MAY 1985
10p
RN would kee contro of strategic assets
Frigates to
VMIIIS Plllllill ROYAL NAVY sailors, returning from sea to the doekyards at Devonport and Rosyth for refit work on their ships and submarines. may at some time in the next few years find the work about to be carried out under commercial management. An
the of the follow-
.innotiriceriient in
('ornnions in April (iosernment'.s siesss ing the l£|lL'\l in ;i succession of sttidies into the '_s';irds, shouts "going comniercigil" to he the fusoured option for it new structtire .it Dcvonport and Rtis_\llt. No fintil decision htis been taken. The Ro).i| control of
N.is_\ would keep str.itegic.ills»
ii.ition.il .issets. Defence Secrr.-t.ir\ Mr .\1ich.iel lleseltine ll.is \.iisl After wh.it is hoped will he .i wide iotistilt.ition [Vi'UsL’\\. .iit .innoiincenieni on “.i clear vs.is" forward is pl.Illf‘.L‘sl before the
iinport.itit
l’.itli.imenl.'irs suriinier Iloweser. tr.ide
tion
has
lll‘\ClllnL‘ told the (‘oniinons th.it the (iosernment l‘e~ liesed it wzis C\\Cnfl.'Il to get full Mr
s.ilue for mones from the Defence budget if this \u\.l\ to ."e .ich:escd in the \,|l\IK).If\‘.\, three rti.i:ri toriifitions tieeded to he rttel 0 first. ioc.ii il.lfl.|_\‘L'Y\ must h.ise freedom .it:.£ .iuthi-tits to rn.in.ige in .i itiore cortipetitise ensirorinient
0 Second. the docl._s.irds, .is suppliers of sersices to the Heel. must he sep.ir.ited cle;irl_\ from their customer 0 Third. their fin.inci.il .ind dccotlnltng .it.'.it‘._i:et‘.ter‘.ts must reflect nortn.il comnterci.il pf.l(' list.‘
so
th.it the trtie price of the
work could be properly judged .\l.iin options for ch.inge ranged from cre.ition of .I lr.idir‘._t' fund to liill*\c.IlL' i‘tt\.itis.ilit\t‘. \\h.ite\er the new !r.i:t1c~sst>:L. tor the lotigcr-tertn there u.is .iri inesc.ip.ii~le need for .isl)li\l' ments to the workforce in the short term .\1.itt.i_ge::ier‘.t would he ilisciissittij the ss.is fotss.ird with the iirtiorts insolsed lhe p.ic’s.ii:e of efficiencs rtie.isures thes would lie looking for .'iiii:ht irisolse ioh reductions .it Desonport of .if\out l‘ per cent .ii‘.d .it Rossth of .ihuul fi\L' per cent
.-‘s
new
gun
sight
.\'l:\\'
design
Se.i
gunfire control
Archer ssstern,
the first ltl.I]ilf Ros.il N.i\s fit of J therrn.il imaging sight. is to be supplied for ispe 33 .ird IF frig.ites its British
insolsing
.-‘serosp.ici: Annoiincing
contract. the
the L2” million
org.inis.ition's
l)_sn;imics Groups said the new design was the first wholls .iutonomous.
digital. gunfire
irol sssteni to be fitted .\.ist.'s Hiiljilf w.irships
in
con-
the
(‘.r\.\ll>Il'(;\ it comprises .i remotels controlled rn.ist-mounted electro~ .t;‘ti'c.i| sight 41"‘, .i l‘Clll\&'\:CLk\ control console of .ids.inted design Besides .i ther.'ti.il im.igirig c.inier.i. the sight h.is .i \]‘Cs'l.tl compact telesision c.irtte.'.i .ind J l.iser r.itige-finder \ensors .ire shrouded in .i spherii.il Lil\Cf 'l he ssstem controls .i Vickets «1.‘«xr:ch gun rrioiiriting ilflsl will o;\er.ite in ship-to»ship. shore .‘\o.".il‘.irdrtterit .i:id .iriti-.iirtr.ift niosfes Most recent of lirilish .»\ero \;‘.lk'C s gunfire control sssterns for the .\.iss ll.is I"-:cn .in earlier \e.i .-\rc.‘ier ifesign fitted to the l';gi_.»\'.»;]_.ss sessuls fut “sills:
Kitng
Sailors line up for VE Day duty
Chilly escort DWARFED by towering, snowy mountains. HIS Nawcaatla operates in
the chilly northarn waters of a Nonvogian tjord during NATO'a Enrclu Cold Winter ‘85. The Taalt Group iriciudod tho carrior HMS
Invincible, with
the
Type
42 Newcastle among tha escort. For other axorclsa pic-
tures. an faatura. Pieiuvo Stuart
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get
contra-paga
LA(Fhot)
Anvoovs
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()i-‘l-‘l(‘l-IR and III r.itings will represent the Ro_s;i| Nth)’ in it tri-Service
\'l:-[).'i'\ \l.'i’V'iCC \\'estrninster Abbe} on
gti.ird in
.it
the
rn.irk the end of .\i.i_s the Second World Wtir and cclelttiilc‘ 4|’ }L'.ii\ ill t‘c.'icL' .\
in
:o
iturope
.\'.is.il persorincl for the gu.ird will he dr.iwn front C\l.il‘ll\llmcnts in
Portsniotith. l’l_\mouth
rind Scotland and from the Heel Air Arm Seser.il RN officers will he
.i.'n.~:tg the ushers and J selection of r.in‘its .irid r.ites will be
included in the III“ chosen to represent the in the .-‘sithejs
RC[‘fC\Cfll.ill\L's
of
people n.ition
ni.ins
.irid org.inis.itions whose mettihers viere insolsed in the l'urope.in c.inip.iign will .ittend the sersice in the presence of n.itions
the Queen Among them will he ;i contingent from the Ro_s;i| Nasal .»\ssoci.itit:n, led by its president. \'ice-Adminil Sir ‘FJHIC
PUPC
recess
union
;ilre;ids
opposi-
been i:\ptessed. indiistri.il .iction
and some taken
Document li\p|.iining
the scheme, .in open (iosernrtient document s.i)\. “(‘omrtierti.il coi‘.ip.iriics with the ;ippropti.ite Yll.If‘l.|}‘C' merit etpeitisc .irtd st.inding would be insited to tender for .i contract. for .i fixed period of years, to undertake .it negotialed prices .i \|ll‘\l.lf1ll.ll prop~ union of the N.iss's refit .inil repair requirements \'ep.ir.ite contracts would in such .i c.ise be let for e.ich docl._s.irtl "The contractors would use the docLs.ird .issets (Lind. huili‘.~ ihgs and facilities. including plant and rii.ichiner_sl on terms to he agreed. hut ownership would tetti.iiii with the Gtt\'CfnlllCnl .\l.iior new deselopmenls .ind niodernis.ition would also reni.iin .i (‘ioserrt-
rcsponsitvilits ('ump.inies would be set tip to emplo) the workforce required by cnritnictors. saith ownership merit
"
of the ct-nip.iiiies passing to the first contractors and to zins
suivsequent
contr.ictors
WEARING her paying-ott pennant. HMS Pollington ot the Fl-hery Protection Squadron passes under the Forth bridges as she returns to Rosyth tor the last time after more than a quarter oi a century of service. After decommissioning the ship. which is going for disposal. her ship's company will be taking over HMS Aliriston to continue duties with the "Fish
Squadron."
When the Poiiington, commanded by Lieut.-Cdr. Neil Pattenden. came alongside for the last time. she was greeted by ViceAdmiral Sir Nicholas Hunt. Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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THREE sailors sewing in HMS Dlomede were able to reunite with members of their families during the frlgate's Southlant deployrnem. it was a memorable day for the Griffin brothers when Adrian was loan-drafted to the ship from HMS Ariadne and discovered he would be sharing the stokers' mess with elder brother Ian.
FATHER There were further celebrations when Ian was given the news that he was the proud father of daughter Josea Elizabeth.Final chapter of the story was that Uncle Adrian was flying home a month before Iani Another family connection took place when LRO Joe Morrin Invited his father, Mr David Ilorrin. on board when the ship paid a visit to Port
Stanley.
Dad had managed to get time off and a helicopter ride from his catering lob at the new Mount Pleasant Air-
port complex.
Several days later it was the turn of A8 Taft Clifton. who met his Falklands native grandparents. Charles and Emily. and Auntie Doreen. in the capltai. They had not met for three years and the reunion lasted a week before Taft flew to rejoin the Diomede In San Carlos Water.
pictures
The
0 Top left, brothers Ian and Adrian Griffin; lower left. LRO Joe Ilorrin and father David; right, AB Taft Clifton. grandparents and aunt.
Globe-trott Osiris
\.'llt.‘l_\‘ lricit in HMS Dulphiii after .i lS.i|«tl:iy,l<_(lXl-mile tleploynient tn the South Atlzintie. sends .'l special “thank ynii" in the prnpfietnr of the (‘ilnhe liutel_ Port Stanley ll.\lS ()SlRlS.
HAPPY LANDINGS FOR TllORNBlRDS FOUR separate milestones coincided for A Flight of 826 Naval Air Squadron embarked on RFA Reliant in the South Atlantic when 1.000 flying hours were logged simultaneously for the crew of Sea King 537, Ueut. John Adams, Lleut. Marti Walker and LACMN John Doyle. The Reilant's master. Capt. Thorn RFA. was winched one of the five known collectively on board the aircraft before the landing. which happened as the Thombirds to be the ship's 2.000th arrival. All four ioined the ship's aviation officer. Lleut. Bob Duke. the senior pilot. Lleut. John Yearsley. and other members of the Flight in a champagne celebration. RFA Reliant has now become the permanent base for 820 Squadron in the South Atlantic. —
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‘lite l1C.'Il".-lCll th.inks {ruin the crew are for the hutei‘s supply «ii esscritinl susteii.in.'e during .in e\tended period .m.n it-mi lit-me l\.isi~ \s.‘iit’h testi-if lmth st.irniii.i and iesilzerius -if .iii «in Exxiril
Memorable lliglilights iii the sulini.irin;' p.itrul were \'l\ll\ liy Sir Res .iiid laid) Hunt. the <elehr.itiun i»! the ()siris's list hirthd.ij. \\llllt' .ilungsiiie in Port St.inle_\. .imi .i iiiem-ir.it\le return \ns.ige
si.i
llridgetuvui, lLirh.idus, St Juhii's .-\ntigu.i'. .inii l-or‘. l..iiiderd.ile. l~iiirid.i
.\ list l\irthd.ijs‘ c.ii.i: \s.is hiked its l.('K Albert llughes .iiid (‘K (l.t.'\ Senhle Jlltl dc
\-itited h_\ \.iri«itis members iii the (l.I.'.'l\Ilil ('ni'.iiii.i.'iii .i' .i
p.irt\
Hpp-vrtiiiiities
Wren Carol O‘Connor of Lympstone heard that her 19-year old brother was in sudden need of dialysis she decided to raise funds for other kidney sufferers. Sponsored by her family and friends she took part in the Lympstone Help Marathon. her solo effort raising £320 for the Renal Unit of Addenbroolte's Hospital. Cambridge. Here she is with the cheque. When CTC
l)c\i/es in \\'estminster l25-mile cunt-e rii.ir;ithun .ind .i 33iLmile sponsored run by members of the ship's eiimpzinjs {rum Prestwiek to Burnley were among .i rzinge of activities ninicd at raising c.ish iur llurnle_\ (iener.il llnspitul lhe C.lll0C mzinithun. completed in 27' hr. ll min by Lieut Andrews Juhnstnne~liurt .ind l.l’l' 'l'r.-rrls l)l\tll\ l.ll\L‘tl llltlll.‘ th.m Lfsili with further c.ish r.iised in the spuiisored slim iii ulitch l.lL'Ul -(lit l).t\Itl \\'id_i:et_\ \s.is the biggest loser. shedding Nil» ’l‘he iin.il ltli.ll will help pmvide .i digit.il syringe ptimp iiir liurnle) (‘rem-r.ii Hnspii.il .ind help the chilLlri:n's \A;|l'kl. ii the lund-r:iiser\ were l‘VU\)', so the suits the ship's rifle tezim. who clinched victor)" in the l’.-\S.-\R.-\ sm.ill .-\rms t‘h;impinnship at HMS Raleigh, winning the Ships Al'lu.it Trophy.
