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FASLANE
A ROYAL DAY AT
y
‘perks’ boost
Under the ctirrcnt incomes policy of the Government, the inaxiitttiiit amount of 7 per cent. has been agreed as an inCl‘L‘:t\C in pay for all ratings. and all olliccrs including doctors and dentists. The award is back dated to April 1. There is also an increase of 39. per day in the otit-ofquarters addition to marriage allowance. The (joverniitent has accepted the suggestion of the Prices and Incontes Board tltat the increase should be treated
"global" sum. within which the Ministry of Defence
as
a
will be free (subject to the usual 'l'rcasur_v approval) to make
adjustiitents. and minor cliangcs in pay scales where desirable. lixact pay scale; will he
proimil;.:.tted as soon as possible. along with det:iils of the otlter adjustments. but the e\lra itiarri:i_ce allowance will be paid as soon as practicable. 'l he Board
and Incomes undertake a ll‘lt\!'(\l.l_L!ll't!Olnt.! review. to he t.'UIIlplt:‘u:tl \‘.t1liill a year. in order to exaiiiitte the possibility of cvaltiating Service jobs and comp;irim__- them more exactly with illt‘\L' in civilian life. and $lllltlll:Il'ICUtI\l_\' to examine the basic structure of Service pay and allowances. The present :m-ard is. therefore. an interim payment. Atty new _\_\'\lt.'lll of pay that may be desirable in the light of the rc\'ic\\ can be introduced about the same time next year. Prices is to
having
dashed.
honeymoon
hopes
Railings obtaining discliarge by purchase get their final not entirely unconnected with
FAREWELL Leviathan leaving
Portsmouth Harbour for the breakers‘ yard. (See page It) t!’ho:o PO 1). Morru)
it
Many commanding of!!S‘ cers have joined and rejoined their ships “by alt."
-‘s_
zz,\ y‘ ;2-
8
submarine Onslaught,
ship “by panchute.” Onslaught was submerged joined
his
\
‘s
y‘
z,’
ex s‘
\
‘\
V‘
;ss ‘
“
’
,
.
"~.ettling up“ at the Release ()flicc. Royal Naval llarraclts, Portsntoutli. When the first “biiIJ." victim arrived. confidently expecting that he would get an income tax rebate amounting to two-thirds of his discharge fee. the staff were
puzzled.
have arrived since then. and have had to have the bad news broken gently—not a hope of any in-
Many
more
rebate. In many cases. marriage being not entirely unconnected with release. tlte ntoncy has already
come tax
Lord
tary of State for Defence for the Royal Navy). Lord Winterbottom. and the Cont-
played by the submarine service in the winning of two world wars. the Queen Mother
1.000 officers and men. watched by about 1.000 spectators. Referring to the great part
said that with the advent of nuclear power an entirely new liori/.on had opened for it. In the long run. however. the cliiciency of the Service was
Force for the Mediterranean
casing.
bride
a
been earmarked for furniture or other domestic requirciitenls. One leading seanian was absolutely floored. He had expected £60. and had earmarked the ntoney for a honeymoon.
It is possible that some ratings are entitled to income tax rcbates for other reasons-—for example in relation to reengagentcnt bounlies—but for DBP fees. no!
Clyde Submarine Base. the
Queen Mother took the salute and addressed a parade of
modore Clyde (Commodore D. G. Kent). Visiting ll.!\l.S. Nepttine.
l.ictit.-Cilr l-‘orbcs, who uiiderm.-nt pre-jump training at R.A.l-'. Station. Changl. jumped front L000 feet with I5 Royal Marines. He said aftcrwarils: “We work closely together. and l wanted to see it all from their vietvpoint." He spent about 10 minutes in the water before Onsliiught surfaced beneath hint and he came up on the
~‘ Lieut.-Cdr. 8. Forbes '5 A ’ ' ' ‘ ' ’ ’ ‘ ' ‘I’:'9'95-$99)??r'7I$$‘r'p’p'r'r’r‘I'o’r’t'o‘r’v'r'p?o?X 7IIIIIIIIIII
Is
the
(Admiral Sir Varyl Bcgg). Mr. Maurice Foley (Parliamentary Under-Secre-
‘A in the Joborc Straits when \‘ the olllcer of the watch. I the perismpe. savv his cap‘\ tain jump front a Hercules s: aircraft flying overhead.
Mr. Denis Henley. the Defeitce Secretary. informed the NATO Defence Ministers in llrtissels on May l0 that Britain is to assign an antphibiotis force to NATO in tltc Mediterranean. 'l'|ic Defence Secretary told reporters that this would “meet the increase of Russian activity in this theatre." The two frigates which had been due to leave the Mediterranean would remain there. for
assignment
Commander.
Europe.
to
the
Allied
Supreme Forces
H.M.S. Albion and Bulwark. the two commando ships. and the assault ships Fearless and Intrepid. with their associated
Royal
were same
Marine
more
dependent
the
nten
She
was
presented with a pic-
of the subntarinc and another of it Polaris missile emerging front the sea. She also looked down :1 launching tube. Saying. “l-lcavens. I would never have thought it was so ture
big."
pen with uliich she signed the sttbmariiie's visitors‘ book was one presented to the ‘ltli Subittarinc lilotilla b_v King George V in I‘)lS. The Queen Mother was presented with a brooch and a
The
model of Resolution. nude in the llase \\'0rl.‘5ll0pS by ERA A. Malcolm. After a visit to the Royal Naval Armament Depot. Coulport. the royal visitor returned to Britannia to contintic her cruise to Rotliesay. lona. Loch l-lwe. and Scrabster.
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I THIS D.C.|. IS A “MUST" I | New General Service drafting rules. set out in D.C.l. l on May 2) will affect most ratings now. I | 551/68 (published of Drafty‘s Corner (see page 2) is the flrst of a series I articles explaining the new rules.
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on
who served in the ships than on the increasing sophistication of the ships themselves. After a tour of the base. the Queen Mother met the crew aboard H.M.S. Resolution. Britain's first Polaris siibntariitc. which she latinclied in September. I966.
_
_'_
by the friendly smile of the Queen Mother
Resolution
Faslane on May I0, where she was met by the First Sea
re-
even
Queen Mother aboard
Sailing from Portsmouth in the Royal Yacht Britannia on May 6. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. arrived at
but Lieut.-Cdr. Brian Forbes. Commanding oflicer of EM.
‘Buzz’ that upset
There's a buzz in lltc l'\"a\'_v. and being as accurate as mo»! of the others has resulted in at least one bride
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Serious occasion for the guard of honour, unmoved
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NAVY NEWS JUNE
I hope you will all have read D.C.l. (R.N.) 55l/ ()8 about the new drafting rules. ll‘ yoti haven't yet seen it. then make a point of doing so, as it will atlect yotir drafting at some titne in tire ftittire. This :iriiele merely gives some of the b:iclt_v_-,roii:td to the change.
By
your
now
Since the present drafting sysleni vvas establisltctl. the shape of the Navy and the tleployrneiit of tlte ships have clisvnged greatly and so far :is
most
likely
or
see.
us can
to
changing.
on
go
tltey
are
.-‘\l\o the vievvs on service of inert and their litinilics have changed. and todzvy perhaps the ll)()\l iiuportaiit (actor to he considered is tlte degree and tretiticticy of sep;it'.ttion.
Separation
factor
"live new division of service is i)Ll\'L't.l on the scparatlolt f.ictor. and a more exact defirtitioit or the two tvew types of service would be "tiiiacconi— patiiahlc" and "acconvpaniahle." This you will agree is :1 bit ‘of :t tnottthful. so th- tivore easily
digested
Service"
terms
and "Shore Scrvtci. are being used. For those serving on a (ieneral _or l‘orci;.zn Service Coiittiiissiori it vv.is not possible I
new i3iiAi=rv's .
C_'O'RNER_ to tnalze arty
&*.~ »\a~.a~o\.~.qa~a\as.q;.’~—
2Aa
List of ships for vvhich C..\'.l). vvill Ire ‘L-(suing draft orders during July. I968 To Join
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lanirar)‘. (‘K-9 JJl'|u3|')'- "369 January. I96‘)
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Januarv. I960
l'iv-mouth t(‘v..s.('.) Xedle\:o:v(ll.S.S.) Retard Pzrrly l'ht~cl'c (U S C.)
January. I969
lanuar)‘. I969
l-l..\l.S. Endurance. the former Danish ship Anita Dan. is to commission this inotith for service as the ice patrol ship, Artttvrctica. in place of H..\l.S. Protector. Wiilt aceotitntotlation for 130 olliccrs and men (|’rotcctor's complement was 238) and with it lengtlv (overall) of 300 feet. as against Protector's 338 feet. and about seven feet narrower in the be:im. Endurance is considerably smaller (hurt her predeeessor. 'Ilie most recent commissioning forecast released includes the following. details:
JUNE l.li()lt'\Rl) (GP. l'rie.itel June II
at
J'oit\mt)u:h. General Serv:.c Cozu(l'l1.t.\cdl llnmc l..nt ol Ssner (IL) U.K Haw.‘ Port. Ports-
ntzuiott
niivvvtlr
l)l'.VI)\S (IVS lrimte). Jurtc Zl ll (ivbr.vlt.ir Home Sea Service Portland Srttiadrori, U.K B.l\( !’ott_ Chathanv tz\.)
(Bl.'RKIl\ ((‘o.l'. Fmtatel. June 2! at Rv\\‘;:l) LR!’ contnteme:-it Port Service
lI.\'l)l.’R\N('l~Z (lee Patrol Ship) June 27 at l'kll.1.\l. ticrtcral Service Contnvlmon llomcisouth Atlantic and South
America.
UK
Date
Pommovtth. I-;.‘«'l)Ull.\.\'CF. I-'LlGll‘l’. .\ltd
Port.
I968. General Service Commmion. lumters from Protector. UK. Base l'ort.
Portamouth Wbirlvvtnd.
sights
rules Local Foreign Sen ice at Sea
a
l.oc:rl l-'oreign Service Ashore
(Uiiaeeonip-.rnied).
change
Seemed unfair l.oc:il Foreign Service was a popular type of service for those vvlio cotild be ticcotupattied by their tamilies. llut for those \\ll0 did not get this type of service. it scctned unfair that a man living in very reasonable cottditions and getting home most nights should count this service as Overseas Service. the same as
unaccompanied on a G.S.C. or F.S.C. Therefore. working on the Unaccompaniablc Accompaniman
a
-
avvay from port. How will the new pattern of drafting work in practice’? Your service vvill novv alternate Sea Service-Shore Service-Sea Service. 'l'herc \\i|l no longer be the threat of ll.S S. splitting up your Port Service at some time during your period of L'.l\'. llascd Service. Once oit shore service. you vvill rentiviii until due for your next stint of Sea Scrvicc.
(Accompanied).
(trailing procedure. 'l”his will only be achieved by
in the pattern of tlvc cotniiiission. and one can foresee this liappening in the mid'it)'s \\llL'tt we leave Sitit_::ipore and the Persian (illll. So. \\I.' are left vvith l.oc.il Foreign Service and Home Se.t Service. Home Sea Service was tinpoptilar on several counts. It canto at an unpredictable titne during the period of UK. based service. and was well ltnotvn to be a lot of Sea Service and very little llonte.
separation may occur. otherwise Drafty vvill be in trouble when ships spend ti long time
SEA SI-IRVICI-I General Service (Tomntissitirt. Foreign Serv e Commission. Home Sea Service. Local Foreign Service at Sea
irttprovemcnt in
Varied service
(Ul1:lCC()lIlp;lfll(‘dl.
SH()Rl-Z Si-IR\'lCl-'. Port Service in U.K. (including Service it) ships classified as Port St-rv e). Local Foreign Service Ashore
l)rafty “in. as
Accontpanied).
For the (icrteral Service Comniission. Foreign Service Convmission. Local Forcign Service Foreign Service at Sea. Lo Ashore (Unaccompanied) and Port Service. there i. virttially
change.
no
However. the future patterti of drafting for those on Home Sea Service and Local Foreign Service Ashore (Accompanied) is likely to be dilferent. You may wonder why L.l-IS. :tt Sea t.-'\cconip:tnictl) has been placed with Sea Service vvhen ttiost ships or) this type of service spend a great deal of their time in port. The answer is that these ships. like those on Home Sea Service. are liable to spend ti great deal of time away from their base
Famous
in the past. try to vary your Sea Service so that you do a ditlerent type on each occasion of draft to sea. llowever. succ ss here will continue to depend on vvhat jobs are av;viI;ih|e when you come to the top of the roster for Sea Service. Men drafted to llonte Sea Service will now get longer notice of draft normally about live months. similar to men on draft to (i,S.C. and l-'.S.C.—and will also do ti vvorthvvliile C(‘-tllmission in the ship Men vvho volunteer for l..F.S. —
(Asliore) t.-\cconipaiticd) may now he draftetl to such service direct from sea. after G.S.C./ F.S.C.;‘ll.S.S, leave. and back to sea on coinpletion of their l-.l7.S. leave it" they have reached the top of the roster for Sea
Service. If there are not enough volunteers. men will be drafted from the top or the roster for Sea Service and. if they are sub-
name
Ir. Jttlv ) at PortlllZl(\tl().\l~Z (-1. land. General Service (‘ontmiasitvn Warn. U.K Base Port. Portrmouih. .\'U|lM.\' (G.l". Frieatc). July 4 at Portvrrtouttt. General Service Convnv'tvsion. llomerliast of Sue; (.\llE)
(l‘h.ucd). t(‘.1ni.tin's command.) U.K Base Port. Pottvmottth (ll). RUTH!-‘S\\' (A«S l-'ric.ite). Jul)‘ 4 at Rimttv. General Service (‘o.-rimtue.-n llnme F..I.vl of Sue). (l'l;).'llome. UK Base l'ott. Porumouth. lZX\l()UI'Il (AS I-‘rixatel. Jvilv is at ('h.v:l't.vnt, Home Sea Service (or special trials U.K Base Port. Chatham.
\.\'l)R()MI>I().\ (G I’. Trintc). Jul)‘ 24 at Pomtnotiih tor ll'I.ll1. Port Service Commmiom November ll.
-\(J(:L'$l’ llKl.\"l0.\' t.\I ll). Autti-.\t l at Devon» DOH J01’ lJ|.]l§. C|)fllI'!l'.\\Zt)t‘l& sCD€CJ'llbct 26 (If) IIRIGIITON (AIS l’rte:ite). Aurusi S at
Chatham lot Special Refit (DY (‘orttrntl. l’nrt Service. (l).vte. tentative.) I-'.\L.\IOUTll I/(:5 l‘ri2.vIrl. Auzuat l2 at Rosvth tor Spa.-.iat ltctii (DY control). Port Service. (Date. tentative). (;A\'l.\‘I().\' (.\t.ll). Auxust Is It Cliarlvam tor lflvlll. Commissions October 10 (Ii). P|l()|-II)!-L t(i.l'. ltieatc). Auzutr 22 at Chatham. General Service ('omm'.\tron (Phased). llonierliavt at Sun
(.\ll-1)Illome (Captain's Command). UK. Base Part. Cbatham. W|ST().\' (C..\l.S.) Annual 30 at Bahrain. Foreitrn Service. Middle l.-‘arr. 9th .\l.C..\l. Squadron. (E.)
Service.
l..l-'.S .-\shorc (.-\ccont anied) may still have some a vantages over others as his sltorc time will still be about 25 months as it is today. whereas if he were on Port Service in the U.K. his time ashore
The
man
on
might well be less
Ill-ZRRY Ill-HI) (Maintenance
JUPITER Fl.|(;lII. Ntvvcmbcr II
shin).
Portlttnd,
August at l’v)fl.\m(\ullt (tor trials). Port Service U K have Port. not )¢l
.‘6l>2I'll»2.\ll!l>ll( I|ll.l)F.§“l’()N (.\t.rllI. Scrucmber S
at
mouth.t.'\.)
WIIITIIY (A S l-'m.v:e) Novemlwr :6
date). at Gibraltar l-‘oreixn Middle East. 9th .\(.C.t\l.
Squadron. tli.)
\V'()()l.A§l'()N (C .\(.S.). September ll! (tentative date). at Gibraltar. Crew ca Punchexion tor nature only. lutn over It) London Division R N It‘. on arrival in U.l\'. IIRINION (Mill). September in Al Dcvoriport. l'oreit:n Service. Middle lint. ‘mi .\(.C..\l Squadron. (I-I.) \' \R.\l()l,'l'lI(A-5 Htntc). Scntembei 30 at Porutmouth General Service Ctvmmisuori llotrie.lSaat of Sue: (I-E).llv»m:. U.K. ilaac Port. Portamouth. (Date. tentative.) OCIOBER
llRI>ZRlr.'I(.).\
t.\I/ll).
October
5
at
Portsmouth (or trials. Port Service (‘ommhslom December l7 (E) GA\'l.\'I0.\ (Mill) October I!) II Chatham. F-oreixn Service (Middle
East). ‘Rh l\l.C..\I. Squadron. IE.)
PIIOEIE
I-'l.lGllI'. October
II
at
Dori.
BURN
U TISS
Baht
It SONBJIV
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PARK 4202
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65159 mam 43134
l'la\c Pnrt. Devon-
.
U.K. llave Port. l'ort\mou'.lt.
Pl.\'l\|()('lI| (A S lrirate). Noviember II at (.‘h.v:tv:vrn for trials. Port Service. (fvvmrrliuiivttv J.ittti:Ir) 23. W69. Ill-IRNIIONIZ (G l'. I-ricate). November Portamouth_ t"vcner.vl Service Comrriiuion Ilon-.c l'.:I\t or Suez (FE) U.K. Base Pt-rt l’(|!K\miI(.llh. BERRY lIlI\l) '.‘~| 'rt'.cn:In;t Ship). at
l'vI.L\rI"n)tilh.
Nvvveniher 4' Foreign sCi\'.\c
Lo.-at
I)l*.Cli\IlIl1R .\ll.\‘l>1R\‘\ H. .lIl'. December ‘J at Portland. (tent-tal Service Commisslon. \\'.np. U K. BA)! Port. Chai-
bani.
l.\'TRl-ZPII) (.-\u.tnt: Shin).
December ID at Sinnrvurc. lvvreirtrt Service. Eavt of Sue: (FE) U.K. Bare Port.
Devonrxirt. M.)
Clllclll-Lsfl-LR t)\‘I) l’tie.vte). December I2 at Chattvam. General Service Commnston (l'l'uvcd). llutnc.’l:‘.v\t ot Suez (I"l;).llome
l'ZUR\'.\l.L'S (G P
U.l-i. Base Port.
Frzeate). December
It: at l)ev-inn-it. General Ser'vi.'c Cornmiuinn (l'h.i~ci.l)_ llontei’l.’.a.st ol
(l-liltllontc. t(_'antai'n'.t Command.) U.K. lI.oe l'ort. lkvonoort. IJJIERI-ZION (M It). December )7 at Porumouth. I-on-ten Service. Middle East. 9th .\I (‘..\l. Squadron. (IE.) 5..\.R. l‘Ll(.’Ilr lll>2R.\Il>‘.*i. Late I963 at Cutdtose. (leneral Service Commission. \\‘c:scl. U.l(. Bate Port. Pommouih. Suez
ION i(.‘.M.3r. October 2) II Foreign Service. Middle East
.
9th v\l.C..\l. Squadron. (E.) flE.\(.‘llAMI’l'0N (C.MS.). October It I-‘oreizn Service Middle It Bahrain East. 9th .\l.C M. Squadron. ([3,) \'Al(.\"l'0.\ (C (5.). October 2) at Siriitanore Fotcixn Service. lstidtttr East. 9th .\l.C..\I. Squadron. (E.) .\Il.\'l>2R\'A (G.P. Frittatt). October 2-1
Cluiham. General Service Comrritston (Phased). llotrvell-‘art or Suez (ME)Illomc U.K. Base Pan. Chatat
IILDESTON (Mill). October JI at Rovyth. lloflle Sea Service. In M.C.M. Squadron U.K Base Port. Rout): NO\'I'.\lIER CHAWION (C.M.S.). November I at Bahrain. Forettrn Service. Middle East. 9th M.C.M. Squadron. (8.) Kl'.l)l.E'I’().V (M'l|). November 1 at Devonpon for trials, Port Service Cerrnmintona January 5, 19¢‘). A.\'DROMEI).\ (G.P. Ffllllt) November II at Porumouth General Service (‘ornmmvon HnrneIEaar ot Sue: (I-‘I-‘.)/Home. (C.Iom'n‘s Command
-
U K Rue Port. t'--rt)-mu-.rrrv
Service ComPorumouih. G miarion. llortte l~'a.\t of Sue; (FIE).
at
Chatham
at
General Service (,‘ommi.s-
slon Wasp UK
\\’.v~n.
»\I.nl()N ruin Ship). .\'ov¢mb¢r 1 at Singapore. I’.-men Service. liar: ct Suu (Fl-). U.K. Linc Port. Porta-
fi'Il\\lttlI\(lctobct 3|. PlI.\'ClIF.'iTON (C 51.5.). September ll (lcnL|lI\C
UK.
Devonport.
Rmytli (or trial\. Port Service. Com-
Service.
Service (‘omBu: Port.
(icnerat
i-niuion.
derided
II
ANDROMEZIDA I-'I.l(3I|T. lkcerrtber at Portland. General Service (.‘ortrniivalon. \Vaap LZK, lJ.t.ve Port. Forumouth. I \.Vl.I \R\'. 196!
