197901 by Navy News

PROM MALTA W I Dur i ng t he Ar k ' s l ast v i s i t t o Ma l t a i t was qu i ck l y d i scove red t ha t a v i s i t i ng U. K . danc i ng group on t he i s l and was do i ng a James Bond rou t i ne , So wha t be t t er excuse f or i nv i t i ng t hem on boa rd t o pose f or a p i c t ure i n f ron t o f Phan t om 007? Seen on t he f l i ght deck a r e t he Sa t i n Be l l s - Susan McG i l l , E l i zabe t h L i ng and Fa i t h Bro t he r son . The nava l t r i o comp l e t i ng t he p i c t ure compr i ses EM ( AW ) Yog Page , LEM ( AW ) Rocky Fox and LEM ( AW ) Padd i ng t on Gr i f f en.

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LONG L I VE ARK!

W i t h days to go be fore the Navy ' s l ast f i xed-w i ng car r i er H. M . S . Ar k Roya l re turned to Devonpor t for the l ast t i me on a wave of emo t i on and pub l i c i ty , i t became of f i c i a l l y known tha t the name is to l i ve on i n an assoc i a t i on w i th sea-borne a i rcra f t .

A mass i ve sw i t ch i s br i ng i ng e l ec t r i f i ca t i on to t he Roya l Navy ' s Ma r i ne eng i nee rs as pa r t of t he deve l opmen t to ensur e t ha t t he F l ee t has t he organ i za t i on t o mee t new t echno l ogy i n pa r t i cu l a r t he gas t urb i ne and nuc l ea r propu l s i on sys t ems . -

N a me s are be i ng announced of 2 , 656 ra t i ngs t rans f er r i ng f rom t he Weapon Eng i neer i ng to the Ma r i ne Eng i neer i ng branch , i n order to ensure tha t t he " ma r i ne " s i de has the necessary sk i l ls, bo t h mechan i ca l and e l ect r i ca l , to dea l w i th a l l aspec t s of propu l s i on and sh i p serv i ces .

The ra t i ngs t rans f er r i ng a r e t ak i ng t o t he Ma r i ne Eng i nee r i ng br anch essen t i a l e l ec t r i ca l exper t i se . I t means tha t i n f u t ure t he Weapon Eng i nee r i ng br anch w i l l no l onge r be t he so l e depos i t ory o f e l ec t r i ca l know l edge , bu t w i l l be ab l e t o concen t r a t e on t he pr i me t ask o f ma i n t a i n i ng weapon sys t em e f f ec t i veness , w i t hou t t he d i s t rac t i ons o f h i gh -powe r e l ec t r i ca l gene r a t i on and d i s t r i but i on , and t he e l ec t r i ca l aspec t s o f propu l s i on and aux i l i ary mach i ne r y .

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t has been poss i b l e t o ma t ch men ' s pr e f e r ences t o t he need f or t rans f er to a r ema r kab l e degr ee i n t he sur f ace f l ee t . I n gene r a l serv i ce ' no ra t i ngs on t he t r a i ned s t reng t h have been t rans f e r red t o t he ME sub-br anch a f t er express i ng a pr e f e r ence t o r ema i n VTE. . Examp l e o f t he a r m badge (Con t i nued i n ac page and r i nh t hnd ( PO rnI I

A t t he l aunch a t Wa i l send -on-Tyne of H , M. S . I l l us t r i ous , second of t he new an t i - subma r i ne cru i sers , t he announcemen t was made t ha t t he t h i rd o f t he c l ass i s t o bea r t he name Ar k Roya l . An orde r has been p l aced w i t h Swan Hun t e r Sh i pbu i l de rs f or cons t ruc t i on o f t he sh i p , wh i ch w i l l i ncorpor a t e some i mprovemen t s ove r t he f i rst t wo sh i ps i n t he c l ass. She w i l l be t he f i f th sh i p o f t he Roya l Navy to bea r t he f amous na e , " By Chr i s t mas " The Las t Fa r ewe l l , " r ecorded by t he Ar k cho i r ( RESL 61) had so l d mor e t han 40 , 000 cop i es and had r eached No . 60 i n t he Top 100. See a l so pages 9 and 19 .

Sh i ps w i l l ge t mo r e Ma r i nes Mor e of the Navy ' s f r i ga tes and some des t royers are to have Roya l Ma r i nes de t achmen t s to i ncrease the i r amph i b i ous capab i l i ty . I t means tha t i n the event of rap i d need for commando presence , these men wou l d be ava i l ab l e f rom the neares t f r i ga te or des t royer ,

i n t he new r ange o f badge We apon Eng i nee r i ng badges t o be wo r n f r om Sep t embe r . The l e t t e r H o r 0 be l ow t he dev i ce w i l l i nd i ca t e r ad i o o r o r dnance spec i a l i sa t i on .

ADM I RALS MOVE UP

Adm i r a l S i r Te r ence Lew i n , F i rs t Sea Lord s i nce Augus t 1977 , i s t o be Ch i e f o f t he De f ence St a f f and Cha i rman of t he Ch i e f s o f St a f f Comm i t t ee on Sep t embe r 1 i n success i on t o Ma r sha l of t he Roya l A i r For ce S i r Ne i l Came ron , The nex t F i rs t Sea Lo rd i s t o be Adm i r a l S i r Hen r y Leach , a t p r esen t Commande r - i n- Ch i e f F l ee t , who succeeds Adm i r a l Lew i n i n Ju l y , V i ce -Adm i r a l J. H. F . Ebe r l e i s t o be promo t ed adm i r a l on May 4 and to be Commande r - i n-Ch i e f F l ee t i n success i on t o Adm i r a l Leach i n t ha t mon t h. Fu l l de t a i l s on page 12 .

A t pr esen t on l y a f ew o f t he Roya l Navy ' s f r i ga t es ca r ry R. M . de t achmen t s . I t i s be i ng s t ressed tha t t he new move i s no t espec i a l l y des i gned w i t h o i l f i e l d pa t ro l i n m i nd ; t he a i m is t o i nc rease capab i l i t y i n gene ra l . I n add i t i on , i t shou l d prov i de add i t i ona l expe r i ence f or sa i l ors i n t he sh i ps wh i ch w i l l now have Ma r i nes ' who a r e expe r t s i n secur i t y and dep l oymen t ashore . I t i s unde r s t ood tha t t he de t achmen t s go i ng to sh i ps unde r t he new p l an w i l l compr i se abou t t en men and a se rgean t .

Pr i nce hopes to f l y Navy

A f t e r unde r go i ng a se r i es o f t es t s , i nc l ud i ng an a i r c r ew med i ca l exam i na t i on a t Sea f i e l d Pa r k , H , M . S . Daeda l us , Pr i nce And r ew I s se t t o make f o r ma l app l i ca t i on t o j o i n t he Roya l Navy . He hopes t o t ake up a 12 - yea r sho r t Ca r ee r Comm i ss i on f or f l y i ng du t i es a f t e r l eav i ng Go r dons t oun t h i s yea r . He wou l d j o i n as a m i dsh i pman a t B , R , N . C . Da r t mou t h .

NAVY NEWS , JANUARY 1979

ANYONE FOR WATER SK I - I NG?

Forsak i ng h i s s l e i gh for a Lynx he l i copt er f rom H. M . S . Avenge r , San t a C l aus , accompan i ed by t wo beau t y queens , M i ss Newquay and M i ss St Aus t e l l , ar r i ved i n the Borough of Res torme l , Cornwa l l , to br i ng seasona l good chee r . The Lynx , p i l oted by L i eut . Pau l Benne t t , l anded Sant a C l aus (L i eut . Mar t i n ManNavy News

ning) , f i rst at Newquay and then at St Auste l l . Hi s gifts inc luded two Chr i stmas cakes baked by Cooks Ar thur Grif f i ths and Wi l l i am Hutch i nson f rom the Avenger , sweets for t he chi ldren of St Austel l Infant Schoo l and a grocery hamper . For Santa there was a lso a present - a bot t le of champagne and a bot t le of whi sky f r om the chi ldren of Restor mel .

* * * The hun t e r - a t t ack sub ma r i ne H. M . S , Sw i f t sure , t he l a t est nuc l ea r -powe r ed vesse l to en t e r serv i ce , ca l l ed a t South amp t on on a f our -day v i s i t . * * * Af t er a ma j or re f i t i n Devonpor t Dockya rd , t he subma r i ne H. M . S . Ons l augh t was r ecomm i ss i oned , t he cake be i ng cu t by Mr s. Ka t hr yn Fos t e r (w i f e o f t he command i ng of f i cer ) ass i s t ed by OS Tony Cr i sp , younges t membe r o f t he c r ew . * * * Back t o t he Land o f h i s Fa t he r s wen t L i eu t . -Cdr . Da i Mo rgan when as command i ng o f f i cer he t ook t he subma r i ne H. M . S . Orpheus to h i s home por t , Por t Ta l t )ot . i t was h i s l ast cru i se be f or e go i ng t o h i s nex t appo i n t men t a t t he M i n i s t ry o f De f ence. * * * The 31-yea r-o l d des t roye r H. M . S . Ba rossa l e f t Por t s mou t h f or a br eake r ' s ya rd a t B l y th , Nor t humbe r l and . * * * who se rved on Anyone boa rd H. M . S . An t e l ope dur i ng 1978 i s i nv i t ed t o t he sh i p ' s company dance t o be he l d a t t he Roya l F l ee t C l ub , Devon por t , on Februa r y 1 , 1979 . T i cke t s ( f ree f or ex -An t e l opes and l ady gues t s) a re ava i l ab l e f rom the MAA , H. M . S . An t e l ope , BFPO Sh i ps . * * * A 11 / 4 ton ca r ronade f rom H . M . S . Pr i mrose , wh i ch sank o f f Fa l mou t h Bay i n 1809 , and g i ven t o St Keve rne Pa r i sh H i s t ory Soc i e t y , has been r es t or ed t o i ts f orme r g l ory by P0 M i ke Mann i on and NAM S t an Ba t t ye o f Nava l A i rcra f t Sup por t Un i t , R. N . a i r s t a t i on Cu l drose . On ch i pp i ng away t he 169 yea rs o f c rus t acea t hey f ound a 321b . cannon ba l l i n t he ba r re l and a b l ack powde r sack .

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* * * The Capta i n of H.M . S. Vernon , Capt . Ke i th Suther l and, jo ined a group of rat ings f rom the Vernon on an expedi t ion to Snowdon i a . The men spl i t into three groups, and c l i mbed one of three mounta i ns - Snowdon , Try fan or Moe l Si ahod . .7

LACMN V i c Gove r (p i c t ured here ) , of 819 Nava l A i r Squadron , who t r i ed t o save t he l i fe of a man f ound i n t he sea of f Pr es t w i ck a f t er an S. A . R . sc r amb l e , g i v i ng ar t i f i c i a l r esp i r a t i on and mou t h- t o mou t h r esusc i t a t i on , rece i ved t he F l ag O f f i ce r Nava l A i r Command ' s G r een Endo r semen t Ce r t i f i ca t e f rom t he D i rec t or WRNS , Com mandan t Von l a McBr i de , when she v i s i t ed H. M . S . Ganne t , * * * A Chr i s t mas conce r t by t he comb i ned vo l un t ee r bands o f H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood and H. M . S . Daeda l us ma r ked t he r e -open i ng o f Co l l i ngwood ' s ma i n thea t re , wh i ch has been re f urb i shed. Ove r 600 a t t en ded t he t wo pe r f ormances on Decembe r 1 and 2 and ÂŁ95 was ra i sed f or K i ng George ' s Fund f or Sa i l ors. * * * Por t smou t h F i e l d Gunne r s C l ub - t he Ho l e i n t he Wa l l i n H. M . S . Exce l l en t - was of f i c i a l l y opened by Cap t , R i cha rd Be t hne l l o f H. M . S . Exce l l en t , who pu l l ed t he f i rst p i n t o f t he season .

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1 I ERM I ONE PUSHES POT OVERBOARD . ' A t t he r eques t o f t he i s l and ' s Gove rnor , a wor k i ng pa r t y was sen t ashor e f rom t he f r i ga t e t o r emove t he drugs , wh i ch had been se i zed by t he po l i ce and cus t oms men ove r a pe r i od . The 202 bags and f our su i t cases o f " po t " we r e a i r l i f t ed t o t he He rm i one i n 24 l oads by he r Wasp he l i cop t e r and t ook up mos t o f t he hanga r . La t e r , i n deep wa t e r and f avou r ab l e cu r r en t s , t he ma r i j uana was " spr i nk l ed ove r t he por t qua r t e r i n t o t he sh i p ' s wake i n t he manne r o f conf e t t ' ~. "

Pudd i ng A BBC Chr i s t mas pudd i ng and ga l e -dr i ven r a i ns t orms we r e among r em i nde r s of " Eng l and and home " when t he He rm i one and o t he r G r oup Seven sh i ps r e t urned to U. K . on Decembe r 12 , a f t er a dep l oymen t o f nea r l y seven mon t hs on bo t h s i des o f Panama . O t he r vesse l s t ak i ng par t we r e t he he l i cop t e r cru i ser B l ake , des t roye r B i rm i ngham , f r i ga t es Juno , Ambuscade , and Leande r , t he nuc l ea r -powe r ed subma r i ne Conque r o r and Roya l F l ee t Aux i l i ar i es . A f t e r t he v i s i ts t o Ame r i ca ' s Wes t . Coas t and Canada , t he G r oup r e t urned t hrough t he Panama Cana l f or t he f i na l phase o f t he exerc i se . The " BBC " add i t i on t o f es t i ve ea t i ng happened i n th i s wav. En rou t e f rom t he Panama Cana l t o a ma i n t enance pe r i od i n Tr i n i dad ,

F l i ght , f rom R. F . A . T i despr i ng , was a spe l l o f du t y a t t he Ho l i day I nn sw i mm i ng poo l , Acapu l co , Mex i co . As t he l oca l wa t e rs we r e sha rk- i n f es t ed , and a l l sw i mm i ng was banned , t he F l i ght sough t a mor e hosp i t ab l e spo t f or we t d i nghy dr i l l .

Br i ms t one

The d r ugs i n H . M , S . He r m i one ' s hanga r ,

H. M . S . Ambuscade acqu i r ed t he ass i s t ance o f TV pe rsona l i t y R i cha rd Bake r ( l i eut -cdr , R. N . R . ) t o m i x t he Chr i s t mas pudd i ng , wh i ch was se rved i n t rad i t i ona l s t y l e j ust be f or e t he f r i ga t e en t e r ed Devonpor t a t t he end o f t he voyage . The Ambuscade had had ano t he r ce l ebra t i on dur i ng t he t r i p . Th i s t i me i t was a cake baked to ma r k t he f i rst 100 , 000 m i l e po i n t a f t er on l y t hree - and a -ha l f yea rs i n se rv i ce P0 Ck A l l an Doy l e made t he cake , and prom i nen t i n t he commemo r a t i ve p i c t ur es was MAA " Tank " Wa r r en , t he on l y man who has been w i t h t he sh i p f or he r who l e l i fe .

A l l i ga t o r H. M . S B i rm i ngham had a surpr i s i ng expe r i ence a t For t Laude rda l e , when an a l l i ga tor was spo t t ed sw i mm i ng i n t he sea. Ev i den t l y i t had made a e r ror f rom t he nav i ga t i ona l Eve rg l ades swamp , and be i ng one o f a ra re and pro t ec t ed spec i es

cou l d no t be ha rmed . Even t ua l l y i t was co l l a red a t n i gh t . For one membe r o f t he Brum ' s c r ew , t he voyage was espec i a l l y memor ab l e , f or he wen t ou t s i ng l e and r e t urned w i t h a br i de . Ck St eve F i e l dsend f l ew h i s f i ancee ou t f rom Hu l l f or a pr e-wedd i ng ho l i day , bu t t he coup l e dec i ded t o t i e t he kno t t he re and t hen . P0 Ck Ken Edwa rds d i d t he honour s and l ooked a f t er eve r ybody unde r t he wa t ch f u l eye o f M r s Edwa rds , who f l ew ou t and a t t ended t he ce r emony . Many o f t he l ads we r e a l so t he re t o g i ve a good send -o f f . CEM Ph i l l i ps and P0 Cooke r e t urned to gree t new bab i es , wh i l e LOEM Scar ra t t and REM A l l a t t we r e j o i n i ng t he ma r r i age s t akes . Among ea r l y gues t s on boa rd H. M . S . at B i r m i ngham Por t smou t h was a pa r t y f rom t he c i t y of t he name , w i t h a spec i a l we l come f or M r J. Hands , aged 83 , who se rved i n t he l ast " Brum. " A memo r y f or 772 HAS " A "

These r a t i ngs a r e anx i ous t o exchange dr a f t s and anyone i n t e r es t ed shou l d wr i t e t o t he app l i can t d i r ec t .

REM1 T. A. Por t e r ( TP t ra i ned) , TX Room , For t Sou t hw i ck , Fa r eham ex t n . 330 dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ar row , Devonpor t , approx . t wo yea rs , Coch r ane , Rosy t h , Sco t l and . Apr i l . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h f r i ga t e or AA1 Ga r l and , CPOs ' Mess , H. M . S . Dae m i nesweepe r . da l us , se rv i ng w i t h NATEC. W i l l swop f or any RO1 ( G ) Co l l i ns , 123 Mess , Sa i n t s B l ock , Por t l and or Yeov i l d , a f t c H. M . S . Wa r r i or , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Cygne t , Apr i l , RO l ( G ) Je f f e r ey , FOST COMMCEN , ( Mo r se cour se H. M . S . Dr ake , Februa r y Por t l and , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Zu l u , Ma r ch. W i l l 12 - Ma r ch 9; PTJ H. M . S . Me r cu r y Ma r ch swop f or any P l ymou t h sh i p or sho r e base . 12-Apr i l 4) . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h or P l ymou t h sh i p , pr e f e r ab l y dep l oy i ng. REM2 A. F. Mas t e r s , due t o j o i n H. M . S . 8. Kemp , 3GA Mess , H. M . S , She f f i e l d , Februa r y , due l ong Por t smou t h Lean LSJR e r ), D. E . D . unt i l Ma r ch t hen i n home ref i t . W i l l swop f or sh i p go i ng f ore i gn. wa t e r s unt i l Decembe r . W i l l swop f or any sh i p t o Mess 8 , H. aV S. Rocks , G i bra l t ar , go i ng abroad . Reg BI F l0 i es163. REM1 Deve r i l i , 10 Mess H. M . S . Nor f o l k , AB( R ) G. L. Evans , 4N4 Mess , H. M . S . dr a f t ed H. M . S . Osp r ey f or Por t l and Bi l l Jan. He rmes . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p ua ry , e i gh t mon t hs . W i l l swop f or any i n re f i t or sho r e base . Por t smou t h sho r e base . LRO ( G ) A. Sandham , 3E Mess , H. M . S . AR ( S Pa i n i e r , H. M . S . F i f e , d o Fa l mou t h due Fa r Eas t dep l oymen t l a t e H. M . S . t i nco l n (R . S . U . Cha t ham)uAepr t i ,. gn 11 spr i ng . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p no t swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p . dep i oy i ng. LWTR P. McCa r t hy , 9 Mess H M S R01 ( T) Young.waters Accommoda t i onhome O f f i ce , or Nor f o l k . W i l l swop f or any sh i p ~ t ay i ng~Portsmuh i H. M . S . Me r cur y , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Br i s to l , Apr i l . W i l l swop f or any Rosy t h sh i p . CY D. J. O r me , S. R. Mess , H- M'S LRO f T ) Why l e , 8 Mess , H. M . S . Nor f o l k , Wa r r i or , t e l ephone No r t hwood ex tn . 457 due t o dep l oy eas t o f Suez seven mon t hs . dr a f t ed H. M . S . Pemb roke , Ma r ch ove r 12 W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p no t due mon t hs . W i l l swop f or any sho r e base , Lon. t o dep l oy . don pr e f e r r ed , bu t no t essen t i a l . 3TD N. M. Br i dge , 2N2 Mess , H. M . S . AB( M ) S. McG r ane , 3E Mess , H. M . S , He rmes , due t o dep l oy Med i t e r r anean and He rm i one , U. K . wa t e r s unt i l Ju l y t hen Cha U. S . A~ W i l l swop f or any Cha t ham or Rosy t h t ham ref i t . W i l l swop f or any sh i p go i ng to t he sh i p or sh i p i n ref i t . Fa r Eas t or on wor l d dep l oymen t . SEA( M ) C. Arms t rong , H. M . S . Zu l u re .M fH i t t i ng Rosy Me s , t63 h . Wto i l l swop Replis f or. any sh i p du ~deploymnt

P i c t ur ea LA_CMN Te r r y Gr i f f i ths , 820 Squad r on

Mor e than t wo tons of ma r i j uana was spr i nk l ed i nto the sea l i ke conf e t t i f rom H. M . S . He rm i one a f ter the f r i gate was ca l l ed i n to he l p po l i ce and cus t oms of f i c i a l s i n the Wes t Ind i an i s l and of Gr and Turk .

SWOP DRAFTS .

Th i s Sea K i ng ' s ; boa t - shaped hu l l came i n handy when i t d i t ched du r i ng an exe r c i se w i t h G r oup - Seven sh i ps i n t he Gu l f o f Mex i co . A f t e r an unsuccess f u l a t t emp t t o t ake o f f f r om t he wa t e r on one eng i ne t he he l i cop t e r , o f 820 Squad r on , t ax i ed t he t en m i l es back t o H . M . S . B l ake , p r ope l l ed by i t s ro t or d i sc and t r ave l l i ng a t be t ween f i ve and t en kno t s . Af t er t he c r ew lef t t he he l i cop t e r i t was ho i s t ed on t o t he B l ake , l ess t han f ou r hou r s a f t e r d i t ch i ng .

