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C140 FEBRUXRY, I966

Published

first Thursday

“Navy’s big salvage

It’: best

£|6.l5.0 £l9.l5.0 US. 5.0

. . .

.oolt to BERNARDS

of the month

operation hampered by bad weather NINETY PER CENT. OF CRASHED SHACKLETON RECOVERED

ONPI

ll.M.S. Triumph, the former aircraft carrier.

of the biggest salvage operations b_v the Royal Navy in Scottish waters has ended with the recovery of more than 90 per cent. of the Royal Air Force Shackleton which crashed into the Moray Firth on December 8. A new underwater communications system called ll)i\'crs" underwater contntitnicatiotts system) was used

fully during the salvage operations. DUCS is

DUCS success-

fairly

recent

for the Far East

now on

Escort Maintenance Ship. leaving Portsmouth February I. I965

Triumph—a valuable member

used in the salvage operation which was conducted by Mr.

Ferris Morton. .~\.s's'istant Salvage Officer. from H..\I.S. Safeguard.

of Far East Fleet

development providing two-way communications system between surf:tc..- and diver. Instead of a microphone and he:td<.et there N.-\\'Al. AND (.'l\'ll.lAN is a hone-transceiver which combines the fttuction of transmitting I)l\’l-IRS and receiving. This is placed on the head and was developed front a hearing aid. In addition to the Comtttztnd URING the time she has been on the station ll.M.S. Triumph The total of more than 90 per were only able to go down on Bomb and Mine Disposal team has established herself as a valuable member of the Far East cent. of the aircraft has been reone day because of the weather. divers. Naval divers from Fleet. having taken over the escort maintenance task from H.M.S. The Command Bomb and H.M.S. Ivcston and civilian Hnrtlnnd Point. covered u~ part of an attempt Mine Disposal team under divcrs from the Clyde and to discover what caused it to the end of her first month In addition extensive unprocrash eight ntiles north of its Lie-ut.-Cdr. A. I. Futchcr. R.N.. Rosyth salvage depots were on By the station four escorts were grammcd worlt was carried out base at Kinloss. Muravshire. were sent by road from H.M.S. used to identify the objects alongside and receiving assist- on ships varying in size from airThe wreckage. as it has been re- Lochinvar. in the Forth. to located and to assist in their re- ance. By the end of I965 no craft carriers to mincswccpcrs. covered from the sea bottom. Alncss. ind began searching covcry. Just before Christmas fewer than 37 different Outstanding jobs included a from an R.A.F. launch the day the Command Booth and Mini: of planned maintenanceperiods has been taken to Kinloss and a were complete boiler clean inside 36 meticulous e\'aminalion has be- after the crash. Disposal team was replaced by carried out on 23 different hours by tltrcc li.R.As. and I7 They quickly located the air- divers from the mincswecper. escorts of the fleet. either along- M.(F.ls.. working in three gun to piece together the fragcraft mcnls \t) that Ministry of Avialying in I20 ft. of water. lI.M.S. Kirklistott. I-'.arl_v in tltc side Triumph or Singapore watches in an escort which was lion otticiats can begin their bttt the task of finding the scatNew Year the diving teams were in from patrol for only -83 hours. Dockyard. tered wreckagc was made casier reinforced by divers from study. b_v employing ll..\l.S. lveston. a ll.M.S. Dingle). at Portsmouth. ll()l)ll-‘S Rl-'.C0\'l-'.Rl-it) mine hunter equipped with An R..-\.l-'. s‘polte.sntan at The bodies of si.\' of the eight sonar. which can detect small .\1.tritime llc:tdqu;trters. l’itrcacrew members‘ wlto died itt the objects on the sea bed. The ship vie. said: "The enthusiastic and crush have been recovered. Bad weather and heavy swells made lifting operations dillictilt and hampered divers. Betwectt (hristtnas and New Year they

searclted an area of 20 square miles. Two salvage ships. H..\l.S. Barlicld and l~l.l\l.S. Barbican. equipped with lifting gear. were

‘

PAY INCREASED BY 12% PER CENT.

prompt manner in which this dillicult and vital job was tackled by the salvage and diving teams was very much appreciated by tlte R..-\.l’." -

" :~ t‘

felt b_v members of the Forces when the Government refcrrcd the biennial review of the Services‘ pay to the Prices and lncotncs Board was dispelled on January 28 when the Board recommended increases of about I2} per cent. in pay and allowances. The increases “lll come into rates‘. compared with the old effect. in fttll. in April this year. rates tin brackets) are: When the Grigg formula was Ord. Se.'t.— —lll3s. ‘ltl. per week instituted some years ago it was t'|i7s'. (sd.). l’.(). ——Siugle. 337s. laid down that there should he ‘Id. per week I2.\'7s.). married. comparability between the Scr- -l‘l‘ls. Iltl. (4-Ws, ‘)d.l. ('.'_‘.0.—viccs and their civilian couutcr~ Sxngle. ’~7‘I~, ‘ld. per week (3'.'2s.). tnarrted. 547s. 2d. per week parts. but comparisons matte at the last review showed that the (-lti‘l~_ 5tl.). Snh—l_icut. £730 per Services were lagging behind by anmnn (£630). |.ietIt. —Siugle. Elf."/'7 p..l lt'l.(N_<)_ married. some ltl per cent. ln relation to total service H.882 p_a. (H.700). Cdr. (after emoluments. in which ntarriage 5 _\'c.'tl’i) ~Sing|e. £2,455 p.;t. and ration allowances are int£.‘..l)53). married. £.l.l7() p.a. cluded. the overall figure was £2368). (':tpt. (after 8 years)—« I21 per cent.. but this does not £.‘\.6')5 (2.'.‘l.'.’.l2). The report refers to the unmean that all members of the Forces will receive the .same satisI';ictorv state of current proportional increase. recruiting attd re-cugagentcnt. Examples of the new basic which appears to be deteriorating. It feels that improvement in pay alone will not solve this problem. but undoubtedly inadeqttacy of pay was a major factor. on The Pay and Incomes Board her way home from the state that the Services had Far East. ll..\I.S. London- etlccted considerable economies itt. :tnd tnore effective employderry. (Cdr. A. .l. Sonmcs. tnent of. manpower. going on to R.N.). the ‘Rothesny-' class antisubmttrine frigate (2.560 tons. say that the Navy had considerfull load). received :1 distress ably redttccd the ratio of time in harbour to time at sea. (With message while In the Straits of this finding there will be no disMalacca. The Greek ship lrcnc Exinlas agreement by the men in the had asked for :1 doctor to Service.) It is understood that details attend to a sick seaman. l.onworked out for :1 donderry's medical ollicer was are being :\llowartce' and that ‘Separation sent to the ship and he diagnosed a case of acute appendi- there are to be increases in citis. The sick seaman was taken flying .md submarine pay. and pensions and terminal grants by helicopter to Penang. and will go up. These details are Londonderry continued on her expected to be announced in the way ltome. She is expected to arrive at near future Portstttotxth on l-‘cbiuary )8. (Editorial ('otunIcIt—Page 2) concern

—

Londonderry

The new dual purpose deep ocean survey vessel. ll..\l.S. llccla. Of merchant ship design she was laid down at the lllytluswood. Clttsgow. yard on Ma_v 6. I964. launched on December 2|. I964, untl completed on August 24. I965

WHITE WELCOME FOR HECLA ..\I.S. llecla. first of the Navy's new Ocean Survey Ships pictured at Altureyri. Northcm Iceland. during a week's official visit to the land front whose volcano——.\lount llekl-.t—she derives her nantc. It was the Plymouth based ship's first visit to a foreign country. and took place whilst engaged on international oceunogmpbical and geophysical research in the Shetland. Faroe. Iceland area. While in Icelandic waters another of her winches will Like her sister ships the Hccla some of the coldest weather on plumb the deepest sea chasms has an overall length of 260 ft. record was experienced. known to occanographers. and a displacement of 2.800 l.ike her sister .ships—l'Iccatc In addition to her deep water tons. With a range of l2.000 and ilydr;t~—she is a dual purwork. the ship can survey coastal miles at I4 knots. she has a areas. Hence the garage to house pose deep ocean survey ship. complement of l|7 officers. Hccla has a helicopter in her scietttists and ratings. .1 Land-Rover and trailer for use boos. a helicopter flight deck by scientists whose work will and h.utgar. .t garage and two take them ashore. fltet-Ia's lfnited Kingdom base scientific laboratories. She cart The bow propeller-—-still a is l)t.'\onporI. For news of the drill .s.tmplt.' cores from the sea in novelty ship design——give.s Plymouth Command. see centre bed at 3.‘\.00tJ ft. (‘able on pages.) greater putters of manoeuvre.

way home

bearings on engine-room axial fan inside ll hours. working starting at I600 and being completed at

and the renewal of an

0300. SPLI-ZNDID ‘DOM!-‘.5"l'l(." SUPPORT The maintenance teams have

been backed by a hard-working

ship's

company which has provided the essential ‘domestic’ facilities. Up to L000 extra meals at a time have been providcd by the galley stalls where 556,400 lb. of potatoes. 4.\'.0()0 sausages and 27-l.tltl0 eggs were used inside nine months: Over l51'..000 men were victual|cd~

drawing l()‘).(>-I0 lots‘ of rttm.

Relief from the continuous task has been provided by three

FOR

PLYMOUTH NEWS—SEE CENTRE PAGES brief visits to llong Kong. During the sccontl visit the ship's divers earned considerable praise for their recovery work under diflicult and dangerous conditions‘ after a tragic air crash. The sporting activities have been many and varied and support has been escclleut.

U.S. CARRIER WILL NEED ONLY ONE FUELLING HE Congress of the United Slates has authorised the laying down of another nuclearpowerctl aircraft carrier. The new carrier. of about 64.000 tons. is to be powered by two reactors. and will not need refuclling dttring her lifetime—expected to be about 25 years This would make her

virtually independent of shore bases. for all storing. antntunitioning and the like. could be

done at sea. The cost of the new ship is likely to be about [I33 million.

Existing nuclear-powered stir-

face vessels

fitted with one reactor and this needs a new Core about every four years. are

NAVY NEWS

DRAFTING FORECAST

Navy News EDITOR: llcoi. (S) II. R. Bcrridxc. R.N. tllerd.) Ilnnl Naval Banach. Ponsrnoirth.

r 0

Gal: .k l'oldcn l.td..

ldllll".lfRl'l Road. l‘or:imoiiih. tl’r1 l'Ul'1\lll\VullI 22052). Al:ei..:mn<. Cancellatiom or Amend.

lliillr. Staridinc

Siibtcriberf days N.'v:(' lht‘ d.i:e nl nuhlimiion. i.e. tint lhursdav in the nionth.

l'l‘K'l'Il\ :u

Orders

can

be .1:-‘(riled up

to ten

N its report on the pay of the Services the Prices and Incomes Board conrmented—“the concept of productivity cannot be applied in any real sense to the Forces." But. the report goes on. the Board's attention was drawn to the more exacting conditions under wltich the .-'\rmcd Forces are now operating. The incidence of overseas cornmitnlt.'lll\ in recent years has anioimtctl. in elfect. to running w;irti:iie operations under peacetime conditions of service. This. combined with manpower shortage. has meant that those actually involved in such operations have been stretched to the full. while lliose not directly involved have had to Cover additional commitments. SPECIAL FEATURI-‘.9 With these comments the Serviceman will agree. As the Board stressed there are special features of service life. and

these special fe:iturcs——danger.

frequent movements and separalions—~must be paid for. Olliccrs and men are in short supply (the rc-engagement rate is not reaching tltc desired quota

and recruitment was "unsatisfactory and appears to be deteri-

orating"), commitments are heavy. and the complicated clcclronic cqui main in our fine modern 'push- utton‘ ships. all combine to keep the modern sailor ‘on his toes‘ for such long periods that the '40-hour week‘

would seem a real rest cure. For the young. advcnturouslyinclined man. he frequent moves around the world are ‘just the job,‘ bill for the older. senior married man with home responsibilities. the moves. although part of his life. are often used by his wife and family as a reason for leaving the Service. Most wives. of course. realise that at Navy man has to go to sea. and accept the situation. realising that the Service is a secure. well-paid job with a small pension at a comparatively early age. but when stresses and strains do come along. then. if the Scrviceman‘s pay has fallen much below the civilian. who is home every evening and, nominally at least. working less hours. then the boot is on the other foot. and a conflict of loyalties is involved which. in many cases. results in the loss to the Service of a good man. The result of the Defence Review is expected this month. The Secretary of State for Defence is anxious to reduce the Navy‘s commitments and. if he is successful in his aims, there could be a slight amelioration of the work. but whether this is so or not there is no doubt that the increases of pay recently announced have been \vell and truly earned.

llllllilllllllll

following ships

Ill-I

expected

Tcl.: Porumouth 22J5l (I-‘at. TZI94).

ACC1ll|.\'l'S. Al)\‘l=2R1l$I-‘..\lI-'.N"I'S. Clll('lll.AT‘l0.\‘ l SUBSCRIPTIONS: ‘N-It)’ Ncm‘ Accounts and Circulation ()fTl.'C.

February, I9“

commission

are or

reconrtnission on the dates mentioned. lt is cruphzisised that the dates and particulars given below are forecasts only and may have to be change-d~ perhaps at short notice.

LI-‘.(lP.\Rl) MIA l'iit-.i:c) let‘:-.:.\:i' 3;: l’(-rtuii.-tizli. Gerierat .\ct\i.‘c C\.'ll."ll «llcxn: l or l..ul. llunzc. South nun

Ame.'ic.i l;\(()tl

and

su:i:h A:}.i.-it:;

3a:ii.u.:iu:i. L’ K.

ll.t~e

l'ort.smootlr.

.‘0:h

l‘L‘ll.

CLEOPAIRA (A/A l*rir.1te). l’ct:nia."i ll at l)e\oi-trmrt. G€l'Kl.Il senice Commiuion. llomci l at l;‘.r.\:;llomcl U.l\’ Base l'c::. Dctenpurt.

‘Axed.l.

RI-INT Fl.l(;Ill'. February l0

Port-

General Sflblsl Lurnmtssion. Wcsxn. .\lAKTO.\ I.‘-l.ll Cor-.\cr.\:'nn) February 25 at l)c\(lnm)lt. l.o;al l'U.'€llIfl Scrvi.:e (Far Ilaatl. llth .\l.S bquadrcn ucc Ki!d.Irtun.I .l. XlRlv(l.I$I()N (M ll Conversion). l'cl:ruarv (lcnt:i:i\c date) .4: ('ha'.h.ini. ‘lrh Ix-reign Serii.c (.\lidd!r: l;.ut .'\l.-'5 .\«iu.idrun (under co.-iuitcrtitiivri). Senior trtli.cr in ()c'.ot‘er. (l.l. I.l..\.'\‘I).\l-‘P tA.l) l-ri:.i:cl. l-‘etc:-.i.irs' tand.

2-: at lklonnurt. lloiize Sen herixce.

II"-irciv.-n Sen.-cc (mm daze or rail List). 2¢zih Lscurl bqziadz

~Al~'.ir (

I’l2.\‘l-'.!.0l’li (A S l’ti:.it¢). .\l.-.:;h l at Devunnori. l'o:i .\eui.e. l..lt.l' waiplernenl. LONDON FI.I(ZIIT. .\l:ri'l‘l 3 at Portland.

General

waster.

hcr\i.c

(.'.i.'tinn\\;v.ri.

.\IAl.COI..\I (ms |’ri'c.i:c). March 3 at Rosytlt. llomc Sc: Scrucc. Fuhcry Protection Squadron. U.K. Base Port. Ru\\ll\.

STRIKI-LR (l..S.T.). .\l:trch 7 at Aden Serxice lurctcn (Middle East). Amph:l-miis Warfare Squadron. (B). RI-'.I.l'lf\'[|.I-'55 I‘A.S l-inntcl. March

l)eiur:port. General Service (Fluted). llumci Far lasi.'.\lcd. LEN. llait: Port. Detonl7

(‘orrtrrrimon l’-arr.

.\'AlAI) (A.-‘S Frimite). .\l.i.'ch. 20th I-rinse Squadron. L‘.K. cool! (.8)

fflllist Maltese.

l~‘0ltI'll (5. .\l Dcnoi ship). March 2-! at (Ihatham. Lou) l-orcitrn bcrxicc (liar

liai:)((_').

II\'l)R.\ lh'.ir\c-tin: Ship). Match 2‘! at (iluxuvl. (icncral Scrnce Cornrnlralon. llomclN. Allintic/‘l‘Jl' East. U.K. Halt hon. (‘lialh:nl, (A).

l\'l-llfrlil.