KEDLFSIUN t.\l.‘Il). January 3 at Dcvontaort. Home 5:: Service. -ti): M.C.M. Suuadrun. U.K. Base Port.
Romtv. SIRIUS (G.P. Frirate). January 9 ll Porumouth. General Service (ramminriot: (Phased). llomerfiasr of Sue:
(FE)Illome. U.K. Bavc Port, Ports-
mouth.
FIFE (G..‘-l. Dnttoit-r). January to at Chatham. General Service Commisliotv. lliime. liavt ot Sure (I-'l£)lllom¢. (Ph:vs(-d.) U K. llue Port. (ihatharrr.
PL\’.\l()UI'Il (AS Frigate). January 23 ~
Phavtmrv
General sem.e Corn
(J
at
Portstriouth. General Senice Commusion (Phased). lI\lIl'IQr'E.l1( of Sue: (ME). U.K. Ba.-c Port. Putl.vmoulh.
CAPRICI-I (I):-srrovcr). Fcbruar)‘ 6 at Portunouth. General Service Commission (Pltaeed). llomelliasr ot Sue: (FE). U.K. Base Port. Puruimouth. (Z \l.AT1-ZA (G.l’. lrievtc). February U at
Portsmouth. General Service Com-
minion tPtvw.-(J). llumelliatt of Suez (J Home. (('.1rt:.1in'a Command)
U
llaac Port. t'ort.vmouth.
JUPIII-LR tG.l‘. l!tL'.4l(.'l. Mid February at |)C\\)l'l[|vlll, General Service Commiuion.
llome.'l.vvt
of
new
dietable.
at
January 30
(G.P. Frinie). February
scheme gets underway. the number of drafts a man has during his career will be reduced. worthwhile periods of Port Service will occtir tnorc frequently and will eventually become more regular and preAs the
Chatham
Service.
Commissions March 27. FEIRU \R\' liSIiI.\l0
Fewer drafts
JUNE:
at Porumoitth (or (trails l'ort Service
Portland.
.
DOB.
shore in the U.l-(. course. continue to depcnd on the length of sea tirite rust completed. and on the proportion of sea to shore jobs in a partictilar branch and rate. on
l(.\\lPSlllRl-I (G..\l. lleszrovrrl June
mission (Phased), lloi-ncll-Z.-u.t of Sue: (FE).‘llome. U K [lave Port. Devon-
\5IIA.\1l (GP. l-rtrt.'.tc)
am.
CHATHAM 35l High Street, Rochester
their fan'tities or get married on the station, they will have their service reclassified as Shore
Dcvoniwtr. l2.\(:l.l-2 (Carrier). Jainuarvll-‘etrruary at Dcvonoort. General Service Com-
This is the latest commissioning infomiivtion available. and details which have appeared in previous issues of ".\'avy ;\'ews" must be disregarded.
fI.\’!\IOUTll FLIGJIT. October It .
scqttcntly joined by
U.K. nave Port.
gion
.
Time will. of
rrtlnlna. llomc.-’Ea.v( ol Suez (FE)
JL'l.‘l'
A! your service
“Thc way I read this I’m on Shore Service and going bonie every night!"
for Antarctica
Portland. General Service CommuWarn. U.K Base Port. ClJ.Il—
LONDON
on
port when there is a crisis in their operational area. btit if all is calm and tranquil they do spend :i long time in port. we mu_-.t vsrilt: the rules to deal vvith the case vvhcre most
able foi'tnula. it was decided to scrap the old coitcept of ()verseas Service and U R. Based Serv ‘e. and reclassify service as Sea and Shore. So now we have:
their degree of unaccoiiipanied service by alteration of the
_
.\Ia|rI Partlr-I
i968
Sue:
(I-'E)i‘l(omc U.K. llaac Port. DevonButt.
t.0NDO.\'l)ERR\' ti-\.5 Friratc). February 20 at R(\\)tl'I for trials. Putt Service, Commivsiom .\l:iy l KF.l.l.l.\'G‘l‘0N (.\l:ll). Mid l~‘et:ii-uarv Chatham for trial\. Port Service Comntrsuom mid-April.
B.\CCll.\.\"l'E (G.P. Frigate). June at Ncueutte (tentative). (‘ucneral Sen-i:e
(‘ommix-tiun. Home-\\'cvt Indies. t(‘arIi.vin's Command) UK. nave
Port. l’vIrl.lmt)utl'I. \lD.\l. (Survey Ship). June. (RP (‘ttatham (or
Poruxnoutb. General Service Comrniulon. Home/lfavt or Suez (ME)! Home. UK. line Port. Devonpon
(Captain's Corrimand.) CA\'ALll>2R (Destroyer). March 27 It Devonport. General Service Commu!lnmeI\Vevt Iion. lntlkslllome (Phased). UK. Base Pan. Uevonport ESICIMO Ir‘l.l(2lIl’. .'o!.tt'clt at Portland. General Service Commission, W.-ran. U.R. But: Port, Porurnoutll.
ASIIANTI I'”Ll(.‘IIT. March at Portland. General Service Commiuiori. \'o';I.SD. U.K. His: Port. Devonport. APRIL (£R!I.\‘\'ll.I.l-2 |.A..‘i Frinatc). Avril I.‘ at Porurnouth. llornc Sea Service. U.K. Base Port. Portamoulh. (I-2.)
GLADIORGAN ((‘v..\l. Deatrotrcr). Anti) 2| It Dev-otioort. General Service Commission (Phased). Home/East at Suez (FE). U.K. Bate Port. DevonD031.
TARTAII (G.l'. Printer. April It Gllxaltar. LRP complement. I91 DOIMDIION. ARK ROYAL. April It Yeovttton. General Service Commission. Pit.-vntotm. U.K. Base Pon.Porumouin. I|'£.l4LI..ViG‘l'ON (.\(.'ll). Mid-April ll (‘hatraain. Home Sc: Service. 4th M.C.M. Squadron U.K. Base Pan. l-tenth. MIY
L().\‘l)0.\‘l)l-ZIIRY (AIS Frlzate). Mar
I at Rosrrh. General Service Corn» rnluion. Itume/t£.vvr ot Suez rt-‘Eh
Harrie. U.K Base Port. Ponamouth.
.\&1'Rll\l I-‘I.l(3lIT. May I It Portland General Service Commission Weuev U K Base Port I’t\¢tu'nr‘u(h
at
trials. Port Service. (‘nntmrxsionx Atintxt, trim I-I.\'l)l.’R\.\‘CJ-I (lee Patrol Slim) End June at Portsmoutlt. 50 net cent. or ship’; company. Gcncral Serxicc (‘ommiumn. tllomelsouth I(tIan:t';/South America.)
~'.\l.l§BURY
(A/D I”-riir.vtc). June I)evv-rvnort. General
(tentative date) at
Service Communion. llvnrit-.l.ut of Sue: (FE). U.K. Base Port. Devonoort
JULY IIIIARYBDIS (G.P. J-'ri:.vtc) July ll ltettart (tentative). (it-ncr.iI sent.-e rommmlon. Home liavt of Sue: (Hit lluroe. U.K. llave Port. Portsmouth.
l!.\(.'CII \NTl-Z I-1.l(il|I. July
at
l‘.v.'(.\-
mouth. Gcncral Service Comnvltvion. Wann. U K. Have Port. l’oiivrn-vtnb. PU.\l.\ ((3l' l-'rinlc)_ July at DevonDort. (‘ventral sCJ\lsC Ct-nvnviniort. ll-vi-iie.l£.vvr ot Sue: (Hi) llnnte. tl'h.v\cd). U.K llaac Port. Devonnun
\.\'TRl.\I Auttuvt
at
com-
rviement at Chattvam. Port 5¢l\isC. l.0Wl-‘S10!-'1' (AIS Frigate). June
at
.\I.\RCll \SllA.\"ll tG.P. l-'rinte)_ March 27
LR!’ complement. Port
AUGUS1 tG..\I. l)e.«ir-oer). at
Glaaxow
.\l;d(tentative).
General Service Contmiuton, Home) liavl of Sue: (FE.llomc U.R Port. Portsmoutlt.
Base
l.()Wl-'.ST0l-‘I’ (AIS Frigate). Auxmt (tentative date) at Chatham. General S<-nice Comrriinion. Home (last or Site; (FE). U.K. Bast Port. Chatham,
SC\'l.t..\ (G.P. Frittatc). Aitvtutr (tentattre date) at Devonnort tor trials. Port Service. Commissions January. (970 (tentative date). WISTON (CMS). Auxuvt at Bahrain. Foreign Service (Middle [;:L\'.). 9:!) .\l.C..\I. Squadron. tlZ.)
HIIYL (AIS Frixatc). Ausust at Room. Srlccut rctvt D) control. l'or-. 5Cr\t.C.
SI-ZI’TF.\llll-.'R .\()RF()I.K (G..‘vl. Destrovetv Septembcr at Wallsend (tentative). General Service Comrnisxton. llomctt..ot ut Suez (FE)Jllome. U.K. [lave Port.
l'on.vmoutlv.
l.(.)t\'D0.Vl)£RRY Fl.l(:llI'. September at Portland. General Service C0l'Il~ mboon. warp U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. September at IllI.\'l'O.N' (MIR). Bahrain. Foreign Sen-lee (Middle East). Wt M.C.M. Squadron. IE.)
PUNCH!-1s'l'0N (CMS). September at Bahrain. 9th M.C..\I. Squadron, F0261!!! Service. Middle llavt ti.) OCTOBIZR BI-‘.ACl|.\.\lP'l'0N (CMS). October I! Bahrain. Foreian Service. .\tidd:e East Orb .\l.C..\(. Squadron. (E.) \'AR.\1’0.\l tCMS). October at B4!)rauv. Foreign Service. .\ttrld:e liar ‘lib M.C.M Squadron. (E )
‘Continued in page 3)
SHIPS OF
NAVY NEWS JUNE I968
THE ROYAL NAVY
No. 151
Galatea made first
Sixth of the Leander class, the present H.i\I.S. Galatea is the eighth Royal Navy ship to bear the name, which dates back to :1 sixth rate of 1776. Galatea was also the name of the Humber Division of the
Of 2.800 tons displacement (full load), slit: is 372 feet in length (o.a.) and has :1 beam of 4| feet. The arnianient consists of two 4.5-inch guns in a twin turret which are dtizil-purpose anti-aircraft/siirface weapons. Two 40mm. Bofors ntountiiigs filled at present are to be replaced by Seacztt guided missiles in the near future. The anti-submarine armament is rt triple barrelled mortar—a Limbo—but the torpedo-carrying Wasp helicopter enables the ship to attack submarines at greatly extended ranges.
Jutland sighting
R.i\I.V.R. in l95l.
The sixtlt Galate:l—a l9l-3 crtiiser——m:tde tlte first sighting of the enemy at Jutland. One hundred years ago the fotirttt ship of the name. a frigate of I859, \\';ts commanded by Prince Alfred. Duke of Ediiihurgli. the second sort of Queen Victoria. He becante an Admiral of tlte Fleet and died in I900. six months before Queen \"ielori:i.
COIVIPLI-IMI-Ii\"I' Complement is 17 ofliccrs. 2 midsliipmen. 25 chief petty otlicers. 33 petty ofliccrs and 134 other ratings. Considerable success has been achieved in the design of the upper decks of the Leander class in order to reduce the number of men needed for \'£lrl0IIS evolutions. Boats. gangways and tlte helicopter are all ‘moved by power-operated rttzichinery. and gear is slowed internally. The utmost use has been made of space below decks to provide improved living conditions and. with full air conditioning tltrotighont. the class is capable of successfully operating in all clintates.
}I().\'G KONG VISIT When tlte present G.'tl:itea visited llong Kong last year the South ('liin:i "Morning Post" reprotlticetl extracts front the Hong Kong netvspapers of I86‘) describing the visit of the fourth ship of tile name -The main purpose of the visit 100 years ago was for the Duke
Eonopen i:i
the
colony's
tirst
city
.
In I-'ehrti.*t.'y this year Cialatert called at the island of St. Helena. \‘-llcrt: the Governor was received on board by the cuntniantling oltieer. Capt. J. U. Roberts. The fourth Cialatett. I00 years ago. also \’I\Ilt.‘(l the island. the occasion being comnteniorated stihseqttently by a picture of the ship appearing on the local -lltl 2
.-
D——
Ilelenu
being welcomed The Governor of the island of St. cttptain of II..\I.§. Gtiltttett
by the
-o
stamp has only recently gone otit ot useage. NEW DUTIES Galtitea has been transferred to the Western Fleet and will eventually take up lter duties as stamp. The
Captain (D). Londondcrry Squadron. During the ll-month foreign leg of the last commission. Galatea was Captain (D), Ist Destroyer Sqtiadron Apart front working with Victorious ttnd Hermes in the Malacca Straits and Indian Ocean. July was spent as guard-
G.-\I..-\'I'EA LEGEND Galatea, 2 sea nymph. loved Acis. son of Pan. btit Polyphemus. son of Poseidon. one of the Olympic Gods. loved Galatea. Polyphcntus became enraged when he saw Galzitea and /leis hiding in a bush while he was singing a love song. and crushed Acis with a rock. Gztlatca turned Acis into at river flowing down .\Iount Etna. Later she had a son by Polyphemtis called Galutes (Ancestor of the Gauls).
TRIUMPHISOUTHDOWN
ship at Hong Kong. a repeat performance taking place in October. While in Hong Kong Galntea won the Sir David French tenpin bowling trophy This_ trop_lty goes to the visiting ship with the highest score. and GaI:itea‘s total
ligur_e
Operate
Advancements Confirmation has been received that the following have been advanced to the Chief Petty Otliccr. Chief Artificer. or Chief Mechanician rate: T. Nctblit. 937041
9155291. V. Center. To CR5
To Ch 0 El 90.1904 R, Graham. To cu tit-:l 949742 N. W. O. Biekncll. 92.539 __
_
EXCHANGES OF SHIPS The following ratings are anxious to exchange sltips._.»\iiyone interested should write to the applicants direct. Requests to transfer ntust be subntittcd to the respective commanding oflicers in the normal Service manner.
R. Seal. Roltttl.
lI..\I.S. months. will exPembroke [or change mitt similar rating going Local I-‘omen Service in Far East. Atutralia on over wt
draft
to
(LI-‘St Iirst riretcrencc. D. .\I. Yule. S.-\. 6! Mess IIMS. Ganges. will ctehanee tor lob in the I-tosith area. (3. Grant. (WIS). lI..\I.S. \\'ootII.\rk. B.I-‘.I'.(). ts.>i.;t.). tlruhore survey thin —U.K.). 20 t:;tu.tt:cd. Keen sportsman wishes
to
;!~..i.-i.:c to
it
Rib will better
l:ccn::t:
lit. will w:i:ticxn \‘o'c.\I area or I:id:rs i:lt.ir:tcc to ship mitt gmtd m_..¢r scam. .\ItI‘.I lfr Scott. .\.\IC, 6 Men. lI..\I.S. onpo:tii:ii'.:c.
Mincrv.t.
tor
to t‘-: dt.tItcd to
I|..\l.S. Ex-
cellent tovcr s:t montttx) on Au-,:ut: 7 will ex.li.iir.'c Io.’ sim:l.tr di.iIt to
5.‘«‘El.\ml. P. H.'lf!I\I)tl. R .\Ic:‘:: 4. lt..\I.S. Kc:tt_
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660766 \V. C. \'\'atkiru.
ToCPO 812549 A. H. Turland. 810293 P. F. Fleminit. 843831 R. Brooks, 856970
I-‘. C. P. Sutton. 66!’!!! A. 8. Chr'utottel. 819397 B. I... Retort. 795515 E. Wackett. 700338 T. R. ilumphieys. 841996 0. D. Oakley. 760500 B. N. Shift, H1845-I R. V. Wcbber, 8527.15 R. C. \Vy.ttt. 61606? R. 1. Mills. T7I97J T. A. Den-es. 712595 R. R. Robeiu. To .\l.\A
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R. V. S. .\lcKie. To CPO Wlr 89408: G. E. Sansom. To CPO CA 83323} C. M. \\'h':clcr. 575354 N. R. Grant. 901664 J. R. Duties. To CPO CNS) 90lJ05 R. A. Butzcss. 512659 .‘-I. D. Clark. To CA!’ (Al-It
LIFX SJl!7.‘.I D. A. A. Dutnbleton. 790035 A. H. J. Corn-tell. LJFX 335181 F. T. Sampson. LIFX
To CA!‘ (0)
LIFX 374854 B. C. Lawrence.
To C.\ (All!
L!I-‘.\' l$5l03I D. C. .\l.t:Gtc2ar. To CA (Pilot) LIFX 7l.19I9 N. H. 1. Ford. LIFX 856556 C. II. Tltumptun. To A/CI-I.\ (Mr) L/FX 90220! N. K. Mica. LIFX
533452 A. I. S;utt. To Ch I-II Mitt l.Il-N 534505 I. Fl)-an. L/I’.\Z S1124? R. H. llodttltimorl. To A/CRI'Z.\ (Mr) Lt!-‘ 915739 A. F..'i;:l.ind. L/F 956452
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(Continued from page 2) (3.\\'INTON tM.‘II). October
at Bah-
rain. Foreign Service. Middle East. 9th P-I.C..\t, Squadron. IE.) CIIARYIIDIS I-‘LIGHT. October at Portland. General Service Commission. w.u:>. U.l-L. Base Port. Porn-
Tables
points
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Commissioning
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dates and casu
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which the main party will
join. Drattinii action Lt ii-iitia:ed about
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join such stiipt, and draftina action for the rim party will there-
men are to
Iorc be initiated about nznc months ahead or the dates quoted. l)r.tttii-tr action Ior men to: trial: crew (who will torrn out or the final complement) it ii-tiiiatcd between two and the months bctotc the dlttl Quoted. Time Dcriodt should
be born: In ntctcrnnii requests to volunteer tor service In rlatticular shins. Ships in which locally entered Cook: (St Cook: (0) or Stewards are to be borne in lieu of U.K. raiinn are in-
mind
when
dicated as Iollovtiz (A)—-All Cook: (5). (‘ttotu (0) and all Stcvtardi (B). Cook: (5) other than I'.(). Cook (S) all Coolzx (0) and all Stewards (C)-Coolu (U) and Stewards only tl))—Coolu (5! other than C.I".O. and PD. all Cook: (0) and all Steward! (E)-Leading Cooks (St and Stewards only. (F)Cuok (S) and Steward only.
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generation of Seacat is to be known as the Seawolf. designed to give ships ti greatly improved self-defence capability in the l‘)70's. It is also being designed for The next
use
:ig.tittst ships
and aircraft.
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the fathom -farewell
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MINERA
CONTRASTS
Britannia goes back to
duties
There's a bottomless depth about fathoms-—a swash-
buckling. buccanccring.
roar-
During a combined Royal Navy/French Navy exercise
ing. nautical word that rolls
sati~.t'yuigly
from
:1
fl!X11-
'throat luxuriant whiskers.
soaked-
in the Channel and Gibraltar area. the Royal Yacht Britannia acted as command ship for a replenishment group. The group was escorted by a
through
But it is to be no more. instead of "Full 50 fathoms deep" in a growl to shiver any tinibcrs, mariners in future will talk of metres. The fathom. traditional nautical nieasurcnient of six feet, is to disappear from the
force of destroyers and frigatcs. A spokesman said that Britannia came under attack by two French submarines, the Dauphine and the (ialatec. but successfully evaded the mock torpedo attacks. On Hay 8 Queen l-‘Ii/abetli. the Queen Mother. cniharl;eil in llritannia at Spithcatl for a cruise to the Western Isles.
Royal Navy's world-famous charts. In future depths and heights are to be indicated in metres. The change is noted in the annual report of the Hydrographcr of the Navy (RearAdmiral G. S. Ritchie). One of the main advantages is that the Royal Navy will be able to stay at the forefront of the competition for chart sales
4
throughout the world.
Other achievements detailed in the Hydrographcr's report include continued progress towards a "custom-built“ surveying flcet—four new coastal surveying vessels. ll.M. Ships Bulldog. Beagle. Fox and Fawn commission this year
royal
l
‘LI.
DAY!—Finding this sporting life QH HAPPY is l.e:iding_ Seaman Anthony Day. the PT! Minerva. seen here in the
so
1
.._-.:;i
enjoyable
of ILMS.
ship's sports store A SHOT l.\' THI-‘. ARM.—.\'ot so happy. for the time being anyviav. is Petty Oflicer .\licluiel l-‘arnell. also of Minerva. bracing hiniself against the fezirsunte nectlle administered by the ship's "doctor." .\l'l‘-l ll. Sinipson --_.....-__._
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,
T0 l~‘ASl..-\Nl-I The Queen Mother also paid a visit to H.M.S. Neptune. the huge Polaris submarine base at Faslane on the Garelocli. Later this year Britannia is expected to sail for South America. The Queen and the Duke of lidinburgh are expected to use the yacht during their tour
of Latin America.
