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The Queen, met by the Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral Robert Simpson-Anderson, arrives by helicopter in Simonstown to join HMV Britannia.

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From the Admiralty,

090416B May 1945;

"For the second time since the Bathe of Trafalgar sea power, relentlessly applied, has preserved and sustained our nation and Commonwealth.

Free yE-Day supplement

U "WAIT and see" Is the Navy's first response to the Ben Review - the wide ranging study of Service manpower published last month.

It will be 'many years" before major recommendations - there are over 150 in total - such as new career and pay structures come into effect, in any, form. At this stage none are set in concrete and no decisions have been taken. Former deputy chairman of British Telecom Michael Bert led a team (which included former Gin-('Naval Home Command Admiral Sir John Kerr) that over the past year has interviewed over 5,000 personnel in order to point the way for terms and conditions of service in the year 2010. He concluded that the Armed Forces should have "much greater responsibility for the strategic and the day-today management of their people, and their conditions of employment and adopt a more positive personnel management style" - a "culture change" that would be a major challenge in the years ahead. Some media reports that immediately followed the repon suggested that it rejected the traditional qualities of leadership in favour of commercial in practice personnel management.

Leadership

Not so, says Second Sea Lord. Admiral Sir Michael Layard. "There is a danger of confusing the two - in fact one thing that Mr Bett is absolutely clear on is the importance of leadership. It is one area in which industry has learned from us. ---But he is suggesting that people who work in personnel management in the Services ncccl to become more familiar 'ith certain non military sub. like employment kgislajrc1 flon, job evaluation techniques ,iitd pensions administration. It happens that some of the sughe has pug forward are Wlions ing taken up already - for instance personnel managers including the Navy's own Service lawyers, are an more versed in European becoming employment Legislation. "The various training

schools are looking to ste how they, can relate further to NVQ's, which he covers in this report, and in the NPFS. where we already have professionally qualified social workers, he recommends this as the way ahead, "So there are a number of

aspects of the report which already coincide with the Navy's thinking - and bearing in mind that the team went to a great deal of trouble to visit the Navy, and talk, to people in nine ships and as many shore establishments, I would have been disappointed if there weren't.

"We are flow taking the time - and it will take a long to look at the recommendations and work out how and if they can be developed. "Developed' is the key word here. It may be that quite a lot of recommendations, as they stand, are not practical, will be

expensive

too or ssitt not suit the needs of the Services. To this end, we will he seeking the views of all Service personnel through the Command chain. Consultation is going to play an importani part in the further work. 0 Turn to page 16

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A NEW DEFENCE Agency to handle Royal Navy recruiting and training has been launched by Armed Forces Minister Mr Nicholas Sonnies. The Naval Recruiting and Training Agency (NRTA) will be a (400 million-aye.' business headed by a Flag Officer Training and Recruitment. Rear Admiral John Clarke. The largest predominantly naval Defence Agency, the NRTA is staffed by 3.600 naval personnel and 1.500 civil servants. As part of the Second Sea Lord structure, it will be based at his headquarters in Victory Building, Portsmouth from where its nationwide recruiting organization and 12 training establishments will be controlled.

Mr Soames. launching the NRTA at one of the largest of the Navy's training bases, HMS Sultan, said the Agency will be free to compete in the private sector to train foreign naval personnel and civilians in order to cut costs.

wishing to share resources and provide services.

'Best in world'

Creation of the NATA stems from a Government initiative launched seven years ago and designed to achieve increased efficiency and effectiveness by establishing separate management units, each operating within its own policy and resources.

All over the world the common theme is that Britain has the best naval training in the world and they want to send more and more people here," h said. The NRTA is planning to enter into partnerships with other from the public and private sectors, a policy which has already attracted interest from industry

organisa-tions

Discussions are under way with a number of companies and consortia. as a result of which the first agreement could be in place by April next year.

The NRTA is one of the latest of 24 Defence Agencies, a figure which by the middle of next year is expected to rise to about SO.

Liverpool takes on a,,s~ea of troubles

WHEN HMS Liverpool was asked to escort a vessel accused of sanctions violation in the Gull it seemed she

Just like that - ..Capt Lauuses Brokersshlre sleight of hand to demon-

was

Infacing a straightforward operation stead, the tug Shaima presented the destroyer with

rie

a catalogue of problems and troubles which occu-

pied her for days

I hi- Shatnia. sith lie( iu.trr containing lOO ions ot luL oil. had been arrested osc'r a month before . acof attempting to break I N sanction'. on Iraq. Liverpool, under ]fir command of' ('apt hopkins. took oser escort duties iror the Frigate I '55 Mc( 'lusi in seas and strong winds.

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In the had weather the Shainij had parted bet anchor ,,able and had been taken in 105' b the Mk( She V,;ยง% ;tnsii-u red to I o erpool v'hiuh then ant knied t, the night Nest morning('apc llop.iiis and the I userpooi\ marine enincer oItic, Ii ('di t'jul I homas. lranskrred to the tug in discuss matter'. %%,%h the tc%. ',d'. Sri I ankan inastet. l hr Nhamia us.. found to lse a hood in her title, biji

LI Mike N-et,on inspects the Shnima's tow,

StraW how a complex man-

debeuii'-e cr-ring geat. a iItc' toe capsian which incint she could not rceo'er her andmo, Cable. and an injured crewman In that state the sessel as no longer ca'.ortb and pernhlsnon as sought in escort the Shamnta to the nearest port in. of to Kussjiit js ormg,njlis inst luct ed

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.as tepaured ,rp'.tan tug". ,sti b ( POSIt A Ian! Blast,. All onk sas completed a I hours before *,ugl%ct couple hish tunic permission had b been gtantd to toss the tug in Ahu l)hahi As v.asr-, isere still

up to left high ii %%as decided to begin the tom the nest nioinso that it could be underta and completed in -ken da Light as l.isr-rpool tossed

Diabetic

The injured cir5'mflan. a duabetre. was sufkring ltont an intested nice, %tthI5h had deslopt'd front a splinter sound tic' as i,ansIcr-d to the Ii-.erpool where he s'js esamined b% the ship's ,rd,c.rl ,,thici-i SugeOn Ii Slaik S5hitakc, The tug'-. tnr'.aid tapsijil ssJs besond repaui so hln k'. and iauklcs weir used b% ike RN icani on the tug in haiti in the anshoi cable a t,s beet it a tuniC, It took them tisr- hour-. Ill hard suorL Sleaiit'.tiiti' -t (1.1

the Shainta Inward. Abu Dhabi the next day. ness'. came that would not the authorities thci and allow her to enter port I,isc-tpool anchored use the Waters night in international about lb mules off Abu I)hjhu ihere dass of

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discussions bctsseen j910111, ( nialitiun authorities and the Untied Arab I nitrates to alloss the ssasc-iisssed tug it. i-so after ncarl get aiong'.id month'. at sea I l; loud jilt] s'aicr ssa'n get

Daedalus spirit lives on

. Ill \ it\t' l)aed4hI tic',! scai the IIa:lte s,lI hic through Ih Rnal \A%% AsOtiaIiOfl-, rtc a,lit Spoil t J)ardaliis I he name j rc oguilion of the major role b RN air shiluoli I cc plaed on SuIci,t in uia'- tI iit 09Th inand suIing Pu hjsc of the 4b '.a hi as Ill ad pr.'.. ilk h granls from the Sailo,'. .told Elect Aniculilu", huutd., b Nu;lltrld trust. Aldershtoi I 'huich of' InglAnd fill Armed lo,ics of %lie Crown and 'r's Runt spirit 01 l)aedjlu', sa'. nanied h MI', Jilt 'etbvrr. Nile of (apt l)a'.rd Newberr oh liSts t)ai-dalus, and thill be aiailabk lot h&rtcr b Nasal Air ( 'oiitifljnrj peisttnnl tot and I be sachi rliising raking ia', a lull jltngi4i1iflhc this

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VT Day!

-ll C I I p. kts ni \.,,ut tCi ate to go on sale in '.uprr mat kels to uuiai Lhe '{liIi jilnis es 'jr. ol s actor in. World War II Fl, picks of 'Njj!tt ( clehij. lion I'ca- recall the days tbo %%aftonlc catering

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Naal be.crage as a staple log the Btilpsh armed lotses,

n~ more effIdent Capt ~on~, protect othcmi of th Naval II MW Training Agency. his magical shRi in a pee. s.ntatlon to senior naval offIcers it the launch of the NRTA at HMS Sultan.

Ring o Iss thai I ,seipsot pro sided a dew basic necessnirs -. hum the plus a bit of "nuti Naari and a couple of bottles of sshisk to keep the crc hiapps In the meantime Surgeon It 55hutater monitored the cundi lion 01 the inumd ,resstllan, l-.en(tujhh - use dass aftr-,

undertaking her e'.co,t task. th I.usc-rprxil ssjs relic-sr-nj h llCt-t ing tSS ('atassbj and headed for a shorterird isit to Abti I)hiabi I lie %Ililgllj %%A% laic(

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repair'. " See centre pages report and pictures on IOEX 95.

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BIG GUNS from the Navy's past have found new homes in Portsmouth, Gosport and RN air station Culdrose.

safes t 'gill:

At Cutdrose two 61n cannon from the early 19th century now provide the guardroom with an imposing presence. The

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Squadron

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Rod Troph> I'm a particularly ha,ardous operation to save a bill climber.

the Bambiira ( up ssjs pre. sentesl to the squadron'.. corn. mandung officer. Ii Cdr I)avmd

cleat finally achieving a rate of fir, of ten rounds in 41 saconds. It fired its last round in December after the reduction of the t$l$ Unit at Aberpoith mad. ft difficult to find enough

Searic.

Aviation,

personnel to man the weapon.

Tournament

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Vt.,' Veiti that a sn-anti and rc-icue cress belonging to ILQ Squadron had won thi- l-A's

fire

Tower of London we field guns slmlit 10 Close used by Royal Navy gurmers during the Beer War, from which stem. the tradition of th Field Gun competition run each year at the Royal

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Presentation of the assrd comes hand on the heels of a report in the -April edition of

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There the gun was used In support of S.awolf missile trials, being fired under manual control. Under the OM~ of CPOWEA Lax Broughton. the gun crew became extremely ml-

Moe. naval guns have moved to Portsmouth as part of the Royal An~~' transfer of artillery to the newly refurbished museum at Fort Nelson. The fort, on Portsdown HIS overlooking Portsmouth. has been officially reopened as a i amenity by the Duke of Wellington. - Among the Royal Annourles' pieces mOved there from the

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class frigate HMS Tart*r before being Installed at the Navy's Test end EVaIUItIOA Establishment at Aberpoith In 1950. of

Air

Cup lor flight has been ikon this

Meanwhile, the RN Armaments 0epot Museum at Gosport has acquired what I. believed to be the test 4.Sen MK,5 gun in Royal Navy service. Th. gun mount originally equipped the Tribal-

rate

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loft-long guns have been Installed In the new quarterdeck In front of thin building after being transferred from HMS Nelson (Gunwharf) at Portsmouth.

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Gun crew makes ready - - - One of the left-long cannon being menhandied Into place at Cuklros. by thorn left) CPO Michael Gk~". Howard Vim~

(.if) Goo~. Craig Hunkmn mid LA

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achicred Ii> ing totals with the least number of in,dents. While at iniral

(IMS Gannet, Ad.

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also opened j purpose-built office block which provide.. medern hurting facilities and up-to-date computer links,

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NAVY NEWS. May 1995

Home after four years Down South

oil

While on anti-smuggling patrol off the coast of Lamma Island, HMS Plover received an urgent call for help after two Taiwanese-regislered cargo vessels collided just outside Hong Kong Waters = THE newly refurbished Ilistoric"al Gallery at the RN Submarine Museum. Gosport was opened last month by the Second Sea Lard. Admiral Sir Michael Layard. fl

THE RN School for Girls, Ka.3.m see has merged with Grove School, Hindh.id, Which will b. redeveloped as the Royal School, by p~of the Que.n

the

NELSON Life and Legend. an exhibition marking the beginning of the 2001h anniversary of 'The Nelson Decade' of the Admiral's victories that culminated in the Rattle of Trafailwill open at the National Craritinat Museum on October 21. 0

A I4ANDPAINTED board do-

5040 changes of fling by the RN Cuhd of B.llrIng.ri on the restored btalith of St Bartholomew's. Y.ovlhon in 1993 wit! be hung hi the tows,., a permenent record of *1* vent Wing

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Twenty seamen, including the Has You's captain, were picked up and transferred to the patrol ship where Naval medics flown in by a RAF Wessex helicopter from 28(AC) Squadron treated them for shock and exposure.

Casualties The most serious casuaIi was airlifted to the Queen Eli-. abeth Hospital in Hong Kong but was. certified dead on arrival.

U Ward took charge of the search for four missing seamen. This was eventually called off as light began to fade, seven hours alter the collision. The 19 crew of the 4,943 tonne Thubart were uninjured and she made her way, to Ilon Kong under her own steam. Hai You's crew remained on board HMS Plover and were taken back to the RN base at Stonecutter's Island.

SAILORS from the 2nd Mine Countermeasures Squadron and the Craft Support Unit Portsmouth were invited to As. ton Villa and presented to the 17.000 crowd that saw the home team beaten 2-0 by West Ham.

" Headquarters British Fort Hong Kong has made an appeal for memories and memorabilia of the liberation of Hong Kong on 30 August. 1945. A book, t1 anecdotes of the liberation and the years up to 1950 will he published this summer. Write to Roger Good-in. Director Public Relations (Hong Korigi. JSPRS. Prince of Wales Barracks. RFPO I

I) FIRST phase of the refurblatted :BoseJwfl and Hawkins junior eccomodation blocks at HMS Drake were opened In March, followed by the main Galley and se 'Raffles Dining Had l..t month.

rates

The Hai You and the Thuban struck head on, leaving a large hole in the bow of the 3.518 tonne Hai water poured in and she sank within minutes, leaving her crew struggling the water.

As Plover's second in command. It David Ward was in charge while his CO was on leave. On the way to the scene of the accident. seven miles south of Wagan Island, he sent the ships two fast pursuit craft ahead to help the Marine Police with the rescue operation.

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This Is the life-sit, bronze statue of Durban's legendary 'Lady in WhIW that was put on view for The Queen during her visit to South Africa. Perle Sledle Gibson, an in. ternatlonally renowned concert soprano who sang to convoy. of SeMcemen passing through lb. Port in World War II, died In 1971. The statue - by her niece, artist Barbara S~ - will be officially unveiled by her son, Banle Gibson, on August 15.

DUKE AT

14M8 Dunbarlon Castle returns to Rosyth otter nearly four years in South Atlantic. In thai tIm., with on. crew etiar.ge. th oft.hOr. pa v....I ha. steamed ova, 75,000 natstlral ml... maCli UK" th. ectlvttf.s of .hip. and ai,rraft In th. watCis around the Falkland. and South GerwUIa. Pines* vI4t.d Included Punt. Aranal. Chef., Puerto WØHam in uen. del ruipo the most southerly town In the world- arid Cap. Horn Fn rnu*u horn. via Rio Geen do and Satvadoc In Rri,U and the Canary island. she weni to the assistanc, of a 8 II yachl, Sundae Star, which had been battling to a north east era~ wknd for I ' lays without fuel or generator. Lick f power meant that the yacht was In constant danger of being ntis down by shipping. All fond had bes.' italmutid and 0~ crow nboin br was eoncuis.d with oth.r iuffeyIng from chronic s."slckn.s. Dunherton Castle managed to trsn.f..r 200 Utre. of diesel In a heavy i.11 end provided medical treMrwt. In " on~ rosuag. the Commander British Fore.. Fit*~ island. Ak Commo doe. Peter Johnson *aid: 'As you depart and hand ovar to HM Leeds Castle I wuid l$t. to ~5gmM~ V~ on what hat been a fIrst class parfor mane... Th. commitment, motivation and urithuslaam of yaw *hip's company ha. Im w.as.d m. *. Its. your hard wart hi main~ good r.ta tiOnthipe thvoughnul the region. particularly with th IpIkIand slanders who have .ppreclated yow presence Named for Scott The Royal Navy's new 13.000 ton ocean survey vessel due to enter service with the l-4ydrog'aphic Surveying Squadron at Devonport in 1997, will be named after the Plymouth-born explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott.

