JANUARY 1973 Fighting tires in Northern Ireland has. unfortunately. an added dimension. This picture captures an inter-Service atmosphere with watchful Army protection as Service teams. including Royal Navy men, go about their firefighting duties.
Christmas ’77 will remain imprinted on the memory of thousands of men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines as the one spent in a strange town in the company of a Green Goddess. As Christmas neared, some 4,000 R.N. and R.M. firefighters, with more than 500 supporting personnel “in the field,” were preparing for probably the most unusual festive season of their whole naval
careers.
Throiighout
the UK.
including
Northern Ireland. they were ready to dash at a moment's notice to meet any of fire challenge as men from at the Services had been doing during the previous weeks. Hotels, warehouses. arages, llats, oil depots, these were just a chimney ires few of the outbreaks tackled with determination since the sailors moved in at the start of the t'iremen's strike.
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Many hutitlredx more s.'Iilitr\ were ready
the operation in the .\‘ew Year it the strike continued. to
join
Working a three-watch system (ll hours on anti l2 off, with one watch off duty), many of the men were operating from the Green Goddesses, while nearly 30 rescue teams worked from Land Rovers. ln \C\'l.‘f.'ll parts of the country there were alxo
.\'av_v-marineil “l-'|_\-in_i: I-'Iotrll.'i~." opt,-r;irin_g front (iuililexxex bv:in_i: held in resent: lll the merit of tl‘l.t]t!f lire or rnciilent. Two ol these hail lsectt lllCl~Lllillllt.‘Ll ll NI. ship». l)e|u_t:c and llowxet.
Ark in Neapolitan reminder for
Depending on some
of the naval
circumstances and area.
short break with their families over part of the holiday season. .\tc:inwhi|e much of the sailors‘ tem rary accommo< dation had been given estive touches and many organizations. groups and individualx had provided (7hri~.tnia.\ comforts for the Servicemen. (Continued in Page 40] to
snatch
a
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Naples
of HMS. Ark Ftoyal. whose runs ashore on Mediterranean deployment before returning home for Christmas included the tamed Italian city. with the Ark is the stores support ship R.F.A. Lyness. men
firefighters were hoping
YACHTlES' H EU MON Command:-r the Prince
of Wales has Ieccpu-it an invitation to I reunion at Ituynl Yer.-attain put and
Ponuuoutb an :9. Abuse: J00 at nanny at mutt.» and run an «In to attend. met In
Nightcall tor
Goddess and the naval tiretighters way. "Delta Two." manned by sailors from H.M.S. Dolphin. heads out into the a Green are on their
night
to tackle a blaze in
Birmingham.
Picture: C90tPhot) Enc Thompson
NO GAG ON PAY STUDY FINDINGS The Armed Forces Pay Review Body is free to suggest what would be appropriate rates of pay for the Services even if they cannot be implemented under Government pay policy. This was made clear by the Defence Secretary (Mr. Fred Mulleyl in a written
answer to a
Parliamentary question.
question also asked ll the .—\l:l‘RH t~ free publish in its tt.‘p0fl\ any cotlcluxion which it
The to
has reached on the shorttall ol the level ol Service pay eonipareil with other occupations. and on the resulting h.iril~.hip xulleretl by those \c{\'in_i: in mi,liorcex. The one-word reply to the whole que-aion \\':t\ "Yt:~._" Meanwhile. public tll"»t.‘U\\1tln on Service pay ll.'t\ continued unabated and the (‘omnions has approved without it (ll\'l\l(ll\ ;i motion callrii_i: on the Government “to ensure a reasonable ll1CtL‘.'t\l.‘ in the reniuneration of Servicenieti and Service women ill the .-\rmed Forces and it \1tl‘\l£il1ll(tl tniprovenienl in their Cllfltlllltlllx of \r,'l“-‘lCL' "
‘A R.-\\'l' DE.»\L' For the (iovernnient. the .\1mister of sum [or l7L‘lv:nCL‘ (Dr. John tiilbertl mid the recommentlztltttrh of the .-\l-’l‘Rl! "must he inipletitented ill a way that is Cuttxislcnl with the (io\etnt1tt:nt's pay _i-.uide|ine~. and this ni.i_v involve pliaxitii: over .1
period
"
Movrtig the motion. .\lr. (iraliani l’:i_ee \.'ll(l the ordinary citizen was inking why Serviccrnen and women were being given "siieh :3 raw deal." He said that ii a ten per cent. increase wax applied overall in April, the gap between comparable
s.'Il;tflL‘\ and Ser\'icemen'». earniiigs mu-.t get.bigget. "I xuggext that somethini: better than the ten per cent. should be given in April and that there \l‘l0llltl be eomparahi|it_\ .it some stated future
date." .\lr l’:i_ee \'.tttl: "l l‘t.‘llt.'\L' that both otlieers and other ranks In the Services are so disillusioned with the Review lioil_v_ with the way the (iovernnient liax-e hamstruni: and lenced in the Review lloilv. that there is a demand [or an Arnied Force-. tie_i:oti;itint: boil_v on the lines til the Police l'>t.'tlt,‘l’:tllt1n.“ Mr John (‘ronin \.'tltl tl was abxurd that firemen Nlltttlltl he receivirie, on :iver.i_i:e, {l3 a week more
tielitirii: irrex Ih;m the men who were actually iloini: their rob for them. "Tlte \ubslilute tor not
for union» ix the tI\\Ltl’1InCC that the Government look alter the ItlII.'fL‘\t\ oi’ the Arrtted Forces in the m.itti:r of pay and conditions of work. We Ill
thi: llttltxt.‘ should be the shop stewards. We xhould be the union reprexentzitivex ol the Set‘ should be not jtlsl the .\lini.~ter \‘tCL‘\. We their representatives. and we should insist that the (internment take appropriate action in the niatter ol pay and Ctlndlliulls of work." (Continued in Page 40) —
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HECATE AND HYDRA ‘U THE GULF’ .\/\\'Y Ni-'.\'l'S. .l.-\.\'l'.-\RY l‘J'i'5
I
Three weeks after
taking the
first
sounding of
Sceptre completes sea
trials The Royal .\'avy's latest ittielear-pmveretl Fleet-ela.s.s'
a
submarine. H.M.S. Sceptre. has completed her eontraetor.s' sea trials" and is now undergoing the final stages of her huiltl at \"ii:kers' Shipbuilding
three-year hydrographie survey of Iranian waters. H..\l. ships Hecate and Hydra broke off fora live-day Christmas break in Bahrein.
sounding
being carried oil: under Ct)l'llf(lCl to the Iranian Government. took place as the ilecate steamei.| \'lowl_\‘ soutliward on her first survey line on a l}'plL‘llll}' \\';ll'i1'I and sunny December Sund:i_v afternoon in the Persian 'l'lie first
of the siirvev.
(iroup.
She is due to eomntission zit Barrow next month before entering the Second Submarine
(iulf.
ln iiiitl-Niisemlver. as the mo ships he.ideil lroni (iihr.ilt.ir and .\l.ilt.i to the siir\'e_\ area. the ('h.'ipl.iin to the Runes‘ Fleet. the Re\ .\'ii:el Pond. hail been able to lead tun serstees of Remt:ttiilie lirst on board the l\r.im'e llee.ite .ind the \L'Cl'llll on her sister
flight
ship
after
it
helicopter
short
.-\s tlte ships anchored near Port Said before the tr.iiisii of the Sizer ('an.il. they t.\r:l’e st.ll’l’t|llf'ltlL'tl by .in .irnt_\ of "hunt" ho.its sellin_i: ll1t.'lt' mites and it trtiililioiial eiill}-gtill} man needed no persu.isi'oii to ]‘l¢|\t\lL' the ships’ enmp.itiies Valli} mo hours of his spe\.‘l.'ll hfitlltl oi ll1.'t_L'lL‘ .-'\ltet ;i I‘-hour transit of the ('att.il. the ships passed Sizer in iii.-.iil down through the Red Sea and hiiels up the (Bull of Aden for .i foe-d.i_\ sisit to the Iranian port of ll.inil.'ir .-\l’\l‘£Is. \\ltlCl'| is the base for all the R..\'. surt.‘e_\ ships during the programme. .\i.iior task of the lirst teit (l.'|}\ in the suite} area was to set up the three llilis sites ashore to form the radio ri.'isig.ition;il ehain by siiliieli both the ships and their boats are .tl‘lt.' to r.lt:lI.'flt'llItL' .i eiitilitiiioiis .itti| ;ieeui.ite li\. .-\ftet the pri.-|iinin;ir_s work and lirst siititttlittgs. the ships tools -I mo-tl.'i'\ "ltre.'itlier" in ll;mil.'ir .'\l‘l‘.l\. returning to the \tlf\L'_\ er.-iiiul until the ('hristm.-is l-reait in tire .\'evi Year. the ships are being ioiiteil li_s the eo.‘ist.il stit’\e_‘s \e~sel ll .\l N lle.'i_i:le in little all three ships \sill return in the l' K to he replaeeil hi l\\l' oee.iit surses ships .lil\l tsso eo.i~tal siiise} \g'ss;l\ llie pr-\iei.'t \\lll enalvle the lr.iiii.in (inserrttttetit to i‘i'tMl|.lLL' iii‘ to :1» l.iti.'t‘-~s'.t!i' ll.l\l_lI«lllil2l.ll .h.iiis and will represent .i iii.iioi eoiitriluitii-:1 its Iran to the s.itet_\ -it ::iterii.itii~ii.i| shippiiii:
Squadron
HONOURS EVEN During the first of a series
of visits to Bandar Abbas. a combined soccer team from H.M. ships Hecate and
H clra draw 3-4! with a team civil engineers from 0 Wlmpey Laing. Later the ships‘ companies were lavishly entertained by the contractors in their own club.
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To the delight of his audience. the gull -gully man works his magic on the lit ht deck of H.M.s. Hecate as she and her sister sh p H.M.S. Hydra await transit of the us: Canal.
Wilt, the Royal Navy ventriloquisl's doll who starred in 8.30. Television's “Sailor” series. stole the show once again when he and his associate. LACMN John Pooley. crossed the Equator in H.M.S. Endurance.
The Endurance. bound for Antarctica and ice patrol duties. crossed the line on November 25 By naval tradition a small ceremony was arranged for those sailors who had not visited the
Southern Hemisphere before. involving a swimming pool. a iudgc. chief of police, policemen. bears. King Neptune and his Queen
Lowestofi keeps the ‘Cock’
Transgressors were
.ifter
refit.
ii
sson
Neplune:-
The gentleman before you The shorter or the two
ten-pin
team
'l'L'itspilt howling is eatehing on
in sueh
bit was
li..\l.S. ('olliii_essimi.l,t at inoves are afoot to lorm a R.N and R..\1. team to enter national lUUf!'|;|[n|_'flI_\ and esentuallg. compete in the intersersiee
a
at
Chllfllplttflshlps.
linthusiasts should send details of experience. league average [ii any). where stationed. and avai-
iiiivility during .\‘l;ireh-May W73‘, to; ("lii\.‘. M. Catt. P()s' .\le.\s ll..\l.S. Collingwood. i-‘areham. liants. or to Sgt. R. Stocks.
Careers Olliee. State House. High Holborn. London WC! R -tT(i. R.\‘ RM
Young
SWOP DRBPTS l..5(S) T. H. Porflgo. 3
Eurya Frigate Sodfil MM 5
us
P'
oaaad
M stb Moss Pyrnouth based t2nc vi-it oiichanga lot any
use going tora-gr:
ABM) J. B. croclrrord. 72. Furtanas. Hayianda Estate. Portland. drafted HMS Bomrcii. April to. ml moo tor any Portianc
one 9:8Ellishore 0. Noble. or
B'oct. "MS
I08 Cairn. Gronv-II: Pornoroko. drafted HMS
TgQrApr:|25 Untod siaiuaoobymonr wt.’ ta sea-gong ‘watch RNFIAF ROHW)avg Cornrncan. Mount '10. Pryrnouth. crafted HMS JunoiPortsrnourn)May29 waswoc to! any PI baud Loanoor trigata LCK .5har'pl0I. 2D 2 Moss HMS Amazon. going to total Dovonoori. Juno W79 Witt exchange tor any soa-going trigato or smatior snip HEII A. Swoamy. t Mass HMS Gav-union. due to pm HMS Neptune Fobrua 13 Gong outaado August. wouk: iiia on in Ros area P. .Wood. 3E Moss. HMS LHO(W) svroo tor
.P.
Ban.
L518) 6. Gardriar. -twA0 Moss, H M S Royal. mil svooolor any Loanoor or Type 21 legato Araduatobo Apri_ I978 dratt
will be oonsoorod
Olm P. Davla. Priory House. HMS Dryad. drama to H M S Cloooatra, ro-Hang Plymouth iaprii) will gvrop tor any Ports.-norm i
to
ALREIM) .L Porrln. E1 Moss.
Daooaua. crattod RN F
station
at
M
MS
station Ciicvose
13. Iv~ll gwop for draft
to RN
orrand
at
S Cricntoriflos R0116) Char:-tn. baud. Prymoutri until Aonway shop tor any ortamoi.ith—oaaiod ship II) A. I. Banoott. Guard Ottco.
rotirnrig
H M
Nolson. drafted
ri
H lit
5 Hormone.
Ark
will
PortII1'\0uth~btsOd ship
stop
for
any
roaaonabl ul-<-based OEflt x.0. Col. duo
HMS Dot-anoo Januaiy 12 win won for any Dovonoon from on Ior dovbrlnorit Root-oa to 71. Mavorn l-ioadloss Croaa. Ftadonch. Worcs until January to llEIN(P)t 1 Blown. CPO!" Moss. H M S Cod'irana.r.1ratioa January 4_Rosy1h SiatcFMG tovorlamonrtut wilnioplor to pin
I"? 8W3 dtltl in tho south~vrost Flap!-as Urltl January 4, 3?. Weston Mil H«l, Woaton Mil. PL5 PAR LS E. Grtrtmia. co Wardroom.
HMS
.draftodtoH|itS Horrnoa. Oovonport. Ma will mop for any i 3 ?
ii
nvoovi-ithany Noruuaritaariguid rum-ng quart-carom. stahonoo-rt. or nu:
States and Canada. May
Royal.
beg
autIatol)ooomoo¢wnsuoolorarrysho 8taiia.oi.iooaooyrnoritUSA wiiiswoprov
Rev
Plyrnoutriaroaoratthaaunoaryoat
wa moo tor any Portsmouth tong Ill-t, or Portsmouth more oatamahniorlt IEII: Ntcholla. HM 5 Newcastle Ponarnouth baud wi" svrop tor any Pryrnouth band an-p. rot-t or aoago-no
(Address Noavcaatlo. vii-th Saran Humor Nowcaatto. Walsoridl .lLIEll F. Chaahot. 2521 Moss. N M S
by name, TV his fame
These ratings are anxious to exchange drafts. Anyone interested should write to the applicant direct.
An:
othor moo
Wit!
DOW
And "Sailor" his debut. P/ease don ’i soak him, sire. I Although it is your right For Win‘ is not the only kind Of dummy on the flight.
Will gets a close shave: Left to right. the doctor. Liaut.-Cdr. Peter Burgess (tllght commander), "victims" LACMN John Poolay and Wilt. a bear. LA(SE) Dennis Cooke (in the background) and the barber. the aptly-named LS George Barber.
l’ortl:inil the sis-.i-siile
Move to set up
doctor and a dunked by the a
—
at
iioekey. and sueeer. .ind the squash Jlltl so|le_sl~.ill. but \\'eie beaten into seeuiiil pl.iee by the ’l'oriiii.i_\ iii the Vt.'\t.‘lt-iI~\ltlt.' fll_L‘h_\'.
by
shaved
barber and then "ceremonially" bears. Will and LACMN Pooley survived the ordeal and. as usual. came up smiling especially when the judge made the following Comments about Wilt to
\\tliI1lll'.1lllllffllllltlll\CL'\Cl'll\.
eumpleicil uork-tip
.
torglh-oduo!orl oI'Ig'flouo-yrltortt AP.J.$.latIt.HMS
Harm-ooo.ouo
rm
ANI) A. Stuart. E2 Tiger. Portarnoiitri-baud. May 5 wt! woo tor any Plymouth-band ship or ostaoiohrhont SAW.JorIoa.C-1-t Maaa.HIitS.Sulu1.
aniyPortsmouin Porttariogasoroosolshp Afltllttr w. Blddall.HMS Neotuno.
HM March. Portsrnoum omilswoo Jana:Rosytrrbasod frigate
r
A301) 0. H.
Garcons.
.
Ilarna. 50, Foinaood Plyrnoum. P13 DHX.
5N'na:on(7ooPOSlJuno
drattooioii
26.
a
year. Ii-in suoo for any soaqona we 2! mo iPIvmoi.itri-oaaodl ro-
one
Rotffl VI.