OEM1 M. F r ee , 3J3 Mess , H. M . S . Ar k Roya l , dr a f t ed F. M . G . H. M . S . Rooke (unac . compan i ed ) Apr i l . W i l l swop f or H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood or any Por t smou t h sho r e base . AS Fu l l e r , 3M Mesa , H. M . S . He rm i one , home wa t e r s t hen due ref i t Cha t ham. W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h or Devonpor i sh i p due CEdQ)1I oymen R. tWebs . t e r , 3F Mess , H. M . S . Ar i adne , due t o de~oy nor t he rn Eu rope and U. S . A . w i t h STANA FORLANT. W i l l swop f or Cha t ha rn sea or sho r e dra f t . an tS(S) J. J. S t ru t t (UC2) , 3F Mess , H. M . S . Newcas t l e , due t o dep l oy Ma r ch. W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h or Cha t ham sh i p , p r e f e rab l y f r i ga t e. POREL D. G. Ho i mes , H. M . S . Argonau t , re f i t t i ng Devonpor t unt i l m i d Augus t . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p , pr e f e r ab l y G. M . D . or LPD or o t he r l a rge sh i p . LRO Oys t on , 8 Mess , H. M . S . Nor f o l k , due dep l oymen t May. W i l l swop f or any Po r t s mou t h sh i p or sho r e base . MEM1 A. E. Co l e , 5D Mess , H. M . S . Bu l wa r k . W i l l swop f or any f r i ga t e or sma l l e r sh i p excep t one i n Sco t t i sh wa t e rs . LAM ( AE ) C. McA i p i ne , Cab i n 12 , G r en v i l l a B l ock , H. M . S . Daeda l us . W i l l swop f or any Por t l and or Yeov i l t on dra f t . CEM1 Te i f e r , E l ec . wo r kshop H. M . S . Dr yad , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Broadsword , P l y mou t h , Februa r y . W i l l swop f or any Por t s. mou t h or Cha t ham sh i p or shor e base - no t P l ymou t h .

AB( R ) Fann i ng , 3E Mess , H. M . S . Gu r kha , dep l oy i ng Wes t Ind i es , Ma r ch. W i l l swop f or any Rosy t h sho r e base , or sh i p i n ref i t . REM I Thornc ro f t , P l acewood House , H. M . S . Dr yad. W i l l swop f or any seago i ng sh i p excep t based i n Sco t l and . OEA1 Thompoon , W. M . Group , H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood , Ex t n 429 , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Apo l l o , Ma r ch as mor t a r ma i n t a i ne r . W i l l swop f or any f r i ga t e or sma l l sh i p no t based i n Sco t l and . OEMN1 R. A. Sm i t h , CPOs ' Mess , H. M . S . D r yad ( F r ase r Gunne r y Range , Por t smou t h 22351 Ex i n . 6418) dr a f t ed H. M . S . He rm i one , Devonpor t , Februa r y . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p , or es t ab l i shmen t . SA P. J. Tay l or , ( LSA QC LRLS ) G130 Cab i n , Gr env i l l e B l ock , H. M . S . Pemb roke . W i l l swop f or anywhe r e i n Devonpor t . POOEL R. A. A l exande r , Af t POs ' Mess , H. M . S . Rhy l , now re f i t t i ng Cha t ham , Cha t ham- based . W i l l swop f or any Por t s. mou t h GCM. D . or f r i ga t e . POCK E. A. Woods , H. M . S . Rh~) , R. N . S . S . H. M . S . Pemb roke , Ma r c fdora2 f tM2 ed yea r s approx . W i l i swop f or any Po~smou t h a r ea , sho r e base . LSTD Townsend , ( F . O . SCN . I . ) do Admi ra l t y House , Nor t h Queens f e r r y , Rosy t h , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Argonau t , Devonpor t , May. W i l l swop f or any Rosy t h , Por t smou t h or Cha t ham sh i p .

AB( S ) A. Pa r sons , 2G1 Mesa H. M . S . Ar k Roya l , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Gur kha , Rosy t h . Feb rua ry. W i l l swop f or any Devonpor t sh i p , home wa t e r s or sho r e base . LCEM 1. MacDona l d , 118 Mess , H. M . S . Cochr ane , dr a f t ed t o H. M . S . London , Po r t s mou t h , Ju l y . W i l l swop f or anywhe r e i n Sco t l and . pr e f e r ab l y Rosy t h . OEM1 C. Ke r r , H. M . S . D r yad ( F r ase r Gunne r y Range ) , Te l ephone Por t smou t h 22351 ex t . 6418 . Dr a f t ed H. M . S . Shou l t on (Por t smou t h) June 1979 . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p or sho r e base . MEM2 T. Boswe l f , 3P Mess , H. M . S . Br i gh t on (due t o dep l oy Wes t I nd i es May ) w i l l swop f or any sho r e base i n sou t he rn Eng l and , pr e f e r ab l y FMGs . OEA1 Mo r t on , 133 Lumsden Road , Eas t ney , Por t smou t h , dr a f t ed Devonpo r t FMB (Mob i l e ) Ma r ch 1979 . W i l l swop f or any t h i ng i n Por t smou t h . OEMN1 J. Ruane , 18 Je r sey C l ose , S t ub . b i ng t on , Fa r eham ( te l c S t ubb i ng t on 4336) . Dr a f t ed t o FO P l ymou t h D i v i ng Ma i n t enance . W i l l swop f or H. M . SC Co l l i ngwood or any Por t smou t h sho r e base . WTR A. Dob i nson , FONAC Reg i s t r y Ex t n . 491 , R. N . a i r s t a t i on Yeov i l t on , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Cen t ur i on , Ma r ch. W i l l swop f or any seago i ng sh i p or sho r e base excep t i n Sco t l and .

A mo r e unusua l aer i a l t ask occur r ed dur i ng t he B l ake ' s v i s i t to t he Ca r i bbean i s l and of St K i t t s , when he l i cop t e rs o f 820 Nava l A i r Squadron r esponded to a r eques t by t he i s l and ' s gove rnmen t to he l p r e l oca t e e i gh t cannons , each we i gh i ng abou t t hr ee tons , a t t he h i s tor i c For t Br i ms t one . Th i s for t i f i ca t i on , known as t he " G i bra l t a r o f t he Wes t I nd i es , " was t he scene o f t he f amous s i ege o f Br i ms t one H i l l by t he F r ench i n 1782 . The 950 Br i t i sh b r ave l y de f ended t he h i l l , and t he F r ench v i c tors a l l owed t hem to ma r ch f rom t he for t i n fu l l f orma t i on. The Br i t i sh a f f orded t he F r ench t he same honour 12 mon t hs l a ter !

Roya l v i s i t for Bu l wa r k Cd r , t he Pr i nce o f Wa l es i s t o a t t end t he ce r emony t o ma r k t he r ecomm i ss i on i ng o f H , M , S , Bu l wa r k a t Po r t s mou t h on Feb r ua r y 23 , The Bu l wa r k i s due t o unde r t ake sea t r i a l s and come back i n t o ac t i ve se r v i ce a f t e r he r pe r i od o f " p r e se r va t i on by ope r a t i on . "

Lena j o i ns t he London Lena Zava ron i j o i ned Rad i o C l yde ' s Sa t urday Spec i a l t eam , M i ke Sou t e r and Pau l Mur r i cane , when t he p rog r amme was b road cas t l i ve f rom t he decks o f H. M . S . London on Novembe r 25 . The des t roye r , i n G l asgow f or a week ' s v i s i t , prov i ded an i dea l l oca t i on f or t he " ou t and abou t " Sa t urday a f t e rnoon show . Lena sh i ve r ed i n sub- ze ro t em pe r a t ur es and dr i v i ng s l ee t f or he r i n t e rv i ew , t hen wen t be l ow decks f or a wa rm i ng cuppa and cha t w i t h adm i r i ng c r ew .

On d i sp l ay A 7f t . h i gh f i gur ehead o f Lord Ne l son i n v i ce - adm i ra l ' s un i f orm , care fu l l y res t ored and repa i n t ed , i s on d i sp l ay bes i de H. M . S . V i c tory in Por t smou t h Dockya rd . The f i gur ehead f i rst be l onged t o t he sa i l i ng ba t t l esh i p H. M . S . Tr a f a l gar , t hen t o H. M . S . Ganges , and was g i ven t o t he Roya l Nava l Museum when Ganges c l osed i n 1976 .

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Acco r d i ng t o D r , A l l en J . Hynek , who l ays c l a i m t o be i ng one o f t he f o r emos t au t ho r i t i es on un i den t i f i ed f l y i ng ob j ec t s , t he r e a r e abou t 1(X) s i gh t i ngs i n t he wo r l d pe r da% . Dr . H~ . nek , t echn i ca l adv i se r and consu l t an t on " C l ose Encoun t e r . % o f t he ' Fh i rd K i nd " - " . h i ch heads t he l a t es t l i s t o f r e l eases t o t he F l ee t by t he Roya l Nava l F i l m ( ' (nr . [ Ma t i on - was , as a t op as t r onome r and as t rophys i c i s t , a t f i rs t a non - be l i eve r . Bu t t he s i m i l a r i t y o f t he r cpor t s w(nr i d i % i de and t he r cpu t ab l e %( i i i rces - some we r e f r om a i r l i ne p i l o t s , t r a i ned r ada r ope r a t or , , . and even f r (nm a i r and m i l i t a ry base , , - he l ped d i spe l l h i s doub t , , . Du r i ng h i s 22 yea r s as sc i en t i f i c consu l t an t t o t he U . S . A i r . For ce on i t s Pro j ec t B i ue B( x ) k , t he name g i vcn t o 1 he i nves t i ga t i on o f r epor t ed s i gh t i ngs . he began t o f ee l t he ma t t e r ca l l ed f or m(nr e ~ i t i dy . I n h i s l a t e r capac i t ) , as D i r ec t or o f t he Cen t r e f or UFO S t ud i es . he became an ac t i % . i st i n t he f i gh t t o ga i n sc i en t i f i c l eg i t i macy f (nr ex t ra - t e r res t r i a i l phenomena . . I t i 's o t h i nk . " he , i i i d , " t~, ar tepwocstear rocu i sh l e on l i ~. i n t e l J i gen t l i f e i n t he un i vc r sc . " " ( ' l t~se 1 : t i c , ) t j n i cr% " i s one o f e i g . t i t re l e , i , e , on t he R \ I ( ii,t

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O f f i c i a l v i s i t s t o Spa i n ' w . h i ch ~ i a% . c been i nc r eas i ng i n t he pas t I S m(nn i hs , have been ma i n l y t o he no r t he rn coas t and t he sh i ps r ece i ved a r ap t u rous Med i t e r r~ i ncan we i come . CFhe 1(nea l pr ess wa . ' fu l l o f t he s t i nry . t he mayo r he l d an o f f i c i a l r ecep t i on and t he t hr ee - hour open l x : r i (nd f or t he - . h i ps had t o he

I n any o t he r c i r cums t ances , someone sc r i bb l i ng w i t h a f e l t - t i p a l l ove r you r wh i t e - f ron t wou l d a l mos t cons t i t u t e a cap i t a l o f t nce , Bu t when t he sc r i bb l e r i s pop supe r s t a r Rod S t ewa r t and he ' s wr i t i ng you a pe r sona l i sed , au t og r aphed seasona l gr ee t i ng , i t ' s an occas i on f or a b i g sm i l e . LSTD Pau l Tay l o r me t Rod du r i ng t he s i nge r ' s v i s i t t o H . M . S , Ar k Roya l a t Devonpo r t on Decembe r 7 . Rod ' s r eco r d i ng o f " Sa i l i ng " was t he s i gna t u r e t une o f 8 , 8 , C , Te l ev i s i on ' s " Sa i l o r " se r i es abou t t he Ar k . P , C t u i Ă¸ LA P ' ot ) Co t End o f t he l i ne : page 19

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ex t ended t o a i i o ' .4 2 , 500 pc (np i c on boa rd . For t he sa i l ors , t he r e was much t o see . E i gh t m i l es a I on t he coa . - . t is t he p(npu l a r " Eng l i sh r esor t o f To r r emo l i nos and i n t he c t n t r e o f Ma l aga i t se l f Cap t . Tony Ba r n den , F i rs t Cap t a i n F r i ' ga t e Squad r on and command i ng o f f i ce r o f t he Ga l a t ea , l ed a pa r t y f r (nm bo t h sh i ps a r ound t he 12 t h Cen t ury M( xnr i sh cas t l e o f La A l ea za6a . The coun t r ys i de i s t he scene o f coun t l ess wes t e rn% " " spaghe t t i and i t was i n t he " cowboy ' * a t mosphe r e o f t he Cos t a de l So l ' s h i n t e r l and t ha t a g r oup o f t he A l ac r i b ' s CPOs and l ead i ng hands me t f i l m s t a r S t ewa r t G r ange r , , A hi o i s i 'n pr i va t e l i f e a p rope r t y le c y. we r e en t e r t a i ned npe r t o l unch h, . , h i m i n h i s conve r t ed museum .

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Ma l aga was t he l as t por t o f ca l l i n an even t f u l dep l oymen t f or bo t h ~h i ps . The A l ac r i t % . had dc% . c i oped t roub l e a f t e r accompany i ng ,H :.n t i neS . Ar k Roya l i n Exe r c i se D i sp l ay De t e rm i na t i on and had t o pu t i n t o Ma l t a f or s i x weeks f or eme r gency re a i r .%, m i ss i ng v i s i t s t o Ha i l a and Pa l e rmo . A f t e r he r v i s i t t o Cyp rus , one i ) f t he Ga l a t ea ' s sa i l ors , who had b r oken h i s nose i n an acc i den t a i . , hore , was f ound to need eme r gency med i ca l t r ea t men t . 1-he f r i ga t e made a h, ' h t o Cag l i a r i ' _ l : r 75d inia, p ; i ssage sshe r e AR Geo r ge Lo r d had an eme r gency br a i n ope r a t i on . H i s m i i t he r and f i ancee we r e f l own f r om Abe r deen t o be w i t h h i m and he l ater made a comp l e t e to r ecove r y , r e t urn i ng home Sco t l and f or s i ck l eave . 1- a t e r , POMA G r aham Ha r r i s , who a t t ended AB Lo r d on boa r d t he Ga l a t ea , was p r csen t ed by ( ' ap t . Ba r nden w i t h t he POMA ' S . u f f i c i enc Meda l f or 1978 , wh i ch h c won 7or a l l - round exce l l ence .

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even smoke ) , and I was awa r ded 12 cu t s . One used t o ge l t he t op o f Y(nur f l anne l i n you r t ee t h . bccau- . c i f you y . c i ped you we r e b r anded ' *vc l l ow " f or t he res t o f you r nasa l ca r ee r . Tha t n i gh t i t was a ou r - w i mm i ng n i gh t , and when t he ch l or i ne wa t e r go t i n my " cu t s " I bea t Johnny We i smu l l e r ' s t i me f or t wo l eng t hs o f t he ba t hs ! I l e f t Sho t l ev i n t he t ende r Ha r l equ i n t o j (n i n t he coa l - burn i ng ba t t l esh i p H . M . S . Ma r l t xnrough . and mus t , a , , h i )%4 p r oud I have a l %& . avs been t o bt . a " Sho t l e% . " Nix I vor R . Bur s t on , 1 ' aun to l l Sad i sm %k . as no t pecu l i a r t o l f .M.S. as I we l l Gangcs . r emembe r i n t r a i n i ng aboa r d t he be f or e t he F i rs t I mp r egnab l e Wo r l d Wa r , when she was moo r ed i n t he Hamoa z e a t Dcvonpo r t . A f avour i t e pun i shmen t f or m i no r dc r c l i c t i ons was " O f f shoes a i nd socks and ove r t he mas t head ' t i me or ~'. o , i r r espec t i ve o f l i ca t hc r . They used t o ca l l us so f t . bu t the , . . d i d t he i r bes t t o ha r den us . A l l t he t h i ngs men t i oned by Mr . 1)oug l a . . . i n h i s book we r e common i n o t he r t r a i n i ng cs t ab l i shmen t , . . Bu t on t he who l e t h i ngs we r e no t - A , L . Bunch , ex i o(n bad . %pa r ke r , Dove r . I j o i ned H . M . S . Ganges as a boy i n 1938 and , even t hough i t was dead rough , wou l d w i l l i n l rl y t h rough i t a l l aga i n , Laun and a l l . W i t h fu l l k i t on . 1914- s t y l e 90]b . i n t he pack , sma l l have r sack , en t r ench i ng t oo l , wa t e r bo t t l e , 18 i n . bayone t and en t r ench n t oo l hand l e and f i ve pouches eac s i de w i t h 15 . 303 i n . r ounds i n each pouch ( mak i ng a t o t a l o f 150 rounds o f ammo ) , boo t s and ga i t e rs , ch i n s t ays down and o i l sk i ns on back t o f ron t , and an 800 (8cw t . ) f i c l dgun and l i rnbe r , on a r ed ho t Augus t day ou r G . I . ( may

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re i . i c%k . o f J (nhn Dou i l s ' s hook " Ro l l on Ms Doz en " ( Decembe r i , , %L i C) i n( l i c~t i c . , th i i t i es (nf H . M . S . ( ' yanges a r e (nf some ha t e , wh i l e m i ne a r e o f nos t a l g i a . I was t he r e ( ) i n 1928 . We l os t one o f ou r c l assma t es , Boy . Hu . " c i l f r om Br i s t o l , wh ( n f e l l f r om t he was k i l l ed .

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Many peop l e wou l d agr ee t ha t , w i t h i n t he ru l es , t he Se r v i ce t ~ . t o be as sym pa t he t i c and he l p f u l as i t can when a ma r r i age runs i n t o t nmbk , bu t a l l manne r

o f f i nanc i a l comp l i ca t i ons can a r i se when coup l es pa r t , pa r t i cu l a r l y i f t he sepa r a t i on has no l ega l f o~ i t y , No doub t t h i s ques t i on i s one o f a who l e r ange wh i ch w i l l be on t he agenda o f t he s t udy g r oup comm i ss i oned by MOD t o l ook i n t o con o f se r v i ce t h rough

In m ne i t he r Mr . op i n i on , i ns t ruc t o r a t H.M.S. ( ; r ay ' s Ganges . no r h i s anc i en t coxswa i n f r i end i ssue ) was ( Novembe r c (nmp l e t e l y r i gh t i n h i s p r onun c i a t i on o f t he wo r d " l i cu t enan t . " The wo r d i s pron (nunccd " i c f t enan t " i n t he Ar my , " 1( x ) t cnan t " i n t he Un i t ed S t a t es , and " ]* t e nan t . " in t he app rox i ma t e l y , Roya l Na% . , . . . is My . au t hor i t y . t ha t " 1 ' t cnan t " i s r ece i ved s i mp l Br i t i sh nasa l usage . and t ha t t h i s pr (nnunc i a t i t )n i s g i ven i n t he Conc i , , c Ox f (nrd D i c t i ona r , . ( , , i x th ed i t i on , 1976) . A . F~ea r sw , l i cut . - cdr . . R.N. . Sou t hamp t on 1 ;n i % . er , , i t i . R( i , . .~i l Nava l [ ' n i t .

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t ak i ng away my scpa r a t i (nn wa r r an t s . r educ i ng my l odg i ng a l l o wance and cha rg i ng me f or f ood and accommoda t i on , even t hough I was on l y uno f f i c i a l l y sepa r a t ed and st i l l had f i nanc i a l equa l r espons i b i l i t i es w i t h o t he r ma r r i ed men . For t he f i rs t t i me i n 12 happy yea r s o f se r v i ce I have f ound myse l f deep l y r esen t i ng nava l r egu l a t i ons . Sepa r a t ed

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a l l h i s ch i ckens have wooden l egs ) wou l d have us up and down Laund r y H i l l t i l l we l ooked l i ke I n h i s i mmo r t a l gr ease spo t s . wo rds , " You may b r eak you r mo t he r ' s hea r t , you won ' t b r eak " m i ne . He wasn ' t v i nd i c t i ve , bu t was i n t r a i n i ng f or t he po - i t i on o f second - i n - command t o t he Dev i l . By gum , when we f i n i shed on cou r se and wen t t o sea we we r e f i t enough t o chew na i l s and sp i t ou t anchor s , bu t f or a l l t ha t i f I had t he cho i ce I wou l d do t he - J , W . Bo l am , same asa i n . ex - Lead i ng Seaman . Ma l t by , S . Yo r ks .

in H.M.S. boy se r v i ce Ganges was f r om Ju l y 1923 t o Decembe r 1924 . a l onge r r i od t han mos t due t o I ng a l eg a t f oo t ba l l and ' be i ng i n ho . ' p i t a l f or seve r a l weeks . Look i ng back on my t i me t he r e - and I was c l assed t hr ee t i rnes 1 do no t r ecay l any boys despe r a t e l y unhappy , or any o f my . messma t es be i ng b i r ched . Ou r i ns t ruc t or s we r e gene r a l l y t hr ee badge pe t t y o f f i ce rs o f ve r y h i gh qua l i t y . The accommoda t i on was as was t he f ood , and f ac i f iood t i cs ' for spor t exce l l en t . The i dea o f a bamboo cane l oaded w i t h w i r e i s l aughab l e . Wednesday was--- pay da when we r ece i ved ou r t wo bo~ l l and a f t e r a good b l ow ou t a t t he can t een en j oyed a p r og r amme o f mov i es and a s i ng - song . No s i r , my memo r i es o f Ganges a r e happy ones . D i sc i p l i ne was ce r t a i n l y s t r i c t , bu t no t bru t a l and , as you say , many Ganges boys

wen t on t o h i gh rank .