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fur the l\«i.it's men‘
not
sPi.|.'I:1C\
(iii the «iutu.i:il p.iss_iiZe. l’( )1 ISJ \'e.irle .iiid l.\\'ln\lil{i
lniiiliiisi-ii sh.iied their heads .iriil iii.ide 115“ int (Iincer .md l\'it£.'iej. RL‘\(‘.|lUll, si-ti.ir «-lticer
lieut l).isid llurtlejs spent (‘li.'istiii.is .'iiur:iiri_i' sxsiriiiiiiiig Z‘ : miles .|l'I\llli\l the \lll‘lll.lllllC tn r.iisc £.‘iIll {iii ll'xle\ phildri-ii's liuriie. and tin the ieziiiii i<'lllllL'\ .\ll- .\lil is .-\:ii!x (l'Nt'ill_ ,~\tid_\ Juliiisiin .ii‘.d .\l.irl\ Siriiiiiniis cniiipleteil .‘."'l
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in
-‘oil llill‘i‘.ilL‘\ ti»
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Activities aid .-\l~'l'l’.R ii hiisy npenitioiiiil period till the Ctl.l\l iii Seutlnnd. HMS Active ni;irked her return in l)evuiipurt with ;i hiisy period of fund-r;iising. priur in visiting Burnley. the ship's iiifiliziteti ltiwll. :\ spiinsureii slim. .in eritr_\ in the
in :.iisc iii«'ilt‘\
N.ii.i1ii_-
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niece
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This trio of MEM(L)s raised £1,000 in HM submarine Osiris by completing 2.000 sit-ups in 40 minutes. From left. they are Mark Simmons, Andy O'Neill and Andy Johnson. The money is for the treatment of a sick girl.
BRUM MEETS MIGHTY QUINN UN lll"R return from p.it.'«\| in the \uiith .‘\ll.lllllL'. ll.\lS liirmin;'.li.itn tallied .it San Ju.in. Puertin l{lsll_ .:ll\l lvizniped lillt) pru{essiuri.ii vstcstlltt lhe Slight). Quinn Hie wt". ‘in .‘,I—s:-iiie t'_i.till sisited the destri-sci .ind pusctl lull pictures with nienihv.-is ii! the ship‘s ti>mp.iiis
Burnley hospital Kingstcin-iipun-'lTi;inies llnspit.il. ship‘s .idiipted s‘h.irit) (‘inering the tll\l.IllCL'
rel.i_\s. l"l.it'L .inil l).l‘v\ll ll.ltln.ittl ill "515 “'Iff§lK Chilsc .l d.iring ss;ij. «ii raising (.|\ll hjs t.iLing lhe p.irt in .in .IL‘fHl‘.IllC displis sentiiresunie p.'iir sat in turn in the npeii cockpit iii .i hi-pl.inc .is it llN)“1’\l' the-limp. lieu upside dimn, did h.iriei mils .iiitl st.ills in-er .i.'i .IlfllCltl iii (iliiucester. 'l‘heii h;iir-r.iising eilurt \\’rens Judi
TWO events in central London have raised more than 124.300 for King George's Fund for Sailors. More than half total total resulted from the E2.354.91 enthusiasm of RN and WRNS personnel on duty at the Royal Navy stand at the Ideal Home Exhibition at Earls Court. Under the leadership of Lleut. Brian Donnachie. they ensured that collecting tins were prominently displayed and conveniently placed next to the much-prized "give-away" -—
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the lirttish l.L'pllV\) Relic.’ :\ss4\s‘i;itinn il.l:.l’R.'\l.
r.iiseti L141! inr
l-ight iiiemhers iii the ship's
p.iii\ iii Hfills‘ Nalad went on .i spun« \(llL‘li iuii {rum Desunpiirt to lnndun to misc funds iiir the children's w.ird of
posters of the Directorate of Public
Relations (Navy). Of 130 paintings at an exhibition of Marine Art in HMS President on March 27. a third were sold in two hours. The event raised almost fi.000 for KGFS. The 24 artists Included a serving admiral. captain and commander. and the President of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. John Worsley. designer and builder of the dummy Albert RN used to cover the escape of prisoners interned in the Second World War.
three-mile the runners completed 240 25 hours, their efforts r.iising
miles in L‘-till fur the
in
hivspit.il
iii strength in .iid iii Cll.tfli_\'_ I4 p.irt—tlnie s.iiliirs from “$15 W":-sscx. the l{ii_\.il .\'.n.iI Reserse 'l‘r;iining ('entre .it Siiuthamptun, u.ilked {rum Iv‘) miles lime in Soutli.inipinii pulling :i field gun with them ‘lite fL'\Cl"\'l\l\, led hf» l.icul -(‘sir 'l'iin_s lir).int, pulling the gun in rel;i_\s. cuvcred the dist.ince in three tl.ij.s \‘-'ith eullecti-ms en TtllllL‘.ll1C)’liIIpCltl LZJI" in spunsnrship for the misc (‘hiidren with (Zineer ch;irit_s. in
Culli-
the
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test
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ll.\‘lS llecatc-‘s sseliare cuiiiinitlee g.i\e £5!!! to help h.indic.ipped children. ttreseriting .i cheque liir this .imuunt in the l’l_\'miiuth l)m.sn's Syn» iiriime .»\ssuei.itiivri .i lue.i| support gruup fur children and parents. ‘lite lll(ir‘lL‘)' will he used in prnvidc educatinn.il ;iids fur the children. —
.\'A\'\' .\'l’.\’~’S. HAY l‘Jts'5
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for pioneer lowestoft HMS l.()\\'l-‘S'l‘()l-'l‘,the ship that pioneered the Royal .\';iv_\"s revoltitioii;ir_v new toss ed array anti-siihniarine .systeni. entered l’ort.sniouth on March 2‘? for the last time and paid off for disposal. two days ahead of the veteran HMS lorquay. lhe Type l2 frigate first commissioned in NM. saw service in almost every part of the globe during the nest 2-1 year\, and since l""" had hecii the Navy's test-bed for the towed-;trra_v system. After niodifications. the limestoft spent several years
K-sllY)‘l‘g Ulll l‘\lL'l\\l\'C lYI.Il\ till the new equipment before being restored to operational status in 1u.s‘2
After .i short dC-C0l“l’|l'nI\stoning ceremony. the ship‘s hell was presented to the chairman of Waseney District (‘ouncil. where the town of Lowestoft is located. for safe-keeping until HMS Lowestoft is new a commissioned
ship cumpletedly The
expected
he dc-stored .ind shut
is
to
down by .\fa_v 17, after which she will await disposal. Her most probable destiny is the hreaker's yard. .\fe.inwhile. everaiicreasiiig numbers of Royal .\'.ivy ships .ire following on the towed» array path pioneered by thi; lnwcstoft ller modern succesBatch lla sors are C\lffL‘nll_\ l.e.indcrs .itid Type II frigaics
Seven saved by Culdrose helo
Effective soiiseqiieticc of the l’a|kl.'inds war site spent some time as Ascension lsland giiardsliip before embarking on a full programme of operations .itid exercises She was at the time .irgti.ihl_s the world's most l‘ff('(ll\l‘ ASW surface unit. /\s
.i
consistently out-performing equivalent Anierican s_\slcms llefore paying off she
A SEARCH and
Wessex helicopter from RN air station Culdrose winched up six men from the literati of a sinking coaster and one from the ship's stern.
h.id
conipletcd .i niiiivdeployment to .\f.idcir.i. the (Xinary l\l.’ttlds_
But another. who insisted on staying on board the -t(l)~ton Caroline. then took to a dinghy tied to the coaster and only let go when the ship was turning over. Finally he was rescued by the Lizard lifeboat. The rescues came on April 7 when the (Xiroline, with a cargo of fertiliser. sprang a leak in heavy seas while three miles off the Lizard ('rew of the rescue helo were Lieut. Andy .\1ar.shall (pilot) and l’0AC.\l.\' Roy Eggleston and Larry Slater. The sescn men they rescued were taken. uninjured, to the Culdrose sick bay for check-up.
Lisbon and ('asahl.inca. l-‘lying the tr.iditioti.i| payingoff pennant, she herthed next to HMS l'iirqti.iy_ which herself paid off two d.i_\s later. A large tiiiitiher of fantilies braved wet .iiid windy conditions on Sotith l{.iilw.iv Jetty to welcome her If} for the List tittie
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HMS Lowaatott approaches South
Hallway Jetty
rescue
In
Portsmouth Naval Base to pay oft.
Leeds Castle logs another l4,000 HMS Leeds (‘ztstle added yet more tiiiles to her formidable total for the year whet) she led a five-ship informal visit to Bruges in Belgium, with (';ipt.'iin Fishery Protectioii and his staff embarked. result of this and other travels, its mid-April she had covered almost 1-Lilli miles in just 51 days at sea since As
.i
January. During
fotir~da_v stay in Bruges ships Anglescy. l.indisfarne.
the
with HM
Bickington
and Crichton, the British Ambilssador to Belgium. Sir Edward Jackson, hosted a luncheon in the Leeds (‘astle for local dignitanes and senior
lidward had served in the previous Leeds (‘astle during the Second World War. .-\ popular visit was made by the Royal Nas--_. to the Stella Artois brewery, sport played against local teams, and .i sponsored cycle ride to ‘i'pres L‘urnp]ctcd_ despite wintry weather. From Bruges, the ships proceeded down Channel and carried out valuahle training in the l’ort.smouth exercise areas heforc dispcntng to their individual patrol ta_sk.s. Later. the Leeds Castle paid a short visit to
Belfast, followed by
the Kyle of Lnchalsh .iiid the \Nestern Isles and ti return to offshore patrol duties to the north of the Shetlands. ln heavy weather and often tinscasonal hltuard conditions few‘ fishing vessels were sighted. but liaison with more than 50 oil and gas installations in the area continued. A Soviet hydrographic survey vessel was investigated as she passed through the patrol area. but despite appropnate messages from the Leeds Castle. its team could muster only a wave in reply. A Danish fishing vessel. with .1 wire snapped around its suew, requested a tow, but it.s skipper.. hanng consulted
through
personnel. Appropriately, Sir
naval
a SCCHIC
tour
his agent at home. then changed his mind .ind preferred to enlist the cheaper aid of a fellow fisherman! After a short hreak for late l-‘.a.ster leave. the Leeds Castle prepared to spend the summer season in the offshore patrol task. exercises with other units. and in July ;i visit to Reykjavik in
lccland.
