197904 by Navy News

NATO AT 3O E i gh t m i ne coun t e rmeasur es vesse l s o f NATO ' s S t and i ng Nava l For ce Channe l , i nc l ud i ng H. M , S , Hubbe r s t on , be r t hed i n t he Poo l o f London l as t mon t h f or a f our -day v i s i t to t he cap i t a l . Th i s yea r i s t he30 t h ann i ve r sa r y o f t he f ound i ng o f NATO . Ou r cen t r e - spr ead f ea t ure te l l s t he s t ory o f t he organ i za t i on ' s ne r ve cen t r e a t Nor t hwood.

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Adm i r a l Lew i n c l a i med a t a London l ec t ur e t ha t t he Roya l Navy was ahead o f t he wo r l d i n pro f ess i ona l ma r i t i me compe t ence and t ha t i t s men we r e neve r be t t e r ' bu t t he Se r v i ce was o f f a r t oo f ac i ng a p r ob l em o f " c r i s i s d i mens i ons ove r t he l oss many h i gh l y - t r a i ned and h i gh l y - sk i l l ed peop l e , Men we r e l eav i ng no t because nava l pay , i n wh i ch Rea r -Adm i r a l t hey d i d no t en j oy t he Navy , bu t Mo rgan G i l es (W i nches t e r ) sa i d , because t he i r pay was no t good " The f orces a r e no t ge t t i ng a enough compa r ed w i t h c i v i l i an squa r e dea l a t a l l - f a r f rom i t . " l i f e , he sa i d a t t he Roya l Soc i e t y He c l a i med tha t eve r yone e l se o f Ar t s on Ma r ch 21 . excep t t hose i n t he Se rv i ces had " dr i ven a car t and horses t hrough t he Gove rnmen t ' s pay norms , " and t ha t a l l Se r v i cemen we r e To a ques t i one r ' he sa i d rec " co l d l y and s i l ent l y f ur i ous " abou t ru i t i ng was " no t a l l tha t bad " ' bu t t he pay s i tua t i on. t he prob l em was re t en t i on The Gove rnmen t , he sa i d , keep i ng peop l e i n . A l l t hr ee Ser shou l d res t ore fu l l compa r ab i l i t y v i ces we r e i n t he same pos i t i on now and no t wa i t unt i l Apr i l 1980 . and t he hope was tha t t he re t urn The Navy M i n i s t e r (Mr . Pa t r i ck t o compa r ab i l i t y wou l d pe r suade Du f f y ) sa i d he expec t ed t he men t o st ay . AFPRB r epor t t o be pr esen t ed to W i t h t he AFPRB r epor t soon t he Pr i me M i n i s t e r t owa rds t he expec t ed i n t he hands o f t he Pr i me end o f Ma r ch ' bu t pe rsona l l y he Min i ster f i rst week i n Apr i l i s t hough t i t m i gh t " s l i p a week . " t he h i n t - t he announcemen t to Mr . Du f f y spoke o f h i s many f o l l ow i s awa i t ed w i t h deep . . v i s i t s t o sho r e es t abi nt eres t by of f i cers and ra t i ngs l i shmen t s and sh i ps . " The and t he i r w i ves . I mee t on t hese v i s i ts The compa r ab i l i t y ques t i on a l so peop l e f ea t ur ed i n a Commons deba t e on " Con t i nued i n back page

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On boa rd H. M . S . V i c t ory , and w i t h qu i l l pen i n hand , Adm i r a l S i r R i cha rd C l ay t on " s i gns i n " on succeed i ng Adm i r a l S i r Dav i d W i l l i ams as Commande r - i n-Ch i e f Nava l Home Command on Ma r ch 1. He a l so becomes F l ag A i de - de- Camp t o t he Queen , Adm i r a l C l ay t on has commanded t he gu i ded m i ss i l e des t roye rs H , M , sh i ps Ken t and Hampsh i r e , and h i s o t he r Cap t a i n of t he Dockya rd and appo i n t men t s have i nc l uded Queen ' s Ha rbourmas t e r G i bra l t a r , and D i r ec t or of Nava l Ope r a t i ona l Requ i r emen t s . He has l ed t he R , N , Presen t a t i on Team and i nt er was F l ag O f f i ce r Second F l ot i l l a be f ore becom i ng Sen i or Nava l Membe r o f t he D i r ec t i ng St a f f , Roya l Co l l ege o f De f ence Stud i es . I n Decembe r , 1975 , he was appo i n t ed Con t ro l l e r o f t he Navy . Seen hand i ng ove r t o t he new C- i n-C i s Adm i r a l W i l l i ams , re t i r i ng a f t e r 43 yea r s serv i ce i n t he Roya l Navy , and who rece i ved a t rad i t i ona l send -o f f when he l e f t Por t smou t h i n H. M . S . Ap~ . La t e r a t Da r t mou t h , whe r e he was once Cap t a i n o f B. R . N . C . , he was we l comed by a f l ot i l l a o f co l l ege p i cke t boa t s. The ce r emon i a l t o ma r k h i s re t i remen t i nc l uded t he p l an t i ng o f an oak t ree i n t he co l l ege grounds . P i c t ur e: CPO ( Pho t ) Tony W i l son

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Second Sea Lord Fo r me r command i ng o f f i ce r o f H , M , S , Ar k Roya l and a t pr esen t F l ag O f f i ce r Nava l A i r Command , V i ce - Adm i r a l S i r Desmond Cass i d i i s t o become Second Sea Lo r d and Ch i e f o f Nava l Pe r sonne l i n Sep t embe r , He i s t o be p r omo t ed adm i r a l f r om Novembe r 10 . Cd r . T. G. Ma f t by . Jup i t e r i n Du r i ng t he Second co r nn~ . June 7. Wo r l d Wa r he se r ved on L~ - Cd r . P. J. Cow l i ng. Na i ad Russ i an convoys and took i n cornrwrand . Ju l y 30 . J. S. Ch " t nu t t . LK i t -Cdr . pa r t i n t he D- Day and Lowes t o f t i n command. Augus t 7. Sou t h o f F r ance l and i ngs L i eu t -Cdr . B. E. N i cho l l s . St a f f H i s appo i n t men t s have O f f i ce r So l en t D i v i s i on R. N . R . and i nc l uded command o f 820 A l l us i on i n command. L i eu t . J. J. Shea . Coch r ane Squadron and o f H. M , S . Augus t 28 f or V i g i l an t i n command. Va i t by ' and i n 1967 he was appo i n t ed

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The f r i ga t e was d i ve r t ed wh i l e on passage t o j o i n Exe r c i se Spr i ng t r a i n and t ook on boa rd t en sur v i vor s p i cked up by t he Russ i an me r chan t sh i p Rusa and t he Wes t Ge r man M , V. Kehd i nge r l and . The Jup i t e r l anded t he t en a t G i br a l t a r , emba r k i ng a doc t o r and d r ugs f r om H. M . S . London on t he way. Seven dead we r e a l so r ecove r ed f rom t he sea dur i ng t he ope ra t i on , wh i ch was ca r r i ed ou t i n a ga l e . The Jup i t e r was ro l l i ng up to 45 degr ees when s t opped ac ross t he sea. " Be rw i ck r escue ope r a t i on Page 19 . Li

F i f t een-yea r-o l d Ma r co F l ores , who d i ved i nto t he i cy wa t e rs of St I ves ha rbour to rescue a drown i ng Jack Russe l l Ter r i er , has been pr esen t ed w i t h t he St I ves Commando Memo r i a l Awa r d f or cour age . The bronze s t a t ue t t e commemo r a t es a l l Roya l Ma r i nes and Ar my Com mandos who t r a i ned a t St I ves and who d i ed i n ac t i on . o Li Li The sh i p ' s company o f t he gu i ded m i ss i l e des t roye r H. M . S . G l amorgan , wh i ch has been re f i t t i ng a t Por t smou t h , made a St Dav i d ' s Day presen t a t i on to t he i r Dockya rdman of t he Yea r - Mr . Dave T i l l er . Mr . T i l l er , who has wo r ked i n t he dockya rd f or 30 yea rs as an i ron cau l ke r and r i ve t er , was pr esen t ed w i t h t he sh i p ' s cres t and a cer t i f i ca t e . In 1974 he ga i ned t he Roya l Humane Soc i e t y Awa r d f or br ave ry when he d i ved i nto t he ha rbour to rescue a f e l l ow wor ke r . The sh i p ra i sed £60 f or t he Jane Hodge Home f or hand i capped ch i l dren , nea r Card i f f , by se l l i ng bu t t on -ho l e s i zed l eeks.

The Roya l Ma r i nes t ook no chances when asked t o adop t Bu t l i n ' s " M i ss Ho l i day Pr i ncess " as the i r p i n-up . They sen t L i eut . S t ephen Goodw i l l (cent re) , LC O f f i ce r Poo l e , t o he l p j udge the cont es t , And wha t Ma r i ne w i l l b l ame h i m for t ry i ng to car ry o f f t he w i nne r - t he Li Li Li I t was red- ca rpe t day a t t he Ken t v i l l age o f Cux t on f or t he of f i cers and men o f t he m i ne Cux t on , wh i ch has swee~ece rnHadop . M . St.ed by t he commun i t y . Among t he even t s l a i d on by t he v i l l agers we r e a footba l l ma t ch , a dar t s ma t ch and v i s i ts t o l oca l soc i a l cent res . Abou t 25 gues t s a t t ended a pa r t y i n t he Cux t on , among t hem t he

beaut i fu l Sue Be rge r - to show to t he Corps? P i c t ur ed w i t h h i m ( l ef t t o r i ght ) a r e the o t he r j udges o f the cont es t : S i nge r An i t a Hams ; Dav i d H i l l , ed i t or o f Weekend Magaz i ne ; ac t ress Wendy R i cha rd and Tom O ' Connor , promo t i ons execu t i ve Br i t i sh Ley l and Ca rs ,

Depu t y Mayo r o f Medway , Mr s. Peggy Saxby and M i ss Cux t on , Les l ey Yos t . 11 11 The Boyd Trophy 1978 has been awa rded to t he R. N . a i r s t a t i on Cu l drose f or Sea r ch and Rescue cove r age wh i ch i nvo l ved 177 SAR m i ss i ons , 129 l i ves be i ng saved and 343 peop l e rescued . The Wessex Mk 5 he l i cop t e r wen t i nto serv i ce w i t h 771

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~- E i gh t vesse l s o f t he Roya l Navy - i nc l ud i ng t he nuc l ea r - powe r ed F l ee t subma r i ne H , M. S , Wa r sp i t e i n t he Sou t h At l an t i c f or an exe r c i se w i t h un i t s notffaat he re Br az i l i an Navy . The group is comb i n i ng t he f our -day exerc i se w i t h v i s i ts to Wes t Af r i can por t s , St He l ena , Ascens i on I s l and , and R i o de Jan i e ro. Bes i des t he Wa rsp i t e , t he f orce compr i ses t he Type 42 des t roye r H. M . S . Newcas t l e i n company w i t h H. M . sh i ps Ken t , Na i ad , Esk i mo , Ashan t i , and R. F . A . s T i depoo l and Regen t . Rea r -Adm i r a l D. J. Ha l l i f ax , F l ag O f f i ce r F i rs t F l ot i l l a , i s f l y i ng h i s f l ag i n H. M . S . Ken t . I t i s t he f i rst dep l oymen t for t he Newcas t l e , wh i ch v i s i t ed F r ee t own on Ma r ch 17 and pu t i nto St He l ena w i t h t he Na i ad and t he Esk i mo . The f orce assemb l es f i na l l y a t R i o and re t urns to t he Un i t ed K i ngdom i n m i d - May .

Li L i Li The Band o f t he Roya l Ma r i nes , F l ag O f f i ce r Nava l A i r Command and t he L l ane l l i Ma l e Cho i r comb i ned t o prov i de St Dav i d ' s Day mus i c and song on t he l unch t i me TV p rog r amme " Pebb l e M i l l a t One. "

H. M . S . Undaun t ed and as r Cap t a i n ( D ) Por t l and Squadron . A f t e r a spe l l as D i r ec t or These r a t i rgs a r e anx i ous t o exchange dr a f t s and Nava l P l ans ' he t ook comh i l t d i r ec t , a n y on ei n t e r es t ed shou l d wr i t e t o t he

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AB( R ) P. M. Br own , 3E Mess , H. M . S . L~ , due re f i t May. W i l l swop f or any sh i p r i g on dep l oymen t or any P l ymou i h based g- l g i a te. AB ( EW ) St i r t on , 3D Mess , H. M . S . Lan don , due ref i t May. W i l l swop f or a Sco t t i sh -based f r i ga t e , pr e f e r ab l y Tr i ba l , based R~ . LREM K. Ba r rows , M. T . Reg. O f f i ce , H. M . S . Co l l i r ~ , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Na i ad , Davenpor t , Ju l y . W i l l swap f or any Por t s mou t h sh i p or shc i re ~ , pr e f e r ab l y sh i p no t Cap t . K. H. G. W i l l is is d~y i ng . t o be p romo t ed rear LRO ( 0 ) K. Lus t ed , W I T O f f i ce , H. M . S . adm i r a l and t o be Ch i e f of Bron i ng t on (Ve rnon based ) due t o be dr a f t ed o f f May 19W . W i l l swop f or any D I - G or St a f f t o t he Commande r f r i ga t e , Por t smou t h . i n - Ch i e f Nava l Home NA1 ( AH ) R. McG r ego r , H. M . S . Buhva r k , ove r 12 n~s . W i l l swap f or any R. N . a i r Command i n Ju l y . s t a t i on . H i s pr ev i ous appoint CPOSA R. Mason , Nava l S t or es O f f i ce , men t s have i nc l uded R. N . Hosp f t W , G i br abw , dr a f t ed H. M . S . He r mes Novembe r . W i l l swap f or any Rosy t h Ass i s t an t D i r ec t or o f the sh i p . Unde r wa t e r Weapon CK J. 1) . Oowds , 14 Mess , H. M . S . F i f e , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood June . W i l l swap Equ i pmen t D i rec t ora t e ' , f or a seago i ng sh i p . and D i r ec t o r o f t he Roya l A R ) J. M. Pawsey . Sa i n t es B l ock , g Nava l S t a f f Co l l ege , H. M . S . Warr ior , Nor t t i wood , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Gr eenw i ch. I n 1976 he Mohawk June . W i l l swap f or H. M . S . Wa r r i or , or H. M . S . Pemb r oke cons i de r ed . Wh i " a l l , became command i ng MEM1 W. B l ack , 210 Gr env i l l e Mock , o f f i cer o f H. M . S . Co l l i ngH. M . S . Pemb roke , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ro t hesay , Cha t t i am wood ' whe r e dur i ng ear l i er re f i t Ap i i i . W i l l swap f or H. M . Sh i ps , Ach i l l es , Ar e t husa , Ar r ow or D i do . se rv i ce he had t r a i ned and LA ( AK? ) Topp i ng , A. T . C . H. M . S . Sea l a t er ' as a commande r ' hawk , R. N . a i r s t a t i on Cu l drow , t e l . Cu l drose Ex t 2415 , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Henms , J i Ay . W i l l t ook cha rge o f t ra i n i ng . swop f or any Cu l d r oae dra f t or f ron t l i ne O t he r appo i n t men t s recent l y Cu l drose based. s qu anrwpunced i nc l ude: a d r on CA Da t t on , H. M . S . Zu l u , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Cap t R. W~ . Osp r ey in W i l l swop f or any Rosy t t i Co l i conwnandl . Augusi 30 . ngwood , May. sho r e base . Cd r. P. J. 7Ersk i ne . She f f i e l d in ALMEM P. R. Mun i den , F Mess , H. M . S . cm~ . Apr i l 3. ( G~ ac t i ng LoweM f t . W i l l swap f or any P~ , t h sh i p . r ank o f cap t a i n be f or e promo t i on on CREL D. J. Russe l1 t e l . Gospc i r t 25903 , June 30) . dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ro t h~y , Cha t ham , re f i t t i ng Cd r. A. R. Pe t e r s . Mohawk in un t i l W i l l Ma r ch , . 1980. swap f or any Por t s command . Apr i l 26 mou t h sho r e base or sh ' i & i n ref i t . mmo R01 e Wh i t ake n r , Wh i t eha l l (G) .4 " f ) ' Wa t ch , t e l . 01 -218-3B39. Dr a f t ed H. M . S .

She f f i e l d , May , due l ong ref i t . W i l l SWOP f or any Por t smou t h ope r a t i ona l sh i p or due dep l oy i ng. ALWTR A. P i t t oway , I PZ I Mess , 820 Squadron , H. M . S . B l ake. W i l l swap f or any G. M . D . Type 42 or Por t smou t h f r i ga t e . AB( R ) Sma l l , Sa i n l es B l ock , H. M . SC Wa r r i or , Nor t hwood , dr a f t ed H. M . SC Mohawk , W i l l f or H. M . S . Wa r r i or , London May. swap base , or Cha t ham sh i p , i n l ong ref i t . OEM1 McKenna , 4JSTBD Mess , H. M . S . Br i s to l . W i l l swap f or Rosy t h sh i p . AB( R ) F. Sw i f t , 3E Mess , H. M . S . Br i s to l , dep l oy i ng U. S . A . Ju l y , t hr ee t o f our mon t hs . W i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h sho r e base or sh i p i n l ong ref i t. MEM1 P. E. K i n_q ( AMC , JBD ( Sauma r ez B l ock , H. M . S . Ne l son , dr a f t ed H. M . S .

Int rep i d . W i l l swop ror any r r i ga , e cue f or e i gn pr e f e r ab l y P l ymou t h based. dep S ] Wn t ,Cappe r , do Wa r d r oom , H. M . SC Ne l son , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Coven t r y . W i l l swap f or H. M . S . Bu l wa r k or any b i g Por t smou t h sh i p . LS Davey , H. M . S . Or kney , Rosy i h based. W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h , Por t l and , Cha t ham sh i p or sha r e es t ab l i shmen t . ALOEM S. Cour t ney , E l Schoo l , C l ass 174 , H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Ro t hesay , Cha i ham ref i t June . W i l l swap f or any Por t l and sh i p or sho r e base . CPO ( OPS ) (S) P. H. W. Sowdon , H. M . S . Esk i mo , dr a f t ed H - M. S . Den i es , Devonpa r t , June . W i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h or Cha t ham sh i p . MEM1 M. A. Asqu i t h ( AMC) , 3R Mess

u l eopa t r a , June , P l ymou t h . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h sh i p or sho r e basec OEM1 C. S. Godda rd , c / a Bu f f e rs Pa r t y , H. M . S . Cen t ur i on ex t n . 2585 , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Br i gh t on , Davenpor t , t wo yea rs , Augus t . W i l l swop f or any Por t smou t h or Cha t ham sh i p , seago i n or ref i t . CK Wurk i t t , Ma i n ga l l ey , H. M . S . Cam br i dge , dr a f t ed H. M . S . June , Por t smou t h , June . W i l l any P l ymou t h f r i ga t e. ALSA M. swoUoirl ey , Mu l t i -purpose S t a r e , H. M . S . Cochr ane , dr a f t ed t o 819 Squadron , H. M . S . Ganne t , Augus t . W i l l swap f or any seago i ng sh i p , pr e f e r ab l y Cha t ham or Por t smou t h . LOEM P. R. Daubney , 4 Mess , H. M . S . Ar row , dep l oy i ng May , Fa r Eas t , New Zea l and and Aus t r a l i a , r e t urn i ng U. K .

sh i p cons i de r ed . AB( R ) E l de r , 4M A2 Mess , H. M . S . Int rep i d . W i l l swop f or any Davenpor t sh i p no t

Doug l as , P l acewood 21 Mess , H. M . S . Dr yad , dr a f t ed H M. S . Devonsh i r e ( accommoda t ed i n H. M . g . Ne l son , Po r t s mou t h ) f or seakeep i ng du t i es . W i l l SW0P f or

LS - TWD J. A. WH I TE , Adm i r a l t y House, P l ymou t h , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Coven t r y , Por t smou t h Augus t . W i l l swop f or any Type 21 f r i ga t e due dep l o me r i t .

AB( R ) Lee , 3GA Mess , H. M . S . Leande r , home wa t e rs . W i l l swap f or any sh i p Po r t s mou t h or Cha t ham go i ng on f or e i gn

DLG , based Por t smou t h , Cha t hamor f f osy t h . POEL (A) J. 8. Sco t t , R. N . a i r s t a t i on , Yeov i l t on , dr a f t ed R. N . a i r s t a t i on Cu l drose .

shor e base o i sh i p i n ref i t , Devonpor t . MEM1 B l oom f i e l d , 3K Mess , H. M . S .

l a t e 1980) ( Sea K i ng Squadron ) . Te l ephone Yeov i l Ex t . 453. LREM H l i i , 3P Mess , H. M I . S . B i rm i ngham , home wa t e r s 1979 . W i l l swap f or any sh i p

Me r cur y , dr a f t ed H. M . S . B l ake , June . W i l l swap f or any f r i ga t e or GMD , Fa r Eas t dep l oymen t . R01(G) K. Du r ham , 3D Mess H. M . S London , due l ong ref i t Por t smou t h , May. W i l i f or any sh i p due dep l oymen t . swog L EM J. R. M i l l s , l oMn~ Schoo l , H. M . S . dr a f t ed H. M . S , Avenge r , Co l l i ngwood ,

Broadsword. Will swap far any ship December. Will swap for any ship not Diomede,rbineJuly. WillChatham, swap forPortsmouth any diesel oror H.M.S. dueAO(R) ~yment ship, deploying. 42 K. . or rfys.liuth survey ship, Type patrol dep l oy i ng or in ref i t .

~ I oymn t . LREM W. B l akey , 2L3 Mess , H. M . S . Her rnes , dep l oy i ng U. S.A . Wi l l swap for any Leander hor r i e wa ters unt i l Sept ember . Wi l l swop for any sh i p go i ng on dep l oyment , pre ferab l y Far East or Cha tham based ship. LRO( ) R. C. Green , (M . C -0. ) H. M . S . Heca te . Wi l l swop for any non-Scot t i sh shore base or ship rot dep l oy i ng.

any seago i n ship, preferab l y not l arger than

Wi l l swap far Yeov i l ton or Por t l and draf t (FSL

preferab l y Far East . depiooy R 1ing, (T) John Duncan , Ba l macara House, Ky l e of Locha l sh , Ross-sh i re , Scot l and, draf ted H. M . S . Argonaut , P l ymouth , August . Wi l l swop for Rosyth ship. STWD Dev i d Crooks* , H.M . S . Woot ton ,

AB(M) M. Waze f l e fd , Ma i l Of f i ce, H. M . S .

Devonpor t , August . Wi l l swap for any Por ts. mouth ship or shore base , POOEL B. W i l kes , H. M . S. Broadsword , Davenpor t (tr ials) . Wi l l swap for any Por ts. th sh i p or shore base . preferab l y not sh ip dep` loy n

draftedPortsmouth H-M.S. Aurora, April. Portsmouth Cotl irigwoad, Portsmouth, Range Eastney, H.M.S.for WillLCK PO(S) N. ship. P. Linger, clo Æ,P Staff, Ports Arg.n~ swopR. forM.anyPooicy, ship. Mary mouth Will swopdrafted in August t, Plymouth. 27, Princess draftedH.M.S. Dockyard, Jupiter, JulY, Portsmouth ariy ship. Avenue, Khyber Road, Chattiam, Kent. Devonport . Will swap for any Portsmouth LREM K. Bannes , M. T .

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se r v i ng H. M . S . Pemb roke . W i l l swap f or any P l ymou t h sho r e base or sh i p i n re f i t or i n home wa t e rs . ' Rep l i es t o above addr ess .

LREM f 'ol t ins, 711 Squadron , R. N. ai r stat ion, Cu l drose , Ext . 7127 . Wi l l swap for a Por t l and Wasp P. F . E. WT ' R P. Reyno l ds , 3C1 Mess ,

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i 9EM1 ( AMC) K. G. Ham i l t on , CP0s ' Mess H. M . S . Cochr ane , dr a f t ed H. M . S .

L I R I D G F. O ' Lea r y , H. M . S . Me r cur y , dr a f t ed t o H M. S . Esk i mo , Cha t ham , Ju l y . W i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h sh i p , pr e f e r ab l y

Te l . P l ymou t h 28320 f rom Apr i l 6-23 . LS ( M ) Pr i ce , H. M . S . D r yad ( FGR ) t e l . Por t smou t h Dockya rd 6445 . dr a f t ed H. M . S .

C l ose , Rowne r , Gospor t , Han t s. AB( S ) Mya l t , 9, Aga t e Read , Hamme r sm i t h , - ondon , W6 , dr a f t ed H. M . S . Eur ya l us ,

Abd i e l , May. Wi l l swap for any P l ymouth ship,

ref i t , or share base . Rep l i es to: 8, Owen

Squadron a t Cu l drose on Ma r ch 5 and w i l l be j o i ned by 11 mo re i n Ju l y . The Mk 5 w i l l t ake over t he ro l e o f t he Squadron ' s Wessex Mk 1 i n t he Sea r ch and Rescue ro l e , and w i l l be used f o r t ra i n i ng purposes . 0 0 0 One of t he Roya l Navy ' s t wo SRN 6 hove rc ra f t has been p l ay i ng a key ro l e i n an ex t ens i ve bomb c l ea r ance campa i gn at Shoeburyness , Essex. The cra f t , f rom t he Hove r c r a f t Tr i a l s Un i t a t H. M . S . Daeda l us , Lec -on So l en t , has been wor k i ng c l ose l y w i t h t he Por t smou t h and Medn t he Deng i e F l a t s t o r emove Wo r l d Wa r 11 ordnance . lI Pr i ncess Anne w i l l open At l an t i c B l ock , t he mu l t i -m i l l i on pound adm i n i s t ra t i ve cen t re at H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood on Ju l y 27 . I t w i l l be he r f i rst v i s i t to t he Roya l Navy ' s l arges t shor e es t ab l i shmen t . The Pr i ncess , Commandan t - i n -Ch i e f of t he WRNS , w i l l r ev i ew ce r emon i a l d i v i s i ons and i t i s p l anned f or he r t o a t t end Co l l i ngwood ' s second annua l r eun i on d i nne r f or W r en of f i cers ,

due Devonpor t , ref i t . W i l l swap f or any sh ip dep l oy i ngc AB( R ) Camm , Nays Yea , H. M . S . Bron i ng t an (Ve rnon based) , due t o be dr a f t ed of f i n t wo yea rs. W i l l swap f or any f r i ga t e Por t smou t h , P l ymou t h or Cha t ham. REM1 R. Fu l t ord , RNDT , HCM. S . Exce l l ent , dr a f t ed G i bra l t a r Commcen , June . W i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h sh i p . REM2 D. J. Dens f i e l d , Sauma r ez B l ock, H. M . S . Ne l son , 15 - mon t h dra f t t o H. M . S . Jup i t e r ( l ong ref i t , P l ymou t h) , w i l l swap f or any Por t smou t h or Cha t ham- based sh i p .

Mi n i ster f l i es i n Navy M i n i s t e r Mr . Pa t r i ck Du f f y f l ew i n by he l i cop t e r to see me t hods o f nava l t ra i n i ng at Gospor t bases. He t our ed t he Cr a f t Tr a i n i ng Wo r kshops at H. M . S. Daeda l us , t he A i r Med i ca l Schoo l , and t he Surv i val Equ i pmen t Schoo l a t Sea f i e ld Pa rk . La t e r he wa t ched t echn i ca l t ra i n i ng a t H. M . S . Su l t an .

Wha l ey r e - opens The Wha l ey C l ub i n H. M . S . Exce l l en t , c l osed a f t er a ma j o r f i re , has r e -opened i ts door s on t he f i rst f l oor . Renova t i ons to t he f l oor be l ow a re con t i nu i ng .

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Two new f i l ms g i v i ng l av i sh t rea t men t t o good , o l d- f ash i oned thr i l l ers a re among t he t i t l es re l eased by t he Roya l Nava l F i l m Corpor a t i on , " The Th i r t y -N i ne St eps " and " Dea t h on the N i l e " are ga i n i ng cons i derab l e box of f i ce success as we l l as acc l a i m f rom the cr i t i cs.

John Buchan ' s " S t eps " has been f i l med t w i ce be fore . Even so , t he r emake o f t he r emake owes no t h i ng t o i ts predecessors , bas i ng i ts success on a mo r e humo rous approach and changes i n l oca t i ons. " Dea t h On The N i l e " i s ano t he r st ar -cas t t r ave l ogue mu rde r mys t ery f rom t he pen o f Aga t ha Chr i s t i e . Pe t e r Us t i nov as Be l g i an s l euth He r cu l e Po i ro t se t s ou t on t he t r ack o f t he k i l l er who i s she l t er i ng among such d i s t i ngu i shed names as Dav i d N i ven , Ange l a Lansbur y , Be t t e Dav i s , Jane B i rk i n , George Kennedy and M i a Fa r row . Fu l l l i st o f t he f i l ms re l eased :

Yes , you ' l l be see i ng mor e o f Les l ev -Anne Down soon , She re t urns to t he sc reen i n ye t ano t he r su l t ry ro l e - as a seduc t i ve go l d- robbe r i n " The F i rs t Gr ea t Tr a i n Robbe r y , " f or fu ture re l ease by t he Roya l Nava l F i l m Corpora t i on ,

The Shadow o f Ch i ka r a ( AA) - Joe Don Bake r , Sandr a Locke . A Con f ede r a t e Ar my cap t i an goes i n sea r ch o f h i dden d i amonds i n t he w i l d and unexp l or ed Bu f f a l o R i ve r coun t ry. Bu t a s t range , unseen f orce appea rs t o gua rd t he whe r eabou t s o f t he t reasure . I TC No . 609.

Les l ey-Anne ' s beau t y and ta l ent have won he r p l um par t s s i nce he r f i rst ma j or ro l e as a demur e member o f t he Be l l amy househo l d in I , T. V . ' s "Ups t a i rs , Downs t a i rs . "

Tha t ' s Ca r r y On ( A) Fea t ur e- l eng t h co l l ec t i on o f some o f t he mos t h i l ar i ous momen t s f rom 20 yea rs o f " Ca r r y On " f i l ms. Con t r i bu t i ng t o t he nos t a l g i a a re t he o l d t eam o f Kenne t h W i l l i ams , Cha r l es Haw t r ey , Ha t t i e Jacques , Kenne t h Connor , S i d James , and Sy l v i a S i ms . Rank No . 610.

S t r i pper He r success on t he sma l l sc r een was f o l l owed by he r f i rst b i g ro l e i n c i nema - as a s t unn i ng j e t -se t t er i n " The Be t sy , " wh i ch a l so s t a r red Laur ence O l i v i er .

The Th i r t y -N i ne St eps (A) Robe r t Powe l l , Dav i d Wa rne r , Er i c Por t er . Spy d r ama se t j us t be f or e Wo r l d Wa r I . T i me s t ands st i l l a t t he c l i max as t he he ro c l i ngs t o t he f ace o f B i g Ben. Rank No . 611.

Then , some t h i ng even mo r e revea l i ng - a pa r t as Phy l l i s D i xey , l egenda r y s t r i pper o f t he ' For t i es and ' F i f t i es i n a d r ama documen t a r y by I TV.

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Un i t ed Ar t i s t s have cas t he r i n r ro l e wh i ch i nvo l ves t he shedd i ng c l othes. D i no de Laurent i i s ' s "The

Les l ey Decep t i v( - , aemur e . . Anne on London Br i dge s t a t i on , F i rst Grea t Tra i n Robbe ry " is set i n 1855 t he l ayout i n read i ness and te l l s o f an a t t emp t by gen t l eman su r vey i ng for a ÂŁ25 , 000 robbe ry . A scene f rom crook Edwa rd P i erce (Sean Connery) , a " Th e F i rs t Gr ea t Tr a i n Robbe r y , " Cockney c racksman (Dona l d Suther l and) and P i erce ' s m i s t ress (Les l ey -Anne ) to d o e s n rob a' need other l oves to keep h i m bu l l i on t ra in be t weent London and wa rm . Fo l kestone .

The Fur y (X) - K i r k Doug l as , John Cassave t t es. Sc i ence- f i c t i on hor ror t a l e abou t a t eenage r who has psych i c powe r s tha t i nt eres t a secre t Un i t ed St a t es agency . 20 t h Cen t ur y Fox No . 612.

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The ro l e o f Edwa rd P i e rce - an dcgan t , gen t l eman rogue , i s r em i n i scen t of Conne r y ' s 007. Bu t w i t h Les l ey -Anne a round i t seems tha t P i erce , un l i ke Bond,

Les l ey -Anne Down as a seduc t i ve go l d- th i e f i n " The F i rs t Tr a i n Robbe r y , " for Grea t f u t ure re l ease .

Heaven Can Wa i t (A) - Wa r r en Bea t t y , Ju l i e Chr i s t i e , James Mason.

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When i t ' s d i scove r ed t ha t he has a r r i ved 50 yea r s be f o r e h i s t i me , s t eps a r e t aken t o send h i m back . C I C No . 613.

- E l l i ot t The Sa i l ent Pa r t ne r (X) t t a L i f eboa c t he r o Mr .h R i cha r d e Gou l d , Chr i s t ophe r P l umme r , Evans was a t t he B i r m i ngham Susannah Yor k . Psycho l og i ca l Boa t Show t o g i ve a spec i a l thr i l l er i n wh i ch a robbe r y g i ves t hank you e a bank emp l oyee t t he chance to h t o membe r s o f t he s t ea l 50 , 000 do l l ars. Un f or t una t e l y R. N . R . Du r i ng t he t en - day even t f or h i m t he robbe r has no i nt ent hey had co l l ec t ed ÂŁ400 f or t he t i on o f r ema i n i ng emp t y - handed . Roya l Na t i ona l L i f e -boa t V i scom No . 614. I ns t i t u t i on . The Amaz i ng Howa rd Hughes (A) - Tommy Lee Jones , Ed F l ande rs . C i nema l ow- down on t he m i l l i ona i re rec l use - a man who a i med t o o be t he wor l d ' s t op av i a tor , Ho l l ywood ' s t op f i l m produce r , and t he wor l d ' s r i ches t man. Co l umb i a - EM I - Wa rne r No . 61 5 I n t e rna t i ona l Ve l ve t (A) Ta t u rn O ' Nea l , Chr i s t ophe r P l umme r , An t hony Hopk i ns . Seque l to " Na t i ona l Ve l ve t " i n wh i ch E l i zabe t h Tay l or made he r debu t. as a st ar. . Ve l ve t Brown , 1

" The F i rs t Gr ea t Tr a i n Robbe r y " i s a John Fo r eman produc t i on based on t he nove l by M i chae l Cr i ch t on , who a l so wro t e t he sc reenp l ay and d i rec t ed .

Mr . Evans p r esen t ed an R. N . L . I . p l aque t o t he co l l ec t or s , membe r s o f H. M . S . F l y i ng Fox, f R. N . R . Seve r n D i v i s i on headqua r t e r s a t Br i s t o l . They a r e

dt o t he B i rmi ngham Commun i ca t i ons Tr a i n i ng Cen t r e and we r e i nvo l ved i n mann i ng Roya l Navy s t and a t the show i n t he Na t i ona l Exhibi t ion Cen t r e . Now aged 73 , Mr . Evans i s the f o r me r coxswa i n o f t he Moe l f r e l i f eboa t , Ang l esey . He i s t he mos t deco r a t ed l u f eboa t man a l i ve - ho l de r o f t wo go l d meda l s awa r ded f or t he sav i ng 18 l i ves i n t wo sepa r a t e i nc i den t s .

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punche r ! S i nce wr i t i ng my l ast Supp l y and Med i ca l Dra f t y ' s Corne r there have rea l l y been no momen t ous happen i ngs! We cont i nue i n a manpowe r s i tua t i on wh i ch a l l ows us very l i t t le s l ack , but w i th Gene ra l Serv i ce cur rent l y shor t of some 2 , 200 rat i ngs , I rea l i ze j ust how much be t t er of f we are than mos t other branches .

