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Commenting on recent defence cuts, Admiral Sir Vary! Begg First Sea Lord said that the effect of devaluation had been to act as a catalyst on the decisions contained in the July White Paper. . . The full implications of unobtrusive and flexible exer these cuts will take some ese of maritime power. months to work out, but the ROLE broad effect of the decision to He said the first of-these roles withdraw from Malaysia, Singa was unaffected by the recent de pore, and the Persian Gulf by while there would- l the end of 1971 will be to bring 9° increased emphasis on the forward to 1972/73 the reducN.A.T.O. role. lions previously planned for As regards the. third role, de1975/76." ployment of forces outside the Admiral -Begg explained that NA.T.O. area and our C9.P this would pose two inainj,rob" biiity to conduct operations lems for the Nav': overseas would e more limited - -'Firstly, the rundown of naval . a manpower which had been "But for those," the Admiral planned to t place bv 1975/ 76 had now to be achieved three said. 'who gloomily think that service in the Navy of the to four years earlier, future will be confined to the Secondly, the carrier force Would now have to be phased waters around the U.IC,! Would Out after our withdraw,1 from - re,rplnd them that the our overseas bases at. the end --area ex-tnds from the Bri4sn -:- Isles 2,000 miles eastward jfltQ of 1971. -the Mediterranean, and OOj) - miles westward in the Atlantic, THREE CLEAR TASKS and stretches from the Equator h role f h k - to the NQrth Pole. Navy, Admiral Bega - .-. r:cale is includes a great many that the July White Paper had Continued on page 14. defined three clear tasks: a. To with the provide, Polaris force, Britain's contribution to the strategic nuclear deterrent of the West. b. To continue to play a leading part in the maritime shield forces of N.A.T.O. c. To perform, for as far ahead as can be foreseen, a valuable peace-keeping function outside Europe by the

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STATEMENT. ON THE RUNDOWN N.A.T.O. role no need to begin getting fussed give athe false - impression. now, and officers and men many will not be affected at all." for a couple of years. There is

NATURAL WASTAGE Admiral Twis explained that the nmdowñ 'originally planned for 1976 Would have to be telescopeI to 197i, "This means that redundancy will a little ine'vitably be heavier, but not I judge a very, marked increase over what was forecast last July, because adjustment of entry and natural wastage by normal retirement will still take care of the greater part of our reduction in numbees. "When the extent of redundancy has been worked out, we shall inform the Fleet and call for volunteers who would like to put their names forward to leave the Service. "We shall lean over backwards to ensure that they will have time to come back to the U.K., draw breath, and prepare themselves for civilian life. RESETTLEMENT

"Special effort is going into the resettlement organisation, i i and it will be well geared to meet the additional load." Admiral Twiss did not anticipate any acute accommodation , ' difficulties resulting from the bringing back of families from the Far East. Building of ' married quarters was going ahead at speed, and was expected to at least keep abreast .with the present ratio of demand and availability. If necessary the rundown of naval hirings could be reversed, but the new building, plus the arrest. In Mauritius 17 people troops ashore, while Cambrian was sent to the - island of have been killed in clashes be- success of the Assisted House Purchase scheme for owner tween Creoles and Muslims, and Rodrigues, 350 miles east of occupation, should take care, of Mauritius. many more have been injured any problems. in disorders which, it is said, Rodrigues was hit by a hurriarose from racial troubles. As for, the travel and advencane at the beginning of ture side of naval life, Admiral Mauritius achieves her indeJanuary, and hungry villagers Ttviss said that talk of Europe broke into stores and "resisted" pendence in March next.

Warships off Mauritius

When racial riots broke out in Port Mauritius, British troops were sent to the island by air from Singapore, and H.M.S. Euryalus and H.M.S. Cambrian were sent to the scene. .Euryalus anchored off the island to provide cover for the

Although not under-estimating the unprecedented difficulty of the rundown preparalions now facing the Navy, the Second Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Frank Twiss believes it can be tackled in' such a way that redundancy effects will be somewhat less than had been feared. "Within the next few weeks it i's day hope That we can give some details which will reassure the" Fleet that the rocess of 4utjdn will be orderly and With due warning to individuals. There ii going to be no undignifd ithing hut," he told "Navy News There will be no redundancy

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NAVY NEWS FEBRUkY 1968

Tr-y,iug. 'a bet. on form

How long can I expect to remain at home before going abroad again? It is a perfectly reasonable question to ask, " and one that is about as easy to answer as "Who's going to 'win the Derby?" "' "All right," you say, understand the difficulties of spotting winners, but can't i as a sailor have the same chances of assessing past performance that I have as a student of racing or the pools?"

So long as you appreciate that past form is not an infallible guide to winners it is at least worth a look, and I will try to give you a stable-boy's glimpse of what goes on. Because not everyone coming

AVERAGE TIME BETWEEN OVERSEAS SERVICE (U.K.-Based Service, i.e. Port Service plus Home Sea Service, or Port Service Alone)

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the one this article starts with. But misleading as the average figure is, it is something to go on with. The figure varies from roster to roster, and depends mainly on the proportion of billets afloat and abroad for that -particular rang. If you knot what the figure is for your rating you are better off as a forecaster than if you don't. You are also better off if you have a rough idea about the roster rules, and how a draft two sailors ever earn exactly the to Home Sea Service affects the date you are next likely to go foreign. Don't forget that the figures at the end of this article are historical: they reflect a host of variables in 1966 and 1967 which are unlikely to be the same in 1968 and 1969.

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The, sailors in white were volunteers for sea out of turn, All the others went when their , turn came, except for the one with a wheelchair, who was sick. ' ' The sailors without jerseys did some Home Sea Service, which extended the time they served between return from overseas and going abroad again. The sailors in blues at the left had all done short spells overseas before, and so had earned ashore from sea or abroad has not much in the way of a roster done the same sort of stint, no date. Most of those at the right two sailors ever earn exactly the had earned a better than average same roster adjustment. The one, which was extended by times that men spend abroad or Home Sea Service. afloat at a stretch vary widely The sick, the last-minute refrom a month or so to 30 engager, and perhaps the odd months. 'welfare case account for some The rules are designed to give at the far right. men United Kingdom-based See how few (only two out of service that is proportional to IMPROVEMENT 42) did the 17 months which is previous periods of absence. But-greatly daring-Drafty's the for the whole average figure It follows that if you look at view of the future is that in group. See how wide is the S the cards of men going overseas terms of separation the next difference between three and 29 say, February, 1968, you will two years are likely to be better months. And then how ponder find a big difference between than the last two, so witi any misleading the average figure is If it is misleading why quote the shortest and the longest stay luck the average times between as a guide to form. it? Just as good a question as, in or around Great Britain. overseas service will increase. the number ' By adding up of So here, with fingers. crossed, List of Ships for which C.N.D. will be issuing months each one does and , eyes shut and throbbirg heart, DraftOrders during March, 1968 " the number of cards dividing by Trials Crew To Join Drafty presents his analysis of PLYMOUTH (P.S. and you get an "average.' Here ' September. 1961 . past. form, hoping, that those ' G.S.C. in continuation) . . Main Parties (below) is a picture of a typical who read it have also read and 1-LERMIONE G.S.C.) . September, 1968 count, done for AB's (U.C.2) in . CHICHESTER (G.S.C.) " September. i. understood all the warnings he the summer of 1967. PUNCHESTON (F-S.C.) " . September, 1968 . has just penned

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Exmouth starts -" her trials. .

The first major warship in any Western navy, and pos ciblv the world t b 1_ .7 i propelled entirely by gas tur bines, H.M.S. Exmouth takes on her trials crew this month, and is due to commission for Borne Sea Service in April. The use of gas turbines in warships has been pioneered by the Royal Navy since the Second World War, combined steam and gas turbine 'COSAG' plants having been used in the Tribals and the Counties. Ti,

cessful, paving the way for allgas turbine installation. Other commissioning forecasts are as follows:

FEBRUARY APPLETON (C.M.S.). February 7 at - Bahrain. Foreign Service (Middle . East). (E). 9th M.C.M. Squadron.' FEARLESS (Assault 'ship). February 14 at Devonport. Reconsmission (Phased).

. . . Home Sea Service/Foreign Service (from date of sailing). East of Suez (FE) U K Ease Port Devonport (A.) CLEOPATRA FLIGHT February at Portland General Service Comxnis sion wasp u K Base Port Devon EXMOUTH (Frigate). February 22 at Chatham. Trials crew. Port Service. Commission April 25. LINCOLN (AID Frigate) February 29 at Devonnort for trials. Port Service. Commission May 2. MARCH HERMES (Aircraft carrier). March at Portsmouth. General Service Commismon (Phased). Home/East of Suez sion (FE)/Home. (Majority of ship's cornpany ex-victorious.) YARMOUTH (A/S Frigate. March 28 at Portsmouth for trials). Port service. Commissions June 30. APRIL AJAX (G.P. Frigate). April 9 at Chatham. General Service Commisaims (Phased). Home/East of Suez (FE). (Captain's Command.) U.K. Base Port, Chatham. ROTHESAY (A/S Frigate). April 10 "g Rosysh for trials (cx Dockyard Control). Port Service. Commissions June 6.

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LONDON (G.M. Destroyer). April 25 date) at Portsmouth. (tentative General Service Commission (Phased). Home. Flagship of Flag Officer Flotillas. Western Fleet. U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. (A.) EXMOUTH (A/S Frigate). April 25 at Chatham. Home Sea Service for special trials. U.K. Base Port. Chatham, AGINCOURT (Radar Picket). April (tentative date) at Portsmouth. Reserve crew. Port. Service., DUNDAS (A/S Frigate). April 26 at Gibraltar for trials. Home Sea Service. Commissions June 21 for Portland Squadron. (A.)--- ii, LINCOLN (AID Frigate). May 2 at General Service. CommisDevonport. sion. Home/East of Suez (FE)/Home. U.K. Base Port, Devonport. HARDY. (A/S Frigate). May 6 at Gibraltar. LRP complement, Local Foreign Service. -HERMIONE FLIGHT. May at Portland: - General - Service Commission. U.K. Base Wasp. Port. Portsmouth. JUNE ROTHESAY (A/S Frigate). June 6 at -- Rosyth. - General Service Commission. Home/East of Suez (FE)/Home. - -U:K: Base Porn. Portsmouth, BILDESTON.. (M/H). June. 13 at - Rosyth-for trials. Port-Service. Corn- missiotts August 8. YARMOUTH (A/S Frigate). June 20 at Portsmouth. General Service Cornmission. - Home/East of-- Suez -(FE)! Home. U.K. Base Port. Porismouth. LEOPARD (G.P. Frigate). June 20 at - Portsmouth. General- Service Commission (Phased) Home/East of Suez (FE). U.K. Base Port, Portsmouth. DUNDAS - (MS Frigate). June 21 at Gibraltar. Home Sea Service. PortSquadron.- U.K. .Base Port. - land Chatham: (A.), GURKHA (G.P. -Frigate): June 3 at Rosyth. LRP complement. -PartService. - JULY GAVINTON (M/H). July 4 at Chatham for trials. Commissions August 29 (F). ''--

IIRINTON (M!H) September 26 at Devonport. Foreign Service Middle East. 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (E).

OCTOBER BIJRNASTON (C.M.S.) October 7 at Bahrain. Foreign Service.-' Middle East, 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (E) BRERETON (MIll). October 8 at Portsmouth for trials. Port Service. Commissions December 17 (E). DEVONSHIRE (GM Destroyer). Octobet at Portsmouth. LRP complement. Fort Service. WIIITBY (A/S Frigate). October (tentatkc date) at Rosysh. LRP complement. Port Service, JUPITER (OP. Frigate). October at Glasgow. General Service CommisAUGUST BRINTON (St/H), August I at Devon- -- .Ofli Home/East of Suez (FE). U.K. Base Port. Devonoort. port for trials. Commissions SeptemJUPITER FLIGHT. October (tentative -date) at Portland General Service o,.,e.a.s,, urs/ri?. August 8 at Commission. Wasp. U.K. Base Port. Home Sea Rosyth. Service. lag Devonport. M.C.M. Squadron. BEACHAMPTON (C.M.S.), October at RELENTLESS (A/S Frigate). Early Bahrain. Foreign Service, Middle, August for trials, Port Service, Base East, 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (E). Port and place of commissioning WISTON - (C.M.S.), October at under consideration. Gibraltar, Foreign Service, Middle BRIGHTON (A/S Frigate). August at East, 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (E). Chatham - for Special Refit (DY YARNTON (C.M.S.) October at Control). Port Service. Bahrain. (Tentative). Foreign Service. FALMOUTH - (A/S Frigate). August at Middle East. 9th M.C.M. Squadron. Rosyth for Special Refit (DY control). (E). Port Service. PHOEBE FLIGHT. October (tentative PHOEBE (G.P. Frigate). August 22 at - date) at.-Portland. General Service Chatham. General Service CommisCommission.. Wasp. U.K. - Base Port. sion IPhased).. Home/East. of Suez Chatham. - ,(FE)I1-fome, (Captain's Command.) PLYMOUTH FLIGHT. October (tenUK Base Port. Chatham. tative dare) at Portland. General Ser- GA.VINTON (H/H). - August 29 at vice Commission. Base . Wasp. U.K. - Chatham. Foreign Service (Middle Port. Devonport. - East). 9th 51CM. Squadron. ANDROMEDA October (tenFLIGHT. tative dare) at Portland. General Ser- SEPTEMBER vice CommissionWasp. U.K. Base HERMIONE (G.P. Frigate), September Port. Portsmouth.20 at Glasgow (Tentative), General MINERVA (OP. Frigate). October 17 Service - Commission. Home/East of at Chatham. General Service ComSuez. (FE). U.K. Base Port. Portsmission (Phased). , Home/East of mouth. Suez (ME)/Home.. U.K. Base Port. PUNCHESTON (C.M.S.) September at - Chatham. Gibraltar, Foreign Service, Middle - NOVEMBER -- East, 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (E). PLYMOUTH (MS Frigate). September CHAWTON (C.M.S.). November 4 at 26 at Chatham .for trials, Port Ser.Bahrain. Foreign Service Middle East. vice. Commissions November 28. 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (E). CHICHESTER (All) Frigate). SeptemKEDLESTON (MH).-Novernber 7 at - Devortport for ber 26 at- Chatham. -General Service trials. Port -Service. Commission. (Phased). Home/East of Commissions January 3. 1969, Siez (FE). UK, Base Port, Chatham. ANDROMEDA (G.P Frtgse). 'Novem'NUBIAN (G.P. Frigate). July 4 at Portsmouth. General Service Cornmission. Home/East of Suez (ME) (Phased). (Captain's Command). U.K. Base Port, Portsmouth. (B). ANDROMEDA (G.P. Frigate). July 24 at Portsmouth for trials. Porn Service. Commissions November ii. ROTHESAY FLIGHT. July (tentative date) at Portland. General Service Commission. Wasp. U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth,