Apart from the British Ambassador to Belgium and the Captain Fishery Protection, Capt. Nicholas Barker. the Leeds Castle has recently played host to the Flag Officer Scotland and Northem lreland, Vice-Admiral Hunt. and Lady Hunt. and Federal Gerrn.'iny's /xssistant Naval Attache in London.
recruiting illm producad tor the Royal Navy auma up
A NEW
naval lite in thaao words: "Often dimcult. aomatlmaa
dangaroua. always friendly. never boring. The work of the Navy
24 hour: a day the year round." Starring the Hunt claaa mine countermaaauroa voaaal HMS Cottoamoro and the Type 42 daatroyar HMS Glasgow, "Task Group Kilo" praaorita something of the dlttlculttaa and dangora as wall as of the oornradoahlp and lolauro facilities. it ahowa the Cottoamora hunting down and destroying a Second World War t h a a n d in I n a
goes
on
Glasgow tracking down a foreign apyahip.
.\.»\\'Y NEWS. MAY 1985
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Stand up and be counted! at the receiving end of many phone calls from Divisional Officers complaining that “their man“ is being sent somewhere he does not wish to go (N Pre) and that the draft should be changed for one reason or another. one gets the impression that our manpower wishes to be anywhere other than where his draft order sends him. l)rafts's r.iisori d'etre is to fill billets as required by schemes of complement. hon;-set. thr
BEING
billets neser seem to be vshere the ni.iii V\.|IlIs to go [_iLc dripping water boring .i hole through stone. it lveeame inevitable th.it solid facts and figures should be obtained from the foiint of .ill Lnotsledge 'l’lll- (‘().\ll’l"l'l{R Having asked the question and sorted out the pages of printout, it was established that l-leet .’\lf .-‘srm billets are in the —
follovting
areas
l-.-\.»\ HlLl.f-l'l.\‘ ll_ocation follossed h_\ figure for .ill hillets. follimed in brackets by figure for shore-only billets) Sea Sersiec. 2r-'1 (Nil); .\'.-'\S ('uldrose. tn’: (22’7). N.-\S lee. l-1'7 ilk"? I. .\'.-\S Portland lo’? (Z3"2)_ .\‘.-\S Yeoviltori. la’; 11-.t"'ri, ()thers (lnCl (iartiiet). lit"? ll~S'I) I
,
(ships and HI‘? Squadron). Comparing the detail in with the preferences from
10'}. List 5 List I we can see that Portland and Yeovilton can meet their frontline commitment will! men to spare. lloviever. once the sea requirement for their squadrons has been satisfied. the nian~ power surplus must be Yfidl‘ reeted towards the empty hillets based on (‘uldrose plus those listed at "Others" 'L|’.Idlll0fl:Ill_V. lxe h.is pro vided the manpower for the L'.|YflL‘Y\. .-\n_\ surplus here (caused by volunteers from other air stations) viill require N l’re front-line sersice
,
focuses on the Fleet Air Arm
Better
/
I4 ri’I, Yeosilton_ 31 ti"1_ No preference stated. ho"2. No l)I’(‘ rendered. l .1’: From these figures it is ens}. “. e,_-C m_.i 13 5 pm L~,_.m .,f i:,\,\
their shore preference" 5 Pl€R(‘l‘..\'l'.»\(il- ()l-' l-.-\.'\ l’l‘.RS()NNL.I. IN I PRL. (iuldrose. "1'? l.ee. SW3 Poi: ‘H’? land. ‘UT,
men to
.
\_'eos'ilton.
.
.
.\’o studs of billets and [Her fereiices should igiiore the sh.irp after all. th.it is vsh} ‘we end are .ill in business Briefly. this is
where
our
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THE atory oi HMS Amazon la a atory of “flrata". She waa the flrat-bullt of the Type 21 general purpoao trlgatee. whlch In turn were the flrat Royal Navy warahlpa to be completely commercially dealgned and the flrat powered entlrely by gaa turblnea.
Nowahelathetlrattohavecompleteda Type 21 reetoratlve rent. The four gae turblnae allow tremendoue manoauvrablllty comblnad with hlgh
apeed and
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to malntaln. are much with Exocet now added to her armament. the Amamon can carry out an even greater of taake and la an
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board la held by No. 1 laundryman Hr Fong. who ha been wtth the ahlp elnee flret oommlaalonlng ln 1974. Llke all rnembera of the Fourth Frigate Squadron. HMS Amazon. commanded by Car J. E. K. Ellla. enjoya a marked eeprlt de oorpa. lt Ia thla camaraderie whlch ao atrongly blnda the aquadron and lta ahora eupport authorttlee together Into what Ia RHOWI1 ll "'0 “21 Club”-
CLUBBING |
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Dockyords changes
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arrangements could probably‘ not be in place belore l9h“i', the Defence Secretary then dis-
tlockyiird structure at Devoiiport and Ro.s_\‘th might operate has been outlined in a statement by‘ Defence Secretary’ Mr. .\lieh;ii:I lleseltine folloyying publication of an open (‘iovernment document the yards‘ future.
Falklands l{oy'.il Dockyards ploscd Il|.llIl people .irid h.id
enia
of £~1lIlmillion .i ye.ir ".\'ooiic doubts their proud liistozy \sllls'll \\.is draniatically iiridctlitied ye’. .l_L‘_.Illl by the l~a|l.l.iiids experience lloyueyct. l‘CllL‘\t' they could be far uc clficierit arid l',I\L‘ far iiinrc i'rc.itei s.iliic for money if the iurzioser
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l‘.icy l".‘lIt‘\t‘tl the
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time
was
Defence ripe to make changes uhicli would give the docltyuirds "a to mayor shot in the arm make them truly conipetitise and offer ;i real chance to create a firrii .ind thriving future —-
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The way forward they lavourr.-d was commervlal management by I987. Other options were a trading fund or
privatisation. Iltlllllllllg uhat
coniniercial nl.tl];t}ZL'nlL'tll would mean. .\fr llcseltiiic said. "l'ntlcr this optioti each dtvcltyard would be iii.in.i_i:ed by .i coiiipaiiy chosen by’ open coiiipetitioti (‘onipariics \§l1lCh met our high st.iiidards would be tnsited to subriiit proposals for !T1.lll.l_L:lllL! the tll.I)nt part of the .\'.iyy's refit and repair work under contract
Secretary's
statement
“'l'he contract would be for a fl\Ctl period at negotiated prices There would be a separ.ite contract for each docltyard
Ideally.
to
niaximise
iron, the two
be
riiti
conipcti-
dockyuirds
by‘ different
would
contractors
"Contractors would use land, builddockyard assets ings, rii.icliiiiery etc But the (iove.'tinieiit would lteep ownership .itid be respoiisibli: for m.i;or new deyelopiiient and niodertiisatioii “Ont vital we
thing.
which would enwun.-. would he
to
implications
for the workforce, which would have to transfer to the new employer. Dealirig with Job reductions. he said that at Rosyth the ysorkload was planned to tncreasc. "Gains in pfIXlUCIl\'ll_\' are needed to meet these, but equal|_\‘ there should be no significant job losses. "At Devonport these productivity‘ gains will mean jflb losses but vse will keep Cnmptilsnry‘ redundancy to .i minimum."
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The need for discussion .itid consiiltation on ideas ptit forward concerning commercial iri.in.igement was mentioned in the statement. from which extracts are given here. Mr Heseltine spoke of the huge cost of defending Britain .irid stressed th.it value for money was absolutely’ vital. especially in the area of support \\'e must s\AillCll as much iiioney .is we could to our frontllllt‘ :\fttlL‘\l Forces. he said
lihe
cussed
protect the strategic
lntrrv.-.sti\ ol the Navy. “The skills and experience of the workforce would remain a prize .L\sct but greater produc~ tivity would obviously be .i priority‘. .-\iid at the end of the period the contr.ict cotild be open for further competition ()ne of the benefits of this may forssard, as he saw them, \A.I\ that the Royal Navy would keep control of strate;:ic.illy'important ii.itioti.il assets \'.iyiiii: that leyzislatioii “Ulllll be ticccssaiy for such a r.idic.t! and th.it any new iiioye "
Discussion .\l()l) would do all possible to .illey'iate the effect of any‘ workforce reductions. Saying that the Government
prepared to coriteniplate the dockyards continuing ‘-has
not
under their present structure and system of rn.iri;igenient. the Defence Secretary‘ said a \l.l_x{C of discussion and consultation li.id now been .'c.iclicd before .i decision ysas taken
LONDON TO GET HUNTER
HECA TE'8 L /NKS 8 THENG THENED \\'Hll.l{ prepiiriiig for another lengthy’ ocean survey. H.\lS Hecate was host to the Mayor and Mayoress of her affiliated boroiigli of Taiititon Deane. (‘oiinctllor and .\frs. l.ewis Lane. on April ll. llie guests toured the ship, sampled the hospitality of the seriior r.i:iti_es' mess and liinched with the coninianding officer. (at: Pl) llarton l.irlii:r iii the month another affiliatiori \\as \ll’L'll)(ll‘lt.‘llL‘tl
when members of the 2nd (ios. port Sea Scouts Visited the ship
Heron ‘homes’ .\'l-,\\
ratings .iccomtnodation blocks Sherbortie ]llllll\l'
and Dorcliester (‘oiirts were opened at HMS Heron by the l-lag Officer .\.i\'.il .‘\lf (‘onimand, Rear-.-\dmiral l.inley .\liddleton. —
Punk drama wins "piinlt" production of .i (ireelt dratiia by HHS (‘ochllieatre (iroup won the r.iiie (‘onitiiand (‘up for best oserall production and the Scottish (‘up ,-\
in
this se.'ir‘s
.\';isal
Theatre
l‘csti\al llambara lrophy for the best oscrall production in the l-leet .-\ii
Arm went to the
()sprey
Players for "lord :\fllllll' Sasilleis Crime." which also vuon the .-\d)udicator's (‘up for the best stage presentation
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HMS Hunter (right). pictured ln company with HMS Fenoer. la to be attached to a new London unlt of the Royal Navy‘: Unlveralty Fleet which will become operational In October. There are at present Unlveralty Royal Naval Unlta In Aberdeen. Glasgow. Liverpool and Southamp-
ton. wlth the alm of promoting an appreclatlon of marltlme attain and otter baalc naval tralnlng for atudenta. Each unit In commanded by a naval oftlcer and equipped with the 20 metre Falrey Tracker claea patrol craft such as HM ahlpa Hunter and
Fencer (Southampton) and their alater veaaela HM ahlpa Chaaar (Aberdeen). Attacker (Glasgow), Striker (Liverpool). The Commander-In-Chlet Naval Home Command auurned admlnlatratlve reaponalblllty tor the UFtNUa from Aprll 1 .
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LACMN ARNOLD
.\'.»\\/Y .\'li\\/S, MAY 1985
It pays to
Appointment:
Admiral Oswald to be FOF3
get
Tanked
Rli.-\R-.\l).\llRAL J. J. R. ()sw.'Ild. .-\ssist:1nt ('hief of Defence Staff (Policy and .\'ucle;Ir). is to be Fl:Ig Officer Third Hot1ll:1 and Commander .-\nti~Suhm.'1rine Group Two. in succession to \'iee-Adrnirnl R. G. A. Fitch. in October.