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Old cine film of life in Portsmouth is being sought to compile a video. 'Bygone Portsmouth', for release this

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summer.

Copies will be presented to schools for use in local history and to old people's projects homes in the region

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Anyone with naval or dockyard footage - or any Portsmouth subject - on any tpeof cine film should contact producer George Lillinglon on 0181 689 9272. Contributors will also receive I" copies.

DAEDALUS

HMS Deedalus, due to close next year, will hosts mammoth reunion of tax~ Air Arm personnel on September 1, merIting the 50th ennlvereados of VE and VJ Day. The Duke of Yodi will be among the 1500 guests as the Let. on-tho-Solent air station - as will aircraft of the Royal Naval Historic Flight, flying in from their base at Veovitlon, Tickets at £25 are available from the FAA Officers Associa-tion, telephone 0171 499 0360 " If you have applied to attend the British Pacific and East Indies Fleets commemorations at Portsmouth on September 2-3, return your form, as soon as possible in order to avoid disappointment as places are filling very rapidly.

.4 S/Li Simon iitsci i-.ctvcs the queen's Sword from the Princess Royal during Lord high Admiral s Divisions at Britannia Royal Navy College Dartmouth. A year ago he received the Queen's Binoculars, also recognising high performance in naval general training. He is now navigating officer in HMS Hurworih. Fun Divisions' at Dartmouth - uniforms replaced by a variety of silly disguises with Young Officers paying to play the lead roles earlier raised £700 for Save The Children, presented to the Princess on her visit.

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THE past year 'has seen a period of stability within D3 (FAA, Rags and PTa Drafting Section - After the large

manpower changes within the section in the previous year the team remains unchanged.

Like all the! drafting sections in the teat 12 months, 03 has winded with the challenge of managing a particularly dynamic requirement as employers change their complements to reflect changes of policy and the outflow of manpower. particularty phase 3 redundancy, which have not always been compatible. By carets uggtlng. meet of the mismatches have been contained but a general shortage of POAEMs over the Last tow months has caused local problems at Air Stations when posts have been filled by less experienced POAEAs. This problem and similar ones In non-FAA branches begin to disappear when billets Lapse on 1

NO Drafty article for Navy News would be complete without the almost standard piece on the vital importance of ('240s and Drafting Preference Forms. These two items are the only information that we hold on our personnel. We continue 10 act on the information provided, only to find circumstances have changed. The following instances illustrate our problems: " A I'OAEM very nearly found himself drafted back to Gannet at short notice, satisfying a C240 for 819 Sqn. which was backed up by his comments on his latest DPF that he owned a house in Ayr that he considered his permanent address. Fortunately, the true facts were discovered at the eleventh hour during a phone call with his AEO - he'd just bought a house in Yeovdton. but had forgotten to submit a new DPF. Needle" say a new one was faxed to us within the hour!

" A young AEM with a fairly up to dale l)PF (Feb 94) was drafted to! a ('VS as an early out of turn volunteer in accordance

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with his preferences. After discussions with hit Divisional Officer. it was established that he was no longer a volunteer for CVS and now wished to be considered for a Commando so Draft), advised gadron .9lu to submit an up-to-date DPF amp. Six months later the rating was being considered for another draft to a CYS having updated his preferences. The DPI` finally arrived two months after the rating should have joined the second CVS!

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We also continue to experi enee problems with Red Cross Drafting Preference Forms. These should he submitted as soon as possible after your relief has been nominated. Some Senior Ratings are under the impression that RXDPFs are to be submitted three months before their Estimated Relief Date and are passing such information to Juniors, with con. sequential erosion of the expected drafting notice.

"Says bee a wizard with magic swords - doesn't want to know about choppersr

Work your magic on Merlin

tion D of the DPF'). They do not have to be due sea service. It is quite amazing how many ratings react with disbelief when they are nominated for a short-notice sea requirement, as a result of information contained in their latest DPF. Doubt often exists about their actual wishes because, although they have indicated that they are early-out-of-turn volunteers for sea, either their remarks or those of their DO suggest, for

Particularly problematic of late, is the lack of understanding of the significance of the two questions at Section D of the 01W.

example, that they would like a period of stability ashore.

If the answer to both questions is 'yes'. this equates to a ('240 application and is treated accordingly. If a requirement arises to draft a rating to sea at short notice, a check is made on the Manpower Computer at Centurion, to see whether there are any C240 or early-out-of turn volunteers for the unit in question. (Early-out-of-turn volunteers are those who have ticked both 'yes' boxes at Sec-

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Divisional Officers and Heads of Department are reminded that their comments on DPFsI24Os are very important and should either endorse the Rating's wishes or give constructive reasons why they are not supported. Suitable reasons might include the need for continuity in post, training that has been given or specialist skills that need to be kept in a particular area.

THE arrival of Merlin within the FAA is now (almost) in sight with a steady trickle of volunteers wishing to work with the helicopter. If you think that you would like to work on Merlin when it comes into service we are currently able to accept Merlin as an aircraft type on the new DPF and also via the C240 route, It is currently envisaged that the Intensive flyingTrials tJnit (IFTU) will form in the summer of 1998. In addition to the we are always on the

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look-out for volunteers IS serve with the Royal Navy Special Helicopter Maintenance Party (RNS}IMP), which is based with Westland Helicopters at Yeovil Again a C240 is the ideal wa to volunteer for service wit this unit. They are partculari' looking for Artificers wit Front Line expertence. who have sufficient time left to serve to see Merlin into service, including possible Front Line sec-vice with either a flight or Squadron.

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A significant shortage exits at the PT Leading Hand level. This is being managed to the best of our ability, by the resultant pain between equalis-ing major employers. A conversion course is running at the moment and the newly-qualified LPTs should start to ease the present gapping in July. DOD There is a dearth of PT ratings with an aptitude for Adventurous Training. Even if you don't have the necessary qualifications or experience at the moment, Drafty is prepared to go to extraordinary lengths to train those who express a keen interest in this work. ODD The Ragutiting Branch is able to meet Its commitment for the next year or two with its present numbers, although there Is an tntelance at the RPO and MAA level. Accordingly, there will be no convare4on courses this year and possibly next year, too. No move epphcatlons for Branch transfer should be submitted until further 'notice. In accordance with Excellent's siwtal 'BABfWHW 161015Z Fob 95. DOD For Airerewmen after a year without any recruiting, the lloodgatn have now been reopened in an attempt to meet an increasing requirement into the nest century. If ou ate looking for a challenging job, leading to possible involvement with the new Merlin Helicopter. application should made in accordance wtth with BR 1066 article 1523. He aware, however, that there are a number of ratings on the waiting list and that extraction is depcndant upon the capacity of the training pipeline and the ability of your Source Branch to release you. Li C L

small WE are continually on the lookout for new blood to enter the very demanding and rewarding ares of Small Ships Right SMR. If you are a volunteer. whether you hold an Aircraft Charge Certificate or not a C240 with an AEO's recommendation will Insure you are considered for these drafts.

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Pennant no: M102. Length 62.7 metres; length lwaterfino). (w.t.ilin.): SOni. Beam (WI tetlirse): 9m; beam (Upper dock): 10.5m. Draught (mean depth): 2.2m, Keel to upper deck (amidships): 5.46m: keel to mssthaed (top of highest aerial): 21.25m. Mesthead height (with draught of 2.3m): 188m. Die. placement (deep condition) 414.4 tonnes: (light seagoing condition): 422 tonnes. Gross tonnage: 752 bones. Net tonnage: 226 tonnes. Ship's company: live off)cars, seven senior rates, 22 junior rates. propulsion: Two Pasni*n Velenis SRP200E chassis, 1,500hp (1.t2 MW)

sustained; Vi(ti Schneider propulsion; two shafts: two Scholtel bow thrusters. Speed: 13 knots dLusels; 5.5 electric drive. Range: 3.000 miles at 12 knots.

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A FRENCH privateer, the Ouc do Chartres, became the first HMS invemeg after she was captured by HMS Edinburgh off the Ward in January, 17 This *"-me attip was lOSft tong and had a beam of 2811 Sins. She was armed with 90 9pdr and two 3pdr canons. She was broken up In four years in February 1750. " A drifter named= was requisltin.d for war s.Mce 1939 to 1940.

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HAVING completed basic operational sea training late last year. HMS Inverness. second of the Royal Navy's Sandown class of single role minehunters. is deploying to the Mediterranean this month. The ship is due to join the On Call Force and will take part in NATO exercises.

visiting Brest. Lorient. Portimao, Palma, Istanbul. Varta in Bulgaria and Allcante during her three months away. On her return in August. HMS Inverness' autumn programme revolves around a base port change in November, when the Third Mine Countermeasures Squadron moves from Rosyth to Faslanc. HMS lflvCIfleSS is built of glass reinforced plastic. She was constructed using sophisticated modular techniques by Vesper Ttiornycroft at their Wonlston Yard in Southampton and launched by Lady Wehctcr, wife of Admiral Sir John Web. ster. on February 26. 1990 After a successful period of trials she was accepted into Royal Naval service a year and two days later and was coinmisstoned in Inverness on May 24, 1991,

Non-magnetic Built almost entirl of nonmagnelic materials. Sandowridais ships arc regarded as the most capable and sophisticated minehunters in the world, ('ore to this n. their minchunting system. As an island nation. Britain's dependence on maritime trade continues, as does her vuincrability to that most effective of nasal weapons, the mine, Mines can inflict immense physical damage on shipping,. Cffcctively cutting off maritime trade and presenting the use of naval power. In the last 10 years the Royal Navy has been invoked in mine-clearance operations around the Falklands Islands. the Rest Sea and the Gulf. Second World War mines were both of the buoyant con-

tact type and inipl ground mines triggered by the magnetic and acoustic influences of passing ships. These were cleared by mine countermeasures vessels which towed 55V wires astern, that were either armed with cutterS to cut the mooring lines of buoyant mines or simulated the influence of a passing ship. The i90s saw the development of the Ton class minesweeper. which used these methods.

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The advent of high definiuion sonar led to the development of nunchunting. the sonar locating mines ahead of the ship. This improved confidence in ship safely and was a counter to advanced mines, more selective in their targets and harder to sweep in the traditional way. The mines once found were then disposed of b specially trained clearance disers. who would lay a disposal charge which was subscquenti reniotcly detonated. The commissioning in the early t980s of th liuni-class MCMVs combined the most advanced sweeping and hunting techniques and utilised computer technology. '4escrtheless, the continued develop. of mines has produced highly selective weapons, ca a--- of largçting specific ship signatures. This has made huntmore effective and saber =more means of dealing with the threat.

It is this emphasis which fed to the development of the Sandown Class minchunter. Like her sister vessels, IIMS minehunting system consists of four main sub-sysiem:

Inver-ness " Sonar 2093. This highly sophisticated, variable-depth minehunting sonar utilises computer-aided detection and classification.

" NAJJTIS M. The Naval Autonomous Tactical Information System manages the minewarfare task. Information received from the sonar and navigation system, plus manually injected information, is displayed in detailed, graphic form on consoles in both the operations room and bridge. " RCMDS 2. When a possible mine is detected by sonar, the Remotely Controlled Mine Disposal System or mine clear. ante divers arc deployed. The RCMDS is a small, unmanned submersible. with its own so-

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monochrome and colour television cameras and searchlights. Capable of carrying an explosive charge, cable cutters or a manipulator arm, the vehicle is able to exceed the depth of divers. But there are occasions when a diver is better able to deal with j mine threat and the continued use of divers provides flesibility and assists intelligence gathering. " Ship's Manoeuvring System. The ship's twin t'oith Schneider propulsors and twin bow thrusters work in conjunction with the NAITIS system to provide highly accurate track-keeping and positioning.

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Additional equipment on board 1-ISIS Ins erness includes a 7*ONT echo sounder for recording depth, a 8M ARC 30mm gun on the Io'c'sle and an advanced 1007 navigational radar abase the bridge. In the four years since her acceptance unto the Royal Nay. 1(515 Inverness has been testing her aruous systems, including an ctensivc series of sonar-proving trials. mosils at the Kyles of Lochalsh. Dunng the last IS months, howeser, she has also found time to visit Newcastle, Aberdeen, Eshjerg in Denmark and her namesake city of Inverness.

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IN the Februars issue there was a letter from a girl who was about to marry a sailor .he met through Navy New%' pen pals column and you asked to

hear about any others.

From the August 1992 e*Jilion I wrote to a lady called who lived in Cosen. tn'. I was surprised to receive a reply from someone called Liii. da - it was her friend who had put the name forward, but had used her daughter'; name because she thought she would not ocherwitc gel mans Over (he nc,t couple of years our friendship grew, although w suili had not met. Then I did Roal Guard dut for the unveiling of the bust of Lord Fieldhouce at Gospori and Linda came down to see me there. We continued to write and our friendship grcw stronger and stronger. Then in Nosemher last year we met in Northam ptonsiiire and instantly clicked and I proposed to her on New Year's Eve. 1A, c ge t married at Queens. borough ('hurch. Isle of Shcp. pey on August 12 and 1 ant eternalls grateful to you without your help I would not have met ihc la I lose. LOM(WSM). lIMS Superb

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W1111 Rl.ELRIN( 'l l'() R. W. Aver)'i. letter is. sues), 1 was the Commander's in I Norfolk at the Writer MS lime and I am fairly certain that we did escort Pnncess Fawata from Aden to Abadan. we did not carry the Crown Prince1 would like to know who the collection and dhobying of the No 6s and who col. Pected them,, js I am sure I and esersone else - would have rcnit-rnbc'red the reaction of Cdr ltughs-s-llitlcr (sorry. I ughes- I lalki I had itir bt-ri as described, with sharp cmt-ase'down the (runt, J. P. Donovan. t5okirig

