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GLAMORGAIWS VISIT

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gttitlctl-tttissilc desH.l\l.S. (Slammwas bcrthing at

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TO

GLA‘MOllGAN

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I-Iigltlcen television sets were also given to the ship. one

for each n'lt:S\tlL‘L‘l;.

Considerable entht1\1.1~.nt for the visit was c\[)L'L'l.'lll)’ evident among the 20 or so Men of (ilttntorgtutt amortg the ship's company.

One area of the county is known to all tlte ship‘s company. H..\‘l.S. tilztmorgan has her owtt "Rhondda V:t|ley"~the main passage running through the ship, A busy programme arranged for the ship's company included a dinner for ISO of them. given ‘by the ('h:1irman and (‘ouncil of the (ilztmorgan County. in the County Hall.

|<o_y.1l Navy's ItC\\esl \\.1r.h:p_ .1nd the lirst ever "lite

heat’ c11:111'._y. “us

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the

name

the

of

(il.1tnor1.:att's the

visit

lll\‘l‘.;|llt1ll

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have been received trom donors in tlte county are some line pieces of silver.

ltritannizt Quay, Cardill. on l)ecentber Z. for her lirst vi~'.it to the County of (ilatnorgzttt. She was lL‘:tvlug :1g.1i11 on |)ecemhcr 5. to

Among the gifts

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(il.IllltIf_\.:.tll ('ot1nty (‘ou11cil.

ll..\I.S. ('1l.1morg;1t1's crest leattlrex the red dragon of \\'.1les, and she has :1 Welslt motto. I I-'YNY ll'OR NOI) (Aim High). conceived by ('yn;1n. Areltdrttid of Wales.

‘I he mntln. tlittering from the more usually used Latin. scellts p.1rticu|;1rl_\ apt for a

3,-mtled-t1t1~.»1lc destroyer.

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Gales up to Force 10 and waves 50 feet high lashed sltipsof the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy taking part with units of the other Services in a full-scale anti-submarine exercise for 11 days. ending on November I6. jurcd man was taken to Lonby H.M.S. Dido.

Areas involved extended front both sides of North Scotland donderry In addition to broken cutdown to the English Channel via tlte .-\tl:1ntie to the west of lery in most ships. H.M.S. Ru»:Ireland.

Conditions were so bad that the results of the fleeting contacts will need evalttation before it can be decided which side won.

Ships taking

part were the Hermes. the frigatcs

carrier Naiatl. Phocbc. Dido. Bcrwick.

Salisbury. Russell. and the R.F.As. Olna and Retainer. all of which were on station in the Moray Firth at the beginning of the exercise. with the cruiser Ttgcr. supported by the

LRO Henley and his wife at Melbourne

Diverfed to his bride When the

destroyer. H.M.S. H:1mpshire. was unexpectedly diverted to Melbourne for mechanic. and mother. live at Dovcton. 26 miles from a two-week stay during :1 cruise of Australian ports. Melbourne.

H.M.S. Hampshire was LRO Albert Hartley. aged of the I6 warships and 24. of Liverpool, was the one Royal Fleet Auxiliary veshappiest man among the Sels undertaking calls at ten 440 ollicers and ratings on Australian ports—thc big-

sell had to withdraw to Devon(".'1u;1tlt':m tlL‘\‘II'0_\‘L‘l’S .'\fi\illlb0l'lC. pnrt with :1 fractured mast. She .\l:trgaree. (‘h;tt1dicre. and sullercd further damage wltcn tanker docking. A strong gust of wind with the ()tt;1wa.

Il.M.C.S. Provider. sailing from blew her against the dock wall. the Londouderry area. scraping the starboard side.

During the exercise Tiger had NI’-IARLY OVERBOARD to go to one of the enenty submarines. Grampus. whose cook _While H.M.S. Phoebe was had been burnt on the face after bctng replenished in heavy seas. an accident in the galley. an unusually large wave struck It was not easy to find the the ship. knocking four sailors sttbmarine. but with the aid of to the deck.

05 Phillip Brentnall was disR.C‘.A.F. Argus she was an eventually traced. and the in- appearing over the side when PO Dennis Cross grabbed his leg. He in turn was lteld by the chief hos1m's mate.

Two other sailors. LMF. Charles Connclly and /LB. Joseph Walsh. were also hurt.

The four iniured were transferred to Hermes. One of them had a suspected fracture of the skull. anti there were several broken bones among the others. but no one was placed on the danger list.

board.

Too charming Ilong-Kong starlets (pictured here) stole the show at the finals of tlte lteartl-tgrmsing contest when lt..\I.S. Victtirious had a lettday stay in the port at the end of September.

There had been intense cultitalion from the time the competition had been announced ofl Malta. 'lho.- panel of iudgcs consistcd of the Flag (lfiiccr Secondin-('ontmand Far East I-‘lect.

Vice-.-\dmiral C. I’. Mills. the conmtztnding ollicer. and the starlets.

‘Hie starlets managed to mer-

gorgeous’ their oriental fear of beards well enough to judge each set for feel and texture. and it scented that most of the competitors were growing for this one delight.

In Ilong-I\'ont: the ship's company said farewell to Capt.

I). l.. Davenport. who had commanded Victorious since October. I964. He was relieved by Capt. I. S. Mclntosh.

After a few days‘ flying ofl

come

Subic. Victorious joined Australian. New Zealand. and United States units for a major ctercisc.

On October 28. the combined fleets entered Sydney Harbour. and among the 30.000 who visited the carrier were some of the 580 war brides who had taken passage in the Ship from Sydney to U.K. in I9-I5. and were now living in the neighbourhood.

keeping.

Discussions are taking place about the final "home" for the V.C.. which was won in [857 by William Hall. 2| Canttdltntt serving with the Naval Brigade :tt Lucknow. during the Indian

Mutiny.

It

was

room

bought by the

for £75 in I025.

Ward

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Waiting qua_v.xide as the ship at the Victorian capital was the Australian girl he left behind in England as a bride of three weeks when his ship sailed from P0t‘l\m0tllll. in April.- for duty with the Far Iiast Fleet.

She is 2|-year-old Marg:1for him

on the berthed

Hanley.

whose father. a former Fleet Air Arm air

ret

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WARDROOM V.C. FOR CANADA From the Wardroont of the Royal Naval Il:1rracks_ Portsmouth. :1 Victoria Cross is going on loan for display at li\po '67. the \\‘orld fair being staged in Canada next year.

(Tdr. R. E. de M. I.eathes. (‘ontntander of the Ilarracks. and l.iettt.-Ctlr. A. J. Armstrong.

Wardroom Mess Manager. went aboard the ('anadi;1n Navy tleslrqyer-escort Chattdicre. at I’ort.<mottth Dockyard. to hand over the decoration to the commanding otlicer. Cdr. J. l.

Manure. R.C.N.. for safe

guided-missile

gest programme of visits since the end of the Second World War. The original plan was that Hampshire should berth in S_\'I.lnc)'. but she was sent to Melbourne when the ship dtte there developed a defect.

LRO Hartley was greeted by a f.trnil_v he had never met before. including four brothers and two sisters-itr law.

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RACING A CARRIER BY ROAD When H.M.S. Victorileft Sydney for ous Fremantlc after a (viovvct-It Visil. three ofliet-rs. two ratings. and three soldiers (part of the \lllp'\ liaison for ciiiiiptiny duties) also left the city in

prized places in \'timc branches there isn't much competition for billets

some

DRAFTY’S

for a family passage. and in them the volunteer for l..F.S. in or our of turn is likely to get what he

qualifying

“

twice

or more

in

a

sending the

full

same

lucky

man

twice to such a prized draft. is there a fairer way than leaving it to chance? We have looked for one. but \\lll)0Ul success so far.

We have to make up otir minds which is the best way of running the drafting rosters. and iliere are very strong arguments in favour of treating shore service at home as the kind most wanted by'most ratings. married

career.

But in most hranclie-s then: are far more takers than billets. and it must be largely .i m.itter of cliance \\ ho gets them.

It is quite possible for a volunteer to go to pension withotit ever bringing off an L.F.S. billet in one of the five or so foreign drafts he is liable for in 22 years.

l<‘l~2Wl-ZR BASI-‘S

or

single.

Once we've decided to keep rosters in this way we can‘! then re-arrange the cards so that we pill the volunteers for L.F.S. in

£If'l_\'ll)il'l{Z.things are getting worse as overseas bases are reduced or paid off. We try hard lf

avoid. in these branches. ever

to

.

sea

fair qiieslion. and one that can only be ansnered by saying that the billets don’t turn tip in a steady stream. and neither do the volunteers.

I)!-If-IP TROUBLE So when we have only

few L.F.S. billets to fill. there may be a lot of applicants. and a month or so later it may be the other way round.

We would be in deep trouble with you if we kept an L.F.S. volunteer over his time in the U.K. waiting for the next flush a

of billets.

There is one way in which we could enlarge the list of candi-

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dates when there is it flush of billets.and that would be to take volunteers for L.F.S. out of turn at the very beginning of their U.l(.-based service.

Of course the men concerned would effectively lose a whole period. say is months to two years at home, and this is why we have not yet adopted this solution.

second L.F.S. coniitiission in lifetime while others are waiting for their first.

It goes without saying that all our work is valueless when it is based on a drafting preference that is out-of-date. So once you have volunteered or decided not to volunteer. your decision will be in otir minds until we know that you have changed yours.

You can let us know of a

:1 .'t

TllREF. I-ZVILS But we may have to do it if we are convinced that it would be the least of the three evils. the other two being selection about half-way through U.K.-

bascd service.

or

giving

change of mind by rendering

Preference Card or it Prefcrencc Request Form (B.-1.‘tb)). new

a man

only and may hate to be (lunged than at vhnrt notice. he term "UK. liaise Port" ineans

and

commissioned. the dates quoted

those

on

\l~hlA'l'| the main party will I\‘|ll3l'I l\ ittiri.-itcd about

lrialt April

Dl'.\(TA.\' (AIS Fill!!!) December I‘ It Rixuth. llornc Sea Service Loritl-indciiy Squadron. U.K. Base Port,

Dentnpoii. General Set-ncc

at

('ommn-

lanuan to

l)lI)0 lA.'.\ l’ti|.i'.e) March 2 at (‘bath.tm_ General Senice t‘omrruui'on llnmcl-ar l-Tastlllmne.

(Ph.tsc(ll t‘an=:iut‘t Comriund. U.R. Base Port. ('h.tt!um.

fF..\'l-ZI.llrl-T iA.‘S Frintcl. March In

at

Ilcionpvrt. Home Sea Service I) K. flue Port. Dcvnnriort. (C). til-II-‘t>i.Vnl-ZR (Destroyer). March I6 at Chaihaim, General Service Commit(ton (Pi-tau-d), llomeil-"air Fast! Home.

U.K. Hale Port. Chltham.

KI-IPPI-ll. (AIS Frigate). March [7 at Gibraltar, Home Sc: Scnicc for trials. ('on\mi\\is1M Mn )2. FXITICYY I'io(ccimn Sduadron U.K. Ease Port, Runs-ih.

GR)-‘.\'\'ll.l.l-I (AIS Frlntc). MidMarch at Portsmouth. Port Stllivtl.

To Reserve on completion.

I I at

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TARIAR t.A.'A f-‘riniicl. January I2 at Ponsmmith. General scrvice Cummiuion tl'ha.scd). lloriwIMidi.l:c lint!

UK. Bate Port. Demnpoit.

laomc .

PIIMA (MA Frinit-). Januanr 12 II Dnonmrt. General Scnice Commie sioi-i

(Phased). llotrieil-‘at hstlllorne

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U.K. Rue Port. Dcionoori.

ClllLL‘(|\ll'TON(C..\l.S.). End January at

Gibraltar.

llotuc

Sea

(vice

Dcvonpott.

Sftuce lor trulv (‘ontiitiuiomi SI.» 24 (‘ap':in'\ (‘ornrturid UK. line Port. Dcmnport.

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INTREPIID t.\\\.iull Shirl). February 26 Home Sex Service! at (‘l\¢lrb.inlt Ftviciln Scnirc (East of Sun) from date ol uiline U.K. Base Port.

llomi-.'F:r l‘a1t.’Ilomc, L1,); lust Purl. |)no.-tport.

AJAX t/('5 I-‘mantel Dctcmher I? at S-nnrmrc. lorcicn st-rticc (lat l'attiI l.T'l’I.l\Ed). (_‘.tptairi'\ t‘-immand It’).

DANAE lA‘S Dcsonrhitl. Port

l-'t.shciv

.\l(.‘.M. Squadron Kfdartonl. (E).

I-‘nil

nion.

_l967 l-rie.i:r)

(‘otrtmtuiorn

for

Protection Squadron.

LA!.l"STlI.\' t(‘ 515). l’rhrii:(ry 6 at Portsmouth ll-ime Sc: Scnict-_ (‘rantrntvsiiins Fchriitiry 27 \icc hltnct Ill U.K. Hate Port. Portsmouth.

Sll0l'I.N).\i tl'..\|S). H.-liruary 'l‘ at l'or:.-.miiu:li for trials (Ti-mmissiom .'darch 2|. ltd l\lt‘..\l. Squadron Home Sea Service. UK. that Putt.

Portland.

Al'l't.ETt)N (C.M.Sl. February 7 It Gib.-.ilt.ir. lorcittn Service (Middle

Plymouth.

T'urtsmI‘tIlh. t(.').

DARl.\'l‘: tlksiroycrl, Drccmhrr ‘I9

crew at Gibraltar. (lihi.-tltar at

1;V)lI|T:.)

Service.

.

Jl‘N0 (MS Fiinie).

April I

It

South-

.1mriion._ General Service Comminion llomelhr East. Captain‘: Command UK. Rate Port.‘ Chalham. (C).

IIIJNDAS (Alli _l-rinic), April It Gibi.iIr.-ir. Local l-urctxn Service.-L.R.l'. comnicmcrtt.

(.'|.lt\fllI-KHAN I-'Ll(2l|T. April at l'o.-it.tnd. General Service CommisWessex.

Rl'§l'l'0N lf.'.M.S.). April. Home Sc: Sc-mcc. 'l'm~lnx crew [rum U.)(. to sion,

(lihnttar. (:APRl(.T. tlkatrover). April 6 General

rum.

Service

at ChatCommission

llomc!Far Easilllome.

U.lIt. Irate Port. Ch.t:harn.

IIAINKY (Dcstrmcr). April I.) at (minced).

Pommotiih. General Service Com(Phased). lIomclF:r Furl Ilome U.)(. Base Port. Portsmouth. t)l.t.\‘\ lDt'\trtIvct). April )3 at "€\I)lID\)l'l. General Service C_ommission

mmion

(l’h.\<:d), Home/l-ar hast.

U.K. HM: Port. Devonvort.

RIIYI. (AIS Frigate). May at Rmyth.

Port Scri-ice. Special rctit. (Docliyaid control).

|.0Wl-‘sl'0l-‘I’ UVS Frinie). May at ('hai)urn. Port Service. Special refit.

(Dockyard control).

NAM!) (AIS Fnnie). Mar 4 It Foru-

ntouih. General Service Commission (Phased). llome.'l'ar East. UK. Bne Port. Porumouin.

KEPPEI. (AIS Frintc). Mar 12 It Gibraltar. Horne Sc: Sr-rv-ice. Fishery Protection Suuadron. U.K. Bate Port.

llmvth.

DANAE (AIS Friute). Mar

24 at

Service Commission. Home/I-‘er East. CIl')tIin'v

Dcvonpoit. General

(Tnmrnand. U.)(. Base Fun. Devonnon.tci. l.uNDO.\tI)I-ZRRY (MS Fricaic). Ma! _

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H II Piirtsrtioulh General Scnice I'omm:nmi1 (Phasrd). llomcil-"at Eat. U.K. ll.ur' Port l’iirt-intoiiih.

