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ONCE COMMANDED H.M.S. INDOMITABLE T has been announced that Admiral Sir Alexander llingley. G.C.B.. 7/ ().lt.l£.. Commamler-in-Chief. Portsmouth. for the past year. is to be relieved next l-‘eliruary by the present Commander-in-Chief. llome Fleet. Admiral Sir Wilfrid Woods’. l\'.C.I!.. l).S.(). Admiral Woodsis being relieved by Admiral Sir Charles Madden. lit., K.C.B. No statement has yet been made concerning the future appointment of Admiral ltinglcy. During his coInp:trati\el_v short appointment as Commanderin-('hicf. l'orts:nouth. .»\dntiral liingley. and Lady Bitlt:ll.‘_\'. lune made many friends in and around Portsnloutlt. and their departure still he renretletl.

Admiral Woods is well known in the scquently became (‘omnt:inder-inPortsmouth area, having specialised (‘hie-l'. Poitsntouth. Admiral Sir in .suhm.irines ; a young olliccr. lle Manley Power. ‘”“""."" U" N‘“"»" .i'‘ W” ““.d “"5 From lndomilahlc Adiniral Woods

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..\l.9. Albion. Britain's second commando ship. has now comtime as Chief of Stall to the (‘ommzimlciain-(‘hief .\leditcrr.-.nc;in with gplclltd her trials after her conversion. me “wk ‘,1’ (~m‘mm,dm.L.. mm '(-1;.“_ ‘and “ill sail from l'urtstttoulh on This w:-.~‘. in I953 and two _\'car.s later November 3 to relieve ll..\l.S. Bulstark east of Suez. lluluarls is due he was promoted to the llag rank. hm," in |)¢¢¢mb,_..-_ w“‘“]‘ “‘ W57 A‘.I"‘"‘“ '95?

The conversion. which it is esti‘ma “'I"~'" “"5 “"13 0"""~"' 5“h"“"'“"'5 mated cost about £2.000.000. Iinishcd of then pointmcnt last July when the ship commissioned.

Conunatnler-in-Chief. Mediterranean. he left he took up Allie ('cnnm:tndcr These two photographs were taken and then eotmnandcd the old Cen- Deputy Supreme idnring the recent trials. The one on turion \\ltlCl1 took part in the Nor- Atlamie in Noitolk. Virginia. in July Wot] he hoisted his llag in the right \l'tu\\'ing wltat appears to be mziiutv l.inihn_i:s. becoming :1 "blockll..\l.S. 'l‘,\'ne as the (’omm:indcr-inv an umbrella over the tlight deck was ship" in the .\lnlhcr:'y ll.ir'oour.

Sir \‘.’i!t’rid was promoted Captain (‘hief. Home Fleet. .‘~icvcral ships in the taken during "pre-wetting" trials. in 19-35. serving for two _\‘ears as (Tup- Home Meet have worn his tlag since used to wash down all surfaces should lain 3rd Submarine Squadron at that time. but only for fairly short the ship have sailed through "fallRot'nes;ij. and then going to Fort I periods. for the (‘ommander-in-Chief‘; out" areas.

Bl-ts‘i<1=U!I~s' :1‘ ('hit‘f "1' 5“-ll 10 H“-7|])t.'l’tllllllt7lll headquarters are now at CAN CARRY COM.\lANl)0 i\ortltwood. Middlesex.

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C().\l.\l.~\.\'l) OF A C.-\RRIEll in 1957 and was knighted in the Birth- full strength eonunzindo which can he Scniee at the /\dmiralt_v followed day Honours in l‘)t’l(l. landed. complete with equipment. and after attending the Imperial llelence ("oil-:ge he took L‘0mI'I‘|:IlNJ of the aireralt carrier. l|.M.S. indomitable. rcliesing an olliccr who sub51"" (mwcr 0l“"“““"" "I mill‘ ‘h"'"5' “R” “W “i” l‘“‘l‘° ‘“”' ”*3 ‘‘'i‘‘ l" °““"““"'-I “f .""“'S"l“ marine 'lrininph in the .\lediti:rr.incan in l‘J-to--31 and was awarded the l).S.(). :in.l ll.ir for the sinking of .l U-lloat and d;i:n;iging the ltalian cruiser liollano. llc ~.\.:s ..-.'o \'e:tr< on the stuff of the

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wherever required. Stores and fuel to support commandos in active operations on shore are carried and. by means of the ship's helicopters and lattdittg craft. the men can be rc-

based on Singapore since the summer of that year. Albion has been converted in a manner similar to llulwark, but a number of lI1lpr0\'L‘t'ttv..'l'llS have been embodied and .she is able to carry

a larger military force. embarked speedily.

It is expected that the two ships will Bulwark. the tirst commando ship to Red serve with the Royal Navy. commi.s- pass each other somewhere in the °‘°4|Pi"E f“"“ it 5"h"‘3"l“° “mk l“ ’ sinned in January. 1960. and has been Sea. deep water. were made from as deep as 260 feet down. and it has been stated that no authentic escape has «if sulmtariners oltich ever been made from such It depth.

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HF. team The photograph shows the team undertook a series of trials in the .\lcditi.-rrancan to test new tcchuiuues;;ihoard ll..\l.S. Tiptoe. Left to right. tlctoltcr l‘) to 29 all :I\':Iil:tl)lt! for free-ascent. as reported in the standing. Lieut.-Cdr. Ii. 0. Forbes.

ROM 4 issue of “.\'avy News.“ have R.N.. (Commanding Ollieer. ll.i\l.S. ships of the Home I-‘leel “ere October Capt. I-l. R. B. Newton. assemblcd at Plymouth for the one concluded their work. gaining a |‘iptoc). R.N. l).S.C..

(Captain. .'s‘uhn1:irines experience. occasion in the _\ear when they can considerable Those of the team carried out It and Mineswcepers. l\lcditerrane.1nl. be spared from their normal duties to Surgeon l.ieul.-Cdr. I3. I3. I’. Barnard. \i,si| um; purl, in company. for both series of pr;ietic.\l escapes from ll..\l.

Submarine Tiptoe employing the R.N.. Mr. D. Taylor (:'\dmiralty "business" and pleasure purposes, ascent method Civilian Olhi:er). l.ieut.-Cdr. L. D. The a.sacmbl)‘ of nearly 3t) cruisers. current liritlslt Buoyantwhich enables llamlyn. R.N.. C.l’.(J. P. Cadogan. and the “hood" dcstroj.crs. l'rig;ites. and Royal l"lect the cscaper to breathe “trapped" air Surgeon Licut. ll. M. Parson. R.N.. :\u.\ili;iries began arriving at Plyl’.(). l)..Rosson. l’.(). R. James. In to the surface. mouth on ()ctobcr'l‘J. and during the during passage liscapes. wltich were made to in- front—C.l‘.O. 1.. Crossman. l’.0. 1.. assembly the (‘omnninder-in-(‘hicf. vestigate the problems involved in Stokes and PD. R. Stoopntan.