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AW ntaccnk~ym(l. dpcAa])wailth,NWoracrfoasnc'd' Mustc War Widows Pension claims between the years 1914-21 and 1939 to date. Any claim made between the wars is actioned by mystery ones own Service Department. However, recent indications WHO stoLe Lady James's are that these between-the-wars jewellery? That was the claimants will very soon come question Sir William under the umbrella of the WP.A James, Commander-inalso Chkst Portsmouth, wanted 'The difference in monies, as answered when he ormentioned by Mr Campbell'. is dared the entire comple' not so. With a specified injury. ment of Portsmouth's Barsuch as the loss of a finger, the racks, several thousand amount payable to the claimant personnel including is exactly the same whether via, to muster on the dealt with by the WPA or. as in parade ground betore his case, tiMs Centurion, dawn on a dark, bleak There is only one area in which ~We morning early in between-the-wars claimants 1941 lose out arid that is the ability to raise an appeal against ii gj JJ,J'.e$ angrily daIryIT is with growing frustration that I feel compelled to write again on the subject of rjectcd claim. er.d an ultimatum from a ha'The Royal British Legion National Vocational Qualifications (N VQs). centrally placed podium, been and is, running a pensions demanding that whoever It is almost two years look like ticket collectors on in the RAF. as can awareness It is most happening campaign. ded his residence since I last voiced my conbe read in the February issue of British Rail. to to see the vol. me surprising and made oft with Lady It was the current yob culture ume of c%-Royal Navy arid cern on this subject - and Training Tomorrow. James's valuables declare that drove uniformed sailors If this is already happening Royal Marrncs who submit hlmslt/hersell there and while there have been a our streets and today one then I to those conoff their initial claims hurt with apologise great many promises of acalmost never sees a uniformed cerned. certificates and have never lion there also appears to He would not give the matelni, not even in I'ompcy or However, as no information bothered to claim for the coisdihave been a great deal of order to fall out until the has been forthcoming ['] since a ,mouth. Nothing to be proud tion outlined within the eeriifivillain or villains owned up. inactivity. of there. - R. Bell, Ealung, IX'l released sonic two years care. The mission statement of the which wa'. then .-\s I am sure your readers are ago IF WITH the proposed changes The tension that ensued National Council of Vocational it can aware '- but it does no harm to promptly rescinded in uniform the MOD addresses was exacerbated by the ten that made be assumed is remind them with claim Qualifications only nothing th any problem of yellowing of C-In-C's unwavering which subsequently is successyears ago - was that 'NVQs white naval caps. may I suggest n his determination happening, bar worth and inshould be freely available to tcnttons. - CPOMEA(L) R. M. is made from don't waste lime and ful payment only to get results. The appearthey all." Bell, HMS Sultan. date of claim and not date of n'ionc-y' trying out a method a am* of the breaking dawn But there is at present a great certain Wren Writer encourinjury. revealed the magnitude of deal 01' misinformation circuto make a me to use on hers the Anyone deciding aged the muster - but to my Nice and claim for a War Disablement lating within the RN, brought Dot. Sunday evening before knowlege the felony reout at a recent course I attendPension may use the services of sions at HMS Halcigh somemalned unsolved. - R F ed where students were toll the RHL. which arc lice of time in the early l9Os. Russell Benfleet, Essex. ttddley that the course content could charge. One doe.. not haw lobe Duty weekend in the ASQ be used to gain an NVQ at a Legion member to elicit those and I was painting out the Sick Li CDR ('lillciid". appeal for some time in the future 1. C. House, I It-ad Has using a brilliant white gloss set's ices. the abolition 0 the traditional of' Pensions Dept.. Royal enamel. This is contradiﾃｧcors to the sailor's square rig lSlarch isBri-tish "Will that paint save mehasl.cgirhn. Pall ,'Ial1. NVQ philosophy - .N\'Qs arc sues) was depressing. she mg to scrub my cap?" [was born on May 7. 1945. the competence-based socational He appears to be influenced asked. qualifications and cannot be day the Germans signed the LETTERS to the Editor in this opinion by service wiih obtained by' attending a course. "One way to find out.*' I resurrender. Twenty years later I and sSoiW always b. accomour gallant lady sailors plied. slapping a loaded The means to obtaining an General was one of the 150 men who Montgomers\ quespanied by fh correiponI'uss.cr's 4 inch brush the pulled the gun carriage bearing NVQ' involve compiling a iron about "walking out" unidamn's name and address. cloth detailed, and comprchensis e grubby top. theto soldiers appears to not for ('hurchilFs coffin through form necessarily 'Ihe result, once dried, was a streets of London. - R. Amportfolio of evidence of the achave impressed this ,usal ofli' - E. Hailpublication effect. to do crazy paving dow, Hesiceth 8anl, Preston tual ability certain tasks. cer as Rothwell. . y a d s s l.ccds. o r c a 'Therefore a to

Why no word on Nvqs?

signature say. I have to say that my esperihave successfully corn. ence in the N is totallc at a given course is unsuffivariance with his with regard to cient. as this cannot prove this sartorial dispute. vocational competence, merely In my day no sailor kit deacquired knowledge and simu- meaneit of belittled as he lated experience. Claims thc feel today. We were The matter of great concern inrdinatcis proud of our eightus that students at various crease hcll-'bottoms and bclore courses believe this misiniora run ashore the mess decks were a little reminiscent of a !nation to be true and will watt in vain to receive the NVQ. Ladies Room, each roan pulling Whai is needed is a condown his shipmatcs collar so cc-tied effort to introduce a that it lay flat - and with tmddworkable framework into the Icy bows over the e e we fell w RN to facilitate NVQs bc-cornwere wearing the Service uniform in the world, ing a reality this is already It Cdr Clifford appear', In hair zinsthiny uLI and tr.idt. lh' otirlo you

about wartime RN personnel being mistaken for lam drivers, porters. etc (March issue) reminded me of an incident I witnessed on a crowded railway station. Some young naval ratings could hardly contain their amusement when an elderly lads' approached a very senior information. ofltcvr for ' addressing him as l'orlcr". Courteously the officer saluled , helpfullyweflained the limy of her train -= and then ordered the sniggering sai lors to carry her cases to the J, 0. appropni;iie plattorm Hinton. \ .t. THE letter

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41st year No. 490 Editorial and Business address: Leviathan Block. HMS Nelson. Portsmouth. Hants, P01 3HH Editor Jim Allaway 'Deputy Editor Anton Henney Assistant Editors: Lindy Clegg and Dominic Blake Business Manager Mrs. Anne Driver TELEPHONES Editorial: 01705-294228 Fax: 01705 838845 01705-722351 (Portsmouth Naval Base) extensions 24163 and 24194 Business (advertising, distribution and accounts): 01705-722351 ext. 24226 Additional direct kne to all departments: 01705'826040 Fax: 01705-830149

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REGARDING the letter of thanks from a survivor of the $5 Peter Silvester to HMS Activity (February issuoa), I was ON aboard Activity and remember thin rescue vividly. Our, 4-Inch guns wet* tr*ned on the boat as we thought it might have been a decoy for a J.js submarine- After the macu. the bolt was uk by our gun crew. The photograph Show, us picking up the 20 survivors from the American ship oft the Australian coast after they had been adrift for 22 days. - F. Garbult. Doncastar.

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Ii hits r ciitly come to ni attention that IIMS Victors had a collision or was rammed in Portsmouth Harbour in or put! before 1904. Evidently she was in grase danger of sinking and was saved from this ignominious end by a Mr W. Gand. who I understand received some sun of award for the service. Can anyone shed any Further - 1. Cotlight on this mailer" will, Croydon. HMS Viclewy was lammed at hot moorings in Portsmouth Harbour in 1903 by the Cr0155'

HMS Neptune, whose sleet bow tam pin-cad her side at the spot where Nelson died. She was #m. mediately docked 10 prevent her sinking and after repairs was moored again at Pier usual buoys on the Site of the present Gosport terminal of the Harbour ferry. The incident highlighted the fact that the ship's limbers were by then so rotten that she might easily have foundered of he, own accord and thanks to an appeal by the Society lot Nautical Research she was eventually removed to her present home in Portsmouth's historic No 2 Dock. - Ed.

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I WAS ---officer performing wearing a very new second tour of South Africa.

I remember it was brought to the attention of (-in-C South Atlantic that the Squadrons ladies were much exercised r how, to do a curtsc\ in a formal ankle-length gown without going base over apes and so he ordered the

Squadron Officer and IIMS Gunnery Chief (,iunnvr M;nc Nigcnas a "sohbk o d.tse a drill ior prooF curIsc. The CtiM consulted h'.

chum the Colour Sergeant KM triaI' v.rrc and prclinnnar

conducted in the (hicis Club using their Distaff family members and in due season the C(;1. Using the Colour grant as his model, duI pietented th drill to the Admiral for his approval. I recall being told that the drill sessions in Admiralty House were worth a guinea a with nars a smile minute anywhere, the drill was as follows: Place the feet one behind the other as if walking along a tenme court line - left foot first with the right about six inches behind, toes pointing to about II o'clock. to the kit of the line Transfer weigh! to the left foot and keep it flat on 1he the ground throughout manoeuvre. the knees allowing the right heel to rise and using the ball of the right foot for balance.

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THIRTEEN former shipmates of the Geimen Navy mm~ In the morning of 23 January 1945 from rafts after blowing up their wrecked E-boat (5199 o the 8 Schnellboot flottille) operating near Tongue Sand Ford in the Thames Estuary went to goy thanks again to their unknown rescuers. It was a minesweeper or trawler crew who picked us up. We were treated as real comrades before being handed over to the in Great Army as Britain until 1948. We have been unable to find the names of our rescuers although we have been searching for them for several years - but we would like at least to axpress our respects to all lisa shipmates in the ConsId Forces of the RNVR. We do hope that watt shall never again aped the maritime too~ of our nation.. - H. Quistorp. Germany. " An E-boot surrenders at Fellaslowe. May 1945 tram Ak See Rescue in

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ONE of' 72-sear-cld Gus P4rttton's Msonsored parachute jumps has raised £6,000 for the Royal Navy Benevolent 'trust. Ls submariner Gus is a researcher at the RN which added Submarine Museum. (iospori another £1.000 for the RNBT's Submarine

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STARGAZERS on the Rock have a new perspective of the heavens, thanks to the men of the Gibraltar Squadron, Having found a site for an observatory, built the base and b* ht a telescope. the Gibrollar Astronomical ~Oty =help to fit the dome. For, thought perfectly located for studying the skIes, the site was awkward to gel at so the Navy supplied the muecle under the direction of LI Cdr David Bryan flaw d~ fa kM ACM04 the UThe fteL

llSI\ Britannia now has the message in a bottle hem passed around hIM ships in at of the Exeter Centre for l)is' abled People, having totalled 15.702 rim in three IIM ships Participating ships are asked to forward cap tallies to the ('entreat I W>nards, Ma;daien Street, Exeter so that a 'Roll of ' II rinarti r can he tout tntctl

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22 ships deployed to mark VE Day S

THOUSANDS of Royal, Navy personnel and 22 ships will he involved in VE Day commemorations. In Plymouth, the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe will be marked on Sunday May 7 with a service of remembrance in St Andrew's Church and on the following day there will be a

programme of events on Plymouth Hoc.

For list days from, May. 5 the frigate fIMS ArglI will he on the Armada

Buoys dressed oerall b day and floodlit by night, and on May 8 the QE2 will be in Plymouth Sound. The Theatre Royal plan a free, openair extravapnza "Out of the Rubble" which will include a fireworks display. Dancing and other celebrations are expected to go on until the early hours. A parade on May 6 will include an RN Guard from HMS Exeter and Royal Marines from the Commando Training Centre at Lympstone. Almost 200 naval personnel will be taking part in the major events span-

ning the Bank holiday weekend in London. Meanwhile, HMS Chatham will be visiting St Petersbu5 with Flag Officer Surface Flotilla, Vice Admiral John Rrigstocke, embarked. Weymouth is boasting the largest VE - an open-air lunch Day street party for 5,000 people along the seafront on May 7. The next day over 500 military and es-Service personnel from the Allied nations will take part in a parade and a thanksgiving service. On May S a Victory Ball at the Cafe Royale in London is being staged by

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for 500 veterans and 3,000 younger guests. Tickets are £40 per head. For details call 0171 931 8849. At Greenwich the National Maritime Museum will open its 20th Century Sea Power Gallery free of charge, and a special "reminiscence workshop" is being held for the deaf (information on 0181 312 6747). The Christian charity Toe I-f is inviting people across the country, to hold a short vigil between II,3Oam and 1230pm to "Share the Peace." repeating the event on August 15.

Call out changes planned for RNR

NEW POWERS to allow the call-out of Reserves for humanitarian and peacekeeping operations are among the major proposals in Government draft legislation for the Reserve Forces.

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Sponsored Reserves stould allow some support tasks to be let to contract: members of a civilian workforce could volu nteer to become Sponsored Reserves and accept special out liabilities to serve in an operational area. Reservists would be allowed to volunteer to undertake tasks other than training. This would be part-time basis - such

ROAD TEST FOR ARCHER HMS ARCHER takes toshort the road as she a piggygets back from a fora to,a maintenance lorry journey shed. Archer, thein Ails. vesselPerth for Aberdeen 'Universities' RN Troon, with her Unit, was Shipyard, HMS Snifter. Theshedlackresulted of waterIn thisbetween sister-ship the vessels' berth and the 60Cm tripAllby12low-loader. URNUalthough vessels itundergo an annual is betlevedi to beIn this the way. first mainte-nance period, timeOnthat ofthe have been lifted any *hips a twoofaround the work,theArcher sailedIslesfor before completion week Western deployment returning to Aberdeen via the Caledonian Canal. -"a

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A WE Day dance is being held on Ma% 6 in the l-(eritage Centre. Portsmouth naval base, proceeds going to The EIi;abeth Foundation for Deaf Children. The event is being held in No,? Boathouse from 2000 to 09100. Tickets at £15 each include supper and a subsidised bar. Inquiries to 01329 283611. The Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund will benefit from sale's of a specially designed silk tie and scarf commemorating the victory. The tie costs £10.99 and the scarf £19.99 and are available from the Imperial War Muveuru gilt shop

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FOUR minehurstersweredue tron thetoleave SecondWIandThird Mine Countermeasure. on 4 forathree-month Squadron May to the Mediterranean. 1W ships together Inverness,IntheWalney, deployment Brecon and Kurworlh (pictured manoeuvring of Forth), will be operating as Brttaln'e MCM On-Cell Force.Firth

Sea king lifts 6 to safety Alicopter ROYALfromNAVY Sea King hePortland plucked $ixfrominjured ferry.afterpassengers a hiferaft they had from the escaped Jersey-Sark ferry.The catamaran ferry Saint Malo leaving went aground shortly after and Jersey began When the listing. passengers abandoned the vessel some were when they jumped intoWhenthehurtthehiferafts. Seathe cressarrived Kingwinched onup thethe scene, from injured passengers one of the liferafts which was onThethecasualties verge ofwere goinglanded aground. Jersey and taken to hospital.at VIP send-off SHIPS sponsorBattleaxe Lady Callaghan athewarmfngHMS gave send-ofTon the eve of ate's for duty in the Adriatic.departure andshipLordat Portsmouth Cahiaghan vi-on sited sited the 19 tocompany. meet members of April the ship's

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THE QUEEN has paid tribute to hundreds of South African soldiers killed in one of the worst sea disasters of the first world war.

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During her visit to Soweto she unveiled a memorial stone for the 650 men drowned as the RMS Mcndi went down off the Isk of Wight.

Queen Elizabeth. now the Queen Mother, and Princess slate visit lasted three months and the Royals sailed all the wa from Britain on the battleship ItP.1S Vanguard.

The doomed men, including Swans and Zulus, stamped a defant dance of death after the fatal collision with the packet steamer 55 Darro in February 1917.

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The loss of the 4.230-ton RMS Mendi is still remembered in South Africa. and the memorial marks the courage of both victims and the 200 men who survived.

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Sunshine, spectacular scenery and the chance to relax with family and friends prompted sailors to describe it as "The best run ashore ever,"

Dunn; the week-long state visit 11cr Majesty also visited ('ape Town's commonwealth war , " graves. South Africa lost 22,000 men in the first and second world wars.

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Endurance's ice breaking skills were of great interest to the South African Navy and the ship's Lynx helicopters put on a number of impressive displays for the SAN and the public.

It is the Queen's first visit to South Africa since she celebrated her 21st birthday in ('ape Town in 1947.

Afler live months at sea the eight-day break was well c1served and Endurance is now on her way home.

Then, the young princess was accompanied b George VI,

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AT FIRST glance the personnel in these pictures could be members of any ship's company conducting their specialist skills onboard.

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able in the future. They are all members of the The RNR is undergoing Royal Naval Reserve attached to the RNR units King Alfred. Flychanges to meet its new dynamic and more flexible role of suping Fox and Scotia undergoing sea trainin; along with 24 other porting the Royal Navy. Mans RNR Units have closed, the Reservists in HMS Brilliant. Since March last year over 400 RNXS has disbanded and FuncRNR officers and ratings have tional Employers of Reicrvistc have taken the task of utilistn undertaken similar training in and training the leaner number RN ships. which has taken them the Mediterranof skilled personnel as an inteto locations in can. Caribbean and recently grated part of the service. Cape Town, with more to train alongside their RN counterparts being made availAccommodation for large number of Reservists at sea is found from the vacated bunks of advance maintenance parties from ships returning from deployment. After they have completed a period of initial Reserve sea training on board they, can then volunteer to backfill gapped

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They were recruited at their regional carccrs offices, undertook training at RN establishments, completed the Basic Sn Survival Course before joining the ship and require to complete her Task Book, but for the majority of the year they are

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company. With this new, resource of keen and willing workers the ship also benefits; IIMS Newcastle and Broadsword who also hosted RNR training last year praised the volunteers at sea with complimentary quotes of "enthusiastic and quick to adapt" and "re-

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ducing the workload for the remaining ship's company". These training periods are not limited to main surface ships with Reservists being found in Royal fleet Auxiliary ships, merchant and some mine warfare specialists in mine hunters as augxnenten. Althouh their eventual primary role in crisis would be performed in ships taken up from trade all these training periods are of invaluable benefit to! the Reserves who all have sea liability.