(MS

Fiinic).

April

Gibraltar. Local Foreign Service. l..ll..l'. mrrlnlcrncnl. l.0Wl_-3I'0I-'I‘ (A’S lirinte). early April. U_.K. Cools and Stewards rcnlacc Chinese.

CA_l.TON tC.M.$.l.

April 6 _

at Aden.

liorcien Scnicc (Middle Fast). 9th M15 Squadron. (E).

PIIOIIT‘. (A/S Frigate). Avril U at Glarxovr. General Service Commis-

I-‘asrlllornelhtcd.

llr-melt-‘ar

-iori.

(‘sprain (D). Jnth I-Lu-ort squadron. U.K. Base Pan. Chatharn. SIRIUS (A;S Frigate) April I‘) at Portsmouth. Home Sc: Sert-ice! roreiirn semue (Far East) trom or s.ii:'inr.-, Nth L-.\.-on Squadron. (Lite I. l.

l.\(iU.\R t.-\-‘A l'ric.1tc). mid-Anti)

.'.l

Crutltanl. Port SCIVICC. L.R.l’. comrvzement. .\ll.\‘E.IlW\ (A ‘S I-'rit::ttc). end April at Newcastle. (it-ncral Service (‘unit-iiix. llumeflar l-L-ut:llome.i'.\lcd. awn. U.l(. line l'or'.. (‘h.1th:tm. (A).

l\'l»2.s“I'0.N‘ (Mill). April

at Devonnort. Foreixn Serxicc (Middle liut)._‘)th squadron (under consideration).

sits

( ~).

I'AR.\l0l..'l‘ll (AIS Frinte). early May at Chatham. Port SCIVILC. special

refit. Dockyard wrllrol.

\’l'IlITII\' (AIS l-‘ricitel. May (tcnratiic

date).

at Portsmouth. Home Sea Scr\ict (Phased). 20th l-‘rintc Squadron. U.K. flue Port Portsmouth. NUBIAN ((‘-.l' Frigate) Mu ll at Porumouth. General Service Cornrniuion. muted. llomeI.\li'ddle liaul llumc.’\\'t'.\t lndics. ‘Jm liniraze S-riiadron. UK. [law Port. Portsrriiiuth. (ll). t-‘ll-‘ll (U .\l. l)utroicr). Mai‘ at (‘il.urnw. General Sersicc Ctiinmixuinn. Home/hr liamllome. U.K. l.l_--c l‘o l'nrt.\rtt.)urh. l)II(.‘UY (lk\:.'L)y€l'). May at l'orr.<nzvurh. Port Service ‘lrials (rein. 'lo Reverie on completion. ltARTI.A.\‘I) POINT ti-‘...\I. Shin). May at Rostth. Port Service. Trials crew. To Rcxcne on coninletion. Rurlll-‘.<i/(Y (AIS litigate). Mrs 30 at l’or'.r.mouth. l'ort Service Soecial retir. Drxlinrd control. Ll NCOLN lune (A i‘ D Frigate).

(lcntltivc date) at Derounort. l'ort Service. l..R.P. complement. PROTECTOR (Ice Patrol Ship). June It Pflrulrloutll. General Service Commisiion. llomeisouth America and souih Aihriilc. U.l<. line Port. Portrmouth.

SIRIUS FLIGIIT. lune at Portland. Foreiitn Senice. \\’a\ol)A|ll.\'G (Destroyer). June at Devonpun. Port Service for trials. General Senice (‘ommiv.1io.-i. llomerl-‘Jr Iiasrl llo:'nc.\\'. lndi Aurtuu. 29th Bcort Soiiadron. U.K. Base l’U‘tI. Devoti.

UNDAU.\Tl>2D (A/S Frigate). June at Cbatham. for trials. Conimiuioris Aueust. Ind Print: Squadron U.K. Bu: Port. Chatham. (C). K£DL§'l0N (C.M.$.)_. luncgat Aden. Towing Crew to United Kingdom.

Music-and newswherever she goes no excuse

everyday.

men

and entertainment front 6.30

There are two channels on the ship's internal radio system, one of which relays the B.B.C. Overseas Service when reception is satisfactory. use being made of local English. Australian or American stations when reception from the B.B.C. is tiiisatisfactory. EV]-Ii\‘li\'G PROGRAMMES The other channel broadcasts taped music front over L000 records in the library until 5.30 p.m.. when the stall of the B.B.C. takes over. pulling on programmes of shows. pop music. requests. interviews and so on. The B.B.C. World News is recorded, edited and read daily at 7 pm. over the ship's main broadcast so that everyone. on and off watch. can lteep up with world affairs. Following the World News is a live-minute Eagle Round-

TRIUMPH/SOUTHDOWN COACHES

Squadron. (Al. l.0ClI I-‘AIM tlriraicl. liilv at Sinr-note. liutcicn .5-er\:;e (l’h.\scdl II or l..t\‘.). .‘(-th l.\u‘tl bctinidron. (A). I-I.\'|\'l\lt) (GP. lri:-lit). Int)‘ 25 at ('ti.ith.im. (icncral bcnuc C0¥l‘ll'I'lL\-

a.m.

to 10.30 p.m.

summarising

principle

interest that have occurred on board in the last 24 hours. and also serves as a channel for any important announcements. The ship's broadcast closcs with a live-minute epilogue by the Padre, Over Christmas the “Corevents of

(l'li.nedl, llomc..\lidil2e l;'.'.st/

lldll

ll...-nc \\'. Indies. ‘Jill lrirate Squadron. L‘ K. l|.i\c l’ot:. l.'h.t'.h.tm_ (B).

ll\RlI\

lA.>i l'ttx.i:c). (£R.\l‘lU.\' lTl$!.li€l and I(L'.‘iSEl.l. (2\_S l'.'lL‘.XlCl. Jul‘: U.K (‘mils (5) replace .\l.itic-e. 20:): lrr.:.i:e .\(lUJdfl‘T). P|.\ \Itll.'II| (A 5 lrlfiatcl. mid.‘\tlg|:\l_ at l't'r:.snt(~u:h. l’i:rl Sctiicc. .\pc.':.1£ rt-ti: l).»cl.y.iri.l control. t.I,\\tt)Rt;\.\’ (G..\l. l)c.\tro):ll. end .-\ui:~.ni .'ll Ncucastic. General Ser-

(A .‘i

(‘ur:ini.u:ori. ll

\:.c

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East]

Home. UK. llaxt l'-vr:. l’urL\ntouth.

C.\5|llRl\N (l)r.\:ri~)cr). .-\ll§l.'.1'. 25 at l‘i~ri~riim::li

(;cr.cr.iI bcriiie Com-

(l'r:.u¢dl. Home lar l~'..ut/

n‘.'.\\ln‘."l

lln.-tic Med. 2*J:h l;\.i-rt Squadron. lI.l\'. ll»: l'u.'t. l'u.'l\tilut::lt. lZl.'R\'\l.l.'s (.\ 5 lllil-(rt), sea. at l)C\t‘.'2f‘\-KI, (‘.rr.c:.i: .‘sci\i.c l'Ill\\!t“I (l'n.i~ctl>. llurtic lar lL1\l/ c .\lni. ( (In. UK. llaic pi

l)ci.-no

(Cl.

(ll R|\ll\ l(i.l’ lr.i-.i:ci \cr“.cr:1l‘t.' l .li R.-«):li (ic:icr..l .\€r\i;c Comm llcn-.c. ‘me l-‘ it-.‘ I.

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September

.il, (Sc.-ie.'.i{ $:r\:.e

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lrii.-me). Sentcniber g

date) -it Ikltvnnirl. Putt lot llIIi\. L‘.-.ntmtx.~:1 date

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U.K. [late l’ol:. l)¢\en~

(:.\I.\TI-'.\ (A's ltintel. September 29 .ii l'tIt'l\m(llllll General S{'T\l\C L'um~ mi-awn ll'h.itt-ill. Home l-at l;41|l/ Home Suiitli Anvric.-i and South .\t|.m‘.i.'. ('.m:. (D). 27:): l-';i.'ort Sqiudron. L'.l\'. ll.ue Port. l’o.':.rmonth. t(‘).

Al.Bl0.\‘ (('onim.~indu shin). Ogiorcr at pilllkflllllllll. Home Sea Senicrl lureicn Service (lat lf.ul) from date at uitina L‘ K ll.\¢ Port. l"-\rtvmriirth l(fl.

CR \\‘$l-'0RT Il}t\tr(t)¢ll. 0;:ub¢r (v at l}t\0nD0-'l, General Sena: (.‘omrir.i-

tl'h.tvedl llome la: l’..ni,llome.' Ii-.die\ “7:h Lxcort Sqziadriia. U.|>£ llase Pu |)c\onpor:. (C).

HAITI

l’R(lL'BItlI)(;I~: ( .5 l’lls'-lit). October ii at (‘h.ttlum. Genera: .\'cr\i.e (hm|'r|L\\£nl'| (Phased). llomc. .\lcd. llilrncl liar lE.u.r 27th l'_wort Squadron U.l\'. Base Port. ('li;itlIam. (t_’). A(;I.\'C0l.'RT t|)utrulcr) 0_.'ti-t~4:_r 6 at l'ort\mouth. General 5Cf\_I£¢ Lumfl'lI\\iA)l‘I (Phased). llornr: l-air Furl

llvmeihled. 27th Escort Souadron. U.l<. Base Port. Portxrrtouth. (C). HRACIIAMPTON (C.M.S.). October at Aden. Foreign Service (.\liddle Eur).

October

BRADFORD

poration" prepared some 60 hours of taped Christmas messages from relatives and friends at home. and each evening there is an hour-long programme

called “Mud in your ear" of requests and messages from home. The E.B.C. is run by Licut.Charles Addis. R.N.. of Reigalc. and is stalled by five Royal Marines: Musn. "Bob" Bottomlcy. of Liverpool: Musn. David Jones. of Waking; Musn. Richard Ward. of Maidenhead: Buglcr Peter Pollen. of Romsey: and Musn. Michael Jones. of Malawi, Africa.

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home service about two month: ahead of courllulolllg date. Ills Ihoulcl be borne in -lad when pvclcrvln: rcqtlctu to volunteer to serve in r Dattlenlar adv.

H..\l.S. Whitby returned to Portsmouth on January 26 after 14 months in the Far East.

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Shirts in uhicli l.n<‘1iIh' linlcred Cool; (5). (‘unlit l()) or Stewards are to be home in lieu of U.K. ratinn are ll!diczltd as lollovut (A) -All (‘oaks (5). (‘ooh ((1) and all Stewards. t(‘)—(‘ooh (5) other than one P.() (Tool (5). Ill (‘unlit (()l and all Siewiinit (Cl-Coon (fl) and Stenardn mlv. ID)-—('nohs (5) other than (‘.P.('). and P,() all (‘ooh rm and all Stewards (E)—l.eaitin; (‘nth (S) and Siclards only. (F)(‘noL.\ (S) and Stcuardr only.

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TIER!-I are six pairs of twins now undergoing training in ll..\I.S. Ganges, the Royal Naval Juniors‘ Training l-ZstitbIishment at Sliotley, near Ipswich. This is believed to he a record number of twins for any one naval establishment. and certainly more than ll..\l.S. Ganges has ever had before. All will he going sea during I966 after completion of their training in Ganges. to I-rom front to back they are: Richard and Christopher James (I61) from Leeds: [an and Graham Hughes (I51) from l~‘litivick. Bcdfordshirc: Ian and Clive Hannau (I6) from Bletchlcy: Keith and Malcolm Miles (I5!) from Poole; Peter and Paul Holloway (l5§) from Colt.-_hest¢r; and David and Dennis‘ Wool! (I55) from Bednle. Yorkshire. In the picture may be seen the ligurehead from the second lI.M.S._Ganges (I82!-I905). This was the last illng line-of-battle ship in the Navy. being paid on’ in I86l.

l’orr.unouttr. INTI“-It'll) lA\.\:ttil: Shirt). tlctuher :0 at ('l)i.lcbanl.. Home Sc: Scrum.’ l’orc:xrI Service (List of Sue!) from date ol uilinst. I)l.;.\'CA.\' (A S frigate). O.-tots r ‘:7 at Rt-mh_ Port Senice lo.’ tru'.\. To Rescue on cvrnnlction. ClIA\r\’T(.)N ((.‘..\l.S.l. Not ember at Bahrain. I-‘orciirn Scnice l.\l|l.ldlC L-‘:iu), 9th .\I S Squadron. (E). URSA (A‘$ l”-ricate). .\‘oi1.-rnber :4 at Qeionmn. General Service Commissoon (Phased) IlomcIFar I’-Iaulllomcl .\led lith Frinte Squadron, U.K. But:

Operate the ’ollovrin¢ Official Express Service In Service Personnel LEEDS

Commits-

Aden. Foreign Strvicc (Middle East). 9th .\I 5 Soiiadron. (I5). DI-2\'0N§lllllI-I (GJM Destroyer). October ti at Portsmouth. General Service Cornrrimion (Phased). llomcl Far East llomc. U K. Base Port.

knowing what is going on in the outside world. for the ship's broadcasting service. the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation. provides nevus

‘Int M S Srluadron. ll;l. CIIICIIIZSITZR tA,l) l‘rir.'a'.c). Jul)‘ 0 at §l!lL'4lD|‘TC. ll-rcixn bi-ni.: (l'ti.i-cur. tl-'.ii l..i.i:). 24:1: lis.'c.'i

°th M15 Squadron. (E).

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Ft-Iiriiar_i'. I966

Yacht’s world cruise IIIC Royal Yacht Britannia It-it Portsinouth on January I7 at the start of the fourth world cruise she has carried out

since cmniiiissioning in I954. 'l'went.v-four of the present _\'H(‘lII\III|-‘I! have been on all of these tours‘. whilst over half of the ship's conip:in_v have ht-en on

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circumnavig'.i-

one

Leopard D

to I

C OIIIIIIISSIOII ..\l.S. Leopard coniiiiissions at Ptirlsiimtillt on I"i:hrtiar_\ ll IlIltll'l' the coniiiianil of (‘tin .l. .v\. I). I'|tll'(l. R.‘-l. l.llIIlllL's .Ill\l liiends will aatlier iii the Drill Slied oi the l{o\;il .\i.i\‘.il lI.iri.i».‘l>.s. at Ill.-I5 that tI.i\ Iiir the r<::itliIi,: OI the (iilllIlIltsslt\Ill:IVL!\\‘:irrant and ti telieioiis sersiee. .-\l'terwart|s tlte ship’. ei-iii;1.iti_v will _i:o on board In: :lie llfsl (lay of |.eop;ii'd's tuiiiili Cnlllllllsslttll. Il.\l.\. leopard has spent the [Lt\l ‘Iii mouths iii the hands of lI..\l I)oel._v:ird. l’orts‘iiiotitli. the ya rd which built :iiid l;iuiieliei.l her in I955. The ship has heen given an c.\ti:nsive lIltItlL'IIIls.tlliIII and the accomiiioilaiiori lI.ts been brought tip tudate. llie e.imiii.iiit|in;.- ollicer is a qu.i|-Jietl pilot who has spent the l.I\'. Ill yeait l;irgel_v iii appointltlL'llls with the Fleet Air Arm. iiieliidiin: the eoiiiiiiaiid ot a Seiiiiiiar stitiatlroii, lie “as gift)nioietl tn e.iiuiii.inder on l)eeetiiher fit. I965. is married. and lives at I .iri:haiii, The new eoiiimissioii is to be divided between the Home. l‘.tI' li.ist illlll South Atlaiitie Stations.

of the West Indies when 2| visits will be m:ide before ller .\lajesi_v'< diseinb;irl;;itioii at Jaiiiaica on .\l:ircli 6. Front there the Iiritaniiia will steam via l’aii:inia and Tahiti to Fiji where Otieen Elizabetli. the Queen Mother is expected to embark on April 6 for :2 tour of New Zealzind. Her i\I:iiest_v will disenibarlt at .-\uckIand on -.\I:iy S. The Royal Yacht will then return to Portsiuouth. stopping for fuel its requisite rotind the world.

