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Albion Visits 15 countries during 70,000 miles journey

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OVERWHELMING HOSPITALITY lirslpl;iyc_il live_ football

aiiil second-elcven teams each ntatclics and in addition five other inatclics were arranged. Abonc place Albion was asked to provide :1 team to play a girls‘ at h:is_kctball. Our corresponschool_ dent did not give the result. but knowing the gal_l:intry of the British sailor the guess is hzizarded that the result was a draw.

It was a. commission to be remembcrcd and in the I‘)80's and afterwards, when naval men forgather recalling the events the past. someone will surely s:iy._ Ali. you should have been in Albion in I958 and i959."

.M.S. ALBION (Capt. A. ll. Cole. D.S.C., RN.) returned to Portsmouth on August 18 after a commission packed full of interest.

Everyone of the L600 oflicen and iuen who .sen'ed in ll.M.S. Albion during her May. I958. to August. I959. commission agree. unreservedly. that although there was an enormous amount of work and sea time during the commission. it was a most happy one and of absorbing interesting from start to linish. 'i‘lie ship steamed a distance of friendlinessextended to the ofliccrs and 70.000 miles (sullicient to have sailed ship's company has been outstanding.

One of the most pleasing results of round the equator three times) and _of the extrahas been commission the took The ship visited fifteen countries. with ships 4 ordinary impression made by members part in numerous exercises of Commonwealth :ind Allied Navies‘ of the ship in respect of their contacts and it is noteworthy that during the with the people of the ports they have short commission there were 6.000-odd visited. Albion has proved an excellent aircraft landings. There was one fatal :iinbass:idor.and wherever the ship has accident. for in Jervis Bay. Australia. been articles have appeared in the local the men on their a Sea Venom was lost overboard. pilot press complimenting appearance and behaviour. Both have and observer being killed. it is ditiicult to high-light any port been exemplary.

The ship has endeavoured to repay which the ship visited. as from Manila to Madagascar. and from Auckland to the overwhelming hospitality by cockSouth America. the hospitality and tail parties. children's parties and generally taking part in the life of the [FROZEN ioirits of beef. mutton and lamb will shortly be introports which they visited. The ship's concert party has given shows in nearly duced for general use in ILM. every port visited as well as on a num- Ships. At the same time. Pickett‘

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H.-.\l.S. Albion, which steamed 70,000 miles in fifteen months

FIRST ELECTRICAL OFFICER TO WIN THE MAX HORTON PRIZE d HE first electrical otlicer to be awarded the Max llortou Prize. awarded to the officer who passes out top of the Officers‘ Submarine Training Class. is Lieut. Brian Frank King. aged 25.

Lieut. King was educated at Portsmouth (irammar School until January. I950. and then entered the Royal Naval College. Dartmouth. under the 16-year-old entry scheme as Cadet (5). While at l)artmoiith he applied for branch and was transfer to thc accepted. On completion of his cadet training he served eight months as .1 hlldsltiplltitn in i-l.M.S. indomitable before going up to Cambridge for the three years course in engineering. He obtained an honours degree in the iiiechanical sciences tripos.

After leaving Cambridge in June.

I956. l.ieut. King took the long course and on completion he voluntccrcd for service in siibinariiics. licforc starting the training class in March this year. l.iciit. King spent \l\ weeks in l'l..\l.S. Submarine Astute. lie has been appointed to ll..\l.S. Subinarinc Artemis.

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Class July 2|. the Algerine Admiral the Nigerian Navy.

minesweeper Hare was transferred to Sir Manley 1.. Power. K.C.B., C.B.E.. D.S.0.. Commander-in-Chief. Portsthe mouth. representing the Board of Admiralty, handed over the vessel to who Commissioner for Nigeria in the United Kingdom, Albaii Abdulmaliki, ocean

ber of occasions on board. and has broadcast and been televised in some of the countries.

nglnccd beef will also be made availI

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ln announcing these arrangements the Admiralty state that the new range

ON THE MUD covers all the ioints in the carcasc.

Apart from the tragic incident in The joints will be prepared and Australia the only real contretemps packed in the country of origin and occurring during the commission was will be individually wrapped.

These frozen ioints will be supin the River Plate when Albion had to be towed to deep water after having plied in lieu of carcasc meat and sucked up mud into her condensers. should prove a boon in ships where The narrow swept channel was not as the facilities for the handling and deep as expected. Because of this set- cutting up of meat are necessarily back visits to Buenos Aircs and limited.

This departure from long estabMontivcdco had to be cancelled.

During the commission Albion has lished practice is. in its own way. upheld the name of British sport. Even historic—-a further step forward with the large number of otiiccrs and from the days of the Harness Cask. men on board. it has been difiicult at Salt Beef and the cargo of live times to accede to the requests of the chickens. it may also. like canning. local sporting fraternities. During their herald a change in the pattern of one short stay at Cape Town the ship's of the world's largest industries.

renamed her Nigeria.

H.M.S. Nigeria so long as she reDuring the ceremony it was an- of shall nounced that Her Majesty the Queen mains in the Royal Navyof and the same has agreed to the Nigerian Naval descend to her successors no Forces taking the title Royal Nigerian name. if at any time there shall be the ships in the Royal Navy bearing Navy.

As it gesture of friendship. and a tan- nantc Nigeria the gift shall be held in custody of the Commodore. R.N. gible demonstration of the desire to the Barracks. at which it was deposited on strengthen ties which link the Nigerian the ship being paid oil or it may be Navy with the Royal Navy. the silver loaned with the special permission of bell. presented in I940 by the Government and people of Nigeria to H.M.S. the Admiralty in each case. to ships Nigeria. was returned to the Colony other than the one named." with the transfer of the ship.

The bell is 20 inches high. I‘); inches in diameter and is cast in silver. The cruiser named after the Colony was tramfcrrcd to the Indian Navy in N54 and the hell was put in custody of the Coiiiiiiodorc. R.N. Barracks. i)cvonport. in accordziiice with the wishes of the donors. The original dedication Day at Faslanc. Garcstates “the gift shall be an orn:imcnl loch on July 18 wasagreatsucccss.

An attendance of -1.500 inspected the ships and displays and watched the iniprcssivc dcnionstration of ll.M.S. Scotsman diving, snorting and surfacing in the loch. whilst a Fleet Air Ami Carmel and a U3. Albatross amphibious Air Sea Rescue plane realism to the picture.

Royal Naval Volunteer Supplementary Reserve. founded in I936 as added Ships open to visitors were Adamant. "a list of gentlemen with yachting experience and other qualifications Ben Nevis. lllackw-ood and the subof value to the Royal Navy" and later composed of ex-temporary oliicers of marines '|'iptoc. Scorclicr and Nzirwlial.

Reserves is now open to entrants who have no previous Naval I-"rec boat the trips to the lloating dock. service or sea-going experience. .»\.l-‘.l).58 were laid on. where there An Admiralty Fleet Order an-v 1tllCL‘\ or retainers. They are not re- was :i _sub.'narinc in dry dock and quircd to ptI,s"sL‘\~. uniform and they divers and frognicn in action. lI\\lIllL‘i.'\ that cnlranls between 20 l)ispl'.iys included torpedoes. bakery 30 can join the R.N.\'.S.R. vvillii take pride in their motto: "No pay and cookery. a xtibiiiariitc gun. naval ilorinaiit cominissioiis as 'l‘cinpor:iry§ and no promotion." in tlic ofliccrs There are (1.000 boats and equipment of the .-‘\dmir;ilty Sub-l,iculcn:ints. R.N.R. Tlic coniand Ill listablislinicnt. l)ciuonmissions will bc coiilirmcd only in the R.i\'.\’.S.R. at the moment. y llydi_‘o-llallistic event of c;ill-up or in :in eiucri.-.cncy._ local units are distributed tlirougliout lstrzilions were given by the Royal is .\l:irincs Voliuilccr Reserve on Alllioiigh lhc i{..\'.\’_S.R. was set the country where unpaid trainingare but younger men wcapoiis. by the stall of the Admiralty up to cater for those who wished to! imdcrtakcn. be ciirinarkctl for cominissioiicd scr-' needed to replace the growing number l-‘uclling Depot on High Test Peroxide, ; vice with the Fleet in the event of} t'cn'It\\'t.‘tl from the list on rcacliing the and by the Royal Naval of 55. ing Service on minewzitcliing tccli-. war. in 1947 the Reserve was recon- retiring age iiiqiic. stituted ;l\ a list of cx-temporary oiliTlic \\'t.':llllL‘i' was kind on this. the Annual reunion dinners of three cers of the Royal Navy. Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer branclics of the Royal Navy were held first (iareloch Submarine Day and by Reserve and of retired regular olliccrs in the Painted Hall of the Royal Naval K 6 p.m.. when the last tired visitor had who wislicil to ntziintain connections College. (irccnwich. during July. The glclt it was felt that much had been with the Navy for rc-cmpluyiiicnt ini instructor 0lllC:h held their dinner dons.-. iiol only to raise funds for Naval charities but also to fllflllcfl ciiicrgcncics. l'licrc is no \'.Il’ll\lf‘|l)’ in on July 24. the Chiiplains on July 30! the name of the Squadron and the the R.N.\".S.R, and nicinbcrs are not and the Siinply and Secretariat Otliccrs Royal Navy in the (iarclocli area. eligible for promotion. pay. ;illow- on July 31.

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N the old Craft Guilds it the Master's job to take the apprentice into I his home and supply him with board. lodging. clothing and discipline;

Lieut. (5) II. R. llciridge. ll.N.tRctd.).

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EDITORIAL years ago the British sailor RIANY referred "the best to -

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teach him his trade. ensure he reached in high standard of workmanship and teach him the ways of Godly behaviour.

When Lord Fisher started the Eu- iicate. That llll.‘l‘lllS that if a chap is up g i n c Room Artilicer Apprentice to it. he can get his Ordinary National scheme at the beginning of the century Certificate and he then has a very good that is exactly what the Admiralty qualification for civilian life." undertook to do and that is exactAbout 600 Apprenticeships. which ly what the Admiralty undertakes are fully recognized by the Cr:ift today. But we are not getting the Unions. are offered each year. There numbers of apprentices we need. are five br:inchi:s—Engineroom. ElecThe First Sea Lord. Admiral Sir tricaI.'0rdnance. Air and Shipwright.

Charles Lamb. K.C.B.. C.V.0.. re- In return for their skill and knowledge ferred to this shortage when he spoke Artitieers receive higher pay than to _members of the Press on July I5 other naval ratings and quicker ad-

Navy unobtrusively doing

visiting H.M.S. Fisgard. the Royal Naval Apprentices Training School at Torpoint. Cornwall. '‘I want to emphasise the tremendous importancc that we in the Navy attach to Artifiecrs as a whole." he

good job

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of work in its own quiet way. Over 800 pints of blood donated to a Turkish hospital—a couple of sailors being thanked by the President of the Philippines for answering an emer-

they were ting are not what we want. There Iias been an improvement lately, but we sightsccing——sailors giving a party in are still not really getting as many as Singapore—a party for underwe need. In a ship at sea you are enprivileged youngsters in New York-— tirely have got to be panies in Capetown. Stockholm. Oslo. -and self-reliant-you that I

think is the main differSouth America and. in fact. wherever ence betwecn the Navy and the other one of H.M. ships happens _to be.

We all know how the sailor_ loves Services. You can't call up somebody to dress up and we all know of his else to _help you. and you've got to love for the youngsters. _The happy. keep things running. In the old days had to have highly smiling faces of the cliildr_en being that meant you skilled chaps who could, when somecaptured by "piratcs“ or sitting down thing broke. make a new piece and lit to cakes. sticky buns. ice cream and with the more complex "pop" are the sailors‘ reward. And if it._Nowadays the children are handicapped by ships the type of man we want is more, disease (as so many often are) or are the doctor who will diagnose what has with all these complicated orphans or otherwise ‘under-privileged, gone wrong so much the more does the sailor at pieces of machinery." it that more boys are not Why isforward himself out to win their smi es. to seize the opporDoubtless he is thinking of his own coming

children, perhaps thousands of miles

the other side of the world.

“I-‘lag-showing" may be a part of international diplomacy but what do the youngsters care about that? All they know is that the British sailor gave them a wonderful time and for whom they will always have :1 soft spot in their hearts. l.ong may the happy squeals of laughter ring out as the "pirate" grabs them. stamps their hands with the skull and cross-bones. and rewards their intrepidity with a bar of "nutty." away

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Atlentioii to these basic techniques

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imaginative approach to canoe design. canoe skills and training has now paid off. and. this year. for the first time. the British team triumphed in the International canoe slalom championships at Geneva. Not only did Great Ilritain win the main event, but Paul Farrant. who recently completed his National Service in the Royal Marines. became the individual world champion.

Canocing is catching on in some of our Naval youth training establishments but. how slowly and in how dull and unenterprising a way! Flat bottomed two sealers are being built and

which may be suitable for their maiden aunts but not for our alive young men.

Let us give the boys single sealers that are as lively as they are. boats can fling about and roll. boats in they which they can learn to master all forms of diflieult water through their own skills. Through skill lies safety.

The canoeing potential of our youth training establishments is superb and given encouragement and a little guidance we could have young sailors in the British canoe teams. racing and slalom. within a few years.

Commanders or_First Lieutenants faced with a young requestman “Permission to keep aeanoe on board Sir." need not be too alarmed. A folding slalom canoe will fit on top of a ventilation trunk. or in any of the nooks and crannies so thoughtfully provided in our ships for the accessories of sport-loving sailors.

But we cannot carry around two-scat

First invitation to visit Eire for twenty years having been in the Reserve AFTER Fleet for several years. H.M.S.

SIXTH PORPOISE formerly five-year apprenticeship tun_ity destroyer. brought by which been LA UNCHED picket. being “possibly trialist as of has

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anti-submarine has been back into full service as a radar The ship commissioned at Chatham for was .M.S. Finwhale. the sixth of the. general service duties on April 21 after post-war operational type sub- having completed an extensive refit marines of the new Porpoise Class. lasting approximately two years. was launched by Lady John. wife of During her work-up period the ship Admiral Sir Caspar John. K.C.B.. Vice was invited to Cobh in Southern IreChief of Naval Staff. at the shipyard land. It is understood that this was the of Messrs. Camniel Laird &: Co. Ltd.. first time in 20 years that a Royal Navy Birkenhcad. on July 2|. ship has been asked to visit liire as dimensions The of H..\I.S. Finivliale opposed to the ship asking herself. are similar to those of her sister ships. The visit was most enjoyable.

Her extreme length is 295 ft. 3 in. and After leaving Cobh the ship went to her extreme breadth is 26 ft. 6 in.

Portland to finish her work-iip. and The same hi h standard of accom- then to Chatham for a general service modation for t six officers and 65 leave period before sailing to the men introduced in Porpoise will be in- Mediterranean. where she is to join the Second Destroyer Squadron. corporatcd in Finwhale.

industhe finest engineering training in the world"?

Where else can the ambitious young man receive such an apprenticeship. entirely free of any indenturc fee. plus good pay. board and lodging whilst an

training?

The First Sea Lord appears to have put his finger on the crux of the problem when he went on to say: “I do not really believe that the standard of Naval training given to Artificers is appreciated outside the Navy as well as It should be. All normal courses at Artllicer Apprentices Tnlning Fatahllsimients are now recognized for the award of the Ordinary National Certi-

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barges!

Perhaps the time has come to call a canoeing policy tnecting in your editorial. or an adjoining. office to try and help the Navy keep up with the times. Rude things used to be said. with some justification. about the performance of the Navy in sailing boats.

Thanks to the R.N.S.A. they can cerbe said no longer. The Royal tainly Marines have a canoe club. What about the Navy?