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Th i s pa ragraph is addressed to those o f you f aced w i th the d i l emma of wh i ch to accept ; the Loca l Fore i gn Serv i ce on wh i ch you have se t your hear t or the wedd i ng r i ng f rom your kn i ght i n sh i n i ng armour . Howeve r exas pera t ed the Ch i e f Wr en on your dra f t i ng desk becomes , we do unders t and the prob l em. A l l we ask is tha t you keep us i n formed and g i ve us as much not i ce as poss i b l e i f you i nt end to ma r ry and l eave t he Serv i ce. Remembe r we have to g i ve you a t l east f i ve mon t hs not i ce of go i ng abroad . The ma j or i t y of you go to Pos i t i ve Ve t t i ng pos t s and the ve t t i ng process t akes a t l east four mon t hs . Tha t means i f you have been dra f t ed abroad and a mon t h or so be fore you are due to go you g i ve us three mon t hs ' not i ce of l eav i ng to ge t mar r i ed , then Dra f t y has a prob l em. Some other gi r l gets asked to go a t shor t not i ce , emp l oy i ng of f i cers become hea t ed , and the good names of WRNS and QARNNS suf fers.

S t or es Accoun t an t s , Wr i t ers and ADP F i rst of a l l , we are espec i a l l y keen to hear f rom SAs andWr i t ers (par t i cu l ar l y CPOs and POs , bu t it a l so i nc l udes j un i or ra tes and Wr ens ) i nt eres t ed i n Au t oma t i c Da t a Process i ng (ADP) and compu t ers . A l t hough there are compara t i ve l y f ew comp l emen t ed j obs in the compu t e r f i e ld, at present , in the very nea r future we wi l l requ i re many mor e ra t i ngs as progr amme rs and ana l ysts w i th i n-depth know l edge o f ADP. Be one s t ep ahead and make sure you ge t in on t he ground f l oor now! A reques t to your Supp l y Of f i cer wi l l ensure that you do the ADP apt i tude test and , i f success fu l , i t cou l d open t he door to some very i nterest i ng and sa t i sfy i ng j obs ; not j ust i n the Navy bu t a l so when you eventua l l y l eave t he Serv ; ce. Read the D i rec tor of F l ee t Supp l y Dut i es news l et ter ar t i c l es on how to become an ADP Progr amme r or Sys t ems Ana l ys t .

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WRNS , QARNNS and LFS

Our prob l ems are sma l l compa r ed w i th the i rs so , ra ther than dwe l l on d i f f i cu l t i es , I t hough t I m i gh t t ake thi s oppor tun i t y of put t i ng over one or t wo messages wh i ch par t i cu l ar l y af fect the Supp l y and Secre t ar i a t and Med i ca l branches , i nc l ud i ng the Wr ens.

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F l ee t Ch i e f Pe t t y O f f i cers As pred i c t ed , t he numbe rs s i tua t i on as f ar as F l ee t Ch i e f Cooks and St ewards i s con cened i s worsen i ng . The educa t i ona l qua l i f i ca t i ons cont i nue to be the s tumb l i ng b l ock. By Sep t embe r thi s year I sha l l be ab l e to f i l l on l y n i ne of the 14 F l ee t Ch i e f Cook b i l l ets and four of the 11 F l ee t Ch i e f St ewa rd bi l l ets . Hav i ng now sa t on severa l se l ec t i on boards I know t he prof ess i ona l i sm is there. How abou t some of you pass i ng a coup l e of 0 l eve l s? Good news t hough for the Wr en Wr i t ers: Bi l l ets have now been es t ab l i shed for a FCWr en W t r (G) and for a FCWr en W t r (P) . Hope fu l l y by the t i me you read th i s we wi l l have se l ec t ed one of each to f i l l t i bem.

Lead i ng Ra t es A l t hough we are up to our author i sed numbe rs for l ead i ng ra tes in al l our branches (except LCA for whom the roster is dry) , we neve r seem to have enough . The message to those o f you p i ck i ng up your hooks is that un l ess you have a l ready been dra f t ed to a k i l l i ck ' s j ob i n ant i c i pa t i on , you wi l l a l mos t cer t a i n l y be dra f t ed to ano t he r sh i p or es t ab l i shment to a l ead i ng ra te ' s bi l let -. We j ust canno t a f ford to l eave you , as a l ead i ng ra te , work i ng as an ab l e rate . So - on be i ng ra t ed , pu t i n a Dra f t i ng Pre f erence Ca rd at once .

Ca t e r e r s The ca terer ' s branch i s cur rent l y g i v i ng us some headaches . Numbe r s cont i nue to bu i l d up but ra ther mor e s l ow l y than was or i g i na l l y hoped. The cr i t i ca l area i s a t LCA l eve l and the roster f rom CA to LCA is dry - pa rched wou l d pe rhaps be a be t t er descr i pt i on. We a re a l so f aced w i th t he prob l em of how to f i l l a l l the ca t erer ' s b i l l ets ashore now tha t the surp l us of sen i or SAs has dw i nd l ed . For thi s reason we sha l l be ex t end i ng the t i me spent at sea for POCAs and CPOCAs f rom the norma l 27 mon t hs to 30 months . Th i s i s a l l owed by the dra f t i ng ru l es and , a l though unusua l in the Supp l y branch , a numbe r of other branches a l so comp l e t e 30 months ' sea serv i cec I t wi l l , howeve r , have t he bene f i c i a l e f fec t of s l ow i ng down the dra f t i ng cyc l e and reduc i ng turbu l ence g i v i ng l onger ashore be t ween sea draf ts . I t wi l l a l so enab l e POCAs who have j ust comp l e t ed t he t ransf er course to spend l onger ashore conso l i da t i ng the i r t ra i n i ng be fore be i ng dra f t ed to the ho t seat in a f r i gate as t he sen i or ca t er i ng rat i ng .

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Newcas t l e

I t ' s t he La t i n-Ame r i can bea t f or one o f t he Roya l Navy ' s new br eed of gu i ded m i ss i l e sh i ps , H , M , S , Newcas t l e , head i ng down t o R i o f or he r f i rst dep l oymen t .

Abo v e , H . M , S , Newcas t l e , an advanced des t royer a nd t he e i gh t h sh i p t o bea r t he name ; wh i l e th i s p i cture s hows he r predecessor , " O l d Newcas t l e " of f ond memory .

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Sou t hamp t on . He r des t i na t i on - G i br a l t a r f or weapons t ra i n i ng on t he At l an t i c s i de o f The Rock . By m i d - Ma r ch she was ca l l i ng on F r ee t own , S i er ra Leone . Then on t o St He l ena , Br i t a i n ' s

i s l and possess i on hundreds of mi l es out into the South At l ant i c , where Napo l eon spent h i s l ast yea rs.

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t l e wi l l t ake par t in the four -day exerc i se w i th the Braz i l i an uni ts. The Newcas t l e was bui l t at the Swan Hunter yard , Wa l l send-on-Tyne , and comm i ss i on ed in Por t smouth on Ma rch 23 l ast year . Af t e r the successfu l comp l e t i on of harbour and sea accentance t r ials she star ted a corn l ex t r ials

yea r s The seven t h and mos t f amous Newcas t l e , a Sou t hamp t on - c l ass cru i ser of 9 , 000 tons , was , l i ke he r successor , bu i l t on t he Tyne , " O l d Newcas t l e " was l aunched i n 1937 and l as t saw ac t i on i n t he Kor ean Wa r . He r ma i n a rmamen t compr i sed n i ne s i x i nch and e i ght f our - i nch guns , Success i ve Newcas t l es have spanned the per i od of Br i t a i n ' s

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gu id-ed mi ss i l e dest royers , lef t Por t smouth ear l i er this mon t h a f ter a teeth i ng prob l em had been i roned out by Vosper Sh i p Repa i rers at

growt h to mar i t i me supremacy , serv i ng in the wa rs w i th Ho l l and , F rance and Ge rmany . The f i rst Newcas t l e (comp l e t ed 1653) was a four th- ra t e of 50 guns , She sa i l ed unde r B l ake and Rooke , and was respons i b l e for ha l f the bat t l e honours . She f oundered a t Sp i thead in 1703 in one of the wors t s torms on record . Second sh i p of the name , a 50-gun four th- ra t e , was comp l e t ed the same

year and broken up in 1746 . The th i rd sh i p , a l so a four th- ra t e , was wrecked in 1761 a f t er a br i e f , bu t not ewor thy , l i f espan of 11 years . He r successor (comp l e t ed 1814) was one o f on l y t hr ee t wo-decke r

f r i gates bu i l t for the Roya l Navy , wh i l e the f i f th Newcas t l e was a wooden s t eam f r i ga te wh i ch surv i ved the s i xth sh i p - a Br i sto l -c l ass cru i ser comp l e t ed i n 1910 - by s i x years , be i ng broken up in 1929 .

pe r i od - a l so success f u l and on t i me , w i t h t he he l p o f excep t i ona l l y f a i r au t umn wea t he r , suppor t f rom t r i a l s pe rsonne l , and much ha rd wo r k by t he sh i p ' s company . Ope r a t i ona l Da t e I nspec t i on was ca r r i ed ou t on Novembe r 10 , t he sh i p beg i nn i ng shake down t hr ee days l a ter . Un f or t una t e l y she su f f e red a mechan i ca l br eakdown wh i ch t ook he r back t o Po r t smou t h , t hen t o Sou t hamp t on f or repa i rs. H. M . S . Newcas t l e was des i gned as an advanced ant i -a i rcra f t m i ss i l e sh i p a rmed w i t h Sea Da r t , a 4. 5- i nch rap i d- f i re gun and an t i - subma r i ne t orpedoes. She a l so car r i es

FACTS% AND F I GURES

4 , 100 t ons D i sp l acemen t : Beam 46f t , 410f f . Leng t h A i rcra f t : one D , , , gh t ' l gf t , 2 he l i cop t e r , ~ l k , Ly f l t w i n Sea Da r t Armamen t : one sur f ace - to-a i r med i um , r ange capab i l i t y) (sur f ace - to-sur f one 4 , 5- i nch 30 sys t em ; GWS t wo 20 mm au t oma t i c gun ; he l i cop t e r - l aunched Oer l i ko f l s ; an t i subma r i ne torpe 44 Mk " an t i subma r i ne tor s i x does , N l k 46 , f or ( t r i p l es) pedo t ubes COGOG PropU l S ' ° ' 1 ' o f Ro l l s -Royce a r r angemen t turb i nes f or fu l l O l ympus gas s-h ' p ' ; t wo 50 , 000 powe r , turb i nes Ro l l s -Royce Tyne gas s . h*p ' ; C.P, ~ fo i , cru i s i ngg 8 ,sha f t s , Speed : t wo prope l l ers ; Range : 4 , 500 m i l es 30 knot s , 299 a t 18 knot s , Comp l emen t : i nen , of f i cers and

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19521953 ) advanced de t ec t i on equ i pmen t and a Lynx Mk . 2 he l i copt er . Acce l e r a t i on i s i mpress i ve - she can l eap away t o mor e t han 28 kno t s w i t h i n a f ew hundr ed ya rds. F i rs t command i ng o f f i cer o f H. M . S . Newcas t l e i s Cap t . John Oswa l d . He j o i ned t he Navy i n 1947 and se rved i n sh i ps r ang i ng f rom coas t a l m i nesweepe r s t o H. M . S . Vangua rd , Br i t a i n ' s l ast ba t t l esh i p . He i s a gunne r y spec i a l i st .

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ORDER NOW H , M , S , Newcas t l e l eaves t he Tyne , The new sh i p ma i n t a i ns s t rong l i nks w i t h t he c i t y of he r adop t i on and has on boa rd severa l memen t oes of Geord i e l and .

NORTHERN STAR I n t he f i rst yea r o f he r career , H . M . S . Newcas t l e was g i ven a s t ar r i ng ro l e by t he c i t y o f he r b i r th and adop t i on when a B . B . C . Newcas t l e f i l m o f he r progr ess f rom l ay i ng -down t o comm i ss i on i ng was shown on t e l ev i s i on. And t he sh i p ' s l i nks w i t h t he c i ty seem des t i ned t o be as s t rong as t hose o f he r predecessor :

The pr esen t Newcas t l e ' s spor t s k i t i nc l udes socce r s t r i p i n t he f amous Newcas t l e b l ack and wh i t e; she has t wo Newcas t l e Br own f l ags; and she car r i es a 9f t . - l ong canvas Newcas t l e Br own " bo t t l e " used f or prac t i ce l i f esav i ng . Hang i ng i n t he wa rd room i s a spec i a l l y- comm i ss i oned o i l pa i n t i ng o f t he sh i p moo r ed i n Newcas t l e . A t t he of f i ca l adop t i on ce r emony i n New cas t l e l ast yea r , t he Lord Mayo r pr esen t ed t he sh i p w i t h i ts be l l and some s i l verware .

Jus t send name , add r ess ' and cheque / p . o , f or £2 . 60 ( 12 mon t hs ) or £7 , 00 f or a t h r ee - yea r supp l y . I f mo r e conven i en t , comp l e t e t h i s f o rm :

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Memo r i es o f a boozy ' pr i es t ' I n rep l y t o t he ques t i on ( Februa ry ) abou t the " Pr i es t " game , I cer t a i n l y reca l l " Pr i es t o f t he Pa r i sh . "

I t was one o f a numbe r of games - a l ong w i t h Ca rd i na l Pu f f , D r unken Coachmen , Br andy Dr augh t s and o t he rs dev i sed t o push one per i l ous l y c l ose ( i n a s i ng l e even i ng) t o t he Gun r oom mon t h l y w i ne bi l l l i m i t o f s i x t een sh i l l i ngs . No doub t t he re we r e many d i f f eren t vers i ons , and i t was i nvar i ab l y p l ayed unde r l oca l ru l es , wh i ch s i mp l y mean t tha t any newcome r was bound t o l ose . I t cou l d embr ace any number o f p l aye rs s i t t i ng round t he Gun r oom t ab l e 1 usua l l y a f t er

DRA GONFL Y TO THE RESCUE

T i me up f or t he Mas t e r?

wh i ch he desc r i bed t he game . Mr . Jones added t ha t accord i ng to Mr . Bush , " Pr i es t o f t he Pa r i sh " was p l ayed i n sh i ps t ak i ng conv i c t s f or t r ansto Aus t r a l i a po r t a t i on (1820-1840) . S Fur t he r l e t t ers on t he subj ec t have been rece i ved f rom H. Ge r r y ( ex -SPO) , o f Penzance , Cornwa l l , and Fe l i x McC l uskey ( ex - H M. S . " Tro l l opq: ' ) , o f Donca -s t e r (Yor ks ) .

I n recen t yea rs t he r e have been who l esa l e name changes i n t he Roya l Navy , t he usua l s t a t ed r eason f or t he necess i t y be i ng " t o re f l ec t mor e t ru l y t he na t ur e of t he j ob i nvo l ved . " Such r eve r ed t i t l es as Sh i pwr i gh t , ERA , OA , Ch i e f G I and TAS I - t o name bu t a f ew - have d i sappea r ed i nto t he m i s t s of t i me . Howeve r , t he grea t es t anachron i sm o f a l l r ema i ns. 1 re f e r to t he Mas t e r - a t -Arms , a t i t l e wh i ch bea rs no re l a t i on t o t he j ob i nvo l ved and i s comp l e t e l y ou t o f s t ep w i t h t he r ema i nde r of t he br anch s t ruc ture . Sur e l y i t i s t i me tha t t he Mas t e r - a t -Arms became t he Ch i e f Regu l a t i ng Pe t t y Of f i cer . A. F. No r man COEA( O ) . H. M . S . Rooke .

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1 was i n t eres t ed i n your f ea t ure " F l y i ng T i ge rs to t he Rescue " ( Februa ry ) r e f e r r i ng t o rescue he l i copt ers . 1 t h i nk 1 was t he f i rst membe r o f H. N4. Coas t gua rd to r eques t t he ass i s t ance of a he l i cop t e r - t o r escue a man who had f a l l en of f t he c l i f fs a t Aspa r agus i s l and (nea r t he L i za rd) . 1 t h i nk i t was i n 1952 , and he l p was r eques t ed f rom Roya l Nava l a i r s t a t i on Cu l drose . The he l i cop t er was a Dr agon f l y , t he surgeon- l i eu t enan t be i ng i n norma l un i f orm and a l so wea r i ng a l ea ther f l y i ng

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ne b t t r Gaulwnaryos mtowinbeuscyatefruedrgai ngd wtahes f f ou t c) f w r k d i nne r ,

he l me t . No s t rops we r e i n use a t t he t i me . He t ook h i s own l i f e j acke t o f f and pu t i t on t he casua l t y , and a f t e r g i v i ng h i m a sho t o f morph i a had h i m w i nched i nto t he cab and t aken t o hosp i t a l a t Truro .

memo r y i s ha z y on t he exac t ed when somebody

made a s l i p i n t he dr i l l , bu t I seem t o reca l l i t i nvo l ved no t on l y buy i ng a round of dr i nks , bu t a l so t hree whacks w i t h any t h i ng handy on t he " t au t es l o f t aut bundoons . " The sen t ence was me t ed ou t by t he Pr i es t . As t o t he or i g i n o f t he game - t he re you have me . 1 was the

DooKs so tha t nobody wen t ove r t he t op o f the i r w i ne b i l l , and keep i ng up w i t h t hose who d i dn ' t f i l l i n t he ba r ch i t s. 1 neve r had t i me t o f i nd ou t . - W. A. H i gg i ns , Cap t a i n R. N . , MOD , London . " Au t hor Geo f f Jones , whose book " Ba t t l esh i p Ba r ham " i s be i ng pub l i shed th i s summe r , sen t to t he Ed i t or a quo t a t i on con t r i bu t ed by John Bush , i n

Recen t l y there has appea r ed bo t h i n th Press and on TV an adver t i s i ng campa i gn to w i n recru i t s to a ca ree r i n t he Roya l Navy -

H I GH - LEVEL TRA I N I NG AT LOW- LEVEL COST . '

the Sea Cade t Corps , approved Sea Ven t ure Scou t Un i ts , or pup i l s o f A Roya l Navy F l y i ng Scho l ar cer t a i n naut i ca l co l l eges and naut i ca l of f ers men the schoo ls. sh i p young h i ghes t s t andards o f t ra i n i ng by c i v i l i an f l y i ng The Roya l Navy Spec i a l F l y i ng c l ub i nst ruc tors . Awa rd is for young men , be t ween 16 You ' l l be t ra i ned i n l i ght a i rcra f t and 23 , at any schoo l or un i vers i ty . l i ke the P i per and the Cessna 150 and O f course , you ' re unde r no a f ter on l y 9 hours you ' l l be f l y i ng so l o . ob l i ga t i on to J'oln the Roya l Navy , bu t The course l asts abou t 4 weeks i f you wou l d l i ke mor e i n forma t i on and i nc l udes a tota l o f 30 hou r s f l vn w r i t e t o t l - c r1d r ecc sa l e for On l y nom i na l Roya l Nava l F l y i ng Scho l arsh i p a ccommoda t i on , Of f i cer , The Depa r t men t o f Nava l Roya l Navy F l y i ng Scho l arsh i ps Recru i t i ng , O l d Adm i ra l t y Bu i l d i ng , a r e open to young men i n the C , C. F . Spr i ng Gardens , Wh i t eha l l , London SW I A 2BE. (R , N , and Ar my Sec t i ons on l y) ,

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L i ke many others of my own par t i cu l ar v i nt age who we re den i ed the chance of a " f i f th f i ve " ex t ended serv i ce because of De f ence cuts , I f i nd thi s par t i cu l ar brand of a l i t t le adve r t i s i ng nausea t i ng . The nausea i nc reases when one rea l i ses t he cos t to t he coun t ry o f wha t many cons i de r t o be a pr ema t ur e re t i r i ng age. I n my own case , a f t er l eav i ng t he Se rv i ce i n Sep t embe r 1977 , I was unemp l oyed f or a yea r be f or e f i nd i ng a t empor a r y pos i t i on wh i ch l as t ed t hree mon t hs . , NO JOB Once aga i n I am ou t o f a j ob , w i t h abso l u t e l y no prospec t of rea l i st i c emp l oymen t (un l ess o f course an ES b i l l e t comes up! ) . Howeve r , t he ra t es o f unem p l oymen t bene f i t make i nt eres t i ng r ead i ng when com pa r ed w i t h t he cur ren t ra t es o f Se rv i ce pay . For myse l f , w i f e and t hr ee e l i g i b l e ch i l dren , t he go i ng ra t e i s £45. 77 (payab l e f or a yea r ) . The l owe r sum o f £31. 05 ( ea rn i ngs re l a t ed supp l emen t no t i nc l uded) w i l l a l so be pa i d - for a year . PR I NCELY SUM So i n t wo years , t oge t he r w i t h Se rv i ce pens i on of £27. 92 , ch i l d bene f i t o f £9 , and i nves t men t i ncome o f approx i ma t e l y £10 a week f rom Se rv i ce gra tu i t y , one ar r i ves a t t he pr i nce l y sums of £92. 69 and £77. 97 pe r week , respec t i ve l y . Bo t h sums a r e above t he na t i ona l ave r age , and as an ex t ra bonus a re f ree f rom t ax prov i ded t he code numbe r i s h i ghe r t han 200. L I TTLE GEM Sure l y t he r e i s a mor a l he re . Pe rhaps t he powe r s t ha t be wou l d cons i de r th i s l i t t l e gem o f i n f orma t i on when press i ng f or i nc r eased mann i ng l eve l s and t ry i ng t o i nduce rec ru i t men t . Fa r be t t e r t o re t a i n and ut i l i se t he serv i ces o f expe r i enced pe r sonne l t han to g i ve t hem mo r e f or do i ng swee t FA . - C , C. P i cks t one ( ex- CPO wt r ) , Torquay , Sou t h Devon.

" How shor t memor i es mus t be . O r wha t a young Navy we have ! I n no way can H. M . S , Scy l l a l ay c l a i m t o t he pr i v i l ege o f be i ng t he f i rst Br i t i sh wa r sh i p t o en t e r t a i n an Ame r i can Pres i den t s i nce t he Second Wo r l d Wa r . H. M . S . G l amo rgan mus t have tha t honour . I t was my p l easure to be se rv i ng i n t ha t sh i p i n Decembe r 1971 a t Be rmuda , whe r e we en t e r t a i ned Pr es i den t R i cha rd N i xon and Mr . Edwa rd Hea t h - Adr i an Lux t on . L i eut . H. M . S . Ra l e i gh. " I was se rv i ng i n H. M , S . G l amorgan when we en t e r t a i ned Pr es i den t N i xon and Mr . Hea t h i n Be rmuda - and I enc l ose a p i c ture of t he Pr es i den t abou t to go on boa rd. Sor ry , Scy l l a , bu t we we r e f i rst - V , L , Ba rne t t , Ex - LS FCI I , Es t ove r , P l ymou t h .

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Bu l wa r k sa i l s

wi th Ca r r i e r se t f or he r new ro l e " I t ' s t he c l eanes t hanga r I ' ve eve r seen , " sa i d Cdr . t he Pr i nce of Wa l es when he spoke to t he assemb l ed company dur i ng t he re - comm i ss i on i ng ce r emony of H. M . S . Bu l wa r k a t Por t smou t h on Februa r y 23 . The r ema r k was s i gn i f i cant , f or eve r yone connec t ed w i th t he r e - eme rgence o f t he car r i er i n i t s new an t i - subma r i ne ro l e - she sa i l ed f or t r i a l s on Feb rua r y 27 - i s j us t i f i ab l y p r oud o f t he ach i evemen t . The hanga r i t se l f had been mod i t i ed t o t ake Sea K i ng he l i copters .

4t h / 7t h Roya l Dr agoon Gua rds , who a r e a f f i l i a t ed to t he sh i p . He t hen i nspec t ed t he Roya l Gua rd , t he Roya l Ma r i nes Band of t he Commande r - i n-Ch i e f F l ee t and t he sh i p ' s company . Af t e r t he r ead i ng o f t he com m i ss i on i ng orde r by t he Bu l wa r k ' s command i ng of f i cer , Cap t . George Br ewe r , and a shor t i n t e r denom i na t i ona l serv i ce , t he Pr i nce addr essed t he sh i p ' s company and t he t wo emba r ked Nava l A i r Squadrons and t hen cu t t he com The Pr i nce , accompan i ed by his m i ss i on i ng cake , a i ded by t he grea t -unc l e , Adm i r a l o f t he F l ee t younges t ra t i ng , JMFM M i chae l Ea r l Moun t ba t t en of Bu rma , was Dwye r . i n t he a f anf are gr ee t ed hanga r by The Pr i nce t hen me t membe r s f rom e i ght t rumpe t e rs of the of t he sh i p ' s company and the i r

Fanfare

H. M . S . Bu l wa r k passes t he Round Towe r a t O l d Po r t smou t h on he r way t o sea t r i a l s , w i t h Sea K i ng he l i cop t e r s o f 826 Nava l A i r Squad r on and Wessex V he l i cop t e r s o f 846 Squad r on r anged on deck .

NOBODY BUT NAAF I COULD G I VE YOU TERMS LIKE THESE

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Rea l l y wo r t hwh i l e d i scoun t s se l ec t ed dea l e rs Excep t i ona l l y l ow HP charges F i r s t c l ass ca r i nsur ance F r ee pe r sona l l i f e assur ance

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And Naa f i can o f f e r you so much mo r e . . . an HP depos i t - sav i ng serv i ce , an easy paymen t p l an f or ca r i nsur ance p r em i ums , used ca r pur chase f ac i l i t i es . . . a l l spec i a l l y gea r ed t o ensur e a be t t e r dea l f or Se rv i ce peop l e . Ask Naa f i abou t i t t o-day . You can ' t do be t t e r ! Te l : 01-735 1200 Ex t . 258 / 749

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CRUC I AL Vo l un t ee rs a re urgen t l y wan t ed f or a l l t he t r i a l s , wh i ch a re cruc i a l to t he we l l -be i ng and wor k i ng

cond i t i ons o f Roya l Navy men and women . Those i n t e r es t ed shou l d app l y

t hrough norma l serv i ce channe l s . V i s i t s t o t he Env i ronmen t a l Med i c i ne Un i t t o v i ew t he fac i l i t i es and d i scuss t he t es t s can be a r r anged t hrough t he Suppor t Manage r ( EMU ) or Env i ron men t a l Resea r ch O f f i cer , Por t smou t h Nava l Base exchange , ex t ens i on 41884. The s t udy da t es are: June 4-Ju l y 29 ; Sep t embe r 17-28; Oc t obe r 1-12 (Wr ens on l y) ; Oc t obe r 15-26; and Novembe r 5-15 . Fu l l de t a i l s a r e g i ven i n DC I ( RN ) 608 / 78 .

t r auma o f pa r t i 4 f r om i t s owne r and f i nd i ng a new home , Some t h i ng f i shy abou t t he t ru t h o f t he t a l e? No t a b i t o f i t ! I t a l l s t a r t ed when Tr udy , se r v i ng i n t he Cap t a i n ' s O f f i ce o f H , M , S , F i sga rd ' began t o cas t a r ound f or i deas on wha t t o do w i t h t he go l d f i sh when she wen t on dr a f t t o H , M , S . He r on , SCALES T I PPED She became hooked on a s i mp l e so l u t i on - she wou l d s l i p he r l i t t l e f r i end i n t o F i sga rd ' s go l d f i sh pond , Then au t hor i t y s t epped i n : pe t s cou l d no t be b r ough t on boa r d w i t hou t pe r m i ss i on . Bu t , a f t e r an i nqu i r y i n t o whe t he r Trudy ' s f i sh was a su i t ab l e add i t i on t o t he pond ' s popu l a t i on ' t he sca l es we r e t i pped i n he r f avou r , The execu t i ve o f f i ce r ' Cd r . N . J , Locke ' app r oved t he r eques t ' w i t h t he p rov i s i on t ha t t he new en t r an t unde r go t r i a l s - a pe r i od o f qua r an t i ne and acc l i ma t i sa t i on , So , t he f i sh was a t l as t comm i t t ed t o t he deep i n acco r dance w i t h Se r v i ce p r ocedu r e and l e f t , no doub t , t o ponde r

TOWN THANKS TRAWLER D I VERS The t own o f Looe i n Co rnwa l l has t hanked t he Roya l Navy d i ve r s who ca r r i ed ou t t he t r eache rous t ask o f r ecove r i ng t he sunken t r aw l e r Do I t Aga i n .

Men o f t he P l ymou t h - based c l ea r ance d i v i ng t eam , who pe r seve r ed t h rough t wo weeks o f f ou l wea t he r t o sa l vage t he wr eck , we r e t hanked o f f i c i a l l y by t he Mayo r , Mr s . Ma rga r e t Dan .

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a pr i nce l y ,

f am i l i es and l unched i n t he cap t a i n ' s cab i n be f or e l eav i ng f or Por t smou t h Guddha l l to ~% . c t he F r eedom o f t he C i t y ,

To ma r k h i s vh i t . he was g i ven a p i c t ure o f t he sh i p by Cape . Br ewe r , a Bu l wa r k spor t s sh i r t b, , t he PO ' s Mess and a f r amed ca r t oon f rom t he of f i cers , pr esen t ed by t he sh i p ' s execu t i ve of f i cer , Cdr . M i chae l How l ( t .

Sen i o r A l so mend i ng t he ce r emon we r e t he Commande r - i n-Ch i e f Nava l Home Command . Adm i r a l S i r Dav i d WU I U~ . and Lads W i l l i ams ; Ma j -Gen . S i r St eua r Pr i ng l e . Ma j o r -Gene r a l R. %1. Commando F~ . and Lads Pr*ngk ; and a numbe r o f o t he r sen i or nava l o f f i cers i nc l ud i ng Rea r -Adm i r a l P , G , M. He rben . F l ag O f f i ce r Th i rd F l ot i l l a .

And for Por t smou t h ' s new F r eeman .

ROYAL FLOWERS FROM A WREN

A posy for t he Pr i nce was presen t ed by Wr en Chr i s t i ne Wa l k r (be l ow) dur i ng h i s " wa l kabou t " I n Por t smou t h a f t er rece i v i ng tht . F r eedom of the Chy , Wr en Wa i l e r i s se rv i ng i n t he Roya l Mar i nt . , , H i s tor i ca l Records O f f i ce a t Eas t ney .

Pr ince

Freedom

The rece i ved t he a t Pur t smov t h Gu i l dha l l a f t e r t he r e - comm i ss i on i ng o f H. M . S . Bu l wa r k Af t e r s i gn i ng t he Ro l l o f Honor a r y F r . . . w - wbkh i nc l udes t he name o f h i s grea t -unc l e , Adm i r a l of t he l l e r i Ea r l Moun t bs t t en of S~ . who accompan i ed h i m a i t he ce r emony - t he Pr i nce was pr esen t ed w i t h a scro l l con t a i ned i n a caske t ca rved f rom t i mbe r t aken f rwn Cap t a i n Ha rdy ' s cab i n i n H. M . 5 , V i c t ory . La t e r t he Pr i ~ . who knows t he c i ty we l l f rom t i me spen t t he r e dur i ng h i s nava l m~ . t ook t he sa l ut e of a Roya l Ma r i nes Band and Roya l Navy Gua rd o f Honou r i n t he Gu i l dha l l Squa r e be f ore i nspec t i ng serv i ce and commun i t y organ i za t l oes.

: A beam i ng Pr i nce i nspec t s membe r s o f t he Por t s mou t h Roya l Ma r i nes Vo l un t ee r Boys Co rps dur i ng a r ev i ew o f se r v i ce and commun i t y organ i za t i ons a f t er r ece i v i ng t he F r eedom o f Por t smou t h . The 260 - s t rong Co rps was f o rmed I n 1901 f or t he sons or o rphans o f se r v i ng NCO* . PW~a PO~ Dab Psseo .

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Ar e you ge t t i ng enough?

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Hi ! I ' m M i ss Sh i ps A l e . W i t h an of f er I hope you can ' t re fuse ! D i d you know tha t i f your mess se rves A l e , t hen i t 's ent i t l ed to s i x g l asses f ree Sh i ps o f cha rge? No , no t ful l ones . Bu t spec i a l Sh i ps A l e g l asses , beaut i fu l l y badged w i t h t he Sh i ps A l e symbo l . Jus t pos t t he coupon for your f ree set . And tha t ' s not a l l ! I f your mess i nc r eases i ts nex t orde r for A l e , I may de l i ver t he g l asses myse l f . Sh i ps And you ' l l ge t a l ot mo r e t han s i x! G l asses tha t is. The exac t numbe r depends on how much i nc r ease your orde r by . you So dr i nk up boys and be sur e to te l l your s t ewa rd be f or e he pu t s h i s nex t orde r i n- t ha t you ' re no t ge t t i ng enough . I ' m j us t dy i ng to mee t you . -

To :

M i ss Sh i ps A l e , Wh i t br ead Du t y F r ee Tr ade D i v i s i on I samba rd Brune l Road

I Po r t smouI t h I

I Our mess se rves Sh i ps A l e i p l ease send us 6 FREE badged g l asses . I N 11E . . . . . . . . . . . . RANK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . % I SHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CURRENT BASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JI

Wh i tbread Du t y Free Trade D i v i s i on

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COVENTRY PUTS ON

DOUBLED !

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21 is an i mpor t an t day i n t he d i ar i es o f Br i t a i n ' s t wo Coven t rys , l For on t he 21s t , t he C i t y o f Coven t r y i s a l l se t to bes t ow i ts F r eedom on H , M , S , Coven t ry , t he Type 42 gu i ded m i ss i l e des t royer ,

H. M - S , Coven t r y was f l ood l i t f or the f i rst t i me dur ing he r v i s i t t o B i r kenhead - a

Coven t ry ' s recen t prohas i nc l uded f i rst-of-c l ass pl ry amme i ng t r i a l s w i t h t he Lynx be l i cop t e r , and a " 600-m i l e " serv i ce a t B i r kenhead , whe r e t he sh i p was s i ght so bui l t . a t t rac t i ve i n the Nea r l y 4 , 000 peop l e v i s i t ed the . t i l l wa t e r o f the sh i p dur i ng he r t i me a t B i rkenhead , and even mo r e en j oyed the FF l oa t that spec t ac l e o f he r f l ood l i t i n t he st i l l i t was g i ven anwa t e r s o f Wes t F l oa t . "extended Teams f rom t he Coven t ry p l ayed Me rseys i de rs a t foo tba l l show i ng " for and rugby , and t he re we r e of f icial l oca l peop l e . recep t i ons and cock t a i l par t i es P i c ture: bo t h on and of f t he ship. Fo r t he Lynx t r i a l s , the B i rkenhead Coven t r y emba r ked a he l icopter News , f r om Boscombe Down and

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Roya l Navy sh i ps b r oke o f f f r om t he i r sur vey i n I r an i an coas t a l wa t e r s f or a second t i me t o he l p Wes t e r n na t i ona l s a f t e r t he Aya t o l l a Khome i n i r e t urned t o t he t roub l ed coun t r y , I n Janua ry ' H. M , S , He r a l d had evacua t ed 60 Br i t ons and Ame r i cans f rom Banda r Abbas and H. M . S . Fawn he l ped 17 peop l e l eave Chah Baha r . I n t he second ope r a t i on ' H , M. S . Hyd r a j o i ned H , M. S . Fox ou t s i de Banda r Abbas ha rbour wh i l e t he Roya l Navy ' s l i a i son of f i cer there , Cdr . C. E. Rob i ns ,

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unde r new measu r es t o i nc r ease t he amphi r b i ous capab i l i t y o f sh i ps. The Br i s t o l ' s un i t o f t en i s l ed by Sg t , Len Jones .

