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OR the financial _\/ear. I961-62. Parliament IS being asked to grant for the Naval Service the net sum of £-tl3.200.000. and of this huge amount no less than £l07.000.000 is required lor the new construction and aircraft programmes during the year. The total is some .¢Il5.llllt).tltltl iuore than the previous year.

In his explanatory statement on the Navy estim;itc.s. |.ord ('ariin_L-i.ui. First

the special value ot sca power its mobility Lord at the .-\dn1ir.ilt_\'. says: Ll llcsihility remains constant. Indeed these qualities have stood out more clcar|‘_s‘ as thc number of British hascs overseas has declined.

"As sscapons l\.:comc more and more and the sliips west of Sucz which are dcstmctivc ll is more important than virtua||_v all interchangeable between -I‘ 1’ .4—_.

-.__ s cvcr that local outbreaks should not the Home and Mcditcirzuican Flccts. he allowed to develop into lull-scale Apart from this main division. areas An artist‘s inlpression of the new assault ship announced in the First l.ord'.s I-Zxplanatory Statement on the Navy war. with the attendant risks‘ of nuclear of special llritish interest have fleet l-Zstimates. This ship will carry landing craft which can he launched by flooding compartments of the ship. She will contlict. .\li|itar_v power tnust be de- units on the spot. As‘ a result the Navy. also be able to serve as headquarters ship in the assault area when in and its world-wide commit-A ctlcctivcly covering ploycd quickly is is trouble occurs. and this a primary mcnts. thinly spread. but availahlcl taslt of the Royal Navy. sources of money and manpower have ' "It may be to escort troops and their been purposely devoted to a rclatively' heavy equipment to the scene of small fleet of modern ships of the high- I action; it may be to give them air cover est quality. able to combine a variety of L in opcraliutt until air bases can he functions. rather than to a -rcatcr numIll-ZN ll..\t.S. Centaur recomrnissions on Friday. March 3. at Portsmouth. established ashore: carrier concept. to her of less advanced and ess vcrsatih: for her third commission. Her Royal llitzhnes-. the l)|.lChE\\‘ of Kent will Iunclion as .u lire brigade and to avert ones. .

I he present. or extinguish small conllagrations unN0 NI-ZW CARRIERS Yl-'.'l‘ Hcr Royal lliglmcss launched the aidcd.

Arki Of the tour aircraft carriers. from Harland and Woltl's yard. ship (‘en-I l‘Rl).\ll’I‘ INTl{R\'l-Zl\"l'l0t\' Royal. Hermes. Victorious and to move to .Y\l.S. Protector (Captain I). N. llcllast. ‘in April.‘ l‘)-I7. the First l.ord's sltt\\\s‘statcmcnt taur. the with captain. .-\t'ter “In every case success depends touching Forbes. l)S.C.. Royal Navy) three will be that operational normally Ill.-I licadquartcrs of 3rd (‘ommando made intenention. i on February 1. Capt. J. A. C. l’lcnlc_\‘. l).S.(‘.. R.N..

Montevideo upon prompt at arrived the yc.ir a fourth will hcl‘ lhigadc will move from its present possible by lllt Na\'_t~".s power til throughout After the ships‘ Antarctic time. the and attending the (‘ommissioning will ll.l\l.S. Victorious return: iclitting. rapid movement. In limited war in to weather was found to be a little too (‘crc-inony~—the introduction'to the base at Malta to Singapore in April.

Waters when Home by? relieved Vener- Sonic 100 Royal .\I:irinc otliccrs and which opposition to seaborne forces warm. but those on board soon not ceremony will be given by th,-: in of ll.M.S. I-Ias-t Sue/.. (‘cnt;uir. ablc Archdeacon John Arm.strong. men and their dependants will be may he encountered. the Navy must to tropical routine again. used llcrnics Ark and Royal , ().ll.lE.. Q.l~l.('.. (‘ha plain of thc Flcct—- involved. be capable of operating :i halancerl ‘)ctobcr. mm. visit. of the second the ()n day the‘ car-l The move is a consequence of the Her Royal Highness is to cut the comfleet which can meet the potential .vilI tn: West of Suez. Talking ul Marine and Royal combined Ships‘ lIlt'c.IIs from the air. the surface. and 'icrs‘. the First I.ord felt that it would »(iuartl inarclicd through the streets to missioning cake and meet mcntbers of dL‘t1lo_\~p1ct'It of lltc Royal Marine Commandos‘. two of the three overseas units nutter the sea. and fultil its tradi- be ten years before replacements arc the Plain lndcpcndcncia. whcrc‘tltc the ship's company.

The l)ucI1ess of Kent will take oil now being stationed east of Suez. tional role of seeking out and des- tccdcd for the existing carriers. This llritish The ll.l3. and seem to imply that no new, ('aptain from the tlight deck in :1 helicopter There is no intention that 40th Comtroying hostile warships and main- would the wreath on laid :\mbass;idor a arc cnvisaged tor lltc moment. mando. R..\l. should move from Malta. after ten. taining our l'rei.-dom to move forces :.irricrs monument of General Artigzis. the is in hand tor Albion H.M.S. con-= and supplies about the seas." responsible for Uruguayan This recognition of the value ol sea version to commando carrier and after man commissioning she will rotate with Independence ! power and thc builtl-up of our nav:il llulwarlt a liastcrn and the hctwccn thc ship gave ()n'l'cbruary tn. torccs to meet twcntictli-century conhe children's party for the local British ditions lt.Is be.-n a long-term polic_v Western Flccts. (‘Inc oi" them will CtllL‘t'l'.tlllCsI on ol the lloard ol .-\dmir.ilt_\'. and Ills‘ continuously :l\’ttll:tl"lL' [East of Sue/. children, ,-'\l1oul 70 were C.IFl'ls'rs will be ahlc to lhmrtl. and tht:_v \\crc cscortcd around [3l'L‘s;'lll L'\lllll.tlt.‘\ cml.-avotlr to con- l-Tacli of thcsc ll'.Ills’p.It'l two L‘t‘llllt‘..l.llLlt'\ if rcquircd. the ship by a hand of l’ir.itcs. wlios: tinuc that |ti\lls.'_\'. chief was the Captain. lhcxc will he I-3-X ships in thc operaI (‘RUISICRS 'lhc ships‘ sports teams were active. tional ll.-:t. tov_:-cllicr with 41 cngagctl ()t thc L‘ltlt\L‘I’\. tour ol thc li\c tllc|- but tlltl not IIICCI with much success. on trials .-ml ll'.Illllll‘_.!. and 70 support llcrmud.i. ligcr. Lion and Illalscll The s'n.‘iICt' team was dctcatcd by 7 ships and :ui\i|i:irics_ ll)’ the cod ot lasl. thc lii'.'inci;tl ycar. l‘li'vl-til. the First Wtll norinally In: t‘l".'l‘.tll\‘Il'.lll}' avail-1 goals to 2. by a very strong Uruguayan E DAY TH Lord s.i_vs that ships in reserve will con~ alitc during the _vc.ir. ll..\l.§. lllalsc .\'aval sidc. The water polo team lost tin;i! trials the this I-‘) to the local club. while sist ot sotlictcnt ships of all classes. will commission tor held at short notice for service. to keep month: latcr in thc _\'car she will serve cricltctcrs defeated the local cricket] the operational llcct up to strcngth and in thc Mcdilcrr;utc:ut. ll..\l.S. Lion will club handsomely. In this match 0.‘S.| to thc l\lcditcrrancan on completion Fas_v distingttisltcd himself by taking‘ to proviilc tor thc atloat support ol‘ go of her trials expected to be in .-\pri|. f tour wickets with four balls. the tlcct in cmcrgcnc_v.

I|.M.S. Tigcr will complete her present f The ship sailed for the Antarctic on l l February 9.

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ill’. cost of running the Royal Navy the cost oi’ the insurance premium to defend our coasts. keep our trade routes secure. to play our part in an organisation built up to saticgtianl the free world has. like the cost of everything else. risen year by year.