Yours faithfully. D. J. HOARE, CAPTAIN R.N.

BDYAL NAVY’S IDBAFTING FDIIECAST

Above the i'ai'c¢-3 0] man y Imlcrx. Ihc riiigliu limit:-rs of the sat.

Build canoes for live young men—not their maiden aunts!

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gency call for blood when

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

become a floiirishing sport amongst the youth of Britain. It is not. as many still think. just a matter of paddling down a placid river or canal. This aspect of the sport may well be good for figures on the Flag List. but it is not the activity most appropriate to the young.

Canoe racing has its adherents in the Royal Marines. and the successes vanecment. They are also offered ex- of Lieut. Syrad. .\l.C.. R.M. and his cellent chances of promotion to officer men in long distance events are probarank and an average of 20 per cent. of bly well known to your readers. I each entry achieve commissioned am writing to suggest that the Royal rank. The Royal Navy offers them a Navy should be giving more attention career of outstanding opportunity with to canoe slalom. white water training the age-old attractions of naval life. in rapid rivers. and sea canoeing. eanoeists. in the last few such as travel and plenty of sport and British excitement. years. have led the world in re-teaming We have failed in some way to get in heavy surf some of the advanced our "message" across. The boys are icchni ues of the Arctic Eskimos: there in larger numbers than ever be- not on y rolling the canoe beam-wise. fore—boys who are anxious to take a valuable‘. but relatively simple. techhold steps into this new technical age. nique which every canoeist should We can all do something to help them. learn. but also looping the loop. bow We can “spread the gospel" to all those who may be interested in the future of young nien—and of their country. If they are of the right stuff. the Navy will welcome them.

bassador for peace in the world and what was true more than a hundred years ago is as trtie today. The First Lord said some months ago_that the thin "Navy was today s read a the world but over the oceans o week by wcek_we hear of the Royal while

little

September. I959’

SUBHARINE COMMAND ll..\l.S. Wiikeiul. October I. at Ports- No. 848 Squadron. November. ‘at mouth for trials. Commissions Portland. for Overseas Service II.i\l.S. Ambush. October. at H.i\I.S. November 3 for Home Sea Service (Bulwark).

Dolphin for refit at Singapore.

(Portsmouth Squadron). U.K. Base ll..\l.S. Ark Royal. December I, at ll..\l.S. Truncheon. November. at Port. Portsmouth.

Devonport. for General Service Devonport for service in 3rd Sub- “.M.S. Albion. October 6. at Ports- Commission (I-lonieiMediterranean) marine Squadron. mouth. for General Service Coni(22 months). U.K. Base Port.

Il.i\l.S. Tudor. November, at Rosyth mission. (Home/East of Suez) (I4 Devonport. for service in 5th Submarine months). U.l(. Base l’ort. Ports- ll..\I.S. Hernics. December. at Barrow Squadron. mouth. for trials. Commissions June. I960.

H..\l.S. Alliance. December. at Devon- Il.M.S. Chichcster. October 6. at for General Service Commission. port for service with 3rd Submarine Chatham. for General Service ComHome/Mediterranean (24 months).

Squadron based at I-‘aslane. mission (Meditcrranean/Home) (I8 U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. ll..\l.S. Amphion, December. at months). U.K. Base Port. Chatham. Il.l\l.S. Loch Fade. January I9, at Portsmouth for service with 3rd lI..\l.S. Scorpion. October 6. at ChatPortsmouth. for General Service Submarine Squadron based at ham for trials. Commissions DecemCommission (Home/Arabian Seas I-‘aslane. ber l for General Service Comand Persian Gulf) (I7 months).

Il..\l.S..Aurnchs. December. at Portsmission. ll0I‘llI:,'t\lC(lIlCffilflC.'ln (I8 U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. mouth for service with the (ith months). U.K. Base Port. Chatham. ll..\l.S. Bulwark. January I‘). at PortsSubmarine Squadron at llalifax. Il..\l.S. Narvilt (LST). October 6. at mouth. for Foreign Service (Far Canada.

Chatliani. for Foreign Service.

East) lI..\l.S. Cardigan Bay. October I2. at ll..\l.S. Ulster. J;inu:iry 26. at DevotiGENERAL Singapore. for Foreign Service (Far port. for General Service CommislI..\l.S. Verulam. end September. at sion East). (lloine,Wcst Indies) (22 Devonport for trials. Commissions ll.i\l.S. Cavendish. October I3. at months). U.l(. Base l’orl. Devonmid-October for Home Sea Service.

Devonport. for Foreign Service (Far port.

U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth.

East). ll..\l.S._ Dampier. January 4. at SingaH.MS. Brave Border-er. end Septem- ll..\l.S. lliirtliind Point. November 3. pore. for Foreign Service. at Chatham. for Foreign Service No. 890 Squadron. mid-January. at ber. at Portsmouth for Home Sea (Far East).

R.N.A.S. Yeovilton. for Overseas Service (U.K. Base Port. Portsll..\l.S. Jaguar. December. at DumService (Victorious). niouth). barton. for General Service Com- ll..\l.S. Cassandra. end February, at H.i\l.S. ‘Chevron. September I. at mission (South Atlantic and South Chatham for trials. Coininissions Rosyth. for trials.

Aniericri/llonie) (24 months). U.I(. end January for Foreign Service lI..\l.S. Loch Lomond. September I. Base Port. Chatham, (Far East). at Sheerness. for General Service ll..\l.S. Trafalgar. November 24. at ll..\l.S. Lynx. February I6. at “orb Comiuission (Homel/\rabi:in Seas Portsmouth. for General Servicimouth. for General Service Coinand Persian Gulf) (I8 months).

Commission (HnmelMciliterranean) mission (Honie.'Soutli America .'lllil U.K. Base Port. Chatham.

(I8 months). U.K. Base Port. PortsSouth Atlatitic) (20 |llt'IIllll.\'l. U.K Il..\l.S. Carysfort. September 8. at mouth. llasc Port. Portsntoiith.

Portsmouth. for Foreign Service II..\'l.S. Jutland. November 24. at H..\l.S. llr.ive Swordsman. February.

(Far East).

Chzitham. for General Service Coniat Ptlflfiflllllllll. for Home Sea Serll..\l.S. Salisbury. September 29, at niission (Home/Mediterranean) (IS vice U.l{. llitsc Port. Piirtsiiitiiitlt I)cvonport. for General Service nionths). lJ.K." llase Port. Chatham. N.R.S..»\..- I-’clirii.trv,'.it Miilta-for trials "Commission (Home/E.asr'of Suez) ll..\l;S. Bl’0lltl§’\\0l’d. November 24. at -H..\I.§. S'.lll'|IL‘\. .\l;trCll 8. nl l)c\'uti(21 months). U.K. Base Port; ,T Cha_th.‘im. For General ‘Service Com-‘ port. for General Service (‘,i‘lIlIl1l\-

ll..\l.S. Rothcsa_v. March. at Glasgow, for General Service Commission.

Home/West Indies (24 months).

U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. ll..\l.S. Yarmouth. March. at Clyde. for General Service Comniission.

Ht)nlC'E.'lSl of Suez (24 months).

U.I<. Base Port. Devonport.

No. 393 Squadron. March. at R.N.A.S. Ycovilton. for Overseas Service (llernies). ll.M.S. Undaunted. April I2, at Portsmuutli. for General Service Coni-

mission. Honie/East of Suez (19 months). U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth.

Il.-.\l.S. Blackpool, April I2. at ChalIiam for General Service Coinniission. lioiiic,l5.ast of Suez (24 months). U.K. llasc Port. Cliatliam.

II..\l.S. Loch Ruthvcn. April. at

Devonport for General Service (Suninii-ssion. Home/Arabian Seas

and Persian Gulf (I8 months). U.K. Ilasc Port. I)cvoiiport.

Il..\l.S. Owen. April. at Gibraltar for

trials. Cttnlfllissltlns. May. I960. for General Service Conimision. ll..\l.S. Orwell. May 3. at Rosytli for trials lI.i\l.S. Decoy. mid-May. at Devon-

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trials. ll..\l.S. l.l:tndull. May. at Devonport. for Genenil Service Coniniision.

Ht)mt.‘.'Ell\'l of Suez (23 moiitlis).

U.K llasc Port. l)cvuItporl. ll..\I$. Hounts Ilay. .\lay. at Singafor Foreigii Service (Far porc port

East) Il.'.\l.S. l.uiiilunili.-rry. May. .it C-.i\vcs_ All their ierwces win rake :ric following routfor (ieiicral. Service Ct.lIll1lll's'\I\'Ill. for convenience of Senfiee Personnel: R}-'. llumc.\\'c'~I, Indies (2-I Illt-nllls‘).

Barracks. Esrrncy: H M5 Vernon: Ra1aISailor< l}.K ll.ise l’o_r't.

Home Club. aimaclu ecn Streer RN Unicorn Gate: tanler Rd. for H.M.S, El'CE”¢ll|' l!..\l.S. Lion. early June. .it l'ync, for H.M.5 Phoem.I:»' R.A_.O.C.. Hiirca. Barrack: sion General S-srvicc Coiiimissioii.

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By Desmond Wettern ORR is now under way on a French nuclear submarine project. As soon‘ work will start on as the reactor studies have reached an advanced stage building the hull. At present the new boat is known as Q2-I4. It is reported that she will have a submerged displacement of 5,000 tons compared with 3,000 tons which is the reported submerged tonnage of ll.-“.5. Dreadnought.

France now has a large number of strcngthened its ties with ll»rit:iin. Two siibiuarines under construction. At the former British “River" class frigates. end of last year the Morse. last of Li the Diogo (iomes atid Nuno Tristao. class of six ocean-going boats, was es-ll..\l.S. Awe and Avon. are already laiinelied. They are desigiied as im- in service as well as the siibniarines (cs-ll..\l.S. Spur). Naulilo (exproved (ierman Type XXI U-boats Narval of the last war. Tlieir tonnage is L800 ll..\l.S. Saga) and Neptiiiio (ex-H.M.S. British ll..\l.S. Dainty. a destroyer of the sutimerged and they have a masiinum Spearhead). and three foriuertrawlers. under-iiater speed of 18 knots. The "Isles" class tniiiesweeping class. was built by J. Samuel Daring for three responsible The ships survey Morse is named after aiiolher stibWhite & Co. Ltd.. of Cowes. l.O.W. the in work Portuguese iiiariiie of a pre-war type which was hydrograpliic Laid down in December. I9-85. and the One. llritish. ;Il~'i0 lost with all hands off Sfax in June. Navy were launched in August. I950. the ship was service for in the Fifth H.M.S. once was Carvalho Araujo.

C0l_'t‘lll'llSSl()llt:d I940. The name was later taken by a in February. I953. completed War Portsnioiith World First on at of the Frigate Squadron tank in -the arnioured regiment of the Jonquil is 3.700 tons full load, Displacement She class. was “l‘lower" purchased I5. be At_igii_st will Naval Infantry in 1944. and the length is 390 ft. (o._a.) with a third l920.

The in coni_l'his the 'l'orqnay's A fiiriher I3 submarines are build- from the Royal Navy of 43 ft. Complement is 278. beam of the first ship Torquay. former two are being general Ships of the Daring class are fitted first at Home survey ships mission. ing for the French Navy. These will all other twoclass anti-submarine Class commissions Two and the Whitby of ininesweepers. of service be comparatively small boats with a "llangor" as leaders and can perform zi number in launched be to she has completed. of and four frigates live destroyers and already roles. including cruiser reconnaissance Mediterrtincan. tonnage below l.tl0(l. They are intended l'ortug:il'.s and Monckton acI954 been Lady by were July at employed Suez and as anti-submarine or anti-ship her six pre-war type frigates operationally for use as hiiiiter-killer boats. cepted into service in May I956. re- and during the I958 unrest in the built in British yards new commission which craft. l3Nl'l'l£l) ST.-\'l‘ES l.ebanon. This The first Dainty \_v.is a ship of 35_0 for will last to two is years expected Home Waters and East tons. built for Sir Richard Hawkins in "Fabulous absolutely fabulous" be spent in was how the Coiiini:inding Ollicer of Next was :1 lug which was transI588. of Canal. the Suez. the U.S. siibmaritie Skipjack described H.M.S. 'l'orqlnn_v is commanded ferred to the Irish Free State. Govan in the boat's performance on completion

by Conimander 8. ll. 6. M. Bayo- The third l)aint,v. builtofatl.375_ 10"!‘of her trials. He added: "The Skipjack hnni. Royill Navy’. who. having com- I932. was a destroyer will have no trotible in holding eveiy manded submarines and having been She was stink oil Tobruk by ulrcrglfl snlintarine record and we won't even Oflicer Submarines. l).S.C..

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Flag ""_'“‘ EAR-.\D.\lIRAl. B. W. Taylor. "hunted" by anti-submarine frigntes. in Fehriiary. 1942. In comp:flWlllllltlfl have to be good to do it." months two world tour the lasting left London on August I9 for a round H..\l.S. Ilex. Dainty sank two is now about to do the hunting.

The Skipjack has many unusual to visit Commonwealth. United States and N..\.'l'.(l. Naval authorities and The coiiiniissioiiing service was con- submarines otl_ Crete in I940. features in her design. The httll is British submarines serving overseas. is a ‘Willie and gold fan The badge of Dockthe ducted the Chaplain by the from body copied so far as possible 1| 73“ 0" ‘ MisServices Joint British Admiral. a blue field. derived from H. W. on Reverend and vard. the lirierlcy.

Malta Singapore. calls at After described is bow of a whale. while the Eltrabeth _l. 1116 ‘ portrait of Queen L (‘Inihe arrived in Australia. on August 28. sion (Vice-Admiral sir G°°ll"‘5YlO.ll.li.. Royal Navy. and th' as "pe:ir drop" shaped. The forward the Naval Board Thistleton-Sniith. K.B.E.. C.B.. G.M.) mamtcr-iii-('liief. Portsiiioiiih (Ad- ship's motto is Dulce qiiml iiiile (ll 13 h_vdroplancs are mounted on either for discussions withFourth Submarine’ '" w‘“h'“l¥‘°" f"°"‘ 0°l°b‘"' 5 l° 3 iniral Sir Manley Power) was present. pleasant if it is useful). side of the conning tower. ller speed and to see the has been described as “in excess of 20 Squadron based on Sydney. He after- before meeting the US. Commander. wards flies on to New Zealand and Submarines. Atlantic (Rear-Admiral ltiiots."

The reactor fitted in Skipiack is of between September 5 and 12! will meet F. B. Warder. U.S.N.) to discuss subnucthe sanie t_\pe as that being sold to the i'aval Board at Wellington and marines. botli conventional and base. lliitaiii for lilting iii ll.i\l.S. Dread- go on board ll.M. Submarine Andrew lear. at New London submarine llis visit there coincides with another operating from Aiickland. nought.

Admiral Taylor then llies across iiiieetiiig hetweeii RN. and U.S. subThe US. Navy's lisplosive Ordmariners for ll..\l.S. .-\d:iiiiaiit. depot iiaizce Disposal Teams. which correship of the 'l‘hiri.l Submarine Squaspond to the ('le.irance l)iver Units dron. ani.l nine subiiiarines of the in the R.N.. have a new job in \\;ii: E Royal Navy will be visiting the port cle.iriiig ttttcxploilcd iiiicle:ir lioiiih.s., at the same time. He will lly his flag mines. missiles and torpedoes from 1 ||Ili|l|| in Adamant for four days during his Aiiiericaii harbours. The disposal of‘ stay from October 8 to IS. such weapons reqiiires. a completely The final call in his global tour is new tecliniqiie. Tliey cannot be exat Norfolk. Virginia. headquarters of ploded \-here the_v lie for obvious the Supreme Allied Commander. lL‘.t\iiIl\’.

