198009

gold

Tons of reputedl being carried in the cruiser H.M.S. Edinburgh when she ha to be sunk y British torpedo in the Barents Sea during an Arctjg: convoy in __1942 is raising serious commerciahinterest, it is

understood.

Old ipmates‘ speculation about bUl.|Ul". which they bc~ s

licve took

they

.|l'lltlY1jll items on board in Russia has lcattire of an u..s

been intriguing re ular reunions of the H. .S. Edinburgh Survivors‘ and North Russia Association.

Now the lidinburgh \UfVl\'Ul\ and ncxt-0l—ktn ol those who died are being risked their attitude towards any .itIeI't1pt In t‘lp|ot't' the wreck. which is the grate of about Gil sailors

£100 million It about ten tttns oi bullion Is also in the ship, as some of the survivors belieie, it would be worth nearly Iltlt million tod.i_i Interest in the l-dinburgbk cargo. Whus-t: Contents and owner ship remain unconfirmed. has occurred belore ("eri.iin|s. conimercial and .ill other aspects would need to he lirmls settled

bclnre

am"

.iuthoriseil

\i'|l\':|gl.‘ work could be

Moreover.

Ministry

it

is

known ll’h|l the

of Dclenee. owners ol wrecks ol ll.M ships, are deeply conscious ol the sanctity of resting laces of those who died. in is the 'oi1'imonweii|th War Graves

Ciimmmsion.

Meeting

it was lollowing .in approrich from it t‘0ITl|'l'lClCl.ll source that Mr Bill Dali. hon secretary ol the lidtnbtitgti Survivors .»\s.sociation. Asked. through Navy

News, il survivors and nr.-xt—otvltin would attend a meeting bcin called at the Patten Arms Hnie Warrin ton. Cheshire. on Friday. .

_

Septcm

scetioti oi

1'

l9.

to

\'tt'.'\VS.

hear

a

cross-

Edinburgt.

The l0.0l]0-ton built on the Time just before I e Second World War and sister ship to H.M.S. Bellast, was the gallant covering cruiser to Convoy OP ti returning lrom Russia in Spring I042.

Although hit by

and. with her

stern

two

torpedoes

blown oil. she

(continued in Page 40.)

Here's mud in your l.l.

In an action-packed dav around lion Kong it Sea King from the Navy's current deployment to the ‘iii East plucked .'tl'I Army helicopter {mm the mud near the Chinese border. while one of the Sea King crew caught two "lls" tllcgiil .

immigrants

—

single-handed,

—~

Then the to

rescue

Nan, six

.iirer.iit

went on

lrnm

sursivois

Vietnzimesn‘ boat

.i

('re\ii ol the Set: Kin whose ship is R l".r\ O wen. are

parent Sanity Mathteson (ca ,

.ieut

l.]II"l .tcve

;irid ltt\l pilnl]. l.ieut Williams tseeond pilot]. Subl_icut Nesille ('i.'iunt (obserseri and POA('MN Tony (‘amphell

Pl'RSUlT When

.v\rrn_s

Scout \Alll'l Sub-Licut Gaunt helicopter, on bflilld. ll‘l'L‘('-lHl'NlCd in mud Ill! _i.irds liom the ('hincse border. the Sea King plucked the Scout to saletv and took it back to R..-‘s.F. Selt from which the Nan‘ aircraft was o rating Meanwhile. Sub~ _icut iaunt pursued the l l s on loot and up rehetided them single-handed in the d.iy, H MS (};il.ite.i. en route from Singapore. V4';|\ diverted towards £1 \"ietnamesc boat in distress The Scti King. which belongs to R34 Squndriin, lh.'!\1tl\(' called to assist and winehed oil four men. .i woman .ind 1' Child. I.-iiiiling them .in

Kong.

Enter

llorig Kong.

0 Group de yment report 22. pieturu in

—

and

What it relief for

Glasgow A taste ol the Caribbean

boosted H.M.§. Glasgow's s irits when she returned to ortsmouth on August 22 alter hurricane relief work in the West Indian disaster island ot St Lucia.

Awaiting the 280 members oi the ship's com in was it gilt oi rum

iron: the h Commissioner tor the I-hat Ca bean in London. Dr. Cluudim Thomas. in appreciation ol the destrn_ver’.s r-me c_i aid.

Another Roynl Navy ip which undertook a rnerey mission in the wake ol Hurricane Allen was H.M.S. Se lla. The triple went to (‘aymtin l'I(‘. which despite escaping the lull li.ir_v ol the storm .s1lll needed plenty of help.

(Continued with pictures in Page W).

New class of patrol l'tI'\l two ships of .i new class of '5-nicttc ollsliotc patrol vessels h.i\e been ordered from Hull Russell and (‘o ol Aberdeen lhcy will perform the iluzil role ol fishers’ patrol .iiid ollshori: install.'|ll0|'I protection. and will be able to operate liclieuplcrs The two sht ol .i type to the 0l'lrL'l-'i.\\ palrul replace due \'r.'\scl.s. are tor acceptance in late 1981-early I982. _

.

it month

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

of

.4 curanhove nhe~ohhens.

sun

days for mine

..

men

Sevouring the taste oi

happy

liuhberston and

MAJORCA week-end in Lisbon the squadron sailed ior Palrna encountered a gale lorce 9 in the Straits of Gibraltar. However.

Ma'orca gave everyone _iour days of un. sun and entertainment. .\'ext came the longest leg of to 0 no. the deployment where many discovere the delights of the wine lodges. _'ihc Squadron Cock competitions were com leted with the partially finished -rths in the new harbour as the venue.

The Nurton narrowlv beat the Abdiel to win the Cock. e sented by Cdr. Wheen.

Bronington took the deployn'icni's Flukey Trophy ior winning the man ovcrboztrd competition and other evolutions at a

on

Navy

French

A similarprize went to the

third-pieced contestant.

ACK Michael Giovier oi H.M.S. Nelson.

The 16 entrants had to prepare a dish of decorated, glazed. chicken galentine for six people. Prizes were presented by Capt. P. J. Sheehen. Chiei Stair Oflicer Administration to the Commander-in-Chief Navel Home Command.

in the contest. Paul was pieced second and took

Racer.

Racer. with three crew changes. followed the squadron throughout the de loyment. giving -35 oilicer.s_an ratings it taste oi ocean sailing.

book

a

cooking.

.

H.M.S. Vernon.

Top prize oi a set at sttbatler knives went to Heather. who iolned the WHHS less than a year ego and who was the only Wren

‘

_

.

Cookery Competition at

Norton. under the corrtmand oi Cdr. P. A. C. Wheen in H.M.S. Wilton. leit Portsmouth on July 1-1 tor the squadrons month-long.

I980 deployment.

After three da 's' shaltedown ii: the sunshine an calm seas oi the Bay at Biseay they called at Lisbon. ll members of iht squadron arrivin there in tht Joint Services Sat ing Club yacht

Alter

home

Wren CK Heather Wood and ACK Peui Goery. both oi HMS. Coiiingwood. pictured after winning first and second individual pieces in the 1980 U.K. Navel

victory.

The waters around Portugal and Spain were the hunting ‘rounds of t e Second hine Countermeasures Squadron while home irts languished in the damp ritish summer.

H..\l. ships Abdiel. Bossington.

Bronington.

The big freeze for seven ‘

Seven members of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines were among a part of i6 Servieemen who let Britain on August 6 on a month's expedition to the largest ice cap on the European ntatnland. '

helo drops Display in on real trouble

Their destination on the 23rd .iitnual Joint St-rviee.s' Col|ege.s' exped. was .ltt,sll.‘lt.liIl.\l‘iTL'L'i1. iii t\'orway. Besides learning to live and work in very ru ‘ed country and on a dome o tee about the size and shape of Coritw.tl|. the _i-ouny:

rock

Alter leave and maintenance most oi the squadron was sailing for Harwich to take part in NATO's Exercise Teamwork.

H.M.S. Bronington was returning to Rosylh tor work-up.

Naples fete

Royal Navy helicopter takin part in casualty evacuation displays flew into a real-li_fe emergency at Blacltbush Airport, Hampshire. The he teopter. piloted by Lieut. Gervats Croyton R.N., had ]l1SI completed a 30-minute arena spectacular staged by the RN. and Royal Marines Commando Display Team at Chively.

En route to a similar show at Rams ate Carnival it lande at Blackbush for and found reiuelling trouble.

—

One of the_drivers in a drag race at the airpon crashed into a barrier at high 5 ed and was .

Together

liaison visits

Cambridge Military Hospital.

Aldershot.

Improvement

Visits to be made dun the Autumn Tour ol1he.S_eco Sea Personnel Liaison Team Lord's will include: October: 1 and 2. H.M.S. Seahawk: 7 and 8. HMS. Raleigh: 13 and 14. FM8 Devonport (indoor Ships roittti ): 15. 2nd SIM Squa ran and Flo tttmg Group Davenport: 21. M-aian-as Area Careers Advisers: 23. RAE Aborporth.

November: it, 12 and 13. HMS. Ospre and sh: s at Portland; 17.

R N. M. Poole; 18 and t9. H.M.S. Heron: 20. BRNC Dartmouth; 21, H.M.5. R at Arthur; 25 and 26. HMS. Drake; 7 and 28.

HMS. Flsgard December: 4, HMS. Thuriderer;

the driver had been remove from the critical list and his condition was showing signs of im rovement.

Flying with ieut. Cro ‘ton at Dave the time were CP Clark. PO Jed Clamp and PO Jim llumpliries members of the helicopter maintenance

-

—

Crew.

éornpany,

firing

pipers

Two oi the Queen's Gurkha Si rials based at Blandiord embark in H.M.S. Gurkha when the 0- ear-old lrigttte sailed into Chtttham naval base to join other T I-class ships in the

Standby Squadron.

From the Wrens with love

Bt-lore she went into semi-retirement. the Gurkha was involved in a bit at gunnery record-breaking.

Tr.-n Royal Marines serving in the lrigttte took just 3] seconds to hand-load and tire l2 56|b. shells irom one of her 1942 pattern -t.5in. guns. Oiiieiai rate of tire [or this gun is only 14 shells :1 minute.

8. H.M.S. Cambridge; 9 and 10.

Fl.N.H__ Stonehouse.

Ships at Pl mouth between October and ecember will be visited on an opportunity basis.

special gift for a special lady, irom the Wrens oi ii.M.$.

Dolphin. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother was visited on board the Royal YachtHM. Y. Britannia in Portsmouthby Third Officer Kathy Sloane end i.Wren Brenda Ling. They are pictured here presenting the Queen Mother with an amethyst Ceithness Glass bowl engraved with the Wrens‘ warm wishes ior her 80th birthday.

A

—

From September 19.

FCMEMN(P) D. J. Greane takes over from FCMEMN(P) W 0. spake as "travelling" FCPO on the Personnel Liaison Team. .

P-etute. LMPP-or) G H Fo.-a

These ratings are anxious to exchange dratts and anyone Interested should contact the applicant direct.

SHOP DIIAFTS

hunter.

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H. S Neptune. telephone Quarters, oeuoymg 1981. w|‘l swoplor enysnorebose Portsni o ri h e. oreheo H M S DooJanc.

Portsmouth. deploying Sept. Island. telennorle Plymouth retvl.

616-! Wad swop tor Helensbulqh 432! tor’ si t l p Wulswoplcra P0‘iSfl'\Ol.iih51’! D myrtosytnsnp HMS London. one R0 klarqule Prgnouth AuruaFw.;:;e1.bi::nmIamysmmu was“ Mess.

HMS Gunners Hall G. I-‘El 1 R. G. Bovryor (AD) HMS °°Ei"i ut6l”°°,.s‘i'i ta°'uY.‘}.t"‘.’%“o‘t'i.fi.. soutttwest T. O10)ll.S.Tate.'C' etcnMNOMount ilus Bristol. wt“ tn, drafted HMS Wukerton.

Gurkha. ourtoa HEl(L)l Stevenson. 112M933. M W W‘ “Will do '0' newt s:'9..ti°°: Jan. due ships HMS Cardxfl. to0eo'»0y196t.W.'lswop Cor:ftrI.t'Io.drlfledHlilS.Bt.ilw81t.SeptW. imall 4 W'| Davies Avenue.

Portsmouth.

Seol swop tor any more ornit sh-o.

Wat shore base Portsmouth tor slip computer tranno Agvl l u yhl l i p e. swoo tor ens Magic: HMS base Antnrri.

HOV Essen. drafted Devonocrl sho W.D.LIrnb.2Mess.HM5 $0u‘~h Telephone Por'.srnou-.n 5350 ceploym Chathern and Plymouth INW Dec wi=tsvropiorurycnatriarnorPon:London.

63405 .ilswootorInyPortstnou1rish~p cons-oer ROl(G S. A. Keil Pt:-r‘.'\and Commcen rriouthtr H. J. Stacie. (ICE) FOSNI. t'-tOt[G II. Ward. .iF|s' Mess HMS 5 Coventry. Jan 6. it ‘sK3mmr6u1;”oana' t (:yn=' l nV:: 234 crafted 1 J. L Gleddil. Portsmouth AIIE At.llEIlL|I§ Blodi W.'l SW00 lor H drafted Sept Lecbury. 'oW»: 1981 any Prymouth -.-no Pggeroygtge N€2vDar.n\oum"t)r' oany c.ng ype i=i.iG‘um.ii.tn tsaigturwiatswopior 5 FM.G condenser parry. oreheo HMS. swap tort "it. Low. 3EA Mess. H u s pills lrmnoble miireuthi Brighton. Devonoort. Sept wrizswootoreny orelerably 9.GM lseoqo l.PnEnou1h Leander (seaoo-nql .2DZ Mess. M 5 A.rn.11on LCK E. Portsmouth seaoono sh-o 5FMess,HMSBuIwark. shore also oanae_euo2oooooy.19et W-ulsvooalorany sin.‘ POCK A R N Cu'Glose. Nov crafted ctutharn PortsRel ttod nus London more one note.) r. sixre tor base; w.;i 9.:-4.; swoo a‘%'P.yrnoi.-tn itsuttii s. it. Hunt. HMS Eskmo. Pt rettt shore base mount sh.

Souti-in-ck WI!i.0I, Aug w..swoo orF 91.0 Anson HMS Nucnan.

Aug. Ctiatham due MS Mercu relt. gong slip rig vnto R. J. Soc‘! ie. H M S Coon.-ane S ADJ‘ ! .

1 : W-| tor months PorrIbrole.r:rai‘tedHMS swoo she Portsmouth Samson s.H 5 l34 any to: P: S :h.Sept 30 5.cr1tl':eoH site regard-ess oi rotico. duo torengn Ronni.-r. Gosoon. Hurts Aretnusa. Dwonoon.Dec wfllsvroolorany Aer‘.

HM W.' 10' shps \ig..int.

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with the drag meet doctor he was flown by the Wessex to

urkha goes out

5

Daedalucf.

—

By mornin

The Navy was prominent in the organisation of the British annual {etc in Naples. where continuous entertainment in» cluded .1 children's fancy dress com tition. an "it's a Knockout‘ and a tu of war. which was won by H. l.S. Dido.

Parties were also planned to trek to the Jotunlteittten. the highest mountains in Norway. and to the Hurrungane. the rock climbers‘ play round with number oi a Matterhorns.

Among those taking part under leader Lieut. Tim Luke. oi the Royal Re iment of Fusiliers. are ELM '(A) John .\lc.»\rthur (H..\l.S. Lieut. Sam Brooke R.t (Univer.sit_v College of North Wales, Bangor). A/Lieut. Philip Loynes R.M. (Leeds University). and Midshipmen Gus Burbett. Andy JohltsioneBurt. Nigel Tiekner. and .\iich.iel Swales, all of B.R.N.C. Dartmouth.

0 Princess Marie island expedition Page I9.

gall-scale

A

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climbing and ice craft.

MOUNTAINEERING

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Excellent. evened HMS.

Mess.

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tor any MCM. lsand-class shy vesse‘

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survey

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dc.-payment

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base

ctt D. Gould. H M S Arethosa. retzt Det%t.WilIsvIOOhx yortpomauo HM S or Plynaoatn ship Rosytn any

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

3

Date set for ‘Sea Power’ series

JUST AN lTSY-BlT$Y

£10,000

A series of documentary films entitled “Sea Power’ will be screened by B.B.C. television later this year.

Be inning in November. each of te seven 30-minute programmes will be devoted to a type of warship. weapons system or

concept.

As well as historic film. the series will include modern sequences shot on board HM. ships Alacrit_v. Anglesey and Cardiff. Presented b_v Lord Hillformer Chief of Norton Defence Staff and Chaimian of .\'ATO‘s .\lilitar_v Committee “Sea Power" will trace the evolution of —

—

battleshitliis.

carriers. gunboats. t c Commandos. cruisers. submarines and destroyers.

Nuffield

grants The Nuttield Trust has made £425,000 available for allocation to the Services this Year. the share amounting to ‘.2 .000. p us the Super Grant at £75,000 awarded to Southwiclr Park Naval Recreation Centre.

Flgial Navy as

already reported.

Grants ap roved Trustees inelu oz RN. and RM.

Club

tion

—

by

the

Mountaineering

Himactiel Pradesn

1980. 23.500.

Expedi-

B.R.N.C. Dartmouth Expedition NORPED 1980. 521.800.

Royal Naval Element. British water ski boat.

Naples —

When PO Wren PTI Sylvia Johnson (24). the Royal Naval Women's Sports Officer at H.M.S. Nelson. answered her phone one day. little did she know that she was to become a "star" on Radio I.

began when Paul Williams. the producer of the Andy Pcebles show. decided to have a three-minute spot on keeping fit not fat on Andy's it all

new

show.

AUDITION His first thou lit was_ to Relations contact Navy Pubic fit the bill to see if a Wren could and join Andy on the programme to put him through his paces. Sylvia was su ested as the ideal person an went to London for an audition.

"Andy really ut me at my ease and the au ition wasn't as difficult as I thought." she said.

"He had rt go at my first exercise on the s I. about the "He knew a _

H

hit

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RN. Saiti

Association (Faslane acttt. 27.500.

H.M.S. Cochrane Minibus.

Brancti)

well that's because his brother-in-law is Lieut. Nick Harris who is sen'ing in H.M.S.

Navy

as

—

—

£5.000.

H.M.S.Bultivark

—

—

Minibus.

Tomm' Johnson who is to ]0m H.M. Nelson in November as the assistant soccer coach. They have recently bou ht a house in Alverstoke and in tween their

25.000.

H.M.S. Osprey Minibus. £4,700.

Naval Air Command Sub Aqua Two compressors. £4,000.

Club H.M.S. Invincible 45 TV sets.

22.025.

DocuRN Film Corporation Films SL500. for the Fleet. mentary RN Sailing Association (NAC Branch) efiqino tor yacht. 21.250 Portsmouth and Medway Area Six target titles.

1, HM. Yacht Britannia Sound re oduction system. 2700.

M5. Exetei 12 TV sets. E540.

I N aw) MOD M mm

rcdecorate

N. contribution to inter-Service

Splendid."

The programme will be on the air on Monday mornings for six weeks starting on September l. Sylvia will be explaining how to tone up the body. staning with the legs and working upwards week by week. concentrating on the pot belly in weeks two and three.

S)'l\'l8 is married ‘to PTI ‘

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Etiflgogssooation

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.

\’al'l0l.lS_ sponin are trying hat

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giants.

Ft

commitments

to

and furnish it.

—

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bids. £7,184

The best treatment for those moles Since Sir Alec Guinni:ss‘s hypnotic portrayal of Smiley in “Tinker. Tailor. Soldier. Spy" more of the brilliant lights of stage and screen have been illuminating the

shadowy workings of

ona c

machine.

the espi-

c British Secret Service gets a going met this time from a tour de forcc of actors Sir Richard Attenborough. Sir Jolttt Gielgud.

Derek Jacobi. Ruben .\l0l'lt:)' and Nicol Williamson. who tread the borirds of London security H.O. in "The Human Factor." released to the Fleet this month.

--

Graham Greene The be-knighted team is directed by Otto Preminger: their lines written by Tom Stoppard from the Graham Greene novel published two years ago_.

Greene. authoritative through his

intelligence

work durin the Second World War. shows us :i ecret Service sub-section haunted by moleish anxieties and peopled bv lonely men in conflict with themselves and their colleagues.

The central fi ures are Maurice Castle (Nicol Wiliamson. described by spy chief C as at dul man. but brilliant with files: Castle's African wife Sarah ( laved by New York top for love of whom he model rcnounces the principles of a lifetime: his mother (Ann Todd) who abhors the merest hint of treachery: Castle's assistant Davis (Derek Jacobi) whose flamboyant character makes him a suspected securitv risk; the mild mannercd General Tomlinson (John Gielgud) who has grown old in the service: and Dr. Percival (Robert who sees espionage as a game of xkil to be pla'ed without the

own

lmanit

Morley?

restri_ctions normaly imposed by

conscience.

Into this circle

comes

Daintry

(Richard Attenhorough). the colonel

track down the double assigned agent in their midst.