The Navy listimatcs show that the amount required for the imiltil'ariou.s duties of the Royal Navy has reached a record tigure of peace time L‘-tl3.200.000. This is £l5l million more than w:is reqtiired in I960-6|.

Are we getting value for the huge amount involved‘! Matty will argue that. we :ire not—-many will say that we ought to have more sliips—that with the forces at our disposal. even with the assistance of those with whom we are in partnership. we are not in a position to defend this island arid the nations of the Commonwealth. it is felt that the Admiralty would like to have more ships. and the men to man them. but are we-the nationprepared to pay for them? it would be criminal folly to build ships which were not adequate for the demands likely to be made oflthem and the Admiralty's intention that the Fleet should be composed of modern. versatile ships. tittcd with the most advanced equipment. is. unless we are prepared to pay much more than the present astronomical figure. the only

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What is wanted is that the public should be “put in the picture“ and informed by every medium of Britain‘s paramount defence need. it is considered that if the people can be matle aware of the position they will demand that means he provided to produce more

strong force btit as the First Lord has said. it is spread pretty thin over the waters of the globe. We are getting value for money spent on the N:ivy—but in these days—-when Utopia seems so far away. whilst there is unrest in so many parts of the world. ti good case can be made out for the claim that even the forthcoming year's record estimate is inadequate for the country's need.

Tell the people and they'll be prepared lo pay. After all it was the people's call before the First World War which put the Royal Navy in such a good condition to light that a

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IR. l'l-.-as-: Iiiid enclos~:d Ss. postal order for the “Navy News." I have been asked to say how imich we all lool. forward to seeing it ex er_v month.

It is a real sort of tonic to us. Just to read it helps to bring back some very

happy iiiezuoiies.

I often wonder tnys-.-It" if some of Owen arrived at Tristan da Cunlia—herc is the naval sun’ey ship at Brilain‘s "lone|ics'| m|,,"_‘..._ When ll.M._S. during her nine-month oceanognipliic research commission in South Atlantic and sub-Antarctic waters. (‘onimander the places out l-iast have got back to G. P. D. Hall. D.S.C.. Ra her captain. learned that the 270 islanders were without a doctor. ‘lite sliip‘.-s l'Ill.‘tll(':ll the happy state tliev were in before oliiccr, Surgeon-Lieutenant R. S. hlckinnon, R.N.. of Cheam. Surrey. was put ashore for a mouth to attend to the war places such as Mtiiiilti anti Singapore. the medical need is of the inhabitants ..

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Mediterranean Fleet Royal The Marine lland. commanded by l.icut.

R. H. Nash. R.M.. of Wallisdou n. liourncmouth. led a half-mile-long procession through crowds of nearly 20.000 people. ‘lite procession. coinposcd of .lugoslavian. Czechoslovaltian. Greek and Sptlnislt folk dancers in national costume. was cheered through the streets of Agrigento after the Royal Marine band and foil: dancers had performed on an open-air stage in brilliant sunshine against a background of the ancient Greek columns of the Concord

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Trials Crew. Local l’oreign Service.

As ratings are normally detailed l'or overseas service about four H..\l.S. Falmiiutli. July. at \\":illscnd- of Sue‘I,'l'lotm: (2! months). U.K. lliise Port. Portsmouth. months ahead of commissioning date. and for home service about on-‘l'yne for llouie Sea Commissions for Geiieral Service ll..\l.S. l.tmestul't. September 5.6. at two months ahead of commissioning date. this should be borne in mind when preferring requests to volunteer to serve in a particular Commission. October. lioinc.’.\Ied. Glasgow for Home Sea

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U.K. Base Port. Devonport.’

H.M.S. Cook, March 20. at Singapore for Foreign Service (Far lsast).

H.M.S. I-Iastbournc. ApriI_ i2. at Chatham for General Service Commission. Home/East of Suez (20 months) U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth (C). (Sec note.)

H.M.S. Chichestcr, April _I3. at Chalhzim for General Service Commission. Home/East ot‘ Suez (I8 months). U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth (C.). (See note.)

H.M.S. Loch Lomond. April l8. at Chatham for General Service Commission. HomeIArabian Seas and Persian Gulf (I5 months). U.K. Base _

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Portsmouth (C.). (See note.) ll.i\I.S. Aisne. end of September. at (.‘hatli:iin for Trials. Commissions end December for General Service Cominissioii llome/.\lcd. (24 niontlis) U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth ((2). (See note.)

H.M.S. Ilardy. Septeinber. at (‘lt:ilh:im for trials. Cointnissioiis ().:tober for Home Sea Service. U.l{. liasc Port.

port for General Service (.'ommission. Persian (iult';.\led. (24 months).

U.K. Base Port. Devonport. mission. Hoine.’.\led. (23 months).

8l5 Squadron. July. at R.N. Air StaI tion. Culdrose for Overseas Service tl-l.i\l.S. Ark Royal). for liiome Sea Service. U.l-C. Base 706 Squadron. July. :it R.N. Air Sta2 Devonport. tion.

(Iuldrose. for Advanced Flying u H.M.S. (iurkha.()etolier.at Soiith:impTraining.

Gcnéml Scrviéc C-“mmi‘._ rm, ton for Home Sea Service. (‘omH.M.S. Mull of Kinlyrc. end of Jul)’. .‘)7 inissions lor General Service (Tomat Portsmouth for Home Sea Service. mission llome/Arabian Seas and U.K. Base Port under consideration.

25 at “ ‘Ls l’cr.si:ui Gull (I8 ntoulh.s) January.

Vidal. August 9. at Chatham for'Genei'al Com- H.M.S. I962 U.K. liaise Port. Rosyth. for trials.

Commissions September mission. Home/Med. (23 months).

I2 for General Service Commission H.M.S. Alert, November. at Singapore U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth (C.). for Foreign Service. Far East.

West Indies (24 months). U.K. llase (See note.)

H.M.S. Hemics. December. at PortsPort. Devonport.

H.M.S. Scorpion. May 30. at Chatham H.M.S. mouth. for General Service (IoniPuma. August 22. at Devonport for General Service Commission. mission Hoine/F.a.st of Suez (2l for General Service (‘ommission Home/.\led. (23 months). U.K. llase ntontlis). U.K. llase I’orl. PortsHomelSouth America and Smith Port. Portsmouth ((3.). (See note.) mouth.

Atlantic (20 months) U.K. Base ll..\‘l.S. Whirlwind. May 30. at Rosyth H.M.S. Cavalier. Deccniber. at SingaPort. Devonport. for trials. Commissions July II for ll.~.Vl.S. Ark Royal. August. at Devonport for Foreign Service (Far East).

Home ."a Service. U.K. Base Port. port for General Service Commis- Il.M.S. Ulster. December. at DevonPortsmouth t(‘.). (See note.) Under sion. Homef.\led (24 months). U.K. port. for General Service Commisconsideration.

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We-.t |r.dies,.'Home (21 ll.-.\l.S. Bcrwlck. May 30. at Belfast H.M.S. Dundas. September 5. at months). U.l\', Base l'ort. Devonfor Home Sea Service. Commissions for trials.

Commissions Rosyth port.

August for General Service Com- October 3i for Home Sea Service. H.M.S. Agincourt. end of December. mission. Homelhled. (19 months).

U.K. Base Port. Devon ort. at bortsmouth for trials. CommisU.K. Base Port. Portsmouth.

H.M.S. Bulwark. Septem 'r. at Singasion. March. l‘)(i2. Homeihled (24 H.M.S. Ashanti. June 6. at Glasgow for Service (Far East).

Foreign pore months) U.K. liase Port. Portsfor Home Sea Service trials. Re- H.M.S. Barrosa. September. at Devonmouth. commissions February 27. I962. for ort for Trials Commissions DecemGeneral Service Commission. Ara‘r. for General Service Commission bian Scas and Persian GulfIHome (24 months). U.K. Base (I2 months). U.K. Base Port. Devonon.

