‘I'. the Fri}.-ate Stiiiztdron of the Royal nearest lllln}: yet to inaltine the

nevicuiner to

E I

.\'.t\-y. (‘tirryinjz

sport

the badge of the Red H:it1tl of Ulster there are at present live veliieles in the stable. The team leader is ll..\l.S. Yziiiiiotilli. it l"(i(ltiiotlel l _\pe I2. herb \H.‘l'.‘.lll 2.500 tons. top speed haste Fl knots. I triple-h.i:i.'llctl A S ,\lortat' .\ll;. ll) ittoiiiitin-es .itid. .-is it

‘

tlcslgttctl optional

pletistiie!

l’l.F.i ‘TY OF RL'N.\’lNC The spoit:n_e prograninte is all :hi: year rotiiitl tescept for lease and iioilts-assistetl iiiaiiitenzineel tintl \'t.‘r_\‘ full. ln addition to J.-\%\‘ zunning imostty Septetitlier to .-\prili in the

of Roelsall. .\lalin and .‘s'haniion_ the team has :il.so taken part in international events in the .\letliterr.iiie;in, .illCllt'.lL'(l the I/mm‘ Illa‘! (‘uiiztmrs 1!’ Iflr-i:iiiit't' lll (i':'t\r.il:..r tll (Mober. and visited it or I s in Porttuial. France. Netherltintls. Germany and of course the United Kinedoni. The Squadron certainly ttouldn't static! niueh eltance of ;t place in a Mobil F.eonomy Run! In a lull in this _\‘eat's Winter Rally oil the Hebrides one of the ships had (ltristmas on l)eeeniber 5. on the erotiiids that it scented the best way as any to till the gap. There wasn't any \t]t'i\\ but the Otittrteriiiaster set the scene with the turn-out pipe at U!-30 -“For e\ercise. for ese.-cise. for csereise —.\teri_i' Ciir'istnias." llttt. .t\ someone l¢.'lllllllsL'(l the folloisitie day back on the race track “\‘~’liat it silljr via} to spend Boxing Day I!“

j.et Iittetl. Seaeai xiiissile system.

Rl-'.l.l.-\lll.l-'. 5F.R\‘l(,‘lrI 'l'lie te;iin's' real work horses are the well-kiiown, well-trietl. xiii:-,:ed Tspe l4's and lltt:.'.' are ll.,\l. Ships three models Hardy, (irtilton and Russell all of the laie~l‘)5tl‘s vintaizc. Despite not hein-,1 e\;ietl'.' the most eomforttible of rozttlsters tespeeially iii Jass's winter rallies in the North .-\tlanticl. these seliieles have given excellent and reliable service. The newest member of the stable came out of the wraps in only .\lareh. I905. and after a _uood perfortiianee over ilie nototioiis Portlttiitl hill-eliitih and .in appearance at (‘title .\lotor \'hott for the Queen in .-\iIi:tist. slaitctl full Sqitatlztiii operations in Sepieinb.-r. ll .\l S. ?\'::i.id. .i ‘l c:iiitler' Clttss improved ltpe ll. is lllltttl \\ill'lilll Xl'lL' t.||'1'tl\ln.tl extras on the market including anti-roll bars. Setteat. ::ntl the

comfortable days in Portstitouth to\s:irds the end of Noieniher were followed by ten Ten

set). uncomfortable

for

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...

Opportunities lor further education while serving in the .\'av_\' zinc probably better than in almost any other walk of Iilc and laci lies to improve their standards are :n'aiI:ibIe to all serving personnel who have the initiative to make use ol them. Well over 600 Instructor (lllicers are serving in the l\':iy_v at the present time. although not all of them are engaged on training duties and the Home Flt.-ct has its lull quota of Instructors who are readily available to give advice and assistance to any rating. Opportultillcs occur during: the year for men to sit for the G.('.F.. and Ntivzil llinher l-Zducation Test. A recent example of the extent to which these facilities are used was shown when the Home Fleet assembled at Gibraltar in November. A large number of ratings sat for the G.(.'.E. and lI.l'I.T. and Ninal and Marine Education Test at the l)DL‘lt_\'fll’tl Technical College. This was typical of the response that ratings are showing to the opportunities ollercd. The photograph shows the candidates

at the start

one

of the eiianiinations

Escapediirom Repulse

ICE-Al).\llR.»\l. John ().sler Chattock Hayes. (l.ll.l€.. the Flat: Olliccr. Sccond-iti-(.'oiitniand. lloiiie l-"let-I. eiitt-red the Ro_\:il t\':iv:il Collette. Dartmouth in I927. and at the outbreak of the Second World War was serving in H..\l.S. Repulse. escaping: from the ship when she was‘ sunk in the China Sea in l9-ll. He was liaison oflieer with the Army until the fall of Singaporc. During the latter half of l9-13 he was on Arctic convoys to Russia and in i944 and I‘!-15 was Stall Ollicer Operations on the stall of Vice-Admiral. .\t;tlt;: and Central Mediterranean. Admiral Hayes was promoted Rear-.-xdmiral in July. IW-2. and appointed Naval Seerettiry to the First Sea Lord. He hecame Flag Oflit:Lt.Seeoiit.-inCommantl. Home Fleet. In October. I96-$._ and was promoted to Vice-Admiral in September. 1965.

ear.

VISIT T0 .\'0R\\'.-\Y .-\i the beginiiing of Febrtiary, l'to.‘. Tieer was oil the east coast of Scotland for wertpoii training: anti general shal.etlown before running or is it up‘? a large scale N..*\.'l'.(). exercise which tiiiished tip with cvervonc from the Coinm;mder-in-(‘hiel dots mm rtls in Bergen. The (‘lperationtil Stall were fully emplo_\i:tl with the PXD. but the ships and the rest had :1 isliali.‘ til a ttmL‘—-Expctls with

OVAL guests aboard ll.M.S. Tiger (Capt. C. J. Kirli_\. l).S.(‘.. R..\'.). at .\lnniieo in November when the cruiser was in the Metliterrtttieaii, were Prince Rainier and Princess (iracc. Alter luiichinj; oit board they \\t:l‘t.' joined by Princess (‘aroline and Prince .-\tliert for an inloriiial tour of the ship. The picture slioiss Princess Grace and her children. proudly nearing ‘Tiger’ caps for the occasion. being escorted round the ship by .-\dniiral Sir .lohn llaniilton. K.ll.l-3.. ('.ll.. (‘ontniandcr-in-Chief. .\lediterr:iiie-.m. The ship arrived back at Portsmouth on Deccniher 3. and took over the flag ol the Flat: Officer. Second-in-Comniand. Home Fleet. on Dcceniber I2.

on :1

How our bank ll‘i.tl‘..'ll.'l.'lS\ttt\'l\‘i: our Christmas leases I can't think.

....-n

days

rough weather exercise in the North Western .-ttpproaehes. By December 5 the fl:it_:shiD was back in Devonport for Christmas le.t\‘c--—.tnd plum puddings and tiirlseys and overdrafts and :i|l that. together with a licence

he ThreeT‘TTs—’—N3VY-SfYl°._ _.

l-‘l.AGSlllP ‘S.-\\":\GEl)' Perhtips the easiest way to }.'l\‘C you some idea of the ioh is its get] you what we have done since the present Admiral. Vice.-\dmir.i| Haves, took over in October. Wt:-t. In September. l-l..\1.S, Lion. the flagship. was \it\'it1:t.‘ll by Lowestoft in the Forth just after the Queen had opened the new Forth Road Bridge and the progniniiiie. which had until then included Stu.-kliolm and Cape Wrath Isitblini-.' tti ridiciiloiisl was rapidly. ehan_eed and l.ioii went to \l;tlt.: for repairs. the new l-’()2lll-' joinin-,- the ship in mid-

(J's‘ltil\C.' /‘titer ;t visit to Mtirseilles lion esereised oil Gibraltar. itlizeh was useful. if a trifle e.irl_v_ for Christmas shopping.

eenezallg. rough l'Itll_\‘ eotititry

extra not

Norwegian .‘\rnty——.ski-ing

the

local ski resorts—and stories of broken legs. frost-bite. lost skis and discovered blondcs continue to circulate and perh;-.ps lose riotliini: in the telling. For some unaccountable reason the tlaeship then went oil on tier own and visited Rosvth. Stiiitlerltititl, Trondheim and .\':i:iik.rettirning to Devonport in mid-.-\pril. Sadl_v the st:ill's Faster Leave was sotiiewhat curtailed by .1 strange event called l’l.\’.\lVl7..This is not a West ('ountry tonic water. or at

even

locally produced tiuy

drink. btit

hl_\

Home Fleet Assem-

l’l_\'motitlt.

Sl.'~.\'NY .\l.-\l)ElRr\ At the end of May the flagship went to the .\leditcrr:ine:in where the Operationril Stall transferred to I-l..\t.S. Centaitr to conduct it fortnighfs exercise. This was followed by a short stay in (librtiltar for the PXD and then oil to sunny .\ladeir:i for wine and baskctwork. before returninj: to Portsmouth for 'Se;iti'a_\.s‘—an improved version

of 'Shopwindow’ lo: ‘sl PM Naval Attaeltcs. Siatl ('ollci:s'\ and other \’.l.l‘.s.-- at the end of June and the l’\t:}!ll‘llllllt: of

July. Then came ‘liiicreisc tact.t;ir.' showing the flag to \£tl'l(‘ll'i United Kingdom poits. during which the ship paid visits in Hull. Newcastle (where 4.000 irls applied for L000 ticket?

for

danec). Belfast and liver-

pool, and which

all itrcat {tin and hard work with ships open to visitors. L'Ultlt.". static were

displays. more guides. schoolboys. sehoolniastcrs and .\l;i\'ih’§

tiiitl V.l.l’s. anti mote ;:uitle.s‘ still and 'Se.'itl;it'\.' lit the niitltlle t‘,l it rill was the Queen's visit to the (‘title with paint. and i:ti..rds and hands. boats. btziees ant! cheer ship. all of which were loteotlen in the great tlitill for tltose ll.'\\.‘ of us who. were ltlk'ls_\ enotigh to meet Her .\‘lajest_i or other members of the Roi-.il l'.tlllll_\'. On otir return there was .1 quick flagsbift from Ti;.:er to Lion tlioth in Deiunpottl and we were till \i.i (.iPl' Wrath for exercises and S:oel.Iio|in. and this time we made i: (‘ape Wrath was noisy 'no:iib.udtneiits ill\'~‘it}5 are "mi the passage into and up the ll.-.ltie was interestine urth the .t~ii;;l very polite Rtissian escort .9: far as the mouth of the

archipelago.

lll-ZAUTII-‘L’-l. S'l'(l(‘l\'ll()l.\l Stoekliolm! We-ll Stotdinltit is Stoekliolm and let‘s hope it tilwtiys will be, The 400 eitls who attended the otliters and ratings‘ halt given in the lamotts Stratlshiissct (Town llalll. “here the Nobel Peace Prizes are presented. were just as l"L'.:tIllllll as the travel pittiires sll£‘W.

Perhaps even some of the |)evonpori natises were sorry

left Stnekholtii to :lic beginning of its long: uiiiter to

when

l)e\'onport

i;ti'itliit‘t weeks" of lottey \' .-'~i.l.(). e\ercises which took tl'~. ;i!.'iit~~t to the end of ()etol\e:. To complete the year we “eat to (iihraltzir for :i Fleet .-\~~cmhly——a week of agendas and meetings, Fleet lloards. ltI).'\ of war. visits to the (':isino. road tcliirti to

and football matelies. (‘hi-istmus shopping and sailtiii: and all Ilic usual ingredients of Fleet Assemblies. IT STILL lll.()\\'S races

l.i,sbon—-wet .ind vtintl\

lor loiir days on the was home to l'ortsniotith. Ten dais in aittl oil to the Butt of testis w:tli the svetitlier toreezi-t satiny "Strong to gale force niirtlierly wintls. Sea ftlllgll to very rotigli." lt still doesn't Moss .'is hard as it tisetl to. o! course. but I wonder why thei don't lit stahiliscrs to ertiisers. All this. perhaps. paints ‘it very rosy picture. There is plenty of work. too. and I can guarantee that it vou join the stall your life will very soon revolve around ‘Op. Orders.‘ ‘Admin. Orders.‘ ‘Serial Programmes.‘ ‘Re-types.‘ and 3 iievcr-entlitig flow ol pink signals. But. all in all. it is fun: eoiistantly on the move: plenty of work: quite enough set: time: visits to all the best places and settsonal leaves at home Just ahotit what l joined for in fact. And. of course. yoti tdss.-its get the best berth in ltarborit'— when you're not at sea!