HMS
IB(S
A. F. R. .
Clark. 33 Mona
draflod RN
I
Kauum
DOCK. Mlrvny. .Ptymouth nvoolorarry London oszaoianinorit. prstoraory Hus warrior Fund for LSIS) out this aualhcatorinotriooasaarylorrohoi A.B(|l)cardar.aral'toaHMS Druakpr-I 24. goirarig HMS Ant RoyalJuly3t_ nil HMS
I. W.
swooIorariyPortsrrtoutti-basodsrhpfloplvos
to It. No-ufiold Lana. Homo!
Normstoad,
LS lltdourrriarl. drattodHMS Osprey. Portland. February, ml swap for any
Do-wxioortxh-oinlorigrotvtorarryoovonaort Root-osio7_5hal'tas buryOot'.aoos.Nor1riHia.PIvmouai.Doion l.R0tG It.PhlIIlpa.Corra-noon.»-tus st dvattadfllols Ei.a'yfi.is.May vrlflauoolorariyctiathamahoratallaitorrola Angalo.
EUEU
sh.
A.
Payton. 3GZ1Ml§3, HMS
shiovoaataokshrnara
$2.w~2I‘suao!orarrysoagorigLnr-ooror you
l)e\'iinport.
.it
The "nevi" Seeplres are keen to make eoniaet with any member of the ship's company of the previous iI..\l.S. Sceptre. a Second Worlil War submarine ishieh spent rnueh of the war ssorkiiig with .\'-eralt. Aii_\'one who would like to he assoeialed with the new boat is asked to write to the Commissioning Seeietar}. li..\l.S. Seeptre. \'iekers Sliiphuililirig (iroup. liarrois in Fiirness. (‘umbiia. or telephone liatrow Z5fIlll. estension 283 -
Endurance’s dummy steals the show
ii \I ‘s Iowestolt l'CI2IlllL’tl the \ee--iiil l:flLT.tlL' Siitiaiiroii "('o.‘ls" .it It .\l S. I seelient on Ni-it-riilwei ].K l.'t l‘l'.7tv the l.t.I\\;_'\lUll slt.ift.'il the lfrlpil‘. \l\tll'1 ll \l.S ll.iril_\. but the ll.iidj. was uiiahle to talse part this time heeaiise of other eominitiiients 'lhe other eoiiipe» titots uere II .\I ships Apollo. l-'iirs.ilus, .|l"|ll 'l'orqir.i} 'l he I intestoft. h.'i\in_i: iiist
Harrow.
-
Win £20 for diesel idea (‘h.iii_i:iiti! t‘\li.'iiisl thv..'rnto— eouplcs on \'entiit.t diesel ettgittes
sshieh .ire titted in most starslups. either in the form of
_i:eitei.itots is
st,-rt.
propulsion tliflieiilt. espeL't:ill_\ on or
.is
rii.iiii
L'_\llllIll'l l'lL‘.Itl\ underneath the eh.ir_:e .'llT em-leis the
lite lleail -vi the l)lL'\L‘l Seetioii.
ll (9 ‘ships. liath. isofferiii_i: a £20 prize for the best inseution &'|'Lll‘llll_|I one of these It! be \'ll.llIt.IL‘ll in less lli.iii 30 iitittules. lite nlil eleeltieal leail earl be cropped to lli.'Ilst' ft'tT'lt\\.‘tl easier. hot the eh.iii_i:e must he llt‘|llll|lr sti.itei| on .i ssell-used, ti_i-ht
tlietiiioeoiiple
shiviild he sent in llllI|ll:_'l'lships‘ \fi-()s. lite vtiriiter will also he proposed for .i lleihert livll .ivs.iitl. ltitries
Torquay goes North-East
ll \l ‘S lt'lllU.l_\.\ toiitine tisil to \iindeil.inil \\.is .i great success. p.iitieiil.iil_\ .is it t'.ittte alter a luit_i: peiioil iii hard work. ineludiiig lhtee \sL'i'l.s .it l'nrll.Itttl. llie people ot \\'i:.'ir resputtdeil \\llll usual hi-spit.'i|its ‘l here \\.'I\ .i reception in the new ('isie (‘cutie for nieinhers of the ship's -:oiiip;in_\'. who were also admitteil free to many. cinemas and eluhs. During the visit :i live broadcast isas niaile front the ship l'i_\ Radio Uite. and fill pints of Suntlerliinil Hitter eanie lrorii \’au.\ Breweries lor the petty ol'iieers' mess.
Defence chief visits Portland The (‘hief of the Defence Staff, .\I:irshal of the Royal Air Force Sir .\'eil (‘ameron, \'i\llt:d Portland ll.'l\'£)l base and H..\l. .shi Leander and Antelope, le was ;tCL'l'Ifl'Ip£II1lL‘tl by ('apt. A. R. Wood and Flight-l.ieut. J. C. Freneh. .
Oracle serenade it was ii memorable farewell lor ll..\l.S. ()r:ie|r: when she left Stoelitnn -on Tees after a brief \'i.s‘ll. The hand of Norton School, which has it liaison with the submarine. serenaded her as she slipped out of Middlc.sbruugh Ducks. -
Devonshire
pulls pints
A total of I23 units of
blood.
about I2 gallons. equivalent was given by the ship's company of li..\‘i.S. l)cs't)nshirc when she was host to the Wessex Blood 'l‘r:insfu.s.ion Service. to
.\':‘\\’Y .\'E\\'S. Ji\i\'U.-\RY I978
4."; .§‘-n.:r-::...al'. '_'l4.I.PJ.l7‘w-4.-_v ._.,
.
.
,
_
-
ii
I-low fittenborouglfs Garden grew .
".-\ lliridite [ion l-zit." the xtoty of the lar_uest airborne assault in lit\iur_\'. \.\;ts itself planned and lilmed like a
mi|it:ir_\
'.
3
llircctor Richard Mtcnhornugh 1-sen had his man "private army" of I04 hind-picked actors who lived in barracks. kept their hair "short haels and sides" and were drilled to thinkand act like the crack troops
operation.
Second \ 'oilii \\'ar uniforms e.iiiie from e\er_\ en-stiiiite hoiise In lziirope; .ii.'er.ilt_ tanks. ariiioiired sehieies. ieeps. cannon and _L‘,lllls til e\e:\ description “etc culled from museutns. \eier.in\' ut_L:;ttii/.'itiiiiis and ]\.'i\.iie eolleetioiis The .\linistr_\ oi l)i-ienee and the deienee departnii.-nts oi the l‘iiited States. the Netiieiliintis. l‘lL‘l_L'|UlT‘l and l)enm;irL pooled their ltriuvi|ed_i:e and espertisc in assenihliiie the necessars etuipmenl to .\iarLet Lirdeii. the is'~\l.'IgL' plan imolsing the ca ture of \i\ hiILl_L!¢.‘\ in occupied l-astern l olland. l.eading sursisnrs oi the operation (erred the iiiial simuiini: script. more than l_5l\ti [)uteh C\U.l\ stood by for battle scenes thruughoiit the months oi produetion. and the lst llatialion oi the l’arachiiie liri_i:.ide was "sii:rieil up" in perform lotir speetactilar mass tlrntts
()pt.'Y.IlIUll
hreaks
-
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ll'Il'_\
-
Hl'l'(‘
playing.
h_\ the Royal Naxal l-‘ilni ('orpur.i-
non
Here I\ the lull list:The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Jodie Foster. .\lartin Sheen. A (.—\M thirteen-year-old girl living with her father —
in
a
quiet
\lll&lf.I.'
eoast drawn into a
sea
eott.'i_e.e
in
l\ complex and lCTlIl)‘ln_|! sequence of e\ents Rank .\'o 5i7. llurt Twilight's Last (Blaming t.>\i\) l_:me;istet. Richard Widmark. A former l'nited Statex .-\ir Fnree hrigadier-general
.-\nii.-riea
.
ml\\tlL' iaurieh control centre iti l".\'l attil takes control «ii nine lill.In missiles. llenidale. .\'i- 5|-V Big Banana Feet i.-\.\i I-'c.iiuiiiii: ll-lll_\ ('nniio|l). the ('il.m.si:_i:i;iii sinner .iiid Vll‘l'_\'lk'llk'l'.llrent “'.illst.‘i' N0 5|‘? A Bridge Too Far l.v\I Dirk ltiigarde. James ('aan. .\lieh;xel (‘aim-. Sean (‘nib rii.-rt lite slot’) of Operation .\larLet (iarden. a bold single thrust aimed at ending the Second World War by the vunter of iU.u_ United Artists. .\'o_ .“3|I. Rolling Thunder (\'i \\‘i||i.'im l)L‘\’.lflL‘. Tommy l.ee .lttnt.‘\, Two United States es-sertieemen who have endured pl’i}.\lC;:l .tnd mental torture in a prisoner-oi-war camp return home to unvutnted publicity that leads to a trail of death. Brent Vi-':.lkcr. No. 521. .\liehae| York. l.ogan‘.s Run Mi Riehard Jordan. Jenny Agutter. Science l;lDIiI\_\ set in an und-..-rground city oi the future where people enjoy L'\'£l'_\' leasure until the} reach the age til 30. M 1.“. No ‘ii into
a
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With is east of I3" lte.idetl h_\ l-l nl lllI.' top internatioiial stars it all adds up to .1 lll.I)t'|i war liltii and the outsl.irtdtn_e offering of the latest lI\'l of l't.‘lL'.t\L'\ to the
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Sunshine all the .-\ ila//|iri_i; smile from .\li\s l'iiite<l Kiii_i:ilorii. .\lade|eiiie Striiiuer. helped hring sunshine in an Hllit.‘f\\l\t.‘ mntr} d.i_\ at the Spasties (‘eiitre. Rtl\\'l'|t.'l'.(inspnri. .-\nd the reason for her H‘-ll \\;is the happ} t.'l1tllllL! of a p.'irticii|arl_\ sunii_\ stor_\. lt all l\e_i:.tri “till .1 \\.’Ill\ in the \ll|'i\l'liI1L‘ on the llltlldil ()ee.iii ixlaml oi liiegn (i.'itet.i iii .-\piil. 1'3" no e.is_\ stroll iur the I.\ sailors oi R \ l’.iii_\ iill.‘ uiio set out lt1\\uIlL\.‘(‘"llll‘\ imin the iii-riii-i:asi point oi the island to their ivase .it the nuflll-\|>L‘\i end l-.i_i:ht completed the distance and the reriiainder covered ivetsseen I5 .md 33 miles —
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Sunshine (‘ouch \\'itl‘I £5(ll added to their total he the Sueiei}, plus £91!) irom lhe Variet) ('|uh. their object was aehieseil. and the I2-seat eoaeh was handed over to the Society h_v .\lr. ,\l K. liisans. Head of the l-"on.-igii (Hliee liast .-\lrie:m
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Sunny smiles at Flownor from Miss United Kingdom. Madeleine Stringer. and two sailors who took part in the sponsored walk in Diego Garcia. CPO Alan Brown (right). now of S.M.A.. H.M.S. Nelson. and LRO Bruce Jerrriyn. of H.M.S. Warrior. pcew LAtPho!i Jm um
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One of the more unusual events which look place during H_M. S. Draadnoughrs visit to Thessaloniki. Greece. was a meeting of submannors and ballennas. Sadlers Wells Ballet Company was appearing locally and an impromptu cocktail party was
in
shows the Pnma Ballerina. i-ia'rh her lead
Cdr. John Faulkner, the senior engineer, and Lieuf.-Cdr. Nick Fulford. the weapons electrical officer. The ballet-lover in the background is LSTWD "Jacko" Jackson.
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Those of you serving in ships have no doubt had a chuckle at the thought of your oppo on shore getting caught for firefighting duties on board a Green Goddess.
Perhaps
some
of you
nearing
drafts to sea will have been nominated for necessary pie-ioining training courses during the next five months Dra is monitoring all these side-effects of the iraf hting, but no final decision on how it will a ect your own relief can be made until the strike ends. revised completion dates for suspended courses have been fixed. and a new Draft Order can be issued.
.
the
end of your time at sea are also wondering how the firemen's strike will affect you. ls your relief wearing sea boots and oilies instead of sitting In a classroom getting himself qualified to come and relieve cu?
‘COME IN HANDY‘ Men whose career course has been interrupted should complete it before ioining their ships. When PJT courses have been interrupted. it will be necessary to iudge whether the course is a ‘must’ or a "come in handy" for the iob to be done and therefore whether the draft date can stand
As Drafty writes t is article the Strike is still on and although his crystal ball is often mentioned on this page. even he cannot predict how long the sailors will be needed. But the longer the strike goes on. the more sailors will be needed to provide relief crews and the greater will be the effects. —
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training of
re-organized.
men
deferred. In some cases. the ship's Dfogramme may permit an outstanding PJT course to be completed after pining. The length of sea draft is normally 27 months the mid—point of the 24 to 30 month bracket necessary to allow flexibility to meet the ship's programme and avoid too great a turn-over in any department at any one time. For some ratings the planned or be
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Leics. Loughborough. Tel. 0509 21456
the School: Burton
time at
50 Drafts/s message is; If you are time expired you will still be released on time: if you are not, it may be necessary to extend your time at sea until your relief has caught up on his training As soon as the strike is over and the training programme has been
due for sea draft is continuing to the maximum extent possible. Obviousty the Navy cannot provide thousands of sailors tor firefighting out or the buffers‘ parties and barrack stanchions alone. and some training classes and their instructors have had to be used. although new ent training goes ahead. Draft to sea are issued five months ahead in order to ive plenty of notice of sea draft. So some of ratings on petty officers and leading rates courses which have been suspended will already have drafts to sea at the end of course. Other ratings with and the
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SEA DRAFTING UNAFFECTED Drafting to sea is at present unaffected
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Defence Secretary Mr. Fred Mullay inspects Atari Division at a passing out parade In H.M.S. Dauntloss. He was met on arrival at the new entry training establishment by the Director WRNS. Commandant Vonla McBride. and the commanding officer of Dauntlass. Chief Officer HllaI'Y
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No. 266
Although this feature is called “Ships of the Royal Navy." from time to time we leature the supporting vessels of the Royal Fleet Auiiiiia This month it is the turn of FI.F.A. Gold Rover. one at a case of live small Fleet replenishment tankers. Since April, 1976. she has belonged to the Sea Training Squadron. operating from Portland. Left: Closing up for a replenishment at sea. Below: Gold Rover pictured oft Portland. .
THE TANKERS (iolii Rover has the distinction of being the only Royal Fleet .-\u.\iliar_v ve.s.sel in the fleet of 3-1 currently to wear a funnel badge. lt eonsi.s'ts of a road sign indicating a school. denoting her training role and originating from R.l-..-\. Black Ranger's‘ days as the station tanker at Portlzind. Rover. \t:L‘itntl _iouii_eest of .i class of five small fleet tankers identified (iold
h_\ colour
(irey.
(ireeii
Facts and
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frigate squadron
replenish
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figures
Displacement: 11.500
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ilistiiietne feature she shares with the others of he. class l'~ lltt‘ helicopter ili.'t‘l.. in-hicli e.\teiiils all from the boat ilecl. and l\ reinforced to en.-ih|L the most modern helicopters ii~ i_,,,d_ A
lieliL'optel's can he eriipliyieil in .i lt.'Ill1lll_i: role. used ‘llie
collect solid stores and oil ilruius for ti.:iisl'er to then parent ship. or for Lli.,'ll\’c[_\ oi iii.iiii or iiia:| in
Newcomer Stores are raised to the flight ileek ht t'llt.';ins of a iuii-ion iili _gi\-trig direct access to the slur;--. lll'ltl 'l'liet'|i_ehtdecli. li.is;il;icility for rt‘-lttt.‘llll‘l_L' and starting.
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0 Serveil in the lit! liast; O ('iretiriiii.i\i_e.iteil the world with .i _i:ri-up ileplotiiiciit. C .»\lteiided the Jubilee Rt‘\lL'\\ of the Meet wearini; the Broad l'enttattt of the ('ontmoi.lore R .l" ..-\ ('ommodore S.('
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Esteem She also l;il'.r:s it li\'el_\' inli:rc.st in shore activities. She attracted lIl.|I|lI visitors during Portland Navy Days and is held in hi h esteem not jusl locally but as at north as (ircenock. where she has an affiliated Sea ('adi:t Unit. the thrivin TS Gold Rover. ller ship s complement enjoys a high standard of accommodation. including the luxury of individual cabins. a wellequipped i:al|e_v. comfortable lounges, bars. a hohhics room. a dark room. a swimming pool and facilities for the reception of radio and television programmes and cinema shows. She is also air~conditioncd for work in the tropics and thc .-\rctic.S
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Are the Armed Forces‘ at last to have a representative body to argue for. among other things. the 30 per cent. increase in pay that is required to restore the equilibrium of income between ourselves and comparable civilians? i am sure that the idea of a union representing Servicenteti I It m.-i_i be difficult sometimes for sailors to uppn~t‘iati- the is abliorrent to many senior officers who, no doubt. believe sustained 1-Ilort which goes into that unionism would destroy discipline. l do, however. believe the task or watching p.ii_i and that a breakdown in discipline is more likely to occur through conditions on their hi-hull. and a deterior:ition in morale due to poor pay and conditions. this is particularly understanOur contemporaries of sis dahir at times when the going Seniceinen \Al‘tlL‘l1 represented liuropeati nations (Sweden. gets rough. Bur lh('_| can he would hate to ha\e sontesshal
,\'or\s-ay. Denmark. Belgium. West (iermany. and llollaitdl enjoy the benefits acquired for them by their military unions,
while in the l'.\'..-\ the .-\nieriean l"cderation ol (iovernntcnt l-Imployees is all set to sign tip l.’.S. Seryieenieii. (‘an anyone honestly say that the discipline in the armed forces of these countries has crumbled‘!