The New York Herald Tribune H.M.S. Corunna. September. at Rosytli stated that the people of Brooklyn port.

H.M.S. Scarborough. .lune 6. at Portsfor Trials. Commissions November. were startled when H.M.S. Ark Royal mouth for General Se ice Comfor General Service Commission exchanged saltilcs with a US. Army mission. Homelhlcd. (1 months).

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A BIT OF A SQUEI-Ill-I l3-EN(iAGF..\ll’..\'TS after l2 While the four ships (under the years of service in the Royal Navy command of Commander G. A. F. continues at the high rate of 65 per Boner. R._N.. Senior Olliecr l08th cent.. coinparcd with about -10 per cent.

Minesiveeping Squadron) were at before i957.

Porto Empedoclc for the celebrations.

Of the men completing 7-year the Navy gave a children's party for 40 per cent. are choosing from a Franciscan Sisters‘ engagements to remain in the Service. compared Home. Forty children were invited and \vitli l0 per cent. four years ago. l-ll;' United States siibiinirine tenl60 turned tip!

The Admiralty states that this is a der Proteus, lti.5t)tl ions. which is .-\notlier of the niiiieswcepers tool: a ship for party of 40 Scouts to sea for the after- fill" '-‘lltillllfiltlllltl >111” Ur illlillffi bl" to be the base inaiuten:ince S-Tt‘5ll¢|' i"'‘Pl'l‘'‘''¢‘"‘'~''“\‘ “"3 ll0P'-‘ll Polaris .submariiies and which is to be noon. and all four ships were invaded l stationed at Holy Loch. left New l.onby a constant. stream of visitors I fur. |don. Connecticut. on Fehruziry 2|. throughout their four-day stay in It is expected that the l’rote_u.s will be Sicily.

Embarkcd in the ships for interThree cruisers, live destro_\ers. one iiiainiaining and .\l_|[1Pl_)'lll[.‘. six missile Service experience were it sergeant fast ininelayer and thirteen frigatcs submarines by this time next year. andseven other ranks of the Royal have been disposed of. or approved among which will be the George WashHighland Fusiliers. recently arrived for disposal by scrapping. during. ington and Patrick Henr_v. both of 6.700 tons (siibinergeti). li960/6|. in Malta from Aden.

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MALTA MINESWEEPERS VISIT HIEH RATE oi?"

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(ieneral Service (‘ommission. irest of the class so that evaluation A tot:il of 53 destroyers and frig- ‘trials of her advanced steam propitiatcs N ill be tlcploycd throughout the .;.sion gas-turbined boost rn:rcliincr_v world. During the _vr.-ar live new j maybe undertaken at sea. frigatcs of the Rotlli.-\a_v class‘ will: There will be live Rotlresays and. commission. seven l.e:rndcrs under construction or The deployment ol the .submarine on order in |‘)(il-62. tie-;t will remain largely unchanged.

The Rotl1es'.'tv class :irc basieall_v the The Home Submarine Flotilla will same as the Whitby class of t'rigatcs; consist ot' three squadrons and. in but incorporate improved machinery addition. divisions will be operating and operational equipment. and better from Malta. Singapore. Sydney and [living conditions. From these were‘ Halifax. developed the Leander class which j have the same ltllll as the Whitbys and NEW CONS'l‘RL'CTl()l\' Rothesays but are of a revised and adTwo more guided missile destroyers vanccd design. are to be built. Four are already under By incorporating the lessons 1 constrtrction—-Devonshirc. llampshirc. learned from the two earlier classes.

Kent and London. The tirst of the the ,I.eandcrs are able to fultil a class. the Devonshire. should be completed by the spring of I962. The two composite anti-submarine. anti-nircraft and air direction rate. new guided missile destroyers will be titted with the Mark II version of the An order will be placed this year for anti-ziircraft missiles. six All Scaslug an assault ship of a new design to re~ have a good surface gunnery and bom- place the present ships of the Ampliibibardment capability. the latest submar- ous Warfare.Squadron. The new ship. inc detecting devices and anti-submar- which will be of the order ot' t0.000 to I in weapons which include a Wessex l5.000 tons. and will possibly take two l ..\l.S. Chichcster. one of the live, llelieopter. The tirst front-line squad- to three years to build. will carry land- =!

"Sali.sbury" class aircraft direction rort ot these helicopters is planned ing craft which can be launched by to embark in l-l.M.S. Ark Royal in the flooding compartments of the ship and 't.'igates‘. all named after cathedral‘ was built by Fairticld S. H. &; autumn of this 3 ar. ‘ lowering her in the water. She will be llcitics‘.

No fingers were reported missing.

Good progress is being made with able to deploy tanks. vehicles and men. Eng. Co. Ltd.. Glasgow. was launched Everyone has now had at least three étlll April 2|. I955. and completed on’ the Navy's tirst nuclear sirbmarinc.

The new ship will have seakecping tMay I6. I958.

1 weeks‘ leave and Puma will soon be at l-l.M.S. Dreadnoiiglit and an order has l'i.rrua‘s last article stated 1 sea again for trials and all the usual Her displacement is 2.330 tons full; been placed for the second nuclear qualities much superior to those of the l that the ship would not be active 7 routine prior to working a ship up to present L.S.Ts. :rnd her speed and ,load: she is 340 feet (o.a.) in length._ siibrnari-ic. until sometime in the middle of the , its normal standard of clliciency.

With the completion of the last of range will enable her to support the : with a beam of 40 feet.

These ships carry two -8.5 in. and year. She was due to prop up a dock- | She will be based at Portsmouth for thc Porpoise-class submarines. the Sea- commando carriers and she will be two wcck.s. then to Portland to lion. conventional submarines under able lo serve as headquarters ship in ;two -19 mm. A.A. guns amt have a’ yard mill for at least four months but. construction will be the Oberon class. an assault area. Another valuable 'Squid triple-barrcllcd depth charge unfurtunatel_v for the "natives." the re- -enjoy the vigorous sea breezes which lcatttn: will be a helicopter platform. mortar. tit has been postponed until August. blow round there at this time of year.

Provision is made for a maxiruum 'l'Rl.-\I.S Oi-' r\SlL\N'l'l (.‘onstruction is all welded and llle in hen the ship will he rccommissiuning.

In the near future the ship's course this ot' nurnher l00.000 but will probably be somewhat to the |d'.‘\lt:tt is insuch that rapid hullding is The strip arrived at Devotlporl on north. are now proceeding in H..\l.S. I manpower Trials The talk is about Arctic Cloth-possible December I‘). to be greeted by the sun Ashanti. the lirst ot the Tribal class. | emergency.

(Continued in column 3| The trigates of this class are, and some families. The sun hasn't ing. lllack Frost and Free Fish! A far ll'.'\l]1IlL‘(l primarily for tile direction of; shone again since and those on board cry from the Southern (Toss. c.rrru:r-horttc aircrzift and they cart miss it after their spell in the South .-\llhongh a busy couple of months also serve as Llcstroyers in otlscnsive .-\tlantic.

NOTICE 5 is expected man_v of the Ship's (‘omoperations‘. l‘|oi'a. the ship's live _pnma. who re- pany want to get :rway from the dock... .._..... 3-.‘ iii" The present Chichcstcr is the si\'lh sidcs at Paignton Zoo. was lifted on- yard. if only to ditch all the “ga.s‘h" and 2! ship to bear that name in the Royal board in her cage and a few hra\‘c the ship clean enough to live in "RI-'..-\l)Y TO LE/\l"' :Nav_v. The tirst was a 3rd rate of mernhers of the crew strt k ‘d her down. once more.

I605 which was broken up in I7-W. ;:Thc second was also a 3rd rate of I753 which was broken tip in I803. , was a 5th rate of I785. She} i The third broken up in l8lS. The fourth‘ was a prize ,tak_en in I800 amt which: wrecked in till I. The titth‘ was l Cliichester was a 4th rate of I84}. sold 3 in lt~'R‘l. ltattlc llonorrrs are ('artag:rr.r l'.'4t.