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KELLINGTON (M/H). November 14 at Chatham for trials. Port Service. Commissions January 17, 1969. (Cdo Ship). November 20 at Singapore. Foreign Service East of Suez (FE). U.K. B Port, Pornmouth (C). PLYMOUTH (A/S Frigate). November 28 at Chatham General Service Corn mission Home/East of Suez (FE) U K Base Port Devonport BERRY HEAD (Maintenance ship) November at Portsmouth (tentative). Type of service under Consideration. Base Port. not yet decided. DECEMBER FIFE (G iii Destroyer). December 5 Chath-im General Service Commission Home/East of Suez (!:E)/Home. (Phased). U.K. Base Port Chatham. IIRERETON (MIll). December 17 at Portsmouth. Foreign Service. Middle East. 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (E.) CAPRICE (Destroyer). December 5 at Portsmouth. General Service Commission (Phased). Home/East of Suez (FE). U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth, MINERVA FLIGHT. December (tentative date) at Portland. General Service Commission. Wasp. U.K. Base Port, Chatham. 826 SQUADRON. HERMES. December date) (tentative at Cutdrose. General Service Commission. Wessex. U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. S.A.R. FLIGHT HERMES. Late 1968 at Cuidrose General Service Cornmission. Wessex. U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. ZEST (A/S Frigate). December (tentanyc date). Reserve crew. Port Service, Base Port and place of commissioning under consideration JANUARY, 1969 KEDLESTON (MIll), January 3. at Devonport. Home Sea Service. 4th M.C.M Squadron. U.K. Base Port. Rosyth. KELLINGTON (Mill). January 17 at Chatham, - Home Sea Service, 4th M.C.M, Squadron. U.K. Base Port, Itosyth EIJRYALUS (O.P. Frigate). January at Devonport. General Service -Commission - (Phased), Home/East of Suez (FE). (Captain's Command.) U.K. Base Port, Devonport. SIRIUS (OP. Frigate). January at Portsmouth General Service Commission (Phased), Home/East of Suez (FE). U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. FIFE FLIGHT.. January at - Portland. General Service Commission. Wrsacx. U.K. Base Port. Chatham. SALISBURY (AID Frigate) : January at Devonport. General Service Commission. Home/East of Suez (FE). U.K. Base Port. Devonport, RELENTLESS (A/S Frigate). January (tentative date) at Portsmouth. Re- serve crew. Port Service. -. EAGLE (Carrier), January /February at Devont,ort General Service Cornmission (Phased). Home/East of Suez (FE)/Home. U.K - Base Port. Devonport. ESKIMO FLIGHT. Early 1969 at Portland. General,. Service -Commission. Wasp. U.K Base Port, Portsmouth. 111 .

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SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY

NAVY NEWS FEBRUARY 196

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flanipier, the ship f1 0400'memorie S -I

H.M.S. Dampier, last of the four survey ships converted from frigates in 1948, returned to Chatham just before Christmas, 1967, at the end of a long and usefUl life, having spent the last 19 years on the Far East Station. Refits took place in Hong Kong and Singapore. Her work; generally, has been unsung, but the ship (and her ship's company) certainly "made the headlines" on the joUrney home from the Far East. Having lost a screw off Freetown, her captain, Cdr. P. G. N. Cardno, had sails made from awnings, and the assistance these sails gave enabled the ship's company to spend Christmas at home. Launched as H.M.S. Herne Bay in 1945, she was renamed Loch Eu and then H.M.S. Dampier.

unique as in many other ways. Over the last 19, years about 1,400, people have lived in the ship, wilted on the upper deck in the glare of the afternoon sun, sweated in the machinery spaces and storerooms, struggled in the mud at the mangrove edge, choked up hills cursing the creepers catching the theodilite legs, pee.red endlessly through sextants at specks on the molten horizon hacked away at un fellable trees, spent nights mending boat hulls, engines and echosounders, or feverishly working out trig.

1!. this middlelived a full life in the East, the Through it have been forwarded from aged and p stsnt ship has acom only waters she has ever really DamplLr, each survey embody modated them put up with known. ing for ever some small part of bung pushed along a bit too What a host of friends her, the men who made it and each fast, wracked round tight turns company must have made both bearing the signature into hisat the ends of lines, torn apart in the cities of the East and in tory of one of Dampier's 12 cap. . and put together by dockyard remote kampongs by the sea tains who directed the work. has shore or on the river banks, "mateys," -and taught those But Dampier has been a on board and handed on the where detached parties have worker all her life, but perhaps the things never so hard than in the closing. previous commissions established their camps for a .: They have all left their mark have learned, while, until, work completed, years when she has steamed with in some way or another on the What a wealth of survey work the Fleet and alone on long they have returned to the ship ship. Each man of each corn- has been performed by her crews and left their friends behind, oceanographic voyages as well mission has helped to shape it in those 19 years; what a crop as the traditional surveys. by his personality and his efforts, of Dampier yarns there must be, H.M.S. Dampier, built by and each commission has passed -how many funny incidents, Smith's Dock Ltd., of MiddlesCapt. %Villiani Danipier something on the next, others perhaps tragic-she has Surveyors from Dampier have brough, displaces 2,230 tone served as diplomats from Britain -- (full load), is 307 feet in length and un eaworthy ships he-hadH.M.S. Dampier, with her sails made froni awnings as well in map-makers these (o.a.) and has - -;a beam- of 38+ been supplied with. remote and often lovely places. feet. -He made one fipal voyage as- -Over the it years is estimated Complement -is 12 officers and - a trader during which the onthat about 200 major surveys 140 ratings. ginal Robinson Crusoe was res. cued from Juan Fernandes <w4

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The ship is named after Capt. William Dampier (1652-1715), who started his career as a buccaneer in the West Indies, later at around the world and s*ling publishing a book on his experiences and observations. On the strength of this book he was given cmmand of H.M.S. Roebuck in 1699, and sent on two voyages of exploration and discovery. Unfortunately both voyages were failures because of the mutinous crews

Island. William Dampier's powers of meficulousobservations during

his voyages produ~ed a great amount of information which became the basis of much future theory and knowledge. Dampier is the only ship the Royal Navy has ever named after this man: in this she is

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NAVY MINISTER AT S.D. SCHOOL Mr. Maurice Foley, Navy attended a Under-Secretary, dinner at the S.D. Officers' School, Eastney, on January 18. He spent a night at Admiralty House as a guest- of the Cornmander-inChief, Portsmouth (Admiral- Sir--John 'Frewen).

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exchange ships. Anyone interested should write to the,applicants direct, In accordance with Defence Council Instruction 1151/65, requests to transfer must be to the respective officers in the normal Service manner. JUNE M. L. Maxwell. H.M.S. Diana, HAMPSHIRE (G.M. Destroyer). June wishes to exchange ships with similar at Chatham. L.R.P. rate in Scotland Command, preferably BACCHANTE (G.P. Frigate). June at Newcastle. General Service Commis-H.M.S. Fulmar. on, Home/West Indies. U.K. Base H.M.S. Royal Arthur (Corsham) wishes siPort, Chatham. exchange establishment with CPO or. LOWESTOFT (A/S Frigate). June at PO (PTI) in Portsmouth a Chatham, for tri b. Port ' AB Head, 'RedneyAl 1 H.M.S. Commissions August; 1969. Drake. serving in }LMS. L: refitting at Devonport willing to exchange wth NOTES.-It is emphasised that the AB (UW2) in an ship on en dotes and particulars given are foreCommission U K Base Ports casts only and may have to be changed . Service mouth. -perhaps at short notice. SA ictua ing " cc, The terms "U.K. Base Port" means H.M.S. 'Do Dolphin job) the port at which the ship may normally will exchange iwitv rmr0a5 be expected to give leave and refit. ore job in Rosyth area For, ships which are to be phase----------AB G Whailey H.M.S. Glamorgan, commssioned, the date quoted are R.P.2 (Nay. Yeo) wishes exchange with those on - which the main party will similar rating Portsmouth based, shore - ion. Drafting action is -initiated about billet or Home/Sea Service -. of the -date si,รงmoritha aheadon which SA R j H- Victuiling Office men are to join such ships, and draftH.M.S. Cochrane (over she months) will action- for the first party will therefor similar draft in Portsexchange fore be iritlated about nine months - mouth. Portland, Devonport-or Chatahead, of the dates quoted. area. Devonport preferred. -Drafting action for for trials AB N. Jones.~ 2), Fraser Gunnery crew (who will- form part tart of' the final Range' Eastney on draft to H.M.S complement) is initiated between two .,. Troubridge (Chatham based) February, - and ' five. months- beCor the - tiMes- -23;' will exchange.wi gim.-ratins1 --- quoted. . shore, based or Home Sea Scrwce - Thce pceiods should be borne in,, mouth ares.

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PEREGRINE TROPHY WINNERS Dramatic shot gains top award for Heron entry

ROCKETS A WA V

LA Lowe (Heron)

A dramatic picture, "rockets away," won for LA Lowe, of FI.M.S. Heron, first prize in class three (R.N. aircraft) of the Peregrine Trophy competition. In the final judging the entry also gained the top overall award. A fine silhouette of H.M.S. 3, Island of Dream, P0 Larcombe. Galatea sailing in a lunar-like sea had a special appeal for its R.N. AIRCRAFT. - 1, Rockets Away, LA Lowe unusual effect, getting first prize for LA Mans (H.M.S. Hermes) (Heron); 2, Contact, LA Dorey in the class for H.M. ships. (Fulmar); 3, Black Jack, LA Smart (Hermes). Though somewhat contrived, P0 Gill's "stand easy" picture RECREATIONAL ACTIVIadds the touch of humour that TIES.-l, Stand Easy, P0 Gill (Fulmar); 2, Up and Under, pleased the judges, who gave it first prize in the recreational P0 Larcombe (Hermes, 893 activities class. Squadron); 3, Chain Gang, P0 The full list of prize-winners Gill. was as follows: CEREMONIAL.-I, ConversaTRADE ACTIVITIES. - 1, tion Piece, LA Pogson (Fulmar, Contre Joure, NA Ellis (Sim- 801 Squadron); 2, Royal Visitor, LA Paterson (Drake); 3, bang); 2, Follow Me, P0 Larcombe (Hermes, 893 SquadOne for the Pot, NA Thompron); 3, Action Man, LA son (Hermes). McNee (Eagle). FREE SUBJECT.-!, NegaH.M. SHIPS.-l, Set in a tive Response, LA McNee Silver Sea, LA Mans (Hermes); (Eagle); 2, Swinging Sailors, LA 2, All Together Girls, P0 LarPaterson (Drake); 3, AU the combe (Hermes, 893 Squadron); Nice Girls, LA Mans (Hermes).

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The first operational foreign visit of H.M.S. Danae was to Cherbourg, where the commanding officer, Capt. J. D. Honywill, inspected a guard of honour provided by the French Navy. lost men, and a presentation was The visit lasted from Novernber 17 to 20. and one of the . made on La Nativite. Six officers and six ratings were reasons for its success was that a fortnight earlier Danae was present. The ship's rugby and soccer involved in the unsuccessful rescue four fisherteams played French naval attempt to sides. The rugby team drew men lost overboard from the 3-3, but the soccer game Cherbourg trawler La Nativite. ended in a 4-1 defeat. On arrival at Cherbourg, Danae was greeted by the Press, and Although not a wildly excitreceived excellent coverage iii ing run ashore, it was an inthe local newspapers on the teresting visits particularly for . . those who heard of the devaluafollowing day A collection was taken on tion o1 the pound in the local casino! board for the dcpencfints of the

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AfterChristmas leave, the officer and 12 technical ratings. An additional 130 R.N. personRoyal Navy's new helicopter net, can be accommodated for support ship, the RFA En.g창training purposes, dine, left Portsmouth start The hangar is designed to acher work-up from Portland. commodate four Wessex and The Engadine has been spetwo Wasp helicopters, and two cially designed to meet naval can be flown simultaneously off training requirements in the the flight deck. The ship is 425 t flying, handling and m long and displaces 8,000 fully capable of training pilots. and the helicopter control teams Launched in September, 1966, of ships thereby saving valu Engadine is named after a valley able , time during work up in Switzerland, and is the third periods Manning and operation is by The first was H.M.S. Enga the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, in dine from which flew the first the same way as fleet support seaplane in the Navy's history. ships but the permanent ship S This plane ighted the German company will include a naval High Seas Fleet before the liaison officer, a naval medical Battle of Jutland

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The Harrier, the world's first operational VTOL close aircraft, support fighter designed and built by Hawker demonstrated its Siddeley, It has been designed to give at Dunsfold capabilities immediate level, high-speed, (Surrey) on January 4. close support in the attack and/ The Harrier, 60 of which or armed reconnaissance role, have been ordered for the from the forward edge of a R.A.F., is a development of the battle area. P.1127 (Kestrel). It has different The new aircraft can also be aerodynamic features as well as from shipborne platoperated a much more powerful engine........................................ forms. SPEED OF SOUND On October 24, 1967, Hawker BOMBS JOB Siddeley chief test pilot at Dunsfold, Mr. Hugh Merewether, completed a two-day watched by demonstration, Italian service chiefs, with a vertical landing on the small of the helicopter platform Italian Navy guided-missile escort cruiser Andrea Doria. which had The Harrier, arrived over the Andrea Doria at almost the speed of sound, took off again vertically to fly back to England via Pisa. 5,000 lb. LOAD Taking off from a short unprepared strip, the Harrier can carry a 5,000 lb. external load with a radius of action comparable to conventional aircraft operating from vulnerable concrete runways. Its ferry range is about 2,000 nautical miles. From clearings near the forP0 l)erck aacii ward edge of the battle area, the Harrier can take off vertically One of the most demanding to strike within seconds of an jobs imaginable-bomb disposal the area from work in Hong Kong-has re- instruction commander. cently been undertaken by P0 The MATRA rocket launchDerek Sneil (35), of Norfolk, who, as a member of the Clear- ers fire 68 mm. SNEB rockets, 108 of which can be carried, ance Diving Team attached to each one capable of penetrating the Far East Fleet, did a 16-day 15 inches of armour plate. stint in the troubled colony. The Harrier has been flown "When 1 arrived in Hong in excess of Mach I, but its Kong things were fairly quiet,!' said P0 Snell, "but it soon be- normal operational speed is about 740 m.p.h. at ground came busy. At one stage I was level. on duty 40 hours without a Several foreign countries are break." said to be extremely interested He is now back in Singapore in the new aircraft, including with his wife Jean and their three sons. Italy, West Germany, Israel,

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and some in the Middle East. Mr. W. Bedford, the company's former chief test pilot, who is now in charge of the Harrier project, and who flew the Harrier and its development predecessors for seven years, said: "This aircraft can boost balance of our payments, strengthen the pound, give Britain a new lead in advanced technology, and pave the way for the long-term civil application." He was speaking after several of the aircraft had demonstrated their remarkable capabilities rising straight from the ground, flying at near supersonic speed, turning, in circles, and moving backwards before landing again vertically. VALUABLE TO NAVY From the Royal Navy's point of view, such an aircraft would be invaluable. It would be an effective answer to the fast missile-carrying patrol boats, similar to the Russian boat that sank the Israeli destroyer last year. The Russians, it is said, have started a "crash" programme to btuilU a.silar aeroplane.