Hill ('I.l-I0 tons). the ship's Master and chief eneineer were threatened with violence. and the Master signalled for help. An armed boarding party

from H..\l.S. Dido (C:ipt. T. Stoeiter. R.i\'.). hoartlcd cargo ship on January IS in (Bull of Aden. quelling

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converted to a Alex. Stephen 8:

was

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cordance with Defence Council Instructions ll.‘l/bl‘. requests to tr.insti:r lllltsl he submitted to the respective Cttllllllttlldltlg ollicers In the normal Service l'¢|’l.\. II..\I

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being laid down in June. I‘)-ll. lattnclted in Deceiiiher. l‘)~l'_‘. and completed in June. I94}.

(2. \\'iIti.inis.

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airailini: disposal. Built by Scotts oi (ireeiioek.

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guns and eight 2|tubes in quadruple uiouiitiiigs were removed. and the forecastle deck was citteiided aft. When coiiverted the ship had a displacement of 2.700 tons lliull load). \v;is 358 feet in leiigtli (o.a.). with :i beam of 36 feet. Ariiiiinieiit consisted of two lmir-incli guns in a twin iiiountmg and two Sqttid tripIe-h:irrelied depth charge mortars. Coinpleinent was about I75 ollieers and men. Her last employment was in the I)artinotit|i Training Squadron amt she is now at I’lvmouth

l. t. I ti.~im_ .si-«eras-. t). it. R\'\.l‘-htlsil 'lu Clilrl Radio lflrrlrlrian M '3.“NIF- I’ S I).-iiitlas Io (."iIel Itiitlln kum-nitur IX Tin‘-t.s It .8. l'.irl.cr. IN xutiou

Iloiiavista Cay for three days. liaving made the 3t)ti-niile inurney from Ilaili in a lisliing boat.

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that a number of People were .str;mded on the barren island oi‘ Ilonavista Cay. in the H;ili:ti1itis. l'l..\l.S. Rtitltcsiiy. which had been carrying otit

manner.

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landiiiit L‘\cl'i:lse\

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the itiiet Pelt) Utliter oi

t niel »\Ill\K'1 tale.

The net was handed over to the .\l;ilay.si.iit Navy and the lisli was the subject of some good Iishiiig pholograplts. So be warned when any of the

Iilaeltpool men

the

:20-mm .-\..-\. incli torpedo

0 many applications have been received for a photograph of an early "|’,\'pe I5.‘ lst Rate ‘R’ class fast :tnti-.s‘ubmarine frigate (fully converted from a destroyer) that H..\l.S. Roebuck is‘ ircliidetl in the ‘Ship-; of the Royal .\'av_v' series, although she is now in Reserve.

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|.s|and. steamed 351! miles to rescue them. The stranded people. refugees from Ilaili. numbering I32. 26 of them women. had been on

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I-I('l-Z.\"l‘I.\’ II..\l.S. Blackpool nearly went into the lisliing Iiusiness. for while on patrol in the Malacca Straits she cattle :lC|'t)ss a large drift lishim: net alloat. As this was an ohiioits‘ danger to ships’

THE COMPLETE INSURANCE

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the the the

ONE THAT DID NOT GET AWAY

propellers. it

liied. tirder being restored. the slllll. which has a (‘liiiiese crew. resumed her \‘t'I_\Ltl:C.

December 20. I965. .lohn Cliflord l)urIc_v_ Act. Air Artilicer 2nd Class. I./t)55l3-8. II..\l.S. I-'uImar. Died l)t-ceinbcr 30. I965. William John (iregory Kennedy. A b I c Seaman. P/J.98I-I74. II..\I.S. Terror. Died I)eceniIicr 30. I965. James Vincent (Toultcr. Chief Petty Officer. I)/JK760030. II.M.S. Caledonia. Died .lanuar_v 8. I966.

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welcome visitor. and the young Malay. Chinese and Indian children shown in this photograph were delighted by the appearance of the venerable old gentleman at their party. The children. all patients at St. Andrew's Mission Hospital, Singapore, were being entertained by the secretariat on the stall of the Commander. Far East Fleet. Funds for the party came from the Naval Base Charity Chest. Father Christmas in this case was Writer Michael Palmer (H). of Devizes a

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small collection of records. which includes Cliff Richard, the Shadows and Elvis Presley.

OR the second time in recent months. 2 record-brcaltcr has landed at the R..\‘. Air Station, Lossicmouth. 'lhe first was a Buccaneer Mark 2 which made the longest non-stop flight by :1 Fleet .-\ir Amt aircraft in covering: the 2.000 miles from Labrador in 4 hours I6 minutes. The second was .1 Grey Check Thrush from North .-\meric:i. the first of its breed ever to he found on the mainland of the British Isles.

NOW ‘WITH IT‘ The Kelabits liked the music so much that it wasn't long before Cook Browning was able to teach them how to ‘twist.’ and some of the other modern dance gyrations. “The Kelabils around Bario are getting ‘with it'." declares Terry. "but I really must try and get some Beatles‘ music for them to hear."

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WRENS ON ‘WESTWARD’ (BY WREN SARAH KNOX)

Wrens morning last September that six very IT the secret Tuesday underworld of the Westward Television Studios, Plymouth. We

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N ubian’s 26,500 miles in six months Ill-I tir~t ‘tribal‘ class frigate to be seen in the Far East. H.M.S. -VUbl=Ifl- =If|’l\‘I-‘Ii in Slllltttllore early in Deer.-itiher. I965. hating sailed front England at the beginning of June on her single I!tiionth Middle Ifiast leg of a General Service Conttitissiiin. I lly the middle of December the ship h.itl ~illlL‘(l 2(a,5tl(l milcs : since |c;i\'in;.- I-'n;:lanil. and had : spent all the tune. escept when l on p.iss;i;:e. in the l’crsi.in (itilf. A

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TO SINGAPORE—THE WAY H.M.S. RHYL GOES!

having passed beneath the bridge can hardly have been more case of the ‘Riithe.sti_\' class anti-submarine frigate H.M.S. Rhyl which has been switched from station to station and front role to role in an alarmingly short space of tinte. honour of an audience with the wonder the Knights of St. John In September. I965. the ship fought so hard to stay there Pope. sailed for the Mediterranean and The sporting activities with found the Indian Summer that against the fantastic odds the the Italian Navy resulted in is dreamed about in linglapd Turks hurled at them.

saying about much appropriate than in the

Ill-I

water

and so seldom happens. Bodies while from England's watery sun turned red and then brown as the ship moved East across it calm blue sea. The first Medlterranetin port of call was the Sicilian port of Augusta to _refuel and then came Rhodeswitlt. of course. a NATO exercise In between.

BORING PASTIMI-I

The expression ‘NATO Exercise‘ became almost .1 dirty word. for Rhyl found that she had arrived on the station tits! in time to do two running. followed by ;. national exercise as wcl_l. wit. it bad ltick or had the ship s reputation preceded her and were the ‘powers that be‘ waiting specially for her? Whatever the cause the ship seemed to spend interminable days and nights escorting almost nonexistent convoys across the Mediterranean to little avail. but if nothing else it proved to those V«l'l0 didn't already know that war can be the most boring of

pastimes.

To walk around the old town of Rhodes by moonlight was to be transported back livc centuries. The .ship's company hoped that the locals were as impressed by the two warships anchored in their bay as they with their castle. No were

Some or the visitors wandered no t'iirther than the waterside bars and cafes‘-and who can blame them‘! The more adventurous hired motor scooters for the day for I20 draehmae. In no time the town was full of sailors trying to remember to drive on the right. These were the clever ones bcctittse the best beaches were some miles out of town and it was here. behind the town. that the full beattty of countryside and coastline became apparent.

MALTA VISITED After the week-end at Rhodes the ship went to Malta. much to the relief of the Cooks and Stewards. most of whom had been away from their families for six months. and were doing what amounts to two foreign legs running. for it was known that Rli_\| would be going to the Far East. A visit to Naples followed the flying visit to Malta. Maybe those on board expected too much of this famous city. for most of the ship's company felt a little disappointed. The Italian Navy very generously laid on a number of buses which took large numbers to Pompeii. and those who tslsllctl too went to Rome tsherc they had the

Rliyl being

beaten at soccer. nigger and basketball but. thanks to the Master Gunner. the ship had her own back in the

sailing race.

Another NATO exercise followed and then the ship went back to Malta for a 14-day selfmaintenance period.

OUTBOARD DGIIA ISAS ‘Old Malta hands‘ are rather shocked at the changes‘. And how tlte place has changed. Slienia Creek and all else that side of Elmo is dead—aIl ships now use Grand Harbour. A sailor in uniform is hardly ever seen in Valetta. tlghaisas have outboard motors--—but. thanks to Independence. the Service clubs ashore all sell duty-free drink. To most in Rhyl. however. the visit to Malta was their first. and they certainly made the most of it. After such a long time at sea the opportunities for sport clearly had to be taken and in true Rhyl fashion this didn't mean just the talented experts. but everybody exercised their muscles and got their lungs ftill of fresh air during a mammoth inter-part sports tournament. won. inevitably. by the Young Ratings Division. The cricket XI ended its season by. admittedly. scraping :i draw with H.M.S. Dainty. thus preserving its unbeaten record. Leaving H.M.S. Defender as the sole representative of the

Plllllllllliil Gale & Polden of course!

The ‘Rothesay' class antisubmarine fr i g a I e H.M.S. Rhyl. 2.560 tons (full Ioadl. built in ll.M. Dockyard. Portsmouth 23rd liscort Squadron in the .\lcditerr;ine:in. for Lowestoft had already gone to the Far l;.'i.s't and Dainty to the West. Rltyl set off for Port Said and ports further east. The Site‘: (‘anal was traversed on the night of November lo/I7. the frigate leading it convoy of over 30 ships of assorted shapes. sires and nationalities. There was a cool breeze in the Red Sea and the passage south was not as hot at it could have bcen. and H.M.S. Rhyl arrived at Aden for the briefest of visits.

CHANGE OF PLAN the first change of plan—the first of many. The next stop was to have been Gan. but as soon as the ship was into the Indian Ocean. eotirse was altered to the south. Speculation was rife to the frigate's destination and this was increased when she joined up with H.M.S. This

was

Eagle.

It turned out that the ships were being kept in reserve in case trouble between Zambia and Rhodesia broke out. For-

ttinatcly Eagle's aircraft were not required amt after a couple of weeks Rhyl was released to go on to Singapore. Because of the secrecy of the operation

there was no mail in or otit of the ship for over a fortnight. This caused concern at the time bttt it was regrettably unavoidttblc. The Rhodesian operation took the ship south of the equator for the first time this present commission and King Neptune paid his customary visit to hold coitrt on board. King Neptune and a delightful Queen Aphrodite held most successful assire in a which the new boys were initiated in the usual tnaitner. (Continued in column 5)

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(Continued from column 4) Amt so, at last. Singapore! Eight thousand miles from home

the crow f|ies—but more like 20.000 by Rhyl. On arriving the ship had been exactly a month at sea apart front stops of a few hours only in Aden. Mombasa and Gun. Not a bad record for peace time. Christmas was spent in Singapore relaxing—:i.s much as one c:in in :i humid atmosphere with the temperature in the 80's. The future’! Patrols and ten days in Hong Kong. and then at the end of .lanuary farewell to the Far East and back to the Middle East. As for home——the date is now fixed for Wednesday. April 6. ——:is

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The new station. situated near the Sick Bay. is fitted with a b y d r a u I ic lift. compressor. power-greasing unit and all the usual accessories. Spare parts can be obtained for individual customers. but petrol will not be available.

Charges

are

most

reasonable

and compare very favourably with those charged on shore. Mr. I-larrison. a qualified motor engineer. is in cltargc of the new venture. and he is assisted by Mr. Jacobs.

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including lii_i:h summer. .\l;iu_v weeks were spent on .inti-stnti_i:;:liiig patrols and the ship .il\t\ i:\crci~ctl \\tllt United States .\‘.is-y ships on four

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February. I965

‘F

NAYY_ NEWS

PLYMOUTH COMM ND SUPPLEMENT Devonport news ‘PLYMOUTH WILL, CONTINUE TO PLAY A VITAL PART IN OUR MARITIME HISTORY’ By I l l ? Plymouth l l Changes Fitzroy Talbot, Four pages of

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Vice-Admiral

Sir

THE THREE HATS OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

MOVE OF A/S SCHOOL

K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.*

W0 Government announcements recently involved Plymouth Command. Both will have the effect of greatly increasing Plymoutlfsimportance as a naval base. The Navy Board is investigat- to accommodate the school at

.-\.\l sure that the Plymouth Command really needs no introduction front me. Since the time of the Armada. and indeed earlier, Plymouth has played a significant. and often vital part in our island's maritime his-tor)-——.and it will continue to do so. In this supplement we have tried to show you something of

NAT“ C°m"W“l°f CENTRAL ATLANTIC Sub Arc:

‘C0’-VCENTI-ANT)

BIOGRAPHY

Forty years’ service

IIE Commander in Chief Plymouth is Vice-Admiral

conecrttcd

entry training not the only task that is growing because the Government has also decided that l’lymottlh shall new

take over from l.oudonderry the task of Joint A/S tr:tining—so th§=. will he another major job for us it: a few years‘ time.

very

Sir I-‘ituoy Talbot. K.B.E.. C.B.. DS.0. Prior to asuming this appointment. Admiral Talbot was the Commander-in-Chief South Atlantic and South America and. before that. the tit-st I-‘lag Oflicer Middle East. In the latter appointment he commanded nll naval forces engaged in the Kuwait operation. Admiral Talbot first went to sea in I927 and until after the war served almost entirely in small ships. He was awarded the D30. during the Norwegian operations and a bar to this order for operations in the North Sea in 1942.

establishment H.M.S. Raleigh is

variably produce

Pl.YMOU’l’ll Sub Area CHANNEL

Amongst his

Vice-Admiral Sir Fitzroy Talbot. K.B.i-2.. C.B.. DS.(). and Bar.

Comntander-in-Chief, Plymouth

finc

field guns crew--and expect to sweep the board of the rest this

tng area. and therefore will be

three years before a final decision is taken. and the expansion ot the establishment would take many more years. The future of other new-entry establisltmcnts—-ll.M.S. Gauges and H.M.S. St. \’inccnt—-which might have to be dispensed with. will be part of the investigation. When the school-leaving age is raised from I5 to I6 in 1970. under-I6 entries to the Royal Navy will cease.

(COMPl.YMCllt\N)

various training establishments. another nt:tin function of this cozum.1ntl—and perhaps a growing one so far as the new entry

NATO AREAS in addition to tltesc national tasks we also have two NATO areas of responsibility and play ottr part in NATO exercises in these areas. Last autumn for instance. we gained mttch value and had much enjoyment from having both Canadian and Netherlands warships operating with our own out of Plymouth. All in all. we in this command have an interesting and worthy.-ltile job to do in one of the most pleasant parts of the country and we are proud of what we achieve. We also in-

Commander

Commander-in-Chief Pl.Y.'vl0UTH

l-'e:trle~s. bceattsc training for :unphih:uus warfare is now very lunch the concern of Plymouth ('onun;tnd. You will also find :tr'.iclt:s from some of our

llou.-e\'t:r.

NATO

NATIONAL

wltat we do now, and plan to do in the future. You will for irtstattee tind :tn article by tlte (‘omnnmdos and another from the ltL"-\ landing Ship. H.M.S.

ing the possibility of concentrat- Plymouth. One major advantage of Plying all new-cntry training at mouth over Loadondcrry will be H.M.S. Raleigh, except for that given to artificer apprentices at that ships will only have to spend H.M.S. Fisgard. but it will be a short time moving to the train-

interesting post-war appointments was that of Naval attache in Moscow. and he has been both the Commander of the then Royal Naval Barracks Chatham and Commodore of the Royal Naval Barracks Portsmouth. as well as commanding the 3rd Destroyer Squadron. more

able to devote actual training

gymnasium.

library. information rooms, shops. post oflice. N.A.A.F.l..

social centre and numerotts small boats. It has also been announced that the Joint Royal Navy and R.A.F. Anti-Submarine School at Londonderry will be moved to Plymouth and up to £500,000 is to be spent on capital works

‘Oggie-oggie-oggie’

refit at

are

refit at from there

adherents then more volunteers must come forward. The Field Gttn Otlicer. En- and the E00. has been here to gineer Lieutenant (O/E R. W. lament-— Bush). has trekked all over the Th \‘t\lllnltCf| have been so let We'll never cct rt held (inn crew. country and faced countless We rnmt tuvr so for the tteht dangers in his search for Oggie Ilcsidcl l0 more rust out ol sittttt

smuggled into Scotland—fabled home oftltc matelot —cating ltaggis—and ploughed He

was

through

wastes to

Calcdoni:t's snowy interview volutttccrs

ltcld hostage there. He has risked his pension entering Portsmotttlt-in disgttisc naturally—lo help c:mdid.ttes in the clutches of the dreaded Putnpey Iliralcs escape to I0lll his crew.