\\'Hl:N did )ou l.1st do the ’l’;1nk‘.’ lt's :1 question every st1hn1.IrIner should :Isk himself, lreeuusc from the erId of this ye:1r he \u1II't get subnI;Irine p;1_\‘ if lIe's overdue (or :1 dip in the Suhrn.'IrIIIe liseupe 'l'r.'IinIn_u 'l‘;1nk. (‘nnec-rII has found
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Inere.Is1nI: .'It1rn to be 1111! of d:Ite for requ.1lIlII:.1t1on In HM‘ l)ol~ plIIn's l.1nIilI;Ir 1(ltl~ft water h.Is led to the tower reIntroduet1on ol the threat lInL wItlI entIt|enIent to sI1hm;IrIrIe pa)". \-nth effect from J.1nu.1r'_s‘ 1 l‘L‘\'4\
Other appointments ““""”"“d‘nCl“d°:
I .\TER\’.v\I S The {Irst reqtI.I|IlIe.1tIon should come utter three years .IrId there;1ftcr .Il loI1r‘.'1nd-.'1-h:1lf ye.1r Inter\.'Ils. (her 3.‘ )e.1rs ol .Ige. req11.'1lIlIe.ItIons .1re unpresst1r1sed ("dr_\"l unless you are {It .I:Id III se.1I:uIII1: .Ind \ulunteer' ;1ppoIntInents In d.1te shtps dners 111.1}
reqI1:1lIl)' pressurtsed reI:.Ird|ess of
U001.-Ca. C. J.
Unrv-vuey RN
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OIC Lxwrpool In
command
AMONG :1u.'1rds {or serwec In .\'(1rthcrn Ireland announced by the .\I1n1stry of Defence were:
or
.1ppu1t‘.ltnL‘nt
‘ C
Donny.
recently
N. Ireland
l"\Aet")
age
9
with the
city‘s distinctive bridges
in the
background. HMS Alax
arrives at Newcastle
Quay
tor her “Meet the
Navy"
visit.
.\!v:nt1oned In Dcspatches: LA I). I. l..‘I\»\fCnCC. .\1.\'l-I W. (3. .\1:1Cl)0uIt:1ll. .\1:1jr~r A. 5!. .\l.|son RM. CPL. (7. \\'hitm;1r'sh RM. and (‘S(‘I'l‘. l. J. \\’Ilk1e RM.
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NAVY i\'[i\&'S. MAY 1985 ‘
Changes planned
Well
apelrenl
Cdr. Jim Smith. Staff Admin. Officer to Flag Otlicer Scotland
fV\
and Northern Ireland. has been
doi‘ngwelI—onhisownadvice. Representing Dunlermline. he
for FlFAs
has
won two
trophies
.
in corn-
petitions of the National Association of Speaking Clubs. His subject "Using your -—
PLANS for zi change in the status of RFA vessels were outlined in {I Commons reply which said that the evolving pattern of the Royal i\'ii\'_\"s operations and commitments has increasingly tended to distinguish RFA vessels from commercial shipping.
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The proposal would not invols-e any change in the present conditions of service of RFA personnel. said Armed Forces Minister Mr. John Stanley.
DOCUMI-I.N'l‘ MOI) had issued a consultative document proposing that Rf-"A vessels should cease to be registered as British merchant ships for the purpose of the Merchant Shipping Acts. but instead should operate as Government-owned vessels on non-commercial service. 111: ships would no longer be issued with lntemational Safety Convention Certificates. but MOI) would accept te.\pur‘L\ihility for their safety following surveys carried out on its behalf by the Department of Transport and by Lloyds Register of Shipping as at present.
Maritime
Scylla on
League
the
move
Scylla. plctured above. was completing her base change from Davenport to Portsmouth at the end of April after baalc operational aea tralnlng at Portland. Her HMS
programme includes vlelta to Rotterdam. Aberdeen.
Guernsey
and
British .\1;iritime Lezigue event to he held at the Tudor .\1erch.irit‘s Hall. Southtimplon (near the pier) at 1900 on l-'rid;i_v May 2-3 will he addressed by former i\':ivy Minister Mr. Keith Speed MP. whose subiect will be. “Does Britain have :i maritime future'."' A
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PEOPLEMWNEWS
More People in the News in Pages 24 and 25.
The
one
and
only George ows out THE ONLY steward in the Royal Navy ever to make commander retired last month. Cdr. George Kelly joined up as a hostilities only rating in 1941, and went on to become the Navy's expert on kitchens and galley design.
was
immediately
Wardmaster Lieut L. E. Treviling RN (retd). now 86 years old and living in New Zealand. has written to ask if he IS the oldest sunnving member of the Sick Berth Branch He |Olf'l0d up in 1917, retired in 1947. and lives at Ba, Newburn Road. Brown's Bay. Auckland. New Zeaiand.
re~
cruited into the Civil Service to do exactly the same poo. so when he finally retired on April -3 he had been sewing the Royal
Navy one way nearly -54 years
or
another for
Jan
His career, not surprisingly. had its moments Although he served most of the Second
his
BERMUDA
George
promoted Lieutenant-Commander after becoming the first RN officer to be appointed college caterer to BRNC Dartmouth (he replaced was
changes screen-
lt's all change on the City line. where Lieut. Jan Colea. the Navy's senior recruiting othcer, has handed over the keys of the Greater London Careers Information Office to Lieut Jim Broen. Jan is moving to the Greenwich Colleges as senior
World War as a steward in mineswoepers and landing craft, he did spend 15 hours in the Mediterranean after the destroyur HMS Ouontin was iorpodoed and sunk in Decern~ Der, 1942.
At the end of the war he signed on again, served more than six years in Bemioda. and in 1955 became one of the last Commissioned Catering Officers. His appointments included HMS Bulwark on her only full commission in the Far East. for which he had to sea store the carrier for an 18-month trip.
when HMS Leeds Castle's main bridge window selfdestructed during a Force 10. the plywood used to temporarily fill the gap provided an ideal “canvaa" for Sub-Lieut. Bob Edwards (left) who sketched R01 "Marksman" Heap hard at work at his favourite pastime of cleaning the bridge windows.
oldest Doc?
George, in fact. retired from the Royal Navy in 1976 as the Ministry of Defences adviser on Shore Galley Design and Associated Equipment. But he
Is loo the
registrar
Pool drops In on ‘tony
Cdr.
George Kelly in
the kitchens of HMS St Vincent. which he designed.
family
show pupils of the Lower School a real naval Lynx helicopter Lieut. Martin Shell and AEM Wright ioined him for the flight from HMS Osprey and had a busy afternoon answering hundreds of questions. reunion
and
to
Good Idea pays off A cheque for £75 has been presented to RS Derek Carvall for designing an overiay which has reduced by half the amount of time and effort required to mark and assess students at the Typing_ Trainer in HMS
Mercury.
in
He |S the principal instructor the Typing Trainer.
Lieut. Paul Collins. HMS Glasgow's flight commander. literally dropped in on brother Tony at the Bognor Regis School Tony is head of Mathematics at the school. so Paul took the opportunity for a
the well-known Miss Buller after her 25 years there). and in 1971 was
of
appointed
mess
manager
RNC Greenwich and pro-
moted commander His naval links will be main-
DEREK CARVELL
tainod by his elder son David. the manne engineer officer in HMS Brilliant. and by his own interest in TS Trafalgar. the Sea Cadet Corps’ Wimbledon unit As treasurer, he has increased unit funds from £38 in 1976 to and turned £10500 in 1985 the training ship's Trafalgar Night dinner into a noteworthy
MURIEL HOCKING
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cl--‘so -sch Chief Officer Muriel Hocking WRNR assumed command of HMS Vivid. the Headquarters Reserve Unit in Plymouth on April 1. she became the first woman to command an RNR unit when she took over the helm of HMS Dalriada in Greenock, Scotland. in 1983. andisnowthefirstwomanto command a second unit. Chief Officer Hocking. who served in the WRNS from 1963 to 1969. is married to Surg. Cdr. (D) Malcolm Hocking. senior dental surgeon in HMS invincible.
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Branch transfer
guidance RATINGS and Wrens interested in transferring to other branches of the Service are given guidance in an official announcement. This explains that it remains Navy Board policy to encourage men and women to transfer at the able
between branches. in order to adtust manpower to the Service rate
requirement Such transfers
method of maintaining numbers instead of by direct recruitment. This means. of course. that transfers will not normally be allowed out of shortage" branches. or into branches which are overborne. However. where the Commodore HMS Centurion anticipates that fully manned or overcome branches might nevertheless make room for transfers in the next financial year (by ad;uslments to
are a
recruiting). applicants
will be given "all reasonable consideration." but approval may be delayed by up to 18 months Lists are published of all the
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A PAGE FOR FAMILIES
H0 W wives with e cop tion separa .-\ Sl'R\'l-IY «in tlic xtrcsx of \L'PilF;lilUll. L‘.'lTflL'(l out by ;i n;i\';il Chitplilili ;i~ ;i pcrwiiul rL‘\C(IrCii priijcct. \h(V\\\ that ihc i111l]0fiI_\' iif the \\t\‘L'\ tgikiriu prirt ciipc \\lll‘i \L‘[‘l;lf.'lIiUll with v;ir_\'iiig dcgrccx iif \UL‘CL'.\\. and thin lL'\\ thzin fivc pct" cunt xiitiglit hi.-lp l‘cC.'it|\i.‘ lhL'\ ctiultl not cupc. .-\iiii «if thc
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SCOTTISH architects submitted 126 entries for a new Roman Catholic Church of St Peter's and St Paul's tor
the
Rosyth.
Navy
at
Property Services Agency in Scotland set the competitors a comprehensive briet for the The
150-seater church. which had to provide a modern sense of unity tor the
assembly.
Assessors. assisted
by
technical panel. included Cardinal Gordon Gray. Archbishop 01 St Andrew’: and Edinburgh and Vice-Admiral Sir Nicholas Hunt. Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland. and prizes were presented It the opening oi an exhibition a
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"The Minister thinks this
E3-T335331 All eyes are on the Royal
dockyurds
Many
—
legislation maybe in
train.
Unique standpoint
members of the Royal Navy will view all this from their unique standpoint as "customers" ol the ‘yards. and doubtless sortie have strong and varying views based on long personal experienaz ol retit life behind dockyard gates. Indeed. one interesting point which the Government makes is that the dockyards as Suppliers of services to the Fleet should be "separated clearly" from their customer. it is also stressed that under the advocated scheme. control over national strategic assets would be maintained. —
Deep
—
waters
Meanwhile, the sort of questions sailors will quietly turn over in their minds as they watch and listen with interest is. while good, loyal work is carried out in the yards. is the organisation the right one for the second hall
of the 20th century’? Would it be better or cheaper another way’? It so. should it be the and would there be any way suggested penalties‘? And what of the prospects of worktorces with lives bound up in dockyard M07 These are deep waters and. now that the Governments thoughts are known. the pondering will no doubt be equally deep over what could eventually emerge as the most fundamental change ol management in the centuold story ol the Royal dockyards. ries Sailors will await the outcome with much interest, —
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WHY THE NAVY NEEDS SSAFA Royal .\';i\‘_\ "ltiicu tl\L‘lL‘\\ .ippciid;igc or CllL'llttl~
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promise
shows
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YET AGAIN the Royal dockyards are under the microscope indeed it seems difficult to recall a time when this was not so. Resulting from this latest in a succession of studies over the years. the views of the Government have now been made known, with commercial management the basis of the favoured way ahead lor the Devonport and Rosyth yards. Other political parties take other views. while the dockyard worktorces and their trade union representatives certainly look like making their voices heard. It is expected that lollowing discussion. consuttations and criticisms a final decision on the way ahead will be made this —
one
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In Irsxx lh.iti 2-1 hours .lllHl‘\l cxcn icl.iti\t- til the nicn Ioxt ll.ILl l\'L‘ll \l\llL‘\l. .iiitl lH1ll1C£ll.llL' rvlicl _t:i\c.'i ti» thctti .-\ loxxil limit \\.I\ l.iiii‘..'ltL'il. proiittiiig ;V.‘ll\lI|ll\ .inil _i:r.ittiitic~ for run \»\:tlt|\§\_ ‘-1 urph.inx. .Il1tl "1 tlr:pciitl.int
rt'l:iti\cx In those it.ij.x, xuch .i rcxpoitxc must h.i\c xcr.-nictl nothing xhiirt of lHll'.lClll\)u\ to thc lK‘ti.‘.i\r.‘d 'lTic gr;-;it tcxt for vihzit was thcii thi: Soltlit-ix‘ crime with the \l.'lN til the Boer “lit in l.‘~"N.
k'.l\('\
ITIOIIII in the Portstnoum not covered a total or 710 miles.