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It is now the nomial practice to givcl } ratings four months‘ notice of overseas l‘ t service. Six months before .1 man returns from abroad he is able to l indicate where in tire United Kingdom l (i:l!.li.. l\'.(‘.ll.. and he agreed to be- proves ltc Is‘ a very worttty o...’ 3 he would like to serve: only about one l The hon. treasurer. S_hr'pm; come the branch president.

Admiral (iladstonc l0t‘|l>. over from Richards. also agreed to a Iurthe m:m out of every ten fails to get drafted ‘i to one or Ulltct‘ of the areas he has 3 (‘aptain E. W. whirring-Ion~lnce. of otliec. tl-le had no choice real.‘ Cllt‘\s‘"('.ll.l"... R..\‘., \\ho was tltankcd by the he has been treasurer for |_l veal branch for the splendid work he has the branch would be lost without‘ Recently the entire crew of a frigate and 90 per cent. of the crew = done for them during his term of the extra post was titled. Stu of an aircraft carrier hail their , ollice and whiwc keen spirit has been J. .\lcl)onald was appointed preferences met. l an e\ample to all. social secretary to assist Shipmat The retiring chairman. Shipn‘-ate C. in branch social events and to .. the centralised system of :id\anceShaw. congratulated the lttzinclt Unit him to attend to .-\rca and l n‘.:nt has smootlted out disparities ; which existed when each Port Division good year. pointing oilt that the social duties. activities with ll..\l.S. Yasham and 3 operated separately. Recent irnprovements in the arrangernents for recololl..\l.S. lleron were gnsat SllCL'L'."~C\‘.

The various clloils to swell the turn“ Rear-.-\dmiral w. .l. “iron. I l rnenrlations for advancement will oller of the branch were much appreciated. 0.3.5.. is to he ('lticl of Stall’ I greater scope than before to individual l The outstanding event of the year (‘omm.inder-in-(‘|iict'. I-tome Fl I abilrtv '.ll(l merit.

Althoiiglia career in the R_o;.'al l‘\':rv_v to Rear-.»\v.lmiral was the occasion of the film show succession or Royal .\l_arini:s_is as e.\acting. varied ‘ "Navy Ltirlvt" at the local cinenta when Frewen. to take cllccl in April. “ and rewarding as it has ever been. even 3 i members of the branch collected the “cm._Adnm.._“ J B-‘ ..«"_.“,_.n 5.-,wider opportunities ,for prontotionl sum of £35 l2s. (id. for the R.N.l3.T. d rinks now exist.‘ “‘ '*‘‘"‘"‘'5"°"°. .'s~~in L i I-in-( i am I it: i n L“ and 5.5..-‘\.l"..-\. The idea was origin- l-I: Ii‘ Otltc-r one-third of the ated :tnd organised by the secretary. East Station. in succession to |'t{o_ugltly today entered the Service as‘ §l1ipm:itc W. (‘as1. and the splendid I .-“.:|‘nir.il M l_-: l-'ann. (‘.li.. D5‘ l olhcers‘ ratings. result was tlllc to his untiiing cllotts take ellect in July.

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GREENWICH CHAPEL IN USE FOR OVER 200 YEARS Ill-I chapel of the Royal Naval College. Greenwich. has a fair claim to he one of the rititstanding churches ot' the Na\'_v. l'or within its walls many naval berries are ctiiiiriieiiitirated. and it is steeped in the iitiiiuspherc of naval history. .\toreover, as a building. it is perhaps the most striking of naval churches. and it has often provided the background t'or outstanding naval occasions.

Originally. it was built as the chapel has been-—-:1 place for daily prayer. In of the Ro_val Hospital for Naval Pen- turn it has served the pensioners and sioners. the tirst of whom moved into their dependants. the boys of the Royal residence in I705. The chapel was :1 Hospital School. the otliccrs in charge part of the general reconstruction of (some of them the most illustrious the old royal palace umlertakcn by Sir names in Naval hi.stor_\;) and now the Cliristophcr Wren. Although the stall’ and students of the college. The founilatiuii was laid in I60‘). it w:is not tradition of daily worship continues. completed until I7-15 under the super- for each working day in the college vision of the Arcliitcct Thonias Riplay begins with a brief service which and it was I750 before it was opened brings together the greater part of the for public worship. olliccrs under instruction and their inThen in I779 the whole edifice was structors. Mcnibcrs of the general destroyed by fire. In reporting the fire ptiblic are admitted to Chapel Services the Annual Register of January 2. on Sundays during term time.

I77‘). described the chapel as the most Next time you are in I.ondon. go beautiful in the kingdom. It was re- over to see Greenwich. In its splendid built under the direction of “Athcnian" setting on the Tlianies the chapel and Stuart who gave it its classical lines college are well worth a visit. 0! the amt ornate internal decoration, while many interesting things to be seen in retaining Wren's noble proportions. the Chapel the large picture behind The building was once again ready for the altar is the most arresting. It repreworship in I789 :ind it has remained sents the Shipwrcck of St. Paul on the mtich as it was at that time to the lsl:ind of Malta. as described in Acts 28 and is the work of the American present. born artist Benjamin West. It was

painted for the restoration of the Chapel in I78‘).

Rl-1S'l‘0RATt0N In the course of the years the grime of l.ondon covered the delicate colouring and. during the last war. some minor damage made restoration essential. So in I955 the Ministry of Works undertook :i major reconstruction and cleaning operation. ‘lrhilc at the same time. some old ornaments were restorcd to the sanctuary as a memorial to chaplains who were killed during the war. On .lunc 2|. I955. the chapel was dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury to S.S. Peter and Paul in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and yet again opened for worship.

The Royal Hospital was closed in I869 and the Admiralty transferred the Royal Naval College from Portsmouth to Greenwich. and the purpose of the old foundation changed from the interests of those who had served the Navy. to those who were serving. or yet to serve. Today Greenwich IS in some ways the university of the Navy and a number of both jtinior and senior oflicers go there to be instructed in the higher courses‘ of their speciali-

‘THREE-DECKER’ Pl ’l.PlT The pulpit. standing high on si). columns is the upper deck of an original "thrcc dcckcr" and is believed to have been carved in Deptford Dockyard by Richard Lawrence for which he was paid £280. a considerable sum in those days. It is made of oak. limewood and mahogany. and the twisted stairway. balanced at one end. is a

masterpiece.

The gilded altar is made

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HE Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service. Commandant Dame EliuibcthHoycr-Millar.who is retiring in May upon being relieved by Superintendent Jean Davies. at present in charge of H.M.S. Dauntlcss. paid a three-day visit to Portsmouth During her tour the Director visited the Pay and Records Oiiice. Royal Marines. at Easincy. H.M.S. Excellent.

H.M.S. Vernon. H.M.S. Collingwood.

Haslar Hospital. Duchess of Kent Barracks. Portsmouth. H.M.S. Mercury and H.M.S. Dryad.

(6 per cent. per annum. spread over a maximum of three years): free life covcr where comprehensive car insurance is arranged through N.A.A.l".l.. and protection against liability for Tax and Import Duty in the event of returning prematurely to the .K. Service men being posted to Europe will be able to order their car in this country before they leave and make repayment while in Germany. Delivery may be taken in the UK. and the car

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For the Royal Navy there is the Armada Club at the Naval Base. The amenities include :i grill room. tavern bar for men. lounge bar. guest room. billiards room. colourful verandzilis and a roof garden.

For the Army the new Phoenix (‘lab at (‘.H.(). provides grill room and lounge. :i nien-only bar. games room. a kiosk for cold drinks. a comfortable lounge :ind writing room. hairdressers and the lincst Services shop.