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BRITANNIA PUTS YOUNG OFFICERS TO THE TEST

THE FIRST New Entry Training Course to be held at Brttannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, has been completed by six junior officers of the RNR. Five sub lieutenants and one nursing officer completed the two-week course during their annual period end were Integrated comwith the RN pletely young officers under training at the college. The officers, a solicitor, an architect, a physiotherapist, a nurse, an undergradtsete and a software engineer, represented the RNR units King Alfred, Forward, President and Scotia. The training coveted seamanahip, naQigabon, leadershIp end general naval 'knowledge In the ctaaaroom end at sea on board HMS Orwell, the

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Dartmouth navigation framing ih:lp based at the College. They practiced coestel navigation. swimmer of the watch duties as well as bridge *at~" T"__ Diting adership phase the team carried out practical salts on the RIver Dart and in the coflege -and finShed with a two-day exercise on Dartmoor during which they marched, wIth .1 theIr equipment, for a total of 30km. The trek, in typical Dartmoot weather, was pwsctuated by numerous practical tests of leadership which ineluded getting themselves

and their equipment across rivers, clayplts, down rock faces and across chasms. Overnight they lived in the open, constructing a bivouac from ropes and a tarpaulin. TM arch~ supervised ~ operation and constructed what one staff Instructor described as something slightly amalier than the average semnil The RNR officers enjoyed the course and felt that they had benefited ready from it 11MB New Entry Training at Dartmouth is now to be a regular event each term, with the next course due to join on July 2. 1995.

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The Defence Housing Executive aims to offer a better service to personnel by making its organisation more responsive to their ncds. Line management control ha-. passed from Headquarters to seven regional controllers and 2 area managers. 'rite procurement of new IT systems should allow

HMS Brilliant took pail in an operation off the nish coast resulting in the sciiurc of at least £10 million worth of cannabis. Responding to a request by Customs arid Excise. the Royal Navy provided the frigate as escort to a Customs cutter for -- the atirst Operation Vixen of a former oil rig supply vesscl and the eight men on bisard. The Customs officers and police swooped as the vessel, the Woodlcigh, was in the process of using a launch to disembark the drug to a Cornish cove on March 21

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more liacnt management or properly and help with the introduction of single-scrvicc and processes. Managers in the new orpnisalion base been appointed from existing. experienced staff to ensure continuity of service while the arc being changes implemented.

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The DUE is now directly responsibk for " Allocating accommodation and day-to-day management " Managing irregular occupants " Planning and commissioning upgrades as well as maintaining existing homes with " Dealing surplus properties

The changes will take a little time to put into effect and at lirsi little will seem to have changed, In fact, the first sign will he the issuing of a in-scrYlce licence to occup Additionally. certain ongoing activities such as major development works and the provision ol carpets and curtains will not be taken over until the DUE has reviewed the best was to deliver them. But staff at HQ. regions and areas are committed to making the DUE a successful organisanon, dedicated to the service of the families who occupy the homes. If you have any questions about ihe Defence Housing Excsutiv or requite information on any aspect of its work contact Jean McMahon at the DUE on 0171 217 1770.

Arrests [bc Woodleigh, which had voyaged from Morocco, was taken to Falmouth fur a more detailed search. A Customs

Stonehouse hospital's fate decided THE FUTURE of Royal Naval Hospital Stonchousc in Plymouth looks sctikd with its sale to properly developers Peaston. The Peaston Group has a particular interest in providing residential and academic space to universities and colleges. The company says it is committed to achieving new uses for the site without sacrificing the hospital's unique setting and historical background. Plans for the site include provision for commercial, residential and health uses. Peaston is also interested in the regeneration of the Royal William Yard and the proposed sale of the RN Engineering College at Manadon. " Tb. bopU*i's nam. will ll. on with lb. openIng of a Slnnrtiausn- ward

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Double celebration for HMS London don had facili-ties SAILORS from IIMS Lonplenty to smile about with the completion of a major refit and the presentation al a prcsligious award. A double celebration was held where the ship was rededicated b her sponsor Dame Mars Donaldson. and presented with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace. The award was made for iondon's tireless effort in supporting the local community during a visit to Dunes in Albania. The ship's company worked

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The occasion was the ward. room mesa dinner of the Rosyth-based mine countermeasures vessel. lIMS which has a long-standing affil. iation with the hotel. The mess dinner was the first of iii kind staged by the hotel and the guests included Admiral Sir Robert (scrkcn and his wife, .Ann. the ships spoil. sor, and 51. Jean-Jacques Per. gant. the general manager. it ('dr Rob St,~, CO of ElMS Berkeley, hopes to host a of hotel staff on board part this summer.

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lie: ho (l: to hctp ;r man d coercd beneath a has hn train ing presented with an award h\ the Ashby Charitable Trusi. a fund set up by a philanthropist to encourage altrit. ism on public transport .W(R) Julie Robertson. thci serving at 1IMS Warrior arrived with a friend at Norih harrow tube station, where a French couple appeared in some distress. It., lying down on the platform. Julie could sec they were indicating a man t,etwccn the train lines curled up in the foetal position. While her friend called the emergenes services. Julie at. tempted to base the power to the lines switched off and also to clear a path through the so the ambulance men could reach the victim. Sadh. the man died before ari.thin could be done. For her attempts to help him, howcscr. Julie has received an enravcd .,i1. CC %a]% er and ÂŁ60(1 in tras ci ouhc'r. R

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Now Capt Leach'. son. Admiral of the Fleet Sit Henhat Presented Mr =Leach,with a war decoration ... 38 years alter he was tires crib~ to itThe Admiral made the pt.s"ntelion at the London headquarters of St Dun' stan's the charity working for men *nd women blinded in the Services. Admiral Leach i chairman of St Dun stan's end Mr Graham a recent member. H. Ioln.d In June last year. his sight having deteriorated gradually since wartime damage. Th. medal handed over was the Volunteer Row~ Decoration. First entitled to wear it back in 1957. Mr are. ham had not realised he had to apply for it. In 1937 at the age of 19 he joined RP4VR Mersey Divis-ion with which he remained until 1950 when his firm, Hatrlsons Shipping Company of LM~ sent him

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es, using offcuts and bits of old inner-tubes for hinges. The design is a winner and the boxes are now to be put up at suitable sites around C'uldrosc. en. ro`osit hen' he,, than in cou n lt 'p 0 grid ld bu 'd. n of bats t i ' h a ied this i ' l ' %,j' the ,~,cld. _he,' they sr, in danger 1rill h;,n~ being struck by "reran. with disastrous results ... for the bats at least.

WALKING with his young Porihlcvcn family around in Cornwall. SID Gary Powell watched in horror as a large breaking wave swept a man and child into the sea. Seeing the man was in difficulty he plunged in alter him. Gary battled against the high sea whipped up by strong winds and was repeatedly taken under by the force of the waves. [,)"pile valiant attempts to save the man and boy-. he could not do so and at last was knocked semi-conscious by being thrown against the harbour wall. Rapidly becoming overwhelmed, he was hauled to afct. Sadly, the man and child were lost. Gary's complete disregard for his own saFety in diving in slier the pair has earned him a Commendation From ('ommander-in-Chief Fleet, Ad' mit-al Sir Hugo White. and a Royal Humane Society Ilronic Medal, which was presented to him by Flag Officer Naval Asialion, Rear Admiral tan Gar. neti at a "wings" ceremony at RNAS Culdrose. Other pri,es were awarded by FONA to S/Li Sieve Thomas (Louis, Newmark Trophy for best flying student). Lt lain Macfarlane (Fairchild Hitler Trophy, for best groundwork) and Lt lain Cameron (Wesi. land Trophy for best student overall). The Lewis Trophy for heal observer completing advanced 'flying training was presented to SILt Paul Morrison by Mr John Lewis, and A/Lk('MN John J. Walker collected the Vickers Trophy for attaining best marks on the basic sonar course. "Good Show' awards were presented by Admiral c;arneit to Mr John Ellis and AEM Gary Steele. , A civilian avionics fitter emon 705 Squadron. John ployed showed speed and vigilance in helping to prevent a serious accident to one of the squadrons Ga/cIte helicopters, while similar vigilance shown by Gary, then serving in RFA Argus. highlighted a potentially. dangerous fault developing n an aircraft.

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LT KERRY Straughan has been appointed First lieutenant of eison's flagship. IIMS Victors. becoming the firsu woman to have ,.crsed in the world's oldest commissioned warship. Kerry has mosed just a few hundred yards from her previous in Semaphore Tower. Portsmouth Naval where she was Base, Officer on the staff of Flag Officer Portsmouth,

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AN EXPED to the John Muir Trail in America led by It Make Votes of HMS heron has won the Naval Air Command Expedition of the Year Trophy. The trail runs from Yosemite Valley t the summit of Mount Whitney The 10-strong team of walkers managed to cornpleic 140 miles' trckking through some of Arncrics's most beautiful - and difficult - terrain before freak hlinards forced them to stop. Hosted in the USA by ex. POCA Cliv. Morris. who now runs The Jolly Sailor bar in Rscda. the team members were ('POCA Paul Harvey. PG Ian McCallum. Li Cdr Barry Stonhain, CPOCA Terry Care". LWSTD Cheryl Wilkinson, WCK Ailsa Weir, Lt Tom MeAuslin, POW Vji Hodgkinson and LWREN Sue Cot. bourn. The support party coinprised Lt Cdr Cliii'. Patnftr CPO Don Pritchard jrcI ( l'( I

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DESPITE a back round working mainly in the PM. cltanscal field, CPOMEA(P) Cam Castle rapidly gained thø expertise of electron. cu'baed systems that has allowed him to become a hrst-rate Instructor on HMS Sult*o'i most modem simulator. Th. Role Minehunter trainer is computerbased end it Is no smelt tsar that Cus has - largely oil his own bat - become such a ilkilled instructor on this state of the art equipment. H. has also arranged to "ride" Sendown"class Isialu to ships enhance Psi, knowledge of the class. For his d.dIcadon and the Inspiration he provide, for others of mo. cJwsicsl b..ekgrowid, Cu ha. been prus.nted with a Herbert Loll Awsid.

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FORMER saloon i driver for Atfa Romeo ;ind flO builder of kit cars, S/Lt Alex MacCoIl (C'uldrose) has proved himself as able an the sk ways as the roadways. He has earned his Certificate of Compcterte\ as an air traffic controller.

of thc American multi-purpose landing ship. He served in the Royal Navy until 1966. leaving as a petty officer, and emigrated to the USA. After 10 years as a civilian he joined the US Naval Reserve, As a computer officer he got a special age waiver for sea service and so joined USS Essex. Before pilot Stephen's current exchange appointment he was attached to 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron, flying Lynx helicopters.

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EX-ROYAL Marine Neil Summers has been named Inventor of the Year and ented with a prize of L10.0r%for his patented "Ultimate Back Stretcher", a device to case back pain. Mr Summers, who I1I the Services with chronic back pain. has since iudied at Springfield (olfcgc'. Massachusetts.

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LAST together as pupils of Heron Wood Boys' Comprehensive School - now Connaught School - Aldershot LWEM(R) Daniel Heusen (left) and LS(SR) Darien Welt, have been reunited as shipmates, More than a decade might have passed zinc* they were at Heron Wood, but they're sure of sesing plenty of on. another s the near future as they serve together in Olesner, insaltest of Her Majesty's ships.

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OVER the past twelve months, as one generation of Servicemen has been looking back at the tumuttous events of the last year of the war in Europe. the compilers of the Ben Report have looking forward - to shape the needs of the generation to come

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chose the year 2010, analysing "the almost certain, the reasonably predictable and the to forecast' military - and civiIi8fl - scenarios that might then obtain.

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the military point of view, when looking ahead as far as 15 years. the "impossible to forethe only one that has any real validity cast--- one arid Mr Beti's team admits that uncertainty itself most important consideration that will inform the Navy's role in the 21st century.

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We do indeed need to e enough to "keep up with the game" (a curiously archaic phrase that much belongs to an era when the issues more cut and dried, given that the goalposts are bound shift and shift again.

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Fifteen years ago, who could have predicled with certainty the Falklands - then only two years away - the Gull war, me collapse of the Warsaw Pact that has governed almost all our military thinking since 1945?

Or the continuing tragedy in Bosnia that has brought back the spectre of genocide in Europe. "The past five years have already been years of "less threat, less peace." as the former NATO Secretary-General Mar fred Woerner succinctly observed.

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To a great extent the old Cold Wet threat maintained the peace. Now terrorism is seen to be one of the prime threats lace us.

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There is nothing new in the state-sponsored variety. Hitler's employed terrorist tactics to achieve power and bring about a terrorist state that soon sought to rule the world by the same means.

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The speed with which an ill-inspired minority can a threat democratic institutions has never been better demonstrated.

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But neither, tomorrow, will any conflict take place in a far away country, between people of whom we know nothing," Neville Chamberlain shamefully characierised Czechoslovakia in 1938.

The

VE-Day veterans this month remembering the sacrifices made by their contemporaries 50 years will be hoping that the Bert Report has a better eye for the future than the practitioners of Appeasement did. It Will certainly have been better informed.

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"It is also important that the recommendations are treated as a package - not to be 'cherry picked. It is not'a savings cscrcisc but what Mr Belt hopes will happen is that his recommendations will produce greater stability, improve retention and thereby reduec training and mobility costs for example," The report recognises that Ser-vicemen and their families will increasingly want more freedom of choice over their lifeslyk and says both married and single people should receive equivalent treatment, with appropriate arrangements for those living in stable partnerships. A Service Personnel Board should be established to develop overall policy and ensure that the Navy develops its own relevant policies to suit its special needs, It should also review manpower.' career and pay structures every five years. The report suggests the Navy's needs could be best met by threestage career structure. All officers and other ranks would join on an initial engagement dunn; which time they would learn to become operationally effective, mostly in front line units. There would follow a second operational stage, for many from age 30 to 40. while the third stage to age 55 would be available for some and would mostly involve exercising management skills. On completion of each stage a substantial lump sum bonus would be paid and, for those leaving the Service, much more help with employability traimng - up to ÂŁ10,000 plus nine months' salary at the end of stac two, for example. This plan is already being dubbed 'The Three Ages of Man".

Tentative Mr lieu calls for the posting policy for ratings to be brought more in line with officers'. People should have more influence over their careen and longer notice should be given. High calibre former Servicemen and especially Servicewomen must be encouraged to re-enter alter a break and restrictions on equal opportunities should he removed wherever possible so long as operational effectiveness is maintained. White he recommends reduc-

ing the number of officer ranks and rates this is the most tentative area of his report and is in-

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tended very much as a model for the Services themselves to consider further. Pay scales should depend on rank but be more flexible, allowing for recognition of skills and experience Major forms of additional pay. such as flying, parachute and submarine pay would be handled within the new structure and thus become pensionable, but very minor extras should bceither discontinued entirely or dealt with by one-off payments or bonuses. While automatic increments should disappear. performance pay directly linked to output is recognised as unsuitable for the Na%y - but achievement, based on thejudgemerit of reporting officers, should be rewarded through incremental progression up the pay ranges Interest-free The Navy's existing house purchase scheme is recommended to be extended to the Army and RAF. improved to provide an interest-free loan of up to six months salary or L10000. whichever is lets, repayable over ten years or at the end of the service. This would be available to those once they have joined the 2nd career stage which could be as early as the "mid 20s" for some although details will have to be worked out. 'rhe Longer Service at Sea bonus remains basically unchanged, but a new Deployment Allowance for the Army and RAF will also apply to the Royal Marines. Separation Allowance - complex to administer and seen as ---divisive and arbitrary in implementation" - should be reced by hem, benefits including R1 ;Io).ment Allowance, a relocation package with more choice and new arrangements for weekend travel when separated. Boarding School Allowance would continue at an enhanced tale for those who qualify under amended rules, No distinction is made between UK and foreign accompanied service at this stage, but it is suggested that it be restricted to the latter in the longer term if there is a substantial reduction in overseas basing and a marked improvement in family stability in the UK. Greater quality control should be exercised over the list of schools approved for payment of BSA.