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Prob l ems w i t h t he Lynx brough t an end t o t he t r i a l s a f t er 250 o f t he 400 l and i ngs p l anned ove r a pe r i od o f t wo weeks ' and t he he l i cop t e r d i semba r ked i n t he Br i s to l Channe l t o f l y back t o Boscombe Down . A m i d- t r i a l d i ve rs i on t o i nspec t Span i sh f i sh i ng vesse l s i n t he sou t h i t s compensa t i ons : t he Coven t r y c rossed t he " mag i c l i ne , " enab l i ng du t y - f rees t o be l anded a t t he nex t l eave pe r i od . 0 Coven t r y ' s Lo rd Mayo r , Counc i l l or K. B. Ben f i e l d , unve i l ed a por t ra i t o f H. M . S . Coven t r y a t t he c i ty ' s R. N . R . Commun i ca t i ons Tr a i n i ng Cen t re . Wh i l e a t t he Cen t r e , Mr . Ben f i e l d spoke by r ad i o t o t he sh i p ' s command i ng o f f i ce r ' Cap t . C. P . O . Burne , on passage of f t he Sc i l l i es.

" Message f rom Rea r -Adm i r a l Samue l H. Packe r U , S. N , , COM I DEASTFOR : " Pro f ess i ona l i sm , pers i s t ence and pa t i ence o f Fawn and Hyd r a i n evacua t i on o f pe rsonne l f rom Banda r Abbas and subsequen t t rans f er to U , S. S , La Sa l l e deep l y apprec i a t ed , A l l f ace t s o f th i s sens i t i ve t ask ca r r i ed ou t i n excep t i ona l mmne r , We l l done and many ~ " , "

Rob i ns f i na l l y go t pe rm i ss i on f or t he evacua t i on o f Br i t i sh and European na t i ona l s ' f o l l owed t he nex t day by t he Ame r i cans . Wh i l e t he Hyd r a wou l d t ake 70 Br i t ons and Europeans t o Duba i ' t he Fawn wou l d f e r ry 170 Ame r i cans t o U , S. S , La Sa l l e ' anchor ed 30 m i l es ou t . Pa r t o f t he p l an wo r ked pe r r -4 f ec t l y : 70 ha r assed and s t ra i ned A Br i t ons we r e emba r ked ' f ed and - . --- --bedded down ' and t he Hyd r a we i ghed anchor i n t he ea r l y hour s o f t he morn i ng t o s t eam f or Duba i , Bu t t he Ame r i cans - by now t he r e we r e mor e t han 250 - we r e he l d up i n Banda r Abbas , The Hydr a ' he r passenge rs sa f e l y d i s emba r ked , r e t urned to ass i st t he Fawn , Fo r 36 f rus t ra t i ng hour s t he t wo Roya l Navy sh i ps - one be r t hed on t he o t he r - wa i t ed ou t s i de t he ha rbour as de l ay a f t e r de l ay bese t t he un f or t una t e Ame r i cans. Fo r much o f one day t hey wa i t ed i n i n t ense hea t on t he j e t t y ' supp l i ed w i t h f ood and dr i nk f rom t he Hydr a . F i na l l y t he i r r e l ease was approved , and t ugs t ook t he Fo r sav i ng a m; an ' s l i fe dur i ng t he f i re a t t he Wha l ey C l ub ' evacuees and the i r cons i de rab l e H , M , S , Exce l l en t , l as t Oc t obe r , CK Kev i n McG r a t h has been baggage ou t t o t he wa i t i ng sh i ps. The f i rst 96 we r e passed t hrough awa r ded a commenda t i on by t he Commande r - i n- Ch i e f Nava l t hee Ho m Command , Hyd r a t o t he sma l l e r coas t a l survey vesse l ' wh i ch i mmed i a t e l y CK McG r a t h no t i ced a man l e f t t o r endezvous w i t h t he st er - wo r ked i n appa l l i ng con beh i nd a w i ndow d i t Ame r i can i command o n s i ns i de t o ge t t he spa res f rom t r apped sh i p . Hou r s t he bu i l d i ng , bu t was f or ced back l a t er ' t he Hyd r a f o l l owed w i t h 164 ENSPDC Eag l esc l i f f e t o Man mor e Ame r i cans , ches t e r A i rpor t on t i me f or a by smoke and f l ames when he t r i ed to ge t i n t o t he bu i l d i ng . Be l f as t f l i ght . ,. . . . . . . . . He t hen wen t back t o t he w i nThe Cygne t sa i l ed on t i me , and ' Ton -up ' f or dow and punched away t he f rame t he t hr ee dr i vers have been . . . so tha t he cou l d pu l l t he a wa r e d commenda t i ons by t he t r apped o l d sa i ld or man t o sa f e t y . I n br eak i ng t he Commande r - i n- Ch i e f Nava l Look i ng f orwa rd t o h i s 100 t h w i ndow he cu t h i s a r m bad l y . Home Command . Cook Kev i n McG r a t h b i r t hday a t t he end o f Ma r ch was CK McG r a t h i s now se rv i ng i n Mr . James Gordon ' o f Hun t l y , H. M . S . Coven t ry . Abe rdeensh i r e ' who can proud l y CYGNET AWARDS c l a i m t o have se rved i n t he Roya l H t i des comb i ned w i t h a . M . S . Cygne t ' s ope ra t i ona l Navy i n t he 19t h Cen t ury . Excep t i ona l l y h i gh sp r i ng A f t e r nava l se r v i ce f rom comm i t men t s i n Nor t he rn I r e l and Wo r l d Wa r LI Ge r man U-boa t s w i l l be used by a d i v i ng t eam sou t h - wes t e r l y ga l e t o cause p r ob l ems f or t he co l ou r 1898-1920 ' he was emp l oyed a t t he we r e i n j eopa rdy when New Yea r f rom H. M . S , Ve rnon t o prac t i se l oca t i on o f m i ss i ng subma r i nes on pa r t y a t t he Jup i t e r Po i n t Boa t Cen t r e , H , M . S . Ra l e i gh , of f i cers ' rec rea t i on c ld z z a r ub a t Rosy t hs made i t v i r tua l l y i mpos t he seabed . AR b M i ke Rob i nsonl , one o f t hei Jup i t e r Po i n t s t a f f , ho i s t s f or nea r l y 20 yea rs. Dur i ng t he s i b l e to de l i ve r v i t a l spa r es t o t he The s i x U-boa t s , scu f f l ed i n 400 f t o f wa t e r i n t he Nor t h At l an t i c t he ens i gn f r om t he do r y i n a pos i t i on no r ma l l y 18 i nches Second Wo r l d Wa r he se rved w i t h a t t he end o f t he wa r , w i l l be used by t he t eam ope r a t i ng f rom a a bov e t he wa t e r r a t he r t han pa t ro l sh i p a t Be l f as t . i nches be l ow i t , boom de f ence i n Sco t l and , i nc l u Bu t t hr ee RNSTS dr i vers - Mr . cha r t e r ed sh i p , Sea f or t h C l ansman . They w i l l t ake t he oppor t un i t y d i ng Rosy t h and Gr eenock ' and L. A. G i l ho l m , Mr . E. T. V. to prac t i se subma r i ne r escue t echn i ques dur i ng t he dep l oymen t , a l so a t Lyness . G r e ena w a y and Mr . G. C. Web nego t i a t ed w i t h t he t own ' s I s l am i c Comm i t t ee f or an evacua t i on . H,M,S, Fawn a r r i ved f rom Musca t w i t h ma i l and prov i s i ons ' and t he Fox was despa t ched t o fue l and wa t e r a t Musca t ' t hen to j o i n H , M , S. He r a l d a t Chah Baha r ' whe r e ano t he r evacua t i on was p l anned , A f t e r days o f wa i t i ng , Cdr .

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' I am no t a k i l l j oy , " wr i t es a P l ymou t h nava l w i f e , and he r l e t t er is cer t a i n l y no t I phr ased l i ke a t empe r ance l ea f l e t , bu t she fe l t tha t she had to express he r though t s .

She goes on t o say t ha t she wou l d l i ke to see mo r e a t t en t i on t o t he we l f a r e o f t hese young men a t any ea r l y s t age i n the i r nava l l i fe . He r second po i n t conce rns t he Roya l F l ee t C l ub and mo r e ma t ur e membe r s o f t he Serv i ce . " A f t e r t a l k i ng t o many o t he r nava l w i ves , " she says , " i t appea r s tha t t he r e m i gh t be f ewe r ma r i t a l prob l ems i f t he F l ee t C l ub we r e t o be c l osed f rom 1600 to 1800 each day.

SCHOOLS and TUTOR . S I ndependen t Schoo l s , Coach i ng Es t ab l i shment s , F i n i sh i ng Schoo l s Secre tar i a l , Domes t i c Sc i ence & V i Form Co l l eges , e tc. For F ree Adv i ce based on ove r one hundr ed years ' exper i ence consu l t : THE GABB I TAS- THR I NG EDUCAT I ONAL TRUST 6' 7 ' & 8' Sackv i l l e St . ' Pi ccad i l l y ' London ' W1X 2BR Te l . : 01-734 0161

Un i n t e r rup t ed educa t i on f or t he ch i l dren t oge t he r i s ha rd t o f i nd . W i t h spr i ng on t he way ( i sn ' t Wa rm i ns t e r Schoo l t akes bo t h i t?) , t he re cou l d be no i r is f rom 5-18 boysand yea rs , day e r b e t t t i me to j o i n Southan3 boa rde rs , so is ab l e t o pup i l s w i ck Pa r k Nava l Ree keep t he f am i l y t oge t he r t hrough GCE and r i ght up t o Un i ve rs i t y r ea t i on Len t r e , nea r en t r ance . A happy a r r angemen t Po r t smou t h . Fac i l i t i es espec i a l l y for pa r en t s who l i ve i nc l ude c l ubhouse , p i cn i c abroad .

a r eas , adven t ur e p l ay ground , wood l and , wa l ks and t he Dr yad sw i mm i ng poo l . Desp i t e inf l at ion, cent re memf ees r ema ' i n be r sh i p unchanged a t £5 a year for serv i ng personne~Servic l , £7. 50 for D c i v i l i ans and £15 for MoD c i v i l i an fami l i es . Da i l y membe rsh i p at 3Op a day is ava i l ab l e to personne l f rom v i s i t ing sh i ps .

Wr i t e or t e l ephone now f or fu l l i n f orma t i on t o: L t , -Cdr , E . J , R , N , (Re t d , ) ' The Trounson ' Bu r sa r , Wa r m i ns t e r Schoo l Wa r m i n t r ' W i l t sh i re , Te l , Wa i - ' m i na t e r 213358

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a v i s i t t o t he Schoo l wh i ch i s on l y t our m i l es f r om Junc t i on 4 on t he M5 . You w i Y no t be d i s

Unw i se I t wou l d be unw i se t o b l ame on l y t he sme l l of t he hops as t he r eason tha t husbands do no t go s t ra i ght home , bu t no doub t i t does p l ay a par t . To avo i d hav i ng a " t r i a l by newspape r " some i dent i f i ca t i ons have been om i t t ed f rom t he nava l w i f e ' s l e t t er , bu t i t seemed r i ght t o a i r he r po i n t s o f v i ew . Nobody wan t s t o come be t ween a man and h i s p i nt . The a i m o f t he au thor i t i es i s to encour age a dash o f common sense w i t h eve ry j ug.

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Wa r m i ns t e r Schoo l keeps t he f am i l y t oge t he r . .

600 pup i l s and 45 staf f . Bromsgrove Schoo l has the f l ex i bi l i ty to s t ream a ch i l d accord i ng to ab i l i ty in any sub j ec t . A mode rn educa t i on i s v i ta l to mee t the wor l d o f t oday but we a l so adhe re to proven t rad i t i ons bu i l t up dur i ng a l ong h i story. Wr i t e f or a Pr ospec t us , or a r r ange

Probab l y many peop l e wi l l agr ee w i t h some o f t he po i nt s she makes , bu t t he t roub l e is t ha t dr i nk i ng among young peop l e - and tha t i nc l udes schoo l boys i n t he comp r ehen s i ves - i s a na t i ona l wor ry , based on gr ea t e r f r eedom and a l ot mor e money . L i ke any o t he r br anch o f t he Ar med For ces , t he Roya l Navy may pe rhaps be i n a be t t er d i s c i p l i na ry pos i t i on t o exe r t grea t e r mode r a t i on , bu t wou l d th i s be accep t ab l e aga i ns t t he background of c i v i l i an hab i t s? The Se rv i ce au thor i t i es a re keen l y awa r e o f t he dange rs , and much i s done to educa t e pe r sonne l tha t t he r e a re mo r e r ewa rd i ng ways o f spend i ng money .

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Pe rhaps i t i s no t enou h. Pe rhaps t he Navy needs ano t ge r Dame Agnes Wes t on t o f i ght t he ev i l s of s t rong dr i nk. Bu t one o f t he r easons f or he r success was t he pove r t y o f t he sa i l or , and wha t eve r may be sa i d abou t pay , t ha t does no t ex i s t i n a gene r a l way t oday . As f or t he F l ee t C l ub and t he t he r e , " t emp t a t i ons " managemen t may no t e t he v i ews expr essed and g i ve t hem some cons i de ra t i on. I t i s no t a new sub j ec t .

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young ent r i es , a f t er on l y a f ew weeks ' t ra i n i ng , a re pu t i nto messes w i t h o l de r sa i l ors " whom t hey obv i ous l y w i sh to copy , " whe r eas prev i ous l y t hey used to se rve many mon t hs i n H. M . S . Ganges .

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" Remove t he t emp t a t i on and pe rhaps mor e husbands wou l d go s t ra i ght home i ns t ead of dr i nk i ng 11 t he re and mov i ng on to a run. ' So wha t can be sa i d t o th i s l ady?

I n the ear l y par t o f a F r i day even i ng she had occas i on t o ca l l a t a popu l a r nava l ga t he r i ng p l ace , and was " appa l l ed " a t t he numbe r of young sa i l ors dr i nk i ng heav i l y . The wr i t er says tha t nowadays

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w i de range of sub j ec ts and ext ra. cur r i c u l ar act i v i i i es . Mode r n Boa r d i ng Houses . 60 acres of pi ay ing f i e lds .

One of the ma j or a t t rac t i ons is the 18-ho l e go l f course and dr i v i ng range , w i t h go l f membe rsh i p now topp i ng the 300 mark . Go l f membe rsh i p f ee for serv i ng personne l is regarded as good va l ue at £50 a year , or t i . j u a rounu. Add i t i ona l fac i l i t i es ava i l ab l e at Sou t hw i ck Park , at modes t

fees, include: camp and cara-

van s i te , ch i l dren ' s boa t i ng l ake . , f i sh i ng, and r i d i ng ( in con j unc t i on w i th Dr yad Sad d l e C l ub) . Fu l l deta i l s ava i l ab l e f rom the Manage r , Sou thw i ck Pa r k Nava l Rec rea t i on Cent re , H . M . S . Dryad , Southw i ck , Fa r eham , Hant s . Te l . Cosham 80131 or H . M . S . Dr yad Ext . 469 .

Trad i t i ona l l y , R , N , wa rsh i ps ce l ebra t e a conun i ss i on i ng or reded i ca t i on w i t h t he cu t t i ng o f a cake by t he capt a i n ' s w i f e and t he younges t membe r o f t he sh i p ' s company . Bu t when H , M . subma r i ne Onyx reded i ca t ed a t Gospor t i n Ma r ch a f t er a t wo- yea r re f i t and mode rn i sa t i on , t he re was a br eak w i t h t rad i t i on . The command i ng of f i cer ' s w i f e , Dr . D i ana Lane , and the younges t c r ew membe r , RO Adr i an Mawby (18) , we r e ass i s t ed by t he o l des t membe r o f t he sh i p ' s company , CPO George L i t t l e (44) , and h i s 20-year -o l d daugh t e r Debor ah , who is a Wr en se rv i ng i n H . M . S . Exce l l ent . La t e r t he subma r i ne ' s c r ew and the i r f am i l i es ce l ebra t ed w i t h a dance i n H . M . S . Do l ph i n , P i c t u r e : B . M . Ca r t wr i gh t

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I n a l ove l y se t t i ng nea r Tav i s t ock , t he Devonpor t Roya l Dockya rd Ch i l dren ' s Home t akes care o f ch i l dren in need . A t any one t i me abou t 14 ch i l dren are there , usua l l y t hey have dockya rd or nava l connec t i ons , and o f t en t hey a re orphans . " Desp i t e t he We l f a r e St a t e , t he home st i l l has an i mpor t an t pa r t to p l ay in o f f er i ng a decen t st ar t i n l i fe for many ch i l dren , " wr i t es Surg . Cdr . D . S. Wr i gh t , Honor a r y Med i ca l O f f i cer of t he home , wh i ch is run by a Trus t . " The home is a l ways i n need of ex t ra

f unds and I hope tha t when sh i ps and nava l es t ab l i shmen t s a re cons i de r i ng mak i ng con t r i bu t i ons t o char i t y t hey m i gh t keep i t i n m i nd . H . M . S . C l eopa t r a recen t l y pu t on a show i n P l ymou t h t o ra i se f unds and th i s was much apprec i a t ed . " A t presen t f unds a re par t i cu l ar l y needed to he l p prov i de a m i n i -bus for ou t i ngs f or t he ch i l dren . Con t r i bu t i ons wou l d be gra t e fu l l y rece i ved by t he secre t ary , Mr . D . Ca r t e r , Devonpor t Roya l Dockya rd Ch i l dren ' s Home , Nor t h Wa rne ' Ma r y Tavy , nea r Tav i s t ock , Sou t h Devon .

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Ar r i vederc i adm i ra l . . . Ch i l dr en o f sa i l ors se r v i ng i n Nap l es f a l l i n t o chee r y l i ne t o say a r r i vede r c i adm i r a l , Leav i ng t he pos t o f Ch i e f o f S t a f f t o t he

W i t h s i m i l ar progr ammes t o comp l e t e , sh i ps o f t en " go f ore i gn " toge ther , F l y i ng ou t a f t er t hem some t i mes go l ucky w i ves and f am i l i es who have been ab l e t o make a r r angemen t s for a " mee t the men f o l k " r eun i on a t one o f t he por t s o f ca l l .

Commande r A l l i ed Nava l Fo r ces Sou t he rn Eu r ope was V i ce - Adm i r a l S i r Rode r i ck Macdona l d , r e t i r i ng t o h i s " r e t r ea t " on t he I s l e o f Skye , whe r e he w i l l f i nd mo r e t i me t o i ndu l ge h i s sk i l l s as an ar t i s t . P i c i ure: P0( Pho t ) Les Wa r r

' Ba r t e r Bur eau ' wou l d ease s t ra i n on t he f am i l y pur se Le t ' s ge t back t o t he age o f bar t er . Tha t ' s an i nt eres t i ng no t i on pu t f orwa rd by one o f t he w i ves o f Rowne r , " Nava l w i ves a r e no t pe rm i t t ed t o conduc t a bus i ness f r om a qua r t e r and an ou t s i de j ob i s o f t en i mp r ac t i ca l because o f ou r husbands ' occupa t i on , " she wr i t es . " So how abou t a Ba r t e r Bu r eau? " Th i s wou l d be run by vo l un t ee rs on t he l i nes o f Mr s. X (dr essmake r ) who o f f ers t o make a dress i n re t urn f or a ha i r do f rom Mr s. Y. Ano t he r l ady may reg i s t er as a babys i t t er i n re t urn f or he l p w i t h housewor k .

" The husbands cou l d j o i n i n , t oo ca r know - how i n exchange f or ga rden i ng exper t i se ! " The poss i b i l i t i es a re t r emendous and , as t he name sugges t s , no money wou l d be i nvo l ved a t a l l . Th i s wou l d prov i de a va l uab l e serv i ce t o nava l commun i t i es and wou l d , o f course , save t he f am i l i es money. "

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smoo t h l y . Howeve r , one l ady l eav i ng a qua r t e r wr i t es ra t he r p i th i l y to say , " My husband has pu t i n h i s 18 mon t hs no t i ce and our

t r ea t men t a t a r ecen t ou t mus t e r d i d no t h i ng t o he l p change h i s m i nd . " A f t e r l i v i ng i n a qua r t e r f or t hr ee or f our yea rs you a r e t o l eave i t i n exac t l y t he same cond i t i on as when you moved i n . P i l l ows , for examp l e , we r e he l d t o t he l i ght f or t he sma l l es t d i sco l ora t i on and , i f any i s f ound , a cha rge i s made f or recove r i ng . " Fa i r wea r and t ear , we we r e to l d , means you pay on l y a propor t i on o f t he cos t o f hav i ng an ar t i c l e r e t urned t o a new cond i t i on. " A f t e r spend i ng weeks on c l ean i ng t he qua r t e r and con t en t s , j us t t o be cha rged f or ma r ks ha rd l y v i s i b l e! We a r e j us t t hank f u l i t was our l ast ma r r i ed qua r t e r . "

Tha t ' s my boy !

The R. S . P . C , A . cer t i f i ca t e o f me r i t has been pr esen t ed t o Rad i o E l ec t r i ca l Mechan i c Ke i t h o f H. M . S , Ambuscade , f or h i s pa r t i n t he r escue of 23 sheep f rom a d i sused m i ne sha f t dur i ng seve re wea t he r . A t t he t i me Ke i t h , whose f a ther i s an R. S . P . C . A . supe r i n t enden t , was se rv i ng w i t h t he F l ee t Ma i n t enance G r oup a t Devonpor t . P i c t ur e shows Ke i t h w i t h h i s f a t he r a f t er t he presen t a t i on by t he Mayo r o f P l ymou t h , .

And l ook i ng on env i ous l y i n a recen t i ns t ance has been a t l eas t one w i f e who now wr i t es to ask , " Why d i dn ' t I know any t h i ng abou t i t unt i l i t was t oo l a t e?" We l l , we don ' t know t he f ac t s o f he r par t i cu l ar case , bu t a re assur ed t ha t usua l l y qu i t e a l ot o f advance i nfor . ma t i on shou l d be ava i l ab l e . Command i ng of f i cers a re g i ven an out l i ne o f the i r sh i p ' s p rog r amme f or abou t n i ne mon t hs i n advance and mo r e

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tha t p l en t y o f encour agemen t and he lp i s g i ven to t hese mor a l e -boos t e rs . Ha rd cash i s i nvo l ved and qu i t e c l ear l y i t i sn ' t some t h i ng wh i ch happens eve ry day o f t he week . Bu t eve r yone conce rned shou l d wa t ch care fu l l y fo r t he oppor tun i t i es .

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ENCOURAGEMENT I n norma l c i r cums t ances t he re i s no r eason why sh i p ' s company membe r s shou l d no t have p l en t y o f i n f orma t i on f rom th i s , i nc l ud i ng - i n t he shor t e r t e rm p rog r amme - por t s of ca l l . Seve r a l poss i b i l i t i es come t o m i nd . For good r eason a sh i p canno t pass on cer t a i n i n f orma t i on. On t he o t he r hand ' pe rhaps i n f orma t i on has no t been passed on when i t m i gh t have been . O r pe rhaps a husband doesn ' t t ake enough ca re to ensur e t ha t he knows t he prog r amme . O r pe rhaps a husband knows and doesn ' t bo t he r t o te l l h i s w i f e . I t i s no t known i f any o f t hese r easons (or a comb i na t i on o f some ) app l i ed i n t he case o f t he w i f e who wro t e abou t a " f a i l ure o f commun i ca t i on. " Wha t i s known , howeve r , i s t ha t oppor t un i t i es a r e t aken t o a l l ow w i ve . S and f am i l i es to have r eun i ons , par t i cu l ar l y i n t he sunn i e r por t s o f ca l l , and

Suppor t f or t he e f for t s of t he For ces W i ves ' Assoc i a t i on comes i n a l e t t er f rom CREA P. W. She rva l , se rv i ng in H. M , S . A j ax . " The r e has , " he says , " been cons i derab l e con t rove rsy ove r t he ac t i v i t i es of t he assoc i a t i on. I have been sur pr i sed , howeve r , by t he l ack of suppor t f rom Se rv i ce husbands f or t he i r w i ves ' e f for t s. " He be l i eves tha t w i ves who sha r e many of t he i nconven i ences of Se rv i ce l i fe a r e adm i r ab l y qua l i f i ed t o speak on Se rv i cemen ' s beha l f . " I f t hey can make t he pub l i c mo r e awa r e of our cond i t i ons of serv i ce and by do i ng so ' gene r a t e a l i t t l e mo r e pr essur e on t hose who l ay down t hose cond i t i ons , t hen as f a r as I am conce rned t hey a r e do i ng us a l l a grea t f avour . "

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l ost the i r mo t he r . And t he i r f a ther ' a t raw l er i n j ured ' w i dowed , ou t ' o f a j ob ' men t a l l y s i ck or man ' mus t spend mos t o f h i s l i fe a t sea. . W i t hou t t he ca re o f KGFS , t he ch i l dren m i gh t we l l Th i s i sn ' t j us t ano t he r p l ea f rom j us t ano t he r have run w i l d , m i gh t have gone hungr y ' m i gh t have No , 298 , 25 t h yea r char i t y. We l ook a f t er t he peop l e who pro t ec t us come t o l ook upon j us t one f i sh f i nger as the Ed i t or i a l and bus i ness a l l and t he peop l e who prov i de us w i t h an i mpbr t u l t i ma t e i n l uxury , o f f ia ce : n t pa r t o f our s t ap l e d i e t . Sur e l y tha t ' s a wo r t h H . M . S . Ne l son , KGFS i sn ' t j us t a s i ng l e char i t y , l ook i ng a f t er a wh i l e cause i f eve r t he re was ' one , Po r ts smou t h . i ng l et ype o f sa i l or , I t suppor t s homes f or ch i l dr en Nex t t i me you s i t down t o f i sh ' whe t he r i t 's w i W Te l ephones : and f or t he aged or i n f i rm ' and hc l ps f i nance a Po r t smou t h 22351 ch i ps or sau t eed i n but t er ' spa r e a t hough t f or t he wh o l e o f char i t i es t ha t l ook a f t e r a l l group sea f arers ex t . 24194 ( ed i t or i a l ) t w i ns and t he many ch i l dr en l i ke t hem , n tha t ' s needed . Sea f a r e rs and the i r eve ry way ex t . 24226 (bus i i ness ) . A gree t i ng f or L i eu t -Cdr Je r emy Qu in n l an (H . M . S . Fear l ess) and h i s f am i l i es who don ' t f a re so we l l , because t hey ' re GPOTh l i ne : e spa r e some t h i ng mor e . w i f e Br i dge t t f rom B i shop F r anc i s J. Wa l ms l ey a f t er h i s ord i na t i on Po r t smou t h 26040 as B i shop - i n-Ord i na r y to H. M . For ces a t St M i chae l - S t George Ed i t or : Ga r r i son Chur ch , A l de rsho t . Pr i nc i pa l conce l ebr an t a t t he ce r emony , John Tucke r wh i ch was a t t ended by 16 b i shops and mo r e t han 150 pr i es t s and 600 Depu t y Ed i t or : Se r v i cemen and the i r f am i l i es , was B i shop T i ck l e , t he re t i r i ng B i shop Ch r i s Ho r r ocks t o t he For ces , Among t hose pr esen t was B i shop Wa l ms l ey ' s Ass i s t an t Ed i t o r s : 84- yea r -o l d mo t he r , who had t rave l l ed f rom St ubb i ng t on . The Band K i ng George ' s Fund f or Sa i l ors John E i l l ot t ' Joan Ke l l y ' o f t he R. A . F . and cho i r o f St John ' s Ca t hedr a l , Por t smou t h , prov i ded An t on Hanney 1 CheNham St . , London SW1X8NF mus i c , wh i l e a l l t he a l t a r se rve rs we r e ra t i ngs f rom Nava l Home Bus i ness manage r : Command. Mons i gnor Wa l ms l ey was Pr i nc i pa l R. C . Chap l a i n to t he L i eu t . -Cdr . Len Trusco t t , JND FOR CHAR I T I ES THAT SUPPORT Navy be f ore be i ng appo i n t ed b i shop t o t he For ces , and he i s t he f i rst MBE , RN ( re t . ) . se rv i ng chap l a i n t o have been g i ven th i s honour . ;

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EM I M Surv i va l ques t i on The Su r v i va l Med i c i ne Depa r t men t o f t he Ins t i tu t e o f Nava l Med i c i ne i s ca r r y i ng ou t r esea r ch i n t o man- ove rboa rd i nc i den t s f or t he Roya l Nava l L i f esav i ng Comm i t t ee , Command i ng o f f i ce rs o f sh i ps wh i ch expe r i ence a man- ove rboa rd i nc i den t a r e t o comp l e t e a ques t i onna i r e , A l l such r epor t s w i l l be ana l ysed t o exam i ne t he ex t en t o f t he p rob l em and t he adequacy o f pr esen t r ecove r y me t hods ( i nc l ud i ng l i f e j ack e t s ' uppe r deck c l o t h i ng ' e t c , ) . DC I (RN ) 104

w i l l be a br i gh t e r summe r f or many ch i l dr en t h i s yea r - t hanks t o he l p f rom t he sh i p ' s company o f H. M . S .

Cha r ybd i s , They co l l ec t ed ÂŁ360 f or t he May f l owe r Da r t s He l p t he Ch i l dr en Fund , wh i ch i s send i ng ch i l dren t o Gue rnsey f or a summe r ho l i day , The Cha r ybd i s ' s command i ng of f i cer , Cdr . A. N. W i g l ey i s p i c t ur ed w i t h o t he r membe r s of t he sh i p ' s company , hand i ng ove r t he cheque t o Mr . Ken Memps t ead , cha i rman o f t he Fund . The co l l ec t i on emphas i sed t he f r i ga t e ' s l i nks w i t h t he Chan ne l i s l and , wh i ch she w i l l no t be ab l e to v i s i t aga i n unt i l a f t er he r t r i enn i a l ove rhau l , f or wh i ch she en t e rs dr y dock i n June ,

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- I I -L i T1 I I I YA i I t ' s one o f t he b i g ' wor r i es abou t exchang i ng Se r v i ce l i f e for c i v i l i an l i f e : can you f i t and , i f so , whe r e? Wha t k i nd o f j ob a r e you su i t ed f or? Wha t can you do abou t hous i ng or accommoda t i on? We have many ex - Se r v i cemen on our s t r eng t h who have a l r eady been t hrough tha t , so we unde r s t and you r wor r i es - and we know how t o he l p you r eso l ve t hem! We t a l k you r l anguage . We can he l p you t o make t he bes t use o f you r r ese t t l emen t pe r i od t o ensu r e t he r i gh t s t a r t t o c i v i l i an l i f e . And we r ega rd a Se r v i ce backg r ound as t he i dea l f ounda t i on f o r many we l l - pa i d , p rog r ess i ve and secu r e j obs . I f you j o i n us , you ' l l f i nd much i n common w i t h Se r v i ce l i f e in t e rms o f wo r k i ng env i ronmen t , t he k i nd o f peop l e you wo r k w i t h , and t he spor t s and soc i a l amen i t i es ava i l ab l e ou t s i de wo r k i ng hours . You r Se r v i ce backg round cou l d be a b i g advan t age i f i t has g i ven you expe r i ence i n one o f t he f o l l ow i ng t r ades :

Radar Serv i c i ng Manua l Wr i t i ng/Authorsh i p Cont rol VHF /UHF /SHE Commun i ca t i ons Sys t ems Gu i ded Weapon Sys t ems Spec i f i cat i on Test ing Func t i ona l Tes t Log i st i cs /Spares Inst ruc tors (El ect roni c) F i e ld Tr i a l s Base Workshop Repa i r I2nd/3rd L i ne] Comput ers

Bu t , be f or e she dep l oyed t o t he Med i t e r r anean , t h r ee Cha r ybd i s membe r s we r e despa t ched t o St Sampson ' s , t he i s l and ' s seconda r y schoo l w i t h wh i ch t he sh i p has s t rong t i es . They sa i d t he i r ad i eus i n a way wh i ch t he schoo l w i l l r emem be r : by presen t i ng , on beha l f o f t he f r i ga t e , a sh i p ' s l i f ebe l t and a t rophy t o be awa rded annua l l y t o t he bes t pup i l . Du r i ng t he i r t wo-day v i s i t , Sub-L i eu t . Ke i t h Ha r vey , AB Dave Wh i t e and MEM Dave L i t t l er , to l d t he ch i l dren abou t t he i r ro l es on boa rd and adv i sed t hem on ca ree rs i n t he Roya l Navy .

Ancho r away ! A new cha l l enge f or t hose i n t r ep i d r ace r s up t he Rock o f G i br a l t a r comes f r om t he Pe t t y O f f i ce r ' s mess o f H , M , S , Ar r ow who r ecen t l y d r agged a 30cw t , ancho r t o t he t op o f t he Rock i n one hou r and 22 m i nu t es - t he f i rst , t hey c l a i m , t o have accomp l i shed th i s f ea t , The anchor , r ecove r ed f rom t he Ha rbou r and t hough t t o be 100 yea rs o l d , now l i es on t he sou t h mo l e o f G i br a l t a r com p l e t e w i t h p l aque r ecord i ng t he even t . The ent i re Pe t t y Of f i cer ' s mess ' t he Naa f i manage r and t he Mess men o f t he Ar r ow com b i ned t o dr ag t he anchor t o t he top. The i r e f for t s ra i sed ÂŁ300 f or t he char i t i es i n Sunde r l and t he sh i p ' s adop t ed t own .

Cha r i t y c l ean-up

Wr en dr i vers o f F l ag O f f i ce r Th i rd F l o t i l l a ' s st a f f , For t Sou t hw i ck , have h i t on a f und ra i s i ng scheme on t he i r own doors t ep . They a re c l ean i ng ca rs a t 5Op a car . The money i s t o a i d t he Gunna r N i e l son Cance r Fund .