I wou l d a l so l i ke t o commen t on H . M . S . Ambuscade ' s v i s i t t o Nana i mo . Th i s por t was a r egu l a r ca l l f or t he No r t h Ame r i ca and Wes t I nd i es Squad ron . We ca l l ed t he r e i n H . M . S . Co l ombo i n 1929 . and she was tn i f f i red . - A . W , C . Br own . L i cu t S . D ( B) , Br oad Oak . Hea t h f i c i d . Sussex .

S i mp l e 1% ' e r ead eve r ywhe r e o f wa r . % den t ancL- . , s t r i kes due t o pa d i spu t es , and open r evo l t ove r an t i - i n f l a t i ona ry po l i c i es , I n t he A r med Fo r e " , many expe r i enced pe r son ne l a t a l l l eveLs have l e f t no t so much f or pas t ur e Rr eene r , bu t ce r t a i n l y f or pas t ur es mo r e f i nanc i a l l y If t h i s t r end r ewa rd i nr con t i nue% , i t can on l y be t o t he de t r i men t o f t he na~ ' % de f e~C , Th i s l e t t e r i s i n no way a b l un t p l ea f or be t t e r pay f or t he A r med For ces mo r e a c& ' i e o f " f ood f or t hough t . " 11w cho i ce , as I see i t , i s r e l a t i ve l y s i mp l e : &. - . a t e l l i t e o f ano t he r Powe r , o r common sense . - I ) . v1unro , l d1 i i r i i i ~ i n (A i l l ) . R N . . \ S . Por t l and

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husband (he was a ch i e f o f f i ce r ) has been r eve r t ed a f t e r a pe r i od o f hca i . % . wo r k l oad . had he done some t h i ng r ea l l y had , l i ke j ump i ng sh i p . i t wou l d have t aken a yea r t o ge t h i s r a t e hack , bu t w i t h r eve r s i on i t seems t ha t you have t o s t a r t a l l ove r aga i n w i t h " wr i t e - ups " e t c . Tha t can t ake a l ong 1(nn t i mc . Doe . a man rea l f l . have t o go t h rough a l l t he pr (wes . , aga i n? " P l y~ t h , * , PC I I %.

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CENTUR I ON MEMENTOES SOUGHT ( F r om ( ' ommod~ g) . %% ' . Read l r i I ke h i i i e r ecen t i ~ f o r med i n 11 . . \ 1 . S . ( ' cn l ur i i )n H i s t or i ca l S t x i e t y . The ma i n pur rx)sc . . i s t o s t udy and d i sp l ay i n f o rma t i on abou t r ev i ous sh i ps o f t he namc , and a l s(n t he h i s t or y o r t he sub j cc t , . wh i ch a r c t he conce rn (nf t he pr c%cn t H . M . S . Cen t u r i on a t Gospo r t - For examp l e pay and dr a f t i ng . I wou l d be gr a t e f u l i f r eade r* ' who may have appropr i a t e pho t og r aphs , p i c t ur es , (nr i t ems o f i n t e r es t wou l d cons i de r l e t t i ng t he sec t hem . We can t hen d i scuss t he p roduc t soc i on i ." 7 cop i es or a l l ow i ng us t o t ake ca r e o f t he or i g i na l . . . A vo l un t ee r a r ch i v i s t i s p roduc i ng a p rope r

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t o a t t en t i on and bow t he i r heads Once I had se t t l ed , I j o i ned the 1(nca l Re t u r ned Se r v i cemen ' s ( t hey shook hands a f t e rwa rds ! ) t o honou r t he i r dead ma t es . At I League . eve r y mee t i ng , I have been back i n Eng l and a t t ended , al l ac t i v i t i es ceased ove r f our yea r s and have v i s i t ed p r omp t l y a t 2100 f or one m i nu t e ' s man~ c l ubs , ex - Se r v i cemen ' s , s i l ence i n r ememb r ance o f our R . B . . and ou r l oca l ex - Navy I f a l l en comr ades . Dr i nk i ng , ca rds. Ma r i nes c l ub , and no t once have , da r t s , t he l ot . I seen t ha t ma r k o f r espec t a t 2100 Th i s rou t i ne was no t j us t loca l , bu t Aus t r a l i a w i de . I ' ve even seen w i t h t hose po i gnan t wo r ds " They a coup l e o f o l d " D i gge r s " , on the sha l l g r ow no t o l d . . " spoken by t he or mos t sen i or pr es i den t I ' Cr . ec i f ~i d r unken bra i w l . c i )me me rnbe r . Is t he r e any c l ub i n t he Br i t i sh I s l es wh i ch does ho l d t ha t ce r e mony? I f so , I wou l d l i ke t o know , as I wou l d be p i eased . and proud , t o become a membe r o f a com pany o f ex - Se r v i cemen who a r e no t i n a c r owd su f f e r i ng f r om amnes i a . Aus t r a l i a and New Zea l and h(n i d t wo Rememb r ance days , one be i ng on Arm i s t i ce Day , t he o t he r on Anzac Day ( t o commemo r a t e The l e t t e r f r om ex - PO t he Ga l l i po l i i n 1915) . Banne r ( Decembe r I ssue ) Anzac Day is Apr l and i l i yand t he l as t r em i nded me o f a s i m i l a r t i me I ma r ched i n Ade l a i de i n young o rd i na r y seaman 1974 . 11 , 000 men and women h i s f i rs t t r i ck a t t he do i ng ( some d i sab l ed) ma r ched t hr ee whee l . qua r t e r s o f a m i l e t o pay homage Hav i ng been i ns t ruc t ed t o - L, S i r~ . t o t he f a l l en . a l l orde r s f r om t he r epea t ex - SPO , Eas t bou rne . t he t ook br i dge , f o l l ow i ng p l ace : 0,0,W, " S t a r boa r d

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Ha l f - and-Ha l f scheme : ' Le t ' s be rea l i st i c ' I app l aud t he wo r k on t he " Hz i l f z i nd Ha l l M ( n r t gage Scheme " (nf L i cu t - Cd r . J ( nhn Hughc . s , who shou l d be commended f or h r i ng i n t o f ru i t i on a scheme wh i ch can do so much t o ease t he p r ob l ems o f t he ma r r i ed sa i l or . W ' i t h t h i s scheme t he sa i l or wou l d be ab l e t o l i ve a mo r e no r ma l accompan i ed ma r r i ed l i f e w i t hou t t he men t a l angu i sh o f be i ng f i nanc i a l l y unp r epa r ed t o buy i i house when l eav i ng t he Se r v i ce . Un f o r t una t e l y , I b t - i i c , . . c t he , cheme , i n t he f o r m t ha t you r e rxnr t , ma ' . f ounde r because o f one ma j o r d r awback . Th i s i s t ha t t he sa i l (nr w i l l have an i n t e r es t i n on l y ha l f t he equ i t y . o f h i s ma r r i ed qua r t e r . I be l i eve t ha t t he examp l e o f a 22- yea r - (n i d sa i l or buy i n~ a £10 , (XX) qua r t e r i s m i s l ead i ng . F i gur es t he Na t i onw i de Bu i l d i ng 5( -oc i c t v sh(nw t he g i ven ave r age pr i ce (nt a sem i - de t ached house i n t he Sou t h o f Eng l and (no t S . E . (nr S . W . ) is £15 , 640 ( new £16 , 1(X) ; mode r n £15. 9) ; o l d £14 , 850) . I f i nd i t d i f f i cu l t t o be l i eve t ha t ou r qua r t e r s , bu i l t t o a h i h . , t anda rd , wou l d he va l ued f or a is l i t t l e ~ i % £10 , ( I X) on t he open ma r ke t . The i l l us t ra t i (nn a l %(n i nd i ca t es t ha t t he £ I OJKN ) h t nu - c wou l d i nc r ease i n va l ue t o £20 , (XX) i n I S Y5a rs . Th i s a l . un i s unr ea l i s t i c . Ove r t he l as t 18 yea r s Na t i onw i de f i gur es show t ha t house pr i ces have r i sen by 506 pe r , ccn t . I t i s no t unr ea l i s t i c t o expec t t ha t t he pr i ce% w i l l r i se s i m i l a r l y i n t he nex t 18 Yea r s . and so i n t he examp l e you g i ve . t he £10 , (XX) house w(nu l d i nc r ease t o £60 , 600 , (nr mo r e rea l i s t i ca l l y t he ave r age sem i - de t ached o f £15 , " ) wou l d i nc r ease t o ove r £94 , 778.

FULL I NVOLVEMENT The i mpo r t o f th i . , i , , t ha t a sa i l t ) r i n t he " Ha l f and Ha l f " scheme w i l l , a t t he end o f 18 yea r s , have made a pro f i t o f ha l f x L-50 . 6(X) = £25 , . 1(X) l us t he £4 . . 3(X) he has pa i d o f f tnn t he mt ) r t ga C , is a t o t a l o f £29 , X ) and n(nt 19 , 3(X) as s t a t ed . Howeve r , i f he i s t o r e t a i n t he same s t anda rd o f l i v i ng , and buy a s i m i l a r house on l eav i ng t he Se r v i ce , he i s

to have 1(n f i nd a mor t gage ( i f £310x ) - £29 , 600) . ' hen . t nX)i ng (£60

I d(nn ' t be l i eve th i s a " r ea l f ( xn t ho l d " i n t he hous i n ma r ke t as you sugges t . How much be t t e r i t wou be i f (nur 22 - yea r -o l d , a i l or had a 1(8) pe r cen t . i nvo l vemen t i n t he equ i t y . o f h i s qua r t e r , w i t h t he prospec t o f mak i ng a pr ( i f i t o f . say , £94 , 778 £15 , 641) = £79 . 1-38 , and no wo r r y abou t ob t a i n i ng an eno r mous mo r t gage when l eav i t he Se r v i ce . 1 t he r e f or e make a p l ea t ha t we ng % ou l d be mo r e rea l i s t i c i n ou r app r oach t o t h i s adven t u rous and wo r t hy scheme and have 1(X) pe r cen t . i n t e r es t i n t he equ i t y f r om t he s t ar t . Le t us a l so t ake accoun t o f t he man who a l r eady has some cap i t a l as a home owne r and w i shes t o (npt i nt (n t he scheme , and ensu r e t ha t t he scheme i s no t a pa i l i a t i vc f or t he sho r t - t e rm Se r v i ceman . Ou r mos t va l uab l e asse t s a r e our h i gh l y - t r a i ned ca r ee r o f f i ce rs and r a t i ngs . - M . 1 . Chambe r l a i n . I . i cu t -Cdr . . Devono r t .

I n answe r t o t he po i n t s r a i sed , Vav- Y . Yew . . w was t o i d , " O f cour se i t wou l d be ve r y much be t t e r f r om t he sa i l or ' s po i n t o f v i ew i f he cou l d buy t he who l e house . Bu t i f we a l l owed

t hk , i t wou l d pr esen t comp i ka t i ed l ega l and p r ob l ems a t t he end o f a man ' s we cou l d end up w i t h no t hav i ng enough ma r r i ed qua r t e r s f or f u t ur e need . s , " The examp l e was based on a 4 pe r cen t . i n f l a t i on r a t e whkh , we appmch t e , i s no t pa r t i cu l a r l y r ea l l i t k - House pr ke . % have r i sen 21 pe r cen t , i n t he l as t yea r , bu t who cou l d poss i b l y have pr ed i c t ed t h i s - or i ndeed f or ecas t t he f u t u r e? The pr esen t i nc r ease i n mo r t gage r a t e may dep r ess house pr i ces i n t he shor t t e rm , bu t i t l i ke l y t ha t house pr i ces w i l l con t i nue t o ~ , t h rough p r obab l-v no t a t as f as t a r a t e as you r co r r esponden t

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t he " Ha l f and Ha l f " scheme , who is Rega rd i n go i ng t (n va t ue a ma r r i ed qua r t e r t ype prope r t y a t , say , £10 , (XX) now and £20 , (XX) i n 18 yea r s t i me i f pr esen t rope r t y va l ue t r ends change f or t he worse ' . ' Can 1 a l so ask i f i nsur ance or m( i r t gage pro t ec t i (nn cove r on t he l i f e o f t he pa r t i c i pan t i s i nc l uded i n t he t erms ' . ' An end ( nwmen t po l i cy w i t h pro f i t s wou l d seem f a r m(nr e f l ex i b l e , and f i gur es p r epa r ed a t shor t no t i ce b an i nsur ance agen t ~ , h( i w l i t t l e d i f f e r ence i n ac t ua~mone t a r y t e rms . For examp l e , f or an ou t t13 o f £19 . 43 a m( i n t h . wh i ch w i t h t ax re l i e f i s f -~ . 70 a week . o f t he add i t i i )na l amoun t t o be pa i d unde r t he " Ha l f and Ha l f scheme , " a t o t a l sum (nf £8 . 990 wou l d bt , ca rs . Bu t t h i s sum wou l d he payab l e a f t e r 18 payab l e no ma t t e r = sma l l t he r i se i n t he as .ws~ ' t , (1 pr i ce o f ma r r i ed qua r t e r s ove r 18 yea r% . Paymen t s t (n t he po l i cy cou l d be con t i nued i f t he dec i ded t o l eave t he Se r v i ce a t any t i me 5roson r e pens i on , and du r i ng t he 18 yea r s o f t he ] i cy , fu l l l i f e c (nvc r o f £3 , 605 ex i s t s . I f t he [x) l i c%. R . O l de . r r e l a t ed h i . , paymen t s t o a pc r ccn t age 'of h i s i ncome , w i t h i nc r eas i ng pr e m i ums ove r t he r ewa r d w(nu l d be gr ea t l y yea r s , h i s f i nanc i a l enhanccd . - B . Ma i ne . ( - CEA . H . M . S . Osp r ey .

Fo r t he p r oposed " Ha l f and Had " scheme i t was s l a t ed , " ~a , t he examp l e has been t aken t oo l i t era l l y . The r e i s no way t ha t an i nsur ance po l i cy i s go i ng t o g i ve you t he same r e t urn as an i nves t men t i n ~ng . " 0 ' i t h t he ' Ha l f and Ha l f ' whenw , mo r t gages w i l l be ava i l ab l e by endowmen t / r epaymen t / op t i on mor t gages . The man i s pe r f ec t l y ab l e t o t ake ou t a mo r t gage " pro t ec t i on po l i cy shou l d he so w i sh .

NANA I MO V I S I TS I n you r Decembe r s t a t ed t ha t H . M . S . was t he f i rs t Br i t i sh visi t Nana i mo on I s l and s i nce t he days

i ssue i t was Ambuscade wa r sh i p t o Vancouve r o f coa l .

May I r ecord t ha t t he l i ght c ru i se r H.M.S. O r i on v i s i t ed Nana i mo f or f i ve days i n June , 1939 , unde r Cap t a i n ( l a t e r Re i t r - Adm i r a l ) H . R . ( , . K i nahan .

I t was r epu t ed a t t ha t t i me t ha t t he O r i on was t he f i rs t Br i t i sh wa r sh i p t he r e f or many yea r s , bu t I have r ead s i nce t ha t o t he r wa r sh ' have been t o Nana i nw . l l pswou l d l i ke t o hea r f r om any ex - O r i ons o f t he 1937 - 41 com m i ss i on . - D , 8 ' n - p ' py , ex - PO ( LTO L I P) , 25 , Co l ds t r eam Road , Wa l m i cy , Su t t on Co l d f i e l d , Wa r w i cks .

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CLEAN I NG UP I N LONDON ! . . \ p i c t u r e o f nz i i . ~ i l , ~e rs(nn t i c l b i t se t .1 i i m a l ong t o Fu r se House w i t h c i r " sma l l s " was con 1 . t )n t iron ig a bid ju e i t )gg upi rby t o FAF f or £2 , 5(X) f or cen t r a l i zed l aund r e t t e f ac i l i t i es t he r e . Ma j o r ma i n t enance wo r k a t Fu r se H t )u , , c , wi th domes t i c ha rdsh i p f or t hose l i v i ng t he r e , was r c [x) r t ed , t he p r ob l ems h t i ng pa r t i cu l a r l y acu t e ove r wash i ng 1 . . , - - . , , i ng l aundr y . A i m o f a cen t r a l i zed l aundr e t i e was i t ) se r ve no t on l y r es i den t s o f I . ur . , e House bu t a l , , o nasa l pe r , orme l bo r ne on t he tx) t i k . , o f 1 I . M . S . Pr es i den t and t he MOD . I t wou l d enab l e " l i ver , , i i u t " t o u . se t he se r v i ce wh i l e en j oy i n t he r ec r ea t i ona l f ac i l i t i c . , o f ~ur , , c l i t )u , , e a t t he , ame t i me . Du r i ng d i s tu , , s i t )n . , (nn t he h i d someone sa i d th i . , wou l d he l p t hose l i v i ng i n " gr ( i t l y l i t t l e bed s i t s , " wh i l e ano t he r v i ev% , was t ha t f~ i c i l i t i es f or nava l rwr s (nnne l i n I ~, rnt l i )n d i d no t compa r e f avou r . i b l i w i t h t he o t he r Se rv i ces . ( ' he £2 . 5M gra i rnt %%~ i , . cgrcc , ' d

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be i ng made t o pe r saude t he De . o f t he Env i r onmen t pa r t men t ( NA ) t o accep t r espons i b i l i t y for Fo r some t i me t he F l ee t f i nanc i ng t he sma l l e r cen t r a l l y Amen i t i es Fund has p r o s i t ua t ed pro j ec t and a t an ear l i er v i ded subs t an t i a l sums to da t e . I n t he even t , p i a mi swa r ds t e l ev i s i on se t s for s i on was r e f used , a=n , . A rut i nrd i ng i n ma j o r r e f i t and new sh i ps f or t he pro j ec t has been w i t h cons t r uc t i on vesse l s , d r awn . A gr an t wou l d , i f necesns t ue r ed wnen a i t e rna . sa r y . Now f or oppo r t un i t i es l i ve p l ans a r e made and subm i t t ed en t e r t a i nmen t and i n f (nrm i t t o t he G r an t s Comm i t t ees . The t i on by t e i ev ' , , , ' , on g r ow g r ea t e r hopc , h(nweve r . st i l l i s t ha t an~ . w i t h t he i n t roduc t i on o f v i deo pro j ec t w i l l be pub l i c f unded . t ape sys t ems , wh i ch l ook l i ke hav i ng a b i g i mpac t . The i mpo r t ance and use f u l nes , , o f " canned " p rog r amrnes was i n t I l i t . ty t hc. R ' . i i i . I f ar i r?c . , t he m i nds o f membe r s o f t he FAF Poo l e made app l i c ' a t i c i ns G r an t s Comm i t t ee when t hey f or . '~IP ( kc ' ma t s f (Pr Jud t ) . we r e t o l d t ha t d i scuss i (nns we r e unde r way i nv (n i v i ng use o f t hese una r med comba t and % , . . s t ems f or a l l t he Se r v i ces . A i k i do , someone desc r i bed i t as one ma t f or CC i ' 5 ' O f l C Wh i l e p l an . , a r e no t ye t f i rm a . , f a r as t he Nay , , i s c (nnce rned , i ndu l g i ng i n t he . . ma r i ' l a i " comm i t t ee memh t r . , t hough t ar t% . it Bu t i t is . as a sc r i ou . s b i d , w i se t o ea r ma r k £10 , 000 f or t he s a i d t (P bt , o f i mmense va l ue Rese r ve Fund w i t h a v i ew t o and a l lh f or mo r ee ow i ng he l p i ng mee t sh i p , ' f u t ur e needs . sk i l l ed and sa f e r resu l t . i i i n t hese pursu i t s . ' The Sa i l or s Fund and t he F l ee t Ame The Sa i l (nrs ' Fund G r an t s n i t i e , , Fund each made a Comm i t t ee dec i ded t o gr an t ~. , r . t r ) t ( ' f ±1 ) £13 , 1(X) f or t he l a t es t s t age i ) f mode rn i c " t i on o f t he Po r t smou t h Roya l Sa i l ors ' Home C l ub . sub j ec t t o t he Trus t ees ' approva l . " I t w i l l be money we l l 'nt . t he comm i t t ee was t o l d = it was exp l a i ned t ha t t he gr an t was FAF G r an t s Comm i t t ee mem needed f or mode rn i sa t i on o f tht . . be r s l ea rned t ha t t he f und had had old ga l l ey a r ea and anc i l l ar , . an excep t i ona l l y good yea r f or rooms . I ncome , w i t h such i t ems as LM . M Seve r a l membe r s commen t ed " Naa f i Ex t r a Reba t e ; £15 , ~ f r om i )n t he numbe r o f " e l de r i men 1977 Navy and A i r Days ; £1 , 703 who now use t he c l u~ , one Tou r namen t Roya l pro f i t s ; membe r say i ng , " i t shou l d be a f r om Ma r i nes Bea t £11 . 200 Roya l p l ace whe r e Jack wan t s t o go f or Re t r ea t ; £6 , 000 f r om Se r v i ces .1 run ashor e and s t ay . " K i nema Co rpo r a t i on ; and £655 I n mak i ng t he g i an t i t was f r om roya l t i es on t he " Sa i l o r " dec i ded t ha t a l e t t e r s~ou l d be r ecord . wr i t t en t o C - i n - C Nava l Home The comm i t t ee a l so l ea rn t t ha t ( ' ommand men t i on i ng seve r a l FAF had bene f i t ed by some ma t t e r s conce rn i ng t he c l ub wh i ch as a r esu l t o f a se t t l emen t £U . 000 had bc . . en r i i i , , ed r e l a t i ng t o l t i %t we l f a r e I t i d i l i t i es on w i t hd r awa l f r om S i ngapm , The se t t l emen t a l so prov i ded a s i m i l a r sum f or t he Sa i kn ' Fund . wh i l e When t I M S 1) r%a i ( l sough t a i d t he Roya l Sador s ' Res t s and t he of £12 , 6 ( X) f tnr a ma i n t enance Nu l f i e i d Trus t had a l so bene f i t ed ga r~ i ge comp l ex , membe r s posed subs t an t i a l l y , p l en t y o f ques t i ons (nn how pr e -

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c i se l y i t w i )u i d o l -per~ i l e . Even t ua l l s t hey agr eed i t ) a gr an t o f £8 , (XX i . A t t he FAF mee t i ng ~i f ur t he r £4 , 0(X) was g r an t ed and t he mee t i ng was a l so t o l d t ha t t he r e wou l d be subs t an t i a l l oca l con t r i bu t i ons . I t was exp l a i ned t ha t no nea rby mo t o r ma i n t enance f ac i l i t i ' cs we r e ava i l ab l e and t ha t i t was p l anned t o have pro f ess i ona l he l p ava i l ab l e a t t he new f ac i l i t y . Bo t h comm i t t ees we r e p l ease ( t t o be ab l e t o hc l p Agg i e ' s - t he Roya l Sa i l or% ' Res t s - and each g r an t ed £6 . 300 f or f ac i l i t i es f or va r i ous cen t r es . V i s i on . , o f w i nds how l i ng down

H , M-S - PMNW~ , Gr an t of £2 , 500 for Jun i or P~ ' Ck i b t owa rds new *W and d i sco 0q t ~ . Un i on Jack C l ub . Gr an t o f £1 . 862 t owa rds annua l t r i . Sece Wan t . H , M , S . N~ . Por t ab l e sea t i ng sÆ . Gr an t e o f £1 , 570 . ( FAF gr an t ed £1 , 571) . H , M . S . I n~ . Gr an t o f £900 f or t wo mus i c cane and an makug ~no . H . M . S . Pcn i b r ~ . £800 gr an t for St Ma t y ' s Es t a t e . Conun f l y Cen ~ t r e or d i sco and l i gh i th BUTEC nava l n l e , Sco~ , Gr an t o f £724 for poo l e and a c s~ . . Gr an t o f £700 for sound Roya l Mu l ms , P " J i p r ~ for i ~ - ck6 . H , ALS , 0*~ . mesS - a b~ . Gr an t of £818 . (Gr an t o f £617 f rom FAF ) .