Home l-'lcct t.-\tlmiral Sir Wilfrid \\’oods. K.('.li.. l).S.().. and liar). lle\\' his Il.ig in the cruiser ll..\l.S. l.ion l(‘;ipt. l. l._ .\l. Mctii.-och. l).S,().. l).S.(‘.), 'l his was the lust occasion on wliiclt .-'\dmir;il Woods had most of his l-‘lee: together in one place. In J;in::.irs'. I063. he is being relieved by :\d:nir;il Sir ('lr.irles .\l:id.len. BL. K.(.tt.. llte present Conunander-int'hi.'t. l‘l)'ntonlh. tlpportiiiiitics were taken during the ID daj.'s to hold numerous meetings. esantinatiou boards. inspections and teclmical discussions between the stall of the (‘omntandcr-in-Chief. Home Fleet. and ships‘ ollicers. As a relaxation from the duties involved in .1 Fleet .-\sseinbl_\'. there “as a full pft‘Igl'.'ttlttl'It.‘ of sporting events in which the larger ships of the Fleet competed against squadrons of the smaller ships.

Soccer. rugby and hockey knock-out matches and individual events for Home l-‘lcct chantpion.ships in basketball. boxing. shooting. swirnming and golf took place daily.

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lactivilies. in many circles but what is your view’! 'l'he social and sports activities of Do you feel every ollicer and rating lR.—For many years I have licen associated with the adniinislr-.ition of any civilian body are l'in:inced by the should help financially support their Welfare Coiiimittces. some tvenltliy. others not and it has often occurred employees agreed the nianagcitient Welfare Minds and the various to me that if more money vvas available for the plcasunilzilcthings of life hoiv provide essential buildings and recreational activities of the Navy? much more contented we should be. piirticolairly those who give up so much but the individual helps to Should we not small sum of their time in voluntary capacities to organise the social and recreational stibscrihe to his p;irticular cnjoyiiient. monthly towards ourpay a and social sports HI-2 recent series of courts martial activities of our Service life.

Is it not time. therefore. \\t.‘ in the clubs vvliicli. after all. is the prime which followed the collision be- We cannot disagree that a vast‘ ‘their upkeep. expedition lrairting and Navy helped in some small iiieasure to function of our Welfare Coiiimittecs tween il.M. Ships Ursa and Battlcaxc. amount of money is made available‘ to ‘tll:ttl_\' other pleasant activities for linancc our leisure activities by sub- and i\':ivy Sports r\ss‘oci;ilions'.' l think and in which Battlcaxe was so badly the lilcet in some form or another»- {which the Service bears the cost. central l'und'.’ to we should but do yoii'.' 'l'|ie Royal damaged that she will have to be Admiralty’ Welfare (5 rant. Nullield 1 Now this is all very well until one scriliing :1 Marines practise lltis form of self help scrapped. highlight the immense re- Trust. N.A..-\.F.l. Surplus —:ipart from ‘considers the variable assets of WeiI-"(DOD FOR 'l‘ll()L'Gll'l' without pgotest. ‘think it over. it's sponsibilities which rest on the the provision of recrcatioiial facilities._fare Funds which largely depend on It is not intended at this juncture to worth some thought. Yours. etc.. shoulders of captains. oflicers and men front N.A..»'t.l~'.l rebate and |income propose details but to olier food for .\lli\’l‘. (Name and :tt.l\lI'css' supplied throughout the Service.

Welfare Funds are enterprise.

Jprivate in this era of gctieral pros‘- to the llditor.) lthouglit When at sea and. come to that. called in the the main. to meet. upon and expanding individual l almost everywhere in the Navy_ tod:_iy. of a wide variety of social gpcrity recreational interests. ollicers and men have responsibilities and recreational activities. not only The scheme envisaged is :i small per which they discharge with comnicndwithin the ship or establishment cori- mpirri deducted :it source which able speed and ellicicncy. Very. very ccrncd but to support command and would levy be paid to a central fund. This occasionally an accident occurs. The associations. Money is would mean sports every otlieer and rating infrequcncy of accidents of the magnialso devoted to many worthwhile siibscrihiiig either on a sliding or fixed lR.—Referencc the letter on page 3 ,eauses such as otir own service clubs. ludc of the Ursa/llattlezixc one is an scale monthly. A large proportion of of your Septeiiiher. I962 edition. children's homes and charitable iitdication of the awareness of olltccrs ; iri-this money would be credited to Welthcaded “An A.A. Gun at the stilulions. and men of these responsibilities.

Sir. Folloiving a rci. :11! death in fare based l-‘unds. : on so coniplenient. the has in each ship the captain fl)-.ird:inelIes." I am under the im- I my family a cop_.- of John lliin_\an's that would then be helping everyone overall respondbility for the safety of jprcssion that all the ships of the I9!-l "l’ilgrini's l'rogres.s" has come into my Ll.\Il'l‘ 'l'() WI-Il.l*':\Rl-I l"U;\'DS contribute to activities of towards the his ship—— and of the nieti in her-_—but “Channel I-‘lei.-t Iittcrl ii l2-prlr. gun as ()n the llyleaf is written lpo.sse.ssion. “his thus sliip,'estah|ishment. improving "Capt. ll. West Il..\l Ship .-\fiic;i There is a limit to the extent some each man has‘ his separate area of re- an AA. gun on their after capstan the financial and position ’\\'elfare Funtls cart meet these widening the llitlfi." early in the war. sp('Il‘l\‘lhllll_\'. of amenities. ll..\l.S. implacable was one of lll.rl financial obligations the wealtliyv scope ‘lite engine room riitrngciri cause ‘l he book came into the family from The remainder the in the of fleet.