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A l t hough no gene r a l se rv i ce ra t i ngs on t he t ra i ned s t reng t h who expr essed a pr e f e r ence to r ema i n " WE " have been t rans f er red to t he ME sub-br anch , t he pos i t i on for subma r i ne r s was no t so happy . A h i gh propor t i on of t hose emp l oyed i n propu l s i on b i l l e ts con t i nue to be requ i red t o f i l l t hem , l

Because ' many subma r i ne ra t i ngs we r e se l ec t ed for t rans. f er aga i ns t the i r pre f e rence , wh i l e i n gene r a l se rv i ce i t was poss i b l e t o avo i d compu l s i on , it has been dec i ded tha t a sub ma r i ne t rans f e ree who subse quen t l y re t urns t o gene r a l se r v i ce wi l l be g i ven an oppor t un i t y to re -s t a t e h i s pre f e rence . I f he op t s t o re t urn t o gene r a l se rv i ce as a WE ra t i ng he wi l l be a l l owed t o do so , prov i ded t he needs o f t he Se rv i ce pe rm i t i t. A man who re t urns t o t he WE sub-br anch in th i s way and subsequen t l y re-e i rmters sub ma r i nes wi l l be r eca t egor i sed ME and emp l oyed on du t i es for wh i ch he has a l r eady been t ra i ned. DC I (RN ) 105

Comp l a i n t s

" Repr esen t a t i ons " may no t seem so much d i f f erent f rom " comp l a i n t s , " bu t in t he eyes o f t he Adm i ra l t y , t hey a r e ve ry d i f f erent . For i ns t ance , ra i s i ng a ma t t e r o f pe rsona l conce rn can on l y coun t as a " represen t a t i on " whe r e i t i s no t i n t ended as a means o f seek i ng pe rsona ' r edr ess. The exp l ana t i on i s necessa r y because of t he ex t ens i on o f r epr esen t a t i ons procedur e to cove r ques t i ons on Se rv i ce ma t t e rs ( t ak i ng ove r f rom t he f eedback supp l emen t t o t he l a t e Boa rd Bu l l e t i n) . The o f f i c i a l s t a t emen t exp l a i ns t ha t t he procedur e may be used t o ra i se a ma t t e r o f e i ther gene r a l or pe rsona l con ce rn . Howeve r , wheneve r a pe r so na l case i nvo l ves a r eques t f or r edr ess in any f orm , i t shou l d be hand l ed and subm i t t ed t hrough t he cha i n of command as a comp l a i n t unde r QRRN Ar t i c l e 18851. DC I (RN ) 106

Awa r d Se rv i ces r ende r ed t o t he f i sh i ng vesse l Gr enaa St a r on May 4 , 1977 , have resu l t ed i n a sa l vage awa r d t o H. M . S . Ach i l l es . DC I (RN ) 127

Recogn i t i on

C i v i l i an recogn i t i on f or Se r v i ce t ra i n i ng has been t aken a s t ep f ar ther as a resu l t o f a M i n i s t ry o f De f ence subm i ss i on to t he Eng i nee r s Reg i s t ra t i on Boa r d o f t he Counc i l o f Eng i nee r i ng Ins t i tut i ons (CE I ) . The Eng i nee r s Reg i s t ra t i on Boa rd (ERB) has agr eed tha t t he t ra i n i ng and expe r i ence o f ch i e f pe t t y of f i cer rad i o e l ec t r i c i ans mee t t he r equ i r emen t s f or reg i s t ra t i on as Techn i c i an (CEI ) , sub j ec t to i nd i v i dua l s ach i ev i ng an appropr i a t e academ i c qua l i f i ca t i on or sa t i s f y i ng t he approved " ma t ur e cand i da t e " rou t e r equ i r emen t s of the i r prospec t i ve nom i na t i ng i ns t i t u t i on . Academ i c qua l i f i ca t i ons a r e Ord i na ry Na t i ona l Cer t i f i ca t e , C i t y and Gu i l ds Pa r t I I F i na l Techn i c i ans Cer t i f i ca t e , and Techn i c i an Educa t i on Counc i l Cer t i f i ca t es acc red i t ed by t he ERB. A ma t ur e cand i da t e i s de f i ned as a pe r son w i t h cons i de r ab l e expe r i ence and respons i b i l i t y a t t he Techn i c i an l eve l , and who , bu t f or t he absence o f f orma l academ i c qua l i f i ca t i ons wou l d be e l i g i b l e f or reg i s t ra t i on . Each cand i da t e w i l l be r equ i r ed to pass a t es t wh i ch demons t r a t es h i s academ i c compe t ence . Ch i e f rad i o e l ec t r i c i ans w i sh i ng to t ake advan t age of t he scheme a r e adv i sed t o seek membe r sh i p of t he Soc i e t y of E l ec t ron i c and Rad i o Techn i c i ans (SERT) . DC I (RN ) 122

House sa l es

When pe r sonne l se l l a house on wh i ch a l ong se rv i ce advance of pay i s st i l l ou t s t and i ng , t hey shou l d repor t t he f ac t i mme d i a t e l y to the i r command i ng of f i cer . Un l ess t he cond i t i ons for t rans f er a r e me t , t he ou t s t and i ng ba l ance of t he advance mus t norma l l y be r epa i d i mmed i a t e l y and i n ful l . Fa i l ure to not i f y t he sa l e or t o r epay t he advance may resu l t in i nt eres t be i ng cha rged , no r ma l l y a t t he ra t e r ecommended by t he Bu i l d i ng Soc i e t i es Asso c i a t i on. DC I (RN ) 126

Commando sk i l l badge A spec i a l sk i l l badge i s be i ng i n t roduced f or wea r by commando - qua l i f i ed ra t i ngs , t he des i gn be i ng a r ep r esen t a t i on o f t he commando f i gh t i ng kn i f e. The badge w i l l be awa r ded on success f u l comp l e t i on o f t he advanced commando cou r se and w i l l be wo rn by

r a t i ngs bo t h wh i l e se r v i ng i n commando un i t s and on r e t urn t o gene r a l se r v i ce ( i r respec t i ve o f t he du t i es on wh i ch t hey a r e emp l oyed ) . E l i g i b l e r a t i ngs a l r eady se r v i ng and t hose qua l i f y i ng i n t he f u t ur e a r e t o be g i ven an i n i t i a l gr a t u i t ous i ssue o f badges . DC I (RN ) 133

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" He ' s no t he r e - probab l y l oa f i ng somewhe r e ! "

Mos t peop l e nowadays a r e awa r e o f t he hea l t h r i sks a r i s i ng f rom con t ac t w i t h asbes t os , A l t hough new ma t e r i a l s f r ee f rom asbes t os f i bres have gr ea t l y r educed hea l t h haza rds , asbes t os -bea r i ng ma t e r i a l s st i l l ex i s t i n sh i ps and shor e es t ab l i shmen t s ,

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i ns t ruc t i on has been i ssued , w i t h t he ob j ec t of es t ab l i sh I n orde r t o br i ng t he r egu l a i ng a code o f sa f e wor k i ng t i ons f or sou r ce b r anch t r ans f e r s for t he med i ca l Lo med i ca l t echn i c i an mo r e i n t o prac t i ce ; surve i l l ance of cer t a i n pe r l i ne w i t h t hose i n o t he r b r an ches , i t has been dec i ded t ha t sonne l ; and a t cer t a i n t i mes , f r om Janua r y 1, 1981 , t r ans f e r s to i nd i ca t e t he need for dus t w i l l be r es t r i c t ed t o pe t t y o f f i ce r mon i tor i ng , wh i ch wi l l ensur e med i ca l ass i s t an t s and be l ow . tha t unpro t ec t ed pe rsonne l F r om t ha t da t e , ch i e f pe t t y a re no t exposed t o concen o f f i ce r med i ca l ass i s t an t s w i l l no t ra t i ons of asbes t os dus t in l onge r be e l i g i b l e . excess of cur ren t l y accep t ed DC I ( RN ) 24 l i mi ts , Asbes t os bea r i ng ç \ ç ma t e r i a lTh s l i ab l e t o produce e A new BR 8587 (Nava l Leave dus t when hand l ed a r e a i , md Tr ave l Regu l a t i ons ) w i l l be w i l l be W e ' e Lanya rds k s l abe l l ed w i t h a symbo l . pub l i shed shor t l y . wo r n . . DC I (RN ) 102 The new book w i l l i ncorpor a t e

Don ' t l e t wo r k c rush you! On l y t hose o f f i ce wor ke r s who have s t rugg l ed t o r es t or e t he equ i l i br i um o f a l urch i ng , t op -heavy f i l i ng cab i ne t w i l l fu l l y appr ec i a t e t he desc r i p t i on o f " rea l dange r " as emphas i sed i n t he H . M . S . O . pub l i ca t i on , I s My O f f i ce Sa f e? "

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The au t hor , James Lees , i s a sen i or conse rva t i on of f i cer a t t he Na t i ona l Ma r i t i me Museum , and ove r t he pas t 15 yea rs he has been assemb l i ng t he m i nu t e l y de t a i l ed i n f orma t i on f or th i s sp l end i d wo r k - so compr ehens i ve tha t i t mus t endur e as t he s t anda rd re f e rence . Says t he f amous sa i l or A l an V i l l i ers a book o f th i s accur acy and s t a ture has l ong been wan t i ed , " and o t he r en thus i as t s w i l l need no conv i nc i ng .

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Pompey Ba r r acks , cou l d f l i ng t he mace ove r t he t op and ca t ch i t as he eme rged t he o t he r s i de . Th i s i s on l y one o f t he i nt eres t i ng f ace t s re f e r red t o i n Ope r a t i on Mus i c -Make r , The St ory of Roya l Ma r i nes Bands , " by John T. Trende l l .

Tr a f a l ga r The Roya l s have been pu f f i ng the i r cheeks and bang i ng d rums f or abou t 300 yea rs the i r bands unde rgo i n 9 i ns t rumen t a l revo l u t i ons i n t he 18t h and 19t h Cen t ur i es , bu t t he i r pr esence i s no t o f t en men t i oned . For i ns t ance , how many know tha t a t Tr a f a l ga r many Br i t i sh sh i ps had groups o f mus i c i ans and tha t as V i c t ory t ook Lord Ne l son i nto ba t t l e , i t was t o t he t he sound o f The Na t i ona l An t hem Ru l e Br i t ann i a and " Br i t ons St r i ke Home " ( a pa t r i ot i c song o f t he pe r i od) )

I t was i n wa r t ha t t he bandsmen showed the i r f i ght i ng qua l i t i es as we l l as t he i r ab i l i t y t o make p l easan t no i ses . Bes i des fu l f i l l i ng ba t t l e dut i es t hey we r e a l so an a i d t o t he mor a l e of o t he r f i gh t i ng men by p l ay i ng t he i r i ns t rumen t s i n t he m i ds t o f grea t dange r . Dur i ng t he a i r ra i ds on Ma l t a a me r chan t sh i p w i t h a prec i ous ca rgo o f fue l and o i l was h i t by a bomb . Wh i l e so l d i ers and nava l ra t i ngs s t rove despe ra t e l y to un l oad he r she was be i ng re l ent l ess l y d i ve -bombed by sc r eam i ng St ukas . To encour age t he un l oad i ng par t y , t he band o f t he cru i ser H. M . S . Penc l ope wen t a l ongs i de i n a l i ght er to g i ve t he men a p rog r amme o f Mus i c Wh i l e You Wor k . " Aga i n and aga i n t he S t ukas d i ved as t he band coo l l y p l ayed se l ec t i ons f rom Snow Wh i t e. " The reso l u t i on o f t he Ma r i ne mus i c i ans d i d t he t r i ck and t he un l oad i ng was success fu l l y comp l e t ed

i n t wo days wh i l e t he band p l ayed a l mos t unceas i ng l y f rom n i ne t o four . Ano t he r examp l e conce rns H. M . S . C l eopa t r a t orpedoed dur i ng t he i nva s i on o f S i c i l y i n Ju l y , 1943 . The band we r e t r apped be l ow i n t he t ransm i t t i ng s t a t i on , and 11 o f t he 16 mus i c i ans we r e i n j ur ed (one f a ta l l y) . Unde r heavy escor t t he sh i p l i mped back i nto Ma l t a. As she was abou t to en t e r ha rbour , t he f i ve d membe r s o f t he band p l ayed un i n j iur veel y t unes unt i l t he sh i p was moor ed . L i ke a l l the i r k i nd t hey had d i sc i p l i ne and pr i de. Mr . Trende l l ' s book i s o f t he t ype wr i t t en page k i nd , he l d t oge t he r w i th a p l as t i c co i l . Many w i l l be l i eve tha t such a f asc i na t i ng r ecord dese r ved a mo r e f orma l pub l i ca t i on. " Cop i es may be ob t a i ned f rom t he au t hor a t 37 , Cha l k H i l l Wes t End Sou t hamp t on , S03 3BY (pr i ce £2 . 95, i nc l ud i ng pos t age ) .

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go o.n , when poss i b l e , dur i ng he r serv i ce . Ye t o t he r c l a i ms a re be i ng made on t he des t roye r ' s f r i endsh i p . I f G l asgow i s he r f i rst home , t hen t he c i ty i n wh i ch she was bu i l t , Newcas t l e , i s he r second . Hand i ng ove r t he G l asgow i n a br i e f ce r emony on he r f l i ght H,M,S,

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deck , Swan Hun t e r manag i ng d i rec tor Mr . Go rdon H i l t on sa id t he f r i endsh i ps wh i ch had grown be t ween Newcas t l e and t he sh i p 's a company ensur ed t he wa r m we l come wheneve r she r e t urned to t he Tyne . " To you we have en t rus t ed a p i ece o f ou r hear t s , " he sa i d .

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Br i ta i n ' s mos t advanced warsh i p , H , M , S , Broad sword , has been accept ed i nto serv i ce by the Roya l Navy . And sen i or of f i c i a l s of the M i n i s t ry of De f ence and the Navy are sa i d to be " abso l ut e l y de l i ght ed " w i th her pe r f ormance so far . The Broadsword , f i rst o f t he Type 22 " gun l ess " f r i ga t es , was handed ove r a t P l ymou t h by he r bu i l ders , Ya r row (Sh i pbu i l ders) L t d. A ce r emony on he r f l i ght deck ma r ked t he occas i on . I t i s env i saged tha t t he Br oad sword ' s future , w i t h o t he r Type 22s , wi l l norma l l y be spen t as par t of an an t i - subma r i ne wa r f a r e t ask group cen t r ed on a sh i p of h i gh ASW capab i l i t y , such as H. M . S . He rmes or an Inv i nc i b l e -c l ass cru i ser .

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send sh i pya rd o f Swan Hun t e r L t d . , whe r e she was bu i l t and whe r e he r s i s t e r sh i p , H . M . S . Ca rd i f f , i s nea r i ng comp l e t i on . The H i gh l and mus i c was p l ayed ove r t he Ca rd i f f ' s l oudspeake r s as t he new Type 42 des t roye r - f i f t h t o be comp l e t ed - headed f or t he g r ey and chee r l ess No r t h Sea .

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CHOKE PO I NT The groups may ope r a t e i n a reas such as t he Gr een l and I ce l and-U . K . gap , a " choke po i n t " f or t he passage o f hos t i l e subma r i nes to and f rom t he At l an t i c sh i pp i ng l anes. O r t hey cou l d ope r a t e i n d i rec t suppor t o f convoys ca r r y i ng v i t a l r e in f or cemen t s or supp l i es to Wes t e rn Europe . The Broadsword i s equ i pped w i t h an ex t ens i ve r ange o f soph i s t i ca t ed sensors and sona rs , and he r an t i - subma r i ne t orpedoes may be t ube - l aunched f rom t he sh i p or de l i ve r ed by r ada r con t ro l f rom he r Lynx he l i copt ers , o f wh i ch she is des i gned t o ca r ry t wo.

THE SCOTS

The Sco t t i sh connec t i on is re i n f orced by t he f ac t tha t a qua r t e r o f t he sh i p ' s company is Sco t s - i nc l ud i ng t he commandi ng of f i cer , Dundee - bo rn Cap t . Rob i n Doe . He i naugur a t ed t he sh i p ' s rad i o t e l ephone w i t h a ca l l t o G l asgow ' s Lord Provos t t o te l l h i m: " You r sh i p i s a t sea and she ' s l ook i ng supe r . " La t e r a s i m i l ar message wen t t o Lady Tr eache r - w i f e of Adm i r a l S i r John Tr eache r - who had l aunched t he des t roye r in 1975 . I t i s hoped tha t t he G l asgow w i l l be ab l e to pay an ea r l y v i s i t to G l asgow on comp l e t i on o f t r i a l s . Meanwh i l e t he Lord Provos t w i l l be i nv i t ed as gues t o f honour at he r comm i ss i on i ng ce r emony . STRONG L I NKS And t he t i es w i t h Sco t l and a re no t con f i ned t o t he c i v i c s i de : on boa rd f or he r ma i den voyage we re t wo membe r s of t he Roya l Sco t s D r agoon Gua rds , Wa r r an t O f f i ce r A l an Hende r son and Troope r R i cha rd Wy l l i e , who had vo l unt eerec i t o r epr esen t t he r eg i ment w i t h wh i ch t he G l asgow has f orged s t rong l i nks. The so l d i ers kep t t he i r sea l egs i n t he wor s t o f t he ga l e . " We we r e orde r ed a t Ca t t e r i ck no t to be sea - s i ck and d i sgr ace t he Reg i men t , " j oked Troope r WyP l i e. " So we we r en ' t ! " x i . i i a i i gc v i s i ts be t ween t i i e sh i p and t he Sco t s Gr eys have con t i nued t hroughou t t he G l as gow ' s s t and-by and a r e p l anned t o

A l de rney l aunched H. M . S . A l de rney , second o f t wo add i t i ona l I s l and-c l ass o f f shor e pa t ro l vesse l s , has been l aunched a t Abe rdeen . The ce re mony was pe r f ormed by Lady Jung i us , w i f e o f V i ce -Adm i r a l S i r James Jung i us , Sup r eme A l l i ed Commande r At l an t i c Rep r esen t a t i ve i n Europe . On comp l e t i on t he A l de rney w i l l j o i n he r predecessor , H. M . S . Ang l esey , i n fu l f i l l i ng a va r i e t y o f nava l pa t ro l t asks , and w i l l ass i st t he Roya l Navy ' s coas t a l f i shery pro t ec t i on un i t s. She was des i gned and bu i l t by Ha l l Russe l l and Co . L t d.

Br i gh t on ' s back H. M . S . Br i gh t on was r e -ded i c a t ed a t Devonpor t o f Februa r y 23 a f t er a t en-mon t h ref i t . Gues t o f honou r was t he Mayo r o f Br i gh t on , Mr . Ha ro l d F i e l d.

M I SS I LES The 4. 5- i nch Mk 8 gun i n t he Type 21s and 42s has been d i s pensed w i t h i n Broadsword and r ep l aced by t he Exoce t m i ss i l e sys t em , and she a l so car r i es t he Seawo l f po i n t de f ence m i ss i l e sys t em and t wo 40 - mm Bo f or s guns . She has t he mos t compr ehens i ve ex t e rna l commun i ca t i ons sys t em eve r f i t t ed i n a Br i t i sh f r i ga t e , and i s t he f i rst Roya l Navy sh i p t o be des i gned and bu i l t to me t r i c d i mens i ons .

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A spe l l i n t he wa r me r cm i company o f H. M . S . Eu r ya l u s t r i ke p rob l ems o f t he U. K . P i c t ur e : LA ( Pho t ) Roge r G i l es p rowess i n a w i de r ange o f The rare s i ght o f f our sh i ps o f t he Second F r i ga t e Squadron a l ongs i de i n G i b. f ar f rom the i r usua l Por t l and - runn i ng " hun t i ng " grounds p r o v i ded t he sh i p and t he squadron w i t h an oppo r tun i t y t o se t t l e a f ew o l d scores . Popu l a r cor rup t i ons o f sh i ps ' names have a f f l i c t ed t he Leande r - c l ass f r i ga t es eve r s i nce a wooden wa l l f i rs t bor e a ROCK RACE c l ass i ca l name , A Squad r on Rock Cdr . C. J. Meye r , o f H. M . S . Nep t une , po i n t ed th i s ou t i n l ast mon t h ' s Race and sa i l i ng ma t ch Navy News i n an appea l f or ma t e r i a l t o he l p h i m comp i l e a r ecord o f we r e won conv i nc i ng l y by t he c l ass i nc l ud i ng an i ndex o f such cor rup t i ons . t he Eur ya l us and honour s I n Oc t obe r , 1976 , Navy News r epor t ed tha t H. M . S . Eur ya l us had we r e even l y d i s t r i bu t ed l ogged 32 m i s-spe l l i ngs o f he r name i n cor r espondence addr essed to dur i ng a squadron spor t s t he sh i p . day w i t h H. M . S . Apo l l o S i nce t hen t ha t f i gure has i nc r eased to 63 - and t he sh i p i s c l a i m i ng grace fu l l y accep t i ng t he a r ecord (un l ess , o f course , someone knows d i f f erent ) . The cor rup t i ons wooden spoon . can a l l be c red i t ed w i t h da t e and or i g i n - bu t t hese have been om i t t ed A sponsor ed cyc l e r i de f rom t he ca t a l ogue o f e r rors t o save emba r r assmen t , up t he Rock by t he f i rst i n t he l i st o f " how no t to a r e Examp l es spe l l Eur ya l us " Durya l us , l i eu t enan t of t he Eurya l ks , Ur i l us , Emyo l us , Uran i i us , Eurya l a l us , Eur yp l us , Burya l i us , Eur ya l us , L i eu t . -Cdr . Eyry l as , Ea ra l ys , Eur j a l us , Eury l ya l us , Gurya l i s , Aer i l a l i s , Eurya l i s i s , M. J . Mu l l ane , added ÂŁ27 Eur yaws , Eur rua l us , Euyauss , A i ry l as . . . and Eur yd i ms . to t he sh i p ' s char i t y f und Two add i t i ona l cor rup t i ons much l i ked by t he sh i p ' s company a r e i n a i d o f t he Eur ya l us " You - r i l e-us " and " Ur i na l . " Accord i ng t o t he sh i p ' s cor r esponden t Phys i ca l l y Hand i capped (who , we has t en t o add , ge t s t he sh i p ' s name r i gh t eve r y t i me ) : " As and Ab l e - Bod i ed Cen t r e , ye t t hese have no t appea r ed i n pr i n t bu t I doub t i f we have l ong t o Sou t h Tynes i de . wa i t . " Cor r ec t aga i n.

63 WAYS TO SPELL ' -H .M .S . EURYD I MS

o f G i br a l t a r a l l owed t he sh i p ' s o escape f rom t he wea t he r and mr i d demons t r a t e t he i r spor t i ng Dr t i ng ac t i v i t i es .

No t ab l e f ea t ur e dur i ng t he p l ann i ng and bu i l d i ng o f th i s p i onee r wa r sh i p has been t he c l ose and ha rmon i ous wor k i ng r e l a t i onsh i p be t ween Ya r row and t he M i n i s t ry o f De f ence . Desp i t e t he many d i f f i cu l t i es , she was handed ove r on l y 50 days a f t er t he or i g i na l con t rac t de l i very da t e . The company has t hr ee o t he r Type 22s unde r cons t ruc t i on f or t he Roya l Navy - H. M . sh i ps Ba t t l eaxe , Br i l l i ant and Br azen . I n add i t i on t he Navy Depa r t men t has f i rm p l ans f or a f ur t he r s i x.

A SPR I NG RE- F I T THROUGH BERNARDS Spr i ng i s t rad i t i ona l l y a t i me f or new c l o t hes - and a l t hough many t r ad i t i ons go by t he boa rd t hese f r ee and easy days a man ' s des i r e t o be we l l d r essed i s st i l l r e t a i ned . Be r na r ds have a w i de r ange o f Men ' s Wea r a t t he i r b r anches t h roughou t t he coun t r y i nc l ud i ng f orma l and l e i sur e c l o t hes and f or t hose pr e f e r r i ng no t t o pay cash a t t r ac t i ve Cr ed i t Te r ms a r e ava i l ab l e . Fo r fu l l de t a i l s l ook i n a t t he nea r es t Br anch and r emembe r - You r Rea l l y Do Buy Be t t e r a t BERNARDS .

C. H . BERNARD & SONS LTD . Ang l i a House , Ha rw i ch , Essex , C012 3NT . 1, Queen S t r ee t ' Po r t smou t h , 200 , Keyham Road , Devonpo r t , 9 ' Cas t l e t own , Po r t l and ; 255 / 7 Ma i n S t r ee t ' G i br a l t a r ' P l y Ha r w i ch , mou t h , Dun f e r m l i ne , Sou t hamp t on , G r i msby ' Havan t ' He l ensbu r gh , S l i ema and Va l e t t a , Ma l t a , Arb roa t h , H . M . S . H . M . S . Nep t une , Lymps t one , Cu l d r ose , Do l ph i n , H . M . S . Coch r ane , H . M . S . Daeda l us , H . M . S . Pemb r oke , R . A . F . Br awdy ' R . A . F . Loss l emou t h and R . A . F . S t A t han .

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NEWSY I EW O f p i n-ups , pr i nces , punk and pay

In Navy News we reckon to of f er a brea th of nava l l i fe by a i r i ng sea stor i es both ser i ous and sa l ty . Th i s ed i t i on boas t s a se l ec t i on rang i ng f rom pay to punk , pens i ons to the Pr i nce of Wa l es , and p i n-ups to pre t ty Wr ens. And that ' s j ust a star t . Take Wrens , for examp l e . One gi r l is soon of f to Pek i ng , wh i l e back home they ' re l ook i ng for vo l unt eers to l i ve i n a "go l df i sh bow l " - not as bad as i t sounds and a l l i n a good cause (see e l sewhere for deta i l s , as they say) . Bu t at l east , and as readers wi l l have seen l ast mon t h , the Navy has no p l ans to a rm i ts gi r l s. . O t he r stor i es te l l how new sh i ps are j o i n i ng the F l ee t as mor e head abroad , some to sunny c l i mes . The r e are exerc i ses , t ra i n i ng , rescues , char i t y work . And , as a l ways , spor t p l ays i ts par t - i ndeed on thi s occas i on we have a p i ece abou t an of f i cer who becomes the f i rst Br i ton to represent h i s coun t ry at the wor l d i ce-yacht i ng champ i onsh i ps . W i ves , too , have the i r say - on dr i nk , overseas t r ips , and ma r r i ed quar t ers ou t mus t ers.

L i ve l y scene

A l l i n a l l , i t 's a typ i ca l se l ec t i on. And i f we d i dn ' t have a repor t abou t someone hau l i ng themse l ves to the top of G i b , we ' d f ear the Rock was abou t to crumb l e . Th i s t i me , j ust for the nove l t y , someone took a 301b . anchor w i th them . Fa r f rom comp l a i n i ng , we coun t ourse l ves for tuna t e i n hav i ng such a l i ve l y scene to record . W i t h the pass i ng of years , f aces and p l aces change , but cons t ant is the thread of t rad i t i on and humour , as is c l ear f rom the scores of l et ters we rece i ve f rom o l d sa i l ors for whom a p i c ture or s tory has st i r red a memor y , i nvar i ab l y a happy one. None of thi s is to sugges t a l l is per f ec t or tha t noth i ng needs i mprov i ng. Eve ry j ob has i ts d i sappo i ntment s , boredoms , some t i mes hear t aches , as we l l as i ts rewards , and nava l l i fe has a f ew a l l i ts own . As we sa i d l ast mon t h , a spot mor e " fun and sun " is a l ways we l come , but the scene we survey mus t have l ots go i ng for i t . To turn the i r backs on the Serv i ce (or ponde r the ques t i on) , men mus t be f i nd i ng the pay s i tua t i on we i gh i ng heav i l y i n the ba l ance . Pay comm i t men t s have been c l ear l y st a t ed and repea t ed . The soone r hard cash ma t ches rewa rds due ' the sooner shou l d pay pr eoc cupa t i on beg i n to f ade . Bes i des stab i l i s i ng the manpowe r s i tua t i on , thi s shou l d make for a mor e re l axed background for the range of act i v i t i es wh i ch we en j oy por t ray i ng as par t of the l i ve l y nava l scene .

Wa l k - i n Naa f l f or In y i n c i b l e

The who l e range of Naa f i serv i ce to the Navy , f rom the snows of Norway to the mar r i ed-pa t ch shops to thr i v i ng c l ubs and ca t a l ogue buy i ng , was touched on at the 1979 " annua l f i xture " when F l ee t Rep resent a t i ves and Naa f i present the i r repor ts .

So was t he f ac t tha t i n t he new H. M . S . Inv i nc i b l e , i n wh i ch t he Naa f i compa r t men t has a l r eady been comp l e t ed , t he re wou l d be f or t he f i rst t i me i n an R. N . ope ra t i ona l sh i p a " wa l k i n " g i f t shop - Naa f i f ac i l i t i es on boa rd w i l l i nc l ude can t een , t obacco k i osk , bee r i ssue cen t re and wa rd room shop . Pr es i d i ng a t t he 121s t mee t i ng o f t he Head qua r t e rs Nava l Can t een Comm i t t ee , V i ce Adm i r a l S i r Desmond Cass i d i ( F l ag O f f i ce r Nava l A i r Command ) sa i d t he Nava l Can t een Se rv i ce shou l d be congr a t u l a t ed on wha t had bee t ach i eved dur i ng t he yea r unde r rev i ew .

I NCREASE I n h i s repor t as manage r o f NCS , Mr . R. H. Va rdon sa i d t rad i ng i n t he yea r t o Apr i l 29 , 1978 was j us t ove r £18. 5 m i l l i on , w i t h rough l y t wo- t h i rds be i ng ach i eved ashor e i n t he U. K . and one th i rd i n H. M . sh i ps. Br eakdown o f t rade i n pe r cen t ages was: ra t i ngs ' sa l es , 56 . 4 ; f am i l i es and i nd i v i dua l s ' sa l es , 10 . 8 ; budge t and i ns t a l men t cred i t sa l es , 4; un i t s and messes , 11 . 7 ; and pub l i c f und mess i ng , 17 . 1 . To t a l sa l es i nc r eased by £1 , 227 , 000 (7 . 1 pe r cent ) . Abou t t hr ee-qua r t e rs o f t he i nc rease was ob t a i ned i n H. M . sh i ps , re f l ec t i ng tha t i n t hese sh i ps sa l es i nc r eased by 17 . 5 pe r cent , whe r eas home shor e t rad i ng i nc r eased by on l y 2. 6 pe r cen t . Dur i ng t he yea r £654 , 000 was d i s t r i bu t ed i n t he f orm o f reba t e , d i scoun t and d i v i dend £450 , 000 re l a t ed to home shor e t rad i ng and £204 , 000 t o H. M . sh i ps . The d i s t r i but i on was £136 , 000 (26. 2 pe r cen t ) mo r e t han i n t he

Nuke visi ts Hu l l H.M.S. Cou r ageous ' t he nuc l ea r powe r ed F l ee t subma r i ne ' i s p i c t u r ed du r i ng a f ou r - day v i s i t t o Hu l l l as t mon t h t o g i ve he r c r ew a " b r ea t he r " a f t e r t r i a l s and t r a i n i ng . She was open t o v i s i t or s f or pa r t o f t he t i me ,

P i c t ur e : CPO ( Pho t ) Ben Ca r t wr i gh t .

pr ev i ous yea r , t he i ncrease be i ng £66 , 000 for home shor e and £70 , 000 f or H. M . sh i ps. Ra t e o f r eba t e was i nc r eased f rom 4 to 5 pe r cen t f rom Novembe r 1977 . The Navy ' s sha r e o f Ex t r a Reba t e , wh i ch i s a l l oca t ed t o t he t hree Serv i ces i n propor t i on t o s t reng t h o f each was £115 , 000 , an i ncrease o f £23 , 000 (25 pe r cent ) . Mr . Va rdon sa i d tha t NCS s t a f f was aga i n se rv i ng i n No rway i n exerc i ses th i s spr i ng . On t he NCS " C l ub o f t he Yea r " compe t i t i on , he sa i d t he r e had been a f ew murmur i ngs t o t he e f f ec t " Wha t i s Naa f i do i ng j udg i ng Roya l Navy c l ubs? " Th i s compe t i t i on had been i ns t i tut ed by NCS f or the i r c l ub sta f f , whose pe r f ormance i n a l l aspec t s was j udged . F l ee t and Corps r ep resent a t i ves t ook pa r t i n t he j udg i ng t o ensur e t ha t t he cus t ome rs ' op i n i ons we r e t aken i nto accoun t . Th i s yea r t he Naa f i es t ab l i shmen t s i n H. M . S . Nep t une and R. N . a i r s t a t i on Cu l drose we r e j o i nt w i nne rs. On so f t dr i nks i n shops , Mr . Va rdon sa i d tha t t o da t e 21 new mach i nes had been i ns t a l l ed and s i x mo r e we r e r eady f or i ns t a l l a t i on . K i ngsp i n gam i ng mach i nes , i ncorpora t i ng t he r ecen t l y - approved £30 j ackpo t , had been i ns t a l l ed i n 23 nava l l oca t i ons and t he r e we r e p l ans t o i n t roduce t wo o t he r t ypes o f mach i nes w i t h t he £30 j ackpo t . I n h i s deve l opmen t repor t , Mr . Va rdon sa i d t wo ma j o r pub l i c - f unded pro j ec t s had been comp l e t ed - t he amen i t y a t t he F l ee t Ma in t enance Base , Devonpor t , and t he new c l ub a t t he Commando Tr a i n i ng Cen t r e , Roya l

Ma r i nes , Lymps t one . Wo r k on t he ma j or ex t ens i on t o t he L i on C l ub i n H. M . S . Cochr ane was we l l advanced , as was t he cons t ruc t i on o f t he new c l ub i n R. N . Hosp i t a l Has l a r , wh i ch was due f or comp l e t i on i n June . I n h i s repor t , t he F l ee t Repr esen t a t i ve , Nava l Home Command (Sou t h) , FCPO K. A. Wa rd , sa i d gam i ng mach i nes we r e now se rv i ced regu l a r l y and t he re was a ma r ked r educ t i on i n br eakdowns . C l ub cha i rmen had become mo r e pro f ess i ona l i n t he i r approach t o c l ub l i fe and as a resu l t en t e r t a i nmen t o f a much h i ghe r s t anda rd was prov i ded , w i t h t op ar t i st es and groups compe t i ng to appea r . Regu l a r mee t i ngs w i t h i n Com mand a reas whe r e c l ub cha i rmen cou l d d i scuss prob l ems and compa r e no t es had been o f grea t va l ue , and he t hough t an annua l mee t i ng o f a l l c l ub cha i rmen t hroughou t t he R. N . and R. M . wou l d be o f bene f i t . " A grea t dea l o f cred i t shou l d go t o t he Naa f i c l ub manage r s who prov i de abundan t expe r i ence to the i r pa r t ne rsh i ps w i t h c l ub cha i rmen . A good examp l e i s t he Co l l i ngwood C l ub i n c rea t i ng a new r ecord by t ak i ng ove r £1 , 000 ac ross t he ba r i n one n i gh t l ast Novembe r . "

BLACK T I GHTS The WRNS Repr esen t a t i ve , FCWREN S. J. Snow l ey , ra i sed a sm i l e when she sa i d tha t on a v i s i t t o H. M . S . Ra l e i gh she d i scove red on l y one br and o f b l ack t i ghts on sa l e , as , appa ren t l y , t i ghts a re i n demand f rom t he t ra i nees f or c l ean i ng the i r shoes . Now , she had been to l d , t he gene r a l s t ock o f " f em i n i ne i t ems " on sa l e t he r e had i mproved . The Corps Repr esen t a t i ve , Roya l Ma r i nes , CSGT G. A. Ha r t , sa i d t he new c l ub CTC Lymps t one opened i n Novembe r , prov i d i ng mode rn comf or t ab l e fac i l i t i es . He t hough t t he r e was st i l l cause f or conce rn ove r t he orde r i ng o f goods f rom Naa f i ca t a l ogues , w i t h t oo many cus t ome r s be i ng d i sappo i n t ed by rece i v i ng rep l i es o f " No t ava i l ab l e " or hav i ng to wa i t f or a l ong t i me . Rep l y i ng l a t er to th i s po i nt , Mr . Va rdon sa i d t he re we r e d i f f i cu l t i es i n ob t a i n i ng some goods and cons t an t a t t en t i on was g i ven t o t he ma t t e r , bu t i t was no t a l l prob l ems because th i s was a b i g grow t h a r ea o f bus i ness . The F l ee t Repr esen t a t i ve , Sh i ps and Over seas , Ch i e f Mech C. G . Ha r t , sa i d t he br eak i ng down o f au t oma t i c vend i ng mach i nes con t i nued t o be a " pa i n i n t he neck , " espec i a l l y i n Type 21 f r i ga t es wh i ch d i d no t have enough s t or age space to supp l emen t w i t h canned so f t dr i nks . On serv i ce gene r a l l y he sa i d , " I t i s rea l l y i n on l y abou t f i ve pe r cen t of t he sh i ps tha t I have v i s i t ed t ha t poor se rv i ce has been r ece i ved , bu t t he o t he r 95 pe r cen t have r ece i ved exce l l en t se rv i ce. " The F l ee t Repr esen t a t i ve , Nava l A i r Com mand and Nava l Home Command (Nor t h and Medway ) , POA W. J. Hu l s t on , sa i d , " L i t t l e does t he sa i l or rea l i ze t he amoun t o f wo r k tha t goes on beh i nd t he scenes to make h i s l e i sure t i me be t t e r . "

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LUCKY SEVEN GET A LI FT IN A LYNX

Seven men we r e rescued f rom a Ge rman coas t er when H. M . S . Be rw i ck and a Lynx he l i copt er f rom H. M . S . Ar row answe r ed a d i s t ress ca l l i n appa l l i ng wea t he r cond i t i ons i n t he Bay of B i scay .

