JULY 1980
10p
of the new £75,000 Nuflield Trust Su r Grants for the three Services has been won b the oyal Navy’s Southwielt Park Recreational Centre. ut this “super” news for the centre received somethin of a dampener at the end of when the Tot Fund, which as steadily poured in money June since I972. refused to stake any more there at least for the time being. \teeting in .in .itmosphere of lin.in- Tot Fund was being .isketl for the Southssiek P.irlt .i.il stringene_\_ vsith some he.trldillerenee ol Lwilt .Illsl trsiiig sktttle \ltll"l'tt‘lt\L e->ttrt_ stzirehing decisions to t;i|te, members Squash .il|e). In membership estension .|n\l .iddition.il ehangitig rooms of the §.iilors' l"uiid (}r.ints (‘winninirst
‘V0
—
ss.is
tee
ssere
;\l.iririetl
told tli.it Vntiithssttl. l’.itk
to
use
their Ntillielil
Super
(ir.rrit for iitore l.ieilittes l'ot.il eost of llk rress protect ‘-ms £l|'.‘.t'||| .lttLl the
Trophies for up auction l'.'irik.ii'ds. .tshtr.i_\s. plaques.
were
muts
.lnLl ttlL‘tl.'lllIt1ns are among .i sin e of former trophies '.tlt(l \ .itiets ltt;l'tte'.".liis lltim the ,V_i\\ tit be sitlil its .iitetton .il Piirtsmotith
\t.i:is til the items .iie retnittled heirii: il.ini.i_eeit hesorid t.‘U‘ftUl'11|s. lL‘[‘.ttl .irtil .ire no longer needeil llut it is tL'.tlt\L'\l th.it
hership of user e.isu.il golfers
lH\t'l\s'll iii the pruieet
Second chance "lhiimhs ilossn" lrom the Tot hum!
the end «it .i tl.t_\-l|‘ll)[ lt‘.L'L .'in- .it sshith .i s.irxeZs of hr.ls ‘ut.illirt_g more {Jliil_|ll5 \|,|s. '\'n,.smL-" mm.‘ ;_ui'_tni .:\.1ll.ll‘lL' l .e.‘i rpp|:t.;'.iori u.-,s gisei‘ 'h--it-iigh i ‘u-‘set .i.'i.l m.in\ nliretv. stiuL's‘tls .1 ss L' sh.it;1l\ pitittetl llui !l‘.k ss:ll l‘..t\L' istenttrl \ll.Illt.. v. 2*. Eli: EVl(.'\‘ .'\tt‘.t mites lrrintl mirls in ltll\ .ir~.t \--ti2l‘\s..L l‘-:|t t.iIls .n'- ‘his \.E:\|:‘ll\ ()\:'.' t]'it t.;sI it;li' st'.;is \«'LIllt\h?sls l'.rrk I’V‘4|\ l\\=' \’.\l Iltt .'. ‘heir: tllsII_|ll- ssi>t‘.li 1 ll lxititl .;r.‘. ssliilt '.lie l -\ l‘ his lieltv.-it ss.’?i .il\«=tt' IL‘ '1'!‘ llurtiiu hiuiring of the |.i:est hid lot In’ lltlttl l’tt'l;V_ tltt meeting “its lilltl tl‘..iI
than
tuime .i?
st
,
.
‘
ss.is
to
rinss
speed
hnzilitng up
growth
.l(lt.lttlitt‘t to eentre but there were
hegi mum; in "wire ott" .intl th.it. ohs'iousl\_ the \‘llllIL‘ltl Trust h.id tel’.
eentre was
es-en
r-l
'h.i'.7he£‘5_li|l\tiper(ir.iritt--it|t1|’\eptif
rrierri
the
lt v..is felt that the Linrietl new l.ieilr'r;s '.‘. ".rlIl L‘Ut'npls‘ment present r.in;:e But it-;">s:':t'n from tlts’ tT1s'L‘tlt"ti{ \-\.is oserwhe rnit1_k' Home one soiee. "T l‘..r\v. supfsirted m.in_s Suiifhssiek P.ir|i items. ‘‘U' to mt. mind enough is i.."HtI_|Zlt flies lt.t\~. h.I\l their hit slice i-l ‘ht e.ilte ht.-it ‘should tiiivi u-.v .n other tltrietinrts "
Drawing the line ~\ri.l
rntis' mh
siipporfetl
this
-
.;
tress
[‘|'L\L'l!l.tlZ\e\crnnpls ‘\\hr te tlw sse \lT.!“
tshetl -int‘ \--ttttiittc tset‘. tleilzrerl, "l tltritk \t'tl vs-iuld he flit-vssrtrg s’-'-til .'tt«‘ite'\ .il'er l‘Itl -\iii~'.l:tr rcpt-. sen'i'.rs-; s.iiil ‘here sser; of other ttr~t_i'~ ulirtti \‘\|'LIl\ll\'t‘tr.' it int-re (tipl; litt The l‘ttl_ ll \»Ii.tst\it1t‘ltt'tl-Ititt .Il the the‘ litter‘
emsd use lgut the M-it’ t_L'.Ill'l\l gmntiiir 1‘-“Jill
rn.rtz\
’
ltilents
\les'I\t\L’ -\ s;t'I‘l’tt.l stile Ill il:l".l‘I' ‘“uIlkl\ pusher L.ll‘lk tt"~'\ stl il:_l"" ilsu l.itlL"el \.iss_ with We \iifl:eltt Sti \.' (ir.i:t'. ill their ','\<>slte's. \--ti'hv»iLk l.:rlt ssill he ss.:'.l’tt'tfi '-‘ «.: the tt’.;\fi it‘ til ‘ht l'lt‘;". '\"lt'.‘ltl'TL‘\ l-tint‘ "t'lt‘l'L «leeiilitig hoss 7-~ ss.i\ '
prmestl
lt ss.is .:s \en:tI.' \L'l\|LL' th.i' the \.i\s ,,i.l first er.ieL 'his \\'.tl .r1 the nests ‘siiflrelil \ltt‘s.l' (tl.1tl"\lv’.’ fruit .isst:s It ',‘i_ l K lhe other fun l‘t(l\ :rt ’he li!i.il tr. skr~nrrig_ ‘acre one lot rnotlerttts.iti~-n help f-.-r ll‘.-. Rns.il \'.iil-srs Home (‘luh_ l‘i~r'stii~iith .tl‘.ll .l seheme lnt indoor tennis sfilltts 2' W; l‘ S (iroiiritl l‘-'t!smoiit.‘i O The lull list ol Tot Fund rants. together with those nude by the I -um-nities Fund. will appear in the August issue.
Achilles honours the Narvik dead
.t\
tt’l.I't_\ personnel zintt former s.ii|ors would l‘hL‘ the ehunte to hut l‘C(.tU\L' til rsonal .issoei.ition with the ship or est.ih ishment stlflt't.‘Tl'lL's.l
Jill ITEMS the tom] of Ill! items tsome to he sold in lots) il;ite from carts in the century until the l'J‘I>s Proceeds ol the s.ilc v-ill go to the RN Tn-phs l-und .ind he used to re air and m.iint.iin the .\';m.‘s present ho ding ot
trophies ‘\l
The first site will he
on
August 1.1 at l)
.\'cshit .ind (“‘A 7 (‘Iarendon Road. \outhse.i (litalogues ssill he ZI\‘.lll£|blL' from .Veshit at ‘lip I-15p incl. posta e) lrom August H‘ The auctioneers are ziso prepared to conduct pints" bidding ht‘ prior .ltl.tf'I)IL‘l't"l(.‘fll
pctrotbottstniheototttorclnoorunrvtk.
eorimony to commemorate the during: Bottle ot New
Onlhyzs.
I940. Fronoh.Pott:h and
Brtttshtroopo
captundthotowi'ttrointtioGorrnni\I.tt\Ieuoutt cooperation between the British IhvyoridthoR.A.F.uuottuFronch
InV0l ' V |3:Cl 0 OO ..”.'J"is»..it‘°»‘£."o... Durtngtho
.NnvyItntuorIr.KotthSpood
lotdovnuthuta lsl'iInrgrIvo.andtt'io otttcorotthocombtnod
Froochnndl?ottfl' t torcotn1960.Gonorot totdawreothntthoomooflunortat.
the setting of
.
rt.
new
sserghts Tor
target
Service personnel is the :1ll'T'I of ;i "fitness and tliih" study to hk m.itle lrgr .\t()D h_\ tss-I
scientists
L'nis'ersit_s's Plt\sit\|og_s'
at
(ilrisgtws
institute ol
l-Qstatilishmcnt of permissible
lesels oi hods l.ttl‘lL'\s would .illiws u »to-date, medie.ill_s-
aceeptahe
H.lt.S. Achilles pictured In the company ottvno
Norway.
SERVICE WEIGHT WATCH PLAN
tar et
weights
to
he used when ~ntee personnel are recruited. and tlUI'tI't_|I their careers ‘
MEASUREMENTS The
stud). probahls insolsing about lll.Il0lt new
measurements, will
assess
dil-
lerent eate ones of physique‘ frame size a the distribution ol l'\t\t.l_V lat in young men and ssomen Musurements lltll he made at Nasy. Arms and R A l‘ units, and will also ins-nlsc en-ilians The tindings are expected within three seats The iHtl_tlIl cost of the stud) will he recovered it the numher of recruits who are subsequcntlv unable to meet Ser-
fitness requirements is reduced his lot). the Commons
HCC was
told.
NAVY NEWS. JL7l.Y I034!
39
'4 '1
Two rccords. :1 supurh l.5lN|m. l';lL‘L‘. (I stttatttcrirtg of C0tlIl’0\'t.‘r.\'_\‘ and ~'-L‘\‘t.‘l':tl cxccllcitt pcrfornitinccs hv sornc of lhc tip and coining yotrttg.s'tcrs cotttrihtrtctrto tin llllL'Tt.‘.\'lllll.‘. Rm-til .\i(l\'_\’ tithlcttcs clirintpirirrsliips zit Pitt Strcct. Portsttfotttlt. Thu mo clttititprorislitp rt-cords
lull \\'L'l'll Io Portsrtttitttli ('ort1nt.i1td's .1 \ llllrit lL‘l.I\ tc.irit .ind to pole \.itiltcr l3..\l.>\ Ni-tl to
Rt|l'|I\Illt. lltt‘ .V.i\}'s junior .\lCPllL'k' (ll..\l..\'. llcroii) .‘V.|XlUttt tccortl holtlct. tlttl L'TIl‘ll_L'h l’o1Istnotrtliminliothittt-i1'~.i1tt| Io hit-.ils lhu .V.i\_\ tintnr 1-.-cord ii: \\.irni;|t‘s utltlltwltlttllls. \\tlll ills‘ '.lIs' l._<ItlIiii _htit .1 of qti.ilifit-it
('ontnt.intl's ri:ciirtl»liru.ikirig rul.-r_\ pr-isittg just \sh.it .iii iir1p.it". t.i ctttcd _\'\llIl'Ig\lL'l\ turn rtr.'ikc (ll lltc lour. App 'l‘i.'1r_\ Pticc (ll..\l.S. (‘o|liti_t:\soot|) won llll .md -lllllin. llllt(llL‘\ and high ‘um I. All Rtcli.itd ,\'rcltiilsori Ni-lstin] min this llllnr .itid tlic loin: lull)‘. R0 Sit-tc I-‘o\.ill .‘s‘l\IltlI \\.I\ \ct.‘\|lltl :lt tlic llll .ind Illltn sprints. .iiid \‘-'l‘:.\l l'.tldIt' (lust \\.'ts ~L'L‘I‘ltil In Ihr -illlliii. lllllLllL'\ .-‘trtotlii.-r _\-itinr; .lll'llt‘lt.' to tii.ikc his rimk ms .\t.\t~' s rntitis (4: ('I)()). “hit pcrlttiis ttrcd to do too iiiuuh or: thc Tu.» third
~trlu.rd
(lfl.\l..'
pl.ict'~.
t l ; i _ \ fotirth.
.irid .l it-l.r_\ Ir}: wcrc “U” lk'\\.tlllk'll\sllL'tl ho \\.is lL'\L'lllL‘ll \\lll'l tlic R.i_\ liurrics .is thu most oirtst.'rrtdirtg ;i
[_\-itrrigliiirtllcr.i1:htl“ropli_\
ch.intpionships
\'L‘lt't.'lll ltvltl-i.‘\t,‘ttlL‘l \\'()2 (l‘l.'l.l Kt'll.Illtl (~33 (1)0) Ct|tttplL’lL‘t.l .I lt.tl-lttcls Hl slIii?. tli~t'lI\ .ltltl h.rn1tiicr tsiits. .mil .\'.in Illl(l(llk' d1~t.ilt..'c \X.'IlUs.tll\ PUPT 'l‘crr_\’ Oshotrritc (ll .\l.S R.rlt-tuh) .irtd ('l'()l"l' Kt-itli (Instr-_\ (}i.\l..\' l)r.ikt-| |‘|l£'tllL'i.tl1l’\ \lIlll'l|lLIlL'\ltltu ilttlllrtt .ind .‘~.lIll|tii \lL'l‘|‘lL'k'll.l\t'
rcspcctiu-l_\
BEST R.-\('I-I llcs: r.is'\' ol lltL' i.'l1.ititpii-tisliips \\.l\ stlpctli lflllni ctitttcst l‘k'l\\L'L'll .\lid (‘hits Roltison tllR.\'(') .rtrd Sgt ("hits H.t/cl~ mu-it (('l)(l l.()(i R«.-i;t ) Young Rohison mud to "liurii till" ll.'Ilt‘l\\iiitd “till ‘.1 ltlistcttttt: |.'isl Lip. lttlt ll.iIt'l\\oodstuck uttlt him 1:» \\lIl l\\ I‘ Isu-
hick
‘t I I .
.
,.
Na discus cham ion W02 Ted Kelland. tlan ed by CR3 ernie Halitait (left) and RELMN(A 2 Trevor Walhen. ses tor a picture with sta er Jack Elllck. w 0 won the Navy discus title exactly 50 years ago. N":_--w. \'II1'l" .;vr~n‘t L‘
tiritckccpcrs rohlwil hint of llk‘ t'lt.i1rcc ol lt.i\rng it r.rttfict| Thu cotttro\'crs_\ was 'llU\I\lL'tl It} the running tr.it'k. is rich cost
Stth-l.ii:itt. .-\|;it1 (‘roittrt (ll..\l.S llcrtncs) his R..\'. llllm. hurdlcs llllr. .ind ;lll'|l|l\l ct.-rt.iit1l_\' lost R1t‘lI.'ttd .\'tL‘ltrtl\ott lhc t.'lt;tttt'c of .'I sprint llI‘tIl\lL‘ in tho Illllm. S.v\.\Il-I I.r\Nl-I liotli mt-ii. rtrririiiit: in thy \.Il'Itl'
\'rt.i|\p|tl ~t't'oItt|s.tst|1L'_\ \\L'lll tltrough the top til t1,'|\.|t|'\ ltl.t\lL‘ to the Linc \\'lit'ri:.is lt'\\L't \PlllllL‘t\ nii_i:ht l.|llk'. lost
ll.l\L‘ got .ns.i} mth ii. (‘r-inin .iiid Ntclt-ilsoii cit-.itr' ttctnctidotts tlll\C oll the track .trtd "kickcd" tlirotI_uli tlic to» of thc rcp.iir lhirtsiriiiiit i‘s \\'Il'l ltl Ills‘ uniitt-ii's coriipctitruti \\.I\ ;i clowruii thing. \\'l|lt just No points scp;rr;itirii: thctn lrotn Air .rtttl Scntltiiiil. Wrcn \'i\ Jenkins Ill .\l S Rulciglt) mitt hoth the Illllnt .itid -lllllrn. and was sccortd in this high jump C 5l.'tttt't Lick lilllck 'irc\L'ttlL'tl the discus iitcd.il to ls'cll.int| 54! j-tarts .iltcr xsittitittg thu s.iritc \'\r.‘llT Lick. .r lotntur vlticl stokct. ll.l\ hm-it .i \'[.'tl’iL‘t lrir J7 \I.‘.!l\ and t'"l\'|4llk'll at tho 1”-18 Ul\ntpts‘\
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Inter-Command competition 1. Ponsrnoutn 112. 2. Naval Air and RM 96; 4. Scotland. 72:5. Plymouth. 58; 6. Medway. 2. room. AB Richard Nicholson M.S [H Nelson). 11 tm zoom. Tony Bozie {HMS Caledonia) 2 .9sec 400m. App Ton Bozie Caledonia) 5t 4sec. m. OMEM Frank Barton Revenge) tmtn. 57 Zsec t. .crins Sgt Hazetwood(CdoL .Ftegt) 3572 5.00am. POP —
.
—
—
—
.M.
Ssec AB Richard Nicholson
e|un1p—
Medway.
R M Ptyrnouth 56 room. LWPT Jill Colins H M.5 Seahawk)l3.9sec.200m.— ren Viv —
Jenkins (HMS 400m.
Raleigh) 2B.0sec
.
1 .-ltm.
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it
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nor:
er
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ones
Dtscus—WO2T Kelta 42 CO0) -16.1-Sm l-lnmrner—WO2T Keltand P0 (42 Odo) 4892m Javolln Hancock HMS. 58.t4rn. Pole vaut EMA Net McPhc-e
Neptune?