We have in lilted such real but the no money a certiiinly problem repairs costing ilaiiiagc resulting poorer a (':ipt. West. who was in the Navy. gun on tlioiisands of pounds if he goes about our after capstan in ll..\l.S. l.ondun~- find it extremely dillicult to budget for central fund could well he used to and who died. to the best of my i.'l‘lt'i\\" his vvoils’ c;ircli:s.sly: lltoxt: tL'S|1t\l'ISll‘lL' (‘apt. J. G. Armstrong. (iunnery the ever increasing demands on their support the activities‘ of .\'av_v sports ledge. during the early years of this for electries cart endanger men and Ollieer. l.ieut. R. D. llinncy. ‘limited. _perhaps fixed incomes. We associiitioiis tlirouizli the Ra '. & R.r\l. century. He was retired, and I underI am almost sure that we lired ours tend to accept the activities of the Sports (.'ontrol Board to give better stand. :i bachelor living in the lesmond mzitcrial if they do not follow their iiistructions must carefully; the louls-ollt »in the direction of a Hun aircraft that Welfare (foiiiniitlee suspiciously not financial aid to sliips conimissioning Dene area of Newcastle. l have heard the financial implications and to assist other forms of general it said that this captain wasiielated to men. the boats‘ crews. the gunnery -‘was having a "snoop around" as we pursiiits. all have responsibilitiesllay in Slieeriicss on Christmas Day. which confront decisions and often ratings the \Vcsl named in the hook. i.vliich. if not carefully watched. can 1-)1-t. ‘give rise to unfair criticisrii when I am well aware that service in the Sllt)l.'~l.l) l-1\‘l-'.RY()Nl-I llEl.l".' iesiilt in damage. and perliaps loss of‘ Perhaps sortie other member of the money is not voted for some specific :\':ivy is a tradition in iiiany families. l.ond:in's l Wardroom iiidisidual (iiinroom lives. will interest. 'l'liis has or scheme the 3 advaiitage of and I feel sure that should there be a l-"rum the earliest days" in one‘s rcrttciiiber and confirm or refute lllls 2 The need for more nmi-pihlic lcquirahlv siibscribiiig money for the serving relative of the Capt. West of career in the Service this sense of re- ! statement. ,moncy thcreforc appears desirable to‘ social and recreatioiial needs of the I805 he. or perhaps she. itould like to sponsihility is inctilcatcd in every titan. If too many confirm it. in another .snpplemenI Welfare Flllltls‘ but the Heel. p:irticul:irly Welfare Funds have this book. which incidentally is in He is taught his responsil-iililics to his 20 years I shall probably be Clillllllllg _ve.\ed question is. where is‘ the money v\\lllt'll. without prejudice. provide .a very good condition. If you are able hit!

Yours. ctc.. C. I’. ll ito be found and front which .s'ouree'.’ Ileisure amenities for the heiielit of’ to trace a relative. l vsill he most iii-.-ss males. to his ship males and to in the Royal Navy and it is .l Ill.lllL‘t' for ‘(‘llUR(‘l|ll.l., (aptain. R.r\’. trctd.). '.\'o\v this is the point I wish to tnake fsliips‘ comp:inies. '||ie idea is not en- pleased. Yours. etc.. J. A. (i.'\R.siliich is the concern of many \\ ho are IllfL'l_\ new hilt is mentioned for your .Nl-. l 'l'. l-15 llrcaiiir-re Road. llford. coiu_.-.r.itul.ition to those responsible. l"onterwyd. for this training means that despite the high speed so necessary in every tlcpzirliiicnl of ‘.I ship to sail and liizht I her. that accidcrits are few .ind far

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sion. .\lcd.’Home. Stlt l)estroycr l-list). (”;ipt.i‘r: (F). 3rd l’rigate Squadron. l.'.ls'. llasc Port. Ports-" Sttttiitlrun (A). mouth. Traiisfers to 23rd li.S. Feli- i ll.M.S. .skiiiio, l’chrn:iry I‘) (tentative relit :iiid;'or give lca\c at thatliani. date). (‘ones for llonie Sea Serrii;iry. l‘)(i5 l.-\). (ii) As ratings are noriiially detailed for overseas service about four ‘ll..\l.S. Diana. January 3. at l):vonvice. (icneral Service (‘ommission. months alit.-ad of crimmissiuiiing date. and for home service about prirl. for (icneral Service ('oni.'nis— f May. l‘.ltn.i. lloinc .\lnldlc li.ist ll.\' two months ahead of eonimissionini: date. this should be home sion llomealiast oi‘ Sui.-r.. Stli l)-.-inonllis). ‘Jtli l’rig.'itc Squadron. U.K. in mind when preferring requests to volunteer to serve in ii Base Port. Portsmouth (B). stroyer Squadron. Trzinsfers to 22nd particular ship. lE.S. liebruary. l‘).’».‘~. U.l\'. Bus: Port. rll..\l.S. l'l_\nitiuth. l-clvrnaiy II. at is It tiiij emph:isi.seil tltal the dates and particulars given below are l)cvor!port.

Devonpurt. for (ieneral Service i ('or:t:iiissio:t. forecasts only and mag. have to be cliangetl perhaps at short ;ll..\l.S. L'ambr_ian. .l.inn;iry 3. _at l’..ist ul Sure/llonie. notice.

22ml l-'..S. l.l\'. llasc Port. Devonl)evonport. tor (ien~:r:il Service tisl Ships in \\l:icltl.ucall'_.' I-futcrcil (‘units ISL ('oults (O) or Slc\v:it'ds (‘n.’lll‘lllsslntl. llU.'l‘l'..',li:t~l HI. Slit}. purl. are to be home in lieu of l7.l's'. ratings are to he inrliciilctl as : 'l'ransI'i:rs to 32nd l-LS. l"cbru.ir,\‘. .ll..\l..’S'. Rli_\l. l‘el\rtI;irj.‘ II. at Portsl‘l,|I(‘h'I\: (A) All ('ool».s (S). Cooks t()) and Stewards‘: [ll] Cooks " l.l.ls'. lizise Port. l’orts:uoulli. mouth. for (icncral S-::sice (‘ont(S). ullier than Ulla‘ l’.(). Cool. tSl. all Cooks (O) and all 809 Sqtiatlrun. l.'Illll.'tf‘_\' S. at l{.N. Air tnission. .\li:il. l|omc_ 33rd l’..S. Stet-i;irds'. l(') Cuuln [U] Llntl Slc\\‘:irtls‘ t\tll_\'2 (l)l—Ciiults (S) l.'.K_ liase Port. Portsmoiitli f.-\l.