Thanks,
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other ranks to be to sit on the Pay Resiess P()
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Poor old
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be sure of the source. but favourite in the speculation stakes is .1 satisfied customer in H..\l.S. Amazon. currently on the Far l~'.ast
—
I feel that the premier naval port fares very badly in terms of the naming of HM. ships. For Deyonport there is H.M.S. Plymouth and H.M.S. Des-onshire. Chatham still has H..‘sl.S. Kent. and Rosyth has H.l\l.S. Fife. But what about poor old Ponipes"?
Hampshire's too precipitate departure for the breakers.
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PREMIUM BONDS issued by the Department for National Savings
there is no ll..\l S. Portsmouth the Type 42s. and no in li..\l.S. Southsea in the
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When
or
Rothesziy classes.
considers the heritage of the Portsmouth area compared with. say. the lace names ol ll..\l. ships forfollt. Sheffield or Salis-
bury.
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Rosyth.
Bell is at I Yeovilton
ll 1‘!-ti." ltieiileiitally. ll is not made of silser. The original bell. sshich uas damaged itt action. is held by the .\'ation.-il Maritime .\lllsL‘ut1l .md
August
replica has been presented
to
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C urntor. Heel Air Arm Museum. Yeovilton.
Ordnance I artificers It is intended to hold a reunion supper dance at the (‘entre
liotel. Portsinouth, on l-'rid:i_s. .-\pril is‘. for all serving and e\.sersicc ordnance artilicers
Reduced accomniodation rates .it the hotel are .'I\;Illill‘lL' ll re uircd I will be pleased to supp) further informatioii (telephone Portsmouth l"I.t\'.Il base lI3.‘~5l). t.'\lL'll\lttn\ 3.‘~0.‘s'*t or
Z3!‘-t\.‘l
D. E. Mtitthesss l('POI
Social secretary. Fleet and CPOs' Hess. H..\l.S. Nelson. Portsmouth.
Scouts line I the deck in your report "(Brand Tour for l-‘earle.s.s" (.\'o\'ernher) you mention that midshiptiien and :ipprentiees lined her decks as she entered (irattd llaibour. Malta. You might also like to limits that Scouts ol St Aloysius College. .\l;i|ta. were also lining the upper deck abaft oi the
bridge. St
Aloysius College.
B‘l(nr:. Malta.
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One 0! the points we tried to (‘0nH.'_t to the .\'iii-_i- Minister when he visited the ('PD's mess of ll..'|l..S‘. Rh_|'I on the Group deployment nu-' not I major pay rise. but the little things. such as the wife at home with 1 broken window theflat t_irt or broken Ilt.‘Ul.ll'llcleaner. These are jobs the husband could do in tin hour or so. but which take local erznltsnien and garages ii day or more (plus VA T). l ncier thought the day would come when senior rates would be filling in request forms to “Mooulight" in pub: or on Lui ranksto keep their hard: and thnse of their families above water. R. Thornpson ('().l-.‘.\li\‘ H. .-ir..s'. Rh_i-I ,
What's the ‘worth’ of a Serviceman? In recent years the productivity‘ of the .\'a\'\' has been increased by the policies of reduced manning st;indard.s and dilution. with no reduction in commitments. All this has happened to the accompaniment of a grossing disparity in wage
comparability to
our
disads':intage.
The .—\tttted Forces l’.i_s Review llody has not published the "worth" of the Serviceman in its reports. only the lln;lll_\'
agreed figures.
lnlluential voices are noss that certain catesuggesting gories of ssorlters should base their wages evaluated and.
Silver celebration
thereafter. annual increases be applied. tied to ascragc industrial earnin ‘s. irrespeetise of pay
policies
is is probably the best deal the Forces can espeet On the subject of the extenof the bank payment sion scheme making payment to the banls compulsory. this. i suggest is contrary to the laws of the land llt\\A¢,'\"t.,‘f. for lllusc ssho prefer direct batik p.'i_\ ntent.
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.illossatice c.m be made to eosei the cost of drassini: one or tsio s'l'lL‘tlllt,'\ a week This is .i practice clsesshcre L. (‘ole CCEA ll..\I.S. Nelson I An Urdcr-in-('ounril lays down that the method o! p.u_rn1cnt "is DI! the discretion ol the Admiralty Board. The view is held that pa_v'm¢-nt to bank tillers many advantages to the indiriduiil. Editor. "
The ship‘s bell of ll .\l.S Illustrious. mentioned in recent correspotideticc. is at present on displa_s in the l-’leet Air .-\rm .\luseuni at R .\' air station Yeovilton. it is inscribed "Presented by the Norfolk .\'.isy Yard to it .\l.S. illustrious.
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quarters n.-rs-ntI_i. recent
attitude .\‘uru'_I's imoliing niiiiil personnel him-. .\'.in_i- .\‘t-us is told. indicated that mom of all ranks and rates have said lhqt do not helieie that ii union would be of benefit to the Sen Editor.
We h:i\e witnessed H..\l,S.
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organization
ratings allowed
Jl\'\tH'¢‘d that MOI) is‘ well unanof the strong Ieelings nl memhen ol the Sc-riiecs on pai_i. and that these larlings hair already been strtinglg represented to the .-U"PRli b_i the highest It-it-I of 5'4-rtier "management. MU!) will continue to pI't‘.\s hard for imprmements in p.ii_i and conditions of service. we are told. and it hoped that these pn-.ssurr.s "will be full: reflected in the nut .-|l~'PRIi report. On the question ol unions. which has again been raised in "
losely time thanks for the trip" was the me.ss;i e on a picture postcard from .ing;ipore. It wasn't for the editor of .\'as'y Nesszs. but for Dralty. who passed it on. obviously moved to be remembered by an anonymous matelot. (Not everyone always remembers him so kindly!) a
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‘WIVES Wlll LOSE VOTE’ WARNING
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There are many‘ naval WI\'r,‘s' probably more than Army wivc.s or R..»‘\.i-'. wives who never move and next Fehrutirv they will he removed from the electoral roll it thev did not render Form F Vote 3-3 before last October ltt_ It is possible that in the loiir months helore that date when the forms first appeared that stilTlL' naval wiycs never eyen saw their hushtinds ——
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One wife's
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Why shoitld
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Pope
Sir Eritle
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I’res'iiIent.
lly refusing
RoyalN:t\';iIAssoeitiiion
the form
memhers:_
our
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and This message is not for Association they have got is all about. What it is about is both comradeship and companionship. or quite simply the same language as you. fun. help in adversity. and the doing unto people who others that which you would have done unto yourself. .\i-ii ntL'mI‘L'ts may think of spread kttowleilge ot the Nayy lieatlquarters in London to find the R N .-\ .is .i collcclionololtl the address of your nearest locally. and to he .iii inlliience Iur the good in lltc trotthled lvraitch {you’l| (ind a coupon on toilgeis smiling pints and times in which we liyc. sssopping boring yarns, the page 25. with news ol sortie oi
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ll‘.c country". and lhe .:.‘\out :I,tlt|i| rttcrttiwrs metttltership is ‘ninth wide artil \.ittciI and l‘I all ages, iI«\\\tt in ltlty." an .ihle a young scryittg \L'.ttti.itt ttltil .t nu I‘.l\Il:C lC.tiIIttt! hand whom I t'ltL‘l the other day (Iii IIII ‘uh'II.iI tIi>'.'\ IIlL' R \ Ctttllsc [hp .i.lil ;-in‘. does slip down the lIIll'.Il trout ItlllL' to time, tiiit lllts is th; attiiospheie yyltlclt ct't.tl‘li‘tI I‘t'|‘I‘IL' In IIlL‘L'I socially with l1kc—ntittded people to help Itlt,'lllI‘t.‘ts and those still seryittg when they rteetl it‘. to tor s'It.'IitI_\ .ind r.ns.,- intuit,-_\ other deseryiiig causes. to in ct
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I.et us give our thanks to the men oi the Royal Navy who have gone to light civilian fires. Our husbands and lathers have gone. regardless of age. many of them with little knowledge ol the highl_v specialized and dangerous work involved. To all oi them. I say thank you and take care. Geraldine Mawson (Mrs.) llelsion Cornwall
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the Duke of l-Idttist-ll salute with the hand
.ind forearm in a straight line. but I notice that some junior officers and ratings have taken to rocking the elliow up iii the air and hcttding the wrist. This is not only very ugly. but t.|lllII.' dtllicult to do. J. I‘. Turnbull Cdr. tretd.i Great Broughton.
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Save the Ark! Save the Hermes! Save the you it and the whole ridnartie iculous nonsense goes on. Haven’! the pres-ervationists gone too far? We are being asked to support huge problems lor the (more. In II.M.S. Victory we already have the lines! example ol a British naval lighting ship iron: the past preserved in all her glory. Do luture generations need bunch ol old “rust a b.,,k,¢,-- .0 "mind ti..." 0;
have to ask another adult to youch for me when the only tlillerence I
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I thought you might he interested to know that one n.itton;i| nets-sp.-.pci reported that .i ‘I'ral;i|gar .\'ivht dinner was held by the Wart robe Mess oi Mersey Dtyiston. R..\' R I presume It was .i full dress allair I-I. S. W. Maclure Lieut.-('dr. tretd.i Southsea. llanis.
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Chelsea Pensioners‘ Royal Hospital. Let us direct our energy and llnance to that cause and leave the old "iron hulks" to the ralor hlade makers. \'. I-I. We-eks South Ruislip. Middlesex.
‘Ski-jump’
I not new I
interested in your article (.\’ovemher issue) concerning the proposed "ski-jump" for assisted take-oii tor the Harriet. and the statement that this idea is only applicable to vectored thrust \’T()l. aircralt ll .\l.S. Furious was littcd \\IIIl this tleytcc before the Second World ‘Witt to assist fixed-wing aircraft to talse-olf In I0-S2 the angle of the ramp reduced sorttewhat by was starting the hegintttng oi the incline much farther alt. This was done while the Furious lay anchored iii the ('|yde embarking Spitlires for the relief of .\l.ilt.I I believe that the ramp angle was reduced because of the possibility of a Spitfire impeller fouling the deck shoul the air eralt he in the flying attitude by the time it reached the ramp. G. T. A. Darley Lieui.-Cdr. R..\‘. tretd.i Manadon Wood. was
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As the wile ol a rating 500 miles awa_v lighting tires. I would like to ask the firemen (with whom I have sympathy). It they
have any idea of the hardship they are imposing on the overworked and underpaid Sen-icemen. I hope everyone gets the message that the Forces are tired oi being used as ammunition in industrial disputes. Unless the strike ends quickly many ol us lace the prospect ol a rather lonely Christmu. Fair enough when it is in the line ol duty and doing jobs lor which you are trained but not to he stuck in the middle. A postscript for the Ilremen: I leel you ought to know. A Serviceman just has no choice. He just cannot say No \'e Irvine t.\Ir.s.t Kilmarnock. —
Ayrshire.
Flying machine I drawings May I put the record straight over the itcnt entitled "t\'ew"‘ llying machine [or museum
It's sim P to
to Open an account with the minimum
“'5 9353/ I0 Dav by’ naval allotment. banker's. order It's useful to h
IOUYlaI|Iyor
Giro
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(November issue)?
While it is true to say that the third and fourth-year apprentices at R:\'z\Y I‘It.‘L'lltll‘It.I$ are huilding a Short 528 without access
to
original working
drawings. they do working drawings, tasked to produce.
in tact have which I was
It turned out to he a mainmoth rescarclt undertaking and progress was slow. hut recent access to some hitherto Iorgot-
nilormation reseals that the details and drawings so far prosidctl to Flcelltinds are “H per
U59 vour budget account to b Y0” “Y 3”Vlh'”Q You choose from the fully IIIUSIIEIIGEI 03”
Naaft
Sl10Dptl"ig Guides and Sports Catalogues,
monthlypayment--£2.00 Minimum 'V'a><'mUm
monthlyDayment—£32.00
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H. L. V. Leeves Cdr.
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WHEN YOU GET OUT OF YOUR UNIFORM.
WHY NOT TRYOURS FOR SIZE? The police on the streets of London need all the help
they can get.
And the kind of help they need is just the kind of help thatyou can give them. Because your experience in the services will be well suited to the police force. You need
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No wonder so many ex-service people make successful careers for themselves on the streets of London. In the Metropolitan Police. We’d like to see a lot more, so why not write '
to us.
self-discipline, initiative,a sense of responsibility.
You have to be alert and able to deal coolly and efficiently with absolutely any crisis situation. (And believe us you could well come across them all in
London.) The Metropolitan
Police also offers you many of the benefits you get in the services. Companionship and team spirit, help with housing and the security of knowing where your next pay day is coming from.
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Bombardments at (‘ape Wrath with ll..\I.D. Shellield and H..\l.S. Brighton ended a bus_\' I2 months ' lor the .‘r'evaI (iunllrr Liaison .. Strtillull til the l'lu_\al -\l'llll¢'l'_\ i\'olunterr.si. llll‘ ‘vii: siiiintl tit hip i:i:lit.i:_\ Part III I48 I.\It-iklilal (‘uml‘.lll.\l\_ iii.-liitiiiig llltlsy til rm mandu l"nrward ()bsi.-nation Birtltui ll .\l.iriiit'~ ( i>:nni.iri.li~l-iir.us Il'l'_\ I-ll. \.. the section is made up .i:i-.l the (‘-iiti:n.intiu lr.iini:1n l?u.sslii>:iil1tlt'liiuii/i-l~iiiiiz_\ \\L'.tll‘lg'l Itll :!it- \l\ll it: H \l _s entirely ol T.-\\'R ollirers. The) I unrzr llI.tllL' .: Incl‘. .i\ntiil\1iti.ir‘. lift‘ hi (‘i\ it.i\:.'t‘lti.:. but the \\.inn. \llllll_\ il.i_\s L'll.ll‘l\.'\l in.iii\ ill tuck thrmselu-s :ma_\ on the range in the llritisl: ('iiliiir.il lL'\l|\.Il the ship's \‘I'lll[‘.tll_\ Hi c:ll<|_\ si:lilsci.'iiig.: trips in this lllIL'l'L'\llll‘.I and radio hark lull DI shot dtlllls ll\'lll lll l:.iti in the ships miilsing the homN! IL.“ ‘Mn hurdment. (i|l'll['ll\llllf .i t-it.i. iil __‘ .ill Lllllss IIlL'l‘.tIlils.tllil.il{iI‘s.ilN.i‘s} Hi‘ ‘Afck-s \|s1| l|I thy bu“ nuflflli I977 the section cirrI \lItl|Lll\. iii Il.L |.ip.il Iltciltixil l‘.u'ls-lip lL'.itt‘. \sc.'L‘ dwd “uh "R, Ru,“ NM) and .'iinmt:_-r;i.il purl ill Rirnlc llltlls .it't'--miiiiiil.rlt'iliiitlluitpiy\'ill.ii:c pl,“-v_~ six Viiu-iitlwr tliiring .l sewn ulhrr mules. .‘s'inn- l9'.’l it iii‘. Il1i.' iiiilskitts lll 'li‘lir.i:'. lllL'|l has lulu-r. part in 39 rwrcisrs l~I.‘\'I-IR('lSl-_ AlL”I‘l«\\lllClllin lllt.‘ .\Ic.litcrr.inu.iii tam ;\.iil |‘Tl‘L'l.l2l'lllli' sii.Iiiili.-ll .i uilh .i xflilllll li:il M II \I S \rL ltut Ill.‘ \lslIs urn‘ .'lI‘l .i|l trii:ii ""‘"i"“ "4 h"mh“"d'“""l‘liiut iil tti.iiut pr-nitt.'i.il citrus .ii'.tl Rirml the ship -\\ Mull .ts lllL' tlsil.tl flit‘ i:i l‘-:tIii.':ti.irtccs _\1..y.- ih,.n h_.]i ..i llly .:'—-‘ti ..i|\:t.il "npcn ll! \I\lI0!~. .l s’l'iIltItL‘tls \\hc:\ thc lmittls vsisrc not ;\i:ri|I{);'g'|'s .inil mun i.[ 1|“liir liic.i1iirph.ins ssunt “III! in .m-".,.,._ ..; “H.” um. liirrlliitu miicli til thy link’ \\.is l'<Illstllniitll-l‘I.isL'il _t{lIl\lk‘tl niissrli.‘ p.irt_\ sc\cr.i| .inil .i st'him|rhi|\;tpn-n|;u- \ (‘tin-1,-1_ “In. .1“: sss_in_u spent tr.i\cllin_u hi .llICY.lll or ilcstriiyr-r vs;-nt on much tnurs ‘ll'~"‘ ‘ll ‘ “l "”'¥'t"‘ in .i rii.ii| ~ls'L'l\lClll:‘\I.* .'nll \lis “lld !”“uP‘ L'I‘.IKl'l (in .il lc.isl tun i-ct‘.i~ii-Iis t.il.ing in thc i'ultur.i| sii:his til the ll.ilI.in \\.ir ( u|lc_i:ct-iiircilthi: (..,_~.;.n_ ..i |.m,_.\i,.i__ rm“. .lIfl.'l.IIl r.in intu \lllllL‘IllllL‘\. liiit Riimv. l'l|\ICnL'k'. l'is;i and Porn‘hl prs'\t'llli.‘il ll \I .\ I’ s ‘-1 '. .' J H uh I \ltL'Il \r.‘ll\.ls'lt\ Illi: l't.llltl\ tlihplll.’ Visits In la“-“cry .1 _i Pg'||_ the lift‘ shiuirin_u lrn;ih_\ It sihs .ii.\.-irdctl II.il_\'. “i-"V “**”“l.‘ “l'l\“'mt'\l «lml \IllC\'ill\lilnllilfllIiIll£lIllllm\IllLlltlhcadcd li:;i\'Ing It.“oV.'lI’Ll\ the (‘arc d‘.-\/ur I-it ilir lirst lllllx‘ In .\'pit'kciiit-ll L'tltlttI\i;istic.ill} ri:.'L'i\i:d\sltcri:\i:r ‘.l\‘|- |1[.s\L-J p.tp"|_-”_ “-h.'|L- on in pro iirc fur the l“ri.-nch cu-rcisi: l)i\isinn urtll iltc lly\l sliimumg lllL‘\ ucnt niuntlicrs til the ship's i:nmpim_\ lslcs ‘()r. lk'k'|'ltl lhL' Iilr lcrlll. lnlihtnls the Cntl ill IIIL‘ ll"lTl."." is;-ck sisit the h.intts Cfljllhttl .i miirc it-l.i\ing tiiiic, _i:isiit_a mncurls in the cit) p.irLs iif Ti.-hr.'in lhc IIt‘I.i| cvunt HI llti: l-'L'sti\;i| \r..is
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Alter two hectic months in the Mediterranean as the Dartmouth Training Ship. H.M.S. Fearless returned to Devonport at the end ol November to disembark her complement at midshipmen and MBA apprentices under training before leaving lor Exercise High Tide.