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—
[HMS Heron) 405m
‘
44
it
——
x
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WOMEN
—
—
(H.M S Heron)
18 tsec. Lo ump Wren Lorna Morgan M. (H enturion)4.92m PO Wren M to Johnson ( M Dryad) 1.-um S t—-Wren Eiizabeth Oates (HMS. Neptune t0.20m Discus-LWPTLinseyAr s(HMS 234 Mm Javelin Wren Vat —
hr lot in ll..\l.S. l).itt.ic' .-\ lL‘.'Ilt't lrorn tltc lrigatc non llll.‘ tttiniir uiii1s' trophy :1‘. tltu l'l_\tiinritli ('otitni.irid .IllIll.‘ill‘\ s'l'l.'IlIt|lItll't'~lllP\ .itid rti.rdc ltistor_\ l\_\ mtittttttz thy J \ Illltlt lL'l.l_\ ill-iiiiit (‘tip I: \\.l\ ills’ first ltl'Ilt' this tri-i|i_\ h.is hccri \.'.l|"||l.ll'L'llhy .i \n'I.'Ill s tip. .1
Thu R..\'. zind R..\l, .-\.R..-\. summer N.‘ zitttt was held in this |;iki.- at .8 crhornc (':ist|i.'. Sir Hod mson (H.M.S Daedalus) Wttltcr R:t|t:it:h's lormcr homc. on 35.7 m. June 22. R.\'E(.‘ Mttnztdon rc4 at room. 1, Portsmouth. pctitcd their lntcr Scryiccs lnrm _h\' 543sec.: 2. Air Scotland; 3. R.M. winning thr: opcn tours. with Plymouth Medway ll..\l.S. llcron taking the trophy for n('l\'lCC tours. The novici: .\Culls were won in good suit: by Lit:ut. John Jttcohs ol H.i\l.S. Collingwood. l.ii:ut. In ri:t:t:nt ti -n B.R.I\'.(‘. Dtrrtmottlh was tltrrd Toby lluntcr ..\l.ri.-g;itt:i.\'. won Senior ll --\i.'r.ill. with the D.'Ill.'IL‘ fourth. scullim: cvunts at both 'l'wickcn.lI||l ll .\l.S l:l\_L‘.ll’l.l ltlllt Tilt‘ ham find Reading. ttchicying t'rig.ilt"s struucsx in thc Rt‘\\|lllltIltt Scnitir .-\ sculling status in tht: lot com L'll‘ll\1l1 minor units (‘up pushed l..\l.\'. Aittcliipc into prUL‘r.‘.\s. scuottd pl.ii.'c. with ll.M..S. l.c.rt1SHOOTING dct third and ll..\l.S. .-\\citgi.'rll..\l.S. .»\n1husc.idc lourth. —
—
history
bit of
a
ll .\l.S. Rttli.-igh vtcrc thc o\'i:r.il| chumpioits. heating ll.M.S. Dr.tLt' into sccotld |\l.ri‘c .tltt't thy .\\o hit: ‘l]t'llL' h.t~t-s h.rd cli.i~t-d t~.ii.'h ttlllL'l h.itd owr tun d.i_\s ol
L'UlllP'.'lIlIt|ll
.\liitc than III) .tllllL'lC\ trom I5 ~llIt‘\ and C\l.'|lV]I\llll1k'l'|l\took [Mitt lll lllL' L‘ll£tll1[llt$lt\ltl[‘~.
VOLLIYIALI.
HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR WRENS
fly fishing
win
on tt
R..»\.l-'. \VL‘.\l
\rltI\ \l.Ill
All the h.ird mirk llic_\' hurl pit‘. in during thc \k‘;l\Ull p.ird oll lor thc Wrens .ind in their (lk'Cl(lL‘l .ig,iiiisl this .-\ir l-'ori:i-. Thc \\'R.\'S p|;r_\'ud sonic supurli
\'llHI}'lL'l|li\|ll
mIlc_\'b:ill. .ilt;ickt1tg
ttlctlthcr.
for :1 lisli ol (ilh. 2oz. Sccoitd in thc lL‘;IIl'I corrtpctitiori wcrc H..\l.S. (itrttni.-l (Stilt-l.tct1t. Harrison and (‘PO l\'nott) .ind third l:IL‘L'd R..\'. zirr stzition. Ycovi tori (l.r.-Cdr. ('r;imptonThomas and CPO Wiiotlsitlc) with lllh. lloz.
cu-r_\’ comfort.i y l5—.\'. l5—lt. 5—ll|. Thu: \\"ri:ris lir1i.shi:d fourth in l)l\‘l\ltlll ll of thc linitlish l.L‘;lgllL‘. civntplctctl it wcck-long totir ol Hung Kort’. illltl wort thc Portsmouth Lcttgui: during what was it highly L‘\'L'Itlltll st.-;isoii for them.
0”'M'ltl .lttll_\'
.
.rssot‘i.itc
~ttt:t.‘r.'.sslu|'st::r.s'riti
lioth Tlll.‘ WR.-\l’ .itit| thc .\‘.'ivy girls in-.il thc WR.-\(' liy thrcc \L'l\ to itil. nrth thc \\'rriis wiririiitg lt>—l-3. l5——.‘\. l5—-1 .iltur .i IlL‘l-
.ntt't-
.tI1
most
L‘ltltm[‘llt'Il'l\lttp til
i:iItttt.ist to lil\l \c.ir's \‘IllllIl-
.\'orlholl.
on
Thu WR:\'S \‘UllL'\'htIll tczim hrotiulit lhc curtziiit dots-ii
lc.it h£'ld in slcct and in l.\llItl\_ this _st-.it's R ,\' .ind R .\l. took pl.tcL' fly fishing .it .-\\itigtnii iii iriuht stitrsltitic .ititl .\li-st lish “Cit .1 still lircurc t.ilscii lictm-cit ‘I .1 nt .it1d llI.i in Liltcr \\llIt.‘lt ltsltittt: hci:.ir1tc \L‘I'_\ dillicult 'l't\ciit_\'-tltrcc ltsh 1-\crt'wt'1gltL'tl ill for .i tot.il ol '-":'lh Zor ..ritd si\ ll\ll ovcr -llh is‘;-tr; rci:ords'tl_ ‘(Tic lL‘.tllt pr:/c \\L'ttt to l’lmiutitli ('ot'itm:i1td lot .1 but; ol Illlh. "or (('RS Ptitilu Illllt. Tn! .1Ittl Licut.-('dr l-'otw.rrtl lllllit (‘RS l’oolc. who h.is it-ct-till} lot: the N‘.t\'_v tllttl is now :1 mtlgct .'tl WitIthlL'h.'il|. .ilso \\tll'I the Cup lot the bust hug. Thu cup lot lhc hcst rtiirtliow trout was won by Squadrott l.c;idcr Ward ol R..-\.F
_
Mercury
..
ltt
in form
Hlghljumg)
.
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lntcr~Grou Competition 1, Portsmouth. 8 ‘.2. Air Scotland. 30; 3.
Danae reels off 'l‘ltc_\"rc
oarsmen
—
no
—
Osbourne (HMS 3.000rn. stee lo;-chase CPOPT Keith Cawle ( M.S Drake) 9267 Horn. hurd 5 App Torry Price
Manadon
Wren Vrv Jenkins (HMS. Wren
30 Davfil Mu pjtggrn Hkl. 1’ S710!Apgllol :?liary t .‘ I gl A )s 63. * : ' } sec. (H. (HMS. 2:30.6 tlghrn. hurdles Osere L FY12 W02 Ted K 42 C60 l5.0lrn Annette Ashmore .
EHM. 4 room. 1. Portsmouth. 35cc. 2. Air; 3. Scotland 4 Dryadl 1. A-:. 3:35 4; 2. Scotland: 3. T31’? aoarri. Raleigh) 1512 —
Atpp
amplonshtlps. 16-Xe
(H.M.S Collngwoodj t59sec 400m. Terry Price [HMS
hurdles Coll ngwood
HEN
g-lMS
Capt. R. K. S. Bethell. Captain of HM. 5. Excellent. congratulates Bozie Tony on winning the Royal Na 200m. title. On the winners‘ stand wt h him are two other young stars ot the c ar-old R0 Steve Foxall (left). who was second. and third-p seed 8 Richard Nicholson.
.]T't'.
Fl.N. ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS. 1980
Ago
l
PO Wren
lurmhtso block
Myra Dees Hadley keeps
tournament which the
0 RN. Chntham cxcrtcd
won.
her eye
it
Livi:rpool-likc drimiritinct: on .\lr:dw:iy Scryiccs soccer competitions. winning hoth |i::i ui: and cu trophies in style. I.‘ CPOPT s Fess ti::im. 'ippcrt:d by Parker. is made up of players lrom ll..\l.S. Pembroke. H.i\l.S. Rothcsmr. H..\l.S Eskimo. H..\’l.S. Warspitc. and H..\l.S.
Conqueror.
0 Th: Culdrose
on
the tnter-Service rt her. Cwren Dlz the ball.
the Cornwall CombinationLcuguc the first Service side to do so. Culdrnsc rtcrtrly hrou ht off it double by winning the -vcrly Cup as well. hut had to settle for the: runners-up medals. —
O H..\l.S. Tamar's soccer tcam took the British Forces Minor Units Lea uc Trophy by winning 21 out of mzttchcs, and drawing the other. The only game: the side ..
soccer team won
to
win
tutu
during the season was thi:limit of thc .\linnr Units I The Navy cmlcd L. yc:tr.s of Army rule in the Gibraltar InterScrvicc hockey champirinships trltcr making steady tlirou h the season. T t: sidr: whic heat the Army was by three plriyi.-rs from .M.S. Bulwark. which was under oing .1 maintenance period in Gi raltar at the time.
Cup
fprogrcss
strcnfitihcncd
target
SttilfScri:r:;int.\l:ittiti(‘orcortt1t. loan
}l..\l.S. .\lcrcur\'. \lllUitll_\' W-‘cpl the horrid at the Portsnioutli .'IltLl .\lL'd\\';t_\' Skill.ir-Arrits rituctirig :tr l.ongnioor
on
to
Rritttu-.
llc won the Sltucrricss (‘up lot oscrttll chttmpiiin. thc Rxtlcr and Willis (‘ups and Tipncr Shiuld lor rillu cwttts. tind thc ()uccn lili/:ihcth (‘up for suh-niacliinc gun
-:orti
-titinn.
.\ crcur_\"s hziul was thc (‘trimeSeymour (‘ti tor snap shooting zit
Z00
'\£If(l\.
t c Willis rillt: mcr Still
Scrvtcc tht: Portsntouth Gun
‘.‘l‘l:tmptt.‘It‘l\.
R.A.l-'.
Trophy for y;ird.s. and ;is
('I\'t.‘l':tll
outplayed
at Tidworfh
.it
(l|'tdEDI\ll’lI..‘l
lost
wtnitittg tttc ltttcr-.\'cr\'tcu Dl'il_\'lUlt on Junu lri.
h\'
man
.-\ wry succcsslul RI.I}'.'Il .\';in polo tscck-cttd was hcld :11 Tutititnti on June 7 and ts‘ For the first i:t't'l\' lhc r.'\t.‘lll w.is hy Pi.-dro Dontccq Stcrrtcs Tlii: \\'t.,';tllll..'f. itt spitc of
spottsorctl ltoycrittg
storms.
provided
.1lnto~l lt.lL‘;tl polo cotltlilttttts. 'l'i:;ints from Ttitintoii. lltL‘ Royal .\';i\\'. Tidwortlt. .\lil|~ lruld Scltool. Ius oitc Iud hy .-\1r: hon} ."clsnti lrom Rhittclicltl. took part. Stiturdtiy opcttctl with T;tllll~ tori \'.ilc hcztting Tidwortlt h_\' .l‘.;-—l|. lit the second nititcli
Gl‘ldl..'l1ll(t_\'L‘\ .\’c|so1t ht-irttlic Mzirincrs ill] iti llL‘ tltird rtttrtch it .\':i\'_\' .' T:iuntort tr.-um at -3 ltiycdtintistcnsihly -7 .\lil|lir: d
tc;im.
Milllicltl
won
t-l‘:—.‘~) \\li;i1
was
ll'IL' bust
gums‘ of thc tl.iy. On Sulltlil}. Tztunton tlrc Royzil Nrixy lor the‘ l\L'tlll‘|lL'
plsivcd
Szilycr. .-Xltcr .i good grinic iiiittrhic lor ll\ closi: nitirking h_\ liotli stilt-s. Frctl Willis-rs .itid ti sliorttigc of R..\'. PtlllIt.‘\ g.mTuutttoit .1 cni1\'tru.'irtg “ill I'-——.‘‘'':. R.r\'. s. R.i\.F. Thu‘ RtI_\'.il .V;i\'y scored .'I rcsoutttling win ovcr the Rtl_\';tl Arr Forcc itt thc lirsl round of :hu lntr:r-Rt:gin1cnt;il tit Tidworth on Junr I3. Thu Air Forcc. hsiving lttid littlc chzincc to Df:lL‘llL‘L'. W|.'ll.' tlomintitcd
throughout.
.\lAVY NEWS. JULY 1980
Nelson series for TV
A
3
major four-part televi.sion drama on the life of Nelson is being. undert:ils'en by .-\T\'.
l:lll'l'itIt_L' of ".\'els-in Recollections of .i llero‘s Life" begiiis this summer and stars Kenneth ('o|le_v in the title role with .-\nn.i .\lasses as L.iil_\ Nelson and (ieraldine .l.in‘Ics .is liiiiina. l..'iil_\' llamiliori. The series. svrittcii by Hugh \‘i'liiteiiiore. liiglilights in separate one-lioiir pl.'i_vs. —
.ispccts of .Velsoii's character
front the siewpoini of fotir people close to him. The e isildes are t'tlltllL‘tl "|.U\'L'." ;l\\Illl'|.” “l)tits"' and “
"Battle.
"
H..\1.S. VICTORY l.ivt.‘.tlliItts will include Porisnioutli. where the Roval .\';iv}- has given permission for
filniing to take place on board
ll..\l.S. \'ictor\ between August 4 and .\' inclusive. ()ther sccttcs will he shot at Tltirlmerc in the Lake District and ('.'iserta. near .\i'aples. Completion date for the series is mid-Noveniber and trans~ mission is tent:itive|s- planned for l';irl_\' Itelf _\'e;it
Price rise by S.K.C. Prices of Services l-Cinema Corporation seats rose bv about It) -r cent from June 2‘; due to
The starshi Enterprise goes to sea this month: the ox office blockbuster “Star Trek" has been released to the Fleet by the Royal Naval Film Corporation. and Scottie return to Capt. Kirk. Mr.
higlihr
Navy shore establishments will be affected H.M.S. Raleigh and H.M.S. Only
Epoch
the bridge of their ol ship to save the world from a mv.steriou.s alien incursion. Age has not ss'ithered them. merelv added a few lines and grey hairs since their five-vear mis.sion to explore new worlds back in the Sixties.
Stunning
‘Ciill effects steal much of the action as does a hair css helmswoman. the greatest walking _vet for the slogan "bald is beautiful". lere is the full list of films released this mottth: Breaking Away (A) l)etinis Christopher. Dennis Ouaid. Comedy about a vouii bicycle rider who dreams of becoming an Italian c ampion racer. even though he lives in Indiana. 2llth Centurv Fox. No. 72‘). s
Costs. two
—
Pembroke. which
use 35 mm film. H.M. ships and other establishments use to mm film and are not governed by S.K.C.
.
hudgeL
-—
ar§ument
—
Our
man in Havana Cuba (AA) Sean Connery. Brooke Adams. The tlyiiig da_\'s of the Batista regime in Cuba. and a tt‘|t.'t'I.‘t..‘lt:tf_\' Connerv arrives at the eleventh hour to atlvise the t|ictator's army on counter-insurgency. But aniid llavana’s corruption and political bankruptcv. ('asiro's is —
inevitable. Perha Batista should have sent for III7. United Artists. o. 73“. Burt Reynolds. Jill Starting Over (AA) Clayburizh. Candice Bergen. Yet another demolition job on the .-\meric.irI ideal of marital bliss Revnolils success
.
.
—
British beau Lesley-Anne Down who stars In the Second world War romance “Hanover Street" set in bomb-blast London. currently on the Fleet circuit. the film co-stars Alec Mccowen. Richard Masur and Michael Sacks. takes what is a lunatic step to us mere mortals he walks out on lovel_v Candice. What follows is an satire on Stateside marriage and separation. amusing CIC. No, 73]. Star Trek (U) \'c'iIliam Shatner. l.conard Nimov (‘lC. No. 732. Silver Dream Racer (AA) David Essex. Beau Bridges. Cristina Raines. Another wheels-of-fortune story. This time the subject is motor-c_vc|e raciniz. with David Essex as a poor boy stru to beat the best on the internatiunzil circuits. Ran-. .\o. 733. -—
—
—-
ling:
KEY ROLE FOR M/SS One of the first tasks for newly-enthnonod Miss Dolphin (Ltit/ran Joan Thomas) was to hand over the ire s of adventure. Jean is pictured here by P0 Ben Cartwri hr after winning the title and £75, in a con twifh at the boss's Atlantis seven other Club.
glris
handriorié; through
in our otherpicture she is keys of a new minibus acqui Dolphin’: weifare fund. Takin
over the
charge
of thevehicleis theeatabfiahrnen '3 executive officer. Cdr. David Wardie.
The bus, most of the cost of which was borne in the Nuffieid Trust. will be used for recreaf anal and social activities. it made
its maiden journey on June 19 when junior ratings travelled to Cornwall for an adventure training week-end.
'
Sunburn (A) Farrah Fawcett. Art Carney. Joan Collins. Charles Grodin. Plenty of rough-and-tumble in this romantic adventure about an insurance investigator who uncovers a blackmailplot while probing a death~ crash. .\lost of the action takes place in sunny Aca ulco. Hemdale. .\'o. 73-3. Edward Fox. c Cat and the Canarv (AA Honor Blackman. Michael Callan. emake of a clas-_sic thriller. in which the surviving relatives of a wil_v old man ather in his country house for the reading of his will. error awaits them. Crawford Films. No. 735. —
—
..A
Train blaze commendation Sur
Lieut.-Cdr. George -\lCMtl(ltl. medical t1fliceiin-charge of the Medical Research Unit at Devonpori. has received a Commendation of the Societ_v for the Preservation of Life from Fire. He helped to vet passengers otit of a blazing train in July. I975. :ind gave medical care at the trackside to blaze victims before he was taken to hospital for treatment for his own injuries. Eleven lives were lost in the fire. eon
sleeper
.\'.-\\-"i' .\'l-‘_WS. JULY I980
Bit of bullet should biting “‘ do the trick! H
/
Recruiting of WEi\fs is buoyant zit present and we can expect it relatively large number of ex-Part Ills to enter the Fleet shortly.
More howlers extracted from the comments made in tllllng forms S2640, the annual re orts on R. .and
l-lowever. to get them to seat will metin shorter sea drafts. extra turbulence and more on-the-job training before the benefits
Cain
be rezilisetl.
The tlifliciiltiesthat lltl\ L'£lll\I.'\fUf\li£Il1(‘CI\;llCfti|l_t ;ippteei;ili.'tl. htit to _t;i\e the new \\'li.\ls :i t;iir \l&lfl to their careers we lllltsl ;i|l bite on the bttllet .tl‘ltl ilo l.\'ll.'Il we e.:ti to help them on their w.i_\. Rctitcrttbet. the ex-l’.irl ill of to.l;i_\ ls ilie li.‘.ltll|‘l_L1 h.iiiil and petty officer of the future
W.Fl.N.S.