AIlGON\l'l’ t/HS Frintcl, luly

THE FINEST MOTORING

d_

(lrrieral lust!

ttcntatne date) at llcrtbutri

dalc\

Service (Iumniiuion. llomcllar Ilome. U K have Port. Potucnouth.

Al‘ROR\ (A-S Frtuicl. July )3 _ll

General S-crvite (.'(in'tmission (l'h.i\rd) ’TI\l11l"4\TldIJiC FAIII UR ruse Port. Chairtam ( ).

I|\'l)R\ I-‘l.t(;Ill tlfiidei consideralion) ltity at Portland (‘icncial Scrvtcc (‘tiinniiwon \\'n\n.

Chalham

I'l‘oi 1t-

DIAMOND

July

tl)curosert_

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at

(.‘h.\th:int General Sc:\i;c Cl1l'I'lfT‘-llsion. llonx-.'l~ar hstillnme, U.K.

Has: Port. (‘h:ith.im. 'l.lIl.U (Gr Hintel July 22 at Ros-uh.

Gcnctal heiutc Corniitiuion (Phased).

UK. E.ui'lIorr.c. lliimclhltddle Base Port. l(o\sih_ IL‘).

Ill-Zll“l(‘|\'

Devorit-int-.

T‘lIla|f('T /tuxiist at Special it-lit. tlmclvatd

(AW

Ctintriitl l'iirt Senicc.

III-ZC()\' tlkstiovcrl. Aiiriist

at

Spcciai

Porta-

moiith General Service Foriimsssion.

flue llt\mc.'l:tr l.t\:.'llome UK Port. l'iir-.snmiith_ .l\(;('AR t.‘\.I\ I-rinict Rtiktnt 3 at

(fhathatri P-iii Scr\i.c tor (‘timmisminn Scptcrithct 2') have Poti. t'lt.i:ham.

ffhllh

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LLANIHI-'l-' IA.-I) l-‘ttntcl September I‘) at '~iintt.io-iic. Foreign Service (hr East) (l‘ha\rd) (A). .l.\(ll.‘AR t.»\'A Fiinicl flcritcnthcr 2') at (.'h:th.ini (lcrtcral ‘ienice (Iorrtntito

lliimr-‘I'ar faist lliimc. U.K. Bast Purl. ('h.ilham. lit-2N1’ it; .\I. tlt-siimeii September in Chatham. (.'icnci.i| Service (‘outrunsinn. Nomi.-tFar I-int (Phased). U.K. Base Port. t'h.tiI-tam.

I.lll.U Fl.l(;lll' (Under consideration).

September at Portland General Scrvice Cummtwori_ Wain l'USC|I!1STON tt‘..\l.S.l. September at Bahrain. Forcilrl Service (Middle East), ‘uh .\l.(.'..\l Squadron. (E).

ASIIANTI (GD l’ri':a:c). October 2 LR P. at Portsmouth Port seruce complement.

WISTON l(‘ .\I S ). f).‘!tll‘*(‘r at Hal-train.

Foreim *;eru.i.- tlktuldie lint) ‘mt uitn.

M.(‘..\l Suii.ii.lion (If).

rt.-ii-t-er iii it‘.\lhi_ t-oie;i-n Service (Middle East). '):h .\l (' .\I. Sttiiudttin (|:). t)I-:l.t(:Ill tI)n-.mieit. tic:-ircr at lkitinoiiit General Service Commis(l'h.i-ed) llorttc.'\\'c\i lndicsl UITII Home. l.‘ K. H.l\f l'iiti. Devonnort.

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Hire-Purchase Charges for Club members.

H.P. on new c:irs—8'X, older cars in proportion.

Any make or year of vehicle supplied. including new cars. A‘) cars over £300 have written guarantee.

You can part exchange your present vehicle and still ioin.

We will settle any H.P. outstanding if required.

Stock List will be sent to you—Home or Abroad. The car you require is ready on your return home to drive away.

Immediate insurance facilities. and remember.

Open an account to meet your I0‘/. extra on all cash saved will be allowed towards the purchase price of any new or used car.

5"/_ Discount on all new car prices for Club Members ONLY. Our representative visits Naval Establishments in the Portsmouth area. Telephoneand we will call by appointment.

MOST lHf’ORTANT— Drafting worries are completely eliminated and financial loss is reduced.

Membership is open to Leading Seamen and above.

There is NO membership fee.

LOW»

requirements.

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PLYMOUTH I3 Waterloo Street. Stonchouse

CHATHAM 35l

Port

ham. Port Service for trials. Comnimztint July 2!).

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Portsmouth.

SKLISIIIIRY (All) Frinlcl. June at Devonport. Port Service. L.R.P. complement.

Ill-HIONII (Destroyer). June I It (‘hat-

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LONDON

at

Special ictli. tnoclivard control).

\\/up.

the

dicaicd as Iiilloiiisr (A)»~AlI (‘oaks (5).

Cooks t()) and all Stewards Ill). (‘mu (5) other than one P.0. Cot-It (M. all Cook: (0) and all Stewards. tC)—(‘ooh (0) and Stewards only. fD)—(‘ools (5) other than C.P.t). and P.(). all (‘non (0) and all Sicvrardt. ll-L)—lciidinc Cook: (5) and Stewards only. (I-)-—

Illffild of

the one on which men are in ioin such shim. and draft.

In action in the first party will therefore be initiated about nine months ahead of the dates quoted.

Dnftlnt action for men for Irllll fit‘ "Ibo I-ill loim nan or the anal 9°mDl€rB¢Dl) is initiated between tvro months

months before

hhim in Locally Eiitcrrd (5) Cool: (0) or Stewards are to be borne in lieu of U.K. mines are in-

are

19m. Draltinz six

five

qtiiitcd. _lhc.s(: ocriods should be borne in mind when ntcterrine requests in «nice in particular \hlO\. volunteer tor which Coulis

the port at which the \l'l.:) mav normally be expected to me lute and retit.

For shim vih;:h are in he plntg.

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NAVAL CHURCH NOW CLOSED The old Naval Dockyard Church. Sheerness. now closed. contained a number of memorial tablets. The relatives of those commemorated may like to know that these are being preserved in the Dockyard Church. ('h;itliain.

There is panelling in memory of 77 dockyztrd personnel who lost their lives in ll..\l.S. PrinIrene in l‘)l5. and a cess wootlcn casket and book records a list of their names and also names from H..\l.S. Bulwark.

JIJNO I-‘I.

IIT. (L‘1uP‘€t iii Portland.

General Sct\i.c Cnmriiiuiorl. \'i'asp,

\‘ll).\l_ istirteyinir Shin)

t).-iohcr ll

l‘h.r.h.ivri Fort-ten Service that East).

U.K. ‘use l'ott. l't:.vihanI (Al. II’-'.A(TII\\Il'TON ll" .\I SJ. ()ctt\b€f_It Foreign service (Middle E1“). ‘llh “C M §t.|tI.tdr(\t‘\ llil.

Bahrain

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October. 1965. by Miss in Talbot. daughter of Anthea Vii:c-Adntiral Sir Fitzroy Talbot. Commander-in-Chief.

cars. vierc

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LOT OF CARE mentioned I Although "chance" a line or so back. :1 lot of care goes into the selection of volunteers.

We try to take them from those who are nearing the end of their U.l(.-based service. because if we dipped down a long stay from the top of the roster we would disturb men only about half-way through their time at home.

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Rulings Inckiiig seniority, VG conduct. or niedically unlit have been omitted.

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DECEMBER I966

The following table shows the total points of the man at the top of each roster as at Ntiveniber. I966. The number in bracltets intli'c;ites the numof men with the same number of points.

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Applications, quoting Ref. 8451, and giving details of expel Manager, The Plessey Company Limited, lllord, Essex.

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Attendant MK 345120 ll. C. htankictow. MX .R$6Sl8 G. D. Michic To Cale! Petty other I ‘IZQSIS C. C. Devlin. IX S,l‘).16I W. it. David‘. D: 77306! G. Murrav. IX 599537 0. \\'aItx. IX 760|06 T. A. Potinr. no 661300 J. C. Curlli. Ix 771-155 I. C. Gibbs, IX 509012 0.

Franks. JX 76021:? A. ll, Warren. IX 871365 A. I. Anderson. Ix ttl678t R. It. Hunt. IX SIRITV 5. IS. Kingdom. IX 801154 R. Youna.

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To Chief Petty Ollcer Steward LX 807577 N. M. Lees.

To Chic! Al: I-‘liter (Al-It LIFX 816193 I. T. Wood

LII-‘X 837496 J. Souihwartti. l.Il'-‘X tttstol R. J. Adarru. LIFX 347536 C. Middlelit‘-HIS S. R. hhcbonald.

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and NATIONAL SAVINGS CERTIFICATES NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS FOR MESS AND OTHER SERVICE FUNDS

YOUR UNIT SAVINGS OFFICER CAN GIVE FULL DETAILS OR WRITE TO:— THE SECRETARY, H.M. FORCES SAVINGS COMMITTEE, BLOCK 3, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. LONDON ROAD. STANMORE, MIDDLX.

Aberfan disaster

N.-\\“t' Nli\\'S l)ECE.\lBliR I966 FOR

AND FAMILIES

SAILORS

THE SA|lORS' CHILDREN'S SOCIETY Ettablislzc-1 lual Patron:

Majesty

Her

Queen Elizabeththe Queen Mother

Provide:

a

flrst-class upbringing for

warning

Trust

seafarers‘clutdrcnfroruallptrtaoftlie

country in the well-known Newland Home-. 1! Hull. Week by week the Society support: over 500 mien‘ orphans. Temporary care is also provided HITCH the Iztltcr II at 2c: and mother is unable to manage because of illness

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Widow: are assisted to mam-.ain their children at home with cash grants and clothing allowance. A holiday scheme is available at the Society‘: home on the Yorkshire coast.

All:

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:\lc.\.tnt|cr llinglcy (I’l‘c‘\ltIL‘lll). at the annual tnecling of the R0_\';lI l\'aval llcncvolcnl Trust. lteld in London on October 28. gave a warning that deflationary measures and the Selective [Employment Tax could lcad to a considerable increase in calls upon their funds. .-'\dmit.tl

Sir

marincrs—:I truly remarkable

gesture of friendship.

The other was a donation from the Albion. on paying off. of £125 from the welfare fund. welcome evidence of the growing realisation among men still serving of the Trust's polcntial value to them and their dependanls.

The President had opened his remarks with a welcome to their speaker. .-‘ldmiral Sir Desmond Drcycr. Second Sea Lord. "l-ooking at the Service from the outside." said .-tdmiral Binglcy. "my impression is that Admiral Drcycr has done more for the wclt’are—in the broadest sense of the word—of the men of the Royal Na\" and Royal Marines and their than Second Sca Lord I any can remcmbcr."

of there is anything you

want to know. Immediate and

eyrnpathetlc consideration will be given.

Inqulriel to The Secretary Sailors’ Children's Society Newlancl. Hull Tcl.:4233l

DONATIONS GLADLY RECEIVED

achieve a small surplus. the economic situation was such that they "should not get too cockahoup about it."

Admiral llinglcy. who was presenting the 44th annual rcporl. said there were two donations to which he would like to call attention.

I-' ROM GERMAN The first came front a German c.\’-submarincr. Hans Wesscl. chief engineer of U 47. which pcnctratcd into Scapa Flow and sank the Royal Oak. Hans Wessel gave a broadcast on the B.B.C.. and sent his fee of 40 ans. to the R.N.B.'I‘. to be used for dependants of British sub,‘;‘4'\-

....

families.

INCREASED INCOMI-I llc ended with a warm tribute to the "chaps who do the work" ——thc permanent stall. members of the Port Committees. and

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help by the Navy (From Il..\I.S. 'I‘i;:cr)

freeze

on

Although in the year under review they had ntanagcd to

.

CONTINUING IN OFFICE

R.N.B.T.’S WORK IN 1965-66

THEIR

Corresponding Representatives in ships and establishments.

The Hon. Trcasurcr. .\lr.

When we came alongside Ill Cttrdifl for a goo-.l\\ilI ‘visit on Oclubcr 2|. we were puz/Jcd at first when no newsI‘-Illcr or tclcxision men up for the II\ll.lI Press turned Conference.

Later that day the ttcus of the pit heap disaster at .-‘Iberian lil_

‘

G. A. Mnrl-:_v. cs-sick berth chicf pclty olliccr. presenting the balance sheet and statement of accounts. mentioned that the

surplus was_largcly

due to

a

big increase in income frotn the N.A.A.F.I.-—l‘rottt £7.700

in

was to £I9.250 in 1966.

They could not. however. rely upon such "windfalls." and on tile estimated expenditure for tltc I967 accounts. there was likely to Ix: :1 deficit.

Mr. Morley said they were all

delighted that Admiral Binglcy had cxprcsscd his willingness to

continue in ollicc as President for another three years.

"He has been a tower of strength.” said Mr. Marley. "and we face the problems of the future heartened by the knowledge that be will be sharing them with us."

I-‘AREWI-‘.I.I. TRIBUTE _Both he and the President paid tribute to the outstanding contribution to the work of the R.N.B.’l‘. of Admiral E. L. S. King. who would shortly retire after 20 years‘ service as the Governor appoittlcd by the '

.'\lIl'llII"'.lI Bingley. who has expressed his willingness to continue in nfllce as President of the R..\'.B.'l‘. for another

thrccycars

ucIt‘.ir..- slalc. there

still

were

problems to sort out. \lr. Wilson. in looking to thc

nian}

:'mmcdi-atc futurc. said that rcdundancy and the redeploymcnt of labour would be bound to lcad to increasing calls on all charitable organisations.

Admiral Drcycr paid tribute to Admiral and Lady Binglcy. who pad contributed so very much to organising and stimulating welfare work in the Navy.

scl would be sorely missed by all who had worked with him.

They owed him a debt they could never rcpay.

Adoption of the report and accounts was proposed by Mr. M. Hayward. chief petty officer writer. seconded by Mr. G. F. Mace. chief engine room artificcr. and supported by Mr. D. E. Wilson. colour sergeant.

Royal Marines.

M r. Hayward said he felt that the report represented 44 years of sweat. toil and exciting ct!dcavour.

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Savings are piling up-are yours?

His

Mr. G. .\. .\IurIc_\'

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tervite

Monthlyallotment on

banker’: order

22 years £3 per month

Family covor

In lhl service

£969

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ms/:2 p.a.

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"We have been ovcr-c.~ttended." he said. "and the aim and job of the Admiralty Board is to relieve this as much as we can."

There was too much separation. and this they must rcducc.

The aim must be to limit the period to no more than a year.

FIRST STI-II’ "We cannot do this immediately." he went on. "We ltave ships operating and services to perform in the Far East. but as

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FIELD It’ ITCII I-INS The field kitchens set up by the Supply Dcparzntcttt fed cvcryonc who came along. and a valuable addition to provided thc ct_vili_an and Civil Defence

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During 26ltour~‘. some 380 of the ships‘ company ucrc cmploycd at Abcrfan.

None who was there will forget the scene of muddy desolation and tragedy; the brooding menace of the tip threatening to move again at any moment.

We were glad Illa’. we too were given the clmtcc :0 help.

help when they have gonc wrong. I am grateful to the l{..\'.B.'l‘. and all its workers for all you are doing."

the

speaker at the R..\'.l3.'l‘. meeting. said that as Second Sea Lord his responsibility was for the well-being of the Fleet, and his concern was not only for the men but for their families. There was a continual ctlort to make condilions of service better than they had been.

Speaking of the great pressure upon the Navy in recent years.

Admiral Drcycr mcntioned the

security.

Period of

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away.

Once this was done. then m_ost_ of the Tigers set down to digging alongside the miners. relieving heavy transport drivers. acting as stretcher bcarcrs and mortuary attendants. helping with mechanical breakdowns. and generally taking their turn

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The second company relieved the first as planned. but the third company wcrc not requircd. since the Kim:'s Own llortlcrcrs arrived in the area

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His fricttdsltip and wise coun-

.\IA.\'\' I’ROBI.l-'..\IS .\lr. Mace remarked that to the 0t1loo':.cr. the reports each ycar might appear very much the same. apart from the colour on the outsidc. But their work was far from static. Despite government Ic;:i>l;:fi0n and the

lcrcd through.