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P i c t u r e shows t he cap t a i n o f Daeda l us , Cap t . Tony Bas t l ck ( r i gh t ) i nspec t i ng t he new g l i de r . F r om l e f t t o r i gh t a r e c l ub cha i r man Cd r , An t hony B l ow f l o l d ' sec r e t a r y Co l ou r Sg t , H . C l a r ke , and ae r o t ow p i l o t L i *W , Ph l l l l p Moo r s . I n t he cockp i t i s JNAM Ma l co l m Boy l e .

t he g l en we r e c r ea t ed h an ~tpp l i c~ i t t i )n f r om I I 51 . 5 Nep t une f or f our t t )ur i ng ca r avans f or r ec r ea t i ona l purposes . I t wou l d l e t many peo l e , i nc l ud i ng men f r om sh i p , , any subma r i nes , v i s i t t he H i gh l ands and i s l ands o f Sco t l and mo r e - and a l l ow t hem t o he d r y a im t he end o f t he day . t he To t Fund mee t i ng %ka i s t o l d

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CI C%% , ~ ~ ' . r i i nt% we r e m ; i de f or t he E l r i t i sh L ' nde r%& , i l e r ' Fe . , t i i nd Eva l ua t i on ( ' cn t r e t o br i gh t en t he l i ves o f sa i l ors se r v i ng t he r e . BUTEC was dc - , c r i bed as a r emo t e t he spo t a t Ky l e o f Locha l sh t en hou r s by t r a i n f r om G l asgow and st i l l deve l op i ng . A gr an t o f £724 was made f r om t he Sa i l ors ' Fund f or a poo l t ab l e and acemso r i es and ano t he r i ) f £500 f or a H i - F i ' s t em . I n prov i d i ng f (nr k i nde rga r t en roups i n r em(P t e a r eas a t Dun t l ona l d and K i l ma rnock , i t was dec i ded t o he l p ou t w i t h equ i pmen t . Bu t t he comm i t t ee

H , M . S . NWO@ . Gr an t of £400 t owa rds t wo wash i ng mach i nes for t he PT s t ore ( FAF a l so gr an t ed £400) R -M , Poo l e v i s i t i ng and d i sp l ay ~ . Gr an t o f £400 for ' TV se t s and ca r r od~ . . G r am o f £350 for m~ W P~ H,M,S, 0 to H , M . S . Rook@ . Gr an t o f £280 t owa rds d i e ou t boa rd eng i nes O t he r b i ds wh i ch ach i eved suss a t t he FAF mee t i ng i r i i : $~ : Nava l Pa r t y 1002 (D i ego Ga rc i a ) . Gr an t o f £3 , 800 for Land Rove r . R , N - &A- Yach t S i om wr a i t h 10. Gr an t o f £3 , 350 for hu l l ref i l . H , M , S , An t r i m . Gr an t of £3 . 157 t owa rds c l osed c i rcu i t me~ev i s i on sys t em H , M , S , Pr es i den t ( Fume Houee ) . Gr an t of 12 , 500 for cone~ ~ i d r ~ f ~~ . U . K . Na t i ona l Suppor t Un i t , AFSOUTh Nap l es , Gr an t of 12 , 249 t owa rds squash cour t . H . M . S . N~ne . Gr an t of £2 , 000 to i i d i ow ' ' m mem be r sh i p of new go l f ven t ur e a t F i nr am . 42 Commando R . M , Gr an t t owa rds £1 , 500 for f i ve f i l m pro ec t o l 5 for use i r i No r way and W~ . H . M . 5 , &Awcur y , Gr an t o f £1 , OW t owa rds rebu i l d i ng o f t ha t ohed chang i ng pav i l i on a t Ba t and Ba i l Ground .

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F I SGARD BOWLED OVER Do t he i r ; i i nee% i n H 51 S F i s ga i rk i need a , k i 1t1t l e a I l e ~i t ~i t o t a l cos t o f £45 , (XX) . Nea r by H . M . S . Ra l e i gh has an . i l i c% , bu t " dead F i sga rd 'a r e t ne r e . he Sa i l ors ' . i ga i ns t " go i n 1 und G r an t t omm i t t ee was t (n i d . I t w~ i , , a l so exp l a i ned t ha t t he t ppr en t i ces se r ved a t F i , , ga rd f (nr T i nuch l t )nge r t han t he j un i t nrs a t [~ i i i c i gh i i nd t ha t t hey we r e tnf a . I i f f eren t age g r oup and t i pe r a t ed i d i f f e r en t r i i u t i ne . Mor e t nvc r , t he 1 ; i b l i . , hf f l cnt w i , , hed t o bu i l d up ' . own r ec r ea t i ( i na l f ac i l i t i es . Fea r s we r e , h (nweve r . ex re . , sed , , v seve r a l membe r s th~ i t , r i ke t he Ra l e i gh i t l l e%l . as F i sga rd a i l l c% no t t~t , %he l l u , , cd m i f hn i S; t i l or . , ' Fund %% ; i s a%ked t o l i n~ i ke ~i i i f £15 , (XXI . p l us a 11 I r5i, t(XX) n t . Fo l l ow i ng ai f i rs t . i ne t )nc i us i vc v(nt e , i i %I r z i i ght " f or " . , i nd " aga i ns t " vo t e l ~ i t er i n t he . i nec t ~ng p r oduced a 4 . 4 resu l t , a i nd he b i d f a i l ed on t he cha i rman ' s , , t s t i ng % . ot e . When t he m ; i t t c r came be f or e t he FAF mee t i ng 1 ; t t cr , membe r s we r e t o l d t ha t e f f tnr t , , wou l d n t nw he made t i ) f i nd a i l c, , . , expens i ve so l u t i on us i ng an ex i s t i ng hu i l d i n t he b i ( l wa i % w i tg . \ I ca t nwh i l e . k i r~ i %kr i f or t he pr . ' se 0?

t hough t i t ssou l d r i ot he r i gh t t o i de t he i ct t i . i i H . M . S . ( ' amb r i dge asked f or a r ep l acemen t ne t t o s t (np f oo t ba l l s be i ng k i cked ove r t he c l i f f s i n t o t he sea . When i t was po i n t ed ou t t ha t th i s shou l d be ava i l ab l e f r om s t or es , t he h i d was t aken no f u r t he r . La rges t s i ng i c b i d on t he agen da% a t t xn t h t he Sa i l ors ' Fund and FAF mee t i ng . . was f or £22 , (94 f or a ba rbecue cen t r e and camp i ng s i t e a t Ho r sea i s l and , Po r t smou t h , bu t t he app l i ca t i on - subm i t t ed H . M . SC Exce l l en t was by w i t hd r awn P°1 '

Broadha l f penny D~n , wh i ch i s used for ~ i K hockey and ao r H , M , S- Exce l l en t Gr an t of £950 for f resh prov i s i ons a t Roya l Tournamen t . H . M , S , I nv i nc i b l e (V i ckees , Ekm , ow~ Gr an t o f £600 f or *.~id o f l oca l spor t s equ i pmen t and b l ock H . M . S . V~ . Gr an t o f £590 for sa i l s for R . N . S . A . yach t Sea Wr a i t h I l l . Nava l Pa r t y 8901 ( Fa l i dand W~ ) , Gr an t of £500 f or spor t s equ i pmen t . H , M . S . For es t Moor , Gr an t of £500 for w i dus t r i a l wash i ng mach i ne . 40 Cdo R . M . Gr an t of £492 for d i sco " p~ . H , M . S . On~ , Gr an t of £300 for spor t s and rec rea t i ona l t ac f l i t i es dur i ng rem . H . M . S . Mwcu r y , Gr an t of £250 t owa rds amp l i f i er f or R . N . Ama t eu r Rad i o Soc i e t y . The gr an t s made on a r egu l a r bas i s for 1979 w i c i ~ £ 16 . 200 as t he annua l subven t i on t o t he RN . and R . M . Spor t s Con t ro l Boa rd ; £4 , 370 as pa r t co i n o f TV se t s for sh i ps unde rgo i ng rna i or ref i t or new cons t ruc t i on vesse l s ; £ I , SW t o Cap t a i n of t he Fb~ . s Fund ; £1 , 000 re i . ' i bto9~ t o Cap t a i n of t he F ) ~ . s Fund t owa rds f am i l y v i s i t s ove r seas ; 1200 t o MaEor -Oene r s l RN . Commando For ces Conso l i da t ed Fund .

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" Cur t a i ns : The 33 new cur t a i n s t y l es have been ava i l ab l e on a ma i n t enance r ep l acemen t bas i s s i nce Ap r i l 1977 and have p r oved ve r y popu l a r , bu t un f or t una t e l y t he r e a r e st i l l t o de l ays i n ge t t i ng cur t a i ns r ep l ace i . " Loose coven : Thcse a r e be i ng i n t r oduced in t he new co l ou r - co - o r d i na t es on a ma i n t enance bas i s . Unhapp i l y t he s t ocks o f t he tar unpo . . camou f l a&c " pa t t e r n ~U i c i n cove r s mus t be used t o exhaus t i on i n a l l a r eas o t he r t han ma r r i ed qua r t e r - . , be f or e t he new cove r s can be i ssued w i t hou t r es t r i c t i on . " Ca rpe t s : The new r ange o f Ar bo r ca rpe t s be ava i l ab l e th of f i c i a l ( " a l l be i ng we l l " ' , wo r d ) f r om Apr i l i ~~g . 7 , I cy can on l y be p rov i ded on a r ep l acemen t bas i s as ex i s t i ng ca rpe t s wea r ou t . " The Ca r pe t i ng sca l es : to f i t t ed p r og r amme p rov i de i n o f f i ce r s ' ma r r i ed ca r pe t s qua r t e r s , wh i ch s t a r t ed i n 1973 , is now mo r e t han 90 pe r cen t . comp l e t e , and shou l d be f i n i shed by Ma r ch 1979 . The l ong - awa i t ed i mp r ovemen t t o t he sca l e o f ca rpe t i ng i n r a t i ngs ' ma r r i ed qua r t e r s , announced l as t June , i nvo l ves t he supp l y o f max i mum s i ze r ec t ang l es t hrou . Shou t t he house , i ns t ead o f on l y 75 pe r cen t , cove r squa r es i n j us t t he l i v i ng r oom , d i n i ng r oom , and ma i n bed r oom . Fo r many r es i den t s o f ma r r i ed qua r t e r s , wa i t i ng f or t h i ngs l i ke ca rpe t s t o wea r ou t mus t mean t ha t some i mp r ovemen t s wi l l be qu i t e l ong t e rm .

" Co l ou r s and des i gns o f new cuna i ns ' l oose cove r s and ca r pe t s a r e demons t r a t ed by Les l i e Je f f ( r i gh t ) and Ju l i e Dav i t a t an exh I b I t i on nea r G l ouces t e r o f f u rn i sh i ng* and f urn i t ur e f or ma r r i ed qua r t em , - P i c t u r e : A l an House .

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MORE FR I ENDLY ' l oca l Mam - age Gu~k . ~ Counc i l i s i n t he t e l ephone whe t he r you a r e based i n Sco t l and , on t he sou t h coas t or anywhe r e i n t he U . K . . t he r e ' s a ma r r i age counse l l or wo r k i ng nea r you . Ma r r i age Gu i dance i s an i ndependen t organ i za t i on and i n t e r v i ews a r e abso l u t e l y mnk~a i . " Anyone can come , w i t h any f am i l y or ma r r i age ~m . You don ' t have t o be ma r r i ed , and coup l es can come a l one o r t oge t w , " Ma r r i age counse l l or s a r en ' t p l as t e r smn t s . They a r e ord i na r y men and women , mo r e f r i end l y and be t t e r l i s t ene rs t han mos t pe~ , who have been spec i a l l y t r a i ned f or t he j ob t hey do . " Counse l l o r s don ' t t ry t o make peop l e s t i ck t oge t he r a t a l l coan , They can he l p ease t he pa i n o f b r eak i ng up , or he l p you t o dec i de wha t t o do i f you ' r e t h i nk i rbg abou t d~ .

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I n t he Navy t he r e i s ' undoub t ed l y , a huge r ese r vo i r o f ass i s t ance and adv i ce ava i l ab l e - bu t i t s t i l l cou l d be t ha t eas i e r t ak i ng a pa r t i cu l a r p r ob l em some peop l e f ee l e l sewhe r e . W i t h t h i s i n rn i nd , a Ma r r i age Gu i dance Counc i l o f f i ce i n t he sou t he rn coun t i es has wr i t t en t o Navy News w i t h a r em i nde r t ha t , l i ke eve r yone e l se , nava l f am i l i es a r e we l come t o t ake t he i r p r ob l ems t o t he Counc i l i f t hey f ee l i t cou l d he l p . " f t ' s he l l b r eak i ng up , " says t he head i ng o f t he l e t t er , wh i ch r eads : " I f you f ee l you can ' t t ake any mo r e , why no t g i ve Ma r r i age Gu i dance a r i ng . The r e ' s no need t o wa i t un t i l t h i ngs ge t despe r a t e .

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A f u l l -s i ze pa t chwo r k qu i l t , t he comb i ned e f f or t o f t he S t Ma r y ' s Es t a t e Nava l W i ves ' Assoc i a t i on a t Cha t ham , was handed ove r t o t he cha i rman , Mr s , Eas t on Ma r ga r e t n t re ) , t o r a i se money coer t he No r e Ch i l dr en ' s Trus t .

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Seven " anx i ous and i nt eres t ed" res i dents of quar t ers at Eas tney , Southsea , r emembe r we l l a not e they read i n Navy News men t i on i ng tha t the i r area was top of the pr i or i ty l ist when commun i t y fac i l i t i es we re next be i ng " g i ven out . " " Twe l ve mon t hs l a t e r we have as to see an ye t ' movemen t i n t h i s d i r ec t i on t hey now wr i t e . " We wonde r i f t he nava l au t ho r i t i es cou l d shed any l i gh t on t he p rov i s i on (nf a commun i t y bu i l d i ng a t

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S i ck l eave home i dea backed The r e was s t rong suppo r t a t t he l a t es t mee t i ng i i f t he G r an t s Com m i t t ee o f t he Sa i l ors ' Fund f or a scheme t o a l l ow r a t i ngs who a r e conva l esc i ng and have nowhe r e t o l eave t o s t ay a t go f or s i ck Radc l i f f e Conva l escen t Home i n Sur r ey . . The home , wh i ch i s assoc i a t ed w i t h a 400 - ac r e f a r m known as has 20 s i ng l e bed Sp r i ngbok , r ooms , a s i ck bay , games r ooms and sma l l gymnas i um , and i s used by me r chan t seamen f r om ope r a t i ons o r amden r ecypetrsa.t i n tt has , howeve r , no t been f u l l y used , and nava l r a t i ngs and R . M . r anks a r e now we l come when p l aecs a r e ava i l ab l e . Comm i t t ee membe r s t hough t t he i dea a good one and ag r eed t o subs i d i se t he cha rges up t o a t o t a l o f ÂŁ600 i n 1979 , depend i ng on r equ i r emen t . The res t o f sub s i dy w i l l be a t ÂŁ1 . 50 pe r r a t i ng a day .

Navy News No . 295 25 t h yea r Ed i t or i a l and bus i ness o f f i ce : H , M , S- t meon . Po r t smou t h , Te l ephones : Po r t smou t h 22351 , ex t , 24194 and 24226 ( bus i ness ) . GPO l i ne : Po r t smou t h 26040

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Ed i t or : John Tucke r Depu t y Ed i t or : Ch r i s Ho r r ocks Ass i s t an t Ed i t or s : John E l l i ot t , Joan Ke l l y , Bus i ness manage r : L i eu t . -Cdr . Len Trusco t t , MBE , RN ( r a t )

When H . M . S , Ar k Roya l made he r f i na l voyage home t o Devonpo r t many f am i l i es a r r i ved t o we l come sh i p ' s membe r s af ter mon t hs company away , Th i s i s j us t one o f t he f am i l y r eun i on g r oups LMEM Ha r o l d L h r ece i ves a wa r m we l come f r om and daugh t e r Ma r i e Lou i s* ,

Fam i l i es Se rv i ce : New Yea r s t a f f changes

Eas t ncy? " We l l , t he r e i s ce r t a i n l y some movemen t , bu t t he r e have been qu i t e a f ew h i ccups a l ong t he way . A se r i es o f p r ob l ems a rose ove r s i t es . bu i l d i ngs , and t he v i ews o f t he va r i ous au t ho r i t i es and l l epa r t men t s i nvo l ved . Now , wh i l e t he ou t come is no t abso l u t e l y . i , , . ~ured , eve r yone i s hope f u l t ha t ~i cen t r e w i l l be es t ab l i shed t h i s yea r - maybe ea r l i e r i n t he yea r r a t he r t han l a t e r - i n wha t was a i n o l d R . M . weapons t r a i n i ng , ' ch(no l a t Me l v i l l e R(nad .

CONVERS I ON The i s t o ca r r y ou t hope conve r s i on wo r k i nvo l v i ng t wo bu i l d i ngs so t ha t t he commun i t y f ac i l i t i es cou l d t ake ove r a l l t he g r ound f l oor o f one , and ha l f o f t he o t he r bu i l d i ng . Conve r s i on cos t s and de t a i l s a r e now be i ng wo r ked ou t . A t o t a l o f abou t 450 Roya l Navy and Ma r i ne f am i l i es l i ve in qua r t e r s i n t he a r ea and t he p l an i s t o p rov i de f ac i l i t i es wh i ch w i l l i nc l ude a p l ay r oup and . ccommoda t i on f o r hea l t h v i s i t or s , and soc i a l mee t i ngs ac t i v i t i es .

Di A memo r i a l t o t he l a t e CPOMA D i cky Ve l l aco t t was unve i l ed I n t he sen i o r m t ec ' meaa o f R . N , Hosp i t a l P l ymou t h by h i s w i dow ' Mr s . Ma r ga r e t Vo l l aco t t . The nm~a i ' wh i ch t ook t he f o r m o f a c l ock and a bam~e r , was t he r esu l t o f a spon t aneous ges t u r e and was p r o v i ded f r om dona t i ons f r om t he sen i o r r a t es ' messes bo t h a t Has l a r and P l ymou t h nava l I t p r ov i ded hosp I t a l . . ev i dence of t he h i gh r ega rd i n wh i ch " D i cky " was ho l d , bo t h by h i s f e l l ow s l ckbaym . n and by t hos . he l ooked a f t e r , Fo r t he ce r emony Mr s , Ve l i aco t t was 6~ by he r daugh t e r Cn & ,ico ed la, and he r sw , who was Ch r i s t ophe r , t he j o i n i ng Navy a t Ra l e i gh nex t day .