L.-\tlantie. from October l5 to 17. He The task of neutralisiiig American arrives back in l.oni.loii on October IR. ueapoiis dropped by accident may be relatively easy tliotigli working in a muddy liarbour with ml visibility is never a picnic. llut with Russian or‘ other enemy weapoiis of unknown types the task ls lar harder. At the te.inis' base at lialtimuie a iiiuseunig incliides all .’\ll1L'llC.lll bombs. missiles aiid so on. likely to he eiicouiitcred Wherever you're going to be, you'll need by the teams. as well as any of R. (i. a car on arrival. Buy a new Hillman.Humbcr. ((‘onuiiaiider ..\l.S. Leopard that (Tiiiiese Red and Ri'~si.in types RL".ll'-.-\dl|llI’:Il ll. W. Taylor. C.ll.. (iaiiut. l).S.C.. R.N.) sailed Sunbeam now from E.l'1.A. Ltd. Portsmouth. time. time to front are picked up Subinarines Ollicer l).S.(.‘.. l-‘lag from Portsmoiitli on May 28 for the If yours is an extended posting. take advanThe members of the teams. lioili Serollicers and ratings. are volunteers. the l’acilie. stopping oil :it lloiiolulii {foreign leg of her lirst (ieneral tage of our special export scheme-you buy visit. lirst Her Coiiiniissioii. apart vice U.S. : the with small.

Coiiiiiiaiider talks for Tlicir iiiimbers are relatively at export prices. call at (iihraltar. was to the of attractions job .Submarines. Pacific (Rear-Admiral from a brief One of the chief Let E.M.A. make all the arrangement.s——cxport formalities. inis the extra pay: 55 dollars a month or W. li. Ferrall. U.S.N.). to Aiiierica. Abidjan. the capital of the French write arriving at the U.S. Naval base at Ivory Coast. and surance. shipping. everything. Call at our showroom or nearly £2-t(l a year! expanding rapidly San Diego on September I7. His pro-l This thriving to us to-d:iy—your car can be on its way tomorrow; or waiting to ISR.-'\F.l. too expensive includes modern though States city.

United gramme in the for you when you docklor it can be purchased on the home The destroyers Jalla and Eilath. a visit at San Francisco to the Mare offer :i really good run ashore. was Class destroyers Island Naval Shipyard. where nuclear an interesting example of how Africans formerly the delivery plan for use in this country before you still. and Europeans are working effectively ll..\l.S. Zealous and Zodiac. and the submarines are being built.

French former U.S. patrol vessel Nogali.

He is in Canada from September 24 together to develop former gift of fruit to recently joined with French Naval to October 5 and during this time_hc colonies. A farewellfront the African units for a tlircc-week tniiiiiiig period will be at Ottawa and Halifax calling the ship's company Prime Minister was much upat Toulon. at the headquarters of the Royal Deputy PORTUCIAI. Canadian Navy and visiting the 6th preciated. 20 H.M.S. Leopard arrived On June With the transfer of H.M. frigates Submarine Squadron. subsequently to at Lagos for a three-day official visit.

Admiral Taylor is ltigliury Bay and Burghead Bay. the return to call on_ tlLc_ which was made most enjoyable by the America to further still has Navy Poriiigiiese comhospitality extended to the ship's iiie uig.ititsL'rs nutmcu :t oiiu Klnubillbnlu ui.un\.u tlli .III LIUJI. pany. who in return gave a successful a dance band and engaged \‘ l Naval Association are stmihall.

I children's party on board. this an unusual occurrence artistes. invitations had been sent out.

Visits to Port Harcourt and Calabar 'orth l;‘ast.‘; and the tar is 30 suggestions regarding the occasion lidwarc‘ a Nigeria followed. Both ports Scotswooil Road. they are had been made. cash gifts froiti mem- l meeting in Easterninland lie well had been up I’lV¢t'S flanked by .time to prepare for their tiers to help defray expenses news i: had offered swamps. but present a great mangrove Trafalgar Day dance with received. tradespeople had Shipma contrast. Port Harcourt, thanks to the s incorporated "W Wblllnrtgifts and the social secretary hospita recent discovery of oil near by. is demany helpers for the catering. etc. ieptune" contest. hospita and the large l§uro-ranch is still e.\panding and. It is hoped that the Croydon Meni- come I vcloping rapidly. were overwhelmingly ROOTES ls. thanks to the ellorts ofibers of Parliament. both Naval ofli- July 7. pc':in community enCalabar. while equally hospitable; will be able to be present and Thus :s Coe. I)enioii and MAIN DEALERS FOR way, is a small work of an enterprising coin- : invitations have gone to aldcrmen of Littleh: joyable in itsquieter HUMBER. Hll.UiMN. ‘the Croydon Council. the 4th and 6th Standar- but historic port with more than 300 ire steadily improving. of British settlcnfent behind it.

SUNBEAM CARS and so ha years ate Coc wishes to thank Queen's. kindred associations they At both parts the ship‘: concert EMA LTD. ft for the hospitality shown Oll. Although catering has been ashore. invited to -pcrforin chairwas the party Croydon Grovokoailfioutih, ind his wife when he visited arranged for 250. was honoured C.-ilttbar thestiip and at will Vicebranch the that SUIICS man Soutlua was bits partitrip neh—-the the l-LB. Governor from vis'ita by is been it necessary. iiiemorable. llas anything,arrange for more if t'el.»r0R'l'$MOUTt_-l "Robert d,¢. .Sir Eastern Nigeria.

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Sta the Assoeia t Newcastle and (iateslicad ; everyone comfortable so that ftcr an '.te_n-dqy. sell-rn_ainte_n_aiiic¢ .iat the braiieli hasn't heardievening is a huge success is being and it is hoped that the function presid pcriodi .tit‘. Lagos. H.M;.S. L_eop,a_r<_l gyone since the ship left Newsailed .o_i_v,Jii_ly_. 13 for'_-:I‘ it¢|'¥;dlfl_.¢|L€.fll ; chairm V id .s:i_vs “ixliat about a card? ‘-receives the support it deserves. part of the world—'-Rio dcjlaneiro.

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Taciturn (Lieut. K. R. B. for the past 20 years. tinully retired from the Ru_val Navy.

Rawliuson, R.N.l. spent ttine weeks :\ familiar tigurc in Chatham. where Bill Hitch was peusioncd oil frotnv he has lived ashore for the last l‘) the Service in August. l‘)3‘), having cruising around the coast. visiting I3 Bill is probably the last of the totted up 20 years‘ foreign service and ports to encourage recruiting. years‘.

Visits were made to Ipswich. Hull. I"-“' ‘Old Salts." it was in l9l5 that he first four years‘ home service. After H days‘ Leith. Dundee. Aberdeen joined the Service. and after passing leave he was back again. and on 'Sundcrland. ottt as a telegraphist he received the August 25. I93‘). he signed on for :1 and Ohan in May. Liverpool. Carditl. in sum of 2s. per day. After finishing his further period of duty which was to last Bristol. Plymouth and Dartmouth June, and Dover (with H.M.S. Grentraining at Portsmottth Signal School. another '20 years. for Navy Week in July. he left for .\ludros. a small Greek Holder of the British Empire .\led;tl. ville] This unusual cruise has been an island which was the Naval base for the Bill has this to say of the Nav_v today: success in every way, The Dardanelles. and joined H..\l.S. M32. "lt is certainly not so tough as in otttstantling ligure of }8.t)t)0 visitors itt a little a sntalt river tnonitor. His next ship .over two months must be an all-time was the trawler Seninos. which escorted record. Over half of these were s'ehool- I cott\'oy.s all over the Uediterraneatt. yhoysx most of whom had never even He then went ashore in Bulgaria. seen a sttbntarine before. For them llliIlCh|.'t.l to the Army for a period. attd .s[3t.‘\.'l&ll tours" were organised. and I from there to ('onstantinoplc to take ‘brave attcntpt made to answer the over the German wireless station at, barrage of technical questions which ll..\t.S. 'lat:tlurnon passage to l'l_vntot.tllt. l hoto: l{..\..-\.5 Ostttattich. He returned home in E the modern schoolboy invariably tires. to join li..\l.S. Lowestoft and spent: duced over 50 articles in local news‘.7 Outside school hours the crowds came and a colliery to makethe cruise a very two years on the Cape Station. : papers. and in addition Taeiturn was ‘tlown in their thousands‘. and a cott- pleasattt one. l’rominent amongst the As leading telegraphist in 1923 he lilmcd live times for television. and :tinuou< stream poured down the fore hosts‘ ashore were the R.N.R. l)ivijoined the Mediterranean Fleet and it! appeared twice on sound radio. ,hatch. through the cramped living sions at live of the ports‘. and branches‘ the next livc years he served in H..\l.

This cruise. besides being of in.spaces and machinery compartments of the Royal :\'aval Association. who Ships .\i:ickay. Montrose and Broke.‘ the calculable benefit to recruiting for the land ottt of the after hatclt. Great were dctertnincd that any gaps‘ inTaciHis next ship was ll.‘.\l.S. Dahlia. in- =3 ‘interest was shown in everything in- programme were suitably tilled. lNavy as a whole. has. it is hoped, which he served for IS months while} llt.‘l' excellent retaliated turn landing by side. and at Bristol some small boys gone a long way towards‘ dispelling she carried out slave-trading patrols be- ', '7 .\lecltanilive-man skitllc under group some wrong impressions about sub! had to be dissuaded from goittg routtd tween Port Suez and Aden. and after} eian of C. Sharp to play a variety 'a seventh time! tttarittes_ However the olliccrs and this came seven years in the light and Cricket football ratings of Taciturn. after two months Ashore the suhtnariue's small crew engagements. cruiser l-I..\l.S. Calypso. were almost overwhelmed with hos- matches were played with equal suc- =of lecturing. answering questions and ln I935 he joined the destroyer Lcaditu: Radio Operator ‘lliII' lliteh Duchess on the Chitta Station and was pitality. The civic authorities laid on ccss and defeat against live police ‘generally becoming publicitythere when the Japanese entered the days when I first joined. but if I a full programme at nearly every port. l'-'5l““- 3 “cw-*‘P1|D£‘|' Illltl 11 lfillllllltl 5 conscious. must at times have looked were given the chance to live my life and dances, socials. dinners and the ‘hill 5”"-l H-M-5. C“lNl|"''.as'kancc at their ship's motto ~"Decds Shanghai. all over again. it would be in the Royal like combined with a fascinating Liaison with the local Press pro-l not words." series of visits to factories. breweries Navy." ‘

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Viscountess Astor. C.H.. performed by being appointed a Member of the the naming ceremony when the Whitby Order of the British Empire. has been Class anti-sttbmarinc frigate l<l.M.S. connected with the Royal Navy Trust since its creation tn Plymouth was launched at H.M. Dockyard. Dcvonport. on July 20.

Mr. Mahb was born itt Portsmouth H.M.S. Plymouth is the eleventh ship of the Whitby Class (named after in 1898 and was educated at Highland coastal towns) to be lattnchcd for the Road School. Southsca. In 1916 he Royal Navy. and six of her predeces- volunteered for the Royal Nav_v attd until I920 in the Stores sors are already in service. She is the served second of the class to be built in one Branch. of the Royal Dockyards. Attolher.

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Portsmoutlt. ltas been in existence since How long can a wife stay there? l‘)2l. there are still many iii the Navy are unaware of its existence or Twelve to I-3 days. in atlditiun she can the atttt-ttatal :tnd post-natal -whose knowledge of what it is and attcttd ‘what it does is scantv. "Navy News" cltmc at the Home. has therefore put the following quesCan a wife have her own doetur'.' tions to the Home's oliicials. l Yes. If a wife has ttot got a doctor _. is a stall tncdieal olliccr ta local When: is the Home? there Mr. P. Ii. .\tabb. .\l.B.l-I. etvtltan doctor) who will attend her.

Clifton House. Southsca. lt overlooks the Common and it is approached engaged in tiltding employment for exIf a wife goes‘ to the Home can she rc[mm oshumc Rmd_ Naval men—-many hundreds of whom ccive the State ntaternity grant of were in destitute circtnnstanccs. £17 l0s.?

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III tlottn? ciation and Mr. .\labb became engaged in case work. He also travelled all Last year it was thought very pruhitblt: over the British isles giving lectures Who can go to it? the llonte would have to close beto serving men on the functions and Wives of Naval ratings and Royal cause of lack of linancial sttpport, work of the R.N.l‘l.T. Marittc other ranks. Wives of Naval The outlook now is ntuclt better and ltt l‘)-l4 .\Ir. Mahb was trattsferrcd attd Royal -.\larinc otliecrs. Wives of the Home is detinitely remaining to the R.N.B.'l'. Head Ollicc at ex-Service men attd even civilians open for some time. The Council of Rochester. being given the appointbe admitted wives but of serving can .\lanagement is still negotiating hard ment oi Deputy General Secretary. an personnel have priority. to keep the Hottte open permanently: oflicc which he held until the end of everything depends on the support I958. when he was retired on reaching “Tint given to the Home. are the fees? pensionable age.

In an interview. .\tr. Mabb said that A sliding scale according to rank or l)o nnmy people go to the Home? he would like his many Naval friend: rating. For example. the wife of an able seantan pays £22 l0s.. of a ‘the number of patients has gone up to know that the honour which he has by 50 per cent. since I957. ‘the mimlieutenant-commander.£35. Civilians received is regarded by him as at rcber is expected to reach a total of cognition of the splendid work per- pay more. ttearlv -100 during I95‘). formed by the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust's paid staffs over the past What sort of extras does one time How does one apply toget m.,, 40 years. All have formed part of a Mr? I pa’. ’ Send teant attd should share the reward. a letter or go and see the Matron.

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Three months with H.M.S. Gambia the l’ro\'ost of Dunferinline. together (BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT) witlt four of their fellow citizens.

Gambia has ties with both these places. lll-I end of the Easter leave saw Gambia heading joyfully for Ciipeiilittgeii. Hudderslield adopted the ship during This iisit which lasted for a week. was it great suect.-as and together with Warship Week. whert the town raised Lliiitdalf and the Submarines Marie and line it we Porpoise presented C_entaur. the sum of tilt million. and. since sight along the Langeline. 'l'liescene is eomnternonited by it fine picture painted being based at the ship has by a Danish artist and presented to the ship the day before sailing. The high- also been closelyRosyth. associated witlt the light of the visit was undoubtedly the honour paid-to the ship by Their Majesties ;ancient city of l)itnferntline. Also the lung and Queen of Denmarlr. who lurtchcd on board with Vice-Adiitir-.tl with us‘ for tltis | voyage was a party of ‘I lzth As on so people uesduy.

May. xilready utlirni, Copeiihtigen Sea Cadets from Cltichester. who many _Wriglit is it wonderful city whatever your tastes. aesthetic-JI. gountiand or scnsatitiiial: themselves very ltaridy. and by the tinte Gambia left there was none who did not liold some brief for proved Our next bulletin will he front the the I).\\'.().l.. .\tediterr:iiteari. and we are hoping l-‘rout this gay start to the summer briisliwood and peat fire which ltad iliat. although the newest arrivals on cruise. (ianibia rettirrted to her base started up during the early part of the the Station. we shall be giving a good account of ourselves during the Fleet port of Rosytli where she was the day. principal attraction for Scottish Navy Towards the end of i\lay (still in Regatta to be held at Augusta in Days. Thence we tttoved up to the North Scottish Writers) we were Sicily early on in August.