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I n command unde r t he sea F l ag O f f i ce r Subma r i nes , Rea r - Adm i r a l R. R. Squ i r es , has i n add i t i on t o h i s na t i ona l r espons i b i l i t i es as t he head o f t he Roya l Navy ' s Subma r i ne Se r v i ce , t he NATO ro l e o f Commande r Subma r i nes Eas t e r n A t l an t i c ( CON SUBEASTLANT ) . The Roya l Navy ope r a t es 30 subma r i nes , i nc l ud i ng f our nuc l ea r - powe r ed Po l a r i s subma r i nes wh i ch f o r m B r i t a i n ' s con t r i bu t i on t o t he NATO s t r a t eg i c de t e r r en t . As F l ag O f f i ce r Subma r i nes Rea r - Adm i r a l Squ i r es has na t i ona l ope r a t i ona l con t ro l o f a l l Roya l Navy subma r i nes , excep t t he f ou r Po l a r i s boa t s wh i l e i n t he i r ope r a t i ona l cyc l e ( a r espons i b i l i t y r e t a i ned by t he Commande r - i n- Ch i e f F l ee t ) ,

one o f NATO ' s own i n c ryp t i c ?r l y as A l l i ed ry Leach - who I NCEASTLANT) , e t (C I NCFLEET) , ona l Roya l Navy . i s on an equa l f oo t i ng de r Eu r ope , Gene r a l ne A l l i ed Commande r cen t r e - om i nous l y ys f r om t he no r t he rn l f r om M i d- A t l an t i c t o t ro l l ed t o keep t hem a mon t h necessa r y t o

" and above I n t he same way as Adm i r a l Leach has a na t i ona l and t wo NATO ha t s t o wea r , A i r Ma r sha l Ph i l i p Lagesen , t he A i r O f f i ce r Command i ng 18 G r oup R. A . F . - l oca t ed w i t h F l ee t a t No r t hwood - i s a l so Commande r A l l i ed Ma r i t i me A i r Fo r ce Channe l ( COMMA I RCHAN ) and Commande r Ma r i t i me A i r Eas t e r n A t l an t i c ( COMMA I REASTLANT ) . As such he i s subo r d i na t e t o C I NCHAN / C I NCEAST LANT , bu t h i s powe r i nc r eases i n t i me o f a l e r t i n t ha t a numbe r o f NATO coun t r i es ded i ca t e a i r c r a f t t o h i s com mand unde r cu r r en t NATO ag r eemen t s .

ror kp l ace o f 271 sou l s ) f t ens i on o r wa r t h r ee ou r f l oor s . No t a doo r f or 30 days , and t he r e o f t he s t a f f s l eep i ng e r - i n-Ch i e f F l ee t t o F l ag O f f i cedeltro r Sea ma r i nes , who moved ar , t h r ee ocean- go i ng O f f i ce r s .

LANT s t a f f s , wo r k i ng t he no r ma l peace t i me i l l t he yea r round . Fo r i i on , or , i f de t e r r ence y " pa r t - t i me r s . " They I . R . headqua r t e r s un i t , , Nava l Rese r ve ; and un t r i es , a t o f NATO command , i e r e Queen Boad i cea he occupy i ng Roman

d t o cen t r a l i se bo t h Channe l and Eas t e r n hwood headqua r t e r s . d en l a r gemen t o f t he en t ro , and t he r e i s ch no t on l y suppo r t s unda t i on upon wh i ch t i ona l con t ro l sys t em dea l w i t h t he p r ob l em i ng t he con t ro l cen t r e eds t o be d i s t r i bu t ed t r ans f o rma t i on i n t o a t abase wh i ch can be ch o f a keyboa r d . i con t ro l .

AT SEA f NATO ' s t h r ee ma j o r i n - go i ng f o r ces come - i n-Ch i e f ' s NATO s t a f f STANAVFORANT , f or Fo r ce Channe l ( STA Nava l Fo r ce A t l an t i c e o f be t ween f i ve and t aken f r om t he nav i es r esen t l y i t cons i s t s o f l ed S t a t es , t he Un i t ed m and Wes t Ge r many , o f f i ce r who w i l l be RN . and f r i ga t es cons i s t s I S t a t es , Canada , t he Un i t ed K i ngdom (H . M . as j us t had a change nodo r e t o a US Navy dep l oyed i n exe r c i ses ughou t t he 12 m i l l i on

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Cohn has mas t e r ed ' h i s ar t

CPO ( D ) COL I N K I DMAN has become t he f i rs t non Ame r i can t o be awa r ded t he s i l ve r p i n o f a Mas t e r D i ve r ' s De ek nanc , t i uc . .W cove awa r d i n U. S . Navy d i v i ng . Cohn , who i s on an exchange dr a f t a t t he Nava l Expe r i men t a l D i v i ng Un i t in Panama C i t y , F l or i da , f ini shed t op o f t he course wh i ch he comp l e t ed in company w i t h f our U. S . N . ch i e f d i vers ,

A nava l Ne l son i s once ic s t r i d i ng t he decks o f H. M . S a%n tory! AB PH I L I P NELSON i s a u i ' de aboa rd t he f l agsh i p of h i s f amous namesake ' and i s p i c t ured he r e i n f ront of t he sh i p ' s be l l .

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L i eu t . -Cdr , BRUCE L I ND SAY ( above ) , St a f f I ns t ruc t or O f f i ce r t o F l ag O f f i ce r Scot l and and Nor t he rn I re l and , i s we l l qua l i f i ed f or C i vvy S t r ee t when he comp l e t es h i s Med i um Ca r ee r Comm i ss i on . He was one o f on l y f our cand i da t es ou t o f 800 t o ob t a i n a d i s t i nc t i on f or a pape r on ma r ke t i ng ana l ys i s and dec i s i on wr i t t en f or h i s D i p l oma i n Ma r ke t i ng . The D i p l oma ' awa r ded by t he Ins t i tu t e o f Ma r ke t i ng , i s t he bes t qua l i f i ca t i on i n ma r ke t i ng ava i l ab l e i n t he U. K .

Reade r s seek i ng pen f r i ends i n t he Roya l Navy a r e l i s t ed be l ow. Any sa i l or who wr i t es t o an app l i can t mus t use a s t amped enve l ope bea r i ng t he app l i can t ' s name and t own . The l e t t er shou l d be enc l osed i n a second enve l ope add r essed t o " Pen Pa l s " ' Navy News , H. M . S . Ne l son , Por t smou t h . On r ece i p t t he r ep l i es w i l l be r ed i r ec t ed bu t ni I f t hey have been s t ampe De t a i l s o f t he app l i can t s a r e as f o l l ows :

Joan (45) , w i dow , 5f t . 3m . , fa i r ha i r , b l ue eyes , Ba r row- i n- Furness . Co l l een (15) , 5f t . 3m . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Ba r k i ng , Essex. Jenn i f e r (16) , 5f1. 4 i n. , b rown ha i r , b rown eyes , Cooke Po i nt , Aus t ra l i a. Ma rga r e t (29) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 2 i n , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , B i rm i ngham . ca ro l (18) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 5 i n. , da r k ha i r , b r own eyes , Gue rnsey . Pam (18) , s i ng l e , Sf1. 2 i n. , f a i r ha i r , g r een eyes , Gue rnsey . Jack i e (20) , s i ng l e 5f f . 2 i n , g i nge r ha i r , b l ue eyes , Gu i l d f ord , Sur r ey . Te r r y (22) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 4 i n. , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , L i ve rpoo l . Jenny (15) , S i t . un . , b l ack ha i r , Por t s. mou t h. S t ephan i e (15) , 5f t . B i n. , b rown ha i r , b l ue eyes , London .

G I na (16) , 5f t . 4 i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , Ryde , I s l e o f W i gh t . L I ndsey (18) , s i ng l e , 5f t . B i n. , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Lym i ng t on , Han t s. Shan l (17) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 4 i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Ryde , I s l e of W i gh t . Sha r on (16) , 5f t . un . , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Ca t t e r i ck V i l l age. Ann (27> , s i ng l e , Sf t . B i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Gospor t , Han t s. Sue (18) , s i ng l e , 5f t . B i n. , b l onde ha i r , b r own eyes , Penr yn , Cornwa l l . 5f t . l i n. , b r own ha i r , b r own ayes Ka,t h j ew ync (15) a " e -, on - Tyne . Joan (52) , w i dow , 5f t . l i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue -gr ey eyes , Bo l t on , Lancs. Susan (16) , 5f t . 4 i n. , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Morphe t t Va l e , Aus t ra l i a. Suzanne (16) , SI t . 4rn. , fa i r ha i r , b l ue eyes , Me l bourne , Aus t ra l i a. Ju l i e (19) , s i ng l e , 511. 41n. , b r own ha i r , London . Chr i s t i ne (16) , 5f t . 2 i n. , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Wa l l aaey , Me r seys i de . Sa l l y (16) , 5f t . S i n: , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , We l l i ng t on , New Zea l and. Sad l e (17) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 3 i n. , b r own ha i r , g r ey-gr een eyes , L; oa t i br i dge , Sco t l and . Anne (17) , s i ng l e , S i t . 4 i n. , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Manches t e r . Pau l i ne (25) , d i vor ced , 4f t . l l i nc , b l onde ha i r , g r een eyes , t wo ch i l dren , Hen l ey -on. Thames , Oxon . K i m (18) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 7 i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , Sunde r l and . L i nda (26) , d i vor ced , 5f t. B i n. , fa i r ha i r ' b l ue eyes , one son , Head i ng t on , Ox f ord . N I co l a (16) , 5f1. 1 i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Br ackne l l , Be r ks.

Pau l i ne (17) , s i ng l e , 511. 2 i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes London . Macye 16) , S i t . 4 i n. , b rown ha i r , b l ue eyes , L i me r i ck , I re l and. Ange l a (16) , 511. 2 i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue . g r een eyes , Oakham , Ru t l and . Anne (16) , 511. 4 i n. , b rown ha i r , g r een eyes , Br ackne l l , Be r ks. Anha (23) , s i ng l e , 511. B i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , B i rm i ngham . auburn ha i r , bluMeaenydeys. (1M8a) ,nssf i inigdl e ,N5of t f t . s2in. , L i z zy (15) 51t . 7 i n. , b rown ha i r , b l ue eyes , Mor ay , Sco t i ~nd . J i l l (37) , d i vor ced , 511. 4 i n. , brune t t e , g r een eyes , Newcas t l " n - Tyne . Ca r men (26) , s i ng l e , 5f t . l i n. , da r k ha i r , b r own eyes , Co l ches t e r , Essex. A i i aon (21) , s i ng l e , S i t , g i n. , b rown ha i r , b r own eyes , To t nes , Devon. L i nda (17) , s i ng l e , SI t. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , M i dd l esbrough , C l eve l and . Wendy (15) , SI t . 4 i n. , auburn ha i r , b r own eyes , Manches t e r . Ke r r y (16) , S i t . 2 i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , Tedd i ng t on , M i dd l esex . Ma r t ha (16) , 511. S i n. , b r own ha i r , Rhu , bu HeC l ent . h sy ' ~2hd s i ng l e , 5f t . B i n. , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , L i ve rpoo l . Pa t ~ , 29) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 4 i n. , b r own ha i r , g r een eyes , oo l e , Dorse t . E l i zabe t h (45) , w i dow , 5f1. S i n. , b r ownha i r , b l ue eyes , Pa r , Cornwa l l . Do r een (SO) , d i vor ced , 5f1. 4 i n. , b r ownha i r , haze l eyes , S t Aus t e l , Cornwa l l . Ben i t a (21) , s i ng l e , 5f t . B i n. , b l onde ha i r , Robe r t sbndge , Sussex . Ka t e (16) , 5f t . 5 i n. , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Wes t bur y - on - Tr ym , Br i s to l .

F i ona (16> , 5f f . 7 i n. , b r own ha i r , gr een eyes , Wes t bur y - on - Tr ym , Br i s to l . L i nda (16) , 511. 5 i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Wes t bur y - on - Tr ym , Br i s to l . Wendy (18) , s i ng l e , 5f t. 4 i n. , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Weybr i dge , Sur r ey . G i i i i an (19) . s i ng l e , 511. B i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , M i dd l esbrough . Sa r ah (15) , b r own eyes , b l onde ha i r , Lu t on , Beds . 5f t . S i n. , b l onde ha i r , broJwulni eey(e2sO) , lpss i vnAgc ihe, Beve r l ey (20) , s i ng l e , 5f t . , b rown ha i r , g r een eyes , I psw i ch . Sha r on (21) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 5 i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , Po t t e rs Ba r , Heds . Ca ro l e (21) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 3 i n. , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Bo l t on , Lancs. Ann (16) , 511. g i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue -gr een eyes , Exe t e r , Devon. Robyn (16) , 5f t . 7 i n. , b l onde ha i r , b l ue g r een eyes , Oakbank , Aus t ra l l aC An i t a (23) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 7 i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Nor t hwood , M i dd l esex . Jane (20) , s i ng l e , 5f t . t i n. , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Broads t a i rs , Ken t . Lo i s (18) , s i ng l e , 511. 2 i n. , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Sou t h Oxhey , Wa t f ord. Jenny (44) , d i vor ced , 5f t . 1 in. , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Por t smou t h . E l i zabe t h(17) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 4 i n. , b l ondeha i r , b l ue eyes , K i l w i nn i ng , Ayrsh i re . Ca ro l (18) , s i ng l e , b l onde ha i r , g r een eyes , Sa l i sbur y Eas t , Aus t ra l i a. Raewyn ( IS) , S i t . t i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Cambr i dge , New Zea l and. Ka r en (18) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 3 i nC, b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Orp i ng t on , Ken t . Ka t hy (15) , 5f tC 3 i n. , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Bos t on , L i ncs.

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Rea r - Adm i r a l j , M . H , COX ( r i gh t ) , Ch i e i -o f -S t a f f Nava l Home Command , donned comba t c l o t h i ng dur i ng a v i s i t t o H . M . S . F i sga rd t o v i s i t t r a i nees exe r c i s i ng i n w i n t r y cond i t i ons on Bodm i n Moo r . He was accompan i ed by h i s pe r sona l ass i s t an t , Th i rd O f f i ce r CAR ' OLYN STA I T ' and t he Cap t a i n o f F i sga rd , Cap t . J . S , GROVE ( l e f t ) and o t he r sen i or s t a f f o f f i ce rs .

F i f t y yea r s se r v i ce i n t he Roya l Navy and Roya l Nava l Rese r ve has come t o an end f or L i eu t . -Cdr . JACK JOHNSON ' who r e t i r ed i n Feb rua r y . He has been in un i f o r m s i nce he j o i ned up as a boy i n 1929 . A commun i ca t o r ' he was Adm i r a l S i r And r ew Cunn i ngham ' s yeoman o f s i gna l s f or t wo yea r s i n 14 sh i ps , and was p r esen t a t t he Ba t t l e o f t he second Ma t apan , Ba t t l e o f Na r v i k and t he Ba t t l e o f Ca l abr i a . Jack l e f t t he R . N . i n 1963 t o become f u l l - t i me R.N.R. o f f i ce r co commun i ca o r d i na t i ng t i ons a t Mo r t hwood ,

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on by F i e l d Gun O f f i ce r L i eu t . CHR I S BARNACLE , and t r a i ne r s CPO PETER SCOTT and CPT I ALEX CLARKE . The c r ew beg i n t he i r prope r t r a i n i ng on Apr i l 9 , i n pr epa r a t i on f or t he Roya l Tou r namen t a t Ea r l s Cour t .

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f r om Sh i pwr i gh t Mr . GEORGE KNOX go t a spec i a l " t hank membe r s o f t he j un i or r a t es ' mess i n H . M . S . M i ne r va , gu eo r ge was r espons i b l e f or wo r k i n t he i r ga l l ey dur i ng a ma j o r re f i t i n Cha t ham , so he was i nv i t ed t o ea t t he f i rs t mea l when t he mess was r e - opened . Se r v i ng up a V . 1 . P . por t i on a r e STD DAV I D DUNBAR and POCK STEVE STEENSON .

Feb r ua r y buz za r ds we r e snow j oke f or LREG PETER DAV I D and h i s A i r Po l i ce dogs Mon t y ( l e f t ) and Da f ydd , Pe t e r was t r a i n i ng as a d r ug dog hand l e r a t t he Po l i ce Schoo l a t R . A . F . New t on , A f t e r h i s cou r se , he and h i s t wo do s r epor t t o O . S . Ne l son f o r du t y ,

CRS ROGER CANNON has r e t i r ed f r om t he Roya l Navy a f t e r 45 yea r s i n un i f o rm . Fo r t he l as t 11 yea r s , he has been t r a i n i ng R . N . R . pe r sonne l in H.M.S. Camb r i a a t Ca rd i f f . CRS Cannon , now 61 , se r ved i n t he ba t t l esh i p Ram i l i es , and i n va r i ous des t r oye r s du r i ng t he Second Wo r l d Wa r .

P i c t ur e : SAC V i nce Ave r y , R . A . F .

&o f S t a Amanda (15) , 5 f f . 6 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue g r een eyes , Cannock , S t a f f s . Ke r r i e (16) , 5 f t . 3 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Newpo r t , Gwen t . C l a i r e ( 25) s i ng l e , 5 f t . 3m . , f a i r ha i r , g r een eyes , Br usse l s , Be l g i um . Anne (26) , d i vo r ced , 5 f f . 3m . , f a i r ha i r , b l ue eyes , one daugh t e r (3) , The t f o r d . Ru t h (16) , 5f f . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Sa l i sbu r y Eas t , Aus t r a l i a . Es t he r (22) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . , b r own ha i r , g r een eyes , L i ane l l i . Dy f ed . Roaa l l nd b r own ha i r , 5f f . Sin. , (15) , b l ue g r een eyes , E l g i n , Mo r aysh i r e . s i - a (15) , 5 f t . 4 i n . , b l onde ha i r , g r een eyes , V i c t or i a , Aus t r a l i a . Jane (15) , 4 f f . l l i n . , b l onde ha i r , haze l eyes , Swa f f ham , No r f o l k . Sa i l (19) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 8 i n . , b r own ha i r b l ue eyes , ~ou t hamp t on . Lynda (261 , s i ng l e , S i t . 3m . , da r k ha i r , b r own eyes . Sou t hamp t on . d i vo r ced , 5 f f . 1 i n. , b r own ha i r , Joyce g r een eyes( ,49London . Lynne (17) , s i ng l e , S i t . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Bas i l don , Essex . Co r l nne (17) , s i ng l e , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Exe t e r , Devon .

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(17) , s i ng l e , 5f1. 3m . , f a i r ha i r , b l ue eyes , Newpo r t , Gwen t . Me l on l e (41) , d i vo r ced , 5 f f . 7 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , one daugh t e r (10) , Po r t s . mou t h , Rowena (16) , 5 f f . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Nap i e r , New Zea l and . Ang l e (17) , 5 f t . 3 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Dagenham , Essex . Anne t t e (16) , 5 f f . 6 i n . , b l ack ha i r , b l ue eyes , Townsv i l l e , Queens l and , Aus t r a l i a .

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5f f . b r own ha i r , (16) , 2in. , Pe t e r bo r ough , Cambs . Shannon (19) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 8 i n f a i r ha i r , g r een eyes , L i ve rpoo l . P r i mr ose s i ng l e , 5 f t . 3 i n . , b r own ha i r , (22~ l ., g r een eyes , Hu Jean (30) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 8 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Ha r r ow , M i dd l esex . Ca r o l (15) , 5 f t . 6 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , S t He l ens , Me r seys i de . Ann (25) , d i vo r ced , S i t . un . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , one daugh t e r (2) , Ma l ve r n , Wo r cs . Jenny (17) , s i ng l e , S i t . S i n . , b r own ha i r , g r een eyes , Dama r u , New Zea l and . Co r m l e (17) , s i ng l e , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , S l i ema , Ma l t a . Ange l a (16) , 5 f f . 4 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , P l ymou t h , Devon . Ca t he r i ne (15) , 5 f t . 4 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , S t He l ens , Me r seys i de . Ch r i s t i ne (24) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . S i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Sk i p t on , N . Yo r ks . Deb r a (171 , s i ng l e , 5f f . un . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , P l ymou t h , Devon . M i ss K . (43) , d i vo r ced , 4 f f . b r own ha i r , g r ey eyes , P l ymou t h , Devon . J i l l (25) , d i vo r ced , 5 f f . 4 i n . , aubu r n ha i r , haze l eyes , t wo ch i l d r en Fo l kes t one , Ken t . Ma r ga r e t (25) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 6 i n . , aubu r n ha i r , b l ue eyes , London . E l a i ne (16) , 5 f 1 . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , London . Sue (17) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 6 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , London . Ann (17) , s i ng l e , S i t . 7 i n . , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , London . E l i zabe t h (15) , 5 f t . 9 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue a yes ' S t He l ens , Me r seys i de . Hope (43) , d i vo r ced , 5 f t . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , one son (10) , Po r t smou t h .

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Sue (20) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 4 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , De r by . Sa r ah (21) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 5 i n . , b r own ha i r ,

Ca r o l (17) , s i ng l e , aubu r n e Leeds , Yo r ks . Y6C1 r i a (16) , 5 f f . 4 i r i . , b r own

g r ey eyes , De rby . Leono r e (25) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 3 i n . , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , De r by .

eyes , B i r m i ngham . b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , T r acy ( 16 Mo l eswo r t h , M I s (16) , 5f f . 4 i n . , b l ack ha i r , b r own eyes , Br i s t o l . T i na (18) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 8 i n . , b r own ha i r ,

Sh I r l ey (17) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 6 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Hun t i ngdon , Cambs . A r m (27) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 2 i n aubu r n ha i r , g r een eyes , Abe r gee , C l wyd . Susan (16) , 5f f . 2 i n . , aubu r n ha i r , g r een eyes , Hun t i ngdon , Cambs . Sheena (16) , 5 f f . S i n . , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , Hun t i ngdon , Cambs . Lynda (16) , 51t . 7 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Hun t i ngdon , Cambs . Jenn i f e r (35) , sepa r a t ed , 5f f . 6 i n . , b r own ha i r , t h r ee ch i l dr en , Bo l t on , g r een eyes , Lancs . d i vo r ced , 5 f t . 4 i n . , aubu r n Phy l l i s (39) , ha i r , one daugh t e r (10) , London . He l en (17) , s i ng l e , 5f f . g i n . , f a i r ha i r , b l ue eyes , Che l t enham . G l os . Dawn ( 181 s i ng l e , S i t . S i n . , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Che l t enham , G l os . Ju l i e (15) , 5 f f . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Ramn f o r d Me r seys i de . Lyn (16) , 5f f ' . t i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , V i c t or i a , Aus t r a l i a . E l i zabe t h (16) , 5f1 . 4 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , V i c t o r i a Aus t r a l i a . Be r nade t t e (16) , 5 f f . 6 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , V i c t or i a , Aus t r a l i a . E l i zabe t h (19) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 4 i n . , b l ack ha i r , b r own a as , Ravens t ho r pe , Pe t e r bo r ough . PameYa (27) , d i vo r ced , 5 f t . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , g r een eyes , Po r t smou t h . Ma r ga r e t (17) , s i ng l e , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , K i r kby - i n - Ash f i e l d , No t t s .

ha i r ,

b r own

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b r own

b l ue - g r ey eyes , B i r m i ngham . D i ane (15) , 5f f . 4 i n . , b r own ha i r , g r een eyes , B i r m i ngham: l nez (24) , s i ng l e , S i t . S i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Geo r ge t own , Gyana . A r m (23) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 4 i n . , b l onde ha i r , g r ey eyes , P i ne t own , Sou t h A f r i ca . L i nda (18) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 4 i n . , b l onde ha i r , eyes , Tho r nbu r y , Br i s t o l . Pau l i ne (18) , s i ng l e , 5f t . 5 i n . , r ed ha i r , b~ue bue - g r ey eyes , A i rdne , Lana r ksh i r e . Ma r y (19) , s i ng l e , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , L i ve rpoo l . Ma r ga r e t (18) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 7 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Coven t r y . Susan (17) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . 3m . , b l onde ha i r , b l ue eyes , He r t f o rd , He r t s . Den i se (17) , s i ng l e 5 f t . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , g r een eyes , He r t f o rd , Ha r t s . Sh I r l ey (33) , d i vo r ced , Sf t . S i n . , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Newhaven , Sussex . Be t t y (21) , s i ng l e , 5 f f . t i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Kno t t i ng l ey , W . Yo r ks . Ju l i e (18) , s i ng l e , S i t . 2 i n . , b r own ha i r , b l ue eyes , Roch f o r d , Essex . L i nda (26) , d i vo r ced , Sf t . 61n f a i r ha i r , b l ue eyes , one son (8) , Head i ng t on , Ox f o r d . Debb l e (20) , s i ng l e , 5 f t . 41n . , b r own ha i r , haze l eyes , Br aun t on , Devon . Penny (24) , s i ng l e , 5f f . 7 i n . , b r own ha i r , b r own eyes , Br aun t on , Devon .

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NAVY NEWS . APR I L 1979

CLASS I F I ED

ADVERT I SEMENTS

CONNAUGHT HOTEL 2 V i c t or i a Grove , Sou t hsea , Po r t smou t h Cent ra l l y s i tua t ed for Bar racks and Dockyard , we of fer wa rm cent ra l l y hea t ed rooms w i th h and c bas i ns d i van beds , f i t ted carpe t s , ful l Eng l i sh break f ast , co l our TV l ounge . Fam i l y rooms ava i l ab l e . Own keys . No rest r i c t i ons S i ng l e Room w i t h Br eak f as t f r om £4 , 50 Doub l e Room w i t h Br eak f as t f r om £7 , 50

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Te l ephone Recep t i on Por i smou t h 26599 Gues t Por i smou t h 812240 Res . Prop. BR I DGET AND FRANK CLARKE

Bed , Br eak f as t , Even i ng Mea l TV Lounge , A l l Fac i l i t i es No r es t r i c t i ons

GAR I AN HOUSE HOL I DAY FLATLETS Se l f - ca t e r i ng f l a t l e t s , nea r sea and shops . Fu l l y equ i pped . TV , f r i dge , cooke r , l i nen , e t c. I dea l f or a v i s i t by t he f am i l y , w i f e o r g i r l f r i end .

Te rms : Week i y £12 pe r pe r son £6 pe r pe rson p . m . Fr i day - e- . m . Monday P . M . Monday a .m . F r i day - £6 pe r pe r son DEPOS I T £2 PER PERSON Own ba t h r oom and t o i l e t : £3 pe r f l a t week - ends o r £5 week l y ava i l ab i o

Cur t i s , 70,

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M i n i mum 2 per i i ons or charge for 2 pe rsons (above cha rges are up t i i i 24th May on l y)

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M I SCELLANEOUS

DATEL I NE ' S psycho l og i ca l l y accu ra t e i n t roduc t i ons l ead to p l easan t f r i endsh i ps , spon t aneous a f f a i rs , and f i rm and l as t i ng re l a t i onsh i ps i nc l ud i ng ma r r i age . A l l ages , a l l areas . F r ee de t a i l s : Da t e l i ne Compu t e r Da t i ng , Dep t . (NN ) , 23 Ab i ngdon Road , London W8 . Te l . 01-937 6503 . JEAN7 t I f he F r i end l y Fo l k Assoc i a t i on The Te r r ace , To rquay , qu i ck l y a r r anged genu i 5 ne i n t roduc t i ons , a l t ages , anywhe r e . Es t . 1943 . Con f i den t i a l . -Brochure .

THE MARGARET MOODY MARR I AGE BUREAU Dep t , N , 1008 , ANLABY H I GH ROAD K I NGSTON - UPON- HULL , YORKS

The success fu l and ef f i c i ent bureau in the Nor th w i th a na t i on -w i de c l i ente l e . Scrupu l ous l y conf i dent i a l and d i scree t . Fu l l de t a i l s urnder p l a i n cover on request . JANE S I COTT for genu i ne f r i ends . I n t roduc t i ons oppos i t e sex w i t h s i nce r i t y and t hough t f u l ness . De t a i l s f ree . S t amp t o Jane Sco t t , 3 / navy Nor t h St ree t , Quadr an t , Br i gh t on , Sussex . . BN I 3GJ . ATTRACT I VE l i t t l e w i dow , 49 , own home , wou l d l i ke t o cor r espond / mee t k i nd l y una t t ached gen t l eman v i ew mu t ua l compan i onsh i p , poss i b l y ma r r i age . - Box No . Navy News 469 . LADY , age 32 , d i vor ced , one ch i l d , w i shes t o cor r espond / mee t s i ncere Nava l gen t l eman . Box No : Navy New 463 . LONELY OFF I CER ' S W I DOW won de rs i f any s i m i l ar l y l one l y of f i cer - 40 p l us - wou l d l i ke t o cor r espond . Boa No : Navy News 465 . SMART NAVAL W I DOW wou l d l i ke to cor r espond / mee t nava l gent l emap . . l a t e 40 ' s . Box No : Navy News 464 . LADY 53 ' w i shes t o same age . cor Box ( r eswndNw o. 0avy i th genws t l eman 466 .

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14 Wo r t h i ng Road Sou t hsea Po r t smou t h Te l ephone 22814 B.B . or B.B. /E .M . Spec i a l week l y r a t es f or l ong s t ays . Men on re- f i t , e t c . , we l comed . H / C and C / H a l l r ooms . Co l ou r TV l ounge .

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PEWTER TANKARDS

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i n so l i d s i l ver , ha i l ma r ked £10. 95 i nc. P & P, br ace l e t £9 . 95. Espec i a l l y des i gned t o commemo r a t e t he l as t f i xed w i ng a i rcra f t ca r r i e r o f t he Roya l Navy . Each neck l ace and br ace l e t comes i n a c l ea r p l as t i c a t t r ac t i ve pr esen t a t i on box. P l ease a l l ow 10 - 14 days f or de l i very . Cheques and pos t a l orde r s shou l d be made payab l e to Br i an Croz i e r and sen t w i t h orde r to : Mr . B. Croz i e r , 23 Ta i i your Cr escen t , Mon t rose , Angus , Sco t l and .

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THE

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ROYAL

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TORPO I NT ' CORNWALL

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or f our yea rs unde r cer t a i n c i rcums t ances . The r e w i l l be oppor t un i t i es f or f ur t he r s i m i l a r pe r i ods o f se rv i ce norma l l y t o age 55 , bu t i n a f ew ve ry excep t i ona l cases up t o a max i mum o f 60 yea rs. Howeve r , some 38 ex - NCS ra t i ngs st i l l r ema i n whose i n i is the l ist of Fo l l ow i ng t i a l engagemen t was s i gned Ex t ended Serv i ce bi l lets cu r be f or e 1972 and who a re gua rent l y vacant . One bi l let ' IS r an t eed emp l oymen t unt i l age ava i l ab l e i n each case , excep t 65 . These a r e des i gna t ed whe r e s t a t ed : " Prom i sed Men. " Cap t a i n SM1 : MEA( P) . Cha t ham FMG St a t i ca MEA) P) . H. M . S . Co l l i ngNCS b i l l e t s have been wooda CEMN ; REA l (9) ; OEA1 (6) ; r enamed Spec i a l B i l l e t s (SB) . CREA / COEA / CCEA ; REA / CEA; CEA1 ; App l i ca t i ons f or Ac t i ve Se r CPO ) OPS ) (S); CREA ; CCEA . H. N I . S . v i ce b i l l e ts t o be r edes i gna t ed Camb r i dge : CPO ( OPS ( M ) / PO ( M ) . H. M . S . Do l ph i n ( SM Schoo l as Spec i a l B i l l e t s r equ i r e MOD CMEM ( SM ) ; H. M . S . t P0 ( OP5 ) ( 5M ) approva l as t he change can D r yad: P0( R ) ; CPO ( OPS ) ( EW ) . FMB a f f ec t t he sea / shor e ra t i o and Devonpo r t SMUUA REA1 ( SM ) ; MEA1 / 2( SM) . FOSM and SUBELANTA t he advancemen t / promo t i on OEA1 / 2 CEA1 2. MCTC Co l ches t e r : prospec t s o f t he br anch con H. M . S . Me r cu r y: CCV CPO ) any ) H. M . S . Nep t une NT : MEA( P ) / MEA( H ) ce rned . HDPW ; HDPW ; MEA ( H ) Add i t i ona l l y , i n v i ew o f t he CPO ( OPS ) ( R ) ; CEA) SM ) ; MEA( P) ( SM ) cur r en t shor t ages o f sen i or (2) ; CEA1 / 2 (SM) ; REA( SM ) ; OEA1 / ra t es , MOD have agr eed t ha t 2 ( SM ) (2); MEA(P) . R. N . R . U i s t e r a COEL . H. M . S . Su l t an : MEA) H ) (3) ; se l ec t ed ra t i ngs may be re CMEM ; POMEM; CEA / REA; MEA( P) . engaged or re - en t e r ed on Rosy i h FMG: MEA) H ) (4) SMA I RSA Po r t smou t ha CMEA / MEA ; 6REA / REA ; Ex t ended Se rv i ce t o f i l l ce r t a i n CCEA (2) ; CREA ; RENCOEL I POOELJ Ac t i ve Se rv i ce b i l l ets. CEA (2) ; COEL ' POOEL (2) ; CMEA( H ) / I These ra t i ngst do no t a f f ec t CMEA 121; MEA I CMEM I POMEM / MEA( H ) (4) ; H. M . S . Exce l l en t : OEA 1. sea-shore ra t i os or advan The o l d- s t y l e Non Con t i nuous Se rv i ce ( NCS) ha now been r enamed Ex t ende i 2 Se r v i ce (ES) . An ES engagemen t i s norma l l y f or f i ve years , bu t may be f or t hree

In t une . ' Two membe r s o f t he Roya l Ma r i nes Band Se rv i ce can c l a i m t o be a b i g h i t w i t h t he g i r l s - Musn . Cha r l eswor t h ( l e f t ) and JMusn . G i bbs . Rev i s i t i ng Lady Manne r s Schoo l , Bakewe l l , De rbysh i r e , they me t one of the i r f orme r t eachers , Mr s. Son j a Sm i t h (cent re) and he r pup i l s . The Band o f t he Roya l Ma r i nes Commando For ces was t our i ng schoo l s i n t he area .

cemen t / promo t i on prospec t s , bu t t he r e i s no gua r an t ee t ha t f ur t he r emp l oymen t i n t he same b i l l e t w i l l be o f f e r ed a t t he end o f each ES engagemen t as th i s w i l l depend on t he s t a t e o f t he Ac t i ve Se rv i ce numbe r s a t tha t t i me . Howeve r , the i r cond i t i ons o f se rv i ce r ema i n t he same as on any o t he r ES engagemen t and eve r y endeavour w i l l be made t o prov i de f ur t he r emp l oymen t i n t he same a rea . MOD approva l i s r equ i r ed t o engage each o f t hese ra t i ngs. Fu l l de t a i l s a re con t a i ned i n DC I ( RN ) 655 / 78 , as amended by DC I ( RN ) 55 / 79. Ques t i ons can be answe r ed by L i eu t -Cdr . B. W. Mann (H . M . S . Cen t ur i on) on Por t smou t h Nava l Base (Por t smou t h 22351) , Ex t 2565 . I t i s p l anned t o con t i nue t o pub l i sh l i sts o f ava i l ab l e ES b i l l e ts i n Navy News .