LEOPARD’S DASH TO BERMUDA When troiihlc broke out in Bermuda at the end of April. ISO men from lst tin. The
lnniskilliiig l-‘usiliers. from the Strategic Command. Royal
based at Worcester. were flown to the island. l»l.M.S. Leopard. the antisubmarine frigate-one of the four "Big Cats," the others are Jaguar. Lynx and Puma—wlucli was on her way from Norfolk. Va. to the Bahamas. v-as diverted to llaiiiilton. llerniuila. arriving on Sunday. April 23. .-\l'ter niric tl.ij.'< oil ll.imilt0.'1. Leopard and her 15 olliccrx and 215 men left for (Brand li;i|i;im;i. _
Aurora in Beira Patrol incident exercising in the .\lo7anibique Channel on May H, the frigate l-l..\l.S. .-\urora sent a boarding party_ to the Portuguese tanker Grati (1 L253 tons), having sto_ppctl the s_liip While
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flag in H..\l.S. Danae and accompanied by H..\l.S. Zulu. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Mills. Comni:inder-inChief. Plymouth. visited Liverpool for this year's Battle of the Atlantic Service in I.iverpool Cathedral. uliich commemorated the twenty-filth anniversary ol the "Turning Point of the Battle." in a series of convoy battles in Hay. 1943. the U~boats were whipped. -80 being lost in the month. ‘I he U-boat menace wasn't beaten. but the "Turning Point" had been rcaclicd. .-\ilniir;il of the Fleet Earl .\loii:itb;iiten of Burma attended the service. and others included Vice-:\dtnir;il Sir Peter Grctton. C0llllll.ll'ltlt.‘l' of the escort group wliicli escorted convoy ONE} 5. v.l-.en six l.'—ho;its were sunk for the loss of it nic:cli..ntnii:n. his
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The contract
placement
of
existing old
cramped accommodzition new buildings which will provide recreational, dining and living quarters for naval and
and with
\V.R.N.S. personnel.
There blocks
and reinforced concrete frame construction. with covered ways between some of the buildings. The con~ tract also involves the provision of drainage and external works. The work will be carried out
bearing brick
site on the western scaboard of the peninsula and is scheduled to take three years to on a
complete. live _four-storey combinationof load-
are
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proceed.
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who friends: Qllflrsrde to
nlumzside.
crowded the
wave
the ship
Anmru: the nflecllonate greetings caught by the (‘:lllll.‘l".l was that for AM2 Alexander Campbell (above) of I-Tlczin. Mm-.u_v-.lIire. Mime
wife lszrlu-l hurl lrzwelled :Ill the w:I_v from Scotland to meet him.
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LIFE IN THE DARTMOUTH
-;. ;'j{. .*.: ':.::*.::.':;:;;;..*"i.i..*“.‘:-'; "You are there." said others. "to learn how to live in a small slllp. l.it'c will he vcry hard. it will he iiiitilcasaiit. You will not get‘ any sleep wliilc tloini_: navigation. You will he very tired. You will get all the £l1lll'.‘\‘t and must C\llilll\'.llll! jolw, You will cnioy it!" So ~.pol.c those who knew. In the tir.~.t few days both prophecies sccmcd destined to becollie true. One crashes from the case of luxury of civilian life to 0600 physical training in the freezing rain that is a permanent part of Dcvonport. The ship is tlirty—-the cadets
SQUADRON
haye ftin determination
How
by
to
clean it. The ship needs painting —-the cadets paint it. Cadets ammunition ship; the ship now needs l'¢pall'Illllg—lllt: cadets rcpaint it. The ship is dirty——the cadets clean it. It is time to go ashore. The rain is tipping down. the bus stop is l5 minutes‘ walk. the
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The cadets
By Cadet
are
to sea. and
sick. But they
can
now find their way around. They live in the blunt end. which is not very much wider than the sharp end. and they don't have much room. If the ship's company are to he believed. cadets are born idiots: many of them must have the brains of ten men. one man alone cotild never be so stupid. But they are learning. (‘adcts are everywhere. at anytime. At :1 given instant. there will he cadets iii the engine room. on the hridi:c. iii the 4.5 turret. in the tiller tlat. Cadets cart he tripped over aiiywliere from the .~.tarboartl plumntcr block space to the lltirmn rad.
Stoddart-Stones buses are treqtieiit but -—it is cold.
ship proceeds
irregular
.
Sunshine
The stin is shining brightlythere will he cadets in the boiler room. It is pouring with rain—-have pity on the cadet lil'chtio_\' sciitry. There is a force ninc gale cadets scahoats .ire as iioriiial (hut thank goodv ticfis the boat is not slippedthis tiiiicl. We will enter lizirlmtir soon cadets are painting the ship. Cadets tinfurl iiyxiiiiigs. hump stores. Toiiiorrow cadet colour the Consul guard will be is coming aboard-cerenioiiial guard will be provided by the cadets. "Starboard tcn—l mean. port ~
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thirty!" Another long stillcring
qtiartcrniastcr hcavcs a great sigh yet again. yet another cadet
gale
or
“It’.ui_z_-t- i-[cur by niiliir. .ii'r"
manoeuvring the ship. "Signal front shore. sir—'.-\re you in trouble?‘ “No. we are doing cadet aiiclionigcs. reference tit} sL‘rl‘.tl
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Well.
there were Cocktggil parties at every port oi" call, Yes’. it's true a cadet went slti-inwith the .»\nibas<:itlor. Grantc , the Naval :‘\tt;iclic' did take us all round Rome after a magnilicent meal. The cxped. was an orgy. yes—but so was the
banyan. That
ciijoyalalc
race was most
sail again sutllcllltlc. I hear there is snow at home:
—wc must
is
comin;.:
on
llC\t.‘l
quite
l‘€L'lI to
volcanoes. hydrotoils. Russian L‘flll\t.'l’S. whirl-
ptvols. American liclicoplcrs and aircraft
C;tl'|'lCt’\‘.
Perhaps life is also
tun.
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Foam-backed
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regardless.
"Lite is niurdci." thc_\' \;iitl, "iii the Stittadroiif‘
about that sul\inariiic—still. it was fun doing 26 knots. Yes. I did see the six direct hits on that target. Hey. look,
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the ilickcring picture c:‘.A llll’.tllC\l the audience lll tltc catlctu‘ lI1C\%. On the t[tiartcrdeck. the cadet bostiifs mate liimcx. “.«’\\\.-iy motor whalcr crew!" is piped. and three cadets reluctantly leave their seats. "Duty part of the cadets watch muster on the gun deck." Another dozen cadets tile out. "Communications cadet V50." Another seat is vacated. Meanwhile, the panoramic.
movie carries
watclicd by four catlczs. and It)
(Iliicl G.I. Ilizlcr gt‘ ring ins Iruc!i‘on ,.
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on
how
to
limit up
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liumuiack.
l leave it to the lrirst liciitetiant to \tlt'n zip: "llands to hatlic. This is ciitir.-.';. \oluntary. All cadets‘ '.\iEI \‘.\ll'll." And. linally front a cadet w ho went through it l.i\l term: "1! you can laugh at _\oiirsclt'. if you are determined to enjoy it, you will." Says he!
a v : I « i 4 ; sympathy
L£ir£_ns ro rue EDITOR
you wrote. Why sttoiild irresponsible young boys be encouraged to
marry at :i.I3;ii‘..v.isly'early ages. and then e\pe.': extra Iielp to
9 0 o o
meet their eo:ttiiiittnents'.’
M_v IItI~l‘.nt‘itI and I waited
eo-aid get married properly. after sutlllg and preparing. It's not better allowances and their girl -s young r.i
until
we
friends
.—-it's a bit more ttnderst.indii~._-.~ of the serioiisness of the step ii-ie_v .tppc:1t' to undertake .\o Il_‘.'ll|l)'. ('nrcIuI One ( Iiatham. l\ei‘.t. w.
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F.very't~ody
would like to be able to take on married respon\IbIIIIl¢$. and then go round with a cap to meet the bills. But in this Iiard world 'ou have to stand on your own and you ttiigltt as well learn that right tironi the beginning. If
fIeet.
sailors
are
sillv enough
to marry
'sno\t-int: the tiimiteial and other tlI$lI(IV{IIII.l}.'L‘\ in relation to Ser\icc ret:til;i'.io:ts. why blame
.inybo.I;.
else" They tutti get precious little s)'nIP£tIIl)' from people who accepted the ~iIitl.tIlOII. and had to wait p.t:Eeit'.iy. Gunner's Mate
l'l_vmmi'.!i
How to get
on e\-I..fZ..\I.. I would
As an like to replt
in
your
April eur-
respondent. PO B. Surtecs, of
II..\I.S. (‘orttlotn I “as eoiiipmioniilely dis.'tt.rrgetI i:: Iti'.v_ 105‘), ;.rm._-rt only \\i:li in) History hlieet
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prisoners-of-vt'ar look | place 25 years ago In I Sntyrna, Turkey. Being one of the I lucky ones exchanged for I Italian naval ratings, I | was wondering why the I exchange came about. We I were all fit men-at least as III as possible under I "EyeIIe” messing. None | of us was wounded as ' is usual In prisoner I exchanges. L. Careless I Sherwood, Nottingham. |
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and 'I’r:idc Certificate. The only money tltat my wife and l\\‘u .\lll;tII elu'Idn:n and myselt had hetweeit us was my final \L'IIlL" merit received at the pay ottiee in R.N.It.. Portsniotiih, Now in l9t'iS. after a numer of setbacks and Iteartaclies I admit. I am the senior electrical engineer of a large marine engineering company. My further education has been fully stip-
ported by employers and the
Ministry of I’.diieation.
'l‘o l’0 Surlces I offer this advice: when you know your diseliarge date. get around ;n~.d L‘ItIII\'.tIL' :'. few CIIlli£I\."i\ (iv.-' izz
It is witlt complete :ts!oitishnte:tt that I find the pending elostire oz IItt‘t‘.I.|II(I\. the R.i\'. aitd R..\t. maternity home. has provoked no concern front the Senior Service. This excellent maternity which mother and baht; receive home. wltzelt caters for the before. tlttriiig. and after the special tl.".‘(l~ of sailors and birth. Royal .\I::rin-.-s and particularly Tliis. of eiuirse. is not 1.» say their wives. will shortly close that the liospitals do not do an throtigzli lael; or support. e.\eetIeu: job in this respect. but of £22. With :-. ittzit.-intij. grant in tny opinion, [lowlands with a rating \\'."..'Iti only Iiave to pay its excellent stall provides :i an :idtIitioi:::IL" for the ftill I0 better service. unit fully tinderiI'.tf.'s. and a lot less should the stands the special needs of the wife choose to go honte early. Seiiior Service. in short this iaeility is almost IE\'eryont: I have spoI.en to free. and yet to my bewilder- who has ever used the home ment no-one s.-eats to mind if eiiitnot speak too Iiighly of it. :t tlisappears. its failure to attract more Some may -zzijr. “Wliy should so is not due to the I pay for someiliing which is CII~I()1’lIL‘I‘S free on the National Health Ser- service it gives. My personal thanks to matron vice." thus lcaviitg the grant to start for the four visits my pay for III\‘\.,' very necessary and items such as pL‘l';tlllbtll;IIut‘~. wife made while I was serving. Its clostlre will. I ant sure. be a cots,ete. I would have iltougltt. how- great loss to the Service. I). .\Ie:iItins ever. the inos: intporttint factors SutiIli~'e.t. -were the t.'.t2'.' and attention
and prove )utt
are
better lhait
a
live-year-niau. I am proud of my seven years’ service. and have always proudI_v announced
Illlc|'\'Ic\\'.~'.. "ex-R.N." It has opened iiian_v doors and opportunities. David Price Wtntbletloit. Loiuloii.
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Nautical research I would he most grateful if the attention of your readers could be drawn to the objects of the Society for Nautical Re-
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in this way‘! There does not appear to be any historical ground for this style. Have your readers any views on the
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WHERE THE NAVY ‘TAIL MONEY’ GOES
in referis some-
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suhniarineiz I)r.tfted to llong Kong: in I923. I shipped nty 350 c.e. Suiibeam out by Blue liuitttcl Linc. As T.G.M. of HM. submarine L33. 1 was privileged to transport it, to cover ground new
Motor-b_ikin(IQ Submariner“
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POINTS LEADERS ON THE ROSTERS ("I'll I‘ 1“
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ring to ships‘ names what puzzling. To say H.i\-I.S. I-Iermes or 55 Empire Queen is understandable. bttt why in subsequent references should it be Hermes (without the flu’). but the tim-
eiijoys
“Under-water Bicycle," I thought maybe Postman Francis Ilowe, of ll..\I. submarine \\':tl’5Ditt.'. would be interested in the cycling days of another
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Reading “Navy News" of February. and
96’; ‘I‘I’I{I'O-"I\
taken at Bukit Seniltawang. Singapore, in I92-I. while on a - submarine endurance cruise. The lighting: on the machint: \~.-as of the "ttirn on the water wait for the smell" system. <- and The ‘Triumph in the picture was the only other niaeliiite I remember seeing in Singapore, being borrowed front the local I-‘ire (lflicer. class My first day's 5/m pay was in a boat. I served in. or with. submarines. with, or my last slm pay in November. I945. Frank A. Rellell (aged 72) without. externats. funnels. turrets. mines. sea,‘ planes. and guns tone with a I2-inch). drawing Plymouth. s'5 I I I I 4 I I O "I’_I’f'l’l'.l’4 ; ;-p I-A) ; ».r$$‘r’»’;‘»’»’/r’/»’»$’r?»9$$’)‘i$‘io9K/r$$3'}Tr'7é‘r'r«'r‘o‘r’r’a’I'r’r’r$'.¢'»‘/5 9
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The fitliiw. iZI__' I.tI\lt.‘ shows the total [‘\IIl‘.'.\ of the man at the top of each it\I\.Ill{‘.‘l‘IIL‘IIlroster as at Maj. I. 'Ihe number in ]7LlI’L'I\lIlL'~‘\ :i~.d;.':i'ies the tinniber of men ~.\.:h the saute number of points. When a roster is sltown .:~'t "Int" ttiiterim-t!':.iteJ it ttie‘.=‘s that there are fewer men on '.t; roster than can possibly til? ihe expected t.ie:izteies dtirin;.: the next nine zitontlis. Ratings I:ieL::i;.- seniority. VG conduct. or :ned.e.ilI5 unlit. Iiave been omEi:.-it. The April issue of ".\'.ivy News" sltotted that the points total of the ItlLt" at the top of the ("I'D roster \\.is 2|‘){.l. The man -with that number of
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Frrrrrilies
Paqo
ONE ANYWHERE
One dad an absentee
immunui-:J
“unaccon1p:1nied" olliecrs or ratings can live in a l1iring:in_vwl1ct‘ein the Umted Kingdom. yet most of the accomWives of
n1nd;i‘iio:1 taken is
near
naval ports
lnisbamls are away. ll'ltl\l girls like to be near Mum. and have the companionsliip of their families. but they may not realise that Admiralty lurings can be occupied at their home towns. as well as near the naval When
centres.
scheme under which families of otlieers and men
The
serving on coinpulsorily unaccompanied overseas drafts can aceonimodation anywhere in the United Kingdom under the hirings scheme was extended to include those on General Service Commissions
occupy
byDCl(RN)8/68.
or
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I4 QUEEN STREET PORTSMOUTH BLAZER BADGES. Large stocks always available including Branch badges for Submarines. Electrical. Gunnery. Engine Room Communications. Diving, Artificer Supply and Secretariat. Anti Submarine. Navigation. Fleet Air Arm. Royal Marines.
existing Sitkin Junior School.
Orders by con welcomed to which immediate attention is given
situated
housing
near
the Rowner naval
estate,
Ciosport.
ball was crowded with parents, and supporters from the naval establishments. The
ll.M.S. Daedalus prcscntcd the Queen's (‘olours. H.M.S. Collingwood the (‘uh Scout
Sultan, ti The aII¢‘mlimt*i° nl /rather: was parIr'cIiIar!}' Iimrri'itirig to the pack and Ilt‘l[7t‘7.V. i:IIlruu_t.-It one had 7t'yL‘fl'ffll”~\' to be (l‘[l.\'('Iff. Ilc hm.’ /«riled in In’: irpplicitliurx /or i~iiiirpii.i.riiiira!t.‘
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Wives and children welcome
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Drafly is often asked why he cannot give longer notice
At a cocktail party in l-l..\l.S. Excellent on May 10 members of the Cosham area Naval Ollicers” Wives Club presented a cheque for £250 to an oflicial of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Fund. The sum was raised in 15 months ll'l\lt.'1t(l of the four-year target.
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large minority. would
LESS NOTICE "Not o11|y wiiuld these men get less notice. but they would also Sp to sea early out of turn. These are the most important reasons why we are very cautious about a further extension of the notice of draft to sea from live to six months. (It went from four to live months late in I966 and since then there have been more crash drafts). significantly “There IS another quite important reason. connected with preferences. The further we have to look ahead the more dinicull it is to spot vacancies. "ll we have to look too far we may have to settle for the only vacancies we can see. and these may he inst where the liontecoming sailor does not
message
Leading Seaman T. Vere
with his wife Olwen and
awful lot of undcrmannetl watchkeeping tinions and hence overworked sailors all over the ‘ world. "lt would scent like Welfare in a very odd form to those who sullercil. and they would be he
DAY AT SEA
an
legion."
daughter Ct1therine—one of the happy families aboard ll.M.S. Mohawk for a day at sea on May 14. Nearly I00 relatives of the ship's company went aboard the l'rig.-rte for :1 day
in the Salem. the guests incltulim: the Miiytir of the ship's “link timii." Miss Florence Lewis of Blackburn.
want to go.
UI\'l)l-'.Rl\l.-\.\'\'lNG "If six months‘ notice were laid down as a minimuni. how
could there be any crash drafts at all’! Of course there would then be none. but there would
Nearly half the n1cn in the Royal Navy are bachelors. which may be one good reason why "all the nice girls love a sailor," but it also has to be borne in mind over family :ii1.\ieties.
UP TO 60% N. C. B. ALLOWED AND DOUBLE BONUS
When there is lack of news. for instance. as tuany mums as wives may be involved. and dilliculties can also arise in emergencies when :1 parent or relative becomes seriously
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orders
and
quite
lmve [rum sgl-N_'\'(¢'ptJfL' for the iit't'ti.u'oIr.’ llesitles being of the highest value for the boys who join the pack. the movement will also help in getting adults together for community activities.
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ahout the fastest men in Britain. Mrs. Jane Pearson. wife of the commanding officer of 700 I’ Squadron. gives :1 coffee party for other Phanttim wives
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lem is that the longer the normal notice. the more changes we expect to have to make after issuing a draft order. “The more changes there are the higher the proportion of crash drafts So although many men. perhaps a majority. would gain. many others. perhaps
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be aeliieved tod:1y'.’ "To put a rather complicated
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of draft. and there was a report in the May issue of "Navy News" that the Family Welfare Working Party had recommended that all drafts should be at six months’ notice. “if this can he s11_c;:e<Ieil as .1 long-teini aini." said Drafly to "Navy News." "why cannot it
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eventually paraded on May for the presentation of colour and investiture at the Royal Sailors’ Rest community centre‘.
making the necessary arrange-
The Siskin lnfants‘ School. which opened on April 24. has been built in the grounds of the
etc.
charge: for
l-lustctg
DIRECT TOUCH When she has found a suitable house or flat. she gets in direct touch with the local Dcfencc Land Agent to see whether it is suitable to be taken on asahiring. If the accommodation required is in a naval port or adjacent to a Fleet establishment. the local Married Quarters Ollicer may be able to help
For Rowncr infants
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The cnthusiasrn of the Cub Scout Leader (Chief Wren Wellnfc Worker Etlllll "mushroomed" the scheme t such an extent that over
Those who are interested should look at DCl(RN) l l99/(>5 (as amended by 848/66 and ti/Ob‘) for details. If you know of a naval wife who might be interested antl appears unaware of the facilities. please pass on the word.
Tailors and Outfiuen to the Royal Navy since I380
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ments.
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When it was decided to start :1 Cub Scout pacl; on the Rowner naval estate at Gosport. the idea was to have about eight boys as :1 begin-
Under this scheme an ollicer or man on a draft which includes at least nine months separation is eligible, and the procedure is simple. All he has to do is to get a certified application form front his commanding oflicer and send it to his wife.
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The wives of naval ratings are all supplied with the yellow booklet. "A Guide for Naval and KM. Families." This describes what a wife should do when an emergency occurs and she wishes her husband informed. But the booklet is not normally issued to the parents of ratings. who may therefore be uncertain of whom to contact for advice. In order to avoid delay in dealing with an emergency. all ratings would be well advised to tell their parents what to do in these circumstances. They should preferably con-
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rating's own Family Section direct (i.e. R.N. Bar-
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rates
for
Royal
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tact the
racks. Portsmouth: H.M.S. Drake. Devonport: or H.M.S. Daedalus. Lee-on-Solent. as the may be.) If. for any reason. they are unable to do this. they should
case
inform their local representative of the Soldiers‘. Sailors‘ and Airmen's Families Association. This organisation covers the whole country. and the name, address and telephone number of the nearest representative is held by the local post olfice. Failing either of these alternatives. the policc have instructions on how to pass on urgent inquiries to the proper naval
authority. It is emph.-isised. however. that time will be saved if the original can bt:_t'natle report Section. the
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Secrecy is essential to the operation of the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust. but the identity of those who are helped often means that much of the real work safeguarding is unknown. This story of restoring a man's faith in his own ability is told because he himself agreed to let others know of his appreciation, and of the assistance which is readily available in dillicult circumstances.