(STA FF)

NAVY NEWS

January. I966

A RIDE ON A TIGER (BY FELIS TIGRIS) round for Il..\I.S. Tiger. (Capt. G. .I. Kirlthy. last three months of I965 quite TlltiI).S.C.. board. front the ‘culture vultures.‘ ‘nine-tasters‘ and ‘bird-l':tnciers' R.-N.), giving all were

:1 run

every chance to indulge in their pet hobbies. terns in the sky at the request The ship left Devonport in September and sailed for the of the Direction Officer. We had all had a Yellow Fever lab in Mediterranean. On the was’ to case we visited Libya. but it Gibraltar an 8.0.3. was to the

‘Wt-aponeers‘

received

Liberian freighter saying she had a casualty. An eighthour full-power trail followed the message and when the cruiser came up with the freighter. thanks to the advice given over the air by the doctor. the man was transferred by motor whaler to Tiger and eventually landed at Gibraltar. Gibraltar was the sarne as ever. A big welcome for all. The tables in the casino were the usual draw and were patrouiscd by the various mess trea.surcrs. supply olliccrs and Mcssmen in fact all the people who. for their reputations and our peace of mind. shouldn't have been there at all. No bread

from

and scrape

‘Nor~l3asters'

appeared subsequently.

so we

presume that all went well. Otf. then. to Malta, but not

can

before

the Gunnery boys had embarked a propaganda expert into the target-towing tug and had occupied themselves in their usual noisy way. The size and the distance travelled by the chunks of wood knocked till the targets are still increasing. like the angler's one that got an-':t'_-'. but we did notice a few bits missing when we closed the tug. R..\.l-'. ESCORTS En route, as happened whenever possible throughout the cruise, we were shadowed by the boys in light blue. and they provided our lirst welcome from Malta where we picked up the Commander-in-Chief. Mediterranean. Admiral Sir John Hamilton, K.B.E.. C.B. Exercise ‘Dazzle’ which fol-

lowed, was not too thrilling despite the low level runs by R.A.F_ .l.t\-elins who had been making successful smoke pat-

Knossos. The biggest wine jar in the world was duly photographed and much mental

expended on calculating how long _its- contents would

energy

remained a low line on the horizon from whence the Commander-in-Chicfs Committee West sailed in a mincswccpcr to join us for the day. Never has there been seen so much top brass gathered together in one small area at sea. BEHIND THE CURTAIN After the exercise we sailed

have lasted on board. One bus load rescued a damsel in distress. She was a ‘makee-learn‘ guide. but missed the bus. Rescued. fed and wincd b' tigers she was reunited wit hcr charges later. From Crete we sailed back to Malta where the C-in-C disembarked and then we rushed off to get into the best billet at Gibraltar before the rest of the Home Fleet arrived. led by that other cruiser. The Commanderin-Chief. Home Fleet. Admiral Sir John Fre\\'en_ |<.C.ll. hoisted his flag in Tiger. While at Gibraltar we won the soccer and Round the Clock race. and

Split. Yugoslavia. and our first taste of venturing behind the curtain. It proved to he a most popular visit from all angles. Even the ‘culture vultures‘ joined us in glasses of the to

local brew. The local Folk Dance team. Eisteddfod prize winners. gave a demonstration alongside the ship and were later entertained on board. Soudha Bay in Crete was the next place and as we sailcd down the Dalmatian Coast and close to the Ionian Islands I

came

second in the

sailing and

the shooting. With the end of the Home

Fleet Assembly

swoppcd

commands again and sailed off to Malta to re-embark Admiral Hamilton again for a further series of visits and to break out a C-in-C's flag for the third time in two months. (By the way. by the time 1965 ended we had flown the flags of a RearAdmiral. a Vice-.-Xdmiral and

felt the route was followed to allow our Schoolie to Show off his classical knowledge and the vast fund of useless facts with which he leased the inter-mess

quiz competitors throughout the cruise. In Soudha there isn't much to do but the Gunnery

two

branch again kindly organised beer and bathing, The weather was kind and brought the denizens of the ship's decps out in force. They should have known better. The snag was that before the bathing there was a ‘short stroll’ up a hill beltind the bay and a descent to the beach which was very unkind on the spot where tails are attached to real tigers. The suppressed archaeologists were in their element and two bus loads of them visited the museum at Kcraklion and the Palace of the Minoan Kings at

Admirals).

I-'IRl-I-FlGlI'l'll\'G However. before that happened. we did a shore bombardment of Filth.We had been looking forward to a quiet night, but an M.F.V. caught fire and our firefighting crews had a fine old time. By the time that they had finished the wreck was quite irreparable. but that wasn't their fault as the tire had been gain a long time before they got t crc, and they are to be congratulated that it still floated and wasn't yet another chart correction. -

A-Os.

Purpose Frigate joined the recently as last September

Il..\l.S. Nai-ad the ‘Leander’ class General

Genoa followed probably the best visit of the cruise. if you like mild climates don‘t visit Genoa in November. To us. straight from the south. it was like the inside of a refrigerator. As soon as it was possible to land the ‘culture vultures‘ were awa_v—to Rome and to Florence. They were quickly followed by the sporting skiers. Matterhorn bound, leaving the less adventurous to hog the superb hospitality of the local British community. -—

CAGED ‘BIRDS’ Many Tigers found that the birds of Genoa were more closely caged than they had assumed. but everyone had an excellent time. Our sporting teams couldn't reproduce their previous form. and their were no wins to celebrate. In the soccer match against the local Ligurian Regiment. the cruiscr's team had the vocal support of the Italian Navy. At the end the team was presented with the insignia of their opponents in the fonn of a little lapel badge

cach——a l.ion!—lhat other ‘cat.’ From Genoa the ship sailed to the last port of call, .\tonaco. We didn't, as William Hickey suggested in the ‘Daily Express.’ have to go hard astern. Our ex crls had visited the port 0 cials before we got there and decided that the harbour was too small to allow us in in winter. We anchored half a mile away which allowed ottr floodlighting to be seen by the maximum. Because of the swell we had to cancel some of our ollicial entertainments. ROYAL VISITORS Despite the weather the ship was visited by Prince Rainier and Princess Grace who lunchcd with the Commanderin-Chief. After lunch their two elder children joined their parents in a tour of the ship. conducted by their host. the Admiral. As everywhere the Royal Marine Band was most popular. but a lot of their programme was cancelled because of the weather. I-lowc\'e.'. the cere-

20th

Frigate Squadron

mony of Beat Retreat

was per-

formed in front of the Royal Palace, the only odd thing about it was that it took place at mid-

day.

We returned to Malta to disembark Admiral Hamilton and took the o portunity of renewing ties wit our ‘chummy' regiment. The Fourth (Leicestershirc) Battalion. The Royal

Anglian Regiment. (‘The Tigers’), who were in the process of arrival from Aden to take up garrison dirty in Malta. A party toured the ship and after lunch took part in sporting activities. the results being encouraging to the scagoing tigers. The following day a further party spent half a day at sea and witnessed an A.A. shoot. So. with a short stop at Gibraltar for a final ‘top-up‘ on

Christmas shopping.

re-

verted to the Home Fleet and so to Portsmouth but not before the Channel had given us a

of what we had been missing in the way of Force 9 galcs and heavy swells. taste

.. .

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alts u

old saying “All work and play“ has been well and truly TIIE hoisted in by the Home Fleet and there is extremely keen no

...._...-_.at.....'§ With cheers and countt.-r—cheers from the respective ships‘ c-'

com-

parties, and many spectators who owed allegiance to neither one side or the other, but who had enjoyed a clean. hard, well-fought King's Cup soccer final at Gibraltar. Il.M.S. Tiger beat II.M.S. Lion by four goals to nil. The presentation of the trophy to the winning team was made by Vice-Admiral J. 0. C. Hayes, the Flag Ollicer. Second-In-Command, Home Fleet. In the upper photograph the captain of the Tiger's team is shouldered by some of his team mates

sporting rivalry between ships and between squadron which reaches its peak every year at the Fleet Assembly when competitions in the various sports are played oil. Championships in football. popular. The final between hockey, basketball. squash, H.M. Ships Tiger and Lion was road racing and sailing are an occasion described by a eagerly fought out wherever Gibraltar newspaper as ‘remittithe Fleet drops anchor, The scent of pre-war days.’ Thoucheering parties alone are worth sands of spectators turned out anybody's money to see. The to see the Tigers win by four Wcmblcy Stadium could never goals to nil and the newspa cr‘s stand a capacity crowd of their remarks on the conduct 0 the match showjust how fine a spirit calibre. The 1965 contests which took there is in Naval sports. The place in Gibraltar in November reporter commented “throughout the competition the games were typical of the kccnness with which the competitions are were played with the greatest fought. Even the men left on tradition of sportsmanship and board on duty were not for- not one single player was gotten. The communications cautioned. bookcrl, or ordered experts simply rigged up shore- off the field in any of the to-ship radio and broadcast matches. This is how football commentaries to their mess- should be played: hard but clean: and this reflects great mates. credit on the players." TIGERS WIN No less enthusiasmwas shown Although each type of sport for the other competitions and gets its full share of enthusiasts, no doubt they all produced a undoubtedly the King's Cup vast amount of food for argument of many messdocks. soccer competition is the most

-The Rond-the-Rock road race for

the Arbuthnot Trophy was won by ILMS. Tiger at Gibraltar during the visit of the Home Fleet last November, and in the lower photograph Admiral Sir John Frewcn, Conunstndebln-Chief. Home Fleet, is seen presenting a winner's medal to A.B. Foyster. The winning team hi shown in the upper photograph. The Arbuthnot Trophv wm donated by Lady Arbuthnot in memory of her husband, Admiral Slr R. K. Arbnthnot, who was lost when HMS. Defence was sunk during the Battle of Jutland

Jattuary, I966

NAVY NEWS

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l l

L‘....o. ‘

in under two years

recent

photograph

ll.M.S. ‘Ia.-.st

mantle in Western Attstralia.

N Decentber IS the anti-submarine frigate ll.M.S. 'I.e.'t't (Cdr. J. H. Fiddian-Green, R.N.) sailed into Plymouth after spending IS months with the 24th Iiscort Squadron on the Far East Station. She commissioned in Malta on March 12, 1964 and, after at period in Home Waters‘. sailed from Portsmouth in August, I964. to join the Far l~Ia.st Fleet. As .-the steamed up Plymouth Sound she flew :t 2-I0-foot-long paying ofl pennant. This .showed that she was nearing the end of her present commission and that her I90 oflicers and nten were coming honte for some well-earned Christmtts leave after their long spell in the Tropics. While l-l..\l.S. Zest was out assistance also grounded on the liast President Soekztrnois “(‘on- reef. H..\l.S. Zest was dispatched frontation" policy against at ltigh speed to carry otit rescue its was at hlalaysia height. Slte operations in the path of a spent over ltltl nights and many tltrc:ttetted t y p lt o o n a n d days on operational patrol succeeded in taking off all 45 of searching for and ittvestigating the crews front both ships. local craft: any of these boats Since she commissiotted in might have been carrying .\larch. I964. ll..\|.S. Zest has terrorists or weapons bound for steantcd over ‘)ll.tlt)tl miles. and M:tl:t_\'sia. ll..\‘l.S_ 7.esl was cin- although patrolling necessarily plnyetl mainly in the Singapore took up most of tlte time. life aml Malacca Straits and rill has by no means been all work Tawau itt Sebalt. where she also and no play for her ship's contcontplctctl two periods as paity. Three visits to Hang guardship. Kong were very popular and ntade a welcome change frottt patrols. ‘the ship was also RFSCL‘ E WOR K fortttnalc enough both to lit itt ti ln November of last year tlte most ntcutorahle visit to Roma!SIS. Potttpadour ran on to [I13 susltinta. itt Japan. and also to llotttbay .\‘lto.tl in the South sample the traditional superb ('ltina Sea. ‘I he rescue tug lIt\spll:llll_\' of the .-\ustrali.ut.s Salvonia which went to her during a week's stay in Fre-

FURTHER SERVICE As lI..\l.S. Zest was first commissioned in .lttly. I944. she celebrated her coming-of-age in July this year. Most of her present ship's company are dttc to leave her this month. when she will recontmission for service with the American and West lndies Squadron.

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HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

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Provides : l'.rtt-clau upbringing for tealarerfchtldrenlromallpartsoi the

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Homes at Hull. Week by week the Society support: over 5“) tailors’ orphans. Temporary are it also pro-

vided when the father it at sea and mother is unable to manage because

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various sltippiug liItcs..eutling with the (‘ttnartl line in I93‘) wlten. heing a member of the Royal Naval Re.ser_\'e. he _was called up for

4. 1941. he was a survivor front H..\l.S_ Voltaire. :tn Armed Merchant Cruiser. which was sunk oli Freetown. and was t:tken prisoner by the Germans. He saw out the war in Marlag und .\lilag Nord prison camp. between llremen attd

l-lamburg.