A call for volunlcers within the ship produced a 100 per Cctll. rcsponsc—-and so, we at 20 minu'.c=.' notice. \\'.'Il_IL‘(I, wlule the rain continued to fall at Abcrfan.

The long-awaited opportunity came. An advance party was on its way immediately. and soon afterwards the first company of 200 volunteers followed. 'fhcy_hclpcd to direct trallic and setting up a cordon to keep

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literature that has been written on both Pepys and ships. llc need not have expressed his hcsitancy. for he has done .1 great service. He does not claim to have broken new ground. but what he has done. in a most readable and delightful way. is

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The commissioning warrant was read by the co:n:n:tnding officer (Cdr. S. A. (X (ltsscls.

R.N;).

A plaque bc.:r:n~__-

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Mr. Pepys’ i'\’m'_v is .1 grand book. well illustrated. appcaling to the general reader and to the specialist alike. arms

PERSONAL RIVALRY Gilbert llackforth-Ioncs h.1s donc it again. In his latest book.

Tltc Slum Chase ("adder and .S‘mm:lum:. I.Id.. 2ls.). he tells of the personal rivalry of Bill Digby and Vivian Grcgson.

Beginning their naval carccrs togclhcr. nearly losing their lives when a kite balloon breaks away from the Impcralor in I017. they remain friends as they climb the ladder to captain's rank.

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I-’\ll who work in Naval Welftirc arc acutely aware of the fear which still prevails that :1 welfare record

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l.()I\'EL\' \\'l\'l".S "Our main problem now coneerns lonely young wives. mziiiy under 20 years of a_-.:e. who cannot facc even a month of ser\;tr;ition without scvcrc di~=.iirh:mcc," he said.

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Not all contnizindiittz ofliccts appear to be aware oftltc regulations contained in l)(‘.l ltllt)/(i-S. .\'ext-of-Lin or noniin.iled person (cg. fizincee) ll'lll'\l. get their zzienfoik to obtain the cards. which then Catt he used for i:.y.ent and essential private atlairs. but not for such things

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aticcting naval families. despite the enormous imlems

in which a man's wish to continue in the :\':ivy has had to he reiected.

“In each instance it was quite ohvioua that the domestic dilliculties and responsibilities were such that he could not possibly serve with credit to hitmelt or the Service."

Mr. Rowkins said that the true “welfare cases" totalled fewer than 5 per cent. of serving:

"My husband is abroad and I am expecting a baby in four weeks," wrote a naval wife to the Welfare Authorities. "Can

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"Most of our cases are of the kind in which niuin has become critically ill. and a sailor son has to he tluwn hottte quickly. They never liavc to come to the \\'eIt'.it'e again.

t’t'i.-iull_\ hut tlclctmitted tcl-.‘piton.' “l~attlc" is being \\'(l‘__’L'\i h_\ naxal wives living at the iie~.-; precinct-t_vpe

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With rcfercttcc to the artists intpression of the new Royal Fleet Auxiliary Engadinc ("Navy News," November), and headed “First Helicopter Support Ship." may I point out that. while you are certainly not. in error, you are not entirely COTICCI.

R.F.A. Engadinc may be the first vessel built specifically as a helicopter support ship and manned by R.F.A. personnel. bitt she is the second to bear the designation of "helicopter support ship." ll..\I.S. l.ofotcn was originally constructed as an l..S.l'I‘). but was converted to a lI.S.S. and

Bunts was second in the line

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Regarding the photo of my old dog Bunts on the front page ("Navy News." September) I

feel I must correct the caption. probably to the great interest of CPO Brook. who is the present tttztslcr.

Iluiits was t)l\i.tlllCtl from an English family at i\lina in the l’crsiait (lull in May. l‘)ol. as a tltrec-montlt-old pttntw. The original Bunts. to which you re-

duly comntissioned

June 23.

I964. under the command of Lieut.-(Tdr. P. J. Morton. R.N.. since when she has been fulfilling the role. awaiting the ariji_va.l of_Eng:idinc. Her pennant number. K07. is in itself art indication of her_t’.ole.

Altltougli pennant number K08 may. no doubt. appear as the first helicopter support ship. to those of us who h:ive served. and to those who are still serving in H.M.S. Lofoten. R.F.A. lingadine will always be the second.

R. E. Rothvicll on

H..\l.S. Lofoten.

From

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cook to another one

‘CPO Ck

(Chief ycoman)

Chalhztm.

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llaverthwaitc, North Lanes.

Survivors from H.M.S. Wren It

was ntost

interesting to read

“Navy News" about Licut.

Parker, who was a survivor of the destroyer Wren after she was sunk by enemy bombing.

I was in the mineswecpcr William Wcsitey in the same

in

action as Wren. when we were attacked by about 200 enemy aircraft. Wren was the first

[was in command of the lifeboat which picked up most of the siirvivors out of the water. and after being machine-grinned for about oite-antl-a-ltalf hours we were eventually taken on board Westtcy ——not witltout tnaiiy casualties.

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(Licut.-Cdr. R.N.R.. rel.)

North Shields.

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the

new

middle class?

There is some talk nowadays of the Navy becoming the new "middle class." An interesting and encouraging idea. but is it true?

The

characteristic of the "middle class" is not affluence so much as a determination. often at considerable sacrifice. to live in their own houses. educate their own children. and. perhaps to .1 lesser degree. hire their own doctor.

Happily hotise-ownership is well under way. bill has anyone seen any signs of a desire for private school or the family doctor?

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(R.N., rel.)

Hants.

Old assessment is reintroduced

casually.

Kent.

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“as

I hope the amount is correct. as I have not bad a

NEAR

INCIDENT OVER MALTESE CROSS EMBLEM

Letters to the Editor

ens.

'

,

Bell believes he nt:i_v hold a record with 30 years‘ service in that cap:icit_v. I served as a cook front January.

I922 to November. I957. and 1‘) years fotir months of that period was as CPO Ck (S).

H. G. Nichols. B.E.M.

ferred.

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An item in the November issue of "Navy News" refers to

the introduction of "Exceptional." This is not new. but the rcirttroditctiott of an ztsscssntcnt which first appeared in wt].

Concerning the "buying-out for recruits." this scheme. I would suggest. is a great mistake. In three months a recruit will hardly have had an opportunity to settle down.

Surely home-sickness is not a malady to give way to. if we wish to make men. that is real men. out of recruits.

A rating should not be encouraged to purchase his discharge until he is 2l.

Pitlochry.

Shipmate

May I point out

Maltese Cross. half red and half white. now being worn on the funnels of the Mediterranean Squadron destroyers and frigates. is in no way "new."

This emblem has been worn opporttinity. and so allay the as the squadron crest of the 7th l‘lllTl0UI'S. Mine Countermeasures G. L Upton (Licut. R.N.) Squadron and the 108th Mincswecping Squadron as it was Eastne_v. before the titles were changed. l’ortsm0ulh. since about 1958. to contact This squadron emblem worn

that the emblem of

by the coastal mineswecpcr in which I was sewing nearly caused a political incident.

The ship was undergoing maintenance during the local

which accompaineil rumours of the Royal Navy's run-down in the Mediterranean.

Our funnel had been scraped and repainted. but the Maltese (‘ross had not been added as the grey p:iint was not dry. Some local spokesman suggested that the fact that the Maltese Cross unrest

a

Hopes

old ‘Valiants’

I have only just heard that contact is being sought with serving members of the First World War Valiant.

I have kept in touch with only two shipmates. but there are others I hear of vaguely. and would like to know if there is any present means of closer contact.

this end would be most gratefully received. I would add that I was a flightl“‘l'"Fd °“l “'35 Pr°°f lietitenant. R.N.A.S.. flying a 'ml’°“d‘"5 '*l°l’3"‘”° °f- one-and-a-half strtitier from Your help

to

h"§d }l;'°°." “

I C

the squadron.

So an emergency operation hatl to take place to restore the Maltese Cross at‘ the earliest

.-Bu lunch

F. 6. Davies

Guildford.

Surrey.

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Nelson death theory Having just read part of Thom-.t,s Hardy's "The l)_vnasts"

Trafalgar. I wonder could Nelson death possibly have been suicide? 1 had never looked at it

relating

to the Battle of

9

in this light before, but now it seems fairly possible.

Nelson was warned not to wear his medals on deck but he insisted. and later. after he had been shot and taken In-low, he shunned attempts‘ by the surgeon to try to save his life.

misreading this passage. but I wonder If any other readers have had the saute thoughts.

(Miss) Daphne O'Connor Angmr.-ring.

Perhaps‘ I

am

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The

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The aim of the appeal is to

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8

ROYAL NAVY EAST GREENLAND EXPEDITION Mr. Wallis’

Lieut-Cdr. Stocken

Civilian geologist and deputy leader. who took charge after Stocltten's death

Leader of the expedilion. Eldest in the part)‘. and led by

Trek in

. v,‘-— 1

..

The

.-

.

aims of the Navy liast Greenland

.

l.icut. Keelan. R.M.. putting on skis at the Conniats Bjoerg main food depot before setting out for Schneizerland for the second time. His load weighs 65 lb. Lieu! Keelan was responsible. with Lieut.-Cdr. Stoclten. for most of the hard work of trail-breaking

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’l1tey departed northwards over crevasse-ridden country.

Each man was roped to the sledge. After two da it was decided to abandon t sledge.

cArtnir:t)'so

Ill. PACK Each man carried 80 lb. on his back. The laden sledge had to be man-hauled over the rug-

ged.

l.icut.-Cdr. Stocken carried on into Schweizerland with Kcclan.

Corner. and 'l'wigg.

heart-breaking country.

But the party

spirits.

set out

in high

The lirst stage of the journey was to the main base in the area of Conniats Hjoerg, lt took eight days of hard trekking and hauling to cover this distance of 50 miles. The

going was tougher than anything they had faced before.

At the main base. they found three members of an imperial College. London. expedition.

One of them had a broken ankle. and the consequent delay caused them food problents.

They had eaten some of the Navy's food that had been dumped there in the spring. This they oflercd to replace with

-

CIJMBED Pl-IAKS Dr. Dilly stayed in this area with his men. and climbed several peaks.

After six days from the Main Depot. which took them well tip the Paris glacier. their food was running short and they were unable to trace air-dropped supplies. The leader therefore led the two groups back to Conniats. arriving there on August 5. They found tragedy.

While climbing the previous day. Flying Oflicer Dearman had fallen. Sutlering from severe shock he was helped

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2,v'l.icut. Agnew. Dcarman, and Collins volunteered to no to the coast with the news.

On August ‘I0 the leader. with Wallis, Dilly, Keelan. Kirkpatrick. and Rowe. left the Depot to pursue the main aim of the expedition. namely the ascents of unclimhed peaks in and Schweizerland. 'l'w igg Comer remained.

They arrived on August 12. this time linding the 96-man day food dump with little trouble. and during the next two weeks climbed the highest peak (more titan 9.000 ft.). and I5 others.

On August 23. tragedy struck

again. Lieut.-Cdr. fatally injured.

dump 80 miles ontoo good to miss.

CHANGE OF PLAN There was a change of plan

food at an offer

a

Stocken l.icttt.-Cdr. realised the country was tougher than expected. They could not all continue to Schweizerland.

Four stayed at the main base: Mr. Roger Wallis. Flying Ofliccr Roy Deamian, R.A.F..

Ldg. Eng. Mcch. Ken Rowe. and Peter Garden.

The remainder——Lieut.-Cdr. Stoclten. Dr. Noel Dilly. Lieut.

Douglas Keelan. R.M.. 2ll.icut. here.

Agnew. Royal Highland Crispin Ofliccr Collins.

Fusiliers,

the Col de Poulles. during the three-man dash to the coast. led by Lleut.

Agnew. In the picture are F/Oficer Dearmzin and CPO Collins

Camp

on

the mountain by his companions.

Peter Garden went ahead to survey the route. and while

down

crossing

a snow

bridge

over a

fell to his death. A line character. Peter Garden lost his life while eating for his iniurcd

crevasse

friend.

with great courage Roger Willis roped down into the crevasse. but his brave effort was in vain.

Petty Control Artiticer Tom Kirkpalriclt. Leading Radiocomwem wmt NEWS munications Operator John when the main party returned Corner. and Marine Ronald the following day. it was de'I'wigg——treltked on.

Stockcn

was

FALL OF ROCK On that morning Chris Stocken. Douglas Keelan. Noel Dilly. and 'l‘om Kirkpatrick set otit on the last ascent of the expedition. This was the peak on the west side of Femsticrnen. marked on the map with a height of 2.220 metres. This mountain had not been climbed before.

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The party was made tip of one oflicer each from the Army and R./\.l-'.. two civilians. and eight members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The leader was I.icttt.-Cdr. Stoeken.

The main expedition arrived at their starting poitit in Tasissarssik l-‘jord on July I4. A

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Royal Expedition were succcsslu_|-—exploratory mountaineering and a programme of geological work. 'l'hirt_v-one new round trek of 300 miles over peaks were climbed—l6 in nightmare country faced them.

Schweizerland. including the Appalling difficulties were ahead glaciers. mountains. two highest of 2.520 and 2.500 snow rivers. hidden bottomless metres.

The sttccexs of the expedition crevasses. freezing weather.

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Ctmiic and

t_\ pe who climbed with Stocltcn

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CPO Collins

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of which struck Lietit.-Cdr. Stocken on the head. He died four hours later.

Two cairns mark the last resting places of Chris Stocken and Peter Garden, This was the end of the Royal Navy East Greenland Expedition. On August 25 the trek started for the coast. and they reached the sea on September 3. onc

VAl.UABl.l£ WORK They had trekked over 300 miles of the worst country in the world. climbed 38 mountains. and carried out valuable

geological work.

In spite of two tragedies and many unexpected diflicultics. the expedition was a great succcss and fulfilled every aim. adding another chapter to the story of the Royal Navy's exploration ot' the Arctic.

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The runs ashore in W a,'k'‘kt

’66—‘go|den year’ BIG PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR FLEET Submarine Com mand's "golden year" of I966 drew to :t close with an announcement from the Navy Department that a sixth nuclearpoweied Fleet submarine was to he ordered in the New

An airing for the payingolf pennant in sunny clinics as ILMS. ‘Taci-

NO PENDANT NUMBERS

the Pacific on the way home

“marginal security benefits." but mainly

journeyed .through

lurn

Because

-u

t

I

N:ivy‘s

marine

Faslane ready by mid-I968

The Polaris submarine base at Faslanc in the Garcloch should be operational by mid-I968. said a spokesman of the Ministry of Public Building and Works.

The total cost of the Polaris base was about £45 million. and the .\-tinistry was engaged in .

When to

second

were

(and

the

subfirst all-

of the shore facilitiescosting about £23 million.

There had been :1 certain of re~ph:ising. but amount broadly speaking the Ministry some

'

was

up to date.

Lively Polaris brochure

reaching the stage at which the number of otlicers and ratings appointcd and drafted to submarines will increase rapidly. now

planning move

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But smile the reader will at the cartoon aeeonipaninicnt to the text. and pause to ponder over the organisation. both Service and tztmily. for this unique force.

I2-month refit for Otus After steaming more than 60.000 miles in just under three years. lt..\l.S. Otus. the Oberon class submarine. is to have a year-long retit. and she left Portsmoutli on November 3

dying

a

payiiig—oll' pendant

mark the end of tier first

to

coni-

mission. (,'Ii .\Ieeh Donald I.awrence. of Gosport. \\ ho joined the subtnarine when she was being built by Scotti. of Greenock. will stand by Otus during the time of her refit. ii

miles behind them. :1 relay team of eight runners from Il..\l.S. VicIorious ran tip the City Hall steps at NC\\'C.l\llL‘. New South Wztles. to be greeted With

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‘Hie team had rim the distance front Sydney harbour bridge in 10 hours I} minutes and 10 seconds beating a team from H..\l.S. Cleopatra by nine

averaging I2 min. l0 sec. for two miles. A four-minute mile was recorded. man

and 9 min. 3 sec. for the two miles. but both had the advantof being downhill for most 0 the way.