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When life has
years in the Ro_\‘.il Navy, Mr. Roger .'\\l.ll'll\' found himself with spinal disc trouble. was invulitled. and had to take tip the tlireads of .1 new life. llaviiig a wife and live dcpcndent children. he was lucky to get a secure job as a postman .-\t‘tcr
live
driver and all seemed well.
l‘nt‘ortiiii;ite-ly he began to \tlllL'l’ again with his back. and on iiiedical advice was obliged to gin: up his work in .l:inii:iry. W07. Subsequently he had :1 period of sickness and then signed on at the Eiiiployiiicnt lixcliaiige. btit no suitable job \‘\.t\" iiiiiiietliatcly :iv:iil;ihlc.
Suitability Mr. Adams was then advised to see the Disablement Resettlement Otliecr at the Exchange.
and la.-tueen them the;.' taeltled the problem of timliiig out what job would be suitable for his
disability.
It is in Cir-.'ttiiist;iriccS such as these tli:it many men lose confidence in their ability. and might need sotiiethiiig quite dillcreiit to meet changed physical conditions. How are they to find out? Mr. Adanis was advised to cmbark upon a Governiiieiit liidustrial Rcliabilitation Course. on which, in a period of up to 12 weeks. experts can assess what sort of work is suitable and can be recommended. Like many others. Mr. Adams was thus given a chance to get
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There are many requests from people seeking advice assistance in dealing with personal problems, rather 5: or than financial aid. The stafls of the Local Oflices are fully competent to 3*. V: deal with such matters and to make representations on behalf of naval men, or their families, to Government departments, Local Authorities. or other bodies. 5 —Quotc from the annual report of the Royal Naval s Benevolent Trust for the year ended June 30. I967. fl
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used
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gradually. before taking ordinary l0b’§In(l more important. an opportunity to lind more an
he could do. These courses do not follow any set pattern. but are adapted to meet the needs of the individual. In a typical industrial setting. he was able to try his hand at a number of jobs in the unit workshop or commercial section, under the guidance of skilled supervisors.
out what
Rehabilitation But training cannot hope to succeed if there is financial anxiety for the family. Sometimes there is difficulty
in adjusting to a new budget. and it is here that the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust and similar organisations can help. In 1960 the Trust decided to
introduce a scheme, to help those who were invalided and accepted by the Ministry of Labour for a course of Industrial Rehabilitation or Vocational Training. Evcntually this scheme known as the lnvalided and -
Disabled Men Special Schemewas broadened to include men who had been invalided at an time. and those, who throug injury or disease occuring after
i»CIsisis
_.
their discharge.
are so
.
handi-
.
capped as to experience difliculty in obtaining suitable employmcnt. There are variations in the Trust's payments, depending on the extent of other allowances, but the keynote throughout has been simplicity: the Trust is reluctant to introduce rules which would complimtc admittistration.
Training centre When Mr. Adams had completed his course. he was re-
commended to join a Government Training Centre to become a capstan setter operator. A place was found and he started the course on November 20 last year.
kept in touch with the R.N.B.T. and it was possible to He
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In-ou -
In an industrial setting. but able to get used to
working conditions more gradually. Mr. Adams is helped towards his new skill by in trained super-
grant him
visor
an
allowance of
£2 10s. a week. These training courses are arranged with the minimum of delay and inconvenience. Every effort is made to accommodate the trainee a§ near to his home town as possible. and that is what happened in the case of Mr. Adams. All the circumstances caused him to appreciate that. other benefits apart. knowledge of training facilities might be useful to other naval men. and
encotiragcd him
to
have
an
outline ot his story printed to illustrate to others how he was and how they can be helped. assisted should their careers he suddenly interrupted by accident or illness.
Useful
pamphlets
The Ministry of Labour has informative pamphlets some giving details of one‘s "second chance" to learn a trade, and lisa visit to the change will quickly ind a sympathetic Disablement Resettlement Otlicer willing to listen to problems and give advice. Guidance is also available throughout. from the _R.N.B.T. and from the Ministry of Labour. in overcoming any liriancial hurdles.
Employment
.
If you were invalided or became disabled, what would happen to your family? Could you afford to go on a training course ? The R.N.B.T. has a special scheme to assist disabled persons on Government Training or Industrial Rehabilitation Courses. Allowances of and be could week 10s. £2 to given, per up already 1,196 men have benefited.
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Over I ,l00 in the 78th Royal Tournament
Over l.l00 oflieers and other ranks of all three Services, including some 50 members of the Women's Services. will be appearing in the arena at this year‘s Royal Tourn:iment——the 78th--—\\*hich will be held at Earls Court front June 26 to July l3. will be I0 arena displays this year all of them packed with exeiteiiicnt. Some of them are old i2I\'0_lIl’llCS. but others are making their "TournaThere
ment debut.
Royal Naval Field Gtin crews. the l\'ing‘s Troop. Royal Horse Artillery and the Corps of Royal Signals. all firm favourites. will provide the The
usual thrills. 'l'he .\l:i.sscd Bands of the Royal Marines will present :1 spectacular programme of varied music. Lieut.-('olonel \"ivian Dtinn. shortly to retire as Principal Director of Music. Royal Marines. will also lead :1 ‘)0-piece Syiitpltotiy Orchestra. There will also be a Royal .\l;1rines Dance llantl. High on the list of attractions from the Royal Navy is a dcmonstration of the skills of
replenishment at sea.
The hand of the 2nd King Edward VI] O\'tlt(itlrltlI1t Rifles. supported by the pipes and drums from other (iurkha Regiments will reappear in :1 further blaze of colour. An addition will be a dazzling performance of Nepalese ktikri dancers. An ambitious
newcomer
Fusiliers’ farewell ln I915 the armoured cruiser Euryalus (l2.000 tons). wearing the flag of Rear-Admiral R. E. Wemyss, landed the Lancashire Fusiliers on "W" beach at Gallipoli. The bond of friendship which was struck then was maintained by the I940 cruiser of the Dido class and continued by the present Leander class
frigate.
Euryalus left Hong Kong recently. the band of the 4th Hn. The Roy:il Regiment of Fusiliers paid a fitting farewell to both the Navy and When I-l.i\l.S.
—
tlte 2nd Battalion. Princess l’atricia's Canadian Light in-
fantry. at present stationed in Germany. The Royal Air Force celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. and :1 highlight of the tournament will be a pageant reviewing the history of the
Service. A dramatic finale to the R..-\.F. Gymnastics Display will be a vaulting act. performed in darkness \\ith the gytunasts lit by tiltra-violet lights. Last year the tournament attracted some 300.000 spectators and gave £25.00() to charity. The total so given since I950 itinozints to over £2-ll0.000. There will be .1 march past of all the units taking part in the 'l'ourn:1ment in the Festival Gardens. ll:lllL'l'SC(| Park. on Sunday. June 23. at 3.0 p.m. when General Sir Norman Tailyour.
Commandant General. Royal Marines. will take the salute.
REUNION FOR BROTHERS
is
the Royal Engineers Bridging l)ispl:1_v. to be Sl.t1:Ctl by the young members of the 3rd 'l'raining Regiment. who have only just finished training.
to their former name
Corps of Drtims and :t Drill Sqttad are coming from The
the
Lancashire Fusiliers. As a tribute to the men of the Battalion. the crew of the 2.500-ton frigate paraded at “Leaving harbour stations" wearing the badge of gtillatttry of the old _Lanc:ishire regiment. Won at Spion Kop in the South African War. and worn with pride by many Lancashirc soldiers. the primrose hackle the former Lancashirc of Fusiliers was given a final but fitting farewell.
While H..\l.S. Fife was on her way to San Diego on route to Singapore. she exercised with the submarine H..\l.S. Tabard. on :1 return passage to the United Kingdom from Australia. The exercise enabled two Gateshead brothers. M (E) Douglas Lilley. serving in Fife. and Meelfn Ronald Lilley. serving in Tabard. to get together and "have a natter" for the best part of an hour until it was time for the two ships to part compan y.
Rear-Admiral R. SLV. Sherbroolte. V.C.. who won the
honour when commanding a Russian convoy escort in H..\l.S.
Onslow. on December 31. 1942. has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Nottingham.
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Designed as a two-seat fighter reconnaissance aircraft, the pcrformance of the Faircy Firefly was found to be inferior to contemporary single-seat aircraft. such as the -
Hellcat and the Corsair. but as a reconnaissance-strike aircraft she proved ideal.
Similar in appearance to the Fulmar (the 1\':1vy'.s first eightgun lighter). the Firefly was fitted with the more powerful Grillin engine. was intich faster. and had an improved armament of four 20 mm. guns and carried a useful load of rockets and bombs. A new feature was the Faircy Youngman flaps. which cotild be extended beneath the trailingedge of the wings. giving increased ntanoetivrability.
Far Eas’ro erahons O‘J4
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From carriers This was particiilarly useful in the lower end of the speed range when operating from carriers. The prototype Firefly was first flown on December 23. 194]. the first lront line squadron No. I770 being Yeovilton in formed at October. I943. That squadron was first based in the Orkneys. but later embarked in ll..\l.S. indefatigable. carrying otit its first operations over Norway in July. 194-3. dtiring attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz. -—
—
In Implacable Another sqtiadron. 1771. cmbarked in ll..\l.S. implacable.
being engaged in reconnaissance and anti-shipping strikes over .\'orway. destroying one troopship and damaging many others.
In the Far East. Fireflies from four aircraft carriers took part in a mass strike on the oil rcfineries at Pladjoe in Sumatra. This was one of the most important oil refineries in the
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F:1r East. and. in spite of heavy anti-aircraft tire and a defensive ring of balloons. the refineries were devastated. After Sumatra the carriers sailed to Australia where they joined the British Pacific Fleet. ln Jtine. I945. I771 Squadron. embarked in implacable. took part on strikes on ‘Fruit in the Caroline Islands and. in the following month. became the first Fleet Air Arm aircraft to
Japanese mainland. Fireflies from indefatigable
operate
the
over
_
and on
were engaged lmp_lac:ible_ strikes and
shipping
against
POSTCARDS are
hazards of the more unusual activities at the S.D. Oflicers‘
School, Portsmouth. Operation Enterprise is
now
firm fiitture in the first term of the cotirse. In this exercise. candidates are required to accomplish in 24 hours a task which they consider both :1
The Fairey Firefly
Ycovilton.
Tl-ICll.\‘lCA!. 1).-H‘.-\ Description: Two-seat carrier
borne fighter reco:ui.1i.ss;ittcc and strike aircraft. Manufacturers: Fairey Aviation Co. Ltd.. Hayes (.\liddsx.). Power Plant: One 2.250 h.p. Rolls-Royce Griflon 74. l)imen.sions: Span. 4! ft. 2 in. Length. 27 ft. ll in. Height, I4 ft. 4 in.
Weights: Empty, 9.674 lb. Loaded. l-t.l90 lb.
These aircraft did a tremendous amount of good work in the Korean operation. The l4th Carrier Air Group of Fireflies and Sea Furies, flying from H..\f.S. Glory. flew 4,834 operational sorties for the loss of only 27 aircraft. They expended 6.000 rockets and 4.000 bombs in ground attack sorties in support bf the armies
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Korea sorties
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Performance: M a it i m u m speed, 370 knots. Cruising 250 knots. Range 1.300 miles. Endurance. 61- hours. Service ceiling. 28.~l00 ft. Annamerit: Fotir fixed 20-mm guns in wings and provision for 16 60 lb. rocket-projectiles or two l.000 lb. bombs below the
wings.
ashore.
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LADY’S BEDROOM challenging and worthwhile.
Schemes are sttbmittcd to the staff for approval. but otherwise the planning and execution is entirely the candidates‘ respon-
sibility.
winning grotip. working throtigliout the night and day in the most cramped Last term the
l
conditions. painted
out
the
Carpenter's Walk in the training ship Foudroyant. The other group were perhaps more ambitious in their plan to
establish a communications link by Aldis lamp between Portsmouth and the Admiralty in London. The basic plan and organisation were sound. but unfortunately lack of numbers and some difficult terrain in the White Down area finally defeated them not. however. before —
some
unexpected experiences.
One candidate was invited in the early hours to set up station in a i:idy's bedroom. being assured that it was the highest vantage point in the area.
‘Pl-IEPING TOM‘
Another. sitting
on
top of
a
block of flats on Wimbledon Common. complete with “binoculars and searchlight." was the subject of a Peeping Tom coinpluint to the police. But at least this group had the satisfaction of defeating the
S./Lieut. J. H. Unnin (left). S./Lieut. R. G. Lusty. and their fnniilics, at the passingout
parade
the S.D. School, Portsntoutli at
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trouble with their navigation and spent most of the night tramping the Surrey Hills hopelessly lost. It is pleasing to note that although the school has been opened for barely four years, the first promotions to Lieutenant of ex-Seaman candidates of the school occurred in the April hall‘-yearly list. They were Lieut. (SD) (H) B. W. Miller. now serving in H.i\l.S. Drake: Lieut. (SD) (PR)
staff. who had
some
Halliday. now serving in H.M.S. Dryad: both of Course l. and Lieut. (SD) (C) W. L. B. Stacey. of Course 2. now serving 8.
in H.M.S. Walkerton.
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tually supcrseded by the I-'airey Gannet and Avenger. A splendid specimen of the Fairey Firefly was purchased in Australia by otlicers of ll..\l.S. Victorious. and is now on display in the Fleet Air Arm
subinzirine patrols.
Photo postcards of the above aircraft and others of this series are obtainable from :‘Navy News." Dept. P.C.. 13 Edinburgh Road. Portsmouth. price is. cacti (including postage). stamps or postal order. A standing order for the supply of each new card on publication. for I2 issues. can be arranged on receipt of cheque or
postal order for 125. Albums to hold 64 "Navy News" postcards (including postage).
Fairey Firefly Mk. 4 shore targets throughout the Japanese islands. and were the first British aircraft to fiy over Tokyo. After the surrender of Japan. 1772 Squadron dropped supplies to prisoner-of-war camps in Japan. The introduction of the Mk. 4. with the clipped wingtips. increased the speed by 70 m.p.|i.. the high-altitude performance being improvcd by the fitting of a two speed. two stage supercharger. Later marks were designed as a day tighter-reconnaissance, as it night fighter. and for anti-
e FINVITED IN EXPED. ENTERPRISE
Being invited into a lady's bedroom, or reported to the police as a Peeping Tom, are among the ple:isurcs or
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Chinese food for Fearless When H.M.S. Fearless, now at Plymouth. commissions shortly. for service in the Far East. all the cooks and stewards will be Chinese.
Fifty Chinese are being rccruited in Hong Kong and Singapore. They were due to arrive at Chatham at the end of May to undergo :1 catering
course.
Although Chinese have been carried in British warships for many years. Fearless will be the first ship in which all the cooks and stewards have been locally entered.
Exmouth ‘adopts’ the Royal Marines
“In tribute to the distingtiished record of the Royal .\l;iriiies, in recognition of its long and ltappy association with the tot-.'ii of Exmouth. and in appreciation of the ;l.\\t~.l;IllCt: received in time of trouble." crowds. the Chairman of the So runs the scroll conferring the adoption by l;'xn'iouth of the Royal Marines. whose large unit. the Infantry Training Centre. is only a few miles outside the town. The adoption ceremony took place on May ll when. after units depicting all aspects of the Corps had ntarelied through the town, receiving a warm reception from the L'Illllu\i.1SllC
Town Council. .\lr.
Brendan Sadler. li:1nded over the scroll to General Sir Norman Tailyotir. the (‘omntan1l:1itt (ieneral Royal .\laritles. 'l'he Coinniaiidant said that the Corps had been bound to lixmotitlt by tics of family and dttI_v for 30 years. adding: "The Royal .\larittes will always try to be worthy of the liouour you have beslm-.ctl upon its."
Eagle's Hong Kong
NAVY NEWS JUNE 1968
PEA" ECORD C.'.APTURED R
1
activities
Everyone who has been to Hong Kong knows “The Peak," where the famous cable car hag. operated with-
accident since it was opened in 1888. but not so many know of a more unconventional ascent which provides keen inter-carrier out
rivalry. On
April «I.
at
0645. two
House of Loving Faithfulness teams of three runners
gathered outside the llong Kong Hilton
for their assault on the narrow roads of the L305-foot climb. before the morning trallic
started.
The event is a relay of three runners. and is timed to two points: firstly .lardine's Corner (record held by ll.M.S. Victorious). and secondly the viewpoint in Mount Austin Gardens record held by H..\l.S. Ark
Royal).
The lirst team (RE.-\l Brian .\leakin. .\lech. .\like .-’\h»:rn. and RF.\ll Steve Peerman) reached .lardine's (‘orner in i8 min. 05 sec.. heating the Vietorious record by over two minutes. and Mount Austin Gardens in 23 min. 54.5 sec. heating Ark Royal‘s record by three-quarters of a minute. The second team (ER.-\l “Tiger" Timms. OS Mick Phil-
All R. It. Genuine. of
l‘l_unouth. and
P0 I-‘.l Brian llamson. nt‘ Falkirk. two of the House of Loving I"-.Iithl'uIness
Eagle helpers
lips.
and LRE.\l (ieoflrey Ives) clocked 24 min. 46.4 sec. 'I'his was not the only success in this held by ll..\l.S. Eagle while in Hong Kong. ()n the day after arrival. an athletic team from the carrier defeated l8th Light Regiment R.A. by 88 points to 63.
Cllll.l)Rl-I.\"S HUM!-I On two occasions. Eagle sent
parties
Loving l-'aitht'ulness ~-a home run by three English girls for severely handicapped (hinese children. The sailors were able to help with many of the more skilled jobs of house maintenance and to The House of
also the
more
tlillienlt paintim_:
mtmdane but and decoratim_.:
Brian Meakin. of Fart-ham. handing over to REA]
Mech
County porting
Mick
Ahem,
of Cork. with the supl-Eagle Land-Rover
standing by
that was urgently required. To commemorate the visits. a cake and a ship‘s plaque were presented to the home. FORM ER C.0.‘s SON Among those entertained on board at Hong Kong was Mr. Robin Bridge. whose father.
Admiral Sir Robin Bridge. commanded the previous aircra|'t carrier of the name during the war years 1940-42, Among the things shown to Mr. Bridge by the present commanding otliecr of Eagle. Capt. J. E. Pope. was the battle ennow
sign
by
the old Eagle at the battle of Calabria (July 9, I940). when Robin's father was in command. .\lr. llritlge. aged 25. is a solicitor with a llong Kong tirm. worn
The two "Peak" teams. Left to rigItt——Rc:Ir. Rl-I.-\l llrian Mealtin. REM] John Dickson (rt:.\'.). I-IRAI "'l'i;:er" 'l'imnLs. LR!-I“ Geolfrcy Ives. Front. Mt-eh Mick Ahern. ()5 Mick Phillips, REM! Steve Peerman
at the
CARRIER THAT NEVER WAS -
presentation of
the I-Eagle crest to the llonse of l.o\'ing I-'aithfulne.\s— l.ieut. Shad. of llclston, ('orm\all. with Miss (‘onihear (left) 2::-J .‘.!i.2-: Hurray -
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The dictionary defines "Leviathan" as "anything huge or monstrous." No one will deny that the aircrat‘tcarrier-that-never-was, t h e I.e\‘iathan. is huge’ so is :1
ward. and last month she made a linal voyage. On May 23 she left Portsmouth for a Scottish shipbreakers' yard to be broken up for scrap. Laid down in October. I‘)-I2.
Although. over the many su;.;.:.-stiom lt:t\‘c
tleet
white elephant!
.\t the
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years. been
made regarding her the. none has fruetili-ed. 'lhout_:li on the disposal list since l‘J.'»I. tlu buyer came for-
at
\\’allsentl-on-'l‘yne.as
a
light
carrier. |.e\'iathan was launched lay the Duchess of Kent in June. 1045. With the ending of the Sectitttl Worltl War. work can the ship was stt\|"|:IltlL‘ti and she was
towed to Portsmouth. structurally almost complete and 80 per
titted out. For l5 years the ship was in -\'o. 3 Basin in the dockyard and was frequently “raIded" for spare parts for other warships. In l‘)til l.u:yiathan made her first voyage tor 16 years to neighbouring l~areham Creek and there she remained. .-‘tad now. the crowning tntlignity razor blades! cent.
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Within the litnits of the citrincomes policy. the rent (iovernment could not have done much more for l-‘orces' pay than 7 per cent. plus improved allowances. Against the background of the recruiting Iigures. it could not have done much less. After the uncertainty :ind irritation of being kept waiting after .-\pi'i| l for home announcernent about pay. the decision has been received with much relief. especially among married men living otit of quarters. If a married able Seaman. living in quarters. does not view his increase of about Ms. a week with tiny great enthusiasm. there are some good grounds for optimism. After the hammering the l-'orces have taken in the iii-
tinpalatrible.
Recognition the wall. is The O
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writing on and plain to be read. that
Britain has reached minimum levels for the preservation of n:itional security and a role in world atlairs. The whole tenor of the latest pay statement suggests it moving on from uncertainties to a recognition of what is required. and how it should be attained. The Secretary of State, Mr. llcaley. has pointed oil! that re-engagement has not deteriorated to the same degree as recruitment. and if future Defence Wltite Papers carry on the hope now horn. opportunities and rewards of Service careers will once again begin to show results. ()ne of rlic rc;t\t\liS for present confusion is that White Papers and glowing recriiiting :idverti.sement have seemed so mticli at variance as to be almost ludicrous. The only real dis:ippointment at the 7 per cent. will be among doctors :ind dentists in the forces. whose views will have to figure promincntly in the promised review.
—mc aux
“A quart of two-stroke and
‘nil.
a
refill for his
lighter-—_-the pay rise must have gone to ink head!”