SHARK FISHING the excitentent of the _lleforc ‘Lute (‘L-reittony‘ had died down there was a new attrac-

tion.

the_ ship's

fishermen began hooking two sharks which had come to look around the ship. The demons of the

wily for the anglers, and snapped off the lines with their razor teeth. P.0.Std. Leung Kant Tai was almost successful when. by using a wire trace. he was able to keep the larger of the two fish hooked for some 40 minutes. only to see the slta_rlt swallow the trace and bite through the nylon line iust as it was being brought out of the deep

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DONATIONS GLADLY RECEIVED

were.

however,

too

water,

The West Germany Navy training 5 h i p Donau visited Portsmouth from December 6 to ID. She ltad I-t8 cadets on board and was completing a cruise which started in July. 1965.

base. was at Plymouth to welcome the submariners ltonte. The following signal was sent to Astute by the Flag (lflieer Submarines when the submarine reached

Dcvonport:

"Welcome home. I have folluwetl your activities during detachment closely and congratulate you on an at-dtlotls and prolonged tttslt thoroughly well -.teeomplishcd. I was particularly pleased with your initiative, skill and resourcefulness in

repairing

providing valttable training. the

your

hydroplanes

Bahrv.-in. which was‘ in accordance with the high traditions of our subntarine.s'."

anti-submarine

ll..\l. Sttbtnarinc Oracle visits lllytlt from January 2'.’ lo 27.

ln leisure wear as with Uniforms the high quality of Bernards production is beyond dispute. For Bernards choose only cloths certain to give satisfaction wltile the standard of tailoring atttl the meticulous attention to every detail itt cutting and titling ensures that tlte littisltetl garments express Perfection in Crafl.s‘t'n:tn-

uith

April

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Navy. who vis'itct.l the submarine in early October during his tour of the Baltrein

iiiiiiiiiiiiis at ‘QttalityBEttNAtttis

‘

As well

L .-\s:u:e has ttndcrliited her ability to operate for long periods away from a depot sltip. On arrival at l’I_vntouth some l0 ntentbers of the ship's

person

active service.

Agra.

last six months. for the End time. Mr. J. P. W. .\lallaliett. M.l’.,

‘

boarded the ship and. with the assistance of R. S. Watltins. who read the Charge Sheets. and the ‘Butler.’ C.P.(). Watts‘. who applied ll liberal lather for a ‘Sweeny Todd‘ .s'h:tve. the ceremony was a great success. I..S.B.A. Stnerdon was .\'eplune's Nurse and administered the net‘c.ss‘:tr_v ‘medicine.’ C.l’.0. .\lclntosh is now scrsing on a liftlt-live cttgagenteitl :tnd he has spent 34 of his 49 FOR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES _\'cat’~. at sea. llrottgltt up at Portstttotttlt lte served as a sea-

tEttabliI.hed l81I] Patron: Her Mair.-tty Queen Elizabeththe Gueen Mother

marine were able to visit New Delhi and lltc Taj .\lahal at

fllilll

Navy. The exercises with the lndian Navy lasted six weeks. during which H.M.S. Astute operated from Madras and Vi.shakh:tpatnam. :tnd parties front the sub-

l)l\"F.R‘S TASK Arriving in the Persian Gulf in early September. with the water temperature at 95 degrees. the submarirte's divers ltad a long and interesting task awaiting tltent. The after ltydroplanes had to be removed for repairia job normally carried out in dry dock. lit.-fore leaving the (iulf the subntarine took part in a ClSN'l‘() lixcrcise with other j llritish. American and Iranian

H.M.S. Barroszt ‘crossed the line‘ t\'oventbt:r I2. Hing WHEN of C.l’.(). Stores Ace. John Melntosh. Neptune. in the

Station. and with the lndiatt

HEN ll.M.S. Astute (l.ieut.Cdr. U. lloggarth. R.N.). returned to Devonport on December I7. she had steamed more thn 20.000 miles since leaving her home base in early June. 1965. Astute is part of the Second Submarine Squadron. based at Dcvonport. but has been de-

Sharks followed Neptune

THE SlllllllS' EH|lllllEll'S SOCIETY

entering Aden on her way home to l>’I_vtttouth—andChr'Ls1nIas tacltetl Fast of Suez to exercise company saw baby .s'on.s* and with ships of the Middle East daughters. horn during the ll..\l. Sulmturine Astute

ship.

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ll.M.S. Brighton taking part in exercises in the Far East itt October. I965

BRIGHTON TO PAY OFF AND RECOMMISSION HI-I :trtti-submarine frigate H.M.S. Brighton t(Tdr. A. J. Cooke. R.N). arrived at Portsmouth on December IS in company with two other ships of the 30th Escort Squadron. H.M.S. (Iassandra (Cdr. K. \’au.s'e. R.N.) and H.M.S. Aisne (Cdr. M. J. G-arnett. l_l.N.). The next day Brighton and Aisne proceeded to ('lr.tthant. their U.K. base port. to pay off. During this second foreign to Chatham was their last trip leg of her commission Brighton. in the ship for. after Christmas which sailed for the Far East on leave. the ship pays oil. to refor another June I4. I965. after a week-end commission visit to her namesake town on General Service Commission. Many of the ship's company the south coast. spent almost will leave then. but 62 ratings two days out of every three at who flew out to join the ship sea. ntttch of the time being on in Singapore in October last will anti-infiltration patrols. The frigate took part. during remain. They are the advance the six months. in a large exer- party for the new commission cise in the South China Sea. and the experience they have during which she operated with gained in their two ntonths ships of the United States Navy. working with the men of the and spent two week-ends at the old commission will be inU.S. Naval Base at Sttbie Bay valuable in helping the new in the Philippines. Time was crew. Two of the ship‘s company found. though. for a little rclaxation. and llrigltton paid became fathers during this last short visits to Hong Kong. leg. and inspected their offspring when the ship got to the Labuan and Pcnang. United Kingtlont. A.l3. ‘l’at' PAYINC-0|-‘F Moss. of Southsea. has a son. For many of the ship's com- and E.M. Brian Mundy. of pany the trip from Portsmouth Windcrntcrc. a daughter. _

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January, I966

THE

R (DYAL NAVAL

ASSOClATION INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Patron: H.H. The Queen

‘C0inradeship makes the "

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I.ieut.-(‘rlr. W. Jelleriec. R.\'.R.. and Lient.-(‘tlr. J. Mztuttdrill. R.\'.. uith l..Se:t. G. Rnhhins and I,..\'e.t. R. Tztrrant. rlnrin:_- the \i~it of the Ileer hraneh It..V.\.. In the (':tterh:nn l'nit til‘ the Sea

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'l the reeent ;innu'.Ii dinner of tile llert~. lu.tm'II til the Rmttl .\:naI .\\\t|L'l;t|it)tl there vvere sn ntzmy ltIt:lItlH:l'.~ ‘.Il_ltl ;:ue~t~ thztt tut ‘nu-rllm\' had to he aeemnlttntlzttetl Ill an ;ttl_tn|Inn:,L rmnn :It the Shire llztll. Ilertliunl. l'.. U ll.F_ in \::'.m.;; the ;'.t.- '< '.'..:r_- "I: Ilitnzlev. (3.! 25:: I... L‘: \I.tj.u: and .\l.tj.o:e~‘~ it ll;:‘.- p!U['|U\tt‘.__' t\ .\~v\t.. '.ZA\‘I'. ~.tlLl l{t‘:\'ltl Intti -_.\ltl.‘t‘tt\.ttt .:rttl .\It’€. l’. l.. that. in tt~.. Lite’; “ere tuo < l'.ttmt-I.'l. :t:t.| tepze-eztt or three \v.. 4 5." ;.’ nit. uni) tron: .\~~.v;i.tti.~tt 'n:.t;tc J»: at they \\e:.- call.-C ‘..-nttont.tS:c\.*:t.;;:e. I{.v.~t-V1. \‘~"ei'.\.‘,:1 tram‘ we l{t~;..ti .\.x\;.' ntm, .t' (htitltll t't‘.‘,‘. ( it.'~It:.~:‘.t ztntl and the Rt-_t net: \\'.tl'.l1.t':t ( r.»u_ llerttel lle:tt]1en_ea;_-ed i:: .- ltil'.. \lt.'_ttl. ('I:.-~It.mt and An.;:~"tt;t.".. lle ztdtlctl :tt::i*.t~l{g'[\l1.'\;‘lli.|il\C\ Hi‘ the llc:lI'd..l .\;nIo.:s \\lIi v pmtlld ( .»tt:etttptihie~.' .-\~—.t-.I mutt. :he lied‘. and llCt'.-.. l{eg:n'. (o:tt:'.uI.w' .‘\\\t.)\.‘l.|llt\ll_ til; I’

the x'hip'~ eotttpzmy now totallctl I2‘. Ile reterretl to the I~ene~ volt-nt xmrlt of the ht.-m».'h ~:tvin-..-: "In spite of our National .-\x~i~:anee and the We-lt'ate state. u.e xlill think we can do mntetltin-,: for our sltiptttatea who fall on hard time.~." The to:t~t to the gut-‘I; \\'.’ti p|opu~et| hv Shipmate Iirie C. Kttigltt. Vice-(lIalrin;nt of the National (‘otmcil of Ill.‘ .-\u‘ociation and l\r.tnch Seer»:tart. \\hu \\e|v.'ometl the .\l.tvor and .\la).'ote~‘~: of lIet'tfo:d. ll.~'.t_itI that since the Imttteli cominmioned in I938 it< relation; with the civic authorities had Ill‘-\;t}\ been most cordial. He aleo paid :1 cordial tribute to the ladies for utpportittt: tlte came of the A%~’m:iation.

ee:t1i_: C.\tl!.'lIl\‘~lUllt.‘(ll_‘::~t |l.'.'.<. i\t.t1‘..‘lt u: the r\s\tICl.tii«‘i1 I'l\\'r.-n~. lliltl Io.-.tl bea Lttiet

aim p;.'s..-tt‘t. .-\ xpevial tvelcottte at .. -.t.'.‘.\.-‘tletl to the hr.tnelt': No Nlttptnaze. ‘I{on‘ l'CIi\‘ and mi}: Jean. This ~hipmate xi p.n'.tl_\~et! hy polio and nae cont.-_\etl to the Shire Hall iv; the l\Ill\lllt.‘.\\ of the St. Ittittt .-\mhaI.i:tee llrigadt: ( I-rpt u..-:e

lll-TST .\.\ll-I.<\SS.v\I)()RS 'I ll.‘ Iv r it n ch l'r;\'i.l.-tit. .-\tI:n:t.t! Sit .-\lc\:"..i;r t\‘. C.

speech by ret.triv',, r.ule~hip on tit:

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cont-

tied-t this utade it 1 tt the sttyitn: \\.i. 'ticl~..' C\mtr.'u: it: Na\'_\' S'\lll“ the Navy \\.i~ \ltvElt:'.'u' than in any other prot‘e~\'io:‘.. :t".ti it via: this Ct\ll1|'(tt.lL“\ltl3‘ tl: mout .»c:\tet:men looked it: on 2.. 2.: thzm anytlting el~:. uuer

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('nrp~

Summer hosts call on Caterham Sea Cadets BEER’S GENEROUS GIFT

Ill silltfs t.‘ttlIIp:II|_\' til" the Irzlininu ship. 'I.eph_\'r. the (':tterlr.tnt l nit in the Sea Cadet (‘urp~‘. \\ ere plt.':I ‘(I to m.-It-nine ntetnht-rs all the lieu.-r tl)e\un| Imtltelt nl‘ tlte Royal .\ ml l\5§"('IZI‘iUn In their

In-.ntlqtI.urter~ I’\‘L‘t.'IlIl_\.