REPORT

The bell team say the circumstances which originally justified payment of leave travel warrants - low pay and relative immobility - no longer apply and this too is difficult to control and expensive to administer. Free leave travel should therefore be withdrawn except for under 18-yearolds, with an increase in pensionable pay as compensation. The Navy Board should examine the case for increasing LSSR because of the loss to seagoers of their extra warrants and should also consider free travel when a ship is away from its Base Port in UK. London pay should be phased out gradually, with reserved rights for those who currently draw it. Those in Service accommodation away from base should pay the first seven miles each way of their commuting, broadly in line with commuting distances in civilian life. Loans should be available to buy season tickets. Local Overseas Allowance should continue, but with greater involvement of the responsible budget holder and with some changes in the way rates are calculated. Looking to food and accommodation charges. a pay-as-youdine system is suggested, but no food charges should be levied at sea or in operational conditions. Accommodation charges should be paid by everyone using Service accommodation charges - again except at sea and also in appointments designated unaccompanied. Stability

Much improved family stability is needed, with a target offive years in a geographic area. Moves between bases should normally be made only for operational or career reasons. Several measures are identified to improve quality of life, including better welfare arrangements. practical help for spouses who wish to work and a higher priority for sport and adventurous trainin. Regarding pensions, all personnel serving today have rights under the existing scheme, but the option to transfer to the new one should be available. This would be based on final salary it would not pay an immediate pension before age 50, but those who leave before that age could have a preserved pension to age

60, index linked 11cm .3. There would be no distinction between officers and ratings and widows would be able to retain their pension for life, whether or not they remarry. There would be substantial improved benefits payable 'in the event of death or injury. As a last resort, the l'arliamentary Ombudsman should be allowed to deal with complaints about administrative matters. Defence Secretary Malcolm Rif'kind told Navy News he hoped. to make an announcement around July on how the report's proposals could be worked. up. "Implementation is many, many years hence. We have to look to the future. We must, if we are going to continue to attract really superb people, not just to get them in, but to make them see it's worthwhile to stay in and have a good career, ensure they are properly rewarded for skills and experience. this country ace from=inproud of our Armed Forces and feel a tremendous gut affection and pride for them and in them. "But the end of the Cold War has thrown all armed forces in the free world into difficult circumstances in terms of explaintheir role. 'Unless we kqep the Services an attractive way of life and a rewarding, exciting and challenging way of life for the future. 1 worry that we won't be able to go on getting very good people. "There's no point in pretending that terms and conditions of service which may have suited the 60s and lOt - and indeed the BOs and 90s - are necessarily going to be the ones to attract peojk with perhaps different expectations around the beginning of the next century. "We're not alter disadvantag-ing people. This is not a money. saving exercise and I think the Services accept this. It may well be that money will be saved, because as Mr Beat says in his re. port we need to do these things more efficiently and effectively - but it is not the object of the operation. "The object is to provide an honourable. coherent, attractive package which will offer the opportunity for more stability and enable people to feel they are rewarded in set%-ice rroUrly ire-

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HMS CUMBERLAND steams into Devonport this week after six months sterling service in the Adriatic.

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tier task was to support the United Nations arms embargo against the former Yugoslav republic, and the show just how busy she was. Almost 400 vessels were chatlenged, 65 were boarded and II more diverted 10 be scrutinued by Italian mainland authontie's.

('timberland's Sea King hellcopier ,Snorker played a vital role and clocked up 307 flying hours. well] over the average yearly tally.

Vigilance Of her $7 day.. on patrol, the ship spent 41 in defence watches near the coast of Montcnegw. well within range of shore-based missile sites with constant lance required. A team of 29 armed sailors and Royal Marines kept up a 24-hour boarding capahility. using highly manoeuvrable boats and last roping from the Sea King.

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That's the distance from Naples to Carlisle. the heart of' the ship's affiliated county. It took six days, seven hour's and 25 minutes and organism hope to collect over Ll.0O(). Richard Short, the ship's PTI said: 'Therc' were a few red faces, never mind red noses, when people climbed off the bicycle after their half hour session. Everyone put in a lot of effort, and it was for a great caiiw

A typical boarding takes tso hours, and a comprehensi% e check of cargo and docurnentalion is earned out to make sure UN sanctions are enforced. Such action is an essential part of ()peration Sharp Guard, miiiated in April 1993. Sharp Guard has substantially reduced the quantity of arms avatlablc to pound forces in the four-year. old ethnic and rehpious eonllict. As pan of the IlK Maritime Immediate Reaction Force. }IMS Cumberland was sent to the Adriatic in November last year. the ship's thud' back-to-hack deployment. Since sailing as West Indies Guardship in April 1993. the -111xteenth ( umberland has now spent a higher proportion of her time at sea than her famous Wortd War II predecessor. 11cr most recent deployment has not been all work - II different port visits provided the ship's company with a huge variety of cultures and climates to e sperie nec. llighlights were Christmas in Trieste, Naples for stand off with dress ship alongside the ILSN on President's Day, a unique chance to ski on the famous volcano Mourn tna, a visit to Sicit), anti in, Rhodes.

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BRITISH aid workers making their way to the beBosnian city of Bihac spotted HMS Cwnberland's White Ensign In Trieste and Catled In for a welcome break. Their battered was sagging under its 1000kg load. and their owM food Supplies were runafter many delays and long days of driving. The three-man team were able to dine, shower and stock up with useful] provisions for their journey. The ship's company also donated small gifts for sick children in BiJ'sac.

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equipment and a tell VIP visitors why they should buy British. Opened by Sheikh khalifa bin layS *1 Nahyan. Crown Prince O Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Corn. rnandet of the United Arab Emirates' Armed Forces, IDEX '95 was attended by defence ministers and top military personnel from 55 countries. More than 600 companies from 43 na lions exhibited their wares in the exhibition halls, while Abu Dhabi porl was crowded with warships for the event. There were from France, Germany. the Netherlands. the United States. Canada. Italy and the Ukraine (a Knvak Ill vessel), plus the South African support ship Drak.nsberg, an Indian Navy corvette and a Dutch submarine. Taking prime position in the naval demonstration area. yards from the spot ships

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troyers on Armulla PaWS in the Gulf. HM ships Liverpool and Manchester, diverted to Abu 0Mb. for IDEX '95. Liverpool came alongside and, like Monwose. was open to visitors throughout the eahibihon.

Bnbsh defence contractors were able to take prospective clients on board the ships to see items of equipment in situ. international visitors included delegates from Russia. China. Thailand and Kenya, as well as many influenbal figures from the Gulf states, among them, the crown Prince of Abu Dhab. and the Commander-onchief of the UAE Navy.

Do~ Mtnister Sailing out from Abu Dhabi for an RN Sea Day. Monwose and Liverpool loined HMS Manchester. which remained at sea throughout IOU

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Cdr John Arrow, CO of HMS Monkose. said "The Sea Day was a marvellous opportunity to demonstrate the Type 23 equipment and thip We had a really tight

schedule, but the day went very well indeed - the defence companies were er b'emely pleased with the impression given to polentiai buyers" His sflsfscbon was echoed and er panded by Admiral Franklyn, who said all three ships and ~or sailors had "come up bumps," underpinning the 19 UK companeat (Britain being the largest single corn. peator) exhibiting at IDEX. He said ships, their versatility and their equipment, were shown off to best advsn - at sea tage in their nalu,al environment And while the sailors did not see them selves as salesmen, the lustifable pride they look in their ships and equipment and their professionalism did the -.

. . what we're showing here is how maritime technology has been incorporat' ad in our most modem ships. particularly with Montrose. we're showing the lessons of the last ft or 29 years. which have been hard-learnt in ocierations such as the FaIklands and, indeed, the Gulf in 1991. put into ".

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What did you do in the War, Aund.? (BBC Books £1 5.991 is Tom tlickrnan's fasci' nating and highly eocatie study of the year's when the British Broadcasting Corporation of age. The value of its ervices to the morale of the Services and civilians alike can hardly be over-estimated ,et its nickname **Auntie*'. first applied in that period and &1111 given 50 years on. was not born out of affection as for a trusted member of the family as is now popularly, imagined. On the contrary. B&' radio or "wireless" -. in the early months of the war did not inform or even enicriam. It hectored and fussed like a spinster aunt partly thanks to Government interference which at times even threatened a complete takeover, but also in large measure to the Corporation's own lack of vision, The light for independence turned out to be one of the most vital campaigns of the war, and though it couldn't win on all fronts nor did it in the Falklands 40 years laicr the BBC at least became "its own man, on the terms that were possible". As far as its new's output was concerned,

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rccvnt 5ucess oltape- recorded cljvsii.' novels bears witness. The Services had their on variety shows. Growing out of ihe "Mcrry-Go'Round' prowere ---Much in the Marshmmes the RAF. "Stand lass" for the Arms and Eric Barker's "UMS Waterloed" fr the Navy - the tatter "possibly the most intelligent comedy of the war" Richard ('onnaughton sums up the new mood on VE Day in C&.brsllon of Victory' (Rrasscy's 1l4.9ˆ). an analysis of the public's vision of the future in 1945 and the extent to which that vision was subsequently fulfilled.

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Irresistible is his story o how a huge, impatient throng waited too outside the Ministry of Ucalth for Churchill. Bcvin and Morrison to appear to impart a few well chosen words on the day of victory in Europe only to be upstaged by the appearance at the door of two drunken sailors, who were cheered to the echo by a crowd that was prepared to cheer anyone or anything. The public demanded instant gratification even then. It would be many years before government ministers learned properly to deal with their demand for a "sound bite" -

In entertainment ' particularly in comedy - the BBC broke new ground in antiEstablishment satire, long before its Golden Age in the 1960s that sadly degenerated into crude schlock lampoonery in the ftOs and 901. " ITMA Its That Man Again" topped the ratings with its swipes at the Ministry of Information and like several other shows was able to translate its appeal into pcacetimc. Some of them. under different guises but substantially the same, managed the transfer to television - no easy task, for radio retains its reliance on its audience's imagination to produce the lull effect, as the

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Al 1.1 :sttt K I the en iirst KNA branch - marked its diamond jubilee by ha%inga grouti photograph taken. On dtspla was No. I centftcate, issued on March 8, 1935. and the branch standard. Tributes were paid to the late Shipmate Thomas Oak. 1ev, whose vision led to the cctablishrnenl of the branch anti the growth of the RNA.

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History Since the plan to prrscnt ihe bell 10 the islanders was reponcit in the November edition of Nary Heirs many former iirees Allan to enable hint contacted 3 to build up a eomprehcnstc history and photo file of the vessel s 19 years of service in the Royal Navy. Twenty members of West Lothian branch will be present to see the Rev Neil Mckinnon of formally dedicate the bell. Any other es-Tiree men who would like 10 be there should contact Allan Snowden at 90 Sutherland Way. Knightsbridge West, livingston. West Lothian F1154 MIX (let. (115(16 491420).

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Members travelled to t.ondon for the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal -\then halt ('loser to home the branch celebrated its 13th birthday by organising a dance attended by ISO shipmates and friends, including tàur cadets front TS Taunton Poser Sea Cadet unit who ere praised

Anti-submarine ace honoured WARTIME anti-submarine me Rear Admiral Philip Burnett (right) has been made a life vice-president of Falmouth brunch. Admiral Burnett was presented with a commemorattn certificate by branch president, vice Admiral Sit James Junglus, and the chairmen, LI Harold Thompson, at the brunch's annual general meeting. Admiral Burnett was first lieutenant of Earl Mounbatten's destroyer HMS Kelly from the beginning of the war, late, being promoted commander and leaving the ship before she was sunlit ott Crete In 1941. Dertng the rest of the war, as an escort group command-

',.irr)ing out their duties as '1k ticket sellers. he events were followed by '.krttle match against Street inch, a visit to Bath. to liarBristol Cream Museum and to the Commando Training Centre. KM Lympstone, for YE celebrations. The branch welcomes new members at it's meeting on the first Friday of the month at the Royal British union Club at 2CXX). Bradford While mans celebrations are planned to mark the brancWs diamond jubilee. the main evenl will be a service in the cathedral on September lEt, followed by a parade through the town to the City flail. Further details from Shipmate F Jowcii, 98 Mount Pleasant. Oakworth. Keighley 51)22 7PP girl 111 535-642t'75). Meetings are held on the lint I ucsday of the month at Braditird Function Centre. Salem Street. New recruits are deome.

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and dry during THE TRIDENT 'nuclear powered submarine HMS Vanguard was left high HMS maintenance at Neptune. routine Their boat had returned from guard" 16,ow-t~ displacemeni and I SOn length. her fIrst operabonal pafli and It was another milestone on was taking advantage of Clyde the road to full operational Submarine base a gIant new clearance for the aNpktl, which iNpUt Is *tip~ at the end of the wt~ a The year. hitch and the iNpUt had no Pict.,* HItS F4.ptunu photograph,, Osws'r trouble accommodating Van-

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HMS Orkney rededicated ISLAND-class patrol vessel HMS Orkney has completed a six-month refit and rejoins the Fishery Protection Squadron after sea trials. The vessel was rededicated at a ceremony by Lady Troup ship's sponsor and wile of Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Troup, a former flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland. Orkney, commanded by It Cdr Ian Pickles, was tint commissioned in 1977.

KING Neptune has turned up after an absence of over 150 years Where was the titter of the was and now stands proudly in the wardroom foyer. discovered? In the dusty depths Base boat shed! The carved wooden figure is believed to have come from

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oltictal caitipalgit medals 'tcre awarded by a reigning sovereign, tribute medals have heemi as atiahk to British tnwps and their allies to comnnentorate tenant tittporlattt ntiiitJ events tlm,n ciser the centuries have contributed towards making Great Britain 'great'. Such battles as glee Spanish Annada. Tralalgar. Maleking and the celebration of the end of the First World War ire eli recorded bs such tnctlals. has .mi tx-cu ctitmotKd by veterans. Citadel Awards are proud to announce the inauguration of three new cotlnrnerllorative medals. Each medal with its uniquely designed ribbon is supplied ready to %car in a titkd hot,

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IN WHAT is thought to be the first visit in living memory by the Royal Navy to Macau, two patrol craft of the Hong Kong Squadron, HM ships Plover and Peacock, made an informal call on the Portuguese colony. They ware met on arflval i. Macau International at F*" T~nal by Lt Jose Al. b.ingsrla. Portuguese Navy liaison officer. Lt Cdr Sit~ Brown. CO of HMS plover and Senior Officer Hong Kong Sqrt, and Lt Cdr Sean Stead., CO of HMS Peacock, then made an official call on the deputy Cdr Souse harbour-master, H.ntlqu.s. Local mgnllan.s. lndud' log r.pres.ntalkves of the Governor.. Interpol. the police and the maritime police, ware welcomed to the ships for lunch and a cocittall patty. Local schoolchIldren en joy.d a party, arranged by the ships' companies, on board HMS Plover, while Lit Cdr Brown carried out a press briefing. A team r.prn.nting the two -look on the Marine Police Service, at foothail, 3- 1. Mh* 110amount of interest generated by the ships we. evidenced on the teat Ml day of em ~ when C" were open to th. public and neatly 4.000 peOple took up the ~don. At one point the queue strstChed beck anost a mile.

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BRIEF

BY COMPLETING the London Marathon (in three hours 40 minutes) Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold. 11rector of the Royal United

Services Institute for DeStudies, raised some £4.500 for the Institute's re-

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development campaign. RUSI. the professional asso oat on of the Armed Forces and the wirier defence commuits nitv, has been located a Wliitchall premises since 1893. The current £3m redevelopmerit programme is the first major improvement project since the Second World War. So far just over hail the target tigurc has been raised. Admiral Cobbold retired from the Royal Navy in March 1994 as one of the Assistant Chiefs of the Defence Staff.

SEPTEMBER tO will see RAE Locking host its annual tri-service sponsored wheelchair marathon in aid of the British Sports Association for the Disabled. The event aims to provide a fun day out ford isabled people. their families and for the Service personnel taking part. The marathon itself involves teams of three "runners' taking turns to push a disabled "rider" around a 2.6 mile course laid within the Station boundary. All Service units. in the South West including Cadet Forces, are most welcome to take pan. For further details contact the organiser. Fit Lt Cohn Pease at RAF Locking. Tell, 01934 522131 cxi 7252. ROYAL Navy exchange officer Lt Cdr Bob Chapman continues to prove to his Ausaic hosts that the Poms can run. In the State of New South Wales Vctcrans Athletics Championships. held on the Olympics 2000

ssite, he won the l.SOtJm in 4 minutes 19 seconds. He later lost "by a foot' the highly-competitive 5.000m in InOl.