PLEASED TO SEE THE NAVY DOCTOR Thanks to British forces and a New Zealand friendly society, the sleepy fishing viilage of Kau Sai, off Hong Kong, now has its own "house of light." With a generous donation from New Zealand, the

Chinese fisherfolk of the island sought the help of the Services to install electric power. The Army found the best site to locate the genera-

Surg. Lieut. William Nobbs, the scaborne locum, built up a lightning general practice among tile villagers .

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he addressed 600 When artificer apprentices at their passing-out ceremony in H.M.S. Caledonia, Rear-Admiral H. H. Hughes. Chief Naval Engineering Officer, said he was sure that the apprentices were proud of the title "artificer." A suggestion had been made that "artificer" Was old-fashioned, and that a better title, understood outside the Service, should be introduced. Admiral Hughes said: "The word 'artificer' implies a craftsman, and craftsmanship is one thing we can export." He went on to say that any move to change the 100-year-old title would be strongly resisted. The first artificers in the Royal Navy were shipwrights, and later came the engine-room, electrical, ordnance, and radio artificers

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tor and showed the villagers how to operate it. The R.A.F. air-lifted building materials, and the fisherfolk got down to the job of building their "power station." Then came the Navy. H.M.S. Llandaff, - on a routine visit to Hong Kong, slipped into Kau Sars tiny bay, and put ashore a landing party to help rig up overhead wiring to all parts of the village and finish off the scheme. Kau Sai's inaccessibility poses many problems for regular doctor's visits, and while the men of Liandaff were cables, putting up urg Lieut. W Nobbs, of Feitham (Middlesex), treated the villagers for all sorts of. it1inents..

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HER SKIRT 'A HORROR'

Working in the Family Welfare Office of can claim 29 years' service, joining as a supply H.M.S. Terror, at Singapore, are three memassistant on October 16, 1939, although the hers of the Women's Royal Naval Service serge uniform and lisle stockings of the period who, between them, have a total of 81 years' were not available for issue until six months service. All agree that they do not regret a later. "1 was absolutely horrified when I first single day of it. Chief Wren Violet Perrin, of Manchester, received it," she says, "for the skirt was like a who at the age of 62 is the oldest Wren, is bell tent, and I .made my way to Whale Island retiring in May. She joined in 1943 as a through the back streets so that nobody would writer, and served in that category for four see me." She joined the Welfare branch in 1950. years before transferring to the Welfare branch. The third member of the Terror welfare Now greying, but still young at heart, Chief team is Chief Wren Muriel Gouki, of CheltenWren Perrin was awarded the B.E.M. in the ham. She joined as a .cook in 1941, becoming a 1965 Birthday Honours. chief Wren cook and gaining the B.E.M. before Chief Wren Hilda Earl, of Bedbanpton, witching to the Welfare branch.

My Sea Cadet son informs me of two recent changes in R.N. practice, which seem strange to rue after 10' years outside. Could you advise me if these are correct: 1. A rating in uniform, when not wearing a cap, should salute an officer. 2. The seven cross creases are not, to be worn in a seaman's trousers. Barry L. Jones Thelwall, Nr. Warrington (Lanes).

Left to right: Chief Wren Earl. Chief Wren Perrin. :and thief Wren Could

A rating in uniform would not normally be out of doors without' a cap, but should these circumstances arise lie would not salute. but give an eyes right or left. The question of cross creases is at coininanding officers' discretion. The actual number is not specified, and is subject to local regulations-usually five or seven creases according to the height of the wearer.

Book on Sabre

I am collecting material for a book on the adventures of the destroyer H.M.S. Sabre between 1937 and 1941. and would be grateful for word from anyone who served in the ship during that period, especially in connection w it h the Dunkirk evacuation. L. A. Griffith 152 Barnsole Road,. Gillingham (Kent).

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postcard issued last August to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first deck landing on a ship underway were letters from ex-members of the Royal Navy "with a tale to tell." The following are extracts from three of these letters.

Aircraft Arniourer from Derby When Furious was first commissioned as a carrier at Newcastle in 1917, I joined as an aircraft / armourer in the Royal Naval Air Service. I stayed with her until after the Armistice, except for, three days when I was sent to Renown to attend to the guns on a fighter plane which she carried "You ought to get your brake lights fixed!"

regular "Navy News" since I left the Service in 1961, could y o u please answer these questions for me? 1. Which was the first naval jet aircraft to carry out deck landings, when, and which aircraft carrier? , 2; Which was the first operational squadron'of.jet aircraft in the Fleet Air Arm. M. Disney Oswaldtwistle. Lancs. , First naval jet aircraft to' carry out deck landings itas 'a Vampire piloted by lb e n Lieut.-Cdr. Brown (non' corn,nanding officer R.N. Air Station, Los.sie,nouih) on

on one of the gun turrets. She armourers t h e r e until our was under short notice to sail arrival, and the pilots were and I had to sail with her shooting their own propellers \\' off! (How's that for a pier-head jump!) 41 I was also present aboard Ex-Engineering Lieutenant ._- Furious when we had the plea-, from London sure of escorting the German i had the job of commissionFleet into Scapa Flow on fl5 Naval Air Station, Ayr, from November 20, 1918. the R.A.F. in 1944, and in After the Armistice I., along November of that -year got with three other armourers, was caught on the main -runway by transferred to Vindictive and a R.A.F. Martinet while in a was taken through the Baltic to car on my way to a payment the Gulf of Finland to a camp in the hangar. at Kivisto, from where our The all-steel-screw chewed up g planes were bombing Kronthe car and put me in the sick stadt most days. for bay and hospital some three Unfortunately, there were no to four months. I was hardly popular with the of the commanding officer station as the squadron was , -landing five minutes later. One ran into -the back of the abandoned car and another into the '

H.M.S. Ocean,, ofi the Isle of Wig/it, on December 4, 1945. The first operational squad-

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Attacker aircraft, and formed lip at RN. Air Station, Ford, in August, 1951.

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Reference to the wrong date (December issue), I agree with the writer that H.M.S. Kent was not in Vladivostoek in 1917. I served in H.M.S. Suffolk in Viadivostock in 1917, and was one of those who landed and occupied one of the barracks. I well remember that we mounted two six-inch g u n s on an armoured train, I left Suffolk after coming to Hong Kong, and joined the TBD Virago f r o m Taniar, February, 1919. I often wonder if any of the old Suffolks are around, who paid off H.M.S. Vengeance after

coming home from East Africa, and joined Suffolk. P. Barry Waterford, Eire.

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NAVY NEWS FEBRUARY 1968

No. 1

ROYAL NAVY'S AIRCRAFT

The Supermarine Walrus amphibian, known universally as the "Shagbat," enjoyed a reputation rivalled only by that of its contemporary the Swordfish. Developed from the Seagull V, the Walrus I was introduced in 1935, after catapult trials iii H.M.S.

The remarkable old 'Shagbat'

suce ful

Nelson. Its primary duty was as a spotter" aircraft for the big guns of the fleet. In addition to this, it did valuable service on anti-submarine patrols, air-sea rescue duties, mine spotting and whaling. It was even used on occasions for dive-bombing attacks. In spite of its ungainly appearance, it was highly maneuvrable and could be looped with ease. An inadvertent stall on top of the loop would invariably bring a cascade of floor boards, anchor chains, or boat hooks falling about the pilots ears, only to return with a resounding "thump" when the aircraft righted itself.

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far

the

include

operations

Italian

Indies.

bombing

Somaliland,

bombing spotting for

German troops in Norway, naval bombardments of Genoa and Madaand

gascar,

reconnaissance

the Battle of Matapan. These remarkable used

the

R.A.F.

the

for

air-sea

sometimes that

had

they

taxi

back

'The Supermarine Walrus," it

17 attacked

was

mission, The

with

the

from

returning

and

wounded

Walrus

was

recounts how

Newcastle's Walrus the

spotting

pilot.

successfully

landed

THE TECHNICAL DATA

ALL

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survivors festooned along the wings. One amusing incident recorded in LieutCdr. G. W. R. Nicholls's excellent book

also

rescue

D-Day landings, The aircraft picked up so many survivors

flights during as were

the

a Dornier

aircraft in

role

Antarctic to Russian convoys north, and from New Zealand

War-time

the

and the Pacific Islands to the West raids

The engine was thoroughly reliable, though a little noisy, and at night looked remarkably like a gas ring. It would run on car petrol, and broken or borrowed valve springs, without a murmur. There are few areas in the world that the Walrus, in its many and varied roles, has not visited. These range from whaling

... .

Like a gas ring

flights

Impelial

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Museum

and hoisted inboard, where he was greeted by a brother pilot with the jesting remark: "Hello chum, 1 hear you were shot down." The Walrus pilot, who was reputed to be

rather

character,

touchy

retorted:

wasn't shot down; I may have certainly been shot up, but the b- wouldnt stay

and give battle." The Walrus remained after

Day, when

service

was

until

gradually

re-

placed by the Sea Otter. As

far

known,

two

only

Walrus

are now in existence. One is in Australia where it is reputed to be in a flying condition, and the other is held on loan DESCRIPTION: Spotter - reconnaisII in. folded). Length 37 ft. 3 in. Height from the Aircraft Preservation Society, sance amphibian for carrier-borne or 15 ft. 3 in. Wing area 610 sq. ft. atYeovilton F.A.A. Museum. 4,900 duties. Crew of three. Metal hull WEIGHTS: catapult Empty lb., lqded 7,200 lb. Postcards.-Photographic postcards of and composite wood and metal wings, the Supermarine Walrus may be obtained PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed fabric covered. from "Navy News," Postcard Depart135 m.p.h. at 4,750 ft. Cruising 95 m.p.b. DESIGNER: R. 1. Mitchell. ment, 13 Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, MANUFACTURERS: Supermarine at 3,500 ft. Initial climb 1,050 ft. a minute. at is. each (including postage). Readers Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd., SouthRange, 600 miles; service ceiling, 18,500 ft. ARMAMENT: One Vickers K gun in may send is. in stamps/postal order, or ampton. Sub-contracted by Saunders-Roe a 12s. cheque/postal order to cover a bows and either one or two Vickers K Ltd., Isle of Wight. POWER PLANT: One 775 h.p. Bristol year's supply sent on publication. Albums guns amidships both cockpits with Scarf for 64 postcards may also be obtained, Pegasus II M 2 or V I. rings. Provision for bombs or depth DIMENSIONS: Span 45 ft. 10 in. (17 ft. charges below the wings, price lOs. (including postage).

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? The Chaplain of the Fleet, the Ven. Archdeacon Christopher

his visit to Hethetoured Infantry Training Centre Royal Marines at the establishment, watched recruits taking Lympstone. in theservice Tarzan course, visited the sergeants' mess and took part on the main morning parade Another recent visitor to IT C R M was Mr. M Foley Prior,

talking to

David S

French

the sick

bay ward,

A fir free is a "must" whereever Christmas is celebrated, and this one was flown out from the United Kingdom for patients at the R.N. Sick Quarters at H.M.S. Terror, the naval base at Singapore. Decorating the free is Naval Nurse Pamela Gibbon, of

Wokefield, near Reading, who arrived in the Far East last October. She divides her duty hours between looking after families of naval personnel and the sick quarters for the sailors. Pamela has been in the Q.A.R.N.N.S. for two years, and has now qualified as a State Enrolled Nurse.

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burdened. The information cotlected in this and other surveys isimportant for theplanning :f

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these facilities.

Over the next few years there hundred officers and 3,450 . . will be a number of these surratin h families 0f four information veys collecting Overall 380 officers and 1,600 to be appreciated if there are children ormore helpful for improving the life too two bedroomed ratings answered the July quet many However the pigeon pair 0 e nan. tionnaire; some, however, were houses and not enough of them " -a bo " d a gir 1. S t1' 're- : No one will be included in late in and had to e . mains designed for families of three " popular choice . chased replying, all of these surveys, of course, for it or more children. . heading. t but it is likely that everyone As everybody knows the No one is going to be happy e a rru has a if Navy big schools are overhousing proprimary Naval families might wonder every now and again. but this is not gramme, crowded and amenities overgoing how they score compared with . i replying to Ca-operation the other two Services. Wells questions accurately and Able Seaman Average does not is promptly .... " important for future ... I w absence at sea t? interfere ........ a10 . planning of naval life. < " with his paternal instincts and There is another batch of < . . . " .. manages to keep on terms with . forms now in the post asking , .< . his in the Army and views on the type of housing Royal Air Force,r preferred by naval men and wives. Apromptreply will QUESTIONNAIRE : the Navy to provide the These and many more inin s' type of accommodation they teresting facts have been studied . from a questionnaire sent to 4 naval personnel by the Ministry '. ' , . .

NEWS FEBRUARY 1968

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last

July.

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WELCOME FOR INTREPID

Lieut. Alan Lawton saw his baby Tina for the first time when wife Susan was on the . " quayside at Singapore to greet H.M.S. Intrepid on December 19 Mrs Lavton had flown half way round the world with the four-week-old baby. A former Glasgow policewoman, shefirst ' met her husband when she . . stopped him for speeding! On the right-a thrill for any .. dad as nine-year-old Beverley I . . : ran into the arms of Sub-Lieut. . I . ........