Changes have been announced concern i ng severa l membe r s of the staf f of C I NCNAVHOME i nvo l ved in the wor k of the Nava l Persona l and Fam i l y Serv i ce . These f o l l ow t he depa r t u r e o f M i ss Pam Bake r , who now r e t u r ns t o t he Depa r t men t o f Hea l t h and Soc i a l Secu r i t y af ter abou t f ou r yea r s secondmen t to t he Roya l Navy , A c i v i l i an soc i a l

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was adv i se r t o t he Boa r d on t he Adm i r a l t y i mp l emen t a t i on o f proposa l s i n t he Seebohm Repo r t . She was g i ven t he t ask o f r eorgan i z i ng t he Nava l We l f a r e Se r v i ce and has been c l ose l y i den t i f i ed w i t h t he se t t i ng up o f t he NPFS , spend ' n t he pas t t wo yea r s as Ch i e f S t a f f O f f i ce r to ( Fam i l i es ) C I NCNAVHOME . Bake r ' s Fo l l ow i ng M i ss depa r t ur e , t he Command WRNS o f f i cer . Sup t . M . Sher r i f f , assumes t he t i t l e o f Ch i e f S t a f f O f f i ce r ( NPFS ) . and Cdr . A . 1. 0 l esby w i l l be Command f am i l i es o f f i ce r . L i eu t . -Cdr . W . J. Huahes , R . N . ( re t . ) changes h i s t i t l e f r om S t a f f O f f i ce r ( Hous i ng ) t o Command hous i ng o f f i ce r . A l l t he changes t ook e f f ec t f r om Janua r y 1 . As Command f am i l i es o f f i ce r . Cd r . Og l esby has t he p r i me t ask o f adv i s i ng on Command po l i cy f or t he t he deve l opmen t o f f am i l i es organ i za t i ons , i nc l ud i ng se r v i ces , f am i l y commun i t y se rv i ces and SAFABS . He w i l l a l so be t he pro f ess i ona l adv i se r t o C I NCNAVHOME on Soc i a l Se r v i ce ma t t e r s .

Thanks for k i ndness A f t e r LMA C . Jones , H . M . S . Hec i a , had t o be f l own home f r om t he Med i t e r r anean for r eawns , he was compass i ona t e anx i ous t o show appr ec i a t i on t o a l l who we r e i nvo i ved Bo t h h i s pa r en t s we r e k i l l ed I n a r oad acc i den t . I n a no t e t o Navy News , he sa i d :

" I wou l d l i ke t o expr ess my s i nce r e t hanks t o t he Cap t a i n and sh i p ' s company o f H . M . S . Hec i a . t he of Nava l We l f a r e Depa r t men t H.M.S. D r ake . and t he Jo i n t Se r v i ces A i r Tr anspo r t Cen t r e ( Hea t h r ow Depa r t men t ) f or a l l t he i r he l p and k i ndness shown t o myse l f and my w i f e du r i ng t h i s t i me , "

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Ar r ow visi t Sea c~ i de t s a i nd t vo i \ cho t , l b , l y , we r e among gues t s (nn boa rd H . M . S . Ar r ow when i t sa i l ed f r (nm Po r t smou t h t o Sunde r l and on a f i ve -day i n f orma l ca l l a t t he end o f Oc t obe r . As t he t own ' . , adop t ed w i mrsh i p . a busy p r og r amme o f v i s i t s was a r r anged , i nc l ud i ng an i nv i t a t i on t o a r ecep t i on commemo r a t i ng t he Ba t t l e o f E l A l ame i n . Du r i ng t he s t ay , t he Ar r ow ' s new Wes t l and Lynx he l i cop t e r was b i c . ' sed . made The sh i p ' s company dona t i ons t o t he t wo adop t ed l oca l cha r i t i es t he Sunde r l and Soc i e t y f or t he Men t a l l y Hand i t he B i f i da Sp i na capped and Assoc i a t i on

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Cap t . Ted Anson , who commanded H , , M . S . Ar k Roya l on he r f i na l dep l oymen t and brough t he r home to Three - i n-One Adven t ur e Devonpor t for t he l ast t i me j ust be fore Chr i s t mas , i s to be F l ag S i t i i sg pony t re5k ' ng and cg i roen p l us n a r ch " and i w i i wa l i un t he & O f f i ce r Nava l A i r Command %&con . , and Wye V.4,yi , A i $0 muM i n June i n the ac t i ng r ank of ac, . lv t y and sW~4 i , i nt e i es i hOdays i (y fam, i . es and ch . i d f " rea r - adm i ra l . He w i l l be p r o mo t ed r ea r - adm i ra l n i ext Jan ua ry (1980) . i Adven t ur e n Sunspor t A f t e r i r , i i n i ng ; i , ~i ph Z. ( " i p t Undue ho 'n .day i (x eeenage f S canoe f l g Ansk i i i se rs ed i n ; i sc r i es t ) ; i t i rer ; i f t ' be Sou t h o f F rance S i ngc and * dsur ' r i g on the W&e f r a r i can Fo r vç nne rs o r the e rpenenced

do l e ( i r d* i i ~ ) Apn i 24 Cao . J . 5. Kwr . 8 . rvmngham wi command ~1 6 Cao . M . H . ~ . F du l y w i th CNSA M i r t h 20 end for Inv i nc i b l e bw i i *ng and i n command on convmu . on . ng Cdr . P . R . 0. KMm . As Cap t a i n ANXS June I (Gt a i wod ac t i ng ra i l s o i captw i n) Lksut -Cdr P. L . R~ . D . . dM i s- , or Ny w i th DNO and in command UM Ma r ch 28 Usu t Cd r M . D . Wwd . For bOA Sea H i r e r I FTU wi c t i mmand on l orma t i on June 5 Lkm- Cd r R . E . Jus t . . i srsav .k j Iv I S w i nd oor r i marbd L i ~ - Cd r AL . Hor t on. Gue rnsey r i command Ju l y I I

c i i r r i ers a i nd l a t e r commanded t he Navy ' s f i rs t Buccanee r Squad r on , Numbe r 801 . O t he r appo i n t men t s have i nc l uded command o f H . M . S . Esk i mo and o f t he I n t e r -Se r v i ce Hove r c r a f t Un i t . I n 1974 he t ook command o f H . M . S . Juno and became 4th cap t a i n F r i ga t e Squad ron , and h i s a po i n t men t t o command t he Ar k Roya l came i n Sep t embe r 1976 . O1P' er apc>o~ i , -ent s recermi l y ars ' sour ' ced de Capt . N J F Turne r A Corm"no-

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Adm i r a l Leach se r ved i n t he c ru i se r H . M . S . Maur i t i us and t he ba t t l esh i p H . M . S . Duke o f Yo r k i n t he Second Wo r l d Wa r and i n 1947 spec i a l i sed i n gunne r y . He commanded t he des t roye r H . M . S . Dunk i r k and i n 1965 - 67 commanded H.M.S. Ga l a t ea as Cap t a i n even t ua l l y ( Des Med i t c r r ancan . La t e r t roye r s ) i nc l uded command o a r r txhe ) i ncommando t mcn i s ca r r i e r H . M . S . A l b i on ; F l ag O f f i ce r F i rs t F l o t i l l a ; and V i cc - Ch i e f o f t he De f ence St a f f . In Ma r ch 1977 he became C ( nmmandc r - i n - Ch i e f F l ee t A l l i ed Commande r - i n - Ch i c i Cha i nne l ~ini l ( ' omma i nde r - i n . Ch i e f I ' ~ i %t cr r i At i ~ i rnt i c Ar ea

" Adm i r a l Eb i e rge The nex t Commande r - i n Ch i e f F l ee t i s t o be V i ce Adm i r a l J . H , F , Ebe r l e , who i s t o be p r omo t ed adm i r a l on May 4 , l I e t ~ i kes up h i N ne%k a i prx i i n i . men t t ha t mt )n t h . and w i t h i t t he A l l i ed appo i n t men t s o f Commande r - i n - Ch i e f Channe l and Commande r - i n - Ch i c t Eas t e rn A t l an t i c Ar ea . V i ce - Adm i r a l Ebe r l e was gun ne r y o f f i ce r i n H . M . S . Be l f as t i n Ko r ean Wa r , and l ater t he appo i n t men t s i nc l uded command of H .M.S . A l e t i )n , execu t i ve o f f i ce r o f H . ~PI . S . Eag l e , and command o f HCM . S . I n t r ep i d . He has a l so been F l ag O f f i ce r Sea Tr a i n i ng and was F l ag O f f i ce r Ca r r i m . and Amph i b i ous Sh i ps be f or e becom i ng Ch i e f o f F l ee t Su rt. W0 i s a F r eeman o f t he C i t y o f Br i % t o l . ; i n( ] i s Jo i n t % I a t s t er o f t he Br i t . i nn i , i Beag l es

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Un i n t e r rup t i ed educa t i on for t he ch i l dren t oge t he r i s ha rd t o f i nd . Wa rm i ns t e r Schoo l t akes bo t h boy ! i and g i r l s f rom 5- 18 yea rs , day pup i l s and boa t ~ . so i s ab l e to keep t he f am i l y t oge t he r t hrough GC and r i ght up t o Un i ve rs i t y en t r ance . A happy a r r angemen t espec i a l l y for pa r en t s who l i ve abroad

A f ew hou r s a f t e r l eav i ng P l y mou t h , t he f r i ga t e i n t e r cep t ed a d i s t r ess ca l l s t a t i ng t ha t t he F r ench t r aw l e r Be l Am i was ab l aze and s i nk i ng . The f r i a t e made a dash t o a f 5 m i l es sou t h o f t he whe r e an r sddy i t i " , t one L i gh t . ex t cn . , i ve sea r ch even t ua l l y r cve i i i cd t he s t r i cken vesse l .

Wr i t e or t e l ephone now for tuf t i n f orma t i on to : L t . -Cdr . E . J . Trounson , R . N . (Re t d , l , The Bu r sa r , Wa r m i ns t e r SC~ , Wa r m i ns t a r , W i l t sh i r e. Te l . : Wa r m i na t i e f 213358

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Fu l l y r ecogn i sed Pr epa r a t or y and Pr e Pr epa r a t or y Schoo l . Boa rde r s f rom 7-13 y i nam . Day pup i l s f rom 3-13 , Pup i l s pr epa r ed for Common En t r ance to Pub l i c Schoo l s and S t a t e Schoo l s .

PUMPED The Bacchan t e t eam we r e suc . cess f u l . They t hen pumped t he Be l Am i dr y and made he r seawo r t hy f or he r s i s t er sh i p , V i e rge de LOcean , t o t ow he r back t o he r home por t o f S t Ma l o . The who l e ope r a t i on , s t a r t i ng a t 6 o ' c l ock a t n i gh t , l as t ed t en hour s . f ac i l i prov i d i ng h(nses , pump i n t i es , and t he coo l i ng o f t he %u r n i ng t r aw l e r ' s s i de .

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O f f aga i n t o a r escue wen t 706 Squad r on when a Br i t i sh t ug , t he Tow i ng W i za r d , asked f o r ass i s t ance . I t had sp r ung a l eak a f t e r eng i ne f a i l ur e , 85 m i l es sou t h o f Cu i d r ose .

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I s t he r e t he de f i an t h i n t o f a we l l - known s i gn as Second Wo r l d Wa r ve t e r an H . M . S . Undaun t ed goes t o a wa t e r y g r ave i n a f i na l ac t o f use f u l se r v i ce t o t he Navy? The Undaun t ed , bu i l t as a des t roye r and l a t e r conve r t ed t o a Type - 15 M~ , " rbk , The s t w. l as t ed some m i nu t es Then t he Nor f o l k a t t acked us i ng t he has been a s i t t i ng t a rge t " f or Navy I on " . f orm i dab l . a r r ay o f Ex~ S. . s l ug and On boa rd th i e Nor f o l k and Sw i t sur e weapons seve r a l t i mes I n r ecen t yea rs . Seaca t , be f or e t he Sw i f t aur e was ca l l ed Now she has me t he r end a f t e r be l i n t o s i nk he r w i t h Mk . 8 t o r pe~ . t he r e weec , o f cour se , m i xed f ee l i ngs a t used f or t a rge t pr ac t i ce by th i e gu= A c i cgumn o f wa t e r r i s i ng 300 f ee t end i ng t he l i t , o f a once p roud sh i p , m i ss i l e des t roye r H. M , S , Nor f o l k and t he ma r ked t he f i na l momen t s o f a sh i p wh i ch W t our I n th i c d " ~who F l ee t subma r i ne H , M. S . Sw i f t sur i e abou t =r#cua lt a dr il fyf e ren t s t ages I n t he i r ca r ee r s once t ook Gene r a l E i senhowe r on a t our LOUGHBOROUGH LOUGHBOROUGH 300 m I l . s sou t h wes t o f G i bra f t a r . se r ved I n t he Undaun t ed - L l eu t J , o f t he No r mandy beaches. She f o l ded GRAMMAR SCHOOL H I GH SCHOOL F i rs t an R , A , F. N l mrod f ound c l ea r I n t o t wo i n mo r e t han a sugges t i on o f a LS( U ) J. B i " oda i o , P. M , Br i gh t , P0 ( R ) D i rec t Gran t go i ng I ndependen t ) 11 I c 18 o y s o f a l l c ra f t and human l i t.. Wh i t e and G , r ang . . f ree B be f or e t he bow b roke and COEA G , Love . V- s i gn , away G i r l s i i to 18 Day and Week l y Boar i J@ng Day and Board i ng

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H. M . S . Cambr i dge ' s wa rdroom mess - one of t he sma l l es t i n t he Roya l Navy was j udged t he bes t i n t he coun t ry i n t he 1978 Un i t ed K i ngdom cooke r y compe t i t i on. Che f s i n Cambr i dge t negan by w i nn i ng t he P l ymou t h a r ea c~ i i cr i ng compe t i t i on f or t he 1. ca i ch

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The Leach Trophy i s pr esen t ed by L i m i t Geo r ge Chand l e r (Supp l y O f f i cer , H. M . S . Camb r i dge ) t o P0 Bob McK l e , on w i nn i ng t he P l ymou t h Ar ea ca t e r i ng compe t i t i on wa r d r oom c i t as , A l so i n t he p i c t ur e a r e ( l e f t t o r i ght ) ACK Pe t e r Wr i gh t , CK Tr evor Fos t e r ' and CK Ph i l Lord , Th i e t eam wen t on t o w i n t he U , K , Cooke r y compe t i t i on f or wa r d r oom nw~ , and we r e awa r ded t he Cooke r y and Food Assoc i a t i on go l d p l aqu i e f or t he bes t mess In t he U. K .

wa rd room mcsses . and t he awa rd o f t he Cooke r y and F (x)d A, , s i ) . da l t on go l d p l aque . The en t hus i asm and i nt erest , hown du . r i n& a rea compc t i t i on , , was sus t a i ned t o t he f i na l , w i th h i gh s t anda rds of cra f t and cu l i nerv sk i l l s d i sp l ayed. In t he gene r a l mess c i a. . ~D( i ] . h i n Co l l i ngwood , Dr ake , Pem. r (nk~ and Cochr ane en t e r ed , and Pembroke was j udged , t he w i nne r , w i t h Do l ph i n runne r -up . I n t he wa rd room c l ass , t he f i na l i sts we r e Co l l i ngwood , Ve rnon. Cambr i dge , Pemb roke and Cochr ane . The w i nne r was Cambr i dge , w i t h Co l l i ngwood t he runne r -up. Nom i na t i on f or awa rds of p l aques by t he Cooke r y and Food Assoc i a t i on f or t he h i ghes t pe r cen t age o f ma r ks ea rned we r e : go i u p i aque , ~- am i )nage ; s i i ver p l aque . Pemb roke . , b ronze p l aque . Co l l i ngwood.

Hec l a i n t he Med . ~~ ' hen t he sur% . cv sh i p H. M . S . f l ec i ~ i be r t hed as t ern o f H. M . S . A l ac r i t y i n Dockya rd Cr eek , Ma l t a , t wo bro t he rs Cohn and M i chae l Pa t t e rson me t ove rseas f or t he f i rst t i me i n the i r 19 yea rs i n t he Navy . The Hec l a. dur i ng dep l oymen t i n t he eas t e rn Med i t e r r anean , was due t o v i s i t Cr e t e and I srae l be f or e spend i ng Chr i s t mas i n At hens .

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WHEN YOU GET OUT OF YOUR UN I FORM , WHY NOT TRY OURS FOR S I ZE? The po l i ce on t he s t ree t No wonde r so many ex-serv i ce peop l e of London need a l l t he he l p make success fu l careers for t hemse l ves on t he t hey can ge t . And t he k i nd o f he l p s t ree t s o f London . In t he Me t ropo l i t an t hey need i s j us t t he k i nd o f he l p t ha t you can g i ve Po l i ce . t hem . We ' d l i ke to see a l ot Because your I mor e , so why no t wr i t e to us . expe r i ence i n t he serv i ces w i l l be To ge t i nto t he we l l su i t ed to t he Me t ropo l i t an Po l i ce po l i ce force . you mus t be aged You 181 need / 2 or ove r and of Br i t i sh na t i ona l i ty . se l f -d i sc i p l i ne , in i t i at i ve , a sense Men shou l d be o f respons i b i l i ty . a m i n i mum of j us t You have to be unde r 172 cms " a l er t and ab l e to ta l l (5S " ) and dea l coowome n l 62cms (5'4" ) l l y and e f f i c 1 or ove r - and , o f course , i ent l y w i t h abso l u t e l y any cr i s i s s i tua t i on . i nte l l i gent , phys i ca l l y f i t and of good charac t er . (And be l i eve us For fa l l de t a i l s wr i t e you cou l d we l l come across t hem a l l i n to t he Ch i e f Inspec tor , London . ) Me t ropo l i t an Po l i ce The Me t ropo l i t an Ca ree rs Cent re , Depa r t Po l i ce a l so of f ers you men t GA228 , 6 Ha r row Rd , London W2 1XH . many o f t he bene f i t s I f you wou l d l i ke a you ge t i n t he serv i ces . cha t w i t h one o f our po l i ce Compan i onsh i p and t eam spi r i t , he l p w i t h careers adv i sers , why no t g i ve us a r i ng on hous i ng and t he secur 01-7254237 . i ty o f know i ng whe r e your nex t pay day i s THE METROPOL I TAN POL I CE com i ng f rom .

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* D D ii n nghy l oans f rom areas in wh i ch husbands are Younger Roya l Nava l Sai l ing on temporary duty, regardl ess of Assoc i at ion members who are the durat ion of the temporary duty keen to take par t in f i rst -dass I n nat ional and internat ional d inghy per iod. There wi l l , however , cont inue events are el igible to appl y for to be rest r ict ions regarding exer- interest - f ree loans for the purcises. chase of boats, and may be

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De f ence NBC Cen t r e has been a " schoo i " f or t hree Y0a r s , bu t wo r d o f t he change " does no t seem t o have pe r co l a t ed t h rough t he t hr ee Se r v i ces To ass i s t i n t he pe r co l a t i on p rocess a new announcemen t emphas i ses t ha t t he name r ea l l y i s " De f ence NBC Cen t r e . " A l l shou l d be so co r r espondence add r essed . DC I ( RN ) J709

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Sk i moun t a i nee r i ng t our s i n t he Mon t B l anc a r ea o f t he F r ench A l ps a r e be i ng o rgan i zed j o i nt l y by t he R . N . Sk i C l ub and t he R . N . and R . M . Moun t a i nee r i ng C l ub f rom Apr i l 6 t o 27 , 1979 . i f con d i t i ons pe rm i t , a sk i ascen t on Mon t B l anc wi l l be made t owa r ds t he end o f t he pe r i od . App l i can t s , who mus t have a t l eas t t wo seasons sk i - i ng expe r i ence , shou l d app l y - t o Cdr . M. G. Ru t he r f o rd , Na t i ona l De f ence Co l l ege , La t i me r . Che sham . Bucks . HP5 l UD .