So far Licttt. Bush. the Oggic‘s champion. has been successful and all the stall. with the exception ot the cooks and S.B.A.. are now in residence. Maintenance

work has commenced

the equipment IN RESIDENCE Selection tests have progressed

Holiday Camp"sometimes referred to as Trevol. and work on the rcsiting of the

at “Iltttlin's

Plymouth Command's ‘own ship.‘ the ‘Rothesay‘ class anti-‘submarine frigate. H.M.S. Plymouth. Built in ILM. Dockyard. Devonport. between July. 1959. and May. 1961. Plymouth displaces 2,560 tons (full load). is 370 feet in length (o.a. . has two 4.5 Inch guns (twin turret). two threebarrclled depth charge mortars. is eventually to be fitted with ‘Seam!’ surface-to-air guided missiles. and has a complement of about 200

otftces has begun with the intention ol better accommodation for the crew. Volunteers are considerably less than in the previous years.

l-um tn |\‘llCt'l\ and lhttt the gun. IlIt')"t‘r n.-u all set to: the ltnal tun _

II‘.

unlv

Tltr

(inn I'c:tm'.'

1-:

a an

zlrt-am. Uezzc I‘lll'.'tl

s C3|\',‘_ it run utth you wluntcet for Um ~te.tr‘\ crew.

an.‘

But the I-'.(i.(). is confident of tintline a first-class crew and hring.:ing the three cups hack to thetr riglttful home in the West. Financiztl support for this year's endeavour has been fortitcoming. although hopes for some of the profits of the llalfWay Cafe at Bridport—strcnuously denied as being owned by Commodore Naval Draftinghave not materialiscd. The stall this year includes: ‘Black Thorpe.‘ complete with ston—first trainer: ‘Tail’ Howell. second dreaming oi I967 trainer: Sam 'O'Grady' Bartlett. muscle bosun—P.'l‘.l. ‘Ernt'e‘ Marshall. 'Ging' Hackwood. ‘Blossom’ Randall and ‘Eddie’ Meek complete the team. —

detached

service.

fire

cm-a the churn without the un. Rcauitcu the or win of every man. Then Ililflttlh and met the Devonmrv wall. Amitt lllr roar nt tltc"012it‘ call

llut

Diver fights

T.)

‘lhrtsturrl lack of

Devonport Devonport and to operate

Submarines will continue to

preparations for Devonporfs Field Gun Crew already TIIE well under way. But if victory is be assured for the Oggie

aspirants

time to

BIG SAVINGS Three frigates with a total complement of about 500 men will be based at Devonport for training exercises with the school. Minister of Defence for the Navy. Mr. Christopher Mayhew. M.l’.. said: "The move would save about £-t00.000 to £5l)0.000 a year." He also emphasised to the Government that the broad clfcct would be to make available for the Royal Navy the equivalent of "one and a half extra submarines and one and a half extra frigates." In Londonderry the school employs 48! civilians. 65 otliccrs and 380 ratings. The Navy is also looking for a new site for the naval fire-lighting school at Tanterton Foliot. For some time it has been realiscd that this site is not suitable. ADA“.-\;\'T FOR SALE It has been confirmed by M.0.D. (Navy) that H.M.S. Adamant. the depot ship of the 2nd Sttbmarinc Squadron is to be put on the Disposal List (Sab) and that the 2nd Submarine Squadron based at Plymouth is to be disbanded on February I4. This does not mean a reduction of Naval forces—r;tther a deployment to meet various commitments. both East and West of Suez Of the four submarines now forming the Squadron two. Alaric and Astute. will join the lst Submarine Squadron at Gosport. one. Opportunc. will join the 3rd Squadron in the Gareloch. and one. Cachalot. will undergo

REIJUILD RALEIGII? If it is finally decided to concentrate all new-entry training at Torpoint. it will have to be on a larger scale to take rebuilt twice the present nttmbcr training there. Last year's intake was about 4.000. At peak training periods new entries under training at Raleigh total about I.-100. Present training functions comprising the Command Seamanship School. the Command Leadership School and the Command rifle range can be expected to continue tltcrc. Raleigh includes about 90 acres of land. As well as dormitories. classrooms. and administrative buildings. there are playing fields. tennis courts, a swim-

ming bath.

IKE their friends in the Mine and Bomb l)ispos:tl Team. members of the Diving School at lI..\I.S. Drake have had a busy tinte lately. What with their normal training routine. searcliiua for lost clearing fouled equipment. screws. untlt-rwzttcr inspections and underwater surveys. the School has bad a busy year. The School has ctttertaittcd children in their school swimbath and searched for ming bodtes in a quarry. But its most unusual incident happened

quite recently. A diving class

under instruetion at Pier Head. H.M.S. Drake. H..\i.S. Medusa was .:-ear by Suddenly a fire broke t-.-‘ll in the ship. Clouds of smoke obstructed the firefighters But one diver with his breathing ap aratus went into the smoke-filed compartment and extinguished the fire before the fire brigade arrived. was

NAVY NEWS

l"ebmar_v, I966

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‘FAREWELL, ADAMANT’

crossing during

River

Training E Apprentices-

the first Initiative

4-...‘

‘OUTWARD GRIND’ REQUIRES COURAGE AND EFFORT

..._.

So. after nearly ti quarter of a century. II.M.S. Adamant. one of the submarini.-rs‘ most faithful friends. is to go. In peace rid war, Adamant has carried out her duties to her flock of sleek hunters of the deep. No glory of battle for the old depot ship. but succour and aid to weary subniariners and their battle-scarred submarines‘. In home and overseas waters Adamant was always there to breathe fresh life into tired men and their submarines. to prepare them for the ordeals ahead. Hind memories of her will linger in the minds of thousands of submariners long after she has gone. What better memorial

by the 600 Artilicer Apprentices under training. during each Training is carried INITI/\Tl\'E in H.313. I-‘isgard. The aim—to bring each apprentice face to face with of their three out

terms

situatiiiiis which demand both physical and mental courage. requiring personal ellort to overcome fatigue and fear in order to develop deterrnlnation and self-confidence. The second camp is at a disThe lirst Initiative Training is Iispedition takes place three used quarry. tshere ttbseiling carried ottt. .-‘tbseiling is the art ueeks after joining the Royal by use l\'.tvy. During the e\pedition the of descending elill facesthe at top. apprctitices are given ti gentle. of a rope secured coiisiderable peryet ellcctivc. itttrotltictioii to the This requires least at sonal the courage oti rigours of ishat they call ‘Out.-\bseiis of descent. occttsion first tsaril (irittd.‘ llllttll)‘ I20 They are taught basic camp iii 50 l-'t.. 70 ll.. tttttl ft. tire tnatle —tlic ‘can we have craft and map reading. .-\t tt tinoih._-r go‘ brigade is large. canip site I5 in:les from ll..\I.S. I-isgttrtl the appreiiticcs rig their TREKS ACROSS MOOR own tents and do their own Treks are made between 20 cooking. llurtit offerings are proclaitiied delicious. but "hautc and 30 miles depending on cu:.siite" is gradually achieved. map-reading ability across Bodniin .\loor front one ctimp RIVER CROSSINGS to another. requiring ti good They are also tatiglit how to deal of stamina. .-\s before. the rig rope bridges over .i f:tst-tIo\v- camps .ire rigged .tnd the camp ing river. and other nictliods of duties carried out by the ;tpprc:ttiees. crossing risers‘. trek out a night They L';tl'l'_\' In their littttl term the appreniiilattes. narrow country tiloiig tices eonipletc an e\pcd" on on river six the crossing cliiding l)tirtnioor. in completely sell"times. on a eot't‘tpeti‘.t\e basis coittaitied patrols of lite they \shcre spceil ttnd silence are complete three one-day treks esseiittttl. The expedition culacross Dartinoor. and complete titinates in ti l5 tnjle trei. back a scranible course and more

RECENTLY appointed Stall Public Relations Ollicer on the stall of the (.‘.-in-(.‘., Plymouth- Mr. A. Vcnters. an ex-journalist— with good relations with TV and Press. is prepared to assist with Press problems at

Plymotitli.

J ACKS_

THE JIILAMONG -a

a 4

—

l:l\}!i|rl.l. Tlirotigliotit this expedition

the apprentices are in patrols of about six. etich with it patrol letider selected from the apprentices themselves. on :1 Divisional basis. The competitive spirit is very keen. l)urin-,2 their second term an e\petlition is made on llodmin Moor, Tltis eoiisists of mo camps. one at a disused clay pit, llerc ti rigoroits }li§(|U_lI (nlII'St.‘ is riiti and also a trip down a 300 ft. rope ‘death slide.‘ (‘aiiocing e\perienee is given oti a flooded claypit.

Wetitlier conditions favour the apprentices-—rtiin. mist and bli‘/zards are the order of the day. A line day on Dartmoor during i-‘isgard Initiative Training has yet to be—it is rtintoiired tlitit tlte Padre’s Head of Department and the Initiative Training Ollicer are in consultation precctlitig Expeditions. .-\n innovation is that. after three rigorous days on Dartmoor. the tippreiitiees scorn the use of buses (so it is saitll anti ‘speed march‘ bttcl. to Fisgtird.

to this Unit

IIE .\line and Bomb Disposal Unit at Il..\I.S. Drake. I)evonport. had at busy time in I965. They've handled everything from cannonbnlls to the latest missiles. The team of three has driven over 30.000 miles to deal with unexploded bombs. mines. and dangerous eitplosives. The trio have used every form of transport in their .se-.trcbi.-.s'. And they have trekked over 200 miles of windswept beaches in search of reported mines. The Dcvonport unit is the sea mines. eight bombs of .sm;tllest in the United Kingdom \';trioti.s sites. I76 high e.\plosivc shells ranging from 20 m.nt. to one ollicer. one chief and ottc leading seanitin. Their area of Sl\'lllt.‘ll and I35 shells of harmrespotisibility stretches front less gas. Other items they were called Desoiiport to the Scottish Border. from Lyme Regis to the otit to handle included: I4 tintiSeillies. and out to the Isle of submarine bombs. I7 grenades. ll high explosive aerial rockets. Man. But last year they dealt witlt 3.486 items. plus I04 lb. of one Bangalore torpedo. one depth charge. 250 tins of ferric dangerous gelignite. chloride. 67 marine markers and The most tinusutil incident they were called otit on took one jar of sulphuric ticid. They helped the police and them to ti lonely. misty Devon marsh. There they were shown local authorities on many it 200-year-old explosive cannon- occasions. After a recent police ball no |8tb century sailor amnesty they dumped many It hundreds of ‘small arms out at without one. was complete sea. In all. they handled nearly was still in ti dangerous state. But the Mine and Bomb _Dis- 2.500 pieces of small anns. 'l‘hey lb)‘ of geligposal boys dealt with this unique also destroyed I04 nite which was in a'vcry danfind with their tistial sltill. The Wcvonport team's ‘bag’ gerous condition. The unit turned oiil to’l0 included-ti Sctieat ship-to-air e:tll's—'t'ist'i:illy oil drums jmissitc‘. 2l0 signalll rockets. 32 false t”or'mineS,‘flo‘titing 6i_t it_ieetiditiry' mistaken smolte_gener:ittirs. tliesctt. bombs, l0 beach mines, six —

‘

I-'. ('timiiiings (l.T.(‘.R..\I.) on his is-:i_v to becoming .ludo Chuiiipion I965. lie is facing camera

Corps‘

UNARMED COMBAT IN THE CORPS

ttbsciling.

Nought comes amiss

Cpl.

of the most popular conceptions of commando is that ONE who approaches his enemy in of stealthv ti

it man.

manner

despatcbes him with the utmost efliciencv and speed. Well. the role of the comm-.indo.s has changed quite ti lot since the Second World War. when this iiiiprcssion was generally fostered —but unamied combat is still part of ti niarine‘s training. All young ollieers and recruits merit and. most iniportttnt. the the passing through Infantry professional ability of the Marines. Centre Traiiiiiig Royal enemy. It is hell to point out Silt) here that tiiiarnictl Cnltthtil has a I.ympstoiie. totalling over each year. are taught ttntirmed ""r':'““"¢ imd ollensive aspect. eonibttt. It is .'I very popular subl-roni tinartned etiinlur to is keen llldo does not scent ton |;u-gc ;. ject and contpclttion ainoiigst the recrtiils to take part step. littl ilicre is ti world of in the deiiiotistratioti before tltllerenee between [hg it.-.._ judo their p.irents at the ettd of their Is ti sport and no inoi-¢. (‘nu ttitlo. its ti sport. he of any hc|‘). trtiiiiing. Deitionstrations‘ at civilian llls‘_fL‘l'0f.c. to the commando felcs and displays are always trained in unarmed combat‘! The popular attractions and are very answer is. of L‘(\u)‘§c_ ;r his -y,_.\-_-well received. .lttdo will give ti man an in(‘HANGING Tl-ICHNIQUFS ““=4'5°d N=l'>cI'I0irc of throws, Unarmeu combat techniques llfllllst locks and so on_ (‘N-1. "'~"‘°lY- lhc C!‘-Pcrt iiiitirnied are by no means static and this is not surprising when you con- eonibataiii does not n.-cc.-tmtiy stteeeed at iudo—-nittnv of his sider ehanges in weapons. equip- triclts of the trtide being esprcssly banned by the rules of Ilie sport. and then

.-loll) ..

.-.._

This is the sort of Jill that turns .s:iilors into Jacks. She I9-year-old Wren Jill Robbins‘. ti viriter (G) on the S.-in-(‘.‘.s‘ stall. Sliapely Jill was I)evonport's choice for principal boy in I mean Jill Jack and the Beanstalk at II.M.S. Drake. Jack comes from Chepstnw. Monntiiulhshire. As isell as Ll very line ligure. she has a very fine voice. and was the hit of the panto .

FALL-OUT ATTACK BY COMMANDOS

0. 4| Commando Royal Marines is to make an all-out attack on the public this summer. Their weapons will he grease paint. stagccrttft and films. Their ob]cctive—rccruiting. into which an ll1'lnI(‘nSt amount of planning has gone. Each Coinpany will have ti org-aitissitions. Their aim to viill form arouse Interest in the ( orps. pLll'llClll(ll' task. ()ite The teams consist of ttti olliccr in a two teams to take part Royal Navy exhibition which and I0 ranlss who are all will be erected in major stores specittlists iit some field or other throtigltoiit the country. Tlicsc —sigtittls. clill leading, swin'tmer. caiioeist. etc. teams will also visit schools and .

youth orgttnistitions. Another (‘ompany will form three separate displays whicli will be ttvailtible as required. mainly in the -‘southern region. This Company will also be staging a tattoo in many major seaside resorts in July and .-\tigttst. The third Company will be taking part in the Royal Tournamen! at Earls Court. Two teams have already

been touring such areas as Bristol. West Midlands. London and South-East. Mcrseysidc. East Midlands. the South and NorthWest‘. They have visited many ‘schools, sea cadets and youth

I.I-I(.'I'l‘RI-IS ANI) I-‘ILMS Their presentation has taken the fortii of an introdtietory tall: by ti Naval ollicer followed by a lecture given by the ollicer commztiiding the team. The lecture is illusirzticd with films of Royal Marines in action. Team members demonstrate their specialised equipment such as ttqtialtiiigs. ski-ing outfits and radio transmitters. There has been a static display showing the diflerentvwcapons and equipment used by the Corps. The have generally had teams audiences of between IS and 200—;tnd on one occasion 600.

More quarters for Plymouth is good TIIERE inn married quarters in the news concern-

Plymouth Command. Seventy-

ninc

houses are near coniand should be ready for

new

plelinn occupation by “arch.

and a further 72 should be ready for sailors and their families to move in by the end of the year. At present. there are 255 olIicers' quarters and l.00-5 ral-

ings quarters. The waiting time for ratings without priority is at present 3

months. and this is expected to be reduced in the near future. For ollicers the waiting time for married quarters is——Lieutenttnts --6 weeks. Lietitenant-ComImmediate. Conimandcrs. manders and above-—lrtdcterniintitc. biii--not expected to be too long ti time. —

CORPS CHAMPIONS

_l _ t ‘was lilting. tlierel'or._-_ that l.l.C.R..\‘l.. as the home of mi. armed combat the in

(‘orpe-_

slioiild be selected as the venue _f or the l9(i§ Royal Marines

Ilnlo clittniptonslitps. Eqltilll)’ satisfying was tlte fact that '-I-( as winners '{mF|'£cd of the individual and team

Perhaps tr_o_phtes. nificance of

the nitiin

sig-

the chanipions-liips, however. lay in the growing stipP0" now being given to the sport by all ranks. Those at I.T.C.R.M. like to think that the increasing mim_bers of men taking tip the sport is partly inspired by the up to date and enlightened methods of teaching unarmed combat. As at result -of the lessons learned at judo there :ire.morc experienced unarmed combatants. Who can eomplain—but the enemy!