...4

received one of the forms Only

married personnel were eligible, and then not all of these were sent a questionnaire. Instead, a type of lottery system was used to select men to answer the . questions. In the July survey, every man sent a form represented 20 other - men in his group-and so every questionnaire not filled in meant 20 men out of the survey.

want

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Travel now-and. . . WORKING PARTY'S REPORT " No. 3 no pay later . FUTURE OF 'THE WELFARE' -

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The problem was how to get a sailor serving in a frigate . in the M.alacca to England without delay, to see a !llll{lllllllllhIIlllllllllllllllllIfI :lljlUljlllllllllllll Reassurance on the effect its ability to carry out its present . . . relative. . seriously-ill relative f task . family welfare flu report was to send an get the ing' O;arak Party air-sea :r helicopter to :hil:tthLieut.organisation unnecessarily frag chances is given under the " " Family Welfare Organisah t B tt th t Cdr. M fly h consisting number of quite independent series of articles for tion" in the Working "Navy a will lose leave, and we don't authorities. pore-bound Royal Air Force ex month's article Comet, issue an emergency pass report want that to happen. Our first instinct was to gather with staffing, Royal The main task of the Family "To allow for compassionate them all into a single central port, and put him on the Marines, officer welfare, and cases we nominate two single Organisation, says this recommendations authority with the aim of pro- fastest jet for London. to relating section of the report, is to in. In this true case the first chaps who can be off-loaded at viding greater uniformity in .Part 0 the report. welfare decisions, signal was received by the ship the last minute, but we always vestigate welfare cases which with per-

Welfare 8 4 a t 1200 l o c a l t i m e , and 0 8 3 0 warn them of arerecommend t o i t , and t o worthwhile i n by t h i s reported f i l ] l l ! l f l l ! l l : l i I l I l I l I l I l i I l I l l I l I l l l l haps, savings p o s i b i l i t y . " next da t h e s a i l o r was back i n stharguments toarfit.ieWesoonfound c o n v i n c i n g acrcetIaittoen,is whichonor speamayranykt oftobeiremedial tmihleitfaamtileye'sal.gatihnastt. thsiusc iessboundin thteo auFor i n favouro f England. nctrseecatetsaes,akrya.tno Wef m u l t i p l e It was oneincidenti n t h e s . j u s t l i f e o f . the t h e F a r f a m i l i e s o f daily Navy's example, .. . East t r a v e l environment i n which f e w e r w e l f a r e f i e l d , andw e Fleet A i r A r i a Services p r e v e n t i v e a r e agents-the r a t i n g s cases would a r i s e , believe Air f o r i n that such m e a s u r e s u s u a l ' concentrated i n m a r i e d Centre a t b y , Booking (Navy) s(which twelfare") ance, weinttowrieaset be l e f t , or i n RAP. l e s c l o s e t o a i r olducialnghe"plrmoeetvaesonuftievtshe should p u t , quarters reasonably C h a n g i . " o f i c i a l " h a n d s . and s t a t i o n s , tend t h e r e f o r e they . In Part I of t h i s w e to be " r e p o r t more i d e n t i f i e d THE Y E T c l o s e l y FASTEST naval how t h e naval w i v e s ' with the S e r v i e than do t h e fiatmsily.prehassediscuss " "This wastef h f a s t e s t w e Inorganisation task t h e canbe b u i l t t o families o f General n t o r g a n i s a t i o n s up S e r v i c e 5 ever one i t , " s a i d f i l t h r l e . We t o should i n e v i t a b l y e x p e c t ratings. N.L. Mant, o f i c e r i n of charge make d e c i s o n s , and t h e Welfare unpopular Family OrganisaThe Working P a r t y ' s r e p o r t t h e s i d e o the Navy's j o i n t nodone, matter how t h i s i s t i o n t o be i n t e r e s t e d i n , a n d on t o f a i r l y comments goes quote 11 . s e r v i c e . r . . e ii " E v e r y t h i n g s ociated Orwith t h i s madet o i t . ratorgiimpression ngasnismustation sotismheatttiamkietnshge work.Inourexamination cFlaomsiellyy aWelfare l s e \\\ when we a c a s e s t o p s g e t \ the getwelfare o f t h e o f i c e r s .We interviewed a B y l i k e t h i s . ganisationo,n represContinued entative number c a s e s , h o w t" he "Navy's" ide rather tha therefore, we concentrated on pageof10 com- ethecveCompassionate facts r , form a small o f only p a r t e n t r e ' s work. canand They d o fly Navyofinthethepersonnel amontlhmloyst f w o r l d . anywhere .". Most 2,000 how much i s I f married o r about t o c u s t o m e r s are t o or f r o m Family planning: you're Navy how the much i s f a c t ' ) A n be married n o d o u b t U n i t e d Naval hearsay, you Kingdom book new t e l s t h e sctraafft areor areatcatchtheable athetiorpreach interesting you a l r e a d y appreciate i m p o r orrtighttotheasiirer all \ passengers know-in tance needt o o f t t h e you p l a i n f a m i l y planning And i t s a b s o l u t e l y and o f language s e c u r i t y h a p i n e s free I t covers o f f i n a l every aspect m a r i a g e d e s t i n a t i o n i n o r Singapore recentd e So send the family p l a n i n g handy coupon Makidlaysiaglove treatment ".-,* - .- "-a Incoming t h e b i r t h f o r the f a c t s velopments p i l t o d a y complete t h e passengers get S O can decide what i s and n e d d YOU simply openly e x p l a i n e d more reliable and - 4 asirfter more than 20 hours in the personally acceptable . caroGETTING THEM HOME i t i s a Usually j u s t providing I[Ă¸1i1TI o take themt o home "Q2 - . - -. . - : .- . ", :- - orof jtoorinbust - . . . a h o t e l , but i n the c a s e To NN2 a t s e a i n g Dept ships h e l i c o p Lamberts t e r s and f a s t launches have t o (Dalston)Road,Ltd London, E8 : - - . . . . . . . . -:, . 200 Queensbridge -., - be aWer angalways ed. do our best to I Die..---A nA,nnlnnrn a? .i F rnnv a,F-""-.PTnnn-'..a, I for Family H a p i n e s . ' DAY AT SEA Name I Seabreezesi n thesunshine ( p l e a s e p r i n t ) fwhenH.M.S.Forth,a opore,r mumshada andday athet seaforthe children j Address t SingaIIfa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .- a,iI families. LIQUORICE

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SWEEPER SAW THEM ALL GO Appleton covered .

Aden withdrawal H.M.S. Appleton's three months stay in Aden-September 5 .

to November 29-was a period of intense activity, culminating in the ship being the last British warship to leave the port. The ship's company soon setor less out of the question, but tied down to being "at war," and visits to Perim and Djibouti promany evenings were spent vided opportunities for sport and entertainment.. watching the firework displays on shore. Appleton was sent to KamIn fact, Appleton spent little aran and Perim to ascertain the time alongside, as her function political wishes of the inhabiwas to stop the traffic in arms. tants, both of which opted for This entailed stopping and the N.L.F. The ship carried £42,000 to searching every dhow encountered-a difficult job at sea when . pay off the British employees. At a dhow is laden to the gunwales Kamaran there was suspicion with anything from rotten fish to that the locals were being underscrap iron, paid, and on the first day no Doubtful dhows were repayments at all were made. The departure to an-off-shore ported to the military forces in Aden, who unloaded the cargoes anchorage for the night may and searched them at leisure, have caused a measure of concern, for on the next day the inPOLICE WITHOUT FOOD habitants were most co-operaOne night, off Perim Island, a live. The DOG FRICTION force u'n out of food, and had been unable to Thepassage down the Red Anuleton off Aden. a, en U1/4.aua oca was a .uu&tn onc, proving I and (below) boarding party I of a faulty radio transmitter, too much for the ship's dogs. searching an Arab dhow "La Woof" was a legacy Appleton landed food and from a French minesweeper, spare parts to save the Perim light from extinction. Light- and his arrival was somewhat . Aden, several ships sailed for house repairs were also carried resented by the original ship's . home or other parts of the . out on Abu Ail; a third of the . pet. world. . The friction caused the dogs way up the Red Sea. Appleton, however, anchored routine of dhow boarding to be renamed-N.L.F. and close by the inner harbour, at was broken one day when a PLOSY. immediate readiness to act as . B.B.C. television team was emgunfire support ship should NAVAL REVIEW a n y t-h jji g unpleasant have barked to report on a typical occurred. day in the life of Britain's naval Upon her return to Aden, forces in Aden. Task Force 318 had taken over, Another "mercy mission" and Appleton spent 10 hectic arose when a small open yacht days preparing for a review of was missing after a race. It was the British ships at Aden. . The High Commissioner's night time, but the yacht was found some four miles out to saluting platform was eiected on -sea, the occupants being quite the bridge roof. - . After the review, which unperturbed about their sitüation. proved a fitting closing cereRelaxation in Aden was more mony to the British presence in Lu.

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The Victory Museum in Portsmouth Dockyard has obtained-for £120-a fine painting by T. B. Hardy of H.M.S. Victory in Portsmouth Harbour in 1896. The museum's art collection has been further enhanced by the gift of Mr. R. P. Burton, of Bracknell, of four prints of Nelson's funeral. Only 100 sets of these were printed, and they are now considered collectors' items.

agle sailors marooned for six days

Monsoon rain causing serious flooding turned a camping exdib for 32 young ratings from the aircraft carrier agse at Singapore into a real-life adventure by marooning them for six days at Lombong, in the -

bus from the Naval Base was able to get through to take them back to their ship.

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The Commander - in - Chief, Portsmouth, Admiral Sir John Frewen, and more than 50 officers attended a luncheon in H.M.S. Dryad in honour of Mr. N. Bunce on the occasion of his retirement after 57 years' service with the Navy. Mr. Bunce, who lives in Southsea joined the civilian staff of H.M.S. Dryad in 1932, after 22 years in the Navy, and served in Dryad for 35 years. He was presented with a television set a painting of H.M.S. Dryad, and a cheque.

- Worker sociably and "off the manding officers at Portsmouth, Continued from page 9 and they stated- -unanimously record" to.be beneficial. that they were very satisfied . because. I' , By S.S.A.F.A. S.A.A.F.A. sees an engagement, the the organisation purely from the with present Family Welfare resent, outside interference' ,, Organisation. -Their opinion is family's point of view. It belives': e ac that aborne out by the number of - their private lieves that decisions made by as a family welfare e - the organisation are frequently letters of appreciation received 15 looked -upon as -a stigma. too harsh. Nevertheless it also by the Family- Welfare officers believes that the Naval Family at. the end of ships' corn-We have learned that only mssions. They considered that Welfare Organisation is -a most -on a few occasions has,a efficient service. ratings were also generally satis- man'svery wish continue in tothe fled with the -service given, but The report refers to disbeen and we rejected, it was suggested that there - - Navy cussions on the advisability of a believe that the Fleet should might be - a better follow-up -regional organisation or a cen- -be told that-an application to cases. service tralised organisation, and -says - By- in, someand other ranks. the Welfare Family Organisa- - that in view of the general satisratings hon does not affect their We - sent.- a.: questionnaire to -faction -with the welfare service careers unless t h ey have H.M.S. Royal- Arthur for cornit is clearly not worth disruptchronic welfare difficulties pietion by members of the - which are likely to make them - ing the present system and riskcurrent petty officers' courses, ing an untried arrangement for drafting liabilities. - the possibility of marginal and to the infantry -Training Centre, Royal-Marines. These - gains. No increase in the num. - questionnaires -did not produce ber of welfare authorities is By -naval ratings' wives. No any-conclusive--results, most of --major criticisms were made by proposed. - n the answers be i g "Don't the wives. Some- wives fought -a of for know."- However clear assistance as shy applying considered on it as - that the majority they--looked charity, or HAIL

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A Wessex helicopter of 848 Naval air squadron from the Fleet Amphibious Forces Base at Sembawang was used to evacuate a sailor in need of medical treatment and at the same time to deliver extra food and fuel to the camp site where supplies were running low. Tents had to be moved at Lombong and deep trenches dug around them because of six days of - continuous rain, which did little to depress the spirits of Eagle's "lost" ratings, who spent the time playing cricket and volley ball in their swimming trunks.

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Ratings return as officers

Among members of the submarine officers' training class clear-powered Fleet subwhich began at Dolphin on January 8 were two who have premarine, but the "sunshades" of the waiting viouslv crved as submarine ratings. wives were a protection Eng. Sub-lieu!. (ME) G. 1. Mountstephen was an ERA in from the monsoon rain H .M. Submarines Tabard and failing at the time. Trump with the Fourth SubCommissioned last marine Division at- Sydney April, Warspite is the (Australia) for over two years. nuclear third Royal Navy The other, Eng. Sub-Lieut. submarine to visit the Far (ME) M. W. 0. Butler, having East in the past year. The joined as a junior stoker 2nd day before her arrival, .. lass in 1954. served in seven the commanding officer, surface ships, including four airCdr. R. R. Squires, " craft carriers and the Roy ' ' learned by radio that he .... Yacht. He joined submarines in had been selected for pro1956 as an M(E)I, and now motion to captain next rejoins as an officer. June. Alsowith the same training class are five Supplementary LISL electrical officers-the first of this breed to: join the Submarine Branch. at

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LONDON

Devalued London is a mecca at present for French shoppers, and it is not surprising that the lure of sale bargains somewhat interfered with social activities when the French submarine Narval paid an operational visit to Portsmouth from January 13 to 16.

Eng. Sub.-Lieut. Butler, and (below) Eng. Sub.Lieut. Mountstephen, at e Submarine School, H.M.S. Dolphin

Grampus 'caught' The "catch" the biggest French trawler Fomaihaup will ever make was last month, when she "caught" H.M.S. Grampus in her nets. The trawler was 170 miles off Brest, towing her net at a depth of 100 feet, and this caught on the conning tower of Grampus. the 1,605-ton (standard) Porpoise class submarine, which surfaced, "wheezing like a whale," French officials said.. An interpreLr was flown to the scene in a French military aircraft and gave radio instructions for freeing the submarine -an operation which took more than three hours. Went aground While returning to Portsmouth from exercises in the south-West approaches, the submarine H.M.S. Alliance l,358 tons surface displacement) ran aground on Bernbridge Ledge, a rock shelf 300 Yards off Foreland, Isle of Wight. She ran aground at 8.15 p.m. on January 12, and was not refloated until the fourth attempt 'n the morning of Sunday. January 14. Hundreds of sightseers had a grandstand view of the refloat.ng operations, which involved two salvage vessels, two tugs, and Bembridge lifeboat. Commanded by Lieut.-Cdr. R. Anderson, the submarine ailed to Gosport under her own power. After a preliminary look at the hull, Navy divers said that the damage was "minimal."