The full list of titles released this month by the Royal Naval Film Corto

poration

is:

when Time Run Out

(A)

Paul Newrnitn. Jacqueline Bissel. William Holden. Have you ever wished that the ground would open up and swallow you? If so vour wish would be granted on the volcanic island in this film.

Columbia-EMI-WarnerNo. 7-84.

Karate

—

champ

Good Guys Wear Black A) Chuck Norris. Anne Archel. Norris. the real-life undefeated world karate champion. appears to be America's answer to Bruce Lee. He_ kicks _and —

plot involving intrigue throughmurder against the backrour_;d‘5of the Vietnam War. Viscom.

chops and politica o.

.

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Yesterday's

Hero (A) Ian Meshane. Suzanne Somcrs. Adam Faith. A one-time soccer star. turned 35. whisky-orientated and headed for the scrap heap. is one more in an A. Cup Final. chancc to Columbia- .i\l'l-Warner. No. 746.

Something Short of Paradise (AA) Susan Sarandon. David Steinberg. who Comedy about a woman journalist enters into it relationship that would seem to have it chance of becoming until she is assigned to permanent cover a press conference for a French film star. ITC. No. 747.

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No. 748.

Caravans (A) Anthony Quinn.

Michael Sarrazin. The scene. Central Asia: the year I948. The daughter of it Kramer

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Kramer (A)

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Nick Mancuxo.

David Warner. The improbable adventures of :i British biologist and an Indian tribal deputy sheriff as they attempt to discover wait for it the nesting lace of vampire bats in the Wild est. Columbia-E.\fI-Warner.

No. 75l.

The Last Married Couple in America X) George Segal. btatalie Wood. e theme of marital erosion again. this time rt comed in which a marria e ts tolled re ate lv by others‘ ups. CIC. o. 753:.

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.\'.»\\'Y .\'E\\'S. SEPTEMBER l‘)S{l

Division One for Actio Men _/

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(Ops.

Branch

variety)

Since the last Operations Branch Dr;if_ty'.s_ Cornerthere ltas been a change at the top in Draftin Division One. Cdr. l). Hall has been succeeded by Cdr. H. Lines and this iitonth‘s article gives him the' opportunity to explain his Di\'i.sion'_s organizaiioii. .

The Dl\'i\l\\I'l is responsible for drafting the Operations Branch (all Seaman sub-groups. i.e. radar. sonar. mine warfare. niissilenien. clcciroiitc w.trt'are. divers and the communicators win: their sub-specialisations of (i. T attd CT]. hysical trainers. reitulators and sut\‘c\‘ recorders together with it members of the \\"R.\'S attached to'tlic Operations Groups. including weapons analysts.

"The drafting conimaiider. known as Dl. is the ll pointittc officer for all Operations Branch Fleet chief pctt\' of icers and personally drafts the regulators. The four lieuten;tn't-commanders tI)l .-\. I)lB. D] C and I)l D) share the remaining groups as follows: Dl.-\ sonar. ntinc warfare. divers. Vliystcal traiticrs.

DIB niissilemen. seamen. communicators l)l(‘ -—

ashore

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senior out of

—

including WR.\'S

coitiniunicators. electronic warfare. WRNS tcle honi_sts.

DID radar. W NS radar. survey recorders. WR.VS —-

an.:l_i-sis, Royal

Yacht

weapon O crations Branch ratings. lieuteti:ittt-conimanderis assisted by his desk staff consistiti of it chief petty officer writer art three or four ]Ut‘Ilill' ratin s.

[finch '

Additionally contmutiicators and regulators mostly

writers.

have

petty officer writer.

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Shortages ()pcr.itioiis Branch sliottagcs of tttiiitpmscr are felt mainly at leading hand level in lit the

the rad.tr. IEW and communications sub-spccialisatiiins and are cs.iccrb.itcd in the case of the Iiittcr h_i- the fact lll.Il coniniunications ratings lt;i\l.' tin tional task .tsltiIrL' .ts '.s'i.‘l its afloat. lt ntight lic prudent therefore to rcintttd otirsclscs how these sliortagcs affect dr.ifti:ig_ The first thing to note is that all men are held on the sea

opera-

roster;

.is

soon

Home

.is

they

or

conic

they return to the roster in at position determined by Roster Date Adjustment (RDA). RDA is a reflection of the tintc just spent at sea. at home or abroad. of unaccompanied local foreigtt

ashore

service and of certain UK shore

billets with a licaivy sea content. lt follows from shortages that a man could easily come iii from sea and go straight back to the top of his roster. This would be most unfair to ltint and his family and inequitable between

branches aitd sul't-.spect:ilis;ttions. the Ministry ot Ueteticc has therefore dccntcd that men on

('ienera| Sersice must spend a Miiiiitiuni Time .-\.shorc (.\lT.-‘s)

after

sea or

utiaci:ompanied local

foreign service time. this MT.-‘s differing for each rate. but applying identically to all subspccialisattoiis and all branches of the N.i\'_t'.

There is no need here to describe the length of MT.-\. nor Itow

it

is calculated. but it

is

away, have your

delivered

ncce.ss:iry to understand its effect: as Dralty attempts to fill the sea billetsfrom the sea roster the point will come in shortage categories when the next man and those below him on the roster have not yet completed their .\IT.»\.

Remedy

.\i'oss- unless the

has rendered a Drafting Preference Request (C2-tn) or ticked his Drafting Preference Card ((.‘.'.'.'iII) to say that he is prepared to foreeo his time ashore to get the draft he wants. Drafty is in a dilemma in other words. he ltas sea billets with no one to fill man

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remed_\'.

The

best a palliative measure. is the applic.itioti in General Service of Reduced .\f;inning Standards (RMS). laid down by the .\linis~ try of Defence (.\'.is'_\') .iiid refront time to time in Fleet ctitpor.ir_v .\fcmoi.tnd.i (l"l'.\l).

pciitetl .

.

.it

current

deployment with the Standing

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(dilution) and gripping (leaving the billet empty).

Dilution also offers the o tion in the Operations Branc of giyin the man an uali icatioii. thus ena ling the ilutce to have sufficient additional specialist knowledge ;Ib0\'e that required for his rate to enable hint to fill the billet

L'%t.ltpl'l'tL't l

effectively at

sea.

substitute for an ;Il.l\‘£II"|L'I..'fT|L'|'1lcourse but clearly the brighter ratings will make use of the extra traitiing in preparing for provisional examination for the next higher rate.

It is

not it

Dr:ifty's primary comniitnieni is to provide the right number of ropcrly ualified men to sea. laying

serve

su

to

ficient time left to avoid uiiiiccc-ssar_s'

turbulence. Except in one or two small areas (not small to those affected) this is being .'ichic\'cd viitliiii the constraitits of

tipplying dilution.

R.\lS. mostly by

From this it follows that arty manpower shortages are for the most part effected in shore complements. This is where Miiiimuni Matinitig Standards

ly. .\lOI)(£§’ gives Dr;ift_\' how butter with

(i\l.\-IS] as

to

it

thinly to

a steer

the men a\'ail:iblc. the bread of thc establislintents. 1n the case of operaiioiial functions such as

(‘omniunications Centres.

Drafty is also given a list of priorities for manning.

Efions The unfortunate result of .\l.\lS and mariiiiiig priorities is that men and Wrens often find themselves out of reference area. despite Dra ty's best efforts. However. where people .irc drafted out of pref.-rt,-iice_ c\'ct_\' effort is made to get them to their preference .trca either in their nest shore draft or. if

reference area.

Clear y these shorta es are not all bad news; mans‘ it le and leading rates are enfoying the benefits of ay. rivilctic and status of the acting local rate.

Finally. these shortages can make people feel they have joined the wroni branch, and what they need is it "trade." in other words. a branch chante.

Well. taking such action please read DCr 33-l:S|| on Branch transfer; it will s'.i\'e .1 lot of heartaclic and Drafty the unplettsaiit task of being unable

liiext li gher)

really

belore

give manning clearance. in any case, you should beware of the pitfall of supposing that tlte grass is always greener on the other side of the hill: the ()perations Branch is. anti will to

vital arm of the Service. Moderti tecltrttiltig,-_y will make the Operations Branch ratings‘ role ntorc and not less iiiterestmt: .ind rewarding. .\'c'.‘cr that the prime role of the ()pcr.itions llraiicli is at the sharp end of lighting the ship_ 'l'he_t' are "action men." reniiiin.

.i

forget

AND TALKING OF AC /ON MEN, HERE ARE JUN0 '8 I .

There is absolutely no truth in reports that H.M.S. Juno ran out of fresh water during her

monthly by post

R.\fS git-es Drafty certain options which include replacing a rating with one of 11 lower rating

long enough as for many ratings, after a year or so

l>-l.M.S. lni‘incihle's wardroom was presented with it keg of traditional Pusser‘s Rum after wardrooni members had entertained Whithread Duty Free Trade Dl\'l.\lt)t‘. executives.

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

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edge Back from her first foreign deplo_vment. the missile frigate H.M.S. Battleaxe is reparing for more trials in the North At antic and visits to Wales and Scotland.

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The second Type 22 to enter service covered more than ll.()0(l miles during a seven-week summer deployment which tool: her to Florida. Nassau and South Carolina.

From there she recrossed the Atlantic for :1 visit to Stavanger. Norway. covering the 4.2tltl miles in if (l£1_\‘.\.

The

of her programme. under her Cdr. R. H. C. He tinstall. officer conimiintliiig includes \'f\ll\ to Gthrrrlttrr. Glasgow and i'ewport her town of adoption.

(Gweltl) next staite

Length: 43-0ft. Beam: -l8Vift. Draught: l9.9ft. Displacement: -1.000

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Advanced sensors

H.M.S. liattleaxe was launched in I977 by .\fr.s. ,-\urln_-V (‘;ilI;igh;in. wife of the then Prime .\fini.ster. and eiimmissiiined in March this year in the presence of .\Ir. and .\frs. Callaghan.

The Bzrttleaxe will be followed into service he ll..\f. shi Brilliant. Brazen. Boxer and Beaver —'.i class w ich re resents :2 powerful new concept in frigate desi n. eir only euiis are Jllnini Bofors for

policing aiii close-range‘ defence. their main arma-

missiles and homini: torpedoes.

H.M.S. B:itt|i.-axe has :in ads-anced complex of radars .-ind \un;|r\ which supply continuous data on all targets to the ship's action information system.

In the operations room the command is assistetl

ment

eonsistiiig of

Among

bl’

integlrated

maydbe turbi n e-51p tlfi knots ynes). Range: 4.500 miles §Iz1§lS on

at I8 knots.

‘omplemenlz

fri_i:ates. ller high technology has meant economy in manning levels and :1 good standard of accommodation for the ship's cont any. There is a lar e "school" room with a we -stocked library. regu ar film shows and built-in TV and sound equipment.

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Fleets in the Fifties and early Sixties.

Like her successor she was built by Yarrows oi Scotstoun and com Ir.-ted in 1947. From I9-I9 to l 56 she was in the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla and took part in many national and NATO exercises. attending the Coronation Fleet Review in I953.

I-‘olloirving a two-year refit she emerged in 1959 as an interim radar picket ship. joining the Second Destro 1.-r Squadron. She arrived back it Portsmouth for the last time in I962 and was broken up two years later.

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Jeepers, what a croc-up!

Just a good old-fashioned pea-souper

Lieut.-Cdr. A. C. D_vson. R..\'.. assistant defence adviser on the staff of the British High Commission in Canberra. has sent ;\'av_v News a cutting from the Canberra Times describing a run ashore to cap all runs ashore.

When the I-(oval Australian hiavv were

having

a

goodwill visit

Philippines.

to Subic two matelots from

recipe

Pea soup

pm: pr-ris. i‘.-oz. tin. .7 prim loi::w:, I l turnip, t‘i'l¢'r}' serif, pg-ppcr rim.‘ \dff.

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.’. .\'o.iA :lir pan for Is’ hriiirs in (old writer. l’r'i'.' the tarrrip ttittl oiirrin. .\t‘mpe the t'ttr.m.'. .\'i':r.' the iittlrtrl. _\lIfe'ti the mirror rind turnip.

put. rtdd the pain f\fl'tllfi¢'tfl uni! ti‘_i,'i‘.'ttflli's (-HUI‘ for l¢'tt Itltltltliit littll ittltrl alriflt. t‘:'lr.'f_\' \t'l'ii. pcrtrtcr tttlil stilt. Simmer for 3’: llttltf_\. l\'iir'ri rite pats tire quite soft. pins tltrougli him .stct'r. it‘.-.i':r-tit. xi-rte Wllll priwdereii mint rind tom: cut in dire. r.-t rim: sine of liiimi: or hricuii hone can he iiml as H t'r'rimiu tier-iii.) li.‘|tl_~.Z the mic or an e\-itentleiiiaii ot the R.N.. and r:itr-rcstetl in all forms of c-iol;er,\. I recently acquired this :n.i:iii.rl .iit-.l should 5. if. .\l.i\ted re uirc the recipe for .\lrs. .(i. soup to: IHH men, this is also .i\.ii.rhlcT 'night. .\‘orvsicli .\fr'.‘t tire

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please tor the s.t\'iiul') "egizs t'it:'.'s} lt.:tt'ltll_\ iopsitles" which. we are told. was vvartlrooiri f.rsoiiirtc. p.irtrcu|.irl_v on the old (‘hina St.itiou‘.' .~\iid l\ there a recipe too perhaps in the archives .ii ll..\l.$. I’eiitlirol~.e\ (‘ool;cr_\ Sciooll lor the .Iullli.'!llIL' and inlllf_\lIl;: "pea mop .i l.i Ro_v.rl .\'av_\-"‘_' Margaret Baker. ll.rs

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What makes it appear more than ever like it good .stor_\' is the sequel that the Australian Department of Deferice Treasurv were so impressed with the performance’ that thev said the Defence Vote should carry the bill! .-\n_ione who believes that will certainly swallow" the Great Run Ashore story if not the crocodile as well.

TO THE EDITOR

In response to the request by 3. ii. Maxted (.-\ugu.st for "l’usser’s Pea l)oo" virilaue l\\llt.‘) for the 1947. the .-\dinir:i t_v .\fanua| of .\aval Cookery l‘)3(i contains the totlowirig item: _

Bag} in

Derwent went into the Crocodile Bar for cultural exchanges with the local girls. "nescued" the living mascot of the bar. found the muncher too hot to handle. and heaved it into a passing jeep.

The eep driver. confronted by Jaws. drove throug a window into another bar. and when it all ended there were several injuries. a lorry involved. a dead croc. an anm of furious bar-keepers. a posse of police.

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ant art inum infused with rn_v fellotv inert.

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successiul

the issue of DCI 6ts‘5/79 rc smoking and health. I thought that at last something would be done to redress the balance of interest between sniokers and nonsmokers.

Boys reborn reunion.

Aiiotlier

reunion is being planned for l-"IT!-‘Y lh|‘- }'k'ilY— l “Milt-l ht‘ delighted to send details to The Rev. anvrvnc ililumlcd.

Michael timer. 5 \\'arfield ~’\\'t.’llUt.'. \\'ater1oovil|e. llants.

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I feel that tltc l)(‘l should not hase said "at the coriirtiandiriL' officer's iliscretioii." It should have beeii a directive. for _as pruned in iti_v particular ship. anything for a t uiet life scents to he the norm. .lan_v people are still suffering.

It seems a shame to me that man_\' people will lose time off their ll\ es due to otliers. and dtic to the .\linistr_\ of l)eience refusing to reeoutiise a health ha/ard.

"Tar Discontent" (name and ——

ship's

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name

supplied].

Tally-ho for

D the Hunts! lt

pleasing

to read in the that more llunt names Jul) |s\uL' be used for the new class are to of .\l('.\i boats.

I served in ll..\f.S. llunsorth from conimissionin_e until three months before helm: mined in the Dodecariese Islands. just iiiissiug the sitikiitg tliroueh a draft ashore. It is good to‘h¢.rr

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ordinar_\' matelot's

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Dulvcrton. our “sister" in W. Lawson. .\lediIerraneau_ -

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Back to Goat El Island

Hie wallet contained his identit_\ card. driving licence. liarclziy card. {-10 in cash. .ind personal phiitrigraplis, Nothing has been returned. .\l_v father and lnishririrl served with the colours. and my sons lia\c all been tthlillctlwith Service honour.

The Person who found the \\.illct no doubt had a good run ashore. but what other shi mate will suffer in his earecri’ ’eggy and lr‘ull name addrc.s‘s —

supplied).

The Sultan of ()man's .\'as\ has receutlv comiiussioned a naval base on what some of tour readers may remember as "Goat Island" at tltc uorlliern end oi" the .\lusandani l’eiiinsula on the Straits of llorrnur, lt is thought that this slit.‘ was used l'i_v the Royal Nat} in both world oars. proltililv as a signal station. Should any reader cscr haw called at. or even been stationed on the island. we would be set} _i:r.itet'ul indeed to hear trom him.

We would he happy to send .i pltoto_t:raph ot the modern. lull} air-conditioned llC\\ S.()..\. naval basc. .-\. J. Austin.

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Ra'ce.s liiiilll'l}}';l Cttttllltitlltlltti: officer. ()a‘idal Ras .\ltis.'ind;int al lial1t'i}\;I. PO Box ‘Hill. .\lusc;it. Sultanate of Oltliltl.

Vive Ia El

Liverpool!

\\'hen the French .\'a\_v repair strip (iaronne visited Liverpool. the two lugs \\'ltiL‘ll ll'lL‘l her \\L'iL' called Nelson and Vlililfillgitf.

However. \\lt;ite\i:t view the I-"tench crew ruirzht have taken ol the reminder. Iltc cornriiaiidiri_e olireer. llcrnard l.ui.:.in. had no

doubts about l_i\erpool's welcome. lie was a strident there 3.‘ tears .i_i:ri. and on taldttg coiniiiaiid oi the (iarotine. l_r\crpool \\.is the rust port he chosc to \isit. ‘'1 had such liapp} memories (3. ll. of the place." he said. l-1iihert_\. Airitree. Liverpool.

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Doub/e-take on .\lorc proof of the kttriw'lcdi.'.c of our rcadi,-r_s has been slttiwtl by the tesputtsc from near and far to our use in the August issue of a picture of a prc-w'ar ('oiintv-class cruiser svhicli we described as "The ninth ll..\l.S. London which played a p:irt in the Yamttse incident."

Svfverzil readers have contacted us, pointing out that the three-funncllcd vessel in our picture ("Ships of the Roval i\';i\‘}‘") bore no ri;_scnihl;incu to the London at the time of the Yangtse Incident in l949.

How right they are. The urtmislaltablc County-

in

class lines of the London underwent a radical change in the late Thirties when she was selected for What was ari.'uab|_v the most com lctc rebuild from

the hair: hull of an_v British wars ip: hangars were built .-ibaft the bridge. the three raking funnels were replaced hv two uprieht ones. and armour

protcctioii

was

increased.

It was in this form that she fought in the Second World War and subsequently took art in the Yanetse Incident. ln the more above s e is in the forni best recognised h_v t osc who knew‘ her in the Fortics.

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Editor, Navy News

N.-\\’Y .\'F.WS. SEPTEMBER 1980

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Royal Navy and moved Having recently re~entered the have been inundated by into married quarters at Rowner. various insurance brokers. etc. calling at my married quarter offering their wares. _

King's

Not onl_v do they know that I have recently moved into the quarter but more importantly they know my name. Could someone please tell me: (a) Who do thev get this infomiation from‘! (b) On whose authority‘?

Rowner resident.

Names and addresses of occupants of married quarters are not released olflciallv to anyone. we are told. It is not known where any tradespeople get information from. other than by observation for example. removal vans outside quarters or from each other or even from neighbours. Editor.

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purchased front John Abrahams, n.'t\';tl photottraphers. 9 Queen Street.

Pttrtsmiiuth. about i928. but the it

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hear stories aboutproblems caused by wives when husbands are away on deployment. I think it _We sometimes the ladies. There should be a look at the postal and communications systems before unfair_ to layofall the blame_on being emotional and unreasonable. accusing us

One for the birds?

.-'t letter is the onlv contact

we have with and when. as

pcned

our

husbands

recently hap-

the letters stop iecause there is some sort of trouble with the BFPO it can catise emotional distress to both parties. It can also cause

to me.

niisunderstanding.

We accept that otir husbands have to go away. \\'hen the mail is regular it makes life a lot easier.

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Btult.-nits wife.

Bl-'l’() Ships is responsiblt for outgoing mail only. whilt mail arriving in the L'.ls'. goes in bags to .\lount Pleasant. where it is sorted and fed into the GPO system. But cu-r_v mail serial from abroad contains a letter to the Naval

.\av_\. of course. appreciates fully the importance of familv mail and. we are told. Bl-‘P0 Ships have been generally satisfied with deliveries of incoming mail from the current deployrnent 'l'hc

the Far East. “There l'ttl\t.‘ been minor hold-ups from Cairo and Diego Garcia. the latter unavoidable as there is only one flight a week."

Over outgoing mail. there had been two problems one due to a late programme chart e when mail had alrea _v been despatched and to

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hint durin then we lost track it hint. l wonder if he's still alive. .-\ctua|l_v. I was on|_v eight years old at the time.