ALL MERIT TO MEEDS

On a firm pitch in the sunshine the Navy went close to taking an early an cad), lead when LPT Fraser Quirke (Tamar) firmly headed POPT Eric Barrett's (Wamor) free kick, only to see his eflon rebound off the upright, The RAF forwards were causing problems for the Navy defence with their fast attackand POPT Steve Riley ing (Dolphin) twice came to the in the first IS minutes rescue with timely tackles. A shot then sailed over the bar. But the RN weathered this early pressure and from a Barrest corner on the left. Rile) was only just wide with his

pin,

header. In the 26th minute the RAF were lucky to go ahead - the ball struck Riley's shoulder and rebounded into goal - but de-

spite maintaining the pressure they, were unable to increase the lead. CPO Steve Johnson (Sheffield) and CfSgt Tiv Lowe (CTCRM) defended stoutly. Coach WOPT Tommy Johnson delivered a strong half-time pep talk and the ivy team emerged determined to produce an improved performance. Fortunately MEM Andrew Meeds (Brazen) was again in brilliant form as he twice denied Tapp in the first seven minutes. with outstanding saves. Meeds saves acted as a spur 10 the Navy team and in the 56th minute they equalised. CPO Will Fint (Dacdaluc) showed his strength, holding off two tackles on the right of the penalty area and squaring

FORMIDABLE competition from First Division leaders Cambornc was beaten off by the RNAS Cuidrose table ten nis B team on their way to win. fling the League Challenge Cup by 54 points. The players were Sieve Gilbert. LAEM Tail Morris and Steve McConnell. SOUTHWICK. Park is the vestuc for the RN Regulating Branch Golf Championship 1995, to be held on June 29. To be played over 36 holes, the tourney is open to all serving and retired members of the branch. Full details and an form are asailablc from the organiser. W(XMAA) John Packer, Regulating Stall 0111. cer, lIStS Dry-ad (tel. Dryad est 4345 or 46l2.. The Field is limited to 40 so get that application in.

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the ball back for Quirke to shoot past Brown in the RAF

PORl'SMUUTII Area United Services Rugby Union League final results for the 94195 sea- Divissons were as ion I: i. Dolphin; 2. Cullingwood; . Sultan l)iv 2: I. liants Police. 2. llcron 3. t)iv I. kM Poole; 2. Escellerit.AiborIeid. Disision J4 Cup Final result: 11515 Heron 3° KM Poole 25. The Irtigur .AGM will be held at I. S Portsmouth Sports Road. on Ground, Rurnab Wednesda. Ma (7. commenNotes for the cing at l5(X agenda along with a letter of entry to reach (POPT 1) Wakefield b May 10. All clubs wanting to take pin in leagues nest season should send a

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goal The airmen responded tmmediately and Meeds again denied Tapp as he dived rut' length to turn a shot round the post for a corner, leaving Tapp looking on in disbelief. The Navy were now showing greater determination. PU tong (Seahawk) and LPT WiDens (Doihin) were runfling ih midhdd while Lowe and Riley defended well; the forwards putting pressure on the RAE defence.

Relieved Both sides were now looking for a decider to steal victory and Taylor saw his header rebound from the crossbar into the arms of a relieved Meeds.

With eight minutes remaining the Navy went ahead. A good pass from Long in midfield found flint on the wing and alter another strong run at the defence he played the ball in to Barrett, who laid it back to Willc*tt., Willetts found the net front 16 yards. It was all Navy now. POPT Neil Frame (Drake) and POCA Des Mercer (Neptune). the latter earning his cap, replaced Quirke and Haigh. With four minutes remaining Johnson headed over from a Wilson corner on the left and in the 88th minute thF Navy clinched victory with a goal from flint. He collected a fine through-bill from Willetts and cooly shot past Brown to make it 3-I. This

Air Vice Marshal Chris Coville (President RAFFA) presents the Constantinople Cup to Navy skipper POPT Steve Riley-as Just reward for Flint's insptnng second half display. The game hinged on Meeds' exceptional saves when needed and Quirke's equaliser. Then, with the RAF pushing forward for a goal and leaving themselves in an exposed position. the Navy took good advantage. C/Sgt Lowe was making his 150th appearance for the Navy, in this match. Moods. Long. Riley and Lowe were outstanding, but this was essentially a whole team performance, shakinj off the disappointments of the SWCC competition. The Navy showed that when they can get their first team out they are capable of good performances, Unavailability of key members during the season, however, dented Tommy Johnson the chance of playing his

best team each week. 0 0 SW Counties bluescontinued with the Navy's rim match against Gwent. The Welshmen came to Portsmouth and triumphed 0 0 UK Combined Services FA beat their Belgian peers 2-0 in the second Kentish Cup match. (Netherlands and Belgium drew I-I in the first). POPT Steve Riley was voted man of the match by Mr Ted Powell. England 018 team coach. In their match against the Netherlands Armed Forces, CSFA went down 5-2 and the Dutch retained the Kentish Cup

HMS Dacdalus will play the Army champions at home on Wednesday, May 17, in the

NAVY representative cricket matches begin with a Iwo-day fixture against In. cogniti at Portsmouth on May LI and 12, followed b

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against Free Foresters on May 14. Other games are v Oxford University a; The Parks (May 16), MCC VC at Uxbridge (May 24), Essex II at Newbury Park (May 25) and Middlesex II at Portsmouth (May. 31). The Under 25s have a threeday tour of the West Country. with matches on May 5, 6 and 7 against Devon and Cornwall Police, Combined Colleges and Devon CA. " United Services (Portsmouth) Cricket Club are start. in a Colts Section for nine to I 3-year-olds. Coaching sessions costing Li will. take place on Saturday mornngs from 1000 to t200. Games will be arranged against other local Coltslschoolteams on Saturday afternoons. Parents of intcres. ted children should contact Roger Gilliati on Chichester (012431 573527.

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HMS SULTAN were overall winners of the spring term Supply and Secretariat Olympiad played at lIStS Collingwood. The home team finished second and lIStS Daedalus third. An alternative lt's a Knockout"-..1,.]c course scttkd of Contention event the Bone and here the Colltngwuod leant were victorious..

Naali Jubilee Cup. sponsored by Courage Ltd. They will then play away to RAF Waddingion on Thursday, June I.

VICTORY in the Inter-Scrices Championships made up for an otherwise disappointing season for the Royal Navy. They defeated the RAF -l at RAF Halton after a well-earned I-i draw with the Army at Portsmouth. writes Lt CdrJim Dank.

Rivals

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LT ALASDAIR 849NAS) arid civilian crew Jane Middicton RYA (above) enjoyed a succession of good results in the Laser World Championships. held at Sarasota Sailing Squadron. Florida. After the penultimate race he wa in fourth

position and top Briton.

But fellow Stit Roger Ford. 1993 World Champion. was just two points behind Race 6 began well with a fifth at the windward mark for Ilall and the closest threat loom behind However, a port tacker caused all sorts of problems and resulted in him hitting the windward mark. Whilst the offender admitted responsibtlit% and carried out a 720 degree penalty turn. Hall

elected - unnecessarily - to do a 360 degree turn for hitting the mark. Ford overlook and covered hall for the remainder of the race, forcing him to sail further than need be. Ford finishcd seventh and Halt 12th. Overall Ford was fourth and top Briton and Hall fifth. Lt Hail wishes to thank KNS\ and IIMS Illustrious' Ship's Welfare Fund for sponsoring him in Florida.

some stick get COACHES L/Cpl Drew Clarke and CCMEA Shiner Wright whittled 42 hopefuls down to a squad 01 1 as the Navy's new Under 23 hockey squad took shape - late fast year the Combined Services hockey committee announced the age limit for junior players was to rise from 21 to 23, writes B02 )Vie/ Dargat. 'Then came the teak at tacki before a Ing a second goal. One hotlydown and one to got contested goal was given in, honing thai. 16 talented inBoth the Dundas Dagger dIvIduali into a flowing their favour. team, capable or retaining A disallowed Navy goal Trophy and a great deal of Service pride are at slake in the Inter-Services title and a player trbm each team won by the RN 021. In 1993 the annual match between taking an enforced tempothe Navy and Army. This and 94. rary rest at the umpire's A concentrated period of year the Army had done pleasure followed, but the their homework and preincluding a seaRN finished well-deserved training sian with Callum Oil** of sented a skilled and well2-1 ~or*. drilled team. Havant HC and England Aswell as the Champion' had the of and fixtures was under'te' They advantage ship Trophy and Me Dundee ken, with matches against having watched us end Dagger, the Navy took home some of our set piece some of the best opposition the Player of the Townsmoves, but we saved the In the south of England, The mont award - presented to best for hit! side won four of their their Navy captain, WEM Melt six games. Wesson. He and S/It Ec"44, In the opening match of clestona. LMEA Casson, the Inlet-Services they POWEA Lock. AEA Hendra, Total commitment, OM played the RAF and the Clayton, AEM Titlord strength in depth end solid and AEM Holland were all RN teamwork matched the game was every bit as testselected for Combined 5crIng as expected. The partial Army thrust for thrust, skill home crowd iewtheRAFgo for skill, and set piece vices U23s. Into a hail time 1.0 lead from moves produced final cxc Most of the Navy 023. a penalty stroke. cubans that found itt. ball have now moved on and But sensible heads and new talent is sought. If you rattling the back of the Army ware born on or later than strong hearts in the second goal. halt soon saw the Navy level Two nil down at hall time. January 1. 1973, and went to the match. For sustained the Red Shins retook the play hockey for your 5cr' the dominated like vice, contact the RN 023 periods Navy pitch wounded lions to the opposition territory as sisauft the dark blue lines manager. W02 N.J. Durant open play and set piece time *fief time. But their pro' at HM Poole. Hamworthy. moves unnerved the Light Poole, Dorset 8H15 4N0. gross was constantly interBlues' defence into conced' T*. RM Poole ext 2269. rupted by Navy counter at-

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ICTOIRY AT TWICKENHAM

W1IIL1i 14.000 thronged to the Sloop to watch Bath defeat the Harlequins in the semi-finals, of the Pdkington Cup, along the road at Twickenham the annual match between the Royal Navy and the Army attract-

ed 17000' supporters, writes the Lepre*an. The sun, lots of vino in the North and West carparks, and a ralio of 5:1 favour of Navy sti from as far away 1 popers, F. SICA1: a Peler Piercy-0arcoach that act out at - Cuidrose and Scotland, W" combined to produce a marvel. bus atmosphere. 'Sailing' and "Rule Bntaniswere loudly sung around Twickenham during the first class match of open, skilful. a perfect day running rugby out culminating in the Navy's first win against the Army in eight years and the highest score notched up by ANY Navy side in the history of the competitionSo stand up the many supporters old and young who not only gave tremendous heart to the learn, but were instrumentat in making the day such a great occasion. Despite lacking internationals Tim Rodber and Rob Wainwnght. the Army fielded a sunng side, including England A lock Rob Hunter and Scotland World Cup squad prop Mitt Stewart, With such a team, and having beaten a strong Bath side the week before, they were firm favourites. However, they had no answer to the power. commit.

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and the 34-I? final score to the Navy flattered the out-plased soldiers. "I love it when a plan comes together," Navy selector Cdr Jeff Blackctt told Leprechaun. referring back to their First in tcrview at lime end of 1Y9,3

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MORE THAN 5,000 people are expected to take part in the UX and Ireland Games in Petcrborough neat month and half as many again in the 8th World Corporate Games in in Geneva September. Designed for "weekend sports warriors", the Games cover sports from 'bsdmington to volleyball and cater for businesses of all sires and sports lovers of all ages. Details of both championships are available from the UK HQ - P0 Boa i995. Pcterbomugh, ('ambs PEI IQX. Tel 01733 558995 or 01733 8996.

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meat and determination of the Navy tide. The dark blue eight were magnificent, dominating the lineout. ruck and maul., such was the Navy forwards' superiority throughout the game that the Army backs lived on scraps and were made to look very ordinary by the pressure and Iset-cie tackling of the Navy three-guarscrs. Even losing several hails against the head did not deflect the Navy XV from their task. First Navy try came from a slick handling movement down the blind side, with fly hall fan fletcher touching down in the

corner. Next came a try from centre Bruce Powell which ended five minutes of constant pressure.

Driving maul

From lincout to driving maul, to ruck and back again. the Navy went forward yard by yard with almost every member of the team touching the ball before the score. Two well struck penalties by full back Jamic Coulton and a well taken drop goal by centre David Sibson any chance of an Army revival after

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their breakaway try just before hail-time. The coup-dc-grace was the running in of three more tries by prop Simon Burns, who barged over in the corner. scrum half Paul Livingitonc, who picked the ball out of the base of the Army serum on the 22 line and out-sprinted the defence to score, and right wing Craig White, who completed a flowing three-quarter movement by running around three Army deknders to score in thc corner, The Army's consolation try in injury time was irrelevant

when he stated clearly his intention of taking a season to gather his support team and a squad of players who would be in contention in his second year. Halfway to winning the championship he was elated. That said, Jeff has come to the end of his allotted two seasons and will band over to Maj Steve Hughes after the Navy v RAF game. Steve is wished every success in building on the remarkable turnaround achieved by Jeff, Final word on Twickenham - there is an excellent video of the game by ITV's World (up commentary, team, available through Secretary RNRII, Tel Temerairc 24193 or 01705 724193 Meantime, Leprechaun attended the highly successful RNRtJ 7s competition, organised by HMS Colhnwood and HMS Ospreys CPOPT Wakefield, This was the tirsI occasion the event had been sponsored by [Ion Robinson Financial Services and while Rear Ad. mu-al Neil Rankin (President RNRU) awarded the Plate to Dryad, who defeated Sultan 1210, ltogg Robinson's operations director Mr Sargent presented the Cup to Raleigh. who beat RIM Lympstone 17-14.

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Osprey outplay the rest, SINCE the Women's Navy

Cup Hockey competition began last September HMS Osprey have been in a class of their own. As winners of the final, they are pictured receiving their trophies from: Cdr Jannie MacCoIl, chairman of the RN Women's Sports Association. No other establishment his been able to match th. talented Osprey aid., with its three Combined Services players - POW Kally Lees.. LW Wendy Barton and LW Wendy Lsgd.n - at well: as recently-capped Navy player Wren Vicky Whitfield. Osprey beat Raleigh in th. first round 10-0 end' Cotllngwood in the semifinal 6-0. Before the final their toughest match was against HMS Sultan, when the game went to extra time. Osprey eventually clinched it 2'l. They saw oft HMS Cochr.n* in the final 3'O, But the Scots had played excellently in the competition, overcoming their underdog status with determination and team unity. Their goalkeeper, Wren Jackie Livingston.. was exceptional. HMS Dryad beat 1114$ Warner 3-0 in the plat. final.

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FIRST two matches in this year's calendar produced some useful perfor-

mances by Navy golfers and provided the selectors with, some interesting options writes Cdr Gary Slthrru,

As ever, taking on the might of Cornwall was a daunting task, At the- picturesque West Cornwall course at St Ives the county produced a strong blend of experience and youth. Played in a tricky, wind, the going proved hard for the Navy players, particularly in the morning when they also had steady rain to contend with. There were some close matches in the morning foursomes. ho! only the promising new pairing of Artificer Apprentice Ten'' Taylor and Lt Guy Norris (both Culdro'se) could manage to secure a victory. Early season fatigue set in in the afternoon singles, and the Nas suffered some heavy defeats. However, (P0 Taff James well to gain a half against (Portland) a strong opponent and Norris gained another to remain unbeaten. Lt Cdr Alistair

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Adams (C'ollingwood} made his debut in the match. Two weeks later the Navy took on Dorset, 1992 county champions, at Golf Club, This match saw the welcome return to the squad of (p1 Joe Sharp (CT('RM) and the debut of AEM Gareth Roberts (Yeswilton) Brilliant spring sunshine proved boost the team needed. The morning foursomes were estremely close with the county edging ahead by just the odd point of five. This could so easily have been reversed as team captain it Cdr Ian Vuill (IX'lS(N)) and partner Lt Cdr Pat Lynch (FONA) narrowly lost their match on the last green. Navy wins again came from TaylorlNorus and From the partnership of Sharp and lames. The afternoon was as tight but the Navy again came up just short of the points that would have earned off a notable victory. However, a loss by only two points overall was a fine achievement against a side or this quality. The afternoon singles points came from

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Taylor. Lynch. Sgt Mill Parker ((TI'CRMI and Roberts, whose 614 victory against a very experienced opponent was quite an achievement es-en though he was playing on his home course. Overall these results were encouraging, particularly as many players have had to endure course closures for much of the cxccssivcly wet winter. And although six of the ten players representing the Navy at last year's Inter-Service Championship have been lost, there are positive signs of other talent around. We look forward to a successful season. This year's Navy Championships take place at the China Fleet Country ('lub, Saltails. June 21-23. There are a limited number of entries available for the individual part of the tournament for those players not -selected for their Command teams. Individual entries must be self-funded (approx. ÂŁ36 for three days) and players should have a handicap of 10 or better. Anyone interested should apply to Cdr 0. Skinns, Staff of FOSF, 4-6 The Parade. tIM Naval Use. Portsmouth P01 3NA.