Air Arm’s morale is ‘tail high’
lixcitemcnt :il the arrival at Yeovilton of the first Phantom F-IK interceptor lighters for the Royal Nav_v cannot be dimmed by the back ground of recent events. This is what the Fleet Air Arm has been waiting for—the chance to fly this superb machine. and bring their branch of defence to an even higher peak of ellectiveness. "Tlie l’hanloms are coming"
i‘..'.t1c which in present circtirnstances they cottld never win. So amiil the iiricertainty and susperise of what should have been dispiriting months. the l-‘leet Air .-\riii has flung itself into the eiithiisiasm of preparing for the new arrivals. With tails high, and perhaps still strongly nursing the belief that the nation. if not its leaders. would eventually tinderstand the error of judgment. Ycovilton has set up the training facilities
has been the cry which has sitstained the l-'|cet Air Arm through the shocks of recent defence reviews and the still tiuhelicvable decision to phase out aircraft carriers and |i.\ed-
ning capability. tn the dismay following the carrier decision, |ont'.'lerm anxiety at the elfect on our armed strength was at least equalled by the short-term fear
on
and
of tinreality. : hint of "is it really worth i..' are emotions strictly for the onlooker. \\"irhin the Fleet .-\ir .-\rm. they are getting on with their job as if nothing had happc:tcd—as though this were the beginning of a new era of sealmrne fixed-wing support for the armed forces. .‘\\‘ an example: The first three l'hantoms arrived p.m. on April 2‘) ;ind the first squadron sortie was flown before dusk the same day. .\'o waiting for the grass to ;:_ru\\ on the runway! Wltat is the attraction of these new Pliautoms, hoth militarily and to the crew: who will fly them?
the
Lind happened. The intake never tvavcrcd. and the candidates \\cre of such high calibre that the failure rate ran at minimum levels. Morale has never wcakenetl. litliciency and lighting spirit has been sharpened in a political
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Lea p f orwa rd \\'lren they first came out about nine i‘\‘Zll'.~‘. ago they rnarltcd a great leap forward, with a speed almost twice that of sound. Though somewhat
ugly. they
are most
effectively succeeding
finished. For instance. the Royal Navy
no means '
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models have reached a greater pitch of tisefulness. With seven world speed records to date capacity for development is by
Wraysbury
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designed. and the
Evcrytliirig about a Nicholls home has been planned to ensure the quality of tile discriminating people are seeking for themselves
and their families. See the Nicholls Homes now under construction at Manor. Emswortli and Edgeharbour Farm, Farlington.
economic, streamlined.
highly cllicicnt basis.
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No wavei'ii1rr D Astonishingly. tiothini-, of
an
Getting on
that loss of confidence among air crews would lead to such w:ist:ige that manning the car'riers would be dillicult. if not impossible in the rein.iining— yet vi‘..il—peiiod of their |i\cs.
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naval exhibition
e.\hihition. the third sponsored by the .\':ival Sales l)iv'ision of the Ministry of llclicncc. was designed to .stitnttl.tlc export sales. A number of the specialists front overseas usileil l.oinlon especially for it and tire .»\ssociatcd r\avig;itiotial
.\_\rnposiunt. liightcen leaditig companies in this field were demonstrating and displaying more than lO(l items of navigatioiial and hydrographie cquipinent. supported by two "user" departments of the Ru :il Navy I-l.M.S. Dryad. [to School of Navigation. and the Hydrographic Department. The exhibition was preceded by a Navigational Symposium held at the Royal United Service institution. at which leading Royal Navy experts presented —
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Navigation specialists and naval representatives from 38 countries visited the Navigation Eqttipment Esliibitioii, which was opened at White City. l.ondon, on May 2. by the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Vary] llcgg.
.
falthe
voice of extremism is likely to be stilled at the prospect ot public either awalsening alarm at the situation, or having to offer glittering rcwards to attract and keep the iuen in uniform. The latter course \vould be particularly
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lernal economic struggle. there is no doubt now _of the real concern to maintain l!ritain's chopped-down
strengtli. Recruiting has len so sharply that even
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Overseas
Rolls-Royce Spey engines, providing addi-
Phantoms
have
tional static thrust for short t;il>;c~olls and rapid climb corripared with the Antcricati Navy type. The continuing improvement of the Spec engine will mean even
greater capability for till)
.:ireraft, which is :ilrc.id_v {or-
tnidably outst.indit'ig world's air forces.
iit all the
Altliougli an .-‘tmerican aircraft. the Spcy engines are hot the only British parts. In all about -65 per cent. of
ponents
are
com-
British, including
the .\lartin-li.ilscresc.ipc system, \\lIlL‘ll is entirely automatic and has proved highly reliable in
Service usc on all models of the Phantom. About half of the programme cost of tire llritish Phantoms is being spent in the U.l(. it major isitem of electronic a high-powered equipment fornrird-looking radar and missilt: computer system, the prime function of which is to prepare. l.tllnClI. and guide the Sparrow or Sidewinder missiles for airto-air attack. This radar permits target detection and aiitomatic track-
ing
extremely long range under all conditions of weather. day or night. at
The l’h:intoms \vill be able to carry more than eight tons of c.\tcrn:il payload (conventional or nuclear bombs. fuel tanks,
air-to-ground niissiles. rot-ke:s. mines. napalm. and caution) on live stations beneath the wings and fuselage. By the beginning of I970, the
carrier Ark
Royal will have low-
levcl Buccaneer Mk. II aircraft to provide offensive punch. able to skim a mere 50 feet above the waves to defeat em.-my radar. and the Phantoms -the world's best fighting aircraft.
Reassurance As a cold war weapon, the carrier will provide for the willidrawal from east of Suez the fincst support capability so far available. One commission. then it will all be over. if present plans are carried to their conclusion. In matters of defence. however. it smacks of a gambler's throw to organise timetables and reach decisions so far ahead of events. Perhaps all will go well. th world will quiclcn, and like the
battleship Vanguard broken up without firing a shot
mighty
Sea Vixen escort front 892 Squadron for the Fleet Air Ami‘: newly arrived Phantoms
navigation data.
data echo logging. cornpasscs. -ounders. radar. hovercraft n.ivigation and lraiiiiug. papers
on
ARMS DUMP DISCOVERY Undiscovered for nearly a quarter of :1 cctittiry. :t dtimp left behind in Singapore Naval
llase by the Japanese u hen they surrendered in I945 has been found by the .-\dmiralty Fire Service. While fighting a tire involving 50 acres of undergrowth amt .'~cC0llI.l‘.|f)' jttngle close to the .-\rmaments Depot. firemen came across a number ol
bombs area.
For
In
a
safety
still-sniouldering
firemen \\itlidr.iv\n. 'l'hc l-‘lect were lisplosive Ordnance Disposal Unit subsequently recovered or e.vpl_odcil 613 detonators. l.80l picrie sticks, ll bombs. and 3| smol;e_ floats. as well as mittesueeping :ind spherical floats and 10.000 pistols used for setting oll another type of charge. reasons.
in anger, the carrier force on which so much has depended n'l:l‘,' quietly fade into the hacls nunibers of “Jane's Fighting
Strips."
All the same. the Royal t\'1l\y is not alone among the armed forces in being quietly rea.s-suretl by the fact that if paper plans go all awry. Ark Royal amt liaigle could go on for several more years. ‘though there is a threat to Stop the payrnents. the insurance policy has still a long way to run.
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SICILIAN TRIP 5 FOR DIVERS
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II—1-—J In order to pt_'e\'cnl the saclsirig of Grecian. Byzantine and Roman wrecks in the .s'ea.s- oll‘ the Lipari l\l;tlltl*3, the ltalian
authoritieswere anxious to acqu ire the services of a (list-iplirtetl team of divers. and 10 men from the l\'a\a| Air Command Sub-Aqua Club flew to Sicily on May 2. The team was led by Lieut.- beneath the ships was a nest uf
Cdr. J. B. (Jayton. of Famborough. Other members were Lieut.-Cdr. l-l. Murray tliayling lfilitndl. EItg'r Lieut. R. H. (irahant (Hayling Island). WdmtrLiettt. T. .\lontgomery (Farchant). El .\lech J. N. llnmn (llchester). Ch El F. S. Shaw (Gosport). A.-‘\ .-\. G. Svvinyard (Newton Abbot). N:\.\1 .\l. (3. Duncan (Kelly. Fife). .\l.-\ D. 'l'. Richards (1 lc h c st e r) and I.ROlG) K. W. .-\lner (Cou-
plain).
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"Take my profile" said the camera-conscious film star, and this could well apply to the Phantom, which lays no claim to full-face beauty, especially with that dejected-looking downswept tail arrangement
The team found two wrecks near the island of Filicudi at 120 ft.. one on top of the other. One was a Greek vessel dating from about -$00 B.C.. the other, a warship of about l700.
the earthenware amphorea type of jug once used in the t\‘letlitcrrane:m for carrying.cargoes of oil and grain. "lite Navy divers celeliratetl their siieeew.-s‘ by tlrinking from one of the 2.300-_ve.'tr-old jugs. :'\nother c\pctlilion being mounted by the club this year is to complete the survey and t‘c\.‘0\'crj.' of objects from what —
is believed
ll..\l.S‘. .-\s'so— the (iilstone Rec-1' ml to be
ciation. on llte .'s'ci|l_s Isles. Should "rival" teams impede their ellorts. the .-\ir (fommand Club intends to search for another ship of Sir Cloudesley Shovell’s Sqnatlron. sunk on October 22. l707—H..\l.S.
Eagle.
BRONZE CANNON The team raised threebronzc cannon from the warship, and
This wreck is not a treasure ship, but it is of historic
importance.
The lirsl three l’hantoms for the R_o_va| Navy. the F-SK (Navy version) arrived at the R.N. xttr Station. Yeovilton,at 2.30 p.m. on April 29, having staged via Newfoundland and the Azores. The .\leI)onnell-l)ouglas perThe Phantom squadron comsonnel who Ilew the aircraft to manding otlicer. Cdr. A. ‘.\l. 0. the United Kingdom. returned Pearson. accompanied by Lieutto the States following the (Tdr. l’. M. (iotldard. (i.l.l!.S. eomntissioning ceremony on (guy in back seat}. gave a
April 30.
No. 700 Phantom
Squadron
tlentonstrzition flight in one of the newl_v arrived aircraft.
April 30. Squadron personnel enter‘Ibis squadron (700 P) has been formed to prove the reliability tained their families at :1 bullet lunch in the ll-eron Club. and pert‘ormance ot‘ the airtratne. engines. \sc'.:pon system was
conimissioned
on
Quality and Reliability through Berna:-ds
and as~.oeiated equipment of the .tirerat't in a Service environntettl.
It will operate with \l\ aircr.tt't over ;tp[tfn\it'tt.tl:l) six months.
Over
than 70 _vear.s Dcrnartls have built up a reputation for tailoring Uniforms‘ and Civilian clothing to a very high standard and today as in the past quality is the key-
TWO SOL‘.-\l)R()NS .-\t'ter that period. 700 l" Squadron will be disbanded and two separate squadrons will be
formed.
one
as a one as
training
the lirst squadron. operational squadron, which is due to embark in ll..\l.S. .-‘\t'k and
more
note ol Bernard
Royal during I970. The majority of the crew which will carry out the itttensive flying trials" have recently returned from periods of exelt.‘mge duly “till the United \'l.1lL‘s f\';t\_\'.
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(.‘dr. K. C. I). Watson. the e.\'eeutive otlicer at R.N.A.S., Yeovilton.pours a celebration drink for Cdr. A. M. G. Pearson. eomtnanrling oflieer of 700 Squadron. ''
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Presentation from naval aviators
wide. Comprehensive
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It was handed over on behalf of British naval aviators by Capt. G. C. Baldwin. commanding: officer of R.N.A.S. Yeovilton (right). to be pretsented annually by MeDmmell in the N.:‘\.T.(). gull’ tournament. Also in the picture is the Flat: Officer Naval Air ComVice-Adntiral tn :1 n d D. C. E F. Gibson. .
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During: the eercnton_\ follottimz the arrival of
the first three Phantoms at Yeovilton. :1 .silver boul was presented to a representative of the mannlaeturcrs. Mr. C. .\l. l"ul'.\‘_\tlt. of McDonnell-
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than 30 years, thousands of men have served in H.M.S. Protector. in peace and war. in fair weather and foul, but Protector has now made her last voyage. The oldest se'--oing ship in the Royal Navy. she arrived back in l’ort.sn1outh on May 3. at the end of her l3th and final trip to tire Antarctic and Falkland Islands. Protector. built by Yarrous of Scotstoun. was laid down in August. 1935. launched a year For
more
ll..\l.S. Protector arrives at Fountain Lake. !!.;\‘l. Dorityard. Portsmouth, on May 3. after her linal commission
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later by .\lrs. Geotlrey Layton. and cnrnplclctl in December. l‘)3t’». She is to pay oll to av-‘:ttt
tlis;10s".tl.
F()L'R I'll 01'' .\'.«\.\ll''. ller role of supporting llritish irtlcrcsts in the Antarctic will be taken over by ll..\l.S. F,ndurance, formerly the l).tnish ship ,'\n[r_1 l):m_ now completing her conversion at llarland and \Voltl'.s. Belfast. The fourth ship to carry the name in the Royal Navy. Protector was built as :1 fast netIayer and target-towing ship. Displacement in that category was 2.900 tons. During the last war she saw service in the .\lediterranean. South Atlantic. East lndies and Northern waters. and was exlcnsi\'t:l)' daniaged by an aerial
torpedo.
I954 RE!-'l’l' She was extensively refitted in I95-t for her present role. and her displacement today is 3.450 tons (standard). The refit included strengthening her hull against ice. installation of special insulation and internal heating to withstand the coldest weather. improvements in living accommodation. and the building of a flight deck and hangar for two Whirlwind
helicopters.
The helicopters have been used extensively for ice reconnaissancc. photography and carrying personnel and stores.
SURVEY WORK During her periods spent right down south. H.M.S. Protector has regularly visited the Falkland Islands and British dependencies in Antarctica. The ship has also worked in
close
co-operation with the
British Antarctic Survey and assisted in the general task of
hydrographic surveying and other scientific work. The ship's badge. a demigryphon gold on a red field. is
derived from one of the crests of the Lord Protector of England, 1549, Edward. Duke of Somerset. “Faith for duty" is the ship's
In view of her very long service this might now read. "Faithful duty." Each tour of Antarctica meant that the ship travelled over 30,000 miles. and each trip has produced its own high-light. The visits to Tristan da Cunha. bigger and better icebergs. the farthest point south —all these were high-lights. but perhaps the meeting up with Sir Francis Chichester at the end of March. I967. while he was rounding Cape Horn in Gipsy Moth IV. can rank as one of the biggest.
motto.
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111a";-liarming young who Margaret.
was
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is Cook Mike Callaghmfs sister there to welcome him back. Their home is at
Solihnll, Birmingham
MEET YOUR FAMILY Vhich is what Mrs. Vivien Bee might be saying to her husbnnd. Petty Officer Brian Bee. when he met his twin daughters Linda and Debbie for the first time. They also have another daughter, Susan. At present P0 and Mrs. Bee live at Denmead (Hunts). but their home town is lloneastcr .
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Addressing the Naval Base workers at Singapore, the Commodore Superintendent. Commodore F. C. W. Lawson. told them that plans for the conversion of the dockyard to a commercial ship repair yard were “going well." While it was diflicult to forccast. he judged that naval work would keep the Naval dockyard c.\tendcd into 1969 and probably into l‘)'it). There was a good prospect. the Commodore said. that a
going well
programme of commercial ship repairing would be developed to dovetail into the naval programme. so that the doekyard would continue right through into the I970’; and beyond. employing a large number of men.
He did not contemplate any large-.sca|c redundancies in the _
three stores departments in 1963. i969. 0|‘ l970. Except in a few minor instances. including the Loyang boom defence depot. it was planned that the greatest part of the run down of the Naval Base would take place in I971. "This means." he explained. "that the great majority of employees of the Naval llase who wished to remain in the employment of the British Ministry of Defence. would bc able to do so for another twoand-a-half years at least."
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Gritty reality in gun fights
Guns. battles, and lighting galore provide meaty entertainment in the latest list of lilrns released by the Royal Naval Film
Corporation
t'or
showing
to
the Fleet.
The only picture with any claim to some underlying seriousness is "Planet of the Apes," but this also is fast-moving and cxcitin 23 The full list of films is as follows: Hour of the Gun.—-James (iarner. Jason Robards. Robert Ryan. The exploits of \\"_vatt Iiarp are presented in a virtually “anti-hero" mould. The relentless atmosphere has a gritty air of reality. There is plenty of action and the gun duelsare furious. Popular entertainment for Western fans. (United Artists.) No. 672 The Karate KilIers.—Robert Vaughn. David .\IcCallum. Another episode in the U.\'CLE series. The story is strong. lively and boisterous. and provides escapist fare. Thrills and spectacular presentation make this one of the best of UNCLE v. TIIRUSH. No. 673 (.\1.(i..\l.). Platter of the .-\pes.—Char|ton Heston. Roddy .\lcDowall. A story with a serious content. Ingenious. mtlrtcal. thoushllul. with plenty of action providing thrilling entertazrtntettt. (20th No. 674 Century Fox). The l\Ierccnarie.s.——Rod Taylor. Yvette .\limir:ux. Kenneth More. The story is set against the background of the I960 civil war in the former Belgian Congo. Exciting. .spect;1cul:lr. and often grim. in which the violence is not soft-pedallcd. A tough No. 675 action film. t.\l.Li.M.). .
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The glanrour of Yvette Mimic.-ux manages to emerge even amid the grime of our in "lhe t\lercen:Irre.s.“ .-.a.-\.-.-..-l.-.-.-.-.-i.-.-.--.-.'.'--H -_-_--i-_-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.r-.r-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-c-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-. -_-_-_-_u_- up . . .
The
‘fight by guess’
sighted~just momentarily—:t couple of A U-boat is
hundred miles off the west coast of Ireland. Which way will it go‘? There is a convoy only a few hours steaming away. Shottld it be diverted? If so. in which direction? The
after
a
escort
group.
hazardous ten
resting days at
should it be sent to the areal’ .-\nd to which area‘? And just suppose that the sighting-—at'ter all it was only montentary—w.'ts not a U-boat after all’! Could one have been in the spot indicated? Such were the types of questions dealt with by the Naval Intelligence Department in Room 3‘)—thc Tracking Room —during the Second World \'l’ar. sea.
CART-IFULLY SIFTED Facts. hunches. shrewd guesses -all were carefully sifted in Room 3‘) (and it was remarkable how accurate those hunches and shrewd guesses became as the war
progressed) and appropriate
action was taken. In “Room 39—Naval Intelligence in .-\ction—l‘)39-45", by Donald .\lcLach|an (Weidenfeld and Nicholson. 505.) the intricacies of naval intelligence. how it was obtained. the use to which it was put. are told with clarity and
authority.
Donald .\lcLachlan. wlto served on the personal start of the Director of Naval Intelligence from I940 to I945. discusses the principles and philosophies of operational intelligence.
He describes how these were applied by such characters as Admiral John Godfrey. its energetic director. Norman Dennine. and Ian Fleming. the I).N.I.'s personal assistant and creator of James Ilond. ll.R.B.
Useful
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guides .
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Books about all the various aspects of sailing may seem to be overloatling the slielvcs. but it is quilt: I,"-'ltlL‘Il‘t that etttllusiasru tor the sport includes an avid desire to read ever more about it. l"or the bc;.:inncr. an admirable booklet has been produced by .-\tlI.trtl Coles l.ld.. .\'.'r.'r.':'r:;' to Rail‘ /iv Jr)/Ill I‘i\I:r'r l.\'o. II in the llosun series. price 15s.). It tlt\L‘\ not pretend to yo deeply. for instance. into the rules. but it succeeds in -,:iving.: an easily understood explanation of the management and organisation of sailing races, sullicicnt to give a learner :!te conlitlcttcc of "know how." For the expert. It‘rrr-r"n_-.- TelliI:.’.j.'lrt i7_\' Curtrarl (itrlrircr
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Facts about the Arab war
in the street who. in most cases. wishes to be fair, must be more than a little bemused with the rights and wrongs of the Arab-Israeli conflict. He has listened to innumerable politicians and would-be "experts." all of whom have put the case for their particular favour in what appears to be unassailable truth. but for the man with no axe to grind. the man who wants just the facts. all these articles. interviews and the like have made confusion worse confounded. In Tin‘ .-lrrrb-l.\rm‘li Conflict The
man
-—rlrr: I967
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developments up to January, 1968. The object of the report has been to record the facts. without comment. as objectively as possible.
Evolution of the North Sea In his book The North Sea (Frederick Muller, 403.), George Morey deals with the circumstances which have brought the peoples on both sides into contact.
This first-class book tells of the evolution of the North Sea —carly trading links. smuggling, fishing. the growth of the seaside resorts. and the Navy. Well illustrated. this very readable book is well worth a place on any bookshelf.