Felirnat-_v. I966

DARTMOUTH

NAVY NEWS

UADRN Raleigh’s

nylonhosed

surgeons

Fl-'.\\’ weeks‘ ago national A nc\\.\p:I|)t:t'\' in this countr_v

and abroad carried a story about l{.;\I.5. Raleig,-,h‘s very lovely lady Surgeon I.ieutenanf.s a doctor and dentist. It raised ntueh favourable cotiiment from ex-sailors and it has been claiiited. in certain circles. that recruiting: figures have jumped. West Country poet. Mr. Bernard (ainpion. has given his kind permission to reproduce the small piece he wrote on this .

subject.

WORK!-2|) ON SIAM ROAD .\lr. ('ampion spent 27 _vears in the Royal Navy and was it Master-at-Arms He was serving in the Prince of Wales wlten she was stink by the Japanese and spent tliree-and-a-half years in a prisoner of war camp. He worked on the dreaded Siam Railroad. It says a lot for his cotIr:ig_c that he hasn't lost his magnificent sense of humour. .\tr. (';impion‘s lines it I'll heard often on the BBC. NO (?().\lPl.Alt\'TS! Although a year or so has

v’ -69. Dartmouth is part of the Flymouth Command and ships of the Dartmouth Training Squadron frequently visit Plymouth. The Squadron is composed of four Whitby (Jae: -‘lin.."¢o4o.'

frigzates

Tenby. Torquay (above). Iiastbourne (at left) and Scarborough. The main task of the Squadron is to provide basic ship experience for officer cadets of the Royal t\'av_v. The squadron also providcs sea experience for Ro_val —

prentices. period provides an early opportunit

for young: officers to find their ‘seat legs‘ and to appl_v some of the knowledge they have acquired during their time at Dartniouth. While at sea

,,.

‘..2,___-,5

.2:

FEARLESS INTERSERVICE MANNED

mast

ll.M.S4.”Fe:irIiess on arrival at. Plyritouth. Built by ilarlahtl and \\ oolfvitl lielfast _

I sometimes heave a Wistftil sigh l-'or carefree golden days gone by .-\titl uoitder if the lads to-tlzty Are better off in any way In one respect I won't deity ‘l he st.ind;ird‘.s never bcctt so

SUPPOSE it

have been her cxtratirdinary shape that first caught my eye. On l’l_\mouIh line it was blowing hard and driu.ling. and mtl1|l:|ll_\ I wouldn‘t hate stopped. but here was something different. cadets are accommodated as high I'd say she was all of l2.tl0tl thought that through this gate moved live in broadside been and l‘vc ‘the point ratings just tttatiy landing craft in the future tons and thus bigger than our in trained memes. They are \\ ill carry their loads of soldiers. to mention cruiser in comnussion largest attention. Concerns their medical general shipboard duties. naviIt looked as though trinks. guns. lorries and stores today. I know when I \\ as‘ intlisposcd front the ship to the landing gation. gunnery. AIS warfare. someone ltad_ crossed a merOfficer of the Watch duties beaches. No gorgeous doctor. r.y|on- cliantinan w II it an a irerait and !s‘c:llll:Il'|\I‘Ilp hosed. carrier. and as she came closer (Continued in colunm 4) the detail of her high frceboard. CNEXPECTEI) I5 NORMAL enormous mast and the unusual interest aroused I was .\ly layotit of her funnels. sided and soon fortunate to be invited on over in echelon. becainc apparent. board to find ottt more of this unique and fascinatittg vessel. Soon I could see :lic red ('ombitted ()pcr.i:ions emblems The visitor. used to more cottventional naval ships. may be 'I' must have liecn a dream on her funnels. and realisation surprised to be saluted over the dawned that tlits must be the Christmas for L o n d o it s Royal Navy's brand new .'\s.\i|llll brow by a Captain of the Royal young: dcbuiantes. \\‘h_v'.’ BeEngineers or the Royal Corps Ship H..\l.S. l‘earle.ss'. cause they hail dotens of handSignals. Equally unexpectedly some t'.’). rich ('3). well dressed I could see now :lta: the after of he may find an Army corporal ('3) young: Naval officers to help Ill-I Colonel growled. “Be in m_v office at 1000 tomorrow.“ half was indeed :i flight deck the gangway in place of the them ‘live it up‘ over the festive The only time he ever said such things was when I had from which helicopters cotild on usual Naval rating or season. dropped the ball or saved the day. Next day. quivering: before operate and. as the ship passed. more Royal Marine. But then. in It all started when this dis- him. he snarled. “Your request for exchange duty has been so the great stern gate came l-'earless. the unexpected is. in tressing ntessage was passed to approved. You go to the Royal Marines in April. Out!“ It was the into view. It was an exciting fact. the normal. the girls tltrottgh the personal nice.s1 thing he had ever said to me! Since that day. I must confess. Here. as never before. we columns of ‘The Timcs‘—'The there have been a f'ew ic_v nights atop bleak Dartmoor Tors when find a fine mixture of some 500 (Continued front column 3) bachelor officers of H.M.S.. I have pondered my former Commanding: ()fiicer‘s motives! I am constantly asked the tinI packed up my family and (jurklia mttch regret that they Would seize my pulse or sound Naval. Royal Marine and Army ollicers and men jointly responfair question. ‘What do you find rushed to England. We arrived are unable to accept any iiiviiamy chest-— sible for running the ship. When lions over this Yuletide as they just in time to see the last to be the most marked difference In fact it has to he confessed R..-\.l-'. helicopters are engaged between U.S. will be wintering abroad.‘ of -:3 (‘onimando departing atid Royal That Sick Parades of long ago in working front the flight deck. Marines'.‘‘ I imagine that l8‘).‘.l')9 Were certainly no beauty show: In the Persian Gulf to be through the gate for their spring we shall really see inicrservice leave. This gave its an ltititi'.‘- other U S Marines. if in my No smile sublime or form divine exact. Hard luck the Gurkha. combined operations of the boots. would reply with as many Prescribed the needed anodyne: lint wait‘. the girls Ircad good diate opportunity to explore and most intimate kind. our new surroundings. .-\s I answers. complimentary or You'd have to be in fear of fittest now; a few days later in_tlte very atid this. I understand. will otherwise. Personally I have most of my _wife‘sremember death satd—"l'hc lt columns. saute happen very soon. efforts were in one come to admire the characteristic And grasping ottt your final bachelor officers of l‘l.‘.\‘l.S. exploratory tlirection. Learning to use a pleasantness of the ‘Rn_\'al.‘ This breath In Fearless. versatility is a Hampshire have pleasure in an- dozen of in lieit checrincss under all conditions Before yoti‘d risk an interview one big shops watchviord. :ind many tricky winnouncing that they will is impressed upon him from the With someone snarling "ll"Imt situations ashore may be cased was a monumental adiusttering in Home Waters this year one first day of his recruit training. meni! are YOU?" by the timely introduction of a and will be pleased to accept Joining the Commando on He learns his lesson well. He is But iitodern matclots under squadron of tanks and guns. or any Yuletide invitations.‘ May 3 was off to field man- the only breed of trooper I have whatever balance of military training oeuvres with the Dutch Marines met who can curse a freezing In "Raleigh" clearly aren't mattpowcr and equipment is reALL IS NOT LOST May 4. After a week of this downpour and smile at the same complaining: quired to meet the occasion. Dry those tears shed for on Roval wonder if the I In truth I time! don't believe to Sick began The morning call to (iiirkha's departure. girls. all is hlarines being only half the displacethere is beever came in frotri the difference major Parade any ment of tile existing (‘ommando not lost after all. but better hills! Finally the Dutchmen tween the two. Cap badges may undisleaves them that Is one Ships. Fe:irle.ss will not be a news is to come. differ. htit behind them there is went home—aiid so did we. mayed— rival or .1 replacement for them Thc following day‘ .'iuotl_ter A whirl at the Commando the same brave. dedicated. proI even think it might be said bill the essential complement. appeared in ‘the course followed. Since then it fessional proud sea-soldier. message to swing quite prepared They're Indeed. she will depend on the 'l'intcs.' This time the bachelor has been a series of pleasurable when the chips go down I will lead. the Ship in many cases stall olliccrs of ll..\l.S. Dart- operations. most of them in my welcome the proximity And lose a tooth or break a (‘onimando always for her helicopter facility. as nioutli announced that they capacity as OC‘ ‘P’ Compan_v. 43 of Royal Marines. Be they to bone she will not be eqttipped with wottltl be pleased to accept any Commando. R..\l. the front. rear. on the flanks. or To see Lieutentints Val or loan. her own flight of them. invitation ‘which might otheron the way. I shall count my With .1 doubt they praise with NOT MANY CHANGES! wise have been sent to the blessings. relish I.Al\'l)lNG CRAFT FLOAT otlicers of H.M.S. (iurkha.' As It is really a fairly simple The institution they embellish OUT stall officers they cotild afford matter to he a US. Marine Exthe many outstanding Among to he a bit more direct. change Oflicer All one must exhibits at the British Toy It‘s rather sad that in my time .-‘\s a landing becomes necesBut trust otir Australian learn is new military termino- Manufacturers Association Toy The Navy wasn‘t so sublime. sary. so the stern gate will be brothers to have the last word. logy. rank structure. weapons Fair which opened at Brighton And now it isn't half as hard opened and. as water is pumped At '.‘Is. a line they announced- system, infantry organisation. on .lanttar_v 30 is an Airlix model As what it was when f’lyinouth's into the ballast tanks. the dock "lhc Australian Ba c h c l o r drill. rules of military justice. of H.M.S. Victory. Nelson's hard will be flooded to a sufficient Otlicers of li..\t.S. Thunderer and personnel administration. flag-ship—a 23-in.-long model First ventured out across the depth for the Royal Marines to Also a few incidental lessons. boasting 353 pieces. Other interare pleased to annottnce that Sound. drive otit their landing craft to their for It warm was example: Christmasing owing to esting kits include a B29 Siipcr- And though it's nice to be ~take their loads of men and will be swim: abroad they fortress bombcr—2-ft. wingspan happy to enough last summer to machines to the shore. aground Wl.cn ashore the force will be accept any invitations this Yule- Littlewoods pools are prejudiced -—ihe U.S. torpedo-bomber l‘d joyfully rejoin the Fleet tide;' against us marines:- and beer in the Royal Navy and many To serve with Surgeons half as marshalled by the Beach Control Someone had a good Christ- drinking at the noon hour has Avenger. which also saw service Unit of Royal Marines and sweet. its piifallsll masl"' riiodclsof cars and dolls. -Bernard Cumpion. Royal Engineers,-and then con.

must

—

THE ROYALSWDO

Who took Gurkha’s girls?

COME IN FROM THE HILLS

‘

"—~

‘

Assztult ship

Combined Operations Ship cross between Merchantman and Aircraft Carrier

Since last I served before the

afloat

‘tr

displaces 12.500 tons (full load). is 520 feet in length (o.a.) and has it beam of 80 feet

passed

Marines Young: Officers and I-Engine-Room Artificer ApThe

trolled in the held by radio from the specially eigtiipped Assault Operations Room on board. thus keeping the \arious units of the force and the higher command closely In :t\|_gch with lllt.‘ progress of flit: wltolc ;“_-(ion, 'l’l‘iis control is possible only h_ccatise of the complete integration. despite their different :r.ii’n"'13- of the Royal Naval and Ro)‘:_Il (_‘orps of Signals coinmunteations team.

'l_'liis which

joint enterprise must he an e\citing and stintttlatiiig experience for all who

serve

itt her.

‘Please find my husband’ Ill-I Naval Wives lnfortnation Service has now been open for two years. It continues to provide it much needed service for naval fmilies. During the past year many lcllcrs were received from difl'~‘T¢"l Parts of the United Kingdom. and stations abroad. and queries concerning pay and

allowances. sending telegrams abroad. what to take to foreign stations. ctc.. have all been dealt with or passed up to the appropriate

authority, The s._-rvim

asked to find a lost husband! hour thousand seven hundred have been sent to booklets fantilies on their arrival in Plymouth. The Information Service would like still tnore co-operation from the ships in sending addresses of r a t i n g .s living ashore. It is often these wives who become lonely wltcn the htisband goes away and perhaps liitd themselves faced with a problem which they are unable to cope with. was even

LIAISON WITH WELT-‘ARE OFFICE Several wives have been pttt in touch with the Naval Clubs and lonely ones referred to the Service by the Welfare Ollicc are visited by members or the R.N. Wives Association with whom there is a strong: liaison. The Naval Wives Information Service found a ntost reliable woman who was prepared to live in with a family in time of illness or confinement when the husband was away. She has been to several families. Last May an Accomniodation _

Bureau was set tip and so far 65 people have been found accommodation. although iherc has been I67 inquiries, Accommodation is the biggcst problem and although advertisements are put regularly in the local paper the response is not enough. From time to time caravans become vacant at Tamerton Foliot and these are an excellent stop~gap -for families waiting for married quarters or have been made homeless. -

NAVY NEWS

Iflefl). for-inerly caplin

Derelt Etttpson. R.N. of H.M.S. ex-itiembers of the carrier's crewI-Iaglc. chats‘ to two other Cdr. l). W. Itarthelmas. R.N.. and Mr. Ilray (right). In the background is one of the large blown-up photographs of II.\I.S. Feiglc that decorate the walls of Plymouth's newest public house

A new inn named after carrier

A 4.5 inch hilt. 6 turret at H.M.S.

H.M.S. CAMBRIDGE TO STAY—AND GROW

Eagle. I’lymonlh's newest public-house in Cornwall Street. had an appropriate opening by Capt. Derek Ernpson. R.N.. formerly captain of the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Eagle. IIE

Sub-I.ieut.

I. .

W. Stveny (in fr

canoe.

out

'-u.—..

and I) J.

riifiii

(I’huto.—.I. II. Bottrell. Penzance.)

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Scillies to Cornwallfirst crossing by canoe 'lTRACl'ED by sunshine. sea and in desire to do something unusual. I2 oficers from the Royal Naval I-Ingineering College, Manadon. decided to visit the Scilly Isles by MI-‘V last summer. As a challenge it was decided that the main objective of the visit would be to train two two-men crews for a canoe crossing from the Scillies to the Cornish coast some 30 miles away. The fact that such zt crossing had never before been successfully completed added spice to the venture. On arrival at tlte Scillies the been picked up. Soon Fraulein was sighted and tlte gap was hlt~‘\’ berittcd alongside at Saint M.try< and contact was soon closed again. The ion trek continued and cstablislictl with locals and as the sea ecanic more choppy. r:ot.ibi.-t. the battle against swell and tide tvorsenetl. But aching tnttscles I'Rl.\lI-I .’\I|t\'l5'I'ER‘S VISIT cotild not be rel;i.\ed—-it was The cveriiitg set aside for tlte ll'l‘lPt.‘I'.'lll\'C to keep up to schedule in order to get the most ‘otlit-i.it‘ party was a great siterelief front the currents oil ceu. Before it started. the Cap|.:tnd's iiiid. tain of the team. Lietit. P M. Iturgess. R.N.. was called to tlte jetty to meet a small rather IIE.»\\"Y SWI-II.l. AND VVIND portly ttl‘.1ll with grey hair. Sonic hours after leaving carrying a string of mackerel. Saint Marys. Fraulein was In a Yorksltire accent he said he was sorry he could not come abreast the latngsltips Light. the tricky tide-race tiad been passed to :11: party. but could he have aitd soon tlte canoe would be a look round the boat‘! Mttcli in the leeof land. the heavy coiit'ti.':o:i~-it's not every day V-‘i’l.'ll D'.‘t‘it\it.'.l anal the w:iitl 01:: tti-sets the Prime .\lttt:ster' slit!‘-\L‘tl no \'l_.1IlS ot ahating. A or .t ttccl». of \\'.Itllllt: for the \‘.-’.t2Zl \\.!\ be-,::ii:iEit;:to tell the V. zilter to iittitlcnite. tlte and the C.Iiltl"'\'~. ttcrc near ex‘was nt‘.t.li: on the list "

‘

.he Sallie; Tl-c s .

giltlti, visibility

heavy swell

-: was

\\'.l§

About four llltlt:.\ out. l.tCttt~i J .-'\. S'tutie and .‘ R. l-, lovctocl; in the second canoe. who were suffering badly front sea sickitess. began to lag lieltitttl and shortly aftcriv.irds i_t_-.

capsircd.