The Victorious team com-

age

prised M(E) Pearson. LEMIA)

Whitworth. PORMEC Sirncock.

R0 Markham. CPO Payne. LS Cousins. NA Emmcr. and J/Sca

Vascy.

The

names

“What's it going to be. admiral? A search for hairline cracks or an extended refit?"

Waikiki.

as

well

as

the ward-

expedition to the Playboy Club. Los Angelcs, from the next port. San Diego. are best room

and North-Western Approaches after a refit in Portsniouth Dockyard. is to join the squadron in the middle of December. and H.!\l.S. .-\lliant:e. which has been refitted in Devoiiport Dockyard after service in the Far East. has

left unrecorded.

INTO Ml-I.\'lC0 In California some visited relatives and others 'I'ihti:in:i.over the border in .\lc.!tico. All in all it was a memorable visit South once again to the P.-in:im.1 Canal and on to the

ll..\I.S. Finwhalc will be leaving the squadron in the New Year in order to undergo a relit in Portsmouth Dockyard. and Il..\{.S. Talent, which is paying otl this month. is to be placed on the disposal list.

Steel -bands. calypsos. rum, and .1 full moon were all enjoyed before setting oil to brave the Atlantic and to be chased by IlurricaneLois.

Taeiturn is to be placed on the “disposal list."

already joined.

Virgin

Islands.

nuclear refitting yard. to stain useful experience of handling niiclcar submarines.

Royal launching for Otway

The Oberon class submarine. built at Seotts of _(irecnoek for the Royal Atistraltan Navy, launched and named was tl.M.A.S. Otway by Princess Marina on November 29.

H.M.A.S. Oidey. _built by Scotts. will commission on February 24. I967.

Two other Oberon class are to be built by Seotts and will be named Onslow and Ovens.

First Squadron

changes

Certain changes are taking place in the First Suhinarine Squadron. based on H..\l.S.

Dolphin. Gosport.

H.M.S. Olympus. which has been working up in the Clyde

Relay

I09

kept. each

hospitality.

The accounts of the beach barbcque and runs ashore in

Christmas leave.

This visit will also enable the Chatham Dockyard. which has been selected as the second

Victorious wins

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A very hard pace was set and

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The Polaris programme is

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A considerable proportion of the Fleet will come to be associated with the S.S.B.Ns. at one time or another.

The brochure sets otit to deal with such continents as sit at the "Faslanc for life bottom for months on end don‘t make no runs ashore

On November 23 the First Sea Lord. Admiral Sir Varyl Begg. went to sea in the submarine. and he was accompanied by the Vice Chief of Naval Stall. Admiral Sir John Bush.

Valiant will go to Clltllllllfll on December 12. and will stay for a few weeks to enable the submarine to carry out routine maintenance. and to give

beginning to

Taeiturn (Lieut.-Cdr. P. D. Hurlord. R.N.) returned to Gosport on November I8 after four years‘ service on the Australian Station. having sailed from Sydney on August 22.

After live hectic days at Suva, Fiji. it was on to visit the desert island of Canton and then Pearl llarbour. Hula dancers on the jetty. band playing. leis for the Captain. a litige cake with "wetcome S-34." and the U3. Navy was out to break all records of

nuclear

smoothly.

I

FORTON ROAD

visited. memories of Atistralia

Navy

British nuclear boat) arrived for her first visit to Portsmouth on Novembcrn.

Commended by Cdr. P. Herbert. R.N.. Valiant com~ missioned in July last. and is_:it present carrying out extensive trials which. says her commanding oflicer. are progressing

l’:l\riiar_v.

On the organisation side.

I066 has seen the opening of the Polaris School at Faslane. The btiild-up of shore support facilities at Faslane and Fort Blockliottxe proceeds apace. ‘the tiew Submarine School at Dolphin is the most modern and best equipped of its kind in the eotintry.

and the Azores had been

H.M.S. Valiant. the R\l)'JI

FOUR POLARIS In addition to the six Fleet subniariiies. there are the four Polaris ballistic missile submarines. Resolution. Renown.

Revenge. and Repulse. all of which are building.

'I he first of these. Resolution. was lauitehed in September. aitd Reiiowii is to be l.itineliv:d next

weighty support.

Island, Hawaii. California, Panaiiia. the Virgin Islands

because modern submarines spend so much at their time

Royal

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When l'l..\I.S. Taeitiirn began her voyage home. nobody wanted to leave Sydney, but by the time I-’iji. ('auton

Va|iant—Ieave at Chatham

building. or planned.

The new Flee: siihmarine to be ordered will be similar to V.ili:int. and the L‘\llt'll.lIL'(l cost is £20 million.

In 1966 also. the Seventh Siihinarinc Division at Singapore became a Squadron. and the depot ship H.M.S. Forth arrived there to lend her

O O

submarines will. in future. display no pendant numbers on their conning towers.

Each number is to he obliterated when the submarine is next painted.

Year. 'luo submariiies of this type.

I).-e.idiiotight :tnd Valiant. are already in service. and two ('I'.lIl.'I"\. Warspite and ('ltiirehilI. under construction. The are Iit':h. as yet tinitamed. was ordered three months ago.

The_ latest announcement mean, iliat the Navy now has a total of IO nuclear submarines iti service.

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.\-'o\einhcr \t\ otlicers and 53 ratin-_.'~ of the Women's Royal \J.i\.il Scrticc left l.ondon by .iir for Singapore to form the lit-st unit of the Serxicc to be dr;it'ted there since the end of the \\.tl'.

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a

l)tiring

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shipmates are growling through their full sets at this ll‘ltlll_\’-L'(Kl(llln‘;!. "Make vice.

and

With :he Wrens \\c:tl :hrec inemhcts of the (_)uccn :\lc\:ittilr.i's' Royal .'\'.i\.il Nursrng

of ‘em like us." tends to become the cry against arty innovation. bill the Naty .\liiiis:er has very lirm ideas on the stthiect. hlany others will share .\lr.

Mallalieu'.~. inability to tinderstand why "bo_\'s' time" between It: and I8 does not count as part of a nine-year engagement. and will welcome the probability of a

Service.

The new unit “ill take

nten

jobs

"ll-t

change in the regulations.

"early-warning"

The

Navy

practice.

Never has there been greater effort to lit capabilities to careers. and young people often have two or three attempts before settling down. especially those with the more marginal academic achievements. The big problem is how to give a fair picture in only three months.

Without the disadvttntagc of deep commitment. the intake may well be substantially higher. bit! the Navy and not the boys will be "on trial." ‘those three months are going to be vital. There will be little surprise if the period proves to be much too short.

the TV set or to the sky.

Naval designers have lived with the problem of space from time immemorial. in the Director of Stores‘ at

supervision of Shipwright Artificers (First Class) Money and (iyue. of H.M.S. Sultan. moved

Department

means space and storage space money.

In the Ship Department “space" or deck area is the prime factor dictating the design of a modern warship. It is the function of the Director of

Navzil

Equipment

into No. 9 Storehouse to set up the exhibition.

At the same time. Messrs. ii. I’. Nicholson and H. A. New. of the Naval Store Department. were gathering at Portsmouth for displ:i_v. all lltc furniture and furnishings in the Rate Book.

advise the

to

design team on how the best and up-to-date standards of habitability can be provided in the “space“ allocated by the dcsigners lot’ "living"-—as distinct from. for example.

850 visitors

armament

and storcrooms.

The Director of Naval Eqtiipment and Director of Stores. therefore. shared a common interest in asking the Admiral Superintendent. Portsmouth. in the spring of l‘)(i6. to approve

Greetings offering

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sends a special greeting to its correspondents in ships and establishments all over the world. \\'ithottt your enthusiasni and belief itt its purpose. the paper could not

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The exhibition was open from October 3 to 7. and in that time 850 visitors came to look. to ask questions. and to leave them their criticisms and suggestions

specially prepared questionnaires.

To analyse the resulting mass of information the Superintendent \\'.R.l’\‘.S. of Portsmouth. provided the charming assist-

Ships‘ Furnithe Dockyard.

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of Wren (RA) Fletcher and Wren (Cincl lieechy. lhe c.\lItl\lll0ll occupied H00 sq. ft. ot floor space. As one entered the main door a display of bunks ritet the cycwthe favoured Mark I bunk/seltec. :he dillictilt-to-convert Mark ll liiiiilttsettee (lined in Tigers and Leanders). the Mark III threetier sleeping only hunk——which is fitted where there is a clear deck height of onl_v ti ft. (i in.-— .ind a sis-man module bunk. as fitted in Dutch l.eandt:rs (the \';in Sp-cijk class).

The aim was to rationalise the becomes provision of furniture and fiira mention nishing (carpets and curtain to every contribution. but if materials), say for the next It) C\p1lf1\l0Il continues at the years. so that the Heet would pt-cc‘-nt mic. ihcn; arc high _get what it needed. .ind the “"“‘l‘l l“"l’ hopes that the New Year will 3"l5"'.‘-" ‘

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the bunks were chairs of all shapes and sizes. As a result of the c.\llll1lll0n ilie range of patterns and colours will be to

tnitcli reduced.

The display of ratings‘ kit

lockers provoked much

com-

ment—some of which was not wholly in favour of the latest NS Mark lll locker for chief petty ollieers and petty oflicers. or the S Mark Vt for junior

ratings.

It is likely that many who adversely criticised the space in the

lockers were forgetting that suitcase stouzige space is today provitlcd in rucssdccks outside of kit lockers.

Colourlul Bisccting the

exhibition hall

colourful display of carpeting and fabrics. Some of the less-popular items are being removed from the range of iteim.

On public view for the first time were the new four-sealer was a

are

dining

portable

hall tables,

and stack-

ablc. and the new stools and settces for lilting in chief petty ollicers‘ recreation spaces.

remaining

Terror.

OUT IN ADVANCE The W.R.N.S. tmit -vtliccr [First Ollicer W. A. Brown). formerly in charge of the Wrens at R.N. Barracks. Portsmouth. and the Quarters Ofliccr t'l“hird Oflicer A. Spencer) flew out in advance of the main llntls.

Apart from the W.R.i\'.S.

ofliccrs and three chief Wren welfare workers. there has been no \\'.R.i\.S. unit in Singapore since the end of the war.

The Director of the W.R.N.S. t('omm:indant Dame Margaret

Drummond) was at Knightshridge Air Terminal to see the first party leave for London Airport on November 2.

ADMIRAL’S MEMORIAL A sculptured

head study. in restn_ bronze. of the latc Admiral of the Fleet Viscount

displays '(‘unningham of completing the exhibition were shown the Hvndhope. was public last month mock-tips of senior and junior at the to Society of l’ortr.‘ilt S4.'tilrIotticers' r..‘ttl‘tll1-s (Class II and The

ance

continue.

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Christmas

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SHIP FURNITURE EXHIBITION

establishments. The new scheme. therefore. is an extension into Service life of commercial and industrial

good

don't kid

pro-

posal. however. is not quite so simple as it appears. Discretion already exists for persistently homesick cases to he released from training

In

work with the Wallabies,

o\ct'

done by male r.i:iti_-es. mostly in .secrctari;il and cortitntinicatioii work. The \\ rt.-its zitcliide radar plotters. stores .t\\t\rants and range .i\\cs\tVr\ The members of :he (_l..-‘\.R.N.N.S. will also live in the W.R.N.S. quarters which have been adapted from four buildings in the base ll.M.S. now

(‘lass llll

three

utilising

the

designed uni] furniture.

newly

and of

tors‘ aunuttl e.\liibition in London.

To be altered

The work. by Fftllllil llelskv. president of the Society. \'\‘.‘is’ exhibited with the /\ilniira|t~,~'s permission. Among the many people who helped Mr. Bclsky to ensure that the details are correct the Admiral‘s was brother. General Sir Alan (‘un-

The chief petty otlicers‘ sixberth cabin concept was mocked up to show three lots of two tiers of bunks over two modern kit lockers with self-contained suitcase and shoe \l0\\;igcs. (‘ommunal greatcoat and suit cup-

The final work will be unveiled in Trafalgar Square on April I2. the annivers:ir_v of the Battle of Cape .\fatapan.

The late .-‘\dmir;il will be the fourth to he represented in statuary in Tral'algar Square.

the chief petty oflicers‘ six-berth cabin concept which will be first incorporated in the current rclit of the Ark Royal

boards are also provided.

As a result of the very useful criticisms made by visitors to the exhibition. the design will be changed to provide two :icrs of three bunks t.\l:trk lA) so that more recreational sealing will be ;t\‘;itl;ible b_v day.

It will be .some months before the full results will begin to flow from the exhibition. and the

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Fleet will be kept informed h_\ l)(’| or the llabitability Progrcss Report to be issued in L'.ll'l_\ l‘iti7. 'l he exhibition prodticcd lthlll} useful stiggestlous. and from the coinnients of the xisitors. was a wclcotne way of letting the

"customers" see the "goods." .ind give practical-us'er atlvzcc.

FISHING PATROL GOES’ TO 'Fl_EIE_ GRAND BANKS

*

Malcolm among the

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Wal<eful’s 9,000 .

miles

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The results. when computed. w:l| enable the Royal .\".iv_v to

s‘l‘ltlD‘t' the best frcqticitcics for cotiimtinication at any llmc of the day or tiiglit between any two -.pots on the e;irth‘s-surt';ice. ‘lo obtain stttlicicnt distaiice between the ship and the power-

Since Iceland extended her lisliing limits and with the advent of the stern trawler.

Bflllsil fishing interests has-e -.pi'c;td t';ti‘tlter .ilielt.l.

H. .\t.S. .\t;tl.-olm has been on :i two-inontli patrol in (':iitat.li;in antl (ii‘cciil:iiitl\\';llCl’§. licr task

being

lttl ll’.tll\lI'llllt.‘f' at l:;tfllhf\ft\ltgll. ll..\l,S. \‘i’.tkct'ul visited the West Indies. She called first :tt licrintida and then the lonely ltlllL' islatttl of llcquia. 'l he Earl of .»’\von med to own a hotise :tt Fricndsliip iiay at lit.-qiiia. but it has now been sold to .\lr. John Pcrkiiis. of Lytiiington. .1 friend of Cdr. .\t. I). Joel. R.N.. the coriiiii;iiidtng otliccr of \\’;ikcful.

M r. Perkins has yet to see his property. but the Captain and officers were able to carry out an inventory. and spent a cool and comfortable night at the house into the bargain.

‘slsli the (irand llanks and ll\\L'\\ wlicthcr further patfills in the arc.t were now necess;lf_\‘.

St. John‘s. .\'ewl'otindland. has been ilic centre of the Northwest .-‘\t|;tiiiic tishing industry for over 300 years. and was the to

automatic base for .\1:tlcolm.

Newfoundland was a colony tiiitil l‘)-49 and the inhabitants remain proud of their British

heritage.

There

conwas. amount of

scqucnlly. a large hospitality for the ship's

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DECK HOCKEY Whilst in St. John's. the ship was herihed in the centre of

town and the daily deck-hockey toiirnanicnt on the jetty aroused it

great deal of

l)eck-lioekcy

with

public interest.

was

compared

(‘:in:tdi:in national game of ice-hockey. but the the

zipparcnt lack of rules and ab-

Latest air weapons US. Navy and Air Force air-to-air missiles of the future are shown with the latest Air Force Falcon at Hughes Aircraft 0).. Culver City.

California. where they are

being developed.

In the foreground is the

AIM-4|).

an

infra-red

guided Falcon designed for use by the Air Force's I’-I02. 15-10]

series -.iircraft.