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FIELD GUN CREW uis.M.' IZlClIll.lL'S illltl tlts.‘ DCIIIAIIU ATTEND CHURCH ladly be given on request at :1 Bernard

Sir Charles .\laddcn and the Commodore. R.N, llarritcks, Coiiiniodore .l.

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The Reverend Clitlord Davies. (‘haplain aml the Reverend R. (3. Williams.

Chaplain of the Church of Scotland and Free Churches. otlieiated. l)cvonport'.s field gun ollicer this year is Licut. (‘. S, Arg|cs_ R.N.. and the senior rating in charge of the crew is Chief Petty Otliccr R. C. Le Bron.

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.M.S. Torquay (Cdr. B. H. 6.

Baynliam. R.N.] visited Torquay February 25 to 28.

Sports teams from the ship played I local opponents at darts. snooker. soccer. rugby and squash. and tours and hospitality was arranged by a number of 'l'orqu:iy organisations.

City Council. the ('omm:indcr-in-Chief.

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N Sunday. February t2. the 50 members of the Devonport tieIdgun crew attended tl special service at the Church of St. Nicholas. R.N. Barmelts.

Present at the service. in addition to the crew and their families. were the l.ord Mayor and Lady Mayorcss of Plyniouth. Alderman and Mrs. F. J. Slim and members of the Plymouth

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REN Margaret M. Clark. of H.M.S. Mercury. died in R.N. Hospital. I-laslar. on February I6.

It is understood that Wren Clark was walking near some tubular steel scatlolding erected for a building in course oi erection. and was struck by a piece of the tubular steel which fell across the road.

The accident took place in H.M.S. .\lcrcury on February I5.

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l')(1l. the Desert and Tohrul. (i:1rris'on. duty with cruiser ('oast:1l l-orces in .\lalta and in 19-33 ll.M.S. llell'.ist \\.|'s zecominissioned :1! |i:1ison duties with l-'rencl1 :1nd Italian Singapore Nznal llase. under the com- tlcstroyers. (‘aptain Giles was Senior mand wt‘ (‘aplztin .\lor_e;1n (iilcs. 7\'a\'.1l ()lliccr in tl11:l).1l111ati:111.-\driatic and J11g,vo_sl;1\i.1 in l‘)-3-l. l).S.0.. ().li.l-'... (i..\l.. Royal Nm y. lle sc:\cd as Stall tltlicer Operations The tIL‘\\ crew. consisting of 52 olliccrs and .".\'0 lllL'll. were llown out to "Force W" for the ill\‘:|sint't of to Singapore dining the List two weeks .\l:1l:1j..1 and .\lIl\\L'(|lit.'llll}'in ll.1ngl>.ok olJam1.1r_\.it1s1:\e11 lli_1:hts ot specially ;1nd:1s ;\'::\.1l tltlict-1-111-('l1.1rge. l’;1lemcltattctctl lll'lll£ttll:t ;1ircr.1l't of British b:m1:. l’ro111oted comm.x11dcr in I‘)-l7 and United .-\it\1a_\s and llritislt ()\'erse;1s' Decentber. W53. (':ipt:1in Airwtiys (‘nrpor;1tiot1. During the same captain in(iilcs was (’aptain of H..\l.S. Morgan period the old crew llew home ill the Vernon from March I959 to January same aircraft. after IR months service this year. in the Far l-Iast. 'll..\l.S. llelfast is the flagship of the l.:1unched in 1938 by Mrs. Nu“-‘ills!

Flag Otlicer Seeond-itt-(‘ommand Far Chzimhcrlain. l'l..\l.S. llellast took an East Station [Rear-.~\dmir:1l .\lichacl active p:1rt in the Second World War. l.e I-';1n11. (‘.ll., l).S.(‘.).

In 1\o\embcr, I93‘). she was se\‘crcly d;11n:1gcd by :1 magnetic mine. Later Able Seatneit I’. F. (‘owdry and J. she ilrstinguished herself in the hunting Robson. both of ll..\l.S. Vlctorrutls ol' the .'s‘el1arnhor-'.t. being the tirst ship were injured Ill .1 c:1r accident when to detect the (ierman cruiser on her L1». to their ship at ("ape low 11. radar. and helping to sink lter.

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She then returned to the United Kingdom where she underwent a complete mmleriiiszution before returning to the Far Iiast in I95‘).

Ci\l"l'.-\I.\' .\I()RG:\N G|l.F.S Captain .\l. C. (iiles ioined the Royal Navy in I932 as :1 Public School lintry and specialised in ttlrpctltlcs ill I938-3‘). During the early part of the war he served in ll.M.S. l:'mcr:1ld on convoy duties; and in ll..\l.S. .-\retl‘.usa during the Norwegian campaign and in the .\lcditcrr:tne:1rt. From early l‘)-ll tmtil the end of the war in Europe he served continuously in the .\lediterr:1nean -mine Clcaratte: duties in the Suez Canal. service in the Western

Establishment known to over a hundred thousand trainees

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again trained :11 Raleigh :1nd early l958 there bcg:1n the complete integration of seamen and l\l.(l‘.ls during Part I training since when the captain and contmaniler have in succession been general list otliccrs of the and "Ii" \'pL‘ClZlll\:Illt\lls‘_an "X" Raleigh. the New Entry Training Establishment at Torpoinl. East eomn'1ander serving 11ndcr an Cornwall ((7-apt. J. A. Osborne. I).S.C.. R..\'..) “came of age" on January 9. captain and vice versa. and appropriate celebrations to mark the occasion have taken place. (‘I-‘.l.I-Ill»!-tA'l‘l().\'.S‘ At morning divi.sions on January 9 vioiisly. he had ltoisted the Iltilotlls to.The Zlst bitthtlay was celebrated the colours of ll.M.S. Raleigh were thc first time on the occasion of the hoisted by Mr. A. Bolton. now a new comnussiontng of I'T.l\T.S. Raleigh. tltriurglttvttt .lanua1y. (‘ontmeinotativc sioner at neighbouring l<l.hl.S. Fi gard.

Since that day well over l00.t)00 greetings cards were sent to over 70 individuals including all the past 'l'hc .s'ignilie:1nce of this was that. as a men have passed through the estabmaster-at-arnts. exactly 21 years prelishment.

A simple way to raise the initial deposit money required for buying your own house. Make out a monthly allotment for the purchase of TENTH ISSUE NATIONAL SAVINGS CERTIFICATE8. Here are some examples of how your money grows by the purchase (by allotment) of

If you allot per month £2

H..\l.$. Belfast. which reeomnrissioued at

NU ll()Rl€l)U\l 'l he \\’alrns's- complement of si.\' olliccrs and 1'12 ratings will ltzm: amenities of the highest possible ~t;1mlards to help combat the boredom of long. snbnterged patrols.

The other boats of this class already in service are the Porpoise.

Rorqual. Nam hal. Gratnpus. (_‘uchalot and Fittttltale.

The Wzilrtts is comnlandetl by l.iet1t.-(‘dr. J. l). l?. l-‘ieldltuuse. R.N., who entered the Royal l\'a\'_v in l‘)-ll as :1 c:1det at the R..\'. College. Dartmoutlt. qualilied as‘ :1 submarine otliccr in I94‘! :1nd has since served almost coxttittttotisly in ("lyric-based subIttaliltes.

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THE WALRUS JOINS NAVY Submarine Walrus. the seventh I_I..\I. boat of the Porpoise class.

THE FIRST R.-\l.l-IIGH The first ship to bear the name of’ this great 1:'li1;1bethan was a 32-gun .-\menean ship of (167 tons, captured on September 28. I778. and the liltlt and last seagoing "Raleigh" a light cruiser of 9.750 tons. armed with 7.5 in. guns and developing 70.000i.h.p. whielt was built on the Clyde by Messrs, W. Rcardmore & Co. Ltd. and launched on August 28. ltlltl. She v..1s- wrecked on the Strait of Belle Isle on .-\ugust ll.