One of your readers may have sortie details of the ('_\clops, .\lr. Hugh Macpherson.

llopkinstitt ((‘oveiitry

L'I-E.

souacrons and who has a story.

l{it_i:b_i.

missed connection outside the l-Iditor. it

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Thanks to El Invincible

first John

()n July lb’ my wife. daughter. and l were guests at families dav aboard ll..\f.S. invincible. and all ltad an exciting. intcrcstiiii: and thoriitighly L‘ttjtt_\';|bl;_- tl;n7_ Our tliaiiks are due to [lie The ('aptaiit aitd his crew-_ Flachett family. l.e_v|:inil. Latics.

duty to ainl ship."

Douglas. l irmingliani.

El Iifesa ver l ant lI'_\lI'll! to obtain inforitialioit about ll..\l.S. ('_sclops of l:Itsl \‘.'or'd War lJ|lllL'. .-‘s ttieiiiher of the ship‘s conipaii_\. .-\lt l’etttecosl. saved nt\ life in l"l5 \\llL'll lie clitiizltt hold of ni\

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any reader enlighten me as to the significance of the tankard’?

R. J. Moore. Loughborough.

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mineswecpcr.

Capt. l)ay's visit to the Seabear is recorded in my visitors‘ book. We a reed that any issue of the union the two ars that night should be h_etwi.-en dtseounted as being unbearable!

W. A. C. Hull.

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paying

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Captain Clarke. and "wondering whether he is still around."

Editor.

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the motor-cycle teams from the Armv and R.A.F. at the Roval Tournament I wondered why the Roval .\'avy has not got a team. The course was not too difficult and we could organise a team which could. with some practice. win every year at Earls Court.

If anyone .shares the same interests as me or has some

Cyclops

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GIBRALTAR

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it may be of interest to Admiral llaslam (July tssue) to know that ll..\l.S. White Bear was berthed at Malta on July 2. 1946 under the command of the then Capt. A. Day. later flydrogra her of the biasy. l was tied up alongside the W ite Bear on that day. when l was in command of ll..\l.S. Seabear. a

serious 0'

humorous attoul Ehcr exoemrces

194*). She was an H.tllIll-ton ('olonv class cruiser and the intendctl flagship of the [East Indies.

I will remember being detailed. with the rest of the crcss. to paint the ship with what was isnowtt then as "Far lizisl grey." This was a much warntcr etc)" than the normal "l-lome Fleet drab" and did indeed h:t\e a slight greenish tinge to it.

Ships ]0lf‘llll_L‘. the station later still wearing their old grey coats were alwitys instructed as their

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uadron. and now the Lcut -Car to hear trom

aryooewhohasservodinanyotlhe

Regarding correspondence on "pea green ships.’ they never were really green. l commissioned ll..\l.S. .\lauritius at Portsmouth in May

at

the other due to

Jones wou'd be

l was evttrentelv interested to read Mr. C. \\’;ird's account (July issue) of H..\l.S. Gl.'tsgow's in the Battle of the llay. aving been in that ship as an able seaman. .\lay I make one small correction? The Glasgow and linterprisc were ordered to close on ll (ierman destroyer.s (not nincl. When the action was over the (ilasgow was attacked b_\ an American Liberator aircraft. thinking that the (iliisgow and Enterprise were two (ierman dc.stroyers, l-'ortttnatcl_v our sixinch 'uns drove hint off.

Dari Carswell. ilelstoti. (iornwall.

Several other letters have been received about this

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Battle of E] the Bay

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Lou: -Cd! K Jones. Second Frgato Squadwn. Porrand Naval Base. Dorset. is W093!-ng a hstory of the naval tranng squadrons which have operated o.". Portland snce1919 They have been known vanousy as the Fest Ano-Suoma-ine Train. tng F'o:"a. the Tom Escort For '3, the

Green ships?

El Never!

thought it would be tin|tiEky' to chance the name to ll..\l.S. Redpoll.

Catt any reader confirm this slittff.’

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tvpist misspeluildcrs. led by‘and the the .\':ivy it

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cruisers" to ll.t\l.S. .»\rk Royal revived memories of nt_v national service in ll..\l.S. Red ile.

This mo ified Black Swan-class frigate. whose sister ships all carried the names of birds. appears to have been given the name of the breed of cattle.

The .slUl'_\‘ at the time was that the name was

And remember. if before the pay rises it hadn’t been for working wives’ contrihiitioit to tile iitcoitie. nianv Servicemen would not lt;t\L' lvecti ;tble to afford to stay in the .\'avy.

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‘Minor hold-ups’

parcels

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ASSISTANCE TO AUTHORS

as

sent nianv the war. but

'lTie recent decision to change the name of one of

Contribution

Hails Section lHl"l'()). giving serial number and date of despatch. so Bl-‘P0 Ships can tell ships if a serial is missing and tracin action can start.

Mount leasant. handling thousands of sacks of mail each day. is unable to giie to naval mails, M P() prioritymaintain close liaison Ships with them. but cannot interfere with (SP0 business.

l was falling ottt of a train on the Highlaittl Railw-ay between Britta and Loth. when the door of the compartment blew open.

In appreciation my mother

yackct

of the artist does not appear on it. only the printed word "copyright."

J. Chamberlain (Lieut.

(0) Suffol '. reId.). Ipswich.

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This is no time to worry about whetherthewifes her housekeeping. got .\':’\\’Y NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

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you've got is hardly an ordinary one.

And becauseof it, your financial problems are, probably,a bit out of the

ordinary, too.

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important things to

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HIGHSPOT FOR THE FLYING TIGERS A Sea

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER I980

S.M.A.

merges with Fleet

King o! 814 Squadron flies the Alps on its way back he Tiger Meet.

throuph

from

l(inp_helTigers" icopters

Two Sea Squadron the “F —

of 814 Naval Air reached the peak of

vi n

European flight when t 0}; representedthe squadron at NATO‘.s annual Tiger Meet at Cameri.

They

flew over the Alps to reach the Italian town. liostini this year's meet name: after the tiger ii‘. recognition of the anima|‘.s supcrior_qualitic.s of speed.

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Vernon's

light

strength abilities.

Qutidrille. the Army's spectacular massed bands. the Royal Navy's famous window ladder and cutlass-swinging displays.

the R.M. arachute team. and a rlnrmance by the high-s Royal Artilo.-r_v's Red Helmets

motor-cycle

team.

Tickets are on sale at the Main Gate. H..\l.S. Vernon. just round the corner from Portsmouth Harbour Railway Station. or by post from the Advance Booking Manager Tattoo '80.

H.M.S. Vernon. Portsmouth.

Prices for adults are £l.50 on the Wednesday and Thursday. and £2 on the Friday and Saturday (there are reductions for advance sales). and children and pensinners can get in for 50p on the

night.

refuel at

Diion.

week-loiig meet Si-1 Squadron took part in many activities. including social the

join_t_flyin§ operations. iiidu.stri;il sports.

events.

visits. ant

fiiizilly a flying display.

H.M.S. Vernon's colourful annual Searchlight Tattoo takes place on the Portsmouth establishment's sports field from September l7 to 20.

The pageant gets under way

each evening at 7 p.m. with an exciting mixture of music and military displays that lasts for about EV: hours.

Included in the programme are the pomp and ceremony of the Household Cavalry

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France. Germany.

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H.M.S. .\-linerva has been in the ublic eye in recent weeks.

On either side of her involvement in oint .\laritime Course SIB she a peared in two lots of Navy Days. c was a great success at Rosyth t\'a\'y Days. then sailed to take char e of the .l.\lC before heading south for star billing at Portland Days. the maritime exercise the ship was visited b_v Flag During Officer Second Flotilla. Rear-Admiral Peter Stanford. and Air .\l:ir.sh:ilJ. B. Curtiss. .-\ir Oflicer Commanding 18 Grou who was particularly interested in operations bctwecn Roya Navy anti-submarine units and the Nimrod aircraft of his group.

Back at Portland. the Minerva spent two weeks running out on Principal Warfare Officer courses. giving the ship an opportunity to welcome aboard some visitors.

glavv

The next Flag Officer Royal Yachts is to be Rear-Admiral P. W. Greening. who takes up the appointment in February.

ember in the acting ran of rearadmiral. and is to be promoted rear-admiral on January 7.

He has been Director of .\'aval Warfare since 1978. and his previous appointments include command of H.M.S. Hermes.

Flag-Officer and Port Admiral Portsmouth from next January is to be Rear-Admiral A. S. Tippet.

Since March. I979. he has been Assistant Chief of Fleet Support.

Eyes on Minerv

Many friendships were made gifts cxclianged purtici ants from

and several between the

Next Flag Officer Royal Yachts His previous appointments include command of HM. ships Lewiston. .laguar and Aurora; Captain Naval Drafting: and command of l!R.\'(.' Dartmouth. in November. 1978. he became .\’;iv;il Secretary.

Ca t. R. G. A. Fitch is to be Nay. Secretary in succession to Rear-Admiral Greenin in Nov-

ugc

his Edwards takes new appointment in Dcccm r in the actin rank of rear-admiral and wil be promoted rearadmiral on January 7.

Since 1978 he has served at Portland as Captain of the base and CSO(E) to Flag Officer Sea

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Divisional officers have access to theofficial information on which the lists are based.

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Reference was made to improved service to shi s which anialganiatioii with Feet staff specialist teams promised. and to the intportance to the Fleet of the key personnel saved by the merger.

The need to retain close links with the Director of Engineering Support (Navy) staff :it wl’tlCll Wtillld Portsmouth eontiiiiie to li;m.- an iniporiant role w.is reco_gniscd.

On the previous day. a farewell visit had been made to $.M..-\. by Vice-.-\dmiral Sir Williani Pillar. Chief of Fleet Su port. who spoke of the va uablc coniributioii which the .-\uthority had made. and of the atlvzinatages of reorganisatioii.

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officer. comrn;indin_g squ;idron'.s Licut.-Cdr. _Keith llindic carried 17 air and ground crew to St Etienne in France before crossing to Genoa and Czimeri.

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NAVY NEWS. SF.l’lT:MBF.R 1980

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Flyiiie high after this vezir's Royzil Naivail Volunteer Band Festival is the 35-strortgliziiitl of H.M.S. Diiedzilus. which marched off with three awards including the overall prize.

Eleven hands with it total streiigtli of near 3ll_tI took part in the tuneful hiittle zit H.M.S. Colliiigwood. Under the direction of _CSgt Maurice Kent the men front Daiediiltis tool; the the Bzimhzira Trophy for the the ('_onim:inder-in-Chief\Challenge prize Tro{i _ hv). {ireiri er and the‘Le;i-\ 'i|i:iti.~'on Dirk lor the best concert Fleet Air —

‘next

all-round :iiid in the

Arm.

perforiiiaiiee.

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(‘ollingwood the oii|_v l‘|‘.illLl with won the Keinow 'l‘roph_v for .i muxuplioiie the l’k'\l mzirehiiig l.ll\pl2t_\'. ._-\ml the hmt \\-’l:.-\l e~t;ilili~linietit'\two l)runi .\l.'i]or~ ll..\i.S.

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tll\[‘l:I_\' came from il..\l..\'. l-'i\i.:.tnl. lielilini: .1 hantl eon~i~tini: niaiiilv oi .ippiL'lillL‘L‘\witli .tll .iver.ige '.t_t:e til 17' :. Tliej. took the Collingwootl Tto h_\'_ ;i reni;irk;ihle feat in the light of the iaett at the band ha». to replace one~third oi its members e\'er_\' four liext drum

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Smallest band The li:sti\';il'.\ only W£II’.\l1lp l'i:tnd formed last year in H..\l.S. Norfolk won the Rose.\l\)tii\ Trophy lor the bC.\l\m1illh;lI'idcoiieert —

WEA/A blow through here “WeIt.gou Dave tone icolllngwood shows oil the .

only

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hone in th s car's Fi.N. Volunteer and Festival. H s Intrigued audience are Collin wood bend drummers PolilirenChrist ne Hopkin and Naval Nurse Ann Chamberlain Q.A.Ft.N.N. with them is Band Csgt Philip Fryer RM. sousa

in-Chief Naval Home Command and President ol the R.N. Volunteer Hands.

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performance.

g:'hung! ?’°".°;h?nt?hr:e This one

are

1’ by R A.’ Simon S H "S ‘wk.’

5“ '

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Other bandx taking art were from H..\l.S. Caledonia. H..\1.S. Peron/Os re_\'. H..\I.S. Ne tune. Portsmouth. ll.‘M. SCiihl!\\'lE. H.. .S_. Sultan and H..\1.S._ Pembroke. the last with five members beinz the smallest recently lormed concert band in the andvmost festival.

Prinei :il guest was Rear-Admiral K. H. G. Willis, hiei oi Stuff to the Commander-

Also present was Vice-.-Xdmiral Sir John Lea. paxt Presideiit ol the R..‘Nl.\".B.. and guest Col. Jim .\l:i\oii. l’rineip:il l ireetor oi Musie Ro_v;il .\l(l[lliL'\. The prize». were ]7l’t.'\Cl"IIC(l by l.;id\' Lexi.

sgltilllill

.

ol the ocezisiori. on July [2, was the mzirchin contest grand finale in which more than ..tItI handsmen ironi Caledonia. Collin wood. Daedalus. Fix ilrd.

Seahawk and gave a massed and ()ne oi the

performance.

highxpotx

Sultan

coiiingwood.I Li-‘i

LEFI‘: Portsmouth concert band on stage at ABOVE:H.H.S. DaedalusBand CS9! Maurice Keat receives the Commander-in-ChiefsChallenge ro front Lea. With themis theprincipal guest at the festival. Rear-Admiral K. H. G. Willis. Pres!don 0 theno Naval Volunteer Bands. Most of the Daedalus musicians are instructors or trainees in the Air Engineering School and have been under the direction oi’ Csgt Keat for {our years. He retire: in Septemberafter 22 years service in the Royal Marines including ten years with R.N. Volunteer Bands.

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NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

Lett

Your

friendly

Instructor: at the Helicopter control

The team that keetg the Navyli

helicopters

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Training Unit in H.M.S. Osprey $090 for the to right comma. are: re ren Rewcastje.

R] Lanny

"rain at!

Lennoir. Wren

rah Holden. Ueut. John

‘.i:"""¢ “‘G‘Jlri'en(R i “‘.’.l‘.t:' V- :35 Stuart.

Lola 0

.

.

Wrlgh ofltcer-in-c rge Lleut. r. Malcolm Robson. and LWren(H) Anna Lyons.

.

Below Training stall seated at the —

computer-controlled

consols monitor students in separate ship cubicles. In the foreground is PO Lenny Lennox. the game controller. and -n the background is PO Terry Newcy. the

supervisor.

“Hero. this is 475. Request operational a proacli."

“475. this is Hero. lhave you positively idenlifie Mother bears 250 at 455 miles. Override. Vector starboard 27 ." .

lt \ound\ like xomething out of lt.‘lt‘\l\l0l1 drama In lact. it |\ .i

helicopter controller prcarnble to talking \hl ‘x elieopicr back In the declt.

8:1 the <'.t\tL‘lt't \tdl.' nl Wetniouth H.i_\ l\ .'i Pontin‘\ holi\lUtll.‘|'ll

\l.llltfl

the

.I

d.n camp_ on the western \ht'l|'C is ll Kl S O\prc_\' and the R N. air \l.llt\|H Putllrtml .'\nt.l it I\ here that the Rmril .\';iv\"s helicopter

eontrol|i:r.\ are trained.

At the edge of the air station i\ a training unit which teaches the

eompleiiitics of the job in a triendly and prolcssional environment. It is an organization prepared to train naval rsonnel In a very hi h standar in radar control an operational procedures involving ships. submarIfl€\ and .iireraft.

Teaching

experienced

is

by

conducted

instructors

using the

modern radar training simulators and aids.

Opportunities abound for positive thinking men with quick reactions. Students are selected from Seaman olficen and volunteer t.'!lll'\|l\ from the operations radar branch Same coutxcs lt.i\c air tr.illic control ollicen and 0ll|L‘{‘f\ lrom .\':\TO COI.|tlIi‘tC\ attached to them.

The course la\I\ live weelu and l\ broken into three phases theor) .lnLl simulator 1l'I.\IfllCll|’fl'. practical control at sea; and a study of lined wing maritime patrol aiicrall control procedures The unit hat .'I new £75(|.l“l simulator capable ol creating operational \lI|.Iall0l1.S in .1 fCill|\-Iii.‘ xhipk Ups. Room environment most

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BADGE Successful students earn zhc Helicopter Controller 3 .\'.-\'I'() Grade C certificate. which CflllllL‘\ the rating to wear an l'l(‘ badge and gives him greater flexibility lor future employment His training complete. the helieopter controller may be

emploved in an‘ helo-carrying ship of the Royal including

l ’ \ l a n_' _ and detachments

sunre_\' «hi the Royal >1:-ct .

xquadrons.

Auxiliarj. and

He becomes an

to

the

integral member

\hip‘s operational team. tupottsiblc for asxing tactical infoiniation quie l} and accurately between the command and of the

ziirboiiie

Ul'lll.\,

\‘()l.l'.\"I'EERS \’olunIeer\ are needed for this

\cr_\ llT|p<'ll'l;ll'Iltank It I\ not c\e:\ day the Navy ullerx Ih mlunteerx \L'.l\l(lt.' accommodation .'t'| an area of

Stat! and students in the more advanced sht cubicle car out ASW exercises. From ten to right are P Wren(R) Fe tcity Whitfield. action plot supervisor; CPO Roland Stuart, course instructor; 3 student under training; Wren Sarah Holden. action platter: and Lieut. Ian Moore. course officer.

outstanding

natural beauty. good run» .i.\hote and .iir and \('.l cttrnc-\ ax part ol the cuLt.’\r.', plus .i zu.ir.i.'itec of elltcicnt, lflCIHll_\

‘..'..:nin_;:

in .5

tA'tV.'lh\AhllC

Job'

.»'\m-uric interested I\ znvrted to \!\|i lor .in aptitude test

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Picture: by HJLS.

Osprey

Photographic Section.

Suspended

on

B y e

i s

duty!

LS Paul

r s

winchcd onto H.t.1.S. Phoebe ott Portland at the start at his two-week helicopter control

training

at sea.

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12

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three sailors commended

Three ratings who helped to control a fire which broke out on board H.M.S. Bulwark have received the commendation of the Commander-in-ChiefFleet. Admiral Sir James Eberle.

While undergoing her mainlying alongside at Philadelphia The certificates were re-

sented

by Flag Officer

ird Flotilla. Rear-Admiral J. Cox. to FCPO Mick Pounds.

CPO Wally Walthe and P0 Dave Hawkes.

They took brave action while lighting the boiler fire which broke out while the ship

was

earlier this year.

The carrier sailed lrorn Portsmouth on Au ust I2 lor

weapon training. an was due to visit Le Havre for a tour-day slop-m‘t:r on August 29. Later she will visit Karlsruhe in West Germany. and Kristiunsand in Norway, and take part in the N.-‘\TO Exercise Teamwork.

Rating acted -in

a

A sailor who saved the lite of

companion knocked unconscious hy lightning has been

a

awarded the commendation oi the Commander-in-Chiel Naval Home Command. Admiral Sir Richard Clayton.

ALS Edwin Jensen and WE.-t2 J. M. Wright. both oi the Upper Yardmen Education

Unit.

were

watching a particu-

larly heavy thunderstorm lrom the safety of a elas-

apfirent the School Block oi

room

H.M.S. Caledonia.

flash

The classroom wm struck by lightning and both ratings were thrown to the Hour. ALS

tenance

.

in

Gibraltar in June and ended at Portsmouth. members of the ship's company took part in several 5 rtin activities.

Her op o the Rock team have now been ofliciall' recognised as the new record oldcrs.

Corporal Dee. Lieut Fox. Mne Skipsy. Mne Walton. P0 Churchill. and NA Parr made

the run in 132 mins. 5-! secs. in Portsmouth the ship entered the Fleet six-:5-side cricket com tition. losing the final to H..\ .S. Shciiield by one run off the last ball of the match. In the ship's gnil com -tition overall winner was M M Spence and runner-up PO George Dunn.

Jersey

Jensen. burned. temporarily unable to breathe. and shocked. recovered sufficiently

toseewi-LA Wrightstillonthe floor in convulsions. rted in the July As edition 0 Navy News. he raised the alarm by which time WI-IA t‘s heart had sto W had stopped brea and ALS Jemen revived him by and applying cardiac mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

period. which started

on

the town

ship‘s company of Jersey were treated to a during the night on the town visit to the ship's twice-yearly island of Jersey. They were invited by the management oi Caesar's Palace to see the nightspot's summer show.

The H.M.S.

ai n 3.9 On the way up the ladder of promotion are 25 Upper Yardmen. the first group to move into the new Upper Yardmen Education Unit in H.M.S. U til M" the unit has bee'1 based in H.M. Chris Young, Their new director. is pictured on the right. and with m are members at his stall.

Yardmen scheme giv ratin the The U be promoted to selected are educationally qualified go straight .