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Capt Tony H&IS*t A FORMER ship, establishment and representative rugby player with over 20 years' service on the committee of the Royal Navy Rugby Union and longest ever serving RNRU rep on the RFU Committee at

Twickenham, Capt Tony }Ialktt is to take on rugby world's supremo position. writes the Leprrcha,iss. Alter the World Cup in South Africa he will take over from Dudley Wood as Sceretary in the RFLJ at Twickenham - the position from which he will be best placed to use his vast playingand administrative experience br the benefit of the sport as it enters the new nsillcnium. -

To maintain and raise the profile of rugby in an increasingly commercial world, where sponsors seem to have more and more say, and where the definition of amateurism is un. dci' assault - no-one better could be charged with the awesome responsibility of getting it all right. Every-one associated with RN rugby has long recognised Hadleft's Midas touch. Following a career stretching from Gtap'nf R C to the Combined Services - plus town and county sides - he took up the administrative challenge for RNRIJ: over Il years as treasurer mag' nifying its small capital reserve by 2400 per cent. In his next incarnation as sole selector for the RN team he triumphed by recording the last occasion, before this year, the Navy best the Army. His team went on to emerge backto-back Inter-Service champions 1986187. lie was elected RNRU chairman 1991.94. He has held the same position with Richmond Club since 1990, again benefiting the club by his financial acumen The KFU soon recognised Tony's talents and assigned projects to him, including -. hearing in mind he lived just around the corner from Twickenham - principal organisa-tion of Headquarters Ground Development. Visitors to Twickenham will know the venture is all but complete: Tony having been associated with it for lb years and in 1992 becoming chairman of the ground committee. Three years earlier he had been singularly honoured in being elected to the HI-U Exceutisc Committee. where looking alter the Navy's interests. he remains until the summer. Competition for the vest of Secretary KR) was extremely strong and Tony's success has brought great kudos to the RNRLJ as a constituent body of the KFJ.J. It must also be borne in mind that throughout his involvement with rugby. Tony hlallctt has held the range of naval appointments that came his way as a pusser. And it would be remiss of Leprechaun not to pay tribute to Tony's greatest supporter - his wile Faith. On behalf or the President RNRLJ, F,accuuve Committee, and all associated with Wave. Navy rugby pail and present Tony is wished all good fortune in sorting out the difficult problems that lie ahead for him on the stage of world rugby. Thank-you. Tony. You have been without doubt the greatest rugby administrator ever pro. duce'd by the Royal Navy and probably, by any constituent body in recent times. It may appear trite but you will be greatly missed.

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PLAYING it coo; in Norway, Royal Marines of C Com40 Commando press on through a blizzard during :ny, ercise Strong Resolve. They were arnon 2,000 per"nnol Itom 3 Comma~ Brigado and the Netherlands Marine Corps who ~~ formed the UKINL Landing F~ for the deployment The NATO exercise, which featured in the April edition of Navy N~ invoNed mme Than 30.000 p~nnel from 14 atexercise to be held in Norway C~~ and was for thiree years. It = : the [sat m*#or exercise to take ~ ~ this century. A~ the "sh novel forces deployed was the Third Mine Cmm"m~tures Squaciron - HM ships Brecon, Chidd". fold. Middleton and Walney. based at Krishonfiand, ~V expw$*~ tempersitures as low as minus 28 degrees C.

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Cognmacchle anniversary IN APRIL 43 RM Commando Reunion marked the 50th A~cmary of the Battle of Lake Comimacchio In w~ 43 Cdo distinguished itself. During The fightin on April 2 in n~~ Itallr, Cp4 Tom Hunter b*Camc the only Royal Marine VC of World War 11, Commacchio Group Royal Marine& maintain# strong links, ˆ 1~ membeirs of 43 Cdo and *~ Y"t The rwu~ dinner is at**~

Greenwich move set for 1997

THE JOINT Service Cotlege at Greenwich is to move to the Army. StalY College at CamberIcy. Confirimation of The propo"l. rc"rled by kary News in our January edition, was given in a written reply in the Lords by. the Parliamen(a Under Secretary for

D,7*.cncc, Lord Hcrilcy.

The move, which will end the RN CollirWe's 120-year a~ia. tion with Greenwich, is %cited. uled to take placir in late 1997 Meanwhile, the search for suitable oc"pants for Greenwich continues- Lord Henley said the Ministry had decided not to pursue the option of the Tri-Scrvice (7haplainry school, although there were other potential candidates including the Defence School or Languages, the University of Greenwich and the National Maritime Muwum. Lord licnic), -,iaid the Govcrriment hoped to be able to announce firm proposals by the end of this year.

by em Gmup*a commanding offtor, RSM and adjulant. Guest of honour at this year's dk~r in Bedford was em Comm~nt Gw~ of The Royal Marine*, Lt G*n Sk Roberi Rose~ On Apill 2 a par~ *nd dmw~d **~ was hold, the Gu~ being 10~ by R Company In ~5 ~ ~ hMffˆ The Royal Ma~ bend ft~ Ocal am 50 vaterans of the battle wm* also on Parcide.

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legally, separated, will have iheir allowance reinstated.

The announcement was made on April 24 by Smial Security Sect-citary lletcr LilIcy dur-ing thc.St-cond Read-

ing in the Coninions of the Pensions Bill. War widow.% who re-aurn r~vc a lump sum equal to one year's pension and then have their pension right withdrawn, Ulp to now the pens-ion payments have not been restored if the second m3rriW ends in separation or the husband*% death. Mr Lilley sahd that position had ~me unacceptable. 1n this Mith anniversary year. the whole nation wants to rc"nise thow who sacrificed their lives to we could he frrc," he said. Most war widows are aged at least 70 and weric mliffied to

nien whose %cn.icr ended bcfore March 31, 1973. As web they are entitled to £142.87 a week tax free. nsing ID £ 161.82 at the age of 80,

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The Governincrit decision was taken after the lords voted fa amendment aimed at =tor. in& pensions to those widows who had lost their second hus. bands. That amendment was 1 ' the tetult of a campaign %ITir1PC2 on behalf or the widows by 24-year-old Lord Fricybera whose grandfather was awarded the VC in World War 1, The ~nmcnt of Social security says that Rfitish pensions for war widows compare

at in annual c" of £3til) million, Restoration of pensions to 16 500 widowi will increase the ~~t to the Fxchequer by £40 million. i-bc standard wido-'s pen.5on is £76~35 a w"k with a supplement of £49,77 for those whow hushand's service ended before 1973. Additions are P' able 31 the age of 65 (£8.70). ~o (£16.75) and 80 (£24~95),

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THE CRAS11 of a pre-produc. lion naval variant of the Ell. 101 Merlin helicopter is not likely to affect the aircraft's en. try into service with the Royal Navy. %3y makers Wcstland Helicopters Ltd, The Merlin cra.,hcd near Chard in Somerset while taking pail in a high-level test flight at 12,0001T. 1-he civilian crew bajcd out, the riflot leaving the aircraft at the last minute after flying it away from a viilaW. fir was the. only member of the crew to he injured and was Treated in hospital at Exeter for facial and back in)uricl-. Westland!iuspcnded nying of the variant until a joint inquiry by the OK and Italian Mini.,. Tries of Wence, has reached a conclusiow First deliveries of the Merlin to the Roval Navy are due late flexl ~C3r.

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LATE on the night of May 7 1945 - more than .e i. se rer eight hours after man General Alfred JodI signed his country's surrender document ' . British Ire . k, the ig..ters Avondale Park and Sneland were torpedoed by U-2336 within sight of home ' They were the last victims of the U-boat war. The next day the people of London and of cities the length and breadth of the country were dancing in the- streets. - -:

The circumstances of the of Park and Sneland typified the despeA rate nature of the struggle to fl ,*& keep Britain sea lanes open j - a war of survival that had ebbed and flowed for five -years, nine months, five days, 13 hours and one minute.

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locus for the rejoicing crowds on May 8. iwu span from many hundreds of smaller ships - escorts, minesweepers. landing craft document which would bring steam for victory. It was a toy. and coastal patrol vessels, otis moment a sate moment peace to Europe. - but everyone knew that the Casualties in the war On the dawn of May 8 The against Germany and her celebrations, while sweet, Daily Mirror kept its promise 10 completely disrobe its norwould have to be shortEuropean allies included more thethan 47.000 RN personnel mally - scantily-clad cartoon Britain and her allies had killed theroine uane missing, with almost without. still to resolve a cruel conflict 29.000 members of the Metseems, any fear of prosecuon the other side of the lobe chant Service sharing their where the fighting and sufferfate. Hundreds of thousands of lng were continuing. They people gathered in central braced themselves for what __________ iLondon. splashed otrttheir joy all expected to be the in the fountains, waved flags bloodiest bathes yet the There was much left to do in King." they - a Europe. too Europe thronged outside Buckingham the most saydevastated died in by had Palace to cheer VI Many major George actions and were mourned by age war in history and by murand Prime Minister Winston darous tyranny. In the midst of the whole nation - as in the Churchill. that chaos, would all the Ger. - sinking of the battlecruiser mans surrender as ordered HMS H-nod in which more than S or would fanatical elements of 1,400 perished in a cataclys$ their land, sea and air forces "This is your victory, Churmic there were others who ware casualties of chill told them. "In all our long put up a last'ditch resistance? No one knew for certain. smaller actions, in smaller history we have never seen a ships whose passing amid the greater day than this. The first U-boat to sun-ennews of bigger events elseThe reveries continued der at Portland on May 10 was where made no headlines, followed by a steady stream through a night strangely illuThe destruction of Avondale minated after years of blackof enemy submarines giving Park and Sneland, one mile out. With the darkness sudthemselves up tamely. With a off the Isle of May in the Firth mixture of relief and wariness, denly a memory, bonfires, of Forth, were two such and the Royal Navy's escort ships floodlights searchlights, that went blazed and danced. And in all losses virtually kept their guns loaded and the ports in all the land, ships' unnoticed. All attention was focused on the drying ink of a sirens hooted, letting off " Turn to next page.

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ON VE DAY the nation went wild. Harold ONcill had just arrived at London Bridge station and was swept along by a tremendous crowd of .................. people, With him was his wife and some of his shipmates. dripping wet alter celebrating by playing fire hose's on each other at Queenborough station on the Thames Estuary. After the announcement that morning that the European s WAS over thcy had been given a day's leave from their motor minesweepers. O"Ncill had called for hs wife who loved in Queenborough and they had all headed lot central London 'teryonc danced, sang. huged each other," he recalls "1 he feeling of relief was

'The unconditional surrender of our enemies was the signal for the greatest outburst of joy in the history of Mankind,' - Sir Winston Churchill.

car inching its was through the crowds towards the palace. As the car passed close by he stepped on to the running board and clasped the Prime Minister's hand before a police ho.c edged him genus 4s1dr.

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Harold O'NinH ,,. 'the feeling of relief was overwhelmIng" Mnc Derek Allen was up a lamppost watching tens of thousands of strangers dancing. 5jfling. hugging. kissing and crying with joy. In lisde Park he with essd American soldiers with the stoking huge door., thcs had ripped from their hotel rooms In Plrmouth the celebrations went with a swing until at 9.30 pm the beer ran out in the naval barracks. What followed was reported by the- Daily Es' press the nest mornng. Frustrated aulors smashed J,rscs in the canteen and made

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an unsuccessful rush to raid the runs locker, shattering windows in the process. An officer who mcd to stop them was jostled aside and a mob of about 150 moved off to sh.ren the detention block in a had to free the inmates. A jeep was overturned and a light with armed guards ensued, The Es' press reported that as a result 4 sailors were hospitalised -

three basing received bayonet sounds and II suffering from ';itnfl Injuries. Fortunat.4y the celebration. were nowhere near as extreme everywhere. But after lOng years of war. of Sifikifigs arid bombings, sitocs arid on occasion officers - were ready to let go the end, sometimes in dramatic fashion, was ERA Robert Murph serving in a Canadian-built Bangor-class minesweeper which on VI Day was bcnhed alongside the battleship HMS Ramillies in Portsmouth harhour. As he and his messmaucs turned in for the night they were disturbed by a lot of shouting from Ranuillies quarterdeck, Apparently a welloiled Canadian lieutenant Eforn the sweeper had got on board the battleship and as an admiral came over the brow the officer greeted bins with the shout: "hello you old basket'." He thumped the horrified flag officer on the back and bel. lowed "We'vc done a - good job heiween us!' The Royal Marines sentries shared the admiral's lack of amusement and within two minutes the over-familiar officer was under open arrest in the wardroom where apparenils he consumed more gin, took a bite out f his glass, chewed up the fragments and swallowed them,

ready as they led their former enemies into Captivity. Meanwhile, naval farces bound for Copenhagen and bases Germany's Baltic approached their task pre-

pared for the possibility of renegade snacks. But herb was no significant defiance of the surrender terms. Germany

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Minefields There was one type of enemy, however, which could not be ordered to yield. The ninefleids were still theta and *1111 potent, covering vast areas of sea and perpetuating the dangers along hundred. of miles of coastline that we. formerly part of Hitters Thousands of mines, each with the power to sink a ship, lay in the path of Bt*lain'i liberating flotillas, The Royal Navy warships anroute to Denmark were still in danger-

ous waters and had to have their way cleared by minesweepers. Although the shooting war

l'ar away in the Admiralty i lands another black corned)' was being played out on board the cruiser IIMS Newfound. land. Lit John Arihur RNVR had retired alter a pleasant evening's celebration when shortly after midnight he was awoken by the cry "Man overboard!" An Australian rating who had been in the sick bay had been fed rum b his shipmates. He quickly became as cheerful as a newt, eventually tottering oft' to the heads where the smell reminded him of the Sydney fen. Forgetful of his geographical position he leapt overboard in an attempt to see his girlfriend Fortunately for him he was rescued before he went Down Under in a way he never intended, Lost Across the globe ,,atiors celebrated in traditional style South Afncans in Scotland. and Scott in South Africa. Ken Campbell. a Rhodesian. was lost and alone in Glasgow The 19-year-old had been separated from his shipmates - but was quickly befriended by a group of dcgantls dressed people who cook him to their Kuihergien home where he was rusatls treated. II recalls that his wealthy boils used their influence to get him srs hours more shore leave from his ship. IIMSAS 7ransvajl, which enabled him to stay overnight Knuckles In Durban Scottish sailor Jimmy Brown of the convoy eseort llMS Le 1 igcr celebrated VE Day early -- on May 7 with his shipmates at a funfair. ending the night in traditional form and well into the small hours. In Belfast, PD Roy Emmungton remembers that it was "blood and knuckles" on VI Night as he and the rest of the men from the four escort groups in harbour outnumbered the girls of the city sis to oneAt IIMS James Cook, the na vigation school at 'iigtinahruaich in the Kyle.. of Hute,

was over in Europe, there would still be losses among the mines. The, minesweeper HMS Prompt was irreparably damaged on May 9; three days liter a mutor gunboat on route from Aberdeen to the Bathe was mined. A motor torpedo boat was sunk by an explosion off Norway on May 19. On June 25 a motor minesweeper was destroyed in Genoa harbour. In July a trawler was blown up by a mine probably laid by U-21$ which had surrendered more than Iwo months before. But there was no longer the whoiesle destruction of wart no more wolf packs, no more droning Doodt.buga or silent V2 rockets that brought mass death ins~ and without warning.- There was still raand there would be tioning for years to come - but the Skies were clear and the task of reconstnactlon could begin. Without the fear of bombs end starvation Bittain could, to use Churchill's words, in' duig. peacefully In its finest investment - putting milk into babies.