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.\’r\\'Y .\‘F.\\'S_ MAY 1985
ARROW HOMES IN FROM WINDIES
DOVEY JOINS CLYDE RNR HMS DOVEY. third of the new River-ciess fleet minesweepers built specifically for the Royal Nsvsl Reserve. was handed over to HMS Graham. Clyde division of the RNR on March 6. end commissioned st the King George V Dock. Glasgow. on March 30. Mrs. Kstie Drummond. wife of Lleut.-Cdr. Peter Drummond. FIN Stet! Officer In HMS Grshsrn. cut the commissioning cake with the help at the youngest rating. JS Andrew
Reynolds. The Dovey (pictured left) was built by Richards (shlpbuiiders) Ltd. of
HMS .-\RR()\\' sailed home to Devonport on April ll after 3' : months on duts‘ in the Caribbean as \\’e,st liidies guard.sliip_ While Bflléilli was shivering through January‘ and l5ebruar_\'. the ship's L'Ui1lp£ti1)' of the Arrow were baskirig in the sunshine of St Vincent. .-\ntigua and (‘irand (‘;i_\'nian. As
the
reported last month. frigate also visited
(i.il\L‘siUtt. Texas. for
das
iiiaiiiteriance
a
ten-
period
dur-
iiit: which \\l\‘L'\ and girlfriends fless out to enjoy the Southern hospitality. llie .-\rrou spent fl\C \l.i)s off
lieli/e
on
\.Ifiiilis
e\etcises_
inclmlitig a
guriiier_\ sessioii user the Sesen Hills range in the south of the couritr} llie ship‘s
iiitcriial \L'\'\lYlf) platoon was Liriilctl for three d.i_\s iif jungle iiainiiig under the \u[\Cf\l\tiin of the 2nd Mn (iretiadier (i\I.If\l\
Lowestott and named after the river Dovey in Wales. Ships of the class displace 890 tons. measure 15611. in iength. have a speed of 15 knots. end are designed to sweep mines at much greater depths than previousty cepeble by the Boys!
\'.ilual\le c\petictice was gained b_\ the ship‘s compans £lllfIil_L' .i fise-da) [IS .\'a\_\ L'VL'lL‘i\i.' to prepare the l'SS .\'iniitz carrier b.ittle group for its deployment to the Mediter-
Navy.
Exeter DSM
raiiean
At
one
stage the Arrow
was
Tiff". l)S.\l and citation awarded to LS Alfred Ball for service in HMS lixeter during the battle of the RHL‘! Plate in N3‘) has been presented to the current HMS lixeter The presentation was rii.ide by his son. Mr. I). R. Hall, at a reunion of ill Old lixeters .it l!R.\'(‘ Dartmouth
with a submarine for nearly ll hours. \\'hile she was assay, her ship's L‘Ui’l1p.|i1_\ raised more th.iti LSINI for their chosen charities in Sunderland in continuous sonar
contact
Money-raising events cluded sponsored slims_ a den fete. and raffles.
in-
gar-
Odin ’s refit ends 'l'() MARK the rededieation of HM submarine Odin on June 29. a water colour of the first submarine Odin has been presented to the commanding officer of the modern boat. Lieut.-(‘dr. Malcolm Avery. The painting. by Lieut.-(‘dr Tim Holt. was h.inded over by John Hicks. l.ieut -(‘dr Senior Officer Submarine Refit (iroup Ros_\th, and will hang in the ()din's v~.irdroorii "Hie submarine li.is been in refit at Rosyth Her predecessor voas launched in N38 .irid sunk in the (iulf of Taranto in N41)
Guernsey joins
celebrations
HMS (}U!iR.\'SfiY is visiting her adopted island this month to take part in celebrations to mark the -illth annis'ersar_V of the liberation of the Channel islands. The
ship's
maintenance
recent
programme has included
penod following
a
a
particularly busy
four-ueeit base spell of patrol
.iCf|\'lX_\‘ in the first three months of the sear. Patrol included stints off the Shetlands, in the Irish Sea. the South \\'estern .»\pproaches and the .\'orth Sea. Ship \'t\lf\ were made to Barron .ind Hol_\he.id T“'O ARRESTS
During Jariuars
February
boarded 32 fishing sessels .ind made tsso arrests Serials conducted on patrol included seseral gunners shoots After tier maintenance period. the ship returned to Fishery Protection Squadron duties before her celebration \l\If to the ('hannel Islands .irid
the
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Society awards i'iii-ZR!-. is a total of £l,iiiio in be won in the l‘3.‘s'5 Marine Societs (‘onipetitions_ which iiiclude categories such as short
.trticles_ ariecdotes, puetr_\_ painting and drawing, cartoons. haiidieraft. photoshiflcs,
graphs
and C\s.I)\ .-\\sards also include 125“ to the seafarer who makes out the best case for attending a short rcsideiiti.il course of his ossn
clioosirig‘. yudged to
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.N'A\'Y NI-Z\\’S, MAY 1985
VERSATILE CARRIER RINGS THE CHANGES ON HER SPRIi
Spray
rises as a Sea Harrier lands on HMS Invincible to carrier's Sea Harriers together on the flight deck.
complete an
unusual
picture
—
a helicopter from HMS Sea—lting the sun imparting a warm glow to Cold Winter.
all five of the
.
uivhcxi Sfodt -mous
.
.
invincible silhouetted
against
a
flame-red Norwegl mi:-ioii Smart
DASHING lNVll Big sh/10's key a
WINTER turned to spring, then spring turned back to winter for HMS invincible during a two-and-a-hall month deployment which fully demonstrated the flexibility of this
new
particularly
generation of aircraft
carrier,
the "Quick Dash" role. In the early weeks of the spring deployment. in
the Invincible had been forced into a change oi plan by thick pack ice in the Baltic approaches Later. ott Portland. she disappeared in dense log to emerge, nearly three days on and precisely on schedule, in the centre or Hamburg it was in the German port that she experionood a low days oi the kind of weather expected of a spring deployment But her next role was to change all that as she plunged deep into Exercise Cold Winter This NATO amphibious. maritime, land and air exorcise involved forces from the UK. Netherlands and Norway in the North Sea. Norwegian Sea and coastal areas 0? Norway.
Assault The lnvincibles task was to embark 450 Royal Marines of 42 Commando. transport them to the north of Norway. and land them in a helicopterborne assault then she was to provide air support to the land forces and air and antisubmarine defence to the maritime forces in the amphibious operations area The carrier operated in company with HM
ships Fearless. Glamorgan, Newcastle. Jupiter and Yarmouth_ RFAs Oiwen, Fort Grange. Sir Bedivere and Sir Caradoc, live ships taken up lrom trace, and submarines and surtace sh=ps of
the
the
sign
the Soviet border, no of the Soviet Fleet. although the
proximity oi
was seen exercise area was
Break for
a
picture halfway through the
A MAJOR feet was achieved by the engineering staff oi HMS Invincible when. for the first time at sea by any ship. they changed both an Olympus gas turbine engine and its associated power turbine.
Engines changed at never
alone have been sea in the past. but
the two components
together.
it took 40 of the ship's engineers 14 days to complete the task. during which they worked in shifts
round the clock. One of the carrier's tour engines failed in February and the associated power turbine was also affected. A new engine was
already
on
turbine
change.
Well-equipped for their Arctic role. Royal deck ready for an airborne assault.
Norwegian Navy
Despite
Badger
lrequentiy
overtlown
by Coot
aircraft After a week of operating in the beautiful Norwegian iiords. 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle. and witnessing for many for the t:rst and
5x
2
spectacular Northern Lights, the Invincible rc-‘embarked the Commandos and
time
~—
the
their aircraft and returned to the UK Unlike her predecessors, HM ships Hermes. Bulwark and Albion, the Invincible does not have spare accommodation readily available for an
Marines Commandos
embarked lorce. Many on camp beds in shi and. although 150 of t their dormitory to the to share all three with To their credit. t i "
board. and the turbine
delivered to the ship during a visit to Hamburg in eariy March. During part of the operation the Invincible was involved in Exercise Cold Winter. Two civilian engineers trom Portsmouth Naval Base flew to the ship to give advice.
was
HIGH-SPEED Successful high-speed trials were carried out during the passage to Plymouth from Norway at the end of March. Cause of the engine and turbine failure was not known. and both were being returned to RNAY Fleetlands for examination.
Hamburg
—
Newcastle.
and "The Fleet'a all lit
up!" Left
to
right.
HM
a
ships Cleopatra. Yarrnouth. invincible and ‘.AlF"ir:~ti
it
Arrisvwail-A
w
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SCHOOL OF ST CLARE Penzance TRI8 4JR A Unit’ Schmil of the \\'om!unl
(iirpiimiiiiri
(iirls aged 548 (boarders accepted from 8) Excellent 0 Level and CSE results Small tutorial groups available for A Levels Secretarial courses. provision for Drama. Music and
BOUNDARY OAK SCHOOL Indcpcndcnt Prcpiiriitory for Boys Du)" Pupils 5-14
Dancing
The School is set in beautiful grounds and provides opportunity for games. swimming and athletics Girls with parents overseas welcome Weekly boarding possible for children from RNAS Culdrose 10% reduction in fees for children of Service personnel Prospectus from the Headmistress. Miss M M Coney BO
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NEWLANDS SCHOOL Seatord, East Sussex Telephone (0323) 892334
CO-EDUCATION Nowtanos
was
opened
1814 and.
in
since its
incorporating 3 hard tennis courts and basketball court There is ii large indoor ntlo shooting range. carpentry worxshop. Home lfronorr-cs room, and the Mlssc Centre covers the tuition of a wide range nl instrurnonts Misoczat-on lootbsll. rugby. hockey. avcket. athiet-<3. netball illld lonni-2 are the pnncp-nl otganisod sports Boys and girls are prepa'e<‘. for the Common Entrance and Scholarship Examnetvons to (I11 Public football prtch
Schools and to Nowtands Manor, our own Sen-or School Nuwlands undertakes the responsibility tor all travel to and from the School. visa
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lntormetion from the Headmaster.
HELENSBURGH PARK LODGE SCHOOL H). l).~\\' 3’ ;-l2 \‘l-'.-\R\’ Excellent record for successful preparation of pupils for entry to public and ndepondont schools throughout the country Traditional academic education (‘H
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‘oundation. the Headmaster:
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school for 700 boys aged 11-19. who must be sons or grandsons of seafarers. Owned and governed by Greenwich Hospital. the school is situated in beautiful countryside overlooking the Stour Estuary Full academic curriculum (CSE O and A level). 56 teachers. large sixth form. Many boys go on to University and other forms of higher education. as well as the Armed Services at all levels. Facilities are excellent. Chapel. choir, band. swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis and squash courts. over 50 acres of playing fields. and a fleet of boats for sailing in the estuary or local reservoir. Strong CCF.
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It's for yew, HMS Cornwall
BRANCH DOWN UNDER
when HMS Cornwall. a Type 22 frigate at present building at Yarrows. Glasgow. is commissioned in 1987. her proudest possessions will include three boards and gaveis made from the wood of a Cornish yew tree.