Coll.l?wood.

Caledorli a. .

Cagit.

glzhose

opportunlwhoipflto

Britannia Royal Naval College. . and levels A to O but thwe without the necexary Yardmen Education Unit. now part 0 the the U Basic raining School in Colllngwood. to quality for

on to

to Darnnouth.

en

Upper Yardmen at Caledonia paraded there tor the last time at ceremonial divisions on July 16.

The lnspectin oilicer was Commodore C. N. .\lcEaeharn. ornmodore Clyde. who was selected tor promotion on the Upper Yardmen scheme. joined the Navy as an Ordinary Seaman in

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NAVY NEWS. SEF'l'EMBER I980

13

DIVORCE: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN '

Recent letters on the emotive topic of divorce have continued with a plea from a Nottingham woman reader to "Come off it. naval wile."

After the lashion of many a brave Serviceman. Marcus Seward lays down his

and surrenders to lemlnlne charm. He and another Iour- ear-old.

Dorothy Sco were pictured while taking part in the lancy dross event at an open do held by the mrgets ood naval children's playgroup at aniis

.

Chatham.

referring to it letter in our issue in which the naval wife Autust sat : "As my husband is in the .\'avy and the eirl he is with is a Wren. they can well afford to keep me and my children."

She

was

‘Parasites’

reply.

In the .\'ottingham lady writes: Vhy. because you were once married to a man. should you expect him to keep you for the rest of your life‘? If you handed in your notice or were sacls‘ed front ti job. you wouldn't expect the firm to keep paying your wanes. would you’?

"What about wives who leave their husbands for another man and can still fall back on their husbands for ntaitttenance and for part of his estate when he dies‘) What about the "

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that's the

by

at

least two

Royal

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enough.

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grant of Ll.2Iiti. it has been decided that ltllt\|I'nl.Il'l‘l g.'.:iit.s should go to t.l.f'il|tJ front Airgusl

1 new year.

To support the higher grant. the attitual subscription unchanged at t‘l.I.’(l since I907 goes to £1.80 ltorn the saiite date.

Naval

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Minister drops in

Klm Jones gets a few hints from Dad, FCPO(OPS R) Ed Jones, on t e .& range durln H.M.S. Dryeds chi drens And (left) at H. .S. Pembrolres chlldrens week,

deli

14-year-old Roslynne Culross

Floyal Brunei Malay Regiments

Gpo une; pong.-mun-. 25040 Editor: John Tucker Depu Editor; C|'1f|3 (mocks Assistant Editors: John Elliott, Joan Kelly, Anion Hanney Business manager: Lteut.-cdr. Len Truscott. wins, an (peid_)_

Make your last years or school INTERESTIIIG, ‘.

EXCITING AIID

Three ser/i'ce with the

(editorial) 24226 (business).

to

shows off her Chelsea buns under the watchful eye of P0 Wren Sue Lamas.

A RN. chief on loan

Telephones:

Visit

furnishings.

While some visitors found it fun to make (‘ltelsea hurts. others learned what it takes to he a sletvartl. or usefully studied first:iid and survival techniques.

But it wasn't "all work and no pla_v" and there were mziny leisure attractions. including tennis. squ:t.s'll. shooting.

L‘t'lClsL'l. trainpoliniiig. tours round the tt.'ival hast: and trips on the river.

Rounding off tlte week was a sports .'iftern_oon in which children and parents

Portsmouth 22351 exts. 24194 and 24163

two-day

Portland .\'aval Base by .\'avy Minister .\lr. Keith Speed included a tour of ntarried quarters. lie was invitul into the home of P0 .\lichael (iuntt. at Westelilf. and to PO ('it;iin‘s wife s olte .\ar_uaret about qii;-rters :ind A

Survival

Portsmouth

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depeiidanis. with iiit'|:ii-.nn erodiny: the saliie oi" the present

iiinin

No. 314 27th year Editorial and business office; H.M.S. Nelson.

the children .\l.iiiiteti;iiice tor wives :naii_v cases. Just lazy

(irants from the l{..‘€ and R..\l. l)epctiil;ints l-"uni! are to increase by Ltlit nest se.:i. .~\im oi’ the i:r.m:s -.» to meet the itntitetliate l'in;titet:il i1ec.ls of

ill:

p.-irtiexpated.

I

who are. in and or greedy iiever‘." llv stay or c\pl.in.itioti. tiie corresI'm not p_on'deni' adds; ".\‘o di_vori:ed. .i secoiid wife. or involved with a lli.Il’.’lC\l niaii _iust an iitterestcil ohserser

children's

Thirty children of Service -rsonnel and civilians in Drvad spent rnornini: in the School of .\taritime () ‘tttlintls finding out what dad does all ay. and on the assault course and the .22 ran e. .»\tter lunch in the junior ratings‘ hall. they travelled by hits and boat to I ..\l.S. l)olphin. 'WI‘lL'IC they visited ll..\l. submarine Seiilion. .\le:in\vhile. children's «seek in ll..\l.S. Penihroke provided plenty of fun for young visitors and instructors alike. It was oigaiiiseil tor ll.t\.lI eliildreii iii the (‘hatham area by recreation officer Lieut. Bob I‘IlIllL‘_\. ll\sl\lCtl by members of the PT staff. ship‘s conipany. and R..\‘. Supply Scliiiol.

Observer

_".\l:iintenaiice for fair

word) the onset of school

hy instituting holidav.s' day this year.

ext.

I

Grants boost

blue holiday School holiday boredom was being shot down establishments this summer. in addition to the traditional families day. l-l.!\I.S. Dr_vad celebrated (if

who are perfectly well able to get a job and keep themselves but won"! because the) would sooner parasite on their ex-husbands‘? "\'l'h;it about secoitd wives. who didn't even meet their littsltands until after the divorce front the first wife. but who are e.\pec:eil to go out to work to help support a woman they ltave tlC\t.'l even iii;-1'.’ women

Flotilla has triple cause to celebrate.

CFIS Les Taylor was presented with his LS and GCM by the HOWE commanding officer (Cdr. Tony VWIKS and has been awarded t e _Brunei Medal.

General Service And his wile Man’ an ex-PO Wren radio Supervisor —_ has him with their presented first child. a daughter.

CR5 Taylor runs the Communications Centre in rhe_l-‘lorilla base at Maura. which operates last patrol boats aridlnver assault Craft, HIS D IHVO/V93 the training 0 Meta radio 0P9!8l‘0v'$. in W I6’? he I8 assisted by CY 7'8")’ Glazier, also a loan —

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Serviceman.

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.\'.»'\\’Y NEWS. SEPTEMBER i980

it's that time of the year when fund rziisers take to the open road and end up either saddle sore or nursing blisters.

These risks were i noted by AB

Willtinson. L.\lE.| Walthall. .\lE.-'\ Clarke. MEM Tempieman.

POSTD Toms. LSA Pickard and L.\lE.\l Halbrtrer of H.M.S. Broadsword. As the ship left Portland for a \‘i.sit to Chester they cycled the 150 miles there. raising more than £700 for two schools for handicapped children.

The cyclists were met on arrival by the Lord .\l:tyor of Chester and stall and children from both

schools. .-\lter a refreshing glassol beer. a video-cassette recorder to Dec Banks was Schoo lor the Handicap d and a Hill)cheque to Hilltop hool for, educationally sub-normal children.

Later H..\l.S. Broadsword held a arty lor children from Hillto w ich has a special liaison with! e

presented

_

ship.

Cl A coast-to‘-coast ‘III mile ride by :i team of cyclists lrom the Maritime Head uartcrs at Pitreavic to the St \ ineent Centre at Langbank. raised over £400 to help renovate a summer house used by the centre for handicapped children.

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The centre. which also provides holidays lor senior citizens. single parent families and others inneed. is run by the Society of St Vincent de Paul and relies entirely on charity for its income.

The team of Service and civilian cyclists was POSTD Niall 0'Carroll. leieut. Bernard Davis, POCK Thomas Mur hy. WTR .-\drian Grilliths. S D Shaun Carr. V-VTR Daniel Crampsie.

Paul Allard (son of FCPO A. J.

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The look of amazement on the trace of PO John Marshall speaks tor itselt as he confronts Mr. Roy Parryman. captain of the Great Britain Nail Throwers team during an unusual darts match in the P03’ Mass at H.M.S. Daedalus. The match. which raised £105 for the Guide Dogs lor the Blind Association. involved one team throwing conventional darts and the other throwing Gin. nails a rule Mr. Perryman is obviously ignoring.

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Allard). Roddy .\lcRae (son of Lieut.-Cdr. J. .\lcRae). and Richard Belcher (son of CPD Beleher).

U E C] Dressed in pirate rig. the ship's company ol H.M.S. Cambna.

South Wales R.N.R. division. walk to mark went on a the move o their headquarters to ;i new seat training centre at Sully in South Glamorgan. Proceeds

sponsored

lrom the walk will go

to

aid

H..\l.S. Caledonia. which has been raising funds to provide aids for mentally handicapped childreti

at

recently Lynebank Hospital. hos ital

provided the second Flyin Dutc

man

hlobility

aid. Over I lwas raised towards the cost. enablin additional games_and aids to e bought for the children.

D C D The children's ward ol the R.;\'.

Sully hospital

nearest neighbour ol the Hospital.

Division.

with its

at

Plymouth enjoyed

an

unexpected treat when the conimissioning cake to mark the Zlst anniversary ol H..‘vl.S. Vivid. the R.N.R. headquarters in Plymouth. was presented to the hospital for the children.

D [3 C3 .lS Andrew Maynard of H..\l.S. Dolphin also enjoyed an unexpected birthday treat when he was presented with a bottle of for raising £26. the most co ected by an individual lor the Soldiers’. Sailors‘ anti .-\irmen's Families .-\ssociatioti Citsh drive at Gosport.

Z [2 C .-‘s strawberries and cream tea i:t\'i.'n by the WRNS Unit of ll..\l.S. Dolphin raised £51! in aid of autistic children at Anglesei Lodge. Alverstoke.

champafine

Looking every inch a sailor, young Patrick Karkeek. a patient at Mount Gould hospital school in Plymouth.steals a shy look at the camera during a visit lrom POSTD Jones ot H.Ni.S. Arotnusa. with other u'|8fI'|bGI'8 ot the P03‘ Moss he was visiting the hospital to resent a 2250 ch ue to provide toys and games tor the c ildren. A total oleigoo has been raised by the ship for the hospital in the past yeah

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TODAY’SCAREERS ADVISERS HAVETOBEA urn; MORE 5UBT|£.

You'll enter.it the same r.ink that you leave the Tliey also h.ive to he .1 good iitdge ol'cli.tr.icter. l’lcet,.indalter three years you could be eligible lor They have to he aide to pick out the young lads wlioare liriglit.keenand gciiuinely interested in the proiriotioii to l.ieiiten.iiit. lt's .i respoiisilileiob.tor aswcll .ls selecting Service. :'\ndthey lilti\l know how to spot the promis- new tt.'L'YUil's,_\‘()tlmust also give them .in .iccur.tte picture oltlie Service they will be ioiiiing. iiig recruit utidemcatli his long li.iir.indhis jeans. llyoti think you're the person to sun young llyou .1re .t l:(‘.l’().Cl’().‘\ll"()or C/Sgt Ri\'1 coming tip for retirement. perhaps you would like men on their new careers. and start oti one yoursell. to continue your iiaval service as .i Careers .-\dviscr.

You'd proh.il1lyhe liased in one ofovcr til) Careers liiionti.itioii Oiltices. As well .is iiiterview~ ing yotittg, tiicn.yoti could be involved in local publicity work and ll.ll\t‘Illwithschools .tnd youth

orgaiiisatioiis.

details are .iv.ril.1b|ein .1 current DCI. r\ltcni.itively.gct an irilonit.ttitiii booklet iioiii your local Rcscttlcinent Ollicer or direct lrom the Directorate ot‘N.iv.il Recrtiitiiig. Room lU3

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ROYAL NAVYAND ROYALMARINES CAREERS SERVICE

ergoants fix it for Jim!

Members ol the Ser eants' Mess i-‘lo at Marines Eastnoy. “fixed at b it” lor Jimmy Savi do Stoke lien ville Hos Ital the r completing a sponsored boat haul. They ral 21.50 etlorta. and resented a cheque for that amount to Jimmy at the spinal lnlu as Unit on Au ust 2. Pictured at the presentation Paul are (back row. left to Tug Wilson.

Walton chele eith Mike Alexander. Sgt. Brettol, and (tront) ( au htor ot Csgt. Walton). and Sgt. Spike Jack o Flees. formar patient Stuart Hoes, and J mmy Savile.

Sgt.

right?

Wlthoy.

Kelly:

Winch way to

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

Blackpool tower?

15

Rothestiy key ship

in search for helo

While takin part in exercises off Port and. H.M.S. Roihesay's newly-fitted electronic e ui ment was tested to the ul when she was‘ called on to co-ordinate the search for it Royal Navy Wessex helico ter which had crashed into i e sea with the loss of three lives‘. _

The frigate was recommissioned on .\lav .311

following

at

2‘/:-year refit

at

Chatham. Princi al guest was the Countess of elltirlt who had launched the ship in I957 accompanied by Lord Selkirk.

Also present was the Fla Officer Medway. Rear-Admira C. B. Williams and Mrs. Williams.

The cake-cuttin was performed by JMEM Jo ii Flint. the voungesi member of the ship‘s companv. and .\fis.s Debbie Wilson. tfau hter of the —

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Rothes:iy'scomman ing officer.

Cdr. Gordon Wilson.

DRY DOCK

Following a

short s ‘ll in dry dock to iron out a sha tproblem. trials were concluded successfully and the ship returned to Chatham for an assisted maintenance -riod and leave.

On Ju y I0 she was visited by Rear-Admiral J. C. Kennon.

hydrofoil

H.M.S. Speedy. the Royal Nat‘/y's first and fastest ship. is about to begin intensive operational eva uatiori with the Fishery Protection Squadron.

The ll7-tonne. 43-knot craft which "flies" on water is expected to continue trials in the offsltore protection role until spring next year when.

Antelope's vine time

ll,.\f.S. .-\iiieliIpe's first forcigii \isit since her refit \-\.is to l‘lUl'tlC'.tl.l.\. where the ship‘s cuiitp.iiiy quickly beeante aequamtetl “till the product of this taiiioiis ssinc-growiiig area of l"t;iiiec. .\fan_v went on guided tours and xsirie-tasting trips. while others kitted themselves out with tents .ind surfboards and lieaded west for the beaches around .-\r:iclion.

The ship's cotnpany was also invited to an official reception by the .\f.ii-or of llordeaus. .\l ('hah;ni-

Delnias.

Chief Naval Sup Iv and SecrePort Admiral tariat Officer Rosyth. Eleven days later it was the turn of Flag Officer First Flotilla, Rear-Admiral D. C. Jenkins. to pay a call.

ancl,

following a maintenance period, she will undergo a series of more detailed technical trials.

boats.

In .-\u ust. with an audieticeof pressmen she made an impressive public on debut. showing off her capabilities by taking high-speed runs and cutting tight circles in the calm waters of the Solent_

‘World first’ However. her advanced design is

intended to make her operational in waves of up to l2ft.. her retractable hydrofoils acting like wings to lift her hull clear of the surface.

Her foul-weather capabilities. as well as her load-carrying capacity and range. will be taken into account when Service chiefs decide on the future of such craft in the Royal Navy. But speed and manoeuvrabilii_v are clearly the hydrofoil's most attractive features.

Besides fishery and oil rig protection. the roles foreseen for this new-concept warship the first ietfoil design to enter service —

C.-in-C. rider Picture: LAtPhot] with any navy include fast patrol boat and anti-submarine work.

During the first three months of her operational trials the Speedy will work in as ntait_v fislteries and with as nianv different types of fishing vessels as possible: she will use ittaity ports of call and operate with other naval ships and Service aircraft.

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£7‘/2m. cost For the following three months she will operate in the roles to which her initial trials will have found her to be most suited.

At the end of that time an overall will be made. l-l..\l.S. Speeds‘. built b_v Boom‘ in Seattle at a cost of £6 million and fitte out

assessment

Darby Allen.

further cost of Thornycroft Vospcr El": million. was ctimmissitined in June.

Her design is based on the jetfoils in use as cross-Channel ferries. but for militarv purposes she is fitted with :i different superstructure and her two gas turbines are sup lemenied by diesel en ines which eou d boost her range to [.5 l miles. ller eotiiputerisetl ii:ivig.itioii svstgm installed by Vosper allows immediate ana|_vsis of heading and speed.

Vosper‘s fitting-out also included the comrnunications system. extension of the heating and ventilation system. fresh-water plumbing. a boat handling system for the vessel's (wt) se;ib0:tts_ the provision of standard equipment. and :tt.‘i.‘t)ml'IttiLlttllitn for the four officers and 13 ratings. bv

at a

Admiral Sir James Eberle.

Commander-in-Chief Fleet.

took the helm of a fast Searider craft during his three-day visit to naval ships. personnel and families in Hong Kong.

Cheers, Ajax! tug-of-war from against H.M.S. A':ix tional a

team

won the tradicorn ctition

arlsberg

the ship's visit to Brewery durinfire brewerv is a Copenhagen. popular run ashore for British warships visiting the Danish

port.

LEARN TO FLY FREE. Scout units, or pti ils of Royal .\';tvy I"l}'iitg Scl'iol;1rshtp offers young men certain lT.1L1[lC;1l co lcges and theltiglicst standai'ds of training natitical schools. bv civilianll vim; club instrtictors.

The Royal Navy Special livht Yo_u’ll beti‘;1inedinarid Flyiitg Award is for yottng the ;ni'craft like the Piper men, between 16 and 23, at -.1ny Cessna 150 and after onlv school or universit_v.

9 hours you'll be flyingsolo.

Of course, _t-'ou’re under The course lasts about no obligation to join the Royal 4 weeks and includes :1 total of but if you would like Navy, 30 hours A

_

Cl1:t FL‘S

flying. O_nly nominal

are

mot anon.

lnrfiest dauuifi

VT2 P234. the Royal Navy's hovercraft. operates close to an underwater ex oslon in in trial that would have seriously it conventional of com rub c size. displacement vesselunmann craft destined for scra hormnlly. only would be exposed to underwater explosions of th

intensity.

The crew reported only a slight bump under their feet. and the craft returned to her base at the R.l\'.

Hovercraft Trials Unit at Let-on-Solent with all

systems

working.eslgitcd

and built by Vospcr Thomyeroft. is being evaluated by the Navy. Her air cushion makes her particularly suitable for mimcountermeasures work.

P234 is now back at her builders‘ shlpvard at Portchestcr for refit and modifications. including the installation of a hydraulic crane and enlarged roof to enable her to operate in an MCM support The VT2.

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rifle Jenny's them gets in a twist!

ii: Court orders When in accordance with the new regulation. a rating is given rmission to make his own inancial arran ments to meet

.,

court

a

or er

maintenance. such private arrangement must be outside the naval allotment scheme.

DCI (RN) 348

New

USCE‘ it-instruct‘-)

rig

Stocks of the

—

owcer).

The

—

m".

Admiralt has decided to set matters to right with the o|lowin_g directlvt.— "The correct abbreviation for the Women's

"

Ro at Naval Service is WRNS. The letters W NS may be used both as a collective noun and as an adjective (for exam Ie WRNS ofticcr. WRNS quarters. and the RNS).

First of June

She mi

concern

.

iust

(RN)

“She should be so

All

Royal Navy pilots,

military and

lucky!"

civil

Ieadin to the degree or Master of Phi osophy.

DC! (RN) J 416

practice.

Despatches recognition of meritorious

Northern Ireland. the MBE has been awarded to Capt.

Richard Peter Williams. R.M.. and the BEM to CSgt. David Alan Chisnall. R.M. Mentions in Despatches o to the following members 0 the Corps: Sgt. Alan William Bell.

W01 John Roben French. Cpls.

Barry Michael Gill. John Gilbert McLeman and Anthony David Quin. and Capt. Robert Marti Rundle.

The Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air has been awarded to Lieut.

Christopher John Nunn, R.M. DCI (RN) 421

Cfiiicislll iif Sr.-r\'ii:c ulcctiirail rugistriitiiin £lr|'itt'lgCt't'lt.'nI.\. tlL‘\\' lcgislzitiiiii is coming intii fiircc crttibling \\’i\'t.'S iii Scr\'iL'r.' inch and liushands iii Service women to register it\ civiliaii uicctiir.» when fchiliillg in the United

To

meet

l\in_t:rJiim.

Tiicj. uili till itt thi: cluctiirlil rui:i~tr;itiiin tiirnis \\i|iL'il “iii he

l.ii\H'ihUiL'Li iii liiiiiwhiililcrs in thc tttlttiitiit Thu} m;t_\. it they prefer. ciiiitiiiiic tn hi: rugislcrcd ii».

SL-i\ii:c \itlL't?~, hut ii the} .itr.' ri:~idcnt in thc l'.K. lltthi in liiturc he ri:i:i~ti:rciiiiiic \\.i} iii the iithcr.