At top of

dviarfing

pilot (‘hris

and

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Hughes’

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M. Smith. are

the long-range. high-pen fonmince. radar-guided AIM-5-{A Phoenix. at left. under development for the Nav_v's F-I 1 I B interceptor. and AIM-t7A. mm undergoing flight testing with the Air _l-'orce's advanced interceptor. the \'l-'-l2A.

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H.M.S. Mnleolrn among the lrawlens

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pany.

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ll..\l.S. \\.tkc:'ul fL‘llll'llt.'(l to l’ot’tsittotith on i\'o\'citiher -t :'.ilCl' ll\C weeks‘ work carrying out "ionospheric S-itintl:t'.g 'lrials" for the .'\tlll‘lll’;tll)' Stirl':tce Weapons l:‘st.iblisliint-tit at l’ort~down.

icebergs

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sencc

them.

of

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Reyltjavie. Iceland. In the foreground,

trawler prepares to set all for the open sea H.M.S. penalty box amazed two (niles oil the coast.

September 29, a was Shopping Fortnight“ opened in St. John's by Viscount Heathcote Amory. from Malcolm's bridge deck.

"British

As the culmination of his

speech. Lord Amory released

1.000 helium-filled balloons with Union flags on the outside and SIO gift vouchers inside.

SAILORS MOBBI-ID Many of these fell among the assembled ship's company. who were immediately mobbed by a crowd of small boys whom even the Royal Canadian Mounted Police could not hold back.

Malcolm made one visit to Halifax. and the night before she arrived. in the midst of a severe gale and in heavy seas. stood by the Canitdiaii tanker Aime Gaudrcau. which had broken down and had anchored

Malcolm prepared

to tow

her.

but as her anchors were holding. she waited until the next morning when a ship owned by the same company came to her

assistance.

She was. nevertheless. extremely grateful. and Malcolm received a front-page splash in the Halifax daily paper. and was met by television cameras which recorded her arrival for the l1B\\.\.

FIRST SINCE 1959 On her return trip. Malcolm visited Godthaab. the capital town of Greenland. This was the -first visit by the Royal Navy since l'l.‘.\l.!s‘. Hermuda was there in 1959.

While there. the Commanding Ofliccr. Licut.-Cdr. l. G. Riley.

R.N.. laid a wreath in memory of James Frederick Dunn and Arthur North. two sailors from

a

small Seine net

Plymouth Sound when H.M.S. Kent sailed for the foreign leg of her second commission on August ll. but within three days the ship's company had changed into whites and were making efforts to lose its pallor

in the .\iediterr:tne;tii sttnshine.

The first wcck-end away was spent in the "cruise liners‘ baraar" -(iihraliar. thcii iollowed .\t;t1t.t. Port Said. and the Suez Canal. ".\lt'. Moltumnicd Ali." doven of tltc gully-gull_v men. gave his incredible perforniatice to the ship's mtnpany. on the flight deck. and then Kent led the southbound convey throtigh the

night.

‘Ill-Il.l.() C()()D-BYE’ lhose on board were ;:r;ttet'ul for the air conditioning as the ship .s.ii|cd down the Red Sea to .-‘sden. The stat there was only halt :1 day. but this was long enough for JRO Lines to meet his R.:\.F. brother whom he had not seen for two years‘.

The ne\t stop was Gait. hit: to get there the ship had to cross the l.inc. which was done with all due ccreitiotitcs on .-Xtigust 28. .-\nd so to Siiicaiiorc. The ‘).l)fl0inile p.tss.tce had been made iii the 30 day s allowed. with confrotitation ended. and the ztltnosphcrc in Singapore having relaxed considerably. cs-crstliiug seemed for .i ple.t.sant couple of weeks. \Vitliin .1 week. however. the Captain announced an immediate change of programme. The .Fleet Commander. Vice-.-‘\tlmir.'il Sir Frank Twiss. wished to fly his flat: in Keitt for an official visit to Tokio. and the ship was to be there in I0 days‘ time.

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FAST B0/\‘I' T0 'l‘()KIO This alteration meant a lot of work .-m_d another fast passage. for Tokio is almost as far from Singapore as is Aden.

llequia

\\‘.tkctul to ll'.irb.idos. I-or (IS Riclizirtl (dfdcllflllgc. to, of (‘oveti:ry. it was it case of returning to his failicrlaiitl.

His parents migrated to (ire.tt llrttain whcii he was four. .'\hottl lizirbatlos he said “I liattliy reiiieinbcr {tll_\llllllg about the islaiitl now. l’L‘L'IllI\'L. I left when l was so small." lle \\’.ts }2lli:‘.ls.'(l

special|c:tvctos'isitrcl.i1i\'cs.

At llfl(l_t:L'l0\\ll. Ltciit. l).t\7.tl

liercsford-(irccn. of l’ttrb.'ot-ll’. was able to indulge in one (‘i liis hobbies organ pl.t. ll_'.!. lie playctl :lic c.t:hedr.tl .-i;;.-..v~. on a few occasmiis .is he ‘u.ul .l.iiie

previously at

lliiltltlltltl. ll..\l.S. \\'.tkctuI started the homcwartl leg on Octobe: 12. ln the 22 days at sea \\'.tkclul had steamed over ‘).()tltt miles.

and it brought her grantl total since she was first conttttissioncd in |9(.-t to over 383.000 miles.

Bermuda. who had tragically drownt:d during her visit.

The Governor of Greenland also laid a wreath. and Malcolm

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The coast of (‘irceitland is possibly the most halardous in the world. and Malcolm met her full share of icebergs. fog and storms while out there.

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HELPED MORAL!-I During her patrol. Malcolm steamed l0.000 miles. and although only encountering 20 British fishing bo:its in all. her patrol nevertheless did a great deal for British morale in an area comparatively near home. bttt seldom visited by the Royal

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ll..\l.S. Kent sailctl front Tokio on September 24, s'..'.'tlL2l|l into tvphoons Helen and Ida. the former passing within 20 miles of the ship.

Later those on board were saddened to hear of the damage which these tvphoons were to cause to Japan. and a relief fund which was set tip on board eitablcd Kent to send £l5() to the Governor of Tokio, The Governor. in a letter thanking the ship for the generous donation. said it was his belief that Kent's action would have a far-rcacliing effect upon the promotion of the happy relationship which the two countries already enjoyed.

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Off Luzon. Kent sitthtcd l-l..\f.S. Victorious. anti 3 Sea Sprite helicopter from the U.S.S. Oriskatw picked tip urgent mail frotn Kent and took it to the carrier.

Despite sortie incnmenicncc from typhoons Flossic and Grace. H.-.\l.S. Keitt arrived at Tokio on time. and then followed a great number of official and ceremonial tunetitins.

Every day as tiiaitv of the ship's company as possible left the ship for coach tours. barbecue parties. swimming parties and so on. in ztddttion to mans’ sporting fixtures.

The ship rettirned the generous hospitality in true Nasty fashion. There was an official cocktail party. .-, senior

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Kent goes f0reign—angd rushes to Tokio A wet mist shrouded

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FLEET'S REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICERS

There's than ever before. a requirement in the Fleet for the Special Duties olliccr. He must be more ltnowlcdgeablc in a wider field of activities than has hitherto been the case. and. in order to fulfil this requirement. all Special Duties otlicer candidates of 'I'herc is now.

undertake

a

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more

the seanian sub-specialisations

pre-qualifying

which is held the SJ). Otlicers-' School

cour»e,

at at

lE;t~tnc_v.

The attemlance of canrlidatcs from the tt:cltnic.il and other hrancltcs is under consideration.

the top

at

room

first

wardmustcrs expected in 1967.

the

being

Twenty-seven per cent. of the Navy's ofliccr strength comes from lower-deck promotions via the Special Ditties List.

A rating may be recommended by his cornmanding olliccr as a potential (SD) ofliccr

contpletion ’of

on service as a

pletion

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For candidates who pass the I’reliminary Selection Board before becoming educationally qualified. arrangements are made for an early “educational draft" to complete their educational qualifications. an

now

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The final selection of candidates to undergo the prequalifying cottrsc at the SD. Officers‘ School remains the responsibilityof the appropriate Specialist School.

The S.D. 0Iliccrs' School is under the administration of the Commander-in-Chief. P o r ts mouth. and is staffed by six ofticcrs. The length of the course is approximately eight months.

But academic and vocational subjects, plus outside visits. short courses. and navigation are concentrated within this -

period.

SIDE Professors front the University of Southampton lecture on politics and current affairs. A wide range of topics is covered with the aim of broadening the candidates‘ general knowledge.

CII.-\Ri\CI'F.R BUILDING Throughout the course there are periods of physical and mental character building. These excursions include "survival" in the New Forest. training with the Royal Marine Commandos. a walking tour of the Black Mountains. and 0.0.W. sea training in small craft.

Sport and recreation play a large part in the course. Sailing is cultivated with the aid of the

Seamanship School.

Soccer. rugby and hockey are played with tremendous enthu-

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and submarines from

Netherlands. Norway. (ierrnany. France and the United Kingdom. plus aircraft from Canada. the Netherlands.

France, Portugal and the Royal Air Force took part. the

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A particularly interesting series of incidents were achieved

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The discussion after the

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cisc highlighted the high degree of co-operation which can be achieved between different navies and air forces. even where knowledge of English. the standard NATO tactical language. is limited.

The plaques given by the Joint A./S. School for the best detections wcrc awarded to a French crew and to H.M.S. Neptune Natad.

Other U.l(. shi 5 involved were I~l.M. Ships h urray, Russell. Finwhale and Thcrmopylac and R.F.A. Wave Baron.

are

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Physical training and fitness tests are regularly conducted by the Staff P.T.I. and. judging

from the results. candidates are much filter at the end of the course than when they began.

GUEST NIGHTS Stall" and candidates live in the same mess. which is run on convcntional wardroom lines. A wide and varied social progratntnc is undertaken. both for cantlidittes and tltcir wives. (iuest ni;.:hts occur once a

fortnight. and the standard of speeches made by the candid;tl'es is high.

Many distinguished visitors have attended guest rtiglttv. and -

for many flag oflicers it will soon be "second time round."

The school is at present contntandcd by Cdr. R. A. S. Irving, RN. and his stall’ of five oflicers is made up of a first lieutcnzint. two instructor officers and two

Special Duties officers.

The numbcrof candidates at any ottc time averages 40. comprising the Senior Course in their second and final term. and the Junior Course who are in their first term.

IMPORTANT PART. Quite a large number of S.[). ofliccrs have now passed out from the SI). Otliccrs‘ School since the first course itt September. I963.

Reports from sea indicate that these S.l). otlicers, in fulfilling their many attd varied tasks with competence and skill. are playing a vital and important part in the Royal Navy of

today.

ALL RATHER COMPLICATED As part of the pr:-qualifying candidates visit course.

Yeovilton to gain an insight into the working of :1 Royal naval air station

Cilla“again ? but of course

NAVY NEWS

DECF..\lBER I966

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Pop singer (‘illa Black had her picttire in the November

"Navy Ne\\'-4." but excuse is needed to give

issue of no

this month. expccizilly nhcn her coinpanions are too \:tllt)fs who slimy by their smiles how lucky tlie_v know the_v arc. llie s:iilor~2 are l-"M Fric

zinotlier

one

Heath and Rli.\l Trevor Ilen\ll:t\'~'. who went from ll..\l..‘s'.

(Rillingmiotl tn the .-\dniira|ty to piiblicise the Royal Navy’s (fliristiiias hlesszigc Scheme.

All over the world on Christmas

Day. (‘illa will intrtidttee

Ml-it!) 1). Merchant

on

‘Chatting up’ the

tape. recorded niessages from wives. mother and sweethearts of

serving men.

No more applications can

apes at Gib.

now

be received. and the stall’ at Colliiigwood are working flat out to deal with a record number of greetings-about 3.500 coinpared with last )'ear‘s 2.700.

(iihraltar and its apes are much in the news at present.

One of them looks a trifle sits-

piciotis

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No brush-off for Crackers

new

Club, whose activities include and

At H.M.S. Heron. the Royal Naval air station near Ycovil, Wren Suzanne Bills. hgetl 2| a member of the club for two years, prepares "’/.urba" for an outing. Sir‘/antic. of (iarston, near Watfurd. i\ a stores assistant at the station mind {or good oil’-duty measure she plays the drums in the ship's hand.

The feline critic is Su7anne's cat “Crackers.“

the popularity list among ships in the Far East_is it trip to Hong Kong. and pictured there (on the right) is Able Seaman Gordon Hancock. aged IS. son of Mr. and Mrs. on

a

Scottish golden

’l1'ie carricr's_previ_ous mascot. a leopard. died at the Park last year. at the age of IO. 'l'lie new “liagle"—licrmcsof course —-will have a ship's crest on

its cage.

Rosyth ‘Surrender night’ dinner ‘

AB Gordon

Hancock '

Far East twice in four years

mascot.

eagle. which was christened by ('apt. Terence Lcwin. coniman'ding officer. at the Scottish National Zoological Park, Edinburgh. on November 5.

Popular among riding enthusiasts is the Royal Naval Saddle

High

"chatting up" by

i\ll;'(l) Daniel .\lcrehanl. aged ll. front Cardill.

Daniel joined the .\'avy three years ago, and is serving aboard the aire.'alt carrier H..\l.S. l-lcrmcs, which was visiting Gib. \\ hen the picture was t:il;_en.'

Incidentally. Hermes has a

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point-to-point meetings show jumping.

at a

G. 0. Hancock. of Swadlincotc.

Derhyshire.

His ship. H.M.S. Varulam. had previously been to Singapore and the Philippines.

Sunshine and the interest of the Far East are not new to Gordon, who has been there twice during his four years in

the-Navy.

Armada. Trafalgar. and Taranto night celebrations at Plymouth. Portsmouth and Leeon-Solcnt have their equivalent in the Firth of Forth area.

On November23 Lord Boothby was guest of honour at the annual dinner at H.M.S. Cochrane. Rosyth. commemorating "the surrender of the Gcr_man High Seas Fleet. and_ the ofliccrs and men of the British Grand I-'leci whose efforts destroyed the maritime power of Germany in the First World War."

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The Men of the Royal Navy have supported and administered their own fund since I922. During that time £3,685,652 has been expended in grants‘ to serving and ex—serving Naval men.’ their families and dependants who were in necessity or distress: £673,209 to kindred or-' ganisations and Children‘: Homes: and £463.3l8 for finding training and

Appreciatiuii of the part pla_\ed by mo Royal Navy ships in rescuing the ship’s coinpany of l.S.S. August Moon resulted in the presentation of silver cups abuartl H.M.S. Danipier at Hunt: Kong. August Moon ran aground on a reel’. l)anipicr picked up 37 suniitirs. and !l..\l.S. Loch Fada received sewn

Russian vessel. In the picture. sailors of H..\l.S. l):iiiipier atlntirint: their cup. A st-ctiittl one is going to Loch Filth!

a are

Commodore’s job of many parts For variety of :tdn'linislt'.ili\'c requirement. it must be hard to beat the appointment of Commodore of the Royal Naval Barracks. Portsintiutli. where Coinmodore G. A. Henderson (now to be rear-admiral) was suececded on November ‘ll by Capt. E. H. Lee. Commodore I-leiidcrson. as chairnian of the “Navy News“ Committee. took a keen interest in its allairs. and hy virtue of his ollicc was also chairman of the management committees of Bowlands Nursing Home. R.N. and R.l\l. Children's Home. and Nora R.N. and RM. Children's Trust.

But there was a score of other associations involving housing. cadets. employment. sport and charity. He was luckier than

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BRANCHES SEEKING A SPECIAL MEETING

Row over dearer subs.