Station. |.o~sieiiiouth. Strike lI.(). only: (ii) -Leading (Riot. IS) and Sle\\.irds only; ll-’)—— Cool-is (S) Squadron. lliiccaziecr. Home Sca ,ll..\l.S. lroiiliridge. Iicbruary. at and Stewartls only. .\l;ilt.i. l..R.l’. complement. l.ocal Service. l Sl.'Il.\lARl;\'l-I (.'03l.\lAl\'l) l7tli Frigate Squadron. U.K. li:ts'v.‘ V.\'o. 829 lliiittpsliire lilitglit. l;inv.iary li.l l-‘urei-':i Service. : il..\l.S. l\'urivhaI. Niivenihcr to. at R.N. Air Station. ('uldrose. Home 'll.3I.S. Miinxnttin. l7cbrtiar_\'. at (‘batPort. Portsmouth. | Sea liam. Steaming crew. Home Sea SerService. General Service Coml)-evonport. for 2nd S_’i\I Sqiiadron. 1ll.M.S. Albion. November. Changes mission. .\lay. l')(\.‘s. ("Tentative vice. l.u;;il l-'oreigii Service from at Dcvonport. : (‘|assilic:ition to Foreign Service ‘date of sailing (Far l-last) (A). ll..\l.S. Trunchetin. l)cce:nber 7. at ; il-‘ar East). date). for ll..\l.S. llariipsliire. il..\l.S. (.'|i'ebcslcr. l-‘cbruary. at ChatRosith. for 2nd .S;.\l Sqnatlroii. at ll.M.S. Dampier. l)ecember l. at l Wessex. liam. l..R.l’. complement. l).-vonport. | S_ingaporc. for Foreign Service (liar lll.i\l.S. Ilastiim. .l;init:i.'y 2|. at Baliraiii. for Foreign .'ervice Ixliddlc ll.;\l.S. llulwarle. l‘ebruary. at Devonhast) (.-‘\). i CI-I.\'l-IRAI. ll..\l.S. Pi-llew. December 4, :il li:i.st) .‘\lllpllll)ii\1I\' \\'.ir:‘.irc Sqii;idport. l..R.l’. coiiiplcmeiil. ll..\l.S. l)cvonsh':ri.-. Novc:iib.~r l. at ‘ll..\‘l.S. (.'rafton_ end l-'ebrii:ir_\'. zit ron (H. Rosytli. for Home Sea Service. 2nd llirl.enbeail for Home S-.-.i he-rv' Iirigulc Sq[|;idrun_ Bgfic Pun. Il..‘l.S. !‘lI.‘l'f. lLlllllilf_\' 3-‘. iii §ill:.'.I'g ('li;iili.i:ii.l..R.l’. complement, vice. (_ien-eral Service Conimissiori. } pore. Forcigii Service Il~.ir l‘.l\l) l.-\). !l.\l.S. Zest. Marcli l. at .\la|l.i for Portsmouth. : January. l')(i3. llome,-'.\led. l,'.ls'. ll..\l.S. .\lurra_v. December I3. at ll..\l.S. Gurkha. Januziry 2'). at .South- ‘ trial». Home Sea Service. llas-.- Port. Portsziioutli t.-’\).

Rosyth for trials. Comniissions for ampton for llonie Sea Service. (‘oni- ll..\l.S. llzirtland Point. .\l.ircli I. at ll..\I.S. (':ir_vsl'iit'l. Nuvi:mber S. at Home Sea Service .\larch 5 (tenta§iitlg;Ip‘.ift.'. tor loreigzi Service ll-‘ar missiou. .\l.ircli. l%.‘-. for (ieneral (iibr.'_iltar. l..R.l’. conipl-.-merit. l,oc.il the date). Second Frigate Squad- Service ('oinriii.ss‘on. llo.-iie Middle l-‘..:.tI I.-\i. l-orcign Service. ron. U.l\'. llase l’ort. Devonporl.

1 l-last [IS months). ')tli l-‘rigzite 820 Squadriiii. .\larch 5. at R..\'. Air ~il..\l.S. Striker. Noveriiher I5. at (‘ub- .ll..\l.S. l.ales1oii. mid-l)cceniber. at Squadron. U.K. llasc Port. R-osytli Station. Culdrusc, (Service tinder raltar. for Furcigii Service t.\liddle. llythe. for Home Sea Service. 3rd 2 (H). c.Iiisii|.'r.itii-ril. Victoriotis. \\'es.sex.

Iiastl. Ariipliiiiiuiis Warfare Squad- 1 .\l_S Squadron. (‘oniniission vice ‘No. 829 Dcvonshire l-"light. l;uin.ir_v. ll.\l..'. l'rs:i. March 7. at Dcvonport. ron tli). for (icn-.-ral Service ('onimission Kirklistort. U.K. Base Port. l’ort(ieneral Service ('onimission for : ' ll..\l.S. l-Zastliourne. Novcniber ii. at land. \\"e.st lntlics.lloni:. Xtli Frigzilc ll.‘.\l.S. Devonsbire. \\’esse.~:. , l..R.l’. : ll..\l.S. Scarborough. Dcccmher 3|. at iil.r\I.S. llaiupsbirc. .l;iniiarji‘ (may be Rosytli. coaiplcnierit.

Squ:itlroii. U.K. llase Port. l)evoiil|.M..‘s'. I.eop:ird. Nov-ember 22. at‘ Portsmotitli. l..R.l‘. complement. l t.l.?lLI_\'Ct.l) at (‘lyric for Home Sea port. l’orts‘mouth for (icneral Service Il..\l.S. l)ut'ltcs\'. January 3. at l Service. (iencral Service (,'omniis- Il.M.S. Tzirltir. March I2. at l)evonl Commissioii. Smith Anicrica and Portsmouth. for Foreign Service sion_ May. l‘)(i3 tteiitativc date). port for Home Sea Service. General South .-\llunlic,‘llonie (ll iiioiitlis). ll-‘ar East). 5th Destroyer Squadron.

Service (litiitiiissioii. April (tentallorne;'l~I.s': of Suez. tl.-n;.::li under 1 Ttli Frigate Squadroii. L'.K. Base 'l'raiist‘ers' to 2-lth E.S. April. l‘)(i3 tive date). llome;-.\liddlc liast US consideration). UK. lid SC Po.-t.

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NAVY ROYAL THE OF SHIPS ; soul-les is not 5 a Drafting No. 84 H.M.S. Ashanti machine-madejob.

EARS are expressed from time to up a roster adjustmerit which will tinte that the drafting of men is it benefit them when they are next due that men are drafted for United Kingdom based service soul-less job This type of comniission is probably just as a machine dictates.