Sea Service for 3rd Class Arts/Mns '|hete
Drafty. Visual
the number of WI) Appreittices .ll'ltl .\lech.inii:i;iitxeoittpletiiu: course. and llltx prewtits ll\ with tlllflCllllIt..'\ in gettiitg lltexe llt:\\l_\ tll.tllllI.'tl men to \L'.l. The t.‘\lill'lll\llt.'llPfllI.!l'3lllllllt.' for on cotiipleting courxe is ;i draft to ll..\l.S. Royal .-\rtltttr for the Petty ()it‘icer~' l.L‘iltlL'I'\l1l}‘ (‘our~e. and then on to .. Hcet .\l.'iiitteit;iiice (itotip to await \t:;i ~er\ice. nttiltiiti: it ltlltll tlel;t_\ front completion of Cdtll'.\L' oi II to 14 months before \t.';l service .-\t the ~.tme time, the WI‘. l)r.'iftiitr: Section I\ up ltini: Retlucetl .‘-fniiitini: Stuntliiitlx bi. g.i;tptit_t: uitil tlilutiiig: l.\\’l§.\l(()) billets .'ll ~c;i lite opt\orttiitil_\ prexenh itv.-ll" therefore to fill tlic~c b:ll'.'2~. ill the future with 3rd (‘l;t\\ .-\.'t\ .\lec'lt~.. l'hi« will ertulile ll\ to tlriiii thew: tl'lt.'ll to \c;l without tlcl.i_\ to coiimlitltite their training iintl to improve the \L'.'l ~hore r.iiio of two categories L‘tll'l'L'l'lll\'in \llt)l'l1IgC. littplettteitt.ition of thix ptllll.'_\‘ ix due to \l;ll'l in ntitl<l*).\‘U. l\
it
l.‘ll'llC
ttterc.i~e in
interpretations
tliem
"She sometimes has lapses on
l’(l1\\’l‘.\l(U_l\
Waiting for courses .\lt.'Cl’l;Il1lL’liIllC&Ifltllll(llt:\;ll'Creminded ll1£lllllL"i'l‘l;l\'t.' two }‘l..‘(ll'\ front selection tlttte to obtain .\'.»\i\lF.T 3-3 or be renimetl from the .\fech:iriici:iril'u\lL'l’. W.-iiiiiii: time for course is currently l5~li‘i months and redttcing. \\':iitin_i: time for l.Wl-..\f(R) ('.'irecr course is ;il.\o reducing iiittl will soon be down to II months now that extra courxe places have been l‘l"l(l(lL' ;i\';iilitb|e in li..\l.S. ('o|linguoo«.l. The llt.l\l ix beginning to settle on [Engineering Bruiich [)e\-elopmerit and we are getting Mfis and Wlix into their correct ltlllclx. .-\PDllt.'£|llt)n\ for transfer.»
the parade
ground
.
.
.!"
by Smiles
l‘L'l\-\L'L'fl (0) :iitd fl.) m.'i\ ~ti|l be m.'Il.lL' ttntler the termx of mt tum» .'\l’llL‘lL‘ ii.‘~i f.lIi. .\l;in_\' l’()\\'l’..\l(()) billetx t'llL'lll"ll[7.t\\ L‘qlIl[li1lL‘l‘ll'~ lL‘t|tllflf'lL! eleetronicx l-;nowlet|i.:e (e.i:.. ll'llL'fl‘l.'llt‘I‘llllll\l illltl so i.tr the e\-l'()(‘l-‘.l.~ ll.'l\t.‘ t.tken the brunt of these. (‘rots tr.tittrtt_c of e\-l’()()lil.\ ll.'I\ now been agreed lllltl will be in the form of .i l’.l’l Cll.'Il‘Illfll.'courxe. there lift.‘ relzitively tcw foreign ;ici:omp;tnictl iobx illltl. believe it or not. we somctimcx run out oi‘ volunteers to go. especiiilly on the rtidio side. if _\ou would like if foreign. mltinteer on it (‘3-1|), It looks as if the (iibriiltiir Spanish border will soon be open. so how about :1 job with the refit grottp?
Chief Arts./'M‘Ns there is still it big shortage
of men gointt throutth for chief. and the t’t:;t.\0n.\ £ll'C well knt1wn.\l:in\ lsl ('I;r.\\ rates are h:t\'im! to fill the billctx tn the loczil ilt.‘lll‘I' riite iintl thereby getting till the (ll.\(l(l\';ll'll£il!L‘.\ of ho ding clown the job without the perk of t‘|U.\\tlllt: \election for \\':Il'filfllofficer. The fin! of the new style chiefs‘ courxex .\llll'lt.‘tl last month and the next is plziiiried for October. The current policy i\ to drzift men
.
.
.
"This
man
needs to be
lllI.'\t: i.‘ti'lll'\t.‘\ l‘lL'l\|.t,‘t,'tl tlf.lll\ The Heel l)ii_-ittil Sjuteittx Support l'c.im l‘.l\Ctl on l’tItt\itttiullt ll.l\ now l3t.'L'fl L'\p.indqt! to gm-m|1p,ix~ Mill‘-\';itt: and the llllll.'ll lt.'.tl‘l'l iiiertibt-r~ .l.'L' on course .ll the L'Ulllf-t\.'l|‘f\ .-\it\ \\'l".—\ .\lN~ with .in iittere~t in ~ottw.ire who would lilte to tom the te.im iii the future are lfl\tlt.'tl to submit .i ('2-ill. ltl
Extended Service .-\pplie;tii'on.~ for extendetl
sL'f\'lI.'t.‘ are .\lIll heiiii: iicee let! in ll..\f.S. Ceitlurioii lllltl there :ire billetx ;tv.':ii ill‘|lt.' In most &|fL':l\ e\eept Demitport. when: !L‘llTCll(lhl_\' there are more Active Service n;lli\‘e\ than billets ;l\.'tll£|l‘lL'. .-\pp|ic;iti'ons front men with ~ki|l~ which are in \ll0tl£li.!L‘ like ()rtln;tncc. are lll'llL'lll(lI'l\' we|eometl_ indeed there ix now .t regiilttr of \uCl] men obt;tining t.'XlL‘n\l0tl\ of time for one. or in mine t.‘(t\t:\. two _\t.';If\ on Active Service. O For the ital 2‘: _\'c;ir.\. (‘tlr W. .-\. flnrris ll£|\ steered the driifting xeetion through ter_\' difficult lll'l'lt:\. not oitl\ timing to Cope with \e\ere xhortaees but l-Illl) .i~ well. He left on Jolt -I to Ltlte u 3 llt\ new tippoiitltneitl. llll'flll‘lL' oter its \\’l-I l)r.'iftin_t: ‘omitt;in-
flfm
\\’l{
tler to ('tlr. l). .\'_ F;irr.
fully stretched
Putting
R0) al Nat) recruiting for the
financial _\'ctIr 1979-80 max 26 per cent. up on the previous _\ear. with recruitment of male officers increasing by 22 per cent. and recruitment of Servicemen by 30 per cent. Recruitment of Serviccmen was the highest for the last four years. but there were still difficulties in recruiting sufficienl artificcr apprentices and
Operations branch (Seaman
and Communications) ratings. "For both officers and ratings the overall situation was enhanced by a considerable number of trained personnel re-entering." .sa_t's a statement
with the latest statistics. 'I‘()'l‘.-\I. (lL'Tl"I.()W Total outflow of officers for I979-80 was about the same as
evious year. Outflow of Scrviecmcn in the JanuaryMarch quarter was lower than in I979 and for the year was six per cent. lcxs than in I978-79. Applications from officers for premature release and notice ratio 5 have iving tcreased significant 3' and lhis will start to be reflected in the outflow from late I980 onwards. nu-
NAVY DAYS
SDUVEIUIB
Deplctln shl s and aircraft on show during ays. Beautifully
avglue
Children's 2‘. 25.. 23.
£2.30
n: p
at :3
red ments
a nd
Adult sizes Srnatr. Modurn. Largo. Ex largo
wh
on
pringarted e
Sweatshirts Acm stxnonty £5.95 inc. p 5 p
£2.60 inc :1 6 p $ondt>'10¢:norP0 Payaueio.
SWIFTSHIRTS57 Chlchoator Road
North End.
Portsmouth. P02 OAB.
slant Oil
Navy Days!
A ditterent slant on
T-Shirts & Sweat Shirts in Oxford
a new
Tel. 691514
Chatham Navy Days from this Sea King taking part in the
helicopter display. The assembl of ships and aircraft ncluded H.M. ships Amazon and Arrow, and a demonstration by a Sea Harrier. Estimated attendance during the two days was 70,000.
.
.!"
Admirable visit for Crichton "l{\t‘t.'llt.'Itl" l»\.l\ the \L‘ftllt.'l on ll..\l.S. ('richtoii'~. weelt-loitg \l\ll to the Hill (‘erittii_\ llelgiiin cityof llrtiege. reached by c;iri;il front
Zt't.'l‘|fllggL‘.
Rcceplitins were held for zintl by ship. nlthotigh tin llpcll dril \\‘.l\ fl1.'tffL'\l by poor \\‘L';Illlt.'l. .-‘x Clllltllctl-\ p;itl_\‘ \\':t~ ht.'ltl nu borirtl. the ~hip\ meeer teiinl tltew the
oplpnxitititt,
\\'Illl luetil and grim \ from the ~ ip vixitetl Bruw: ~. fihcnl. (Neiitle and Kriokke. Oil l:I\ltct_\' pflllL'Clllll] hu_\i[]|_'\\_ the ('rit‘htoii \lI.'.ll'llL't.l ti_tIIlI milex .Illt.l l\n:tl’tlt.‘tl more tltiin 30 vessels in the month before her \l\ll to
Bru_i:ge
RECRUITING FIGURES UP
.
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NAVY NEWS. .lUl.\' I980
S
No. 296
RE-ARMED ARGONAUT LEADS SEVENTH Argontiut. leacler of the Scvettth Frigate Sqttatlriitt. has i:nterg.ei.l from her long refit Willi it r;idic:ill_\' cltattgetl atppcarattce. H..\rl.S.
lL'l3lilCCLl lie
The -l.5in. guns with \\‘lllL'lIshe was llTl‘.!lllilll\' equi 3 L‘ll ;is ;i “ltatclt 2" l.e:intler in the Wotls lltI\'i.' In-I-it the lixitcct loiig-r;ittgi: anti-sltip tnissile svsti.-n1 llfl'lliIl‘llL‘lllii-lticli is ciirttplentettletl by Seacat tttissilcs. torpedoes, and ii [__\-nx —
lielieiiptcr. Her upilotetii the lztlesi
~pccilii.'.ilii>its.ilsii iitcluiieil the tilting iii puter
siipltisliuilcilcunt-
.i
pritt‘t'\\ inli-itti.itiiiit. lit
setlsilt
The ,-\ri:iin.iut si.;is l.ioncheii no l‘i:l1rtI.'ir_\' ts‘. Woo .il ll.iss'thiirtt l.csllc's sltip_\.iril .it llcbltiiro 'l‘lT 'l'_s'tte. L'UlllPlL‘lL‘sl .is .: \'i.llltl.lltl l.i:.irtiler lrig.i:c .:lltl cnttttttissiiiiteil llt Septctnlter 1%" -
Training llci tc-civttttttissiiitttngiin .\l;irclt 33. 1‘l.‘s‘(I_ after her long relit. ss'.is ciittilucleil in the l'lL'\\' rclit i:iitttpies .it l)es-iixtii-it Alter si.-.i trtuls. sltc miles in tltlil-Jttttc for llasie () \t,'T.liltlll.tl St-.i Tr.iinitti: .i: l’ivttl.ini ‘lli: .-\ruiiii.iul ll.l\ .i ship"-s mint.'m_\’ iil fl-1. \\'lllL'll lllL'lllllL'\ this l-.iunilr_s' teunt anal t.'.I|llL'L‘Il st.ifl'. She is ciirnin;iiidt-il by (Zip: ('h;trlcs Baker. wliiv is .'.l\\' (';ipt.iin ll-"l St-senlli l-'ri_e.itc
i'hini.-se
Sqiiailriitt.
lASlJll’S MEN The badge is derived from Greek m_\'tholog\'. The
Ang/0-French stock The present H.M.S. Es -rance oll siewloundland in IT 5. In the latter stages ol the war Argonaut is the fourth ship in she was used as a hospital shi in the Royal Nairy to bear the the .\ledssa_\' before being bro en name. although she could in I831. perhaps be counted as the upThe second Argonaut. a Diadem sixth. During the French Wars class li ht cruiser built by Faira further two Argonauts were lields ii (iostm. was commissioned
captured. although they never
.\'av_v.
commissioned into the
Greek heroes sailors in the Argo oho went in search of the Golden Fleece under the command of Jason. —
Approaches.
She
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In [946 she returned home. oas paid oil into re.sert'e. and was scrapped in I955. Battle honours: Arctic 1942: North Alrica 1942: Mediterranean I9-I2: Normandy I9-H; South France 1944: Aegean I944: Okinavia I945.
The lirst Argonaut was a French 5-I-gun shi ol the line. Jason. captured o l Puerto Rico on April I9. 1782 by a British Squadron DlD0 CLASS under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel llood. A Dido-class anti-aircralt During the French Revolution- cruiser. launched from Cammell Lairds in September. I941 and arv and Na oleonie Wars it19_s—un5i s .- .\t'r\'t'd initially commissioned in August INZ. was the third ship ol the name. on the North Alnerican station. During the Second World War capturing the French sloop she served on Russian Convoy duty. lollowed by a spell in the Mediterranean. when she supported the Allied landings in North Alrica. She assisted in the total destruction ol an Axis con\'o_\-' oll Corsica in December I9-I2. but two months later was badlv damaged in an airborne tor 0 attack. Repairs out in the United were Carri States and she returned to the L'.K. lor a briel rclit belore 'oining the 1944. Normand_\' Invasion in providing bombardment support.
Postcards in the Shi s of the R0 al Na Series are obtainable trom avy News. MS. elson, Portsmouth POI 3HH. price 12p each minimum order 60p) inc postage and packing ( 120 per dozen) on receipt of stamps. postal orders or order tor the supply of each cheques A card on publication or 12 issues can be arranged on receipt of postal order or cheque tor £2.30. A'bums to hold 64 Navy News postcards are 23.20 each (including postage). Only slcards of ships listed here are available. .\:O-‘I Arr. -'<'*'t~'c,'>v.- r'«."""l .'--wc c firm. «DC 0 4975. A
in I900 lor service in the Far East until 1904. She joined the Ninth Cruiser .‘ uadron in Au ust l9I-t. patrolling the \'c-stern was linall_\' paid all in I 19 and hmken up a _\'ear later.
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No ‘honours’ for Glasgow at I n
Ex-Barfoil Cl broken up
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Il..\l.S. Norfolk ;iiii\ud .'it Trinco iii .-\ui.'uxt to iclicvc thc (lltI\|!t‘i\\'_ wliicli was due to lease for home: at (Mill iti:\'t d:i_\'. I)iirin_i: thi: night "(3|:i.sgowx" czimc :il\o;iid us (:i suit of “doini" raid) and battles took pl.'it‘u .ill osi.-i tlii: uppcr deck. l’iisoni:ix wcrc taken and lt.'lL‘(l\L‘l.I altcr idi:ntiI_\'ini: thumsclxcs. but one tall hi:;ii‘i.li.'d man in xxs-imming trunks would iin|_\' \2I_\' that lit was an cngini:-rooni (tlIIllL'l..'l'. .-\GlT.~\TEI) As the night wait on he l‘CC€tfllL' ninri: and nioic agitated. but the (‘iiiriniandci lL‘Ill.\L‘(I to xcc Iiim hcliirc "iIi:faiiltcr.s" at IIS-15. lhc (ilasgow-‘x boats and laddi.-ix were hoisted. hcr slipropcs into. and thc prisonci \x.'ix now .1.” til .'i twittui. The (‘oniniandci kcpt hint until last and thcn said. “Who :iii: sou?" Czinic the reply. "I am Glax-
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IN TIME lie was whipped down into a boat and rctuinud to his ship just in tinic. Rt-_i::ii'ding the sinking of the Schiiinhoist. although ll.M,S. J;irn:iic;i's torpedoes probably did put thc linishing touches to the job. lhc di:sttin'cr\ scurctl ziliout £IllUIllL'l' \t\ hits on the ('icrni.in ship. so that thcy not ihc I-.isi pokc. and not ihc J;im:ii'v::i. Pct:-r ‘Woodhouse. —
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At Iltt.‘ IlC.llI of IIIL‘ hiiilgc on Iii ilk’ isl.Itttl is .t mmlvl HI lIlL' ship OtlL't.'tl (‘h.'iriottc. which I
bciiig paiittcil hi _\otiii_i: xailiii. llc told tttz: that bcini: ltd up with t.'l\'\'\' iilc ill l,oiidon hr ]t.’IlIlL'tl thc Royal .\.U-'_\' to xvr .1
l‘poii asking wliat hc did in L'l\\'_\‘ strcct hc rcplicil with :i long I.tL'L'. ";i hoiisc piiintcr." I.. (' (itintl illtl I)l'.|lI_\’ —
Bowmiin. \'i-«mark:-I. Sullnllt.
way down thi: Ilurmzi coast Iioni (.‘liitt;igong tn R.'in_uoon. with dctachctl xiir\'i:_\' tmnis siir\'c_\ in_i:
lic:ii:lic\and their ;i pio.'iL'hcs in illl\'itl'lL'L‘ of tattoos ;tndiiii:x. Sh: rcniaincil in .\I;il:i}xi.iii watcrs until niid-I‘)-lti and then lL'Illlllt.'tl to he aid oil in (‘hathaiii at the cm of I‘)-tli, I). W. llaslain. .\Iiiiistii tll l)i:fi:ncc. (‘lid \\';ii l.')ificc lluildinu. Wtiitcltall. London S\\'l.»‘s 2731'.