S|1U\I\(_‘\ uhii \\|\i1 lii tiilu \\iliiL' linng ii\i:r~i:.'i~ czitt. hiiucucr. fh'_L'l\lL‘it)1li_\ .i~i Scnici: \iItcr.~ tint! shiiiilii dis \U it the} \\l\it tii take £l(i\.’Ii1l.'Il.'L' til the

xpcciul

prices

and Clothing Gratuity on officer advancement to have been recatcu ated. ial A review of grants for s items for female personne. and of the element tor tights in KUA. has not yet been completed. but the current rants have been included in t e announcement lor the convenience of start. Revised amounts wll be announced separately.

DCI (RN) 431

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The 1979 Henry Leigh Carslake Prize tor observers has been awarded to Lieut.-Cdr. T. J. l. Howard-Jones and Lieut.-Cdr. A. A. Su gitt.

The Herbert Lott aval Trust Fund Prize for pilots goes to Lieut.-Cdr. P. 8. Rover.

Dcl (RN) 447

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Eldridge

Sur Lieut.-Cdr. J. Hiles has ain the 1979 Erroll Eldridge rize for his work on alcoholism In the N aw DCI (RN) 467 .

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toteohone No

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xiitiiig ;irr.ingi:itii:r1ts

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Revised prices are announced for clothing. tobacco and cigarettes. At the same time. the rates of Kit Upkeep Allowance

I

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ob-

service in

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Cambridge.

The olficial announcement sets out the ages at which the examinations will be r uired. and explains that signi icanl abnormalities will be referred to a Service medical specialist tor lull evaluation.

DCI (RN) 418

In

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aircrewmen are to have eriodic electrocardiograp ic examination. in line with the current United Kingdom servers and

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Because: at N.i.ili'5tmir1uL' I.'lpEflt'.'|"|Cl'.‘in providing spi:ci;ilisi.~d ‘at'i'V|CU5 for HM Forces. we have been

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arran ement with the SerUniversity 0 vice officers are to have the of :course in internavonal relations

opportunity

434

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from invested funds). The committee decided to allocate £1,700 for lunher investment and to distribute £16,747 to 13 charities.

The 1980 appeal is being launched by letters to commandin olticers accompanied by su scription lists and covenant torms.

DCI (RN) 463

_

SUCCESS

or

DCI

A "welcome increase in the number of covenants made and in the amount of money collected" resulted from the 1979 First ol June Appeal for R0 at Na and Royal Marine icers' C arities.

The total amount received was £18,526 (this includes the income tax recovered lrom deeds of covenant and income

Appeal

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adjective?" ht reply that as tar ‘as you are she doesn't give a diclty-bird.

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are

made lor the issue of the new range of category badges for wear by clerical and quarters assistants of the Queen Alexandra Royal Naval Nursing Service.

DCI (RN) 367

beir}g

tonight

ready-

Badges

"The tenn 'Wren' should onl be used as a noun. when reterring to a rat n member of the WRNS (for example petty o icer Wren).

The official desi nation of a member of the NS otticer or WRNS rating.

WRNS is either NO SUCH RATE "There is no such rate as CPO Wren or FCPO Wren. Chief Wren and Fleet Chiet Wren the correct tlttes."

A er thoroughly dlgestin the above authoritative explanation. it in ght be unwise to give Jenny a ring and inquire. "Are you a noun

new

made while drill bush jackets are now sufficient for the garments to be brought into general use lor all R.N. officers.

DCI (RN) 358

Arrangements

Jenn "Wren" is a bit ot an embarrassment in the ervice not. one must hasten to add. by her presence. but because in otticial reterences to lady sailors. there is apparently a tendency to get knickers in a twist.

An official announcement points out that the terms Wrens and WRNS are often used incorrectly (for exam le WRN ratings. Wren or worst of all.

Leading WR S

lor family

}’R().\'Y \'()Tl-I (‘ixiliiiii L'1L'L'i\lI\ mil) iinl_i register from :in 1tdlil'L‘\\ in the l’.I\'.. but it they gii U\l.'f\L'(!\ :i prii\_1' tiriiitc 1hc_\ l1'l:t_\ iiir thi:m iuring thi: rcitttittttltg iiiu lit" the itl'|t'Il.l;li rt-gt-iti:r. 'l'hi:_\ i:.'irir1iil YL'~fl."_.2l\lL'f it\ i.'i\ili;iii L'|L'L'[l\{\ uhilc ;ilirii;iti.

It l\ pimihli: tii cliiingi: lriint Scnici: tii L'i\tii£Iii ri.'gi.~tr;ilIiiii and \tL‘L‘-\Cl'\'.t it\ 1/iL‘\ift.'li. thc chtingc hi:ciintiit_-.: cll'cL‘ti\c nit the next .tnnti.iI ri:;.:1\ti.:r iil L'iL'L‘lltf\. .\'0 ST.-\T['h' LOSS The iitl'ii.'i;ii t.‘\pi'.tll.IiIl‘lIlpiiiittx iiut that "It is \\t)Hil ri:mi:rtthi:r— ing lilill Sunicu fcgl‘-|filliUi'l in mi W;t_\' Yt.‘pfL'\t.'lll\ it lim iif L'l\iil£ln status. [1 lt\tli(i\ thi: nccii tiir ;iniiii:il rt-;.vi.sir;iiiiiii zinil Ctl.\llYL'.\ the right to milk \thi:ii

tll lpnil l

"He wasn't very keen on signing my ap lication for an award. t ough!"

1': Ideas men

Seventy-seven Service rsonnel were among hose who gained awards under the Ministry ot

Defence scheme tor '_'tresh ideas which will improve etticiency or atfectiveness or save the de artment money." here is little restriction on the subject matter and no limit to the amount of award which can be lven. All awards are pai free of tax.

Amon the substantial

awards. oyal Navy suc-

cesses were: CPO A. W.

Matthews. H.M.S.

R. ClF.eogiaunders. atra. Lieut.-Cdr. H.M.S.

Daedalus and Cdr. C. F. M. Walker, H.M.S. Bristol

(£150 each).

DCI

(RN) J

399

litittg t)\L'f.\CZt\ and u hcn l1ll)\'il\_L‘

hiimi: either within tho [.7_}\'.''

or

tll.li.\iL.iL'

The fL'qlll!L‘l‘tlL‘|‘lI tiir Scrsicc ri:gi~tr;itinit forms iii he countersigiicd HI.)‘.\' \.’t.'&l\t:\. and thi:

marking prr:\'iuu~.I}' denoting

St‘|’\'tL‘C voters on clcctiirzil registi:r\ ha.» :i!\ii been dropped. (‘liangcs should conicfor into the effect this _\'i::ir in litnL' 1981 i.-Ii.-ctiiriil rctlislcr.

DC! (RN) J 456

NAVY NEWS. SEI’TEi\iBER 1980

athering of

the Stewarts

Iar name in H.M.S. Cam rdown. SHEENA Siewan. Wren DG FIONA Stewart.

Most ANNE Stewart.

Sea Training Centre for Ta Division .N.Fi. in WRO2 UZ Stewan. W 140 R.N.R. and WRO1 AUDREY Stewart.

2 ANDREW Dundee. is STEWART! W.R.N.R. and 40 R.M.R._ they can muster ten Stewart. and WEMIO) EDWARD iewart.

0 ii a nyone in Fife or Tayside wants to join the Stewarts on drill night.

They include Lieuts. RODERICK and IAN R.N.R. at Dundee. being a Stewart is not Stewan. Colour Sqt. COLIN Slewan. WR01 compulsory!

MEM(M§

'

Wardroom’s first

lady 313,,’ me

radio man!

1|» beca_me

Grandmother Mrs. OLIVE MacDONALD is claimed to be the first woman hall porter and

wearing uniform.

Pictured with Lieut.-Cdr. JOHN HUNT at the desk in H.M.S. Cochrane's wardroom.

Mrs. MacDonald was a cleaner in the building for five years before the hall porter post

“Her resence in the mess makes 1 e place much more a home than it used to be. particularly for those of us who live in." commented one officer.

receptionist in the Royal Navy.

available. She is a

specially designed

After a combined total of 36 in the R0 at Nav. rothers Lieut.-C r. BRIN LEY (right) and Lieut.

MICHAEL SHERIDAN met on duty for the first time in their careers when both were appointed to Rosyth naval base. Brinsley is accommodation officer in H.M.S. Cochrane. and Michael is the first uniformed officer to work in the Principal Supply and Transport Oils and Fuels department in the dockyard. The first either knew of the proximity of their jobs was when met. by chance, in the war room of H.M.S. Cochrane.

gears

Filled with

pfide?

Bargaining

onfuune

Ihtéy

-

advantage Sub-Lieut. JUSTIN HUGHES was born in Kenya 20 years ago. so his visit to Mombasa in H.M.S. Coventry was something of a homecomin The Coventry is on

gEroup

Far ast. It

.

eployment

to the

Justin‘s first visit since he left Africa in 1963. Although his home is now In Rei ate. local knowhim strikeagood ledge hel

bargain

was

with traders at Mbaraki. where the Coventry

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Sur eon Lieut.-Cdr.(D) GEO REY MYERS has received the first of the triennial awards from the Herve -Fletcher Prize Trust und. which are made only to dental officers who have advanced dental sciences or enhanced the reputation of the Naval Dental Services.

Surgeon Lieut.-Cdr.

had two days free at the end of a course to organize a liaison visit to one of the other uniformed services it ave him the chance_ to congratulate his brother. DOUG S. on his promotion to sergeant in the Sussex Police.

Douglas is attached to the force's Marine Section and welcomed his brother aboard its launch. the Norfolk. on the first (is Sub-Lieut. Simmonds spent the second day at the force s eadquaners in Lewes learning about the admin. side of the section. well as his _‘'brother in Law." Duncan has a brother- inAs. law _in naval uniform KEITH STONE. a chief yeoman .

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sewing at Mount Wise.

Plymouth.

Myers. at present sewing

in the Naval Dental Clinic.

London. received an inscribed medal and a us for £100from the c retirn Director of Naval n Dents Services. Su Rear-Admiral (D) B IAN

ROGERS. The trust fund

com-

memorates two dis-

tinguished officers. Fleet Surgeon Christopher Harvey. who studied the

dental condition oi sailors at Sheerness Barracks in 1885 and called for the need for qualified dentists in naval hospitals. and Surgeon Rear-Adm|ral(D Edward Fletcher, who rom the formation of the pennenent list of R.N. dental officers in 1920. headed the list and develo the Naval Dental Serv oes for the next 26 years.

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"Clearing; up after Navy Days is rougher than helping

STRANGLED—BY RED TAPE

NEWSVIEW Hope for the

dockyards’

The “inertia of a swollen bureaucracy and strangling of initiative" are among the strong words used by Capt. John .\foor_e.

R..\i.. editor of "Jane's Fighting Ships." in his "state of the Western navies' pronouncement in the latest edition of the famous refcreitce book.

way ahead

Generations of sailors have held their various views and sometimes es ressed theni on their association with doc ‘yards.

Few would accuse the yards of providing the most glamorous aspect of naval life.

Some. however. may find more than at passing interest in the newly-published eonsultative document "A framework for the future.“ based on a searching study into the Royal dockyards. it is a report which does not seek to minimise the_ complexities or current problems of running ‘yards for a high-technology .\'avy and it offers remedies. none of which it pretends to be instant.

The proposals involve fundamental changes in attitudes from all concerned something which will not be easy. says the report.

Radical action is needed "to resolve the deep-seated causes of the cycle of declining capacit_v and loss of morale in which the dockyards are at present trapped." Only in this way would it be possible to restore to the an effective capabilit_v to support the F eet.

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."I£lil (‘lt't

Late

changes

difficulty of Service rules_ to_man:igement Civil industrial miljttf organization. to which

Reference is made

applying o

a

to

“the

well suited.‘ Tiiis point is also made. "We do not question the need to up-date the capability of the Fleet in the face of the remorselesslv growing Russian threat. We are concerned. however. at the growth in the injection of alterations and additions in refit work packages and in particular at the proportion of such changes that have to be added at a late

they are

out after hurricanes!"

l)e.'ilitti: with the .\'orth .-\tl;ititte 'i'real_\ Organisation he declares that [lie political

Bureaucracy is hampering

orgttnisttlion in \\'avhington effectiiely slows down the naval procurement process ;ilrc;itly clogged by bureaucratic procedures. and that events have shown that the U.S.A. has shown the lack of ability to outp:tce blackmail.whether in dealing with an undiscipliried mob or the

world's other super-power. tints to the other method of Capt. .\foore l’Ul'ItltnL' armed t.'itCt.'\ by dealing with the 25 \'t.'iIt‘\ that .-\dniir:il of the Fleet of the Soviet Union (iorshkov has been boss of the Russian naval force and development.

This continuitv of command enabled it \lt.':xt.l\ rogression in Soviet capability while the "est‘s administration by committee denied the forces those swift decisions and cohesion of design which were becoming increasingly l1t.‘Ct.‘\\;tl'}‘.

“The ver_v fact of democracy was debilitating its 0\-\l'| security." says Capt. .\foorc inferring, without actually sayuig so. that about the only hope for NATO is a few dictatorships.

Perhaps his belief for the future may lie to some extent in “lite lron Lady." because he is disparaging about "the previous British Government which succeeded in diminishing the Royal Navy in everything evcept

profes\ion:ilisni."

"Ships

sins.

were

paid

":itid those

off before due time." he

manning the Fleet

were

West says Jane’s editor

\L'flUtl\l\ tinderpaid. The result was it considerable lt)\\ of trained man met to ittt.lustr_v and an erosion of morale wlti e insufficient new shit“

ordered.

"The lilect

\\ere

which the United Kingdoni depends has been cut to well below the necessary minimum to meet its own -acetime needs and the trite requirements of .'.»\T(). ".-\ctioii is in hand to remedy part of the situation. but it will take a long time to grind through the weller of committees and ‘docket :iction'."

Since the iipptirently obvious solution to the \\’cst's defence problems is but an actidcmic discourse. (':ipt;iin .\loore says that there can be no conclusions from his summing tip. except of course an

on

underl_vini: optiniisni.

He concludes: "The politicians bear a heat) res onsiliilit_v in entdicating waste and ttic flClL'llC). and in :2 preciatirig the need fora total collaboration -tivecn uniformed and civilititi staff and fullv employed vhipytirds.

not

"there is affirmation of the continuing need for four home 'vards. although employment levels in each 'will depend on success in.

improving posals

efficiency. The wide-ranging roinc ude yet to be approved streamlined management with more tunity to manage and greater accounta iit_v: changes in funding arrangements: and the chance for yards to have local productivity schemes and geographical supplements to —-

Excellent "Despite its redticed size. howt.‘\ er. it makes a strong contribution to .\'.-\'l'()'s Atlantic forces with some oi escorts zillocaitcd compared with .-\itterica's lltl." says Capt. \'i|l:ir.

"It has a line technology and excellent we-a

in t

although many of them are still development stage."

as

e

The Sea lfarrier will have the Sea Eagle stand-off anti-ship missile. but not for it few tears vet. The Harpoon anti-shi missile is just being fitted tothe R..\'. fleet of] nuclear attack \tlht‘ll2ll'll"lC\_ ‘lite helicopter-launched Sea Sktia anti-ship missile will not be :ivailah|euntil l‘Jh'l.

Mcanwliile the only dedicated anti-ship surface-laiinched ltll\\llt.' is the -ltl-kilometre l€\ocet. "though llllx has ;i good weapon capability for the money which has been axtiilablc."

While seeing the beginnings of an offensive ca bility. Ca t. \'illar says that the lie in having been Royal 'avv's desi tied for the defensive stance of .\'/\ 0.

He directs criticism :it the lack of amphibious assault capability. observing lh:it of the two R..V. dock landing ships. one is in reserve and the other used for training.

olppo

prohllems

Expensive

—

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lts

main future classes of escort are the -32 destroyer fitted with the Sea Dart air de cncc tt'li.\\lli.' system but nothing more offen\l\'t.' than it single ~l.Sin. gun and the li ht helicopter-lziunched Sea Skuti anti-ship n1l\\lt.'1 and the Type 22 destroyer with only four l-Ivocet missiles and Sea Skua. although armed with effective ttntl-ntlssilc missile‘ tlclcnccs with the Sea Wolf system. ('oncltides Capt. '\'il|ar: "The defensive role is an expensive one which demands complex weapons and large ships in which to fit them in sllfflClt.'l'llIlut1‘ll3L‘t'\. The offensive role is cheaper and fits today's post-.-\fghiinistan mood."

1' "Join": I-'r_gI1ri'rig .S'liips" and "Julie":

’l'ype

P (W.

Et'l\‘lS£l'C(l are vards operating as thrustin firms wit in the Civil Service. competing wit

each other and with commercial yards.

And to the efficient would go more work. jobs and investment.

With prospect of change in the coming yezirs. it all adds u to a vast challenge for the ‘yards and the ope echoed by Navy "customers" that they will be able to —

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respond.

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stage."

wisely

taken. cotild slft.‘l'l§!lllt.‘ll our hopes of peace. Prevziriciition and indecision cart only lead to their own failtirc ;.i rm conference table and the resultant collapse of the deterrence of war ln another stttndatd reference book. “Jtine's Weapon Systems." the l‘)$ll-Sf edition has it coniineiit;ir_v by ('apt. Roger \'il|:ir.R..\'.. who offers the \IL‘\\ that .\’.-\'l"O‘s .‘~lI~ye.'ir-old deletisive philoxopln needs .'I change towards ;i more .'iggre\\t\e look for its navics .'ind their ships.

Capt. \’i|lttr'\ commentary was written before the announcement that the Royal Navy l\ to replace the Polaris missile systcni with the more powerful Trident.

He says that the overseas coniniitments ol the l{o\.'tl .\'aiy have disappeared alniost entirely. and the whole fleet is declared to .\‘.-\T().

"Their tlt.‘t.‘l\ltill\. it

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No time to be lost as emer ency accommodationcarried b Glasgow and flown in by outsi e agencies is erected on a hit side.

0 Continued from

Page One

Divertcd to St l.ucia on her way home from a spell oi duty as Belize uardship. the Glasgow of u to I70 miles lound a scene of chaos. an hour had devastated the islan killing and injuring many inhabitants. destroying vital services and severely damaging homes and crops.

glinds

.

Many oi the injured

.

Bananas were not

areas.

Roads were blocked. power supplies and communications wrecked and buildings demolished.

Over the next five days Glasgow sailors. hel by the shi ‘s Lynx helicopters. treated moret n 300 casua ties and evacuated the severe cases to hospital. Work started to restore the island to normal life.

Teams trom the destro_ver helped marshal emergency supplies and take them where they

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were

in remote

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left out of the Glasgow's salva e operation. About 90 per cent. of t Lucia's crop was ruined.

H.M.S.

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Glasgow alongside at

story

St Lucia. The twisted, devastated bulldin tells the of Hurricane Allen. Pictures by H.M.S. Glasgow photograp er.

were most needed. Power. water services were restored and crop

surveyed.

The ship's

gush

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that her work went smoothly except on one occasion when the re-establishment oi communications had to cease while the local crane driver undertook his duties as a preacher!

O The Glasgow conducted successiul tirings of her Sea Dart missile system against it pilotless

hospital damage was

and

company worked from dawn to and the helicopter flew during all daylight

Flag

reported

She

ours.

honour

target aircralt oil Roosevelt Roads. Puerto Rico

her way to Belize.

During a ten-dav visit to Fort Lauderdale.

Florida. members oi the ship's com any donated 50 pints oi blood to the local trans usion service about a quarter of the county's daily on

When the Glasgow linally sailed. having completed her emergency rescue service. the Prime Minister. .\lr. Allan l.ovis_v. requested that the ship be rmitted to lly the St Lucia flag ial occasions as a mark of honour for her on s wor

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requirement.

Her visit to Belize City included a jungle expedition and training for the ship's internal security platoon. a concert and a diving expedition to the Joint Senices Training Centre at St

.

On Cayman Brac, the Scylla‘s main job was to help re-establish power and communications.

The frigate also made a dash to the Grand Cayman Island to pick up relief supplies.

George's Caye.

All the nice love bears a sailor .

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polar bear with an eye for a sailor caused a _fcw a prehcnsive moments among menibcrs of a Joint Services xpedition in the Canadian Arctic.

A

H.M.S. Sabre

Being

towed to Portland by tug at the end of July after a collision in fog with an Alderttey breakwater.

among the most lerocious of wild animals. the bear was :1 none too welcome

was

gatecrasher

pi0CL't.'din's oi the cxped. team studying the lora “mi l““"" “l P’l"‘7'~'~“ M5*l'l¢ Bil)?

was

Capt. A. l.. iliiidle. Roval .-\tlillL'l_\'. who as a honihardier was C\‘;lCULllL'Ll front Dunkirk by the tlestrnyer Sahre after "winning" the weapon from a ridcrless German lltll’st.' Ill battle during the British withdrawal.

He kept his trophy during the remainder of his service career aitd before retirin' and

eniigratitig to .-\ustrali:i iiecided to present it to the Sabre in gratitude to the previous shi The sabre was received by t e vessel's commanding officer. .