l-l.M.S. Gavtnton had to resort to desperate measures to aave a Dutch coaster dragging ashore in hea weatherottthecoaatotrlorthernlrelen Tbeooaaterwaaluatzoo ardaoflLulte'e Point. Bangor. ln Belfast ough. with her asleep and oblivious ol tmpe n dlaaater. After ta llng to rouse the Dutch eailore by radio or eound and II ht algriala. the Gavlnton flied a red Very re acroaa the vessel's bridge windows. Still there was no response. slirty knot wtnda ruled out a Gemini visit. so the Gavlnton decided to operate her “Big Alarm clock)? Four round: at break up shot from herlomm. gun llred cloae alongside galvanized the alumberlng Dutchmen. with the Gearington standing by. the coaster clawed her and was soon anchored
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I-lag Ollicer Carriers and Amphibious Ships. Rear-Adniiral W. I). M. Staveley. who inspected Divisions.
He also “did the honours" at a distribution of awards on board. Chiei MF..\l ".\iicIi" Ahern received the Queen's (‘ommeridation lor Brave Conduct: l-‘CS.-\ Ron Preston was awarded the Herbert Lott Prize [or saving stores consum tion on board ll.M.S. Fearless; Cl’ Keith Philli the "Bullet." earned an award or improving the condition and ol the ship, and (‘hid appearance (ook Barry Bowers received the Long Service and (‘mod (‘onduct _,
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Beneath the cold. dark waters ot the world's oceans, lite on board II..\I.S. REV!-Z.\‘(3I-I was Iar Irom normal. Fighting was going on in the Senior Rates mess. while in another part of the nuclear submarine the Sonar Ullieer was hasing a Kipper stoned donn hi\ trousers! Fear not. though. the Rev-engt-‘s port crew had not gone bonkers. They were merely contesting their u-r_\ own mini—oI_unpics as a more active alternatise to the regular patrol activities oI curds. dominoes and tickets. Fighting in the Senior Rates mess was conlined to the pillow \arit:l_\. and the cooks and fileuflfds Indian arm-vtrestled a team ut trainee submariners.
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The Tirpiiz was riinnini: sea trials in .\l;ireh I‘)-H. 'l‘\\‘ii months hefore that. the Bism:irck's forziy into tlle North .'\ll1IliIlL‘ resulted in the sinking of ll..\l.S. Hood and the n'iuhilis:itinn ill seven hattiesiiips. two aireraft e:irriers_ i.‘. Cftll.\L'fs and live destnyers to hunt and destroy her. V
lo: the liipiil there “as no khhlll |lL'.tlh'.tli\l~1:l1\!\. hot liirkiiii: in .I \'i-its eeiatl liortl she setioiisli liiniteil the scope of the l{n_\:il Vast iv} pmiiii: .i v.'l‘il\l.ilIlthreat in .-'\lliL't| t‘iiit\ir\s. I he slut} ill --Tirpiu. mtflouting fortress." is tiild itl ilelail hi l).i\iil iiroisii. in .i lmok ptilllhlietl li\ .-\riiis and -\rn'iiiiir
l‘ti:ss i|1.'iL'e Ui.‘*."‘i Willi .i little more luel. (.iiiil tr.iiiiiii_i:l the R .\ miglit h.i\e iliit paid to llitler's great \\.tt\l‘iIt‘ in .\l.ireli 1‘JJ2_ \\l|t,'l1 l leet .-\ir .-\im Huortlfisli maile torpedo .iil.it'ks. Ii,“ ,-;“[‘_.d llime\et. after that the .\.'i1i
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After escaping from the Victnriuiis. the Tirnil was aitiielted ceasele.ssi_\ hy naval airi:r;ift. but her front lair. coupled with hiiman tlefenees. made :i difficult target. l.iicit was with her again when
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Recruiting regions
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reduced
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of preparation notes. which will be issued on application to A SORP (WRNS). SMOPS. H.M.S. Dryad. ocl (am 727 a set
coincide more closely with Area Flag Officers boundaries. They are being renamed as Scotland and Northern Ireland R ion
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advancement to actino leadina Wren and acting petty officer Wren will now be required to have
mountaineering
area of a
provides
high
stan-
dard. with many summits of 5.000 to 6.000m which are unclimbed
and
unexplored
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-k Models Approval has been
for the formation of a Royal avy Model Aircraft Association (RNMAA). the activities of which were featured in an article in the December issue of Navy News. won
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passed a two~_hour provisional ex-
amination. which may be taken at to an time after rate. or after a ieving one year's seniority in the leading rate (acting time to count). The introduction of this written test is to establish a uniform standard of knowledge of WRNS (radar) ratings coming forward for
advtghnoement _
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professional courses. and to bring the WR S (radar) category advancement r ulaOperations Branch. it will also be mandatory for WRNS (radar) ratings to prepare
themselves for the provisional examination by working through
CAN BE NOTICED with your own design printed on ‘I’-Shirts 8. Sweatersltirts .,-ti_ ::'i:.i;l
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In examining the situation concerni voluntary transfers into branc es in surplus and out
A FAR CRY FROM GRETNA GREEN Wedding balls in Scotland. are new subject to legalities contained in the Montage (Scotland) Act 1977. the provialone of which appear to be far removed from memories of Gretna Green romanticism.
Each arty to a marriage in Scotlan must complete and submit a marriage notice to the registrar of the registration district in which the marria e is to take place. preferably a ut four to six weeks before the date of the intended marriage. The roclamatlon of banns or of pa licatlon of notice on board ship will no longer be aired. leaflet explaining the new procedures. which came into force on January 1. will be sent by the registrar to anyone who applies for a forth of marriage notice. No alternative rocoduros are available to 0 core and men borne on the books of HM. ships at sea. DCI (RN) 747
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Exempt
First class control electrical and ordnance electrical artificers mechanicians qualified as Nuclear Chief of the Watch (NCOW) are now to be exempt from Section B of the written professional qualifying examination for chief control and ordnance electricial artilicer rnochanician. On returning to general service. however. they will be required to pass Section B at the first opportunity after one year in a billet. Failure to do so means l at they will be reverted. DCI (RN) 749
seagoing
* Admiral’s prize Lieut P. J. Keane has been awarded the Admiral Sir Max Horton Prize for 1977. DCI (RN) 739
~kCross-training
Details are announced of the methods of application. selection and trainin for SD(Hull) officers and MEA( ) ratings who wish to be cross~trained in order to qualify for ME charge. The number likely to volunteer
for cross-training be small
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expected
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Advanced
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-Ar Charities By April
30. 1978. the Deputy Director WRNS is to become Charities Co-ordinator reporting direct to the Director-General of Naval Personal Services Director WRNS. in her capacity as A5sistant Direclor-General of Naval Personal Services. became chairman of the Navy Department Un-
Engineering Course (AMEC). held at the Naval Engineering College. anadon, has been iform Clothing Committee the Council of
Ron?!
approved by
the
National Academic Awards as a Master of Science (Msc) course in marine engineering. with effect from the course which started in DCI (RN) J 735 May. 1976.
on
August 1, and as such is responsible to the Second Sea Lord for clothing and uniform matters. DCI (RN) 752
HAMMERING IT HOME "Chisels. cold. hand” has a somewhat ominous sound which helps to underline the hazards in the use of “striking tools such as hammers. hand sledgas. and tools that are struck." Gottl a thump on a thumb may be the least of the dangers. The oftlc al saf advice includes the warning that hammers and chlsols shou d always be oxamlned before use to ensure that there are no surface defects such as cracks. chips or flakes. To use protective goggles as well gives a "belt and braces" protection for the eyes. The suggestions are as important for the bystander as for the operator.
of branches which are in shortage. the official announcement says that "due weight has been given to the likely value to the Service of men whose enthusiasm and aptitude for a branch other than the one in which they (oined has been fully demonstrated The revised rules state that no transfers are allowed into the followin branches: R.N.. NA(AH). Radio perator (unless suitable and recommended for RO(SM) or FlO(Specia|l. CEM. SA. Cook. WRNS. R0. Writer ((3). AM. Transfers out of the following branches will only be allowed in exceptional circumstances at the discretion of the Commodore H M.S. Centurion: RN.. CEA. OEA. REA. MEA (except H to P) and equivalent Mechanicians (Fladarl and Diver Sub Branches ol the Seaman Group of the Operations Branch. MA. "
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Sailors and Wrens wishing to change their jobs may now find this easier within the Service. due to a reduction in the number of categories to which restrictions must continue
‘Thinks he'd be better off as a Wren. Sir!’
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seeking
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WRNS (radar) ratings
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The aim of this regular feature is to l noral Impression Dotonoo council instruct ng conditions service, but in the event oi action being taken the full original text should be studied.
includes withdrawal from subcareers intormatioll offices at Basingstolre. Taunton. and Mer-
thyr Tydfil.
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A Joint Services expedition is being organized for May-August. 1978. to undertake mountaineering exploration and related scientific tasks in the Western
For those “away from it all" holidays at Loch Ewe. o Ilcations have to be made to the comma I Otfioor. H.Il.S. cochrano. who now adrn nlstors the establishment since its reduction to cars and maintenance. The post of Resident Naval Officer Loch Ewe was abolished on September 1. 1917. but accommodation at tho ostabllahmarrt and the recreational caravans will continue to be available In the short term for Sonics man and cadets soaking an Outward Bound type of environment. ‘All visitors will need to be totally salt-su ngasthorssidiontstattwlllbe confl to a civilian carataltor. DCI (RN) 737
The Director of Naval Recrulting's field force is being reorganized to meet defence economies. resulting in a reduction of recruiting regions from eight to five. and the closure of regional headquarters at Newcastle, Liverpool, and SouthThe remaining five regions will
Exped.to Himalayas
DCI (RN) .1 755
ELMN(AWl. EM(AW). RO(SM). WRNS. Cook
The ban on transfers into the Wren Writer (G) category, which has not previously applied. commenced on January 1, 1978. The restrictions still in force win be kept under review. No change is likely. however. before autumn
1978. except that. although transfer into the WRNS Welfare Worker Category is not a present permitted. no forecast is possible of whether this restriction will be removed.
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Ship Corps
"To encourage and knowledge of
an interest in
ships and the countrys dependence upon them" is one of the objects of the a Ship Recognition Corps voluntary civilian organization —
goodwill of the Admiralty Board. Another 01 the Corps aims is which has the
to build up a nucleus of trained
observers who
in an
might be of value
emergency as instructors
in
visual recognition. The director of the Corps. from whom further particulars may be obtained. is Lieul.vCdt. E. C.
Talbot-Booth. RNR. of Ashburnham. Torrens Drive. Harbledown.
Canterbury.
Kent.
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sub-specialisations.
The Admiralty Board decision
change present arrangements except in the case ol the Regulating branch. The remainder already have a comdoes
not
promotion plan.
mon
The announcement does however alter the intended promotion arrangements for the PT
sub-specialisation.
Beauty
queen Marcelle Davison caused stout hearts to tlutter aboard H.M.S. Euryalus when the frigate paid a live-day visit to South Shields to mark the official adoption of the ship
promul-
as
by South Tyneside. After being welcomed aboard by the commanding otticer. Cdr. D. W. W. Burnside. and the Mayor ol South Shields. Councillor 8. Robinson who is pictured presenting her with she met many ot the ship‘s company and was a ship‘s crest entertained to lunch by the senior rates. The visit. described as "extremely successful." included many exchanges of hospitality and a service of adoption at St Michael's Church conducted by the Chaplain to the Second Frigate Squadron. the Rev. L. J. de Groose. The ship's company marched through the streets to the church. The ship (pictured right on Portland) had sent an "advanced party" to South Shields a team of c cllsts led by PTI "Doc" Halliday and walkers led by LS Tony ordage. who were sponsored to raise money tor South Tyneside charities. In uniform in the picture above are CPO R. Leaning. SEA M. Francis. R01 Danny Meadows. PO R. Jones (partly hidden).
1975. dated PT EQUITY The 1975 statement. which announced the introduction of the Physical Training and Recreation branch. stated that PT officers would no longer form part of the Seaman specialisation of the SD List for promotion purposes. This intention has been reviewed in the li ht ol the examination 09 the eaman SD in
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interests. as well as achieving equity with the Seaman SD specialisation. olticers ol the PT sub-specialisation will continue to be considered for promotion together with all Seaman sub-
specialisations promotion plan. Measures
under
are
a
being
Lieut.-Cdr. Trevor Dale and Sub-Lieut. Steve Lewis.
Revised plan for
single
taken to
that the promotion requirements ot the PT subspecialisalion are sat uarded
ensure
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Hire aTllP SPOT! Available lor Private Hire.
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Sunday. Monday. Tuesday and Thursday of any week tor up to
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1.000 persons. Band. Disco. etc.. also available
In view of the
continuing shorleading rates in the Operations Branch (Seaman Group). educational requirements
tage of
Plymoi.ith‘s Top Disco Available on certain nights
I Able Seaman who are allowed to take this "short cut" will my “°W9V9l- be able I0 90 0010 Deny °"'°°’ “I955 ‘"95’ 5“°5°q“°’“'Y Omam NAMET 5.5
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A tlashover in a submarine 440V AC switchboard shortly alter commissioning has stressed the need for a high standard ol cleanliness in electrical switchgear Risk of contamination should be minimized by providing PV°leCl‘V9 °°V9'5 above arid around swilchboards on all occasions when panels are removed or breakers racked out. Special care is necessary when working on switchgear in passageways or under hatches. DCI (RN) 730 -
ii TV course How to be a television producer in three days may sound like a formidable task. but it is all part ol the work at the RN. School of Educational and Training Technology (RNSETTL H.M.S. Nelson_i
Portsmouth Details are announced of the
1978 courses. which include training in closed circuit television operating. production. and main-
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branch progress up the advancement structure, opportunities tor cook and steward ratings to transfer will reduce. and lorslores accountant
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pmscr at sea. These were morale-boosting events. as in its own way has proved the _sear‘s most iinespceteil duty. 'l‘;ikiiig over where the firemen lett oft. sailors and men of the other Serxiees surprised many perhaps even theniselses .is they greys in euitfitlcttce and ——
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Made best of it Meiinwliilc. Jack made tlte best of it i(‘liristinas included) and eoiifoiindetl any doubters who might lt;l\L' queried his \cf\:tIllll_\‘. Rapidly establishing himself in his teiiiporziry role ;ind surroundings" (wonder where those curtains came from'.’). he demonstrated the age—old ability of the sailor to trike life as it comes (not to mention a knack of getting his feet under the table). If those were some of the encouraging ;i.spect.s of the naval year. saddest surely was p:iy. From lhc time of last spring's award. the subject had never been far submerged. finally bubbling to the surface in extensive debate in l’ar|iament and Press its the year drew to a close. l-‘cw remember a time when Forces‘ pay wa.s so dominating and distracting an issue; when Jack had made so abundantly clear his acute feelings of having been ".scen off": and when every official word was analysed for a hopeful hint. l.et no one doubt that the Services‘ case has been presented in the stron est terms. Now it has been spelt out that the erviccman can be told his true worth. The Crucial question. of course. is when can that be translated into terms of hard cash. .