utlicer of the tmit. I.Eeu'..-(tlr. W. Jetl'eri»:<. R..\'.R.. ;t:‘.tt the chairtnztn of the lfnit. .\Ir. .-\. H. Smith. A nlrOII_t.'. bond of iflcntlsltlp C.\‘l\IS' between the cadets (faterltatn and tncmber: ot' the association in Beer. For the pint i_'IIlIIIIIllIllllIIIllIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIl'll|lIIIlI1IIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllilllllillllltfour years the cadets have spent a very enjoyable and interesting week in Beer during the .~'untmcr momht. thanks to the hard nor}; and 0I'g:lIIiS:Ill0n of Licut.-('dr. J. Maundrill. R..\'. (president of the bmnclt) and Mn. Manndrill. Mr. 13. C. Robbin: (branch secretary) and t\Irs. Robbins. Ill-I I966 Annual Conference uill he held in the Rn_\aI Connnunuealth Society‘: Thezttre. in in the previous‘ 9 two years‘. on Saturday. July 30. The annttal parade and reunitvn :1»: t"r‘-t‘. “ill be held on .‘s':tturda_v. October 2". Tlte re‘ ..o': nil‘. be held itt the Roj.‘;tl l"eitival Hall. London. .-\dtnir;tl of the I-Ieet. the E 7‘ Mo. .-.11.-:1 of lItt.'rtt.t. _\'\' branch of the Royal has indicated ills‘ intention to r.-ti::..».'ontunttlhtrl} .\'at:i| Axum-iatimt which has nient~‘.. and in pursuance of this ti.-.-In. "1 h.t~' t~~lIl'I.'tl the It spare .\llip's hell and lil‘elum_\' gtwertlittg body of the Ro;.':tI Viv) .\~~o:5:ttion that. would earn the gratitude of the ttltltouglt he has a deep. and abidit in the .-\unt:r._'~! Tannmnl: branch if they were eiatinn. he has asked to b l.'lI¢\.'\l u: the olhce ot to net in touch with the Tamdeputy president. worth SL'('l'L'I:lr_\‘ (J. lntzrztnt. ('/U ('h:tpl;tin of the Fleet. the \'e.'_'.' Reverend Thomas The Park Inn. l\'ettIelimnk.Crick. (.‘.B.. C.B.IE.. t\I.\'.0.. h.'ta h.:e:t appointed a vice'l':uuwurth). president of the Association. The (»t!':.-.- of llunorary 'l‘|te Tarnwortlt branch has (‘hnplain to the .>\S.~o.‘iCtIi0n has been r: r-ptcd by Chaplies.-_n in existence only (I short lain of the Fleet the Very \'er..-r.t't~!e .'\l'£".‘.Li-.‘.IC0l1 R. W. tvlule. but the hard not}; of the l\‘ieltat'tls'on. (LIL Q.ll.('.. .\l..-\. six tounder member.» has re.-\tItnir;tl Sir (hztrles .\I:ttI.Ie;'. lt:.. (.(',t;V 1”; been sulted in .1 branch ttm\ over 50 uppointctl ll vice-prc~Etle:tt oi the _\~-.-. ..t'..."‘. \lf0tIl.'. including tuo e\-\\‘ren\. liecttttxe of failittg ltC.tlll!. (kir. 'l. \\.~.-ttrontl.-. l{..\'.. I)uritn.- ll\' lite ot in~: over .I " “ha ha: Inert 1| \'l\.‘t.‘~pTC\ltlL‘Iliu: ‘V.- \' ‘:1 ~ittce it~ }L‘.I.l' the hrttnclt lt.t~‘ had :1 inception. linds it nee-ex lll\ \'l-.1" couple of (,'ln'Itlren'~ (.lIIl\ltt|.t\ prexitlettey. 'Ilte \\i~e g.:t:EtI:n‘... .‘.- i*r.v.:_t:ltt tn I~ae.tr l’.trtie~'. an outing to Rltil. celeon IlllIIlt.‘:\ atleettng.: the .-\~-u.:: I‘; :t'.'.~~etI. hrated its lir.~tt birthtlat uith .l p.tl'I}‘ during ulticlt the ‘nt.uin« zvlllllllilllllllllllllllIllllllIIlllllllllllhllllillllllllliiilliililhlI1:.IIt-titlltlIIIItllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFlwr.tv.‘c \'..t\' \'plieetI,' hell! it‘ hrs: 'I‘r.tt'aI;.-.tr Day dinner. and t.tlI \U\'liil c\‘L‘Illtt;.!\‘ once a month. '.:ut'i. '-\ll\‘ lllttl travellctl ‘J--I’. to L\ don the ;‘I’C\lUIlS day to attetiti the Rt-3...! .\'.tval .-\<so ":4tint: r at the I-‘cetivnl : llali. ‘.-.:r.: received at the he:_ulq::.i:-Zere by the cotnntztntliug '

HEADQUARTER’S

llEf\'|".‘\’(ll.Y..\"I' “(DICK Repl_\in_e to the ‘.o..:.t Shipntttle L. J. Flux‘-‘er. the l‘r.'tlI\:ll Clttiirtnan. said tit’-t the I-Icrt<. branch had rec: xi 3-“~other 21 lllcttllwri d.:r': j. :21‘! and

NEWS

SHIP S BELL WANTED

BARREL

for men who can handle a fistful of flavour

trophy.

C.-\.\'0l-I CH.-\.\ll’|0NS Licul. A. Forgham. R.‘\‘.R.. Firit-l.ieltIcn.1nt of the L'nit. then Dresclttetl Cotttlttctttoratiurt plaque; to l..Sea. G. Rtlbhlltx and l.. ea. R. Ttlrfillli.who had. earlier in the year. :.';tined lint place in the Sontltern Area (lino: Clt.ttnpt'nn~hip at Rye. Sttswx. .-\t'ter .'t di<pI.1y by the Unit Ivand and rtt.tkitt_e an inspection of the lte.'tdqn:trler< “hich the Unit had recently taken over. the vi~itors “ere enterkiincd to

lunclt_

propming

vote ot

Iltétttlrh for the Unit\ lIt"Ii|1ll:tli|_\‘. liettt.-(‘dr_ .\IaundriII stated that ntetnlst-r< of the branch prcxertt ucre xv lIIl)‘l’c\\'cd I13‘ tln; uu:T~ -lune It} all concerned for the l'.-tit. and Ivy the .'.l(lL'l\ :hem~cl\e~. that t|i:_\' vxixltcd to nt.t'».e a grant of fit) to the Unit t'und~. lle aim said that the I.:dte~' wcttott ot the lirauclt he org;mt~ttn_.- social \\ o it I \l in e\en‘.~ liccr to r.ti~e ntune_\ torthe I mt.

The Chaplain accepted’ ii_Celebrat—ed iseciond birthdayi his office in rhyme with bar

'III‘‘‘\' the ztnnual dinner of the Dnrking Iirtun-It of the Ru_\aI .V:|\’ I :\\\t)t'l:lIltIlltun held |'t.'L‘L'lIll_\. the ;:ue~t~‘. nelemned In)‘ the president. Shipnmte W. l!urge~~'. and the ehztirmzm. S‘hipnr.Ite W. ('l:Irk.and their uiu.-~.. included Illt'l1llu-rs nl the 'I‘meket|It:tm lirnttelt til‘ the :|\\t)t‘l:Ili()ll.The '.:lll.'\I ut ltuunttr sun the Ru. .5. llunntlhill.\\lIt|\\:l'~:lL‘('tIlll[1:|lIlt.'(Ill) .\lr~. Rnnmlltill. l‘ullo\\itt;_' .t \'eI‘_\' tine (llIII‘.L‘.'. Din. :: collection :l:.' loyal !~\.t\l \\.u pt'opo~.'d ':‘j. ~...tlI' of lite exzhe Rev, J. Roundhill. tmtl in e hottte. he then tultl the tttt-ittlwn th_\ me N1 of the iI\~l\'how ple.t\ed he tun to be Il\i\L'\l :he _\L'lll'\ hy In heeunte the htzmclt ehaplaitt. the l)ur‘r;in:_' an ollice he “Its ;.-I.td to accept. meml1er.~hip Shiptnztte W. Clark. tlt c e~;t‘.tctl lvv Shipl\r:|nch t.‘ll.tll‘lll.|II. prnpose_tI the tnztte R. \'in;ett:. I\r.tttch secreto:i~t of the gttexts and in reply to Max, Rm: (ir.t_v. Mrs. Shipntztle W. Clifton. cltairmzin A\_.'.-I-~_.- ..:!.l .\li~s l’.tuline of the T\\ieI>.enlt:ttn branch Said how hia metnhera Ztl\\1t_\'S enme}: as the one citjoyed \'i~itin;.: l)orkin;.'. “high t)o:L;tttg entail it larg.-e had Iteen doin'_.' ever since they the l)otI>.in;.- l\l'.tl1Cll \\';l\ fotmetl in I‘)5I. y

‘

RED BARREL

and .\Ir‘, ti. Dare tlvraneli t.’ll'.tlr' ntant. and to ntetnhers and their \\i\'c~ who l\llttll_\' hillet llte l‘U‘.\. Duritn: the visit l.ieut.-Cdr. t\IaundriIl has invited by the cotitntztntlittg otliccr to infipect the ~ltl]"« company. and after \\Llrt.l\ divi~inns were held. Lient.-(‘dr. \I;nmdriII [‘lrCFcIllt.'(l to the Unit :1 trophy as a memento of the close bond hetxveen the [W0 organisationx‘. and the connnztnding otliccr. on thanking him. stated it was the intention to atvard the trophy rmnually to the ‘Best All-Round Cadet of the Year." -The donor also promised to give ti small cttp each year for retention by the cadet who \\:IS :t\\':tI'ded the

WATNEYS KEG

('()I.Ll{('TI().\‘ I-‘OR I".X-.\'.\\'\' MI-‘N ‘|IooT».'ey' \\':tIker. of the Star and (iarter llotne. Riclnnottd. \\.n :1 member of the 'l'uiel-.‘e.'tham party. He spends mt_tcIt of his tune acting ill a lI:\i.\lOn capacity h.:l\\\'en the ltoine and hr..nehe» ot the asst-ei:ttion_

sltflttltl he tnatle. ‘it; \\'re:‘. ntenth-er. .‘.::.l .\lt.s'. Vincent tr..t:e up the carnation .'ii\ :'.-r all the l.I\ll€\ and 1.: ‘Lit-..:I‘ ltouet-. “ho tnade '.'-'1: '.\i:in.= "_t‘.$.' titzring the <oei.iI ~.\h.ch ..-.i.u\ ed the dinner. .I..n In

rota lIC.l'\i'l3l{‘ED

new

Ill-IN the ‘\'ali;mt ('luh.' ltetulqnarters til‘ the ltiirnm brunch nf the Royal .V:n;tI .\wu-iatiun. and ll;llnt.'tl tu enml|lt.'lIlt)l‘:lIt.' the lautteltitn: of the submarine \':t|i:tnt. celebrated its .\L'(‘tIlltl attniu.-r.s:tr_\ ret'entl_\. :1 £500 e\lcn\inn In the liar uas‘ ttlliciztllj opened. in the prt.--ettee of must at" the I50 tllcllllltirs ut' the brttnelt. The exten-ion. l;7l(\\‘.:1 as the

En~‘lg.:ll liar. is

the $ccond tloor of the club and ha‘ been Ct'lIl\Cl'lC(l from an old Ittmher room. Note well lit and neuly decorated the new bar is an ftcqtliiillnn of which the memhers can be proud. (‘omiderittg that the hrattclt has been in existence for only tun _vc:tr<. the n‘I'.‘tl’tl1L‘r\‘ are ri-__-hily proud of their aeltievemenz. Sliiptnate R. l‘err_\‘. ihe br.1neh e|1.tit'm;tn. itttrotlueed .\lr. Davitl Wltztmmontl. the l‘r(tt‘tCll \icetreeidenz. who condttetetl the ollieittl openin_e cer.:nton_\. the .-\ntong gllcite here .\I:. J. .\.<ton. Chief Const:tt\§e of llarroxv. and Chief lztépe-::or D. llztrr. .-\ huIl'et \v:i= protitlcd hv zhe I.-uI.7e< of the club. on

AT t\’()'I"l'lNCI-IAM

BALI.

Ii.-\l{ hy _\ear :I nztvnl hall i~ held in Ntittittultartl and the 1965 hull. held rm 'I'ml':I|t::tr

l):t_v. was. as ttlitatys. an unuuztlilietl .\lICL‘(‘.\'.|i. over ullltl peuplt: being: present in the Sltertvtmd Rmnn'~'. t\'ottim:h:uu. The i‘2lll comntittcc was compo~et| of llt.‘tI1l\t:t‘S of the HM‘

'nr.tnclie< of the Royal t\';tv;tl .-\~’~oeiatio:t in .\'ottin;:It:un. \'t-ttingltam and the SllCl'\\0t‘ti zd Arnold hraitcltes. local Sea Cadets. R..\'.R. metnhcrs, and rcprc~ettt;:ti\c~' from the Ro_\‘aI .\l:trint: .-\~~ociation and the R..\'.\'.(S.>R. Ga-.-~t~ of honour were Rear.-\tIttt3r.t1 A. I). ‘l'orle~~'e. C.ll.. l).S'.(l.. and Cdr. t\I. II, I’. Fratil-tlin. l).S.('.. R.l\'.. the lligh .'\'he;‘it‘I' of the County. .-\ guard of honour from the Io.'.al I a Cadet Unit wae present anti the ceremonies of Sumet and Colour; nere part 0! the |1I't‘Ci.‘L‘(llllg\. .