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The present H..\l.S. Raleigh was commissioned as a shore establisltinent for the Naval 'l'r:1ining of ntcn called up under the .\li|itary Training Act of l‘)Fl1'. 'l he establishment was built by .\le.ssrs. 'I'arr:1nt Ltd. :1nd was commissioned on J;1nu;1r_\’ 9. 1940. as :1 training establisltmcnt for ordinary seamen.

Rear-.-\dmir:1| (i. 0. Ale.\:tnder was appointed as commanding otlicer with the rank of Corntnodore.

New entries were accepted tlireet from shore at :1 rate of some 300 :1 week for courses each lasting 1 I weeks.

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e:1pt:1ins‘. the .\l:1_\'or of Raleigh. capital of North (‘aro|in:1. and the retiring .-'\mcric:1n .-\mb;1ss':1dor. .\lr. llay Wltitttey, l-‘our past eziptains were able to :1ttcnd

comm.:1norativc dinner in ll..\t.S. Raleigh and Admiral I. (i. .\lael.e:1n. (‘.ll.. ().ll.l5., replying to the toast of "o11r guests" stated how :1ppreciati\'e he was on l~.chr1ll' of the gttcsts at being invited once again to dine in the Mess.

He stressed the iinportance of the present traiiting eoiivcyed at Torpoint to British youth and wished ll.1\l.S. Raleigh every success for the future.

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The cstablishntent suffered some damage during the air strike on l’lymouth. ln April. l‘)-ll. one stick of heavy bombs fell across the area-~-two of which iletonated in the establishment-—the lirst killing 72 trainees.

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On July 29. I944, H.1\l.S. Raleigh was returned to the Royal Navy. the next big change takes place on February 2. I948. when it became an .\l.(E)'s

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Training Establishment under Captain (ti) P. C. Taylor. R.N.. and as such took the place of H.M.S. lmperieuse which had been an afloat estziblishment made up of the ships Revenge. Resolu-

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On occasions the ('umm;tmler-in-(‘ltief Home Fleet will ll_\‘ his flat: in llerntmla. at uhith time the I-‘lug (lllieer. I"lotiII:|~'. will shift his llztg to zmuther shin. lhe pn.-~enl llng.-~Itip of the llulm: l‘lct:l. the fast ntincl-.t_vt-r. ll..\l.!s'. Apollo. is to he \(‘l'ztp|ll'll. us I'ore~h:ultmetl in the Nzny listilll'.Ill.'\‘.

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visited 55a Victoria Street. the Belfast headquarters. and "signed the boolt."

Needless to say the llclfast meniber. were cl.-liglit-.-tl to w.:lconte such -guests. and it is hoped that the extenlsi\'e publicity allortl-ed lt_\' the local ;.-use some indication of the ‘close bond between the Royal .\':ivy , and the Association to the many who 1 -"arc unaware of the interest "lheit .l.ordsltips" take in tltc Royal Naval .-\s.sociatiott.

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Demobbcd in I‘!-37. he joined the years ago.

As he lay in an iron hung at St. Hertfordshire police torcc at llatlicld. ./\nue's (iencral llospital. Tottcnlizutt. and subsequently scrtctl at l'ltltltlL‘Stl0ll. for month after month. lighting for lleincl llcmpstead. lli~hop’s Stortfortl and l-litchen. before going to llertfortl his life. tlte future looked black.

Ron Petts kept smiling through on promotion. .-\t llerltord he quickly became known as the biggest aiul it a Said llerts branch secretary and cheeriest —poliee sergeant.

He has been a ntemhcr of the llerts Area (- .\‘ational Council tnentber liric Knight: "Ron has been a shining branch of the R..\'..-\. since I947.

Now. Ware Urban ('ouncil have example of llritish guts. We have all been astounded by his tremendous converted a flat in (‘rib Street. Ware. for Ron :md his pretty young wife. courage."

Branch members at the llcrts annual Jean. and their two dang-hter.s. Glynis meeting at the White Hart llotel. Hert- (8) and Diane (6). The hospital have ford. cheered and applauded lotidly installed a "rocking bed" so that Ron can spend long week-ends at home. But as yet he has to spend most of his time in hospital. .

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Each month. Ron look-. forward to tltc Year."

Said committee member lack Watts: his copy of N.\\'\' i\'i.\v.~‘. "l have "Tlterc is no liner choice we could have plenty of time to read it from cover to cover," he smiled. made."

GRH-i'l'|l\'GS T0 EX-SlllPMATF.S Mr. Knight. and branch liaison oiliecr Alan (irecnhalgh. visited Ron recently to ask him what form he would like the presentation to take. Ron's cltoice—an adjustable bedside lamp.

"I'm very grateful to all my shipmatcs.“ he said. “This lamp was something I really wanted. Now I can read and paint without strain. And I would like to send my good wishes to all my ex-shipmatcs in the Duncan and Apollo. wherever the may be. and let thcm know that ‘L0 ty' is still cliecrful."

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I-'enton. R.N. said “We are by no committee 'l|te zirraitgctl the tea and l .-\.s his stall’ put it:_ "He was a friend means losing ground and the branch .\liss (irecn and Miss Plunnner pro~ .- to all" and especially to the lit-Ila»: hus more than pulled its weight. but vided the entertainment.

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Shipniatc Langridgc in his report. proposed a vote of thanks to Capt. and Mrs. Fcnton for their enthusiastic interest in the Association attd said: "We_have llle kecncst president in the

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Ill-I ",\lessdeck l)odger" front the Ashford (Kent! branch of the Royal i\'-.I\'aI Association. in forwarding fraternal greetings to all branches.

NDER the kindly and watchful apologises for not reporting for some time. pleads that he and the sbipmates eye of its president. Commander of the branch have had a very busy J. S. |\'eren.s. M.I’.. the Purley and time of late and his “report of pro- District branch or the Royal Naval Association held its annual general ceedings“ bears out his story.

Ashford has riiet shipmates from meeting on January 29.

The finances proved to be a little all over the place. including Whitstable. Dover. Folltestone. Maidstone. better than the previous year. a slight (‘iillingham at headquarters in London. increase in membership. and a decided the Reunion :it the Festival Hall. the improvement in what the branch was able to do with the ready and spontattoo at Earl's Court aml at l)cal.

Seven ship's plaques have been taneous generosity of the active presented by Chatham (iuiinery members in alleviating distress and Instructors’ Club members to the Ash- comforting the sorrowing.

At the o -nin' of the meeting. ford branch: Shipmate E. Mooney. of the immortal who recently joined the branch has before the lianded over to the club a plaque of words of l.atirencc ltinyon. the Ship‘ a Russiaii battleship and Shipmatr: W. mates were asked specially to reEarnshaw has presented a Midship- member their oldest member who is man's Dirk. taken from the Bismark. 87 and very ill in hospital and also one together with a (ierntan Ensign. These of the first mentbers of ea-naval gifts. which are most appreciated. activity in the district. the late Sltipmatc form a valuable addition to the "Mandy" Hogbin. holder of the (‘onbranch's trophies. spicuous Gallaiitry .\ledal. who had At the lllh Annual General Meet- died a month previous_ ing Shipmate George Philpott took At the close of the meeting Comaddressed a few over the secretary's job and Shipmate mander Kcrens E. S. Standen was elected as chair- reinarks to those present. assuring man. with Shipmate (i. l). Bear as them that the Navy of today is in good vice-cliairman. Shipmate E. Bodkin shape and as alert and as aclne as _

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The |3lh Annual Dinner and Cabaret or! February 4 was a great success. with over I00 sitting down.

Guests included the chairman of Ashford Council (.\lrs. H. A. Coleman).

Admiral Sir A. and Lady Day. Colonel and .\lrs. liell and representatives of the A-.soci:ition front (iillingham.