The Royal Navy's first Polaris submarine, H.M.S. Resolution, is on her way to the United States for final "shakedown" tests of her two crews and the weapon system, including the firing of Polaris missiles into a target area. At the U.S. naval base at Kenneth Frewer, will take over. Charleston (South Carolina), Resolution will embark a num- After the test firing, H.M.S. Resolution will return to Fasher of test A-3 missiles-the lane before deploying for her latest version of Polaris, and first operational patrol in June. capable of carrying a nuclear payload as far as 2,500 nautical Britain's three other Polaris submarines-Renown, Repulse, mites. - will and follow With the missiles on board Revenge H.M.S. Resolution to the United for the first time, the submarine States as their construction is will proceed to Port Canaveral completed. All four vessels will (part of the Cape Kennedy cornoperate from the new Clyde plex), where she will be berthed Submarine Base at Faslane. for about a month. During this time, both Port and Starboard crews will reach the exciting climax 01 sneir training, with test firings of the missiles. Postman Francis Lowe The Port crew, under Cdr. Michael Henry, R.N., operated doesn't ride along on a crest the submarine from the time she of a wave these days. He left Faslane until after the first goes "under" it-and on a missile firing, when the Starbicycle at that! board crew, under Cdr.

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visiting took place between both senior and junior ratings of both ships, but, not surprisingly, many of Narval's personnel used all their off-duty hours in the London shopping bonanza. Narval's call was a return visit, Artemis having been at Brest on January 6 and 7.

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submarine H.M.S. Thermopylae, built between October, 1943, and December, 1945, has paid off, and is in Fareham Creek, awaiting disposal instructions. One of the last acts before paying off was the sending of a photograph and crest to the tea clipper, Cuny Sark, at Greenwich. preserved Ther,nopylae was a famous competitor of Cutty Sark.

Well, that's not strictly true, but he is probably the only chap in the world who keeps his machine in the depths of the ocean. Francis, a 24-year-old leading radio operator in the Royal Navy, is postman on the nuclearboard powered submarine War-. .: spite, now at Singapore. The bike, which folds away to was practically nothing, bought from the submarine's welfare fund. "It is quite a long way from the boat to the base post office and signals centre, so the bike is jolly useful," he said. "I reckon I do about 20 miles a day In Singapore." : f he has used the machine at the home base at Y. ' Faslane, Scotland, and Gibraltar. Francis, who joined Warspite in August, 1966, comes. from Beeston, Nottingham, .. where his mother, Mrs. W. R. Lowe, lives at Clifford Avenue. His wife lives at with their Helensburgh, young daughter. " .q

Radio operator selected for Dartmouth

The first subserving mariner to be selected for a Supplementary List commission, LRO(G) John David Jobling, of Ashford, Kent, joined Britannia Royal Naval on Dartmouth, College, January 8. Aged 23. he is married and has a 16-month-old daughter. He went straight into the Navy from school in November, 1959. and while aboard submarines managed to overcome the difficulties of studying for examinations in the confined atmosphere. Obtaining G.C.E. maths and H.E.T. English, he attended a course at the Royal Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, getting G.C.E in English, navigation, and general paper. He also added H.E.T. mechanics. He took A.l.B. at Sultan on November 29 last year, and was

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The forces' sacrifice

Eating words is unhappy, either as an experience or a and in recent spectacle, months there has been quite a meal. When yesterday's vital needs become today's economies, language has little meaning for all who can only look on as the nation grinds through the agony of cutting down to size. It is a peculiarity of our national life that among the armed forces, upon whom security depends, only the pensioners have the luxury of public expression of anxiety, 1m, as was written recently, "nobody listens to old admirals nowadays." The real tragedy is that on defence, nobody seems to listen at all. The Services are accustomed to the peace-time economic chopping block, and in a crisis of present proportions would not expect to escape a notable share. The point needs to be made, however, that while most people may be exercised about paying for their pills, sailors, soldiers and airmen have to worry about their very jobs. All citizens should share the deep regret at Britain's diminishing stature in the world, but few have the fear of a chosen career falling in pieces overnight. Let the full measure of personal sacrifice be known and understood.

New blood

In the recent Middle East War, carriers stood reassuringly at strategic places, and now those men aboard have had to take another walloping. While the Fleet Air Arm's limbs are being sliced, the body is still needed-now more than ever-to cover the accelerated withdrawal from east of Suez. Sympathy isn't much to offer, but admiration they have won and deserve. What then of the future? Rapid calculations are already being made by the management, suggesting that planning and painless measures will go far to meet contraction. It is not "flannel" to say that our forces will be strong, highlyorganisations, professional still offering a good life and career to adventurous youth. But maddening uncertainty must be ended. Along the line is an irreducible minimum. Somebody should say where it is. And mean it.

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WHALEY'S VITAL TASK IN THE MISSILE AGE

There can be few ratings on whom the name "Whaley" has little effect. Some brace their shoulders and visibly smarten; others wince and look over their shoulders. Whale H.M.S . Excellent, Island, and Gunnery go together, and stand for smartness and efficiency. H.M.S. Excellent, Whale Naval Gunnery School in 1830, when a wooden-walled hulk of that name, together with H.M.S. Calcutta, were first moored in Portsmouth Harbour, and fired their muzzle-loading cannon across the mud flats in the direction of Portchester. Even to this day, it is possible to find cannon balls in Portchester creek! k 1867, major extensions were started on the Dockyard. Earth excavated from the new basins was ferried by rail across Fountain Lake and dumped between the two small mud flats named on the chart as Whale Island and Little Whale Island. This dumping continued for 28 years, and thus Whale Island, as we know it today, was formed.

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It is said that one day a lion escaped and a frantic sailor rushed into Commander (G)'s Office and said: "Sir, a lion has escaped and is walking across the parade ground." Commander (G)'s reply was: "Tell it to double." Unfortunately, on the outbreak of war in 1939, the animals had to be destroyed in case they were set loose by bombing. This left only the peacocks, macaws and parrots to compete with the cries of the gunnery instructors on the parade ground. Other animal inhabitants have included cattle, shep,, pigs, a goat (c么fiilefe .ith draft fiote

from H.M.S. Ariel), and an elephant, introduced into Friday Divisions one April Fool's Day by a class of sub-lieutenants! A new grave-stone will shortly be seen in the animal cemetery commemorating "Old Bill"-a macaw, which died on Trafalgar Night at the grand old age of 44.

Main aims H.M.S. Excellent is, however, first and foremost a gunnery school. It has two main aims: first, to teach officers and ratings to operate and maintain gunnery equipment, which includes all naval weapons designed to strike the enemy in the air, on the ground, and above the water-line; and second, to conduct trials to ensure that all gunnery equipment in service at sea, or coming into service, are producing the designed and desired results. The

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the teaching aim, the Experimental Department conducts the trials. The subjects of the training task can be divided into five: conventional gunnery systems, surface-borne guided weapons, air weapons (nuclear weapons, air to air, and air to ground guided weapons, rocket projCctiles and guns), internal security and small arms training (live firing is carried out on the Tipner rifle range), and ceremonial training. Each year some 750 officers and 5,700 ratings pass through the Island under instruction. To these can be added the dozens of visitors, ranging from highranking foreign officers to sea cadets and inquisitive schoolboys. "Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum" is the motto of H.M.S. Excellent. It means simply, "if you wish for peace, prepare for war," A finer motto could not be found for the condition. in

After 30 years' service in all parts of the world, being almost as well known to all submariners during that time as Fort Blockhouse, H.M.S. Maidstone left Faslane on January 23 to join the Reserve Fleet at Rosyth. Maidstone - "Mum" to the 3rd, 7th, and 8th Submarine Flotillas, and to 2nd and 3rd Submarine Squadrons at various times-was built at Clydebank, being first commissioned under the command of Capt. P. RuckKeene in 1938, for service in the Mediterranean. Modernised at Portsmouth 1958-62, she was equipped for the task of supporting nuclear submarines. In May, 1962, she recommissioned for service with the 3rd Submarine Squadron on the Clyde. As the Clyde Submarine Base nears completion an assumes the operating an maintenance task of the 3rd S/M Squadron, H.M.S. Maidstone is no longer required at F'aslane.

DUKE TO VISIT ASWE

The Duke of Edinburgh is to visit the Admiralty Surface Establishment on Weapons Portsdown Hill on February 16, spending four hours at this major radio and radar research and development centre. The Duke is expected to see projects involving research into satellite communications, development of new radar techniques, and work on the control of guided weapons, including Sea Dart and Sea Slug. He will be conducted round the establishment by Mr. D. StewartVatson Director of A.S.W.E which we find ourselves today. Most countries throughout the world, from the U.S.S.R. to the smallest newly-independent state, are busy arming themselves with long-range guided missiles, launched from aircraft, ships, submarines, and FPB's, in addition to strike aircraft in very large numbers. Never before has the abovewater threat to our forces been so formidable as it is today. The training of officers and men in countering this threat, and posing one in return, is

Excellent's primary task. It has come a long way from the mud flat in Portsmouth Harbour, which first bore the name of Whale Island. instruction on the Sea Slug missile, to a course of Royal Australian Navy officers, at Whale Island

NATO FORCE TO ACT AS" POLICEMEN ON THE BEAT..

NAVY NEWS FEBRUARY 1968 H.M.S. Brighton, senior officer's ship of the new NATO Force. Ensigns of the navies composing the force, together with the : NATO nag, are shown I below.

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Capt. L C. Mitchell. He speaks French and German fluently, and has a working knowledge of Italian, Spanish and Dutch.

Last December it was agreed at the NATO ministerial meeting that a oeacetim stantlino naval force should h pstah.. lished, and this came into being on January 13. At a ceremony at Portland waters and -for --.-". (211 t --.P,ir. Naval Base on January 13, the pean ports. The squadron will eventually ships' companies of four ships were inspected and addressed consist of six ships, the German Commander-in-Chief by the frigate Emden and a Royal Eastern Atlantic Area, Admiral Canadian Navy frigate joining Sir John Bush, who is also the it later. Commander-in-Chief, Western The new squadron is a followFleet. up to the Matchmaker Trials. The four ships at present In his address Admiral Bush referred to the force as being forming the squadron are U.S.S. Holder, N. Neth.M.S. Holland, on the Atlantic "policemen H.Nor.M.S. Narvik, and H.M.S. beat. "He threatens no one-you Brighton. The Senior Officer of the threaten no one." he said. squadron is Capt. G C Mit Admiral Bush went on: "And chell, R.N., in H.M.S. Brighton. just as the single policeman is After a work-up period oft backed by greater force, should he be unable to cope with the Londonderry, the squadron will sail for American and Canadian situation he finds so you too are backed by the navies of ports, and in May will return for exercises in Norwegian NATO.

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Sailors enjoy famous Cape welcome

The Cape has been very much on the visiting list for HM. ships since th Middle East war caused the Suez Canal closure almost immediately after the abandonment of the South Africa and South Atlantic Station. From June to December last year, 64 ships (ILM. and R.F.A.) called at South African ports. This means that some 12,000 officers and men have discovered why the South Atlantic Station was so popular with their predecessors, and have enjoyed the traditional and often overwhelming Cape hospitality. The local people have a soft spot for the Royal Navy, and ships get inundated with invtttions. \Vhen 1 l.'s1 .'. F:t 1e

Canadians train with Plymouth bandsmen

Drum Major (Sgt. Bill L Harris), the Lead Bugler (Cpl. Nick Baran), and the Lead Drummer (Cpl. Rod Rose), of the 2nd Bn. Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, have been training with the Plymouth Group Band, Royal Marines. The Plymouth Group Band was seconded to 43 Cdo R.M. last August to participate in the 25th anniversary of the Dieppe landings, and on that occasion a friendly relationship developed with the Canadians. The Battalion's Corps of Drums is appearing at the Royal Tournament this year. It is a happy coincidence that the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines will also be at Earls Court.

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was in Cape Town, 90 per cent. of her company received private invitations. The Cape offers tremendous variety in scenery and facilities for every kind of relaxation: golf, swimming, sailing, tennis, climbing, and walking. Ships entered teams for the annual 50-mile walk, SimonstownCape Town, and quite a few completed the course. Of the hundred odd matches played against local teams, the R.N. has won only four. Other activities obviously affect the fitness of our teams! Most popular pastimes are sriL frkc, is 1 '.

and breweries, and the traditional South African "braaivleis" (barbeques). A number of men have become engaged to local girls, and one officer was married during a visit. The consensus of opinion in all ships is that they don't mind how long the canal remains closed! Fervent hopes are being expressed that present difficulties at political level will not spoil the fun.

Instr.-Lieut. Michael George Simper, aged 29, who was an assistant lecturer at Bournemouth College of Technology before joining the Royal Navy in August, 1965, has become the first instructor officer to be appointed to a Polaris submarine. Now serving in H.M.S. Do!Southbourne, Bournemouth, is a Ministry of Transport driving phin, the submarine depot at test examiner in Bournemouth. Gosport, he is due to join H.M.S. Resolution, Britain's first Admiral Sir Wilfred Woods nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine which completed has been elected Chairman of last trials the Committee of Management August, some time in March. of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Lieut. Simper went to Purley Grammar School, and was a Capt. J. Dines, RD., aged 57. member of Bournemouth Rugby who joined the Royal Fleet Football Club. He and his wife, Auxiliary Service in 1935, has whom he met at Christchurch been appointed Commodore Hospital, have two children, with effect from January 3. He His father, Mr. has served in all classes of George R.F.A. vessels. Simper, of Braemar Avenue,

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NELSON RELICS PROMOTE AMITY

When the Board of Trade and Central Office of Information asked for exhibits for a Nelson Exhibition in Japan, there was a feeling that priceless items should not be lent for what seemed undiluted commercialism, It was not like that, however, The idea was backed by the British Embassy in Tokyo with the idea of promoting British trade, but the fact that there are few museums in the country covering fields other than the indigenous ones, and that the Japanese as a race are athirst for more and more education in all spheres gave real justification for the enterprise, The sources from which material was drawn for the display was wide. H.M.S. Victory and the Victory Museum were obvious choices, but items were also drawn from the National Marltime Museum, Lloyds, and others. Items deemed necessary for the exhibition but which could not be permitted to be lent, were duplicated from draw ings and photo-, , Cr,,

New social centre for Portland

Nelson's Great Cabin in the Victory, Wyllie's Panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar on a , canvas of 44 ft. by 12 ft., and the display of 73 , . models of the battle made for the Prince . Consort, both of which are in the Museum, were all reproduced down to the minutest detail. Madame Tussaud's has a vivid display of the . -."Battle of Trafalgar, in which the viewer finds . himself on the lower gun deck of the Victory at the height of the battle, with full sound effects: This, too, was duplicated and formed a most impressive introduction to the main dis:--& ' fll1' ' play area. ,,'a' In the first week of the exhibition in Nagoya . . more than 250,000 Japanese passed through i , .. . and the questions asked showed that their .. , . interest was intense and genuine. , They seemed to have a special place in their hearts for all things British and for the Royal . . Navy in particular. . said a visitor . Permitting the exhibition, . from England, produced an unlooked-for ' . bonus-the promotion of friendship British goods (right) on display in the Nelson exhibition, and below, "expert", visitors see a familiar scene copied from H.M.S. Victory at Portsmouth. It was correct in mcri detail.