Lieut. William Andrew. Also present at the ceremony were the Senior Oilicer First Fast Trainini Boat 5 uadron. estlalte.

Lieut.-C r. Brian and cadets from T.S. Albion. the S:ibre's afliliatedSea Cadet unit.

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keep out of reach. believing discretion to he the better part oi togetherness. to

But not all the atiiiiials studied Eu‘-'-‘"1’-"C l-‘li‘“'dby the team posed such a threat: Mam“ Bl-‘ill _4!"ll l-ml" “WT observations were made. in coitlollowed expedition leader CPO em," d;,\.1i.m_ of g,kgm,, Sl""'-' wllllilm-‘ and “""‘h“ hahitatiori. irds. plants and mL'm_b*"' “l "W Will“ fl“ ‘' "',~""‘-" mammals including .-\i'CliL‘ “lcklnil l“*ll'*l“)'- Til“? “'l-"*'l." hare. fox. ermine and music ox. assumed that their lurrv companThe expedition. due back in ion was not lol|owing' them to give out iriendlv hugs. as is tlte Britain at the end of Au ust. often worked irom H634! to -300 wont oi many females in foreign to gather their data. ports of call.

The fast training boat was due for a refit in October. In View of the damage suiiered. various options are being considered for her refit and repair. but no decision has yet been made.

On July ll. the vessel was presented with her own sabre a weapon with a fascinating history linked with the Sahre's predecessor -11) years ago.

DUNKIRK presented to the ship by

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thetenth anniversary of the sto of the Tot on August 1'. 1970. was celebrated in style yt e at H.M.S. Fioolte, Gibraltar. Surrounded b a senior lull sup on :1 cast in a propriate rig the command rig officer 0 HM. Hooks (C r. Tony keeps a close eye on the measure.

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NA\''\' .\‘i-ZWS, SEPTEMBER 1930

Iii mm They don't do things by halves in the Fleet Air Arm. When they put on a show for the public. it aircraft.

But overworked adjectives like

station at Yeoviltonon August 2.

A year of organisation and several days of hectic activity had lined up a vast range of aircraft to thrillthe public at the station's 40thAir Day from the world's largest, the C5 Galaxy of United States Military Aircraft

most and best would have met with not a murmur of dissent

Autogyro. star of the James Bond film, “You Only Live

becomes a spectacle an occasion to wheel out the —-

Point duty

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.\'.-\\'Y .\’l-IWS. Sl{l’l'IiMBl{R 1930

Jverflew the old.

H.M.S_ Heforfs And We newest a Harriers cf 300 ii’ Squadrons '1 3* 3_ bublic first trn1e_ If

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'9d UP to its

nilling, ghted in, man?’

loreign

With names such

Storch,

Freedom Fighter.

Yak and Saab Draken.

And as if all that wasn't exciting enough, 845 and 846 Naval Air Squadrons provided some fireworks with their realistic Commando assault.

Away from the runways, exhibitions, stalls and sideshows vied for the public's attention. From the wide eyed youngster to the dyed in the wool old timer. it was almost

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too much to take in. it was a challenge, too, for the men and women behind the scenes. For Air Traffic Control,

for example, 250 air movements crammed into a few hours was a particular headache handled with customary efficiency.

The result of this activity and excitement provided the perfect

antidote 36,000 people went home happy, and naval charities are the richer by £15,000. .

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One of the tasty aspects oftheAirDa a young visitor dressed for t

being savoured by

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occasion.

Eight See Harriers fly in ti ht formation the rst such perfonnance seen at an air display.

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Relections on the show from NA Ian Hutchinson, standing by to extinguish trouble.

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NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

NAVY NEWS IN BRIEF

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SEA GIANT STEAMS OUT OF SERVICE The last steam-powered tug in Ministry of Defence service. R.M.A.S. Sea Giant. has been put up for disposal after 25 years of work with the Royal Navy. officer of the Diomede. Ca t.

She berthed in Portland HarA. J. Dunn. is also on te bour for the last time on July 4 with familiesof past and present teaching staff at the school. crewmen on board. There to Officer Sea meet her were

Flag

'l‘r;iiniiig. Rear-Admiral A. J. Whetstone. and Ca t. L. W. H. Director 'l'a_v|oi. R.i\'. of .\lariiie Services. .\finisiry of

(rct<.l‘.).

Defence. ()ne of

class of three vessels. the 850-ton Sea.Giant was accepted for service in l955. Her sister ships paid off several years ago.

Among the maritime emergeiicies in which she assisted were those of the Torrey (':in_von, the Pacific Glory and the Christos Betos. Her likely fate is that she will be sold to a commercial concern where she will continue her towing work.

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ll..\l.S. Superb was visited in the new Submarine Refit Complex at Devonpori by the Mayor and councillors of Stafford. her affiliated town. A party from the nuclear submanne visited Stafford in June.

C] 3 C Cdr. Bob Archer. R..\'. lrctd.). who served in the last Diomede. visited the present ll.l\f.S. l)iomede at Portsmouth with a partv of boys from the school at wfiich he now teaches .\'ortham Prep School. West Tvtherley. near Salisbury. The elder son of the commanding —

[3 3 D .\'ew accommodation for the Communications SouthendCentre of the R..\'.R. Training has been in Shoebur 'ness the Fla Officer h edway. ear-Admira Charles Williams. The centre is shared with the Southend branch of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Sen'ice.

opened

[3 Cl 3 An architectural competition is being launched for the desi of a new £1 million home or the Naval Gunnery Colle e in H.M.S. Cambridge. Wem i.iry.

Minister of the Environment.

Mr. Michael Heseltine. announced the competition for the college design and two other non-naval pro ects at a conference of the oyal Institute of British Architects in Newcastle.

E El U A cake was baked to mark the l.00ilth task by the .‘«laval Air Training installation Unit at H.M.S. Daedalus. The celebration was attended by the Captain of Daedalus. Capt.

Arthur Wheeler. who congratulated the officer in charge of NATL’. Cdr. Henry Leeves.

The unit. formed in 1945. out the first installation carries of equipment into naval aircraft. _

membersof HMS. Antrim ship's company on a sight-seeing tour visit A far cry from restaurants of the same name back home the Karachi Shalimar Garden.

A c tion S ta _tions to the Or/ent .

Long periods at sea group. Apart deployment navies all along the route

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After the Suez Canal passage. with French exercises took place ships and involved French

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and the exercise gave the R..\’. valuablemissile-armed _practice in defence coastal against forces.

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T e American warships. under the command of RearAdmiral R. B. Fuller U.S.S.. included the strike carriers U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower and U.S.S. Constellation After a visit to Karachi.

Pakistan. the group trained with Pakistani naval units and took

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secreta ry H.M.S.

Lleut. Chris Palmer. captain's in Antrim. gets to grips with one of Karachl's more a Inhabitants a 20ft. (and still not fully-grown) Pa lstan python.

ippery

part in further exercises with

ships

and aircraft of the U.S.

Navy.

Visits

Singapore and Hong Kong are followed in September by a call at Shanghai for the Antrim. Coventry and Alacrity the first British warshi s to visit the Republic of China i »: 30 to

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years.

Bi‘ the time the ships return to

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the United Kingdom in December they will have steamed about 25.000 miles

homecoming will be particularly pleasant for one man in the Antrim the winner of the ship's lottery. The ticket will be The

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drawn on the homeward passage and he will find a new car waiting for him on the quayside.

RETURN TO MAURITIUS

Two ships of the Far East dcplo merit group the Royal Navy's first visit to ituritius for tire years as the force visited pans in the Indian Ocea :1 H.M.S. Galatea and RJ-'.A. Blue Rover spent four days alon de in the attractive island. to the deli ht of the nhabitants. o marl: the occasion. the R.N. Hydrogrnphy Department at Taunton had reproduced an exact

paid

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1876 chart of the island. which. like so many surveys of the time. forms the basis of the modern charts used by the Nair I. The mementos were handed over Ca t.

T. Hogg . commandin officer of H. S. Ilalea. and Capt. P. J. Tay or of the Blue Rover to the Governor-General and Prime Minister of Mauritius at an official presentation in Government House.

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trenches A matelot in

lonely sliell-liole. face

face with a German. is a situzition beyond the comprehension of today's‘ Royal Navy sailors. but very remarkable to those with memories or actual experience of nothing the First World War. a

Appalling

weather conditions are routine in the northern approaches to the North Sea. from the Orkneys to the coa.st of Greenland. and it was there. in two world wars. that lesserknown units of the Royal

Navy applied a stranglehold.

first

the Kaiser's Germans‘. and tlten on Hitler's Germany.

to

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;It.',tlltl\l the background of trench warfare that bloodiest of all futilities which could wipe our men by the thousand in a mere day. for the sake of a few _vards of blasted earth won or lost.

In "Call to Arms From Gallipoli to the Western Front." published by‘ William Kintber (price £7.95).

Joseph .\furray tells of his early life as a pit boy. and his joiitirti: the Royal Naval Vtiluntcer Reserve in October WI-l. He was scarcely in uniform before he Icarnetl that his sailor brother had gone down with H.M.S. Good Hope at ('ttront.‘l.

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For

Joseph.

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played

to be

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the ocean wave. in the Naval Brigades. which their part on land as they had done in tire loer War. He was soon oti his way to Gallipoli. part of the disastrous l);ird:iriel|es canipaign for which Winstoii Churchill was so etithusiastie. Slaughter on the Peninsula claimed ntost of his friends. but miraculously he surs'is'ed for iiearlv a vear.

Then he was sent to the Western Front in France a change of enemy from Turk to German though remaining it sailor of "Hutit_l" Battalion, He was there with only one short leave until I917.

The fact that alntosi anything about the Western Front still makes such compelling reading is evidence of the ftightfulness of that conflict. in which rtations were numbed into accept:ince of losses on a gigantic scale.

Joseph‘s account is dramatic in its matter-of-fact tlit’et.'lttess_ as he reveals his part in the confusion .ind disasters of the struggle. was not

on

ABOVE: The sea of mud in which sailors. as well as soldiers, fou ht in the First World War. LEFT: The author's brot er, Tom. in unusual rig or the day.

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Uavrelle. he was involved in bitter figliiing. finding himself in no man's l:indand alone. lit a pile of ruins he .ind a German fired at each other simultaneously. the other fellow being the at

unlucky.

Josi.-ph’s left wrist was shattered. Trying to regain his own lines. he hop ed from shell-liole to shellliole. suddenly to fin that he had company.

"He was a young German. about nt_v ownvage." writes Joseph. "lfe made no attempt to move. nta_vbe because I was pointing my revolver at him. .\'orm.il|s' I would have pressed the trigger. Why l not

know.

Pitiful "l tried to convet.se with him but to no avail.

There was no response at all. He looked so helpless. so pitiful. and his vague look. not a stare. haunted me to distraction."

While shells burst arountl them the German ‘-

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The facts have been told in many other forms. but .\fr.

Hampshire has given detailed treatment to a vital as cct of the units

adding co our to the drama by cotitemporary reports and descriptions. war at sea.

The reduced size of the British Fleet has been significantly offset by the helicopter. a point made by Lieut.-Cdr. J. hf.

Milne in a booklet "Flashin Blades Over the Sea." published

by Maritime Books. Duloe. i.s'keard. Cornwall (price £1.80).

most

hesitated l do

The reality. however. was very different. the vessels eitgaged being aged and defective.

Later came the requisitioned liners converted to armed merchant cruisers the i»\.\lC's referred to cvnically by their

.-\nd coffins they became for many of the men who manned

rule over the waves

Young German ln l‘)l'i'_

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‘COFI-‘Ii\'S'

Brigades

fighting

on

In the First World War the strategy eventually broke the morale of the enems"s home front. Against the Nazis the circumstances were different because of the conquest of much of Europe. but the barriers had to be maintained.

The exercise of sea power is told by A. Cecil Ham shire in “The Blocltaders." pub lsltttcl by William Kimber (price £S.5Ii). lii view of the importance of placin a ring round the enemy. ii mtg t have been expected that the cream of naval forces would

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After all the passing years. with another world war in between. it seems strange that the matelot. in the evenintt of his days. should now write a book :ibout his active service. llowcver. he has a reniark:ible story to tell

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Describing the development and history of helicopters in the

eventuall_v helped Joseph

to staunch the flow of his wound. and together thev jumped blood front from cover to cover and out of the battle.

At a dressing station. risoner and winged escort had a mug of tea toget er.

"With a warnt handshake we went on our separate ways. never to meet again. but l often think of him." adds the author.

For the rest of us. we think of them both. Perhaps there is still hope for mankind.

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Epping flag moves Tony to verse

In_ the _village of Epping “tall and hold with streets and houses very old_" an event ol such .\‘lgt‘llflCZll1CC._dllC to take place there in October. has prompted Shipmate Tony Thompson to write 12 lyrical verses in praise of the event.

What has so inspired him is the ol having Epping branch slant ard dedicated :it the church of St John on October ll at 3 .m.

Present to take the salute wil be Admiral Sir John Lewis. Lord

their way to or from Plymouth and Portsmouth Navy Dats. lf Cleethorpes have been out of the news of late the reason for this low rofile is that they have been their husi v engaged in headquarters. Muc has been

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Shipmate Thompson predicfl sliipmates oi Cambervrell. At :1 October 12 will be the village's resentation ceremony attended "finest hour." And he promises all y the Mayor and Pslayoress ol who attend a day to remember Southwark. a £f'..(l0tl cheque was with "a dance as night falls near. resented to Professor C. Chandwith lots of rum and plenty of er of Guy's Hospital Renal Unit. beer."

The money. raised in one year by For further details contact club members and their friends ut Shiprnate Thom on, 39 Allnutts Finsbury and Gr-avesend branches.

Road. Epping, sselt CMI6 7BE and much hard work by Shipmate Alice Keenlvside. will go to help (telephone Epping 77088).

Shi mates of Harrogatc and children suffering from kidney neigh tiring branches sampled complaints. lots‘ of rum in The Fo'c's|i:. their Shipmates of Poole have also headquarters. after attending a been busy raising funds‘ towards the cost of a body-scanner for s -cial Sailors‘ Sunday Service at annal. The rum was the first of the new "Pussers" blend available outside an RN. warship. The bottle was ceremoniously o ned Rev. Ross dok. by the Right Bishop of l3r:idl'ord. who saw service with the Royal Marines.

July l9 was :1 big day for

Poole General in aid of this

achieved in the past months and

the branch now faces a busy lans to visit autumn with Scunthor fort eir pular "pie and pea‘ sup -r on eptembcr 5. after which I c branch is host to No. 9 Area meetin which will be followed by a re-de icalion service on September 14.

After a long and happy deployment in the One Elm Inn at '

Stratlord-upon-Avon. shipmates

have moved their headquarters to the T.A.V.R. Drill Centre where better facilities for they enjoy social activities. Members meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 2000 and extend a welcome to all visitors. Branch secretaries should note Stratford's new address and direct all correspondence to Shipniate K. R. Birch. Sh West Green Drive. Stratfordupon-Avon CV37 9HZ.

Hospital. A draw cause offering 47

prizes. including a gallon of whislity. raised .Cl.7llll.

Bletehlcy. who have been generous hosts to many travellers. sent an open imilatttin to all shipmates seeking a slop-over visit

CALLING OLD SHIPMATES Satch) Satehwoll. exPOSTD. 44 Normanby Road.

Norrnanby. rir. Middlesbrou h, Cloveand ol H. land Coun ships Duchess Excalibur. ares. Glasgow. and Mercury. would like to hear trom Peter the lollowing "truckers" Plato Eddie and Spacltman (0xtord): E. J. D. King (Portsmouth): Edward Charman (Surbtton); and Bernard Cooper (Littlehampton) or any ol his Mr. Bob

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Mr. John Fltzl-lugh. lorrner Stores PO(S). 56 Coldcoles Avenue. Leeds LS9 SNB. would like to hear from former P0 Telogiaphisl George Stidwoll. H.M.S. Tenby 1957~59. last known to be living at-St Austell.

Cornwall. llr. J. J. H. Clark. Devonia. 10 Alcestar Street. Stoke. Plymouth.

Devon. would like to get in touch with his old pal Horaco Evans. tormerly at 1 who served James Street. Dovo in H.M.S. Vivid. 19 Ilr. W. (Jock) Adams. former AB. 32 Linnwood Drive. Levon. Fife KY8 SAD. Scotland (telephone 23409) would be pleased to hear trom any of .

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T. H. L ano. artiepool. eva. uger who dl&_d in of the late M. J. Ha .M.S. Arsne. in 1965 while servi would clearly like 0 obtain a photograph ol her dad and hopes sortie reader may have a course or class photograph which includes him.

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Ilr. F. G. Chalk. tlt Randalls Crott Road. Wilton. Salisbu Wilts SP2 OEX. lorrner CPO HM. lndornrtable. also ol H.M. ships Tiger. H n.

Borwick. Howe and Ursa. wou_ be pleased to hear from any ol his old shi les, r. Chris (Dolly) Ga. torrner NAMI and his wita S rtoy. oxAB Wren ( ) Hawtin. 236 Hednostord Road. Norton Canes. Cannock. Stalls.

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Beeston. Leeds LStt TOR [telephone Leeds 711288 wants all members of fr HMS. Caledonia.’

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(Tug) Wilson. 23 Glamorgan Close. Coventry CV3 3ER. who served from 1946-49 with 300 Naval Air Squadron in H.M.S. Triumph. sends Mr. B.

his best wishes to members or the retormcd squadron and would like to hear trom lorrner members of the squadron who served with him in the

Triumph.

lilr. Kenneth A. Tip 4441 N.W. 3rd Court. Coconut reek. Florida.

33066 U.S.A.. whoserved inthe Tnbalclass destroyer H.M.S. Punjabi which was sunk in collision with l-l.M.S. King George V in early May 1942 while part at a covering lorce tor convoy P015 to Murmansk. would be pleased to hear trom any of his former shipmates. He recently attended a reunion ot members ot the U.S.S. Washington which barely avoided collision with'the broken halves or the Pungabl alter the collision with the KGV_ Mr. Ron Bungy) Williams. 13. Brook Street. indsor. Borlts. exHMS. Ga 5. Class ill.

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of the last war by artist Mr. 6. Harrison Two palnttn s depleting the Jervis Ba and Glowworm second left were recently present by him to Derb eadquarters. The lntln s were unveiled who are p ctured are with (rt ht) and Ma oress. Councillor and Mrs. J. the Beswlclt branch chairman). Lleut. Alderson Fl. .& R.M. careers ottlce. Derby) an the artist.

Picture: Derby Even-ng Telegraph The laying up (If Lincoln's old standard and the dedication of their new one l.']kt.‘\ lace on ..

Sunday. August 24. :it oly Cross church. Skellingthorpe Road.

The 36th reunion ot Harwlch Naval Southsea. Hants P04 OHT. cheques Lincoln. at 3 p.m.

Foroo Association 1916-18 will be and postal orders should be crossed More than 250 phipmates held at the Victory Services Club. and made payableao the Y_ e Assoc: attended the commissioning of 6379 ion.

London River Gunboatmens W2 rriour Street.

Wttttord branch at which 15 stan- (near Ma Arch).onTuesday. Octo- Stamped addressed envelope ber for 1.30 p.m. For details :1 aerated. dards were paraded. Though the P. L. Gunn. ill Gotta hatham branch of the Royal Hogbranch has only been going a few contact apt.Walter.

School Old Boys Association is Belchamp Sudbury. Su olk months. it is in stout heart with (tel no Sudbury 72460). ‘n9 its dinner dance at the Union membership hitting the 40 mark.

H. .5. Barharn Survivors Aub- Jack Club. Waterloo. London. on Shipmates meet on the first Friday elntlon reunion dinner will take place ember 27. 7 p.m. for 7.30 p.m. of the month at T.S. Renown on September 20 5.30 p.m. tor 6 p.m.) T ets £150 and £8. For details board H.M.S. C rysanthemum. cost contact Sandy Parkinson. 5 Alexander headquarters. Cassio Bridge. on £4.75 head. For details contact Mr. Road. Be oath. Kent DA7 4TU Warlord. at 2000. Secretary is Len to 0 Fload. ‘I unter.

Shipmate Maurice Saunders. 22 Peckham.

London SE 5 2NJ H. Le alts Wood .-\venue. Watford (telephone elation memoria service will take WD- SRR. in a “andt a Anyone I are place in Coventry Cathedral at 3 p.m. of a Shipmates Crawley played reunion for ex-members of on Saturday. tembor 13. For deMr. E. should Mr. in contain Risdori. Flat 3. 6 tails oontaa destroyers helping part rank l5 /2-year-old Marine adet Homer. 21 Demo Road. Denmoad. Royal Crescent, Brighton. Sussex. near Portsmouth (telephone WaterlooTaylor. of T.S. Cossack. the ville 65458). experience of his lifetime. Mark.

The Destroyer Flotilla who was selected to represent his (1942-45)First Association is hold its unit in Canada. was provided with reunion weekend in Portsmouth. othe neeessarv pocket money by oer 25-26. For details contact Mr. D. Globe Road. shipmates who held a raffle to Clare. l-lolme. Bu Glos.