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receive a two years on l'l..\l.S. llerrtiiida cigarette caskct front Commander J. O. Cootc. .\lr. Cilia and his st;ifl—--lst tiavd R.N.. who iitadc the prescntatiort on Carmelo Degiovanno. caiiteeri am <behalf of the Sliip‘.s Welfare Cornittit- tants Anthony llrilla and Joseph ltrltee. Also present was Coiitniaiider (SJ '/;in——return to Malta for lc;i\e and then :1 new posting. Salvo. who has spent 25 years at sea with the N'l\‘i|l Cantccn Service was for lite \c’ira f’.O.W. in Germany after siirvivs---. the sinking of the H.M.S. (ilowuor-n. a victim of the German cruiser l'lit~.:*e: in I940.

Canteen Manager L. R. t’hi?lu-s. who has been engaged oit shore d:i:i-:.

AI)AMANT visited St. Kllda at Devonport for the lust tw.-!~e l on July 7 after calling at Klrltwall months has taken over on in-.1 ll and Thilrso Bay. on tier “shake doin it” l'l..\l.S. liermuda with ;i U.l\' c:2:i:-.-::i staff cruise front Rosyth to Fzuilane. mo passengers were carried.

I |n.all. front l-jnjoying the sirriinier sirrisltzr-: 60 (ianges Juniors to l_r:tttgi_ng the Earl of Weiiiyss and March who canlccn nianager li. Wells who t‘ is the Cltairntaii of the Exectitive l:‘ngland’.s unusually warm we-'''» r pleasant coritrzis-t to the .-\t‘Il:et I Council of the National Trust for awhere he has spent the last six mot Scotland.

Some 240 itien were landed to ex- on board H.M.S. Protector. ‘this us.Wells's first tour of tlItl\‘ l" plore the island and to see its wild Ted Ship. He relieved c: .-:n life. a number which must be a record lce PatrolLen Fenton. who -em.-vi on <-bv tin)’ standard for St. Kilda. As manager canteen manager for lll.'l.".' '"lander" of so ntany men the Captain board as contntissions to the -\n‘" ttrcvioiis was a\_v:ir_ded a l’utlin tic.

Adamantthat tie. it was also a first-time-ever \l‘\'Zi.'L' is felt is air l_ionor:ir_v ‘,Itaward. _this for caiitc¢'rt assistant W. J. lliis'L.t‘s as the rigorous conditions of the Pullin (‘lob mctitbersliip were It's back to _;.e:i again for car-r:-vz hardly fulfilled. Five nights on the manager R. Willcoeks_ who lt‘.|l‘.i island incltidiitg one oil a particularly a ship in Portsmoiitlt in July .tf'ebleak attd desolate part of it are dini- twelve months‘ spell asltore at it-3» ctilt to arrange. although itiany would rcin in the Persian Gulf. A 39-ye:ir—.~i.I : have liked to have spent much longer bachelor. Ron Willcocks has t--.---. _'h‘\. ;on this delightful island. with Naafi for the last I3 veirs i of the l30S\t'vll. li.l'l.C. Natural _Mris looking forward to watcliiu-_' l’.-.:t» Unit. lartded State was on an History (lamliia at Copenhagen with Llandrtfi pey play next season. the Armin.

Moray l‘ttlll mitt on to l.tK'lt liribttll joined by three Norwegian destroyers ‘j_ and Centaur time this second that only in the background. This (near (‘ape \\’r.iiltt for hotrib;irditterit and a week l:iter by a Dutch Squadron. ' is more or less the scene depicted in ltas been done in the 30 years since H.M.S. _Tl‘0l.ll‘tfl(l}.'C has had “‘e units. mixed in but continued. lleautifiil .'I'rainiitg and landing party training.

St. Kilda was evacttated. same canteen ntanager since .\l.:--.-‘i. the painting presented to the ship Exercise l-'airwind ‘so time the that charm the weather greatly added to by After a filial slow-speed ruit round 1957. He is R. H. Swami. who so l.d well used to was the evervorte wlictt of these remote spots :tnd the whole group of islands. Adamant for the West Indies again last ltlU"'.lt exercise again lot of together. l working headed for home. via Stalfa. the Sound for another coniniissioit on lio;ott This waters and on ! trziiniiig prograntnie permitted. a Danisli i towards took its of Mull and the Sound of |sl:iy.calling With him is his iissistant John llohling. people set out to explore the conntry‘ hardfew (whilst a its completion side with boat and boot. All too freto at Rothcsay on July 9 and cmb:irking now a trainee canteen manager. They r the otltcers staff :iit:ilysed worked and l'an_ti|ies for the al'ternoon have served together for the past two quently the remote peacefnlttcss "Serious Charge." Sociolr-eie.il .\leluJr;int:i. wives three-day‘ a (iarttbia enjoyed tduring the week-days) was broken results) years. iI\lIllIIIH_\' Qua:-le. Sarah Churchill. Andrew trip b:ick to l-aslane. smaller towit A much Aarlitts‘. visit to but of our the gunfire. cacophony by l(.n_ "Look flack In Anger." low life Melowith all the but than their (‘ope-nlitigeit. improved iindoulttedly gunners ;dr.vrti.i. Rieliard llurturi, L't.iire lllooiri, .\l-.ir\ l).W.().I.. the for essential iitgrcdients aim to such an extent that evert those "Sapphire." Racial War .\leludr.int'.i. ilire. returned to .-\arhus Rosytlt Front we Ysotinc Mitchell. Nigel l'.aIri;k. Michael Craig. who are itot addicted to the cult lost \"ic_e- "It Happened To Jame" (euloiirl. (.'onted:: grudginglv niotitlied a few words of wlicrc. with regret. weOtlieer l-'|otil- I)r.-inia. Doris Day. Jack Lcrnnion. Ernie ll-‘lag appreei:ition. The highlight of the Admiral WrightH.M.S. l\'ov.ics. "Some Like It Hot." Comedy iZ.\tr:illerniiida.

Loch l-Iriboll visit was to have been a las. Hortte) to Marilyn Munroe. Tony Curtis. Jack sailed round to lvagaitl.-.i. landing part_v exercise during wlticlt On July 8 Gambia I.cmt'tton "hliddle of the Night." Riintanti: the elusive .\l;irines (wlto had leapt Portsntoutlt for a few days stay before Melodnirn: Kim Novak, Frederic March. asliore and set tip camp before even sailing for the t\lediterranean Station Albert lkkker. "Allie and Kielrlnz.“ Irish the anchor foiiiitl hottoml were to have 'on July 16. During this voyage down (‘miied_\. Sybil Thoriidike. Kathleen llarrisun. about The great l-Iast Coast we were delighted to Siaiilcv lloltoway. "Shake lhnds with the been rounded up by the Naval section of the landing party. lint in the event C have with us. as guests of Capt. \V. J. Devil." Adventure .\lelodr:inta. James (.'.ig-nev, and lhiia Winter. Dori .\Iurr.i;. clotltcs made we found ourselves‘ battling with :i l .\lunn. the .\fayor of Hiidderstield .

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H.M.S. Siiackleton was f gave the Navy team a footballing recently involved in an incident which. lesson. again. reveals the initiative for was 3 Various exercises followed the Bar- Ioncc the Royal Navy is renowned. visit and then the ship called ,which tcelona On June I5. when one of the surand R.M. Sports (hin- lat her second home. .\lalta. and. after TIIEtrolR.N.Board on passage to the tPresiilent— the rzt short stay. sailed for Istanbul and veying boats was area in the Menai Strait and Second Sea Lord) would like to imhens. There was a real emergency .sounding was passing Pullin island. it was obremind members of Welfare and l after a few hours at sea. when. during served that someone on the island was Mess Committees of the needs of in rtiriitocuvrc to prepare for a j:ickfor help. Investigation the lloard. when Welfare or other stay transfer there was a collision with ,signaIIirtg that a \vontait. camping on funds are lieini: disbursed. llirrtiittgltartt. Delight ended .sliow-ed v. l-l..\f.S. the island with her hirshaitd. had been Ilroadly. the floard makes regu- up with the loss of lter whaler aitd= badly burned whilst cooking breakfast lar grartts to ships on eoninti.ssioriher Ittotor boat's davits and the motor -oit a spirit stove. The injured wontan ing and rwcotiitrtissioiting for the 4 boat found zt teritpoi'.ir_v lioitie in flir- was carried back to the boat which pun-li:ise of sports gear. and to iitirtgltant. There was also ntitior proceeded with all haste to lizittgttr side. nori-sell‘-srtpporting Sports As-

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Whilst income from lnvestnients' "runs'.‘' donors from the fleet gave ‘said that \vith0ut the Navy‘s help. has risen slightly. there has been 'tcer blood iover H00 pints of blood to the local there could ltave been serious results. an overall dellcit in the Board's Addin- gallantry to initiative. the gratifund for three out of the last four ihtispiltil. A plaque L‘Xpl'cs_Sillg tiide was presented to the I-lag Olliccr driver 0 the motor boat. who lives amounted deficit ; Last year's years. quite near the injured lady. visited llilotillasl. to £686. and money is needed to tier whilst on week-end leave and preOpportnriitres of a lifetime cante ‘-sented help both ships and establishments. i when lter with a bouquet of flowers the ship visited Athens. People and Navy representative sports. :have spent hundreds of pounds visi- on behalf of the boat's crew‘. .

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SUBMARINE WHICH BANKS The Dainty continues LIKE A ’PLANE First wren to to make the headlines Dreadnought ‘prototype’ at Portland get Royal Red IJIKE

l.'l‘HOUGll ll..\l.S. Dainty has been in commission now for a mere seven months. she has been continually in the news. On commissioning day itself B.B.C. cameras clicked on board. Headlines were again made when the ship

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Within a few weeks. l)aint_v was tcrcd King Paiil of Greece as he sailed harbour for a four-day stay on celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday. with said is He "She a Skipjack. flying her paying-off pennant! Thai for :i state visit to Italy and saluted August I-I. orders for to the of give wonderful appointment and tinlike the: ship quite scene will feature in a Max llygraves his standard. llcadlincs again.

The Skipjack possibly the first Officer Wren Sick Berth KathPetty film called "llohb_vkins" to he released real capital ship of the future—had conventional subniarinc. The two do After I0 days in .\l:ilta the Press leen E. A. 108330 Funncll.

W.R.N.S. look out for the ship's was on board soon. so from Lontlondcrry after a not comp:tre in manocuvrability and come again_—:iIso a party of I0 b6 1|“ A590‘-‘ill!!! (‘I II"? Rflllill RN pcnd:ints——l) I08. speedy crossing, submerged. of the method of attack. A commanding Cross. the occasion when Dainty Second Class.

Front ti foggy Portland lltc ship Wrcn.s——on Atlantic. On board were ll ollicers officer of a nuclear stibmarine has to led the ships escorting Surprise otit of P.O. Wren Funncll is the first sailed for the blue Mediterranean and and 86 men. lncliided in these ligiircs learn new kinds of tactics."

Malta with the departing (iovcrnor, W.R.N.S. rating to gain this award. warmer climcs. Having passed through were Cdr. B. P. F. Sambourne. Royal Robert Laycoek. It was a blisterSir She has served in the Sick Berth of tame a Dainty Biscaiy.

Bay future of Dreadthe stayed captain Navy. ing hot day as the line of ships were for has and (‘iibraltar then Category sailed eight at and one years day Britain's first nuclear-po\verei.l A WEEK IN PARIS nought. led through the North Comino been drafted from for in H.M.S. imrecently Sicilv to an Augusta play and two submarine. now building. (‘hanncl.

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N..>\.'l‘.(). a Royal Hospital. part portant who chief petty officers are receiving WAS FIRST PRIZE Chatham.

A third island in the sun was our ()n leaving Augusta the ship encountraining in nuclear submarines. next destination. but before leaching H.M,S. Dreadnought which will be ‘7‘7HEN H.M.S. Albion was at (‘yprus there was a memorable Sunday completed in about three years‘ time Capetown in June last. one of mor_ning service with (‘rctc providing will be similar in shape to the U.S. South Africa's most famous radio an iniprc.ssi\'e hackeloth. It was just Skipjack and will have a reactor programmes The Big Fish Quiz I8 years since the Royal Nav_v had similar to the one littctl in the United Sliow—~took place in one of the Submarine Tclemacltus, ser- to get within 30 yards or less of the earned such nicinorable distinction in H.\l.

States ship. ham gar s. vicing with the Fourth Submarine whale before firing an eight-inch cvactiating our troops. '|‘h..-rc_ tuo_ nu; Skipjack has controls simil:ir to A.li. Lloyd won the big prize of a Squadron based on Sydney. New stainless steel tube into the back of last Dainty h.id sunk two ll—boats. that of an aeroplane and. said Cdr. week in Paris for two with hotel :Iceon1- South Wales, enjoyed a new experi- the whale front :i l2-bore shot gtin. Since reaching Cyprus, (ion.-ml W. W. llehrens. her Commanding. mod:ttion. theatres and spending money for submarincrs.

The tube has engraved on it a serial Darling. Director of Operations. has Officer. "the siihmariitc really banks.’ thrown in. Two writers new to ence Whilst on passage from Sydney to number and when this tube is been on board talking to the ship's like :in aircraft in flight." The navi-‘ Johannesburg for two da_v.s and had a Cotls Harbour a mssenger was the returned to Mr. I).-iwbin -~pt:l'h:tps company. and liaison with the Army gators c:in be scctired by straps as in wondcrfttl time with two South Afri~ Senior Professor of Zoology at from a whaling ship many years has been very close. Visits have been an aircr:ift and the crew can support can models while the remainder stagand Dainty has been made themselves by holding bars. For gered oll with cine cameras. stereo- Sydney University-—Mr. Dawbin— afterwards-—he can btiild tip a picture excliainged joined the ship to experiment of the migration, growing rate and welcome wherever she has gone. security reasons no details of per- phonic radiograms and portable radios. who whether it has been Medfoba expediwith whale tagging from a submarine. so on of whales.

The Professor made two attempts tions. banyan parties. or just lying on Mr. Dawbin is conducting a survey into the migratory and breeding to tag humpback whales. On the the golden beaches of this picturesque habits of whales in southern seas and first occasion. although Telemachus island. (The weary hours spent on so far he has tagged 600 whales oll proved she could be manneuvrcd more patrol have no place in this narrative.) stich places as Tonga. Fiji. New easily than .\tr. Dawbin expected. the, For the Queen's Iiirtltday l'ar:ide in Zcaland. Samoa and Aiistrzilia. lle whale proved too elusive and after Nicosia. a large contingent was l:inded normally chases whales in small an hour and a half chase .\lr. I)a\v- and it seemed hard on our .-\rni_v manocuvrrible fishing boats or whale hin's \ll0l missed, The next attempt. friends when the local papers reported catcltcrs or. off Tonga whcic hand the next day was more fortunate and that the N:tvv had stolen the show. harpooning of whales is still c:irricil a tag was safely placed in the hack ll..\l.S. Dainty had again made the news! on. in open pulling boats. He attempts of the ltuntpback whale. a

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The l-'ir.st Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Commander-in-Chief. Home Fleet. in ('harles ti. l.amhe. (.'.C.ll.. C.V.().. succession to Rear-Admiral H. C. l). resettled prizes to boys of the Royal .\lacl.ean. D.S.C. Rear—Admiral C. B. Pratt has been lospital School. Holbrook. Sutlolk. distribution on appointed Chief Stall Ofliccr. Tech‘at the :ll1llll'.tl prize nical. to Flag Ollicer Air (Home).

July 25.

Admiral Sir Michael M. Denny, Rear-Admiral A. R. llezlet.

C.('.ll.. C.ll.l-1.. D.S.O.. has been D.S.C.. has been appointed List the Retired date to on placed .l"lag ()llicer_. Submarines. in succes28.

July ision to Rear-Atltniral ll. W. Taylor.