They
the
cL‘tcttiHtt_\.
.it-
by reprcsciitatives of c.\-sersice associations. (‘apt 'I'iiii Diisclieiie accepted the office of president and the Res. Roger llush that of hraiicli chaplain tcridcd
lhe following sliipiiiates were elected to offite Jim .‘slc(iiiig.in icli.iiriii.iiii. Mike llird (sice-
ch.iiini.ini. llcrsl Jackson isecretarsi, .ind Jim Seager. l)(‘IilIi\ l~'niertoii and Jo.in lsans (coiiiiiiitteci
SUPPORT
first
da)
l*rid.is
.\'e\sc-iiiiers
gifts
of Bodmin.
Helston and St A u steli branches. The Idea was inspired by Vice-Admiral Sir James Jungiua. a member of Bodmin branch. 0 n e of t h e
gaveis. complete
with brass engrav-
ing by Shipmste
Dick Thomas of Delsbole branch. is seen here dis-
played by Ship-
.
mate Jack Mason. t h e B 0 cl rn I ri
secretary.
and third \\‘ednes-
Still)
.it
will be
Deiabole. Falmouth. Truro.
l“R().\l l)\\\\'lT l'iitler we hase received news of the coiiiniissioiiiiig of New South \\'ales branch. performed by (‘apt Brian \\'. Turner RN. Senior .\';is‘;il Officer Aiistr;ili;i_ and of the British Defence l.i;ii.soii Staff. .-\t
Pscruve'ClSCIernoae.
“
Boormn
are
.
welcome
llie following shipmates were elected officers at the .irinii.il meeting of Derby: J I’ Smith icli.iirmarii. N l)asies (secrei.ir_\i. I’ (ireshartt Itreasiirer). .iiid I) laslor. T‘. (ioodwin. li. Jones, A (iregors .irid \\’.
Hughes
(committee)
death of Shipniate Stripe_\ llurrell. of Vllllesden hrarich. was a sad blow to his mans friends. p.irticularls the patients of the Ro_s.il Star and (iarter Home at Richmond, whom he li.is cared for oser the past 50 )ears, Stripe)‘ was awarded the llritish limpire .\fedal in the New Year's Honours for his l‘he
life member. Shiprnate (ieorge l-'r.iricis_ co-founder .iiid secretarjs. receised the honour some time ago Sliipmates of Bristol .ire certain there are mans es-nasal personnel in the are.i unaware of the cornradeship to be gained joining their branch 'l‘lie) ln\’llC them to visit HMS I-‘lying Fox in Winterstoke Road. Asliton. linstol, on the second and last f’llul;l_\' of the month ;it 1030 for a warm welcome _
a
his wife. lxthel. he made an enormous contribution to the welfare of patients .it the Star and Garter Home. raising money for them. visiting the home constantly. and arranging weekend breaks for the
Bolton branch. boasting 34! members. “elcomes new rccruits to jtllli therii on the first. 'l'uesda_s of the month at the Queen lilirabeth Hotel. Fletcher Strcct. Bolton. at ltlll. 'Die invitation is also extended
patients His fellow their sympathy
to
DON VOYAGE
Shipmates
liodmin. Portland. Taunton.
llridgwatcr.
\\'ells and other braiiches .\lernbers riicet at .\'ort-in .\l.inoi (‘amp on the
sersices to
cliarit)
thanked members for their support. {til donated to ('.iiicer was Research in memory of Shipmate (‘sril (Ginge) 'l‘opliss_ the late \'iCL‘~Cl'l.'Iifl‘nLIl’l Yeovil donated £574 to local .‘li.IfIliL'\during IVS-1 Salisbury. fariious for its beautiful cathedral. boasts aii R.\’.»\ branch, coniiiiissioiied on April 13 A welcome is e\teiiJed to serving .ind cx—ser\irig personnel in the area if they contact Shipmate J. Foster. 3.: Westwood Road. Salisbur_\'. Wilts. At Brldgenrfs annual meeting. the following shipmates were elected. (Y Parrish (president). ll \\' Miller (sicepresident), R (i Dodson (cliairmari). li llarris (stee;h.iirmari). I. ‘l’ Lewis (secretars). and l) J \\’illi.ims (treasurer). HMS CARDII-1" Members of Rolnford and Hornchureh on a visit to HMS
outstpidiq s.\ice h_s being ni.ide
BRANCH NEWS llelped b_\
shipmates
send
lithcl. of Cannoek (Thane to
hosts to the staff of Birmingham and District (‘areers Office for an evening's entertainment at the Pied Piper Inn Hie visitors pIa_sed the locals at pool and the ladies took part in A .i marathon game of darts well-supported raffle will help a nasal ch.irit_\. arid altogether it w.is a ser) happy and successful social esening At Te-[lord's .iririual meeting. Shipmate Colin Brookes. foutiwere
YOUR ATTENTIONPLEASE
personnel
leave.
on
Portsmouth presented a photograph of the HMS Cardiff 1923 football team to the ship. The former branch president. shipmate Charlie Cartright, was a member of the team. The branch has also been invited to \'l\iI HMS .\1crcur_sx
Cardiff
or
visiting the area. cspcCt;Ill_\' members of the ship's company of HMS Bcas-er. Beer branch. formed 25 years
celebrate at their .mnu.iI dinner at the Dolphin Hotel. (iuest of honour Rear-Admiral H. L. 0. was lhompson and (‘dr Richard Rolls, br.inch president. welcomed guests from llridport. Bridgwater. Portland and l._srtie
ago. had
cause to
pany of ll.\lS (‘ardiff when the ship visited its adopted CH)’. The (‘l’()s' Mess, in return. invited members of the (‘ardiff branch .inboard for ;i return of
Yr-usll's .iriiiii.il meeting .ittended bs To siiipmaies, the .-\t
eleetcd
en
committee
bloc.
were
hospitalit_s.
re»
At the branch annual meeting the following shipm.ites were returned l.oft_s' (‘obbold (cli.iirrii.iii and welfare). l,es (‘ourtiic-j» (treasurer). Ioni Smith (secretary) and Mike
Shipmate Doug
GERMAN NAVY CAPS Juniovfiates biadtleltwith
ALL PAST & PRESENT SERVING SAILORS. SOLDIERS. AIRMEN. WRENS. WRACS. WRAFS, NURSES & THEIR FAMILIES. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED BY THE ROYAL STAR 6: GARTER HOME TO CARE FOR THE DISABLED MEN & WOMEN OF ALL THREE SERVICES -
Sullivan (PRO) At .i soci.il organised b} lkreham branch. life member-
tietachablownite
toosandrounoei
baooeGenuno
Government surpiusanarn-ni
——-M
oornmon
ship
presented to Shipmate .\'eedIe by the president. (‘dr l~earn Shipmate Needle .-\
.
'
£8 indudngpiostaoe T8"i9$. remade on original
1
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Cap weaving machine. Gothic iettonng. full length
i
Pres: Ears. Linton Puuonavll
i
Sasiarruailt
Gn-aanau Aaravai
Sasarrviorst.
-onus:
Hoot.
rm-u.
Aa-rvsicirafso-mharwnscnaer €3.50 such including postage Ceo. Yaly. Fbuml rid roar) Kriagnanna Eaoie Eta toorv
at
Shiprnates of Cardiff criterturned the commanding officer and members of the ship‘s com-
Ha}
outgoing
I
was
served as welfare officer .it l)ereh.im for 25 sears. .ind is the branch delegate to .\'o 5 .-\ri:.i
TALLIES HMS Amfivyi. Adidas, Anoiooie, Ann. NI Fbyll.
,. Rosiil Star & Garter Horne cares for seserely disabled ex-$4-rs icertien and I\If‘I)('f‘i of all ranks from all p.in.s of the country. We rely on public support. so please help by sending a donation or preferably askirig for .i cuss-nant form. You rmght also like in rernember With a lC|(J(_V those to
The
wl"ioni we owe sortiuch.
THE R()Y.—\l.
STAREGARTER Home for Disabled Sailors. Soldiers & Airmen. Richmond. SurreyTW106RR.Tel: 01-980 3314 Rqishvnd LiacnhNo 2)UlBA 2&7!
vent.
welcome
S(‘ARB()R()l'(}lI Spa Centre. offering excellent facilities and close to the sea. promises well for the l‘)is‘5 Royal i\';n.‘;iI Associatioii conference on June 15. \\'ith five of the IS motions on the agenda concerned with cost and location of future coiifereiices_ some live]; debate is in prospect,
Eidgeware
and Mill Hill will be proposing that in \‘lC\\ of the Association‘s financial position the conference be staged every two years. instead of annually as at
present Heel Street
branch "views with some trepidation" the decision to hold the i‘I.s'¢- conference in Belfast. and will be urging delegates to consider an
Harry ’s honour AT A celebration dance to mark the iitith hlflhdu) of
Shipmate llarrs Atiwood. president of Clielteriham, he was called on to present a ship's clock and barometer to Shipmate George Das-idgc. who was
retiring after Ill years secretary.
as
branch
He is succeeded b_s Shipmate R A. Wheaties Harrogate hase elected Shipmatc Eddie Smith as secretary and successor to the worth) Shipmate Jim Wilcock. who is now branch president.
‘
shlpmata Dev\d(Deve) Winona. Dooooa Mua'iT,aood6B
l
srapmalaWIIlarn(Slnpey)Durroll Withn Mmaitfiaoodfl) 8NprnaIaHaroIdRoolnaon.Beu~quc—eMardi2D.aoodu shlpmala Doufiea Rose, wo~sr-
| v
nuvscno-i.Fsoruarya srsIorr1Le-1a0orie.IDer-sot.-out B-onmcnvaraitd
Shlprnate
MORLEY WESCOMB a CHURCH SWCEET EVAOISSY. CORNWALL Telephone 07% 0&4
and other rnotions concerned
with rules. standards and fiii.ince must remain in doubt until they are debated. dele~ gates, obv:r\ets .irid sisitors are left in no doubt that their sisit to Scarlsoroiigh will be .i happs ilTTL'
V\'l'Il.C().\‘ll-I The town council are welcoming visitors b_s prosiding free rickets for a buffet dance in the splendid Ocean Room of the Spa ('entre or. for those reluctant to take to the floor. tickets for .1 iiieaire Those who want to take adsantage of this generous offer should contact Shipmate Philip .\l.icKeriIie of Scarborough branch who is tasked with organising social .t\,‘Ti\'ilIC\ .it the conference
RNA Embroidered Sweaters
Esau.
&9C.rjl.0C..OlC.
alternatise scnuc Also on the subject of senues_ \\'clw_sn Garden City will be proposing that every third conference should alternate between Portsmouth and Plymouth, Aldenham .ind l)istrict‘s motion will ask the RNA to lobby the (ion-rnment to hase those who served in operational war areas from N3‘! to I0-S5 made eligible for the national retirement pension .it (it) While the outcome of these
OBITIIAIIY
ounc-
RN
Scarborough plans big
l-'.irge (chairmarii.
der rnembcr .iiid branch chairman. was honoured for his
In recognition of their support. (‘apt lurrier was rii.ide .iri fltllitildf)‘ member and his wife. l"ioii.i. .iii associate member Shipmate lom \\’.iIker. popu~ |.ir nieniber of “'_\1hcn.\ha\oe. was giseii a great serid—off b_s shipniates before Joining his f.llTiil_\ in Auckland. New Zeal.iiid I'orii h.id been a member of the branch for NI sears. sersing in turn .is secretary and treasurer .irid as organiser of concerts and indoor games In recognition of his sersiee he was presented with AI cheque ii) the branch Arnong the other gifts gisen to him were a quart: watch from "ll Teani." .i silver tankard from Macclesfield branch. and life membership frorii Huddersfield Dunkirk \'cteraris
His many friends in Sunderlarid and in llaitersea wish him good luck and bon sosagc Norton Fltzwarn-n commissioncd at .i CL’l'l.‘fTl0n_\' .it Norton .\lanor (‘amp home of -Hi (‘oriimando Ro)al Marines, attended by repieseniatises of
y.