Wliite the canoe was being rescued. the first canoe. the I-'raulein. manned by StibW. Sweity aitd I) I I.tt.‘llls. Mutcti pressed oit towards ('orn\v.ill. Soon they had left the :\ti-‘V well behind and fcaifiil of being lost in the

gloom. they tired it flare to guide it towards them. The flare was si-ltted by the MFV shortly

ater

tltc capsized

canoe

had

lt.iu\:io:t. Stine .ii'.t‘e was itcctlcd .tit.l l\.'\~L'tl lt‘. a light I.l;"x\‘lZt)’. I-tirtttictl by the stistciiziiicc the c:i:toc't9:x l‘orc.‘d on and 30 ntitttltci l;i:cr Sciiiian (‘ove was witltiu half a itiile. There was :i licavy surf running on the beach. with spray going about 40 feet tip llti: cliffs ()n the advice of

the Coastgttards. it was decided that the risk of iiiiury in landing on the beach was too Meat and l-‘rauleiit and ltcr crew were finally brought aboard the i\lFV S00 vartls from the beach. some six and :hree-quarter hours after leaving the Scillies It had been done. For the first recorded time the crossin from the Seillies to the Cornis coast had been completed without llte aid of sail or engine.

ilcforc pushing :- button to deliver the first pint of beer. Capt. Etitpstin said he was glad to see such :i tong bar counter. This \\.H \'Cl'_'» :ipp.'opri.ite as ll..\l.S. I’..iglt: had. in her wardroom_ the luttgcit bar in the Fleet. The decor of the new inn includes old Royal Navy tiniforms and swords .l'ttl blownup photographs of the carrier. Also among the guests were two other ex-ntentbers of the Eagle‘; cre\v~-Cdi. D. W. llartheltttas. .R.N._ Engineer Olliccr until Aiigust. 1965. and Mr. Bray. ex-Master-:it-.-\rnts. A feature of the Eagle is that the Cellar is on the first floor. And pints .'tl': not dr.iwn but dt:liv.-rcd int.» the glass at the press of .i llttllttfl The tiecttscc hope: that the crew of the carrier will call in and see their own pub uheit they come home. .

ME STAIN

ENGLAND

(By

R./\.N. Engineer Ollicer at R.N.E.C.. 3

Manadon)

Orrite? If Owycrgoingniite? yell tiger garbler mince treed

the stir tickle I'll lellyer bidder bout me stain England. I'm stain near ut Manadon doon lfllllll earrin_i: cause wither Roil i\'.ivy knife been ear long ntitlcrno. ‘l’lit:y're numb btitter btiricita drongocs tltcse Poms Talker houter niobher nongs. leez. they talk fiinny. “Tttairnk yocti for the orp tune tare to spick to yoch to mite." egg,-.set~ iercr.

Grub slotisy to. Numb but baked necks tub wrecker. livin' bacon tltinch. an rose beaver tc;t-witches scald sup rover rear.

Tell_\'er ntite.

snows

in this itiinz. tllar liar.

ptt.-i’.’).

Gun will be here for a long time to come OW that the doubt has been removed about the future of ll..\l.S. Cambridge. gunner) training can proceed uninterrupted and the programme of niotlernisation of the establishment. which has been held in :tbe_vani'c for atiout I4 ninitths. can move forward. pr.u:tit:;tl training for all oflicers An extensive ntodernisation plan costing tens of tlittiisantts of and men tiittlcrgoiiig gunnery pounds is to be carried out. The Cottt‘\es‘ at ll..\l.S. Excellent. plans include a new administra- Tltis training includes live firtive block. combined gymna- ings at aircraft. surface and sium lecture hall. cinema and bombardment targets. All gtinnery teams from ships transport shelter. more :iceonimodatson for tltosc living in and rccommissioning spend either a week or a fortnight at H.M.S. an extension to the wardroom. But iust how valtiablc is the Cambridge so as to become f.intili.tr with the type of equipgun in the missile age? Gunnery is the cheapest and most ctli:c- ntcnt titted in their particular tit-t: way of carrying out nl:itt‘_t' ship.-. Having completed the of the tasks facing the Roj.uil cntirte. the ships‘ gtinncry teants and in the are ‘well oit the road to hecontiiig Navy today future. As one gunnery otlicer an etlicient tinit and in consepuLs it: ‘If you crack nut»: you quence the time required by the ship in working tip to operadon‘t use :t sledge hantmer!' tional etlicicncy is reduced. GUN HAS A FUTURE TRIALS AND TRAINING The Navy finds a Bofors—£(i Other important tasks of for ti cartridge and shell—a better and cheaper way of sink- H.M.S Cambridge include trials ing a sampan or junk. than a for the Ministry of Defence and

Looking into the future. it is evident that the gun will be with its for a very long time to come and that H.M.S. Cambridge will continue to play its vital role of improving the elliciency of the fleet throughout the world.

guided missile—ranging from

continuation training of all young Seaman Gunners after they have completed their Basic Training and until they go to

the £5,000-ti-time-tSe.tcat) upwards. The gun remains tops for bombardment and close support for the Marines ashore. The much maligned gun has a future in the 20th-century Navy and ti great and important one. And I-l.MS Cambridge turns out lhc world's finest naval .

sea

Questions

sometimes asked about the continued use of guns in a world producing weapons of mass destruction and gttidcd missiles. This is a fair question but it is easily (ltliWi:t'c‘d. when one considers the relative cost and effectiveness of weapons. Against fast flying aircraft and missiles. the gun provides only limited ilefence but in situations like the confrontatiott in Miilaysia. tinrcst in Aden and Middle Eastern states. the gun is unsurpassed in unnecessary casualties.

gunners. Set in the hcatittiul scenery of South l)cvon. some ten miles to the cast of Plymouth. lies the Navy's only gunnery training range. H.M.S. Cantbridge. This range is fitted with all the most modern gunnery equipment to be found at sea. H.M.S Canthritlgc carries out

tylte

notes me

Cambridge

‘

are

COMMONWEALTH.

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GUNNERY RANGE DECISION

by PlymouthCity A PLAN Council to build it

£|.2D0.000 municipal airport at Collaton Cross has been ruled out by Mr. Christopher Mayhew. Minister for De-

(Navy) in the Commons. The site is only four miles

fence

from the naval gunnery

range.

He ended more than two years of speculation by saying that the Government had decided that the construction of an airfield could not be justified ‘in the foreseeable future.‘ and be made it clear that aircraft operatic atCollaton Cross would be incompatible with the continued use of II..\l.S. Cam-

bridge. Mr. Mayhevr also said that

‘since

I950. well over £2.500.000 has been spent on setting up and maintaining

this naval gunnery range. To it somewhere else move would probably cost over £J.0t)0.000.‘ ‘However the Government has decided that the development of a new airport for Plymouth at Collaton Cross. close to the range. cannot be justified in the foreseeable future and so the question of moving H.M.S. Cambridge does not now arise.‘ I

‘IT'S tl.\Rl)‘ \\'.-i'.cfl.'j.' tljtc scp Saddy. Sttittiy .i::-.l \\'c:istly weave lcehcre. troni il.ll"tH tait till harps tour. Stew nttieh for .t cove. I'll ever .'!.'\'cr

gozin. Sirtt

sly sc

tlfxlttiv

~pri'».c tan the waits ‘ta.-l.cr oriite. Saul toti-__-ti.-it ittaths. cizit

er.-r.

l)itle.'c::;e p.\.':: they veer Saul soekrait uiiion. No rules. Bloke ;ir.-zctt ntcdagoda the footy the sarvo. l)iiigo btit. sorten TV. Stew cold;-rs tend outside. coz the tvezlter saw tlear. Blow gets ycws ti: but though I khan waferer bidder the bronzy again. Weiidcr Luiitton overleaf Sore sin p-ills. Wes Mincer. liiiek l‘;itlt:rs and Towerer Lunnon. Watta place! Bigrun Sinnian hlclbttit! Wtitiden gopher ut sup lace tat live but. Stool

arch. Gimme Sinny anytime. Man join meself but. S'noi so bad arf trawl.

Wcttbesecinyer.

":‘-’'.“J?¢”_£=u; ll.:\i|-.-C5. Bonaventure entering Plymouth during a recent NATO exercise. Laid dorm at Harland

and Woolf‘s Yard. Belfast. in November. 1943, as the Powerful. work was suspended in May. I946. Canada and construction was resumed in July, 1952. Just above the but she was purchased ‘Bonny s‘ niiut may be seen the destroyer H.M.S. Carysfort

Febntary. I966

NAVY NEWS

DEVQNSHnn£AJ‘sYDNEY.

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1:‘;-_~ u.:atn,,.,~‘_:

C".

\.4

S.lt.l’.(l. Graham treating a Kelttbit baby for a jungle sore head. while the ntother looks on. at llario. Sarawak

its

‘Doc’ finds variety in Sarawak

URING tltc lndoncsian confrontation many ofiiccrs and men of the Royal Navy. particularly those attached to helicopter squadrons of the commando ships and carriers. have spent long periods on shore. and the local inhabitants have come to trust them and to go to tltem for help and advice. At its forward base at Bario in the Fourth Division of Sarawak. only a lcw miles from the Indonesian border. 848 Naval Air Commando Squadron‘-; sick Berth Petty Otliccr. Alan (iraham. in his middle

'1itfBRiit5i~:2SN OVERTURE

l’l'\' the poor Scot who received an invitation to go aboard H..\l.S. Blackpool and drink rum with the boys. Notwithstanding his national drink. the man who received the invitation on the Isle of North Uist. in the Hebrides. swallowed hard when he realised it came from Londondt.-rry—by bottle I ‘

.-Xlthough Blackpool.

in the Far liast, is fitted with the lllnsl \‘npltl.\'llL‘€ll¢tl radio equipntent to be found in any ship of the Fleet. men of 30 Mess decided to lune their invitation in the good old-fashioned way, and dispatched it while their ship was exercising. off Londontlerrv last .ltIne. After several uccks the bottle was wacltcd ashore at North llist. tlecattse for geographic reasons the finder could not accept a ‘dram’ on board. he \\:I\ sent a bottle lll time for

llogtttanay.

now

turtles‘. and wltusc wife livec at 7 l.:tntlvdowne Square. \\'c_\'mouth. is kept busy giving medical treatment to sick Kolabitv one of the indigenous races itt Borneo. Pl.l-INTY OF VARIETY S.B.P.0. (iraharn. who is actually a member of the ship's company of ll..\t.S. Albion. is temporarily a ttaehe d to the squadron for duty ashore and at his small sick bay he finds that a lot of his time is taken up with the Kelahits. "i like the job very much." said Alan.there i\ so mttch utorc variety treating all these Kclabits than ever I would Iind back in Eng"

land. or afloat."

P.0. Graham. who has been in the Navy for 27 years. was involved in an emergency case at sea off Malta last March during Albion's voyage to the Far East. He was winchcd down from a helicopter to a Greek mercltant ship on which was an engineering officer who had severed two fingers on his right hand. Alter :tttcnding the sick l'.O. (iraham got the man patient “inched aboard the helicopter wltich then flew him to ltmpital in .\l.tl:a.

Folk music trio

leader (six-string guitar). 'I‘lIl-I manager and vocali.st A.B.

Robert Ballantyne. of Essex. R.0. Brian l-'ord (six-string guitar). of Bristol and Ilruce Haice (twelve-string guitar). of Edinburgh. have fortned them.\'elve.s' into it folk music trio in Il.M.$. l)t-vonshire. and have had (‘lIl|.\l(ll:I';ll)lt.'su(‘ce\.s‘. The group (The ‘Tarriers') (Continued in column 4)

xercivc

ll..\l.S. Devonshtre (Capt. I). Williants. R.N.). vixits Australia (December. I965). After ‘Wan-ior‘ in which ships of the Royal Navy took part with the Royal Australian .\':tv_v and units of the United States Navy. the largest pence-time exercise ever held in Australian waters and which lasted nearly three weeks. H..\l. Ships Devon-thire. l‘:l.lr_\'illl.l.\‘. Whitby and Barrusa. and the Royal l-‘it.-et Auxiliaries Tidereaeh. Fort l)uqI.tesne and Fort Langley. together with ll..\l.A. Ships Anzac. Farramatta and Yarra. went to Sydney. berthing at the Naval Docltyard. Garden Island. The Royal t\'av_v ships‘ stttyerl in Sydney until December It). and then individual ships visited .\l¢-lbourne. and Hobart (Tavntania). coming together again for visits‘ to Fremantle. Geraldton. Albany and ('arnarvon over the Christmas period. Photograph shows Devonshire at S_vtIne_v. N.S.W.

Git/TZS

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shows. games rooms. everything for your enjoyment and comfort. More than that, if you have any personal, family or spiritual problems, the Superintendent and stall‘ are ready at any time with friendly help and advice, based on long and wide experience. Thousands of sailors think of Aggie \\Z’cston‘s as a home from home. Why not drop in

toclay? Don’t

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Umtral Seen-Iar_v: Lt. Commander I". M. Savage, F.C.C.S., R.i\’.

has‘

‘i:étil}iiti”iB?Néti~ymen" in China Fleet Club

given

FIRST FULLY AUTOMATIC LANES IN HONG KONG

up its lonelie.-it outpost in

the Far I-Lnst—a wireless station in the remote lighthouse at Tanjong Po—which is perched high on an isolated peninsula with at panoramic view of the Sarawak HI-'. China Fleet Club. so well known to men of the ships of the Jungle and the golden beaches‘ China Station. as it was so called. and the Far East Station. fringing the South China Sea. I now has two new valuable amenities. A new automatic bowling The station was opened up two centre and dance hall were opened on Decembt.-r Zl. I965. by the years ago. Governor and Commander-in-(.‘hief. Hong Kong. Sir David For a month at a time fo_ttr Trench. radio operators lived a RubinThe club. the early records W. F. l’itt. from Southsea. He son Crusoe existence at the of which were lost or in I937 and ioined the ‘

destroyed lighthouse. which was accessible during the Japanese occupation. only by helicopter or by a was built in l934 with funds boat journey and a climb up 4 contributed by the Admiralty

Navy

joined the club stall in l96l. He played football for the Navy

logs

almost vertical steps and a steep cliff path. The station was med to rela_v messages between the shore and naval vesxcls patrolling the coast in search of Indonesian lftlll' trators. a new

It has been replaced station near Kuching.

and men of the Lower Deck. by whom the Club is owned and managed. The part of the club which has now been rebuilt is the old tlteatrc which. after the war. became a cinema. but fewer and fewer members have made use of it in recent l‘¢-'§|"A large part of the building has now been modernised an_d at the beginning of last year it was decided to go ahead with the major project of converting the cinema to an atr-conditioncd bowling centre. Work started in June. I965. and the whole inside of the theatre was removed. including the staircasc. balcony antl stage.

N0 l~ZGGS—N() (THICK!-I.\‘! The ratings‘ shared their vigil with two .\lala'_.' I i g h t It o ll 5 e keeper: and a wide variety of animal life. including monkeys. giant limrds and snakes. Six chickens were flown itt by heliCopter to ensure ;I regular Supply of eggs. but they were tcrrorised by the snakes and Ii/ards and produced no eggs. The ratings compromised by eating the chickens‘. The last four radio operators to serve at Tanjong Po were: William l.:tmbic. of Renfrcw; James \"alentinc. of Avcley. Essex: .\laltlw yn Bowden oi Lcytonstonc and Peter Robinson of .\'octon. Lincs.

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(Continued frotn column 2) have appettrctl in hotels and on the radio in Singapore. at night clubs in Japan and llong Kong and had local engagements in Australia Their tirst engagement was unique in that it was staged hundreds of miles from land on Devonsbire's closed-circuit television.