Rubin Sir l.. l'\'ice-Admiral (Ill. D.S.C.. to take cllcet in NovemDurnford-Slater. I\'.(.'.ll.. was pro- ber. NS‘). moted Adnnral to date July ZS. Rear-Admiral R. 'l'. Sandars. ('.ll..

RL‘:tt'-.-\(ll|lll‘:ll .l. S. l.:tneaster. ('.ll.. .\l.l..\lech.l'I.. has been appointed was promoted Vice-Admiral to date Director (icneral of Dockyards and July lb‘. .\laintcuauce. in succession to RearRear-Admiral W. G. S. 'I‘i;;he has l.-\dmira| l’. I). H. R. Pelly. C'.ll,. been app.iintcd Rear—.-\dmiral (Per- .'DS().. to take etlcct in December. sonnel). Home .-\ir ('omm:ind.

I05‘) Admiral Sir Walter T. Coachman.

Promotions‘ to Rear-Adnlir-.tl to K.('.ll.. (‘.\'.().. D.S.O.. 0.lt.l-2.. has date July 7 announced by the been appointed a Lord Commissioner were: Capt. R. .\l. Smeeton. of the Admiralty and Vice-Chief of Atltnimlty t\l.ll.E.. A.l).C.: Capt. R. 15. Washthe Naval Stall in succession to bourn. D.S.O.. O.B.E.: Capt. A. R. Admiral Sir Caspar John. K.C.ll.. to Hezlct.

HE Second Sea Lord. Vice-Admiral D. 1''}. Holland Martin, C.B., D5.0., D.S.O.'.

D.S.C.: Capt. take ellect in February. l960.

D.S.C.. visited ll.M.S. Condor on July 15-16. He toured the Establishment l. B. Frewen; Capt. (Acting RearVice-Admiml J. D. Luce. C.B.. Admiml) D. H. F. Hetherington. and took the salute at the Station Divisions. He also visited Rescobie Lochl).S.().‘. 0.B.l-2.. has been appointed D.S.C.": Capt. (Commodore) L. ll.-.\l.S. Condor's Sailing Club headquarters.

Conunander-in-Cltlcf. Far East Sta- Eddison. D.S.C.: Capt. C. B. T. Pratt.

Apart from the usual visits to Glen when he took four apprentices of 7 tion in succession to Admiral Sir A.l).C.: Capt. W. G. S. Tighe. and Esk and Rescobic Loch by classes of class the next week, Gerald V. Gladstone. l{.C.l3.. to take The remaining members of 7 class, mechanicians and apprentices. this Capt. V. St.C. L. Magniac. ellect in April. I960.

Miss ll. \loorc. R.R.C.. Matron-in- last month has brought an extension eight in number. did some sail train\'ice-Admiral Sir St. John R. J. ing in the Clyde in the 60 square metre Queen Alexandra's Royal of the Outward Bound scheme.

T_vr»hitt. Bart. C. D.S.O.. has been Chief.

Lieut.-Cdr. Preston and seven ap- Sea Swallow (Inst.-Lieut.-Cdr. FerguNaval Nursing Service. has been apappointed a l.or Cotmnissioner of pointed an Honorary Nursing Sister prentices from 9 class entrained for son) and the 30 square metre Jutta the Admiralty. Second Sea l.ord am.l Aehnashellaeh in Rosshire, and with (Lieut.-Cdr. Tetley). Visits were paid Chief of Naval Personnel in succes- ‘to the Queen.

Mr. Norman I’. Lnscomhe. has pup tents followed a route on foot to to Port llannatyne. Latnlash. Campsion to Vice-Admiral l). I-C. HollandFada. Lochan bclltown, Loch Ranza. Tignabruziich. lwlartin. C.B.. D.S.O.. D.S.C.‘. to take been appointed Director of Arma- Kinlochcwe. Lochan ment Supply in stlccession to .\lr. I .\‘id to Braemorc Junction. Restocking Rothesay. and Rho and Gouroclt. ellect in December. I95‘). in Ullapool. they went through Glens The weather was good and the sailing Vice-Admiral I). E. Ilollnnd-Martin. Raymond L. Lawson. C.B.E. The Royal New Zenland Navy Achall and timing to Oykell Bridge excellent.

C.B.. D.S.O.. D.S.C.‘. has been apThe termly olympiad or "blood ll..\l.N.7..S. Taranaki was and then on into Suthcrlandshire to pointed l-‘lag Ollicer Air (Home). in frigate between H.M.S. Condor. and succession to Admiral Sir Walter T. launched at the Cowes yard of J. Lairg where the trip finished. Licut.- bath" Caledonia took place on July Coachman. K.C.ll.. C.V.O.. D.S.O.. Samuel White Ltd.. on August I9. by ‘Cdr. Meylcr followed this same route H.M.S. I6 and although Caledonia won by 0.B.E.. to take cllect in January, Lady Frcybcrg. wife of l.ord Freyl-l points to 4 most of the events were bcrg. V.C.. who was Govemorl9(i0. much closer than the score indicates.

Rear-Admiral C. D. llonhnm- General of New Zealand. I946-52.

Taranaki is named after a province l Carter was placed on the Retired List on the we.st coast of North Island and to date June l0.

ISS Elsie Elizabeth (iarbutt. of Rear-Admiral C. A. I’. Norfollt means ".\lountain Glide." ll..\l.S. Saint;-s‘ and (‘amperdoun :‘ U Friars Terrace, llartlcpool. the was placed on the Retired l.ist to ‘returned to Devonport. and |l..\l.S, North F.ast's only .\'avaI l-amilv \\'eIdate August El. \'ice~Admir:ilSir Charles E. .\laddi.-n. ‘Armada returned to Portsmouth. on tare Ser\'iv.'i: Worlser. was awarded the l llt.. (.'.B.. has been appointed l‘la_e E August 5. after service in the Mediter- llritish limpire Medal for ()Ilicer. lilotillas. Home Fleet. in suc- ‘rancan Fleet. On the way home the /cal and devotion to duty in the cession to Vice~Admiral R. ll. Wright. ships embarked I50 soldiers from Queen's Birthday llonours.

(Thief Wren (iarbutt was the first Corunna. The soldiers had been C.ll.. D.S.C.‘ \'icc-Admiral Sir Stephen ll. Carlill. taking part in ceremonies to comme- Wren transport driver in the _llartlcK.Il.l-L. (LIL. D.S.O.. and Rear- morate the lStlth anniversary of the ’pools and eventually became a Petty Otlicer in charge of Wren Drivers.

Arlmiral A. (7. C. Mieni. \'.(f.. K.Ii.E.. llattle of Corunna.

Born in Hartlepool. Chief Wren (Illieers of the Royal Yacht Bri(‘.B.. l).S.().'. have been placed on the Retired List to date July 7. tannia were entertained at a reception Garbutt joined the W.R.N.S. at the Rear-Adrniral J. 8. French has and dinner in the United Services outbreak of the Second World War and after the war joined the Naval been appointed Chief of Stall to the Club at Montreal on- July 18.

Family Welfare Service and received her training at the Naval Barracks.

Portsmouth. Now. from an otlicc in (iraintzer Street. Newcastle. she lcoveis the whole of the Nortli-lEast.? {She is a lay preacher and a member‘ got llzirtlepool lleatllantl .\lcthotlis'tl I Church. She has been a .\lagist:'.itc it llartlepool for ei;.'h' years.

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-J Vice-Admiral Holland Martin iokes with Leading Airman Donna: (bearded) and Leading Airman Smith. 011 the right ol the photograph ls Capt. G. W. Tanner. Commanding Oflicer, H.M.S. Condor, and Cdr. W. P. B. Barber For example Caledonia won the sail-

ing event by l3l-t points to l3l}li July brought the usual number of dances in the establishment including the Wardroom Summer Ball on July 17. the Ship's Company Dance on the l6th of the month, the Supply and

Secretariat Summer Dance at the Marine Ballroom on the 14th. a J.R.T.'s Dance on the 10th and the Chief Petty Ollicers' Mess Dance on July 24.

Congratulations to First Ofliccr D. L. Orton on winning the Home Air Command Ladies Singles Tennis

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V/CTORY'S GAL/l DAY A HUGE SUCCESS

Ul.‘r' to dawned bright and warm for l'l..\l.S. Victory's (Barracks) Annual Gala Day. held on the lawns of the Wardroom.

As 3 p.m. struck. .\liss Lita Rosa walked out of the Wardroom. escorted _by the First Lieutenant (Lieut.-Cdr. ER. W. Garner). as the band of the Royal Marines began to play.

In welcoming Miss Lita Rosa.

Commodore A. A. Fitzroy-Talbot l(‘ommodore. R.N. Barracks) thanked , her for coming along to open the fete.

There were swings and pon_v rides for the children. and on the sports ground races were held. There was an exhibition of ships’ models. and there was a competition stand.

At 5 pm, the Blueiacket Band of the Barracks began playing on the parade ground. prior to the commencement of the arena shows. The first on the "bill" was the School of Physical Training. whose members

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Petty Ollicers Glover and Austwick. selected possibles for the next Olympic Games.

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Nest followed a tug of war between the Navy and the Royal Marines. This by the Royal event was won Marines.

The Cadets from H.M.S. Victory.

Vernon. Dryad and Excellent oompcted in a Field Gun competition.

H.MS. Excellent Cadets won.

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.M.S. Ulster is a Type 15 Frigate under the command of Cdr. Cameron Rusby, R.N., and for the past few weeks has been detached from her normal duties on the West Indies Station to act as escort to H.M. the Queen on the occasion of the Royal Tour of Canada. It is not proposed here to relate in detail the events of the Royal Tour. which have been well covered in the National Press.

On June I5 Ulster left Ireland Island in Bermuda and sailed for Sevenl 'l'|te next call was at Quebec. and Islands in the estiiary of the St. I.t|\\'l't.‘lIL'¢Rl\t.‘l'. At seven Islands the ship lills was. tor ll‘It).\l. II'IL first run .l\I'Itll’L joined up with the Ciinarlian Frii.::ite~ Restigoiiche and St. (.'roi.\‘ to ‘act as in (';in;ida. Our (';iu:nli:iIi p;ii'tnei's in close escort. and togetlier with II..\l. Yacht llritannia. awaited the 2lI’l'I\'.ll of the close cxcort left its here. and were li.‘IIc\i.'tl by ll..\l.('.S. (iatineau and H.M. The Queen and Prince Philip from Netsfouiidlaiid. ll..\l.('.S. Kootcnay. l.'l~ter was Ort the arrival of the Royal Party. ships weighed anchor and. taking bertlicd alongside beneath the I'IcigIll\' Britannia and the escort left for stations oit Britannia. headed for the of .»\brahatn. and many took the (iaspe where the Queen was to review Sagtienay River. of scaling the liistoric opportunity units of the (‘aiiadian Navy. A blanket cm,-5 (Vin we steps” and looking SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY of fog enveloped the ships that evenaround the city. ing. and was still hanging around at Britannia and the close escort proFront Quebec to Three Rivers for a 8 am. the next day. By 9 a.m.. how- ceeded up the Saguenay the next brief and then on to Montreal ever. it had rolled away revealing blue morning. the remainder of the where stay. the Ships Canadian. British skies. and the sun was shining as the Canadian ships anchoring at the and American—were assembling for Royal Yacht and the escort steamed entrance of the river. The trip up the the oflicial opening ceremony of the river was a memorable one. and even Seaway. The ships were slowly down the line. open to visiSome I4 ships. including the two the overcast skies did not hide the tors hnd received ll great welcome.

British submarines Ambush and Unnoticed the scenery. by Alderney (on loan to the Canadian s ip‘s company. Ulster this day celeAt noon on Friday. June 26.

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i\\'L'rItL‘:ItI. titltl \ltips in the h;g|’l7|\||{ liootcil lIlL'll' sirens in :i r.iucou~; welCottic.‘ Rockets exploded in the air’ I-‘ls:-tilts the flziiu or the U.s..-\.. (ari.'iv.la and (ireat llritain. and as they tliittercd slowly down. the Royal barge carrying‘ the distinguished visitors sped swiftly ashore. lhe streets of Chicago were crowded _wrih cheering people. and many curious glances were cast that day :it the men in white Naval uniform wlto. until then. had only been seen on the ciuer_ttr_i screen or in illustrated books. 'llus memorable day came to :iii end with a spectacular display centred over the lircwork_Yacht.

Royal l'lie ships fornted up and left Chicago at_niidniglit and there followed a quiet period on the journey back tip Lake Michigan. Saying fareto the American escorts, the well \acht and her close escort prucccdcd the locks in Saulte St. Marie and entered the last of the live Great l.ake.s. Superior.

Mt.-it and rain became the patient of the weather as the ships steanied steadily on to the furtherntost point.

Lrikeheiid. and the twin towns of Port Arthur and Fort William. This was the farthest point of the cruise. a_itd it was from here that the

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TIIOUSANI) ISLANDS These two locks raised the ship 89 feet on to the new man-made Lake St. Lawrence. This 28~niiles-long lake serves :1 dual purpose. providing the motive force for the huge Moses Saunders hydro-electric power station. and. at the sante 'tinie. covering beneath its placid surface the treacherous rapids of the l.ong Saultc.

Passing through the last of the seven locks-—tlic lroquois~-the ships proceeded further iipriver. and anchored off Brockville for the itigbl.

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Queen and Prince Philip H.~.\l_. _the.

The nc,\t stop was a brief one at left Britannia at Port Arthur and cortitheir jouritey overland to the Kil‘.§:\l0ll. their on across l.ake

-1." order. manned and dressed overall. On the arrival of Her Mzijesty they tired it co-oidiriated gun salute. and the hearty cheers of the asscriiblcd ships’ corripanies broke the stillness of the nioriiin -. Church bells could be heard faintly in the distance. and it was. in all. an impressive start to the Tour.

The Qtieeii and Prince Philip spent a few hours ashore in (iaspc. and then. in the afternoon. all the assembled

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and President Eisenhower. steamed through the ceremonial “t.'.:itewa_v" St. Last rcnce Sciitvay into the St. Lambert Lock and the new Seaitay \‘|tl.'i declared open. total of 23-l.ti7-t miles steanied since Following Britaiinia through the the day she first eonirtiissioiicd. gateway. l'l.s1er beeauie the first At the head of tltc Sagueiiay River Ilrilish warship to use this \\'(IIIdL‘rlies Port Alfred. and the Queen and ful “hydraulic staircitse" to the Prince Philip made a brief visit there.

Great Ltlkes. ()iitaiio to Toronto. Sightseers tiiade east coast of (':iii:id:i. after which the four ships weighed .-\ heav_v mist settled when the ship good use of tltc lsto-titty stay there and proceeded back dowit river 'again. had passed through the Bcauharnois I"()R’l' Wll.I.IA.\I'S WARM touring the rapidly expanding city. and a liiiiidred or so ratings visited the \\'EI.(T(l.\IE famous Niagara Falls.