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Rc;ir-.-\diiiir.il W. J. .\le('liine. (‘hiet Staff Officer il-Ingiiieeriiigi to the (‘ornniander-iii-(‘hit-f Fleet. iiispectcd hoth ships in l)L'L‘t.'ittl3L'i’ tit assess tltirii tt.'£ltlittt.'ss to take their places as full operatioiial iiieriihers of the Fleet 'l'hese inspections iiiiirked the end of trials carried out by the Slieffieltl since her eorttiiiissioirirru on l"el\riia.'_t in. WT‘. and by the ltiririiiiglraiii this sea.’ llie trials ‘-I--:.'e designed to l‘.'llltl tlte \liL'llIelil (‘lass lit lllL' it[\L't.'IliiItl:ll staiid.ii'ils set by the \'a\.il Stair in .-\iigiist IUM l:\t.‘f_\llltll_~_‘ on board was striiigeiitly tested. irom the Sea l)art weapon s_\stL'iti to the eliiet's' bar and from the ()1_s:iipiis tiiaiii engines to the iunior rates" garl'~.ige
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Impressive Tests were eondiieted in hot weather in the (aribbcaiiand in cold weather off Bear lsland. north of Nons;i_v. lit the past three years the ships clocked up a total of ‘>l|.illlf| rniles steaming. visiting ports as far apart La (iuaira (('araeas. \'enc/uela). as Boston. (iihraltar and ('opeiiliageii. .-\ gr;-;i[ deal of interest was shown in the ships. their weapon syslcms, and their machinery. in many countries. ll..\l.S. Slicffield fired four Sea I)art which missiles on the .-\bcrporth range ran out of targets after one was hit by the Sheffield's first single shot and the second was pulveri/.ed by the nest pair of missiles. lt is said that only the Royal Air Force. who owned the targets. were not int resscd! he modern -1.5 inch guns also demonstrated impressive accuracy when used in their primary role of naval gunfire support for .-\rm_\ units on land. and against aircraft targets. —
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operational ships.
It was not all hard work and no play. however. as the ship spent :i happy ten days secured between huovs in the Patuxent River. about 50 miles from \\'a.shington l).(‘._ while the crew got to know the local residents. Both ships also did their fair share of Showing the Flag and the Sheffield alone
sselcoincd more than .‘~II_ti(it) visitors on board dtiriiig l‘t".'. .-\|thoiigh three years may seem a long period for trials. it is reported that the complexity of the missile direction radars and the computerized weapon system required a|mo.st endless and painstaking checking to eliminate evey possible fault or error. The trials required the careful eo-ordination of exercise areas. hundreds of flying hours by the Fleet Air Arm. Royal .-\ir Force. and Fleet Requirements aircraft of all types. and the co-operation of many other warships and Royal Fleet .-\tixi|i:iry vessels. All in all. the ships‘ companies are proud of their ships and their achievements so far. and are looking forward to joining the Fleet
N/\\"Y NEWS. J.»\l\'ll'ARY I978
GROUP SIX
DRAGON CHARMS CLEO Hong Kong ’s
first Ft. N. visitor for two years
Ships of the Royal Navy's Group Siii deployment spent
Gurkha pipes and drums and Chinese dragon dancers provided a noisy welcome for H..\rI.S. Cleopatra when she arrived at Il.M.S. Tamar on December 5.
Christmas in ports in the Far East and the eastern state ports of Australia after a busy period of exercises and courtesy calls. On leaving Bandar Abbas in November, it was planned for the Group to be together exercising for several days before the Asia-bound ships broke away. but H.M.S. Tiger and R.F.A. Tidepooi were delayed because of a small defect in the tanker. The main group exercised through the Arabian Sea to Sri Lanka. where H.M. ships Cleopatra and Amazon and Ft.F.A. Grey Rover departed for Singapore and Hong
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The remainder continued south. exercising with the Australian Navy and being joined by the Tiger and the Tidepooi before making the first courtesy calls in Western Australia. Then it was across the Great Australian Bight to the eastern states for Christ-
Basra. Karachi. Bahrein. Abu Dhabi. Dubai. Doha. and Salaiah. Rear-Admiral Martin wemyss. Flag Officer Second Flotilla. had depar-
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photographersh I-}lar\,ting
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And how appwpdage that in me wpms diamond jubilee yeah 3 w.-en shouid emerge chosen three as "Top of the Phots" maid judges to whom the pdms were "3“°"Ym°U5-': The d’§""3"°."A°“°",Ma"»" __
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still tough atthetop. the final choice going to an impressive shot by‘LA Jack Dewis, from Into the Royal EXCGHGHI. Hall at the 1977 Festival of Remembrance. The Peregrine Trophy. which goes to the establishment whose photographers gain mos, pOims_ was retained by |a5t years H.M.S. Excellent. Jud as were winner. _
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'Acfion Man’ lifts prize "Action Man,"
dramatic portrayal of helicopter rescue work. caught the judges’ eyes and finally became their first choice from mom than 300 black and white prints. it want on to become tho contests top entry and to make a Wron the Royal Navy‘: Photographer of the Year for the first time In the history or the Parogrlno Trophy. The shot of an man being wlnchodinto a hall tor was taken with a Hamlya camera on FP4 film w h .9 exposure of H6 at 1»500th. Photographer was leading Wren Jill Purvas, oi H.M.S. Daedalus. soon (right) inspecting her winning print and some of the others on show in H.M.S. Excellent for the annual contest. Jill, who is holding her camera award in the monochrome section, has served In Scotland and London, and she flios rugularly from Loo-on-Solont on helicopter aortias. a
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Country lite is portrayed in "Doggy Paddle" (below). which took second place in the transparency section for LA Michael Beard (Seahawk).
SECOND: "Tacent.
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FIFTH: "Wrum Rat.“ recreating the flavour ot a Wren‘: tlrst tot ed (it that's the en we ) when the order Splice the Ilainbreoe went out after the Queen's Silver Jubilee
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The
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into a scttoof for the Church of Scotland and Free Churches.
WRNS sports .ietis'ities there. The committee agreed to giant £3.31!) for a portable ehaiti:iit_i:cahin. disided into tun ehiittgttti: rooms. to ease the sititatioit
N’!-Il..'s‘().N S('()Rl-IBOARIJ ''Is it because the spectators i.':iii‘t eoiint"" was one of Ihy q|,|g'\IllHl\ posed during the heariin: of the hid for electronic sciiiiiie and !tf'llIt'I)1 etpiipnteiit for the indoor sports aietia in H 51.5. Nelsim The case was ptit strongly that this eipiipitient added to the p.ittIeip.itioii and L't1]tI_\nlt,'l'll of spectators. lI_\ ltriii_i:iii_e the esents "alive." :iiid also could CnC0\It(t_x!I.' pla_vers liseittiialls. despite one or tun pleas that this was really. "l.ine_\ Waistcoats." the committee granted hall of the H.351! sought. iii the Lnimleilixe that the apphi.'ation uas giiirri: on to the Fleet .-\tttenities
easy.
Notirtg ehattgcs
the flniltls eial climate. the fund's ailsisers are non priipiieim-_ that more iii the e,-ipii_.l he mint-(I (mm fI\ed—trieonte ttuestment into iiiilin;ii_\- shares. Etlf m_i\imi.m Iiini:-terin lK'l1L‘ft[. In the short term. liimeser. this mas int-..ii‘ .. little lL'\\ L';I\ft Kt) tllstrlhtllc. Jlfhil|]ILIh .;.¢ ,\'oseniher meeting of the funil’s (irants (‘ommtttee “us [llkf ih.-ii the amount of moire)‘ .i\'ai|.ih|e should \te;idil_\' pl”-uh .(p_nn ,1\ |['|((\n‘|L' “us denied front the re-insested in
L-..pii_.l_
e\pl.iii.itii-ii. the itieetirig .i_i:teeif that. stiltiect to \\iih this _
|l|i~' ll'HNs't'*‘ -tl‘l‘““-IL C-“ll .i\.itl;tf\lL' flit littls sltltttltl till lll|\ iietuisiiiii he aiieitieitted its iisiite 1-‘-"”" “W” -'V‘¢7"~"
This meant that alsiiit .l.'4h'.l||||l tsas asailahle for dtstrthiitioii to "hidders_" after the tetzttlzir li.ilf-}'e:ir|_\ _eraiits to ships (on lh|‘- |'s's'1|*|“" 5-“'3-f‘-‘Sf -"NI .\lariiie ('omiitando units l.'niler .'I new. system agreed at the prenous meeting the <‘unIm:andu units mm fL‘t.‘L't\‘L' reetilar _i:r.iiits. .ind iii .\'o\-einhei it \sas decided to include the re-fornted-31 (iontntanilo. -‘\l lhl‘ ‘RUIN-' “"1? -"l‘l‘|"~'*”“"‘ \\;ts ltI.'ItlL' for .'l 5“ PC! L‘t:l1I IIICIC-'N' for lhv (iltmtll-Imlli units to hrin_i: them into fin.inei.il line with ships ~\\'},_( eh....|(| _\1;.,m,_-e (Kseeiitid-class eiti/eiis"" said one ll.'t.\.tl \t|lL‘L' in leniline the Royals his suppur|_ The ;tppltt.‘;tl|iit| ‘was M3,.‘-‘_-,(_ uitmu [hc ('.mmi.,mt.i units a total of f.‘.Z"l| _
l-'und.
SKI (‘l.l'B I’l.l-IA
Ri|Kll't_l! participation
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assisted hs .i _t:l.tt'|f of iltlt per ratin_e lestiniateil £700) llt‘sh’.'|flf\ this xi.-.ir’s L‘\PCtt\L's, fll”tI\hIl|_|! an application its the R.N. Ski (‘liih .-\ strong plea ‘was made that this sport. rims e\tretnel) e\peiisi\e. he kept alise in the .\.i\_\ and that ratme |\.ittii.'tp.i~ lion be increased It was also e\p|.iiIiei| Ilt.it those t.i|tin_i: part ssltieli ettt'iiiti— in the sport passes ski. etesta .iiiil l-oh eotittiliiite an .i\erai:e of L5“ c.IL'fl -\n ".iitti" \ies\ tame front a -.:i~lfi'r \\lto satil that lie t‘\|\L‘ttL'il to ',i.i\ for his sport It'l
was
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Pembroke gets
PUBLIC FUNDS QUERY
biggest grant
lwiggest single grant ntade at the meeting \\'.'t\ £|f|.ll0l| for refurbishing and modernizing the Pembroke ('luh. which eaters for all junior rates in tlte ('hatharti area. The
l'i.ins ttteliiile a "nets look" for :.'ie !i_.1|iiioni ti» inaise the decor 'HtI[g‘ .-.ppiiipii;iii- to the age _;iiiiip of the sitting men and imiiit-n iising the club. ‘I he L.1illtL{ area of the littitige is to We iitereiised, and -I nets loun_ec fit lte \'itftsltttn'1L‘tf on the sL't‘iIt'ttl lloor, IlIL'llltltfl_tZ pit-sisioii of .i .'lL'\\ liar. \leIiil\eis sseie ti-lil ili.it ziiiiiit s-..is heiiti; eoiitrituited tzoitt local funds and that there \\.is .\Li.ifi support met fiirnish"res and fittings Redeeot.itiott .l ltllHlL‘HIll.IlII1ll was li.itll_s ct-ileil_ it \\.is reported, one
J
l'lie question of puhlie funds were
WP"~“¥""-""'-' “‘."".L' lllcte “ere mur.ils reirtirtiseeiit of Palnt (‘outt orchestra days l‘lti.‘ .tt1t'tliC.tlIutt sttcccctleil
tshethet not
more
iiieiitioned tlutlIl_t! disetission on sesetal protects before the iiieetiiip. I-"min H \'| S \'erniiii eartte
appropriate
alter maximum support from all s-otin_e menihers I)-()I.PHl.\' (‘l.l'H The .-‘itlantis pinioi rates eluh in ll.M.S. Dolphin reeeis-eil .i _erant for !.'.i.."~ttiI for euuipmeiit and fitting out .i coffee snaelt bar. after the meetin_e hail been told that this was a thrning club but l.ie|u:il certain arttentties "Sit.'iek hais ssorlt iii triiiitiitii estaltlishntents," said one rep-
.irt
in addition to the regularly half-yearty grants to H.M. ships and Ft.M. Commando Units. grants were made as follows:
H.M.S. Pembroke. Flefurbishin-g and modernization of Pembroke club (junior rates) grant of 5210.000. Regular Force: Employment Association. Grant of 556.000 towards expenditure lot 1978. HMS. Neptune. Heating and ventilation work for Drumfork Club and installation of grant of 25.000. senipportatale buildi ortsrnouth RN. and H.M.S. Sultan RM. Coarse Angling Association. Desilting Fon Ftowner moat for angling grant of £5.000 towards £9,483 sought. H.M.S. Heron. Bar extension for Houndstone Club grant of 23.948. H.M.S. Dolphin. Furnishing coffee snack bar of Atlantis junior rates club grant of £1300. H.M.S. Vernon. Portable changing cabin rant of 923.300. Jack Club. Royal Navy grant 521.848. United Services R.F.C. (Portsmouth). grant Ftoo-dlighting for evening training of £1,675. —
reseiitatise.
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Superb square Omega ST 3660835
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satin stainless steel case and face. Automatic calendar watch. sweep second hand. Resists waterto reliable. Only £1 0.30 deposit followed by 9 monthlypayments of £10.30 with no interest charges. Equivalent to £103.00 cash price. Select your Omega at home by wearing life size replicasfiom the Prestons Catalogue.
5i90ft.Inciediblyaccurate,
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Solon
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the .'l]‘|]‘Illl.‘-'|llI\lt\ pointed out that indoor re-.'te.itioii space in \'eriion was limited. and that reete;ttiott.'il f.iei|ittes were also limited in \‘t';iirior In both eases the hope \\.'Is expressed that it tniglit he prissihle for piihlie funds to help and. with this in iitind. I.';tL‘lt .'ipp|ic;ittivn was deferred ttrtttl
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rating taking part (estimated £700)
Southwlck Park Naval Recreation Centre. Covered area for six golf driving ra e pads grant of £500. ortsmouth R.N. Football club. Strips and footballs. and clubhouse refurbishment grant of £400 towards £800 sought. Fl.N. Provost Headquarters. London. —_
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Double glazing to six windows in lounge bar rant of £380. and billiards room FLN. Trials Unit. berporth. Assorted grant of £200. sports gear —
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FLN. Air Station Yeovtlton. Conversion of accommodation into chapel Sunday school grant of £1,380. H.M.S. Thundorer (R.N.E.C. Manadon). Billiards table and accessories for senior and tumor rates grant of £1,148. H.M.S. Drake. Washing machine and tumbler dryer grant of 21.000. H.M.S. Cochrnno. Lighti control for theatre group rant of £79 FLN. and R. Mountaineering club. Nordland expedition to Norway grant of up to ‘:75 per rating (estimated £750). H.M.S. Nelson. Electronic scoring and timing equipment for indoor sports arena grant of £675 towards £1,350 sought. I-‘LN. Ski-Club. Grant towards ratings‘ £100 per expenses for 1978 season
UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS 0 As: -A‘-(\"“l vi'- Ch wisiw ‘.;"-'Jk4:Cl";‘4'.)' m:'.;\:-w.: H H S. Tamar. "’ia"i ‘mini-". C0"“"‘u“fi' Cl"l'.‘l‘ 'or nasal nit-tqs ’.‘I"-M '3 .[lB33‘i. HMS Warrior. mod'c:i:-no 0' li‘1’.mi:-' :-och ‘e’ .'p0',(‘ .l..-'.I!0'./" iii‘. dc/3. l-Hit S. Eiieetlent. pm‘ on
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.ipp|ie.'ifiott
eittltfs at
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The pattern of investment has been ezirefttlly monitored. not least during recent years when few organizations or individuals have found monetar_\' niatters
far
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by firefighters chapel and Sunday
be used
to
as
front l’ortsmoiitli R..\'. .iiid R .\l (‘oarse Aitgliiig The application had previi-usl_\ failed, but this time it was successful. .-\ssociation obtaining, zi grant of £5.tIll toss-aids the £‘l,-ts} soiii;ht_ The appliezition was .ilso point: to the Fleet .'\I'!IL'lltllL‘\ Fltlltf
R..'\i. air station Ymv-ifton were granted £f..1tt0 for com“:-rsian of a single-.storr_v anrommodation building at the time-olthcmeeting said —
Projects which have benefited from the Sailors’ Fund over the years since the Navy's tot disappeared have cause to be grateful for wise investment which has produced the regular income to transform many it worthwhile venture into reality.
is top of the pups
('umttttttee of the S;iiIots' l"und to RC3!’-.'\tlfil|l;tl I‘ ll. Human. who h.is chaired the eoiiiniittce for more than three seats while holding the appoitttntettl of l)iri.‘etor (ieneral of N.i\.i| l’ersonal Sersiees lhe irtseril‘eil rum tuh v..'is .i triluite to his ssiiilt in Iteailiitg .i uittttttiftee \\lllL'lt has been respoitsihle Ior distiilviilitte ltutt dreds of thoiisanilsof pounds for t-\tItlll\»\hIlt' |1tU]L‘L't's 'l‘li;iiikiiii: iiieniheis for the 1!IfL Rt,‘.Il-.'\tllTltf.'Il llorttan said. “I has e heeii tieiitendoiisl_\ impressed with the vlorl. sshieli esersone puts into presertttttg their cases for t:r.'ints."