‘MIXED-MANNED’ SHIP

..\l.S. Verulam. which was laid down exactly 25 _u.-an 320 at Fairfieldk Yard. Govan. does not let her age stand in the way of the Navy's most

revolutionary ideas. The ship. wltich acts as‘ a trials ship for the Admiralty Underwater Weapom l':\lill)' Iishment. Portland. prides itxclf on being Britain's tirst ‘mixedm:tnned' ship or. to be a little more precise. 'mi.\ed-.~c.\ed.' Popular members of tltc wardroont

mess are

four young

women who. as members of the Trials‘ listttblishntcnl. are often to be seen working on board. They will participate in some aspects of a forthcoming trip to the Mediterranean. but the Nelsonie cry of "Show :t leg there“ will not be heard in

Verttlam—the ladies‘ are not allowed to sleep on board,

UNIFORMS BERNARDS

Bcrnartls have for some seventy years been pre_-cu_tine_nt in the realm of Naval latlortng and today still lead the field.

FIRST IN HONG KONG A new lirst floor has been built to provide a dance and tontbola hall above the new bowling lanes. with access by a bridge from the main club. On the ground floor eight fully‘ atttotnatic bowling lanes have been titted. which comply with the American Bowling A<x'ociation Congress‘ and llritish Tenpin Bowling Ass‘octatton standards. They are the first fully automatic bowling lattes to be built in the colony. By its constitution the_Chma Fleet Club is unique in the Royal Navy and has played a large part in providing rest and entertainment for the men of the Far East Fleet. The Manager is (,‘.l‘.O.\Vriter I-2. L. Palmer. who comes from Dcviics. He ioined the Navy in I939 and was atvardetl the ll.l3..\l. in l953 while serving on the stall of the Flag Othcer. Sccotttl-itt-('opmtand. Far East i-'Icct. He has two sons in the Service. llis Deputy is C.P.O. _

Ftitsr

stay was a party for spastic childrcn. gliIIl‘It1ri.\t.‘tl by the presencc of ‘Mise Australia.‘ The big etiort made by the 'pirates' Barrma were amply rewarded by the smiling and happy faces of their hostages. While open to visitors :1 total in 4.373 people trod tltcir inquisitive way around. This ntln‘Iber does not include the organised weekday visits by boys" organisations and schooli. and the odd interested onlooker who charmed their way on board.

‘

crisp. .\unn_v morning in ONDecember ILM. Ships Bar-

and Whitby cerentoniously entered Hobart Harbour. truly one of the world‘; linest harbours. The two ships herthetl at t-Ilit.-tbethStreet Pier. right in the hm" ur ‘he ch’. mm‘ “ilh "0 dncltyard to separate the sailors front the local inhabitants. friendships were quickly struck

I947-49.

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NAVY NEWS

THE

ROYAL NAVAL ASSOClATl0N

GIFT FOR LADIES’ CHAIRMAN TIIE

past weeks have been full of activities for the Plymouth branch of the Royal Naval Association. A m o n 1: many items two gave great satisfaction to the shipmatcs. Just before Cliristmzis the aged and infirm shipmatcs were enteriaiiicil to :i frcc social evenini_:. The visitors’ ciijoyrucnt

‘Big Jack the Marine’ wins Cup again

annual general meeting of No. 10 Area. of the Royal Naval TIIEZAssociation (Lanes. Cheshire. Westmorland. Isle of Man. Cum-

berland and North Wales). was held at Morecambe on January 8, I8 delegates being present together with some 20 observers. The proceedings ttpcllcd with Area Treasurer. Branch Chairthe usual Staridrird tle:irers' nizui and olliciul correspondent. competition which was judged for ‘Navy News’ for the Area. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER The National Council Meniby Capt. ll. ll. R. .\loo{e. Patron: H.H. The Queen D.S.C.. R.N.. and won, for it“: her said th:tt it had been stated second year in _siiccession. by that nothing was ever heard “ ('().\lR.»\I)l-ZSIIII’ I’.-\'I'Rl()'I'IS.\l LO Y.-\ I .T Y L'.\'l'l'Y ‘Big Jack the .\l;rrine.' Shipm.ite from the Area and that no , \\;t\' ltciglttcncd by shipmaies articles‘ appctircd in ‘Navy with their own transport seeing Jack A.~'.hcrol"t. ot Riincorti. After an address of welcome News." He went on to say. howto it ih:ii their giiests were taken ever. thzit “We are definitely not frorii and b.ick to their homes by by the Presirlerit of the host branch (.\lorccambe), Cam. ‘le:id~s\viiigers‘ as the records car. sliow. In numbers of branches The ('hrisirn:is Draw also Moore presented Shipmzitc Ashtook place on that occasion. but croft with the trophy and was in we are now the largest Area. the higliliglii of the evening was turn thanked for honouring the haviiig just welcomed back into the appeal front the General Council of the Royal Naval Associiition for 26.000 to create the ‘fleet’ Wallascy branch. the presentation of :1 ltzindbag meeting with his‘ presence and :I Trust Fund in memory of its former Vice-Patron. Admiral Sir Alexander C. G. .\iadden. which has been salvaged and prc-ictttiitg the cup. to Mrs. Ethel Pusey. Cliairmzin K.('.ll.. (‘.B.l-1.. the interest to he devoted to the purchasing and trainim: of a guide do: each year. rcfloatcd. and very soon we will of the l.:idies" Section in apprewas discussed by the shipniatcs of the Croydon branch. it was decided that the branch being onlv a (ll-' ()l-'l-‘l('l-IRS I-II.I".(.'I'l0\' have welcomed ~.\l:icclestield small one. and 60 per cent. of the members being over 65. it was not in a position to help financially. ci.iiion of her devoted work for into our rariks. and there is the The very serious‘ hiisiiiess of the branch over a number of The sliipniates were. however. solution as Croydon. the efleci offer. and Surgcons——and the selecting the c'(cciitivc for the possibility of two (at least) )'C1Il‘s. bless blind AssoThe rceipien:s—would would be the enormous‘. towards most .\')'lt‘lP;llllt.".lL‘ New Year's live was cele- coming year was the m:iin more new branches in the Nzit-".il of the is the Royal it men ciation would be. and tliotielit. disciissed and e.iu-.e ways oiling. Fiirtlicrniorc. it will not brated witli the tr;idition:il biisiness of the meeting. and the .-\~\’oci;i'.ioit." make such first the ever in) to ineziris ultcreliy this symp;iiliy be very long ttow before No_ H) were elected to oflicc: following cerenionies. blind and desire to help the Sliipntatc W. .-\therton (Wid- Area will have the largest ship's The (‘lii|dreu's' Party was held could be iicliieved. nes). Chairman; Shipntatc l’. on .l.inu;iry 8. when Shipmate coiiipziny as well. We may be A resolution was proposed. ‘l:ick' Webb acted as Father llrazicr (Crosby). Vicc-Cl):iir- silent but we certainly are seconded and passed uttaniCliristrnas. The Ladies‘ Section iiian: Shipmzitc C. Hzitthews active. without ‘blowing our AT mousl_\—"We will freely give had worked hard to organise the (Liverpool). Secretary‘. and own trumpcts'." our eyes after death to help event and must have been well Shipniatc E. Cross (Preston). (Continued from column 5) the to is enjoy Cross some persons rewarded 60 Treasurer. Sliipniatc seeing by youngchair for the the took K.B.lZ.. l-‘SPITE the severe weather how much he appre sight of the things they only sters obviously enjoying every now a very busy man for he is present his in otlicers of and election there was a good muster know by touch and imaginaminute of it. National Council Member. ciatcd the privilege of taking excellent address some suggave when the Fareharn branch of the chair at the meeting and in lion." the wellcontinued the for gestions his review of the past year he I-Ii.-cry member is being sent a Royal Naval Association held its bcing of the branch. of the splendid hospitality spoke letter to attend the next meeting Annual General Meeting. Shipmate R. V. Newman. the given by the Battle branch at the in order to confirm the resoluthe whole. had. The on ye:ir last .-\rca_ meeting and said that retiring cliairntun. thanked all tion and. when confirmed. steps been siicessfiil-the funcsocial the policy of holding the members for their loyalty and will be taken to see that the well attended. the support during his long period becn had tions summer meetings at outlying llccc\s".tr}' arrangements are put children be the catered for so to were at annual many l.;idies‘ being Night bi-inonthly bra riches had been most of otlice.Shipm;ite T. R. Howard in hand. Christmas the Wear of branch of the Naval Party Royal it and was" agreed was elected chztirnian. Shipntate successful. The ‘Navy News‘ correspon- outstanding. that had Association. two be held—one the 4th to and parties on continue. should The President also congratuHawkins vice-chairman. Ship- the dent at Croydon writes-"If that tltcy the 5th second 600 on children attended. .lanuar_v. Altogether lated Shipmaie Lcgg. the Area The President of the branch. mate \\'assell. Secretary and every branch in the Royal Naval The younger children were Secretary. on completing I3 Assochitioti pzissed the same re- Rear-;\dniir;il Sir l-2. Buckley. Shipmaie Titcombe, Treasurer. entertained with a conjuring years as a National Council member. show, and the older children by a ‘skilllc' group. 'lherc was MEMBERSHIP OVER 1.000 drink and each and plenty to eat The Area Secretary. in his rechild was introduced to Father port. stated that the paid-up Christmas (Shipmate ‘T:ifl’y‘ membership of the Area is-as ’l'honi:is) and presented with a L054. This number did inHI-ZN the Annual General clude: l.ifc and ‘overnotage‘ present suitable to his or her age. Meeting of No. 3 Area of members. A FRI-Il~I PARTY the Royal i\'av-.iI Association Shipmale Ilowzird. of the The mighty battleship H.M.S. Nelson is only The ‘not so young‘ had not was held at the Portsmouth Fareliant branch. who had taken been Decemon for. forgotten from make the can famous 22. of the on warships headquarters January one you over as Standard Bearer in an bcr 2|. the the members of Wear informed that were delegates felt he had to reAirlix Construction Kits. This wonderful branch cntcrtaincd pensioners new branches had been opened emergency. of his work and model is packed with detail-rotatinggun and wives and widows. Every- at Lewes. Rake and Christ- sign because Ward of the PortsSliipmziic was drinks. free. and whalors thing anti-aircraft cutters. supper. church. turrets, guns, mouth branch was clectcd in his and ratllc. even a Shipmatc Capt. l. A. .\‘lacintyrc. R.N.. stead. Howard was all made from a 134-part kit costing 6/-. Bland, ilic branch's versatile the Area President. told those elected Shipniatc as deputy Standard It's one ol many exciting kits by Airtix. Thereentertainer. kept the Party Bearer. (Continued in column 6) happy. Supper. etc. was superarc over 200 of them covering 13 dittercnt vised and arranged by the welseries. And at 2/- to 1 7/Gd. you can fare olliccr. Sliipmatc Ii. Harriwell afford to make a/Iyour models/‘ust son. assisie-.l by Shipmaie T. real the like White thing. To crovin a splendid evening Shipmate Harrison presented each pensioner shipmate with £2 I05. For the Admiral Madden Fund for Guide Dogs, :1 huge bottle has been placed in the liatidsonic foyer of the club for members to place their contributions. and the action is certainly . . . beginning to show results. A collection is mzide round the buildCl BIRMINGHAM El int: each Friday night. and there is to be it competition to guess (ttl.l9o?J'.'ll!I) the weight of the bottle—everyD Cl LIVERPOOL thin;.: to swell the fund. "

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SIX HUNDRED AT WEAR’S CHILDREN’S PARTIES

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Former National Council member dies NE of the most active members of the Torbay branch of the Royal Naval Association. Shipmatc Herbert George Webb died at Paignton in Decent-

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retire from the Inland Revenue where he had been employed as :t Tax Olliccr since leaviiiu lltt: Royal Navy. Shipmate Webb was a member of the National Council for a considerable period. and also Association reprcscniriiivc for Devon and Cornwall. and as such will be remembered throughout the West Country. Shipmaie Webb gave :1 great deal of his time to voluntary activities and must have travelled many thousands of miles in the intercsLs of his colleagues and old Shipmntes. He entered the Navy in l9l5. gave 30 years of service. retiring after the Second World War as a Chief Petty Ofliccr. to

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February. I!“

NEWS

NEPTUNE’S SCRAPBOOK -ANAVS?' UNDER-sECiii:T’A"tW ya..-

Rear-AdmiralAnthonyDavies, (.‘.B.. has been appointed the first warden of St. George‘.s ilull\'t.'. Windsor Castle. the residential I conference centre for (‘hureh and lay consultations which is to be opened in the ( lotsters ot Windsor Castle and is expected I 0 celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the inauguration of the to be ready for its first courses Greenwich Ro_v'.tI Hospital School (ltd llo_\‘s' Association. the by September or October ot this I year. Admiral Davies saw ser- ‘, Portsmouth branch is to hold a dinner and dance in the Guildhall. vice in the Repulse.('oss:tck. ltt- . Portsmouth. on April 22. defatigable and other ships and 1 The principal guest will be and join the Royal N.tv_v. his most recent appointments Mr. N. A. York. .\I.:\.. HeadIlolbrook being one of the leadhave been as Depttty Director. master of the School and Presiing feeder schools to II..\l.S. Naval Intelligence ( I959 to I962) dent of the .-\ss0ci;tll0n. Others Fisgard and Britannia Royal and in I963 he was appointed wlto have already accepted inNaval (‘olle_L'.t:. head of the Ilritish Defence l.iai~ vitations include ;\Ir. J. I’. W. t\Ian_v boys now stay at the sort Stall. (‘.tnbcrr.t. .\t.tllalieu. .\l.l’.. the Under Sec- school ttntil the_\' are 13. Hence tlte sporting successes have inretary of State for Defence for The Annual General Meeting the Royal Navy and well-known creased. the Soccer liirst I-Ilcven being unbeaten last season. of the W.R..\'.S. Ilcncvolent .tuthor of ‘Very Ordinary SeaDuring the last 40 years the Trust. Portsmouth Command. tnan.' .\lr. P, S. Newel. Director will be held in the Duchess of of (irecntsiclt Ilospital attd Mr. Associatitut has grown and prosis the forerunner of a regular feature which I am instituting Kent llarracks. Southsca. at 'Ron‘ Painter. a founder mem- pered. .\lost b0_\‘\ become Life Members. The Association conin order to help all "Navy News“ readers to a better under3 p.m. on February to. ber of the .-\ssoci;tti0tt. Many |il'e the tributes towards the of be will frotn the School t standing of drafting. Each month I shall try and interpret some Admiral Sir Varyl Bcgg. G.C.B.. tnasters the individual School. the and highest In attendance evening sections of the rules in simple terms. or discuss particular aspects All D.S.0.. will preside. award Holbroolt for ideal to will a be an boy being or sometimes perhaps explain the background of any hot subject. opportunity W.R.N.S. personnel. past and the Old Medal. Thus the aim is to enlighten and dispel doubts. and staff Ilo_y.s' (‘up on a parents to meet the present. will be welcome. Cdr. A War .\lemorial was erected C. 8. Lamb. D.S.O.. D.S.C.. of social basis. In the course of a year I and dence about your own personal in ttnveiled I958 the and started Association The was by The White Ensign Association. my staff ofliecrs talk to some- drafting problcm——there are profamous Old the late of the then most Boy. Superintendent by Ltd.. will be the guest speaker. thing lilte 7.000 men: more than pcr service channels for this. and the School. Captain L. R. Admiral Sir Philip Enright. half of each lecture is spent an- you must continue to use them. ‘. I{.N.. and almost I'{.B.lE. A new sports pavilion swcring Oliphant. I would add here that many of your questions. and The London Flotilla of the immediately the Portsmouth was built in I962. due largely Association of Reserve Oflieets branch was founded. meetings to contributions of Old Boys. those we cannot answer on the these difficulties would be solved of the Royal Navy invite in- being held at the Royal Sailors‘ Association members gather at spot are Subsequently dealt with by more careful and frequent ' by written reply to the man con- use of Drafting Preference quiries from prospective mem- Home Club. and where they are the School three times .1 year— cerned through his contntandtng Cards. bers. All officers of the Royal still held. Subscriptions in those for the Annual Reunion. soccer oflicer. Nevertheless it is a sad Additionally I do not flatter Navy, whether serving. in da_v.s were 6d. per quarter! and ruggcr matches. fact that misunderstanding. myself that there will be none reserve or retired are eligible doubt and downri_i:ht distortion who. after reading the monthly ‘ for membership. The annual MAt\'\' Cll.-\.\'Gl£S ‘()l.l) BOY‘ NOW A .\I.-\S'I'ER of fact still abound. may not still have some article. subscription is £2 and there is Since most of us are tlaunted detail or query on which he There have been many a reduction for country memt\lany Old llovs of the 1950s by sheets of formidable facts. would like further enlightment. ’ bers. Privileg.-.es of membership changes at the School during include a winter lecture pro- the 40 years. In I953 the estab- will remember Peter Crick. a whether in newsprint or printed Should this happen. he should I native of Portsmouth. and the orders. I shall keep each article represent this to his commandgramme. merchant ship training lishment moved from the Itis- school's tallest boy. Peter short and. I hope. sweet. Your ing oflicer through his divisional facilities. a magazine offering a toric buildings of Greenwich to wide range of naval and general Holbrook in Suffolk. This was graduated from Southampton Editor has kindly agreed to ollieer. Any of these queries maritime interest. and a number mainly due to the bequest of University anti is now back at arrange for the column to ap- reaching me via your commandof social events. The Associa- (iiffard Sherman Reade who the school as an Assistant pear in the same spot each ing officer will be answered. and Master. and is Hun. General month and I look forward to those which have a wide applition is a country-wide organisa- stated: “I make this bequest tion and the London Flotilla that Britain's Navy shall never Secretary of the Association. A gathering a host of interested cation I will reproduce. from' time to time. with my answer. will be pleased to place any lack the material to remain in well-ltnown naval Cha Iain. the readers. Thus. through this column. I oflicer in touch with his local the forefront of the navie.s of Rev. L. L. Grifliths. w 0 served YOUR OUI-‘.RlI-‘.9 I95-I-58 is at Holbroolt. now sincerely hope I shall be able to unit. lnqttiries should be made the world." the Portsmouth It follows, quite naturally. that provide information which will ('ltaplain to Soon after the Second World to The Hon. Secretary. |.ondon branch. of In the Portscharge if. as I hope. l)rafty's articles promote a better understanding Flotilla. Association of Reserve War the boys were given the mouth eelebrations is Licut. C. stimulate interest and awareness of the mysteries of drafting. be Officers of the Royal Navy. 2-! opportunity of opting out_of_ .1 Decima Street. Tower Bridge naval career. but the nY.l)I.)l'll)’ Ilall. R.N.. President of the of the many problems. you may interesting and worth while on a branch. wish to raise specific questions. subject which. as I am well follow their fathers‘ footsteps Road. l.ondon. S.E.l. for tickets for Clearly. I cannot compete with a\v.tre. is at great interest to you Applications those with connections. past or a flood of private corre.sponpresent. with the Royal Hospital School. should be sent to Lieut. not or a car J. l.. Hodgson. R.i\.. 77 Cottes Way. Hillhead. Fareham. Hants.