The people of Fort William made From Toronto. the next surge of the the ship's really welcome. journey was across the Niagara and on thecompany occasions when the ship Peninsula through the 271-niile-long was open to Vlsllttfs. even torrential Welland (‘anal to Lake Erie. The dif- -rain could not dririipeu their erttliuference in level of the two lakes is siasrti and the ripper deck was crowded 326} feet :iutl,l’|stcr climbed this pith people. Dances and evenlteiglit in eight huge "steps" tlirouglt ings were ori_.-aiiisctl aslioresocial \':trittlJ\ by the \\’ell.ind Locks system. This and were enjoyed by ntaiiy. {let_.:ioiis. \_\'\lctll has been in use since l‘)3l. :irid »'I'lte men of the l\‘av:rl Rcscni: at the canal was dredged as part of the ()2 course I try to. lliit iity pay’: not r~nnug_-h'i-0 (irillon e\tcndetl it warm Sc.i\\'1iy scltcttte to take \‘C\\‘.)I\ of I wclconie to the ships. and the \':it'iotI\ save :inytliin_q. deeper tlraft. :ntes~.c» were open to the ships‘ cortiHere the were t*omp;inic.s ships‘ That’s what I thought when I was your very during the whole of the stay. age well received and eiitcrtairied by the Ulxtcrk ric\t of call was until someone showed me the Progressive sliip's company of l»l..\l.('.S. Hunter .-Xlpena. wltere the port people were waiting Scheme. I only had to put in the which riiodciii is the lttiiltliiig £3 to give the ship a .most t:llIIltl\I:I\lIL‘ ltcadtiiizirlcrs of the Nat-zil Reserve. wclcouie. a month by Naval allotment but when I leave A barbecue and a sightThe city was "wide operi": b:irric:ulcs seeing tour were the Service next year I can collect £855. organised. and many had hccrt erected :ict”n\s the roads. and were entertained privately. In Sounds too good to be true. Where's the catch? dancing took place in the streets. a short. everyone succeeded in packing by novelty enjoyed everyone. a rczilly good time iitto two hectic (IL|_\'\_ And ifl had died at any time my After a brief bnt'li:ippy stay in From .-\lperi:i to Sarnia for fuel. and the left for Windsor. wife would have received the whole £855 Saritia to thence to I)clroit where the ships Which will you take? ship shared fticl the and. was only :i most .'ilthou_uh stay You it’s a with units of immediately.

Savings see, for a niatler of six hours. quite at the U.S. lic;irty welcome I’m for the because there’:going pension Navy. lilstcr saluted the port rolled into one.

Scheme and Life another valuable right with it—I can get a number of the ship's contpariy went 1 on arrival with Zl grins. the honours ashore to liave :i look arouitd this Siipposing you hadii’r sigiir-d on for 22 years’ retiiritcd froiii'the Coast (iiiziril cash advance for the full price of a new, small town. ll..\l. the and Queen service? at lielle Isle. 'llius were the first house. I’m all lined up for a job already, Prince Philip arrived itt ltrilaitnia :lt:isc isltots escltanged between the U.S. and When I had done my 9 years, as I had and with an extra pension to look forward about 9 p.nt. and were accorded zi 'the ltritisli in that area since the war premiums for 7 years, Icould have to and the wife and family safe in our own territie welcome when they eaitte of Illll. ashore. In fact had ditliciilty in drawn to help set me up in Civvy Techiiiques of a diflerent nature it’: the kind of security we all getting back toratings l1ome—well, the the ship through were c.\liibited by the l)elroit City Street. Now, after 22 years’ service, I shall want. crowded streets where people had been Police in a pistol shooting ntatcli of taking the have the waitiitg patiently three and four hours against the ship's How do you set about all this ? team. Leading a for it glimpse of the Royal couple. or if I don’t need the first-class rerun of Detroit "Bobbies" From Sarnia Lake Huron across to Ask That’: the Provicash a easy. was Inspector Reeves (Olympic aridwith it a lonv name tiny place dent Life for details of the Peiietanguishcne. and International Champion), who gave a of a year when I retire a brief superb display of marksmanship. The Savings Scheme. stay there with no leave. the Yacht teams from civilian work at and spectators later enjoyed a the and close sailed for Lake escort ‘Far nierribrrs of the W.R.JV.S. I/Ir barbecue. and returned to Ilic ship in Michi an. The escort was joined en the evening after an enjoyable and Pension i'.r a wear.

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NIGHT RETURN Leaving Detroit. the journey back through the Welland Locks was made CI!lCAGO‘S WELCOME NII'I'lCoooooooooooouuuooooouoooouooouoounoouooe noon nuosnunuouuonooooooooooooooooo-noonnoooooouoooonuou during the night and without incident.

Chicago had gone to great lengths The past few weeks have been outmffifi ooooooouooouuoouooooonooooooooooooooocooouooooooooouooooooeuocoauuoocouoooooooooooooooooooouoooouoouaoouuooonuuo to make this visit of H.M. the Queen standing in a commission which is now 00000000000000uaooooobuoololhnuooiluouuluoooouooaoouoonnnoaoeooonouoe -uuonon so-on ooooouoooooouoocoonm an outstanding one. Fire-fighting tugs drawing to an end. and will long be I sent up gcysersof -water high into the remembered by the ship‘: company as Ago am Rating or ..-_..___'—.V.——-.—g_—-g———g.g._——____——___........._..__........| air: formations aircraft roared by a most interesting and ‘eventful one.

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NAVY NEWS

Bermuda’s visit to Faefoes and Greenland

Bermuda. flying the llag of the Flag Oilicer FlotilIas._Home Fleet. and with Il._I-Z. the British Ambassador H.hl_S.Denmark embarked has recently concluded visits the I~aeroes and Greenland. This the hrst visit of_ any to

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British Ambassador since the end of the Second World War and both His Excellency" and the Flag Oliiccr Flottllas, Home Fleet.’ were warmly welcomed by the Faeroese Prime Minister who gave a banquet in their honour.

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and Army contingents. together with a large Spanish Army detachment, celebrated the I50th anniversary of the battle of Corunna on July 30 in one of the biggest military parades seen at Corunna for some years.

The Royal Navy was Captain-General after they were inof the 3rd h_v ships l)cstroycr Squad- spected by the Military Governor in who broke their voyage home on the area. Brigadier Graves-Morris. ron of the first leg of their Military Attaché at the British Emcompletion General Service Commission in the bassy in Madrid also delivered a Mediterranean. short address after which wreaths were The Army contingent consisted of laid. The wreaths included those from otliccrs represcntittg ten of the Regi- the Iiritish Arnty and the Army Counments who actually fought in Coron- cil. Captain 0. H. M. St. J. Steiner. tta under General Sir John .\loorc. Commanding the 3rd Destroyer SquadRegiments represented were the Grena- ron. laid a beautiful wreath on behalf dier Guards. the Royal West Kent % of the Royal Navy. Othcr wreaths Regiment. the Gordon Highlanders. came from the regiments who fought King's ()wn Yorkshire Light Infantry. at Corunna one and a half centuries the Rifle Brigade. the Stallordshire ago, Regiment. the Royal Highland Fusi- The wreath-laying was followed by liers. the Royal Norfolk Regiment. a pipcr who played a lament. l.atcr the Corunna Battcry_ Royal Artillery. on. the respective detachments of and also the Pipes and Drums of the Royal Navy. the Army and the the Gordon Highlanders.

Spanish Army marched past the MillThe parade was under the command tary Governor who look the salute of Lieutenant-(‘omntander J. A. 8. together with Brigadier Graves-Morris Westwood of H.M.S. Saintcs. The and Captain Steiner. respective detachments were under The parade was watched by thouLieutenant I). Baker tSaintes)'. Lieu- sands of Spaniards. What attracted tenant C. I-‘alkinar. R./LN. (H..\l.S. the Spaniards most was the Scots. it Armada) and Lieutenant I’. M. C. is understood that no Scottish RegiBanyard (Campcrdown). ment has ever visited Corunna since Led by the Pipes and Drums the the day of the battle which the Royal Navy contingent whose smart- Spaniards call the Battle of Elvittia. ncss astonished the Corttnnians There was a lull programme of acmarched to the San Carlos gardens. tivities and entcrtainntcnl. Almost where the memorial to Sir John every good club opened its doors to Moore is situated. the visitors and the Royal Navy repaid Once inside the gardens. the res- some of the lavish Spanish hospipcctivc contingcnts took their posi- tality by cocktail parties on board tions round the memorial and listettcd the three ships and children's parties. to a speech delivered by the Spanish The ships were open to visitors.

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well received ashore and dances and lI.M.S. Beri-nuda—dwarfed by an football ntatchcs were arranged. At enormous iceberg—ol'I the GreenThorshavn the combined Bermuda land coast—Photo: Ch. 0.A. A. C. Volunteer Band and the Thorsltavn Kennedy, H.M.S. Bermuda Brass Band gave an inspired performance under a Facrocsc conductor.

The ship‘s visit to Greenland gave ship of any size has visited Greenland many of the ship's eontpany their for many years. It is easy to forget board. first glimpses of icebergs and entailed that Greenland is the world's second ll.M.S. Iicrntuda was the first a short period north of the Arctic largest island and four times the size cruiser to visit the Faerocs for ntany Circle. Once again. something of a of France until passages along its years and the ship's company were precedent was set. as no Royal Navy wild shores have been experienced.

H..\l.S. Bermuda visited Godtltaab. the capital. and other smaller towns. including Holsteinborg. Jacobshavn and Godhavn. as well as paying a visit to the Danish Naval Base at

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Alexander Sullivan Kelso, Naval Airman I. LII-‘X9I7700. Il.M.S. Daedalus. Died July I, 1959.

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(';idet band in the lead. There was it good lurnotil from the branch. followed by the .\l.O.'l'.H.s t.\lcinor:ible Order of the Tin lllllfil. l{..-\.l". r\\snL'i;ill0n. Scouts and Sea Rangers‘, The dedication coiiiciiled with the anttiversiiry of the llaltle of Jutland and through the l’I’C\'.\' and the South

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ALL ROADSLEADTO LONDON A de1egate’s view of the Annual Conference

African liroadcasting Corporatioii this fact was given a lot of publicity. to the extent that the branch gained a number of new iiienibers. some nf whom had zictually served at the

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3... .3 annual conference has now become past history. As a delegate I was pleased to see was attended by the Sbipmate A. Parker (Skipper) and of delegates had iiiereased—l75 as against I30 at last year's conference at lllaclipool. of :ind ;l)eputy htayor Joliziniieshiirg Shlpmate R. Hill (Standard Bearer) Records show that attendance at a London conference is always deilication the of Johannesburg branch cereinooy was conthan one held elsewhere and the reason is not far to seek. As the president left. Those who were able to be iliieted the Revercntl ll. Willson. by said “All roads lead to London.“ It was pleasing to note that Associationlpreseiit will remember he told its :ill of the branch. The salute to the 0.l-IS. for the inaugural nicelmembers have. to a great extent. realised that the national council is nottthat he was pleased with all that had ('li:ipl:iiu at the niatch past was tzikcn by-y ing. "kidding" when it states that the Association must get down to the real busi-t been done. and with what he had seen ('oiiini:indcr t’. (i. Biicklct‘. ("om-' The liraiich held :1 very enjoyable. ness of cutting expenditure and that a series or conferences in London noultl and he had seen quite a lot too. This Otlicer of the South .-\fric:in social evening on July l0. There result in ii considerable drop in A_ssociation expenditure. At the same timelmiI.\' hill’!-' hL‘I=!1 UIKCI1 HS 3! Ilcill ft-‘ft-‘l" mandini: Base and incidcntzillv he is now were three bands‘ and artistes including I was pleased with the conference decision to honour the obligation that the'cncc to the attire of the young lady :\';ival it m:igiciaii_ two lap dancers and .i new member of th.- hr.inch.

1960 Conference should he held at Plyinouth. who danced so ciiergetically in front .I 't‘tt¢ jtmgtc tclcgrgtph at J.»h:inncs- Kwela dancer. When niidnight came of the /\dniiral's table_ to the iniisic 1-rm t,,¢;,t“t.,wn or we cxpcngcs t., tsurg t-,_-pm“ ihc |it;,_-titmmt or 3 "cw tio one \v;iIited_ to go home so that c.,"m-cm." with km yc;'f‘s L-ontgt-.,-net-|iicc:isioii lllI.‘vC0lllltllllC¢ had but little Of the WT)’ S}|CC'~'5-‘fill )1"/1 tlmlllt ts,-um-tt 5t;tning;tt Gm,-to_ in Rlmdceinlthc dance carried on for a ftirtlier «lufil before I close. one ni:iti:ri'.ilfrotn which choose. thing cmmcttjdeccnt to shipthe um to gm,“ by sccrcmry .'inil also one at Welkom. Orzingze Free [ half llll hour. Prepartitions are well While Of the final mates. assessnieitt thts I would ‘\VhiI¢ on Ind .|. subject, bk Lmm .; ; suggest Ir ._ ) wry it is expected that there will under way for the _l‘ral':Ilt=€_I|' DIW that the printing and circulation of the cost of this delegates‘ reception is State. be a few Shipnintcs from Iohannes- dance and already ll'llS 0L‘_Cll$ltVll'llIt\‘ 0,, gm qucgtttsn ntigcd by mygctfitrejccted motions could he done away being worked out. any spare boxes hut-g who will tngtkc uh.» jonriicy down the niakings of a really big affair. conccriiing the recommendations made Will! i!‘ 91¢)’ mil)’ W-ltl 10 ""5 C0‘! Oi “l ,l‘_°“d“'~'l"‘ °“""‘ -‘h°"l‘l b‘ “ml hy mt; ;.u,_tttm—_ Mt-_ Nichnlls-_ at the conferetiee. All branches‘ subinit~ 10 -_5l1|P"l1ll° /\"l“|T “=|l'~‘$- 01"’ 11”“ "WW """“‘ “¥'~“""Y Hlaclsttuol. I fell. and still feel that ting motions are nmiticd of the *'“=*'.'''‘“"this .-\.ssoci:ition. through its govern-;1lCL‘~‘PliII\L'L‘ 0|’ |'t‘l¢‘-‘li0fl. with reasons. Social Committee for the use of." int-_ body. should to; at liberty to do so why not save Kl few more shillings I-'1'!-IR four-and-a-half years‘ apprenticeship Alton Briincli now has its OIII1 Clllllllg (Fill ml‘? l l'-?§1as it likes with its fiiiids‘. .-\s A Standard and can pl-.i_v a full part in Associzition affairs. Many thanks for stzitttl it appears that we are not I'her.:_is. in my opinion. very little l ithe suppofl frmti No. 3 Area Standard. Portsiiioutb. Btisingstoke. Battle. inasters‘ in our own house. for if the l0_ 53!’ "1 L'I'n"L‘Cll0U Will! lht-3 ¢lll¢f' Brighton. Dorliing. Famham. llavant. Salisbury. Southampton and Winchesgoverning body. having taken espcrtltaitinictit of the delegates after the ter. especially to those Standard Bearers who had faced the strong wind at ;tdyicc_ wishes to rctntwtt DUI’ L‘1t§lt]L‘t\nlL‘l‘¢llt.'L‘. ll Cilll l'Ii: Slltllmcll up In Littlehnmpton the week before. Also supporting the branch were the local from losing investment ‘‘A'‘ :ind put it H‘-U \'~‘-mlfi ""|'s‘i|ll3' '3-\Cs'llt‘T|l-" imtl British Legion. R.A.l-'. Association. Royal llanipshire Old (Iomracles and into the more lucrative investment that verdict is not mine alone. I iiiailc Artillery r\ss'tlt‘i;tli()n\'. the Burma Star A.ssociation and :i detachment we have to have the :tpprn\‘:tl of-it point at this function of practically tlloyol of R..\l. Volunteer Reserve Force from liastney. the Privy Council. lfthat Council iloesl|tl|K‘|’|"t= lllllllhtf MIL‘ HTL‘-1 l_“F|“bt'f5 Ck‘|'Cm°"}' _‘‘l me |_"?lUL!\||' 5 |l not .'~.pprovc of iiivestiiient “ll,";:ind. getting ariitind the visitors I Due to the simple geography or’ 0f branch ""3 in most to their be done. <‘l‘°|"“B cases.

Ml-|l““El|_5h! “'35 tgeomctry of Alton the route was per- A. W. S. Agar. V.C.. D.S.O. and Cdr. lnianaged. get nothing can "l ll“: Nimll before asked R0)?“ what t opinions others to In company with many they _-'\$S0¢|i§l|_0" 07 'haps a step or two over the ideal for R. E. Courage. D.S.O. Pflmc ill’-‘ branch l 'l'he.se belonged.