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0 With introduction this month ol the I-‘orci.-s Railcard. the quzzstion Ill extra basic warrants has been put into ‘.|b(‘_\’liIlI(‘l' until thi: impact ol thi: Railcard \(‘llt’I‘l'l\' can be assessed, we are told. 0 On qualifying distance [or separation ztllowanci.-. this _t'ear's Al-‘PRB report did not propose any reduction. But it did say it was ho that nianagrmcnt "wool exercise discrttlon where hardships occur.‘ This is being inter rctcd as advocating administratiw: action in special circumstancrst “We.are working on it.“ is thme.-isage lrom MOD. 0 On the third point raised. tho: new senior rates‘ shirts are still under trial and will not be introduccd tor somt Editor. timc. we arr told
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I am trying to trace all those who served in lI..\l.S. \\'hitL' Bear when she iipcnitcd as :i .sun'c}'inu xhip hctwccn Junc I9-H and l)L'L‘L'l1ll7cl' mu». ()ni:in;i|lx tiuili zit 1-».-ith in I'~)_tl7 zis thclusur_\' _\';lL'ltI Io|:ind:i. this 3(ll-Itxit \i:.ss'r:l was sold to thi: .-\dmii:iIt_\' for fin: (':in;idian dollars by an .-\nii:iiL';in IltLl_\' .\Irx Chase. ol (‘hasc .\'.'itnin:d llank. Thu ship wax used on suhniarini: escort work off westurn Scotland hr.-loic licini: cun\'crtr:d in ('.iidiIf lot It_\'drr» i:r:ipliic surscy work. I-itlcd with \lll\C_\'Illt.', boats and a com Ictc chiirbproduction unit. the \ 'hitc llcar worked her
You niajx bc intcicxtuil to lc:iin that the i:x-llailoil was Iinally hriiltuii [I at Siiigapoiu I.ixt _\'cai. Ax ll.l\ .S. Ilaifoil. shi: was CITl|'lI|‘\‘I.'tI ovi:rh;iu|ini'. moorings at Gait. .\I;tsii;th and .\Iomh.is.i. her I.t\l trip hciiig in April I071 She was .tL‘qlIIfL'll hi" Sulco S.'i|\'agc and lCI'l£IlllL'tI SaI\';Iiigu:iril. llt.'l’ |.ixt task was .ix "prop" iiurini; IIll.' iilniinuol .i "ll.'iw.iii I‘i\‘c~()“ cpixodc. :"l-IlL' Ycar-oi tlic liuiscf .-\iiyoiit- waiitiiii: Iici .-’s. ). L‘tL'si mu} L‘ltllI;tl.‘I lltL‘. llalls (t.'\-L'll.tl)L'L'l1)_ 17ll-‘ (‘vpiiix Road. .\.i\‘.il _ll.'_isc. Si-iiih;iw.irig.:. Siii_n.iporc Zr '.‘
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Thu .uiii ol thc \'llll’| ix lIll.' llllIIlL'I'.lIlCL' of iiiiitiir-cvcliiii: x.iI'ci} -.ii Iltt‘ St-i\ii;i:. and Il'lt.'l':‘ .tIL' t‘-vtirsus, t.tlll‘x,'\. social K. H. \‘\L‘lllll_i1\, and xo on ('I:ir|x't' Iriiustui-.it-.iiiits). \'icc(‘Ii.iirin.in R..\'.I’..\I.(.' ('. ELM S \‘t-inoii. —
Hit hard by divorce laws Tliurc arc ratings of ;ill ranks siilfcriiii: ;i similar i'iiianci;iI Iatc to lll\'.\L‘lI as :1 rcsult of tho iiitcrprutatioii by tho courts of tlic prcsdnt dimrcc l:iw.s. SIIICL‘ I Il;I\‘L' In-cit (II\l\fg‘g'd' and have to p;l._\' IllitIlllL'll.IllL‘L'to my c.\-wills. I .II'll lL'll wiili \irtu.il|_\ Ilt|IlL' of Hit‘ own pas ‘.tCl§t.'I to sup oil tIl\'\L‘lI or tiuad
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Who is the (3 artist?
Would any iit \'0LIt lk‘;tllCf\ Ix.ili1c to liclp nil.-I’ I am trying to obtain .i tint of it picturu hc King's Royal L'IlIllIL'll .\Ii1utltt.'tl .\';i\'.iI llursc." .inLl I would .ilxo Iilitc to know thu: Mrs P. iiamc of tlic .Il’II\l. l.I.‘l.'. ('oiisctt. (‘it Durham. "
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Editor, Navy News
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An extended range 01 items bearing specially commissioned medallions ‘cast in metal taken trom H.M.S. ARK
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Mun postal orders we cheques payable to: TRESWAY L1'D. and address orders to: TRESWAY LTD RIDGE END, STANTAWAY
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Calling all C] Pluckys!
'I"h;It this iii.-w tint \\;i\ pIIrpII~c|_\ suicclcii Tu ntulch the Iimkx III ihmi: who are IIIfI:I:tI:II II_I' nI;I| dc mur. the nIatcInI\ Iigc-IIIII .~I.'nIIrgc‘.' .-\I all r:\'CnI\. IhI.- troop». will chant no Ilirgc l’pIIiI the [‘:l\\tlIg of the I’u\~cr'~ grey If grcuri prcxcntx .'I Icss I.'II\0i’It\II\ way ()I Itcupiiig our (IL'I'IIL'It.'\I .\’.I\_x siiiart .
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atrocious
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waves
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5llfl.. Dasller was nlanocu-.retl for sclcral hours ulltlcr hare poles to stay clmg to the tllstllzlsleti l'tL'tlL‘h _\';lL‘lll .\l.'llli:ll\\:l ill. Dashcr also succeeded in passltlt'_ at lt\\\ arid. \\ilt:ll the .\l;lliga\va started to sinlt. ill lal>.lrl_e her sis~man crew safcl_v off their fast tlrittmg lliclmlll. l.lcut.-('tlr. li.'t|l's sltillul handling ol ills large yacht under hare poles in \L't'} i'lt.‘.'I\_\ scas hits been acclaimed as an cxanlplc of outstanding scaltllmship. and nl.'lrkctl ht’ ;ll\':lrtls from the French national yacht l'tlL‘Il'I_t: lxld_\'. the ~
to
liundretis of men who took art in the D-l)a_v Norman _v landings returned to the South (‘oust on .\fa_v Eh‘ for the tlllvcilillgof it memorial plaque h_\' the Countess .\lotlnlh;ltten of Burma.
cool on the Kola Run
pl.lqu.- lL'\'\‘:_'|ll\L'\ tllc coul;ll:,c ot .i.tI)tl Commzlntlus and their tl;l\;li crews. and the |'|lt-
llace :lt the Sun lnn. \'.lrs.-lsll. near
ccrelllorl_\ took
Rlsill_u Smllhzlnlpton.
(iuests inclutlctl l.ord Loval. (‘nmmantler of thc lsl (‘ommantlo lirigatlc. and representalites from the I00 Frcllch (‘omntlltltius who st:r\'ctl ill the
the Russians can be a chilling business, as H..\l.S. Leander found in the Soviet Arctic exercise areas.
Shadowing
hri_i:atle.
PIP!-IR lilil .\llilln. I.uttl l.u\‘;ll's personal piper. pi.'|}'t.'ti the rlostaluic "lllue Bonnets over the llnrtlcr." the tune which ill(‘omnlantlns ill their splrcd thelllarcll inland [ruin the ilL'illlll_L'. .\'ornlantiy beaches. .-\t that time the Rising Sun has it ll;i\'.ll strikers‘ mess, and the pier opposite. from which the ('utllln:llltlos clllhzlrkctl. knmvn as the Rising Sun "lite conlmcnloralive paque \\'tl\ conlltlissionetl i1\' Whllhrelltl Wesses Linlitcd. following a
As the Russian carrier Kiev led her task force home the Leander was waiting for it amid the lack ice of the Kola inlet. as our picture shows. solated from the NATO forces following the group. the frigate surveyed Soviet naval activity in the area. The ship's companv were determined to earn their “Blue Nose Certificate" in style: the Leander crossed the Arctic Circle four times on the tour-week patrol. having to head back towards‘ the Shetlands to land a casualty. He was .safel_v lranslerred to an R.A.l-‘. Sea King In wintry conditions.
pier.
suggestion by ('dr. Rupert ('tlrlls. R..\'.\'.R.. \\iltl\t.,' lamiirlg crllit stplatlrorl carrietl the
Fair
t‘nnlnl.'ltltios tn
Supplied by the lt.l"..\.s Olmeda and Oluell. the ship went "l-last of Suez." finding ice instead of warmth for her May Day Fair which raised £179 for charity. ll..\I.!s‘. Leander has
.-\n L'\llll‘Iltt‘Il entitlctl "l'rltlcrse;l \\':lrt;lre \\’orltl War ii and .-\t'ler." irlcltltline nl.lll_\ |‘i'Inltl}1f;l[‘i'|s. nllxlels llllil lllelllelltns. ls ltelrlg held at the \'..\l.(‘..-\.. old Portsnloulll. on Jul_\ l" PTtlL'l.'L‘li\ are for multiple sclerosis research.
returned to lower latitudes tor a off Portland before refit in
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Playing it
May Day
lircncll llfclsoal inslilulloll. and the R,.‘s'. S;tllnl_u ,'\\\t1€l;IlIt‘ll. i_.'llL'\l a\v;lrtl. from the Shipwrecked l-‘ishcrnlcn and .\iarlncrs. was presented :lt 'l‘rinit_v House. .-\l the time of the rescue. l.leut.-('tlr. Hall was .'I Iieuterlallt. lie was promoted in April. l,lctlt.-('tlr. llllll has paid trillute to his l-Ilstnct crc\s. He told .\a\\ .\'cl.ss that his .'l\\‘.Ifti\ had rattler ollscurctl the that role tlley had piitttitl during the rescue. The crels consistcti ot sis ntlicers. nlclutling :l 'l’lll'rtl (ltflccr \\'.R..\'.S.. and tile ratings.
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9
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D|OMEDE’S ’F[OCK’ FORMS UP -0.-
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Cliffs of Dover behind them on their nostalgic voyage back to the beaches at Dunkirk.
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The "Little
Ships" leave the White
Little Ships return to
trial;
Dunkirk
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visited Dtinktrk in _
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May
colourful clutch of assorted light vessels would not have but for a casual remark made by a I3-year-old boy in 196-l.
Rantsgatc
(irah.'im llaster whose father. R.'I\lTltllltl. owned a ho.-it which had been at Dutikirk in l‘)-til. (ir.ili:ini'sstiggev tion "\\'ii_v don't we take her lxicl-. there next year. Dad" resulted in a letter to the Sunda_\' Times askiti_i: if'othcr veteran ski ipers were interested in the same trip. The editor said he \\‘t)tIlLl"coter" the return if a do/en replies were receit ed. He not I5. and the .-\ssoeiatioii of Dunkirk Little Ships was in hiisincss.’ ()n .\lav fall. 3-1 of the original "little s returned to the scene of tie historic I941! evactiatio:i of 33-\'.33h British and Allied troops. The ztrniziila hohhed out of
in two three~ahre;ist columns, to he met off Sottth (iooilwin Sands hv the Leattder class frigate. ll..\f.S_ Diomede. under the coinniand of (‘apt .-\. J. Dunn. Captain I-'2. Alter circling her lloek. the Diontede took up position and guided her "ciuisorts" .tL‘ltis\ the ('h:innel at ahoiit fi\e knots. 4.000 VI-IT!-IR.-\I\’S The Dioniede and her fleet of
was
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vachts.
pleasure
boats. tugs.
harges and fishing smacks were visitmi: the French port between .\ta_v 3?! and June 2 to participate in the -lllth anniver.s:iry remembrance actitities attended by some -Ltttlt members of the Dunkirk Veterans‘ i-\~..s'ociation.
Bu|wurk’s back from her fun in the sun ll..\f.S. Bulwark arrived back in Portsmouth on June 23 from Gibraltar after a ttseful period of maintenance. ship ltttshtindry attd fun in the sun. Before lea\im: her previous art (Olympiad): l‘..\l(.-\l Steve Truick of call. TUl.lll\l‘i'. the ship he tl it and Seamett A team (To of the arty for 3“ deserving children Rock): .\lechanician All ‘ewings (Bulwark Stiper.st:irs): Cl’() Bill mm the city. In ittltltltttn to the usual irates." a hit: attraction Baxter (Sit erstars ()ver-35s): and l’().\ll€.\l \ "ray .-‘inkin [Cross the was :i [it e on a camel L alias ('l’() "
lloh ‘ytightnian. Matti event en route for Gibraltar was an afternoon at the races in aid of the ship's adopted charity. (‘orhcn Lodge in Portsnioiith. \’lCTORll~2S Routine docking period at (iih. allowed a full s iris programme. with victories or the wardroom _
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Harbour Swim and biatltlon]. .-\s well as dinghy races. the yacht Scimitar was used throughout the visit for sail training for .1 number of liishvista. the ulwark's "travel
griiugs.
a
ency." organiled
tours
to
.\ orocco. 'l‘angier and the .-\lgarve and a numberof grou : visited the Lower Caves in the tick.
APPO__INI'MElI‘l'S Appontrnents announced recent-7 -I'|c’uOe CI t P. Luen. Chief 0| Stat! to COM RLANT Ju- 28 (as oommodorol Capt. J. P. Gunn rig. For loan some: as Cornrnandoc of Sultan ot Ornans Navy October 9 As commodore: cont. 0. .C. Clayton. As CNJA October .
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APPOINTED ADC The tolomng effects are apponrod ADC to the Queen from Jtly 7 Corni-nodorosJ R H-‘LG. D 1'ns:amJ C WArson
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Although the limelight fell squarely on the little shi themselves. it was appropriate that the .\'avy was re resented. it is sometimes not fitl_v :ippreci:ited that 511 destroyers, of which 38 were Brithlt. were credttetl with lifting ll|2.S~13 soldiers hack to (ireat Britain and safety. 'l'lte remainder were. in the main. aecotitilcd for by -15 ferry hoats used as
highljy s
troop transports. R..\‘. mines-
weepers. and French and l)utch boats. The whole rescue niission. codenamed "Operation Dvnamo." was commanded by Vice-.-\(lntir:il B. Ramsay. thctt Flag Officer. Dover. \'t'REi»\TH LAID Dunkirk's central square and princi al avenue blossomed in a con usion of Union .lacks and Tricoletirs for the four davs. .\layor of the French port. M. Claude Priitivoveur. presented (‘a tain I)unn with souvenirs of ll..l.S. [)iomede's -ttlth anniversary return and contmc~ morative lat ties to the skippers of the tilt c s ips. Captain Dunn laid a wreath at the foot of Dunkirk's towering grey-brick war memorial. after which a party of the Di0mcdc's company marched past among the thousands of veterans. The little ships formed acircle off the Dunkirk beaches on Sunday afternoon. using the Diomede and an R..»\.F. fitunch as markers. The youn cst member of the Diome c's company. [6-year-old JMEM Dean l.iversfey. dropped a wreath over the side and an R..-\.F. helicopter placed a second wreath on the water in the centre of the rin of little ships. Overhead llewt e historic aircraft of the R.A.F. Battle of Britain Flight.
FAREWELL CHEER As ll.-.\l.S. Diomcde shepherdcd the little ships hack to Ramsgate. the frigatcfs companv lined her starboard side and. amid a colourful display of very lights. gave the veteran formation a resounding farewell cheer. 111: frigate's concludingsignal to C-in-C Flcct summarised the four-day event in one short sentence: "Dunkirk Little Ships safely home after most successful and deeply imprcssivc torticth anniversary of Operation
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NAVY NEWS. JULY 1980
Find the officer in charge of the propulsion, weapon or communications system of a Royal Navy ship, sub. or aircraft and there is a good chance you will be talking to someone with a Manadon
degree.
qualification which experience. and today reflects engineering industry as a whole. It is
a
has evolved over 21 century of en ineering the changes taking place throug out the
toda_v's students is botlt naval establishment and academic un_iversity_ H.M.S. Thunderer at Manadon. With a visit by the college tor
—
Cdr. the Prince of Wales. Manadon has tust celebrated the opening lm years ago of a student engineers training school.
the lirst steamshi in the Royal Navy came into service in the 820s, it was not until 13-13 that the first schools were set up in the Royal docltyards to teach engineering to dockyard apprentices and engineer boys.
Although
.
H.M.S. By
Marlborough
the M1705 it was decided that these rmanent engineer students should have and in 1878 accommodation. a Wt en battleH.M.S. ship hullt. Marlborough. was allocated
at
Portsmouth and
a
school constructed at
Plymouth. it is the of the openin of this school in July. 1 as Devonport raining School [or En ineer Students, which is now being celebrate Soon the name was changed to the Royal Naval Engineering College. Keyham. :1 fine establishment still standing outside the Dockyard gates. which trained tumor engineer otticers tor nearly 80 years‘. Its instruction blended scientific theory with good practical workshop experience. (‘icnerations ot the Royal Navy‘s en ineer officers were produced by its four-year Long Course." introduced in 1922 and lasting almost unchanged for nearly 30 years. But space problems were compelling the Naw to look tor another site and in 1938 the Admiralty bought the line 1(1)-acre estate around Manadon House. north of Pl mouth. Grand plans for the new college ad to be shelved in 1940. but new hutted accommodation was uicltly built there. lollowed by hart ars. works ops and an instructional block. whic by 1943 could train almost half the students.
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H.M.S. Tlitmderer establishments together were given the name H.M.S. Tliuntlerer. the joint command of a captain. This situation continued throu hour the 1950s while the Manadon site was eveloped. Then in l95b Admiral Mountbatten laid the toundation stone for the line wardroom buildin opened in 1959 by the Duke oi Edinburgh on hall of the Queen. By 1962 more extensions to the building allowed the final move from Keyham. Since that time the colle c has developed its teaching until now the initia three-yeartraining period qualities every student for a degree in naval engineering. as well as providing naval In 1946 the
two
.
training.
teaching programme includes lectures. laboratory classes. project and workshop work and individual and group tutorials. while the allvround education and development include-. plenty or sporting and recreational activities. The
Foreign officers Besides R..\'. students, officers from many countries come to study. both on the degree course and on post-graduate Application courses.
Above
AGREATLAGER8: BEERINSTORE PORYOU -Avuilab1etromc111NAAPIstores
student measures the frequency response of a hydreulle servomechenlsm In the Control Engineering —
a
laboratory.
The .—\dv;inced Marine Engineering course. which prepares engineer officers for appointmcnts associated with the design. development and procurement of marine en incerin equipment lor the Fleet. now stu cnts for the award of :in MSC degree.