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RECORD SUM FOR R.N.B.T. Ill-I llridport branch of the Royal and the support of the members. The Nasal Association has reason to be llridport brartch heads the list of proud of its eflorts during the past year. donations‘ from branches to the for not (ml_\' were the social occasions R.N.lt.T. for I960 bv quite :i margin. big successes but a large sum was collected for the Royal Naval Benemlenl TR!-IASURER HA1) N0 (THOICE Trust and the Soldiers’. Sailors‘ and Shipntate Shaw wished the new .-\irmen‘s Families‘ Association. .-\t the annual general meeting on chairman Shipmate W. Pertitt. every during his year of ollicc. ShipI-‘r.-briiary 3 the well-packed cliib-rooni success matc Cast agreed to carry on as hon. was an encouraging sight. There was :ind distinguished member. secretary and as he is also No. -8 Area new a /\(lll1lrLtl Sir (icrald V. (iladstone. secretary he has his hands full and (i.B.li.. K.('.ll.. and he agreed to be- proves he is a very worthy shipntate.

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Adiiiiriil (iladstoiie tool. over from Richards. also agreed to a further term (':ipt:iin F.. W. Whittington-lnec. of ollicc. (He had no choice really. for ('.ll.l"... R.i\'_, who was lllltfllslltl by the he has been treasiirer for ll years and branch for the \':‘lL'Dtllt.i \'-fills he ll-'I\' the branch ssottlrl be lost without him!) done for them during his term of One extra post was tilled. Shtpmate has been ollice and whose ltcen spirit J. .\lcl)onald was appointed hon. an csample to all. social secretary to assist Shipmate ('.-ist 'l’hc ietiiing chaiiiiian. 'shipm;ite C. in braitch social events :ind to enable Shaw. corigizittilated the branch on a him to attend to .»\rea and branch good year. pointing out tlt:it the social duties. aclisities with H.M.S. Y.i.\li:uti and ll..\l.S. lleron were great siicccsses. 'l he xarious efforts to swell the funds Rear-Admiral W. .|. Mann. I).S.().. imich branch uf the were appreciated. 0.8.!-2.. is to be (‘liief of Stall to thc The oiitstanding event of the year (‘omiiiaitdcr-in-("liict'. l-lome Fleet. in to Rear-Admiral I. ll. was the oecasioii of the film show siiccessioii "Na\_\ l.:irls" at the local cinema when I-‘rewen. to take etleet in April. nicinbeis of the branch collected the Re-.ir-Admiral J. ll. French is to be sum of [35 12s. fltl. lttr lltt: R.N.li,’l'. and S.S.z\.l‘..~\. The idea was origin- l-lag Olhccr Second-iii-(‘omm;ind. Far :ited and organised by the secretary. East Station. in suecessioii to Rear*ihipni:ite W, (';ist. and the splendid- -".:l'oii.il .\l l.-.' l-'aiiii. C.Il.. D 's‘.('.. to result was doc in his iiiitiiiiig etloits take etl.:ct in July. '

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CHANCE FOR JUNIOR ATHLETES TO SHINE for you concerning the Milocarian 'l'roph_v which every Establishment concerned with the training of Juniors. young recruit.s_‘ and or young Artilicers has been invited to take part in. ll.M.S. St. \'ince_nt ll.M.S. Ganges do so already. but many other establishments are eligible to do so. Ask your Sports or Athletics Otficer about this. Briefly the details are WE." _.:“ these: The competition is based on team The Milocariaii Trophy was preaentcd to the A.A.A. by the Milo- results. but the rules are so framed to carian AthleticClub in 1946 as a mem- cover a minimum entry of ten competiorial to those members who gave their tors up to any number you like.

Now there are two importani_ dates lives in the Second World War. The ll.;\l.S. Lymi-—an anti-aircraft frigate of the Leopard class Club. w-liose membership is drawn for jtiitior and youth athletes in the all of Calendar.

Athletic First from otlicers and cadets of the Royal Naval who is under Navy. Army and Royal Air Force, was a youth is a competitor I7 years on April I. l96l. and a iUn|l'|' loundcd in N30.

All young ratings born in I944 and is over I7 but under 1‘) years on I‘!-t5 are eligible to compete in the April t. 1961.

Not competition. and you can start E "Pulling into Table liay in the afterany time between reading tltis and l96l CIIAM PIONSIIIP DATI-IS ! noon it south-caster whipped the spray July 3|. lU(il. Each competitor mtist The Junior (‘liampionsliips are to oil the waves and sent it scudding along enter and record three events. and three This on Portsmouth June :2-8. the decks. l:‘arlicr. teenagers liad events only; at least one is to be a held at i o_ver the ]tlt‘|l0l' ‘hopped’ in the sltzidow of a gun turret. track event and one a lield event. You is designed toin attract Establishhis still I7 Training Part music being supplied by the ratings years can take part in as many trials as you _II the rating doing young one of the four "big cats" anti-aircraft frigates (the others are one with :iii electric guitar. lint nowwish. but only lltree of your results ment. and Lynx. shin in sea those at it Puma and Jaguar). at present sen-irig on the South Atlantic and they stood silently as the flats and new are allowed to count in the competi- training Leopard.

H waters Home buildings‘ of Sea Point and the loretion. Yon choose your best three. The based on South America station. has now been in commission just over a year. individual competitioii. to be The lirst part of the commission was captain. Capt. R. A. Hegg. h:id twin sliore slid into view. events are the normal track events as is an The Youth Championships are follows: 220 yards. -340 yards. 880 in home waters but since leaving hotors anti-aircnilt guns lire at iitimon July 15. spent H.M.S. in held Ganges GIFTS FOR VISITORS yards. I mile. and H0 yards hurdles This is a team competition which was England on August 3. I960. Lynx has‘ ber of rounds to 'riiii in the mechanism and sec tltat everything is working (J ft. high). The lield events comprise: St. Vincent. visited Lisbon, Teneritle. Freetown. last "As they stepped oit to the quay. by won H..\l..S_. year High jump: long jump: hop. step and lt attracted 84 competitors. and 28 (this is the Brazilian port wliere pas- smiiothly.' were given ptirses in the form ot jump: pole vault: putting the weight: .-\..-\.A. staiidards were obtained not sengers of the l’orlugttes‘c liner. Santa "A S.A.A.F. Shackleton. piloted by agirls cup. boys received pencils throwing the discus: throwing the inve- a bad ellort! We can improve on this Maria. discinbarked when the "pirate (‘ommandant J. N. Robb. of Y.ster- andsailor’.s :idu|ts will keep-—for a while his "prize" :it the plaat. tltrillcd the crowd with low flylin; and throwing the hammer. The captain" tip gave books of inatclies with 'H..\l.S. l.yn.\" last [our events are with implements in l96l if you start training now.

Vitoria. Rio ing over the ship aitd alongside it. of l‘i:bruary). beginning is the opporttintty there de Janciro. Ascension Island. Port I-lar- "The ship is equipped with a three- on tltc cover." weighing less than for the normal adult if So you seewill of It. take adyatttttgc only you Simons- barrellcd anti-.submarine mortar. and A snizill boy expressed the gratitude event. it is to help court. Luaitda. Saldaltna Bay. take advantage To SCORING Town and l.ourenco two ‘charges' were tired from these ot‘ all those who li:id been privileged a lot town. Cape :ind athletics Naval give after ltinclt. Tltcy curved tltrotigli the to go .-in the trip as he stepped oil the Having recorded your best three of in a lirst-class Mzirques. liealty enjoyment results. your time (track event) or disOctober and November last year air and landed about 300 yards in front gang-plaiil; on to the Duncan Dock. activity. summer tance (lield event) is converted into were taken tip by Exercise "(‘ape.\." the of l.yux. sticking in plumes of spray when he said: ‘Thank you. .\lr. Lynx.

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GOWER. R. J. for a wonderful day.‘ points by a scoring table and your height of which was rcachc_d on shoot- and then exploding together. score is added tip aitd divided by three. ing down a [3llt‘llL‘\s target ttircralt. ’l'hi.s gives each competitor his average MAKE SURF. OF YOUR score based on tltrec events. For iiiSTA1’l().\' l.l-‘..\\'l-'.