Slllpnl£ll.CS.Pcl'[“"“cd by Ml"_l5l°|'and such a hot day. and it was pleasant Much of the praise for the successthought that most of the motions on Oi Rl10d¢5|=| lhc real their and asl opinion the paper were excellent as "time expressed Ffl-l¢f?|l|_0n to reach the cool interior of St. Law- ful parade must go to the 76 years l-h¢ 5"‘ 3‘ it N)‘iIS=ll=!l'|dROY Great most ttttcr-.~" or “waslcrs." whichever word say was W¢l°|'|5k)'_ complimentary. rence Chureh. After the return march “young" chairmiin.

Shipmate R. Cl“l"H'"0" is all the includto workers. other had but that no Bl'°l‘¢“_ ill-0-T-W they credit prefer. of the due Parade most you were soon in the l')t:rry_ who served in the I914 war value. One can feel :1 little sympathy l mg the ladies. who ga\'c up so much -5i|l|l|’d315'~ -lU"'-‘- 7- l958- B‘-‘"ltl 51 kind‘ Drill Hall and supping back Alton ale. ! both under the sea with subiiiarincs far the standing nn|.,-re. committee in spare time for months past in order lm-‘l~"~‘tl '-'0UmT)'- ""3 b!=§fl€_ll Ch?-‘-9 ihc Members of Alton Branch were inland over with the R.N.A.S. He has illc |1=I|“¢ ll Mint! the entertainment of the visitors decide which toftliat 0l_"I\llIl|"1l=U5l1lcalled to being upon good attendance despite holidays :ind lost none of his spirit and despite a (‘T 5"¢lCll “l-'3”-‘l ‘“‘l'~"’ 1“ "town" should be Iirst-class‘. to for this which and 5",-'3i'blt‘ to on reject accept Shipmatc Charlie Colston strong in game leg leads the hraiieli from out _4......______—:_.l i\'ow no report on the coiiference. l‘l|’_0_l\'-‘ll "I"voice and full of cottlidettcc as Parade in front. ‘.\lill'Sl1lll. The salute was taken by :\lton's first "job" is to he hosts for H ‘ ll 5 0 l ccia 3|""t1 [wit out ll(ll|'\ to :i s wort o UL‘ if ‘ P"‘P"‘ tr 1”“ liranch president. Adiitiral Sir John the nest quarter's Area Meeting of 9 those two we say in sincere Wl,-_!h¢ V-0-l_-ll-3l3l'¢"!““'bl'5Old“ lidclstett. C.(i.B.. C.G.V.().. C.ll.E..l .\'o, 3 .'\l'I.‘i|. and there will he a special Sliipinate ll. StJohn W-.ird of respect ~cldi:r .stati:snieii of the Assn. of linll1l|Sik|"lll)'5°lilfildtfilrmfmillI : pported by vice-pi'esidetit.s’ Rcar- sselcoinc for ex-Altotiian Shipniate llford Branch. l-Zditnr of the l.ookoiit_~ciatioii. our president. Atlniiral of the !l]'-'“' duh rm‘ “}“' "“"3l"‘S '“8l“‘- Adiiiiral l-l. I‘. Ciirre_v. C.B.l3.. Capt.l\\’yc. Area secretziry.

Sliiptnatc (3. llowiiiaii of (fastleford l*lect Sir lolin Ciiiiiiinghzitn and our ,1 l‘‘”'‘3 “W i'l"P"’-""“‘i°ll' 35 "‘°‘"l"-‘"5 and l)istrict. lix Stoker. l’0l‘l\ttlt)lllll!\'lI:l:'pl't:SltlcIll. Vice-Adiniral Drew. "‘ ""3 l’l'~“lCh- 3llll°‘‘1=ll “"3 l"“'“ glllllIIlllIIIlllllllllllIIIllllllllllllllllllIIlllIIllllIlllllllllllllIIllllllllllllllllllIllllIIllllllllllllIIIllIIlllllllllllllll|lll||||llE Their presence during the greater part ll“-‘ll’ l’°5|5l5 °T|0l|l.!h C-V'Ni|\'4Il P°|'50"' Divisioti.

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SlR.—.\lay thank the Shipmiites of the Portsmouth Brzmcli for the welconic they i.-ave our party on our recent \'isil.l \'v‘c all etiioyed the coiiipany _:it their club. I thiiils they will .'ilw.iy.~'. remem-

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llli Ru_\:iI .\':i\:il Reserie. estahlislieil in I859 following an lt'lt|tIlt'_\' into the manning of the Royal .\'avy. is 100 years old—a century linking the days of sail with iiiudern diesels’. the olil R.i\'. Artillery Volunteers with the still young Headquarters Units set up at N..v\.'l‘.(). headquarters and the Reservists iiho stunned the Gallipoli beaches with their Second World War counterparts who fought convoys to Russia and Malta.

To mark the centenary. His Roy.il Ilighness the Prince Philip and other of the trawler section with fishermen inenihers of the Royal Family are to enrolled witii the rank of skipper. The attend a _spes:l:tl service of thanks- organisation so established was exgiving to be held in St. Paul's Callie- pzitidcd enormously during the two dral at ll.3(l am. on November -I. world wars for niinesweeping and

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M Duncan. Senior Ollicer‘s Ship of the Fishery Protection Squadron eiiiplotved on patrol duties E in the waters otl Iceland visited Htill on July 26 and stayed for five days.

The Htill branch of the Royal Naval Association .st:igcd a highly successful dance for the ship's company on July 29. The dance for Duncan was the Iiftli one anunged by the branch for visiting ships this year and all have‘ been successful and appreciated by the visitors.

The branch has arranged a coach outing to Runswick Bay and Whitby on September I3 and there is to be it lecture at the Sea Cadet Head'

St.‘r\'lCt: uttli-,s.uh|n;|rinc dutic-s_ lietween l‘)l-t and l9l3. the work figures representatives‘ of the shipping industry will also be present. of the R.N.R. was recognised by the For Roman Catholic ollieers anil. aivard of 5.314 honouizs. the first r.iti'it:.-.s (';itiitttl;ir lligli .\lass will he! atvards of the Victoria Cross to the stint: in \\'estiiiinster (‘:itiicdi';il. reserve being made to :i midsliipniaii quarters ()n the eie of these seiviees~——l\'o- :ind seani.iii for service in ll..\l.’>'. veniher 3 ollieeis of tile Roval Naval llussar at the landing at (iallipoli in‘

Reserve will lie hosts at :1 dinner iii April. I915. the l’:iinted Hall of the Roval Naval By the start of the Second World College. (irectiivieli. with the Duke of War. the R.N.R. had expanded in Fdinburgli as the principal guest. at number of directions. notably by .-\tinivers;irv celebrations have also the Patrol Service with headquarters been arranged at R.i\'.R. centres in at l.ow'e.s1oft. Some 5.600 olfieers the provinces. and men were available on mobiThe R.N.R. was set up as a result lisation and the peak number of of the Royal i\'av:il Reserve (Volttn57.000 in this part of the Reserve tecrl Act of Il\'>")_ which providctl for was reached in 1944. the entrv of sezifaiiiig nieti. while the .\lo.st notable development was, cnrolnietit of ollieers was tippioveil in Royal Naval Voluntwo.vc:irs later.

Since that time. "K R.g.U“: h!;.- teer cser\'e— ounded in 1903 and with the R.N.R. last yearprovided the Royal .\'avy with it hoilv land at one time 44.000 of the (i8.ll(l0 of skilled ollieers and ratings av:iilable for dutv in an emergency. At the i “"l¢L‘|'< l" N=I_\'il_l Sc_r V i c_e lielzl end of the last century. a period ‘Jl R-N~V-K °°"‘'‘‘'‘'‘''“‘"‘'; “'9 “ml A“ Ctlimill l‘0|'Ck“'- lls‘P¢lll-it-jtl expansion when shins could be built '. -'\"“, “ml "Won and in tlie_R.N.V.R. m,.,.__. m,iL.H\. "H," H “W; p‘“‘ihlc to partietilzirlv train the ollicers to man them. l-l0 W40 "'9 5“h_"“"'“° hrilnch “'35 R.N.R. officers were tiranteil periii:i-f“P§3"¢d '0 till‘ |’¢‘L‘|f\‘0. R-N-V-K Mm R_N_ C..,,,,,,;“;.‘.,,;_ ,,,;,m. .,[.oflieers eventually attained coniiiiand Cm“ “ml 5" l_h°‘¢ whom eaitieil sonte distinction in an a .inic n; it. ran 1;. marine went to sea wit , ind g. world Wir First .

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“Ilh the of weather that drugs‘ people away front their television sets into the fresh air. and granted the use of Cheani l’ark—one of Surres‘s lovelicst—tlie iihole progrzintiiic front the arrival of the Paraile to its dep-irturc was carried out in ideal conditions. ‘the programtne commenced with lll‘ and ') -' an ittspecliott of the Guard of Honour (nmumcd by Kingmm Sm Cadets) by tlt_.'r-In_-Chief. the Note under the I-lis Worship the Mayor of Sutton and direction of 2/Lieut. ’l‘. C. .\|errcu_ Clieaiii. Councillor I-'. W. Thompson. L.R.A..\l., R.M.. and the l’:ir;ide linally CC. and continued with :i Drumhcad marched to branch heiidquarters Service of Th:inksgiving which was the Salute was taken by Admiral conducted by branch Chaplain The Sir Henry .\Ioore, G.C.B.. (.‘.\’.0..

Rev. Dr. Vernon Davies. This in ttirn I150. ivas followed by a display of marchTeas were provided at ltezidquarters and by 7 pm. decks had been cleared

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The ‘.’.l.st annual dinner. a special occasion. is being held in the .\Iain Hall of the headquarters. 66 Fareliam Road on Friday. December 4.

A sum of over £42 was handed over to the Mayor of Go.-sport's Charities as a result of the bratteli's eflort at the Gosport Camlviil on August Bank Holiday.

It was pleasant to extend it welcome to shipniatcs from other branches R.N‘v.R. wmdrmml TRAWLIER SE("|‘l0N In the two world wars. I0 officers who called at the headquarters whilst By wit) the nieiiace of mine war- and two seamen of the R.N.R. gained on summer vacation. All cnioyed their short sojourn with us. fare was recognised by the formation the Victoria Cross.

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respectively Area eliairiii:iii :iiid sL'Cl".'tarry. M_rs. l)i.\‘on-Leiglt. Area ore;iniser King (‘ieorge‘s I-‘unit aiiil in;iiiv local personalities.

Many letters of thanks and coitgratiiltitiiins frotn visitors have heeti received during these last few \\'L'L"I.\. most of which have been flattering enough to havcthe branch tenipor;iril_t

(i. Wade. chairman of the National Council and No. it consider themselves the “cat's whisArea Council member oilieiated at kers."Howcvcr.Cheani and Woieeste: the commissioning ccrcntony. Also Park is not unmindful of the fact lll.~.l present were Shipmate P. Clarke. whatever effort it cares to put into Area Secretary and members -if local events. the success of them lllltmately depends on the Support forthDoncaster and Sheflield branches.

Shipmate Wade in his address out- coming from other branches and the lined _the aims and ideals of our members of the branch are tlierefoie to cement the friend- most grateful to all who gave such Association. made in the service. to help the support. and particularly grateful for ships disabled and needy comrades who their behaviour both on parade and had fallen on hard times even later at the social. though they tttay not be members of There is ample evidence that the our Association. It was. he said. the br:inch's reputation locally has ti.-en eighth branch to be opened in York- considerably enhanced by the impresshire since I952’. and paid triliutc to sion received by the general public. the work of Doncaster and Sheffield Whether it can be caslied in Branches who had given tituch cn- remains to be seen. In the nieantinie couragement in the Yorkshire Area. members of Chcani and Worcester In accepting the ollicer.s' elect the‘ Park like to think that the day when branch was ofticially inaugurated with the Association came to see them. it the members drinking a toast for it was at its best. an orgiiniszition to be proud of. long and happy commission.

Eastbournc braneli once again gave Chairman: Sliipmate I-‘, Holland: secretary: P. Ryan: treasurer: H. a full measure of their llll\'Pll:Illl)' the "old salts“ marching in perfect l-eaeli. when the branch visited them for the rhythm. and also with pride. liranclies Sliipniate Stevenson. president of annual outing. All sliipriiates and from No. 7 area iiieluded Cardiff. the Doneaster liraneh gave a vote of ladies are unanimous in their praise 7 Ill-I Barry Branch of the Royall Newport.

Aberdare. Pontllanfraitli. thanks to Sliipmate Wade for his for the grand way in wliieli they were Niiviil Association held their Pembroke Dock. Cheltenham and inspiring address. he himself gave it eiitcrtained. thereby iiiakiiig tlie outing 'Ullo then. HOW he 'ce‘.’ few words of encouragement to our a great success.

Our secretary as been telling we dedication service on June 28. The even as far away asThePortland service the dedication.

The brancli's next big event will be new members. Shipmate Kershaw. all about the .-\iinu;il Conference. dxiy was line with a rather strong atterided i\lary‘s Chureli secretary of the Slietlield ltraneli. the annual social evening and preand all you vellers what ‘e met .tp ,wind when the parade iusseriibled in which was held in St. Holton Road. was conducted by the seecindcd the vote of thanks. sentation night when the braincli enterthere. W"c'd like to thank the Wyndham Street.of the The president Harry Branch. Rev. Peter Lewis. B.A. of Caerphilly. Following the ceremony. members tains as many branches as it can. It Pompey secretary. Vie Jones and Lieut.-Cdr. J. 8. Davies. presented the He is an ex-Naval man. in groups and enjoyed the is hoped to see many Assoeation talked Sandy for aetitig as Standard furlcd standard wives with filled church standard The the was to members at this event. varied refreshment kindly provided. list.-ort :it l’uIliaiii. the of the of the and relatives and shipmates 'l were good of ‘em to support we bearer Alan James. one branch. welcomed to see this like that. snow. and ivc on‘t forgit youngest shipmatcs of the headed public wasdedication service. the first The parade then marched off. impressive ll.

283 Brigade of its kind to be pcrfomied in Barry.

Yere. we was on oitr best beliaviour by the band of the tune iv: At the march past. the salute was last tiieetin' yon. We ‘ad a stranger Artillery. Newport. with the Iall know so well. l'learts_ of Oak. It taken by the branch president. Alderdrop in. old Eric Knight. secretary iwas an inipressive sight with the_ band man R. D. Howells. who deputiscd of Hertford Branch and member -if their very smart uniforms for the Mayor who was in hospital. the I ':itional Council. but ‘e wadden ldressed inand red. and to see some Coniniatider Kirkwood of the Reserve 'of black a stranger very long. ()iir vellers Fleet. Carditl. also attended. were right glad to see ‘cc. and gi'ed After the salute the parade marched ‘cc :t real good elap_ when ‘c said tr the Cenotaph where it wreath was we was a jolly good branch. laid by Alderman R. D. Howells on It isadileii our vault if ‘e didden ‘ave behalf of the shipmates of the llarry a good lioliday down ycre! branch. 'l'lie revcille and last post was we wish they Town and Country sounded by two sea cadet buglers of Planning chaps would stir themfor the future. osr servicemen have made the T.S. Cossack. Shipmate secretary selves. and let we git oii_. and put R. Taylor who is also number one Ratio‘ to house. go.

Club want to do, There will be otir up of the sea cadets kindly arranged for we be. the buglcrs to be present. a home, children to want to so long. you chaps. BC Barry would like to say :i very big I0 is to be a big day for ll. C. ‘ee all. islierever you be.