January, 1966 a

l fi

NAVY NEWS

RESETTLEMENT

From Naval to TAKE HEED FOR THE MORROW

Civilian Emvhyment R3.

Royal Naval personnel, officers and ratings alike, FORsucceinful resettlement taking careful look means

already in their hands and good or better in its place.

at what is

thing as

then

putting

some-

fonti of I't.‘!s‘t.‘IIlL‘ltll‘nl and must be given very st'l'i()tl's consideration as it offers a continuation of :t good way of life. good pay. security. a good pension and gratuity. assistance with house purchase. and nuiiierou.-i other benelits. Some nten gain a coiiiinissioii, others become up-graded not only in rate but also in status and iiiany pensioners obtain supervisory posts on tinal release. The pensioners. aged. say. 40 years. can offer a civilian eiiiployer a good record. integrity. .stability. 25 years‘ further service. the ability to talie charge. good common sense. a sense of justice and fair play. self-control. the ability to be co-operative—all of these are valuable assets which arise out of continued Naval training and experience and if to them are added some job skills or the ability to learn the technical side of a post bow niucb more does a civilian employer require? These are the reasons why the pensioner is easy to place on leaving the Service especially if he is initially mobile. Ll-IA\'lNG Tlll-I Sl-ZRVICF. can be :irr.ingcd at any time The man who decides to leave prior to release. In Scotland the N.R.l.O.‘s functions are perthe Service on completion of formed hy the Stall Instructor cngageinent should first of all Ofliccr ;.i Rosylll. Abroad they see his Ship or Fstablisliment are performed as far as is Resettlement In f o r in a t i o n Otlicer tR.l.O.). At Ponsmotiih possible by (.‘onimand or Fleet Rcscttleiiiciit tn fo rm :1 I i o n or Plymouth lie is well advised Ollicers. to visit also the Naval ResettleBoth the R.l.0. and the ment I n to r m .1 t io rt Ofliccr (N.R.l.O.) who maintains close N.R.I.O. will advise on: (.1) I-.'.uimi‘iiuri'on.r of value for co-operation with the Ministry of Labour. and let it be said civilian employment. (b) I’Ii'-ri'l¢‘itrr.' t'oi.'mioiioI straight away. that such a visit

Re-engngeiiient is‘

one

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ROYAL NAVAL AIRCRAFT YARD

FLEETLANDS, GOSPORT Fleetlands has vacancies for

qualified ELECTRICAL FITIERS (for Radio and Radar components)

AIRCRAI-T/ENGINE FITIERSand

(for Naval aircraft and components)

FITTER and IURNERS (to work to precision limits) Ex-Service tradesmen will also be considered. In addition to an incremental pay scale rising from £13 9s. 0d,, by three yearly increments to £1411s.0d., with further progression to £15 63. 0d., and £15165. 0d.. on a percentage basis, there is a good individual bonus scheme. There are also opportunities for immediate advancement to Naval Aircraft Inspector and Progressman/Planner Technical with enhanced rates of pay. Prospects of Non-Industrial Technical status. Day release is given to enable employees to obtain technical qualifications such as the Ordinary and Higher National Certificates.

Ari int'onnaI dis-cu.s'sion on advcrti.s‘i'ng for the recruitment of personnel for Messrs‘. Proctor & Cauible Ltd. Shown in the picture are .\lr. W. N. Wood of the tirnt. Lieut.-Commander J. H. Cooli. R.N. (National Axsoeiation t'or l-Iinplo_vment of Regular Sailors. Soldiers and Airmen). l.ieut. (S) H. R. llerridge, R.N. (Editor. ‘Navy News‘). Lieut.-Commander C. l). Munden. R.N. (Naval Resettlement Information (lflicerl. Mr. J. Le llrun (Advertisement and Circulation Manager, ‘Navy Nevis‘), and Mr. ll. W_v:itt ttltlicer of the .\linistry of l:.ibour)

rmiriiiig. There :ire various training schemes which may be available. i'nt'1tri'oIiriI (cl 0' i‘ ll 0 r nl i.-ur'rlum‘i'. I’ i n d i n g civilian occupations in which to make

the best use of Service training and experience. (if) The (}oi’«'rimit'nt V4It'tI‘ tiomil 'l‘mirir'ii_e .S'cImiic. For full up-to~d:ite inforiiiation always see your N.R.l.O. 'l‘r;iining to a trade is most important when planning for from 25 to 38 working years ahead.

UNION RF.COCNlTl()N A Service trade ni;i_v be recogniscd by a trade union but conditions the governing for membership vary eligibility according to the trade and the union concerned. Many uniori_s make it a condition that appliTbis ar1icle is published so that naval personnel may be further informed of the facilities offered for good resettlement by the Naval Resettlement Organisation in the with conjunction Ministry of Labour and the National Association for the Employment of ex-Regular Sailors. Soldiers and Airmen.

cation must be ntade by a Service man while he is still serving. Failure to do so may cause unnecessary dilliculties so that men are stron1,-I)‘ l1dl‘f.l('(l to apply /or nienibt-r.iliip wi'IIii'rt the pri-xcriberl time limit. Advice on joining a union may be obtained from Defence Council lnstmctions or the R.l.O. It is often of benefit to visit a local secretary of the union concerned--—hi.s name and address

opportttnitics for employment. 'l‘hc National Association above (NAERSSA) also inand

cludes Service women and helps all applicants whose character on discharge is not less than ‘good.’ The address of the nearest branch of the Association can be obtained from the Employment Exchange. District Post Oflice. or from the Resettlement Oflicer. There are 12 Resettlement Committees, representative of both sides of industry—employers and workers—which cover the whole of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. They do all they can to increase the opportunities of employment open to those whose regular service is coming to an end. Officers of the Ministry of Labour and of the Naval Resettlement Organisation work in close co~opcration to help all serving members of the Naval Services. including W.R.N.S. and Q.A.R.N.N.S.. to equip themselves for suitable jobs on their return to civilian life. The Employment Exchanges have vacancies of many kinds

always ready to help with employment problems, In every Exchange there is an ofliecr whose special duty it is to hcl ex-Regulars. If possible

the o iccr should be visited prior to the commencement of terminal leave bccatisc person nel can accept civilian employment during leave. lf work cannot be found in a person's home area he may be eligible for financial assistance under the Ministry of Labour Transfer Schemes which we

SI(IllED LABOIIRERS also required. Rates of pay from £10 18s. 0d.. to £12 55. 0d. Stafi Canteen. Sports and Social Club. 5-day 40-hour week. Further details on are

designed

help

and women to take work in other areas either for the purpose of

Mr.

Adlam, Fareham 2362

for young men and women seeking nianagentcnt or executivc trainee posts. Personnel with. or even without. professional or other qualilicatiom which fit tltcin for posts of this kind may obtain information and help front these special exclianges the addresses of which may be obtained from any Employment F..\teh:ingc or the R.l.(), but a prior visit to the N.R.l.O. is advised.

cater

Booklets dealing with individual professions :ind occupalions ritay be studied at any limployinent lixcliaiigc or at the N.R.l.0.'s ollice. 'l he)‘ may also be purchased from booksellers. (a) Civil Sen-i'ce. For many years ex-Regulars have had a prior claim to certain jobs in the Civil Service. for e.\aniplc. postincn. otlice incssengers and indii.s‘tri:iI employment in the Royal Docli_v:irds and Royal Ordnance I-'aetories. A much wider field of opportunity now e.\ists. For aliiiost all posts in

(Continued on page I2)

Really Worthwhile Job

0. H. BERNARD 8 SONS LTD. NAVAL & CIVILIAN TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS

ANGLIA HOUSE, HARWICH, ESSEX have several openings for sales assistants and representatives at their branches in the United Kingdom. These are interesting and permanent positions. Training given to suitable applicants. particularly men who are leaving the Royal Navy. Opportiinities would be given to make short visits to various parts of the world when fully trained. A basic salary is paid plus opportunity to earn commission and bonus. and a pension and Life Assurance scheme is in operation. Applications should be made to: Mr. J. Carter. Director, at Harwich.

Mr. S. S. Catrell. the Assistant to the Naval Resettlement lnformation Oflicer. Portsmouth

Pl|lSllNS BIIIIN IIllllPlNI lllllllll Sllllllllllllli-Illl-SEVEIIII

MACHINE TOOL FITTERS

TOOLROOM MACHINISTS Are you earning less than £21 for 40 hours? MAINTENANCE

FITTERS, MILLWRIGHTS

Are you earning less than £1818s.0d. for 40 hours? it you are, and you would enjoy working on up-todate plant in a modern factory. you may be suitable for employment with this Company. The above earnings can be augmented by overtime working, and excellent conditions of employment include participation in the Company's Pension and Sickness Benefit Schemes.

men

rcsettling there permanently

Superintendent. R.N.A.Y., Fleetlands, ring

viding up-to-date information on resettlement matters. particulzirly about training schemes

and are

and

RF5l?ITl.l-Il\ll-INT SliR\'lCl". The Resettlement Service exists to help ex-Regiilzirs to find suitable employment. It ineludes the Ministry of Labour's Employment Exclianges. the National Association for the Employment of Regular Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen. with its Head Office at -t lliickinglniin Palace Mansions. Biieliinglnim Palace Road. London. .'s'.W.l. and the, Naval Resettlement organisation. under the Director Naval Education Sewicc. pro-

of Lzibour provide a placing service for men and women seeking employment in professional. senior executive and nianagerial positions. They also

LABOIIRERS

application

may be obtained from the F.mployment Exchange in the selected area. Eligibility for recognition by other professional bodies may also be possible and the R.l.(). will be pleased to advise.

until such time as work becomes available nearer home.

SPECIAL REGISTERS Some of the large Employment Exchanges of the Ministry

Further details of these vacancies can be obtained from the Personnel Ofiicer, Parsons Chain Company Limited. Worcester Road. Stourporton-Severn.

I2.

says

.'N' A V Y

Wrould £20—.-£90

RESETTLE.\lE.\'T—-PLANN_lNG FOR THE FUTURE

week’

NATIONAI. A$SOClATIO.\' FOR I-Z.\IPLO\‘.\lIiN’l' 0|’ RIIGULAR $t)l.I)Il-IRS AND SAILORS. .\IR.\ll-ZN

in the could Incar YOU! The house and familycould l)(‘ YOURS! with you in :1

The

man

fol),

new

CALLING ALL SAILORS

ttt-w

life :t lli\l’l"ll-ZR lll-l'*'Zll1 Outtlonr S:tlt-.~in:nt call~

ing

5EE‘)l)5

DO YOU I-i.\'()\\'

.\'..li ul Ax»-:i..1-Inn flu: nl It.-yziilat .\'.iil.>n. and .\mn.n r\i~t\ to .l\\l\l \\l:.n li..\.: x..nt‘d with Ill..\.'nx.-J l'or.'c\ In rcl lllt‘llI\cl\c\ in citil life on ion at th:ir .\cr\E.‘c‘ and to -.

Tzictrit-ion. l':n'n1-.’.

l::ll':lg(‘S--(lt.‘:Illl‘lg with You train at home, in your l’F.Ol’[.F. at £2o~£go a spare time. .llm5-,~ of I/Jun‘ week (the present-day range big-1iir«r:«_;‘ .\':lmr.':.-rt _'.u:: m‘ u’:5.'of earnings of Britain’s i'n_:,- mam:/1' (car is usually 250,000 Outdoor Salesmen). provided) _L'~t I/uir _ltIll.l this )i«.'{ nml no fm':‘:'u:.-r r.\-/iru}-Irrr tuI_)'—nnd all, remember, were once inexperienced. ———im ""H‘Ill rr.’umlim:——just plain -

You start on FREE TRIAL mination, plus good train- —il' not completely satising. If you are 18-50 Neil-I1 90“; ol those fied, you just sent! torwt-omwcfindnew Part 1 back! If you intelligent lob: reach success too have the TVILL want more of the first time. II that: need J tccond to get on (not othergood things of life who try are Included. the both for yourself ratio is over 90 ,',l wise, as this is an be inand your family- (Records We essential, send for cannot tpc¢tcd.I this is what you can know the ratio rc more complete details~with CHECKget their D0 about it! The those who hut h.-we own iobt. National School, reason to believe it it ABLE PROOF of with its top record aitmlar. ll you too big success. See the will. we can of success, offers have help you too to bi}, how tnen, much like you, now enjoy you .t/rtcinlisl Iminiu_;'~— W<<¢“by world cxperts—in I t- a ome and living standard door Selling. This plus once beyond their dreams! Guaranteed Appointments ——how with specialist trainService can get you a flying ing and Appointments Serstart whilst others are still the chance is yours vice, sell You moregroping! It’s a fair oIl'er an because you sell as world too. ofler. No obligation experts have shown you. honest You earn more-— because whatever. just clip the coupon now. pay is geared to results.

plus deter-

common sense.