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This aerial view oi the Royal Naval Engineering College. la out oi the wardroom Manadon. shows the and accommodation bloc s. The A miralty bought the 100-acre estate around Manadon House, north ot Plymouth, in 1938. But the wardroom building was not started until 1956. and the iinal move from Keyham had to wait until more extensions had been completed in 1962.
imaginative
postal covers. produced to commemorate the centenary. can be ordered at 50 each from the Centenary Liaison Officer. wit ch ues
These
ostal orders made out to Wardroom ess RNEC. Each cover contains a printed reasu_re_r. card giving an outline of the college history and connection with H.M.S. Thunderer.
CENTENARY MARKED BY PR|NCE'S VISIT to the
», sword 1, .,m.d,d ‘g who has achieved but
divisions. Alteroeremooialdividousaodthesword the tour
resultsinleadershlpondocademicworkd Monsoon
centenary
ucdoétdr
college in May, The Prince also inspected
glrfintotioo.’l'Il0l'l’¢S Pflngeuude ; l I l ] visiting dupe'l |.:rn1e0n|neeri and workshops. He alas: dmuhhkaamwgdtbewmmbolmflunfl mod. .
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be the star of this year's Portsmouth Navy Days. and its biggest for a quarter of a century The Navy's newest is expected to draw recor crowds over the‘holidayweek-end. August 23 to 25. Also scheduled for the three-dav show are flying displays by the Sea rier jump-jet. which made its first landing on the carrier at sea on May 20. H.M.S. invincible is to
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due to start preparations on July -I for her_ commissioning in Portsmouth on July 11 in tire presence of the Queen. was
After the him at ceremony and inspection of the Roval Guar the Queen. who launched the liiviricilile in May. I977. will tour the ship. returning to the hangar for the cake-cutting by the comnianding officer's wife and the youngest .
rating.
Then she i\ expected to "walltiihout" among shi ‘s compan_v members and their faniilies. gzit ered in the hangar. After lunch on board. she will leave for civic engagements.
Commissioning cover 0 Orders for a commeniorative cunimissiiininc cover to be issued by l-l..\l.S. invincible should be addressed to the Commemorative (‘over Office. l-l..\l.S. invincible. Bi-‘P0 Ships. The covers cost tiflp each. remittances :i_v:ihIc l..\i.S_ to "Commemorative (‘over Office. invincible." An Hill. by Sin. slant ed adtlressed envelope should be enclosed wit each order. The design to be incorporated in the cover is reproduced. top left.
An historic moment is frozen on lllm as the pride oi’ the Royal Navy meets the pride of the Fleet Air Arm torthe first time. The occasion was thefirst See Harrier landing Hadron based at on H.M.S. Invincible on May 20. The aircraft. from 800 Naval Air Lieut.-Cdr. Robin Kent. oments later_the RN. air station Yeovilton.was piloted second Sea Harrier touched down and iited oft again,pIIoted by Lieut.-Cdr. Nigel Pcfure poll’-‘"332 T J Yerr-c.Ward. commanding olticer of 899 Squadron.
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Little Samantha Dunkley gets star treatment on board H.M.S. Shetiield from AB David Butchers left). LREG Bob Beauchamp (above) and LPT oi-don McBride, Samantha was the youngest member of a party of 30 school children lrom the city of Sheffield who visited the guided missile destroyer in Portsmouth. -The" Vim ‘"3 the prize '°r 3 °°"|Detition _
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organized by the Shettield Star for its younger
readers. It was in the form oi a test of their knowied eat the cf ‘s adopted warship—and it attract more than .000 entries!
The children also visited the FI.N. Museum. H.M.$ Victory, and the Submarine Museum in H.M_s,
Dolphin.
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Variety Club digs deep for Navy
joke? Families share a joke with Cdr. the Prince of Wales during his visit to R.N. Engineering College Manadon, where he attended divisions and resented the Queen's word on "'9 Occaslon ‘'3' V937 (399 3'30 pages 1 and 11)’
charities \'arict}' (‘lttb of
(‘rrcai Britaiii. which aids cliiltlrcn in ilL'L'sl. is niakiiiii two l1I..'l'lL‘l'lill\tionatioiis to naval cltaritii.-s this l.'."\.illllIin tlic l{ii\';il .\:i\'a| Bciicvnlciil Trust lllltl C-Lllllll _\'i.-ar to thc .\'tirc R..\'. and R..\l. Chiltlri:it's'I'i'ttsl. lltc
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Sincc l‘?72tlti.-\'.irict\ ('liihli.ism.iilcrcgitlararitlinticli-.ipprcci.iiul tlt|l'l.llIl'Ill\ in the RNli'l"tol.il|iiig (with this _vc.ir'~ £5.|lIll ntiirc lli.lt'l
£34JnIi .\lc.iii\.sl1ilc_ \t|lL‘s' l‘l7".'. the .\'iirc RN. .tllll R..\l. ('hi|ilicri'~ Trust ll.i\ rci.'ct\cil iliiiialii-its ol f.ll.tl(l| (iiichiilittg lllI\ _\‘c.'ir's
i;4_oiiii)_ ln atlililioii. tltc R..\'. and R.i\l. (‘liiltlicrfs llotttc at \\'.ilcrluiis'il|c has hccii _|!l\L‘l'I lin.iiici.il .issist.iiicc
provisiiiri of
litc |‘Its'L';tlllitltl~ and .i Suiisliinu coacii pit-st-nti.-it bi Sir Williain Btilliit. l‘..ich vcai about l.llll|l org.'iitis.itioits lliriiughiitit the couiitt_\. catcriiig fut tniirc than .1 ll'|IllttIl'I chililrcn. bL'lll.'lll front llic work of thc \':irii.-ty (‘luh iit malty vv.i_\s. This club also mzikcs tloit;iinto tions to rcscarch cliiltltt-n's «list-.isi.-s .ini provides grants to cltihlrcn ssiih crippling .ii|iiicrits
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ptufiixts
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Rothicmurchus Lodge in the Cairngorm mountains is well worth considcrin by Scrvici.-_ families with an ad\'i:nturous. outdoor Scottish oliday in mind.
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Run as a rccrcation ccnirc for the three Services and lhcir fttmilics. thc lod c is sci in thc old Rnthicmurchus orcsl 1.500 ft. up on this \ltlpc's of the (‘airngiirms_ Originally a built)‘. or mountain shcllcr. ll'lt..' accommodatitin has grown in sizi: and comfort to at point where the latest buildin thc Union Jack Hui. otlcrs hoic standard accommodation at citircmclv attractive prices. Scrviccmcn have carricd out much of thc construction and mainicnancc of thi: site and thcrc has been financial support from thc Union Jack Association. the .\'uffii:ld Trust and ccnlral funds of thc thrcc Scrviccs.
.\lt. (lwctl l’i.‘.trs't'. n;tV.il marricil quarters oflicct. Portstiiiiiitlt. has rctircil after 32 _\'cars' service with thc .\l.(). or ';inis;iiioti. this timc he has sccn lhc nutnhcr of tiiiartcts cx and to over 5.40“ sprcatl among -5 csiatcs in tlic Portsmouth and (import arcas anti has pla_\'cd part in thcir l\ltI\'l‘~ItilllllL! am i: ut in of -1-1 .\lr. l’caricc _\c.irs with guvcriitttcrit
l)uring
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K.G.F.S. boost
KITCHENS Thu‘ ltKlgi:. Whlttll is supcrvisctl by a lull-ttmc wardcn. has lollycquip -d kitchens. with cooltiriv utcnsis and crocki:r_v but visitors havc to bring and cook
The aiitit tics fair .|ll\l .t|'l\ .lll\l cr.itts show will at RN. .itr \l.tll0il l'ortlaiii.l iii Jtiiic f.Il\t.'tl mct £70“ for King (iciirgc-‘s Furitl lot Snllilts.
thi:ir own lood. Each hunk has blankets and pillows. but gut-sis arc asked to hring thcir own sheets and pillow cases or slccping bags. Skis, polcs and ski boots can bc hirctl for lcss than half thc usual ski school chzirncs. Thc lod c is ottl_\' scvcn miles from the .- vicmori: Centre. with its m:in_\' facililic~'. and is cvcii closcr to the (‘oirc (‘as slti atca. Loch Mtirlich. two milcs ;iwii_\'. is idcal for sailing and canocing. Thcrc are also oppurlunitics for
sons ~Clttio|l\o_i~ took
.\lorc than 30 part in .2 l\\t'I-llil_\’ "sons at sca" vciiturc on board ll..\l.S.
lritrcpitl.
hill-walkintz. rock-climbing.
No. 312 27th year Editorial and business office: H.M.S. Nelson. Portsmouth.
Telephones:
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(editorial) 24226 (business).
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fishing. hird-watching
and pony-
trcltlting. During thi: busy ski Service personnel have
season.
prece-
tlcncc ovi:r familics. Visitors going to the As'ii:mori: area for holida_\-s can rczich it _b_\' road or rail. but it is‘ fair to point out that thc final a proach to thc Rtiihicmurchus Lt gc is by rough track. For more inlormation and bookings. you should contact thc
Sccrclary. Rothicmurchus Lodgc Commiticc. Hcadquaricrs Scolland Arms‘). Edinbur h EHI ZYX. clcphttncllfil-3. l76l (or Edinburgh .\‘lilitarv). Ext. 218.
Home
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More than 50 cadt-Ls from the Royal Hospital School.
Holbrooll. Ipswich.
accom-
panied by three officers and
chicl. spent a week in ll.M.S. Pembroke. where their were able to get an i ht into lit: in the .\'avy. v took part in small exercises. spent at day viz-win rehearsals tor Chatham .avy Days and ti
tirclighting
also hccamc involved in
sailing. swimming. lectures. filmsand the assault There was also a two-day expedition to the Ashdovrn Forest.
away, have your
provide-«ll
Intrepid
ext.
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sailing from Devonport to oin the group on eight-month e yment to the Orient. HM. s ips Galatea. Alacrity. Naiad and Coventry. oi the First Fr’ ate Squadron, entertained 1. guests on iamilies day on the Cornish
How Sultan gave joy to Jason
The day an with a close look at H_M_ Britannia. which oonvenientl entered harbour to the delig t ot the guests. Later there were jackstay transiers tor some of the
The thanks of an ci letter from Mrs. Laura
0 Before
coast.
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braver souls and a
ilying
display. The ships anchored
oli Looe tor a bullet lunch. the day at Pictured en'o rian sea are oi HMS. Galatea. with is wile Anne and sons Robert and James.
LHEEmg Rogers.
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ht—_vt-ar-old sick boy are expressed in at urphy. writing from Middlesbrough.
She sa_\s. ".\rla_v I express my gratitude to FCPO Burki: and C.\IE.\l I-(cart-nt_v. of ll.M.S. Sultan. for their kindness to mv ncphcw Jason Murphv on his recent visit to Sultan tor the passing out ol my son. MEM2 Paul Murphy. "Jason sullcrs from leukaemia and it was one oi his dc-art-st wishes to visit the Navy and Paul. When the two young mcn I mentioned heard of lhis. they went out of their way to make his visit it day to remember. “They presented him with a hat and bcrct and also 1| beautifulshicld. It may not \(‘t‘l'l1 to them that they did agrt-at thing. but tothissmall child it was something he will never lorgcl. “Jason says he will join the .\'av_v when he grows up but. vvhatr.-vcr happens. he was in his ovin words ‘Sailor for at day.‘ '
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Refit comp/ex gets off to a
Superb
start
dry docks. ti wct bcrth and II spcctziculzir 80-tonni: rcfuclling crzinc fctiturc in the new submarine complex which will enable Dcvonport nilvill base to refit and rcfucl the Royal Navy's nuclczir propcllcd Flccl Two
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submarines.
I..'|It.‘\I \_\'\ICl1l\ :intI xcrviccx, houscd in :i ciillcctiiin oi ciincrclc I'lllIIt.IIng\ bchintl llI'I1 ~ccurit_vfcni:i:~, riividclhc .\'i|\',\‘\l-'IIht'|nC(lfI c mmt .idv;iiici.-i.l ;lClIlIlt.'\of its kind in ihi: world. Official npciiing of thc ciinipli.-.it W.'I\ i:;irrii:d out by ('dr. llic Prince of W:i|i:\ on it visit iii the .\'.i\-;. in the \VL'\I (‘iiuritiy zit the t.'IIt.I of M.i_\. FIRST S'I'i\(§I'I Silc L‘l10\L'II for mu: cum in W£l\ tltc niirili L‘I'llI of the dockviird in Nix. 5 I £l\ln. First \I;lgt.‘ iif tittmilk. wlticli \I.lIIL'l.I in N73. win. In [1IL']\;tlk' i "d'\"' sitc ;iiitI thc \L'Cl‘nd Ill\itlI\l.‘tlL'tllI\IIUCllHil ii: in.‘ ciintplcx from the basin flimr .ihiiii: I.‘ iii-.-tru hi.-low the trip iii the existing hil\lII vi'.iI|~. ,.\p.iit from h:-iiii: ;iw;i_v from tlic ccntrc iii ir.:iliiiiiii;iltlt‘CliL}iIl'l]rclittini: I.lL‘llIIlL'~. tlic \IIL' it-nt it~.i:ll IU l.IL'\'¢.’lUpI"lIl.‘I‘IItil’ ;i ncw riirtiiiitliirv on which all xiippiirt fucililicx ciiul he pliiccd. with .i i|r_\' dock on either side. Thc dcxign I|I\ll .iIliii.u for .1 future i‘tiril dry dock In thi: cast it it ls
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The dominance of the massive 80-tonne crane is de in this overall view of the new submarine refit complex. In the picture can be seen H.M.S. Supe rb. the tirst submarine to enter the complex. Her docking for maintenance and modifications will also allow many of the services and facilitiesof the complex to be proved as part of preparation for the first nuclear refit next year.
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H.M.S. H_\'dra really got into the heat of the action when she received a radio message about a ship on fire. The survey \'es.sel. steaming south through the Sound of l!s|a\'. prontptlv re\'er.sed course and went to look for the hunting ship north-west of Colonsav, an island off the
wc.st coast
of Scotland.
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The ll_\'dra's Was » ltelieuptet was launched to take off the crew. but it was then learned that thew had ;tlfL'.'ttl_\’ teen lifted to safety by .m R.A.l~'. helo from Lossu.-ntoutlt. It was also that the fire on the -lb'S-ton m.s l’irol.i \\.I\ out of control and there was a danger of
tepslvrled
ex I 1 nslnll.
('.Ml§i\li\'(l’) l"n.\ had .I hulls‘.
to put we rte
aboard
For the lltdra was
a
from lllv.‘ fi_\'tlt.i's \\'asp and tlccttlctl it \\'-'I\ salt.‘ fireftgltliltg team. This was done h_\' helicopter while the Hydra hurried to the .1! till: Pirnla
inc hours the nesei much more than lift. front the Plltllil .I\l\.llllL'\N.1\ joined with the fire Water llI\I.'(l on to the upper deck and of the Pirola turned to steam. hut \lm.s'l_\' the ll\'dr;i's firefighters got on top of the blaze nc\t
tiiull
0 Above: A
fighter
in a suit tackles the blaze the Pirate.
RE-l(i.\'lTEi) Men ill learnnught suits e\entual|\' located the seat of the fire inside the ship_ and fl.IIttt'\ were
exlittguisltetl
The tltanla
was
not
0 Far left: The
over.
Out of the blue
ll..\l. ships .-\cti\e. .-\’a.\ and at tile Seylla visited beginning of .\lay to take part in the em-'s eommemorahon of the Battle of the .-Xtlantie.
Literpoof
.-\tlettliott all'l',-\Sl.s..scrs1ng Submaor retired.’ The .-‘\ntt rtnc \\'arlare ln.struetor.s Association l.\ lookin' for as many of you as to attend a silver hliilee dinner dance at the o_\'al Beaelt llotel. Soutltsca. on Octobct I7. Cl’()(()l’$l(S] l’. J. .\'orns. \\'()s' and ('l‘()s' Mess. ll..\l.S. Vernon. l’ort.smouth (telephone Portsntoullt 3233] ext. 2204) is the man to
possible
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sighted.
ships
contact.
Soon a erwards the two relieved but exhausted Frenchmen were hauled aboard. suffering from shock. After a sedative and
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some sleep. they were
returned to the
authorities. near their
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and the was hellco terc osed in o invest ate.
27 miles to the
anchorape
A search and rescue helicopter from R.i\'. air station Culdrose and the inshore mineswecper H.t\l.S. Flintham rovided a naval presence at the Lone Water Carnival. eld each Mav to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat lnSllll.lll0l'l. The l’l)'mouth-based bomb and mine dt.spo.sal team also put on a static display at the popular Cornish event.
Two lucky Frenchmen are unllkel to forget H.M.S. Ta er in a hurry. The frigate a peered out of the b ue to rescue the two men after they had been adrift in a dinghy for 21 hours. The rescue happened while the Tartar was involved In Exercise Dawn Patrol. The
north. The two men. from Bordeaux. had set out to cross 100 yards of water from their to the Greek is and of Khios. A da later they were 27 m Ies out to sea and in serious trouble until H.M.S. Tartar spotted them.
ship's
hoses play on the stern of the stricken vessel as the fire is brought under control.
HESCUE!ZmRvpkksqpd%mws
yacht
Hydra
0 Left: the survey
leading the 1.‘.-than towing crew. the I‘iro|a was tilled sedately to (‘;nrIir_\an and tertlted alongside the retnains of ll..\l S liagle.
was
on
alongside the smokelogged vessel.
ltoweter .-\s the Hydra withdrew In tL'L‘u\'ct .i llftlilfl two miles ;ma_v. the Pirnla re-ivnited. But the team on board lhll. the fire out agaitt ltefnre their shi returned. .-\ tout t.\;ts ‘iasset. and Willi (‘P0 Fox and .\":.:\[lf) Rutgers
dinghy
Hydra firefearnought
eltantpagnc-and-cake
party marked a triple celebration by the island-class patrol \'e.s.\cl H..\l.S. Shetland. She achievedher first lllll.lltltl mill.-_s since commissioning in July. I977. and carried out her 2t)t)tli hoarding of a fishing vessel both of which coincided with the lh‘th birthday of Mid. Bill Law. if C 3 Children from Hakin Junior School. .\lilford flat-en. visited ll..\t.S. Ardent durin a school outi in Plvmouth. school ilisted is at to the Type 2|
NAVY NEWS Ill BIIIF Two (‘on_ser\-alive .\lenibers
of Parliantent. .\lr. lflllill’_\‘ Dupper Miller and Mr. Robert Rhtxles James. spent a dav at sea in ll..\l.S. Broadsword off the l)or.sel coast. The\' were guests of Rear-.-\dnttral
.-\nthon_v Whetstone. Flag
Officer Sea Training. for a briefing on trainin and operational la.sk.s carrie out h_\ the '
.\'a\-_\-
at Portland.