Admiral Sir Derie HollandMartin. (i.(.'.l'l.. D..‘i.0.. D.S.(.'.. is to be placed on the Retired List to date I:cI'tl'tl;Il')' 9, I966.

TO ATTEND GREENWICH I OLD BOYS’ DINN ER

\'ice-Admiral J. 0. C. Hayes. ('.tl.. ().H.l-2.. has been appointed Flag ()lIicer Scotland and Northern Ireland in succession \’ice~.-\dmiral Sir David to Ciregory. C.B.. D.S.().. the appointment to take effect in July. 1966. \‘iee-Admiral Hayes will also succeed Vice-Admiral Gregory in the ;\'.-\TO appointments of ('ontmander. Northern Sttb-.-\rea liastern Atlantic and Couunantler. Norc .‘i'.tl1-:\l't.'Ll. (‘it.innel Comtn;tud.

An endeavour to dispel doubts and distortions

Captain K. II. Fttrnhill, ().B I-2.. Royal .\‘av_v (who was servtnr_.: in the rank of Comm.'»tlorel. was promoted to Rear-

A-Jmiral l‘lfi(L

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.\Ir. J. P. W. Mallalieu. .\l.P., L‘ntler-Secretary of State for Defence (Royal Navy) visited Portland Naval Base on January 5. visiting the Naval Centre. ll..\t.S. Osprey. the R.N. Air Station. married quarters at Weslclifl. the ‘Naval Base and the Under Water \\’i.-apons I-Istablishnient.

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Sturgeon Captain W. I. N. Forrest. l..D.S.. Royal Navy. has been appointed an Honorary l)en:a| Surgeon to the Queen from January 29, I966. in succession to Surgeon Captain A. l\I.tcI)onald Watson. l..I).S.. Royal Navy.

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Admiral Sir Guy Grantham. l\‘.(’.B.. C.B.l-2.. l).S.0.. a former Commander in Chief. Portsmouth. and a former Governor of .\lalta. was installed as :1 lay canon at Portsmouth Cathedral -

January IS. the ceremony being performed by the Bishop of l'ort.sntouth (Dr. J. II. L. Pltillips). assisted by the Provost (the Very Rev. 15. N. Porter (iotf). Admiral Sir Guy lives at

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HAS PLAYED RUGBY FOR 18 YEARS—STILL ONLY 28

R o 3’ a l i\'a\~y Inter Services match against the Royal Air Force. he sustained a broken iaw. However. he fought back to fitness. was included in llte Navy side. and was also selected for the Combined Services‘ team to tour Canada.

(7:tscy. the Ro_vaI Navy. Hampshire and linited Ser-

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at 28! His career started at the age

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But it is to the Royal l\'avy. which he joined in I953. that he f has gl\'ct'I his rugby talents. which have appeared on grounds as far apart Lh 'l'\i.ickenli;tm and in Canatla. llis progrexs in Navy has. despite injuries r ll eh _v wluch would have resulted in

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H..\l.S. Ursa. the ‘War

II()R'I'I.\' before Il.M.S. I'r~.a t('tlr. A. I.. I.. Skinner. l{..\'.l. Ii.-It I’I_\ntnuIh on .lanu— :ir_\ 24 for the West Indies. first stop Ilermuda. Ilte Lord Mayor of l’l_\niiiutlt handed over to tire ship a church hell. :1 gift trout the city ol' Plymouth to cltnrch the at Plyntouth. 'I'ubagu. which was devastated II) hurricane ‘I*'Iora' four years

xltlt.‘ iii the Inter-Services (‘hampI\III\TIIp in the I958-5‘) season. Once he had established hintsell’ in the team 'Jim‘ (‘a<ey was 1 dillicult to ilislodgc. and for the 1 lo|lonin;.: three \L':t\0It.\ he \\:t\ an automatic choice. \'i'hen the Navy won the litterServices tournzitnent in l‘l(i(l‘(il. (‘axe-_v \llsI£tlllL‘lI an ;ink'c injury

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the evening before their last vital match. But his determination to play resulted in him passing a late litness test. and appearing in the winning Navy side on the international ground

weighing

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HE commander ol t h e I" r e It c It Submarine Force (Contre .-\dntir'.tI I‘. l)arti;-,ue. I-'..\'.). Il_\in;: his flag the French ship Rhone. :1 subutarine depot ship of 2.375 tum (Tull Ioadl. visited the headquarters of the Irtt::tlc. Flag Oflicer Submarines‘ at Fort ller prcsclll commission. in Bloclthousc Trotn January I-I to the Slit I-rigate Squadron. corti18. The Rhone was joined by tnenced on July ll. I96-I. the French submarines‘ Horse (L6-80 tons surface di\pI:l(‘cII.\I .3. .\I unklfin (l.lt.‘lIl.-Cdr. men!) and Diane (850 tom surC‘. l. Ripper R.N.). sailed for the‘ face displacement) on January 15. Far Ifast on January III. _

'l he purpose of the visit. apart from the good-will aspect. was to return the call paid bv Vice:\dmiral II. R. Law. when he

I'I.lf_' Ofliccr SllI1ll1.tI'lt‘lt:\. tttadc .tl Loricttl in April. I905.

to take part in the postevercixe discussion of ioi nt Ll.K.fI:rCllCIl submarine exercises. and discussions on other matters of tnutual operational interest. A comprehensive programme of entertainment was arranged for the French squadron.

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first is Officer wieii Petty winner of NATO award

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Royal Navy and Royal Marines Sports Control Board has awarded the i\'.-\T0 Sports Trophy for the Royal Navy to a member of the \\'oinen'.s Royal Naval Service. 24-year-old I’.(). Wren Deirdre Anne Watkinsnn for her Inter-Service athletics acliievenieiits in I965. The trophy was given hy NATO to he aoarrlcd for success in .sports_or nii|itar_i_r skills. The_ Royal l\'av_v_ is presenting it annuall_v to the indivitluul or team whose achreveitietlts Ill Inter-Service Sport durum

the vear are considered to he most tiieritnrious. l'.t). Wren Walkinson is the lirst ninner. I‘,()_ \\'t'c'\'I \\'atkinsoti whose lmine is nim at (r tsctlli llouse. Kent Street. l’orls'tiiotitIt. Hunts lliirtiterly iii 52 I‘;rrh:ini Road. .,.(‘IU~rpUI'lI joined the Wonieifs Rtt\‘.tl .\'av.il Service in June. 1%.‘. III the Reetilattitg category. l’revioiisly she had served in the \‘i".R..-\.l’ as a physical lfitllllllg instriietoi. She is serviiu: in U16 I)ttclli:ss ol Kcnl Il.tI'r.il.‘l£S (ll l'orisinoirtlr

.\'.v\'Il'R.-\I. SPOR I S\\'(I.\Ir\.'\' I).-irilre \\'iiil.i'risori is :r n.itur;il sportsuoiiiatt: alliletics. 'liockei.. _sqti;isli. fencing. teiiiiis. netball and I'l.lLiI'lIllIlt|l‘lhave all come easili to her. Iitit it is as art athlete th;t' she has excelled and it is this hrzinch of sport which has led to the award to her of the N.-\'I‘() Sports Tropliy. ller interest in athletics goes back to her .scliooldays and tier first strccess was in I956 when she was in the Hampshire Schools team. Later. she joined ilie Ciosport Athletics Club of which she is still a nicmber. The dis'tatices' in which she has specialised are 400 metres and

-540 yards. In I065 her achievements in Inter Service (l{.N. Army R.:\.F.) (‘onibined Services and in National and International events were as follows: In the Inter-Service Women's Championships on July I4 she won all four of her track events and was in the R.N. women's team which won the relay race; represented the Combined Services against Hampshire County and Universities and won the 440 yards; represented London v. Lomhardy and won the 400 metres: represented [England V. N. Ireland v. S. Ireland and won the -

yards‘: represented England ;i_e.iiii v. Fast (ierniany and won

I‘l'l~'.I.\’l-'. years after the last Naval contribution to Polar exploration (the British North Greenland E\pedilion) the HE Plymouth Command is returning: to Greenland. Nine members of the Roval Chimipion.-.hip.s' were held at 5 ServiceSki and .\lountaineerin:: Club. together oilh a civilian Ilricklields on June I6. The .\':ivi. weather proved to he the main geologist and cine-photographer and under the Ieadenihip ot‘ hazard and atfected the per- I.ir:ut.-('dr. M. II. Thomas. R.N.. of Britannia Royal Naval ('.olIet:c. Iortttances of the top athletes. Diirtriioiitli. oill be visiting Schvveherland. 66.JON. 37W.. from Ilrilannia Royal i\'av-.il (.‘ollci:e. iiiid-July to mid-September this year. Schwieierlaitd I\' an area of The reniaiiiiiitg Service incitiDartmouth. once again retained about 400 square miles lietween hers are l.ieut.-Ctlr. C. .\‘l. the team ehatnpiunships. TIIL‘ Inter Cotnmand Championships Stocken. l<.i\'. (l)cptity l.e;itlcr). the coast and the inland icel.ieiit. (i I). l\'ce|;rtt. It.M.. Sur- .sheet. It consists of a host of were held at llricklields on June 26 with Portsmoulli (iottunand ttcott l.ieut, I, I). llay. R.i\'.R.. .sh;ipe|_v and precipitous rock.»\..-\.l. I‘. J. (iztrden. C.Y. i\|. I3. pcaks (i—.\‘.000 ft high between taking the Team ('hainpion- : Collins. l..R.O. J. R. Corner. which flow the numerous ships. The Royal Navy were hosts C..-\,\\'.3 ‘I W Kirkpatrick and glaciers tlescetiilirig from the ice.\l:irine R. Ii. Twigg. cap. r\ltliotti_.-.h adjacent areas to the Army iii the (iyrttiiasiiiin. _l'hc niziin aims of the expedi- have been e\plori:r.l it is totally Il..\I.S. I)r;ike on Jzitiiiarg. 28. tiiivisitcd and has lieen rnztppetl I965. which resulted in .I win tion are to c\p|orc and clinili in only from ;ri:ri;il pliologrziphs. a rziiige of llIOIllIlitIl'lSpreviotisly for the .-\rni_\- by seii.-ii born»: to uiivisiteil. to carry otil It proClimbing :it this lalittttle is font. .-\.B. I:lL'IlI\ I.-\t'l. Rota!) }.'I'.tll\lIlc.' of itttportant _L'L'(\I0l.:ls‘.|i only pr;tctic;rh|e drriini.: the relawent on to win lltc litter-Service and to produce a in min. tivclt \'-.’ll'lII suninier ntontlis htit llo\'itti: .-\ssoci.i‘.io:t (li.ititpioti- work this time_ ships. The Ro}..il Navy will he lilnt for t.'.t.‘lIL‘f'.tI .\':iv.il piihlicily isaccess lront the coast atbecause (it extreinels dillicult Dtlfpuscs. hosts to the R.,-\.l-_ on .\l.ireh ‘J. severe thaw conditions on the in the (i_vmii;rsiiiiii. lI..\l.S. glaciers Iielniv about |.5tlO fl. To Drake. (Continued from euluttin -ll overcorne this ditlicttlty it is inwith ll..\l.S, (‘amhridge letidcd to lat lootl and fuel I)Ri\I\'E'S SI-IC().\'I) WIN Il.l{.N.(’. iiiice iigairi retaining depots durine .-\pril. wlten the The l’l_vmoutli (‘oinrnaiid the team eliarnpioiisliips. The lower teniperatttres give hard Novices‘ (fhatnpioiisliips were lriter ('omin;ind (‘liatnpionsliips snow siirlaces and easier travel. held in the (iynin:isitirri. H..\l.S. were run over this course on tISITT_ll local dtig-sletlges and Drake on October I-l. Drake Fehriiary 26. I965. with Ports- ilrivers for the purpose. winning the team cliariipiiinsliips mouth Command winning the The tliree-malt depot-laying for the second year running. team honours. party will leave on March [8 The Inter (.‘omni:ind Novices‘ Tlii: Plymoutli Command and reiiirii on completion and in held Short Course (‘liampioiiships the niairi party \\ ill leave on July (‘ltanipionsliips were H.M.S. Victory. and the Ply- were rttti over the H.M.S. (‘amIt. llotli parties will travel by Itt\l the ('ommaiid mouth team britlge course on October 27. sea to lcelaiid and thence by R..\l. the Il.R.i\’.(‘. once again relaitting charter aircraft to Kiiltisuk. an championships to_ the team eliarnpioitsliips. Corps by one point. airstrip on an island just all the ltidividual The R.N. Open East Greenland coast. From 'l'I:I'T'Ri\TIIl.0.N' and Inter Command ('hanipioiithere the team will travel by held two were over days ships The Plynioiith (‘omrnand and boat to the head of 'F:ississarssik in the Gymnasiiiin. H..\l.S. R.N. ('li:impionships- were held Fjord and will then face an Drake on December 8 and 9. in H.M.S. Drake and Bickleigh arduous 50 miles to the base The finals proved to be an ex- on March 20 and 2|. The total depot following a tortuous cellent evening's entertainment entry of 30 competitors. making route over heavily crcvassed with some extremely hard- I0 teams. competed in this glaciers. man-handling a sledge fought contests. The RM. arduous and not so well known for their equipment. Corps wrestled the Team (‘ham- sporting activity. It was encourThe cost of the expedition. (‘omfrom pionships Plymouth 29. which IS in the region of 123.500 to have a team of apprenaging mand with 32 points to tices from H.M.S. Fisgard par- is being raised from non-public ticipating. who eventually won funds. /and members are contri.

P.0. Wren’ Delrde Anne YVatlidnson—the I-‘tying Wren—in a

characteristic starting position the 400 metres: and represented many. when she won the 400 Great Britain three times. the metres and was voted the first on July 30 v. Poland; when Woman Athlete of the Meeting. she canto second in the 400 metres. recording her personal Vice-Admiral D. C.- B. F. third fastest Gibson. Flag (’)tIi.er best time and the. Naval Air time in Europe this season. the Command left Iiiigland on second on August II V. HunJanuary I‘) for a I2-day tour of gar)’. ‘when she came second the Far liast. again in the 400 metres and third

September 26

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