The t wo - week l ead i ng ra t es . l eade r sh i p cou r se i s a manda t o r y r equ i r emen t f or con f i rma t i on i n t he l ead i ng r a t e i n a l l b r anches o f t he Roya l Navy , excep t f or t he Ar t i f i cer , Me&an i c i an , Commun i ca r a t i ngs . t i on Techn i c i an and Regu l a t i ng DC I ( RN ) 688 br a rbches . O f f i c e r s The cou r se i s conduc t ed a t f our co l our has no t ~ O r ange schoo l s . s i t ua t ed i n H . M . S . Coc t o be pr ac t i cab l e f or t he Navy ' s hr ane , Exce l l en t , Pemb r oke and f ou l wea f f l e r ga rmen t s , and h has Du t i es Spec i a l A (Av i a D t i on ) P Ra l e i gh . been dec i ded t o r eve l t o b l ue as o f f i ce rs a r e t o be e rmcou r aged t o O f f i c i a l adv i ce i s t ha t ~ cou r se c r oss - t r a i n to ex i s t i ng s t ocks run ou t sub any i s bes t unde r t aken i n t he pe r i od The %M f or a h i gh-v i s i b i l i t y spec i a l i sa t i on i n t he b r anch so f rom s i x mon t hs pr i or t o advan pu r poses I S t ha t b r oaden t he i r ga r men t f or sa f e t hey can cemen t t o s i x mon t hs a f t e r now l a rge l y me t %v use o f #m expe r i ence be f or e r each i ng t he advance~n t , t o ensu r e max i zone f or haza rdous - du t y l i f e i acke t . p romo t i on t o l i eu t . mum t i me i n wM i ch t o e l i m i na t e P l ugg i ng i n an au t o DCA ( RN ) M commande r , and t hus unde r t ake ma t i c pop - up t oas t e r i s any sho r t com i ngs and t o deve l op a w i de r r ange of ~ . D C I no t as o f be f or e t he appa r en t l y qu i t . qua l i t i es l eade r sh i p The Adm i r a l t y Boa r d have a l so IS I t sounds , da t e o f con f i rma t i on . l i mp ! . ag r eed t o t he i ns t i t u t i on o f a because " some sh i ps need h w i l l no l onge r be au t oma t i ca l l y pho t og r ao i c conve r s i on cou r se a f ti t i ona l powe r supp l i es i ncorpor a t ed i n t o t he p r o f ess~ i t o t ra i n some o f t he o f f i ce rs who t o f i t t he new equ i p f f wn t , " qua l i f y i ng cou r se f or l ead i ng ra t e . o f e l ec t or a l Rep l acemen t have no t been pho t og r aph i c r a t Howeve r , s i nce no mo r e TO avo i d t he r i sk o f i n j ury t o r eg i s t r a t i on f o r ms by t he r ev i sed so t ha t t hey may pa r t i c i pa t e " hand r au l l c " t oas t e r s a r e hea l t h unaccus t omed t h rough 1978 i ssue does no t mean t ha t i n t he pho t og r aph i c sub ava i l ab l e , s t r enuous exe r c i se , a bas i c l eve l sh i ps i n d i f f l membe r s o f t he Se r v i ces and t he i r ~ i a l i sa t i on . w i l l have t o o f f i t ness mus t be phys i ca l cu l f y gm have a l r eady spouses who A de t a i l ed s t udy i nto t he ca r ee r es t ab l i shed be f or e t he cou r se i s c r ack i ng on t he " add i t i ona l r eg i s t e r ed wi l l have t o do so s t r uc t u r e , and t r a i n i ng unde r t aken . Anyone 25 pe r cen t powe r supp i #os , " o r f ace aga i n . The con t en t o f t he ea r l i e r emp l oymen t pa t t e rns o f Spec i a l t he prospec t o f no toas t , or mo r e ove rwe i gh t i s no t t o be f o r m has no t been changed Du t i es (Av i a t i on) o f f i ce rs r eached DC I ( RN ) 753 sen t on a cour se . on l y t he l ayou t c t h i s conc l us i on : " The r e wi l l be a DC1 ( RN ) 742 DC I ( RN ) J 637 oon t i nu i n . r equ i r emen t f or t he SD I (AV) 0% ce r f or t he f o r eseeab l e f u t ur e , w i t h t o t a l numbe r s on l y s l i gh t l y be" l ow t hose on t he cur r en t s t r eng t h . DC I ( RN ) 762

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A l t hough Roya l Navy hosp i t a l s ex i s t pr i ma r i l y f or t he t r ea t men t o f Se r v i ce men and wo r nen , Na t i ona l Hea l t h Se r v i ce pa t i en t s a r e adm i t t ed when beds a r e ava i l ab l e I n gene r a l , pr i or i t y among N . H . S . pa t i en t s i s g i ven t o t he ad f f . . , . on o f dependen t s o f Navy and Roya l Ma r i nes o f f i ce rs and

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Whe r e a husband i s dep l oyed o f f e r ed ass i s t ance w i t h t he on an exe r c i se , i ndu l gence t r ave l expenses o f ove r seas even t s . t o t he a r ea by a w i f e w i l l no t be DC I ( RN ) 745 pe rm i t t ed un l ess h i s pa r t i c i pa t i on i n t he exe r c i se i s o f mo r e t han I t hr ee mon t hs Au r a f l - Howeve r th i s ru l e may be wa i ved by commande r s - i n - ch~e f whe r e t he r e H M.S are B r on i ng t on has s t r ong compass i ona t e assumed t he ro l e o f Sen i or O f f i ce r r easons f or t he t rave l . Second M i ne Coun t e r measu r es I n t he case ( o f t r ave l by £116 R.N. a i rcra f t , app l i ca t i on has t o be Squad r on sh i p a t Po r t smou t h . H . M . S . Lew i s t on has become a made d i r ec t t o F l ag O f f i ce r Nava l membe r o f t he F i rs t M i ne Coun A i r Command . t e r measu r es Squad r on based a t DC I ( RN ) 702 o f Rosy t h . DC I ( RN ) 755

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Oppor t un i t i es f or nava l o f f i ce rs t o sa i t unde r t he " Red Dus t e r " a r e ava i l ab l e t h rough a r r angemen t s made w i t h t he Gene r a l Counc i l o f Br i t i sh Sh i pp i ng . They can be appo i n t ed t o me r chan t sh i ps f or voyages o f va r y i ng dur a t i on . The a i ms o f t he scheme a r e t o g i ve nava l o f f i ce rs expe r i ence o f t he day - t o - day - wo r k and po i n t o f v i ew o f t he Me r chan t Navy , t o con t r i bu t e t o t he l i a i son and f os t e r good r e l a t i ons peace t i me be t ween t he t wo se r v i ces , and t o encou r age among

MN . mas t e r s a rnd o f f i ce rs an i n t e r es t i n de f ence ma t t e r s . O f f i ce r s may be appo i n t ed f or t wo - way voyages f r om a U . K . por t , or as a vo l un t a r y a l t e rna t i ve t o no r ma l a i r passage when p roceed i ng t o or r e t um i ng f r om an appo i n t men t aboad . The scheme app4 i es t o commande r s and be l ow , in t hough cap t a i ns and above e . ga r. t expene sapa . t e " ce r t a i n c i r cums t ances ( e . g . whe rma~ wou l d be i mpor t an t i n an appo i n t f f be~n t l . DC I ( RN ) 721

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I n v i ew o f t he con t i nu i ng ~ r t age o f l ead i ng r a t es i n t he Ope r a t i ons Br anch , t he educa t i ona l qua l i f i ca t i ons r equ i r ed f or advancemen t t o l ead i ng se rnan ( NAMET 5 : 5) may con t i nue t o be wa i ved f or t he t i me be i ng . Fur t he r advancemen t t o pe t t y o f f i cer , howeve r , w i l l no t be pos sible un l ess t he educa t i ona l a r e subsequen t l y qua l i f i ca t i ons ob t a i ned . DC] ( RN ) 728

Changes have been made t o t he ru l es r ega r d i ng t he t r ave l o f w i ves as i ndu l gence passenge r s accompany i ng o r j o i n i ng t he i r husbands on t empo r a r y du t y .

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* Adp . of f i cers! i n a l l t hr ee Se r v i ces who success f u l l y comp l e t e t he Advanced Au t oma t i c Da t a Process i ng cou r se a t t he De f ence Tr a i n i ng Cen t r e . B i and f ord . a r e t o be awa r ded t he qua l i f i ca t i on symbo l " adp . " I t wi l l a l so be awa r ded i n r e t rospec t t o a l l o f f i ce rs who com p l e t ed a p r ev i ous cou r se , or i ts t he Long ADP p r edecesso r , cour se . ( RN ) J710

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I REWSY I EW The day o f r eckon i ng d r aws nea r A t th i s season (nf me l l (nw go(nd " . i l i and j umbo - s i zed b i l l s , pay , hopes spr i ng e t e rna l . F(nr t he Se r v i ceman and h i s f am i l y , t he f e r ven t pr aye r i s t ha t , come t he day o f r eckon i ng a f ew mon t hs hence , j us t i ce w i l l be seen t o he done . Recen t r eassur ance on beha l f o f t he Gove r nmen t w i l l be no t ed and r emembe r ed by Jack and h i s w i f e as t hey v i ew t he sa l a r y " cene. I n t he l i ne o f du t y as t hey p r epa r e f or t he i r f (nr i heom i ng r epor t , membe r s o f t he A r med For ces Pay Rev i ew Body have been v i s i t i ng Se r v i ce pe r sonne l , t a l k i ng t o t hem i n f orma l l y z i nd , i n some i ns t ances , t o w i ves as we l f . Seve r a l such nava l v i s i t s a r e r epor t ed on th i s page . and t he know l edge t ha t pe r sona l i n t o t he me l t i ng p(nt " &r ass roo t s " g l i mpses go w i t h t he mass o f f ac t s and f i gur es mus t he encour ag i ng. To some m i nds t he who l e ques t i on o f t he , , t aged awa rds announced l as t yea r cou l d become somewha t comp l i ca t ed , bu t f rom t he Pr i me M i n i s t e r has come t he unequ i voca l s t a t emen t t ha t a " subs t an t i a l " r i se i s due f or Se r v i cemen t h i s yea r , f o l l owed by ano t he r nex t * ' to br i ng t hem f u l l y up t o t he gene r a l es e l o f c i %. i l i z i n pa r .

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I n pr epa r a t i on f or t he nex t r epor t o f t he A r med For ces Pay Rev i ew Body , i ts membe r s have been v i s i t i ng Se r v i ce es t ab l i shmen t s and un i t s t o ga i n f i rs t -hand i mpr ess i ons o f wo r k and cond i t i ons and t o hea r t he v i ews o f pe r sonne l , so t ha t a l l o f i t can be t aken i n t o cons i de r a t i on as t he 1979 i s pr epa r ed . I n some i ns t ances. r epor t AFPRB membe r s me t Se r v i ce w i ves as we l I . On t he nava l f ron t v i s i t s have been made t o Por t smou t h . Por t l and ( i nc l ud i ng ca l l s on t xna rd sh i ps ) , and t o t he R(n%a l Ma r i nes a t I . Ymps t one .

Cross- sec t i on A t Po r t smou t h t he Bod~ , ' % cha i rman (S i r Ha ro l d A t che r l ey ) and one o f t he membe r s , Adm i r a l S i r Desmond D r eye r , me t com mand i ng o f f i ce rs a t Adm i r a l t y House . They t hen wen t on t o H. M . S . Ne l son , whe r e they . me t a r epr esen t a t i ve se l ec t i on o f o f f i ce r - ' and r a t i ngs f rom Nava l Home Command , g i v i ng a w i de c ross- sec t i on by br anch , r a t e and cond i t i ons o f l i fe . On a v i s i t t o Por t l and , S i r Ha ro l d wen t t o sea by he l i cop t e r t o v i s i t H. M . sh i ps Ashan t i and An t e l ope , as we l l as hav i ng d i scuss i ons on sho r e w i t h a w i de se l ec t i on o f o f f i ce rs and ra t i ngs , men f rom i nc l ud i ng t he F l ee t A i r A r m and subma r i nes as we l l as Gene r a l Se rv i ce , Ano t he r v i s i t on beha l f o f t he AFPRB was t o t he CTC Roya l Ma r i nes , Lymps t one , whe r e S i r Les l i e W i l l i ams me t a c ross sec t i on o f pe r sonne l and saw t hem a t wor k . I dea o f t he v i s i t s was bo t h t o a l l ow AFPRB membe r , . s t o see t he Navy and Ma r i n. cs a t wo r k and t o r ece i ve cons t ruc t i ve

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Above : I s i t " Thumbs up " on t he V f ron t ? Ha ro l d The cha i rman o f th i e AFPRB At che i r l ey) I s p i c tur i ed on boa rd H.~r i sr . Ashan t l wh i ch he v i s i t ed o f f Por t l and wh i t e *h i e was unde rgo i ng sea t r a i n i ng , He t a l ked t o o f f i ce rs and r a t i ngs abou t pay and cond i t i ons o f t e rv i c i e - h i e r e t he conve r sa t i on i s w i t h CEM R i cha r d K i l ne r and OEM2 Rona l d Lee* ,

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S(n. as Se r , . . i cemen awa i t t he 1979 a " , ~ i rd , i nc l ud i ng t he honou r i ng o f p l edges f i rm l y g i ven , much i s a t s t ake , pe rhaps t he c red i b i l i t y o f t he who l e pay awa r d sys t em . Fo r men t emp t ed t o go ou t s i de f or t he i r va r i ous r easons bu t hope f u l l y on t he awa rd , wa i t i ng t he exac t t e rms cou l d be cr i t i ca l . Wh i l e Jack may no t be an unbe l i eve r , he w i l l probab l y f ee l much mo r e r e l i eved when he sees t he co l our ( i f t he money .

Th i e " subs t an t i a l " pay i nc r ease wh i ch thie Fo r ces wou l d r ece i ve i n Apr i l was men t i oned by t h i e P r i m . M i n i s t e r (Mr . James Ca l l aghan) i n answe r t o a Commons que~ He had been m* i ed by S i r I an G l i mour ,

p r esen t d i sas t r ous exodus o f h i gh l y sk i l l ed and t r a i ned men f r om aU t h r ew A r med Forces because t hey a r e no t be i ng pa i d ~an t money? "

r i e~ t o t he f ac t t ha t t hey have no t y i e t f u l l y appr e i c i a t i o i d t ha t t he r e w i l l be a subs t an t i a l i nc r ease i n pay i n Apr i l 1919 f o l l owed by ano t he r i n Apr I l 1990 t o b r i ng t hem f u l l y up t o t he g . n . r a l l eve l o f c i v i l i an

pay. "Wha t i re thie Govem, ,m,Ă&#x2020; propos i ng to do The Pr i m . Mini ster ~bed . "I u. xW* r id i t is impor tant that this shou ld bie under about prevent ing or a to the that the exodus of some 01 the t o stop o d ski l led men . " put t ing

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" Eve r yone has had a pa r t t o p l ay , howeve r sma l l , and can be p r oud o f hav i ng kep t Ar k Roya l ope r a t i ona l i n suppo r t o f NATO un t i l t he end . " So wro t e Cap t . E . R . Anson as command i ng o f f i ce r o f t he f amous ca r r i e r i n t he f i na l ed i t i on o f Noah ' s News wh i ch , s i nce be i rbg f i rs t pub l i shed i n 1955 . has kep t sh i p ' s company membe r s i n f o rmed and en t e r t a i ned a t sea i n many pa r t s o f t he wodd . Cap t . Ansor i , who i s t o be F l ag O f f i ce r Nava l A i r Command i n June , pa i d t r i bu t e t o t he h i gh s t anda rd o f ope r a t i ona l r ead i ness and appea r ance wh i ch had been ach i eved f or t he Ar k by t he sh i p ' s company . Noah ' s News f i na l i ~ appea r ed on Decembe r 3 , t he day be f or e t he Ar k r e t u rned t o Devonpo r t f or t he l as t t i me t o an emo t i ona l r ecep t i on by f am i l i es and many o t he r we l l -w i she r s , and t o mass i ve Pr ess . TV and r ad i o ww~ . The F l ag O f f i ce r P l ymou t h (V i ce - Adm i r a l S i r John Fo rbes ) acknow l edged t he came r ' s sa l u t e as she passed up ha rbou r . Pay i n - o f f pennan t , bands , s i r en b l as t s and chee r s a l l f o r med pa r t o f t he Decembe r - mo r r i i rbg r ecep t i on , a f t e r an " h t - mon t h dep l oymen t wh i ch had t aken t he Navy ' s l as t f i x i e i d-w i ng ca r r i e r t o t he Un i t ed S t a t es and t he Med i t e r r anean .

' UNDES I RABLE ' Pe r haps t he b i t t e r - swee t f ee l i ng o f t he day was cap t u r ed by a no t i ce wh i ch some wag had p i nned h i gh above t he f l i ght deck and nea r t he br i dge : " Fo r sa l e - t hés undes i r ab l e pen t house f l a t w i t h pano r am i c sea v i ews c l ose t o abandoned a i r s t np . Wou l d su i t r edundan t nava l av i a t or . Any r easonab l e o f W . " The pay i ng -o f f pennan t was a l so f l y i ng when t he ca rne r l e f t Ma l t a f or t he l as t t i me and , shor t t y a f t e r , came t he Ar k ' s l as t bur i a l a t s i e i a . The " c~ " was an o l d p i ano acqu i r ed 8% Swad r on f r om an R . A . F . mess , W i t h a ce r t a i n amoun t ~ pomp and ce r emony , and t o su i t ab l e f une r ea l mussc , i t was 0 l aunched f rom t he bow ca t apu l t and managed a r a t he r i n t he dr i nk . u r md i gn~ Las t por t OTca l l was Pa l ma , Ma j o r ca . cons i de r ed a ve r y good run , and whe r e t he sh f p ' s company membe r s me t many Br i t i sh peop l e ' ~ r bg t o know a l l abou t t he boa t t hey saw on t he t e l l y . " Then i t was back t o sea , an h i s t or i c momen t as t he ca r r i e r sa i d f a r ewe l l t o he r f i xed - w i ng squad r ons - and on cou r se f or Devonpo r t and f a t e

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Th i s I t em happy sho t - made f rom a co l our pr i n t - o f Pr i nce Cha r l es and W r ens D i ane We l l s and Ca ro l e Doheon wh i ch won t he RN . Pho t ogr aphe r O f t he Yea r *w&d f or LA Danny du F . u .

Danny ' s t he ' k i ng ' " Rega l cha rm " was t he t i t i , o f t he pr i n t wh i ch made LA Danny du Feu t he Navy ' s Pho t ogr aphe r of t he Yea r , and why t he " c rown i ng " headgea r was appropr i a t e f or th i s v i c t ory sho t o f Danny ( above ) , Each yea r t he Roya l Navy ' s se r v i ng pho t ogr aph i c pe r sonne l v i e w i t h each o t he r a t t he annua l Pe r egr i ne Trophy compe t i t i on t o dec i de who w i l l be chosen as t op pho t ogr aphe r s , and

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wh i ch es t ab l i shmen t or sh i p w i l l ga i n t he ove r a l l po i n t s t rophy . Ove r t he yea r s t he s t anda rd has r ema i ned cons i s t en t l y h i gh , as many o f t he p i c t ur es wh i ch appea r In Navy News bea r t e " mony , The con t es t he l d a t t he end o f 1978 proved no excep t i on , t he exce l l ence o f pr i n t s i n t he co l our sec t i on be i n pa r t i cu l a r l y no t ed by t he j udges . was t h i s sec t i on wh i ch even t ua l l y

prov i ded t he " R , N , Pho t ogr aphe r o f t he Yea r . " The t op p i c t ure , wh i ch appea r ed on t he f ron t page o f Navy News i n Sep t embe r , was ca t e r ed by LA du Feu , now o f H , M . S , Ho r n~ and f orme r l y o f H . M . S . Exce l l en t . H i s sho t o f Pr i nce Cha r l es i n Sco t t i sh r eg i men t a l a t t i re t a l k i ng t o t wo W r ens a t he Roya l Tou rnamen t a t Ea r l s Cour t was t o some , j us t a happy g roup p i c t ur e

i nvo l v i ng a " Roya l . " Bu t t he j udges f ound f t a pa r t i cu l a r l y good examp l e , t aken no doub t i n d i f f i cu l t c i r cum s t ances , and w i t h no second chance . And i t has a nau t i ca l f l avour . The Pe r egr i ne Trophy , wh i ch goes t o t he es t ab l i shmen t or sh i p whose pho t ogr aphe r s ga i n mos t po i n t s , wen t t o H . M . S . Exce l l en t f or t he t h i rd t i me i n succe " i on , The r e we r e abou t 400 en t r i es I n t he

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They j o i ned t he Roya l Navy on t he same day i n 1963 , have t r e quen t l y se r ved i n t he same sh i ps , and a r e even r e l a t ed because one ma r r i ed t he o t he r ' s s i s t e r ! Now t he t w i ns " o f H . M . S . Vu l can have been awa r ded l ong se r v i ce and good conduc t meda l s on t he same day . CMEA ( P ) M I CHAEL BAR NE ' TT ( l e f t ) me t h i s w i f e , JEAN ( cen t r e ) , a t t he engagemen t pa r t y of he r b r o t he r . CMEA ( P ) R I CHARD WESTON ( r i gh t ) . R i cha rd and h i s w i f e . BARBARA ' l i ve i n Co rnwa l l and have t wo ch i l dr en aged t en and seven , wh i l e M i chae l and Jean l i ve nea r Thu r so and a l so have t wo ch i l dr en aged t en and seven .

Na r e ' s a p i c t u r e f r om t he " l a t h i s a r eco r d? ' depa r t men t , f t shows t he Sm i t h gang ( p l us a Smy t h t ) se r v i ng i n H , M . S , To r quay ' t he nav i ga t i ona l t r a i n i ng sh i p based a t Po r t smou t h , F r om l e f t t o r i gh t a r e t he depu t y WEO L i ~ , ALAN Sm i t h , co r r espondence o f f i ce r L i eu t . M I KE Sm t t h , LS MART I N Sm i t h , AB ROY " SMURF ' Sm i t h ' LS S I MON Sm i t h ' LUEM N I GEL " STOKES " Sm i t h , LCEM TONY Smy t h , 171 / 2 - yea r -o l d SEA TRACY " JUN I OR " Sm i t h ' POMEM FRANK " STAVROS " Sm i t h ' and POREL JOHN Sm i t h , who has l us t l e f t t he sh i p t o j o i n H , M , S . Co l l i ngwood . Wa t ch t h i s space t o see I f t he Navy ' s Joneeea can keep up w i t h t he Sm i t hs ] ~a CPO ( Pho t ) Tony W f t i on .

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S t anda r ds The d i nne r opened w i t h R . N . A . s t anda rds be i ng escor t ed i n by a gua rd o f honou r o f Sea and ma r i nes cade t s , a f t e r wh i ch Sh i pma t e D . Campbe l l (b r anch cha i rman ) s t ruck e i gh t be l l s and t he Las t Pos t and Reve i l l e we r e sounded by cade t s o f t he Roya l Ma r i nes . The gues t s i nc l uded t he Lo r d of Na t i ona l Be l f as t . Mayo r Counc i l Cha i r man o f t he R . N . A . . Woon t on , and Sh i pma t e r ep r esen t a t i ves o f many se r v i ce and ex - se r v i ce organ i za t i ons , , Sh i ma t e Cd r . P . C . D . C c (b r anch pr es i den t ) r ead a l oya l gr ee t i ng f r om t he Queen . a f t e r wh i ch g l asses we r e r a i sed and t he t r ad i t i ona l t oas t s we r e drunk . The 40 t h ann i ve r sa r y o f Che l ms f o r d b r anch was ce l ebr a t ed w i t h a d i nne r dance a t t he O l d Che l ms f o rd i ans C l ub , wh i ch was a b i g success . Gues t o f honou r L i eu t . -Co l . S i r V i v i an Dunn R . M . had some amus i ng s t ones t o t e l l o f h i s se r v i ce ca r ee r . Membe r s we r e a l so ve r y p l eased t ha t . sh i p ma t es and wnvcs f r om Br a i n t r ee and f r om Tyne and Wea r b r anches we r e ab l e t o a t t end .

i n t wo w i i r l d wa r s and i n 2 d i f . f e r en t He had sh i p%C many i n t e r es t i n s t or i es t o t e l l - o f t he c ru i se r A.M.S. I nv i nc i b l e (he se r vcd i n t h i s 1912) and t he n des t roye r , H . ~h . i ~ . iTobago , h i t by a m i ne i n t he B l ack Sea i n 1920 . Be t ween t he wa r s Sh i pma t e Mo r r i s wo r ked f or London Tr anspor t . He se r vcd f or 30 yea r s i n t he Navy and says had he h i s t i me ove r aga i n , i t wou l d st i l l be t he Navy f or h i m . Un t i l r ecen t l y he d rove h i s own ca r , and h i s one amb i t i on i s t o sec t he t h r ough deck c ru i se r , H . M . S . I nv i nc i b l e . Sh i pma t es ae r (nss t he I r i sh sea we r e i n f i ne sp i r i t when t hey a t t ended , in Novembe r , a memo r ab l e 24 t h r eun i on d i nne r o rgan i i cd h, , . Be l f as t b r anch , he l d i n t hu Rt . f t . c t , , r . E l mwood Room .