Porteducate. the Croydon branch of the Asso- "thank you" to shipniatcs of thefar to ambitions are elation and members are striving to iand branch for coming soand also these Like semce. dedication the attend be make it it day to_ remembered. often to realize, and, if a man is to fulfil The area meeting is to take place l.to branclies of the Smith W31“ (W33that day at Croydon and in the even-, he will need to for himself and his his 3 branch 1 he social. be is a to there ing a preintends to tiiake the now. (the Saturday of the following view is the time to whilst you are still date of the A.s.soeiation's annual rc-5 ills‘ ‘W-'|11bs'f~' OT N¢\\'- iinioti). Within live days of getting the start. A PRUDENTIAL ENDOWMENT assurance booked a the organisers castle and (iatesliead branch (lll":lll clear." the money you need, taken will to the Royal Naval A.ssoci;ition are sun ;haIl. engaged a dance band and out. welcome Sliipniates _Le:isk and tanned (is this an uniisual occurrence artistes. invit:itions had been sent occasion you need it. the regarding the tar is‘3ll and suggestions into membership at their in the North lizistf‘.

Edwards to obtain income-tax they .ir_c had been made. cash gifts frotii meni- meeting on June 2. also to hear good Such ii you mg-Iting on Scot.s'wood Road.for had been. news of their hon. social secretary. their bers_to help defray expenses finding time to prepare of the and a share in the relief on had otleredl dance 1“ who W35 \\'ith,reeei\-ed. tradespeo_plc V. Day Mrs. annual Trafalgar Craft.returned from Shipmaid had social the and the popularlgifts secretary has since is incorponited which of bonus additions. hospital. She way the for catering.-cte. welhelpers were ‘-5135; Neptune" eo_nte.st. many to on pleased hospital and they the that Croydon and It is Menihoped still their is meeting expaniling at The branch come lier back the ask the Naval oiliboth For of Parliament. of etlorts bars the to thanks I 7. the funds.

J will be able to be present and who had taken pan in the Shipmatcs Coe. Damon and Robinsonlcers. of and the work of an entcrprisiiig com-1 invitations have gone to aldcrmen 6th Littlchanipton and Alton Branch lthe Croydon Council. the 4th and Dedications reported that i-iiittee. are steadily improving.

Standard and so Shipmatc Coe wishes to thank Queen's. kindred associations they had been well entertained. has been Lowestoft for the liospitality sliown on. Although catering the for 250.

Croydon chairto him and his wife when he visited arranged Vice-Admiral W. T_omkins0n ll‘-'15 will write to the Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd., Or that branch the that branch-the bus trip was parti- nian states of the arrange for more if it is necessary. been tie-elected president eiilarly nieniiirahle. llas anything Holborn Bars, London, E.C.I. l‘lie ehair- Everything that can be done to make Devizes branch of the_ Royal Naval happened to HMS. Tyne‘! eonifortable so that the. Association. Rear-Admiral Sir Alexman of i\'ewcastIe and Gateshcad everyonc_ ander McGl;ishan was re-elected vicestates that the branch li:isn't heardlevening is 3 huge success is president and Mr. T. H. Smith. from anyone since the ship left New-‘done and it is hoped that the functioiig chairman. l deserves. ; east L -ind savs "iiliat about a e:ird'."‘ receives the support it .

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W0 very enjoyable days were had at Alversitolre Lawn Tennis Club when this year's Inter-Command Championships were held there on July I0-ll.

Nine courts were booked for the championships and these were used practically continuously throughout the t no days as there was a very tight programme to get through (54 matches in all).

The play started otl very well right Lieut. Elliott ran up to the net and from the first day and some very good pulled a ligament in his knee. This lll-I Home Air Command Athletic Championships were held at the-Sports tennis was seen all round. The hardest was ait old injury wliielt he thought Centre. Southampton on July 1. Early morning rain had made the track match in the first round was between had cured itself. He linislted the match in tip-top condition and ii line afternoon of events was seen.

Suh-l.ieut. Clarke. of the Nore. and against lust./l.ieut. lilliott but was The previous evening saw some In tlte \V.R.N.S. cltantpionships the II!) Home Air Command Annual ‘lust.-l.ieut. White. of Portsmouth. unable to eontiitue in the Championevents completed at the l.eeoon-Solent two outstanding girls were Le:iding Golf Meeting was held this year After a ding-dong battle lnst.-l.ieut.:sliips and the Air reserve. P.O./Wtr. track. l’.(). Cowsill (Ariel) won the i Wren llrade-llirks. '_’iid lO(l yards. lst White niziiiaged to pull the game his ipullittg. was called in to play in his Hayling Island Golf Club.

Steeplechase in the good time of IO ' “0 yards. lst 440 yards. and Leading at The meeting started on July 9 with way and won in three sets 6——-l. l—6. p|ai:i:. minutes I3 seconds. .-\..-\.'.! Valentinelwrcn llewittvTaylor. lst 100 yards, :1 Points Bogey singles in the morning, (i —l. Sub-Lieut. Clarke then went on Al the end of the (I-.ty‘.~; play it (.*\hlml~‘ins‘lt) retained his hanuner lst 80 metres hurdles. lst long jump. and Foursomes Points in the to Tlirclfall Bogey l.ieut.-Cdr, and had play title with ease with a throw of l(i3:hoth from Yeovilton. The winning was‘ found that Portsniouth had not altemoon.

As results the it another match was show. also hard which went feet 3 inches. The 6 miles event was~station team was Yeovilton with (ill lt).'i'I a match and the writing was clerical three altogether it This titttc he ito day. sets. inanaged rtin for the tirst time in these cli:im- l points followed by Ahhotsinch with already on the wall. ()it ‘to the win the third l-‘riday. and (‘liainpionsliips the day. set linal, pionsliips. and R.I’.(). Maiden (Ariel) 45 points.

The second day followed the same l play was 36 holes medal. Although score was 2~t’i. 7--5. (i——J. He linislted ;lines tls the first with Portsmouth the golf was a little slow everyone had I the day with a wiit against l.ieut. . winning all their matche.s. The ltardest p.0_R_Et_ B03.“ (L¢¢,(,n_S(,h_.m)- These were held on the Brickfields. a good day. Only three players llerutan 8 6. 6-3. and longest game of the whole chainbreak 80 to so the scratch Another hard nianaged match vvas seen 8' Th‘: the double when winning. completed “'.'“.‘"°“'=W-’"'>' ipionsliips was played hetween Midthe -140 yards and 4-10 yards litirdles. ‘."°‘“h‘" ““.“ b”“'“"l “".'-l. ll” ”“°k prize was wide open but l.iettt. .l. A. 1. between l’.0. Hearne tNore) and Sick shipman Jones and lnst.-Lieut. and our congratulations to Boyes on 1 mm‘ but "‘ g“"‘.] °°"d”'“"'."“'".2 Harding managed to slip in a mag-‘ Berth l’.O. Wliyte (Plymouth) whose Hawkeswell of l’lymonth and Portshi‘. Ming sclccycd rm. "K. (“cat 1 \_l:ilentin_e t.-\hbotsineh) gave _Air their niticent late 77 to take the honours ‘match went to 7—5. 7 -5 tP.O. llearne .inouth respectively. This game went Britain "ll" team in their -matcli "M p°'m.‘ Wm" hc r°5‘"“°" ”‘°' with Rev. W. Howell. runner-up. winning). (‘dr. Darlow (Nore) had two ion for over two hours with hoth of mi km '9“ ye" m l.ieut. D. Patchett turned in a quiet ; matches that went to three sets against them playing some against the Netlierlands at the end of h‘”“"‘" very line shots.

His throw of 86 and 85 to take the Handicap prize ,Qri\lr./Sgt. Nicholson (Portsniouth) Eventually Inst.-I.ieut. (lortsmouth).

July. llawkeswell and C.P.O. Stan- who won 6—l. 4-6. 6-0. and Lieut.

Valentiite {Ahhotsinclfl added the‘ '6’ (‘M H '"‘'l‘‘'‘ “'35 w'''“ "9 l° with Lieut. Harding through to win l-1--I2. 5-7. sharing second place.

Peary (Plymouth) who won l—(i. ‘6pulled weight and discus titles to the previous ““_‘“d'*"'-'5 “.l‘“ “:“" “"3 -‘h°l °"°"l bury -l.

The results of the Handicap and the 6-4, 5-2, |n the doubles there was‘ day's success in tlte hammer. In the‘ Wm‘. "0 r""l ’ '"‘7h"‘- P-Q The last round was played on the 330 ).;“.d\._ E_R_A_ Rum (Bm“,dy‘. _‘ on-Solent) won the -140 y:_trd.~. hurdles» team prizes were open until the last a very close match hetween the first game was played. Young Naval Air- Air pair (l.ieut.-(‘dr. 'l‘hre|l'a|l and Saturday afternoon when Air met discovery at last year's clt:impioi1“ships.1 '“ 3 ""'“' '.°°°r“ .°r 55"‘ .l”“‘: ll“ m.l’l"' man Leighton from l.o.s.siemouth stood ‘l.ieut.-(‘dr. Mather) and the first Portstttoutlt in the singles and Plyturned in a fast time of l minute 58.4 .‘l"°""d." A"i"' EH" "H" ‘””h 45.‘-"'°' 0‘ ‘"°h""""‘"''on the last tee wanting a four to heat Plymotith pair t.\lidshipnian Jones and mouth played Nore in the doubles. seconds. to win from I.ieut. Downic Lient. Patchctt hut tinfortunately lost § Lieut. Bryan). The Plymouth pair inst It was here that Portsmouth had [Ye-ovilton) with a time of 2 minutes ‘.4 '"‘:h"'5 h"l"“" 1"‘ .““'" Nfly ”°°rd' his lirst hall and the ltole cost him managed to win in the third set and .tlieir one and only defeat when l..I.-\ir. l:.A.5 Barnes (_Yt‘ovilton). _sucei_:.ssfully 01, ‘cc(‘nd;. hl‘ "ll" “'l‘¢“ Wlnmnll ll“: an eight. Bad luck. but nevertlieless he the linal score was -t—6. 7-5. 6—-t. ‘Cook of the Air team played QrMr./ The Inter-Station Troplw was coinLossienioutli to take the team The Air team had had luck when Sgt. Nicholson and. in :i very line peted for. for the tirst time in tliesei l-0 3""d"- h"'dl'~" Very closely from helped in the next match that morning l.ieut.- match. won 6-4. 6/4. chainpioiiships and l.ee-on-Solent E'’\' ’\m'“'' (P“"‘-'m°"”') m. '5", prize.

Cdr. Mather. who was playing Inst.But hetween lhe_se Air sticContinued on page I6. column 2 RESULTS p,.m.c,J ,0 he "IL. mp (mm Wm‘ Bogey Single: tllandieap) paimx. crawl’. r.,||.,“._:d by \-k.m.”mn ces'_ses l‘ortsmouth wer_e piling up the Point: VVIINICF’ Rev. W. Howell (St. .l7l points and ran out All’ tvtttners over t\t|Il‘ll\' win, 30 Imim;__ Rev. J.

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Wren Turner created (Arliroatli) .i: lteliotmpe Cup I I Liciit J A. llardiiig (‘U lo‘-ll, Rev. \N.~ discus new record with a winning (51 Howell «lot.

4 throw of ‘)4 feet 5 inches. Leading Wylie ('np Wren llrade-llirks was in line form Lltlll. I) lutetiett (IS) -I-tt. licut. J. \ lltrdintt (")—l-H. C. l‘. 0. Stanlluly (20; l again winning the 440 yards and gain- N2. ing second place in the 220. Leading laekdaw Trophy lllaudiupl tllcst 1 to count!

Wren lslewitt-Taylor won the I00 Winners: l.uuiciimutli, Licut .-Cdr. l. J litter-Coinmand yards and was second in the long llr.-wn. H0. Lieut. D. Patehett. I4l N./\ llljl \V:.l{.N.5. ( ticket loiiriiament was held as jump. second in the 80 ntetres hurdles I). Leighton. l-H. Total -US. Runner-up l).ird.tlus —«U'l'. nsiial in l’0l’lstll0tllll this year. and equalling the recon] set up in l‘)4‘)_ the results were as follows:—— l‘\'”"R'5I“R"cE “inner Note ('oium:ind, 5 points.

Soleiit) on winning the 440 yards -.-\ir lite ('ontm:iiid inert and women htirdles in a new record time of 54 Runners-up (‘onini.ind. -ti points; Portsitioiitli (‘onintand. 2 were well represented at these chain- seconils. The women also had their pflmm plynmmh ('.,,m“;,m|_ 1 p.,im_ pious-liips held at the R.A.l-'. Stadiuni. moments. llewittv'l'.iylor (Ycovilton) ‘lite eiip was presented to vthe Uxhridge. and competition was of aihcing placed second in hoth the 100, Captain of the Note Coiititiaiiil team. very high class. ('oii_i:r;iltil;itions tol yards :ind 80 metres hurdles and Leading Wren Dishitry. liy Cziptain Valeiititie t.-\libotsiticlt) on winning- l.e;iding Wren Killiclc (l.ossiemoutlil l l H. C. .\lartell. ('.ll.F.. R.N. itlie haminer and PD. llnyes (l.ee-on- ! who was second in the high jump.

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Fx 77230.1 0. M. Mtttirner. 174 8I6l70 his prowess with a camera has been W. Cadwallader. FX M45088 1. Hull. announced from Fort Bloelthousc. The Chlet Alr Fitter (0): J. D. Wrighion. Royal To\V. Surg.-Licut.

II. Dennit. L.'FX7Sl09S: S. C.tlc$. subject for the competition is con- Navy is included in the party which LIE-X99682. lincd to "Submarines" and "Life in is to visit Russia and Finland this To Chlel Alrnut (AID FX 670485 I. I-ltzpatriclt. the Submarine Branch." month. He is to take part in the 400 To Chiel I-‘Jeetrlelau (A_|rI The competition is divided into two metres and 4 by 440 metres relay.

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Royal Arthur at cricket

Royal Arthur I was getting out of hand. for little did :1 popular auractionlwe suspect the Wrens would include and helps to brighten up the week- a County player low down in their ends for those who tind it impossible batting order. Finally however. they at

get home. The lint game was against the W.R.N.S. from Ycovilton who were invited to send a team to play the Petty Oflicers (mainly_ from 640 Course) early in June. l’re-match discussions were lively. Should the Petty Ollicers use cut down bats, play left handed. or would it be fairer to mix up the teams and just have a -friendly game? As one would expect the Wrens had their own ideas and made it quite clear that they intended to play the Petty Ofiicers on equal to

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The day was well ehosen——thc sky was blue and the sun shone. At 2.30 the Wrens arrived by coach. their natural feminine charm concealing grim determination and quiet contidence as they walked on to the fieltl amidst cheers from the unusually large number of Royal Arthur supporters. The match began with the Wrens batting: three wickets fell cheaply and the weakness of the socalled stronger sex was an easy prey to the true “gamesmanship" so skilfully employed by the visitors.

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C.P.O. T. A. Trutc. atpresent servAn embarrassing result but an exciting finish to a game that was much en- ing in R.N. Barracks. Portsmouth, t’ot::L‘l years won the joyed by all. A swim (in the bath whottas served donated by the Forces presented recently by Lord Nufiield) Challenge Cup.with maximum score a followed the game and after supper Help Society. the teams retired to the Royal Arthur of 300 points. The competition is an Club for a very successful social. We individual one and may he entered of the Armed Forces (inhope to arrange a similar fixture by members members of the Women's again next year and might even try cluding and junior organisatiotts at our luck against the Wrens at hockey Services) home. this winter.

The I959/(.0 competition started on April I and will close on March 31, I960.

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