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All aboard the ‘moon probe oi tangled undergrowth and woodlands. ii child’: dream has been created at Southwick Park. Over 18 months. 156 radio electrical artitlcer apprentices trom H.M.S. Collingwood. supervised by CREL Brian Simpson. have cleared the site and erected tree nuts. rope swings and slides. a climbing frame. and a commando bridge. Pictured erecting the "moon probe" climblno frame are (trom Iettl REA ADDS Glen Merrett. Fhit Walter. Out of
Kev Mitford (back centre). Charlie Fox (front centre). Pat minor (with hammer) and CHEL Brian Simpson (foreground). Southwick Park has been one of the Sailors‘ tuncl's biggest projects. The Fund's continued support is seen in its latest grant to Southwick Park £500 for a covered area for siii goii driving range pads.
an acre
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Money warships’ yacht
boost for
venture
race
The efforts of two ships on the current deployment to the Far East and Australia to help sailors take part in the prestigious Sydney-Hobart ocean yacht race received a boost at the half-yearlymeeting in December of the Grants Committee of the Fleet Amenities and Fleet Recreational Funds. strongly. supported an iippliciition tor £350 ultcr hcarin that the object of ll.M. .inil Zulu is cithcr to ships charter it _s'ai:ht or find hi.-rths in other siichts for the niiisimiim tiunthcr oi" men The race which was due to start on Iiosing l);i_s. is lL'l£itfllt'tl as thc premier southt-iii ht-niisphcrc t>s'L‘tIl\ Members
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FAMILIES ClU BS GRANTED £9,000 .\£cpttinc’.s' l)i'iinit'ork Families(‘luh offered t.'l3.lltl(ltms‘:irtl.s' a joint sclicmc for iiiiprovcd licating and ventilation and for installiition ol‘ it scmi-portzihlc huilding adjacent to the club. stxicc girolilciiis. iii; iiiccttii: \s.is tolil, is.is thc l.i.‘t tli.it lltcrc ss.'is .i l.iri.'L‘ \s.iit:i:-.' list lot this ;\rc-scliisiii p|.is:ioii',‘. ssltilc thc iloctofs
\ttli'll_L'
stitucrs ss.is held in thc l‘.ll l‘L‘L'.Ill\s' it lliltl hot .iiid colil \\.llL‘l .iIItl liiilcts
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in
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Price of peace for Crushers
\\l1!s'lI piosiilcs .| ssi-it '..lll‘.IL «Ii l.t\|llllL"‘. .iiitl .-itiiitiiii:-.it .icti\iiics \ L'l'.tt1i or ‘.‘.llllll ‘s\.l\ lt‘..islu -\ri .ipplic.itiot'. for £.‘\.‘l-l.\' lrtim Il_\l..\. llrrtltt liisniirls .i l‘.i.' .'\:c:'.s:o:: .it :l‘.c ll-iuiitlst-viii; l-cs \i-.':.i| ( llt?\. isliuli ss.is s.i... 1.» 2-. ‘i'. .i \I‘l'l‘...'\\ll..tl .so'..it.'r'. [‘iIsIllt‘ll Jllsl to \L'l\L' tlircc lll.2l'lit'«l .iii.iilcis L’\l.tlL‘\. wt.-i-.-.-tl \l1Iit]L' s-.ip;~ori .|l'ltl ts.is in the sllll‘
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Viiciiil lilr tor the "('rushrrs". lhrir \Ii\t's and girl lrit.-nds has ht-t-n on the tlt:clim- at their mess at l{.V. l’riistist llt-adquartt-rs in I.iint‘ltin ht-i‘atisi: ii! a noise priihlt-m. t)nt- cllcct has been that list: entertainment. including discos. hiisc had to he lt.'mptI|';ll'll_\ iihantliint-d in thc Regulating Stall nit-ss. which lies in Kt-nsinuttin in -.i "st-li.~ct" residential area.
3"ids. ssith .iii .im\lic.itioti liii .il\out t.i‘.l'“ll ll‘? .i siltllllltttItl\ \L'llllL' .it .i islocis oi ‘.i.its "sl.i;‘ lninu in thc iiiiildlc ol tiissii" .ittil otciipictl its t.llil‘li1'~ iii.iii_s oi ’ll‘.L'i'l'l in thc llivni: lsoiig; ‘it;ii.idioii .iiiil tlicii i.iiriilit's
l)()l'lll.F.(SI.-\7.lN(Z
l'l().\ll\ .\l T()\\‘l'IRS
\ halllr board has priiscd only partially succt-sstul. but miss the: Sailors‘ Fund has turns‘ to thc l'l’\(‘l.lt.' with at grant til E380 which will prrisidr double glaring tti sis ssindiisss in the lounge hair and aidjan-nt billiards room. The meeting sated at sirtual masimum strength to bring ll\¢' i-ntt-rtiiinmi.-nl hack into the lists of the "tfrusht-rs".
lloiiIi.i:ii lt|\lI.'l\l\.l:.<-\lI1lL'V\ liliick. lltIll.\lll_L‘ ‘Ii Liniilics and the \\‘R.\\' tiu.ittcis. .inil is in .i l"tl\_\. crossdcd ;irc.i with contr.ilfic “Thc ltnlttills lic.is_s lilocl. sullcrs lriim .t|l the dis.ttl\.llll.'I\1\'\ of high rise lisiiiit," said the ;|DPllC;IllsIt‘l. which .itlili.'d tli.it llt‘n_L' Kittie. .'lllltt\ll_L‘ll still .i po itl;ir draft. no liiti_i:cr oi'l'cri.-it t c L‘£t\_\.gi|Ifll! csislcncc of .i lcss scars ago. ."itvtttciIni.' .isLL‘tl ‘shcthcr ltK‘.'Il ntiiiiics. including those of thc ('hiii;i l-"Ii.-ct ('liih. might ntit he .ihli: to help ln thc liiiiil \otin_i: to grant £.'s',lXIl towards the iipplicatiiiti thcri: ss.is not quite cnoitizh strength of soics to carts thc prnp.is.i|. but the hope was expressed that the appliczitiiin would he assisted by other lunds with at least some of thc nionc_s'.
Aid for Forces
Employment Association
Iior I*t‘;‘.'s' thc Ro_\.il N.iss .iiid Rtisiil .\l'.itini.-s sh.ttt.' tossatds thc cspcnscs of thi: Re 'til.ir l-‘orccs liitiplos nicm .-\ssoci:itiiiti is t.".“l.llH| The Ros.il Nitsnil ‘lcni:s'iilcnt Trust has pcggcd its contribution at £I||.l|tII|. lc.isiiii: £‘l.IIoi| to he found elsewhere. lltt.‘ ilL's'isltit1 v..|s tli.it ffxllllll should go ttI\\.it‘d\ ll‘lL‘ £‘l_t)hlI suugh|_ .iii-l tli.it thc .ipplic;itioii he passed on to the Fleet .-\mi:nitics l-‘tintl
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.»\pplic.itiotis concr.-rtiini: slu-
also among: those which loiinil thcnisclii.-s in with a sporting L‘l1£tllt.‘t.‘ .it the nit-t-ting. thc _i:r.iiiis including uric of 15_IitItl for cspcnscs for RN. Ski (‘lull ptitttcipiitiiin in thc W75 si:.isori_ and mother or" i.'l.|l|l' lot ski cquipiiicnt tor ll \l.S. (' ili:tloiii.i. l’o|lo-.siiir_- iiotm.il pr.icticc. lllt.’ l’.-\l' ltlt.'L‘lIlt_i: wits licltl shiirils .ittci .i lttL'L‘lltt_t1 oi tlii: (ir.iiils (htitttiittcc of thc \'.iili-is' liiiid itcpiittcil on thcsi: ;i.i_:csi. "pickcil up some ol thc pit-tcs" .ll'ltl .ilso ilt'.ilt \Atll'l .i riirrtilit-r .it other .ipplit'.ttt-iris lot :iist.iii.i.'. li\l tti.itlt' its L'T.Itll to thc R N Slit (‘ltili .lllL't lls'.lllllL‘ tli.it thc \.iili-is" lurid li.itl .ilrc.iil\ .iutccil iii liclp liiss.itils t.illtlt!s' s'\;‘i.‘i‘i~L'\. Jllsl .ll\tI tli.it iiicic iscrc iiii.i:i.‘i.il .'ii'.irrihiitiiiiis ii '1: tl'..~sc l.llsIll_|I ;\.iit in thc cs ll.\l..\'. ( It-dntiia south! :3 Kill iii: Iii st-is ti: c.iiii;iiiii:tit ilk‘ \is: lllil‘ lliL'tt‘ l‘.-\l l'_‘.'L'L'il in :!.III|. i‘.i‘ll!l_' tli.it ;‘i'rsi-iiticl .tl ( .llL'\lIi:'|l.£ ut'ti.' in .i piisilriiii to :.i'-.c .lsl\.tlll.l_L'\' tit siti—iii_i: til thc llii:lil.iitils .iitil liopiii: tli.it licsr iisc '-\tllllLl also tic .'ll.lsl£ oi thc cqtii;-iiiciit lis iitlicts iii the s'i‘lI‘l!ll.Itlsl ll..\l.S. Tamar's .ipplit.itioii ltil -.I\'_‘s‘sh for .i s'iIt1'tltll1l'itl\ llotihatii liiiscrs. tot .1-titre which ll.ltl itist f.iilcil .it the ‘i.iilois‘ liiiid. ss.is t‘iiiisitlcri.'il .i ssorthssliilc protect. and thc coniniittcc agrcutl to .i grant of li.ill that .iiiioutii on lciiriiiiig that thc ('hin;i l-lccl ('liih was willing to tncct up to hall the cost. ".-\ nitric in thi: right direction" was .iii opinion csptcsscd sshcrc the conirnittce considcrctl .i priipnsutl £fi.lIll grant for rtiotliltczition of thc cntriincc hull til \\'.irrior lllocls in ll..\l.S. Warrior so that it can he used .is it ll'lt.';|llt.'. C|ltL't1'l;t. church and lecture hall. Members sscrc told that this
iitg
were
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isiiuld hi: it iiitich-tipprcciutcd l;icilit_s in what was an espcnsisi: corni.-r ol the ciimniutcr belt. ‘There was strong support. and iippmszil. tor the £11.“!!! ‘rant. On hearing that thc Sailors‘ Fund had zigrct-tl to grant l.'.‘.|llti tiissttrds tlii: £‘l.-$83 sought for dc-stlting Rossner moat lnr angling. thc F.-\l-’ dccidctl to add L'_”i.5llI. Although the Sailors‘ Fund had przintctl the full [5_lIII
sought lot ssorlt at H..\il.S. .\‘eptune's Drumlork Club. the
F.-\l-’ learnt that an extra £.'l.llll ssais needed to meet liniil costs. and agreed to grant this amount. Ant-thcr "picking up the pieces" opcrtitiiiti was in graniing Hill to H..\l.S. Drake. fol. Itiwing an iipplication fur i_‘:,tititi for it \\‘:t\l'ltl'I‘ muchini: .tnd tumhlcr dryer. Tic Sailors‘ Fund h.id iigrcctl to £l.l|l|ll. and {Nil is coming lrom the (':ipt.iin of thc l-'li:et's Ftintl. Flcctroiiic sctiriiig .inil timing L't|llt[‘|lTlL't'Il for thc ll'llltNll' sports ccntrc in H..\l.§. .\'clsori l’l.'Ill ‘
H£H' ANENWES FUND tcccisctl .i £I‘i".‘ _L'Y.Itll troiii int\.iiliirs' l iiiid. and .i sitiiil.ir siiiii
.i_i:ti.'L'il 'i’\_\ ll.-\l .'\IiUIliL't ;t;\plit'.itiiiii
\\.ts
truiti
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Words oi high praise ior the commanding officer and members oi the ship's company of il..\I.S. Sheraton came from the i-‘k-etuood members oi the R..\'. Patrol Scrvice Association after they had crossed Morcambc Bay in ii gel: rclurn hi: received a plaque to attend an event at I-‘ieetwood. "We have the gmtest admiration hcairing lhc .ship'.s hadgc from tho for them." writes Shipmate WilF(P0 Peter mcxs prcsidcnt. liam Hughes. “and we would like Smith. to thank them for suffering discomfort the crossing must have rather than let us A czipturcd (icrmzin hzitilc been hell ensign has hccn ziddi.-d to the down." Shipmales from Birmingham grmiiiig ciillcctiiin of cup liIlllL'\. joined those from other branches trophics. and crests in the branch of the R..V.P.S. for an enjoyable hciidquiirtcrs. it was prcscntcd by vii.-cit-end reunion at Denes HoliShipmziti: (icorgc l)ihdcn. who oht:iini:il it when he scrvcil in day Camp. Kcssingland. Suffolk. li..\i.S. Soulhdown. lhi: first ship it was the second reunion. (in this occasion members entertained the to enter \ViIl1i:lm.sh;i\cn iiir ihc \Ui’TL'|'i(lCl' iii the German Nrny in officers and crew oi the fishery protection reset H..\i.S. Bririton. l9-I5.
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The 'l‘rui;il';ir night dinner and dance be an cnjuyiihlc iicczixion and was wi:l| supported by members. their wives. families iind iricnds. Thc guest oi honour After much him! work. many was Rciir-Admiral Sir i-'.dw:ird Rchhcck. who also took ih-: sziluic mcciings. rclcntlcss’ rccruiting. not to mention cncrous irom .ii thi: march unit of the hrunch st;ind;ird on .‘.ii\-cmhcr ti. .\ii:m- other hranc cs in NIL .-\rc:i. thc bcrs .iri: now looking forward lo Wyrnondhuni and District hriinch the outings planncd for the .\'c1-s of tin: RN./\. was liiunchcil on October 22. The iniiuguruliim Your night ;ittr:icti:d iin enthusiastic .|ilL'l'ltl;lllL‘L‘of i5". including rcpHarwlch i'L'\t.‘nI:ill\'t.'\ from many olhcr Thu hrainch unnuail huiict dzincc l1r:inchcs. Shipmzitc ll. ("(‘r.'i-sh") mus ii hlg success with an .ilti:nllcmnung. .'I ilitllnniil council iluncc of 325. including .\l1l[\il"l.'tlL'\ member. conducted the ccrcmiiny iriim Dzigcnhaitn. Thi.-tiord. .ind ihc "s1u:;iring-in" of iniindcr (‘liclmsii1rd, Hraiixilrcc. Sudbiir). H'|L'f'ilhL'[\. An excellent liuiict was ll.ilslL':ul. illlll llctltnghum Thc priwidcd hy Mix. I’. l-illon. wifi: i:ucsl oi honour wits lhc .\l;i§.'or iii iii .\'l1ipm;ilc l{. l-llton. lolloucd lluruicli. who is brunch 1'icc- h_\ .i griinil sing-song and cntcrprcsidcrir. ()thcr lllicsts. Il'1L'lUdL'(l t.ii'nmi:nt.
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Shipmiilr: F. J. Dowling was prirticulurly pleased to know that the \ll\‘t.'l' bcll oi li..\l.S. iicliust has hccn returned to the ship. Hr:
served in lhi: Bi.-|i;i-it hc-twci:n 10-xx iind W5“ and he rcmcmbcrs the cruiscr calling into Bclirist to rcccivc lhc hcll. .-\t the timi: hc wits in charge oi thi: quiirtcrdcck loclccr and um: of his duties was in clean the lX.'ll.