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In t he r ecogn i t i on o f ach i evemen t o f 1$ - vea r . o l d , Kev i n Ca r t e r who came t op o f h i s c l ass a t H . M . S . Ra l e i gh , t he Roya l Navy have pr esen t ed t hr ee commemo r a t i ve books t o Ken t Schoo l , Wes t Ge r many , t he f i rs t t i me any pup i l f r om BAOR has r ece i ved such an awa rd .

The open i ng i n Decembe r o f a new f l (xnr o f ga l l e r i es i n t he l owe r Wes t W i ng o f t he Na t i ona l Ma r i t i me Museum , ma r ked t he end o f a t en - yea r mode rn i za t i on and r e - deve i opmen t p r og r amme a f f ec t i ng eve r y ga l l e r y and exh i b i t . The Queen ' s House now con t a i ns t he Museum ' s Tudo r and S t ua r t co l l ec t i ons and t he Eas t ng has been t r ans f o rmed t (n nc l ude p i c t ur e ga l l e r i es and d i s V i c t or i an me r chan t p l ays on sh i pp i ng , t he Roya l Navy and t he t wo Wo r l d Wa r s , w i t h an Ar c t i c Ga l l e r y and a f i sh i ng and wha l i ng ga l l e r y added f or good measu r e .

A g r oup o f W r e ns a i t l l . ' . 1.S . I l i ngwood have vo l un t ee r ed f or sma l l a r ms t r a i n i ng i n t he i r , pa r e t i me . I f t hey ach i eve a h i gh s t an ,1, i rd o f ma r ksmansh i p w i t h t he \ e l f - l oad i ng r i f l e . t hey may have t he t )ppor t un i t y t o l ea rn how t o f i re a 9mm p i s t o l . t he mach i ne gun , and l i ght mach i ne gun .

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[ ' Musca t r amb l e f or S i r i us and : . Arden t A pa l ace pa r t y , f i r ewo r ks , t oboggan r aces on sand dunes . f l i gh t s t o o i l f i e l ds . knock - ou t compe t i t i ons and spo r t s we r e pa r t o f t he l av i sh p r o r amme when H , M , sh i ps S i nus and Ar den t , w i t h RFA G r ey Rove r , v i s i t ed Musca t on t he of t he Oman i . Na t i ona l Day ann i ve r sa r y " ce l eb r a t i ons , O f f i ce r s f r om t he sh i ps wen t t o : the Su l t an ' s pa l ace t ea pa r t y , whe r e Cap t . N f i chae l Tudo r - Cr a i g ... ( Cap t a i n . S i x t h F r i ga t e Squad r on ) was p r esen t ed t o H i s Ma j es t y . I n ' t he even i ng , i t was t he sh i ps ' t urn t o be hos t s . Gene r ous hosp i t a l i t y f or t he sh i ps ' compan i es i nc l uded a t t r ac t i ons l a i d on by Br i t i sh f i rms , 1 When t he R . N . sh i ps pu t t o sea , " t he Su l t an emba r ked i n h i s roya l yach t t o t ake t he sa l u t e i n a ce r emon i a l s t eam pas t , a f t e rwa rds j o i n i ng p r om i nen t Oman i s on boa r d t he f r i ga t es t o w i t ness a demons t r a t i on of co , f r i end l y Roya l ?pe ra t i on be t ween t he Navy and un i t s o f t he Su l t an ' s navy and a i r f or ce . A p i l o t l ess t a rge t a i rc ra f t f r om G r ey Rove r was success f u l l y engaged by a Seaca t m i ss i l e f r om H . M.S. S i r i us and gun f r om . H . M . S . Ar den t . " On comp l e t i on , a l l sh i ps t u rned .' ou t wa r ds a t max i mu r n speed a r ound t he roya l y . a f h t t o a s t a r ", bur s t manoeuv r e t i r i ng py r o t ech n i cs i n r ed , wh i t e and g r een ( t he co l our s o f t he Oman i f l ag) .

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Who ' d be a Boo t y ' s Jenny? The answe r : a t l eas t 200 W r en Wr i t e r s who vo l un t ee r ed f o r a t ou r i n No r t he r n I r e l and w i t h 42 Commando Ma r i nes , Rga cl seven who we r e chosen f r om t ha t i n i t i a l 200 a r e r t ow i n new j obs a f t e r spend i ng s i x mon t hs w i t h t e t he n~ommando , i nc lh ud i ng f our mon t hs as t he f i rs t W r ens t o have se r ved i n Sou t h Ar magh , c l ose t o t he E i r e borde r . Th i rd O f f i ce r She r r y Jea r y , Lead i ng W r ens Joanna Pa t r i ck and D i Ma r sha l l and W r ens Sa l l y Bubb i ns , Ka r en G r eaves , L i nda G r aham , and Jane t M i l l e r j o i ned 42 Cdo a t B i ck l e i gh , Devon , Th i r d O f f i ce r Jea r y as ass i s t an t ad j u t an t and t he r ema i nde r mak i ng up t he r eg i s t ry and t yp i ng poo l , w i t h one as Int e l . l i gence c i " k .

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La t e r t he un i t moved t o a t r a i n i ng a r ea on t he Sou t h Coas t o f Eng l and f or a t wo - week cxc r c i se , s i nce desc r i bed i n an a r t i c l e f or The W r en magaz i ne by LW r en Pa t r i ck : " I ns i de t he camp t he r e was a ve r y e f f ec t i ve mock - up o f a v i l l age t yp i ca l o f No r t he r n I r e l and . Each company spen t a cons i de r ab l e l eng t h o f t i me i n t he v i l l age , w i t h one company p l ay i ng t he pa r t o f t he l oca l popu l a t i on and ano t he r company t he pa r t o f t he Secur i t y Fo r ces who had t o dea l w i t h t he ' i nc i den t s ' as t hey occur r ed . " we spen t many o f our even i ngs i n t he v i l l age , p l ay i ng t he pa r t o f cmv i l i an w i ves .

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t he Secur i t y Base w i t h t he ou t s i de wor l d , shopp i ng t r i ps we r e a l so ou t o f t he ques t i on , " Have you eve r t r i ed wo r k i ng ou t f ou r mon t hs ' supp l i es o f s t ock i ngs , t oo t hpas t e , e t c . ? " t he W r ens wro t e i n a t owa rds t he end o f t he i r t our . )o i n t r epor t " We hadn t be f or e t h i s t ou r bu t now we a r e qu i t e

expe r t . " The l ads a r e gr ea t i n t h i s r espec t as seve r a l o f t hem do b i t s o f shopp i ng f or us when t hey go ou t t o ge t us make - up ! " t hey have even been known Du r i ng some o f t he i r l i m i t ed spa r e t i me t he W r ens t u rned t he i r hands t o ha i rdr ess i ng and eme r gency sew i ng j obs f or t he men . By cha rg i ng a Tna l l l ee t hey co l l ec t ed £50 f or Cance r Resea r ch and t he WRNS Benevo l en t Fund .

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F i nanc i a l he l p i s needed t o mee t t he cos t o f r enova t i ng t he Roya l Ma r i nes Wa r Memo r i a l on P l y mou t h Hoe , e r ec t ed i n memo o f 1 , 449 membe r s o f P l ymou t 7 D i v i s i on who gave t he i r l i ves du r i ng t he F i rs t Wo r l d Wa r . The t wo f i gur es dep i c t i ng se r v i ce asho r e and a f l oa t have su f f e r ed cons i de r ab l e e ros i on and t o r ep l ace t hem i n ha rde r s t one w i l l cos t £5 , 230 p rov i ded wo r k i s i n hand by June 1 . Con t r i bu t i ons w i l l be atefu l l y r ece i ved by t he Co r ps Ce t a r y , Roya l Mannes , Eas t ney . Cheques shou l d be made payab l e t o " The Roya l Ma r i nes Cen t r a l Bank . "

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They we r e a l so cha l l enged t o seve r a l games o f f i ve - a - s i de f oo t ba l l by va r i ous depa r t men t s - bu t t h i s had t o end r a t he r abrup t ] when i t was r ea l i zed t ha t t he men we r e sus t a i n i ng l a r t oo many i n j ur i es ! Mo r e subs t an t i a l " r es t and r ecupe r a t i on " came i n t he f o r m o f a f i ve -day b r eak a t home f or each W r en , whose se r v i ce was r ecogn i zed a t t he end o f t he t ou r w i t h t he pr esen t a t i on o f t he No r t he r n I r e l and meda l . " We a r e p r oud o f ou r meda l s and appr ec i a t e t he new f r i endsh i ps we have made , " t he W r ens wr o t e i n t he i r r epor t , " Vno ' d be a Boo t y ' s Jenny? We mos t ce r t a i n l y wou l d , espec i a l l y i f we cou l d be a Jenny w i t h 42 ! "

Ex - se r v i cemen . d i sab l ed by wounds or d i sease ' may be una wa r e o f t he amen i t i es o f f e r ed t hem by t he Pr i ncess Lou i se Sco t t i sh Hosp i t a l , These r ange f r om t r ea t men t t o a conva l escen t ho l i day or pe r manen t home . The hosp i t a l a l so prov i des wo r kshop t r a i n i ng and emp l oys d i sab l ed ex - Se r v i cemen who have co t t ages p rov i ded f or t hem and t he i r f ami l i es . Fo r f ur t he r de t a i b , wr i t e t o t he Commandan t , Pr i ncess Lou i se Sco t t i sh Hosp i t a l ' Er sk i ne House , Ren f r ewsh i r e PA l SPU . (De t a i l s i n DC I ( RN ) 750) .

Broad pennan t on Ch i na St a t i on Du r i n t he v i s i t o f Commandan t Von l a ~cb r i de , D i r ec t or o f t he Wo r nen ' s Roya l Nava l Se r v i ce , t o Hong Kong , a commodo r e ' s b r oad pennan t f l ew f or t he f i rs t t i me f or mo r e t han s i x yea r s on t he Ch i na S t a t i on . The pennan t . t ha t o f Commandan t McBr i de , f l ew on t he bonne t o f a s t a f f ca r .

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The Roya l Navy put on a super show at the Int er -Serv i ce i ndoor hockey t ournamen t at R . A . F . St At han , and won al l three t roph i es on of fer . ] ' he r easons f or t he r ecen t i n t e rna t i ona l se l ec t i ons o f CPOPT And G r eg ( n r% ( BRNC Da r t mou t h ) f or t he Eng l and squad . and ( ' P0i Dave lS i dda l l ( H . M . S . Do l ph i n ) f or Wa l es , we r e made abundan t l y c l ea r t o t he R . A . I : . ~ i n( f . \ r m i ~ i s t he R i )% i i ] Nav r ( nmped home 19 - 3 and 9 - 4 ) . Top - sco r e r G r eg ( n r y (sco , c i i goa l s ) l e f t i mmed i a t e l y a f t e r t t i l . t o ace ( i mpany t he t ou r namen t Eng l and t cam t o Ge r many , %Nh i l t . S i dda l i Y%a . , l a t e r t he a r ch i t e , ! beh i nd t he Wc i - . h i nt erna l i x) f l . i i t eam ' , , de f ea t o f Comb i ned St . r . v i ces h, . 12 goa l s t o f our . 1-he t ou r namen t i nc i l i ded t he Tn - Se r v i ce l n t e r - ( ' omm~ i nd c( ' n l . rwt i t i t )n . i n wh i ch e i gh t e t )mmandC , . ( t wo R . A . F . , t hr ee A r ms and t wo N i i %~) con t es t ed t he r i gh t t o en t e r t he Rank Xe r ox Na t i ona l l nd( xnr ( - i ub Knock - ou t cham Hocke p i t )n . , h j ps . Teams f rom . ~xo t i . i nd . P l ymou t h and Po r t smou t h r epr c - , cn t cd t he Navy ' , . i nt eres t . , , w i t h t he l as t t wo f or t he sem i - f i na l s .

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. , l i d . 1) a% i t i [ . . d%ka rds , a ( ' r ez i l 13r i t i t i n j un i o r wa t e r po l o J)1~ i % . er , made a t r emendous debu t i n Navy co l ou r s aga i ns t Je r sey ~ i l i k i t he i s l and c l ubs . He se (nr ed mos t (n( t he g t n t l s as t he Navy ' c~ i s i i v won a t ou r namen t i nvo l v i ng Je r sey Po l i ce , t he Po i de i n 1 t i b . and t he i s l and t cam .

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mee t AB Wayne G r een , t he Navy champ i on and Eng l and i n t e r na t i ona l . t ; n f or t una t e l y . De r r i ck was ru l ed ou t h, , a ches t i n f ec t i on . W i t h t he pr e - ( ' hr i s i mas season beh i nd t hem , CPO Shone ' s boxe r s now se t t he i r s i gh t s on de f end i ng t he Se r v i ces t i t l e wh i ch t he Navy has neve r he l d i n c (nnsccu t i ve % . cars .

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f ou r opponen t s awa i t i ng t hem .

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UN I VERS I TY Sub . t . t eu t . I r v i ne Pr a i l e won t he ( RNEC ) P l ymou t h Command squash champ i onsh i ps on " home " g r ound by bea t i n~ , . P i c t ur e LAP I 5o l ) CPmr*" Young un k ' . e% , econ( l . wh i l e MNF Ian I - i cu l . A l ex [ Johns t one (a l) so RNEC ) i n a f ou r - game f i na l . Pr a t l ey l os t t he f i rs t game , t ook t he nex t t wo f a i r l y com f or t ab l y . t hen conceded t hr ee game po i n t s i n t he f our t h be f or e c l i nch i ng a -3- -1 v i c t ory . Sub - L i eu t .C Pe t e r Des C l o ' 1Che a Nas ' . s ne " W r en . , i re ge t ayes mm n t he l i , i f or l t ) ) ) a i i sx) ha , , at f ew na t mes ( i i i i t . , i i i ( l phv , , i ca l t ra i nerd and LRO C l i ve Be l l we r e t he t i ng t op ma r ks f r om t he i r command i ng o f f i ce rs . Cdr . Wkxx l i ey . . H i l l , cm i f i na l i s t s . LCK l os i ng h e l ms m a n The t wo mos t sen i or W r en F r s comp l e t ed t he i r S i nce t he f i rs t fu l l c l ass o f LWPTs qua l i f i ed i n won t he Plate compe t i t i on , i t y o f f i ce r cour se i n Novcmhe r . POWPTs Ca ro l H . M . S . Temc r a i r e i n June . r epor t s have f i l t e r ed i n FCPO t he f i na l . ckenz i c and Nua l l a Ahe r n qua l i f i ed a l ongs i de a bea t i ng P i t t way back f r om t he cap t a i ns o f t he i r new es t ab l i shmen t s . Bu t FCPO P i t t way d i d no t come c l ass o f men . and a r e now se r v i ng i n H . M . S . Cdr . Dan of Wood l ey , command i ng o f f i ce r away emp t y handed . He won t he Co l l i nRwood and H . M . S . Pemb r oke . Teme r a i r e , t o l d Navy News t he r epor t s had been ve t e r ans ' r ound rob i n t ou rnamen t . Top o f t he P0F r s on t he cour se wa , ' P0P t Ch r i s en t i r e l y f avour ab l e . w i t h Mr . Saunde r s second and Ba t e ( now i n H M . S . Me r cu r y ) , who was p r esen t ed I rv i ne Pra t f ey Cdr . Qu i n t i n Des C l ayes t h i rd . The 1979 LWPT i s a l r eady f u l l y subwdbcd , and w i t h t he Wa t son Sh i e l d .

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Memo r i a l t rophy awa r ded \ sa i i i i ng f roph ~- j i r esen t ed i n k i f i i young sa i l or who mennk ) ry t l i e 'd l as t yea r has been won f or the f i rs t i i me . JS Pe t e r Ma r t i n rec - c i ved t he Ba r i n Cup a t t he annua l Po r t smoU , t r i ze -g i v i ng as t he f i rs t j un i or r a t e t o f i n i sh i n t he W ( xnd cock Cup r ace f (nr Bosun d i ngh i es . The t ro h was pr cscn i ed by Mr . and Pa r , . Er i c Ba r i ng o f Devon i n memo r y o f t he i r son Tr evo r , who d i ed i n a road acc i den t l as t yea r wh i l e se r v i ng i n H . M . S . Ve r non .

NAVY NEWS , JANUARY 1979

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r ewa rded w i t h t he on l y t ry o f t he I ma t ch when cen t re T i dcome c rossed nea r t he pos t s a f t er a ruck 45 Commando , t he CTCRM sa i l i ng i n t he l e f t -hand corne r , Bona r and Daeda l us advanced to t he ob l i g i ng w i t h t he conve rs i on and f i na l f or t he f i rst t i me i n i ts m i nu t es by CTC f l y-ha l f Bona r , su r f boa rd a th i rd pena l t y goa l j us t be f ore and , w i t h t he advan t age o f t he seven yea r h i s tory . no-s i de . w i nd a f t er t he i nt erva l , Daeda l us I NJURY we r e st i l l i n w i t h a s t rong chance Desp i t e some en t e rpr i s i ng i f the i r backs cou l d be g i ven good The rugby , Daeda l us , we r e den i ed P l essey company Daeda l us we r e un l ucky t o l ose conso l a t i on t and CTCe r an ou t d H . M . S , I ves t on w i t h p e n John Acke r man w i t h r an i n j ury e possess i on s . a CTC howeve r ma i n t a i ned the w i nne r s o f a ma t ch we l l p p r ir wor t hy e sa i l i ng su r f boa r d i n appr e sus t a i ned i n a t he Navy squad f orwa rd gr i p and , a f t er a second conduc t ed by Wes t Coun t r y c i a t i on o f he l p g i ven by the coach i ng sess i on t he pr ev i ous re f e ree Te r r y Day. m i ne coun t e r measu r es vesse l pena l t y goa l f rom Bona r , we r e Sunday and , w i t hou t h i s d i rec t i on w i t h t r i a l s on t he new 193M and d i sc i p l i ne up f ront , we r e ha rd m i nehun t i ng sona r equ i pmen t . t o con t a i n H i gg l ' npr essed Andy P i c t u r ed w i t h t he su r f boa r d a r e son , C l i ve R i cha rds , Roge r T i nson ( f r om l e f t t o r i gh t ) t he sh i p ' s and t he Lymps t one f orwa rds , w i ns ove r H. M . S . Su l t an and

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The Navy t eam ' s wor k - up prog r amme f or t he Int er -Serv i ces (17 Februa r y v. RAF and 10 Ma r ch v. Ar my ) st ar ts i mmed i a t e l y a f t er Chr i s t mas l eave. As we l l as t he r egu l a r f i x tures aga i ns t Ba t h (10th) , Br i s to l (23rd) and Cambr i dge Un i ve rs i t y (31s t ) , t he r e a re new f i x tures aga i ns t Me t ropo l i t an Po l i ce (17th) and Sa r acens (27th) , bo t h i n London . eve . Ba t h and Br i s t o l a r e bo t h n i ng games unde r f l ood l i gh t s and t he o t he r t hr ee s t ar t a t 1430 . W i t h t he t a l ent be l i eved t o be ava i l ab l e , espec i a l l y when compa r ed t o t ha t of t he o t he r Se rv i ces on d i sp l ay i n t he r ecen t Comb i ned Se rv i ces

games , new se l ec tor Roge r Godf rey has some j us t i f i ca t i on fo r cau t i ous op t i m i sm , t hough t he r e a re l i m i t a t i ons i n some key pos i t i ons. I w i l l pe rsona l l y r ewa rd w i th mun i f i cence anybody who can come up w i t h a se rum-ha l f o f t he ca l i bre o f tha t f orme r ornamen t o f t he E l ec t r i ca l br anch , Cohn Dav i es . Ke rm i t , f l ushed w i t h euphor i a a f t er h i s f i rst v i s i t t o Ca rd i f f Ar ms Pa r k and t he sh i n i ng deeds pe rf ormed by bo t h A l l B l acks and Ba rba r i ans , w i shes a l l h i s r eade r s a Happy New Yea r , and a c l ean one on t he pa rk .

- ac t i on -

L i eu t . command i ng o f f i ce r , Dav i d Ca r t l i dge , CPO Br i an Ca f t e r mou l ' and CPO R i cha r d . P i c t u r ea CPO ( Pho t ) Tony W i l son .