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H.M. submarine Odin visited Newcastle from January 13 to 17.

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HONG KONG DUTIES In future, ships of the 6th M C M Squadron from Singa pore will spend short periods on detached duty in and around Hong Kong. Most of the ships of the squadron have taken part in several exercises in recent months, and visits have been made-mostly to Bangkok and Hong Kong. In every ship there are both and Hong Kong Bangkok addicts. The better place, from

all accounts, is where you are not! The Senior Officer, 6th M.C.M. Squadron, Cdr. J. A. Rogers, who is commanding officer of H.M.S. Houghton, and the ships of his squadronMaxton, Bossington, Hubberston, Lanton, Sheraton, and Dartington-started the New Year with another round of exercises and visits-the future being likened unto the wellknown Turkish Delight-"Full of Eastern Promise." The Commander - in - Chief, Portsmouth (Admiral Sir John Frewen) visited the naval housing estate at Rowner. Gosport, on January 25.

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(Continued from page 1.) countries and different climates, In addition, there will continue to be visits to Hong Kong, Australia, and the West Indies." FUTURE FLEET The Admiral said that "the fleet of the future shape announced last July was worked out to meet the tasks outlined above and with the N.A.T.O. requirements very much in mind' the recent decisions, therefore, call for no change n its shape." Summing up, Admiral Begg said: "Let me assure you that the Admiralty Board intends to cgih1e to minido 'vprvthini, n mise the effects of the rundown on officers and men." He continued: '1 am told that there are those who fear that these further cuts and the acceleration of the rundown will

NAVY'S SHARE OF CUTS

Cuts in defence expenditure are part of general reduction in Government expenditure. The main effects on the Royal Navy are: Acceleration of the withdrawal from Malaysia and Singapore so that it will be completed by the end of 1971. Withdrawal from the Persian Gulf within the same time scale. Phasing out of aircraft carriers after our withdrawal from Singapore, Malaysia, and Persian Gulf. No decision yet on Ark Royal refit but Eagle refit may be limited. Phantom aircraft order unaffected, but some might be handed over to the Royal Air Force earlier than originally planned. Rate of some naval building may be slowed, but the shape of the proposed Fleet has not been altered. A supplementary statement on the Defence Estimates will be published in about six months, giving a clear detailed picture of how the rundown will proceed year by year.

continue until there is practically nothing left; I am sure this is rubbish. "At the end of the day we shall have a Navy-admittedly

smaller-but which will be a viable and highly professional force with clearly defined tasks vital to the defence of this island and of Europe."

FILMS FOR THE NAVY Latest list of pictures released by the Royal Naval Film Corporation for showing to the Fleet:

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Lively or. soulful, either of these young ladies would be a problem for any teacher, and just how he deals with them is told in "To Sir With Love." Below seems a moment of., doubt on the pillows,in the somewhat sexy crime thriller, "Dead Heat on a Merry-go.. Round."

The Naked Runner.-Frank Sinatra, Peter Vaughan. A spy story with a planned murder background, the victim having been "sprung" out of prison by Moscow agents. Tension and excitement 15: well' held, and good sound entertainment it provided,' (Warner Pathe.) Number 654 Dead Heat on a Merry-goround.-James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray. A thriller invested with story much humour, sexiness and excitement. The thrills emerge in the latter half, and the modern style of presentation makes this an entertaining crime story. (Columbia.) Number 655 o Sir with Love -1z;dn. Poitier, Suzy Kendall, Judy Geeson. A sentimental tale, in spite of its tough trimmings, of teaching in an East End school. The mixture of drama and comedy is well blended to provide entertainment of popular appeal (Columbia) Number 656 Robbery. Stanley Baker, Joanna ?ettet, James Booth. based This story is on the great mail-train robbery. Taut susand pense exciting action with convincing acting combine to make this good dramatic entertainment. (Paramount.) Number 657 -

GREAT DAY I. FOR H.M.S. I CONDOR

Quatermass and the Pit.James Donald, Barbara Shelley, Andrew Keir. The plot centres on the discovery during excavation of what is thought to be

an unexploded bomb. Quite an ingenious and inventive plot, providing plenty of thrills and suspense. (A.B. Pathe.) ,,.Number 658

Escorted by a full Queen's Guard of 96 apprentices, the Queen's Colour was handed over to H.M.S. Condor at Ceremonial Divisions on November 22. The escort, resplendent in white webbing and gloves were commanded by Lieut.-Cdr. P. Cart and receiving the Colour from CPO Wilmott of R N Air Station Brawdy Lieut. D t3 ˆ march along the length of the

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The Lord Lieutenant of Angus, the Earl of Dalhousie and Capt.. M. W. Sylvester, the commanding officer of the station, were on, the, saluting dais for the march past. Other guests at the ceremony were Brigadier J. Oliver, Deputy Lieutenant of Angus, and Provost R.R.Spink. The ceremony was one.of the last in H.M.S. Condor for, Capt. Sylvester, for he was succeeded on December 13 by Capt. i. w. Cutting the commissioning cake, Mrs. 3.,N. Humpbry-Baker (wife Of the connnañding officer of. H.M.S. Sirius), is helped by the Mott who, as a young officer, coxswain, CPO K. Karle was serving i H.M.S. Exeter at the Battle of the River Plate..,

. . Sirius to join London' dérry Squadron

H. H.M.S. Sirius, the Leander island race. They will continue class frigate built in H.M. to bé'so, despite what our poliPortsmouth, reDockyard, ticiáns think." commissioned at Portsmouth He went on: "This ship has on January 4, under the cornlaunched the frigate in Septem- been designed for use in war, mand of Cdr. J. N. Humphryber, 1964. but its primary purpose is the Baker. maintenance of peace. Warships Addressing the ship's comPortsmouth the "Adopted" by pany at religious part of the such as Sirius are essential for early in her first commission, the Rev. J. Fulton, the protection of this country, ceremony, Sirius returned from the Far Chaplain of the R.N. Barracks, the Commonwealth, and all East last November and, after Portsmouth, said: "Ships have those who go down to the ea a short refit, is to join the always been the bulwark of our about their lawful business." s,.__, _._ Western ~ACCL. tsS,:_.

She will be part of the for Londonderry Squadron about a year. Chief guests at the recommissioning ceremony were the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of the city (Councillor and . Mrs. D. D. Connors) and Admiral

Sir Wilfrid Woods (a former Commander - in - Chief, Portsmouth) and Lady Woods, who

No stops on world trip

APPOINTMENTS

YACHTSFOR B A

When the Royal Naval Sailing Association held its annual .. meeting at Earl's Court on Capt. D. J. I. . Garstin. Osprey as . -- January 5, the Commodore Captain J D Trvthall who Chief Staff Officer (Technical) and Cap- .ir ran was: Captain of the Fleet in (Admiral ( op1, ins The whole world applauded tam of the Base. Portland. April 4. Capt. A. R. Rawbone. -Dido in coin. ' referred to the :better facilities the achievement of Sir Francis the 'Mediterranean '1964-66, 20. which were available to memChichester in sailing alone all and since 1966 has been Head " Wemysa.' Manxman. Februa?dc. round the world with. but one 22; and in command and as Cdr,, bers. of "Personnel Panel (Navy) at - ary, Inshore Flotilla, A second Twister yacht had stop, and people are, watching,, the Ministry of Defence, was Fuirnar Cdr. J. D. A.tbAinson the progress of Mr. Alec Rose been bought for charter . at School in command). May 13. , 1 rear-admiral to '(Observer romoted " . in his even smaller boat, Lively . date Portsmouth, and an Islander 23 Cdr. H. E. R. Baits..Lachinvar.as Cdr. January 7. Lad would shorti re lace a Stella Protection FebruFishery Squadron. Admiral a Trythall, Supply The achievements of these -. class for charter ii-the Medway. and Secretariat was specialist, two men, however, are to be cdr:a. A. Barreti.Safeguard in cornBy the 1969 season it was ml. .Cdr February 3. challenged by the veteran ocean . serving in H.M.S. Achilles at hoped that the Commando class Watson' Neptune the outbreak of the Second sailor, Cdr. Bill King. add'l for Revenge Starboard Crew in yacht at Plymouth would be World War, and was at thecommand.,, July, Revenge Starboard Being "lofted" at Cowes and replaced by a bigger craft more Battle of River Crew in command on' the Plate. COfl1flhiSSiOfliflZ. ready for, launching possibly, by suitable for those waters. 'Other appointments recently _early summer, is. Galway Blazer d"t.Cdr. N. C.- Warneford. Odin ' ---An Arden.yacht had been lent announced include the followj, command. February 23. , II, a name which could become to the. -in ' Clyde branch for two Lieut. H. C. Marriott.. Ciarkeston better, known. even .i.an Gipsy ' '. . . Seasons. , Rear-Admiral R G Draper i to be command. February 2i' Moth IV-and Lively.Lady, and. TRIBUTES M. E'.-White. Andrew in the Chief 'Naval Engineer dffiei. and -" Lieut.-Cdr. in which Cdr. King, plans. to command on. commissioning. . d.t.b.r.. Senior Naval Representative, Bath, Admiral Hopkins paid tribute W Mitchell Tiptoe Ucut Cdr from February 21 He continues as alone the sail world to Cdr J B Mitford who hatright round ncommand. ma Gncral(Shsps) and without stoppmg-a journey. 'Deputy i Ryan Naewbat in retired after 21 years as secre -OO!Wfland. i. Aunst. . ,'WhiCh woiild.'ake:the'.best.part -Director-General (Ships) from . '.'tary and to, Cdr..'Bassett, who ' CaPt. I. C. Ralkes. Kent in command. of a year. . has also retired after 12- 'years' ' .... N1arch 21. Designed by,,Angus, Primrose,. The .Royal Navy- authorities as treasurer. NUc.... Blazer 'II will .,be . manci and as superintendent, Clyde Sub- -and local police. at Gibraltar :Cdr. J. 'P. M. Godber -has marine Base in continuation and asCombeen a susschooner-junk rigged, carrying have succeeded Cdr. Mitford, and investigating (Granted rank 520 square feet of sail on unthe -new treasurer is Lieut.-Cdr. }0d Commodore pected 'attempt at malicious while holding the masts, in H.M.S. Dundas. W. L. I. stayed appointment.) daqage Fenley.

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Admiral praises

Lincoln. A side party of Sea and Marine Cadets welcomed ' . Admiral 'Sir David Luce, . . president of' the association,hevisitedthe* RNA Club' Lincoln, to. open the

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For the first time Britain, 45 Commando

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Royal Marines has paraded the Queen's and its Regimental Colours. 45 Cdo has been to most Mr. Daniel enlisted in of 43 Cdo which left. Ply trouble spots, except Kenya, mouth for Eastney last year February, 1903, serving until during continuous service -is now destined to play an July, 1922. overseas since 1946, and the 45 Cdo-which includes in the important part Colours were by presented = -- ---about ,,.lu former members nation S Strategic Reserve. theDuke of Edinburgh some Mr . Daniel, with Lieut.-Colonel Owen and the Colours in the 15 years ago. . Officers' Mess at Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth The Colours were taken " from th hurch iiar.,the tower at. the. citrance of :' StonehouseBii4'racks Ply h' elmetedsix rpinCoIour chin. : bchin. party crossed the square to ' c the officers mess, where the

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Owen, commanding 4. Cdo spoke of the past seven years BY ROYAL CHARTER INCORPORATED . = which were spent in Aden, Patron: H.tl. The Queen , the' Commando being the .1 ' ' last of the Aden garrison IJ . . . . Units to leave. , ,"UNITY-LOYALTY-PATrnOTISM--COMRADESHIP" He said the young marines , ' behaved splendidly. Some' . Some' . . . l' . . . . times they were not allowed and tough job all over the which was presented to the ship to fire, or had to wait for world." and returned when she went something to happen before . = . Cdr. 'N. K. Wood, the branch out of commission. . they could. The worry was. . = . in Admiral Mr . Jim Wilkinson,the assopresident, thanking that a marine might not fire . . ' Luce, ciation secretary, says he has = presented him with a at all when the time came. FIRST VISIT tankard of the on behalf made but there E pewter many inquiries, The situation was such Lincoln.members. is no trace of the bell. . that he either got the ' The admiral, mentioning that . suppose it is on some- Military Medal or a court' .it was his first visit to any branch _ somewhere body's mantelpiece martial. . . ' in the association, said: "It takes for bell' in the country," he said. . Watching the ceremony ' . courage, determination and a was a former WO I with Ex Royal Navy men in West the of purpose to ap, r. Albert I = Daniel, 1, iSthis, an d 1 Cumberland have sent out, an orps, .. . proac a project like an 85-yearold widower from S.0 S for the bell of H.M.S. Children's rtreat . ,. lo congratulate you on bringing " . , . . . Saltash, who once carried e 1k re ak, the w wartime Hunt itto fruition. Ex-naval men, their wives, . . out I class destroyer. gunnery and field-train' "The . R.N.A.," he went on, .,is . friends, children, and grand' Later classed as, a frigate, "= ing.a th e barracks. an association for bringing to- , children . from Newton Abbot l'%'Ielbreak was broken up about visited Torquay. in, force on gether ex-Service men, and I , Illu] 11111111111111151 1956. . think anyone who is proud of January 13. The Cumberland men want the Service will want to join.' The occasion was the annual "We who have the welfare of the bell for a new Royal Naval treat for the children-45 of Association must them'-r.but the youngsters were under Way soon in : courage all young outllu,mTered by parents and ' . . Cockermouth. . aspire to the Navy and :lielp friends, as the total was 125. Collard from Lee-on-Solent, A. wa,s after named them along-it is a thing we re- Melbreak The treat was organised by Cox (Southsea), S. Ellis (Northe local pack of fox hounds should put our'minds the. Ladies' Committee of the G. Franklin (Southsea), bury), ' and during the war she was to. branch, and included a visit to H . . W. Glover (Southsea), W. A. . "There is often a feeling that adopted by the town. a pantomime. Plummer (Gunnisoake, CornCornHer crest hangs in the counyoung ones are not as good as It was January, 1918, and there were 46 15-year-old school- wall) C. J. Rhodes(Jarrow) cii chambers, alongside a wood we were, but in my last job I boys at the. Marlborough Gate of H.M. Dockyard, PortsA Ward (Radcliffe Surrey)' had, the chance to see them at carving depicting a fox hunt, " " " mouth, when they heard the cry-"Ahoy there! Are you for and J Winfield (Portsmouth). the work of, a local joiner, work, and they are doing a good The death occurred on Fisgrd'?" six others were prevented Christmas Day of Lieut.-Cdr. The boys were joining the With a combined age of nearly from attending by 'flu or the had much to Rance (ret.), at his home 600 years, they Navy as boy artificers. The weather. near Worcester. name was changed to artificer talk about-old friends, old Four o the class were killed and old Vic Rance, who was protimes. apprentices during their four ships, in action and 25 were known to moted from Rating Observer, Of the original 46, 23 were years training in Fisgard. have been three promoted, was. awarded the D.S.O. for Fifty years later, almost to ' traced. Most of those who could eventually attaining therank of the day, nine of the 46 got to-, the successful air not be traced left the Navy leading Cdr . (E and nine Lieut (E) before the Second World War. attack on the German battle- gether for a reunion at the R.N. , from H.M.S. Those present at the reunion ship Tirpit Engineering Benevolent Society Club, Southsea. on January 14 were Messrs. R. Victorious in April, 1944. with

members

and

their

wives,

together with the official guests were the among .. whom . h City. Sheriff;. branch vicepresident a presidents; and visitors from branches in No. 9 Area. After who. thanking all worked so hard to get the extension completed, the branch chairman Frank Shipmate Ste lriison ' introduced Admiral Lu'e.