AI-in (tarry) Price. Ponutuuix he nunoc. Mare: 19 shignue George King. i-contra Cty. February 6, again 64 shlvtriah as-Cfiowrsri Dome PuIdnaon_ Manlovo Ory. Jar-nary 28
wsflpniab
C.
unfit, 5-tuna. -qua
lhlpeiate Harry Betta. Iounoav
former chairmen. Mdosrdale. Mini 0. aged 63 Bnhrnfi Marry Yalss. Deal and
member and
warrior. r
17. can 79
shlpnate ( upper Doe) II. 8. Nil. Ewart. again 75 Itwaau F. C. Nauru. Bncnovt. Iomur canto tiiaarsv. gen 5
No
set~up No order
(2053
No
minimum
waiting Six-colour 98°90 Deraiis and sampte from
ENSIGN
MOTIFS
sci,
icreggan. Scotland. Alao SOCA. Dotphins, I-‘LN. Fiat. R. Marines
when visiting Portsmouth why not can at tho
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BIG NED'S ON HIS WAY TO WEMBLEY
\'()l_l.F.Yl3.»\l-l. in the Roval Navy achieved one of its greatest successes when the men's team clinched the llritvic National Volleyball League Division -1 (South \\'est) cham-
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lliit ilie tragedy was that Rawlins should be the only Royal Navy tuner to reach the finals lwo others. Marines (‘oliii l).iy .iiid l’hil,.\'tcholson. were dumped out of the competition at the .-\ll-ling|.irid sentilln.|l\ in (iloucesteroti .-\pril ‘ by some very eccentric Judging noih boxers showed tremeiidous commitment, and both had esery right to expect .i place in the (‘neat Britain semi-finals .it Preston oti .-\pril 17
l'Nl.l'CKY It was not to be Day was gixen a lY\£|\\l\C hit--So vote by one judge. btit the other two gave it 5"—5l'$ to (‘olin Mc.\fillan .-\nd no-hopei Nicholson. the man who has conic front now here this season. could consider himself even more unlucky after chasing title favourite lirrol .\lcl)onald of London rernorselessly for three rounds For Navy coach (‘P0 Micky
Usborne is fastest Sl‘ .\f()Rl'l7. h.is confirmed Andre that Liciii -(‘di l'sborne’s 55.5‘) sec descent on the ('rest.i dtiting the Lord lretichard Services Trophy competition in January was the fastest eser achieved by a Royal Navy rider l‘sliorne (HMS .-\l.icrity) fi tiis he d second in the
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London Marathon -\ llllllll‘t't of .\.I\\ l'llfll‘i('.'\ .ich:eved personal bests during the loiidoii .\f.ir.ithoii. but still trailed to the .-\tiii_\ .iiid the RAF in the lnter-Service com-
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walkover at Preston. so reaching the .-\ll.-\ finals tn his first season tn the super heavy category. lll(3llER NOT]-I (iloucester disappointriieiits aside. the Navy‘s boxing season h.is ended on .i rather higher note than ever seemed possible .it the turn of the year Tribute should be paid to -U) Commando R.\f for ;i consider.ible part tn this ch.inge of fortunes. Four men front -Ml (‘do Day. Nicholson. MNF. Andy Ellison and MN!-3 Peter won Combined SerWaights vices titles, .ind five (.\f.\'l-‘. Steve lleryet replaced an injured .-\rr'ny boxer) represented Combined Services against Western (‘ounties in the lingland ABA quarter finals. The number of representatives at both levels from ti unit .Ls relatively small as 44) (‘do must be unique GREAT BOOST limergence of Nicholson and Wziights in particular, has been .i great boost to Navy boxing. as the news that schoolboy is Rawlins
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PO Ame Haltord receives the RNSRA Navy Cup from Capt. Ian Chrlshop after loading HMS Heron to a successful defence of the knock-out title they won last year. HalThe Yoovllton team tord. CPOPT Tim Webb. CPO Phil Thompson. P0 BennyGoodman and LAEM Glnge beat HMS Osprey Farmer 4-1 at HMS Sultan lna repeat of last year's tlnal. HMS Vernon lost 2-3 to Osprey and HMS Neptune —
—
promotion
to
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The charripionship htiiig in the balance until the Navy's last two games of the season, against the Royal Marines .ind Solent on April 1-1. With We}niotith challenging hard, the Nav_v needed to win both matches to be sure of the title 'lhey did so in style. winning the needle match against the Royals T»-—(l, and beating Solent .‘\—l The latter, incidentally. .ire now managed by former (‘PU John 'l'.i_\lor, who coached the lileet .-\ir .~\rm team to .i string of successes HARD \¥()Rl\'
Guy BIG Ned Rawlins was meeting the even \\’illiam.s'on to decide the super heavyweight division of the (ieorge \Vimpey ABA finals at \\'embley on May 3. Ml-T.\l Rawlins. fift. Sin and l5‘: stone. was gising away three inches in height and nearly two stone in weight to the litige 'l'r.'ins— port Policeman. \\'illi;inisoii lost to former Royal .\f;irinc Keith l~'erdinatid at \\'embley in l‘l.S.‘«
and
Heron retain
squash trophy down by the same margin to Heron In two wellcontested soml-tlnals.
went
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the si\—nionth season. won l" of their lk
tiiatches. reflecting the stjuad‘s hard work and
willingness
to
Nav_v Select team was boxing Repton .-\B(‘ in London oti April 30. and final event on A
the calendar was the Combined Services match against US Armed Forces (Europe) on May 2(), lat (irosvenor House, London
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travel extensively for fixtures. Success was particularly sweet for players and officials who involved with the have be he past ten years or team fo more. They include coach l’()\\'TR John Miller. secretary Lieut. Tony Webber. and
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international bantamwcight Ouinton Shillingford from Andover. Hunts. is set to join the Navy in the autumn.
('l'() .\'orm.iti l'otts, l’()\\'l‘R David Hadley. (‘PO llrian l-lorence .itid (‘l’() J.iinie Jameson l-'oriner Scottish international Lieut (ius Leighton. who has just moved from HMS (‘oilingwood to HMS (‘ochr.ine. led the team Three volleyball tourninanients take place in the Portsniouth area in the next two the RN lntei-l'iiit tnoriths (June 10-21) .ind ltiter(‘oniniaiid (July 4-5) in HMS Nelson, and the lnter-Services in HMS (‘ollingwood on Jtily I3
players
FLEET FINALS RUN WHO would be it fixturemaker for the Fleet’? Ships‘ programmes are so busy that it looks like most of the rugby. hockey and soccer finals will not be resolved until mid-summer. First to finish will be the Maxi ships. whose only outstanding final is the soccer confrontation between HMS Fearla and HMS Glatnorgan. due to be played at the end of
May.
Fearless got there by beating HMS Flle 5-1 in their semi-final. The Midi and Mini competitions should be clearer by mid-
May, although
least one final will not be decided until
July.
at
HMS Rothesay meets HMS Cleopatra in the Midi soccer final. having disposed of HMS
ton
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Lindisfarne
month) last submarine
reported the
winners over
Lowe-stall and HMS Lennie!’ \:|H‘lC respectively by score. -$——l. ln rugby. HMS Phoebe plays H.\l.S Card!!! to
decide who takes on HMS Tlreleiu in the final, the Phoebe having beaten HMS Amazon 17-41. Amazon beat HMS Apollo l2—l(i in the earlier round. lti hockey. HMS (Palatea beat ll.\lS Penelope .'ind now plays HMS ('har_vbdl.s for a place in the final. In the other half of the draw. HHS Glasgow plays the winner of the Cardiff v. Newcastle qu.'ir~ ter final. The Mini competitions have fo r w a r d in o v e d n o t
significantl_v.
ln the soccer. HMS Middle-
as
meets
Onyx (.‘———2 HMS Pollltqton)
semi-final. while another submanne. the Cou-
in
one
raucous, meets HMS Alderney (-1 —l winners over HMS ()rpheus) to decide the other finalist. HMS Jer'.se_v is away tintil July. which means a long wait for HMS Middleton until their rugby scmi-final can take place. Jersey beat HMS Odin r>—.t, and Middleton received
walkovcr from HMS Polllngton. For the other semifinal, HMS Alnbuscade plays either the Orphan or HMS ti
Shetland. The hockey semi-finals match HMS Stuhhlngton against HMS Orkney. and HMS Shetland against HMS
lzrdbury.
Services Super upset champions’ progress
(‘()Mlll.\'l-ll) Services got off to a spectacular start in the Hockey .»\ssociation's divisional tournament at (iateshead. beating South 2-4). But they failed by the narrowest of margins to qualify for the final play-off. This was Services first victory over South for 27 year\. even though South fielded essentially the same star-studded team which won the tournament last year. Services played some superlative hockey. and only Taylor in goal saved South from total embarrassment. In an exceptional team performance. lan Jolly provided the inspiration and .-‘srmy :ind England pair lan Jennings and Nick Gordon the penetration. Both goals came from right wing movements. Andy Scopes and Paul Morris providing the finishing touches. ln an unkind draw. Services played North immediately afterwards. This was North's first match and. driven by GB captain Norman Hughes, they took full advantage when
(‘ombined Services ran out of steam in the second half. Morris scored first for Services, who lost (ill goalkeeper \'er_v.'iii Pappin throtigh injury. North scored four times before the Serviccmen got their second wind. Cruelly, South beat North 2-“, thereby depriving Services of second place by .i marginal goal difference. In their last match. Services led Midlands by 2-1 with six minutes remaining. having dominated play for most of the g.ime. llut they then allowed GB's Croft the space to set up two goals which shattered their dreams of
glory.
Gordon scored Services‘ llt\l goal with a classic run and thundering shot into the roof of the net. Morris scored the second. Nevertheless. Combined Services have now
next season.
beaten liast and South in competition within the space of l2 months. This is all the more remarkable. because these two divisions have dominated the tournament for the past decade and provide the majority of the successful llritish ()lympic team. Services now have three full intern;ition.il players and three others with international squad evtperience. llrian Henry had an outstanding tournanieiit at left-half. Quiet and unassuming, he kept A very tight rein on several top-class right wingers. Nigel King and Terry Spinks also performed with distinction during the season, although Sinks was unfortunate at (iateshead. Held up by snow in the border country. he arrived late for the South match to find his plan taken by Paul Morris one of the successes of the tournament. The last minute withdrawals of Mark Dykes and Nigel Eves caused severe problems in defence. the latter choosing at late notice to play for his club in 3 county nip match.
R()Y.»\l. N.»\\"i' cyclists dominated the first two lnter-Senice championship races at the end of March. with CPO Mike Marchant
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an
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Mike .\larch.'int finished in the excellent time of lhr -zmin Rtisec. well clear of A V\'illi;tmson of the Royal Air Force. With CM!-Z.\1Tom Cunningham (Defiance) recording l:7,-1'7 and Craig Phillips (Gliimorgan) 1:751, the RN cycling team also won the team
championship.