Cr ack sho t s ! These t hr ee membe r s o f t he H. M . S . D r yad shoo t i ng t eam have been awa r ded Na t i ona l Sma l l bo r e R i f l e Assoc i a t i on ma r ksman badges - t wo o f t hem l us t f ou r mon t hs a f t e r t ak i ng up t he spor t . F r om l e f t t o r i gh t t hey a r e MA Ga r y P l es t ead ' SA G r aham L l oyd , and AB Jack Ke r r .

Foo t ba l l e rs t i i i ci t he w i nn i ng

W i t h w i ns r ecorded aga i ns t Bogno r and t he Br i t i sh F i r e Se rv i ce , Navy socce r coach Sg t , J i mmy Foy ' s pr epa r a t i ons f or t he I n t e r -Se rv i ce t ou rnamen t have go t o f f t o a br i gh t s t ar t , wr i t es Jack Sheppa rd . P l ymou t h Argy l e , howeve r , f i e l ded a s t rong m i x o f r ese rve and f i rst t eam p l aye rs and came back f rom a goa l down t o t hump t he Navy 5 - 1. Ma r k W i l l i ams (H . M . S . Fa l mou t h ) scor ed f rom a br i l l i ant so l o run a f t er t wo m i nu t es o f t he game aga i ns t Bognor . Ma r k , i ron i ca l l y , p l ays f or Bogno r i n t he Sou t he rn League . Bogno r soon go t a goa l back , t hen wen t ahead ea r l y i n t he second ha l f . Edd i e S i mmonds

. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . ...

The Roya l Navy sk i t eam i s pr epa r i ng a t Va l d ' I sere , F r ance , f or t he Br i t i sh I n t e rna t i ona l Se r v i ces Sk i Champ i onsh i ps f rom Februa r y 1 t o 3. Las t yea r t he Navy t eam d i d ve ry we l l t o f i n i sh t h i rd ou t o f seven t eams i n t he i n t e rna t i ona l compe t i t i on . Apa r t f rom R. A . F . and Br i t i sh - l ast Ar my t eams , t he I t a l i ans year ' s w i nne r s Ge r many and F r ance bo t h regu l a r l y en t e r Se r v i ce t eams. Th i s yea r t he Navy i s organ i z i ng t he t hr ee-day compe t i t i on wh i ch cons i s t s o f downh i l l , g i an t s l a l om and s l a l om races. L i eu t . Row l and Ra i kes (H . M . S . B i rm i ngham) i s cap t a i n o f t he s i x-man t eam , o f wh i ch t he bes t f our coun t i n compe t i t i on.

I ;1

Sk i de f ea t in London! Navy sk i - i ers had t o concede v i c t ory to a t eam f rom t he Br i t i sh Assoc i a t i on o f Sk i I ns t ruc t ors . . .

i n London! The occas i on was the Ear l s Cour t Internat i ona l sk i Show , wh i ch fea tured a dry sk i s l ope s l a l om compe t i t i on.

The R. N . Sk i C l ub manned an eye- ca t ch i ng s t and dur i ng t he show and en t e r ed t hr ee t eams i n t he s l a l om . They a l so a t t rac t ed much i nt eres t i n t he exce l l en t va l ue ho l i days t he c l ub of f ers .

JANUARY I n t e r na t i ona l t wo - man Sk i - i ng : bobs l e i gh ( Co r t i na ) . 6-7 R i ve r Tees (2) ( Yo r ks ) ; Kayak : Fenc i ng : AFA epee compe t i t i on ( Lon don ) . 7 . - Sw i mm i nga Bed f o r d t ou r namen t ( Bed f o r d ) ; Vo l l eyba l l : RN ( W ) V Br ackne l l and Po l on l a ( H . M . S . Su l t an ) . 7 - 20 - Sk i - i nga Br i t i sh squad t r a i n i ng ( S t Mo r i t z ) . 10 - Foo t ha l i a RN v AFA ( London ) . 10 - 11 - Box i nga RN Open champ i onsh i ps ( H . M . S . Ne l son ) . 12 - 14 - A t h l e t i cs : Coach i ng P r o f i c i ency Cou r se ( V i c t o r y S t ad i um) . 13 - Hockeya RN ( W ) v Hen l ey ( Hen l ey ) ; Squasha RN ( W ) v No r t h Ken t SR C l ub 2-6

( G r eenw i ch ) .

13 - 14 - Kayaka R i ve r Dee (3) ( N . Wa l es ) ; Sw i mm i ng : RN v . Han t s C l ubs and RN v Br i gh t on v Sh i ve r e r s ( H . M . S . Teme ra i re) ; Ne t ba l l : RN ( W ) Bou r nemou t h / Eas t Do r se t / No r t han t s ( Ne l son ) . 14 RN v Vo l l eyba t i a Fo r es t H i l l v Wh i t e f i e l d ( Wa l nu t Spo r t s Cen t r e , OT i ng t on ) ; Squasha RN ( W ) v Cumbe r l and C l ub ( G r eenw i ch ) ; RN ( W ) v Hockeya Asco t ( Asco t ) . 15 - 19 - Fenc i ng : RN Compos i t e Cou r se ( coaches , o f f i c i a l s , p r o f i c i ency ) ( H . M . S . Ne l son ) . 17 - Foo t ba l l : RN v . Some r se t ( Bo t h ) . 20 Fenc i ng : RN V UAU ( Comb i ned Un i ve r s i t i es ) ( Gu i l d f o r d ) ; Hockey : RN ( W ) v Che l sea ( C l a r ence ) . 20 - 21 - Kayak : R i ve r Usk (2) ( S . Wa l es ) . 20 - Hockey : RN v Read i ng ( Read i ng ) . - Hockeya RN ( W ) Po r t smou t h C i v i l 21 Se r v i ce ( Po r t smou t h ) .

22 - 4 Feb . - Sk i - i ng : Eu r opean t wo and t ou r - man champ i onsh i ps ( W i n t e r be r g ) . 24 - Foo t ba l l : RN v Br i t i sh Pos t O f f i ce ( Po r t smou t h ) . 25 - 26 Squasha

I n t e r - Se r v i ce squash champ i onsh i ps ( US C l ub ) . 25 - Box i nga RN v RAF ( RAF Ha l t on ) . 26 - 27 - Sw i mm i nga T r a i n i ng woek - end and RN v l oca l c l ubs ( H . M . S . Ra l e i gh ) . 27 - 28 - Kayak : R i ve r Da r t ( Devon ) . 27 - Foo t ha l i a RNFA You t h v Some r se t ( A ) SW Coun t i es compe t i t i on . Fenc i ng . RN v Su r r ey ( H . M . S . Teme r a i r e ) . , Foo t ba l l : FA Coun t y You t h Cha l l enge Cup 3 r d Round . 28 - Hockeya RN ( W ) v Sou t hamp t on LHC RN v Hawks ( C l a r ence ) ; Hockeya ( Wh i t e l ey V i l l a " ) . 29 - 11 Feb . - Sk i - i ng : Jun i o r Eu r opean t wo and f ou r - man champ i onsh i ps ( Ce r v i ni a) .

wa y

Foo t ba l l :

London Un i ve r s i t y

( Cha t ham) .

FEBRUARY ( f i rs t week ) 2 - 4 - Baske t ba l i a RN v l oca l c l ubs ( P l y mou t h ) ; A t h i e t i esa Coach i ng P r o f i c i ency Cou r se S t E i d i um) . 3 - Hockeya RN ( W ) v Che l sea Co l l ege o f PE ( Eas t bou r ne ) . 3 - 4 - Kayaka R i ve r Tees (3) ( Yo r ks ) . 4 - Vo l l eyba l i a RN ( W ) v Wh i t e f i e l d ( B r i s t o l ) ; Hockeya RN ( W ) v B i shop ' s O t t e r

(Vi ctory

( C l a r ence ) . 5 - 11 - Sk i - i ng : t ou r - man Na t i ons Cup ( I g t s n r I nnsb r uck ) . 7 - Foo t ba l i a RN v . C i v i l Se r v i ce ( Po r i s mou t h ) ; RN v Camb r i dge Hockeya Un i ve r s i t y ( Camb r i dge ) .

(H . M . S . Daeda l us ) changed t hat when he spo t t ed t he Bognor ' keepe r o f f h i s l i ne and bea t h i m f rom way ou t . PENALTY SPOT The Navy wen t ahead when Tommy Johnson (H . M . S . Be r w i ck ) scor ed f rom t he pena l t y spot a f t er W i l l i ams had been brough t down , and Noe l O ' Ha r e t Yeov i l t on) made i t f our when he vo l l eyed home a we l l -wor ked corner k i ck by Johnson and W i l l i ams . Fo rme r Navy goa l keepe r Pau l F i t zpa t r i ck t urned ou t for t he Br i t i sh F i re Se rv i ce a t V i c t or y S t ad i um and was soon produc i ng t he sk i l l and an t i c i pa t i on wh i ch won h i m Roya l Navy recogn i t i on. F I NE EFFORTS Bu t he cou l d no t keep ou t t wo f i ne e f for t s f rom newcome r I an Roge r s (H . M . S . Cen t ur i on) as t he Navy won 2- 0 . Ano t he r new f ace to show up we l l i n th i s game was B i l l y Gr een o f Yeov i l t on . Kev i n Maddocks (H . M . S . Su l t an) r ammed t he Navy i nto a surpr i se l ead aga i ns t P l ymou t h Argy l e , bu t t he pro f ess i ona l footba l l ers we r e 2- 1 up by t he i nt erva l , and even t ua l w i nne r s by f i ve goa l s to one . Tommy M i kh i nsk i ( H . M . S . Cohh i ngwood) brough t of f many good saves i n t he Navy goa l as t he P l ymou t h f orwa rds a t t acked w i t h i nc i s i ve speed. F I XTURES Janua r y f i x tures f or t he sen i or s i de i nc l ude ma t ches aga i ns t t he Ama t eu r Foo t ba l l A l l i ance ( Jan ua r y 10 a t t he Na t i ona l Wes t mi n i s t er Bank Spor t s C l ub , Lon don) , Some r se t (Janua ry 17 , ) Pos t O f f i ce (Janua ry 24 , V i t t ory S t ad i um) , and London Un i ve rs i t y (Janua ry 31 , H. M . S . Pembroke ) . A l l k i ck -o f f s a r e a t 1415 . The You t h s i de p l ays Some r se t on Janua r y 27 . " Sec r e t a ry o f t he R. N . F . A . ( Depa r t men t o f D. N . P . T . S . , Or i on B l ock , H. M . S . Ne l son) i s st i l l l ook i ng f or pas t Navy p l aye rs w i t h i n t erna t i ona l caps , and t hose who have r epr esen t ed t he Se rv i ces i n t he ~U . K . aga i ns t R. A . F . or Army .

NAVY NEWS , JANUARY 1979

Now i t 's D r . Lew i n " ." - honorary

Bi rd' s eye v i ew

(Con t i nued f rom page one ) Regre t t ab l y , th i s has no t been poss i b l e i n t he Subma r i ne Serv i ce , whe r e a h i gh propor t i on o f Weapon Eng i nee r i ng ra t i ngs emp l oyed i n propu l s i on b i l l e t s con t i nue to be r equ i r ed t o f i l l t hem and t he re f ore t rans f er t o t he Ma r i ne Eng i nee r i ng sub-br anch. Th i s s i tua t i on was no t unexpec t ed , t hough i t i s s l i ght l y i ron i c t ha t t he on l y a r ea whe r e t he re i s a shor t age o f vo l un t ee rs i s t he Subma r i ne Se rv i ce , because t he nuc l ea r subma r i nes have been l ead i ng t he way on t hese changes . I ndeed , some subma r i nes have a l r eady changed t he i r organ i za t i ons . The da t e o f t rans f er to t he ME sub-br anch f or t he ra t i ngs whose names a re announced w i l l be Sep t embe r 1 , 1979 . As s t a t ed i n a DC I l ast yea r , t o m i n i m i ze dra f t i ng t urbu l ence and t o f i t i n w i t h sh i p progr ammes , t he t rans f er o f respons i b i l i t y i n sh i ps and subma r i nes w i l l be phased ove r a pe r i od o f t hr ee to t hr ee - and a - ha l f yea rs. TRANSFEREES Th i s w i l l i nvo l ve some Ma r i ne Eng i nee r i ng Ar t i f i cers (L) , Ma r i ne Eng i nee r i ng Mechan i c i ans (L) , and Ma r i ne Eng i nee r i ng Mechan i cs (L) con t i nu i ng t o be emp l oyed by t he Weapon Eng i nee r O f f i ce r unt i l t he t rans f er o f respons i b i l i t i es has t aken p l ace i n a l l sh i ps (ear l y 1983)1 . The announcemen t i n DC I 1 / 79 g i v i ng t he names o f t rans f e rees w i l l a l so have advancemen t s t ruc t ure ou t l i nes and adv i ce on c ross- t ra i n i ng l ead i ng t o fu l l ME cha rge . New badges have been des i gned f or t he ME and WE sub-br anches t o be wo rn f rom Sep t embe r 1 , 1979 .

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The F i rs t Sea Lord , Adm i r a l S i r Te r ence Lew i n , now ho l ds t he degr ee o f Doc t or of Sc i ence , con f e r r ed upon h i m by t he C i t y Un i ve rs i t y , London , in recogn i t i on o f t he Roya l Navy 's encour agemen t and suppor t fo r t he un i vers i t y ' s " Sys t ems and Managemen t " BSc course . Adm i r a l Lew i n rece i ved t he degr ee f rom t he Lord Mayo r of London , S i r Kenne t h Co r k (Un i ve rs i t y Chance l l or ) , a t a ce r emony a t wh i ch a f ur t he r 20 nava l o f f i cers we r e pr esen t ed w i th the i r BSc degr ees . Be t ween 1968 and 1972 , t he Navy co l l abor a t ed w i t h t he un i vers i t y i n p l ann i ng t he course ' des i gned t o mee t bo t h educa t i ona l and voca t i ona l needs o f wou l d -be manage r s . S i nce t he degr ee s t a r t ed i n 1972 , 68 nava l s t uden t s have gr adua t ed , and 32 a r e cur r en t l y on course .

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The de l i cacy o f t h i s de l i gh t f u l sho t en t i t l ed " B i rd o f Pa r adi se " caugh t t he j udges ' a t t en t i on a t t he Pe r egr i ne Trophy compe t i t i on f o r t he Navy ' s pro f es . s i ona l pho t ogr a phe rs . t t gave LA Ra l ph Mo~ r , se rv i ng i n Hong Kong , f i rs t pr i ze i n t he c~pe t i t i on ' s t r ans pa r ency sec t i on. Many o f t he t i l l er w i nn i ng ; i c t ures appea r i n t he cen t r e

. , .

.. '

The รง

Boa t Show

New ru l es to avo i d nex tmo f wk i n er rors A l i t t l e " sou l sea r ch i ng " by

acc i den t , t he re wou l d be no sa t -

produce a casua l t y repor t ing

sys t em wh i ch w i l l accurate ly f r om t he new t he Roya l Navy has resu l t ed i n i s f ac tory way o f i den t i f y i ng nex t Examp l e es t ab l i sh who i s on boa rd a ship Ma r i ne Eng i nee r i ng badge t he announcemen t o f new o f - k i n. a t any one t i me , and t he names or c L be l ow t he rp ange .rMo e du r e s t o avo i d nex t - of o f t hose peop l e who a r e t o he 46Th i s i s obv i ous l y an unac . dev i ce wi l l i nd i ca t e k i n d i s t ress ove r e r rors , i n the f o r di n t he even t o f an mechan i ca l i or e l ecn t r i ca l cep t abme l e s i tua t i on , " says t he

e v e n t o f a d i sas t er . announcemen t , ' l and i nves t i spec i a l i za t i on . En t i t l ed " Upda t i ng o f Next -o f have been unde r way ga t i ons K i n De t a i l s and o f Sou l s on i n t he M i n i s t ry o f De f ence t o Boa rd , " t he s t a t emen t says t ha t a recen t s t udy es t ab l i shed t ha t 1 i n t he even t o f t he l oss o f a sh i p o t he r h a v Luau a subma r i ne , i t wou l d t ake l eng t hy i nqu i r i es be f or e i t cou l d be es t ab l i shed w i t h ce r t a i n t y who was on boa rd a t t he t i me . The Pa t ro l subma r i ne H. M . S . O l ympus r e t urned to he r base a t D i s t r ess Devonpo r t i n ea r l y Decembe r

O l vmt )us i n co l l i s i on

af ter be i ng invo l ved in a col l ision wh i l e submerged south of Por t l and Bi l l . A statement i ssued af ter the inc ident sa id that the O l ympus , commanded by Li eut J. W . R . Har r i s, was st ruck a gl anc ing b l ow by an unident i f i ed merchant ship. I t added, "She has suf fered damage to her externa l super st ructure ' but there is no interna l damage and her water t ight integr i ty is not af fected. Nobody has been hur t . "

. . . ... . . .

Canada r e f i t H . M . submar i ne Sea l ion, or i gina l ly schedu l ed to enter Por ts mouth dockyard this summer , is to dock i ng and essent ia l

l and ing next - of - k in l ists before sai l ing.

de f ec t wo r k ca r r i ed ou t a t t he Roya l Canad i an Navy dockya rd i n Ha l i f ax , Nova Scot i a . The wo r k i s due t o s t ar t th i s mon t h.

AWAY -

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-S

com i ng i nto f orce on Februa r y 1, 1979 , and sen i or of f i cers a re to a r r ange pe r i od i c checks t o ensure t ha t t he a r r angemen t s a re ach i ev i ng t he i n t ended purpose . Subma r i nes a re to con t i nue the i r pr esen t a r r angemen t s for

HEAD I NG HOME*

--4- .

A new set of procedures is

London ' s I n t e rna t i ona l Boa t Show th i s mon t h (Janua ry 4 t o 14) has t he Roya l Navy occupy i ng prom i nen t pos i t i ons on e i ther s i de o f t he ma i n exh i b i t i on poo l . Ce r emon i a l and d i sp l ays by t he R. N . D i sp l ay Team and t he Roya l Ma r i nes w i l l be pu t on dur i ng each day o f t he show . I n add i t i on , a st a t i c " Mode r n Navy " d i sp l ay w i l l be se t up i n t he R. N . s t and a l ongs i de t he poo l . At t rac t i ons o f t he R. N . s t and w i l l i nc l ude exh i b i t s by t he Hyd 1 9 1 rogr ap e r o t he Navy s L~epar t mer i t , t he D i r ec t or o f Nava l Recru i t i ng , and t he Roya l Nava l Sa i l i ng Assoc i a t i on as we l l as a a t sea f ea ture . rep l en i shmen t Subma r i ne Command w i l l s t age an exh i b i t i n t he Pemb roke Ha l l . See a l so page 29 .

Moreover , under present ar rangements , there wou l d rema i n the possibi l i ty of a sma l l number of er rors wh i ch wou l d cause d i st ress to next - of - kin. The study establ i shed tha t despi te regul at ions, on l y about ha l f of al l rat ings have the necessary up - to - date forms in the i r draf t ing records at H . M.S. Centur ion . Therefore , i f a ship was lost or her records, dest royed in a ser ious

HEAf f i f f i rew

acc i dent .

Na vy ' s

I .E :

Ch r i s t mas . . . t he e l even sh i ps o f t he seven t h g r oup dep l oymen t ' l ed by H . M . S , Conque r o r and H . M . S . B l ake . Commanded by Rea r Adm i r a l Robe r t Squ i r es and , mo r e r ecen t l y , by Rea r Adm i r a l Dav i d Ha l l i f ax , t he g r oup l e f t Br i t a i n l as t May w i t h 32 , 000 m i l es i n f ron t o f t hem . They dep l oyed t o t he eas t and wes t coas t s o f No r t h Ame r i ca and t o t he Ca r i bbean , ca l l ed a t 42 por t s ' and t ook pa r t i n f ou r ma j o r exe r c i ses w i t h sh i ps of t he Du t ch , Ge r man , Ame r i can , Canad i an , F r ench , Mex i can and Dom i n i can nav i es . Le f t : Fo l l ow i ng cus t om , t he Navy ' s i ce pa t ro l sh i p H . M . S . ' Endu r ance was away f r om home ove r Ch r i s t mas and on du t y down Sou t h . Ano t he r cus t om I s " C r oss i ng t he l i ne , " and t he l i ve l y p r oceed i ngs on boa r d f or t h i s ce r emony a r e p i c t u r ed

Pub l i shed by t he Navy News , H. M . S . Ne l son , Por tsmout tm, and pr i nt ed by Por t smou t h and Sunde r l and Newspape rs ' Ltd. , The News Cent re , H i l sea ,

r ou t e t o t he An t a r c t i c f or he r 1978 . 79 su r vey season . Ea r l i e r t he Endu r ance had ca l l ed a t G i br a l t a r , whe r e he r Ma r i nes gave an una r med comba t d i sp l ay f or t he Gove r nor . Then t he sh i p sa i l ed f or R i o de Jane i ro . Nea r e r home , Ch r i s t mas " du t x " f r i ga t e was H.M.S. Bacchan t e , wi th H . M . S. at An t e l ope depu t i s i ng a l ongs i de Devonpo r t . H . M . sh i ps Je r sey and L i n d i s f a rne ma i n t a i ned t he No r t h Sea f i she r y p ro t ec t i on p r esence . The r e was conso l a t i on f or t hose a t sea be t ween Decembe r 24 and 26 i n t he f o r m o f a f r ee t h r ee m i nu t es p r i va t e r ad i o t e l ephone ca l l f or each man t o l oved ones at home , au t ho r i z ed t he by Commande r - i n - Ch i e f F l ee t . Co l ou r p i c t u r e : LA ( Pho t ) Pau l G i bson . B l ack and wh i t e : LA ( Pho t ) R . J . G l ee

Por t smou th ,