GL 8 t&l.

Newerrt. a n urst. a raise funds.

Ollieers and ratings ot H.M.S Eric 5 near.

Drondnou ht sorvin when she chairman Runcom. uly 10.

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NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

3-ll

How the R.N;§.T.

The Royal Naval BenevolentTrust was to only too pleased to make cash a former engineer mechanic to lp him In his study of clocks and watches.

greants

hewrote:"1q' i eyvIeretheBrltlehl-lorologlce Institute Intennedlate Exams in Ho lcal I Theoi-yandTeehlcelDravrl nlndwpngimggttlng centnthe Expresstn pride at his latest exam resu

dolns drawing. I couldn Tttgfactfltatflnmanhappomdtobe llmfl -“M0989” NW9!’ ll9°l"°"l°"°‘ “Now l'in real _.

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‘Dd HOTOIO ICCI |nI“tUtO Ind Iogght. nntstromtheTrustt Illngltss obtel tn

a man ‘do time’ helped receipt notlxuurtnce

.

'rheTiust

.

tovtlttlsh Slttdlot In Au ust. the R.N.B.T. Giants committee

Iwmdafion more recent

ivasdaln 1 tl n wi ' ; di ‘ : ‘ t vedmotl I erol t o real h t ; e aa' t " i ° | a ‘ ; p °; : i from pdi'eclativenr'ile MFrti.rfiwhom returntoclvlllenl lntwoyeere"m.° and man

or

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o

with

cover. on

chllizgiimgiiglit

oll:150 to

da-

clothe :" was so nee he The It was b .SeeIng their faces buying clothes mademeieeltenyeersyounger."

0 D D .

tocleermortgagearrears

and

50 towards funeral expenses: family and myuii would like to thank you. |mmorethangrate1'uI.|vlruteto ouln

my

conFmmmu_uE1*h°”y°ungatch“dh.d deeperatlonendiecelvedidndneesa etmetlveesslstance. “,0, ' W " Mm' mm “'” Ilyhusbendtoolthlso\vnlllo.ltwIstlIo fin” M M gvgf My out. of '0'“ '0 drtnlrtoolioverendheleteverythlngsllp.He nottellrneorthefamllyhewulntrouble. gm.-.n¢|h.y.. .-._ W mg “mum” 1 | gm‘; d'""m°"”’”"""°" -

R.N.B.T.'s average grant to servln men and their iami es over this ear's April-June uarer was morethan 150 the highest on record.

In all the Trust allocated

evil for many of us. But lymouth boy this summer

necessarg

Tele hones are a one cal to the home of sounded a note of ]0)'.

a

sound that Anthony Whiteley. 15 on August 30, was hearing for the first time in his life.

Anthonv. elder of two sons of (‘POSA Keith Whiteley and his wife Patricia. of Eggbuckland.

It

was

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was

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a

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wearing his

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of some

by the Royal Benevolent Trust and

action

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phonic ear

Base. Del-‘on

rt.

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£100,000 In grants and

allowances this

rotnpl .

aval

money'

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iTrainer »'l.‘l,'li l3°"i'ga. Sithegfcpisr '

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answer to

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CPOSA hitcle’ initially problem of their son's dcafncu.

But the cm! oi the complete wrote to the Trust w on he and his wile decided that the special Ollllll. including body-worn

transmitter-prnicrophone

arcnt-teacher and Charging lmll. itllslcd UP I0 And ‘km W5 5"" the P"~‘5'l‘|l|l.\‘ ‘ll Inc‘-llflll l'l¢ll’I3 Ma 'this year. alter the staff of ital Stonehousc had done everyt ing medically possible for Anthony. it was timc_for Anthony's parents to confirtn their application to the Tntst.

quarter. Including 41 Qlallls lo senllng me"

receiver.

l£..\l. lies '

Action -

go, 2453 had been mndod am. as the .1’ nd_ "moo?

'3

wiihon

uhl '

3”

t M ‘ltd FCPO Irmen at lll Garte the Davenport Local .

Commlttgo of (I13 R.N.B.T.

enormously. This i_s without doubt and has a manellous opened u a who c new world of

beginning ‘°““'“° l"" iinizedb CPOS\R- Britt "W f I I about [gill iitliei aiitl raised hai l ‘ R.N.Bc.T.:l c m.' i s g‘ i i l i : c:tIchc’ l p in the pipeline. in Anthot1_\"s welfare. We protects Meanwhile. fund-raising efforts at the Fleet Maintenance Base

or

interest

were

.

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lIC€I't$lt‘lF cot-ere

.

"This is ti splendid effort." he said. "for which we are indebted to the R.N.B.T. for so generously

contributing a major proportion.“

Benefit CPOSA and Mrs. Whiteley. writin to the Trust on July ll», said I at the Trust's prompt help had made it possible to buy the phonic eat much earlier than

No appeals made to the public. R.N.B.T. relies on canteen rebate, voluntary donations, investment interest and legacies to carry on its important work.

Applications Icr assistance to the Grants Committee: 2a Tipner Road. Portsmouth. Hants. P02 80R General inquiries to Head Office, High St..

Bromptori. Gillingham. Kent. ME? 502

lcmcmllcf l’F“°"

“ll” "l""ay5 "'5" 3°" “ltd cmugh l° 5"‘ mm ""3 chlmcc lo M“ "A letter saytn ‘thank you’

But the Trust's Grants Commitice decided that no time shouldbc lost the loo er the dcla the greater the cf cct on Am ony's education.Thcy made an immedi— scents totally ina quate to ate grant to cover the extra £5-18. press our feelings."

Thc Trust's cheque was in the manufacturer's hands before the end ol June; the honic car was soon delivered to nthonv and on Jul‘ 18 Capt. John Burgess.

C SA \Vhiteley's commanding officer. handed over a cheque for £458 the result of the local fund-raising eflort.

Capt. Burgess. who had authorized the fund-raisiniz and supported the Whitelc_\s' application to the Trust. wrote to the R.N.B.T. on July 21 conveying the thanksof all at F.M.B. for the help which meant that all the expense of buying the e uipmcnt. and insuring it ad been —

FOR THE NAVY

1

‘in

expected.

quicker.

so

benefiting Anthony

‘Die letter said: “A few days ago he heard the telerin lorthc llrst time phone in his lie and that was through a closed door.

"Wt: cannot say how much a seemingly small thing means to us all. Anthony‘: speech has iml'0\'L‘d already and his own con; idence in :.ifl:ini: has IflCl’l'€|\l.‘£t

car-

8nd lllfill l3lT|lll95All tl'll3 W°l'll W33 P03‘ slble because of the generosity of those who provide the Trusts Income, which in the year ended March 31 lncmded £12 000 In anew] dofiano n a n d

legacies of

89

.000.

Sometimes the dona[long are Igf , some. times sma I. They come from organisa-

yRaNrAe' goanfi, aura w":'flvate

committees individuals in from sources as diverse as I,“" c om tmons I m ad9 I an 3 Oms Vlllage wlshlllg well-

SP3

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER 1980

31

sweeping

the board of A wayxviird wheel revcnted Devonport this trophies in year s oyal Tournament Field Gun tlmpetition at Earls Court. l)i.|iIl'It.'_

aiterttoon'\ competition a w7heel lell into the chasm and the team was di\qu;ililieil from lhv: run. with the ziwartl of (ill penalty points and four minutes on the a tegate time. ut when the team returiteil in one

triumph they were able to parade throuth the centre ol l’|yniiiutli mom 5' l.il\Plll_\'ll'l_tZthe premier trophy of the com ‘ltlltlil the ltllL‘l~ ('ortim.inil (' .'illeii_t:e (‘up amt the F.I\lL’\l Time Cup. —

—

them a civic recc lion. Tl1i)u.\:lnd\ turned out to a p autl the crewx as they pulled the ll.'l(l un throu h the city centre (ri ht) le by the oval .\larini:s Flag Officer Flymouth.

Banifoi

RESULTS Inter-Command

Challenge Cu

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Devoroort 12690’-ts); 2. Portsmoutni l. 3. Foo: (22) Futut Time Cup I, Devonpor1(2m'i -57 7 sec), 2 Fieel N Am (2mr~ 49950:). 3 Ar Ami

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Portsmouth (2rn-n 50sec!

Aggregate cup 1, Portsmouth -Urnn ).2.Dcvo"nort(47n-i-n 23 Tsec ): .F'ee: Ar Aim [damn 37 select Ptyrnouth Oln Trophy Ior Ia.-int pennies Portsmouth Copenhagen Cup Portsrnoutn B Crew —

19 rise:

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—

HAPPY HERON! It's certainly quicker by air by the smiles on the aces of this year's Bricl-(woods Field Gun Competition winners from H.M.S. Heron.

Pictured with the troph which they won in contest wit eleven other establishments from the south of England at H.M.S. Colilngwood are first trainer John Anderson (left). second trainer Max Dolb and the field un officer. Sub- ieut.

Phil Lew s.

Heron set a new record time of 1min. 23.4 aec.. with H.M.S. Mercury second in train.

24sec.. which also battered the fastest time of train.

4.1sec. achieved by H.M.S.

Virus llutli

iudging

the hire oi iiie\~it.ibl\' strum: conipetitiuii from l’url~ntoulh illltl the Fleet Air .-\rtit and .ie.iin~i ;ill the odds. For l)e\’onport acliieveil their tc.it l)li.\‘l’lTl§ liautii: a man iniuteil durini: the first i'lt|ll~ ci-iiipclttiw run; [)liSl'l'l'l-Ilveiiii: liil by .2 niutery \ltIf‘li;tL‘li \'Il’ll~ wliicli eteittually forced them to ll\’L' oiil-iilc the huildin_i: ltli tum il;i_\'s: .inil l)l€!s'l’l'l'l-Ithat ill ualilieii run.

Slii-wiiig tremeni uus i:h:ir.iclerand ilcterrninatioit. the l’l_vmi\uilt teatri did not line a xingle run after llli: iii iiiililicatiitn. ( it their return. the Lord .‘-lziyor oi l’l_\'niouih. .\lr. Run King. i:a\‘e were in

—

previous

Sultan in 1977. Third were H.M.S. Seahawk A (tmln. 25.4

sec.).

city

Mercury

also won the of Portsmouth Silver Jubilee up contested b crews from the side 0 Portsmouth Har-

get

ur.

.

Seahawk The

Roaring Meg Trophy for

non-finalists was won b H.M.S. Seahawk B in tmin. 2 .2 sec.. followed by ii.M.S. Collin ood officers 1min. 27.2sec.. who won the ieutenant's Cup.

Human torpedo

found near Gibraltar mole

Dryad

£2,000 Despite restrictions because of building work.

H..\1.S. Dr_vad's (‘ountrv

Show lived up to its reputation and provided a real deal oi lun lor the .500 who attended.

Stalk and sldi.-shows run by civilian and service departments at Dr_\1Id and Fraser Gunner) Range

helped push

A group of tilVL‘T\from the R..\'. and R.M. Sub Aqua (flub have found what l\ believed to he an Italian two-m;in torpedo complete with warhead all one of the molex at Gibraltar.

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‘lite naval team. which wax ii! (iihraltar to make use oi the Joint Sen-icv: dI\’lllg lacility there. \a)'\ the torpedo I\ it Maiali. oi Italian origin. and I.\ in the right place to lie in with an abandoned raid on (‘iibrztltzir on December 6, I9-l2_ It was being dfl.VL'n by Guarduimarinc (iirolamo Manisco and .i companion, who were picked up by \C£IICl'lllgl'll\. fired upon and

Card of honour Commodore G. W. Lowden. now Deputy Chief of Allied Staff at Northwood, but who as Director of Naval Service Cooditiom layed a leading part in

holders of card numbers 00000] and 000002.

Commodore Lowden said that the frame would be a little less hand for travelling than the folder. but he would

acqulrli g race!’ the Railcard for the usualypl'astic fiensehsolid seavifserlfaiiti idaiinsili 11:56:: Railcard. which allows Desmond Caasidi. "ave!

M" the new

on” and “standard" lures for all nice man. their wives and dc ndent children, was lannc as a commercial venture by British Rail and is considered to be of mutual benefit. “

The card. number 000003. is framed with the lmcription "for introducing half-price rail travel to the Royal Navy," by the First and Second Lords.

d

subsequently captured The 1.5. Sub Aqua Diving Centre at (iibraltar is run by the Garrison. at the moment the Second Light lnlzinlry. U to now it has been used only byt Army and R..-\.l>-'.

A BS.-\(' diving club is based on the centre, and boat. engine, L‘ylIill.lCf‘.\ and wet hlx can be -

borrowcd ht’ expe itions lo; nominal RN

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Yeovilton visit

Spanish Defence Minister Don Agustin Rodriquez Sahzigun spent

several hours

R.N. air Yeovilton. during his visit UK. at the end of July. at

\l£!ll0f'l to

the

raises

over

up

pmlits

to

£2.000 for the King

(lcorgc-'5 Fund for Sailors.

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a Navy to compete in top

league

The coming season

sees an

development for Navy squash when a Navy

exciting team

new

eonipetes for the first

time in the Ciimbcrl:iiiilCup. the premier .squas'h league in the country.

The tcatn will lay its home matches at the oyal .\'aval College. (ireciiwich. .-\|tliough some of the traditional couitt_v attd club friendlies have had to be dropped from the fiyturc list. there is no doubt that .\'as_v players will benefit front the

naval cricket .s'ea_soti. both in the weather_ and the playing.

A disappoiiiting culmitiated in the Royal Navy lositig their lnter-Services‘ title after just one year at the top. writes Derek Oakley.

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.-\s it was. rain waslied out most of the first day. .iiid the R..-\.l-'. had to wait until the following day before defeating the Army by seven wickets with eight overs in hand.

I-l.\'Cl-ILLI-l;\'T WORK Excellent work by Doug Welsh and his ground st:iff nculraliscd an overnight stornt before the Navy—.-\rmy game. which was reduced to J5 overs a side.

Wells aiu.l Sub-Lieut. Tony lzzard (32) ptit on 55 for the first wicket. and although (Tilt. Roger

Naval Nurse Helen Hilts

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Heron to

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ll..\f.S._llernn rowing club p:cked up its first trophy when it isoti the Conneely Challcn e Cup Exeter regatta. The club was formed four years ago. and this was the first occasion on which the challenge cup had been won by a service for novice coxed fours

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crew.

The llcron team was l.ieut.~Ctlr. Peter .liihnsoii (cox). l‘(ls Phil .\faccr. Keith Ovenden. and l.iti Bissctt. and .\‘.-\.\-l Mark ff(l\\';jfd_

Caught out!

Only 33 of I35 comp-elitor.s is-eiglied in :it tltc end of the eighth R.\‘R.\l.-\.-‘s sea championships lielil :it Plyrnotitli Breakin ideal weather. Biggest fish was :1 Tvlb. Fox. wrasse caught by l’()lil. Fletcher of ll..\fS. .-‘sehilles. \.li'.lfL'f'

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l.icut. .\likc Robinson (43 ttot out) and LWTR .-\ndy Collier (39) shared a attiicrsliip of 57 in ll overs be ore Surgn. Lieut.

Paul Cooper (22 not out) hit out merrily during the last five overs.

The running between the wickets was quite exltilarating and brought the score to a respectable li's\'—l on .i very wet pitch.

(WI-I.\'lN(i SPELL The .-\rmy were tiever up with the clock after a splendid opening s ell b_v Brooks and l.ieut. Peter l owden. who took four for lb‘ in teti overs. .-‘s minor stand for the fourth wicket threatened briefly. but CPO John Michels bowled nine overs for onl_v l3 runs to put flit.‘ stoppers iirt.

Biiwdcii ftnislied with -1—l.\'. .\ficliels 4-3-1 and Brook's 3-43 .is the .\'avy won comfortably by 3.‘. runs.

The final day was agaiti heavy and overcast and the R..-\.l-'.. winning the toss. jogged .ilotig

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Ill Tragedy struck the .\'.oy their sixth over when Toiiv lzz.ird swept. got .i top edge. and had to retire for three stitches to be put in his chin. When Wells was out at 3| the .\;iv v were just ahead of the run r:ite. but the introduction of left ;irm spinner Cpl. Keith Winder put the brakes on. l\lovl:in-Jones was LBW for 33 and Robinson struggled to pierce the field. scoring only nine runs off his first 5|! b.ills.

I-"ELL BEHIND Although still in with a chance. the .\avy gradually fell behind. putting ii lot of ressure on the new batsmen. Co lier hit a useful 2] ai'td skipper Capt. Rob Fulton

regular conipetiiioii.

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for l2 when the needed 94 from lfi overs.

was out

Cooper was run out bringing lzzard back to (lie crease. He scored seven from eight balls before he played across

the litie .ind was bowled.

Robinson. nteanwhilc. had stepped up the pace. but although he and wicltetkcepcr Lieut. Roger livaiis put on 25 in four users. the cause had a|te:iily been lost.

Robitisoii took a single off the first half of the 53rtl over then watched ltis final three partners clean bowled :it the other etitl. leaving him 55 ttot out in 2': hours.

D!-ITAILS RN. 158-4 (35 overs) (M Roorisoo 43 no. A Co or 39. A Izzard 32) Army 136 (44 1 overs |_J Mam-rsonsan o :9 Bowdt-" the’: 4-34) FIN won by 32 4-18. J

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USA. Pictured with CPO Andy Ritchie. of Hornet Joint Services Sallln Centre Gosport. are Wren Joanne Trim (left). of H.M.S. Dolph ti. and [Wren June Baker. of H.M.S. Nelson.

During the race the yacht lost radio contact tor twortweeks after a power failure and on one occasion broachedand htad herself. Severe water rationing also resulted in de-hydrat on of the crew during the last few days of the 20-day crossing.

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luzird and R_obinson scored 93 and 63 respectively against Kent

ll. _arid lzzard also scored 64 against the British Police. Other

useful knocks included 89 from .\foyIaii-.lories in the rain-affected match agaiiist Oiiidituncs in a I5"-run partnership with Robinson .\'l-IW FIXTURE In the new fixture against Miilillcscx \'l. Brooks n'iade his debut of the season with -1-26. while Wells. Michcls and l‘.'1ard all took three wickets against l)evon.

Brooks tool; his wickets most cheaply during the season. but the wily .\flL'ftL'ls lilitls Tnttsl Vi'Il:k\'l\. livaris kept wickc: consistently well.

For the first time. the R.f\'.C.C. is uttdetlakirig a tour to the L'.S.:\.. with a l-l-man squad

new

Foursomes medal is a vcr_v difficult form of golf its the I-crndown Navy team fouttd out when they took part iii thewrites John Fox tournament during the lat week-end in July.

Weeltes.

Twenty sides played in the tournament and the stanilatd was high. few if any having liaiiilieaps of more than five. One round on lhis the .\'av_v golfers achieved Satiird:iv and two oti Stinday with most holes and their position every shot counting meaiii that for laving in ‘.\'.isliington. keeping the hall on the fairway of l3llt was a cretlilaltlc §.ilt'imorc. .-‘stinapolis and and out of the l-‘crndowii heather pcrfotmatice. .\'avy eliampioii Lieut. .\l:ilco|m l’|iil.iilelphi.i was of prime iniportance. lidmtittds (l’is_i:arill and Lieut.-Cdr. Brian (irant (Rll l'l_vmoiithl tiiaiiaged to break .\‘ii each round and scored tr». 7‘) and 75. Their first round was particularly good as they had had to cotiteiid with lieavy lioliday traffic and a late puncture on their way ironi Plymouth. lf they could have avoided a couple of loose shots on the Sunday they might have come

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.\'0T BRIGHT The Navy's other wait was LRO and Nobby Stiles Licut. lati Yuill (Collitigwoodl.

They .st:irted with an S2 and coiitiniied with a soinewlizit wild 35.

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the Second Micky Garrlty of l-l.M.S. Lowestoft receives from Mrs. Pat Dunn. wife of Frigate Squadron Cock the Capt. Tony Dunn, Captain F after the frl to had retained title at the Squadrons sports day In H. .8. Excellent. Teams from HM. ahlpe Dtomede Leander. Loweatoft and Londonderry f-war and sailing, competed at athletics.volleyball. tennis. tu I the last event.

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Things were not looking too bright. but after renionstrarices over Sunday lunch they really put it together in the afternoon and came in with an exeelleiii score of 76. (‘mod putting and straight driving brought their rewards.

The .\av_v total of -176 was hettereil by the winners. the R..-\.f-'.. b_v only 23 shots. while the Army were lfi less than us

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Trials for the .\'av_v team will take place at the L'SS(‘ Courts.

Burnaby Road. Portsnioiith. on Septenihei I9 it7iiii.:iiiio) and on Septeiiiher Zn (it9titi.t3iio)_ .-\lthoiigh short of success :it litter-Service level. the .\’av_v aclticvcd an excellent record last season. wititiini: 1-1 out of I‘) matches and us'ini: the relativeI_v small number of f3 players.

The ilcvclopntettt of Navy will continue this season squashSuh.-l.ii:i.it. lrvine l’ratley with giiiiling the lfrider-2:" tcant for its si.'c0ttd sensor! and Ltettl.-Ctlr.