Sheffield \\'hi:n ll..\i.S. Shcfficld ilockcd at Hull mcmhcrs of lhi: ship's. l.‘liil‘l[‘I£in:i \i\Ilt.'(l Shcflii.-Id and mini)" L‘i|_\' pcnplc and iirg;iniI;ilitln\ sisilcd thi: shi Shi males of this City of hunch cnlcrtziincd lunch ilfltl ucrc to drinks in the (‘P06 Moss. JD oci:.isioii which \\';I\ gri:;itl_\ L'iilt"\'C(l ililll apprccizitcil. The l'lf.tilL'f'I \lL't."PiL‘\ldt.‘i‘|l. Shipmiilc lirncsi Oiict. presented the .\ii:ss with .'in R..\'..-\. plziqui: ilntl in
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Old Hands Awocizilion. which was formcd in 1962 and has ii membership of 2211, hOpr:\ to zirrzingc :1 tcn-day cruise in I979 iii cnzihli: old shipmzitcs to revisit rircus In the Mcdilcrrrincrin whcrc the (‘owntr_\' opcrutcd during the Scconil World War, Hopefully. the cruise can hc iirrringcd in pass through the positions where lhi: ('iwcntry .'ind her \l\lCi shi ll..\f..‘i. (':ilcut1;i iinil ll..\‘l.S. ‘aim, wcrc sunk and hold memorial scrriccs ior cach oi the \l‘Il[‘t\. As members of thc liirmcr ships‘ comp.'inii:s could not hi: cxpcclcil to prmidi: tiic numhcr oi piisscrigcrs rcquircd Io ii'I.'ilu.' thi: \.‘i'lii\t:;t\'i£ll1lL'pri1piisitiun.tl1i: inmzition is hcing cxtcndcil to .ill inlcrcslctl pcoplc Thu: cruise: would cntiiil ilying in Athens then going l|_\' \(.‘.'i in Alcxundriai. Suds: liuy. .\i:ilt:i.and returning home by iiir from Athens, Details from shipmiitc ii. .\I. Skclly. l7. .-Xvon (‘rt-.sci:nl. Slr;ilit1rd-upon-Avim_(‘V37 7l€X. li.!\f.S.
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Members oi the Admiralty Board and iormer commandln oitlcera of HMS. London are seen are with the Lord Mayor oi London. Sir Robin Glliett. when the commissioning bell from H.M.S. London wee preeented to the City of London Corporation.
Shipmutc R. 1.. Miiguirr. rhiiirmiin of the i-Infield Branch R..\'..-L. and s'rcrc!ar_i of the i-‘ii-st World War it..\‘. Teicgraphicts -twiciatinn. writes‘ to thank .\'iii;i Neon for putting him in touch with .\fr. W. Viindrrslccn. of Reading. in shipmatr whom he had not met for nr.irrl_i 60 _Iear.\. "He is the tfiird shipmatr i hate managed to cantor‘! and ‘rain me-r’ for our awicr'iitiorI." hr .sa_i.s. V-
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REUNIONS .\‘inc liirmcr zirtiiiccr up ri:n~ llccs who joined thc Royal .'ziv_v together in I‘!-1-5. cclchrulcil .i combined total of 301! _\'c.1rs' scrcial lunch \'IL‘L' ht alicniling .'i s at li..\l.S. .\'r.-lson. tlfl\n'|t)I.iil‘t Thu List of their class oi ‘)0 \iIll \Ci\‘lflg in the iipprcnticcs .\;iv_\. lhi: ninc wcrc suh.scqucnt|y iill \Tl)i'l>‘|fnl\\lt'|flt,'i.l.Thcv arc ('dr. l‘i:tcr .-\lp. l.iL'lil.-('.lll'. Don .\iurilnch. l.icut.-('dr. Philip Woiiilcii. l.iL-ur.-(‘dr Siilnc_1' Wiikchiini. l.icul.-(‘dr (ius Simpson. l.icut.v('dr l).uc Rimlnnds. Licut. l)crcl; Smith. Licut. loc Nicholson. .inil l.iu.-ul Pclcr
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Lleut.-Cdr. DAVID BLYTHE (centre) celebrates 4,000 flying hours with a champagne toast from his commanding otlicer, On I. C. J. ISACKE (left) and Commander (Air), Cdr. NO L UNSWORTH. Llout.-Cdr. BI he IS commanding officer of 703 Naval Air Squadron based at ortland. His flying career spans 15 ears and has taken him from the equatorial iungle r ions to the rozen wastes 400 miles inside the Arctic Circle. He as served in the carriers. Butwarlr. Victorious. Melbourne. and Hermes. and piloted a Wasp helicopter trom the frigate H.M.S. Rhyl.
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does not often hear from the WFINS unit at HO AFNORTH ‘in Norway. so we are dot‘ hted. to publish this record of the visit there of commandant VONLA IiIcBRlDE, Director of the RNS. Left to ht are Lwnns FIONA JONES. JENNIFER SAUNDERS and CAROL cor SUE GLASER. Commandant IlcBRlDE. POWron CILLA HAYES. and BROWN. Second Lwrons KITTY MURRAY. JENNY BURNS and LAURA MERREY. '
Happiness is
Two men who started their naval careers together in 1944 as boy seamen at H.M.S St George on the Isle of Man have recentl been serving together again. Cdr. FRANK TRIC EY (left) and Lleut.-Cdr. ALAN POTHECARY have been Commander (Ceremonial) and Deputy Commander (Ceremonial) at H.M.S. Excellent. Lieul -Cdr. Pothecary has now moved on as commanding officer at H.M.S. Raine Head. and Cdr. Tricliiey leaves Excellent this month to become Western Area Officer of the Sea Cadet
sailor in a brewery, as these smiles prove. It happened when H.M.S. Shetrield visited Hull, and 34 of her ship's compan travelled across to the Whitbread East Pennines Exchange Brewery in Sheffield. brewery tour was organized by ALLAN BAMFORD. assistant to the managed house manager in Sheffield. and a chief radio supervisor in the RNR. a
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We did~it did-it did-it say the smiles on the faces of these proud Wren Fladio Operators. They have completed a twelve-week concentrated morse course at the Signal Training Centre in H,M.S. Drake. The course was the first. and probably the last. of its type. The ten Wrens have now been drafted to Northwood and Faslane where there have been shonages of morse-trained male operators Morse-traininq for members of the WRNS ceased in 1972 because of the general reduction of rnorse circuits in the Fleet. So lads. mind your dots and dashes when these girls are around. They are (from bottom left) WHO: VIVIEN BURTON. DONNA LAWSON. ANN GREWAL. BEVERLEY WILLIS. KIM ELLSUM. HELEN McINNES. SALLY MOSS. JANE MOIRA HARRIS and LINDSAY DOBREEAREY. .
Meet the three
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DICK FISH. who has 3 nco been draftcc O H.M.S Ambuscade has presented a personal award to the Forces Postal depot Lleut. CHRIS CRADDOCK. serving _in the Ambuscade, presented a ships crest to the Depot in apllreciation of efficient service when the Type 21 frigate was attached to NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic
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Cpl BARRIE OSBORNE. In the background are
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Ruth’s on the move,
Ten sets ol brothers were embarked in H.M.S. Hermes on a recent Atlantic deployment. They are. from top, ALOEM Mart; and STD Neil SMITH: NA George and NAM Christopher BARRELL: POREL(A) John and CPOWTR Robert ANDERSON: NAM Adrian and POAF Keith NAYLOR: EM(A)1 Brian and EM(A 2 Neil MCPHEE: EM(AW) Alan and SEA(R) Peter ROSIER: TD Charles and CK David McGAREL: POME Lloyd and MEM2 fan SOUTHERN: CK Peter and Cpl Stephen ROACH: and CK Stuart and JS(M) Robert WHITE. The picture of the Hermes was taken at Lisbon
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The Admiraltys promise "Join the Navy and see the world has been kept for 21-year-old Wren RUTH GOODWIN who has lust 'elt Hong Kong to take up a new apoontmen: in Peking Ruth Wi" be the only Wren in the Chinese capital. where she will be personal assistant to the Defence Attache in the British Embassy She was serving in Gibraltar at the beginning of the year. then moved to the stall ol the Flag Ollicer Ply. mouth. then to Hong Kong. before arriving in Peking in time for
century Lieut. NORMAN STONE ol H M 8 Dolphin became an old age pensioner ci week before hanging up his uniform Although he retired in l962. lte in has since been working at H M 8. Dolphin uniform ——
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Apprentice DOUGLAS NlCHOLSON'S passing-in parade at HMS Fisgard was a good excuse for a family get~together Douglas (second from right) is pictured here with his brother-in-law, Sub-Lieut. JIM POLLARD (left), brother PO ROBERT NICHOLSON. both sewing
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ters who. before their marriages. served in the WRNS. SUSAN is married to SubLieut_ Pollard. and CAROL to
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Sub-Lleut. FRANK REED. at present serving at R.N.
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The Na "5 tallest sailor, OS MALCOL GOOGER. is sleeping comfortably on board H.M.S. Hardy in his new. custom built. 711. 2‘«’2in. hammock Malcolm. iust 18 and still growing, is 6h. 9‘.-"2|l'l. and a shade too long for the standard naval bunk. Five sailors in the Hardy sleep in hammocks. Malcolm's father is 6ft. 7m. and he has an uncle dwarfing all at 7ft. 2in.
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1956 two young lads ioined H.M.S. Ganges on the same day and found themselves in the same class. Twenty-one years later, to the day. CCY TONY PARKINSON and CR5 JOHN ROOD celebrated their "coming of age" in the Royal Navy in the same department and the same ship H.M.S. Andromeda. In
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“Jaws” was an unnecessary reminder tor the 13-man party toliee oneeyeonmlrroo.and the on the local shark population. Not many of the divers vlalted the ioland’o roofless makeshift cinema.
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Before (circle above) and after the demolition of a Japanese bunker In Betlo. it took four days for the Vernon team (aided by volunteers from the local (all!) to clear out two tone of highly lethal Japanese S-inch shells and 20mm anti-aircraft shells.
Hospitality shown at Funafuti left no doubts about how much the mine-clearing operation meant to the islanders. Pictured with local villagers are Darb Allan. (back row. from left) CPO(D) Mick Fellows. F PO(D) iyernon Gibbons. CP D) Topsy Turner (head evened), PO(D Alan Broadhurst. Flight-Sgt. Dave Traftord Ft.A.F.. CPO Brian Ferns. Sgt. John Devlne Royal Engineers. and Above
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Below FCPO(D) Vernon Gibbons examines a ground mine complete with laying cradle. Six fields of these mines were laid in 1942 by the Americans to defend their ships at anchor within the Funafuti atoll. The Navy divers found 24 such mines. many in excellent condition despite their 35 years in the water. -—
The team also cleared ordnance from Temakin reel. where PO(D) Alan Broadhurst is pictured (circle. centre] working on a Japanese Type E mine laid to damage equipment or kill men trying to establish a beach-head on the island.
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ACT TODAY "MINISTRY OF DE FENCE"
The Royal
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: following : SKILLED GRADES: : AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME I=I1'rERs : AIRCRAFT ENGINE FITTEFIS : AIFICRAI-T INSTRUMENT I=ITTERs : AIRCRAFT RADIO FITTERS : AIRCRAFT ARMouRERs I SHEET METAL woRI<ERs I AIRCRAFT MECHANICAL FITTEFIS Have vacancies in the
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HOW. Continuous training which is both interesting and comprehensive AT OUR EXPENSE. Guaranteed territory near your home. PLUS:
Exciting competitions including overseas holidays and an which all adds up to security. excellent pension scheme outstanding prospects and complete rob satisfaction. All we ask IS that you be aged 25-50. enioy good health. possess a friendly DUI 5"0“9 P°'5°"9l'iYand are seeking a permanent career. It you think this is too good to be true. do you know ol anyone who can‘! have a tire’ Act now .
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NU-SWIFT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED ELLAND. YORKSHIRE
who WIII welcome
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Experience Counts
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LEAVING THE SERVICE AS A QUALIFIED ENGINEER? CORNHILL INSURANCEGROUP have vacancies lor
ENGINEER SURVEYORS to
inspect boilers, pressure vessels and mechanical plant
Qualifications: First Class D.T.l. certificate (steam or combined) or Fl.N. equivalent. Salary £3418-£4567 (under review). A Ford Escort car is provided other lringe benelits include pension scheme and generous staff mortgage lacilities.
ELECTR|CAL/ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS Before you sign on for two years with Lockheed, you'd better start thinking what you'll dowiththe money.
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For an electronics 0! -JIECIYICZII tr-cniiiciiin who's done a -.tinl in th-- IOICE". .':ir'ring 0') ii '_r;c-hm;-u contract in Saudi Araiisa is .i l‘.'itI honw from home.
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Send your coupon to the Recruitment Officer. International Aeradio Limited. Aeradio House. Hayes Road. Southall. Middlesex. Or phone 01-5710678 or 1808. or 01-572 9894.
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linisli second in the team event Just 29‘? points st: united the .\'.iiy A side from t e es-entual winners. the Royal Air Force. lliiril were lieckenhaiii. The results reflected the effort put in:o traitttng by the Nat} lVI.tllllt'lL's
.'s‘l\'Tll \l.\l ('ltris Nesbitt of the ll" tc.im did c\treniel_\ well to finish \l\ll'l i-scr.ill lit the intlttidttal ciinipctttitin Other good pt-rfortiititiccs included .i personal best swim by Mlihl l).inny iloon. and the third fastest run of the day by RF..-\
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angling championships Sea
Drumfork Sea Angling Club and ll..\l.S. Caledonia took the top prizes in the lnter-Service shore anglin championships at the Gareloc It was the first time the event had been held away from the South Coast. and was organized by H..\l.S. Neptune and the Drumfork club. it,1(,,c man it“ mam‘ [mm me R_,\_[:_ and _\';,t-at uwhtggh. mm“, an M“ “W munm. “mg pa" in the ,_.,,.L.ml .
l.l-I:\Gl'E l"ompe_\ honoured the Nuts by fielding several Football Lea ue players. A an llarmer (Osprey) produced many excellent .s;ive.\
against Plymouth Argyle
Home Park on December 13. This was another weather-hit game. and the Navy marred an otherwise very good (list lay by missing opportunities in root of
goal. They paid the price ten minutes from time when Argyle scored the only goal of the match. The Navy's post-Christmas campaign starts against the Amateur l-‘ootball Alliance at ll.l\-1.5. Pembroke. That is followed by South \Vcst Count) championship games against
Wlltshirc
withdrew from their scheduled match against the Navy on December 7. Torrential ram put paid to the l’ompey—Navy game ten minutes into the second half. at which point the sailors were |e.tding by a Johnny (iwynn
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SOCCER
THIRD LEG The 'i’_-llll-mile third to Rio tlt..' Janeiro started rom AiickI.ind on Boxin' Day. l.ieut~('dr. Ian Bailey- ’illmot was at the helm. commanding it nine-man crew that included fisc fellow members of the
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Weather and firefighting have dont: their best to disrupt well-laid plans‘ as Navy soccer prepzires for the lntcr-Service tournament and South West Counties colppe-tition. writes Jack Frank ()s-ard. George Harvey and Jed Sharp have all been doing their hit on the Green Goddesses. and it is hoped they will be zivailstblc for the second half of the season. The senior team drew Il——tl against Fareham Town and l—l against Hognor Regis. but the most interesting match so far was against Portsmouth Football Club. Pompey stepped into the breach when the Fire Services
finish line. As the fleet sailed in Indian file u to the Tasman Sea and the North Cape to roun Auckland, the wind suddenly died to the great advantage of those already in port. Adventure. just 90 miles away tiuni the finishing line. lost iii frustrating hours that saw her h.indtc.ip position drop from a possible second to it disappointing sitth. After two legs. her overall li.itidic.ip position is‘ fifth
Atlsenture was reported to be in excellent shape for the third leg. which is expected to be somewhat slower than the Cape Town-Auckland trip. Similar winds are expected until (‘ape Horn is reached two thirds of the way to Rio. Progress thereafter is likely to be more sedate. A newcomer to the fleet at Auckland was famous French vachtsman Eric Taberlv in his ‘mi Letch Pcnduick vi. His is the third biggest boat in the race after ileath'sCondor and Great llritain ll .\le.inwhile. .\t.iff Sgt David l.cs|ie's second leg crew flew back to Britain ust in time for (‘hristm;is. lie ore they left
Soccer hit by wea ther and fires
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l'ortsmoutlt on January lb‘. and Dorset at \‘i'c_\'mouth on J."inu:ir_\ 25 \'()l'Tll Youth matches .it Conimiind level have been played in both Portsmouth and l‘l_\'nioutli areas under the guidance of (‘l’() llrown and l’()l‘T Sandy ‘i\'ei.lge, The first was .it:;iinst an i-zn-tiimi .\l at tt..st.S. Fitgaiti. resulted in a memorable .tnt l—l win for the Navy. Smith and Scholes scored the allimportant goals. Wiltshire beat the Navy Youth side .‘—.‘. in their first South West Counties game.