Altliougli there is a machine room in the cause of many questions. p:irthe ollice of the Commodore Naval ticularly when ships are spending time Drafting, at H:islcnicre—-:i room with at a port in the Uttitcd Kingdom complicated machines which punch ditlercnt frotii which some of the ntcn ltoles and sort cards with a r:ipidity may have their homes. Naturally these which beats the eye. the facts and men take advantage of coach trips figures produced by the machines are ltomc. and may pass coaches with men ortly a tiiearis of getting the right man going to the place front which they tlicnisclvcs came and coming. possibly. into the right job at the right tiriie.

The ('onimodore Naval Drafting. frotii the place to which they :ire go(Coniniodore R. llart. l).S.().l and lti.\ ing. If it can be brought home to all stall of 203 (It) ollicers. I02 naval who think this journeying is tinratings. tiiainly of the Supply and Sec-l ecoitoriiic and maddcriing. and that; ietariat .specialisatioti and Com-‘ these men are on Overseas Service and riitiiticatioii ratings) and 81 civilians. that they might very well be in Singa-' are for ever conscious that they are‘.porc. Tolsio. Malta. Wasliington. and dealing with men. not rii:tcliincs'. that l so on. then they will realise that they fairness in drafting is essential‘. that are lucky to be getting a chance to get preference clearly stated. for it is on over a pensionable career all men of home. this preference that ratings are drafted similar rating have approximately the NOT PUSII-IlU’l'l‘()t\' l)RAl-‘TING to U.K. billets. It must [it kept up In ScrSea of Home shore. amount Same ll". through marriage or moveIn a future article it is hoped to be tltllt’. vice and Overseas Service. of one's home a different able to go frilly into the drafting pro- ments preference area is desired. then the THRI-'.l'i TYPES 0|" SERVICE cedure. but in this short article it is Commodore Naval Drafting must be Space precludes of a full explanation desired to cntpltcisisc the f)t'I'.((Hlt'If informed. He has no crystal ball. of the whys and whcrefores of draft- itattire of drafting. It is no! :t pusltIf a rating has asked for Plymoutlt ing in this issue of "Navy News." but buttort etlort. then tttarrics :1 Portsmoutli girl basical|_v there are tltrce types of ser- Men cart help themselves trio. Each area. and wishes to spend his U.K. based vice—()verse:is Service (which includes titan. some months before he is due to time in Portsmouth. it is no use having (iencral Service ('omniissions. Home return to the United Kingdom on corti- a moan if. not having altered his Sea Service and llotiic I'ort Service. plelioit of ()vc-rseas Service (or a preference he finds himself in the FlyIt must he emphasised that General (iencral Service Coiitmissioii) has to llluttlll area.

Service (‘oniuiissioiis are. in fact. complete a l)r:ifting l’reference Card. in this conttcction remember drafts Overseas Service. and every month ()n this he has to state. among many are arranged some time ahead and it is spent in a ship. whether the ship hap- other things. his personal preference no use altering one‘s preference one pens to be at ltoriic or abroad. means for drafting. This should be coni- da_v and expect a draft accordingly the that tltc men concerned are clocking pleted most carefully and onc's ncxL ——

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UR 8-Sth Ship of the Month is the 'close range sliip-to-air guided lll|\\llL‘ launchers. general purpose frigate of Ashanti has a new and revolutionTribal class, H.M.S. Ashanti. built by Yarrow & Co. l.td.. of Scotstoun. ary type of propulsion niacltincrv and Glasgow. being launched on March 9. the principle is that of steam and gas 1959. and completed for trials on turbines geared to the same propeller shaft. The advantages of this cortiAugust 22. I961. are that the gas ttirbinc can Displacing 2.700 tons (fttll load). bination the Tribals are 360 feet in length (o.a.) be used as a booster at the liiglter and have a beam of 42} feet. Comple- powers and. what is more important. ntent is about 250 officers and men. it can enable the ship to get underway at a few t‘I‘Iilltllt.'S notice when steam is not available.

H.M.S. Asliartti has been on trials for well over a year and. when these The I-Iditor is always pleased were nearing completion. whilst the to consider for publication ship was in the Carililicari and tintler“Letters to the Editor." Contrigoing what was scheduled to be a I’! hours culminating steam trial. a butors. must however. give their failtirc occurreil which necessitated name and address—not necestltc aliatitlorittictit of the trials and the return of the ship to the United Knigas sarily for publication dom. evidence of good faith. 'l1ic frigate. couiiitartded hi ('apt.

I). llepwortli. R.N., cost about [5.000.()00 to build. The other lislsiitto. (itlrltltil. t‘sloli.iwk.

Tribals They are the first frigatcs designed to Niihian.are Ttirtar and Zulu carry a helicopter for anti-submarine l'L‘L‘0l'lll(ll\'S1llIL'L' and. iii addition having two 4.5 inch guns. two 40 nuti. The Royal Navy now has six llofors. sis Zl-inch torpedo tubes :ind Oberon Class subni:trinc.s in servicea Limbo tltree-barrelled deptlt bomb the Orpheus. Oberon. Odin. Olvnipus. mortar. are titted for two “Scacat"0nslauglitand ()ttcr.

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DRA I-TS 55.000 MICN The Commodore Naval Drafting is responsible for the drafting of some 5S.(X'l(l men and his aim is to give four uionths' notice of draft for overseas and six to nine weeks for Home Sea and Port Service jobs. l-Zach month the numbers of men of each category required for jobs overseas t'our months hence is produced. liach Drafting Ollieer—and there are Drafting Otlicers for Seaman, Engineering. Electrical. Supply and Secretariat. and for Communication and ascertains the Sick Berth ratings iititttbcr of billets he is required to fill.

In deciding which rating fills which billet. the Drafting Olliccr takes account of the previous service, any special factors and any preferences stated by the rating. it being Commodore Naval Drafting‘s aim to give

ll..\‘l.S. Jaguar. March I4 (tentative ll..\l.S. Messina. June 7. at Balirein for Foreign Service (.\liddle East). d.itc). for General Service Commission. lloriie/South Atlantic and Amphibious Warfare Squadron. (B).

South Arttcrica. 7th Frigate Sqtiad- ll..\l.S. Kent. June 27 (tentative date). at ltclfast for Home Sea Service. roti. U.ls'. llase Port. Portstitoutli. (icncral Service Corttniissiort. ()ctoH.M.S. Loviestoft. March It [tentative her. I963 (tentative date). Home.’ date). at (liatliam. for (iencral SerEast of Sue)’. U.K. Base Port. Portsv' e (‘oriittiis.siori. .\lcd./llonic. 23rd niotith. l:‘S tlase Port. Portsntotttli H.M.S. Dalrymple. June (tentative date). at Devonport for Home Sea ll..\l.S. Daring. March (tentative date). at l)cvonport. Increase front Scrvicc. U.K. Base Port. l)evonport.