Voice in affairs -

demand

'I?te N;tlional Council dccision to increase subscriplions front 105. per annum to £1 by ricxt .lanuary is causing

and sonic resentment among branches of the Royal Naval Association, some of

concern

seeking an extraordinary meeting to discuss whom

are

the sitttation.

letter to all branches last July. the President (.-Xdtniral Sir I-‘retlcrick Parham) pointed out that for some years the expenditure had exceeded income. ".‘\llIlUtlgIlvariotts economies have been niade," said Admiral l'.irh.ini. "it is clear that with the present level of membership SllI‘hUl"|[1llOn the association will get more and more "in the red." "if the annual subscription rem.iin.~'. unchanged. by tile end of I970. the deficit over the live years I966-I970 inclusive may be expected to reach tlte stagIn

.i

of £l5.000.

"By this time the monetary fllfldx of tire association would be exhausted. and tire association would cease to exist."

gering

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Reports reaching "Navy

News" front branches indicate that \\llliI.‘ the Natittnzil Council is entitled within the terms ot' the charter to increase the Sllbscrlplltltls. it is felt that in view of the seriousness of the situation it should have been LII.5'o.‘ll\$ct.I at the last annual

our

THE

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correspondent

from the Sevcnoaks branch.

With his branclt he had spent an evening “hit the shipmatcs of the .\Iaidstoite branch. The rain came down “in buckets." but it did not dampen the spirits of anyone present.

A week later our correspondent paid a visit to the West Ham branch and he was taken aback by the way he and his wife were cntcrtaitted.

INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER He says: "If anyone feels down in the dumps. pop into Patron: H.H. The Queen the West Ham branch. In I0 minutes you will be dancing A“lJIII'TY—l.OYAlTY—PATRI0TISfl-CNIRADESIIIIW your feet off."

Shipntates from Sevenoaks be a big loss in membership. principal guest of the evening. joined up with kindred associaand :i drastic curtailment of Cdr. G. 'l'oiit. R.N., who was tions on October 30 for a Tradcputising for the Senior Naval falgar Day ceremony at St. benevolent activities.

Nicltolas's Church. Sevcnoaks.

While not c|i:illi:nging the Ollicer. Nortltern Ireland. Capt.

National (‘ottncil figures. tltcre D. V. .\l:icleod. R.N.. of l-l..\l.S. conducted by the Rev. E. Mcl.ellan. The address was Eagle. is ho w as in London. are brancltes whicit feel they have a right to a say on the Sltipnt-ate Lietit. J. C. Bartlett. given by the Rev. II. Collins.

R.N.V.R.. cltziirman of the ex-R.N.\’.R. nteasttres to get "out of the branch, presided at the dinner red."

In particular they wonder if and he was supported by the went expenses could he sttbstantially branch president. Capt. Sir R. reduced by the sale of the Pym. R.N.V.R.. and two of the Lower Sloane Street head- vice-presidents. Capt. R. Bo_vd.

R.N. (ret.) and Lieut.-Cdr. A. With tote odds of 33. 6d. to quarters. and the transfer to offices in a cheaper neighbour- Niblock. R.N.V.R. 25. the Dartford branch’: hood.

Capt. O. W. Dibben. R.N., of donkey. Jack Tar, by NAAFI the Naval Air Yard. Sydenham. out of Sea Boots. was a very proposed the toast of the Belfast popular winner in the Donkey branch, and spoke of the work Derby held at Dartford for the the branch members were doing Mayor's Christmas Cheer Fund. to in the benevolent field. and of 'l'hc trophy now stands Wlien the Belfast branch held ti e rebuilding of the branch and proudly alongside the Don Murits 12th annual dinner on C uh lteadqtitirters which, when ray Cup. October 2‘). I90 mentbcrs and contpletc in the New Year.

Forty members and wives of Sir would make it one of the best the Dartford branch attended guests heard Vice-Adntiral A. I-lazlet say “if the ex-rtaval in the Uttiled Kingdom. the opening night of the new men wanted .i naval association.

Lieut.-Cdr. Niblock proposed headquarters of the Ashford then they would have to pay the tons: of the guests and (Kent) branch. and congratufor it."

Councillor J. Lewis, Deputy lated the Aillltlfd shipmales on He was referring to the con- Lord Mayor of Belfast. in a the results of their hard work. troversy over the increase iii the very witty speech. responded. annual subscription.

Councillor Lewis said that in arms Admiral Hazlcl was replying I939 he volunteered for the to the toast of The Royal Naval Navy bttt was rejected. His peace Association proposed by the eyesight. however. was ood Because of sickness Admiral enough for the Roy:il Artil cry!

Sir Gerald V. Gladstone was unable to be present at the annual dinner and dance of the llridport branclt. and his place was taken. at short notice, by "\\'hen one travels rtrountl Capt. R. M. T. Ta_vlor, one of the vice-presidents of the and meets people who go to a lot of trouble to make other branch.

The speeches by the branch people happy. it makes otte feel proud to shake their hands. and chairman. Sltipntatc W. M. Pertitt. the Mayor of Bridport to know that you can still ntect those witlt whom you have (Couttcillor A. B. Mason). Capt. served in the Royal Navy, Taylor and Colonel J. P. Roper sometimes under tough con- recognised the inter-dependence ditions. but always remember- of all three services during hostilities. and the comradeship ing the runs ashore."

ROYAL NAVAI. it% ASSOCIATION

Dartford

“racing"

Association has be paid for

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Comrades in —and

REID

meeting.

Sltipinates fear that there will

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Rain didn't drown Sevenoaks

BARREL for men who can handle a fistful of flavour

BURNLEY EX-SERVICE MEN GE] OWN MEMORIAL

When the Burnley and District branch of the Association of Naval Ex-Service men held their Trafalgar Day dinner and dance. the guests of honour had no direct connection with the

Royal Navy.

For some years ex-Service associations in Burnley have been asking the local council to erect a war memorial in the town centre. There is an im-

wall

at no cost to

men.

estimated at about £1,500.

A five-year target was set and appeals were made to the public. Thanks to a "Grand Old

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WATNEYSKEG

calculus has it that 504 gallons of water every even-

ing go hurtling through those pipes so fast. you could

Forth bridges spanning the swear the Niagara Falls blue (on a rare sunny day) were right under your pit.

This is 2} tons to be exact.

Firth of Forth.

Thus in one week. from Yet I still have :4 drip, and I mean that literally. Just Pipe-down to Reveille. inoutside our cabin door are cluding the late Pipe-down the toilets, not that l mind on Saturdays, 15.95 tons of them being there because fresh water are ttscd.

Let us suppose this water they are useful aren't tltey? pint.

(That's how they came to be was best bitter at 25. aPusser called Conveniences-from it would cost the the Scrbo-Croat "conve" £2,858 5s. a week to keep (I00) and “ttience" (private one head working.

In the near fulttrc there dwelling place.)

They. too. are clean and will be six new blocks and with autotttatie 12 heads per block. modern Is it worth 16,077 tons or flushing devices. etc.

The cistern just inside the 578.100 cubic feet of fresh door holds two gallons of water to keep 720 apprenwater. and it flushes every tices awake for one term? are Instructors. your US seconds. To complete deaf ears wasted on the operation. 37 decibles of lessons sound are entitled (just a of glazed-eyed apps? Are

rantings and raving; curtailed by the sound of

guess).

your

Now taking tltc hours Iteand Pipe-ilowrt tween Reveille. which atnounts to 8} hours. the “retcltcd thing blows its top 25?. times.

At two gallons a time.

snares’!

If so. you must unite and form the Anti-lleadsfltislting All.-\ for .-\\‘§0L‘I:tIInn short. AH.-\! .

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The association's president.

Admiral Sir Geoffrey Hawkins. welcomed the guest of honour.

Cdr. Sir Michael Culme-Sey-

which continued in_ the exservice .‘!SSOv.‘l:tIt0l1s' in happier times.

High Sheriff of Northamptonshire. who lives at the nearby Rockingham Castle.

30th dinner for Northants Ass'n

mour.

The 30th annn:il reunion dinner of the Northamplonshire Royal Naval Services Association was held at Earls Barton on November ll. 75 ntcmbers

a

the

Before the dinner there was short memorial service con-

ducted by the Rev. Eric Walters at the Earls Barton war ntcmorial. and a wreath was laid by

being present.

the

president.

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Telling the story of

our

Beloved

Ships performing their gallant

the In:

service

during

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"THE CRICKETERS" I40 NEWINGTON BUTTS, KENNINGTON, S.E.II THE MOST NAVALDECORATED BAR IN THE LAND WITH LIVE ENTERTAINMENTFEATURED NIGHTLY 5 minutes from Waterloo

IO minute: from Piccadilly

T0 I.0lIDOII'S MEETING GROUND OF THE ROYAL NAVY

IIRIIEIII BEIIEWAI IIIIIII

L:tdy"—-90 years young—who donated 5.1.000. and a native of Burnley. now living in tire south, who donated £250. Burnley has its new memorial. four years early.

RED BARREL

I haven't an unkind word to say about my new block (writes “T‘.ink" itt tlte (‘aledonia magazine).

The view front the window is such that many civilians would give their right arms to li:ive—-the two

the ex-Service

Nearly 400 Sea Cadets from East Lancashire attended the Trafalgar Service. the ladies of pressive one in an outlying park. the Burnley Naval Association but it is too far out for older seeing that they were properly fed after the impressive service. people to get there.

Last year the ex-Service men The Burnley shipmates and organised their own service at their wives had :1 "run ashore" the Garden of Remembrance. last month. They travelled the and this created such an impres- six miles to Colne. where one of sion that the council agreed to the shipmates is mine host at a provide a site. The cost was local hotel.

TWO BENEFACTORS It was these two benefactors -—~.\liss Anne Ratclilfe and Lieut.-Colonel Whitt3tlter——-who were the guests of honour at the annual dinner.

The memorial was unveiled Miss Ratcliffe on October 3 being dedicated by the Bishop of Burnley. Also present was Mr. I3. Cookson. hc:id of .1 local building firm which broueltt the granite from Corn-

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Once every hour (mice when the airfield is open), 2-5 hours a day. 305 days a year. a \\’rcn tnetcorologgical observer descends 24 steps from the Mcteoioloiziciil Ollice at Yeo\-ilton to riiake an accurate and detailed observzitioit of the weather.

Returning up the 24 steps to the oflicc. she passes the observation in coded form by teleprintcr to the Meteorological Centre for Great Britain at Bracknell.

A second Wren plots similar information received by televrinter from hundreds of stations throughout Europe and ships in the North Atlantic. on charts and graphs. from which the forecaster makes his calculations.

When the airfield is open. the observer has

further 43 steps, twice an hour. to give the Air Tratlic (jontrollers up-to-date details of the pressure. wind. visibiIit_\'. and cloud lf.Ill\'tl‘|l\sl0ll to aircraft.

A rather mundane and arduous job one may think. but it requires considerable skill and provides information which is vital to aviators. not only at Yeovilton. but also as part of the world-wide meteorological organisation. for ships. aircraft. farmers or anyone to whom a rapidly changing weather situation presents a problem.

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E§pedition among the An expedition among the orange and lemon groves. and

breathtaking scenery of Sicily is described for "Navy News"

by Wren Ann Mottram. of

Sutton Coldlicld (Warwick-

shire).

We left Malta

board the Cita-dc-Alessandria, she writes. and the rest of the passengers must have been curious about the 14 girls laden with rocksacks.

Anyway they appeared to be amused. especially when we prepared our sleeping bags on deck fora night under the stars.

Landing at Syracuse it was lovely to see green trees and on

train to Taormina. This was a wonderful journey. the way lined with orange groves in profusion, the scent of the blossom head)’ and gorgeous.

Taonnina is an enchanting place. commanding a wonderful View on all sides. a golden beach below. and Etna. in all her glory as a haclrcloth.

On our return we entered Grand Harbour at about 7 a.m..

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The tishcry protection frigate ll..\l.S_ lieruicl; made a ‘)tl-mile dash .1125 knots on .\'ovemher (i on a mercy operation in gale force wittds oil the east coast of S.'o'.l;ind.

A iman from a l);inisli fishing \‘L‘\\'Cl \\.tS inpired. and Beruick was l‘lt\llL'tl to intercept the ship. 'lhcj.' met 30 miles ull Kittnairtls‘ lle.ttl. Ball. l.S Brian (‘olliss and L.\l.-\ _\l.i]¢,-olltl l.inIe§.' paddlctl :i lifer.it‘t throu_eh rou_-.:h seas’. and {crried the injured man from the lislting vessel to the frigate. ll..\l.S. llerwicl; '.hen steantcd to Peterlieail. where the Dane was landed and taken to hos.

Dilttl.

Iler feet are kflhng her An occupational harard with all girls. but rather worse when you are a Wren on

expedition training

on

Ilodtuin Moor. Ilrmever she seetm to be fat-im: the situation with characteristic good humour.

DEALERS

GROVE ROAD SOUTH & GOLDSMITH AVENUE SOUTHSEA

find it as imposing as ever.

To our surprise we were greeted by the Maltese television ean1eras—famc at last! And an end to

on

MAIN

to

exciting ltolid.i).'.

Mini, white M.G. 21;, black Anglia de luxe, green Anglia Estate, white Herald 1200, blue Ford Capri, blue Austin A40, green Morris 1100, blue Corsair 4-door dc luxc, blue Cortina 2—door de luxe, white Corsair G.T. 4-door, green Jaguar 3.4, grey

LE N N OX MOTOR Calm

orange groves flowers again. mountains and even rivers!

We camped at an international site. having as our near neighbours a troop of American Boy Scouts from Naples. Other neighbours included German students and. of course. Italian families.

After touring the surrounding area we had a good look round Syracuse and saw the ancient (ireck Theatre ——one of the most natur:ill_v preserved of its kind. ()n another day we caught the

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DECIEHBER I966

In the Police Service every man can get. to the top as fast. as his abilitieswill take him.

That's what oriizinallir attraetcd Gordon Day. After linishint: .\'ational S0l'\'iL'E)l1t) (lt.'L‘ltlCtl. his p1‘r‘\'iou.-' job as a. clerk held no real pl‘()nllStt. So he .l0lll£‘(l the .\lett'opolit:tn Police. .-‘it $110 W:\:~'pi'0t‘.lo1o<l S('t‘!!C:1t1L and today. at 30. he‘:-‘ an In.spc«.-tor with a real o])p0rLtttlit:»' of acltie't'it:*_.: still hi;;llc-1'ranlc.

No-hm-rier promotion in the Police service means that. every ran}: up to Chief Constable is open to men who start. as constables. Add to this the benefits of free housing. or a generous tax-tree —

allowance. security. at good pension and you have ts career that's really go-ahead rent;

and worthwliile. Interested? 'l'here are \'a.e:uicics in most

forces. includin-.: those listed llL.'l()W. You can apply to join it’ you are between 1!) and 30, 5'8’ or over. with -,_mod health

and eyesi;;l:t. (Men who wear t:1a:=.~:es or contact lenses within certain minimum .stanclards are now eligible for the .\Iet,r'opolitan Police.)

Send in the coupon below for full details.

Basic Pnv as a Cormtablc starts at £700 (DECO tt 2 or over) l.’l.‘-lfltf to SL000

attqr rune 3'car:=. ln l.or.tlon the rota am

birth:-rt pas’ starts at.

5.733 (two It 2.’ or over) l‘l.'5ll1‘.: to H.155 alter nine years.

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JOIN BRITAIN'S MODERN POLICE

Airwork Services Ltd.

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arranged.

Enquiries

Area

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ELECTRONIC WIREMEN

should be addressed to the Personnel Manager

lI"«-lllunn only) fur the mlilnratinn and rn:iintt-n:mu- ul I-I‘ clcrlrutxic Ii-.-I ('qIli|)llI(‘IlI. ~l:--I:I _\..l'-;

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I. Vacancies for CONSTABLES exist in the Admiralty Constabulary. Commencing salary is £630 a year ((680 if 22 or over) rising to a maximum of £9l5 a year.