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The f o l l ow i ng promo t i ons to l i eu t enan t - commande r on t he Supp l emen t a r y L i st t ook e f f ec t on Ma r ch 1: Seamana R. H. Sea r , T. J. I. Hoo t en , K. 0. Lampr ey , M. A. Caws , J. S. Sh i mrnons , C. M i l l er , P. J. Ha rdy , T. I. Howa rd - Jones , F t . J. Mu rphy , A. W. Cr i dd i e , D. J. Hughes , D. B. Sand i f ord , R. V. F r edenksen , J. A. E l l e rbeck , D. 1. F l a t man , A. R. Sm i t h , S. B. Ph i l l i ps , A. J. Wa l ke r , 0. JC P. W i nga t e , M. J. Fu l l er . Va l e , P. G. Edd i s. Eng i nee r i ng: P. D. - to Roya l Ma r i nes cap t a i n : P. SC Be l d i ng.

e i ght o ' c l ock and t he c rowd ' s rea l l y beg i nn i ng t o bu i l d up out s i de , Af t e r a l l ' i t 's Sa t urday n i gh t and eve ryone ' s ou t to en j oy t hemse l ves , Your t eam o f sta f f a re a l l se t to go , You ' ve checked there ' s suf f i c i ent f ood and ba r s t ocks to ca t e r f o r t he bus i es t o f n i ght s , The band has ar r i ved , The PA OPERAT I ONS BRANCH To CPOCK P. R Nu t t ycombe ) RNO sys t em is i n orde r and t he l i ghts a re wor k i ng proper l y , ) Be rmuda ) , R. M. F i nd l ay (Jup i t er ) , A. Doy l e ( SEAMAN GROUP Y e s , i t 's qu i t e an ope ra t i on t o keep t oge t he r (Ambuscade ) . To CPO ( OPS ) ( M ) - P. F. Adams (Rooke ) , TO CPOSTD - M. S. B l ake ( FOSM & and i ncrease your prof i ts , bu t as a Manage r w i t h Rank R. A. K i mbe r ( RNR Sou t h Wa l es ) . R R. SUBELANT ) , A. R. Mor r i son ( FOSM & D i mond ) BRNC Da r t mou t h) , W. L. Ha rcus L SUBELANT e i su r e you ' l l have t he bene f i t o f t he bes t t ra i n i ng i n ). )Cochr ane ) , G. P. N i ck l i n (Br i s to l ) . To CPOCA - G. S t ephenson ) Seahawk ) To CPO ( OPS ) ( R ) - B. A. We l ch (Rooks ), t he en t e r t a i nmen t s bus i ness , Tra i n i ng wh i ch won ' t - F. A. Cook To CWRENQA (Daun t l ess ) . P. J. V. W i l mo t (Ospr ey ) , A. W. J. Madge w r i t e o f f your t i me i n t he forces , bu t enhance t he ad) . )Dr yad) . WEAPONS ENG I NEER I NG - T. B. ( D70 Cr a i g (Lowes . To CPOOEL - D. P. S t okes (Onyx ) , J qua l i t i es you now recogn i se i n yourse l f , such as tof t ) , J. P: Shephe rd ( Fa l mou t h) , F. Tho r pe S. Ga f f ney (Jup i t er ) , T. C. R i t ch i e (Repu l se ) , (A j ax) . d i p l omacy , d i sc i p l i ne , f l ex i b i l i ty , adapt ab i l i t y and J Johns t one (Londonde r r y ) , A. Mo i sey To CPO ( D ) - B. C. Lew i s (Nep t une ) , M. abso l u t e con f i dence i n your own dec i s i on mak i ng , (Juno) . J. Kes t e r (1- l ubbers ton) , A. Br own (Ve rnon) , To CPOREL D. M. Be r r i dge (Scy l l a) , F t . M. Ramsav (Ve rnon) . 0. M. Lancas t e r (Ar k Roya l ) . Adm i t t ed l y , manag i ng one of our su i t es or To CPO ( SEA) W. G. Whee l e r (Dr ake ) , is ha rd wor k , bu t l et ' s f ace i t , whe r e e l se 0. J. Speed (Thornham) , W. R. Ta l l ow ( NM? d i sco t heques MAR I NE ENG I NEER I NG Br i t ann i a ) , B. A. Co l l i ss ( Fea r l ess) . To CMEM - P A. Why )A j ax) , S. J. M. cou l d you be runn i ng your own show i n j ust a f ew yea rs To CPOPT - H. D. I rv i ne (Dr ake ) , A. J C l a r ke (Exce l l en t ) . Ha rpe r (Nep t une ) . - a l l t hrough your own e f for t s and ded i ca t i on , COMMUN I CAT I ONS FLEET A I R ARM For an app l i ca t i on f orm , con t ac t t he To CRS ( W ) - G. L. G r een (Apo l l o) , D. T. To CPOA( AH ) - J. W. Sp i e rs ( FONAC Rec ru i t men t Manage r , Rank Le i sure Serv i ces ' Go l d f i nch (Dryad) . He ron) , A. He r on (Seahawk ) , D. I. Wa r ncken (He ron) , C. R. Tay l or (He ron) . R. G. Howes 7Gr ea t Russe l l St ree t , London , WC 1, Te l : 01 -5802010 , SUBMAR I NE SERV I CE (Ospr ey ) .

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To CPO ( OPS ) ( S ) ( SM ) - F t . 0. Law (Revenge ) , B. Mapes (Scep t r e ) . To CPO ( UW ) ( SM ) - J. 0. H i l l (Do l ph i n) .

To dPOREL ( A ) - A. J. Bow l es (He rmes) P. G. T. Tonks (Ospr ey ) , J. J. Ga r r e t t (737 F i t 104 London) , J. M. Denman (824 NAS Seahswk ) . To CEL ( A) - J. P. C l a r e )Daeda l us ) .

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SUPPLY AND SECRETAR I AT To CPOWTR - J. R. McHa l e (Pembroke ) , E. D. Evans ) BDLS Aus t ra l i a ) , J. A. S t ych (Ne l son) , G. S t or ey (Cen t ur i on) . C. Payne . (He rmes ) , A. Sm i t h (War r i or ) , M. T. Rodr i . gues (Exce l l en t ) , E. F l anagan )Cochr ane ( . To CPOSA - J. G r aham )Cochr ane ) , I. S. Ma r t i n (He ron) , M. D. P i pe r (Ken t ) , R. Sm i t h (He ron) , J. Ft . Webb (Pembroke ) , P. J. F i nan (War r i or ) , N. C. S. Pnng l e (Ga l a t e ) , D. A. P. Bu rne (Pembroke ) , J. A. W i l l i ams a (Ra l e i gh) .

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ART I F I CERS & MECHAN I C I ANS To ACMEA ( H ) - 0. C. Johnson ( Ca l e don i a ) , B. R. Bam l or t h (Bscchan t e ) . To ACMEA ( P ) - W. C l e l l and (Va l i ant ) , J. C. M i l l er (Orpheus ) , J. R. Me r ce r (Va l i ant ) , P. P l umr i dge (A l acr i t y) , R. F t . Weeks ( Renown Por t ) , T. J. Robe r t s ( Renown S l bd) . To ACOEA - J. A. Nor t h (Ne l son) , P. Han l ey (Vu l can) To AĂ¨OEMN - A. L. Ma r ks (He rmes ) , J. W. C l a r ke (He rmes ) , R. G Bowe r s (Ark Ro a l ) . C ACEA - M. J. Roge r s ( FMB Devon. por t ) , B. W. W i l l i s (Nep t une ) .

U ~i . ] i : i -TI The fo l l ow i ng t ab l e shows t he tota l po i n t s o f t he men and women a t t he t op of each advancemen t ros t er for pe t t y of f i cer and l ead i ng ra t es. " I n t e rmed i a t e " ( Int ) i nd i ca t es t ha t men can expec t t o be advanced be f or e t hey a r e e l i g i b l e t o r ece i ve me r i t po i n t s or be f or e t he ros t e r can be ad j us t ed t o t ake accoun t o f t hem . Th i s means t ha t t he men a r e advanced i n " Bas i c Da i e " orde r . Da t es shown aga i ns t " tnt " ros t e rs a r e t he bas i c da t es o f t he t op men. e i i y 'he b i e numbe r f o l l ow i ng t he po i n t s (or bas i c da t e ) i s t he numbe r o f men who we r e advanced dur i ng Februa r y . Ex t r ac t s o f WRNS advancemen t ros t e rs a r e g i v n when an exam i na t i on i s r equ i r ed t o qua l i ~ f or t he h i ghe r ra t es. WRNS r a t i ngs i n t he M , Educa t i on and Qua r t e r s Ass i s t an t

.1 J l J f l S. W. W i l l i ams , POCEL. H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood. Februa r y 18 . K. J. Tay l or , LACMN . R. N . A . S . Cu l drose . Februa ry 25C The f o l l ow i ng d i ed as a resu l t o f a he l i cop t e r acc i den t i n No rway , Ma r ch 6. B. C. Br unsden , Ueu t . H. M . S . He ron. H. J. C l e r ks , Sub-L i eu t . H. M . S . He ro . L. 0. Br adbu r y , LACMN . H. M . S . He ron.

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ca t egor i es a r e p l aced on t he ros t e rs i n sen i or i t y orde r and a r e no t r equ i r ed t o pass an exam i na t i on . - m t X14. 3 . 78) , 1; PO ( EW ) / RS ( W ) LS ( EW ) / LRO ( W ) - Dry , 1; P0 ( M ) - Int - nt (18. 8 . 78) ; 2; LS ( M ) D r y 8; P0 ( R ) (22. 12. 77) , 3; LS ( R ) - Dry , 3; P0 ( S ) Dr y , 3; LS( S) Dry , 8; P0 ( D ) - Dry , N i l ; LS ( D ) Dry , 1; PO ( MW ) 161 , 1; LS ( MW ) - D r y , 3; PO ( SR ) - D r y , 1; LS( SR ) - D r y , l ; POPT - 217 , N i l ; RPO - 255 , 5; RS - 328 , N i l ; LRO ( G ) - Dry , 3; C? - 158 , 4; LRO ( D nI (14. 3 . 78) , 8; PC~ - Dry , N i l ; LS( S) ( SM) - Dry , 1; RS ( SM ) - n t (7 . 12. 76) , N i t ; LRO ( SM ) - Dr y , 1; P0 ( UW ) ( SM ) - t n t (1 . 9 . 77) , N i l ; LS ( UW ) ( SM ) Dry , N i l . POMEM - Dry , 5; LMEM - Dry , 28 ; POCEL n t (7 . 12. 78) , 12 ; Dry , 5; LCEM POOEL - Dry , 9; LOEM - Dr y , 9; POREL - mt Dry , 9; LREM Dry , 16 ; POWTR - tnt (28. 1 . 77) , 5; LWTR (20. 6 . 78) , 11 ; P0SA - 281 , 2; LSA l n i (23. 3 . 77) , 11 ; POCA - Dry , 1; LCA - Dr y , 4; POCK 458 , 2; LCK - 73 , 15 ; POSTD - 261 , 3; LSTD - tnt (19. 12. 77) , 13 ; POMA - 240 , N i l ; LMA - 131 , g; POAF / POAM ( AE ) - 307 , N i t ; LAM ( AE ) - 207 , N i l ; POEL ( A) - 296 , N i t ; LEM ( A) - 145 , N i l ; POREL ( A) - 93 , N i l ; LREM ( A ) - m t (1 . 7 . 77) , N i t ; POEL ( AW ) - t n t (22.9 . 78) , 1; LEM ( AW ) - tnt (11. 2 . 77) , N i t ; POA ( AH ) - 323 , 2; LA( AH ) - n t (27. 5 . 77) , 6; POA( SE ) - 702 , N i l ; LA( SE ) - n t (6 . 5 . 77) , N i l ; POA ( PHOT ) - 497 , N i l ; POA ( MED - 221 . N i l ; POACMN - 279 , 3. POWREN AF (AE) - 254 , N i l ; LWREN AM - 177 , N i l ; POWREN CK - tnt (7 . 2 . 78) , N i l ; LWREN CK - tnt (23. 4 . 78) , 3 ; P I WREN DSA - tnt (16. 6 . 78) , 1; LWREN DSA - tnt - 165 , N i l ; (6 . 5 . 77) , N i t ; POWREN MET LWREN MET - tnt (1 . 6 . 77) , 1; POWREN PHOT - 229 , N i l ; LWREN PHOT - t n t - 160 , N i l ; (4 . 10. 77) , N i l ; POWREN A LWREN R - 92 , 4 ; POWREN AS - In) 95 , 10 ; POW 5. 3 . 77) , 2; LWREN RO EN STD G - 323 , N i t ; LWREN STD G t n t (11. 5 . 78) , N i l ; P0 WREN STD 0- Dr y , I ; LWREN STD 0 - tnt (22. 11. 77) , 1; POWREN SA - Dry , 1; LWREN SA - l n l - 262 , N i l ; (16. 5 . 78) , 3; P0WREN TSA LWREN TSA - 236 , N i l ; POWREN WA N i l ; LWREN WA - Int (25. 3 . 77) , N i l ; 2D WREN WTR G - 70 , 1; LWREN WTR G - n t (21. 2 . 77) , 2; POWREN WTR P t n t (1 . 3 . 77) , N i t ; LWREN WTR P - tnt (9 . 8 . 77) , N i l ; LWREN WTR S D r y 3. POWREN DH - Int (6 . 5 . 77) , N i l ; POWKE~ ' REG - Dry , N i l .

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Remem l ) e r Ga i i ip o i l ? Rememb r ance of th i ngs pas t promp t s many l e t ters to Navy News i nc l ud i ng a recen t one f rom New Zea l and r eques t i ng i n f orma t i on abou t t he Roya l Nava l D i v i s i on a t Ga l l i po l i ,

A sea r ch i s on f or t he S i l ver Cock Trophy o f t he Med i t e r r anean F l ee t . P i c t ur ed he re , i t was compe t ed f or by sh i ps o f t he 1930s and by un i t s a f t er t he Second Wo r l d Wa r and was l ast awa rded to t he cru i ser L i ve rpoo l i n 1952 . Anyone who knows of i ts whe r eabou t s i s asked to con t ac t Mr . A. H. Tr i ge l l , H. M . S . Ma l aya (1937-1941) Assoc i a t i on , 77 , H i gh St ree t , Lym i ng t on , Hampsh i r e , S04 9AL .

The i n f orma t i on i s r equ i r ed f or a documen t a r y ser i es on t he F i rs t Wo r l d Wa r wh i ch i s be i ng wr i t t en and resea rched f or New Zea l and Te l ev i s i on by Tony B l un t , who hopes t o make use of f i l med r em i n i scences of ve t e r ans of t he Gr ea t Wa r . The ser i es w i l l exam i ne t he Ga l l i po l i campa i gn and t ake a br i e f l ook a t t he exp l o i t s o f L i eu t . . Cdr . Be rna rd F r eybe rg - a New Zea l ande r of t he Roya l Nava l D i v i s i on , who on t he even i ng o f Augus t 25 , 1915 , swam ashor e i n t he Gu l f o f Sa ros and l i t f l ares t o con f use t he Tur k i sh de f ences . The f ea t , wh i ch ea rned a DSO , i nvo l ved

a l ong sw i m ashore and a re t urn sw i m i n t he da r k w i t h F r eybe rg m i racu l ous l y f i nd i ng one of t he sh i ps of t he Hood Ba t t a l i on. I f t he r e a r e any surv i vors of t he pe r i od who r emembe r F r eybe rg ' s r ema r kab l e sw i m or had any i nvo l vemen t i n i t a New Zea l and TV f i l m c r ew , wh i ch w i l l be v i s i t i ng Br i t a i n th i s yea r , w i l l be ve ry i nt eres t ed to mee t t hem . Assum i ng t he r eques t f or f orme r Roya l Nava l D i v i s i on ve t e rans has no t come t oo l a te , t hose w i l l i ng to he l p shou l d wr i t e to : Cdr . I . E , Johnson , R. N . , Com mand i ng Of f i cer , H- M , S . Pr es i den t / Nava l L i a i son O f f i cer , London , Room 12 , Wo r l d Tr ade Cen t r e , Eas t Sm i t h f i e l d Road , London , E. 1.

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WEAR S A he f ty pos t bag burs t i ng w i th news of branch act i v i t i es is a sure s i gn the ear th is st i r r ing . Spr i ng , i t seems ' i nsp i res not on l y poe ts ' but branch scr i bes to rol l up the i r s l eeves and reach for the i r pens , O f course , it can happen that the usua l scr ibe fal ls ill and is unab l e to f i le a despa t ch . Th i s was a recent prob l em at Wea r . They ove r came i t , howeve r , by , .press-gang i ng" a sh i pma t e to t ake hi s p l ace. He can' t be b l amed for l eak i ng news of a " lost week -end . " Apparent l y sh i pma t es got so car r i ed away when enter ta in ing sen i or rates f rom the submar i ne H.M . S . Renown that they com pl ete l y i gnored the schedu l ed programme and other ob l igat ions. But as the deputy scr i be put i t : " I t i s an ill w i nd that b l ows no good . " The f ines pa i d by back s l iders for let t ing go the end he l ped to swe l l the We l f are Fund cons i derab l y! As the count ry was gr i pped by the deep- f reeze many R. N . A. branches were heav i l y engaged wi th annua l mee t i ngs and the bus i ness of comp i l i ng repor ts, e l ect ing of f i cers and other such ma t ters. Some managed to ho l d very en j oyab l e and we l l -a t tended d i nner dances .

The f our t h r eun i on o f H. M . S- Ma l aya ( 1937. 41 ) Assoc i a t i on w i l l t ake p l ace a t t he Cen t r e Ho t e l , Pemb r oke Road , Po r t smou t h , on Sa t u r day , May 12 . O l d Ma l ayas who w i sh t o a t t end shou l d con t ac t Mr . A. H. Tr i ge l l , a t 77 , H i gh S t r ee t , Lym i ng t on , Han t s. ' S04 9AL . Su r v i vo r s o f H , M , S , De l i gh t a r e ho l d i ng t he i r second r eun i on a t H. M . S . Ne l son , June 23 - 24. Fo r de t a i l s con t ac t Mr . Ted Home r , 21 , Dando Road , Denmead , Hampsh i r e , t e l ephone , Wa t e r l oov i l l e 65458 , or Mr . Hen r y Por t e r , 15 , Pa i nsw i ck C l ose , Pau l s g r ove' Hampsh i r e , t e l ephone Cosham 85933. O l d sh i pma t es o f t he subma r i ne H. M . S . Tau r us w i l l ho l d t he i r second r eun i on a t t he Un i on Jack C l ub , San de l l S t r ee t , Wa t e r l oo , London on Sa t u rday , June 9C Those who w i sh t o a t t end shou l d ge t i n t ouch w i t h Mr . D. N. Reve l ] , 142 , Lane , Da r l i ng t on S t ock t on - on- Tees , C l eve l and , t e le phone S t ock t on 0642 - 64532 . Ex - Ar t i f i ce r App r en t i ces Sep t em be r 1954 en t r y ( Se r i es 21 ) hope t o ce l eb r a t e t he i r s i l ve r ann i ve r sa r y w i t h a r eun i on i n Sep t embe r . Those who w i sh t o a t t end shou l d con t ac t L i eu t . Sen i o r , Gr i f f i n D i v i s i ona l O f f i ce r , H. M . S . F i sga rd , Torpo i n t , Cornwa l l , PL11 2PE. The 40 t h ann i ve r sa r y o f t he s i nk i ng o f H , M , S . Roya l Oak w i l l be comme mo r a t ed a t a spec i a l memo r i a l se r v i ce i n t he Chu r ch o f S t Ann , Po r t smou t h Nava l Base , on Sunday , Oc t obe r 14 when a g i f t w i l l be p r esen t ed t o t he chu r ch i n memo r y o f t hose who l os t t he i r l i ves. Sur v i vor s , t he i r r e l a t i ves and

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r e l a t i ves o f t hose who d i ed a r e i nv i t ed t o a t t end and t o con t ac t Mr . N. T. Dav i es , 55a , Meadow l ands , Wes t C l andon , Gu i l d f ord , Su r r ey , GU 7 l B , g i v i ng de t a i l s o f t he i r Roya l Oak con nec t i on. H , M , S. Swee t b r i e r ( K209 ) r eun i on w i l l t ake p l ace on Apr i l 28 a t t he No r f o l k Cou r t Ho t e l , 315 , Beau l ah H i l l , Uppe r No r wood , London . Fo r de t a i l s con t ac t Mr . R. AC Jannaway , 18 , Chu r ch f i e l ds , wy f o rd , W i nches t e r , Han t s. The Roya l Hosp i t a l Schoo l O l d Boys Assoc i a t i on Cha t ham b r anch , w i l l ho l d b r anch mee t i ngs May 2 and Augus t 8 a t t he Un i on Jack C l ub , Sande l l S t r ee t , Wa t e r l oo , London a t 7. 30 p. m . and a r eun i on d i nne r dance a t t he c l ub on Sep t embe r 29 . Con t ac t Sandy Pa r k i nson , 5 , A l exande r Road , Ken t , DA7 4TU Bex l eyhea t h , f or de t a i l s , or t e l ephone 01 - 304 - 3635. A i r Fo r ce . Roya l So f i l ey t h i rd r eu n i on d i nne r dance on Sa t u r day , Apr i l 28 , may be o f i n t e r es t t o Nava l A i r Tr a f f i c Con t ro l O f f i ce r s who wo r ked t he r e . The r eun i on i s t o be he l d a t t he Ho t e l Cou r t l ands , Boscombe Spa Road , Bou r nemou t h , and t i cke t s a t ÂŁ5 . 75 each a r e ob t a i nab l e f rom Mr . John Mo r gan , RAF SOAR , 22 , H i gh S t r ee t , Ch r i s t chu r ch , BH23 1BG. V i ce - Adm i r a l S i r P. Be r ge r , F l ap O f f i ce r , P l ymou t h w i l l be gues t o f honou r a t Cap t a i n Wa l ke r ' s O l d Boys Assoc i a t i on r eun i on d i nne r on May 5. De t a i l s can be ob t a i ned f r om Sec r e 1 t a r y / Tr easu r e r R. C. McNe i l l , Chape l

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LOST WEEK - END ! and t he hope i s t o re turn soon t he exce l l en t hosp i t a l i t y r ece i ved . At t he a. g . m . , Sh i pma t e J i m Innes , a f orme r Roya l Ma r i ne ' was e l ec t ed cha i rman . A t S t r a t f ord a. g . m . cha i rman Sh i pma t e Ken B i r ch pa i d a t r i but e t o t he comm i t t ee and membe r s who i n t he pas t yea r had cont r i bu t ed so much t o keep t he br anch a f l oa t . He a l so we l comed new membe r s - Sh i pma t e Kay Cop l ey ( ex - WRNS) and Sh i pma t e Beauchamp ( ex -Roya l Ma r i nes ) i n t rad i t i ona l s t y l e - w i t h a tot o f rum. Por t smou t h R. N . A . C l ub was t he venue for No . 3 Ar ea a. g . m . , when t he f o l l ow i ng sh i pma t es we r e e l ec t ed as of f i cers : A. J. Eas t bourne , (cha i r Fo r gham man) : M. D . Goodenougn , Gu i l df ord (v i ce - cha i rman) ; M i ss K. Wa r r i ng t on , Br i gh t on (secre t ary) and A. G. Legg , Ba t t l e ( t reasurer ) . But , t o l i ght er t h i ngs . . . t o To rbay annua l d i nne r -dance , a h i , ' r ' o h t , a l l accoun t s The J11 to pr i nc i pa l gues t was Cap t . N. J . S . Hun t , command i ng of f i cer o f Br i t ann i a Roya l Nava l Co l l ege , Da r t mou t h , who proposed t he

How t he news was l eaked f r i ends , w i th Lo f t y Hannon as spec i a l gues t . A r epea t success i s l ooked f or a t t he same venue , on Apr i l 21 , a t a soc i a l even i ng. P l ans a r e we l l unde rway for t he re -ded i ca t i on of Doncas t e r s t anda rd on Sunday , June 3. The pa r ade wi l l f orm up a t 10 . 30 a. m . t o a t t end morn i ng se rv i ce a t Doncas t e r pa r i sh chur ch , f o l l owed b a ma r ch pas t and sa l u t e a t t he Pans i on House and r e f r eshmen t s a t t he R. N . A . C l ub .

Ra r e S i nce Dundee comm i ss i oned ea r l y i n 1978 t he br anch has bu i l t up i ts membe r sh i p to 151 . Mee t i ngs a r e he l d on t he l ast Tuesday o f each mon t h i n t he Ch i e f s ' and Pe t t v Of f i cers ' Mess of H . M . S. Campe r down and t hose t hrough a r e cord i a l l y i nv i t ed t o drop i n. As mos t of t he membe r s wo rk i t i s a r a re occas i on t o f i nd t hem a l l toge ther . Those membe r s who wor k days t u rn up a t b r anch mee t i nns and soc i a l even t s Se r v i ng membe r s , a l so ve r y l oya l , a r e l i m i t ed t o l eave per i ods , yet

desp i t e t hese d r awbacks t he br anch hopes t o ra i se enough cash t o buy and ded i ca t e i ts own br anch s t anda rd i n t he near future . Sh i pma t es , he l ped by f r i ends in No . 6 Ar ea , we r e ab l e to co l l ec t games and books f or pr esen t a t i on t o pa t i en t s o f Fa i rm i l e Hosp i t al and t he g i f t s we r e grea t l y appr ec i a t ed . The Randa l l Scho f i e l d Pro j ec t of t he Br i t i sh Leg i on r ece i ved £500 r a i sed by l o t t er i es at Cr aw l ey . Sh i pma t es a r e now t ry i ng t o ra i se £6 , 000 to pay for a hosp i t a l t readm i l l mach i ne wh i ch wi l l bene f i t t hose su f f er i ng f rom hea r t comp l a i n t s . The br anch a l so

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c i a t i on . Pu r l ey membe r s a r e a l so p l eased t ha t the i r f i rst d i nne r A ~ - a --- . He l d a t Why t e l ea f Br i t i sh Leg i on it was a t t ended by 120 sh i pma t es and

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Mr . D , J . " Ta f t " Evans ' c / c R . N . A . C l ub , 210 , Ox f ord St ree t , Swansea , wou l d l i ke t o hea r f rom f orme r c l ass ma t es o f C l ass 17 , H . M . S . St V i ncen t Gospor t , 1936 , w i t h v i ew t o ho i i i i ng a r eun i on . Mr . G , E E , McKay ' 3 , L i skea rd Road , l Bur r a t on Cross , Sa l t ash , Cor . nwa l l , wan t s t o con t ac t t hose who se r ved i n H . M . S . Or i on i n t he Med i t e r r anean 1940-41 . Mr . Mckay was among t hose who prov i ded i n f orma t i on for t he recen t l y pub l i shed book " Cru i se r a t Wa r " by Cdr . Gr egor y Ha i nes , R . N . , r td. Mr , G - D . Payne ' Ke l vedon , 9, Dur s l ey Road , Trowbr i dge , W i l t s . , i s t he h i s tory of t he Leande r crru esea i serr ch H .i n j S . Or i on (1932 -1949) and wou l d be p l eased t o hea r f rom t hose who se r ved aboa rd t he sh i p , pa r t i cu l ar l dur i ng t he wa r yea rs . ~r - F r ank L i n t e rn ' ex - CPO I G I , 20 , Row l ands Pa rk , Pu t t on Lane , Ch i ck ere l l , Weymou t h , Dorse t , DT3 4AA , i s t ry i ng t o t r ace ra t i ngs who comm i s s i oned t he ba t t l esh i p H . M . S . Howe , June , 1942 . He wou l d a l so l i ke t o hea r f rom any o l d sh i pma t es o f H . M . S . H97 2nd F l ot i l l a 1936-41 . Hyganon r , W i l l i am Bur ke ' 19 , Peas l ey V i ew , Peas l ey Cross , St He l en ' s , Me r seys i de , we l comes news 'ci f o l d sh i pma t es o f t he f r i ga t e H . M . S . Sey mou r 1943 - 45 . Mr , Nev i l l e Rob i nson ' 265 , O r egon Way , Chaddesden , De rby , wan t s to ge t i n t ouch w i t h sh i pma t es who se r ved i n H . M . S . Racehor se o f t he 11t h D . F . Eas t I nd i es St a t i on 1944 - 45 unde r Cap t . J . Casemen t w i t h v i ew t o ho l d i ng a r eun i on . Mr , W . K , Ga rbe t t ' f orme r Yeoman o f S i gna l s , " L i nt a l ea , " 6 , Jun i pe r C l ose ,

Wh i t s t ab l e , Ken t , CT 1 P0 , seeks news o f t hose who se r ved w i t h h i m 1934-48 . Mr , Ron Wood ' ex - cook , Sca r bo r ough R . N . A . , 64 , F rank l i n St ree t , Sca rborough , YO12 7JU , wan t s t o con t ac t sh i pma t es who se r ved i n t he BYMS2O1 5 and 2225 m i nesweepe r sc e t dur i ng t he Second Wor l d Wa r w i t h v i ew a reun i on . The BYMS 2225 t o ho l d i ng pa i d of f a t Soub i c Bay i n t he Ph i l i p p i nes be t ween Oc t obe r , 1945 , and Novembe r , 1946 . Mr s , C . Jackson (nee Ma r l and) , o f 145 , Duke St ree t , Sou t hpor t , Me r sy s i de , PR8 5DG , w i shes t o con t ac t t hose membe r s o f t he Queen A l ex andr a Roya l Nava l Nur s i ng Se r v i ce who i n 1969 we r e membe r s o f " M " c l ass , R . N . H6sp i t a l , Has l a r , or Je l l i co c l ass , R . N . Hosp i t a l , S t onehouse , w i t h a v i ew t o ho l d i ng a r eun i on . Those i n t e res t ed shou l d con t ac t he r or Mr s . A . Dr i ve r (nee P i e r kaska ) , o f 6, Ga l bra i th Road , D i dsbury , Manches t e r 20 . Mr . G . W , W i l k i nson ' o f 117 , Va l l ey Cr escen t , Wr en t hrope , Nor t h Wak e f i e l d , WF2 OND , has a f ew pho t ogr aphs o f " O l d Ar ks " t aken a t the i r r eun i on on boa rd H . M . S . Ar k Roya l , Ma r ch 18 , 1978 . Those i n t e res t ed shou l d send a l ar s t amped addr essed enve l ope . P , Wa t t s ' of 5, L i one l Avenue , Wendove r , Bucks . , HP22 6LL , wan t s t o t race h i s cous i n , Mr . S t an l ey Aus t i n Por t e r , l ast known addr ess Exmou t h , Devon , who j o i ned t he Navy as an ar t i f i cer . enZnee r , rAilng l an Me r ce r ' of 89 , Roya l Avenue , Hough Gr een , W i dnes , Che sh i re , i nv i t es a l l who se r ved i n t he c ru i se r H . M . S . G l asgow , t o con t ac t h i m i f t hey a re i n t e res t ed i n j o i n i ng t he H . M . S . G l asgow O l d Boys Assoc i a t i on .

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gave £600 to Cr aw l ey Sea Cade t s t o he l p ou t w i th the i r f unds . F rom Br i s t o l comes news of a t e l ev i s i on se t bough t f or Sou t hmead Hosp i t a l . Sh i pma t es ra i sed t he £220 r equ i r ed f or t he se t by ho l d i ng a we l l - suppor t ed sponsor ed sk i t t l es e~ i en i ng . The br anch a l so he l d a success f u l d i nne r -dance and 40 sh i pma t es and t he i r l ad i es en j oyed a weekend a t No . 4 Ar ea Ra l l y in Ba r t on Ha l l , Torquay , whe r e a tota l of 400 sh i pma t es ga t he r ed . Snow h i t ha rd a t Dees i de ' bu t soc i a l l i fe wen t on . Ove r 400 ch i l dren we r e t r ea t ed t o t he l oca l pan t om i me , and t he o l de r gene r a t i on we r e no t l e f t ou t . For t hem

t he r e was an exce l l en t bu f f e t w i t h danc i ng and caba re t . The R. N . A , footba l l sec t i on has a l so been ac t i ve . Thanks to membe r s ' e f for t s a £800 cheque was pr esen t ed to t he Dees i de Men t a l l y Hand i capped t o prov i de mor e equ i pmen t and ca r avan ho l i days. Cash was ra i sed t hrough socce r ma t ches and com i c s l oc cer . Ha r roga t e opened t he spr i ng season w i th t he annua l Pho t o gr aphe r of t he Yea r compe t i t i on a t t rac t i ng 30 ent r i es. Be f or e t rave l l i ng sou t h f or t he Roya l Nava l Assoc i a t i ons ' b i - annua l r eun i on a t t he Roya l Fes t i va l Ha l l the i r packed p rog r amme o f even t s i nc l udes a f i sh- and- ch i p suppe r , a m i n i -soc i a l , t he Br ad f ord Ex Se rv i ce Assoc i a t i on d i nne r and a w i ne and cheese even i ng.

Sh i pma t e E . P l edge r ' Enf i e l d , Janua r y 24 , aged 67 . Sh i pma t e W . Cou t t r i p ' W i l l esden , a t S t a r and Ga r t e r Home , Februa r y 22 , aged 63 . Sh i pm~ M , C , Evans ' W i l l esden , Februa r y 14 , aged 55 . Sh i pme r t e H . Pr i t cha rd ' Enf i e l d , a t St a r and Ga r t e r Home , Janua r y 24 , aged 60 . Sh i pma t e Bas i l Medhu r a t ' Cheps t ow . Sh i pma t e Rag Hewe t t ' ex t orpedo coxswa i n awa rded DSM and men t i oned i n d i s pa t ches dur i ng Second Wor l d Wa r , ex - cha i rman Coven t r y br anch and membe r o f Poo l e br anch , Janua r y 27 , age 70 . Sh i pma t e Cap t , John Ha rdy Dr ew ' OBE , pas t pr es i den t Bas i ngs t oke br anch , se r ved as a 1anke r dr i ve r " on At l ant i c convoys dur i ng Second Wor l d Wa r . Sh i pma t e A l l y Bushne l l ' adop t ed sh i pma t e Bas i ng s t oke br anch , se i ved i n H . M . S . Empe ro r o f Ind i a 1917 , d i ed a f t er 41 yea r s i n hosp i t a l . Sh i pma t e W . Groves ' Chep s t ow .

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To : Pr i son S t a f f i ng O f f i ce r , . Dundona l d House , " , Uppe r New t owna r ds Road , . Be l f as t BT4 3SU , P l ease send me f ur t he r i n f orma t i on

en j oy i n t he f or ces , t hen we wou l d l i ke to hea r f rom you.

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HERE ' S GENU I NE JOB SECUR I TY FOR YOU A sa t i s f y i ng , va r i ed ca r ee r w i t h Choos i ng t he r i ght ca r ee r i n C i vvy S t r ee t can be a t ask , Tha t ' s why i t 's un r i va l l ed oppor t un i t i es f or ou t door ac t i v i t i es and a t er r i f i c soc i a l l i fe . So , i f good t o know t he t er r i f i c oppor t un i t i es open f or you a t W i ndsca l e & Ca l der , you a r e due t o l eave t he Se r v i ce i n t he nex t coup l e o f mon t hs , con t ac t us wor k i ng f or Br i t i sh Nuc l ea r Fue l s L i m i t ed , You ' l l have a secu r e j ob in t oday , Don ' t hes i t a t e . F i nd ou t t he one o f Br i t a i n ' s mos t p i c turesque de t a i l s , Make a f r esh s t ar t - Move up l oca t i ons t he Cumb r i an Coas t l i ne , t o W i ndsca l e . ha l f an hour ' s dr i ve f rom t he Lake Dist r i ct ,

WE NOW HAVE VACANC I ES FOR MEN & WOMAN AS :

I NSTRUMENT MECHAN I CS (Phys i ca l and E l ec t ron i c )

Requ i r ed for a w i de r ange o f wor k cove r i ng the ma i n t enance o f f l ow, l eve l and pr essur e measur i ng i ns t rumen t s , e l ec t ron i c and nuc l eon i c i ns t rumen t s , and comp l ex pneuma t i c and e l ec t ron i c cont ro l sys t ems and compu t e rs . Approx i ma t e l y £70 pe r 40 hour , 5 day week .

Add i t i ona l a l l owances a r e payab l e i n cer t a i n c i r cum s t ances and , a l t hough no t gua r an t eed , ove r t i me i s wo r ked i n many a r eas . Good ho l i days . Ass i s t ed Trave l . Ex t e rna l Educa t i on Concess i ons . Hous i ng a t Econom i ca l Ra t es . Hos t e l Accommoda t i on .

Wr i t e now f or an app l i ca t i on f o r m quo t i ng Re f . SEF / 38 / B t o t he Rec r u i t men t O f f i ce r

LOOK I NG FOR A CHANGE? PLANT EXAM I NAT I ON Gr ea t e r London and va r i ous o t he r a r eas o f t he U . K . We

a r e expand i ng our t echn i ca l s t a f f and r equ i r e prac t i ca l mechan i ca l eng i nee r s t o t ra i n as Eng i nee r Sur veyor s . He r e i s an oppor t un i t y t o move f rom a rou t i ne j ob i n t o one o f f e r i ng w i de r var i e t y , gr ea t e r respons i b i l i t y and t he chance t o wo r k as an i nd i v i dua l .