C. J‘: .\l. Party to l..R.l’. comple- ll..\l.S. l.ondon. Jutie (ruay be delayed) at Wallscttd-on-'l'yItc for nicnt lloritc Sca Service. General Service ll..\l.S. Russell. April. at Rosyth. (‘onimission October. I963 (ttiay be l..R.l’. coniplcnicnt. dclaycd). East of Sue;I_lllontc. U.l\’. |l..\l.S. Tiger. April 2. at Devonport Base Port. Portsniotith. for Home Sea Service. (icneral Scrvice (oiiintissitiri. February. I96-l. H.M.S. Berry llczid. Jtittc. at Chatham. for trials.

Hontc liast of Suez, U.K. llase Port, No. 701)]! Squadron. Jtine (tentative ratings as wide a variety of jobs as Devonport (A). this‘). at RN. Air Station. Culdrose. possible in the course of their careers. ll..\l.S. Decoy. April ll. at Devonl.l-'.'l'.U. Wasp. and this is the vital point But port. for General Service Commis- H.M.S. Victorious. July 3. at Ports- when a man reaches the top of the sion llontc/.\lcd./East of Suc7_ Zlst mouth. Service under consideration. roster for overseas. then overseas he ES. U.K. llasc Port. Dcvonport (A).

U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. strings can be pullcd——no H.M.S. llcrwick. April I l. at Ports- ll..\l.S. Vidal. July. at Chatltani. for will go. No “dodging the column"——no “jumping mouth. for General Service ComGeneral Service Commission. West the queue." His draft may be delayed niis\ion llornelliztst of Suez. Zlst Indies. U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth. oti tirgcnt compassionate grounds F..S. U.K. Base Port. Port.-tntotuli.

No. 829 London Flight. July. at R.N. recommended to the Coniriiodore ll..\l.S. l._vnx. April I8. at Chatham.

Air Station. Culdrose. for Home Sea Naval l)raftirig by the Welfare for trials. (‘ommissions May 30 for Service. (‘icneral Service (.‘omntis- Atithority. but directly the period of (‘ieticral Service (Ioritiitission llomcl sion October, I963 (may be delayed). contpassionate delay has expired then.

Sotillt .-\t|antic and Sotith America.

For ll..\l.S. l.ondon. Wessex. of the rostvr.

7tlt Frigate Squadron U.K Base H.M.S. Moishaoli. July (may be de- the tiiatt still being on top (l‘s‘C|'SL'flS. Port. Portsmotttli. layed). at llarrow for Foreign Scr- l.‘.\lt.‘\' N.B. lntpress on your wives, rcH.M.S. Anziu. April I‘). at Gibraltar. vicc. General Service Coiiiritissiott lations. friends. th-.it a General SerService (Middle East) for Foreign August. I963 (may be delayed). vice Commission is regarded as llontc.v'.\lidd|e East (18 months). ‘Jtli (It). Attipliibiotis Warfare Squadron.

Overseas Service. You won't be beNo. 829 Kent Flight. .\lay. at R.N. Frigate Squadron. U.K. Base Port. lieved when you are on short weekPortsniouth.

Air Statiori. Culdrose. for Home Sea ends in your home town. but it is a Service. (iencral Service Commis- H..\I.S. .\lcon. July 26. at llahrcin for fact which may help to avoid mission. October, W63 (tentative date).

Foreign Service (t\liddle liast). uttdI.'t’\t:Iltt‘lint:\' about naval draftFor Il..\l.S. Kent. Wessex.

Anipltibious Warfare Sqitatlroti (ll). mg.

H.M.S. l’um:i. May. Portsntotttli. .\l.M.S. Blackpool. August. at Chathani. l..R.l’. complement. l..R.l’. complement. ll..\l.S. (‘L-ntatir. May. :it Portsniouth. H.M.S. Relentless, September 5. at Rosytli for trials. Commission Service under cousidcratioii. UK. t\larcli. l‘)(i-t. for Foreign Service llase Port. l’orl.smouth.

(Far l~'.ast) from date of sailing. 3rd. ll..\i.S. Rcrlotilit. Way 31. at llalirein photographs of the Frigate Squadron. Transfers to zmh l OSTCARD Ior Foreign Service (Middle East). following H.M. Ships may bc obAnipliibiotis \\'arf-are Squadron (F). l3.S.. l)eccniber. |‘)(i-t (A). tained from the Editor. "Navy News."

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R.N. ltarracks. Portsntoiitli. price 6d. )f naval personnc tave iccn lt-ell)’-‘tl.

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(3.: us is possible. Workiitg lhrougli wlto to one sliipmate been l was spc;i'>.ing ‘lliescus. tlulwark. Ocean. Eagle. the l<,N.ll.T. sortie El-to has Slattdard been has and 70 well over is Centaur. (ilzisgow, Kenya. Newcastle. ttl\'l;tlltL‘tl in grants. l7 about for braneli his of n._-;.mAlhiori. Ark Royal. Loch Killisport. annual attended has every and years l)ian:i. Taciturn. Daring. Chevron. ieuniori as sticli. altltouglt he lives (We 7.est. Vanguard, Murray. Cumberland, 70 miles front London.

Scorpion. Liverpool. Apollo. Lynx.

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This association is presided over by director of the London and ManIIEN the Royal Naval Engineersome of the most eminent men in our chester Assiirarice (Ion1p:in_v. ing College was at Keyhiim its country's :iflairs——top stockbrokers Two other eliarniing and deliglitful and bankers. heads of large building gentlemen of the Wliite Ensign tiny chapel was probably the Citiand insurance societies. ctc.. who have Association joining in the celebrations derella of the Naval Colleges‘ hupel-. it stood high in the :1 eetions j given up :1 great deal of their own time were Mr. J. Scrimgeoiir. ('..\l.G.. although and money to guiding the linancial ().ll F and Capt. A. R. (ilclt. l).S.C.. of many engineer Ol|lL'¢l'w _to whom it :1 place where they had foiiml aliairs of serving and retired otlicers R.l\.