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the commanding Iuiccr LOUHCI that things didn go entirel) to plan when he invited some toeels from the village for refresh. merit, and a tour of the

- won a bright victory at a Scottish hotel. outbreak of civil d,bedicncc Surgeon Lt Eric Morton RNVR of the "Woolworth" carrier FIMS Battkr had gone ashore with many of his shipmates to

As the celebrations continued into the-nigh, a sudden decision wjs made to draw back the hcais curtains after a jovial submariner announced that as the war was oser the blackout was no longer neces" ssr. Eric Morton remembets that to resounding cheers the (ilenbum Fldro became a bcjcon of shining over the town and the Firth of Clyde. This was too much for a special constable who, bent on restoring the rule of law, en-

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THE DANGERS of war did not end for all when peace broke out in Europe. Apart from the forces still facing a formidable task against the Japanese, there were those in Europe, too, whose celebrations were muted as their ships operated upon mine-filled seas In which U-boats still lurked.

In an emergency hospital bed in Russia there was no

llct commanding officer, Lt dr John (lower. rememben th4i she carried the sobriIlucl lucky Orwell. having steamed I l).000 miles. without serious daitage since she was commit,inned in 1942, Sshe had escorted no fewher than 16 Arctic convoys and in I'43 took part in the Nornandy invasion.

celebration for Telegraphist Harry Carter. Just over a week before he had been seriously wounded when his ship, HMS Goodall. becarne the last British frigate last destroyed during the Arctic convoy action of the war. More than two-thirds at Carter's shipmates had died when Goodall was iorpedoc.I by U-968 on April 29 off the lola Inlet. "The U-boats acre waiting for us." said Jim Raynes, a signalman in the frigate HMS Anguilb. "Ii was very nasty" Ills shock at seeing (ksodall engulfed in a mass of flames was deepened by the fact that just two days earlier the two vessels had fielded football teams to play in the Russian snow.

Courageous After all (hove on board the blazing frigate who could be saved Wrv rescued. Anguilla provided the coup de grace to the stricken ship. Carter and other survivors were picked u in a courageous action by HM

Honeysuckle. "Without their efforts the casualty List would have been much higher." he

recalls. Suffering from burns and broken limbs. Harry Carter spent May 8 flat on his back. being nourished via a feeding cup and having three-hourly injections of penicillin day and night. Meanwhile, the Russians around him did not believe the

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lost a shipmate in a boat accudent at night.

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we might have had and all Faraway in Aiesandria there was frustration, too, in the destroyer HMS R'icests-r. One of

John

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played an imaginary trumpet. another wearing his ingate" hat marched round and round the table, and I stood on it tak-

we sat

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loft forgotten in Colombo, Seabetle. a yacht converted for the Ceylon. "Off duly in in Gulf. the Persian patrol messthere was a celebra' two from For .cars March of beer, bottle tory ji44 they endured the heal. doubling the weekly ratIon. and boredom of chose privation listening to news waters. Fresh waler was for bulletins of the cilebra arid drink. hand-washing only tions at horns and could ung. Men showered in salt not help feeling they were water. Drinking water was somewhat premature obtained by ecalrdlofl in The men of mineswceppn giant terracotta kept on flotillas could be 1oriscn if the upper deck. there was no they shared that sentiment In refrigerator for the ralinga, no HMS TCnbS' of the Ninth M/S soft drinks, no fresh milk, and flotilla ce'lbralions on May vers' little fresh food, most of were subdued They were in their supplies being canned. Norwegian waters to begun the sweepofthousands ofminesa sobering prospect in itself and the day before they had There was no encerlainmenl.

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On May 8 the surviving boats remaining at sea were ordered, under the terms of surrender, to proceed on the surface, report their pennant number and position to Allied radio stations, fly a large black flag. show lights at night and dispose of all ammunition. to They were inatnicted to remote Loch Enboll on the north coast of Scotland. where the ships of the 1st Ficon Group would be waiting for them - -

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Admiral Sir Max NO~, C-In-C Western Approaches, inspects U-532 which entere route ft~ Japan. On. of the largest of the U-boats, shi was loaded with a cargo c Admiral ~on is the submarine'* commanding officer.

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However, the German proved to have no vtoleni intentions and the Tcnb proceeded safely to a berth in Retwhere cheering crowds gm greeted her Shore leave was granted on the lint day and Barlow and his shipmates were amazed to see, after the surrender, armed German soldiers controlling traffic. Both George Barlow and his

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trmernhc, iih pride the flotilla's marathon sweep that l'ollowed - hailed at the time as a record- Working non-stop for 7$ hours 52 minutes, the ships of the Ninth - Sidmouth, Blackpool. Bangor. Romney. Re and Tenby - covered 607 mules at an average speed of over seven knots. In all the flotilla swept almost 1.000 mines. George Barlow recalls the 'grcat sport" of sinking swept mines by rifle fire. "Wc must have used thousands of rounds of ammunition.' he said. At one point, recalls Roy

I appin I enhs and }langor Were about to IVt&i"CI theit sweeps when they found themselves in the middle of an unknown minefield. By a sharp turn to the east the ships emerged safely. cutting four mines in the process. Although the war was over. Tenbs's sadness was rim. After the siip returned to the UK. eight of her sailors were lost in another boat accident in Ply. mouth harbour. "That I think was our wont day." said Roy Tapping. After that they went on to clear mine-fields laid in the Bristol ('hannel.

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,hat the (.ermans were citing it didn'L much of an invitation to join them." Nest morning the U~1 arrived at LA~ where she was taken alongside a depot ship. Htlgcndorf read a to his crew telling them that l=111 kaheir boil, and Cunningham noj.,%%! there were a few tears among the Gcnnans He and Alan Hope made several such journeys - and conducted searches of the U-boats for log books and other documents Some souvenirs found their way on board the frigates. ion. There were yey kaiher suits ---some awful cip.n and writing paper decorated with the German eagle and awaslika with an exhortation to the writer to product cheerful letters for the folks at home.

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Food luxuries "As we got under way and they started the diesel engines I couldn't believe the noise" He was amazed when at meal time on the way to Loch~ the Germans lifted up the bilge plates and brought out every conceivable pstrononhic luxury - things that Cunningham hadn't seen for years. "It had been impressed on us not to accept them and we had taken with t hoses of field corned beer. hitcuiis and tins of lea.

Alan hope remembers his crstwhik enemies as "sailors like ourselses - well disciplined, responsive to the orders of their itill motivated to work their ships and with their misrak intact." Between the morning of May 10 and the evening of the 19th. 33 U-boats arrived at the F.nbohl anchorage from where they were escorted to Lochalsh under the White Ensign. On May 22 four of them were escorted by the 21 SI

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Arms dump On the island of in the Acifean. Frank flaworth in Motor Launch 837 watched the first meeting between the British repr~niaiii.e and the German commander. How~ was amazed by the htW *~ of Geirman arms and equipment on the island, the dump stretching bait a mile Mo% the )~ In licilland Alex SirAchan was a 19-"ar-old leading .writ. er on the -.mall staff of llic Nrihetlands, Naval Liaison Officer -- a Dutchman. In the w.vcyir winler of 1944-45 ific Germans - acting in regalialion again-.1 a general strike -had cut off fuel and fcxxi stipgo the large area of 11(11rilin and the), still occupied. Et had resulted in a tragic farninc which t.l.kLnii:(1 thousand.. ot

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~x Stirmhen ... humani. tarian mission in The Ntd~nds. *'We could not make directly for Rotterdam or The llook as the bridges over the Nlaas were down. so we had to make a I";thy detour via Ntjmcgcn.** said Alen Strachan. -h was an odd experience passing through towns and vib lages guarded by the Wchrmachl. At some checkpoint$ they tuned out lhe ~uard and saluted. while at other% they were sulicn and k)hltfuctit.o. demanding documentation which we did not have.--By evening thereached the (;crnun naval 11 at 7cisI am Rhein. It ~ sit] guarded by the German army. but there was a small adt,3nec rt of Brilish soldiers nearby W in the NLO group managed to scrounge a, meal from %bent. As. a result of s, en. therart),. )Pcration suing -oik the relic m under way quickly. On May r0 Tcfcncr Gull -- an All Oft one of 36 13W landing craft ibat ferried thousand., of tons of emergency suppli" into Rotierdam. They were 1he first Royal Navy vewls to enter Europe's largeil purl since the war began. That task completed. Gull*s craft was one of lbow. used 101

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Capi Herberl Williarns of HMS Birmingham fires at a floating mine during the forcing a! the German minefields in the Skeggerak.

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Dane. greet their liberators o. board HMS Birmingham.

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former occuacruss the Zuider Worees Lek to'their own countr In some other parts of Europe the political ambitions of the victors made the process of liberation far more complex. In the border city, of Ineste. occupation by Tito's Yugoi.lav partisans had preceded the entry of FIMS Orion. the cruiser sent there from Ancona. John Smith. a tick bay P0 in Orion, recalls that she was delayed by mine barrages on her passage through the Adriatic, not arriving at Triesic until May 12. In HMS Rosaflo of the 19th Flotilla, Stoker Albert Jones quickly realised that the situation ashore was tense, with the Communist ferry

through the town was organised by our Army and included every man who could be spared front our two minesweepers and cruiser - including yours truly "After further negotiations the shoe was on the other loot and it was the partisans who withdrew to a point outside the city...

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A much larger group of Royal Navy ships was despatched to Copenhagen to secure the surrender of the German naval forces there and to link. up with the small numbers of British paratroops who had been dropped as a liberating force. The task group left Britain on May 6 and comprised the cniis.era HMS Birmingham and Dido accompanied by the des. troycTs Zealous. Zephyr. Zest and Zodiac. Substantial minesweeping forces were assigned to the group which was covered to the east by three escort carriers, the cruiser HMS Norfolk and five destroyers. On May K the main force was passing through the Skaggerak with the sweepers ahead and the sun shining on a millpond sea, recalls An hut Rose, a ('P0 Gunner) Instructor at the time. The gun crews were closed up. wary in the knowledge that the Germans could still mount an attack. Their minds were

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suddenly concentrated by the appearance of Luftwaffe aircraft and all the guns of the task group were trained skyward. The planes departed peaceabLy, but soon after. Roscs confidence was jotted by an intercom warning from B magasine beneath him thaI "somethin was bumping under the ship'. Almost simultaneously the tannoy from the bridge ordered B turret crew to rig the starboard paravane derrick to recover the starboard paravane. But when Rose looked over the starboard side there was no paravane to be seen. Unknown to him it had contacted a mine. but instead of the mine wire being cut it had remained intact and had the paravane under the ship.

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side, the' teak heading of the' deck edge cutting into his shins. Eventually, much to his relief. the commanding officer. ('apt Herbert Williams. ordered the ship to go slowly astern so that the paravane and mine could be cut away. the delicate operation being performed by P() Jumper Collins and the shtp. wright armed with hand cutters. Eventually all the ships arrived safely at Copenhagen on the 9th. a Royal Marines band playing on the Birmingham's quarterdeck and the vessels dressed overall,

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On board British Yard Minesweeper 2188. Bill 1)avies was getting his lirst sight of German his BYMS flotilla enmany as tered ('uxhaven. He remembers being intrigued by the spectacle of a U-boat depot ship, its decks crowded with girls cheering and asing tic afterwards !e.t: ned that thc had bee-n

Using their ingenuity, prisoners were able to stage dramatic productions such as this, "The Desert Song', produced in Milag Nord PoW camp in 1943. That year alone, the naval PoW camp averaged more than one show a fortnight, Most popular was "Bandwagon" (five performances) while others included "HMS Pinafore", "Hobson's Choice" and "The Return of Fu Manchu".

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member seeing an buildings untouched by the ravages of war. The people were poppin up out of holes in the groun where they were living in cellars and basements with all the bricks and debris around them."

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Shattered remnants of the done a US recce aircraft apWehrmacht were streaming peared overhead. past the castle in retreat. Mean"Things then happened very while, the Navy officers fast. A jeep plus a couple of Mitterfelds, a town phoned tanks and some lorries came about 12 miles away, and to ploughing through the retreattheir excitement found theming Germans and put up a deselves to an speaking fensive line around the base of American. the castle hill." The troops. of a The castle was being US Coloured unit. provided used to hold senior Army fresh bread from their field officer., and fearing that kitchens and turned over provithe German Army would sions to the liberated Rows take them as hostages, the "the likes of which we had not naval trio asked for immeseen for years". diate help. On May 8, STD Ken Royle was with an RN and RM group They were told to lay out - Naval Party. 1 734 - flown bedlinen in an agreed pattern n the roof to facilitate identifiinto Hamburg via Ostend. The .tte'r that 'sas clt was in ruins. "I do not re

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Thousands of Royal Nas and Merchant Navy prisoners were held in a camp at Westertimke, between Bremen and Hamburg, named Marlag und Milag Nord. It was from there near the end of the war, that Cdt Roy Price-Fox and i' other RN officers were ira:: ferred to a camp in a castle Schloss Steinberg about miles north-east of Munich a hill overlooking the source the Danube. "We were getting inforr' tion on the progress of Gen. 'Blood-and-Guts' Patton his Second US Army con up from the south." he rcc.t "'Once our guards disappc.r we barricaded ourselves in the castle and kept in touch sith the outside world h means of

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FOR THE many thousands of prisoners of war in German hands, the last act in the conflict brought not only the hope of release, but new threats to their survival. Allied bombers and strike aircraft roamed at will over what remained of Germany, strafing anything and anyone on the roads who looked vaguely military. Some of the personnel attacked were not Germans, but prisoners of war being moved by their captors away front camps that were being overrun Tragically many prisoners died in the camps or on the roads as the chaos of war rolled across central Europe to the heart of

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As the ships entered thc passed the silent guns of the Prinz Eugen and the cruiser Nuernberg. With the bigger ships the Germans had three destroyers, two torpedo boats. ten minesweepers. 13 flak ships, 19 armed trawlers and two armed merchant ships. On the jetties and docksidcs were thousands of cheering Danes. waving flags and chanting "Welcome, welcome". On board the Zodiac it seemed incongruous to AB Eric Collins that their lines were being taken and secured by armed German troops. Despite the apparent tameness of the surrendered enemy. Davy Newell. a leading seaman on board Zest, recalls that the Navy were taking no chances. "We were to be armed going ashore and boats' crews had small depth charges against frogmen."

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Danes crowd the jetty soon after f-IMS Birmingham (foreground), HMS Dido and four destroyers became th. first Allied ships into Copenhagen. I he welcome by the 1)anes. David Brunton. a sub lieuten- the sailors' three-week sojourn occupied for four years, was ant in Dido. "However, the unin a peaceful capital whose overwhelming. For three weeks derstandably bad atmosphere people treated them as saythe ships remained while the between them and the Danes tours, was a time that few who German vessels' ammunition was such that a British sailor experienced it would forget. was destored. had to be placed in each lori'v Many of them will be returning "It was unloaded and taken to prevent the Germans falling this year with proud affection German in lorries victim to by personnel snipers." tomark their role in Europe's to a hunting lodge inland," said At the end of a bitter conflict, liberation.

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mustered to provide a warm thing which they knew welcome for a U-boat expected expose them to Allied to return from a !ong patrol. of the roads, as well and his s e i v a D a shipmates other uncertainties e r not to seee w h the w mildly surprised accompanying black-booted thel Rcich. o y n storma c troopers. ---All we saw were Helped by much , s like r ourselves o l i a s r Merchant e b m e Navy m held camp. almost 600 RN youn4 lads who had mothers. and s wives t r exceptescaped a e h t e the e round-up w s p b

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