‘Boiler’ submarine to nuclear power
It is a far cry front that day in I864 when an American Lieut. Confederate otlicer. George Dixon. in a boiler converted into a submersible. sank the Union steam sloop llousatonic in the outer harbour at Charleston. The development of the submarine throughout the world
NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF during the past I00 years is such that many volumes would be necessary to cover it frilly. but lfrlirrtrrl P. Strrflnrrl, in "The For am! the Deep" Artlrrrr Barker, 5 ll"iIrsIr'y .S'trr'r't. ()3;/orrl (.‘ircu.r, W.l. 365.) has adopted the method of tl(‘llit'\‘t'Itlr.‘Ill.§ in the submarine world. From the USS. Holland of 1900. the author tells of the sinking of the Hogue. Aboukir and Cressy. by the German U-9. when 36,000 tons of British
warships went to the bottom with the loss of 900 men on September 21. 1914. All classes of submarines are mentioned. including the British midgets, and the Italian torpcdoes with buoyancy chambers which were used to damage Valiant and Queen Elizabeth in Alexandria harbour in December. l9-ll. Naturally the nuelear-powcred submarines come in for considerable description. Stafford givcs a vivid account of the transpolar voyage of the L'.S.S. Nautilus from the Pacific to the Atlantic via the North Pole. "The Far and the Deep“ is of absorbing interest. appealing to all who have served in submarines and to that very large number who wonder what it is like to live and light below the surface of the sea.
ASSURANCE ON REDUNDANCY
Mr. Maurice Foley. UnderSecretary for Defence (Navy). visiting the Careers Ofliec in Martchester. confirmed that there would be no redundancies in the Royal Navy until 1970. "Navy News" regrets that.
owing
to a
typographical error.
the "no" was omitted from the report published in the May issue.
ANGLO-FRENCHEXERCISE AT The
Flag ()tlicer Sea Train-
ing (Rear-Admiral J. C. Y. Roxburgh) and the Portland Squadron had its usual quota
of \’l\llUl‘> last month. but the annual exercise with British and French naval forces from .\la_v M to 19. Exercise BRITEX, was probably the
predominant event.
The two forces were at sea for four days. and the exercise included air attacks by French naval aircraft and submarine attacks by the French submarine Dauphin and H.M.S. Alliance. The task force was also
PORTLAND attacked by the German escort ship Elbe and her pack of nine fast patrol boats. The I-'rcnch destroyers were Boor Kersaint, llouvct. and Du Petit-'lltou.irs. The Portland Squadron. led by Capt. A. D. Cassidi in ll..\l.S. Undaunted, consisted of Naiad. Penelope. Pcllew. Ulster and .\lurray. ll.l\l. submarines .-\lliancc and Sealion also took part in the exercise. as well as the Royal Fleet Atrxiliaries Iingadlnc and
Or-angeleaf.
The I-‘rench ships belong to the Second Destroyer Squadron.
based
on Ilrest. on work
engaged
and they are similar to that
of the Portland Squadron. Rear-.-\dtniral .\louton. Flag ()tlicer Flolillas,.~\tlant:'c Squadron. French Navy. flying his flag in Surcouf. the escort vessel. visited Portland from May 3 to 6. The Nctlierltrttds Chief of Naval Stall. Vice .-\tlmiral II. M. Van Den Wall Bake, had two days of discussions with the Flag Ollicer and his Flag Captain. Capt. K. Lee-White. Another visitor was Lord Winterbottom. the Parliamentary Secretary to the .\linistry of Public Iluilding and Works.
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‘A DIME A HEAD FOR THE SPREAD’
Canadian help with Enfield party
r\lll10ll'._1ll the Enlield branch orgaiiised the Easter party to
the children and grandchildren of ilic members and to l00 children from Dr. Barnardofx Home. the money to pziy for it came. in the main. lfnlll (';iii:itl.i. A ('.ii:;:tli.‘i:i coii:‘.tcrp;irt of
the Roy;-.l i\'.iv:il .*\\stl.'lLlll0ll. the .\'.iva1 \'cicr:iiis .'\.\.\0L‘litll0ll of C.izi.ula. through LlCtli.Ctlr. J. Jctlcries. R.C.N. and Mr. li. .\l. Me.-’\vo_v. president of the ;issoci:ition. sent the cash for the party to their miitiial frieiiil. Shipmate R. L. (Titch) Magtiire. Cllltlrnllln of tlie lizilieldhraiicli. l3-.icii _\'L'.'|l' the (‘;in:idian boys of the sea cadets and the Navy l.e.igiie put their odd cents into what they term "A dime a head 'lor the linlieltl spread" and the total. together with many dollars. helps to provide money for presents. entertziininerit and, of course. "big c:its." FILM RECORD The party went on for six hours and for all this time a film and tape recording was being made. This is being sent to Canada to. let the spbnsors see how their money was spent. A final word. The Enlield
THE
ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Patron: H.H. The Queen
Photo: .\tidJ:csrx Co-.:n.y Press
Joviul Fred Allen (ccntrc) greets his old shipmate. Tom King. On the right is Harold
Knipe
—-C0l'lRADESlllP" ."UNlTY—l.0YALTY—vl’ATRl0‘l'l$H
inviting the guests. who outnumbered the members by live
become members. Such support would aid the branch in acquiring its own club premises. Shi mate R. R. Wootton. the branc chairman. reviewed the to one. to
year's working. thanking Shipmatcs Alan Williams (trcasurcr) and Len Lcathcrby (secretary) Ladies‘ Section worked really in particular for their splendid hard to put on a first class support. Shipmate Leatlierby welspread. Everyone-except the children—was very tired at the comed the guests. who included end. but the cheers and smiles of the Mayor and Mayorcss of the yotiiigstcrs were ample re- Bangor (Councillor and Mrs. Whitworth) and a former Mayor ward for all the efforts. and Mayoress of Cacrnarvon. Alderman and Mrs. F. White Phillips. Bangor ‘invite’ ln :1 group of 24 Anglcscy the annual at Responding guests were personnel from the dinner and d:ince to the toast of Ty Croes Camp. the Bangor (N. Wales) branch. The Mayor of Bangor rethe president. Judge Meurig sponded on behalf of the Evans, took the opportunity of VlSllOl’S.
BARREL for men who can handle
Skegness dinner
(iuildford to visit the branch at its licadquarters above the Jubilee Social Club in Onslow Street. Guildford. The invitation has been given by the branch president, Licut.Cdr. M. S. Ell. R.N. (ret.), who was somewhat shocked when he became resident recently to find so cw members on the books. The president. who would be interested and grateful to hear of the experiences of other branches with regard to mem_
when the Skegness branch held its 17th annual dinner and dance. the members felt that they were back in the "Andrew," although their guests were sometimes "all at sea." With “Murphies a la crusher" and "Ally Slopers and Duck" on the “Me an‘ U." it was understandablc that the guests were a little dubious about what to order. although “Mess deck capers" after the meal was more
understandable. The chairman's wife. Mrs. Margaret Buck. for the sixth
time. produced
cabaret. With a cast of about 18. the show ran for 40 minutes non-stop. involving about 30 songs and comedy numbers. a
Guildiord shock A warm invitation has been extended to all retired or serving personnel living in or around
old
to experifriendships and of that
spirit again comradeship. born of the sea and Royal Navy." Lieut.-Cdr. till. who lives at Stella Maris. Primrose Ridge. Godalming. goes on to say that ence once
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evening
extremely pleasant was recently spent at the Hotel. Guildtord-so_suecess ii!
an
in fact that another is planned for the very near future.
EIGHT DAYS
The visit of the shipinates of the Ashford (Kent) branch to Dorset went all too quickly. Wherever the members went_ they were feted, and the eight days were more than a little hectic. Met by the Bridport secretary played before. but they must have had "beginners: luck” for on arrival, the first visit. that they ran out the winners. very evening. was to Lyme Regis The last visit was to the headto meet the Charniouth shipmales. quarters of the and on branch The next visit was to the where everyone ha it wonderPortland branch. There the ful time. The Ashford chairn'ian._ Shipvisitors were presented with an Association crest mounted on mate Collins. met up with an "old ship"—Admiral Sir Gerald an oak shield. In turn the hosts _
given a plaque of H.M.S. Kent. On April 24 the party had a
real nautical nftemoon and cvenin Guests of the Chief Petty fliccrs and Petty Ofiiccrs of RN. Air Station, Yeovilton. the Ashford party had a grand time. This time the visitors had another gift—a crest of H.M.S. .
Heron. On another evening the holiday makers went to Charrnouth for a game of skittles. This was a game that Ashford had never
Henlow branch The strength of No. 6 Area of the Association was increased on April 26. when the Henlow (Beds) branch commissioned. The commissioning ceremony
by Shipmate (performed Eric Knight. vice-chaimian.
was
.
National Council. Twenty-two shipmates were enrolled during the evening. Visitors included shipmates from Luton. Royston and Hertford branches. The chairman of the newly formed branch which will meet at “The Bird in Hand." Henlow, is Shipmate S. Mahoney. The secretary is Shipmate E. A. Hughes. l Brittains Rise. Lower Stondon. Henlow.
Fifty years is a long time and it was with only the \':lgllt.‘Sl hope of any replies that F. S. Allen. of 228 Dogslhorpe Road. Peterborough. asked “Navy News" for a little space to ask for men who had served with hint in lI.M.S. Dominion (1914l9l8)to get in touch with him.
But. the vague hopes were realised. A one-time sliipniate. Tom King. of Hazeldene Gardens. Hillingdon. saw the notice and got in touch with “Darby"
Allen. And
it was on April 5. 53 years to the day when the two last saw each other. Mr. Allen and Mr. King met. so
And. notwithstanding those bership problems. s:iys:_"Surcly 50-odd years. Mr. Allen recogthere must be a considerable nised his shipmate even number of retired R.N. person- before his old had stopped. nel residing in the Guildford “You really car do look just like area who would like to renew
ASHFORD'S HECTIC
were
FOR 53 YEARS
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Gladstone. president of the Bridport branch. The Admiral was presented with a crest of H.M.S. Kent for the Bridport headquarters.
you used to." he said. Another who read the notice was Mr. Harold Knipc who. for the past 20 years. has lived only five miles from Mr. Allen. Mr. Allen. who spent 25 years in the Peterborough police force. is writing a book about his experiences. Mr. King was a postman in Uxbridge for 25 years. being the Imperial Service
:11“ died Purley's guest’
The guest of honour at the Purley and District brancli's annual dinner on May 4 was Rear-Admiral G. C. Crowley. the Director General Naval Personal Services. The branch president. Cdr. J. S. Kcrrans. and Mrs. Kerrans were also present. Received by the branch chairman, Shipmate Bennett and the secretary. Shipmate Forgham. Admiral Crowley soon made himself at home. One he met was Shiprnate Sam Gitsham, an old Catcrhnm and Godstone member. who at Jutland the year in seryed which the Rear-Admiral was
born. Toasts were proposed by Cdr. Kerrans. Shipmate Hannon.
Shipmate Forgham and Shipmate Clewm. Replying to the toasts of the
guests Admiral Crowley said he was impressed with Purley's progress. stressing that the Association really looked after all ex-naval personnel. He also stressed that to survive every branch must enlist young blood.
Newton Abbot’ The Newton Abbot branch started its summer social programme with an evening coach outing through the Teign Valley. stopping for refreshments
Chudleigh. Entertainment was provided by Mrs. W. Doddridge (piano) and Mr. J. Hcaley (guitar). Another social event was a visit to the Plymouth branch. some 40 members and friends being greeted by the Plymouth chairman. Shipmate Babbage. The social included an “Easter Bonnet" competition in which Mesdames 1.. Ellis. 8. Lewis and M. Kempen took at
the honours. The Ladies‘ Section started their summer season with a trip to Buckfast Abbeyand Darling-
ton
Hall.
‘Success’ wish The guest of honour at the llth annual dinner and dance of the Liehfield branch was Lieut. L. Williams. at present
battling. single—bandcd. across the Atlantic in the “Spirit of Cutty Sack.‘ president. Ind The bran president of No. 8 Area. Lieur. J. Bercsford, wished Lieut. Williams every success. The president informed the
members that the branch would soon be opening a club and
headquarters
of its
own.
Renown Commander visits
Merseyside submariners
It must have been quite a night when Cdr. R. J. P. Heath. commanding olliccr of the port crew of H.M.S. Renown. the Polaris submarine. visited the Merseyside branch of the Submarine Old Comrades‘ Association. Presentations were made by Anita’: mini-skirt. (Anita is the back to a famous street in Cdr. Heath to Boatmatcs Les lady supplying the liquid reMalta. was so entranced that he Fowles. Bill Kibbey and Tommy quirements of thirsty boat- drank Capt. Dufl'y's beer! Heath (the stalwarts). as well as The “Jolly Roger“ of H.M.S. mates.) to the “Musical Maestro." Tom Ernie thought that the Folies Rorqual was on display. toBlack. Bergcre had been hired. but he gether with a German gas mask. Certificates were presented to was told that Eric. the barman, captured from the German Cdr. Heath and for Cdr. Mills had put two hundred-weight of U.S70. later renamed HMS. (the starboard crew command- bromide in the mild and bitter. Gra h. in which Boatmatc Bill cyservcd. ing oilicer. who could not be ‘this made his spirits drop some- Kib Bill has presented the Jolly present). by the branch prai- what. and mask to the branchdent. Bob Poundcr. Boatmate Alf promised to itRoger is believed that the gas mask After the speeches. Boatrnate purple hearts to all who will be presented to the museum Alf Hatton piped “Up spirits." coud not stand the pace, or. Fort Blockhouse. He was so good that two mem- alternatively, he would get the at One unfortunate incident bers Jumped into their “flea sailmaker to sew eight inches on marred the evening. Someone bap." thinking he had piped to Anita's mini. (This did not among the guests borrowed six "Hands to make and mend meet with much enthusiasm.) ships‘ crests. it is hoped that clothes." Eric. the steward. said the sale they will be returned (no uesGood fun there was in plenty. of Pernod oil the top shelf. in tions asked) otherwise only na Boatmate Ernie Jones‘ eyes doubles every time. had soared tide members and their nests popped out like a pair of to enormous heights. will be allowed to attend iiture purscr's socks when he spotted whose Ernie. thoughts went meetings.
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Nationalist M.P. guest of the Navy Mrs. Winifred Ewing. Scottish National Member of Farliament for llamilton. was the guest of the Royal Navy at Rosyth on May l7 at the invitation of Vice-Admiral Sir John llayes. the Flag Ollicer, Scotland and Northern Ireland, who met M rs. Ewing during a recent visit to lnvergordon. Mrs. Ewing had lunch with has recently been on lcelandic Vice-Admiral lla_ves before fishery protection patrol. Mrs. l-Ewing visited the bridge. visiting Maritime Headquarters, Pitreavie. where she was given a walked round the operations briefing on the operational role room and the upper deck. and of the Royal Navy in Scotland. met some of her constituents .-‘\ir Vice-Marshal A. V. R. serving on board. Officer Air Johnstone. Scotland Before leaving the Dockyard. and Northern Ireland. attended. Mrs. Ewing had discussions on Mrs. Later. Ewing at Rosytlt the tasks of the Dockyard with Dockyard visited the Anti- Mr. S. T. Flannery. General Suhmariuc Frigate H..\l.S. Manager: Capt. J. S. Launders. Koppel. commanded by l.ieut.- Captain of the Dockyard: and Cdr. Ronald Laugliton. Keppel departmental managers. ,
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Winifred lzwrng. Scottish National Member Mrs.
for Hamilton, meets one of her constituents, POME William Hamilton. The other ratings in the photograph are Scots serving in Koppel.
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There has heen a change of uniform for Lieut. Cyril Francis l.;rilerty. of llroadm:i_vnc. Dorehesler. now serving with tlte Urtited States :\'avy to train for an ambitious Anglo-U.S. deepsea diving experiment later this year off California. He belongs to one of the five teams of "aquanauts" who will live on the sea bed at a depth of 620 ft. during experirnents lasting 60 days. Canadian and Australian personnel are also taking part. and all engaged
ways of helping to live and work more etliciently in the sea. l.ieut. l.allerty. who is 30. was otlieer in charge of the clearance diving team at Plymouth. before going to the States.
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him. The picture was taken at the Royal .\'a\'al and Royal Marine stanrl at the Scottish Ideal llonte Exhibition in Edinburgh. part of the stand being at full-sire replica of :1 siclithay alroarrl a Leander class frigate.
ropes For l.ieut.-Cdr. W. E. Pearce. "getting to know the ropes" of his new job has special meaning. for he is the ttew Comtttattdtrtg otliecr of the Victory ship in Portsrnotrth Dockyard. As a boatswain. his appointment is in keeping with the Victory tradition to have commanding oflicers in the same
(,’l’() tl’hot) R. A. Post:
Two commended
specialisation. Licut.-Cdr. Pearce joined the Navy as a boy seaman at H.M.S. Ganges. in I935. and his recent appointments have included the command of the boom defence vessel Barfoil at Singapore. and with the Admiralty interview
The rescue of an unconscious man from the sea off Haslar Wall. Gosport, had a sequel when LMA P. R. Wellings. of Chalfont St. Giles tBuckinglramshirc). and Naval Nurse P. Merrilield. of Solihull. received the comniendation of the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth Mdntiral Sir John I-rewenl.
Wellings successfully
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All this still le.id. oi .'o;us;. to .st;inil;irdis;ttiott. Look :it your own work. l)o you fullil :1 izseful function all the time’! Are you t'rustr:itei| because you have been trained to perform .1 skilled task but Iind that your daily iiorl; rarely esereises your real ability? Could you h:ive finished the List job more cllieicntly and quickly if only you had been given ;i few more t';icLs‘.’ How often hzivc you thought. .'i:id pcrluips siiiil. "We didn't do it this u.-ay in my last sliip“? lloiv :erI.iin are you that it \\ill not be dillerent :i_e;iin in your
to e.:rry out every op.~r.it:o:i
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o;~er;itions:
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Ilceuiise of this it is essenti.il that the stall of the unit have the qualities required. Briefly members must have integrity. enthusi:ism. wide experience. ;in open mind and the initiative and ability to uork alone. The unit is in the mziin st.dfed by chief petty ollieers of (III tnides :ind speei:ilis.'itiotts. :ittd i.ie.meies' \\ili :iri~'e front time to It j.o.: eortsitler you h.ive the
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channels to ('ominodorc Nzivitl
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suecessfiil ;ipplie;int could expect to stay for zit least two years. and would be given work study training if not idreuily quulilied. The unit A
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lteiidqtmrlcrs
tire at
Httslemerc.
hut stall make ftiirly frequent but short. visits to ships and est:ibli.shmeitts. collecting data.
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('hieI' .\Ieeh:inic.1l liitgiiteer Cltief Petty Ollieer Stetmril.
,-\.(‘.?\’.S'. (0). The :‘\ssist:iiu Chief of l\':iv.il
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remziins unehttnged. bttt the .-\.(‘.N.S. (Waif.'irc) bccoittes .>\.(‘.;‘\'_S'. tUn:'r.1tionul Rettuiiementsl.
SuppIymOfficer
for Resolution A lieutenant of the Supply and Seerettirizit spe.-i:ilis;ition ol the Gencriil List is to be included in the schemes of com-
plement for the Resolution class (Polaris) <.ubm:irines. The total requirement is nine officers. and the first
commence
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"Tli.-re is. ther.:l'ore. nothing uuiisiuil noi\.id;1ys in what it Service man is expected to do uh: he leaves his Service. It is uhzit every iible-bodied person sliould expect to have to do zit some st;ii.:e in his tvorlzing life." Ifntplmsising: that "firms will E‘.-m.-lit by the intiilse of young Illcli uho “ill have h:id the
opp.-:t:ir‘:s' to prot: thcir ,'~.v.i.-rs \‘l I.'.tsI.‘."\lll"‘ ;u:tl e.ip.i.12).‘ tor l'c~lV\‘l!~ll'|lllI)'." Mr.
't\'ua.lhoiis.- spoke of the vzilue of cottrs-es ;it (nt\‘.'l'l‘ll'llC:1Il'r.iEttiii; (‘e:tt:es. 'Ihese had l‘e::'. e\r.-.:‘.tlitt;.: l’.is'. in reeent ‘,'e.irs
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LtIl1‘.ll.1.l output ::ppro;ieliiu: l'.(ltltI lt'l.'Z‘.fV1tll\I If! the t'olloe.i::;; j.:.~..' lees: ti-.:.tres \\lll _i.:o up to -is‘, pro.l;..L:.; I l.ll:lt| men .: yt-;I.i'. "l:ieir ..v:i.'~es uill he \*.:lu.i’-l. M’ 1:11 S.-rtiee men. but :.iri'r tor tliose ultit e.ip.il‘bi .':s as i:is:rii.‘:or.s. Indus:::.:l:s:s h.ive zi hi;.:li opitiion ol
S.-:\:.'e tr.i::t:ii_: e.s‘:.ihlisl:iiie2i:s.
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true,
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As p.'irt of the .stre;imliiti:1g! of the .\liuisti_\ of I)el'enee h-e;idt|ti.ii'tei's or-__:.inis.itioi't. the post of the Deputy Chief of the i\‘:i\';ilStall will fall ‘.'1lC.’ll'Il in July this year. and will thereafter liipse. Ilis duties uill he re-ztllocaletl bel\t'een the Vice ('h:i:l' of I\'uv:iI Stzitf and the three I-\.ssis'..iii: Chiefs of N:it;il Stuff. The Deptlty Chief of the i\":u';il St;ill's responsibilizy for Fleet Air Arm I‘ll1tIIL‘l'3 will he re-:illo.-.ited to the .-\ssist.iiu (‘hiel of t\'.n.il Stall t()pei;ilions zinil .»\ii‘l. t\retioti.sly the
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JAPANESE PRINCESS ABOARD DEVONSHIRE
I VI£'t.'-;\(IIl1Il’:lI W. I). (Yllricn. (‘ontmunder-in-(‘hit-I’. Far I I-':ist I-"let-I. \\1-l(‘0lIIt's Princess ('hiehi|)u of Japan aboard I lI..\I.S. I)t‘\nll\IIIfI.' when the 2|IIlIL'(I-llII\'\'III.‘ tIt‘\'trn_\'r:r visited Tokyo on April I7 I
Sick Berth medal The Sick Berth Petty Olli::r‘s litlieiency Medal for I967 h.is been It‘.\IlI'(IC(I to Pt) .\I.-\ l).
llttildiiig.