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Two Frenchmen adrift in a dinghy (inset) reach the safety of l-l.M.S. Tartar's ladder. The pictures were taken from the fri ate's wasp helicopter, which sighted the d nghy during Exercise Dawn Patrol.
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purpose-built
tlegaussing
\t.‘\sL'l.\ hase now entered service with the R..\l..—\.S. The Lodestone and her sister ship the Magnet replace a trio of eomcrtcd llam-elas.s mineswee ers operated by the R.M..-\... as degaussing ve_s.sel.s. The Lodestone is based at Portsmouth and the Magnet in the Clyde.
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PRIZE GUYS Fleet Air Arm prizes and awards for 1979 include the following Bell Davies Trophy. Sub-Lieut. (SL) (P) C. W. Baylis: Daedalus Tro Lieut. R. J. Sandover; Falcon Tro hy,
eligible to rejoin
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However, officers will
normally be considered for reentry it they have been retired for more than live ears. 0 I (RN) 322
Super-Sonics Anti-Submarine The Pl e ssey Warfare Trop y for 1979 has
Going
-sir
Junior ratings will in future have to maintain gym shoes by re lacement from kit upkeep alowance. The allowance will be increased accordin l DCI N) 305
oops!"
"It works off this
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been awarded to LACMN R. J. Walters. now serving at the Sonics Training and Analysis Centre at air station Culdrose. DCI (RN) 302
What
Oops!
a
flight!
Flag Officer Naval Air Command has awarded the Boyd Trophy for 1979 to H.M.S. Files flight for outstanding performance cluring relief 0 rations in Dominica following t e devasta-
Further attention has been called to the dangers associated with the use of power-
operated gulllotlnes. and to the necessity for observing regulations relating to periodic checks. DCI (RN) J 244
tion caused
by hurricane David. Dcl (RN) 319
.
Lieut.
(X)(O)
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under
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Because of an acute shortage of clerical staff, the reference and loan service operated by the Services Central Libra has been suspended until 1 tober 1980. Other functions of the library. including the supply of forces
correspondence
new three-and-a-hall short career commission may be
selected for service in submarines. and their training will vary slightly from that already announced. If an officer is found unsuitable for service in submarines he will be expected to continue his commission in
General Service.
(RN) 323
Dcl
st Bosuns
ahoy
The national Bosun
dinghy
championships. incorporating the Navy championships. will be
hetd at HMS. Daedalus. Leeon-Solent. on September 6 and 7 under the auspices of the R.N Association. Closing date or entries is August 28.
course
textbooks. will continue. Dcl (RN) 300
Pound prize
seamen officers on the
Tgcgohy V. Mundgy Sailing Dcl (R ) 320
The Robert Sandison for 1979 hs been award
.
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Gym shoes
not
Cup. Ll8Ui.jX)[P? .
An official announcement setting out modifications to the marital status cate ory regulations was full deat with in the June issue 0 Navy News. DCI (RN) 303
scheme.
&L)Ll‘3)
.
2.‘? Marital status
eligible to re-enter under the
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Lieut. (X) (0) .Sheldrake: ergusonShield.Lieut.(X)( )H. R. 8. Scott: Fulmar Tro hy. Sub-Lieut. (SL)(O N. R. Gaunt: Hallarn Trophy. Lieut. T. S. Mason; ibernia ALACM J. A. Redman: Kelly emorial Prize. A C. Bennett: Kemsley Trophy. Lieut. (AE)(P S. Wit iams: Nunburnholme Trophy. Sub-Lieut. (SL)(O) T. Johnson. DCl(RN) 321
A number of officers may from time to time be invited to apply to extend their service beyond the compulsory retirement age, in order to help meet specific shortages in certain ranks and specializations.
Extensions will be for periods of up to five years at a time. according to the requirements of the Service. In no case wit: extension beyond age 60 be ap roved. he announcement lists the officers eli ible to apply for extension 0 service. and p0lnts out that retired officers under 57
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The Admiral Sir Dudley Pound Prize for 1979 has been awarded to Sub-Lieut. (St.) E. J. Bucliett. Lieut. (X P. G. Miller and Lieut. (X A. C. Bennett f riots). and id. (SL) R. J. F. ucl-iland (observer D I (RN) 288 .
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T_'ransfer review
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Restrictions imposed on voluntary branch transfers by ratings have been reviewed. and some rules revised. No further changes are likely before the end of 1980. DCI (RN) 334
Spray painting
of ship structures will no longer be carried out by naval personnel, because of the impossiblity of safe working conditions. A
ensuring
spray painting equipment is to
be returned.
However. spray painting uipment used exclusively for re inishing aircraft structure and components may be retained. Use of such equipment in ships is to be restricted to a minimum. _
Fired with enthusiasm. these Wrens made up the all-girl uh crew for the Royal Salute In Ponland to mark the th from left: anniversary of the Coronation. Wrens Sue Alnscough. Linda Slnc ar. rancesca aylor an Lwren Fiona McNish. and kneeling) Wrens Mary Feeney and Karen Harris. The had he only two hours‘ training trom the base unnery o oer who said they had been his most enthus astlc pu ils. The certainly impressed Rear-Admiral A. J. Whetstone. lag Offcer Sea Training, who watched the 21-gun salute being fired.
Thelylarefi
with operators adhering strictly to the precautions laid down.
DCI (RN) 293
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SAIL OFF IN A SHIP OF THE ROAD!
‘ashore
The Admiralty have decided that kedge anchors are no required in destro ers an lngates. In order to r uce top weight they are to be landed from those ships presently carrying them DCI (RN) 326
longer
On goining the Northern Ireland Prison
Service.
you
immediately qualify for
housing allowance of
a
weekly
up to £17.03 if married and up to £8.52 if single. With pay allowances and overtime you can earn around £177 a week. So. if you are leaving the forces soon. think about a (of) that pays well
Offers security of employment Gives you the
comrarlesliip and
teamwork that you expect Where your training won't go to waste, and where if you have a special skill or trade and you join one of the specialist branches you can qualify for extra
earnings
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EOPLE
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HIS CENTURY COMING UP! One 01 the Navy‘s oldest pensioners. MR. T. F. WlLKlNsON. celebrates his tooth binhday on August 29. He served in the Royal Navy as a blacksmith from 1897 to 1921. Born in Portsmouth. Mr. Wilkinson entered the
Dockyard
14-year-old blacksmith'shammer and three years later joined the Navy on H. .S. St Vincent. then afloat near HMS. Dolphin.
box‘.
as a
ADMIRAL DOMVILLE
ships
His earliest billets included H.M. Minotar Alexa ra (1899). Orlando ( 902). and 1898). uke of Well ton. and he also remembers sewing under miral Domville. sailed in H.M.S. Powerful on the Australian
stlMr. tle
a ion.
Wilkinson retired in 1921
Dolphin to returni n %to bay beneath i saluting guns.
blacksmith,later
shop
in a
as a
Radio reporter MIKE SOUTER. a lieutenant In the Fl.N.Fl.. ls Ieavln Radio Clyde to oln Radio ortolli. the EB. .'s new local radio station at Norwich. Mike (above) handled recruiting and public relations for H.M.S. Graham. Clyde Dlvlalon. R.N.l'-1.. before his move, and is delighted that hlenewatatlon has already struck up a liaison with the uldod mlaalle destroyer .M.S. Norfolk.
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Therrnopylae.
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iiiisipecies
Humanoid -billbaieg man‘ Esiiriiaied Life Span : I50 “fears l Ptppearanze Habitat : Island an mudbenh bg tnmn Diet : Eilarti:n,BrassoEr Boot Polish :
Slain EEJUEF :T'igiii ilJabhirig.Eai‘iE:rs,t2ic.. Eeramiinicatinn '. loud harlniiig noises
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Fflness not fatness to the fore .\l.in\
.i_eo. before most of totla_v's had seen the light of tlav. there
promised erksup for .seaman.ship expertise in the eet is startin to come
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throu h with com letion of the lr.st course for and are to join ships to work solely on seantanship tasks and
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These specialist Buffers will be totally free ol other Ops. Branch duties. so avoiding the s lit in res insihilities which has sometimes lei ti‘ difficu ties in recent years.
There shits no lack (If \‘tiIun;._-crs for the fiveweek course for the new-stvle Buffers. and bit Ops. Branch senior rates CW Scamert and 3“ front other sub-branches) were selected to take the course during the first year.
for others.
Target weights
latness"
Safety The
of the first course are each dest_ett.'ited "Senior r.it_c seantan specialist" but have inevitably drawn the nickname super\L'.tf'llL'f1. They hate just passed out of ll..\l.S. Vernon. where they have been brushing up on skills such as latest RAS techniques. life-s:ivin_e tat Seafield Parlti. ship’s hitsb.'ii1dr_v. and ltiiots and splli.‘L'\.
;ilre;idy niininium fitness staiiilartls. but the hope is to establish up-to-tltite. medically-accepted target weights for use in rccriiitin-_; and during inilitary are
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\'~'hi|c in no way decryittg siiclt laiitlablc intent. the mind niomeiitiirily wanders to the silcablc gentry of yore as portrayed in art _-_v;illcrics. ttot to mention tlteir buxom wcttcltes. Were they all really siiclt ait unhealthy lot‘? Different diet or just big bones'.’ ;\'o doubt the medics could tell us. But perhaps those with the then fashionable fuller figures did not live so
long.
Wltetlter sailors are fatter or thiitiier tli;in they used to be is another question. But it figlitiitg force tieeds fitness not fatness. and an itttproved system of assesstneiit could rim: beneficial to Service and taxpayer. Vhile front the ittdividual health oint of view. it could well mean keeping the from the fire.
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complexity of modern equi ntent and the paramouiit need seamzuiship for safety in evo utions such as replenishment at sea had highlighted the tteed for the specialist The increasing
Buffer. whose duties will cover a ran includes the safe transfer of missiles
ships
matter.
Obviouslv. tlterc
Cl1lt.'RWl1t‘i
training.
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St-ieral weeks ago the tiatioiizil papers told readers that .i civilian doctor had in-L-ii d:rectitii.: isarniug noises lti\\';|r(ls sitmu ,\';.i-s tttett over fitness and flab. Well. we \s‘oiildii't pretend to know the extent of that problem but who could doubt that sailors. like others. lt.:\'e‘ been kiioisii to over-inu.ltili.'e in more ways than one. Against this hacls'ground. it is interesting to learn that a study is to be made for MCI) aimed at setting new target weights for personnel of the three Services. Lovely ihrzises like "permissible levels of body were used in II Commons reply on the
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song t.-\merican. no tlouhi, because tlt.'it's where all the svitttest come from) which l.ti'tli.‘lllL’(l like this on ple.isurable pastimes: "lt's illeeal. it's immoral. or it makes you fat?" l\'ltt\\\'iItg little of il1ey:a|it_v (and L‘\i.‘tl less about imnioralityt. this column turns to pondering the ‘|l't\l3lL'ms of the fatties .‘\L'I'i)\s tlte Vestern lieinispltere .i \'.ist tlltli.t'slr_\ has erossn fat instructing others how to stay thin Diets. nutritional advice. “calorie ti'ilttL‘ctl." ltcaltlt fztrttts. s.'mIl;is .ittt ll goes. (‘onfusing to inztny and soinetitnes conflicting. Remedies which work for sortie seem to fail “its
rufi ngféopggyliflnch
super—seamen
itioons
junior ratings
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Wain Pieiiuiiu: Lnurl barking nrfises Elpflriszlnud Ell_l."s ftfiashingaquares l Elbiects of illnrsbip:Laud Bat-lsers,Tn’iern
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safety
measures
when
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anchoring
complement of fri_i:ates.
In time this billet. as well as the existing chief boatswain's mate billetsin ships of dest rover size and above. will all be filled by ratings of this new Seaman sub-branch.
Warfare skills Shiite jobs have also been allocated to keep the sea".shore ratio comparable with other branches. The decision to make seamanship training changes came some years after the advent of the Ops. Branch. embracing the important warfare skills missile. sonar and radar. Several months ago. when it was announced that a new Seaman sub-branch was to be formed. measures were taken to ensure the safeguarding of seanizinship expertise in the branch. This followed the recognition that the Ops. Branch seamrin group were facing increased on training and experience in warfare —
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.-‘is chief boatswain‘s mates. these mett will take up the new chief petty officer or petty officer billet which is being added to the
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decided that more time was needed by
all r.'itiri's to train and exercise their warfare skills wit modern equipment. Tn help improve skills in modern weapoiir_i. training demands in seamanship at the lower rates were eased. But the continuing need fora nucleus of ratings with deep itnowled e ol seaniauship was recognized. ant the of the seaman specialist at petty reintroduction officer level ;iiid above arinounced. There is. however. no intention of extendini: the new sub-branch below the senior rate level or of reducing the qu:i|ific;ition.s. set out in DC! 35"l98U. re uired by it senior rate of another Ops. Branc sub-specialization before he can transfer across. A board to select next year's candidates for the course to become the new. full-time chief boatswain's mates will convene in November. Volunteers should apply to H.M.S. Centurion through the usual channels.
The distinguishin badge for the new-style Buffers on quaii ication. These show a shackle crossed with a marlin spike. and were at one sta e the boom technician
adges.
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Whale Island
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Cdr. the Prince of Wales joined the 150th anniversary cclcbrzitions of H.M.S. Excellent when he visited the establishment on June ll.
Arriving at Whole helicopter. he
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All eyes on Cdr. the Prince of Wales as he pauses to chat to Wren (Phot) Julie Wynn durin hls Inspection at H.M.S. Excellent. On the left is Wren A Karen Fussell and third from the left ls Wren SA) aren Hargreaves.
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in H..\l.Y. Britannia. bcrthcd at Whale lslzind. the Prince later attended a civic banquet in Portsmouth Guildhall in the evening ziftcr watchini: .1 disin the GuildhallSquare v the rnzissed bands of the Ouccn's Reiziment and the Royal .\’:iv:ifDisplay Team. 0 H.M.S. E.tccl|cnt‘s annivers;ir_\' lllllou, whlttll limk lace during the week of the rincc's visit. raised about £l.00ll for Service charities. one of three schedule performances havin to be cancelled because of ad weather. Demonstrations tracin the history of the cstablis merit included missiles and modern gunnery. the work of thc Roval_!\':iv_v Regulating Branch. firefi liting. and a field gun disp ay by the
Princess Anne did a lot of talkiniz and listened to some music durin her visit to H.M.S. Pembroke as Chief ommandzint WRN on June ll. —
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play
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A chess set made of brass from H..\f.S. .-\rk Royal is being raffled in the .\'avy this summer in aid of naviil charities. who is to row PO Kenneth Kerr, the submarincr from H.M.S. The set and its table was made by Plymouth Skill Centre and a the Atlantic in it 13ft. fibre boat. is now about 470 miles out o St John‘s. company has paid for half the Newfoundland. chessmcn to be dipped in gold and half in silver. But he has been drawn liltThe good news is that he has drinking water when his bttfll. Tickets can be obtained from ther north than ex pected and will completed the rnost difficult huse Bass Conqueror. overturned durthe Navy Days Office. H.M.S. now have to battle his wiiy south of his 2.ltItl-mile voya e. aving ing it biid storm. Consequently he Drake. Devonport. at £1 for five. to tiikc iidviinluge of the Gulf fought his wziy :lCft\\\’l e aidversc has hiid to ration his remaining The draw will take lzicc at the end Strc;im._ This North Atlantic cur- Labrador Current. he ciin now wiitcr while making u the defiof the Drake Navy Days. rent splits into three t:ii|s. iind if he count on the Gulf Streiim to pull ciency with zi solair sti I. Hi: burned zi hand when an which take place on August 30 and gets too fair north he will be pulled him steadily towiirds the coast of towards Iceland or the dangerous Ireland. 31. unfriendly wave interrupted him Denmark Straits. PO Kerr lost live gallons of while brewing ii pot of tcii. but he has since reported that the injury has healed well. on Amon his adventures since it. D. WEM(Ol2 t. H.M.S. lciivin .t .lohn‘s in late .\l:i_v hits‘ E. 5. Mr: uter. MEI.t(M)t. been t e frightening experience of H.M.S. Apolo. his 5. C. J. Goodwin. MEAt(Pt. spending four hours in the close An inquest was bei The Royal Marines voluntccr Dcvot'oortFMB.Ji.no7. of a school of boisterous Cadet Corps (Portsmouth) are held into the deaths 0 whzi cs. ortun:ite|y none touched an. sum-car )H. J. G. P. Greenwood. of resenting their annual tattoo at Bass Conqueror. H. Rooke. and his astncy on July 24. 25 and 26. -cdr.w.o. PLOTTI-ID rm three young childn_en who starting at 7 p.m. Hus: Former mid). About 3(1) boys will take pan. died in a fire at their home PO Kerr's course is plot-caoryt ).I9od88. Gibraltar items in and 6. June on ted in H.M.S. Dol hin. and c has presenting of_modcrn -ca. A. V. sngiish. RN. retdl.Igod84. old-time drill. K. Lsissm. mus. now been advise to correct his training. Ex-Ch. Ehct. F. W. Plhr. Vaharit. field gun, assaut course dis lays position to the south. One of his CMtl'iamPoi1Drvis-on.Sorvod35 K. J. AB(SSM). HMS. and novelty cvcnts. suc as is that variable weather problems Valarie 28 mounted Marines. The cvent P. ii. niio-. 567, RM. conditions have made radio comCTCRM. 29. May with Beat Rctrcat by the munications with him spasmodic an and unreliable. .‘._ N. 1.. .‘-_ ._. .'
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an
insurance manager. _aso|icitor.twosurveyors.a bank manager. a shipping executive. a universi_ty lecturer. a systems analyst and a sales their part-time naval uniforms took director_in their ships to sea. the vessels being from the 10th Mine Countermeasuressquadron. On a blustery Sunday morning off the Cornish
being a
coast, the ships had
a
sailor were presented to the 40 Londoners o! H.M.S. Glasserton (M1141) as she Force 8 gates in the Bay of Blscay. With her is H.M.S. Allrtston (M1 103).
approaches to
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Reserves to face deep-mine
threat with new ships Commodore Robert Hastic. Commodore List 3. Royal Naval Reserve. when asked about the role of the st.-agoing R.N.R. in the 80's. said that the emergence of the deep-mine threat had brought forward a requirement for zi new type of
mineswecfior. "The R. .R. task of
the irnportarit given ice niqucs to deal with
has been
developing new
this threat." he said
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demand for the highly acscrvc with. as tar as is
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little holiday village referred to as y much on a sand dune." id of these two weeks. Royal Air J aircraft from Brize Norton carried a
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heads towards he Rock of Gibraltar during the Ft.N.R. exercise.