Ni-Z\‘l'S" "NAVY stance. a mile race run in live minutes I The ('hristinas period was spent re-, is worth 40 points. and that would also The aiititial siibscriptioii rate Iiiiilitting in Siinonstown dockyard. ‘l'he‘ be the score tor a competitor jumping cliiding postage) is 8s. imajority of the sliip'.s company took?

5ft. 3 in. A discus thrower recording WRIT!-I T0 Tllt-Z l-Il)|’l‘()R the opporttiiiity of taking seven days (:7 ft. would only score one point.

NOW station leave and were largely enterHave you got the idea‘! tained in the homes of South Africiiiis in the Cape. kind friends. and lst l96l sees the new Atliniralty regiilation l‘CSll'lL'llll_' April , To thank these others. some 200 ntcii. womcii andl Allotnieiits to Traders to two per moiuh. children were taken in the ship from» l ._ Simonstown to (‘ape Towii.

But, not to worry-—0ne is all that is rcall_v neccs.sary——one The "(ape Times" referred to the! occasioii on January l7. tinder the‘ i Allotment to Bernards enables it customer to obtain not only headlines. "l._vns takes 200 on cruise 3 his Uniform and Civilian clothing to say 'Tli:ink you‘ to Cape." In its reqiiiremcnts, bttl also practically every report the "Cape 'l'itnes" said: "Yesterother personal and familyneed including 'day morning at Simonstown crew ir..L ' lmcmbcrs looked on sagcly as the Wearand Equipment.

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The upper photograph shims the party at the base eaitip after the l.ieutenant-Coinsucccssftil climb niander M. is’. Burlcy. R..\l.. Captain V. N. Stevenson. lt.M.. Sergeant M. Raine). Corporal J. Sltintntings and (seated) .\litrine A. Hiclttnn. The sixth iiteiiiber of the group was reluctant to. face the camera. Not in the picture.

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UNITED SERVICES PORTSMOUTH ARE HAVING A GOOD SEASON lll-I l'nitetl Serliccs, Purtsintiiilh. are cninyin'.t a grind iieason. not only in the iiiatte_r of n_i-atchcs won. but. :1? important. in heenness and enthusiasnl. the lifeblood of any club. It is in the hope of stimulating greater interest in the activities of the club. from a wider public, that this article is nlfercd.

The history of the cltib goes back to were not always able to field a full l3R1.hut it was not until the beginning le:iiii to ftillill those fixtures they did of this century that United Services have. Most of the better Service Portsiiioritli established itself as one of players preferred to pl.iy for one of the the l-'ir.st Class (‘hubs in the country. Loiidori clubs. However, one or two The itiiprovemcnt in the club's status better lixtiires were arranged in I90."

If you roll your own cigarettes, was due to some hard work by the and the best players perstiaded to rally here's how to get I .? extra cigarette: nieniliers and ollicials from I902 on- to the United Services‘ colours. from a 3d. packet of ttI7.t..\ wards". Until then the United Services The greatest eiitliusiasm and keenI had a most intlillcrent fixture list :rrid ness‘ were eiigeiidered and such was the : Cigarette papers. Cruiiiple a cigarsuccess of this new United Services paper and place on niaeliine side in the nest few years. that \\lll‘lill las sliowii. it will save enough a very short time the club had a really tobacco to make 12 i-.vtru Ci),-riri-(Ii-s lll‘\l‘CliIs\ Iisture list. During the two lllllli-U7 and l‘)ll7-U3. the icitstins til it r‘n.\l of Jrl.’ United Services were undefeated at home. In l')(iti, l.oridoii Welsh. at that time the cruel»; |.ondon club and fielding live interriatiorials. were defeated 2| points to oil and the following season Cartlill went down by 2| points to 1 lly using iuzi..\ Filter Tips. you After the First World \\v'ar United not only save enough tobacco to Services‘ were fortunate in having three uiake 21} ('.\'lI'U rigrirerli-s with every prc-war interiiational.s on which to Able Seanian Brian Gooduin ol' build it new team. Their great "_“_s_ m.""0ph0n_ played rm. tsd box ol 100 tips, but you also l'nited Services (P()rI§n|n|,|Ih). trap a large percentage of nicotine. entliusiasni encoiiraged do/eiis of new players to join the Uiiitcd Scriiccs‘ and llarnpsliire and Royal Navy. I960-6] tobacco tars. elc.. and can .siiiols'e assured the successful revival of lltC' more in conseqiieiiee. Mile : for a club's activities‘, In the l‘)2(ls_ the club Itlie (ieddes Axe. the late |‘l20s' and stc;idiI-.- cxpaiidcd and in mint: years ‘early l‘)30s were it trying time. btit cooler sniokc always tap cigarette as many as seven teams were fielded. Services still managed to tield strong ('Ill' ixiw.sw.\tnis) before siiiokiiig.

9’ They did not win all their niatelies. in teams‘.

The season of l93tl-3‘) opened in Instructor Lieutenant Glyn Thomas. fact in I926-27 they had a very poor R.I\'.. now serving in ll.M.S. Dryiid. season but they remained a power in fine style with two resountlittg victories the cziptaiu of l,‘.S. (Portsmouth) and the land and a respected uppoiient of against London lrisli and Northampton but then came the Munich Crisis and who has pl:i_\'ed for llampshire and the strongest learns. the Royal .\'avy this season With the reductions. in the Fleet and the iiiohilisatiori of the Fleet. All the . Services‘ listures had to be suspended for a time. When niatclies were resumed there were .sorite notable victories iiieluding the defeat of both Oxford and Cariibridgc.

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RATINGS Pl..~\\' FOR [75, In I936 the building of the United Services rugby liut was a most important event in the history of the club. Before the hut was built the United Services was it club for ollicers only. However. now that the rtighy club had their 'own hut. they were able to break away 7 from the United Services otliccrs' club and ratings‘ :iiid other ranks could play rugby for the United .‘\'ervii:es. Today ‘ only ahout a third of tlic pl.i_viiig [ meuibers of the club are ollicers. i livery effort is made to foster club spirit both on and oll the licld and lo 3

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Our i\'oi'uI l‘t'[)I‘(',(('IlIGlfl‘t'.f ri'gnIurI_i- viii! I/It’ /"leer at portal‘ of roll (I! /tome nml urerrenv. lf_vuu'il like In know more rilrnul ll'ffIt'r.‘i_r_r_ .u'i.' i'iI/tt'r .\f!'. Gtilfrir/_1,'(‘, or Mr. l~.'. ('mi_i:Iimi. ivlieu next lie i'i.i'i'r.r your e.rInhIi.\Iinit-Iii. Allernatively,drop us a line, or will in at any of our bram'IIe.i. We shall be pleased to let you ll(l|'(' a /in/iler yivilig (It-Ioilx of Wi'Ilr:rb_}'.r S[l(‘(‘ft'll.\¢-rrit'e for men in II»: navy.

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FIRST SI-I.-\S()i"i' CAPS A reiiiarlsable rise has been that of llriati (ioodwin. wlios: pliotogiapli , appears above. lle pliiyccl his first ‘, game of riigby two years ago. when he i had :i season of s|iip'.s rugby in the’ Far liast. Last year he did not play at all as he was in the Field (iun ('rc\v. ‘, llo\vevcr_ in his first .s-.-ason of club I rugby he has been capped for both llaiiipsliire and the Navy. a lt.'lll.'.ll\' able ;icliievenient_ ltefore the current season .s't.irtcd there was general concern amongst all interested in the fortniies of the Utiiteil Services because of the poor results‘ in recent years. A big ellort was made to lind Iiew players‘ and to stinitilatc L--icater interest and eiitlitisiasni in the club. So far the >c;Is0tl has been most encouraging and some of the strongest clubs in the country have been defeatcd. llut continued success is dependent upon the fullest support from i all Service rugby players and sup,BROWN ALE porters in the Portsnioutli area.

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