Mr, Scrimgcoltr is one of the .was and men, Tliese e\perienc:d :1nd "Top Ten" stoel:brokers-. :1nd :1 guiding lGod and been found of him during‘ training there. e\peit gentlemen :1ll have :1 trenien- light of the :1ssoci:1lion. (’:1pt, Glen. 1 their dons admiration for the Ro_v.'1l .‘\'a\y who carried out many secret \-.';irtin1el \\ ill! the move to .\l:1n:1don after the and they hate e\pic~\e1l this in the .iniss1on~. in enemy held countries. is -war. the chapel. like the living .iccon1; mo1l.i:ion for the otlicers under instrucs‘t‘|Wl’<-‘lL' illiltlt‘ “ll ll‘~' “'l‘ll"' l'."l‘l-“ll lan important 5lllpl‘llUlsL‘f. .tion. \\:i~: :1 prefabricated hilt. Non -\s~.oeiation. by inaking readily avail"‘O.L'.l.." for the most p:1rt. live in able the very best tiduce on house l'Rl-'.\'lOl'5‘ ('O.\l.\'ll)I)l)Rl-I ‘the .\'a\'_.'s most imposing watdrooni t\ttl‘1.'ll;t\t.'. instirance. investnients‘. eti:..

PR!-IS!-‘..\"l' block. and they and engineer ollicers to aiixone with a Naval backgrotiiid. of the lt\\tti.'llIlt1lll. who had passed through Keyham or lhc cliairman .-\dmir.'1l Sir Joltn A. S. l-icclcs. (.i.C.ll.. .\laiiadon decided that :1 permanent l.\' GOOD \'OlCl-I and worthy chapel should grace the ion the fabric. so far as the On 'l‘rat'alg:1r Night, therefore. the K-(‘-V-l_)-- C-ll-liw l"7“l“‘f*"Il appe;1r:inee zzeshly ilecoratetl s1.1rdrooni _Ct.'llt'l1:t.lil‘l lllf‘ lllllllllll-_ll ll“'lll_“’-‘.-w""fl- '" Ill? other line buildings of the College. 3 of the chapel was atlected. Mr. Robert with some very important voices as ~‘l‘l -‘t-‘l -' _l’L‘l°‘l'lLf-l lltl-‘l-lltllf-lll) ll: ’l'olter of the lirin Potter and Hate.

HAD BEEN USED AS A GARAGE ..”_.m“ “f Oak» 1-‘,tl‘,“.L.d -me m,n_liiwii tl.t_\s .1s was responsible for the restora:which l ( Naval There was. for instance. the tirm tenor l Rl‘.V€|‘l lt happened that the oldest building ltion of St. Nicholas's (‘hurch, ll..\l.S. llarr.1§ “'il-‘l of Mr. Leopold de Rothsehild.desccnlm"lf"5$ll £l:llllllllt!_lll on the estate was :1 rather decrepit ‘Drake. and St. .-\nne's in Portsmoiith :llllll‘ l‘l'~"'l‘l-.l“‘l dam and present day represeut.1t1vc “'.¢ll_l}-‘ ll‘-llll_ l7th-century tithe barn which had 'l)oclt_\urd :1fter war damage. was "‘ been utilised as :1 garage until it was asked to give his advice and help. (.\lr. .2’... ‘bankinv umties, 1: is aso tree or that this could he made Potter was also architect of the magz‘~-Ml thi:L$:1dler' s the and \'l'el|~; Trust of into :1 place of worship. Only the nilieent (‘hureh of the Ascension. :-f_Tcct¢_<l g b.\' H. em to tn Nmiuml schoul of ()pc.r_-,_ good Barracks ro-1.. twin rows of columns and the end Crownliill. on the borders of the Wliite the voiec, too. was Mr. Lewis G. Whyte. lznsign walls. built. like the columns. of local college grounds.) He has designed :ill 'lhe_ secretary of: stone. remained under :1 roof which the interior tittings and the appearance e "i 1 needed soon to be renewed. inves me of the inside of the chapel therefore the Aitken.

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the Royal l\':1v_\‘ :iitd ('ontnion\\e:iltii Navies. and by estziblishriients. both Naval and i\lilit.1ry, with connections with the college.

An excellent pipe organ by lleles _’ and bought by the New Church Fund is installed in the "west" gallery. which also holds the choir.

The Chapel was detlicated to St. John and St. James on Jantiary 3. I962.

With the "marriage" of the engineering and electrical branches of the barn and’ build side walls, windows Nzivy. :1nd the subsequent expected and l1oor—in effect to provide the GIFTS BY I-‘..\'Gl.\'l-It-IR (ll-‘l-'lCl-IRS increase in numbers of the Royal "h1il|" of the chapel. This work was , lndividiml items of fiirnitore. made Naval College. it can be designed by Navy Works. Devonport. Jto .\lr. l’otter‘.s design. many of them foreseenlingincering that the will and aecomplished under their direc- ll" "ml <.°"l° in ‘he too small for its present chapelbefore congregation tion.

“Acre g'_""" by 7very ill“:.°“ll"g° but two side aisles could be long.

For the Chinese for (tlllLL'l’\. h:1in's and cook. eonsult:1tion .1nd interior. sad of I event this P-IS! Pl’L'\t.‘l'll. Uf:"ddL.d “nh““‘ destroying the pn‘p0r_ .\' April of ‘engineer l.:1i oriental Shui Kwoiig. year. an llis of views success-. :1 great iinportzinee to the villagers tions. or the atniosphere. of the present on everything from cooking to religion l)an1erh:1m. in Ilan1pshire._oceurred ‘lovely hiiilding, A ('h:1pe| Improve:1nd =aud were t.‘;t_t:L‘tlj.' sought it! marriag-: miles 5|l|l-'.=|tl0l’¢6.000 some away ment Fund remains open. and conin’ much Chinese was Inshore signature the month. of that l7th the On tributions still arrive. for further tlemaiid.

Dztmerham ll..\I.S. Minesweeper ‘t.‘nll3Clli\hlllt.‘nl\'. entered the Far East Reserve after = Sll.\'l'lR CUP RI-‘.'l'l'R.\'l-Il) four years‘ in commissiort 111. and After :1 preliminary exchange of around. Hunt: Kong. l.ietiten:int (iunning.

During this period. and despit_e_thc short speeches. distance that separated them. a liaison returned the silver cup to , h:1d sprung up between the village :1nd School. Suitably inscribed. it will now man the ship. 'l he l):1nierl1;1m school- retnain as :1 conipetitive trophy until a icliildrcn when the‘ were surprised children had maint.1iiied :1n cnthnsi-: l)amer|1.1ni re-coniniissioiis. ‘captain presented not only the too lll-TN ll.\I.S. Ark Ro_\':tl \‘isilt.'tl it was :1 most .\tls'C|.‘\\l.ltl day and astie correspondence with "their" television sets. but also no chairs.