Intrepid defies odds to win Charity Cup
ll.M.S. intrepid defied the odds to beat H.M.S [Excellent in the final of the U.S. League Charity (‘up at Whale Island. It was the first time it ship had won the trophy in ten years. The Intrepid won 4-3 on penalties alter a goalless 90 minutes and extra time. When the intrepid entered the competition she was in "preservation by operation" and had it ship's company of only 36. Not surprisingly. her chances of winning the competition were not highly rated. One hero for the ship was the goalkeeper Lieul. Michiicl Turnhull l‘lL' made several tine _s;ivcs. including llistt ot the deciding five penalties. Excellent dominated for long periods. but could not convert their superiority into goals.
Solent
RNR
trophies.
the stroke play Centurion also the nter-Establishment won match play league final against ll..\l.S. Collingwood. This success was achieved with some assistanct: from ('dr. Bill Daniels and your Navy News As well
championship.
Solent Ditision of the Royal Naval Reserve has cit -ricnécd a
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Other trophies won by Soleni Division at ltisley included the Dulce of Westminster Challenge Cup l\L‘l’\‘lCL' rifle). Chamhn: Trophy (service rifle tyro pairs), Turtle Trophy ltyro ;iggreg.ite). (ir.'ih;im Challerige (‘up (targettIllI.'). and the Thames ( hallcngc (‘up t.s..\i.(‘..i.
change
the Scriice is to he scparatetl from the RN. (iolling Society. The Society will. lllHh'L'\Cf. L'(|nlll"lllI.' lU l'li|'I‘l' titcittliership open to serving .irid retired officers and ratings. Royal .\'.'is‘_\ golf is to be supported in fiittire by :i grant from the Sports Control Board. This will be paid to the Golfing Society. whose funds may be used as a back-up to the grant should this be necessary. but who will account for Navy golf and RNGS expenditure sepaGolf
was
ning of the Cock of the Fleet trophy at the annual Bisley meeting of the R.N.R. Rifle .-\ssoci.'ttton.
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l-t.Il.S. Conturlon'a highly successful golf team gets in some "potting" praetloe. From left to right I ll Llilfl.-Cdr. John Weeltea. CPOWTR Mike Slryrrne. cdr. Blll Daniela. CPOWTR John Klnghorn and (Inset) Lleut.-Cdr. Roger Greenwood.
.\lore sticcess followeil at the l.otidon .ir:d .\ltddli.-sex Rifle .-\ssoci.ittori Service Meeting in the face of stern competition. Solent Diiistori won the ll..\l.S. President (‘up and Parnell Challenge (‘u Surgeon-Cdr. R. \Voodsldc .tN.R. won the i-Zlizabethan Bowl. and Lieut,
Cdr. R. C. Prowtin R.N.R. won the Kit Kat Chal enge Cup and Silver Jewel.
.\';\\"r' NEWS. JANUARY I978
England
Neptune XV win
call up trio
Three Royiil .\':iv_i.- boxers wear lingland \'e.s't.s agaiiist France in l.ondon'.s Royal Lancaster Hotel on .lattii:iry 30. ft is the biggest naval boxing call tip ever and reflects the high .stantlar(l of the sport in the .\’a\'_\'. 'l‘lie trio is \\'.'iytic (irccti Ill .\l S .~\i.i\). .‘\ll ltIt"Itltl_t. laylor |ll..\l.\' \'erii-iii). .iiiil .\f.'irsh. .i llL'\\\'tNt'lL‘t' lcrri recruit .\t.'ititii.' iii lt.tlltIftL' .it All
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Cup history
Volleyball iudges get England iob
Royal Navy Volle_\'ball .-\.ssociation officials were in action the Fnglanil v. Norway at international at Milton Keynes last month.
(i:ilate:i'.ssiiccessful hockey team. pictured below, ll.hl.$. made history when they_ beat l'l.M.S. (‘ollin_i:wood in the final of the .\'o had
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Il..\l.S. Neptttite won the Navy Knoclt-out Rtighy (‘up hy heattng ll..\-1.8. Sultan in the I077 final at Fas|:ine. writes Mike Vernon. Neptune. beaten fiiialists in I072. won by an iineoriverted try to a perialty goal lt was Su|t:in'.s first appearance in the final of the competition. the run~up to the litterSenice matches at 'l'wiel.'enhani starts in earnest this month with iiizitchcs agaitist llath «iii the llth. (‘ornwall on the lttth. and lltxstol on lhe 2-1th. ‘lite lhth and Bristol %illCllC\ are ;tw;i_\'. and the (‘ornw:il| game takes l'|li|I.'C at Devoiiport. All three are evcniiit: liiclxvoffs .\':i\'_\- tttitlI.'llL‘\ against the .-\ttl1)' and Air Force are on .\fareh 4 and 25. .\f.'iy l ._-neoiirage secretaries to or_i:aiii/e ciiacli ltlps to IWICA L;_~nh;|n'|. liit V\'ltt«'l'I ltlthil. lX'KIl£mg-. for junior ratiiiizs are availalile at reduced prices.
Official table tennis Table tennis in the Navy has had a shot in the arm with the formation of an official ats.\uCt;ttion. The game already has official recognition in the other two Services The decision to form an R..\'. 'l';ihlt: 'l‘t:t‘ints .-\s.soct:ition f0l~ lows the success of .\'.'tvy pl.’i_\'t:rs .it the lnter~_\'er:.ice championships. and wide support for the spot’! ll'll‘Ull_|!l’ttttll the .\';ivy. $H('RI'ITr\R\' Secrettirv is l.ieut. T. l‘ Wziril. ll.M.5. (‘iilltnjttwtkid tteleplione Portsniouth .\;o'a| Base extension H5502). litter-(‘omniand and N.-n.-V table tennis cliampioiiships will he held tltttint: .\l:irL'li. I
people's
l;|\'tllll’llC\ for the .\l;iv_v (‘up SEMI-I-‘INAI. (‘up-holders ll.M.S. Neptune beaten l——tl in the were semi-final proper. while (‘olllttgwood bookctl their appearanci: in the final by heating l{.M.S. Nelson l—ll. The final was an entertaining game played at Portsmouth. Galatea opened the seoringafter ten minutes. and added to their lead from a penalty flick shortly after half-time. Coilingwood pegged a goal hack. (ialatca replied with a second penalty flick. and Collingwood scored again in the dying seconds to produce a final score of 3-2 to Galatea.
WHAT_AND WHEFI
reunion
HOCKEY
prohzihly
A cut e_\e stopped Ali ('rooinhes when he was .well aheatl of I-',rig|;inil iiiterriatioii;il Kevin Williams. The cut is on
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The cup triumph t.'|'1tls' a marvellous scasott for the (l.'ll.'IlL‘.'I team. They lt;t\'e won four other eonipetitions. including the l’|_\'inotith Command and Fleet \l.‘f-£|~'sltlL' tournaments and last year's Midi-shi competition. The ialatea he .in their cit run by heating ll.. 1.5. Heroic: 3 l. ll.l\‘l.S. l)efi;inL'i: l:—”.
7—l. This took them to the Plymouth Area final. where they beat R;\'[Z(‘ Manatltin 5-3. The game went to extra time and was eventually decided on penalty flicks. Manailon were
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JANUARY Seilmg RNSA ennual meeting.
previously won the competition
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Squash
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Air, Scotland
.-\ir and Scotland won the RN. women's inter-group squash championships held at Portsmouth. The hosts were second. and R..'Vf.. Plymouth and Medway third. Individual honours went to First Officer 1. .\‘lt:(‘oll (RN. Greenwich). with I.Wren I-.thcl MacMahon (ll.M.S. lleron) the
College
runner-up. The plate winner was PO Wren V. Hell (ll.M.S. Neptune). and runner-up PO Wren J. Nowell [H.M.S. Nelson).
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H.M.S. (ialateais soccer team decided they would not be outshone hy the very successful Sl'tl ‘s hockey team and so entered the Command soccer sixes. which was eld by ll._M_.S. Atli: Royal. H.M.S, (ialatca to the semi-final without too much trouble. heatin the MOD olice 2—l. ll.M.S, Drake 6-0. and R.N.F..(‘. Mana it 4-0. In the semi-final they met H.M.S. Raleigh. the favourites to win the com tition. Galatea stormed into a t rec goal lead early on. Ralci h fought back hard, citing two but not succeeding in beating ialalea. In t e final. Ga atca met l{.M.S. Defiance. The match coded in it 0-0 draw. which was then decided on penalties which Galatca won 4-3. ‘
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NO GAG ON PAY STUDY FINDINGS (Continued from Page One) lie said tht.‘ /\l"l‘Rll should have its reputation rehabilitated bv being ’I\'L‘f1 the authority to allow han some pay increases in the near future. Mr. Emlyn llooson said. "Two sergeants. with their tongues irt their cltcclts. com lained to me that the firemen ave taken all their moonlighting jobs." He said the country could ttot afford to have disgruntled and discontented Armed Forces upon whom increasing burdens were
placed. Mr. Ernest (3. Perry said moonlighting in the Services hail been going on for over St) years. but it might have reached higher proportions today. The same was true in civilian life.
ANXIETY -.\Ir. David Walder said they were now seeing a situation in which the operation of the military salary in conditions of inflation and a pay pause worked positively to the disadvantage of the Scrviceman. He said that front talking to Scrvicemen he knew the Services did not want the est;ibIisliment of trade unions. The Minister of State for Defence (Dr. Gilbert) said. “It is
VOTES: FEWER NAVAL WIVES ON REGISTER?
Tributes to firefighters
After visiting naval firefighters in Wiltshire. the First Sea Lord (Admiral Sir Terence Lewln) signalled. “I was very encouraged by the cheerful and spirited in which the fire crews at Trowbrldge and we Sw ndon are tackling their job and I am sure this is typical of all RN. and RM. crews. The training and back-up organisation is equally impressive."
Another message came from the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command (Admiral Sir David Williams) who said many would be away from families and friends at Christmas and New Year and some others were at short notice for recall. "I regret that this has to be. but hope that the arrangements we have made will give you as happy a time as the circumstances allow. SKILL AND COURAGE ‘'I congratulate all of you on tackling your tasks with such versatiiit cheerfulness and success not oniythose on flrewatch. ut also those training firefighters. administering teams in the field and undertaking long hours of extra work to replace those awa In the Commons. the inister of State for Defence (Dr. .1. Gilbert) said men from all three Services emergency tire cover were carrying out their duties wit conspicuous skill and courage. —
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FIRE POWER -If mm P'‘Re () “C l ( (' “mum” ‘
l-"root public funds £iti .i head (paid ittto local welfare funds) was _t1rtlfllL't.l for entertatnntettt .'Iiltl seasonal fare for the men iitvolved. .\'.'ialt prt-sentetl £5.tltllI worth of j.!.llllL‘\ liettseett .'lll the Services to help relieve liorctlont during ltlIlj.{ \\'.'llCl'.L’\.and the Nttffielil 'l‘iust "cliippetl in" with more tlt.iit {I .ll()il for tlte .\';t\'y rtten. smile of it being spent on lL'lL‘\'l\lUl'I lllfc /\l'lUlllL‘t "(’ltristnt'.ts cortifttrt" for the sailors was two free telephone calls over the lltlllLl.l_\' period. in atlditioit to llltl\Ls /tlftléltl) :iv:til;ible. anti it has been .igrcctl llt.it the fin.’ftgltters slzotiltl lt.i\'e three fret: r.ii|is.iy ‘.\i'.:i'f.lI'll\ ;t rttontlt Ill-Z.-\R'I'\\'.»\RI\llN(i l'ttlliitsttt_i1 ll stiggcstiort bf." .'t 5.'.rittip of ;mltliei;iits. SSAI-'.'\ lt.is l“.'L'li receivirt_i: contributions to be used for the benefit of Sertict-nit-it ltglttiitg fires ;in-.'. on duty in Northern Ireltlllklr. .itttl their fantilies. Seseral tlays before ('hristlll.t\ there was .i first distribution to the Royal .\’av_v of tnore
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£7.ll()t). and the total fund
had hv that time topped the £7tI,titi(l mark. .\I:in_v of the contributions were aci:ompaitted by the most heartwarming tributes to the Servicemen. While these were some of the major items of practical help. countless other kindnesses are re orted. In many places strong iaison was struck up with the es—serviee organisation. inclutliitg the Royal Naval Association. and off duty firemen were entertained to meals as guests of members and tlteir families. .\fany other families and organirations were generous with their hos-
pilztlllji. livery
effort has been l1l'.ttlL' to ensure that the operational prograntnie of ships remains unclt:itt_i:cd. but with so many men front shore estabiishiitcnts
firefighting duties. training has inevitably been illlL‘L‘lL'ti
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How serious the eventual effect will he must dc end largely oit the length it the
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regarding
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Those whose hacklcs rose over the new voting legislation which makes naval wives Service voters. will be interested in the figures which have resulted as registration forms have come in. First indications are that some 27.llt)ti men anti women of the Service have retiirnetlthe forms‘. which is about 37 per cent. of total rtaval strength. comparing favourribly with :t previous figttrc thought to be about 25 per cent. Some l5.5Ul) Service “sp0uses" (to use tlti: official term) ltave also returned the forms a figure which has to be related to the .‘lt‘i_llt)t) married men and women in the Service. ‘(his produces a percentage of just over -ill. —
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Closing receipt of registrations. were not the final ones. btit the flow of forms had by that time reduced to a trickle. date for
They do_ however. already
indicate that the names of more sailors will be finding their way on the register next time. For the wives previously civilian voters direct comparison is not possible from central sources. but the experience of at least one local electoral rt.‘gistr:itittn office is that (lie new figure is well down. —
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Apathy If this proves" the general pattern. the reasons will be a matter for continued spcctilation. Sonic wives made it aliiiiidarttly clear they do ttot agree with the new
system involving :tttest:ilion‘.some s.ud they did not reeeis e the forms
from their ltitsbziuds. .-\p;tth_v ntav .1l\tt have contributed. although sonte electoral registration offices did much to help and cneour;i_t:i: wives to coiitpleti: the forms. Published by the Navy News. H.M.S Nelson. Portsmouth. and printed by Portsmouth and Sundertand New.-ipao eis. Ltd. The News Centre. Hitsea. Portsmouth
AJAX CEREMONY After a six-month refit. the flare Leander—class frigate H.M.S. All! was rededicatad at a Devonport ceremony on December 3. Guests of honour were Admiral Sir Desmond Dre er. officer of the seventh Ajax at the Battle of the River late. and Lady Dreyer. who launched the present ship and who is picturod talking to AB(M| John Pilliirtgton. Looking on is Capt. P. Cobb. commandin officer. whose wits cut the cake assisted by JS Michael immtns
gunnery
that there is anxiety in the Service) about their present ay and conditions. It is quite justi icd anxiety and Ministers and Service chiefs are very well aware of it and have been for some time." He said the (iovernmcnt completely agreed with the terms of the motion tabled. The country as .1 whole continued to recognise that it owed the Forces :3 very great debt of gratitude. trite
CONSCIENTIOUS Many people. and not only the I-‘orccs. were in a position where thev did not get overtlmL‘ or wage drift and where they were tied down to a it] per cent pay increase and had to face charges in excess of the increase they had been able to gain for thcm\'clves'. ‘they regretted very much that the Forces found themselves in this position. “llut they are not uni ue in that respect." The pub ic supported the pay po|ic_v therc was no ambiguity about that. The .\Iinister said that members of the .-\I-"PR1! worked extremely hard and without pay. The House should pay tribute to the work of the Review llody. which did its eiinscierttioits best for the Forces. "The position at the moment is that the .\l()l) is putting to the Review lloily in the clearest terms the I-oiecs‘ C.'I\L‘ on all the major issues coiiceritiitg pay attd charges_ including the value of the X factor and the w:i_v in which the charges —-
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Ill-ZTI-lR.\Il.\'I-ll) “The rccomnteitdations of the Review llotly must he implemenled in -.i \\'.'I_\' that is consistent with the (iovct’nmcnt's p:i_v guidelines. anti this may involve pliiisitig over a period. The Secretary of State for Defence is ilctermineil to ensure that the military salary is itrouglit up to date and that full cot1tp.tr.'ibilitv is restored as soon as pay policy permits." In answer to it question Dr. (iilltert said. "lite ltesiew Ilotly is recommended to make recommend.-itions in line with (‘invertimeni pay policy. It I\ not itiibliied by .'Itl_\' statutory policy"
Submarine staff move .\'cw Year sees ilte move of the l"l;tg ()lftt‘er Sultmittittes. with the operatittits. warfare. engineering. tratittrtg and ailitttrtistralion elerttcitls of l'll\ staff, to the .\‘orthwood lieriilqiiiirters of the (‘oniniaitder in (‘hiel I-"leer. The remainder of the staff. iitcltiding the Sultntarine .\fainte-
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