Briati Woodgate elected as the

which bodes ill for the lnlerServices. The worst score was 514, so the Navy's effort was not bad at all!

coaching secretary.

The priigranime of tours abroad will continue to provide useful experience for those who show promise and support for the teams. Following visits to Hon‘ Kong and Cyprus Navv team and (iuernsey (Unter-25s) over the last two seasons. it is ho -d to arrange tours to Ciibraltar or the Under-25s .ind a second visit to Hong Kong for the senior team in lfltil. .\f0Rl-I Pl.AY!-IRS .\faiiv new members have joined the R-.\'SR.-\ dtiririg the last two years but it is hoped that even more active squash players will join diiring the coming season.

Beside the s.itisf.iction of supporting the ilcvelopntentin and the mlniinistration of squash .\'av_v the £7.50 life fee obtains the following direct benefits: .innua| membership and torture list: rcdiiced entry fees for on clianipioiiships; prioritv coaching courses: and an R-.\"SR.-\ llL'. .-kpplicatiolts sltitttld he sent fit

Lieut.-Ctlr. l). 1). llowson.

Secretary RNS.-\. RN Sports Office. ll..\l.S. Nelson.

Ambuscade, Sheffield win Sixes

l-l.i\l.S. .-\mbu.s'cade and ll.M.S. Sheffield won the Fleet area six-:i-side cricket knock-out competitions at Plymouth and Portsmouth.

Ten teams entered at l'orl.sniouth. with H.i\f.S. Bulwark meeting Shcffield in the final. It proved the closest match of the toumamenl. Sheffield winning with ii hall to spare. in the semi-finals. Sheffield 28-2) beat ll..\f.S. lfcrmcs and Bulwark (50-3) beat ..\l.S. Fife (31-3).

At Plymouth. Ambuscadc in (30-0) beat H..\f.S. Fawn the final after dcfeatin H.l\ .S. Sirius in the semi-fina s. In the other semi, Fawn (35-2) beat H.M.S. Spartan (30--S).

25-—I}*/2.

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Swimmer splash into right record books

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER l980

39

A

The Navy'_s wat_er_ sportsmen splashed right into_ the record books at the _lnt_erswimming. diving and water polo championships. They won the lot. achieving Seryice their first ever

grand

slam

in

the three

tournaments.

(H.M.S. Dryadl Scahawk)

SEA Simon Town (li.M.S. London) drew first blood for the Navy. winning the 3m. springboard and 5m_ lirniboard divin competitions at R.A.F. Cranwel PO(A) Allan Clarke and POPT Bob Hope (Rt'SPT wi:rc third and fourth in the ~.pflll‘l)t):lf(l event. and Clarke was t ird off tltc Sm. board.

In the ladies‘ competition.

Third Officer Caroline Jones DOHM) and Third Officer andy Pearce (F0 Gibraltar) were third and fourth off the lm. sprin board. and second and four! off the Sm. firmboard.

Following the lead of the divers. the swimmers travelled to R.A.F. Cosforsl for the InterServices on August 6 and 7 and won bv 86 points to the R.A.F.'s 73 and the Army's 65.

The WRNS nearly turned it

into a double triumph in the pool. but lost the swimming to the WRAP by a single point. 5] to St). lit the men's match. Mid Dave Edwards (BRNC) broke the -ltltlm. record on his wav to winning the Slltlyds. freestyle in record time for the Combined

(Yeoviltonj .

Services. SEA Dave Finnister (H.M.S. Raleigh) was fourth in this event with :i new junior record time of 9:tl6.6.

Mid Edwards also had a fantastic swim against national chamioii Robin Brew (R.A.F.) to inish second in the -t it 2 individual medlcv. SEA Garry

Thomas (H.M.S. Sultan) was third.

Sub-Licut. Malcolm 0’Connel|

ROYALS TAKE SENIOR TITLE

Marines added to their Navv junior swimming Royal title by winning the senior title at the Royal Navy championships in H.M.S. Raleigh.

The

[Eloyals la competition ll—6 in

The water who beat the

was won

bv Portsmouth Command.

the final.’ Both

extended. by Plyrnoutli and Naval Air respectively.

had been in qualifying for

teams

the final.

Team swimming results were l. KM. 89; 2. Plymouth 62: 3.

Air -34; -l. Portsmouth 42; 5. Mcdway 30: 6. Scotland 6.

Individual winners were: —

worn!

Emumkls 2E mstytc—Sut9eont.aeutAJerI.|vIs(561);Iaorii.bocItetrolra—SE.A M-d Dave Ecnrds (9.15 3. new record); toot-ii.

Mid Dave beul A rrM.1s(4:l9 7);4ir2Indlv-loiulaiealey—

—Sur

tron 320 -

.

Iwrn.

—imEtan 400m.

-

Stougriton (634.

record : loom. breaststroke

new

—

V9

calms

poor record); zoom. lireutetretie MNE Dave John (251.9); 2mm.

Surgeon L-out Abe: Mrfls (2.134) t I 2 (SEA Dave F-on-star. M-d Paul warmer. Mid telly DaveEeavards. Surgeon bout it Mails) 2:491. new record; 6 I 2 foam relay Royal

(68 9.

-mister

ave

near:

—

—

—

.

—

Marines

won Portsmouth with

59

competition

the ladics'

points.

Air and Scotland second on Si aitd Plymouth. R.M.. and .\l_cdway third on 22. Individual winners were:

worn. butt (11314); worn.

LWron Sue Annettes Wren Va: Aoonon ('l:'lO0. I I Vim. lndlvidual ‘"°"‘ —

—

'R127.t.";l"...:...‘.' . ' . ..'

“E 100m.

l-We-e

“fixL.-rl a sevyow broutatrolte t29 e

.

0);

L ren

Bcuam

—

O); 3JVim. Kathie ..':.ai-nson (21 t);

meeteyreta

—~

s ran

—

-

4 x

ism.

Ponsmo.itn(ta79.e relay hr and —

Former

Dcvonport

rugb' players

are

freestyle.

Zflflyds.

Pinnister. O'Connell.

(H.M.S.

Stoughton (H.M.S. Warrior) combined to win the -1 it 2 medley rela '. and the in t e 6 x 2.

The WRNS

unlucky not

to

Navy were

second

desperately retain their were

ming title. losing out by point to the WRAF.

swim-

single

a

THREE WINS Wren Paula Richardson H.M.S. Daedalus) won the fltlvds, freestyle in record time. and there were wins for LWren Sue Annettes H.M.S. Osprey) in the ltltlyds. reaststrokc and Third Officer Jacqui Eaton (H..\l.S. Excellent) in the llltlyds.

into the team.

Mid Dave Edwards scored in the first 20 seconds. and a ain before the end of the irst quarter. He scored again in the

cr finschepdelyensitkcz wail: :.‘yC0§lR.M.). t.l aétany i

er

.

into the third

o

uarter

c e u[;1. thehN'C:iyy)alslgll lgolrel-E(lFtwi ‘Jll" \h(':ti'L.\ (l-l.ain. .\Ll.S. P ‘NFson):Tin‘ Marsh'll sotiie ..\l.S. Hcfron) yincLPEI‘oalkecpinffiahcrtv .\lickv scored the

‘t\0'C

‘-

mir'.t nu a

yiroiluced

the Rcctorv Field on orm.

Saturday. October l8. before the annual match against US. vital goal in the final uarter.

Portsmouth. Tickets at £2.50 a which the_Navy |a_vcd dc ending head include drinks and can be the deep end. were further obtained from Ca t. J. Jacobson. d by the exclusion of R.N.. H.M.S. Ra eigh. Torpoint. oley for his third major Comwall PLll 2PD. (ill lunc

con at

The WHNS tennis team celebrate victory in the 1980 lntar-Service champlonshl s at Wimbledon.

From left to right are Wren Fenton. Wren HilaryAstley-Jones. Wren Llz ates. Wren Tracy mlth and Lwren Sue Oldman.

Jenn;

Wimbledon jo y as WRNS keep trophy The WRNS retained their lntcr-Service tennis championshi Wimbledon. winning ninc matches to the WRAI-"5 f ivc and Lorrirner.

handi c i y i Niglel .

Tliey

England courts at

tlic WRAC‘s four. writes Nick

_

Building on the team which had won the chant ionship in I979. the WRNS s owed consistent butterfly.

Last year's disappointing failure form in both singles and doubles and emerged as clear by the water polo team was events forgotten as the Navy beat the victors.

The lnter-Service competition Army 7-6 and the R.A.F. 6-5 to followed the individual Scrvicc win the title outri ht. layed at In the bull -up to this Cham ionships. also the Wimb edon. in which sin les tournament. the Navy had played champion. Wren Hilary Astc_vScotland and been beaten 6-4.

Jones. retained her title. beating CRUCIAL GAME First Officer Jenny McCo|l in a The Navy's crucial game was marathon final.

Despite being I-5. love--St) against the R.A.F.. and coaches down in the final set. Wren Licut. Dave Auton and CPO Terry Holder had to instill control Astlc '-Joncs fought back to win a

3-2

to a

Sub-

Lieut. Ian Hu hes Euryalus) an .\li\E lan

Going

Services

invited

both the llltlm. and 200m. breaststroke events in record times. and Surgeon Licut. Alex Mills (RNH Stonchouse) won the lllflyds. freestyle in a new record time. and later took first place in the

Bdc

Rectory Field rugbylunch

with

won

lltl-engt

y and somewhat dour duel

MEN'S EVENTS Partnered b‘ Wrcn Tracy Smith. Wren .- stle'-Jones also atin First won the doubles.

Officer McCo|l and LW Sue Oldman in straight sets.

Neither the re resentative R.N. Veterans could team not the R. match the WRNS' success at Wimbledon. The R.N, team lacked the individual skills and .

strength

in depth of previous years. and the onl' win was recorded b_v Licut.-C r. Phil Pool in a fine singles match against the

Army champion. Capt. Mark

In a somewhat closer contest. the R.N. Veterans were unable to

the All

matched game against Ca t. Tony Norman and Licut. Boss ardt.

The R.N, veterans‘ final proved to be an H.M.S. Alert reunion. all four layers. Capts Tonv Nonnan. an Chrisho .Cdr. Nick Lorimcr. and Licut.- dr. George Drake having served in the ship in the Far East in 1956-59!

—

-—

'

.

—

.

Jeffrey.

retain the trophy. won last year. and gained but two matches against the R.A.F.'s four and the Army's three.

The lnter-Service teams were: Men Licut.-Cdr. Phil Pool.

Licut. Rob Bosshardt. Licut.-Col. Ben Herman. Licut. Brian Gibbs.

Cdr. Alan Spruce. and Licut.

Doug Wri ht. Women's Wren Hila Ast e_v-Jones. Wren Tracy Smit First Officer Jenny McColl. Wren Jenny Fenton.

LWPT Sue Oldman. and LWren Cherry Dedow. Veterans Licut.-Col. Ben Herman.

Licut.-Cdr. Bill Threlfall. Capt.

Tony Norman. Cdr. Nick Lorimcr. Ca 1. Ray Parsons. and Cdr. "Bison Turner.

MEN'S FINAL The men's final at the R.N.

on

'

chamgiyonshiLicut. p

at Wimbledon

Finale

Wntt3||ogIu—WrenH.Ast

-Jonesbt 'l$~'r'.3-2.1 ; -Jones and ran Smxth bi First and LWPT Otdman 6-3 6-1 R.N. Veterans car. A Loni-norixéaot A Nomi.-.n4a.7 (moi. doubles Capt Norman Capt Cir at car Lonmer and Lretit-Cd! Drake 6. 6-1. 8-2

:;ustu(:t!.acetJw —

l

—

—

The Ca tain Stoker Memorial Trophy. or the most im roved ratin layer. was awar ed to JWE ‘I farslt. the winner of the junior singles title.

was

Rob l3osshardl. won who beat Licut. Brian Gibbs.

R.M.. in straight sets. The match lacked the finesse of some Navy finals in recent years. neither contestant plaving at his best.

The Royal Marines were well represented in the finals. and their top D‘/Ilf. Licut.-Col. Ben '-Herman and Licut. Brian Gibbs. won the doubles final in an evenly

—

RESULTS Lieu R Bossriarrs iii Lueut B

QARNNS on

top

Th_e O.-\R.\'.\'S won the Inter.\'ursing Services tennis toumament for the first time in six years and did it in style.

—

swept]

The naval service the board at Haslar. with aval .\'_urse Carol Risk winning both singles matches and Supcrintending Sister Patricia Hambling and Senior Nursing Sister Sally Sommervillc taking both the doubles. .

Navy’s strongest!

The Taking

the strain are the mono H.M.S. Colllngwoorfs tug-of-war team. the strongest in the Royal Navy.

As Navy champions. they represented the Service at the Flo el Tournament a his theArm .R.A.F. and .S. Na flnis In thlrd ahead 0 the U.S. a To win the Navy title. he Colllngwood team won the Portsmouth Area Lea us. the Portsmouth lnter- nlt championship. and the Navy .

.

championships.

WEAFSA

In the team are Shaw. POCEM Tahu N).

POWEM Bushell. L EM l-lerrlott. LPT Tongue. JWEM

Wilson. LWEM Benson.

JWEM Hall wEA(A Sheldon and Poiitisli L Col ler. Their coach ls PO Bob Alndow.

Haslar win Chilcott Cup hospital Haslar's tennis team won the Chilcott Cu with a 2--l victory over the oldcrs.

H.M.S. Collingwood. ll was Haslar's first win in the competition. Their team was MD Bob Morris. L.\fAs Andv Till and Shiner Wright. and' Senior Nursing Sister Sally Sommcrville.

R..\’.

Top

coach

Licut.-Cdr. John Gawley. a drafting officer in H.M.S. Centurion. has been appointed one of the countn".-'. four umpire coaches. He has been an umpire for 30 years and is the .\'aw‘s chief umpire coach. He is also one of Britain's foremost experts on the game.

\‘

-it)

NAVY NEWS. SEPTEMBER. 1980

China

graves

plea The

news

that three

Royal

Navy ships were to visit Shanghai in early September gave a South Wales reader the idea of paying tribute to his old Yan tse Incident shipmates

As

wit

hov

a

flowers.

scaman,

Mr

M.

Williams. of Cwmhran. (iwent,

serving

the old cruiser H .\f.S. London when she la cd .i part in the freeing of Amcthvst in I949.

was

in

Cgtventry

Rczidin that H,M. ships .-\ntrim. and Alacrity. of the Navy's current deployment to the Far F.a.st. were to call at Sharighai, he wrote: "In Hun iao (‘emeterv there are 23 mcm -rs of the ships companies of H315. l.ondun and H.M.S. (iirisitrl He wonders what has happened in these graves over lltt.‘ ast Ml _\e.t:s and aslts. "Woulr it be possible for .i member of one til the ship‘s companies to buy flowers and put iin the ar;ives‘.’

Altd he ettcloses Cash which we are passing on to the ships in the hope th.it this touching action might prove possible. ll.ondon picture. Page 6l.

PAY: THE

”

The ancient “handraulic“ system of paying sailors from things called ledgers meant that there was an “on site" check on money and allowances.

But pay went on the computer at H_.M.S._ Centurion. and it is now

reported

records

DCI that “from time to time differences occur" lftetwi.-cit Service certificates and those on the computer main ftli:.

in it

on

_CAlENDAR L4

'

V

RETURNS

"these differences frequently. lead to errors in pay and allowances and. in the absence of .i formal check hetwccn pay accounts and Service records. as used to exist under the former manual pa_v system. some have escaped detection for prolonged

periods

htiv their money banked

"

Result: manual checks ing hack.

But

are com-

SIGNIFICANT It has been decided that a mandatory check of pay entitlement. against a Service certificate. is to be carried out whenever personnel uin ziship or csiiibtishmcnt. The c i.-cl: is to he concentrated on those items which have .2 significant ctti.-ci on pay.

Discrepancies are to be reported to H.M.S. Centurion for corrective action. A new chit has been devised to “facilitate the extraction of information from Service certificates. and the 0' Pat" cnmlcmrnt

more to

|1 mm W

.]| gdufl; [[1 ma] 53.-yiau-gm dig-gc-| to g hm-in gggum 93¢“

fgyg 1month.

Ag go.“ 10 mm mtghyd my, met, my ""1 d to b,nu_ In .ddm°n_ ‘hour. so am at .1. 9.50".-..i bag. um igiygi my. cm,” , '3' to ba p.td_

n'IIdVIfl1I®$0fKflK|lm'DlI1hIVOb$n8h‘B8I0d Admin", 30.", ".3 " ‘M

go, decided

"0.

oxieniittiuciiuneioatiaiiiittpononiiei.uitii on” . fa. drcuflnhnc.‘ Ema“.inum p.n°m.‘|I_md.,.1a'm b..mm.d mb°p.”l"°"h" dm'h'h""dm'Vt°°“‘bd"9 °”°°""’°“°'°°°°l """'°""“

fct c«;‘€r|:jI\n_s

A further step to “equalitv" now brings the same rules for arrest of women dcserters as for men in the ‘l 5cn"cc' ndvd -

_

Problems over wotnen dcserters art‘ understood to have bctn few and far between .slflCl‘ the Naval Win-its came under Discipline Act several years it!"

But in reviewing the procedures Fm do-lint‘ *'-"1 flowers and absentecs_ the Admiralt_v Board have approved that the method f recovers‘ of all deserters m.‘ R V R M ,m iiiiii wtttsts Whti desert or absent themselves after August I this year, should he the same for males and females.

N0 D.O.s This does not involve anv change in the punishntent of ri:covered deserters, so ll does itot mean there are plans to send women to detention quarters.

When the whereabouts of a dcscrtcr or absentee are known. immediate efforts will be made to persuade the ‘I\t'|l'1 to return to duty. but i these fail the normal method of recovery arrest with or without warrant is to be carried out.

When whereabouts are not lttutwn. a warrant for arrest is to he issued in .ici:ordance with

F, oisRNNs‘ '

Hoped-for improvements

scheme

are now

unlikely in

This became clear when

(_"""“‘"“ “h°""‘ ‘l""“l

a

R" .ll"’ .A"'“' “*5 R A l Jltmtl -‘"T“l3T lint“ l“ the scheme which alrcadv benefits Na“ pcmmncl mum. nm 30 ahc.id .it prcscni As part of action in km:

Defence

niliturc |lrtll'||f‘l Cats limits for l I-5| l!‘ilF0dUCl|0I'|of the schemes \s.is not possihlr this _\‘t'.si it was \:.!l<'\l Thrs vsould be

scheme lui piiri.-h.isc of sur lus fTl.H'|f‘sl L]Ll.tllL‘t!s |\ concerne it is uiiitrrstood that negotiations .

Iluvytoosutt-t.I.Si.Not:on:PoItst1iouth:P0t:II-IN

housing

LSAP

MOD consideration with the aim of allowin Service personnel to et into property market hv Wing i, _ch;,n- of 3 ma.-ncij

tge

‘

‘l"1"'I"

(though

‘l“a‘u"°'i:-mu

"I"

it

SPs't‘IflC

dimcumcs when laced before the Building ocieties Association. whose sup irt was essential. and eventua y thevwerc unable to hack it mm

'

t.‘on'intic

DEAD One scheme. however. which

looks finally dead is the "Half-and-Half" mortgage scheme which aroused much interest when first reported in I978. This was submitted for now

Pt&hodDythoNavyNowI.H.M.S.Noboi't.Plot'tsrnotm1.mdprhendby

-

—-

regulations

er

i:urisidcrcd lo: luiidrng .is ukvf‘ as the lziiancial s:'ii.i:io'i perrnittcd.

AS la.’ .t\ lhe "dissrliitit"

Ft-omthofl-u triosoflanagvrr

the Navv's

the immediatefuture.

'°Pl) “‘P"”'-‘d “ml

.

in

0 contlnuodfmm Page One hit and stripped a German not attend the meeting would give destroyer. After being torpettoed him their opinion by letter at 3 again and almost cut in half. she I-iaig Avenue. Great Sanltey. continued good fire, but even- Warringion. Cheshire.

Commandin officer of the tually had to be sunk by at British 2. on destroyer May Edinburgh tiring the convoy Now she may not he in her action was Capt. H. W t-‘aulltner. recorded sinking position. who went on to flag tank but has Mr. Daly said that over the since died. years \inCt.‘ the war he had contacted most of the Still to bill 0 Now the .\avy is to have anew survivors of the Edinburgh H..\f.S. Edinburgh. The name I\ with sailors from to be added to the lcntthenirtg Many. together other ships in the convoy, re- line of Tvpc 42 uidc missile mained in coritact. deslrttvers She is ‘tltg built hi, He asked if those who could Cammell l..'tird Pommoutrt.

Goodbye Tenacity fl M.S. Tenacity. the fast patrol craft first commissioned in Feb roar)‘ i973. has been placed on the dis isal list.

Site is eing replaced in the Fishers Protection Squadron hv H..\1.S. Wall;crton_ which is expected to hco rationalnext month after a re it The first ship of the mine to have served in the Royal Niivy, the Teii.ici:_v is heziig hcitlied at

Rtisstlt.