Wl—‘.ATIll-ZR ln spite of the weather conditions. 28 Service riders completed the course. Second event was a hilly time trial run in conjunction with the Sotonia Cycling Club over a 37-mile courv: around the Romsey. Winchester. Stockbridge circuit. Marchant won again in 110,2-1, it time which was fast enough to earn him fourth place out of 12“ riders in the Sotonia csent.
.»\nd to complete the Navy's clean sweep, Phillips (l:l3..Vi) and (‘hits .-\bsolom (lleron_ l 1315) ensured the Senior Service of first place in the team
competition
l'Hl-L RN Women's netball team were beaten by both the \\'R.»\(‘ .iiid the \\'R.-\l-‘ at the InterServiees tournament held in HMS Nelson on March 27-28, but fought hard in both matches and showed much potential for next season.
P()\\'ren Julie (iriffin for Combined Services
played in
the
lnter-(‘ounty championships at ("rystal Palace two days later.
This tournament involved So senior and _Under-21 county teams and about (ill players Combined Services found the going tough at this level. but despite several heavy defeats achieved good wins over Guernsey, Norfolk and Worcestershire
ll.
lllli R()YAl. i\'.-\\'\' the I985 lnterare Sersices soccer chainbut not every‘pioiis
Parade of champions at the Burnaby Road atadlum. From left to right are LWEM Steve Johnson. MNE John Rich, Cpl Tlv Lowe. POPT Ian Rees. POPT Tommy Johnson. Lleut.-Cdr. Ian Brady (manager). Lleut.~CcIr. Jack Sheppard (RNFA secretary). LPT Lelgh Tongue. Cpl John O'Connell. LPT Colln Salmon. App Frankle Howard and MEM(L) Martin Smy.
~
according to the naval script in the decider against the Royal Air Force at L'.\hridge on April 3. writes Jack Sheppard. tliing
Picture Hoot
went
lwo
goals
up and ten minutes to go. the Navy looked odds on to add outright sictory to the 2»(l win they achicsed oser the Arms in the first match or the tourriariierit lo.'riiii.itcl\ tlzcs iiriis iiecdcif to win their tirst sll.lfl\.i draw giiorisliip \ll‘.sL’ l“'\. l‘L's.I\l\s‘ the R-\l striitk l‘J\‘K f\\lsk' l‘Cfuts' thc liii.il whistle lliit tltc I I draw \N.|\ enough .irid l‘()l'l loiiiitis Joliiisoii i.-\rk Royall
Photoomephic
Unit
celebrated his 155th appearance for the Senior Sersice by recening the ni.ignificent trophy from Air Marshal Sir Donald Hall lhe Nasy might hase been three up .it the lnlL‘f\.Il, instead of the l—4l adsantage (‘pl Tis
I out IR.\l l’iuileI case them “till ariolher of his 4!! yard
spe.i.iZs
l .\ll .\'l lscsiri .\l.iddocks. hack to.’ his sL’si|l‘.ti .ippc.ir.iiicc of the season. aitaiii outpaced the R-\l defence in the 75th riiiriute .irid set up ll"l’ l.eigli l'ongi.'e i.\clsoni for the N.isy's second goal
Navy bump to earth
in Dorset Al-'l'l{R the cuplioria of coming so close to winning the lriterSers ices at the end of last season, the Nayy team came down to e.irtli with a hump against Dorset in the first match of l‘J.‘s'.‘. w rites Roger Knight. lo he f.llf_ the Nasy was below full strength for this match. which was played oser the picturesque Peter Alliss, l’arkstoiie course the conirneritator, was professional there for seseral years lhe w.irrn-up niatch .igainst Parkstone took place in yery wet conditions, with the home cluh using their local knowledge to good .ids.irit.ige, winning 3-2 in lhe lead.i closely fought rnatch ing pair for l’arkstone included the generous figure of former Surgeon (‘dr l)onald llolriies_ resplendent in plus fours ('dr Holmes played regul.irly for the Royal Navy in the late \llllC\ He was in good form this time as well, helping to win his foiirhall match against the .\'as_s‘s leading pair of l.ieut -(‘dr Malcolm lidmunds (HMS (‘ollingwood) and l’()\\'l‘R liddie ('omerford ((‘Nll)
Sl'.\'SHl.\'l>I the match ag.iinst the
lor county the following day. the weather was much kinder and the sun shone most of the morning ()hyiously the .\'ay‘y side relished the sun on their hacks as they went into lunch only 3-3 down in the foursomes. Surgeon l.ieut (D) Dasid Wehher (HMS Intrepid) and l’()Ml§M(M) Steve Stephens
(HMS Sultan) gained
a
good
Newcomers to the .\'.isy side. (‘l’() I)on West (R.\'\\'S (‘rimondi and .-\l‘.\l(.\ll .-\ndy l'illon (HMS ()spreyI hoth performed well. hut were narrowly beaten in their foursomes matches. Howeser. the singles in the
afternoon were a different story. As the weather deteriorated so did the Na\'y"s golf Apart from Malcolm lidmunds .ind Alan Bray, who obtained s‘ery' creditable hals-es, the remaining eight matches all ended in defeat for the .\'asy. resulting in .i convincing win for Dorset hy 12 matches to three The high standard of golf played at county lesel was typified by one of the Dorset players. .i young lo-year-old. one handicap player, who was four under par when he
Hamish Reid (-15 Cdo). and Malcolm Edmunds and Eddie Comerford.
his match’
MAV 4
win.
Well-fought halses were obtained hy the pairings of LICUK. Alan Bray (HMS Sultan) and Cpl.
won
0-5
Modem
Pentathlon Ye-rlieabuvy Atlkiaz RNAC
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NAVY i\'l§\\’S. .\1.»\\' 1985
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THE Forces Flailcard scheme is to continue. but with some discount changes.
fares will increase to a third. which should produce some attractive fares tor those able to travel on oft-peak services. Hall-price discounts on day returns will continue.
For the new card. valid lrom May 12. conditions or use remain as belore but. unfortunately for the Services. discount tor stan— dard single and return fares reduces from a halt to a third. Against that, discounts on some
;\rls, sshieli is iiiiiger .ind he.isier thtin her sister ships lnsineihle .ind lllll\lflUil\, eiinipleted her fin.i| se;i lfi;ll\ itist ;ifter l-;ister, re;iehing .i speed of more tli.in 3l| knots heisseen the mouth of the 'l'_\'ne tind tiie l‘.llilC lsltinds new
in the l.ist sseel. of June the ship is to he inspected hs ('oni:tio.lore _\.is.il \hi;‘ .-\t\et‘i.it:.‘e .ind l)ireelor .\'.i\.il liiiiipirierit, (’oniinodo.'e (‘ .-‘s l' lliit.‘i.iri.i:i. hefore tti.ikini; her ilelisers sos.i_i'e iii l’orts\ mouth. sshere she will he lUH‘ii.lll_\' .ieeepted by the l{U_\’dl Nils» on her .irriv.il \he then hegins her l'.irt lli.lls progniriime. .i six-nionth period iiiiting viliieh sse.it\o.".s .ittsl sCttsitt\ ‘-\tll ll‘ Ell\iflIuF_hl\ '4
speed July
tested .ind e\.i.".iineil .-‘sit e.ige.'ls«.i'.s.iited hri-.i'it if‘. t:i;ils will he the e-i.:ir‘.iissior‘.: of the Ark Royal l\_s the Qtieen
lisc
_
Mollie: in l’o.'tsnioiith on .\'os ember l ‘lhe etirrier ss.is l.iun;.'iei‘. hf. the f‘)tlk'L'It \ii-ti:er \'ss.ir‘. llutiterk \\.illset‘.ii tit \'.i:ilon the line in June i‘i\2
Links lhis Riistil t‘.i'.ron.ij,'e st.irteil Milli the presious .-\t‘ri Ro}.il_ vshieli the ()ueen .\lother_ then ()ueeri l'llI.tl‘Clli, Liunehed ii‘. l‘)5ll (me o.’ the m.in_s links lietsseen this and the previous :\r'i. is her first eomnitinding Ufli(L‘.' (lipi Limes \\‘e.ither.ili. ssiiii utis sersing in the old .-\r's Royal in l‘I7\ ssheti it ss.is tlllll\iUl‘.(Ckl th.it the :i.i.'ne ssi-tilt‘.
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might he siiit.ihle lot .i f.ist food burger l‘.If_ hut \A.t\ un« \iIli\f.IL'liif_\ for the retniir of \\.If\lll[7\ out
l)r l).isiii ()sser‘.. le.ider of the \oci.il l)emoer.its. .ilso opposed the wheme Scc .llsu "l)oek_\.irils luiee it ti-1
ssitli the liisintiliie
Ri-_i.i|'s
defence ;irni.iment h.is been eonsider.ihl_s enhanced She h.is .l thirii sisl‘.lll'L‘llCll \'iil.‘.in l‘h;il.in\ Illmm gun niiiiiritini: to eomh.it \C.I* skinimirig missiles, .ind tsso tssin iiirtim guns She also ll:l\ ;i twin \e.i Dart missile l.lllils'liL‘Y
I Vhl\ll to stress that under this ('io\errinient their longletm future l\ assured But in gising this .issur.inee .ind. retognising the signifnuinee oi the 'js.irds to their local etonomies_ i must tilso expect therii to he run to proper lesels oi effitienes Mr l)eri.'il l).isies_ \hl('.'
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in
.ind llliistrioiis. the Ark
tions
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l‘.i:l‘.s‘U;‘lL‘.' (‘ortipared
p.irticul.irl) ;it RiI\)lli "'l’hesL' two dl|(h).ll£l\ ll.t\C sersed the Rosgil N.iss .ind the ri.itiiin iii_s.ills for man) genera-
-.
Under the new agreement between M00 and British Hall. the new Forces Railcard will be valid
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Page
sea or
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.
N.itiir.il ss.istage .ind volunt.ir_s retirement could he expected to .ichic\e most of the rediietions sought ti} ni.irt.ige-
iii
Dependants
FAMILIES
.i, sl1L' sszll h.ise \e.i _ii',‘ters .ind. (‘\('ll lll.lll\, the iii-~.s '\ti_.[li\ lt.ili.iri i’ ll liil .inti \ill‘Zli.till‘iL'
O From page one.
(‘h.inges"
etlort to attract Rallcard passengers away from peak-time trains to those at present under-used. an
until December 31 1987. Individual units will arrange local issue of the card. which will continue to be Service personnel and free their entitled families. ol
in remote
serving at locations sublect men
delays are advised to send up~to-date black and white passport-size photographs to their
to mail
husbands immediately, it they have not already done so. This will ensure they receive their cards as soon as
possible.
BR recommend Servlcemen and families to consult station booking clerks for advice on cheapest method oi travel. Explanatory tealleta will be available at major stations.
ahead towards her 1 and her Royal
‘YARDS PLEDGE
(Jpposiiion spoLesrn.in
Service and civilian.
They represent
The discount changes iollow a study by British Rail or their Raiicard business. and the changes apply to all Rallcard
HMS ARK ROYAL is going full acceptance at Portsmouth on commissioning on November 1. lhe
users. both
.
NEW FLEET Cl. UB OPENS THE renowned China Fleet Club is set to embark on another stage of its life with the opening ceremony oi its new building in Hong Kong by the Colony's Governor late this m°n""~ Owned and
managed by the ratings of
the
Royal Navy. the club will now be housed in a splendid new building on the site of the old
club built in 1934 and well known to sailors oi the '30s and post-war years. During rebuilding the club has been operating in the nearby Sun Hung Kai Centre.
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