You wou l d be r espons i b l e f or exam i n i ng and r epor t i ng on a w i de r ange o f l i f ts, c r anes and mechan i ca l p l an t and mus t t he r e f or e ho l d HNC / FTC or ma r i ne qua l i f i ca t i ons o f CMEA or 1s t c l ass DT I Cer t i f i ca t e , Success f u l app l i can t s , ma l e or f ema l e , w i l l r ece i ve ex t ens i ve t echn i ca l t ra i n i ng a f t e r wh i ch t hey w i l l wo r k f rom home i n an appo i n t ed a r ea . The r e i s an a t t rac t i ve pens i on scheme and o t he r f r i nge bene f i t s t oge t he r w i t h gene rous r e l oca t i on and house pu r chase ass i s t ance whe r e a move o f r es i dence i s necessa r y t o t ake up an appo i n t men t . A company ca r i s prov i ded . The sa l a ry sca l e i s cur r en t l y unde r r ev i ew , We sha l l be g l ad t o send an app l i ca t i on f o r m i f you w i l l con t ac t Tr a i n i ng & Pe r sonne l D i v i s i on ( Re f e r ence ESB I 1 I 3) Na t i ona l Vu l can Eng i nee r i ng I nsu r ance G r oup L i m i t ed , S t Ma r y ' s Pa r sonage , Manches t e r , M60 94A .

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a change o f ca r ee r doesn ' t have t o mean a change o f hea r t Why d i sca rd t hose va l ues and s t anda rds wh i ch p rope r l y b r ough t you t he sa t i s f ac t i on and s t a t us you dese r ved t h r ough se r v i ce i n H . M . f o r ces? Come t o t he coun t y whe r e you r pas t i s r espec t ed and you r f u t ur e assu r ed . The r e a r e vacanc i es f or po l i ce o f f i ce rs i n t he un i ve r s i t y c i t y o f Camb r i dge , i ndus t r i a l Pe t e rbo rough , rura l Hun t i ngdon and t he f en l and o f t he I s l e o f E l y , Se t t l e you r f am i l y i n one o f ou r f r ee mode r n houses or buy you r own w i t h t he a i d o f a t ax - f r ee r en t a l l owance . We canno t o f f e r t he ba i t o f an ove r seas appo i n t men t , bu t we do gua r an t ee an i n t e r es t i ng and cha l l eng i ng ca r ee r w i t h p l en t y o f j ob sa t i s f ac t i on . S t a r t i ng sa l a r y o f £3 , 189 unde r age o f 22 yea r s on appo i n t men t , £3 ' 747 a t 22 yea r s or above on appo i n t men t . F r om Sep t embe r 1979 t hese r a t es w i l l be i nc r eased t o £3 , 600 and £4 , 300 r espec t i ve l y .

Jo i n us and we w i l l o f f e r you a gr ea t f u t ur e w i t h j us t enough o f you r pas t t o make you f ee l a t home .

I f you a r e 181 / 2 - 40 yea r s , o f Br i t i sh Na t i ona l i t y and 172 cms t a l l (162 cms . f or women ) , t hen con t ac t : P l ease send me fur ther de t a i l s o f how I can become a Cons t ab l e i n t he Cambr i dgesh i r e Cons t abu l a ry . I nspec t or D . H . Br i s t ow , The Ca r ee r s O f f i ce r , Camb r i dgesh i r e Cons t abu l a r y , H i nch i ngb r ooke Pa r k , Hun t i ngdon , PE18 8NP . Te l . : Hun t i ngdon 56111 , ex t . 332

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LEAV I NG THE NAVY? THEN TRUST YOUR FUTURE CAREER TO THE PROFESS I ONALS

VI P I NTERNAT I ONAL STAFF CONSULTANTS Ca t e r i ng , Accoun t ancy and Eng i nee r i ng w i t h i n t he Ho t e l I ndus t ry Ove r seas .

V I P I NDUSTR I AL RECRU I TMENT Ca t e r i ng ,

Accoun t ancy

and Eng i nee r i ng w i t h i n t he Ove r seas Indus t r i a l F i e l d .

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Ca t e r i ng , Accoun t ancy and

Eng i nee r i ng w i t h i n t he I ndus t ry . - Ca r i bbean . Sh i pboa rd Ca t e r i ng

UK Ho t e l

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A secu r e . ca r ee r + Managemen t RAD Prospec t s

Leav i n t he Se rv i ce ' Then h i s i s your oppor t un i t y t o s t ar t a new e r , t ha t ,i . r iot On l y . t~ . r i . j y . " ad i ng , b ut of f ers exce l l en t prospec t s for promo t i on t o managemen t l eve l . The L. . S . G roup of Compan i es , spec i a l i s t s i n L i f e Assur ance F i nance - I nves t men t - Mor t gages , o f f er a l l pe r sonne l a chance t o join t he many success f u l ex - Se r v i cemen i n t he i nsur ance i ndus t ry and w i t h i n our Group . Why no t con t ac t our Rec ru i t i ng Manage r and l et h i m exp l a i n how YOU cou l d become a membe r o f one o f t oday ' s mos t progr ess i ve compan i es i n t he f i e l d o f Brok i ng , I nves t men t and F i nance . We wou l d ve ry much l i ke to t a l k to you so wr i t e or t e l ephone , or comp l e t e t he coupon be l ow . -------------------------------To : The L , I , S , G r oup o f Compan i es Co i t i sha l l Ha l l , Co l t i sha l l , Norw i ch ' Nor f o l k , NR12 7AG Te l ephone Co l t i sha l l 771

At t he Gove rnmen t Commun i ca t i ons Headqua r t e r s we ca r ry ou t r esea r ch and deve l opmen t i n rad i o commun i c a t i ons and the i r secur i t y , i nc l ud i n? re l a t ed compu app l i ca t i ons . Prac t i ca l l y eve r y t ype o sys t em is undet re r i nves ti ga t i on , i nc l ud i ng l ong - r ange rad i o , sa t e l l i t e , m i c rowave and t e l ephony . You r j ob as a Rad i o Techn i c i an wi l l conce rn you i n deve l op i ng , cons t ruc t i ng , i nst a l l i ng , comm i ss i on i ng , t es t i ng , and ma i n t a i n i ng our equ i pmen t . In pe r f orm i ng t hese t asks you w i l l become f am i l i ar w i t h a w i de r ange o f process i ng aqu i pmen t i n t he aud i o t o m i c rowave r ange , i nvo l v i ng mode rn l og i c t echn i ques , m i c roprocessors , and compu t e r sys t ems . Such wor k w i l l t ake you t o t he f ront i ers o f t ech no ogy on a broad f ront and w i den your a r ea o f expe r t i se - lpos i t i ve ca r ee r asse t s wha t eve r t he f u t ure br i ngs . Tr a i n i ng is compr ehens i ve : spec i a l courses , bo t h i n-house and w i t h manu f ac t ur e rs , wi l l deve l op par t i cu l ar aspec t s o f your know l edge and you wi l l be encou r aged t o t ake advan t age o f appropr i a t e day r e l ease fac i l i t i es .

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You cou l d t rave l - we a r e based i n Che l t enham bu t we have o t he r cen t r es i n t he UK , mos t o f wh i ch , l i ke Che l t enham a r e s i tua t ed i n env i ronmen t a l l y a t t rac t i ve l oca t i ons . Al l our cen t r es requ i re r es i den t Rad i o Techn i c i ans and can ca l l f or o t he rs to make wor k i ng v i s i ts . The r e wi l l a l so be some oppor t un i t i es for shor t t r i ps abroad , or f or l onge r pe r i ods o f s-e- . rvic--e o-ve rseas .

Age Add r ess

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Ar ea i n wh i ch wo r k r equ i r ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You shou l d be a t l eas t 19 yea r s o f age , ho l d or expec t t o ob t a i n shor t l y t he C i t y and Gu i l ds Te l ecommun i ca t i ons Techn i c i an Cer t i f i ca t e Pa r t I ( I n t ermed i a t e ) , or i ts equ i va l en t , and have a sound know l edge o f t he pr i nc i p l es o f t e l ecommun i ca t i ons and rad i o , t oge t he r w i t h expe r i ence of ma i n t enance and t he use o f t es t equ i pmen t . I f you a re or have been i n HM For ces your Se r v i ce t r ade may a l l ow us t o d i spense w i t h t he need f or f orma l qua l i f i ca t i ons . You s t ar t on £2 , 927 a t 19 , up t o £3 , 700 i f you a r e 25 or over , r i s i ng to £4 , 252 , and promo t i on wi i i pu t you on the road t o pos t s ca r ry i ng subs t ant i a l l y mor e . The r e a r e a l so oppor t un i t i es for ove r t i me and on- ca l l wo r k pay i ng good ra t es .

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ENG I NEERS Fa i r f i e l d Aoua t ron i cs L i m i t ed . a aeoohvs i ca l sur vey comoanv serv i nc i t he oi l i ndus t ry requ i re e l ec t ron i c sys t ems eng i nee r s ex - REA CEA / MECH t o run compu t e r based se i sm i c equ i pmen t , e l ec t ron i c sur vey and t e l eme t ry sys t ems i n bo t h l and and ma r i ne env i ronmen t s . The dur a t i on o f f i e l d t r i ps va r i es bu t ave r ages 6 weeks . Pay i s nego t i ab l e bu t w i t h f i e l d bonus can be i n excess o f £8 , 000 p . a . Con t ac t : Ken Lake , Ope r a t i ons Manage r or , N , J , Rush t on ( ex-R . E . A , ) ' Ch i e f Eng i nee r

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WANT TO STAY I N THE POMPEY AREA? We are now seek i ng app l i can t s t o t ra i n as MANAGERS o f ou r newsagen t s shops i n t he Po r t smou t h a r ea . (Mos t o f wh i ch have res i den t i a l accommoda t i on. ) I f you are ove r 35 , ma r r i ed , w i t h a good se r v i ce r e me ca r ee r backg round why no t con t ac t us i mme f or t he pa r t i cu l a rs o f t he pos t we of f er , diately Wr i t e to :

I The Gene r a l Manage r Po r t smou t h and Sunde r l and News Shops L t d . 2 Lake Road Po r t smou t h , Han t s P01 4EZ

WHEN YOU LEAVE THE RN JO I N THE RNL I Vacanc i es per i od i ca l l y occur f or fu l i - t i me Coxswa i ns and Mo t or Mechan i cs f or se rv i ce i n RNL I L i f e -boa t s i n Gr ea t Br i t a i n and I re l and . App l i can t s shou l d be be t ween t he ages o f 25 and 45 . Any se rv i ce pe r sonne l who wou l d l i ke t o be cons i de r ed for emp l oymen t i n t he above capac i t i es when t hey comp l e t e the i r engagemen t s i n t he Roya l Navy a r e i nv i t ed t o wr i t e t o t he RNL I g i v i ng de t a i l s o f the i r age , rank , se rv i ce ca r ee r and t he da t e t he y expec t t o l eave t he RN . Wr i t e to: The D i r ec t or (Depa r t men t SPS ) Roya l Na t i ona l L i f e -boa t I ns t i t u t i on Wes t Quay Road ' Poo l e ' Dor se t , BH15 1HZ

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I f poss i b l e , p l ease app l y a t l eas t s i x weeks pr i or t o commencemen t o f cou r se . You r t o t a l ea r n i ngs w i l l be a t l eas t £16 , 350 TAX FREE ove r t wo yea r s , i nc l ud i ng bonus and cos t o f l i v i ng a l l owance . I n add i t i on you w i l l r ece i ve * Th r ee pa i d l eave pe r i ods annua l l y w i t h f r ee f l i gh t s home t o t he UK * F r ee f ood , l aund r y and bache l o r accommoda t i on * Good r ec r ea t i ona l f ac i l i t i es .

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RESPONS I BLE MARR I ED COUPLE TELEV I S I ON & V1 I DEO SYSTEMS One yea r fu l l - t i me cour se t o i nc l ude Mono and Co l our TV , CCTV , VCR , Te l e t ex t , e t c.

LEAV I NG THE NAVY SOON Then con t ac t The Th r ee Tees Agency and l e t your Se r v i ce sk i l l s pay i n C i vvy S t r ee t The Th r ee Tees Agency se r ves 6 , 000 (Lompan i es and dea l s so l e l y w i t h vacanc i es f or Te l ephone , Te l ex , and Te l epr i n t e r Ope r a t ors . You can be asur ed of a wa r m we l come and f ree adv i ce and gu i dance on emp l oymen t prospec t s in t he Com me r c i a l wor l d o f Te l ecommun i ca t i ons . I f you a r e rus t y , we can g i ve you t he oppor t un i t y t o brush up your ope r a t i ng and a l so f am i l i ar i se you w i t h comme r c i a l rou t i nes and t o t he r i ght j ob , pe rmanen t equ i pen t , and t hen gu i de you or t empor a r y . In some cases rese t t l emen t cour ses a r e ava i l ab l e f or t hose seek i ng pe rmanen t emp l oymen t in t he Gr ea t e r London a rea . Ap p

Th i s i s a j ob t ra i n i ng cour se and a h i gh pe r cen t age of prac t i ca l wor k i s prov i de t t .

TIES 110 F l ee t S t r ee t , EC4 : 01 - 353 3611 AGENCY 124 Regen t S t r ee t , V1 : 7340365 LIMITID 20 Eas t cheap , EC3 : 01 - 626 0601

t i ons .

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MN RAD I O OFF I CER CERTS yea r fu l l - t i me cour se to i nc l ude t ra i n i ng for MPT Gene r a l and DoT Rada r Ce r t s.

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r equ i r ed f o r cook i ng , c l ean i ng and du t i es at St M i chae i ' s gene r a l Moun t , Ma r a z i on , Co r nwa l l . Com f o r t ab l e , se l f - con t a i ned a c commo da t i on . Good and cond i sa l a r y

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I r ead w i t h i nt eres t t he l e t t ers f rom t he Por t ches t e r w i f e and t he Sa l t ash w i f e {Februa Decembe ry )r,) and i t seems to me t hey have bo t h m i ssed t he po i nt . Whe t he r one i s c l assed as a Se rv i ce vo t e r or no t i s qu i t e i mma t e r i a l . The po i n t i s tha t we have t he vo t e and mus t use i t w i se l y . The coun t ry a t presen t has madness w i t h i n and t he grow i ng Russ i an threa t w i t hou t . The on l y t h i ng wrong w i t h our a rmed f orces i s tha t t hey a r e no t s t rong - Nava l Of f i cer ' s w i f e , enough . Su f f o l k.

0 Fe l l owsh i ps ( FOS ) L t d . Rega rd i ng t he l e t t er f rom Mr . L. S i mmons (Janua ry ) you m i gh t be i n t eres t ed to know abou t Fe l l owsh i p ( FOS) L t d. , wh i ch has mo r e t han 400 messes t hroughou t t he coun t ry , mos t of t hem i n t he nor t h- cas t . I t was my pr i v i l ege to be a f ounde r membe r of one o f t hese some 15 yea rs ago. The Fe l l owsh i p has many f unc t i ons , no t t he l eas t o f wh i ch i s t he we l f a r e of ex -Se rv i cemen . The r e a r e a l so se rv i ng membe r s . The addr ess o f t he hon. gene r a l sec re t a ry i s: Mr . E. J. Ar t hur , Cas t l e House , Lady ' s Br i dge , She f f i e l d , S3 8GD - George W. Sandon , Fa l mou t h , Cornwa l l .

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The unde rs t and i ng o f t he young men and women i n t he Se rv i ces t oday f or the i r l ess f or t una t e comr ades o f yes t e rday i s ve ry much presen t . I n t he pas t 12 mon t hs , t housands o f ex Se r v i cemen and women , and the i r re l a t i ves and f r i ends , have banded t oge t he r a l l ove r t he wor l d , and i n a va r i e t y o f ways , t o ra i se f unds f or t hose who have l os t an a rm , or a l eg , or an eye wh i l e se rv i ng t he i r coun t ry. The Se r v i ce suppor t f or BLESMA has been wonde r f u l and on beha l f o f t hose f or whom we ca re and f or whom you have ra i sed so much t o ensur e a l i t t l e ex t ra comf or t , I am p roud to be ab l e t o say a hear t f e l t " t hank you " - E l i zabe t h F r ank l and Moo r e (Dr . ) . Hon. Sec re t a ry , Na t i ona l Appea l f or t he Br i t i sh L i mb l ess Ex -Se r v i ce Men ' s Assoc i a t i on .

For an app l i ca t i on f orm , p l ease t i ck t he r e l evan t box , comp l e t e t he coupon , and send i t to: J . Ho l mes , Hun t i ng Eng i nee r i ng Ltd . , F r eepos t , Redd i ngs Wood , Amp t h i l l , Bed f ordsh i r e MK45 3BR

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As a surv i vor of t he pr ev i ous H. M . S . I Sou t hamp t on , rece i ved an i nv i t a t i on t o t he l aunch ce r emony , r ecep t i on and l unch f or t he new H. M . S . Sou t hamp t on , as d i d my w i f e . The Vospe r Thornyc ro f t of f i c i a l s we r e mos t k i nd and succeeded i n con t ac t i ng s i x o t he r surv i vors . - K. Dobson , L i eut , R. N. ' ( re td) , Cosham , Por t smou t h .

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0 Dea t h o f L. T . A . Gay

C l ub con t ac t Conce rn i ng t he r e f e r ence t o t he Go l d f i sh C l ub (Ma r ch) , 1 wou l d l i ke to make i t c l ea r tha t t he c l ub i s no t a subs i d i ary o f t he Pa t h f i nde r C l ub , wh i ch i s k i nd enough t o pe rm i t us to use the i r London pr em i ses f or comm i t t ee mee t i ngs e t c. I n f ac t t he Go l d f i sh C l ub has been i n ex i s t ence l onge r t han t he Pa t h f i nde r , hav i ng been f ounded i n 1942 . The addr ess of t he membe r sh i p sec re t a ry is 189 , Burn t Ash H i l l , London SE12 , or enqu i r i es can be sen t t o me a t 14 , La r co t t s Road , Wood Gr een , London N22 - A , W , Bake r , Ex - AB UC A i r e r ewman . Membe r o f Managemen t Com m i t t ee , Go l d f i sh C l ub .

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I n t he Februa r y i ssue an ar t i c l e cred i t s t he Second Wo r l d Wa r cru i ser H. M . S . D i do w i t h a ca t apu l t - l aunched a i rcra f t . I n f ac t , none o f t he D i do- c l ass ca r r i ed an a i rcra f t . The pr e l i m i na r y dra f t d i d i nc l ude one , bu t t he a i rcra f t and c r ane we r e r ep l aced by t wo quadrup l e 2-pounde r ant i -a i rcra f t guns . D. K. B , Johnson , Ch i ppenham , W i l t sh i re . S O t he r l e t t ers have been r ece i ved f rom E. C. T i nda l e , of Ches t er f i e l d , De rbysh i r e , and L. V . A . Tu r npenny ( ex Ch . EL (T. I . ) , o f Dewsbu r y , Yor ks .

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Many o f your r eade rs who se rved i n H. M . S . A f r i kande r pr i or t o 1976 , or v i s i t ed S i mon s t own , w i l l be sad to l ea rn o f t he dea t h o f Mr . L. T. A. Gay , mayo r o f S i mons t own f or seven yea rs i n t he 60s and 70s. He had a grea t l ove o f t he Roya l Navy . I n add i t i on t o es t ab l i sh i ng t he Wa r r i ors ' Room w i t h i ts pho t o gr aphs o f v i s i t i ng H. M . sh i ps , he recen t l y f ounded S i mons t own Museum , con t a i n i ng t he re l i cs o f H. M . S . Af r i kande r , and i nc l ud i ng t he l ast Wh i t e Ens i gn and commodo r e ' s pennan t t o f l y on Sou t h Af r i can so i l . - A. F , C , Wemyss , cap t a i n R. N . (H . M . S . Af r i kande r 1973-76) , Wok i ng , Sur rey .

Mo r t gage no t au t oma t i c

W i t h r e f e r ence t o t he Home Pur chase Ass i s t ance and Hou s i ng Corpor a t i on Gua r an t ee Ac t 1978 , your ar t i c l e ( Februa r y i ssue) d i d no t po i n t ou t tha t sav i ng unde r t he scheme does no t g i ve an au t oma t i c r i ght t o a mor t gage , and t ha t t he pu r chase pr i ce o f t he mor t gaged prope r t y mus t no t exceed reg i ona l pr i ce l i mi ts se t by t he Gove rnmen t . I t shou l d be borne i n m i nd t ha t no t eve ry bu i l d i ng soc i e t y is ope r a t i ng t he scheme . - Ted Bax t e r ( ex- CPO G I ) , now O / M o f f i cer , Na t i onw i de Bu i l d i ng Soc i e t y , Hock l ey , Essex.

O Naa f i ba r p r i ces Rega rd i ng your news i t em i n Ma r ch abou t Naa f i t he money t aken i n d i f f eren t f orms o f gamb l i ng a t my wor k i ng men ' s c l ub i s used to pay f or ou t i ngs and en t e r t a i nmen t f or ch i l dren and aged membe r s . Ou r c l ub cha rges 24p f or b i t t er , 28p f or l ager and 3Op f or Gu i nness , and l ast yea r we made a prof i t o f ÂŁ12 , 000. - M . C l i f ton , Ex - FAA and now R. N . R . (Pos t a l ) , Ba rns l ey .

Ass i s t ance t o au t ho r s " Mr . Pe t e r C . Sm i t h , o f 35 , S t Johns C l ose , Need i ngwo r t h , Hun t i ngdon , Camba , i s comp l e t i ng a book on t he Ba t t l e o f Ca l ab r i a i n t he Med i t e r r anean i n Ju l y 1940 . He asks i f any su r v i vo r s , o f f i ce r s , men . F l ee t A i r A r m c r ews o r subma r i ne r s who we r e p r esen t i n any capac i t y a t t h i s ba t t l e , o r i n t he accompany i ng convoy ope r a t i ons , wou l d t i n t ouch w i t h h i m . Any pho t o . g r aphJoaned w i l l be r e t u rned . " Cd r . E . H . G . S t okes , RN . ( r e t d . ) o f O l d Mano r Fa r mhouse , Abbas , Comp t on Sha f es t bu r y , Do r se t , i s co l l ec t i ng i n f o r ma . t i on conce r n i ng t he ac t i on o f f Cape Bon on t he n i gh t o f Decembe r 1941 be t ween f ou r A l l i ed des t r oye r s , S i kh , Leg i on , Mao r i and l zsac Swea r s , and t he I t a l i an c ru i se r s , da Ba r b i ano and da G i ussana , and t he mo t o r t o r pedo - boa t C i gno . Cd r . S t okes has been comm i ss i oned t o pa i n t a p i c t ur e o f t he ac t i on , i n wh i ch h i s b ro t he r , t he l a t e Rea r - Adm i r a l G . H . S t okes , was sen i o r Br i t i sh nava l o f f i ce r . He wou l d be g r a t e f u l f or r eco l l ec t i ons o f t he ac t i on f r om su r v i vo r s on e i t he r s i de .

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The f i rst t hr ee meda l s a l l wen t to men f rom t he Wes t whc be t ween t hem produced t he c l oses t champ i onsh i p f i n i sh f or yea rs. P0 Te r r y Osbo rne (H . M . S . Ra l e i gh) l ed Cp l Chr i s Haze l wood ( CTCRM ) t hroughou t t he s i x-m i l e

Bea t the cos t o f g l i d i ng He r e ' s a grea t way to bea t t he cos t o f g l i d i ' - l g . . . by ea rn i ng one o f s i x nava l bur sa r i es j us t announced by t he R. N . and R. M . G l i d i ng and Soa r i ng Assoc i a t i on . The bursar i es , wor t h ÂŁ40 each , a re sponsor ed by t he R. N . and R. M . Spor t s Con t ro l Boa rd , and a r e ava i l ab l e t o j un i or ra t i ngs i n t he Navy , Roya l Ma r i nes or WRNS . To qua l i f y f or a burse ry , t he ra t i ng mus t j o i n or be a membe r o f one o f t he t hr ee nava l g l i d i ng -c l ubs - a t R. N . a i r s t a t i ons Lee -on -So l en t , Yeov i l t on and Cu l drose - and be keen t o pur sue t he spor t and make a con t r i bu t i on t o t he c l ub . C l ub secre t ar i es and sh i ps ' gl i d i ng of f i cers w i l l have t he de t a i l s f or t hose i nt eres t ed , bu t any j un i or ra t i ng can j o i n i n by s i mp l y t urn i ng up on t he a i r f i e l d a t t he week - end or when g l i d i ng i s t ak i ng p l ace.

course a t H. M . S . Dr yad , bu t w i th 80 me t r es t o go and bo t h runne r s spr i n t i ng f or t he l i ne , i t was t he Roya l Ma r i ne , Haze l wood , who broke t he t ape . H i s t i me was 31m i n. 15sec. , w i t h Osbo rne . 04 o f a second beh i nd . CPO Ke i t h Caw l ey (H . M . S . Dr ake ) was th i rd in 31m i n . 40see . The j un i or t i t l e wen t to EM ( A ) John Kennedy (H . M . S . He ron) , who f i n i shed 21s t i n t he sen i or r ace . LCp l Pau l P i l k i ng t on ( CTCRM ) was second and NAM S i mpson ( H . M . S . Seahawk ) was th i rd . P l ymou t h won t he j un i or t eam t i t l e w i t h 53 po i n t s f rom Por t smou t h on 78 .

APR I L 31 Ma r - 1 Apr i l - D i nghy Sa i l i ng : RN Ar my RAF C i v i l Se r v i ce - V i c t or y Tr ophy (L i t t let 2 6 o~ a . r -4 Apr i l - Baske t ba l l : 1n t e r Se r v i ces ( Ne l son I RAF Wes t Dr ay t on) . 31 Ma r - 1 Apr i l - Go l f : RN v Do r se t ( Weymou t h ) . - I ndoo r hockey a CS TopCoun t y i ndoor t ou r namen t ( Ro t he rham) ; Mode r n Pent a t h l on : Tewkesbu r y Tr i a t h l on ( Tewkes -

bury) . 4 ABA semi - f i r i a l s (Eng l and) (G l ou= 7 Chessa RN v RAF ( HMS D i yad) ; Fenc i ng : Int er -Serv i ces B t r i angu l ar ( HMS Ne l son) ; Footba l l a RNFA You t h Cha l l enge Cup - sem i f i na l s ; Rugbya RN v RAF (Tw i ckenham) ; Sw i mm i ng : W i l l i e Me l l ors

Tou r namen t ( HMS Ca l edon i a ) . 7-8 - Ne t ba l l : RNWRNS CS v BUSF & W I VAB ( HMS Ne l son ) ; Kayak: S l a l om , Sheppe r t on (Sur r ey ) ; Kayak: S l a l om , Ca r l i s l e (Cumbe r l and ) ; Mode r n Pen t a t h i on: MPAGB Open Te t r a t h i on (Backne l f ) . 8_ Kayaka Read i ng (Read i ng ) . . . 11 - Foo t ba l i a CS 4 v Foo t ba l l ASSo - a t . - - (A l de r sho t ) ; 11 - 12 - Foo t ba l ( l : I n t e r - Command sem i f i na l s and f i na l s Por t smou t h ) . 14 - Rugbya RN v B i r kenhead Pa r k KO 1500 ( B i r kenhead Pa r k ) . 14 - 15 - Kayak: S l a l om - Gr anc i t u l l y (Pe r t h) . 16 - Kaye i ka Tho r pe Pa r k (Bucks ) ; Rugbya RN v Wa t e r l oo , KO 1500 (Wa t e r l oo) . 16 , 17 , 18 - Badm i n t ona RN t ou r t oJe r sey and Je r sey Open (S t He l i e r ) .

18 - Boxinga ABA semi - f inals (GB)

20 - Footba l i a RN v Army - NAAF I Jub i l ee Cup Tournament . 21-22 - mode rn Pent a th i ona Na t i ona l t r i a t h l on (Cr ys t a l Pa l ace ) ; Kayaka S l a l om , Hamb l edon (Ox f ord) ; Kayak : S l a l om ,

Pe t erborough (Hunt i ngdon) . 22 - Kayaka Che l me r (Che l ms ford) .

As you ' ve had some o f t he bes t e l ec t ron i cs t r a i n i ng you ' l l be l ook i ng for some o f t he bes t e l ec t ron i cs j obs . A f ac t

t ha t we a t Ma r con i Commun i ca t i ons a r e qu i ck t o r ecogn i se . We ' r e i nvo l ved i n r ad i o and TV b roadcas t equ i pmen t , sa t e l l i t e ea r t h s t a t i ons , nava l commun i ca t i ons , H. F . Sys t ems , t r opo sca t t e r and l i ne - o f - s i gh t ne t wo r ks . I f you have been i nvo l ved i n one or mo r e o f t he above sys t ems and a r e i n t e r es t ed i n t he f o l l ow i ng pos i t i ons , we wou l d l i ke t o hea r f r om you .

I NTER - SERV I CES The R. A . F . , as usua l , dom i na t ed t he I n t er -Serv i ce cham p i onsh i ps a t B l ackdown Ba r r acks l ast mon t h , and f i l l ed t he f i rst f i ve p l aces . SAC St eve Jones , the We l sh champ i on , won eas i l y , wh i l e Osbo rne and Haze i wood r esumed t he i r ba t t l e t o be f i rs t Navy runne r home . On th i s occas i on Osbo rne won t he due l , f i n i sh i ng t enth , f our seconds ahead o f Haze l wood. Osborne ' s t i me o f 28m i n . 26sec. was mo r e t han t wo m i nu t es down on Jones. SELECTED Bo t h Osbo rne and Haze l wood we r e se l ec t ed f or t he Comb i ned Se rv i ces t eam due t o race t he Eng l i sh Cross -Coun t r y Un i on and Br i t i sh Un i vers i t i es a t B l ackdown on Ma r ch 31 . The i r se l ec t i on i s no sma l l f ea t ; i n t he Comb i ned Se r v i ces t eam th i s yea r t he re a re seven fu l l i nt erna t i ona l s .

Wha t whe r e when

(Manches t e r ) .

H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood p l aye rs domi na t ed t he Por t smou t h Ar ea t ab l e t enn i s champ i onsh i ps , w i nn i ng t he t eam even t , pen s i ng l es and ve t e rans ' even t . L i eu t . Tr evor Wa r d won t he s i ng l es , bea t i ng AB( S ) And r ew Cr a i g (H . M . S . Me r cur y ) 21 - 15 , 21 - 9 i n t he f i na l , wh i l e L i eu t . -Cdr . John H i l l i er t ook t he ve t erans ' t i t l e. The doub l es even t was won by LWTR rony R i p l ey ( H . M . S . An t r i m) and *. B(S) Cra i g , and t he j un i or s i ng l es t i t l e en t t o JMEM Robe r t Adamson H. M . S . Su l t an) , who bea t EM2 1. Jarv i s I Co l l i ngwood.

Ch r i s Ha z e i wood ( l e f t ) I r eaches t he t ape . 04 o f a second ahead o f P0 Te r r y Osbo r ne t o w i n t he Navy c r oss - coun t r y t i t l e

Por t smou t h ove rwhe l m i ng l y won t he 1979 Navy c ross - coun t ry t eam champ i onsh i p , bu t i nd i v i dua l honour s we r e monopo l i sed by a th l e t es f rom t he Wes t Coun t ry,

23 - 26 - Box i ng : CSBA v Ho l l and ( Ho l l and) . 25 - At h i e t i csa I n t e r -Se r v i ces ma r a t hon ( RAF Sw i nde rby ) . 28 - At h l e t i cea RN v Camb r i dge rm j v l i ce v Wood Un i ve r s i t y v Me t ropo l i tAan f ord G r een AC (Wood f ord ) . 28 - 29 - Kayaka S l a l om , Be l a M i l l (N . Wa l es ) ' Kayak: No t t i ngham (No t t i ngham) . 29 - R i f l e: RN v Pu rp l es (B i s l ey) .

MAY ( f i rs t week ) 2 - Footba l l : RAF v RN v NAAF I Jub i l ee Cup Tournamen t ; Mode rn Pen t a th i ona REME (Arbor f i e l d) Pen t a th l on ; Mode rn Pen t a t h l on : RN Pen t a th l on ; Go l f : The Adm i ra l s ' Bow l (B l eckmoor ) . -

Box i ng : ABA f i na l s ( Wemb l ey ) ; Cr i cke t a RN v Ox f o rd Un I ve r l s t y (Ox f ord) . - A t h l e t i cs RN l ong d i s t ance road r ace , Ch i ches t e r t o Po r t smou t h ; Foo t ba l a RNFA You t h Cha l l enge Cup f i na l Go l f : RNGS v Hun t e r combe ( Hun t e r combe ) . 5 - 6 - Fenc i ng: AFA Jun i or Fo i l Compet i t i on ( London ) ; Kayak: S l a l om , Can f o r d We i r (Dor se t ) ' Kayak: S l a l om S t r a t f ord We i r (St r a t f ord) ; D i nghy Sa i l i ng : RN t eam i nv i t a t i on r ace , W i i son Tr ophy ( Wes t K i rby) . 6 - Kayaka Bed f ord , S t Neo t s (Bed f ord) ; K iy yaka Tho r pe Pa r k (Bucks ) ; R i f l e : RN v CEI ty and Ken t (B i s i ey) .

Sys t ems / Sa l es Eng i nee r i ng

I n t hese j obs , yo i j ' d he l p assess t he t echn i ca l i mp l i ca t i ons o f a sa l es enqu i r y , and deve l op cus t ome r r equ i r emen t s i n t o sys t ems d r aw i ngs and t echn i ca l no t es r eady t o make a f o rma l t ende r . I t ' s a ro l e wh i ch i nvo l ves wo r k i ng c l ose l y w i t h ou r cus t ome r s i n t he UK and ove r seas .

I ns t a l l a t i on Eng i nee r i ng

You ' d i ns t a l l and ma i n t a i n many o f t he sys t ems desc r i bed above and you r j ob wou l d t ake you t o l oca t i ons i n t he UK and many pa r t s o f t he wo r l d.

Tes t Eng i nee r i ng Us i ng t he mos t soph i s t i ca t ed equ i pmen t and t es t t echn i ques , you ' d ca r r y ou t p roduc t i on t es t i ng and f au l t - f i nd i ng on a w i de r ange o f eq u i pmen t .

Techn i ca l Pub l i ca t i on As a Techn i ca l Au t ho r or C i r cu i t De l i nea t o r you wou l d be engaged on a w i de va r i e t y o f pro j ec t s cove r i ng comp l ex e l ec t ron i c equ i pmen t and sys t ems. Vacanc i es i n bo t h Che l ms f o r d and No r w i ch , Wo r k i ng w i t h Ma r con i Commun i ca t i ons g i ves you exce l l en t ca r ee r and sa l a r y prospec t s , and t he chance t o pu t down roo t s i n an a t t r ac t i ve a r ea . I f you ' r e l eav i ng t he f o r ces soon , and you ' d l i ke t o f i nd ou t mo r e abou t ou r wo r k and wha t we can o f f e r you l wr i t e w i t h a br i e f ou t l i ne o f you r se r v i ce ca r ee r t o Ken Dumb r e l l Ma r con i Comm un . i ca t i on Sys t ems L i m i t edL New S t r ee t , Che l ms f o r d , Essex . A GEC- Ma r co i ) i E l ec t f on i cs Company

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Badm i n t on The R. N . Women ' s badm i n t on t eam t i ed f or second p l ace w i t h t he Ar my a t t he Women ' s I n t e r Se rv i ce champ i onsh i ps a t R. A . F . Cos f ord l ast mon t h. The R. A . F . eas i l y won t he t i t l e.