P"”"'

.\'.\Ml'

.\l)l)l{l-.55 _

Danes lnn House 265 Strand. W.C.2 Tcl.: CHAn:cry 42l l-2

rcquirc

FITTERS

TESTERS

for Large Murine Gearboxes as installed in Diesel Frigates. Coastal and lnshorc Mincs\vccpcI's. Survey Ships. Landing Craft

I I

Apply in writing :

Works Manager .\l0l)ERN WHEEL DRIVI-I l.'l‘l). Perth Avenue, TradingEstate SLOUGII. BUCKS

l'ol§cc. l*::.- and .-\tnl\ul.mtc

I!)

Scrvztx-~‘.

(C) .\'t:t'i.r'.‘u/iuvl IItrIm'I.'i.'\'. Tllcst.‘ 1.-ii: ~pccE.tl CUllSltlt.'l'.lll0ll to cx-ltc-_.~ul;-as either in ollcr-

ing prctcrcncc for cngagcmcnt or in relaxing the normal rccniitiitg zigc lEmits in their favour.

Iltatlcli nl lllc A\tn:i.\-

tcttlcmcnl Information (llli.’::r%. the limploymcnt l;'\;cli;ot-_.-..-~, the \'atiou:il Association tor the l-Imploymcnt of Regular 5.tll0f%_ Soldiers and Airmen. l'rc-Rclt'a.sc (.'our.wl. Then‘: is a prc-rclcasc training scheme .t\';lll:tl1lc for men uho lmvc completed ninc _\'c;trs or more

(Conlinucd

page

Area Jnhlilttlcr

your

ti:h.r from _\-nut luC.tl I’.-xt Ollicc

lr.-m Ill.‘ :\\\.r.‘l.|lln1l.

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l{n}.:l Alt’ liutccs

of th: N.tlion.tl I-Jlipluytttcttt ol Snldtcn and Air-

I (lllicc lot

tun

5.llit)l\.

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llutkinghum P.-al.:tce Mansions Burkinalum Palace Road London. S.W.l

Ill)

Education

have

to -_.-Exc special considerato .\ull;Il'Il)‘ qualified ex-

agreed tion

.\uthoritics

C. 8: N. (Electrical) LTD. THE GREEN

G OSPO RT Due to the recent expansion of the Workshop Area the following vacancies exist:

YOUR OWN BOSS!

SHEET METAL WORKERS ELECTRICAL FITTERS

“Wc|l!—Not entirely, but working for this

firm as a Branch Manager does mean that you work on your own using your own initiative and controlling your own staff." You will be trained and E.V.T. Courses can be arranged. You must possess 3 Driving Licence. Starting salary It £l7 per week including Accommodation and Pension. 2/3 weeks holiday per annum. The Company I; National with Branches throughout Great Britain.

BENCH FITTERS ELECTRONIC WIREME N

PAINTERS

(SPRAYSHOP 8: SHIPWORK) E.V.T. COURSES CAN BE ARRANGED

Q Modern Factory with good working conditions

Q Area rates of pay plus bonus and merit pay Q Earnings up to £l6/l7/- per 40-hour week, plus overtime

WINE MERCHANTS

2| LIME

INCREASED SALARIES Vacancies for CONSTABLES exist in the Admiralty Constabulary. Commencing salary is £630 a year, increasing by nine annual and one special increment to a maximum of £9l5 a year. Uniform and boots provided. Excellent opportunities for promotion to Scrgcant—:tltcr two years‘ scrvicc—'.vith a commencing salary of £990 :1 year. increasing by two annual increment: to £l.070. Candidates must. be of exemplary character. between l9 and 50 years of age. at least 5 ft. 7 in. in height (bare feet). and of British Nationality. They will be required to pass a medical examination and an educational test (unless holding :1 Service Certificate ol Education).

up.-mtim: in the lu:.ility nl

(O3 0.’i:w n[‘t'llI'll.l.'.t'. Some

JOHN KELSEY LTD.

flllllllllll lllllilllllllllllll

Apply in Wrilittg or Plmne

STREET, LONDON, E.C.3

(;OSl‘0R’I’ 80221

ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES .\lars Limited manufactures a \vid-.- ran-_.-c of .;onfc.:tioncry in two ultra-modern factories in Slough. Our production lines an: highly mcchamscd and e.\tensivc use is tii:tdc oi‘ c‘onIittu0tl\' flow prncc» tcclmiquce. We nrc an cxpamling and vigorntw. ('omp;my and career prospccts and C0lltl|llOl‘l$ or sort :;.- arc cwcplittllttlly good.

This continued c.\'pan.sion has rc~ultcd in

Refrigeration Engineers

To m;1in::xin at wide variety of Rclrigcruti.-:i and .-\ir-conditioning Plant and steam and conipnmcd air supplies. Applicants should liave a good lgnon-ledge of refri crntion bu‘. training will be given In those lie (is in tvhicli they are iuctpcricnccd. The starting salurg. on shift work will be £23 lls. 5d. with regular increases thcrcallcr.

writing to the Chicl Constable. Admiralty Constabulary. Ministry ol Defence. Empress State Building. London. S.W.6, or to any Employment Exchange.

Apply

page

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.\l()l)l-IRN WIIEEL l)RI\'l-I I.'l‘l).

ti.-:i

..ul.l.'c\s ol

ELOCK LETTERS PLEASE

lrcc.

_\.mr limit; and you can tzct lhc

ltegulahx fr .' zraining as teachers, even if th.-3. are many yeah: beyond the normal age of entry to the pr.~fcs.»ion. Ex-Regular lcarning. pltysiczil training instructors (b) Lmwl .-luIIton'It't's. There with rtum-nablc academic are special arrangements for qu:ilitic;i:f.-mcan be trained as those who wish to enter clerical tcacltcns at :1 special course Local arranged for them through the employment undcr Autlturitics. Some Service .\lini>tr_\' of l§duc:iu'on. For Educational Ccrtilicatcs cxcmpt other 0c.‘up.|llt\ns. calling for from the usual s cial qualities of skill or ex-k_cgulars cxaniination for c aractcr. ex-Regulars arc qualifying clerical cmployntcnl. The favourably considered: these (ireatcr London Council grants occup.':tion~ include the Meran age concession to cx—Rcgulat' chant X.t\_\. tltc Civil Airlines. graduates who wish to apply for the S.t!\ag.- Corps. the Prison appointment to llt.lttllnl5lF.tllVC Service. the (‘oastguards and statf. There are also openings various Sc.-ur3t_\' Services. for cx-Regulars in other Local lnt'ormation of these and Authority grades (c.g. as Public many olhcr iubs may be I-lcalth Inspectors) and in the obtained from the Naval Re-

I’/rmr lrll mt. it 7.’/tr-:1! 4-F-.-'.?;_-.'lIlr-rt. fact’ I rnm'il ‘(why our uft.":r .._'.t-.(-no mvniII_;' [::<t-,LT_K' 41 :1-trk in Ulilzlz-w .\‘rI,'in:. _tour (immmtmf .lIlf*uiuIu.'rnl'.t.\'t'r. ir-'. iuul l./I.’ -‘I‘.'x'iH/ Fir! '1 H711

t,ll|||l«b_\!llt.'lli tn.’ tl:;ut1' It t:l\c\ -.’r\:<cx

'I'h.'rc it

of the ltescltletitent Information Ronni at Portsmouth

the Civil Scrvicc wlticlt are filled by competitive c.\amiIt.'itions the c\-Regular can deduct his period of regular service front his actual age so as to bring him within the age limits. For some Civil Service grades a proportion of vacancies tilled by examinations is reserved for cx-Regulars. and in thc clerical and executive clusics, at wltatcvcr age they leave the Service. they can take a special examination designed to test general intclligcncc and cducation rather than book-

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corner

(Continued from

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National House I’ Manchesterl Tcl.: BLAckfn'ars B8! I-2

i:\

SPECIAL OPENINGS

NATIONAL SCHOOL OF SALESHMISHIP LTD.

load

‘

ESTABUSHED I931

.:it

Januarv. I966

Serving Naval personnel should apply through their Comrnttndtng Officer.

xncancics for thc l'ollo'.\im_.':

Maintenance Engineers Io maintain process

plant and wntppiiu:

nucliincry. Applicants should have scrvcd an [Engineering Apprenticeship and be experienced in either pumps. 3¢u'll'l)0XL'~'., ctc.. or high-speed machinery. The starting -alary is £2! l9s. lid. on d:t_v work and 2:2.‘ I93. 8d. on shift work.

Electronic Engineers

l)c\-clopmcnl and Mainof l’roce.ss Control Systems. Applicants should have reached at least 0.l\'.C. standard in electronic engineering and experience uith digital circuits. rcla '5 or servo-mecltttnisms would be a use ul asset. The starting salary will be not lest than £23 per neck on day work and could be as high :i> £27 per week for tho right man. To work on the tenance

I-‘ritzy.-c Iwm-fiI.\ iuvlmlc gmrrotu Il'tiI1-t‘uIt.'r:"I.'I.'vIr)‘\u(‘i(1l sccmily.n‘l:vrm'. I/lrt'(' ism-I:.r' ammal In-liriur am! C/mitmmr Irmmr.

Plcttsc apply in nriting lo the Personnel Olllcu.-r. .\lurs Limited. Dundee Road. Slough. Bucks. l

January, 1966

NAVY NEWS

TH .lt‘UTURF_I_ RESE'l'Fl.El\’lEN'l‘—l’LANNlNG FOR ‘xi’

(ENt‘i.) LIMITED

IECALEMIT

-..-t.

\-';¥.9V“\

PLYMOUTH INVITE Men and Women approaching release from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, who seek permanent employment in Devon. to visit our modern factory covering 60 acres and employing 2,500 Personnel in:

Filtration Lubrication Plastic Extrusion and Precision

Hydraulic

Engineering.

Please call or write for further information to Mr. A. J. E. Brown, Employment Ofiicer.

‘I5.

IMMEDIATE 3. FUTURE VACANCIES FOR BOILER ENGINEERS

('oinp.inj.'s liiiginceriiig Dept. requires l’ngineer Surveyors for inspection of boilers and all types of pressure plant. Applicants must hold First Class ;\l.O.'l‘. Certificate \\itIt Steam lindorsenteiit. or equivzilent qualilications. Pre-release training arranged for suitable applicants shortly leaving the service. Starting salary £l.l00 rising to l.'l.S75 a year (Engineer Surveyors‘ Assocn. scale). Car supplied. llouse purchase facilities available. Good non-coiitrihutory pension and liisiiraitce

A Rcsettlenient Interview Board in the Resettlement (lllicv. ll.M.S. llralie. .-\n Engineering Mechanic is being interviewed by the Naval Resettlement Information Ollicer (Mr. J. Cumniin). and representatives from the Ministry of Labour and the National Association for the Employment of Regular Sailors. Soldiers and Airmen

(Continued from page I3)

ollicers and. exceptionally. senior ratings may also be admitted to them. The courses are held at commercial and technical colleges. in the main centres of industry up and down the country. and m:iy be taken citltcr before release from the Services by permission of the Service authorities. or after

GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED

Buildings Aldwych, London W.C.2 General

IIISIIIINI ASSISIIIII Hllllillllllllli An assistant tor the resident housekeeper is required at the country head office in Surrey oi a leading Insurance Company. The responsibilities of the housekeeper include domestic personnel and security of a large modern office building. Candidates should preferably be under 50 years ol age and married. Commencing wage will be £l3 per week. Wile will be required to undertake domestic duties with own wage. A knowledge oi oil-fired boiler installations is essential. A modern sell-contained flat with all services will be provided but will accommodate man and wife only. Please apply. stating age and experience to Navy News, Box No. 97.

release. Further information about these courses and the method of applying for them can be obtained front your R.I.O. and N.R.l.0. or from any Employment F.xchangc after release.

Gl'.'I' WITH IT Mention of the Resettlement Interview Boards which are coitvcned in Portsinotitli. l'|ymouth and Rosyth. has been kept to the end of this article because it is at these Boards that a serious search for civilian employment usually starts and frequently ends. They were inaugnr:ited in early I959 by the late Sir Frctlerick lloopcr to

provide a means tvherehy Naval personnel could meet in :i Nav:il Iistablislmtent not only their

DON'T LOSE CONTACTII You can keep in touch with submarines and other units of the Fleet. and help to maintain the ships you liavo served in, by working in Chatham Dockyard. which is being speedily izdaptcd to meet the needs of the nuclear fleet of the luture.