Tax‘
Lott some relaxation, if that‘: what you call it. for members at Forth Division R.N.R. during the visit to Gibraltar.
Division. Southam ton; H.M.S. Glasserton. London ivision; H.M.S. Venturer. Severn Division. Bristol;
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"He does not suffer fools gladly" is a description which itttmediatclv brings caution into human relationshi and it was never more true than in tlte case .of Admira John Godfrcv. who ntade his otitstandini: contrihutioit to tire Seivice as I)irector of ;\'av;il Intelligence front 193‘) to 19-12. .
ltt “lr'rry Sprcial .-|dmt'raf." b_v Patrick lleesly. the author‘s task in recording ziehievenient was a piece of cake compared with attern ting to explore suclt a eontsex personality. First of al he was an intellectu:il in the .\'asy. which sonte would regard as an envirottf'llt.'l‘ll not etttire|_v in keeping with his culture. As with so many men given to ill—temper. lie was a charming host. coiitentntuous of lesser mortals. fiercely lo_val to subordiitates. and en zthlc of driving blindly along t c road of highest staitdartls until he knocked aside every other driver he met. He fell foul of Churchill (not
very difficult] and Dudley Pound (who s:tclt‘etl him). His colleagues in the .-\rmy and Royal .-‘sir Force finally refused to work witlt him. \\"h_v then are such claims made for his contribution to the war effort‘? When war cante in I93‘) the .\'av_\- had suffered 20 years of cheese- aring. leaving an did aftermati which not seem to appreciate. He always did expect the
tension of (‘httrchi|lian abuse. In this period of strain he seemed at times almost to seek .'tnl;tt:trnis.'1t. sprineine citltet front his character or circumstances or probably both. -—
NO RECOGNITION lle itot the push just when his l).\'l work was beginning to show fruit. and then had reptidialed the promise made to hint of a sea command. lie was the only admiral who received no recognition for his wartime service. The record. as opposed to
Churchill
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Adntiral (iodfrey. out of itothing. tised his ruthless drive
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Feminine flintsies draped around the place made her snort. but she was then: to st;i_\'. .\l.'ttlemoisellc hastily covered her and departed. bewidered by it totally unknown form of foreigner only vagiiely
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female. This iitcident occurred while out sailor was crossing l-'r.irtcc in his boat (iresswell. using the ('anal du Midi. llis icrtrianetit coinp.iniort. the one-eved dog Nelson. was [tins jllfflugl by Miss Jolly }loclteysIicl;s, "terribly Fnglish" l‘|isltop's sister. l7.\'L't}'llllltt:of course happens to Tristan. llcfnrc the L‘\plll\ll)ll of lift he had been arrested as .i spy “The Crucible of War Western Derert the Soviet by .\'avy in the Baltic. l94l. the first of three books b Barrie Pitt on a .iiid cxtricated himself front dis- key theatre of the Second Wor d War. bringing covery with ;i stolen cargo of Zlltl together _vear.s of research. newly-released doculidani cheeses aboard while ments and scattered accounts into a monumental work likely to be a standard reference for a long passing through llollaitd. There is .l fiddle with alleged time to come. Publishers are Jonathan Cape Gibraltar apes, fiillotved by ship- (price £8.95). Wl'L'cls' ull lltt.‘ r\7utcs. whcri: of :ill "The S irit of London’: Rivers." by L. M. the thousands of yachts seeking the sun. the one with Tristan Baits. lisbed by Gresham Books (price aboard is irievitiibly llte one which £7.95). e author has spent it lifetime around and on the river. including some hectic service gets a flip from :i is-hale's tail. "Strait of a Wiiywrirtl Sailor" is there with the Royal l\'av_v during the Second ublislted by The Bodley Head World War. "The Diplomatic Sailor." by John Parkinson. £5.95).
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The 15th rr'iemcria' service ant: donor dance held at Rt-iyl_ North Wa‘es. ‘or sun"-‘ii-‘DIS C‘ HM Ships Edinburgh and Trinidad w.*~.:c*. -.-ve'c lost n the North Arctc in May l9-:2. and lo’ r':er~tbe's oi the rescue ships
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King Allred reunion he'd at Lancng college Mali 3 and -t was attended o-,- over 30 Admiral Sir Dore-i Ernpson aocompan-ed b Lady Ernpson presided Guests inclu edtne Ve.-i. Ray Roberts. chaplain o‘ the Fleet. Admiral §/r Anthony l.'.orton_ H.M.S.
V co-Ch e! o.‘ Naval Stall. Mr Ian Beer Headmasle' of Lane: College and Mrs Beer. Cdr and is Woodward and the captain o‘ the school. Ma-‘ii Hewlett Mr Thomas R Morgan. 23 Brook
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Farm Drive. Pooiorook_ Maivern. Worcs WR 143 5G. telephone 06845-67732 would be very pleased to know it there are any plans to hold a reunion for ex-members ol H.M.S. Sheffield. known as the "Shiny Shell. 0‘ 1936 Former sto'-ier P0 Phillips. 66 Maylands Ftoad. Be ham tori. Havanr. Hants, P09 3NFl would .ilre to know .l there is a reunon planned for
intprcsovc p:ir.'idu of standards \\ilL‘I'l the nest ,\'|l, Ill ,.\rr-_. \l£lTll.i-'lTd was dcdiczitcd on .\ln\ -1 at St John's Church. \\';illltsi:\'.'.-\l the parttdc which followed. ViceAtlmiral Sir Ernli: Pope. President of the Royal Nrivzil .-‘issocizition. took the salute.
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.-\\ zi l:!f|'\|l'iI gill from shi mates and ii mark ol their respect and lrit-ndshi the President. on their bcha I. resented Capt. Tidd_v with the eys of 2 new Vaultliiill Cavalier 1600. Other tributes includcd a silver tankard lrnm members oi the national .
council. ll Capt. Tiddy was oiirrtshelntcd by these gifts. he was in for another surprisiwhen Mrs. All Woiintiin. wile
Tiddy! iii the chairman nl .\'o. I An-:1. pictured with him ht‘I’!'. prrwnlcd him with a bouquet oi "tl\H.'l‘.\. Tltr-st: oi ('I)ll|'M.' were not for Capt. Tiddy. but lor his wife.
Lifeboat named Barham To commemorate those who lost their lives in H.M.S. Bartram. sunk on November 25. 1941. a new lifeboat to be named RNU Bartram will replace the Kriaml lifeboat at Gorleston-on-Sea. Great Yarmouth.
and speed rangse kna
—
175 miles at lull speed 0! 15
The name Bartram is bein given to the new boat at the request of a Waton man. Mr. Colin Stringer. who died on January 5. leaving £130,000 to the HNLI. Sln‘nger's brother. Lieut. Howard Brian Mr. Stnn er. 26. was among those killed when .88! am was sunk.
Like the Khami the _new_ boat will be 0! the Waveney class and will give roughly the same
aged
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N/\\’Y NEWS. JULY 1980
Conference delegates march to H.M.S. Victory tor the Drumhead Service.
March Perllttps it was llte sea air. or the eiieet Port1pe\' has tin
liigltteeti
itiiitiniis
of progress!
REPORT
ueie
plea
ite\t.
l’resitlei11 of Ilie .-\ssiici.i1itiit. \'iee-.-\tlnttr.i| Sir lirnle l’t-pe.
presenting his report. ciintirntcil that shipl'll'.ilL‘sll.'Ileset} ieasiiit lit lcel htiti_1';ittt Tltattks to their
elltitts_ he said. N7‘! lt.ttl been .i successful year built lll terrtis nit liitaiiee anti iiiereaseil
iiienihership APPRECI ATED lie tltatlltctl tlelet:.tlcs
and hranehcs for their trernentliitis stippiirl tn the ('1.-iitr.il (‘harilics Funtl Due in their ellnrts .itttl t:elti.‘tiistl}'. lie s'.iltl. l’L'tttlVttIl.e lliittsc nuts has its uteri .irtiliul.ittee. ttlticlt is git-.itlt .iplrecialetl l\_s' tlte tesitlettls elelrillg tn the :\ss<It‘t;ittiitt's L‘ltarit.'il1le eatisc tttr |‘3h’l..r\tltt1tr.i| Piipe s;i:tl ‘hit the eli.itities \lll\eiintnitttec. sithtcet in tlte appro\'.ll of ("iiittcteiiee. ittitiltl itltl"Iil\' siipiurt the l‘:K-sL'T\‘lCt.'s .\ti:nta| We [are Society .iittl tlte British Linthlcss l-'.\-Service .\ieit's .»\ssu~ ciatiiiit (lil.l§S.\l.-\I Tlte priipiisal \s.is t';trtIctl. Diirtiig the tiiltitiie tit l\tI\Iil\’\\
eatrietl i>\crssl1elntin;:|_\'. as was the proposal in‘ Liissientttuth to lIUl(l lllk" ll‘)-“‘.\‘ (‘iittlL‘tL'|lCL' lit Sciitlzintl
TICKETS .\liist iii the tiiiirnirig session was spent 1:11 a lem:tlt_\' tlehate tilt the s\‘stertt til .illiie.'itit1g rctttiiiiit tickets llranelics wliii had tailed 21- seetiie tickets for tile N7‘) ietittiiitt were quick In defend the speed with which the} had applied anti him the "lirst eiime. first sersetl" s_\'stent hail not txtirketl for them. !~iliipn1.ite l). ('. (intitzlt. iiatiiin.il ciitiitcil menlher. Nit (1 .-\ie.i. stit:i:estetl .in .illeit1.itise ts.i_s iif .illiieatit1g tickets its pruptirttiinal rcpri:sctlt.itiiitt lilte inclliiitl, he s.iitl. iv-iiiltl guaratitee .t l'.iiret tlistiiliiitinii iii tickets. It was ;tt:tt.'L'i.l his suggesllitlt \\'.'ts mirth itts‘estig;itittg'. The prtipiisal to hold a lL'UI"lIUll e\er_v scar teeeiseil strung sup tit front the limit ittttil the iitviilveti in iirgatiisittg such an event were expltiiiteil by Capt. R. 'l'itld1'. the general sccrcl;ir}’. ‘
tltlfiettllies
CALLING OLD SHIPMATES P0 N. Grove. SR's Mess. HMS. Rooke. BFPO 163, G:braItar. would
like to contact his o'd chums who in the early 60's -15 "sum.-ed Ga Recruitment.‘ panicutari those ol "Drunken" Duncan 9 ess whose were P0 Alford and POCK
EISTTUCIOTSH. rinn
PC 0. Wiclrharn, oi The Police Station Road. Plurn tori. House. Green, near Lewes, Sussex. EN 382. is try.nq to trace former members of
U S A would like to contact members 01 the crew ot the submarine H M S Tradewtnd which sank the Japanese troopshrp Yunyo Maru oft Muko-i.lu‘xo. West Sumatra. in the afternoon of Se tember 18. 1944. r. W. E. Van-Den-Bergh. 99.
pleased
to hear from old
.
Sittingbourne. Leonard
Toms. Shiprnata 72 9. aged Torbay, May Ted Wilby. Shipmate
Sheffield 5 h ipmzite John Jack) Yates. Burnley and enate. 30 20. hip. a e Edward (Bill)
Magi i f i c eéchai r msaan gingxb apod l-{abet (Suhipmate (Bob) Stourbndge. May T. Burtogg. aggli lpmate Ron .
.
.
Roshier. 28 Basingstoite. April Shipmate A. Edrriundaon. founder memberand secretary Wear. April 8.
Shlpmate _Walter (Tug) Wilson. vice-president Basingstoko. May 30. aged 85.
shipmates
H.M.S. Kandahar from December 1926 to 1953 Mr. C. T. Martin. lormer CPO Coxswain. 5 Hawthorn Close. Denstone. Uttoiieter. Stalls STt-1 SHE. who served
aged 65 Shi mate Albert Cox. vicepres- nl Sittingbourne. Shipmate John Bostoclt. lormer Cdr R N. president
a
Street. Santa Monica. Ca 9040
Middleseii. TW5 9SU. would be
Shipmate John Yeoman. founder member and secreta Billington and Whafley, May
.
the Ascot-ctass in 1916 launched paddto mznesweeper and beached on the Belgian coast on October 19. 1918. alter hirt: amne Mr. Johan van Leer. 30 Ba
Mornington Crescent, Hounslow.
OBITIIAIIY
t
Plumplon.
H M.S
in
would like to members of 1
touch with former e ex-USA lour stacker Charlcstown 1943-44 and t
in
HMS H.M.S. Peacock 19-$4-47. Cdr. G. H. House RN retd.l. Coplord Place. Colctiester. ssex. vice- resident Chelrnslold R.N.A.. be leased to hear from wou Lieut.~Cdr. e R N. (retd). ex-CPO Stevens. ex-OS Angus McLeod and |DClUUl the live any at the rracks. wounded. sent rom RN. Portsmouth on June 11, 1940, in the Fair Play It for that day and n.-ghl tug of. St Mr. Eric rummond (ex Rum Flat). 5 Green Scarcrott. Leeds LSI4 it 38.]. would e to hear trom an or his old shi mates of HMS. ereno 1945-4 with view to arranging a get-
pra_\‘er be available for use at the burial of .-\ssi>ci:i1it>i1 menthers .-intl it eumpetitiiiii held in select the must stiiltible ra_\'er. Ul This priipusal, by the Wight, was carried nscrwltelmiit 'l_1'. Siici;i|l}', (tllllL'l1.'ilL‘L' was :1 big success. the climax being ;i Clt:lI’ll_\‘ tlattee hcltl in tlie \\';trrtti1: Officers’ and Cltief-l’elt_v Ollit‘-:rs' .\lcss in H..\l.S. Nelson, \\'lll'| tlanciitg to music til the Band til the Ru_va| Mariiies. (‘-iii-(' .\'il\’.ll Home Ciintnttintl.
llle
I-‘or Shipmali: Jock Vt-rth (Bill In some). this _i-eat-‘s ciinten-nee is the last he will attend. Alter ll )'l'£lr.\ with lleadqunrten. he has decided the time has come to take things i::is_v. Jock (lclt) joined the .\'in'_v in l9I6 and has been at memberulthr R..\’.A. for many years. To mark his retirement. the President. on behalf iii ishipmatt-.s. presented him
tlchatetl. five were carried. llirec Jisetissed in miititiiig and alter\\lllll.lt’.l\:\Ilatttl tlte rest tleteatetl .11 iiuiiit sessiiiiis tlieie tsas nu ltiiil tit ll.“ 5. .\K'lsutt. ".'iggru" as tle|e_t;:tlcs limit the lll his \\'L'lCt|I'1lill' .t(l(lfL‘\\. rttieriipliiitie in mice their sietss, (‘uitititiitliire W. ii '. Perkiiis. l'll7Vo'L'\'L'l's1runi:l_v, «Ill llte itiiitiiiits ('nntt1tntltite iii Nelst-it. uipliiriiig, utttler tlelltlie. .-\lter art inspiring the iiitmtl I'll tlelegatcs. set ('iitiby ltlltl the letenee tilt in light-lieattetl iiiiiiitl l.l.inel|i. the mtitinii in li_\' "swiiigtng the izitiip" as gt-ml .is l‘l.\'2 cniilerettce in Wales was the
special
Jock retires
CONFERENCE
stiilurs. Wlttitever the reasiiits. the nltitttl ill the -l3rtl (‘iiniereitct-. aiteittletl by a record l5l| delegates, was t.'lllL' iif jauiit_v .se|f-etiiiiitleiiee.
with a £300
“ARCH O Letl lit" the Royal Marttics Bantl iii C‘-in-(‘ .\'ai.-;i| lliinie (‘itntmand and the Royal !\'ava| l)isp|a_\ Team tzuttrd. 30“ tlclegates tnarehctl through the gates til H,.'\l,S. Nelson for :i Drttrtthezid Service at ll.i\l.S. \"ictiir_\' tin the Sunday morning. Fill)‘ slantlartls
cheque.
tleteatetl. lt was lIgtL:t.'tl. ltiiwever. that at the Area staittltird hearers‘ eiintpetitiiin. the jutl res shiitiltl he tlrawtt from a netitra area. Representation will also he matlc in get .111 increase in funeral benefits. (‘titiierettee cliisetl Ill] a peaceful Il]\l.tnl.'L'\. note with tlelegates.i1:reeitlt1tlt;tt ;i “til all were
.-‘sller lurther discussion the ntiititiii \\':I\ ti;-fc.-ii;-(I, Priipnsals tor changes iii the .-\ssiiei;itiiii1's rules. emhrtieing linanee. adntinisirzitiuii anti stantlartls were tlehtitctl \'tgt\Ittltsl_\'
1-scre
tl tlt stlnle cntiiliiin.il|\'
I
James Eland. 5 South View. t-tastirtgden, Rossendalo. Lancs. is anxious to
get photographs
not less
by 12in. ot the iottowt HM.ships. Norfolk (1945--i7); igena (194748): Flamingo (1948-51). Any expenses incurred will be tonivarded by
than 8in.
return.
Presenting
the awards to the branches and area which had recruited the most members in 1979. the President said two or the trophies donated by tortner President of the Association, RearAdmiral T. V. Briggs. would take his name. The tollowlng presentations were made: Brl gs Silver Rose Bowl ( or branches with fewer than 30
iimiiiea '13 rgi_gcarborouaa; Noeti i l i u m branches Honour (area) Sword res
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No. 11 Area.
Work in Communications R & D and add to your skills
At the Government Communications Headquarters. we carry out research and development in radio communications and their securit including related computer applications. Practical every type of system is under investigation. inc uding long-range radio. satellite. microwave. and telephony. Your job as a Radio Techniclanwillconcern you in developing. constructing, installing. commissionin testing and maintaining our equipment. these tasks. you will become iamiliar with a wi e range of processin equipment in the audio to microwave range, invo ving modem to ic techniques. microprocessors. and compu er Such work will take you to the frontiers 0 technology on a broad iront and widen your area of expertise positive career assets whatever the future brings. In the rapidly expanding field of di ital communications. valuable experience in mo ern logic and software techniques will be gained. Training is comprehensive: special courses. both in-house and with manufacturers. will develo aspects of our knowledge and you wil .