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REUNION

A reunion of ex-submariners who are now living in or near Mombasa took place in H.M.S. Forth on January 4. The picture shows Capt. R. L. Bell Davies (Capt. S/M7), Lieut. Farnfleld(First Lieut. ofCacha

who first. served in submarines in 1914, and saw service in the Dardanelles in E.14; Mr. Mitchell, who left submarines in 1957: Mr. A. Crooke, who served in submarines from 1937 to 1947 and was a member of the passage crew which brought the U-boat Graph from Iceland to Barrow-in-Furness after it had been Lieut.-Cdr. captured; Buchanan (CO. C. A. F. Cachalot); and Mr. L. Barber who spent the war as a P0 Tel in H.M.S. United.

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In the December edition of the Portland branch Magazine, published for-the interest and information of the members of the branch and 'their friends, there' is mention of H.M.S. Serepta which 'will,

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"tot" and plenty of brown pérhap, recall to some "old- sugar. In fact, the vet who time"the beginnings aLthe carried out a post mortem when, Peter. 'died said':-,'Deati' was due:' Ping branch to s'ugãr .Lieut. Bert Heron, Lieut Heron s best memory of. the branch,. who is of Peter is f -the 'day 'King memoirs, allowed his cothpili'iig George VI visited the school the 'editor of the' thagaid'e: to Over,-the, dog had been an 'extract from them taught to Sit upright and' salute concerning a mongrel dog, when he the Captain of Osprey Peter; 'found by Peter Murphy'. ' came aboard. . ' a , two-badged stoker, in',. the But, would he do the same stokehold, nibbling coke. "-" Prom about i'b.,, until. ne """5" '-J took him ,to the main gate, ' died in .1938, Peter, was' a great dressed in his studded bright favourite and a real character collar and'a silver chain. , He was' placed on the ship's Jock said to Peter-"No , - books, and looked after by , the "Ping" , salute-no tot and no sugar." generations , 'aT 14 was a saucer of branch. , '' Nearby Peter's greatest love was a , demerara sugar and a basin of

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"three-water." It was close enough to make Peter's mouth - ,. ., . water. , e h t -walked . King' ,tipugh the, gate, Delá'neyhispe'r.d (jut of the corner of his mouth Salute-Come on you old 'STIFF;AS A 'RAMROD"

'But'.Peter was sitting bolt upright' with his right paw' over that black patch around his eye" as.rigid'as.a ramrod... lule King stopped, looked down at Peter and'then at the Does he Captain and asked always do this?" With a 'broad smile the Captam nodded, "Every morning, Sir, when I come aboard." His Majesty smiled "Incre-

dible," he said, "I would never have believed it. He deserves a tit-bit for that. "1 gather he is going to get one, Sir, after Parade," said the Captain. "In that case well start the rounds," said the' King, and they passed on, leaving Peter to his mouth watering sugar and 'tot. Lieut., Heron says 'that'l{.M.S. Serpta' was a ,.moiëy, collection 'huts in a .'of'.dilapidated wood - ,jungIe;of:: 'weeds hn'd 'btamble arid unwanted Portlànd'ubble. - ' The huts were, relics- of the - ''First World 'War, and the" habitat of that: small -band of nk,ner' who spent nartin .-----------------existence learning to combat the U-boat. At that time, the early 20's, . the "Ping" branch was still very' much in its embryonic stage, and the world '.'Asdics" cornparatively unknown.

NAVY NEWS FEBRUARY 1968,

Three, generations in the Women's Royal Naval Service is the proud record of the Mullins family, of Fareham " (Hants). P0 Vivian Mary Mullins, aged 23, joined the Service in Mav 1962 and is nictured at Gibraltar where she is a radio "

P0 Wren Mullins

supervisor. Her mother, Mrs. Ellen Mary Mullins, and her grandmother, both served during the Second World War. Her grandmother is thought to have been a petty

HER MOMENT OF JOY (?)

For 32 years CPO Std. Ngai Ab Sing has taken a special pride in making the traditional British Christmas puddings, but in the Officers' Mess at Singapore Naval Base he has made the last one while wearing the uniform of the Royal Navy. Though retiring he will still be seeing that the correct , ingredients go into this year's pudding at the Naval Base, as u Mr. Ngai AhSing will be re-employed in the Officers' Mess as a civilian. He has served afloat in H.M. ships Suffolk, Kent, Cumberland, and Birmingham, and ashore on the staff of the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Far East Station, the Commodore-in-Charge, Hong Kong, and the Commodore Superintendent at Singapore. He is photographed with Mrs. Anne Plugge, wife of Capt. R. F. Plugge, commanding officer of H.M.S. Terror, who provides a "picture of the year" expression of amused . anticipation.

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officer cook at Portsmouth. Vivian went to Dover Grammar School, and was a tax officer before joining the Wrens. She has one sister, Gillian.

'Great courage' in rescue at sea

Vice-Admiral Sir John Hayes, the Flag Officer, Scotland and Northern Ireland, issued a Special Order of the Day commending a sailor for "the great courage and determination he displayed in the face of considerable danger to himself' in rescuing a shipmate in rough seas. The sailor commended is 19year-old REM 1st Class Ma!colm Blenkinsopp, of the coastal minesweeper H.M.S. Wolverton. On November 17, 1967, H.M.S. Wolverton was recovering dan buoys in Kirkcaldy Bay, Firth of Forth, when LS Peter Currie, aged 19, of St. Leonardson-Sea (Sussex), fell overboard. REM volunBlenkinsopp teered to go to his assistance, and did so wearing a lifeline. This proved too short. He detached himself and swam on to reach LS Currie,- who was by this time exhausted. REM Blenkinsopp remained with him IG minutes, supporting him in the watet and giving him verbal encouragement, u n t i 1 both were picked up. REM Blenkinsopp lives at Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent.

Queen's Gold Medal winner

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Husband's c9okin 'S her pride

A wife who is proud of her husband's cooking wrote from her home at Chatham to mention some of his recent achievements. She -is Mrs. Pip1i1ino wife M CPfl -Alfrerl ciAn, --------,

To the Robert Roxburgh naval history, and mathematics . " prizes he received at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dart mouth 23-year-old Sub-Lieut. mouth, Peter John Cowling has now added the Queen's Gold Medal for 1967. It was presented to him at a ceremony aboard H.M.S.. Manx man at Singapore, where he is "serving on board the coastal minesweeper Kirkliston, by the Commander 'Far East Fleet (Vice-Admiral W. D. O'Brien). The Queen's Gold Medal is awarded annually to the sub lieutenant gaining the best in academic and professional examinations. " His parents live at Newton _. " , Longville, near B 1 e t c h 1 e y (Bucks).

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COMMENDATIONS FOR DUTY HAZARDS

Those, to receive the Commen3 Lieut.I;Park (the Navy's "Man nleDngd eYear"), eia the Bomb and Mine Disposal fishing boat, and another had so awarded the Team. And who can blame been drafted overseas. fo r Queen's Commendation In the first nine them? They had just received months. Of Brave Conduct in March last 1967, the combined t e 5 a,m their Commander-in-Chief's year), P0 Wood, P0' Clark, P0 travelled, over 30,000 miles and Williams, Commendation-for carrying P0 Cornick, P0 dealt with over 1,000 major out duties 'of a hazardous Viney, LS Curran, LS Dalton, items. LS Higginson, LS Lewis, LS nature - from -Commodore Their activities included helpWilson and AB Sweeney. P. E. I. Bailey, of H.M.S. ing local police to dc-bug safes, Drake. searching for the wreck of the The mass presentation was Darlwin, and a full underwater able to take place because the Altogether 14 Commendations were awarded, but three survey 'of the Torrey Canyon. team was standing by in case had' to rush off the previous They also cleared many items they had to move to Portland to from Westward Ho! beach, and assist in the raising of a helievening to deal with a 1,000pounder trawled up by a French the harbour at Milford Haven. copter that had crashed.

This is not a new pop group formed at Whale_ I H.M.S Excellent-but Wrens displaying toys collected by the ship's company for prepresentation to orphanages at Christmas. The toys, shown here on display in the CP00 Mess, had been repaired'and volunteers. repainted by volunteers. Wives and girl friends assisted in making such things as bed linen for the dolls' cots.

Local newspaper cuttings described how CPO Fielding and his partner at the Royal Naval Cookery School, Chatham, Colour Sgt. George Snell, pre-

pared a roast pig at a carnival barbecue. "Both of them," said one report, "are top men in the field of gastronomics." Mrs. Fielding says that her husband is a City and Guilds examiner, and has enrolled as a student at Ealing - Technical College for the 152 cookery "If successful," she says, "I believe he will be the only man in the Royal Navy to have done this.". Besides an appreciation of g06 d cookifit, CPO and Mrs. Fielding ha'e at least one more thing in common. -

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Atlantic yacht team's work

Lieut. Leslie Williams has had a dedicated team of naval personnel to help him prepare his yacht Spirit of Cutty Sark, in which he will compete next June in the third single-handed transAtlantic race from Plymouth to Newport, Rhode Island. They are CRE(A) Roy Wi!hams, of Gosport; CJ Harry Bryant, of Ivybridge; LEM A. George; EA Philip Sims, of Porchester; and CJ William Baker, of Ryde, Isle of Wight.

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LEAVING THE SERVICE? 6 good reasons whyyou should join the Metropolitafl; Police /

1. AGE Men or women.who have

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2. EXPERIENCE The Met offers you exceptional opportunities to develop your special skills - whetherit's driving, traffic control, or communications. You will find new comrades, new interests and a new life.

4. PROSPECTS Promotion opportunities are exceptionally good. There's security and a good pension when you retire.

just left, or are about to leave the Service can now join the Metropolitan Police up to the age of 40.

3,.VARIETY Things move

faster, happen quicker in London and as a Metropolitan Policeman you really see life. No two days are ever alikeOne day you may be controlling crowds at afootball match, the next dealing with.crime. ".

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A feature of the Royal Navy's stand at the Boat Show in 'London was a corn. munications section manned by Wrens and ratings. From it, relations of officers and men serving afloat could send free greetings telegrams. Shown transmitting one of the messages is R.O.2 (W) Phillip Fuller.

How the mail, got " thrOugh

Although it seems long ago now, it is worth while recording how, despite the U.K. dock strike, the Royal Navy in the Far East got most of the 'Christmas mail on time. Distribution to the ships and shore establishments, how-

ever, required a complex system of transfers and retransfers at sea.

One thousand bags of mail were put on board the assault ship H.M.S. Intrepid at Portsmouth, and transferred to the store ship R.F.A. Fort Dunvegas off Beira. The Fort Dunvegan was required at Aden, so the mail was transferred at sea to the air store R.RA. ship Lyness, which reached Singapore Naval Base at the end of November.

5. PAY Pay is better in the Met. 6. HOUSING You get

better housingfacilities in the Met. Free accommodationis available. A single man gets free accommodation. Married men get a free house or flat, or a rent

At 22 or over you start at £950, plus housing allowance, and this rises to £1,250 a year within six years. With allowances you're in the £1,000 plus class right from the word go. Womenstart at £865 at 22, rising to £1,135 within six years.

R.A.F. HELPED Another 800 bags were sent direct from England in R.F.A. Hebe, and yet more mail was flown to Gan by the Royal Air Force, transferred to the R.F.A. Fort Rosalie, and then transferred to H.M.S. Eagle for delivery in Singapore. Other mail was sent through normal channels from non-strike-bound ports. Mail for the Naval Task Force at Aden was taken in bulk in the stores ship R.F.A. Tarbatness. More mail was flown to Bahrain and transferred to R.F.A. vessels for delivery at Aden.

New books are mines of information

Two more volumes of the "Navies of the Second World War," by H. T. Lenton (Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.) (ISs. each) have appeared. The volumes are (I) American Carriers and Battleships, Cruisers and (2) the Royal Netherlands Navy. Both contain comprehensive details - displacement, dimensions, machinery, complement, etc., together with the names of the builders, dates launched, and the fate of the ships, and are with liberally interspersed photographs (77 in the American book and 65 in the Netherlands). These books are well up to the standard of the ftur volumes already , published -German. Submarines and German surface Vessels-and :are..mines o'f information. H.-I.