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Daeda l us in f inal No. 14

W I NTER SPORTS SPEC I AL

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H . M . S . Daeda l us , t he ho l ders , con t es t t he f i na l o f t he I n t e r -Es t ab l i shmen t sma l i bor e p i s t o l compe t i t i on w i t h H , M , S . Seahawk . Daeda l us have won t he Sussex Cup s i x t i mes i n t he l ast seven yea rs , and th i s w i l l be t he i r 14 th f i na l s i n 17, years. Seahawk , on t he o t he r hand , have neve r be f ore r eached t he f i na l . Seahawk ' s B t eam we r e e l i m i na t ed by Daeda l us i n t he sem i f i na l , a t wh i ch s t age Seahawk A bea t SM Re f i t Group , Rosy t h . Bo t h Daeda l us and Seahawk a r e a l so r epr esen t ed i n t he sem i - f i na l s o f t he sma l l bor e r i f l e compe t i t i on . Daeda l us we r e due

Ma r i ne Ma r t i n MacRae of 42 Commando won the Roya l Navy ' s g i ant s l a l om t i t l e a t Av i emor e l ast mon t h , and eme rged as qu i t e t he mos t t a l ent ed young sk i er to compe t e i n the Navy champ i onsh i ps for some years , sh i ps a t Va l d ' I sere , t he Navy c l awed the i r way back i nto t he compe t i t i on and even t ua l l y f i ni shed second , on l y 20 seconds beh i nd t he Army . The f i rst even t , a s l a l om ove r t wo courses , l e f t t he Navy i n d i s a r ray. L i eu t . R i cha rd Made l y fe l l bad l y and d i d no t f i n i sh , and L i cut s . Ro l and Ra i kes and Jo l yon Ra l s t on bo t h had m i shaps wh i ch l ost va l uab l e t i me . On l y s t eady sk i i ng by L i cut s . Dav i d Mor r i s and W i l l Pedde r , Sub-L i eu t . I an Lowe and CPO A l an Bu l l e r kep t t he de f i c i t on t he R. A . F . down t o 22 seconds.

Bu t desp i t e MNE MacRea ' s e f for ts , t he Roya l Ma r i nes f i ni shed second i n t he t eam even t to Por t smou t h Command , who a l so bea t t he Roya l s i n t he I n t e r Command s l a l om race . Runne r - up f or i nd i v i dua l honour s i n t he g i an t s l a l om was Sub-L i eu t . S t eve McV i ca r o f t he Roya l Canad i an Navy , w i t h CPO A l an Bu l l e r ( H . M . S . Nep t une ) t h i rd and Navy sk i cap t a i n L i eu t . Ro l and Ra i kes (H . M . S . B i rm i ng ham) four th . SO MANY Nea r l y 300 compe t i t ors t ook pa r t i n t he champ i onsh i ps : so many , i n f ac t , t ha t Av i emor e was the , on l y resor t t ha t cou l d hand l e such numc i e rs . F i rs t compe t i t i on o f t he cham p i onsh i ps was f or t eams o f f our f rom shor e es t ab l i shmen t s , rac i ng f or t he Ta i t Tanka rd . The donor o f t he t rophy , Adm i r a l S i r Go rdon Ta i t , was one o f 178 to go down t he 30-ga t e g i an t s l a l om course i n aw f u l cond i t i ons . RNEC Manadon won t he r ace - w i t h t he he l p o f t wo sk i l fu l Canad i ans on course a t t he co l l ege - w i t h H. M . S . Nep t une second and 42 CDO th i rd.

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t o shoo t aga i ns t H.M. S. Coch rane , and H. M . S . Co l l i ngwood A we r e d r awn aga i ns t Seahawk B to con t es t t he o t he r f i na l ber th. Wr ens i n H. M . S . Cochr ane ' s r i f l e c l ub have ach i eved some ve ry cred i t ab l e resu l t s. Second O f f i ce r L i nda Reade r , POW r en Br enda Gr een , and Wr ens Ma r i e Armf i e l d , Pea r l Chapman and Ma rga r e t B i sh t on (Ca l edon i a ) have sho t regu l ar l y in t he I n t e r -Un i t League and Coch rane ' s t eam has r eached t he f i na l o f th i s compe t i t i on . COMMAND Br enda G r een and L i nda Reade r r epr esen t ed A i r and Sco t l and A and Ma r i e Armf i e ld t he B t eam i n t he WRNS Int erCommand compe t i t i on , wh i ch t he A t eam won. A l l three , p l us Ma rga r e t B i sht on , sho t f or t he WRNS aga i ns t Gospor t and t he C i v i l Se rv i ce and, w i t h t he excep t i on o f Ma r i e Armf i e l d , we r e se l ec t ed f or t he I n t er -Serv i ce champ i onsh i p .

f or by t he Nu f f i e l d Trus t and t he peop l e o f S t ock t on -on -Tees . F r om l e f t t o r i gh t a r e CSg t . Bob Bee r s ' MEA ( H ) 1 Dav i d Thomas ,

ANYONE FOR THE CRESTA?

Anyone f or t he Cr es t a? The Navy ' s young and i nexpe r i enced squad pushed t he a l l conque r i ng A r my ve r y c l ose a t St Mo r i t z th i s yea r and a r e eage r t o moun t a se r i ous cha l l enge nex t Janua r y .

f i nger , L i eu t . Pe t e r Evans had c r acked a r i b and I n l ess t han t en days o f " t r i a l and e r ror , " t he RO1 ( T ) Pa t Ba r ron was i n reserve . Navy t eam we r e ach i ev i ng i mpr ess i ve t i mes , and And r e Usbo rne f i n i shed t h i rd ove ra l l and f i ve a l l o f t he squad we r e a l l owed t o r i de f rom t he t op - t he u l t i ma t e cha l l enge. The St Mor i t z Tobo9- Navy r i ders go t i nto t he t op n i ne p l aces . On l y 19 gan i ng C l ub was sa i d t o be ve ry i mpr essed w i t h t he seconds sepa r a t ed t he Ar my and Navy a f t er t hree ded i ca t i on and progr ess o f t he Navy compe t i t ors . rounds and 700 seconds o f h i gh- speed t oboggan i ng . The s i x t eam p l aces we r e f i l l ed by L i eu- t . And r e I f you a r e i n t e res t ed i n th i s un i que spor t , con t ac t Usbo rne (capt a i n) , LRO Ed Nuzum ' L i eu t . P i ers L i eu t . A. C. Usbo rne (do H. M . S . Nor f o l k ) . Next Rose , LS( D ) Chr i s Dav i d , and Sub-L i eu t . O l l i e year ' s Int er -Serv i ces on t he Cr es t a w i l l be i n l a te A l mond . Sub-L i eu t . Ma r t i n Dav i es had broken a Janua r y or ea r l y Februa ry .

Aga i ns t t he Ar my , t he Navy had t o f ace one r anked Gr ea t Br i t a i n p l aye r and t wo Sco t t i sh i n t erna t i ona l s , and we r e bea t en by f our ma t ches to one. Sub-L i eu t . I rv i ne Pr a t l ey saved some f ace f or t he Navy by bea t i ng Cap t . Dav i d Leakey , and Navy champ i on L i eu t . -Cdr . Rob i n Baw t r ee t ook Ar my No . 1 Robb i e Rob i nson t o 7 - 9 i n t he f i rst game be f or e c rumb l i ng unde r pr essur e i n t he nex t t wo. R. A . F . V I CTORY I nd i v i dua l games aga i ns t t he R. A . F . we r e mo r e c l ose l y f ough t , bu t t he R. A . F . ' s i mpr ess i ve s t reng t h i n dep t h ca r r i ed t hem to a 5 - 0 v i c tory.

Best match was a f i ve-game mara thon between MEMN(P) Frank Smi th and Sgt . Peter Scul ly, wh i ch produced some dazz l ing ral l ies before Scul ly won 9-4 in the f i f th. Lieut . Al ec Johnstone won both his matches as reserve. CPO Geof f Hugg i ns was the other member of the team, and Lieut . -Cdr . Cohn O'Kee f fe was selected as a reserve .

a h i gh l y pro f ess i ona l manne r , and t he Navy w i l l have t o r e t h i nk t he pr i or i t y i t g i ves to squash i f i t is to . p. roduce a t eam capab l e of w i nn i ng a t I n t e r -Se rv i ce l eve l . I n t he So l d i e rs v. Sa i l ors ma t ch , t he Sa i l ors na r row l y f a i l ed to ach i eve an unexpec t ed v i c tory. CPOPT Pa t Bea t on and LCK B i l l Du t h i e scor ed good v i c tor i es , so a l l res t ed on P0 A I f Ha l f ord at No . 5. Bu t a f t er l ead i ng 2 - 0 , Ha i f ord cou l d no t ho l d h i s game t oge t he r and l ost 2 - 3.

KEN EALY SECOND POPT T i m Kenea l y (H.M.S. Ne l son) came second in the REME tet rathlon championship at Arbor f ie ld, just 21 points behind nat ional champ i on Danny Night ingale .

Champ i on Cen t u r i on On the f inal day of the chamH.M .S . Centur ion won the pionships at the Lakes ide Count ry Club, Fr iml ey Green, the Army Por tsmouth Area vol l eyba l l the retained thei r t i t le by beat ing championships in a hot ly contesR.A. F . 3-2. Both Serv i ces ted f inal aga inst H.M.S . Daein approach ma j or championships dalus . ARMY T I TLE

NAVY NEWS , APR I L 1979

Unde r -2 1 hockey champ i ons The Roya l Navy ' s Unde r - 21 hockey t eam Unde r -21 , t he Roya l Navy Unde r - 21 hockey excep t i on o f t he hockey , wh i ch d i sappea r ed r e t a i ned i ts I n t e r-Se rv i ces t i t l e a t A l de rsho t s i de se t o f f f or the i r M i d l ands t our w i t h more unde r a 6 i n. b l anke t o f snow . t han t he usua l f ervour . A schoo l s i de was bea t en 6- I on t he f i rst by bea t i ng t he Ar my 3- 1 and t he R.A,F. 3 - 2 . The sen i or s i de a l so bea t t he Army , The schedu l e was f or s i x ma t ches i n four day and t he " ma t ch " aga i ns t Le i ces t ersh i re 2- 1 , bu t c r ashed 1- 5 aga i ns t t he eventual Unde r -21s was se t t l ed by a goa l f rom CEA days , t wo recru i t i ng v i s i ts f or t he D i rec tor o f Nava l Rec ru i t i ng , and nume rous social APP A l yn Lamb (H . M , S . Co l l i ngwood) , Bu t champ i ons , t he R. A . F . - wh i ch s , produc i ng a supe rb l y f i t t eam to fFuun l l de t a i l s oc f t he tt ournamen i ton w i t h t he ye l l ow ba l l o f t en bur i ed i n snow ended as Navy News was go i ng to press w i n t he I n t e r-Serv i ce compe t i t i on. and p l aye r s m i s t aken l y h i t t i ng f l y i ng w i l l appea r i n t he pape r nex t mon t h. Tha t was t he t heory , anyway , A l l the snowba l l s - nobody t ook t he cont es t t oo A f t e r a 2- 1 w i n ove r o l d r i va l s Hampsh i r e hoped- f or even t s happened , w i t h t he ser i ous l y.

SOCCER T I TLE GOES BEGG I NG

Br i l l i an t W0 i l l i s on t i t l e t ra i l A br i l l i ant pe r f ormance by NAM St eve W i l l i s i n the M i l i t ary Box i ng Cen t re a t A l dershot l ast mon t h earned h i m a cove t ed Comb i ned Serv i ces t i t l e - and c l eared a ma j or obs t ac l e f rom h i s pa th to a much grea t er pr i ze ,

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A goa l m i nu t es be fore the f ina l wh i st l e gave the R , A , F , v i c tory ove r the Army - and the 1979 Int er -Serv i ce soccer champ i onsh i p , Bu t for tha t so l i tary goa l , the t ournamen t wou l d have ended i n a t r i p l e t i e a t bo t h sen i or and j un i or l eve l s , wr i t es Jack Sheppard . So t he R. A . F . t ook t he honour s , w i t h t he Navy second and t he Ar my th i rd. Bu t t he Navy p l aye rs w i l l know tha t t he champ i onsh i p was t he r e f or t he t ak i ng . Two O - O dr aws aga i ns t t he Ar my a t H. M . S . Pemb roke and t he R. A . F . at Cos f ord cou l d have been so d i f f erent i f chances had been t aken - and l ady Luck had been wea r i ng he r Navy co l ours . D I SALLOWED I n t he cruc i a l second game a t Cos f ord Pau l D i xon ( CTCRM ) had t wo goa l s d i sa l l owed because o t he r p l aye rs we r e ru l ed of f s i de , and t he r e f e r ee d i dn ' t see i t as a pena l t y o f f ence when Kev i n

Maddocks broke through and was brought down by the R . A. F . goa l keeper . The open i ng ma t ch of the champ i onsh i p, be tween Navy and Army at Pembroke , was a rather spec ia l af fai r , ce l ebrat ing as i t d id the 75th anni versary of the R . N . Footba l l Assoc i at ion .

and bea t Cornwa l l 3 - 2 a t Fa l mou t h. W i t h seve r a l es t ab l i shed p l aye rs unava i l ab l e f or t he W i l t s. ma t ch , se l ec tor Sgt . J i mmy Foy brough t i n You t h cap t a i n G r aham A t t wood (H . M . S . Co l l i ngwood) , who j us t i f i ed th i s f a i th i n h i s ab i l i t y by hav i ng an exce l l en t game as sweepe r . Ano t he r newcome r , Les Ba r l ow (H . M . S . Ne l son) , was brough t in f or t he Cornwa l l gaTme , and a l so d i d ve ry we l l . Le i gh Tongue (Ne l son) scor ed t w i ce and Lenny Ashmo r e ( H . M . S . He ron ) once to se t up t he Navy v i c tory.

Champ i ons - in Sco t l and The f i rst tn-serv i ce soccer tournament to be he ld in Scot l and was won by the Navy af ter high-scor ing games aga inst both R . A. F . and Army . The Navy bea t

t he R. A . F . 3 - 2 , t hen wen t on to M I DF I ELD Bu t t he capac i t y c rowd and dr aw 3 - 3 w i t h t he Ar my t o t ake t he t rophy . s t and fu l l o f V.A 1 . P . s saw a ha rd- B f ough t game p l ayed mos t l y i n DAEDALUS W I N midf i e ld . H. M . S . Daeda l us bea t H. M . S . A t Cos f ord , t he Navy knew tha t Ve rnon 3 - U i n t he f i na l o f t he t hey had to ge t a resu l t t o s t and Un i t ed Se rv i ces League Sen i or a chance o f w i nn i ng t he chamCha l l enge Cup compe t i t i on. p i onsh i p , bu t i t was no t t o be . R i cha rd Reed (H . M . S . Me r cur y ) MED I CS TANKARD ea rned t he man o f t he ma t ch t ag , R. N . Med i ca l Se rv i ces beat and even h i s promp t i ng cou l d no t the i r Ar my coun t e rpa r t s 2 - U to br eak t he dead l ock . become t he f i rst ho l de rs o f t he Inc i dent a l l y , r ese rve ' keepe r Cha t ham Tanka rd . Kev i n Ba rnes ( R . N . H . Has l a r ) r eckoned he has been on t he subs t i tut es ' bench f or 360 m i nu t es dur i ng t he l ast t wo I n t e r-Se rv i ce t ournamen t s . Oh we l l , " t hey a l se se rve who on l y s i t and wa i t ! " YOUTH T I E L i ke t he sen i ors , t he Navy You t h t eam shou l d have c l i nched t he I n t e r -Serv i ce t i t l e , bu t m i ssed the i r chances and had t o be con t ent w i t h a t r i p l e t i e. Hav i ng recen t l y bea t en Devon and d r awn w i t h Cornwa l l , t he youngs t e rs me t t he Ar my a t Uxbr i dge i n con f i den t mood . The Army , howeve r , scor ed f i rst and t he Navy spurned t hree easy chances be f or e se t t l i ng f or a 1- 1 dr aw . Aga i ns t t he R. A . F . , Navy You t h aga i n f a i l ed t o conve r t good approach wo r k i nto goa l s , and t he resu l t was a goa l l ess dr aw . Then t he R. A . F . and t he Ar my dr ew 1- 1 t o sp l i t t he t rophy t hr ee ways . I n t he i r run- up t o t he I n t e r Serv i ces , t he Navy sen i ors l ost 2- U t o W i l t sh i re a t Por t smou t h

Wh i t e wa t e r w i n Good news f or Navy canoe i s t s! The R. N . Team won t he Int er Se rv i ce w i l d wa t e r champ i onsh i ps on t he R i ve r N i t h a t Sanquha r , Dumf r i es , l ast mon t h.

NAM S t eve W i l l i s ( H , M . S . Daeda l us ) evades a r i gh t c r oss f r om Eng l and m i dd l ewe i gh t De l r oy Pa r kes du r i ng t he i r t hr i l l i ng con t es t a t t he Comb i ned Se r v i ces i nd i v i dua l champ i onsh i ps a t A l de r sho t . W i l l i s boxed br i l l i an t l y t o ou t po i n t t he R . A . F . champ i on . P i c t ure: W r en (Pho t ) Anne St erc i c

D i sappo i n t men t a t dank Ne i ther the wea t he r nor the rugby we re of the s t andards hoped for when the Navy me t the Army on Ma r ch 10 at a dank Tw i cken ham , wr i t es M i ke Vernon .

The Army , v i c tor i ous by a t ry and t wo pena l t y goa l s t o a pena l t y goa l , we r e good va l ue f or the i r 10 - 3 w i n , and t hus became t he f i rst ho l de rs o f t he f i ne S t ewa r t Wr i gh t son t rophy , pr esen t ed t o t he i r cap t a i n , Andy Hoon , by S t ewa r t Wr i gh t son ' s manag i ng d i rec tor , Mr . Go rdon Henr y . Be f or e t he l arges t c rowd f or some years , i t soon became ev i den t tha t on t he day t he Ar my whe r e sha rpe r , par t i cu l ar l y ou t s i de whe r e t he Navy l acked pace - and adop t ed some odd de f ens i ve a l i gnmen t s , and the i r t ack l i ng was l e tha l . The r e was no t much to choose up f ront , bu t aga i n t he Navy ' s l i ne -ou t wo r k was un t i dy and , apa r t f rom Roge r T i nson who p l ayed h i s hea r t out , the i r back row neve r go t i n t o t he game . COND I T I ONS Cond i t i ons we r e no t conduc i ve t o accur a t e hand l i ng , bu t neve r t he l ess i t was f rom a f l ow i ng movemen t compounded by a Navy de f ens i ve e r ror tha t Bassom , t he dange rous

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Ar my l e f t w i ng , scor ed t he on l y t ry o f t he ma t ch . Bow l es , norma l l y a p i l l ar o f t he U. S . Por t smou t h f ron t f i ve , cou l d no t i mprove i t , bu t managed t wo pena l t y goa l s t o wh i ch new cap Ta f f Thomas rep l i ed w i t h one shor t l y be f or e ha l f t i me . Th i s , as i t happened , comp l e t ed t he scor i ng , t he Navy be i ng unab l e t o cap i t a l i se : on some pe r i ods o f heavy pr essur e i n t he

second ha l f o f an und i s t i ngu i shed game , re f e reed w i t h equa l l ack o f d i s t i nc t i on by Eng l and pane l l i s t Pr i deaux . A t Nor t hamp t on , t he Navy we r e un f or t una t e t o l ose hooke r Cha r l i e Hughes a t ha l f t i me w i t h a broken nose (wh i ch f a i l ed to s t op h i m w i nn i ng h i s f i rst cap aga i ns t t he Army ) ,

and a t Le i ces t e r John Rooke w i t h a sp l i t ea r i n t he ea r l y m i nu t es , bu t i n bo t h games t he expe r i ence and f i tness o f t wo f i ne back d i v i s i ons t o l d a f t er t he i nt erva l and resu l t ed i n some exce l l en t open rugby. Le i ces t e r sc rum-ha l f St eve Kenney , i n par t i cu l ar , l ooked a be t t e r d i s t r i bu tor o f t he ba l l ' han e i ther o f t hose pr e f e r r ed th i s season by t he Eng l and se l ec tors. Now tha t t he R. A . F . ma t ch has been pos t poned to Apr i l 7 , t he ma t ches on Ma r ch 21 and 31 aga i ns t C i v i l Se rv i ce a t Cha t ham and aga i ns t Ha r l equ i n a t Tw i ckenham t ake on added s i gn i f i cance i s pa r t o f t he f i na l spur t t o t ry a t l eas t t c occupy t he I n t e r Se rv i ce runne rs- up s l ot . I n the i r t wo f i na l wor k - up games be f or e t he Ar my ma t ch , t he Navy succumbed 4- 27 to No r t hamp t on and 3- 21 to Le i ces t er , a f t e r be i ng i n t ouch a t 4- 6 and 3- 7 respec t i ve l y a t t he ha l f way ma r ks .

For W i l l i s , f rom H. M . S . Dae da l us hu t t he f orm i dab l e 1? A i c and Eng l and m i dd i we i gh t De roy Pa r kes a t A l de r sho t and mus t now be r i ght i n con t en t i on f or a c r ack a t t he A. B . A . c rown. Pa r kes was t he l os i ng A. B . A . f i na l i st l ast yea r , and h i s v i c tor has

s i nce t urned pro f ess i ona l . W i l l i s ' s supe rb exh i b i t i on o f l i ghtn i ng- f as t a t t acks and e l us i ve de f ence r educed Pa r kes t o a s t a t e o f bu l l - l i ke bu t i ne f f ec tua l cha rges tha t W i l l i s aga i n and aga i n de f l ec t ed i n t o an un t i dy t ang l e i n t he ropes. A. B . A . LADDER As Navy News was go i ng t o press , W i l l i s and t hr ee o t he r Navy men we r e abou t t o con t es t t he nex t rung on t he A. B . A . l adde r , aga i ns t Wes t e rn Coun t i es a t Sa l i sbury . Even t hough t he Navy t ook away f i ve Comb i ned Se rv i ces t i t l es f rom A l de rsho t , t he r e was an edge o f nava l d i sappo i n t men t t o a thr i l l i ng even i ng o f box i ng . F l ywe i gh t AB C l i f f St or ey ( H . M . S . An t r i m) and f ea t he r we i gh t STD John O ' Dr i sco l l (H . M . S . I n t rep i d) t ook the i r t i t l es on wa l kove rs , and apa r t f rom W i l l i s , on l y t wo o t he r Navy boxe rs won on t he n i ght . ENGLAND DUO They we r e , pred i c t ab l y , t he t wo Eng l and men AB Tom Tay l or ( H . M . S . Ve r non ) a t l i gh t heavywe i gh t , and A. B . A . cham p i on MNE Te r r y Ma r sh (41 CDO ) a t l i gh t -we l t erwe i gh t , who w i t h St or ey and W i l l i s box a t Sa l i sbury . Phoen i x Jacobs (H . M . S . Ne l son) - see p i c t ure i n back - and N I NE S t eve page Tay l or (42 CDO ) bo t h l ost c l ose con t es t s t o Ar my opponen t s , as d i d RO Me r vyn Lesco t t (H . M . S . Me r who s t ar t ed i n f i ne s t y l e aga i ns t a t ough man , bu t who d i d we l l t o be on h i s f ee t a t t he f i na l be l l . The r e was no t r i umphan t f a rewe l l f or AB N i ck Croombes , who l eaves t he Navy soon . He l ost a sc r appy con t es t a t l i gh t m i dd l ewe i gh t , and w i t h i t t he chance o f a ha t - t r i ck o f Comb i ned Se r v i ces t i t l es . Cr oombes , howeve r , w i l l be a b i g l oss t o Navy box i ng . BRONZE MEDAL He has been i n t he t eam f or f our success f u l seasons , was a na t i ona l Unde r - 19 champ i on a t t he age o f 17 , and won a bronze meda l a t European Unde r - 19 l eve l . STD O ' Dr i sco l l , i n on l y h i s f i rst season a t sen i or l eve l , was pu l l ed ou t o f t he Sa l i sbury b i l l by coach CPO Tony Ox l ey . O ' Dr i sco l l ' s opponen t wou l d have been t op gr ade Eng l and i n t erna t i ona l Pe t e Han l on , and Ox l ey fe l t t ha t wou l d have been ask i ng t oo much o f t he h i gh l y prom i s i ng young O ' D r i s co i l , who has a hand i n j ury .

To r quay w i ns ' G i b . Games ' F. PA. S . To rquay we r e c l ea r w i nne r s o f t he Second F r i ga t e Squadron ' s " G i bra l t a r Games , " a ve ry popu l a r spor t i ng even t wh i ch i t i s hoped t o make an annua l compe t i t i on. O t he r s pr esen t f or t he games we r e H. M . sh i ps Apo l l o , Eurya l us , and Lowes t o f t .

NAVY NEWS , APR I L 1979

Tak i ng t wo aga i ns t t he head When sa i l or mee t s so l d i e r on t he f i e l d o f spor t , t he occas i on i s a l ways f i e r ce l y con t es t ed . Un f o r t una t e l y f or t he Navy , t he men i n t he r ed co r ne r won bo t h t he encoun t e r s he r e . AS Phoen i x Jacobs ( l e f t ) l os t a c l ose ban t amwe i gh t con t es t t o Pr i va t e Le r oy Go l d i ng du r i ng t he Comb i ned Se r v i ces i nd i v i dua l champ i onsh i ps a t A l de r sho t , wh i l e a t Tw i ckenham t he Navy XV l os t t o t he A r my i n t he I n t e r - Se r v i ces r ugby champ i onsh i p . P i c t u r ed w i nn i ng t he ba l l a t a l i ne - ou t f or t he Navy i s RO l Benny Goodman (H .M.S .

Are thusa) , w i th L i eut . John Acke rman (H.M .S . Daeda l us) , Li eut . Ci l ve R i chards (CTCRM) and Cp l Roger T i nson (CTCRM) beh i nd h i m. Box i ng p i c t u r e: W r en ( Pho t ) Anne S t e r ck Rugby p i c t u r e : Sg t M , Robe r t s ,

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Fou r Roya l Navy sh i ps wh i ch have been ca r r y i ng ou t hyd rog r aph i c sur veys i n t he Pe r s i an Gu l f a r e on t he i r way back t o t he U. K . wh i l e t he sur vey ' s f u t ur e i s d i scussed w i t h t he new I r an i an Gove rn men t . Ta l ks w i l l con t i nue as H. M . The Navy ' s f l our i sh i ng c l ub scene has k i cked ou t punk rock , sh i ps He r a l d ' Hydr a ' Fox and Fawn head home , hav i ng cu t shor t A l t hough there is l i t t le ev i dence of demand for the cu l t i n the c l ubs , many of t hem t he second pa r t o f t he sur vey by have t aken st eps to i mpose a ban on the punk bands , to ensure tha t no one dressed a f ewweeks . The or i g i na l p l an was i n the sty l e is a l l owed i n and to see tha t the v i s i t ing DJs are ac t i ve l y d i scouraged f rom f or t he th i rd phase ' pa r t o f a sp i nn i ng th i s k i nd of d i sc . " Memo r andum o f Unde r s t and " I t has t aken a l ong t i me t o i ng " en t e r ed i nto by t he U , K. and was l i t t l e demand i n c l ubs f or cour agemen t f or any sa i l or who I r an i n 1977 'b t o s t ar t i n t he u i l d punk . up a c l ub w i t h a f i rstm i gh t have f anc i ed a mu l t i au t umn . co l our ed ha i r s t y l e. These s t y l es A l t hou c l ass aud i ence g and ac t s ' and h c l ubs ' comm i t t ees I t i s be i ng s t ressed t ha t no make the i r own dec i s i ons , i t is or t he dye i ng o f ha i r i n an t o a l l ow t h i s t ype o f th i ng moves have been made t o cance l known tha t many have i n forma l l y " unna t ur a l co l our " i s no t a l l owed , c ou l d qu i ck l y a f f ec t a good th i s ' bu t t ha t w i t hdr awa l o f t he consu I t ed each o t he r on th i s po i nt . says a new orde r a t one ma j o r sa i d t he cha i rman r epu t a t i on " ' r amme had i n Meanwh i l e t he r e i s a l so d i ses t ab l i shmen t . sh i ps ' whose o f one l a rge c l ub . ro!d some d i srupany even t su f l er t i on ' w i l l a l l ow t he new I r an i an " We l i ke t o encour age t he men Gove rnmen t t i me t o cons i de r a l l t o br i ng the i r w i ves and g i r l f r i ends to a we l l - run c l ub and we don ' t a r r angemen t s en t e r ed i n t o by t he wan t punk rocke r s t hrow i ng pr ev i ous one . I t i s a l so be i ng po i n t ed ou t tha t t hemse l ves abou t . And we won ' t con t i nuance o f t he survey shou l d have sa f e t y p i ns and ea r r i ngs ! " bene f i t no t on l y I ran bu t i n t e rna t i ona l sh i pp i ng genera l l y , ' F i l th ' The sh i ps a r e r e t urn i ng v i a t he H i s a l bum. P0 i mpr ess i on f rom cont ac t , t he Br i t i sh Ambassador Suez Cane ! and t he Fox and Fawn f am i l y Ha r t l ey w i t h o t he r c l ubs was tha t mos t Mess i n t he Bu l wa r k . H i s a re expec t ed a t Devonpor t i n t he daugh t e r o f t he P r i me M s i m i l a r v i ews . we r e t ak i ng second ha l f o f Apr i l , and t he t he p r esen t a t i on i s made . The 115 - t on hydro f o i l , " Some o f t he r ecords t hese days He r a l d and Hyd r a a t Por t smou t h . s 8 and 9 a numbe r o f ro l es and c a re f i l th" ' he added . " ne r e ' s " See a l so Page 11 . kno t s , i s t o be sh i pped 1 .4 p l en t y o f good mus i c a round Ano t he r Navy acqu i sh w i t hou t go i ng i nto th i s . The r e ' s 100 - t on Vospe r Tho r nyc i no t h i ng o f f ens i ve , f or i ns t ance , R. N . exh i b i t i on abou t sou l or rock . " has a l r eady been used Mo r e t han 200 ma r i ne manu f ac Ano t he r c l ub cha i rman sa i d amph i b i ous exe r c i ses an . turers w i l l be a t t he r epr esen t ed t he re was a r i sk t ha t bad OVER STOWEY , BR I DGWATER , SOMERSET , TAS 1111) l anguage buy i ng t o eva l ua t e i n t he b i enn i a l R. N . Equ i pmen t Exh i b i and provoca t i ve behav i our by suppo r t ro l e . t i on ' t o be he l d f rom Sep t embe r cou l d l ead to i nc i dent s. groups 10-14 i n H , M , S , Exce l l en t . And , i n any even t , he agr eed t he r e

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. A and success f u l boa rd i ng schoo l f or approx i ma t e l y 200 boys ( fu l l y r eco msed as C h I ppy C i e~ t by The Depa r t men t o f Educa t i on and Sdence ) , s t ands a t t he edge o f f ores t i n an a r ea o f ous t and i ng na t ur a l beau t y , h i gh above andnea r t he sea. Taun t on i s nea rby and London j us t ove r t wo hou r s away ( Hea t h row A i rpor t v i a Read i ng i s abou t t he same d i s t ance ) . Even t hou h i n f l a t i on con t i nues , eve ry t h i ng poss i b l e i s done t o keep f ees mode r a t e and t he ' . a r ! no " surpr i ses . " Se r v i ce a r e ava i l ab l e , i n many cases supp l emen t a r y Coun t y Gr an t s . Boys a r e accep t e j r an f rom t s t he age o f n i ne yea rs.

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i nd i v i dua l ' s r espons i b i l i t y t o ensur e t ha t t he cred i t o f serv i ce h i s new scheme o f f ers h i m i s wor t h t he pr ese r ved pens i on he i s exchang i ng f or i t . The r e a r e a numbe r o f cond i t i ons sur round i ng t he new a r r angemen t s , some o f t he ma i n ones be i ng: " ' ne op t i on i s open on l y t o t hose w i t h a t l eas t one year ' s se rv i ce and who l eave t he Se rv i ce a f t er Apr i l 1, 1975 , " The scheme i t is proposed t o j o i n mus t no r ma l l y be con t r ac t ed-ou t o f t he Ea rn i ngs Re l a t ed St a t e Scheme . " A t rans f er w i l l no t norma l l y be poss i b l e i f t he br eak be t ween pens i onab l e emp l oymen t s i s mo r e t han a yea r , or i f t he pe r son does no t app l y w i t h i n s i x mon t hs o f j o i n i ng t he new scheme .

" Con t i nued f rom page one Once t he t rans f er va l ue i s pa i d ' MOD w i l l have no f ur t he r l i ab i l i ty for , or con t ro l ' ove r , t he pens i on. The scheme w i l l a l so ope r a t e i n reverse ' enab l i ng peop l e j o i n i ng t he Roya l Navy to br i ng w i t h t i t em pens i on r i ght s f rom t he i r prev i ous . scheme ' prov i ded t hey have j o i ned s i nce Apr i l 1, 1975 . T l ne pub l i c sec t or " c l ub " ' wh i ch has ope r a t ed t he t rans f er sys t em

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f or some t i me ' i nc l udes mos t l a rge pub l i c sec t or schemes , i nc l ud i ng C i v i l Serv i ce , Pos t O f f i ce , Po l i ce ro r ce ' F i r e Se rv i ce ' Loca l Gove r nmen t and Teache r s . Membe . . r s o f t he c l ub have broad l y s i m i l ar prov i s i ons i n the i r schemes a r e a re ob l i ged t o accep t t rans f er s f rom o t he r membe r schemes. Fu l l de t a i l s o f t he new a r r angemen t s w i l l be exp l a i ned by f or t hcom i ng DC I .

S Con t i nued f rom page one _________ a r e i n t eres t ed and conce rned , l i ke he had no t me t any Se r v i ceman eve r yone e l se i n our soc i e t y who had g i ven t he i mpr ess i on of be i ng " co l d l y f ur i ous . " nowadays , i n t he ques t i on o f pay , a l l owances and compa rab i l i t y. Bu t He r epea t ed t ha t t he Gove rn I have ye t t o mee t any Se r v i ceman men t wou l d honour t he comm i t he ex i s t and a l t hough may may men t s wh i ch had been made . so f ar have e l uded me - who has he has been " Dra f t y ' s Corne r i n th i s i ssue t hough t un f a i r l y t r ea t ed. " men t i ons t ha t Gene r a l Se rv i ce in The M i n i s t e r wen t on t o say t ha t t he Navy i s shor t o f 2 , 200 ra t i ngs . Pub l i shed by t he Navy News , H. M . S . Ne l son , Por t smou th , 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 , Por t smouth .

" The wa r m happy " f am i l y " a t mosphe r e ( " Homes i ckness " is a l mos t unknown i ) . " S t r ess on sound bas i cs and t rad i t i ona l t each i ng . Exce l l en t t eache r / pup i l re l a t i bnsh i ps. Sma l l c l asses . " CSE and GCE cour ses ( r ecogn i sed cen t r e ) . " Magn i f i cen t se t t i ng and env i ronmen t ; l i t era l l y m i l es o f space. " " Ou t o f t he Ord i na r y " ac t i v i t i e , , i mpr ess i ve new spor t s comp l ex. " Escor t s a r r anged ; i r r egu l a r depa r t ur es and r e t urns accommoda t ed . " A l mos t 100% success w i t h boys no t expec t ed t o se t t l e i n a boa rd i ng schoo l . Obv i ous l y a l l - round f i rst c l ass va l ue f or money ( enqu i r e rs con t ac t ex i s t i ng pa ren t s) . Do p l ease wr i t e or t e l ephone for a o f t he schoo l prospec t us . Te l . Ne t he r S t owey 732252 or 73 co f423. ~ STD CODE 0278

Furn i t ur e des t royed The furn i ture and pe rsona l be l ong i ngs of abou t 30 nava l f am i l i es we r e des t royed i n a f i re wh i ch wr ecked a Gospor t s t orage wa re house i n ea r l y Ma r ch. A f ew comp l e t e househo l ds o f furn i ture we r e l os t , bu t f or mos t o f t he nava l f am i l i es t he prope r t y was sma l l e r i t ems - and some t i mes t r easur ed memen t os - s t o r ed wh i l e t hey l e t the i r prope r t i es dur i ng ove rseas dra f ts . P i ck f ords sa i d eve ryone i n vo l ved was i n f ormed as qu i ck l y as poss i b l e and shou l d have a l r eady hea rd i f the i r be l ong i ngs we r e a f f ec t ed . I t ems wh i ch we r e s t ored i n t wo o t he r l a rge wa r ehouses we r e no t i nvo l ved . Mos t prope r t y was r epor t ed t o be cove r ed by i nsurance .