Uniform and boots provided. Excellent opportunities for promotion to Sergeant. with a commencing salary of £990 a year increasing by two annual increments ‘O ‘I-070' candidncs must be °I exemplar)’ between I9 and 50 years of age. at least 5 ft. 7 in. ID height (bare feet). and of British nationality. They will and an be to pass a medical °d”c“"°m' test "Mess gnmcd °x°mI“‘°"‘

Factory

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rates

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'I'irn~:é of ilil-'rtim\'iIi;: are: Mon. to Fri. 9.00 a.rn.-Il.()0 rum. and 3,110 p.ln.-1.00 p.m. >';tltir:Iay rnuming ir1lrr\'ir.-yrs by (If-ptlillllllvlll‘. !'ll‘.’tsI‘ mill in prr-ml Ur \\ril-~ for an nmminlnu-nt. qua-tin: llrl.

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Victoria Road.

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The sitccrssfiil camlitlates will be concerned with lri.-tls imrk IlI\‘UI\'II'l:a range of :U[IIlI5lIl‘.lI(‘(Ielectronic e uiptnt-nl. Ntartually. the Fivlul I‘:llf,!IlIL'1.‘Y~'are II.'I~'l'lI at I":-lllimn are rcquirrrtl to be .'l\\'.'|}’ from I-.1~c I’-ur pt-riurls \'.ll'j-‘ill;.' In-l\\'(-r'n a few (I.l‘\'.-‘ and ~I'\t‘l‘.lI \\u'i~'.-.

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THE RUTHERFORD LABORATORY

I900. They

us the medal! you Ribbon ban. either with back or for sewing on to unilorm. 9d. per ribbon. You

own

after

IO! Manchester Street Oldham. Lanes.

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We are building the "Trident" and "Maritime Comet" Aircraft and have many vacancies for Skilled Men in the following

trades:

HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL MILLERS CAPSTAN, TURRET 8. CENTRE LATHE SETTER OPERATORS GRINDERS FITTERS, ET(., ETC.

five-day week.

Secure employment in e;t:eil-2:-: working conditions.

Day Release (with pay) to azte.--ci a;>;)ro~red educational

10-hour

courses

housing,

interested in these posts,

rat-..-"'1 it 20:

please co:",nl—:-re

or

Benefit Schemes.

If you are interested

the coupon below and

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Payment-by-result Bonus, Day-shilt with overtime Night-shift as required. Contributory Pension and Sick

Good wages.

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vou are

HAWKER SIDDELEY

PORTSMOUTH

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P. W. E. Fox, Personnel Department.

E. M. I. ELECTRONICS LTD..

Victoria Road, Fellham, Middx.

Iull-sise medals n::|‘Jnte<I—

ROBERT ANDREW LTD.

27 months‘

may be allowed.

1 n‘.a‘,' be possible to assist :‘r::'r'etl men with and we pay a lodging allow:

NN. |‘.l-‘.1

to:

II6 per medal \.\'.~: and zilk Biaxer Badges.

Enquiries -v-:l- rt':.r-p tc.

recognised apprenticeship or have had to £I6.l6.0

{l(I\':lnI:lgC. .-\ppIit-ants should apply in writing. quoting relrrrenrr-

with L'.lI.I~‘. wonltl be an

want. gain at

We have vacancies for several Fitter/Turners in various sections at this Laboratory. Duties vary from section to SECLIOIT. but a knowledge of some oi the following skills is required: good iill-.‘O.l.",CI knowledge of normal machine tools. soft and silver soldering. precision fitting. fabricating work including brazing, an ability to produce high qualit; work to fine limits. in some sections the successful applicants will be required to do shift work.

rising

expensive.

(ion and tell

FITTER/TURNERS These posts ofier: Rate of pay £16.1.0

not

StarlDt-Iente Mcdal,"N:r Medal tom only 2816. Send Ior quota-

require

a

are

The set—l939-45 SurjAtlan:«:

(Chilton, nr. Didcot, Berkshire)

Applicants should have served equ-ivalent training.

examination

I‘-ll.

TEST ENGINEERS

of pay, bonus and merit pay

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with

required

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Quarantine and Boarding KENNELS

SHEET METAL WORKERS

BE N C H

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men and women of all trades and particularly those associated with the servicing of aircraft, ancillary and ground equipments. Vacancies occur in many parts of U.K. and there are good opportunities of overseas service for men (and their families) and excellent prospects of personal advancement within this expanding Company. Pre-release training courses can be

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column m.h. r\\.ln:tli\¢'.'I nu‘; h.n'c rcrIlac\ .u1drc.~.~cd In a no: number. For zhix zcnicc and n"A1‘.\:.‘E an c\zr:i c.*..x.':c cl Is. it nude. lhc ll-K mil .'-Min an mud‘. l‘l.Lmtlcd .:sl\'CX‘.:\C,'1? inn IILIY lac nlnccd .1! (‘ulc 5; l'ul..'c.'I. l her

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Chief Petty Officers past and present.

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ELECTRICIANS and FITTERS The work, which is connected with diesel locomotion, is of vital importance.

You find It a stimulating joband a remunerative one. It offers: Pension and sick pay schemes Average earnings over £10 per week Generous travel concessions Excellent canteen and hostel facilities

Write giving details of your

ll-‘c.

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cn:r.a_ lZ.\lllR0ll)lERF.l)

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and

have immediate vacancies

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lilnl \urmumlin;:\.—-I ()R.\T (5. Dent. llcl~:i:n_ ('<l.':|‘.\.'lll_ Gcrnurc

port.

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HOLIDAYS .\urmt> residential lvunualnm. Uncn Ii:-:. electric ccnunl licatirm. tclcv‘-ii wn. licen.'I

MISCELLANEOUS

experience to

Divisional Maintenance Engineer British Rail at Paddington, or Cardiil

an-~:'..1t :u:t-mlnn. Stuart \\’:lton. I-'..\l.l,. Motimnx (‘unsuit.mt. lo lliszh street. Tunlvridne Wells. Kent. Fciealioncz 27|l7.

$‘l‘A.\l|I C0l.l.l3(.'IORS. 151%‘!

atcunlulatinsr sire)-2 enable

us

l'o.-lcr l-Iulns. RCO I1‘. l),l)72t»_‘~.‘.. ll..\l.S. l).nin;;.

DictI()ctnl1cr 15. I066.

Julm Bucking.-hmn. Air .\lcchnnic |.c. I./l‘X.S03lU6. ll..\l.S. llcrun. Died Octohcr I7. l')(i(i.

William Kyle Paterson. Rl3.\l Ifc. l’.06l‘)‘)5. H.M.S. Dolpl:in Died October 20.

I966.

Terence Simpson. REM lfc.

I)/085577. ll..\l.S. Dolphin. Died October 20.

1966.

John William l-‘r.mklin. LRO. l’/1.978882. H.M.S. lufair.

Died Oclubcr 2|. l‘)66.

Act. Sub-Licut. Charles Rodney Phillips. R.N. ll..\l.S. Osprey. Died October 22.

W66. l.:mrencc Paul Barber. .\'.»\ l/c. l.;'07‘)87-l. ll..\l.S. Ark

to

one:

S-\nl€h€I.

I'L.\N.\'El. SIIIRTS and L‘|l0l.ER\ lIl.'l.'1'S. l'0\! orders welv comcd. \\‘:itc (D the soccialhts who hmc mcn:Eed zlte R-J3.ll .\'.in‘ tor more nun so )c.i:t.——ll4un at Co.. i\':\.1I Outll'.l(l:'_ Ii Queen street. Purtsnxoum.

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l|l..\2!.l-ZR Il\l‘l(:l5 lTI large uriety (or ll_.\l. Senses. Peat orders nel.-onzcd. Send l..‘l e. for dc:.ii!x.—lhun .\ L‘o.. .\'n-.11 uunlincrs. 14 Onccn Succl. l'or:«n:.rnh. all

ARI: you all at !L'.l with tnnr removal vmrrio? Then contact \\'lme & Co. I.rd.. I20 London Road. l'ortu-nouth.

Tel. 6322! tor lav-c~ur.il:1c rate: for hunt: .md .1l.‘ru.:d.

WA!\‘l’l»Zl). Ncuahn and l'hot0-lnvhs 1'! Ron) Naul ships and F.A.A. alrcratt.

B. J. \\'uklnson. :0 Pencil —

street, Ilarroute. Yorkshire.

WIGGANS AUTOSCHOOLS SOUTH COAST-Loch Hut! 354: l‘1lDLANOS—CoIlv1lle ?7Sl

NIARINE retailing Small Craft.

Chandlery-and Garments, etc.

Profitable Business

MODERN SHOWROOM with FLAT ABOVE Leasehold. Goodwill, Fixtures and Fittings, £4,000 cash. Stock at Valuation approximately £4,500.

Could be purchased over three years at 6;'f§. This is a genuine bargain. Must have quick sale ‘or

‘family reasons.

HOLLYWOOD MARINE LIMITED

Royal. Died October 27.

I906.

Leslie Blake)’. RE.\l l.'c.

P/053035. |l..\l.S. Lochinvar.

!£9€{3K¢l‘-I

1966.

Died i\'ovcmber 5.

123 Strattord Road, I

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West

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umny mstonicrs iliroiigliout the world, a very I luppy Cltristiims and a Prosperous and I’.-aw ul Netti Year

Shirley, Nr. Birmingham

WiR:Water Board

it

APPOINTMENT OF CONTROLLER

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l‘)6fi.

seats ol

Colonial and I-‘oreizn scicctiom on l)i.cnunt aixcn. S.A.l£. mpruul.

Sparks. :5 G:ccnu.w Road. Taunton.

OVER 70‘)-", PASS RATS N THE PAST ll

26. l‘)(nt'u. l.icuI.~(.'dr. Neil Ix":-nnt-ll: l.u\\i\'. Wllitmint, R.:\'. l|..\l.S. Victorious. Died October 7. I966.

John llnrry Gee. LS. l’,tl(»4.‘.7.“. ll..\l.S. \‘i;~ tnriuus. Died October 7.

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Charles‘ William Spinner. LS.

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Three of the "small ships“ force which bore the brunt of the patrol duties in the recent cotifrotitatioti between Indonesia and .\lala_\'si;t. have returned to the United Kingdom.

They are the coastal mincInvermoriston and sweepers Santoti. which arrived at Portsmouth on November 5. and the Kemerton. which arrived on November IS. Santon had been on loan to the Royal New Zealand Navy. and was hrougllt home by her New Zealaud returned now

crew. to

who have their own

country.

‘FOR DISPOSAL’ l)iirin_e the three years‘ war. the small \l‘ll|'|\ of the Inshore

I-lotilla. about 40 in all. front the iiavies of liritaiii. Attstralia.

New Zealand. and .\l.tl.iysi.i. had a strenttoixs tiiue.

Tilt: patrolling ships saw plcnty of action. and spent up to about 80 per cent. of their time at sea.

In March and April. 1965. when infiltration attempts were being made almost every night. ll..\l.S. lnvernioristott was itivolved in three actions against

infiltrating satupans.

result of one of these actiotis. Lieut.-('dr. If. A. A. As

:t

the u‘tVllllll.ll'Itill'Ig ollieer. was axxarded the D.S.(?.. alttl .\litl. R. ()'l)ri~eoll. R.N.. who was killed in the action. was pos'.litimously awarded a. .\lentioii in Despateltes. together with A. B. l’awlelt.

After April. I965. the tempo of the confrontatioii eased cou.sitler.ibly~—a change which was.

'l'widd_v. l{.i\'..

tir.\'t. \\'e|comt:d by the patrolling vessels, bill which tneant that the patrols became more thati a little wearisotne.

The three ships which arrived at Portsmotith last month are. it is understood. to be placed on the disposal list. at

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Ever since men learned how to move over the open seas. the need for coastwise lights has grown. Even by the seventh century. B.C.. there was a lighthouse which was operated regularly on Cape Sigeum. and several hundred years later came two other "lights" which subsequently became known as the Fifth and Seventh Wonders of the World —-the Colossus of Rhodes and the Pharos at Alemndria.

In our

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H.M.S. Eagle will be procccding for sea trials early iti April. I967. following her refit in H.M. Dockyard. Devonport.

It is intended to hold a formal

rt:-commissioning board on April 6.

ceremony

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teristics of well-known navigational aids and lifeboat services throughout the world. but also many stories of shipwreck and unforsccn disaster. of wrcckcrs. of the keepers who maintain the lights. and of the unpaid life-

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BEST OF PEPYS In his preface to Mr. Pep_v.v' Navy (0. Bell & Sons. Ltd.-(5.r.). the author. L. A. Wilcox. constant

says he was somewhat hesitant about adding to the amount of literature that has been written

both Pepys and ships.

Hc need not have expressed his hcsitancy. for he has done a great service. He does not claim to have broken new ground. but what he has done. in a most readable and delightful way. is

on

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collect in :1 single volume rntich of the best of the very many books on the stibiect of Pepys. his work and the Navy he served so well.

Mr. Wilcox. a Member of the Society for Nautical Research. has reconstructed from Pcpys‘s own diary. and very many other sources. the day-to-day administration of the fleet to which devoted so mttch of his to

if?-pys I e.

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the general reader and to the specialist alike. to

PERSONAL RIVALRY Gilbert liackfortli-Jones has done it again. In his latest book.

The Stern Charo flloddcr and .'s'louqlr!orr. LId.. 2Ia'.). he tells of the personal rivalry of Bill Digby and Vivian Grcgson.

Beginning their naval careers

togcther. nearly losing their

lives when a kite balloon breaks away from the Impcrator in I917. they remain friends as they clinih the ladder to captain's rank. in peacetime and in the Second World War their with the attthcntic careers. background which the author

always

manages to achieve. are traced with consummate skill.

(One minor point

the corner of a man's service certificate is not ctrt off when he is "Discharged Dead." This is only done when a man is discharged from the Service “With

disgrace")

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NAVY SOCCER IN DOIDRUMS —BUT THERE'S STILL HOPE

NAVY NEWS DECEMBER I966 Std Wilcox in the finals of the light heavyweight division against NA Illnlon. at Ycovlllorl. Wilcox went on to win his weizhl in the Inler-Command Novices champion-ships

RECORD ENTRY FOR SCOTTISH BOXING After many years in the doldrums. the boxing championships in the Scotland and Northern Ireland Command were revived last year. and this year there was a record entry.

It was decided to eoiidtict the Novices championships as a AT CAI.I:II)ONIA team competition. and this proved to be a successful During October. 78 bosers al innovation. lI.l\I.S. Caledonia competed for ‘lite Third Suhntarine Squad- the right to be a champion in his own weight in either the ron became the lll'Sl winners of the team championship trophy senior or iunior division.

Many silly mistakes

BY BI-INBOW At this time last year the Royal Naval Football Association was in some despair and there were ntany gloomy faces. for nothing had gone right. This season. to date. has been even worse

than last. and

goals ---sitters— -were

live things—(I) to score goals.

Shout. shoot. shoot. No one will be shot for shooting and missing. (2) "Think" the game. and use intelligent timing with and oil’ the ball. (3) Accept that

ing and good cheer. the Navy

the Inter-Service totirnament by beating each of the other Services 2-O. ('an the Navy achieve the seemingly impossible and win the (‘onstantinople Cup two years in stlccessioii? It must be adiitittcd that their chances do won

look

too

Against Cambridge the Navy

side were (and that

the

coasting along

3-]

the downfallcoasting) with less than 30 minutes to go. when '‘Bang''—and the Royal Navy finally lost was

4-3.

ATROCIOUS PLAY The last game. against the London Universities. was really a farce. Once again the Navy was the better side and again it went down '.’-|. The play of the

Royal Na\y

this occasion was atrocious. the main fault being the inability to team

on

pass correctly.

Passes went to the wrong man. or attentpts were made to make passes through an opponent instead of round him. Three

opposition

may

ships.

their mistakes iitto goals.