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- In the present economic state of the country it is more than ever essential that men leaving the Service-and especially those with skills not immediately applicable to civilian lifeshould take advantage of the resettlement advice and opportunities provide&

For Royal Naval and Royal Marine personnel, officers and ratings alike, successful resettlement is largely dependent upon qualifications acquired during their service careers, and also taking advantage of the facilities which are available within the Service to help them acquire further qualifications. All men should make themselves aware of the facilities, entitlement and possibilities. which are available to them under the Naval Resettlement Organisation. Regret on leaving the Service is a poor substitute for a qualification which could so easily have been obtained towards the end of one's service career. Planning self-help and deter

HIS FUTURE

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Wake up! or you may lose career opportunities

ruination are the key words. Having decided upon the kind of work they wish to enter upon leaving the Service, personnel should read all they- can about the qualifications -required, and then plan and work to obtain those qualifications. It is of very little use to leave it to within a few weeks of release and expect a job to fall into their laps. It does happen, of course, sometimes-but not very often. Although personnel should remember that resettlement is their own problem, it can be a far less difficult problem if they make full use of the facilities which are available. The main elements in the of oflIccrs and preparation

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Although he was warned that the furrow he - was ploughing was a desperately hard one, MAA R. Robinson of the Ratings' Control Centre, R.N. Barracks, Portsmouth's wish to become a draughtsman was so strong that he started to prepare himself well over 18 months ago. He has obtained two G.C.E.'s and is awaiting the result of a third one. Over the last 18 months he has attended evening classes in Engineering Drawing, and when he leaves the Service, he hopes to undergo a Government Training Scheme. that Knowing workshop experience was essential, he has been doing spare time work in the Vocational Training Workshops in R.N. Barracks, Portsmouth.

ratings for their return to civilian life arc-(a) early counselling advice, (b) systematic study during the final of phase service, (c) the acquisition of nationally recognised qualifications and (d) the establishment of direct contact with job-finding organisations. To assist officers and men to become "re-settled," a comprehensive Naval Resettlement Organisation has been set. Under the Director of the Naval Education Service and the Fleet and Command Instrutor Officers, Naval Resettlement Information Officers are located in R.N. Barracks, Portsmouth and in H.M.S. Drake at Devonport. FORM E.D.828 These officers work in close collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Regular Forces Employment Association, and are concerned with solely resettlement. Their functions are, briefly, (i) to advise all officers and ratings who request resettlement interviews, (ii) to initiate action required on receipt of individual Forms E.D.828 and (iii) to brief ships' Resettlement Information Officers as required.

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PARK-KEEPERS IN THE ROYAL PARKS Vacancies exist for male and female park-keepers in all the Royal Parks in and near London. Good prospects of permanent pensionable employment and promotion. Free uniform supplied. Work includes patrolling of beats, gate-keeping, and sale of admission tickets, and there are some vacancies for motorcycle and mounted patrolmen. PAY Central and Regents Parks-£18 13s. Od. to £19 8s. Od. Greenwich, Hampton Court and Richmond Parks-£17 14s. Od. to £18 9s. Od. HOURS 44 per week, at present worked in II days per fortnight 5-day week, with variable rest-days, to be introduced on 1st April, 1968. Shiftwork. No compulsory night duty. HOLIDAYS 3 weeks paid leave annually. For full details, write to: - Bailiff of the Royal Parks (0), of Public & Works, Ministry Building Elizabeth House,. York Road, London, S.E.1.

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The Staff Instructor Scotland and Northern Ireland, and Base Instructor Officers overseas act in the same way as the N.R.I.O., except that overseas Resettlement Officers do not take action on forms E.D.828. In ships, establishments and units there are Resettlement Officers who, although they are not expert in resettlement matters, know the sources of advice and information. They keep nominal rolls of all personnel who are within two-and-a-half years of termination of service and, ñi collaboration with Divisional Officers, are responsible for all matters pertaining to resettlement and completion of Forms E.D.828.

-How to

Form E.D.828 is a Ministry of Labour form and should' be completed not later than four months before the date of discharge. -. They are required o the Ministry of Labour and the National Association for the Employment of Regular Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen in finding suitable employment for " the men concerned. They are also required by Resettlement -Hoards for men wishing to be interviewed. For men "wishi,ng to apply for Government Vocational Training Courses it is particularly important that Forms E.D.g28 are sent in at the right lime in order to ensure that their applications are made at the earliest possible date. In general it is essential that for resettlement preparation should begin in good time, and for this reason it is considered that a point two-and-a-half years before termination of service is suitable for first action. The key to future emplornent may be the gaining of a further recognised qualification and two years is usually the minimum time required for this. For certain qualifications an even

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To become a successful IBM Data Processing Customer Engineer, you need more than engineering qualifications. You need to be able to talk confidently and well to any level of customer management, and to have a pleasing personality in your work. As a D P C E, you work in direct contact with your customers, on some of the world's most advanced data processing equipment You must have a sound electronic and electromechanical background, such as ONC/HNC Electronic or Electrical, or Radar/Radio/Instrument Fitters course in the armed services. You will get thorough training on data processing equipment throughout your career. Starting salaries depend on experience and aptitude, but will not be less than £1,100 a year. Salary Increases are on merit-within 3 years you could be earning £1,750. Drive and Initiative are always well rewarded at IBM; promotions are made on merit and from within the company. if you are between 21 and 31. and would like this hnce to become part of a rapidly expanding and exciting computer industry, write to IBM. Send details of training, -experience and age to Mr., D, Dennis, IBM United Kingdom Limited, 389 Chiswick High Road, London, W.4, quoting referonce DPJNN/269.

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NAVAL RESETTLEMENT

FUTURE IS MAINLY IN OWN HANDS

AIRCRAFT

MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS

RESETTLEMENT AND A CAREER IN CIVIL AVIATION IS HELPED BY THE POSSESSION OF A RECOGNISED PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION WHICH COMPLEMENTS YOUR SERVICE SKILL AND EXPERIENCE THE SOCIETY OF LICENSED AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS AND TECHNOLOGISTS CAN PROVIDE FACILITIES Details of the AIR REGISTRATION BOARD BASIC AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION and the SOCIETY'S CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP EXAMINATION are now available Details from SECRETARY-GENERAL, S.L.A.E.T., GREY TILES, KINGSTON HILL, KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, SURREY

Cdr. H. H. %Veedon, the Naval Resettlement Information Officer

British Transport Police

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Maintenance Staff Mechanical and Electrical Fitters are urgently required for important work connected with the examination and repair of diesel traction equipment. Vacancies exist at British Rail Old Oak Common and Southall maintenance depots. You will find the work stimulating and remunerative. It offers: * Oportunities for overtime giving average earnings for skilled men of over £22 per week. * Pension and sick pay schemes. * Generous travel concessions.

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Continued from page .19 longer period of part-time study is necessary. - Re-engagement- is always the best means of resettlement for those ratings who are eligible. This affords yet further time for preparation for the ultimate return to civil life and provides the opportunity for the saving of further capital which may be needed to help plans to be realised. All personnel are therefore advised to seek early, advice from their ship's Resettlement Officers, so that if required an interview can be arranged with N.R.I.O.'s at home, or Base Instructor Officer overseas. Officers may at any time request an interview with one of the N.R.E.O's or with the

ratings who are able to take advantage of subsequent periods of directed study and should be attended at the two-and-a-half year point. Army Resettlement Panels Overseas. These panels are available to Naval and Royal Marines personnel. The dates of visits and arrangements for Continued on page 21

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NAVAL RESETTLEMENT

Training for new careers can r be arranged

SELF-HELP A 'MUST'

An example of self-help and determination is SCPO Khan of the Tenders' Victualling Office in RN. Barracks, Portsmouth. Wishing to prepare himself for a responsible position on leaving the Service, he has taken the Higher Education Test, obtaining distinction in four subjects. He has obtained a British Institute of Management Certificate in Foremanship and Supervision, a Certificate in Works Management from the Institute of Works Management and undergone a Business Training course.

Continued from page 20

interviews are promulgated locally, and details are available from Base Instructor Officers overseas. This panel is also empowered to allocate directly without further interview in the U.K. a limited number of vacancies on the Ministry of Labour training courses for Potential Supervisors in industry. Ministry of Labour. Ministry of Labour Officials are present at all Interview Boards arranged through the N.R.l.O.'s or the S.I.O. Scotland and Northern Ireland and at the Army Resettlement Panels overseas. The Ministry of Labour has a number of Occupational Guidance Units established in various centres, details of which are available from N.R.l.O.'s or ships R.l.O.'s. Resettlement information is contained in Defence Council Instructions-Services Resettlement Bulletins-Booklet "Civilian Employment"-A Guide

for the Regular Officer-Booklet "For Your Guidance" (which will be issued to all

ratings at least six months before leaving the Service). All contain information which is invaluable to people leaving the Service.

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confined, to their own localities. They crc always ready to help with employment problems and in every exchange there is an officer whose special duty it is to help ex-Regulars. If possible the officer should be visited prior to terminal leave because personnel can accept employment during leave. Naval Resettlement Informa-

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VUCAI'IONAL TRAINING Long Term.-A number of

tion officers are often able to put men directly in touch with potential employers. It has not been possible in this article to cover all the facilities which are available to personnel, but all interested in their resttlement-and, eventually, everyone is affected-will find full information available to them just for the asking.

long term vocational training Mr. S. S. Gatrell, assistant to the Naval Resettlement courses are available covering Information Officer. (Cdr. H. H. Weedon), interviews Stores educational subjects, additions Khan to service qualifications such as Certificates of the City and Short Term. - Vocationt in the Old Admiralty Building, Bournemouth (Hum) Airport Guilds of the London Institute, Whitehall, is primarily contraining covers many fields an Correspondence Courses under Christchurch, Hants courses in a number c cerned with 28-day advising officers the Forces Correspondence , subjects are available whic about to retire or retired, how Course Scheme, civilian courses can be used as an introductio best to set about obtaining emunder the Further Education and Ex-Service men and women of all trades and to post-release full-tim ployment outside the service, Vocational Training Scheme, Government Vocational Trait and, he may also be able to with the and a course to obtain the particularly those associated jog. arrange helpful interviews for Higher National Certificate in These take place in the R.2' of aircraft, and them. Officers wishing to seek servicing ancillary ground Business Studies. Courses may Vocational Training Centre i his advice should get in touch also be undertaken by partequipments. Vacancies occur in many parts Portsmouth and at Army Ri with him about four months time and directed study in of U.K. and there are good opportunities settlement Centres. before their release. Technical and Commercial Where suitable training is no The Officers' Association. of overseas service for men (and their and other colleges institutions, available in the Services, This association has a resettlefamilies) and excellent of ment and employment departperiod of 28 days training wit prospects ment which is at the disposal advancement within this expandpersonal of all officers who are seeking ing Company. Pre-release training courses employment and are within four months of their release. can be arranged. Ratings.-The National Association for the Employment of Enquiries should be addressed to the Regular Sailors, Soldiers and Personnel Manager Airmen (N.A.E.R.S.S.A.) is a major organisation concerned solely with employment for exServicemen. It has a high success rate and despite current difficulties it remains very high. N.A.E.R.S.S.A. is in close contact with the Ministry of Labour and also receives direct requests from industry. Registration is effected by completing Form E.D.82S and they have employment officers in major towns throughout the Vacancies for Constables, leading to permanent U.K. pensionable posts, exist in the Admiralty ConMen seeking employment stabulary. Commencing salary will be £685 (775 Lieut.-Cdr. J. H. Cook, reprewith the Post Office should do if 22 or over) rising to a maximum of £995 a year. sentative of the National so through N.A.E.R.S.S.A., as Association for Employment the association has a priority Uniform and boots provided. Excellent opporof Regular Sailors, Soldiers over civilian sources of recruittunities for promotion to Sergeant, with a comand Airmen ment. mencing salary of £1,080 a year increasing by Employment Services of the civilian firms may be arranged. two annual increments to £1,165. Candidates must Ministry of Labour. The ProThere are various other prefessional and Executive Regisbe of exemplary character, between 19 and 50 release vocational training ter is kept at 38 of the larger years of age, at least 5 ft. 7 in. in height (bare feet) courses, e.g., in the Construction exEmployment Exchanges, and of British nationality. They will be required to Industry (basic training on Regular officers have a right to excavators, diggers, etc.), compass a medical examination and an educational registration and senior ratings puter training, Business Trainor N.C.Os. with suitable qualitest unless granted exemption. ing and Potential Supervisors. fications (H.N.C. or above) are also advised to apply for enPOST-RELEASE TRAINING Apply in writing to the Chief Constable, rolment. Government Vocational Admiralty Constabulary, Ministry of Defence, The Local ExFull-time Employment Training Courses. Express State Building, London, S.W.6. Serving is by changes. Registration training in some 40 trades is Naval personnel should apply through their Form E.D.828. These local available at a large number of offices are in touch with local centres throughout Great Britain Commanding Officer. conditions and maintain lists of for men without a usable skill, vacancies in, but not and priority is given to exmainly Regulars. Other special training facilities under the G.V.T. Scheme sponsored by the Ministry of Labour include refresher or You will be interested in the following facts: conversion courses at G.T.Cs. You can keep in touch with submarines and other units of the Fleet, and help to maintain I. A permanent overseas career with accompanied overfor skilled men who have not the ships you have served in, by working in Chatham Dockyard, which is being speedily seas tours. Tax-free salary. Free accommodation. Furpractised their trade for some adapted to meet the needs of the nuclear fleet of the future. time, training at technical or nishings supplied. Educational allowances. Substantial IMMEDIATE VACANCIES EXIST FOR rebated holiday air fares. Free medical facilities. commercial colleges and train. . establishing in employers' SHIPWRIGHTS Previous Dockyard experience 2. 65% of our staff are service personnel-many probably ments. ENGINE FITTERS' not essential. whom you know. 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The British naval :authorities',.lost no time last -month- in giving aid to the victims.of the Sicilian earthquake, which.devastated such a. large area and caustd go many Casualties. The series of tremors struck The 'ships'. companies of the the western tip of the island. . minesweepers. (each of about-.36) the worked hard distributing food early on morning of January 15, and that. evening the mine- . and erecting tents, earning the thanks of the villagers and the sweepers Walkerton, Ashton, Italian Government. -Stubbington and. Crofton, and the R.F.A, Sea Salvor, left '. 'On'e, member of- the rescue Malta, with. medical supplies, team 'said: t'We,, flt. several1,000 blankets and 25 tons of earth tremors-which sounded 'as stores, The ships arrived at if . there- was a thunderstorm, Trapani the next day. underground with claps of Cdr. I. W. Powe, commanding thunder," the 7th M.C.M. Squadron, said that naval medical teams led b

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