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You should be at least 19 years of age. hold or ex ect to obtain City and Guilds _the Te ecommunicalions Tec ni clan Certificate Part II or its e uivalent or the TEC in Intermediate), elecommunications / Eectronics. and have a sound knowledge of the princi Ies of telecommunications and radio. toget er with experience of maintenance and the use of test equipment. It you are. or have been in H.M. Forces. your Service trade may allow us to dispense with the need for formal qualifications. Pay scales for Radio Technicians start at £4640 per annum risin to E6525. and promotion will put you Oil the T03 to posts carrying substantiall more; there are also opportunities for overtime an on-call
shortly
work paying good rates. A non-contributo pension scheme provides cash and pension bene its based on salary and length of service. Annual leave is 4 weeks plus 10'/2 days public! privilege holidays.
advantage of appropriate Registered disabled people may be considered.
release facilities. You could travel we are based in Cheltenham. but we have other centres in the U.K., most oi which, like Cheltenham. are situated in environmentally attractive locations. All our centres require resident Radio Technicians and can call for others to make working visits. There will also be —
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Get full details from our Recruitment Officer, Robb Robinson. on Cheltenham 21491. Ext. 2269. or write to him at the address below.
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expensive. and although Nearly £3l7.tXJO was given out in grants and annuities by the Summerfreld had bought a numRNBT last year despite an unexpected drop in applications ber ot them. it was referable that each child have is or her for help. own set. Mother and lather Total expenditure by the all number of applications was could then have their own (irants (‘ommmee for the year also well down. “mike". and the set could be ended March Fl was £JI6.'J17. It is thought that last year's used at school and at home. Sen-ice y increases. and the ]U\l over £h2.tlIl more than the CPO Holloway and his wile mil contributed to winter. previous year. wry asked the RNBT to help. Alter Yet there was an appreciable the reduction In applications. taking advice from a consultant from servin drop Average nt to servin r- surgeon. the Trust aptheir lamilies. A tota men it sonncl was about of 5.9 rant a to cover prmved of I68 grants were made to than the prewous year. The cost a Angela‘: new bearing ainst 295 at serving personnel, grant overall was about the p|’C\"I0u$ year, an the overare
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Your skillsare our stripesAt the heart of Britain’s nuclear powertechnology.
If you are leaving the torces within the near future, then we can offer you real job security at Windscale
We need:
Cumbria £90.65~£l20.00p.w. There are genuine opportunities for tultilment and advancemen t r o r t h 0.g e in
with the right qualifications and application to their work It s also a great outdoor life with plenty of social and recreational activities available
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ContactThe Recruitment Officer now on Seascale 8025 or write for an application form to: British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.. Windscale and Calder Works. Sellatield. Nr. Seascale CUMBRIA CA201PG.
working in Saua'iA/'abiawith
BRITISH AEROSPACE On
support contract in Saudi Arabia, skilled men in your trade start at £8,039 tax—free for the first year, and annual increments take you up to at least £9,389 in thefourth year. These are the lowest rates for the trade and, on top of that, there are generous additional benefits, including free accommodation, food and medical care, 15 days’ travelpaid home leave every 15 weeks, and fine sports and socialfacilitiesallyear round. our
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Radan
including recent experience of servicing radar system equipments as installed in current jet strike fighters.
Radio,
If you're planning to exchange your life in the Royal Navy for a civilian career, you'll find thatthe qualities of determination. self-discipline and drive,so highly valued by the Senior Service, will be excellent qualificationsforjoining us. Our Sales Associates are an elite team dedicated to helping people in all walks of life to manage their money effectively You'll inspire confidence and have confidenceyourself in knowing thatthe range of financial plans you offer is backed by one of the most respected names in this field. Naturallywe'll provide a first-class training,andall the support you need.\X/henyou're ready for more responsibility. we‘ll give it to you, togetherwiththechance of achievinga rapid rise in income. in your first year alone your earnings could exceed £9000. After that,it's entirely up to you. We're proud of the fact that we can offer the scope for achievementthatpeople like you demand.-Talkto us soon. Ring Terry Fielding-Smithon Ol-6864355 or write to Paddy Ross, Marketing Director. HillSamuel Life Assurance. NLA Tower, l2-lb AddiscombeRoad, Croydon CR9 ZDR. —
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For an application form, simply fi///ii the coupon,
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Please send me an application form. lam interested in your vacanciesfor Name Address
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OPERATORS leaving the Navy Soon
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Then contact The Three Tees Agency and let your Service Skills pay in Ciwy Street. The Three Tees Agency serves 6.000 companies and deals solely with vacancies tor Telephone, Telex and Teleprinter Operators. You can be assured ot a warm welcome and tree advice and guidance on employment prospects in the Commercial world ot Telecommunications. It you are rusty. we can give you the opportunity to brush up your operating and also lamiliarise with commercial routines and equipment. and then guide you to the right job. permanent or temporary. In some cases resettlementyou courses are available tor those seeking permanent employment in the Greater London area.
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UK ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY CONSTABULARY We have vacancies for
CONSTABLES at Atomic
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British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. Establishments in England and Scotland
Age normally: 19 to 35 years‘ Minimum height 5' 7" (men) 5' 4" (women) Pay £3882-£6147 (+ 7% non-pensionable addition for superannuation) Contributory Superannuation Scheme Free Housing or Rent Allowance
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TELEVISION 8: VIDEO SYSTEMS
We manufacture the finest range of portable Fire Extinguishers in the world. Powder Extinguishers are unique. but our latest development is even more exciting. launched a Smoke Detector, which will boast an already successful year.
One year full-time course'to include Mono and Colour TV. CCTV. VCR. Teletext. etc.
WE OFFER YOU: An opportunity to a-urn HOW:
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Continuous training which is both interesting and comprehensive AT OUR EXPENSE. Guaranteed territory near your home.
PLUS: which all adds Exciting competitions including overseas holidays and an excellent pension scheme up to security. outstanding prospects and complete iob satisfaction. All wa ask is that you be aged 25-50, onioy good health, possess a friendly but strong personality. and ara soaking a permanent caroar. If you think this is too good to be true, do you know at anyone who can't have a lira? .
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TECHNICIANS
WHEN YOU LEAVETHE NAVY, LOOK T0 SAUDI. AND LOCKHEED. lf‘you‘veenjoyed the comradeship, the teamwork
and the many other benefits associated with life in the Navy, leaving could well prove to be somethingofa wrench. After all, those soit of‘att1actions aren’t all that easy to find in
Civvy street.
So where will you look for them when its time for you to
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Excellent recreational
facilities. The projects? 'l‘hroughout Saudi. Lockheed are engaged on a wide range ofiactivities involving electronic systems which utilise a variety of‘
sophisticated equipment. Do you have specialist e.\'pe1ience in any ofithe
following areas?
leave theForces? 0 MicrowaveRadio Relay \\-'e’d suggest Saudi Arabia. 0 Computers 0 Test Equip\\*"ithLockheed Aircraft ment ! Calibration 0 SHF/ Intemational. UHF/ V HF/ HF Radio 'l‘he_v‘llbe able to provide 0 SurveillanceRadar 0 Airfield the sort ofibcnefitsyou‘re used Radar 0 ILS O Navaids O Teleto and quite a few others too. comms O Refrigeration and Benefits like these: Air-conditioning0 Electrical >t< Attractive2-year extcndable Power Generation. llso. find out more about assignments. =t< Free bacheloraccommoda- the opportunities and incentives tion, food and laundry. that Lockheed are olfeiing by >I< 3 paid leave periods annually writing, with fiill career details, with 3 free flights home to to the Senior Recmitment the UK. Executive (Lockheed), IAL, >%< High salaiies completely free Personnel Consultancy, Aeradio of‘ta:~<. House. Hayes Road, Southall, >t< Free medical care and life Middx’. Tel: 01-5 74 5000. insurance. Please quote reference L077. —
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NAVY .\'EWS. JULY I930
for
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THEY'RE NO PUSH-OVER
. . ll..\f.S. Cali.-donia’s water polo team might be it push-over as far as their commandin officer is concerned. but they were far from that at the Royal i\av_v's lntcr-Unit finals held in Caledonia .
last month. Caledonia beat ll..\f.S. I-‘is ard. the South Western area champions. 8-3 in it keenly long I match. ll..\l.S. Collin ood. the South West representatives. then beat Fisgard l5—-l. caving everything to play for in the final match. Coltingwood led 3-2 going into the final quarter of a finely balanced game. but Caledoniirs superior fitness paid dividi.-nds as they came throu h to win ‘I-—l. Pictured tlet to right) ushcd" into their pool by Ca t. Peter Howard. Captain 0 ll.. l.S. Cali.-donia. are Lieut. .\ll 2 Palmer. Lieut. .\cil .\tacl.ari-n. .-‘tpp .\lac .\lcCllion. Upper Yardsman Peter l-‘iddy. POPT lfenrv (Bibson tcoachl. and Apprentices Sti.-it I-Zaglc-stone. Slew: Willis. Dan .\tacl.ean. Roger lloughton. Andy .\frtrtin. Dave Isaac. and Graham .\la_ves.
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Despite cold w'ater temperatures and open air conditions. Navv swintmers recorded several good times during the team s visit" to Gibraltar in early Juneflt was the .\ avy swimming team's first over.seas trip. Purpose
of the Visit was twofold: to train and to compete against the (itbraltar .-\.S..-\. .\'av_v swimmers completely dontin:ited the match. and succeeded in "pulling" local competitors to record performances. Surgeon Lieut. Ales Mills set fastest times for the .\'ulfield pool in eacli of his three events. llis Sllsec.
lttttyil. freestyle was articularly im ressive in the contitions. .'avy rugby player l.ieut. Geoff Fabian was --borrowed" off ll..\f.S. .\finersa to strengthen the depleted w'atcr ilo team, which also called on 'Sgt l)olly Gray‘.
TIM KENEALY
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a large numberof tried and new lavers have been given an Although to show their potential in the first part of the avy cricket season. results rather disappointing. writes Derek Oakley.
Batsmen have not given the bowlers enough runs to bowl at.
with LWTR .-\ndv Collier comleting the only Sfl scored in the ir.st five matches. The bowling has been steady but not penetrative. and the fielding has not lived up to recent high standards. Two brothers. Sub-Lieut. Ton_v and ME.-\ Mike luard. opened for the .\':ivy a ainst lncoeniti at Portsmouth. .-\ though John and Peter Dunt. Gerry and Bob Tordoff and John and Sherrard Manners played in the .same Navy sides. this a pears to be the first time have actually opened the innings.
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QUICK Hampshire and Sussex T00
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Second .\'ls included several first team layers against the .\'av_v. .-\itstra iari Shaun (iraf. openin the Hampshire bowling. prove too iiiick for the early batsmen ;ind t e side struggled to ill.‘ for nine off 55 overs. Upper Yardsman Roger Shit 'rue scored 1” runs and took the irst three coiittty wickets for 34) runs. but that was the extent of tlte .\'avv‘s success. The Sussex match was abandoned without a ball being bowled a late which might have been averted if the covers had been —
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230 for four on a superb wicket after losing both openers for ducks. then humbled the i\avv by dismissing them for til. Mike lrzard top scored with 16. For Combined Services a ainst Cambridge University. .like scored 48 in the second Robinson and Tony lizard 47 in the first. ‘P0 John Michels picked up a couple of wickets in the match. TITLE SHARED For the second vear running the weather interfered with the interCommand festival. held at Portsmouth. and the title was eventually shared by Portsmouth and .\'aval Air Command. These two comfortablv defeated the minnows of Scotland and .\lcilwav. with an outstanding innings b_v Lieut. Jim Rapp bein the feature of .-\ir's massive tota of 3-10. Portsmouth had the better of the Royal lylarines. who could muster only 15-! from their 50 overs. Althou h Portsmouth had
CPOPT Tim Kenesly flies from Huthrow Alrport to Moscow on July 16 to take part in the Games. He is a mom r of the modern cntatltlon team which will be defendtitle won by Britain at fontrcal four years The modern pentath n
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20 and cntk on the 24th. The team returns to Britain on the followi day. CPO Kent: 3'. who is based in H..\f.S. Nelson. is due to o to Britannia Royal .\'aval 'olleitr. Dartmouth. in September for officer
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Royal t\'avy's modern pcntathlon champion. he won his lace in the British team by in: the top Briton to finish in the Debenham championships at Crysutl Palace. The
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CPOSA Mick Peel and (‘pl Phil Burrows R..\l. were in it contbined R..\'.-R..-\.l‘. side which beat the L’.S. .\l;irine ('orps in .i .\':\'l'()
seven-.i-sidi: rugby tourttameitt in Naples to win the Buehanaii Cup.
England
participants were (iosforth and Harlequins. .\'av_v representatives were Lieutenants John .-\ckerman. ('hri.s llrvning. ('ltarlie and Steve lliootneck) Hughes. Trevor .\'ew.son and .\lid Rob ‘l‘ltomp.son. none of Other L'.ls'.
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dehydration.
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tlteir return to Similarly. the day \\'ashington front Boston. they pulled out
what remained of the stops to achieve :1 creditable l3—-l3 draw with the Piitotttttc Rugby Linton. .-\II in all it was reported to be a thoroughly worthwhile and enjoyable tour.
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After the first two rounds. Lieut. tan Yuill (Collingwood) was two shots in the lead. havini made excellent scores of 75 an 74. .\fa|colm caught up at the end of the third round and kept up such ressure on the last afternoon that e eventually beat fan by fivr: shots with a total of 302 against 307. He was the only layer to record a score of less t an St) in each round and also had the lowest score in the cham ionships with a 73 on the hursday afternoon. He won deservedly having played with great steadiness: only his putting on the less than consistent greens prevented him achieving a reallv low total. I watched .\lalcolm 'start with a birdie on the first hole of the last round and get an eagle 3 there is no doubt on the fourth that he is a worthy winner of the championship for the fifth time in seven years. Ian Yuil|'.s second place was closely followed by l.ieut-Cdr Brian Grant (R.\'ll Plymouth) with 309. He played steadily and had scores of 75 and M on the ’
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the Rock. llitt L'\Ctl with their help. the Navy still lost an exciting game against fiibraltzir by four goals to five. .\lne Stougliton. who is serving in ll..\l.S. \\’:irrior. won the Jilly-il.freestyle and ltlttyil. butterthe swimming match. All fly in Thomas was first in the (nary ltllyd, breaststroke. and Sine .-‘slan Marsh won the ltltlvd. backstroke.
RETURN OF THE CHAMP
complaints from U.S.A.
Combined Services. touring the L'.S.z\. during the latter half of May. won all three of their matches against homegrown opposition from California. .\'ew and Texas in the Boston International Tournament. but not being the only ones to do so. were. I understand. committee of adjudged by a subjective Amencan pundits to be runners-up to Ditblin \\"anderers'. writes Mike Vernon.
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Just before the end of the season. ll..\l.S. .\tcrciiry accomplished a fine performance (Grassy .\leadow.s says] in defeating ll..\t.S. Dryad '_"s'—tt in the final of the Portsmouth Area Sevens. having disposed of ll..\l.S, (‘ollingwood 2.‘i~—l on the way. it ntay' not have escaped the notice of some readers of daily newspapers that at ('roydon in .\la_v a rugby ilayer was sent to prison for si\ months for in icting a broken jaw ch;-ulglione and nose on another player in a "foul tackle." This is the first ever custodial prison sentence for foul lay on any field. awardeil lhe writing is c early on the wall. and not a moment too soon; no sport contains a built-in licence to commit violence. ()ii that sonilire note 1 will revert to what's left of the siintnier and its great game _
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LWTR Eddie Comctford (Cochrancl was fourth with 31! and l-l..\l.S. Ambuscade rovided both fifth and sixth. .~ Steve l.ambert had .1 total of 313 and l.R() .\'ohby Stiles had 3l7. .-‘slso showing itential was .\l.\lE Bill Parkert CDO) whose lay from tee to green on ursday was first class. PO John .\l:ic|ean [G:innet) and LPT .\'eil llinch t(‘ollingwood) did well on the first and second days respectively hut could not maintain the same standard over the other day. P() Peter Darlin ton (('uldro.se) hit the ball a vast istance from the tee and fairway but needs a finer touch around the greens. Finally l.ieut. .-\lan Bray (Daedalus) could not break Stl but still managed it four rottnd total of 331 very steady golf! Pl.Y.\l0UTll WIN .-\b|y led by .\talcolm Edmunds. supported by lirian Grant and .\'obhy Stiles. Plymouth won the Inter-('ommanil Stroke Play which took place concurrently with the Open. Their total of 1.576 beat Portsmouth by 53 strokes. an overwhelming and well deserved victorv —
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l.ieut.-(‘iii .-‘slec \\';il|ace(Fisgardl and Lieut.-('dr Jack .\layn:iril
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The decorative efforts of Jenny. of Hong Kong Sidc Part} fame. have bccn recognized with the award of the BE M. in the Queens Birthday Honours‘
presentstion of three to the new ship. The Rt. Vere Cochrene. greetgreet-grendson oi Lord Cochrsne. who commended the first Speedy In 1801. plctureotthst shl in tile. of oelng Marine Seattle. which butt the new Speedy. presented an oil painting
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Four more Hunt class ordered An ordcr has been placed for four more Hunt-class MCM vcsscls for the Royal .\'as~_.'. Their names iiiill he H..\l ships
Broclilcshy. Dulscrton. Chiddingfold and llurworth PfC\‘it'iU\ ships of these names were Second World \\';ir destroyers. The order. worth Just over flill million. ocs to Vospcr Thorn)’croft ill,‘ I Ltd. This class. with both minchunting and swccptn capability, have glass-reinforce plastic hulls with low magnetic
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Standin in a Scottish naval classroom during one of June's violent thunderstorms, iirdmen were dismissing the odds against being struck by lightning two just be ore lightning hit the window. Onc. .\lEA(l.)2 Jonathon Wright. was knocked unconscious and his breathing stopped. Though dazed and burnt. the othcr_
Upper
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help
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post-c.iiiii.ic .iirt-st. confuand shock sion ln this in inion of Sllfg.-Llt‘lll Snell. might well have died but int Ihc prompt action oi his irom
Wright
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moodeiter full recove irom the ‘Iightnl strike." the Ysrdmen mslte oi eiteni nce 01 “fit Old. AI Surg.-Lleut. TORY SIHI looks on. Edwin Jensen prepares to carry out a resuscitation on the messmste he helped save. EA(L)2 Jonathon In ha two
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