(Why should it always be the Navy that has to pay costly for ntistaltcsl’) (4) Cover and support. in attack as well as in defence. (5) Develop natural

skill. improve in every match. think decisive and make certain that the basic play is good-no bad passes, no "letting-up" and no silly mistakes.

.

LOSSES AND GAINS The Navy lost several good players at the citd of last season. but it was felt that Godwin and Wilkinson would be home and would add strength to the team. And it was appreciated that the R.N.F.A. would have to produce three or four new youngsters.

With players like Jim Coates.

Norman Stacey and "Dolly" Gray and with two very mttch improved players like Mne Anderson and Brian Crawford at their command. the impression was that the Navy was

"sitting pretty.“ The thoughts concerning Godwin and Wilkinson were proved right. They continue to be good enough and Malcolmson of Air Command is a find and~who knows—they may yet

it IJII le skill

players. the most nutstaniling players like Coatcs and Godwin dillicult to find.

are

stretch of the nation eotild the recent matches of the United Services (Portsmouth) be called successful. yet. when the members all came on form at one and the same time, their game became dazzling. instructive and beautiful to watch.

If. perhaps. Lady Luck. had been just a little kinder in the first few minutes of sonic of the -

matches. then some of the five niatches lost might have been

saved.

I0—3.

Royal

Marines

won

l1~9 and St. t\l;iry's Hospital won S-6.

From the Services‘ point of view the outstanding match was that against Miildlesex Hospital.

The final score was 65 to the Services to 3.

II has been said that "Every move in the book \vas brilliantly e.\tcciitcd." and this was certainly

APPOINTMENTS

’

Surgeon \’ice-Admiral Sir Derek Steele-Perkins. the Medical Director General of the Navy for the past four years. has

retired.

Otltcr

retirements which

have

been announced recently are Rear .-\dmir.ils J. G. Watson.

A. J. Catsthra and I’. N.

llowes.

Rear-Admiral A. F. Turner has been appointed ("hicf of Naval Supplies and Transport and Vice Controller. the

appointment May

to

take effect in

next.

Commodore C, A. Henderson is to be promoted to RearAdmiral to date January 7.

I967. and is to be the Senior Naval Member of the Detecting Stall of the Imperial Defence

(‘ollcge.

Other recent JxV:\t\t!'l'.r1'.:'n'1 :n.l::i!r2

Ilelllnzi.

Nlalor-llcncral |t_\l.. to he (ii-mp (‘ornm.mdcr. HeadP.

I'nr:smoii:ti ii-i.ir!rr\ Marines Kntil I,

H‘.

(‘anr. I-’. 1‘. Hair. comniand March I.

C.

(lroun.

Royal

Calrd-int: _

I

tn

Cant. C. R. Ii. Roe. Vidal in command. January 2.

Car. J. A. Column. Git-i-nitte in command. March I.

good bouts in the boxing championships. held at the Royal Marines Barracks. Eastney, on Novcntbcr 23 and 24. the standard. generally. was not outstanding. There was plenty of grit, but little gtiilc or skill.

There was a knowledgeable mouth) on points—a majority

evening. and some expressed their displeasure at the judges’ decisions in two crowd for the final

which they thought were a little “off beam.

There was a feeling that on at least two occasions the Portsmouth team man "wuz robbed."

The winning team was Air Command (2l points). followed three bouts.

or

title. and Platt. in

'

special

a

bout on the second evemnp. heat JRF..\l Prottdliam (Ports-

team well executed a run and touch down.

There was no disgrace in losing to London Scottish. The conditions were terrible-rain all the timc—-and. on the day. the l.ondi.\n Scottish was the better side in a clean. hardfought match.

In last month's issue of “Navy News" reference was made-—in another connectionof teams having to play to the

referee's whistle.

The Services held

against the Royal Marine Corps when they were penalised. The referee was asked for a clarification of his decision by the Services and he then ordered the kick to be taken from to yards nearer the post.

The Marines scored from the reduced distance. thus winning the match ll--9.

(2l)I)l) WIN

,

lJcul.—(.‘_dr.

Ii. Cope. I-'ulm.ir tfcr 7b-l Sqiiadro.-i in commandt. Ma)‘ I. Llenl.-(HI. I. D. II. B. Ilmurd.

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Lkul.-Cdt. C. 1. Paterson. mack.

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Fehniary I. Lleul.-Crlr. 1. st. Webster. Ulster in

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ct-mmantl. d.t.h. l.l¢nt.-Cdr. J. M. lllargctte. Echo in comnurtd, November ltl IJIIII.-Cdr. I). ll. I.ofl'IIltf. lI..\I.A.S. (his? in command on co.-umi.ssionirtg_ .

January 2|.

Lkul. II. J. Slur-in. Ittaxe sucros-

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Lleol. A. .\l. I). dc I.-ilillllrrc. App:eton in comn-..ind. sI.l.b.r

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What is wrong with the Services‘! The season started with such high hopes. and yet things h;ive not gone according to plan. It seems to be "just one of those thin_i_~.s“—tlte "nib of the _i:reen“—wltich can only be overcome by everyone in the side playing their natural game and striving. striving. all the time just that little bit more.

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NOT I)lSAS'I'ROUS Out of the four matches played by the Royal Navy team this season. one has been drawn and the other three have been lost. This record. in itself. is not really disastrous. but in three of the four matches the Navy side was definitely the better team.

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FIVE MATCHES IN FOUR DAYS WAS TOO MUCH

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GOOD ENTRY FOR CROSS-COUNTRY

Collingwooil makes a clean sweep

(ollitigwood

lI_\l.S.

made :i clciti \‘.‘i'L't.‘P in the Portsllt.\lIlll (‘o m in :i ii d crossctiiiiitry riiiining ch;itiipion\llll1s at H..\l.S. I)r.\‘;id on lstneiiibcr 2. winning both the senior and the junior

junior

tennis.

Stilt.-I.ietit. Saitvatzc (lisceIlctttl tsoii the senior race in a time til 30 min. 30 sec. Ldtz. Std. t\le.tiln-as t\’icttirv). who has not \t:t round his tortn alter a spell .tt sea. “its second. and

App. \\.l\

ll.irnion third.

tfollititzwootll

(kvlliiiittsootl had a total of S2 pniiiis, ll.,\1_H‘, \"ictor\' was .s'eco:iil. and ll..\l.S. Ilcrnics lliittl lit the ittiiior chaiiipiniiship lni. N. A. l.ovcday tllcrniesl was lirst in Its‘ min. 45 .sec.. with Potter t('ol|ini:wood) and lindeihill l(iam:e.~.) second and third. respectively. ‘llie itiiiior team event was won by (‘ollingtsood by IS points lrotii ll..\Il.S. (i.in1:cS with the ('tIlltti_L-isooil "ll" team tliirtl.

Navy

in Services

water

polo

team

l)'.lilllg a training 't\t:t.'l2‘L‘tt(l .tl'l.ti'lt.!i.'\l h_\ the Ainalcur Sitziiiiii-tic Associzitioii :it the ( r_ssl.tI l’.tI.tci:. No\'i:tttbcr -I to (i, the

ptilo

(

niiihiiicd Services water-

Iiiiglatid tintlcr-2| _tc.tni. losing by eight team

met

the

goals to six.

the (‘onibined Services

Navy riieii-Stih-I.ieul. George Steele and team

“ere

two

PO ll"I'll ltihti Stace.

Sub-Lieiit. Steele

peting against

some

company in the litials.

'I’lie sis-zt-side soccer was won by il.M.S. ('ochranc "8" team. which heal the -ship's company of H.M.S. (.';tletlottia.

A total of 42 teams tools part in the tottriiatiieiit.

Cortl-

old

team-

for he has captained both the Great Britain and I-‘_iigl.tiid tinder-'_'l te.tnis.

PO Stacc. of the RN. l’liysical ‘I mining School. Portsnititith. is the N;iv_v and Hampshire water-polo coach. and at tile training week-end he took part in the lirst ever course for water-polo coaclies arranged by the Amateur Swimming Associainatcs.

tton.

Sub-Lieut. Sausiige winning the Portsmouth autuiiin cross-

Five ‘firsts’ in

country

six events

Nays-‘s gyninastii: cliatiipioii tor l‘)ti(i is Sgt. H. V. llarris. R.\l.. of the R.N. School for l’liy.sical Traitting.

Sgt. Harris was lirst in vault-

ing. pommel. rings. parallel bar.

petition. the only competitors were from H.M.S. Fisgard. the winning team being Fisgard "A" U. H. Smith. J. T. Phillips.

horizontal bar and second in the floor exercises. Runner-up

Sgt. ll. 5. Millerchip. R.M..

R. H. Carter and R. 1‘. Mc-

Sweeney].

Champion-at-arms

Muddy going

The 17th South Afrieaii National Fencing cli.impioiiships. held at the University of Cape Town. ztltracted over I00 etitrics. and the oitt~:tatiding perfuriner \\‘.t\ l’() K. l’¢ltr\'0ll. who recently juiiictl lI..\l.S. .-\t'rikanden lie was placed tirst in the sahrc event (without losing it bout in the final pool). and was second in both epee and foil.

These placings also qualilicd him for the ('h;itiipion-at-Arnis title.

for Milocarians The .\Iiloeariaii Athletic Club cross-country team had niuddv and heavy going: coiiditiotis for their lll'$l match of the season at Chingfurd on l\'ovcniber 5.

The .\liloc:iriaiis were running attainst Orion llarriers and United llospitals. over .t '/'_‘.~niile course.

Orion Harriers

Apprentices sports trophy

cross-country

University

Ros_vil_i Sports Trophy

autumn meeting was won

were

lir.s_t

in

the team event with St P0IHl\‘Milocarians were second with (it points and the United Hospitals third with (.3 points.

The .\lilocarians won the

win

The

was

third overall.

The .st:ind:ird of p.-rtortii.incc was high. and an iniprovenieiit on that of 1965.

In the Junior Team Corn-

of PRORM. The winner of the floor exercises w;i.-; Cpl, G, R.

Petty Officer is

race

Hell. of Depot. R_.\l_. who

The

was

(‘LOSE M.-\'l‘('H The liiter-(‘oiiimand hoclsey

I

(‘ol|i:t:c

:ig;iiiift St-

at

was won

Plymuutli must equalise. btit the Air defence held out.

The game with Portsmotitli ('omm:tnd was a good one. but Air (‘onimand held on to their one goal lead.

In their liiial match :ii,:aiiist the Royal .\laru.es. which Air (‘oiiimand won 2-l. the only goal in the lirst halt‘. by .\lolI';itt. the .\l;irines centre l'orw.'trd. c.tntc about one niiriute before the iiitertal In the llrsl riiiiiiite ol the sect-nil hall Air eqtialised through a goal by the right win_i:cr .l;IlttL's and. keeping up the pressure. scored a second _i:o.tl It) niiriutes from the end of the ni.iich. centre llirwitrd ('ttni~ iiitiskey lieint: the scorer.

Portsniotitli (ivtitiiiand took second place. having drawn with the Royal Mariiies. one goal each. and beating Plymouth 3-I. "Hie other match. Plymouth agattist the Royai Marities was ;i win for Plymouth 4-tl.

Albans on November I". with 38 points to 44.

II. V. Harris. R.M.

b?‘

race

by

t\'av;il (‘omiii.uid, who won all three matches. tzilsini,-. the title Portstiiotitli Coniniatid from which won the lUllf'lt.tt‘l'lclll last year.

Althtiiigh Air heat Plynioiizli 2-l. it was it close match. and iii the second halt‘ it seemed that toiirttamctt:

Air

WIN FOR AIR \\'RF.NS The Royal Navy womt:ii's h o i: It c) Inter ('oiiitn.itiil cliiiiiipitiiisliip title also went to Air ('oinm.intl. 'l'h.it team beat the liolders. Portsiiioiiili. l«() and. after it hard niatcli beat l’lyinoutli and the Roy/ll Marine Wren learn by L0.

The trophy was presentetl by Chief Otliccr .\I_ Ii:tiiini;tiit. \\’.R.N.S. who has been chairof the Roytl l\'.tvv man \\'oriteti's liocl.c_\' .‘\ssiVCl.til0ll for the p.is'. eight _\c.trs.

-

pcrians.

.

was

The lirst reprc.sent;itive match of the Ro_\‘:il i\'avy liockcy team took place at Portsriioiitli on Noveniber 20 agziitist the Hespcrians, resulting in ;i draw three goals e.ich.

The t\'.ivy started well and led 3-! .it hall' time. but some of the team were pla_\ing their lit':h ni.itch in four days. and in the secotitl hall the team be_t:.iii to show signs of tiredness.

This. of course. was fatal. when |)l£l_\'ltl}: against sttch an experienced side as the Hes-

Apprentices. The apprentices also won tltc seven-'.i-side rugby. and sis-ii-side hoelzey after heating l'I..\-LS. Caledonia ship's

ROUND-UP In

-t.

the holders. ll..\l.S. Caledonia

SPORTING

cli.ttiipion,sliips.

"the seniors‘ course was over six miles. and tltc juniors ran tlirce-antl-.i-lialt miles. There were ll senior lC;tllls and I0

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Boat Show llic Twister L'l.ts\‘ sloop .\lerm:iitl of l’tirtsc.t. the Ro_\'.tl l\'.'i\'aI Sailing Association's glass lihre boat. “ill be on view at the Royal Navy stand at the Boat Show at Earls Court in

Liiiiiary.

Meriiiiiid has been in constant use since she was named

by Mrs. .‘vlc(ieoch. wile of the Rear Admiral Siibiiiartties (Rear Admiral I. l.. .\l. Mc(icocli) who is the captain of the Portsiiioiitli branch ol' the .-\ssoci:iiioii. in April last.

Archery challenge I’-:r .-‘\rdiia .-\rclicry Socictj. would lllsc‘ to coiitticl.

Nav_t~ iirelicrs for slioiilder to shoulder or postal shoots, and tor the possible toriiiatioii iii an "lite

inter

shoot

-

service

and

an

archery society.

cli.iiii ionsliip iittc.-service r

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To be :1 Sllcccsslltl boxer a man needs. in addition to courage and ph_vsic:il litness. it sense almost of dedication to the sport.

This sense is very much to the fore in Able Seaman Clill Field-—a strong possibility’ [Of the

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SPORTSMAN OF THE MONTH joined the Royal Navti in September. I958. and apart

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Winters are mild in Plymouth. but whatever the weather, once inside the Naafi club you can forget it. The club otters a lull day's round of entertainment billiards L_j table tennis {'1 dancing to the juke box in tho espresso bar [3 dancing to live bands in the ballroom tour nights a week [ii drinking in the tavern. lounge bar or cocktail bar El eating in the cafeteria at modest prices [3 shopping in the all services‘ shop and trying your skill (or luck) on all types of amusement machines. .

FIRST-R()Ut\' 1) WINS His tirst scastin in the Navy team was l‘l(-5. He won his matclics when the Navy boxed the .‘\l’tilj-' and the R.A.F. by

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the first round.

He won an l.S.B.A. title that year. but lost to Tony Broean in the A.B.A. senii-linals.

In two of his contests this season the referee stopped the bout and declared l-‘ield the winner.

His kccttess is ciiiplia-.iscd b1.‘ the fact that last inoiith ltc was eti_t:a_t:cd in three contests in eight days. On the 2|»: he foutzlit I’. lloo-.sn. on the 26th I. lletiiiing: of West ll.ttll. and the 28th t\l. leiason oi‘ on

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I-I.\'Gl.A.\'D Rt-ii’? lewsoii is tirst reserve at his weight for liiitzlaiid. and I’.

Iioddiiigloii. of (‘ovciitr_\'. whom he will meet on December I2. is an liriglatid rcprc-scnt;iti\'e against Rotiniaiiia.

Field is almost Ire to win the lie:ivyw-eiizlit N '_v title and Combined Service Busing a Association (tormerlv l.S.li..-X.) title and. if he beats Johnson and Boddington. he must qtialit‘y for the F.ii;.:l;tnd team in I967.

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