Previous Dockyard experience not essential

.-’l~/orage weeltly earnings:

SI-HP FITTERS SIYIITHS .'-‘/-‘.!i.‘TEP.5

£1 'l——£2O

CRAFTSMEN

COPPERSIWITI-$5 3RlCKLA‘('r.i-'.'S

BOILERMAKERS SKILLED LABOURERS (to assist UNSKILLED LABOURERS Craftsmen and for other duties) £12—£1 3 UNSKILLED LABOURERS The Dockyard is engaged on a steady, interesting programme of work, building submarines tor the Royal Canadian Navy. in addition to a variety of refitting and modernisation work on ships of the Fleet.

Excellent record of safety. Modern welfare facilities.Generous holidays. Sick pay alter six months service. Release gratuity after 5 years. OPPORTUN|TlES.—Permanentservice with non-contributory pension. Promotion to Chargenao. Technical Grade Oliicer and Draughtsman.

CONDITIONS.—Worliing conditions

are

good.

write for further details of

delence, to:

interesting iob.

Hi .:.

Reports are forwarded to the Ministry of l_:ihour in the appli-

I-Employment

cant's home town and to the Regular Forces Employment Oflicer of the area on completion of these interviews and.

before the applicant commences his terminal leave. these organisations are on the look-out for suitable employment for him. Very often this leads to instant

employment ment

of leave.

the

tions Vacant.' which is kept tip to date daily as jobs come in from all parts of the country.

Over I00 posts are advertised the and a visit might isfind iust for. iob tlieapplieaitt looking

Step Press

commence-

It is important. however. that form ED. 823. the i\Iinistry of Labour form. which is held by the Resettlement Ollicers of ships. is reiitlered to tlte i\':iv;il Resettlement Ollicer of Il..\I.S. Drake. or R.N. Barracks. Portsmouth. at least three months hefore terminal leave is due to start. This ensures that the applicant can be interviewed at least a month ltcforc leaving the Service. In tlte picture above. -hintl the members til" the Interview ltoard. can be seen the ‘Situa-

(Continued from column 4) in this article and on many other problems of future eniployntcnl. The Boartl will advise on prospects on how, when and

vrhcrc to m:tl>.e zipplicutions and give useful hints which m;i_v lead to success. The Board will even arrange interviews with cit.-ili.in employers and should the applicant he undecided as to what Iirtc to follow will discuss a wltole range of

possibilities.

Ministry

The

Setter. In ll..\I.S. Drake the inrorm’.ition Otlicc is open at all times. with the Naval Rcsettleiiteitt l:ifor:n.ition fllliccr to help people in their qttcst. The nevt time your ship is in port, why not pay him ;i visit? .

Classifieiliiuém Advertisements .\IIS(‘l-Il.l..-\.\'l‘IOUS

Illlrl .\l.\R(l.\Rl'Zl' .\I(JUlIt\' .\l\ItRI. lll'l{l-'.\_ll. Dept. N. luo-L .\ul.itw

Atili

lII.:lt Rt-.AuI_ L:tu:\tiirt-up\in.|[ul|_ \'u;p__\‘ the

.\ltss¢\\IItI and etlnicnt the North. “till .1 lLIlliItlmac LIl€f1ICl$‘. S.riioot.~u.:, ,..ni..g_—.u.,.i and discreet. I-ull uCI.Ill\. under plain

t\orc.ui

mom: in

I'Cq'it*sI.

('\l‘ RIIIBONS

Plan for

of Labour

(Plymouth) states that the rating being interviewed in the above picture has been placed as a Trainee Tool

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M‘-‘ad

\hi:\\ :1.~.\:

~'»i-':I:‘c.: -'i\4I.iIC\‘\.\l

and -:.

(4'l‘~'\ ill;

teitior:.'ow

hale till r~;.'\..i-.1c,.'ii ts.‘

.t.il..

PERSONNEL MANAGER (Dept. NIN) Telephone: Medway 44422. extension 2206

are are

by a representative M the Ministry of Labour and a repreattended sentative of the Regular Forces Ollicer of the area.

IIIIIIEII I IIEIIEWAI IIJIIII (Delete as appropriate)

Please post

copy of each issue of Navy News to:

NAME ADDRESS

vital for national

H.M. DOCKYARD, CHAIHAM _

-..c

SKILLED LABOUTCERS £13—£14

obtain advice and guidance. to get practical help. The real function of the Board is to advise on lanning for the years ahead ratier thzin job-finding. but frequently the interview does result in a suitable post being found after an examination of the circumand commitments stances. wishes of the applicant. Unlike the other Services. Royal Navy personnel attend a Board on a purely voluntary basis and here it is as well to repeat what has been said before in ‘i\';ivy News‘: "People who do attend have all to gain and nothing to lose." Again. the mechanics of obtaining a Resettlement Board interview will bear repetition. The steps are (I) Complete Form l£.D.S'_’S~~Registratiott for Civili.'in I{in;iIo_tnt.:iil in triplicate. m.irl. th.-in ‘Interview Required‘ and get them forwardcd to the l\'.I{.l.O. ("Ilse forms may be obtained front the R.I.(). of the ship or establishment or from the Ship's Otlicc.) (2) The N.R.l.0. will arrange for a date. time and place for lio.irtl :llIL'l\'lC\\' (3) .-\t'tcr the interview copies of Form I-ll). tilts‘. with coiumcnts. will he sent to the home local l;'mplo_vment ment. to

ELECTRICIANS (RADIO)

APPLY

.\Iinistr_v of l.abour and a representative of the National Association to discuss quite freely the probleiiis of resettle-

I-I.vchange and to the nearest ollice of the Nzitititnl .~'\ss'oci.‘ttion so that furtlier assistance may he otlered locally. ,llf¢'I' |'f¢'lt‘S may he l'('t]ll('\fl'(l at run‘ time prior Iii n'lt'i.~ii' and sinneIlll't'.'\ a period of three \\'IIl’\' is if Iltu not too mzzclt tupcci. '.!.tZ!I12‘.,' at :::r'.‘.:.': on '. .'.l lllli‘ to my tli.i' t‘i:c A c\::t;‘;‘.:ttt to ‘.,

IMMEDIATE VACANCIES EXIST FOR

ENGINE FITTERS ELECTRICAL FITTERS

tlic

senior

Manager, Engineering Department

SHIPWRIGI-ITS

INTERVIEW BOARDS

own

experience to: The

Ki: USE OF "HE

All to gain‘ and nothing ll.M.S. Drake. Plymouth. Resettlement Interview Boards N.R.I.(). but also to lose IN held the second and fourth Thursidays of every month. and experienced executive ollicer of

life assurance schemes. Immediate vacancies in Staines. Watford. I-camington and Manchester arc.-is. Write regarding these or future vzicaiicies. giving full details of training, qu;ilif'ie;itions and

I enclose money ovdcrlposlal otdi-r,'rliequr value Hz, being it subscription (menu-i for 12 issues, includingposlage ccxmiienrc ‘NAVY NEWS‘ CIRCULATION A ACCOUNTS OFFICE. Clo GALE A POLDEN L'l'D., EDINBURGH ROAD. PORTSMOUTH

tV!{‘\Cltl.

.\' _\ \' Y

Janii:.tr_\. I966

:\‘F.WS

RESE'ITLEMENT—PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

THE GUIDE TO THE PROSPECTIVE AIRCRAFT ENGINEER all .2’:-tails of the Licence: and Ex—2minat.ons oi the

wi-r.

All-I REGISTRATION BOARD Forcntrrd by R. E. HARDINGHAH. C.H.G., O.B.E., F.R.Ae.S., Chic! Executive. A.R.B. SIR

A Resettieinent Interview Board in progress. A.B. R. W. G-:een, I.ieut.-Cdr. .I. II. (‘oo|i'. R.N.. Lieut.-Cdr. C. D. Munilen, R.i ., and Mr. H. Wyatt . . . pensioners some of u'itom .1\v.iy front home. A vi ile'.s earn:\Il!I'I\‘l'iZ}' employment. It is not have proved the cou:1~c to (‘C :1 :'n_es are not taken into accoinit. :.:cni:r.illy known th:it ti pre- steppiiiit-stone to in.e:~..i~,:ert.:l In considering arty person for l'L'IC.\\c zitttiehriient course with level. Furtlier i:it‘.s.'m..ti.\n inclusion in it course the Ministhe Prisim Service in:iy he advice and I1[‘l‘il\.i.i‘3I tortns try of Labour has to bc the N.R.I.(). .irr.i:i-,:eil through satisticd that he or she is suitable may be obtaiit.-d :‘.'.\:‘.i the and is .iecepi.ihle for exemption .\'.R.I.O. for LI";IIIIIltg and that there are t't'oin the initi.il period of trainreally good prospects of litiding .-\I-"I'I-'.R TR.-\INIi\'G ing as .i prison olliccr. in tile trade alter employment RIiI.I‘I.\5I". .-\ pie-release course is in no traiiiing. ‘I he .\linistry oi" l..ib.~:ir pro\\.i_v ;i substitute for the longer Full details of the scheme may and more comprehensive vides training under the ( intern- be obtained from an Iimploy(iovernment ‘Training Course \'ocation:il ’l'r.:inin;: ment lixehange or from the merit but may provide a useful introScheme for a wide i'.in;.-e of N.ival Resettlement Inl'orin:ition duction to it. slsilled trades. Scriotis coiisider.t- Ollicer. It is important to ('iirir.r(-5 [or Iitrriiifm-r.ir_\' tion ninst be given to szisli train- remember that applications may I'iiirItri'ul SIl])t'I'l‘lX()fS. Courses ing beeziiise it provides the way he in:ide as soon as a man is of four necks‘ duration are to step out of the ranks of un- within his last three months ot’ zivtiilahlc pre-release to senior skilled and seini-skilled into scrviec. rtitiii-gs who are considered suit- those of the skilled tliereby IiL‘SIl\‘I-‘SS TRAINING able for supervisory employ- gaining a more iittercstiiig tt':iy SCIII-ll\II~Z ment in industry. The course is of life. better p.'t‘_.'. prospects training provided under mainly for non- and ‘perks.’ tiizd greater theTheBusiness intended Training Scheme technic.il men btit technical security. Reconsists of six-week tradesiiien who have neither The norin;il ilur..::‘.\:~. of .1 pr.ietisi:ilttor supervised in their course is six nion:h~ itottglt .i t)rieiii;ition CUIIINCS. Their aim broadly is to provide refew are :t little inn out sen: ; :r.iiie for some years may also oricnt.itioii from Service to be considered excepiioiially. l'.i\l longer tli.i:t :i ; life and to serve as an Scicctinit for the cottrscs is in Noriitaily. cour-' :.'C 71:21 in business mi) s'..i-_.'cs: (ioverniitent 'l‘r;».i (.".‘t'iift!i introductory step to iiidiistry it) An iiiterview with the .\IIII1|li.‘|.I in various p.-.rt.< ot‘ the and coinniercc. Tlicy are inmainly for olliccrs of ('oininand Selection Board concountry but it is possible for tended and senior rank who sisting of the N.R.l.O. anti a some to be nrraiigcd as neces- middle representative of the Ministry .s:ir_v on an individual t-.asi_s in viish to take up a business of l.;ihour. :ind (2) An interview IL‘\:l|nlC;tI colleges or in cm- career at junior or middle zmiiagciiieiit level: suitable less with :i panel eorivencil by the ploycrs' 0\\II estaiw 'l‘ax~l'ree alioiw .\IltIl.\ll"_.' oi Labour. The _e fluid (Conlinuetl on page I-I) courses are held at the .\Iinistr_v tit!1 ii) diiriiig tr.iini:i;._~, it of I..tl1ol|I' IIeadqit;irter.s in any Service or -. I.-merit l_ouilon .iitd have provided .'I pension. The :-.rn..~:i:tt varies \'.i|ii.ible may ol entry into according to the number of wortli-uiiile posts in industry dependants and txhetlier the ';llltI cnninterce especially for training is being t.i'»;en l.~e_ii!y or

Training before release t('imtinut'd from page I2) \L‘f\'lL'C (seven 3e.irs for

\\’.R.N.S. and Q..»\.R.-.\‘.i\'.S.t. the courses are of 28 d;i_\s‘ iluration and are held at the \’oc:itiort:il 'I'r;iining Centre. Royal Nzival li.'irr.ick<. Portsmouth. at other Service Resettleitteiit Ientrex. or h‘_-' .lIlul.'IlIl'lCIII to .1 civilim tirin. There are courses in ;l variei}. oi" xtihiecls. courses aimed at ‘eom-ersioii' from N;i\':il to civilian practice. and coiirses which help to prepare for compctitions for entry into the Civil ‘service. the Police and Local

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (AIR FORCE DEPARTMENT) luvc vacancies for: '1

CIVILIAN RADIO TECHNICIANS SEALAND. Cheshire.

at R.A.F.

CARLISLE. Cumberland. and HENLOW, Bedlordshire.