The .\ledi::ilDirector-Geiier;i| (.\’:i\';ill was very plezised with the high st.ind.1rd of the entries.
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Great \':irmouth “as :1 visit to Portsmoulli Doelsyurd. where II..\I..'-5. Yunnouth is having in refit. They were escorted by mi.-mbcrs of the Yarmouth ship's company. among them CPO (.‘oLwvnin Clifford (‘radii-. of King's Lynn. LS (.‘r-.th:mi Iluggel. of !‘ort‘smoulh. and LRM Peter I-Zines. of (fnvenlry. seen with their gilt-sts on the ::nni,:u:i_v after in tour round II..\I.S. \'ii'tor_v. ,\fter\\urds' the pensioners were presented nith :1 plaque of the
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Boyd Trophy presented The I-lcel Air r\rnt's hi_uhest uwiiril. the Boyd lrophy, won by Sill N;i\':tl Air Squadron. "tor continiiously (\llISllln(IIlIl,: ellorts rind results" during l9(»7_
presented by Lady Boyd. ividotv of .-\dmir;iI Sir Dents lloyd, :it R.;\'. Air Station. was
lossieiuoiitli. on May 22. The first .squ.'idroit to be equipped \\ith the Iitteeiineei Mk. 2. SUI emb.irl.ed in II..\I.S. Victorious and .s.'iiled for (I year in the For lT:ist. “here it tindertook :in inunense oper.ition:il
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Birthday greetings
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Pasdng her bhthpmcc on May l0. H..\l.S. Torquay. the oldest Type 12 Whitby class .tiiti-snbniarine frigate. sent erecting: to her builders. .\les\r.~;. H:ii'l;ind and
ll.mker
1lllt‘ll\‘ct‘.\‘:.lr}' oi‘ .'i\l‘Ill'ltl\‘\lt)nll'lg.
Woolf.
the
~hip tinder stay. was celeliratetl mi .-\=.i:.:ii~t 2 l.l\l ye.ti‘. it \\.t\ .t Pup m.ide by Sop\\ith'~. one of the origiii ll lltml-.t‘r Siddeley cniiipniiiex. The model was li:indetl vi‘.-r t.i .-\dii~.3i.i! liiiipsniz by (_‘.'ipt. ll I). (i. Lewin. R.l\'. (ret.l. iii. _.'iiig director of the lll.it'.khiirn I)l\'l<\ltVl‘I of Hawker Siddeley. who make the pr.'~eiit-day llii:c.iiir:cr strike aircraft for the Fleet Air Arm. Capt. Lewin commanded H..\l.S. [Eagle in l‘)55. but his former carrier is now in the Far East. and the preseiitation took pl.iee aboard ll.M.S. Hermes in Portsmouth Dockytird. Admiral liiiipsun. thanking Capt. l.ewiii for a generous and heatitifiil gilt. said it would he a pity if such :1 line trophy was not put to use. but allowed just to sit on l-'0.-\("s desk. He hoped to have it awarded anniially to air crew, who dlillllglllillcd |lit.‘t1lsCl\'C\‘ oii Fleet Air Arm service. (‘.ipt. l.e\I.'in. in mzikint: the pre~e:it.ztiun. said that .ilth-tiigliit cuiiinieiiiortited the 50th ttlltli\'L'l'~;tr_\' of the lir~t deck Liiidiiig. it .il~o marked the long linkw hettveeii the ?\‘;ivy and the .iir;r.i!‘t euiiipzniiex \\'lllL‘ll loriiietl ll.:\-..l.er Milt!-.-lej.'. .1
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MERCY JOB While stirve_ving in the North -\t|;intie on May 17. the survey ‘hip H..\I.S. Hcclir was ordered 10 give l!lctll\.‘:lI assistiince to a rneniber of the crew of the uezilher ship Reporter. some 250 milex‘ :i\v:tf-‘. l-Isenrt-.-d by R..-\.l". Shackle'..ill\. ‘lleel.i re.i.'hetl the Re-
early
iie\l
day. Sure.-
lieiit. C. M. Lee. from .-\Iver~tul-re. and l..\l.»\ K. Ilertrztnd. troiii Slm.vtii:irkel. treated the ;i.rlient lrir tin iiilectctl cyst.
on
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\Vi~hing the ship “many happy returii<." the builders ».iid they \_\-ere tlelighted that the
porter
reeognixed
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ship's
.'oiiiiii;itidiiii: otlicer and rciiieiiibcred the bLllltlL‘fS.
Siddele_v's lun-_.' :t<.<oci;itioii with l‘l1l.\'2ll .1vi;itinn
Mary 20. when the comp:in_v presented a ,<il\‘er iitodel of the l:tl'tlUlt\ Sup'.'t‘lZlt Pup :iii'er;ift to the Flu Ollieer /\ll’L‘l'ill.lC1ll'l'lCf<(RCL:l'-.'\tlllll|'.il l.. D. linipsoiil. The Filth :llllll‘o‘L'l\ltl'}’ of the lirxt deck ldlltllllg by ;r:'re.'.ii‘t. on \\.:~t
Belfast. on the oeeufiion of the
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l'lie c:iIlie~l :m'uei.iI:nri \\..~ i:: 191! \\“.‘!l (klr. S\\.lllll took delivery at the tirst Avro iitpl.i:ie ~:.i;-l.ii.t. .\iitee then ll;i\\l\L‘|' SldtlL'lL‘)' i.‘t\Illp.'llllt.'s Ii.id prmuieti the .\.-.-.y \‘-llll more than 50 types oi" tiircrzift. and there li.id llul lit. l it tzziie v.he:i titer: \\.l.) llnl one or more in service with itav;il ;i‘.'i.itni~.
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with
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New F lag Officer for Air Command \'iee-Adniirzil H. R. ll. J;in\‘rin_. zit pre~‘en'. lllt:.DCplll§' ("hief of .\';t\'.'.l St;i[l' (a job which will t:_e;i_%e to C.\'l$l after July. under the plan to streamline the .\liiii.~.try of Defence headritiarters) has been appointed to siicceed Vice-.-\diiiir;i| I), C, I5. I’. (iibson :i~: Flag Ollicer Naval Air Comiiiand. Admiral Jtuivrin will take up his new appointment next October. Another interesting appointment ufleeting the air world is that of Rear-.-‘\dniir:il L. D. l-§nips'oii. the present Flag Ullieer Aircraft Carriers. who takes up the appointment of .‘\\\l\l.lI'll. Chief of .\':iv:il Stall l()PL‘l':IlI0n\and Air) in July. Uthcf !Cv.€.'l! »|I‘iL‘-‘It‘.‘.ll|t':l'..\ ziitledi: the
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Supreme ILQ. Allied Powers. Europe. .\t.iirIht 3.
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Car. I). G. Aruutaxe. Minerva in cummmd. October 2:. Car. 1. A. de M. lxathes. Sirius In command. lkcembcr I7. Cdr. I). II. I). .\lt-rrln.
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lJ:nt.~Cdr. R. I-'.. lloalln. Vcrul.-int
in command. I\|Jl\!(t 20. uenl.-Cdt. R. J. 1). Allan.
Blldatou.
Scoiember 3. in command on recount’:5ll'I‘lll'I§ tur tr‘i.\L« and service. Lleul. T. loan. (‘mttnn. July !5 and in enmniand. d.t.h.r. Lleut. D. A. Prllrhzird. l’un;hes:o:i in eomniand. r.l.t.b.r.
‘HAPPY HERMES’ FOR FAR EAST
\\'hen ll..\l.S‘. |Ierme< l‘t.'u.'tll'lll'l'll\‘slL)l’lL‘(lat Portsnioiith on .\l.iy 17 for her toiirzh t.‘Ul‘tlllll\.~lUl‘l. the ship \\‘1l\‘ still the "ll:ipp_v lleriiies." despite xmrting i\h::t could be the l.‘l.\l ciiupiet‘ in her life as ;i :iii'er;it't C21l‘I'lL'l'. lleriii.-s 1‘. due to he "plizixetl out" in the early l‘)'i'0‘s. A Prexent :it the ccretiiutiy \\ ere ;niiip:ir.iti\elynew ahip (she was the (Ioiiitiiatitler iii Chief. not completed until November. Western Fleet (Admiral Sir l‘)5‘)) it would seem prolitzihle John limit). the Flag Otlieer to use her as :1 coiiiiiiantlii ship Naval Air Command (Vice\\llL‘ll she sees the last of her Admiral D. C. E. F. Gibson). the Deputy Chief of Naval Stall" t'i\ed-iving :iirerat't. The eonimaiidiiig ollicer. (Vice-.-\dniiral H. R. B. Janvrin). Capt. D. (5. Parker. told the and the Flag Otlieer Aircraft ~hip's cnnip:iny and their giiests Carriers (l<c;ir-.-\dmir-.il L. D. .it the i.‘Ulllll'lls~.li)l1lll_t: eereniony liiiipmiil. th.it llntaiii had a £t7lllll'll.lll)}:re|lL'Il".'\ ll.'t§ \l.l.'lL'tl her ll'i.ll\ L[lll.'L‘ll‘lt.‘lll tor the iiiiiqiie gin-h"i'.j. t-:' the ~tr:k: -tireratt and worl.-i:p_ She l\ exp.-ct.-tl tn \'.1lli.'I'. >.l‘il 1-H.’ lllc I .2.’ l'.i~I 1.’: J'.tlj.'. -
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The Buccaneer has a new weapon Already a formidable strike aircraft, the Buccanccr—builtfor low-level attackbelow any radar screen-—is now equipped with MAR'1'IEL air-to-ground missiles. MARTEI. (Missile Anti-Radar and Television) has two roles. The anti-radar version penetrates to its target through the strongest electromagneticdefensive systems. The television version is guided to impact by tclcvisual control. Developed by Hawker Siddelcy D ynainics and M-atra of France, the 1iiAim~:L missiles give theBuccaneer the capabilityof outwitting the most sophisticated clcctronic screens.
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BUSINESS FOR SALE
Gentlemen’s hairdressing business for sale
23 Mosley Street.
Ideal for retiring serviccman. Present owner retiring. For details contact: THE BARBER SHOP Sydney Road. GOIDOPK, Hunts
Central 07]‘). WANTIEII. Someone to write in in the Royal Navy. Am interested in Naval flashes and insignia. poitcards. slamm. esc.—~llcIcn V, \Vi'.\on. H0‘) Catherine
Street. Victoria. B.C.. Canada. Tlllv‘. VVFST (‘0lT.\‘TR\' .\IARRl.\(ZE
Zest's anxious days with no gyro
Are you_ lcaving or moving your suitcases and boxes from Admiralty hiring or
When ll..\1.S. Zcsl arrives at Plynioulh on July 4 to pay oll after the last leg of her last operational commission. one of the biggest talking points. will be the three days in the South Pacific after the gyro coiiipass developed a defect.
hlairricd Qunrlt:r.s‘.".".’ Then you ncctl the TAXIVAN SI-ZRVICF. Phone Portsnioiitli 63497
NOEL BELL CAR HIRE
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Owner: Joan
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Folkcstone Do.-. Hotel. Danton Lane. Folkestone. Entland. Tel; Foikcztonc 75556 Telegrams: Dogotel Folks-stone.
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require a
First Class
CHEF ptitting this ‘Old World Inn‘ (Established I625) the gistronomic map.
to assist on
me
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The successful
applicant will
meet
the
SOU'l'H5I-'.A Available all year round l-‘OR SHORT lcllings. Ei'i'ryIhiri_t- Sllp[)[i(‘(I urn-p.' Iul|‘('l\‘. No rcstrictioiis ()wn keys. Very snihililc for honi:ynimiiis. liolidays. and visits “Ilcll litlsh.tntl's ship is in purl. etc. Sp-.-ciul UII-.\k'.'l,<nI'1 rates for Naval pL'l’xt3I1llt:I and families. CURTIS. 70 I"L‘slitix: Crow.‘ 'I‘i:i.. l’<ini.~;.\tut;tII 335lil
following requirements:
City and Guilds, or qualified by experience. Abilityto handle lull a la Cartc. and Table d'hote
menu
lor residential. chance. and function Trade of a very high order; with a kitchen brigade of six. Must be a good organiser. hygiene conscious, and
completely ‘non-temperamental.’ a non-seasonal. permanent employment.
This is live-in or out. Conditions (with an ex-Naval Catering Officer boss) are excellent. and carries a minimum salary of (L500 per annum. and would suit (in fact I would welcome him. or her) an ex-Chief Petty Officer Cook(0). or ex-Chief Petty Officer Wren Cook(O). or one shortly leaving the service.
Write. in the first instance. with full details of
career to
date
to:
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The Tclcgraphist Air Gunners‘ Association held its annual memorial service at the Fleet Air Arm Memorial at Lee-onSolcnt on May 26. Wrcalhs were laid by Mr. F. Sharp. chairman of the association. Mr. F. Stcwart for the Soulhcrn branch. Mr. E.
Kcrridgc
Death of Vian of the Cossack
CALLING OLD SHIPMATES
of
the Fleet Sir Philip Louis Vian. “Vian of the Cossack" died on May 27 at the age of 73. Sir Philip was captain of the dcslroycr lI..\l.S. C o s s a c It which. in Fchrtiary. I‘)-I0, rescucd British sczimcn from lhc German supply ship Allmnrk in Jossing Iijortl, .\‘orw:iy. Ill: look part in the i\‘orw:i_v canipnign. the llis‘rn.'irk ziction. Rlli\I:lll convoys. .\lt-ilitt:rr:-.ni::iii
opcrzilions. S'.ilt-riio .'lIl\I .\‘nrlll11l1l.l‘_-’ |;intlin_t:~:. and co:ntii:i:i-
Mr. W. A. Clark. an ex-Royal Marine. or J “afion Close. Bl.l\I‘lCY.
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While in llong Kong nearly 85 per ccnl of the ship's conip:iny bccamc blood donors. .-\ Red Cross oflicial wrote :ifti:r\v;trtls lo Cdr. P. L. Polarid. commanding ofliccr of H.M.S. Zcsl: "This is a most impressive total. in fact. an all-limc record percentage for all n:ivics.“
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HOLIDAY FLATLETS 7 Kenls Road,
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for the Northern branch. Vice-Admiral I). C. E. I-'. (iibsiiri, for tho Naval Air Cotiiniand. and VlL'C'.‘\(IlllIl.lI Sir Ricliartl Smcclon. for the Fleet Air Arm 0lliccrs' .-\ssuci;ilion. The lcssnn was read by Rear.-Xtlmiml P, \l. C. lllingworlll.
TORQUAY Fully equipped.
.\lanus. Yoltoliatna. Shintodzi. llong Kong and. six months aflcr joining lhi: liar East l"lt-cl.
last year had been more than a lilllc cxcilitig. Zcst had visited Gibraltar. Sinionslown. Montbzisa. Gun. [7 days in Sydney. rt couple of weeks in New Zoaland visiting Dunedin and New Plynioutli.
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The fiodt-rn Quarantine Accommodation lor Dar. and Cats.
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EXCITING TOUR gyro nicant th:it _'_l‘lictodefective Auki and Gizo in the visits holomon lslnnds had to hi: canccllcd.
really grumble for although they had done two long lleira patrols. one of which included two cyclones. the time since leaving England on October ')
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NAVY NEWS JUNE 1963
82
.
NAVY- BACKED ATLANTIC ENTRY
,3! '
A naval apprentice who won his way to commissioned rank sets out this month on the greatest adventure of his life —as a competitor in the I968 single-handed transAtlantic race. described as the loncliesl and toughest event of its kind in the world.
Leslie \\'illi.iins. only son of _\Ir_ and Mrs, C. \\'illi.inis, of \\'.tlsall tstatlsn. lultlctl the l{‘\\:.J|l :\'a\‘j.' in I‘)-IS as an artiliccr apprentice. Since training at ll..\l.\', l-‘isgard he has always served with the Fleet Air Arm. lie was commissioned in l‘)(iI and now holds the rant: of licutcztant.
Lone race is worId’s
_-. .
F3
--~,
..,g
,
vane
self-steering
gear
essential for any serious handed work.
Lyme Bay
195". Licut. \\'iEIi;ims has taken in all the Royal ()ee.in Racing (‘tub tixtures. includiztg four I-Iistnet ltaees. But he did not find the Fastnets living up to their reptitation. "They were mostly easy stult." he told "i\'avy News."
‘Over the Pond’ Licut. J. L. R.
Willims
titors in a previous handed Atlantic race.
Perhaps this
was
single-
the start of
his "lone sailor" ambitions. At any rate. soon afti.'rw.irds he was able to gain more experience with the use of the
—
His appreciation
single-
expensive
wardrobe of sails. the result must be regarded as very satisfying. When we did get the wind. Spirit of Cutty Sark cermoved along." Aboard the yacht. there
tainly
opportunity.
race
an
2.000-square-foot
be lifted up the mast. Talking about adventure wportunities in the Navy today. Lieut. Williams said he regarded himself as very fortunate to have such an exceptional
so
mendous confidence in her.
having
a
spinnaker remains somewhat awe-inspiring. and that is the size which will be aboard Spirit of Cutly Sark. An inexperienced man on the halyard could easily
When "i\'avy .\'ew~;" called on Lieut. Williams in his 53-foot entry Spirit or ("titty Karl»; at the Hornet Naval Yacht Centre. (iosporl. he had just returned from lalsing part in the R.O.R.(.‘.‘s Lyme Bay race with a crew of seven. llis sloop was second to finish and was third on corrected time in (‘lass l. “I was naturally disappointed not to win." he said. "btIt we had a good deal of calm in which the lack of ‘ghosting’ sails had a deciding effect. “However. it was pleasant to have an R.N.S.:\. boat out in front. and the race gave me tre“Not
"With modern winches and gear it is physically possible to handle :1 bigger boat. though there does conic the question of fatigue in the time taken for sail changes." All the same. to most smallboat yaclitsmen. the idea of
handling
37~foot sloop Blue Salulsi. which was on loan to the Royal Naval Sailing Association. Participation in the two-man roundBritain race got him used to the
Before l0lllttt;'. the t\'avy. I.icut. \\'illi.inis learned to sail 'dinghies as a Sea Scout. and during his Service life has continued to take advantage of the recreational opportunities oticred. some years ago. on going to ll..\t.S. D.u:da|us. at l_ce-onSolent. he "gr:ulii.ited" from \-.!ialers and R..-N. tourteenfooters to bigger l‘OZtlS. obtain.ing his yacht .sltipper's ticket in
-—Lisbon. Bermuda. and New York. This was his first experience of sailing "over The Pond." and while in America he met and talked with compe-
.-
toughest
A Sea Scout
Running the sail training yacht .\ler|in gave him the opportunity in 1964 to go to America in the Tall Ships Race
.._'
-
was
Fine action
picture
of the
Spirit of Cutty Salem
great activity in preparing for departure in a few days on 3 500-mile preliminary to the big event.
All entrants in the Atlantic race who have not competed before had to complete this
Sark
on
trials in the
about the limit in size that one man could handle. he said: “Not at all. I would like :\ was
bigger one. though it would have to be a schooner or yaw]rigged.
qualifying single-Iiandcd trip by .\ta;.".!7.
“I appreciate vcr_v much that the Navy has allowed me to take part." he S:IILl. "l have five months‘ leave to prepare, race, and get back." Spirit of Cutty Sark. the world's largest series-built glass fibre yacht. is sponsored by the whisky firm of the same name. Besides the full backing of the Navy. Lieut. Willianis in his preparations and fitting out has had valuable assistaiiee from otlicers and ratings at both R..\. Air Stations in which he has served during the past 12
months—Culdrosc (Cornwall). and Lee-on~Solent (Hunts).
annuuuuuuououunouuuunununununnunuuuununounuuuluv. -
-
Solo cruise Lieut. Williams finished his 500-mile solo cruise at Plymouth, where he made final preparations for the start of the race on .lunc 1. By today's standzirds. Spirit of Cntty Sark is a big yacht—thc heaviest in the race. Asked if he thought that this
FOUR ENTRIES ARE R.N.S.A.
Besides Lieut. Williams. there are three other Royal Naval Sailing Association entries‘ in the race-— ROB ROY (32-foot ketch): Rev. 5. W. Pakcnhnm. who retired from the F.A.A. in 1954 to take up Not)‘ Orders. MYTH OF MALll:\t\I (39-foot cutter): N. T. J. Bevan, who was in the Telegraphist Branch during the war. and is now technical manager of Elliott Automation (Naval
Dlvlslon).
OCE.-\I\' HlClll..v\t\'DI-IR (45-toot catamaran): Lleut. A. Munro. who retired from F..-\..-\. in 1967.