Ior the

servicing oi VCDAIC,

and testing of

lion

modifica-

and

ground

radio equipment. Commencing salary according

is (747

to age

(.961 pa, Maximum salary

(L104 p.l. Houses may be suitable [or renting; at \i'v'cst Kirby. $DY'|‘.c I5 inilcs Irom Suland.

RON

oi Defence Sentinel House.

Ministry

lg.E.3hlAirl. to

Southampton Row, London. W.C.I.

VERNON BROWN. C.8.. 0.B.E.. H.A.. F.R.Ae.S.. Ct-ntra! Examining Authority. S.L.A.E.T.

Published cy

THE SOCIETY OF LICENSED AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS MARK HOUSE, I53 LONDON ROAD

KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES

Price T2/Od.

Postage

extra

EX-SERVICE TRADESMEN apply for employment with us at home or or civil aircraft and overseas on the servicing oi mtllt associated equipment such as Radio, Safety Equipment. Ground Electrics, M.T.. etc. We offer good terms and conditions. sports. social and welfare facilities and excellent prospects of personal advancement. Single accomntodation is normally available at our bunches in U.K. at reasoiublc tern‘: and we maintain housing lists for the convenience of

are

invited

r-.~..~.rr'ed

pcrtonnel.

i«..':c'=

e-:"c:i.'t and other relevant infer.-nation. to: THE PERSONNEL MANAGER AIRWORK SERVICES LIMITED BOURNEMOUTH (I-TURN) AIRPORT

CHRISTCHURCH HANTS

—"‘

Hllllll-n

Pneumatics limiteil

YARROW & CO. LTD. Specialist Shipbuilders, Engineers and Boilermakers Scotstoun, Glasgow, W.4

I‘:-eci:-ion Engineers

Vacancies exist for the following

PRIORY ROAD GOSPORT, HANTS Ti.-I.:

A Chief Electrical Artificer

Go.-sport 8037 I

with experience in weapons is required as a Technical Assistant in the Electrical Drawing Ofiice.

A Chief E.R.A.

Vacancies exist in the

following

categories,

for which Trzidesmen and Artilicers would be suitable :

Centre lathe luineis llniieisal Millers llniieisal lillllllels Haiiiantal Baieis Bench fitters llssemhli tillers Machine laal Maintenance tillers lixcelleitt conditions oi‘

employment. I-Iigh

basic rates and substantial bonus payments.

Write or telephone \\"otu;.s .\l.i.\'.i<‘.t'R

personnel:

required

as ct

Technical Assistant in the

Drawing Oflicc.

Two Chief are

required

ARE YOU LEAVING THE NAVY SOON?

Then

why

not ‘continue as a

civilian in the

Navy Department?

VACANCIES exist in

Engine

Shipwrights

Ship

Technical Assistants in the

Drawing Office.

scheme and excellent working conditions Applications should be addressed to the Personnel

Superannuation

H.M. DOCKYARD PORTSMOUTH

CRAFISMENNOSEMI-SKILLED and

UNS|(|ll.ED WORKERS

Manager.

wEs'r 'wtLTs Awi\.TER rim» .—=\l’I’OINTMENT OF CONTROLLERS i

lite llo.iid will IlL:\-.' \’2l‘.‘.lIi.'lL’§ _c;trl_v iii l'.’(~6 for I \‘iiltl:tIIlL'i and -I controil.-is ;it their new control ce::‘..--. \\ .:tmin\!i.'f. \\“IIls. Stilziiies in the range: Senior controller £860-960 p.-.i. £780-891) p..i. Controller the P(T.\I\' IlI\'0I\'c .\l‘lITl tiork. and l:ousin;: ;i' '-\nt:'.t«\i ~i is .i\‘.iil.ible for the senior controller. I3xpcrien:c of co ~}~tem. pumps. ctc.. an advaiittige. I-‘iiriher p:irtictil:irs.'|I1tITOt’nt\()T.tD|’\liC;lIIOII from the -..mlu~i:_-i'.nl. to he returned not later than }I\I J;inu.iiy. 1"! i-. J. A. \'0l?I\'G Ell|:III(‘l:rtintl Munngcr 5| Horelizitn Road. \\':iriiiinsti.-r.\\ ill\. .

Your service_ experience would be of considerable value in helping the Dockyards CO maintain the Fleet

GOOD CONDITIONS and PROSPECTS

For further details write to: Personnel Manager HM. Dockyard, Portsmouth

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NAVY NEWS

Siddeley Engines Limited

Bristol offer an to

opportunity for you...

join a modern, progressive company at their well-equipped factories at Watford, Edgware and Coventry

leaving the Service, you cannot alTord to miss this opportunity to embark upon an interesting and rewarding career with Bristol Siddeley. The Company is primarily engaged in the production of gasturbine engines for a variety of uses on land, at sea and in the air. Immediate vacancies exist in many technical grades and in both F YOU

are

skilled and semi-skilled trades. Places are available on factory tours for suitable applicants. If you are interested in employment with Bristol Siddeley, and would like to visit one of the factories, fill in the form. You are under no obligation by doing this, and you will be interviewed at the time, only if you wish. Facilities can be offered to Servieemcn for vocational training, subject to the approval of Service authorities.Ask your resettlement ollicer about this.

Bristol Siddeley Gnome engines are used to power the Wcstland SRN6 ltovcrcraft.

Westland Wasp helicopters powered by the Bristol

.:ldavy. I.iCiC)' .

Nimbus

are

in service with the

Royal

Please send the completed form to either of the following: 'l1ie Personnel Manager, Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, Small Engine Division, L[80]6S Leave-sden, Watford, Hertfordshire.

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Manager, Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited, PO Box 17, Park Side, L[80[65

The Personnel

Coventry, Warwickshire.

ADDRESS

RANK/RATING

A True:

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AGE a LENGTH or SERVICE

DATE or nuns:

ANY omen QUALIFICATIONS

POSITION SOUGHT

I should like to visit Coventry [3 on: 28th January [j 25th February

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Watlord E] E] 25th March D

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Civil versions ofGnome engined Westland Wesscgt are with Bristol Helicopters In the North Sea Oxl and Gas Search.

HMS

Brave Borderer is powered by two Bristol Siddeley Marine Proteus gas turbines.

Bristol Siddeley supply the power

NAVY NEWS

Navy .532..

I Twenty years of i still going strong

‘Pele’ meets the Royal

‘.

January, I966

football-

URN :tl Wzttfnrd on October I6. I92‘). (‘hiel Petty Oflieer .lantes ‘I’. R. ('u:ttes. tt l'h_t-sicttl 'l'r;tinint.: Instructor. joined the Ru_\':ll :\‘;tv_\ as :t ltn_t' Entry in I9-IS. eotttttient.-int: his training: in ll..\l.S. (iantzes. II was at (i:tni.:es that he .\l£lflL‘(l |Jl:l_\'llI1: funtlmll. e\etttu:tll_t t:upt:tinitn.: ll..\l.S. (ittnges Boys‘ team. I ()n ioittint: ll..\l.\‘. llelfast lll and l{..-\.l. .-\t present he conl‘Uh ltis I'ooth.tl| skill tlewlopeil tinues to repres-.-ut the Royal .'tnd on his return to the linttcd .\;tv)' and is ctipluin ol the Ru-,-_.l Kittgdottt he lllttl -.:;ttt‘.cs tor RN, Nztvv XI. lllltl should play I llarr;tc'»;s. Portstttottth. and ttgztittst the .*\I'm_\' .tttd R..-\.l~. in l ll..\l.S l-Iveellcut. lle “us then March of this year. ()n ttso ()rdui.trv He .\'e;ttn.tn. he tepresettted the an oeettstnus steadily improved illltl itt W48 Rottil Navy when that Service pl.t_\cd lll\ tits: gain: tor the “on the lttter—fs'er\-ices 'l'ourtt;t~

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Devonshire

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\\'.tlcs and Seotlautl lll I955. antl terstis lIL'l.llltl tit l"5l|. he \\,ts .I.lsn selected lilt‘ the (iteat lltt:.ti:‘. ()l)nipi.' l’.ttt_t in .'\llslf.lll.l in |"5(v. in Lllltltlltlli to lioltlin_t: I eague

When the .\':t\_t's lee Patrol Ship. ll.Nl.S. Protector. culletl ztt S'.tttto_s. Brazil. on pztssztue to the .»\nt.tn~tie. soccer enthusiasts front the ship were imitetl tn \\:Ilt.‘ll tlte [)l:l_V'l‘r\ of Santos l"ootlmll Club in trainin--. The star attrztetion was. of euuhe. ‘Pele.’ the l'-.ttttutLs llraliliun World (‘up inside lnrtn artl seen in the centre of the group of |".llInL:\. The utlter two Santtts players are (left) centre t'orw.tril ('oulinho. also a tnentber of tile .\':tlinnal teattt. and_ l.-ait.-;tu. the S-autos cettlre hall. l'rntei-tor will be away until next sutnmer—\\lIen the World ( up ttnuls take place In lungland.

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('.l’.(). (‘u-.tle-. captain of the ll.M.S. Excellent team. receiving the handsome Navy Cup from Cdre. I-I. M. B. lluare. Chief of Stall to the Cotttntitnder-itt-Chief, Portsmouth

y.ut'u.- luck in Cl\"s'_\' life

the

\\Illl Ll. broken I tackle in the

sei.eu:lt ntxnu'.e. The .\larines' right it-inger. l;tntes_ had to leave the field for the last Ill minutes with an injured ankle. It was .1 line match and despite lltt: lt.nid:e.tp of pl;i_ving with only It) men the l-itcellent team play-:d coolly and intelligt.-nt|i_.'. .-\nd it was the line work of the Matines' skipper. Hit,gitts. and the goalkeeper. Allen. that prevented the Whale Island team from scoring on m:tn_v occasions‘. The only goal was scored by (‘olin (Bray. inside right. who pl;t_ts in the right back position tor the Navy team. The hall ltad been in the l’.<cellctttpen;tlty area and was sent out to the tight. \\lll_\:. llttnt put the hall inside and (tray. with :t hard dine. shot it just wide of goalkeeper .-\llen‘s lingers. Altltoitglt the Royttls‘ \\.'CR! ntostlv on the (lefensive. the Excellent team did not have nt.tllcl's all their own \v.1_\'. On at least two occttsiotts it was only hrilli.utt goal keeping by Ward that saved litcellettl. 'llte Wltale lsland skipper. \t:ler;ttt (‘.l'.O. (‘o;ttes. who has been p|.t_vittg football for over 3|) years. and wlto pl;t_t'ed .1 big part in his te.int's win by coolly directing atlairs. eottsiderecl the wllllllllg of the l\'.tv_v Cup, the lirst time is ll.ls gone to Wh;tle Island for 25 years. one of the htgltligltts of his long: career. .v\s he kisseil the cup after the pre.~.ent.t:iou he .~;.ttd to his te:nn mzttesz "'l'|t;ttik you. lads. l am proud of you. You Q.1\'C everything you ltatl." With this sentiment the large crowd agreed. llelort: the tn.itclt, Wrens. t_ve.trm_t: toppers and stockings lll the ll..\l.S. I-iieellent colours. carried zt ‘Play up Wlt;tlc)" banner around the tield. l'ctnn

you will be glad you took atts-.tttt.t:;e oi .\lllll.' you beive" plan. seiisthle .\.l\‘lltg unit with the Westhottrtte l’.n.l. lt-.x"d'n: .ou'..l add up to .t deposit on .1 home of your own and ‘All S\l\.'lL'i\ you :.t .:et tHltl.'tl\' lor your tttottg.t:.:c when the ttmt: con-.._-s, tie-s Aecottttts hate I-ecu t.‘s[\c£i.lll} dcsl'.'llt.'ul tor t ‘.':eltl 4 ‘, ln.'otnc ‘lax naitl it)‘ the Co"-"j~' .’ Iii .l Sll,lf\‘ lll\’t.‘\llll.'ll't.lCC0lllll .'lllLl Ctlfil Elli’. \\‘t:--n

\‘.lt.| ll.lll been taken to l{.;\'. t

llospital ll.isi.tr leg Iollouuig .1.

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‘NAv'Y“Efi‘17FolitTHE ISLAND i lliflllfi was only one hour of sunshine at Pnrtsmoutlt on Decenther ll. but for ll.\I.S. Excellent in general. and its line sneeer te-.mt in particular. it was a glorious day. With only ten men for in tttitmles of the statute. the)‘ beat the Royal Marines from I.'l‘.('. As the team drank a toast l._tntpstnne. Devon. ill the Ntttry ("up l-‘Emil by the only goal of in cltztmpagne from the spleiidtd the tnatrh. scored in the 7lsl Nov)’ Cup all thought ol‘ ntinttte. ‘Ginger’ Fttirgrietes. right back.

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