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Shock for opposition from ‘wooden spoon’ hockey eleven dismal hocduring which the
To conclude
a
key season Navy XI won only one game. drew six and lost eight. scoring oitly l5 goals against 32.
and lost both inter-Service matches, the Royal Navy Hockey Association sent a team to take part in a Hockey Festival 0 r g :i it i s c d b y B./\.().R. at Rhiendarlen in Germany from April 24 to 30. ()n|y sitt of the regular Navy .\l were able to go. but the
ably filled by experienced players. of which Sgt. (‘. l’layle-.\litcliell. Sub-Lieut. G.
gaps
were
llarimaii_ l.ieut. R. (ice. Capt. R. lloopcr. R..\l.. and l.ietit, A. Dunlop. R..\l.. have yet to earn
their ltill N;iv_\' caps. It was agreed between l.ietit. J. (‘i-rltctt. team niaiiagcr. and l.iciit. D. \\'ilson. team captain. tliat';iitliougli the team would ialu: part in all events in a true
spirit. giving equal
lL‘\ll\':ll
priorities to social events :ind hockey. the Navy had a poor
rcptitation the team
in this determined to
to erase and ivere
succeed. 'l1ie opposition were not to be taken lightly and included British Army Germany who have yet to lose a match in two seasons. R.A.l-I Gerntany.
Mtincltcngltidbaclt Civilians. who recently drew 2-2 with the liitgland .\'l. Bomber C0111-
mantl. .~'\ritl)‘ U.K.. and R..\l..-\. Sattdliiirst.
Sl-IT I’.-HT!-ZRi\' The first Navy match caused some speculation among the oilier teams. and set a pattern for ftittire matclies. when the
completely
outcl:isscd R.A.l’. (ierniany. to win -$—l. This victory was followed by others against R..\l.A. Sandliursi. 4-2 fall Navy goals hciitg scored in the first half). and Miinclicngladbach 5-3.
Navy
NAVY WRESTS CYCLE HONOUR The Royal Navy. for the first time. has won the Inter-Service 25-mile Time Trial cycling race. beating the runners-tip. the Royal Air Force. by two seconds short of three minutes. The individual winner was I. Mtii) M. Dinglcdein. who
Blow to Max Although, as reported in the May issue of "Navy News." Roy-gil Marine Max Smith won his way to the final of the Amateur lloxitig Association. he ltad to witlidraw front the contest
because of a displaced bone in his ltand. In the semi-final at Manchester on April 26 he beat Willie Stack. but suffered a badly cut lip and severe swelling of the right hand. A medical inspection on May 6 disclosed the displaced bone. Apart front the chance of winning his second title. Max Smith scents to have lost the chance of going to Mexico to compete in the Olyntpie Games.
also broke the
competition
i\'av_v lndividiial 25 record by
secoitds. The previous record. created by All Paxton in 1954, stood at l hr. 0 min. 54 sec. Mne M. Parker finished second overall in l ltr. l min 28 sec. and Sub.-Lictit. J. A. Fowler. the third counter for the. team. came seventh overall. achieving a personal best time of l hr. 3 min. 2 see. There were 7| entries.
50-.\‘lII.E WIN The Inter-Service 50-mile Time Trial cycling championship. held on May I9. on Emsivortli-Chicliestcr-.-\ruiidel roads. resulted in a win for the Royal Navy. Tlte R..-\.I7. was second with the Army third. The Navy's winning team consisted of L Mill) M. Dinge|dcin (Victory). PO R El. 1. Gregory (Collingwood) and El Mech App. M. Roberts (Lynx). The race also decided the Royal Navy 50-mile Time Trial championship. Dingeldein's winning time was 2 hr. 8 min. .03 sec.
NAVY NEWS JUNE 1963
23
H-'-l'-'l-'l-'h‘u'-I'-
In
gusting
winds and drizzle. well over 200 men and women of the Portsmouth Command assembled at Tipner on May I3 for the Small Arms meet-
ing.
Teams
were
entered front
Bellerophon P.O. ne small arms champion all corners of the Command. front Ganges and Pembroke I,"
The final was played between the Navy and Army Germany.
Osprey in the
in the east and west. as well
as
the local
Portsmouth contiitgents. There were only two ship entries—onc front H.M.S. Blake and one from H.M.S.
Hantpshire.
Lcadbeater. small champion for the past
CEA
The match lived up to all expectations as far as the standard was concerned and delighted the large crowd of spectators. Unforttinately tltc vast quantities of beer consumed over the previous five days weighed ltcavily on the Navy during the first half and early second half. and it was. with the score 3—2 in Army Germany's favour and 20 minutes to go, with the Navy pressing hard for the equaliser. that disaster struck. A PASS!-I.\'GirIR l_ietil. Wilson. the Navy inside left. pulled a hamstring and had to remain a passenger for the rcittaiitder oi‘ the match. The score remained at 3—2 but full credit must be given to Army Germany for an excellent game. The festival ended with a representative match between Combined Services Germany and (‘ontbined Services UK. which resulted in a well deserved win for the latter. 2-0. The UK, team consisted virtually of the successful Navy forward line with the strong Army defence. The success of this Navy XI can be attributed to two main factors, l-‘irstly team spirit and secondly the style of hockey
arms
three years.
was
one
of
Hampshire's team. HMS Collingwood and
H..‘v1.S. St. Vincent entered some ]Unl0fS and apprentices. but tlte usual strong team of tumors from ll..\l.S. Ganges was missed. The Portsmouth Command shoot serves as an arena for competition between teams and individuals. but it also gives the selectors. under lnst. l.ieiit.-Cdr. D. G. M. llraitwood. a chance to “run the rule" over people to represent the Contniand and. later maybe. the Navy. To this end. most of the regulars of past years were on view as well as a. few
promising newcomers.
Al the end of the ivcclt a new "Small Arms Cliantpion." PO S. A. Colin Ken-
9
I:
dall. of Il.M.S. Belleroplion, was announced.
His successes were: Highest aggregate in Ryder Cup.
Willis Trophy.Tipner Shield. final stage of the Rifle
Cliampionsliip.
stages of the "Excellent" Cup and the “Queen Elizabeth"Cup. P0 Kendall and his family both
with the trophies
played.
(l‘t:oto, NA T. iltctgilz)
Water—|;olo
win for Army
The first of what. it is hoped. will be an annual affair. an in-
tcrnational quadrangular
water
polo tournament between the Navy, the Anny. the Scottish
tinder 2| and the Welsh under 2l_. took place in the R.N. swimming bath in H.M.S. Caledonia. Rosyth. on April 27. The Army won the tournament (although beaten by the Navy), the Navy and Scotland being equal second. The player of the tournament was Mm: Barry Sheppard of 43 Commando. who was subsequently inviicd to attend the Great Britain tinder Zl water polo trials at Walsall on June
Confidenf Relaxed —
in a
Cooper-style
Leisure Suit
I6.
Nothing ‘rocky’ about Gib. squad of
IS players, coach. team attendant and four $cr\'iccs' Football Association oflieers were, at the beginning of May. able to visit Gibraltar for two niaiclies. At Motspur Park. prior to the tour. the Combined Services A
leg-stretching game British Universities. the against registering ti 2-0 win which. considering the opposition. was had
most
a
encouraging.
The first match in Gibraltar. on May 4, was against the Conibined Services of Gibraltar,
SOCCOI‘ just adopt.
were
to
The
the proper
opposition
on
approach May 5
Gibraltar Football Association. and the locals won 2-0. Never has a game been so onesided regarding possession or opportunities of the Combined Services (U.K.) and yet they came front the field defeated. liven the press and the senior ollicers of the Gibraltar Footwas
hall Association were the first to remark how nitich against
of the play was their victory. Nor was this pure condesccnsion for. as we know. the press is invariably the first to praise its locals. Nevertheless. in the presence of the Governor and Flag Oflicer. Gibraltar. the Combined Services tcant (U.K.) delighted the spectators. and ntost enjoyed watching a game played above the level that is normally witnessed in Gibraltar by
the
run
amateurs.
TO LEAD U.S. RUGGER TEAM
LOCALS VI-IRY FAST The U.K. team. even at the end of the match. had not adapted itself and was far from
The l968,'69 season will start with a two match tour of
happy.
As ever. of course. the local servicemen did not give the U.K. team the respect that they deserved. or that was to be
expected.
they really got
"stuck in," were very fast and gave the serviccnten of England no iintc to sltow their skill or to dominate. Obviously the local tactics and the know-how displayed. Instead
appointment of Brian
the U.S. (Portsmouth) rugger side next season was confirmed at the annual meeting of the club on April 29. The retiring captain. Peter Eastwood, felt that what they had set out to do at the beginning of the season last September—to good rugby—had produce excellent results. The season had been the most successful one for the past It years. but he suggested that an oflicial coach or physical training expert should bc appointed before the first ntatch of the
Goodwin
to
lead
flay
new season.
investigation is to take place into the possibility of An
bought his suit
[TOUT
Coopers. He paid no more
I. P. E.
mainly to provide more legstreleliing, and to acclimatise the team. This was the only win that the Uititcd Kingdom team had. and then only by a lone goal.
The
Sensible Chap l He
or
generous Credit Terms.
match next September in ntcmory of the rugby international. W. .l. A. Davies. who died last year. arranging
a
Somerset. The first match will be with Minehead Barbarians on September 7. and two days later the opposition will be
Bridgwater.
The first club match will be against London Irish on September 2!. It was stated at the meeting that a new clubhouse Ls envisaged in a couple of seasons’ time. Planning permission had been obtained. and it was hoped that work would start next vear
.ur new suit is COOPERSTYLE
W. COOPER
tHARwIcHi
i'iAlN ROAD. HARWICH BRANCHES AT ALL PRINCIPAL PORTS
LTD.
NAVY NEWS JUNE I968
RUNNERS BEAT
E’!-l'l-'h'ld'l-‘I-'d'h
MA'I'ELOT$' DERBY
Three wins for
The “Matelols’ Derby." run in conjunction with the Chlcliestcr to Portsmouth
\
‘\_-.,\E:
Godwin.
REA i_).-rt-it l~{.M..S. now serving in l);ii.-diiltis at Lee-on-Solent,
~\jg\. described by watched :; .9 the
one
Tl-.l§ MONTH‘
his progress on field as “a soccer delightftil type of chap. -\___ ,i and is most respected by his teatn-mates." joined .: the Service in I959. :\:‘ He was fairly well known N‘ II'L‘C .' ff“. 2! 'C l1l.\:'lflg
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(16 miles) road race on May II. was won by CPO Clare. of Il..\l.S. Fulmzir.
The naval winner was ninth in the open race. The other competltom. with their finishing position in the open In brackets. were: 2—P0 Morralec (23). 3-Cpl. Flanagan (2-t). -t—SA Preston (26). 5-1-IRA Clark (37). 6-
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Lleut.-Cdr. Pop: (38), 7—P0 Setchell (41). 8-1.5 Stockton (46) and 9-1.5 Ellis (48). Cpl. Flanagan gained the second handicap prize. with the third going to CPO Clare. I-'0 Morralee got the award for the first Humpshire runner gulnlng no other prire. and Lieut.-Cdr. Papa: the second vcter-.in‘s award.
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l efore l]0lf'l l l_: tiliei thle FlleetuAir
seasons
Gosporl
for
llorougli A.I-‘.(‘.. had a trial for llrighton F.C.. and obLiined his llanipsliire County
Senior Colours. Apart front two seasons. 1965 and l‘)(i(u. \t hen he was SL‘I‘\'lll;.'. in I-l..\l.S. l)t:\’0t'lshire in the I-'.ir liast. Derek (iodwin has played for the Royal .\';ivy .\'l since I959. PI..-\YED IN FAR EAST While in Devonshire he I played for the Navy‘ in the Far East. for the mint Services and for Singapore State versus touring teams. During two seasons with Heiidon I-‘.C.. which he s:" joined on enteritig the Set’,s vice. Godwin \\'t)It .\litldIe_sex Cup and .-\tlicnt;tn st\ Senior l.e:igue medals. .‘ I)lS.\PP0lt\'T.\l!-ZN'I‘ \ His biggest disappointnient \ ‘s was heitig “cup-tied“ from I-'.C. Atiizttetir Ctip it¥ Hentlon winning team in his first
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RE.-\ Derek Godwin
In l9(i~t lie captained the Navy X] which registered the first Inter-Service ch:impionship since I949. More colours went to this outstanding footballer in I96-t. He “'38 drafted Culdrose and played for Falmotitlt Town. receiving Cornwall County colours. During the last two soccer seasons Derek Godwin has cztptained the Portsmouth Royal Navy team and the
ft. 5
it Y 7
to;
Royal Navy XI. playing again for Hampshire in 1967
Youth football Propttsnls for developing youtlt football were outlined at the atinual meeting of the Portsnioutli Command Football Association on May 14.
The Association's chairman. Commodore R. Young. con-
gratulated
ollicials
the
on
a
players
and
most successful
season.
lIg
and for the llritish Combined St:l'\-'lL‘t:S in I968. Last season Godwin was moved from left back to centre half. In consequence season. In I963, because of draft- there has been so much iming. he left l.ondon soccer provcnient that his Royal and played for Waterlooville. Navy playing career could being again selected for now be extended for a further three or four seasons. Hampshire. "o"»$’J.'.'>.'.o‘/5')9‘o‘o’)’o’.o‘p’/r’)’»’a’/»’é’)’5'»$9
The Portsmouth Royal Navy side were Division II ctianipions of the llatttpshirc League. the reserves finished fifth in the Portsmouth l.eague Senior Division I. and lllc Command were runners-up in the lnter-Conimand l.c;igue.
Royal Navy Highland pcntathlon was held at Avicmore on May _4 and 5. The first
ever
the winning tcam—Ltcut.-Cdr. S. G. Austin. Shpt. App. N. Osmond and Lieut. P. Bruce coming from l{_.\1.S. Caledonia.
rouoii COURSE
The road section of the Royal Naval Athletic Club (South) recorded the most
outstanding
of its
success
existence when it won the Team Championship in the Road Runners Club National Marathon championship on
May 18.
tough Wight.
over a
in the Isle of
course
At the same time the club won the team trophy for the Isle of Wight marathon and the Hampshire County championship. Ninety-six runners took part. 89 finishing. The winner was R. Crcssey. of Hitting.-don .-\thletic Club. who said. "It was easy." His time was 2'. hr. 28 min. 49 scc.. just over two minutes outside the record. P0 l). Mel-‘;id7.c;in was second in 2 hr. 34 mitt. I2 sec. Other R.N.A.C. (South) liiiisliers were: Cpl. Flanagan (9). P0 .\lorralee (I4). P0 Setchell (2')). I-ZR.-\ Clark (37). S.-\ Preston (46). R0 .\tarkham (66). [.8 Stockton (67). Cpl. Flanagan won the Hampshire County Individual championship and the third handicap prize. PO Morralec won the fourth handicap prize.
Ninth out of 800 lit the Boston t.\l:tss.) I968 marathon. a classic of the American long distance running calendar. l’O t\‘leI"ad7.can. of R.N. Air Station. Culdrose, linished in ninth place in a time of 2 hr. 32 min. 27 see. out of a field of 800 competitors. many of whom were international
athletes. an Despite necessitated a
.
.
which of 59 per
lfljllfy
loss
_
cent. of his training mileage. McFadze:in still equalled his
placing of
last year.
Navy team Bosun dinghies were used and the star of the British team was CPO Peter Woolner. of HMS. Daedalus. The race took place off Whale Island. the team managers bein Lieut.-Cdr. K. 0. Bright 0 H..\l.S. Excellent and T. Simone of U.S.S. Essex.
spokrma ROUND-UP Plymouth swimming
Capt. Read. accompanied by
The apprentices‘ swimming bath iti I-l.l\I.S. I-‘isgard provided the perfect setting for this year‘s successful Plymouth
(‘oiiiniatid swininiing. champiottships. held on May 27 and 28. l-light Coniniaiid records were betteretl. but the most encouraging sign was the large iitiniber of entries. Of the individual performances the one most worthy of note was that of Wren Bartho-
loniew. Her 100 yards free-style in 66.7 seconds was only 0.7 seconds otitside the Royal Navy Women's record. Wren Bartholomew also won the 33 and onetliird yards free-style in a new record time of IS.-I seconds and the individual medley. three by 33 and one-third yards. in l min. 25 sec.
Cannon Trophy
The Cannon Trophy. presented by Colonel Thomas Sutton for Inter-Services smallbore rifle sliooting—30-a-sideteams—li:is been won by the
Royal Navy.
Possibles. 200 out of 200. were shot by Capt. D. Corkc. R.l-‘._M.F.., Stall’-Sgt. D. W. Marand Sgt. A. Allen.
;l{..»\.ell.IR.A.. 7.
Read Cup back The Read Ctip. presented in l960 by Capt. S. 1. Read. for sailing competition; between the Royal Navy and the United States Navy “as opportunity ollers," was won on May I6 by the Royal Navy.
iFINlririéiiu IN Avv After years.
break of several the Royal Navy .1
Fencing Championships
were
held at the R.N. School of Pliysical Training. Portsmouth. last month. This year's cliantpionsliips must rank as one of the strongest ever held. in spite of the absence _
of
some
top
Navy feitcers.
Sgt. '1'. l‘i.'lI'l'lSOIl.of the R.N. College. Greenwicli. is taking
Water polo win for 45 Commando Seven
Royal Marittc
teams
conipetetl in the aniitial iiitcr-
titiit water polo totirtiamenl at Eastiicy last tnonth. Winners were 45 Commando (I’l_vniouth) with I2 points. The Depot. R..\l_ (Deal) was second with nine points. 43 (‘omniaiido (l€;tst:ie_v) scored eight points and l{u_\:tl .\l;tri:ics. Eastney t-.cre fourth uitli seten points. ill‘lL' other lC.tttl~’. in the |.'l".C.R..\I totirttatiictit were tl’l_\ ttiutitlil, :\.'|i.l.'.R,.\-I. (Poole) .tt'td D.l’.R t)..\l. tlflistricj-'). ~~
CHAMPIONSHIP full_ advantage train
of the opporwith some of the ttinity to country's top fenccrs. He proved this by dominating the cliampionships with a fine win at foil. runner-up at cpee and the overall champion at arms
trophy.
good fencing. being placed
CRISA D. Foster had
return to
a
third in the foil. He has been
overseas
for
sotttc
titnc.
T00 ERRATIC P0 R. Pillar also rettirncd to the fold from Singapore. He did not have as good a cham-
pionsliip
as
expected. for well for the Navy
was
he has fenced on several occasions since his return. He was a little too erratic and far below his best form. Lieut. C. Llewellyn fenced with more determination than llstllll and proved again how iinporiztiit training is with a very cntttpctcttt \\ltl at cpee.
Cpl. Navy
A. Pettit moved up into standard with enough
victories
the_epee.
place him fourth in
to
More competitive experience and training will make
him into fencer.
an
extremely good
POPULAR WIN The most popular win of the week \\‘.t\ Inst. Lieut.-Cdr. N. Carter's at sabre. Nigel Carter was an advzutecd fencing coach before he joined the Navy. Not only has he fenced regularly for the Navy but he has produced several winning unit teams from H..\l.S. Tliunderer. which he repeated this year. SCPO R. Parry entered a unit from H..\t.S. Bulwark. This was the first team ever entered by a ship and. although it didn't win. the teani gave a very good account of itself. Cl’0 l’;trry also showed individual form by being placed second in the sabre.
l'tirted and l’ti'oli\!i:d tor and
on
Ganges iuniors Three juniors from ll..\I.S.
Ganges.
llawtliorne.
JRO
Dando. and .l.Sea. l-‘raiiipton reached the final of the .-\m:itetir lloxing Association jtinior cliatiipionsliips (N.l-Z. London zone). Dando and Frampton lost their matches. but Hawthorne went on to the I_ondon /one. losing in the final (on points) to last year‘s winner. J.Sea.
Yeoviltonsoccer After winning the South W'estcrtt Services League and Knock-Out Ctip in the l‘)6(i;'(i7 season. the soccer men of R.N. Air Station. Yeovilton. looked for fresh fields to conquer.
Accordingly the, station
entered the Western Services League. which consists of seven R.A.F. stations and Ycovilton. Following the previous season‘s aehievenient, Yeovilton shared top position in the league. but were placed second on
goal average.
The station's tea ni also reached the linal of the cup. Hopes were high, btit R.A.l-I Locking (l:t\'llL‘(l these by win-
iiig 7-»-2. The wintiiiig
played
team
much better football than \\ hen Yeovilton beat them in a league ni:itcIi .I iiiontli previously by
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his wife. watched the race. Suhitiariners front the two nztvics are planniiig atiothcr contest for later this year bet\veeti nuclear stiliniaritic crews stationed at Holy Loch.
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Left to right: SCPO R. Parry. Lieut.-Cdr. N. Carter. Lieut. C. Llewellyn. Sgt. '1'.’ Harrison (Photo: PO Phot Morris)
Cardiff superior The athletics match at the Victory Stadium. Portsmouth. on May I5 between the Royal Navy Amateur Athletic Association. the Cardiff Training Colleges. and St. Luke's College. Exeter, provided close finishes in many events. with the Cardiff Colleges having the edge. Points were: Cardiff. 152; Royal Navy. I38: St. Luke's. 87. Of the I‘) events Cardiff won II to the Navy's six. and St. Luke's two. NAVAL CLUB‘S WIN In a I2-event inter-club match at Portsmouth on May I8. the Royal Naval Athletic Club
(South) won
excitingcoiitest mitrgin.
ati narrow
by very The naval club points. Portsmouth a
scored 65
.-\.C, were
second with (it points. while Brighton atid llove .-\.C. were only a poitit lieliitid. Worthing ll.irricrs were fourth with 15
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