I-‘reninntle. one of the ship's comagain the men of the Ro_\:1I stibseribed for by the otlicers and sailors and the school prcsettlctl Ills‘ the last remn:int.s of H.M.S. l)itll‘lCl'-' ham llllttlly departed. regretting thel party was able to visit an uncle who Navy have given pleasure to the ship's company. .~lll[‘l with :1 large silver cup. _h-utl served for 32 _\ears in the Royal when the one iiiiliappy event of the end of tile liaison. whilst the villagers, young-.sters—thi_s' time in Singapore. again C.\pt't.'5\1:tl the wish that their: ll..\l.S. Ilartlund Point (Capt. J. 5. ship's commission 1tCCtlt’l”1.‘t.l""ll'tltl | of. "('L'9T.\ltl) would he allowed aillttltlu‘ ship utam-.§mjth_ R_,\'_), ;, vesse gave _not rammed :1 3 laetieal (oiniminication Operator larger toipc hy puny: being .-\t the party the children were N. l-‘ct.-k-_ (VI \\‘altoi1-on-'tli.tm¢g_ rc. the villagers iinruedi:itel_v espressedflitms‘ but lllill '-'|llls'f >l|L' W‘ _lts‘F;t'or crippled children of St. Anilre11'.s' their concern for their iniiieswecl"-fllm“c““" “ould soon le"c'1\lllttll\\'l1ll'l.;Hospital. and l'ound that the children given :1 two-lioiir closed circuit show eeived :1n invitation from his uncle in Hobart. 'l’:1sni:1ni:1. some and its crew, and si1bse_qliently their guere enthusiastic stamp collectors. A 1 of lil_ii_is by the tint! Sl|Pl‘l,\lllL'- lllc living .fund was started to buy stamps for‘.s:ls. llie tilnis conststed ot (‘liarlie 3.tlt)tl miles away. annoyance at the offending tngate.

Cliaplin and l.:1urel :1nd uas granted and Feel: flew to Cltristmzis is coming and in order to the children. l.e:1ve‘ Vll.I.AGF. "EN l-'E'l‘l-Z" help people serving in ships abroad the ‘the fund ttourished. and the ship's “"Ctl&l.'Il'tl pie" comedies. and the roars lasniania when: he was feted and ll-Wllltl llillll “ll- lllll Slllil" C‘llll'iwell-known lirin of C. H. Bernard &i§"lll'lP‘lll)_' ‘ll ll-M-39' ll:1rtl:1iid Point. .of laiighter and tlte clapping from made :1 guest of honour at :1 diniier_ t_td__ of t|;m1—i¢))_ I5_\gcx_ h;|\-¢;lIl ittltlllltlll’ to buying stamps_ bought the children was s11_tl_ieient indication given for him at the Navy .\lemorial pany returned to the United Kingdom :1nd dispersed :1nd it was only after ,;.g;.in pmdttt-ct] ;, .:,,~.|._-mitt] gm t~;.t;,-i11.1-o iclcs-isioii_r_eeeivers complete with that when the television progranimes l-louse. Hobart. considerable correspondence and time '1,,gu¢_ 1‘;15t¢fti|)}- pmttiieett. the gift itierials, in :intieip:1tion of the new "I V I start in Sing:1poi'e. the crippled At the Navy Memorial House the of St. reunion which in children .-\ndrcw‘s will have was arranged. commences that :1 ()0 c:tl:1loguL- i||t._ttr.t1._-_\ ihoiisaiids ot' itenis‘s.-rviee visitor was shown :1 letter written by Singapore the hours of ship's |:_ist captain. through Nelson at Sheerness to l.ieut. Lloyd as gifts for ehililren. wives. this October.

Scptenibcr IS. ni:1n_v cnioyntettt A second party for the children ‘the generosity ot ll..\l.S. llartlaitd Pascoe. l:1ter Nelson's flag lieutenant l.ie1itenaiit J. P. Gunning. _parents in tact csery one is c:1Zc:'ed who met 2 for hcadeil :1 team of six ratings at ‘l't':tl':tlg:ir. was arranged and the crippled 1 Point. at :1 nearby host-.-lry and then drove t.».._-; to the village.

The scliool and village were en fete in honour of the ship and. from 3 P-"1 l until If) that night. the sailors virtually hail the freedom of the village.

The reception conumttee was lieadeil by the rector. the Rev. .\lnls'S\lr. Wilding. :1n e.\-sergexint. Royal 28 at 4.45 .\l:1rines. and Mrs. Wildiiig. the schoo|ini.stress‘_ This trio had arranged :1nd co-onlinated :1 full and festive prograinme.

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GLEANER SINKS A GERMAN SUBMARINE IE term “.\'av:il Port l’art_t"‘ came into being about I9-It)/-ll when Naval I’aI'ties were in and out of the seaports of .\Iersa .‘vI:itrtih. Ilarilia.Tohnilt.

Dema and Benghati during the lluctuatintis of the early Desert battles. Later the term it-.t.s adopted for lll‘ll\l:l'\:lI use. to emer all those nllicers and men under training as Port Parties designate for particular port oterseas‘.

The first port I had to organise as a nient "Peace in our time" tltc public.

Naval Ilasc. from scratch. was Ardros- in the British style. grasped at this san. on the West coast of Scotland straw and relapsed into complacency. for which. in peace time. I held a Interest in all voluntary organi.sations "Dormant Appointment" as Naval connected with the defence of the Ollicer in Charge. Ardrossan and country. flopped. at least for quite a Minesweepiiig Otliccr. ('lyde Area. ;llIlll.'. h_iit at the end of six months. a ()tlier ports on the Ayrshire coast. at ‘new spirit was awakened, The man in Irvine. Tronn and Ayr. which had the street lI:.tl become alive to a danIIOt.‘l\IIIl.!. shipbuilding. repair and gerous situation, and interest in all boiler cleaning facilities. also came matters of defence was quite eiitliusiastic. under my wing.

I had no special training to help ‘JOIN IN PLAIN Cl.()'l'IlI-ZS‘ cope with what became :i very respon()n August 25. I93‘). wltilst :it busisible post. as .-\rdro.ss:in became tlte Operatioiial Base for the .‘~lineswcep- ness. I received a tclcgraiu from the ing and Scaward Defence of the (‘lydc /\(lltlil':lll)'.ordering me to proceed to Approaches. I had to rely on my own .-‘\rdrossaii. "Join in plain clothes." it experience. I had been retired for read; "but take your uniform with nearly two years. but front I935 on- you.

On August 27 I reported to Rearwards I took refresher courses in A/S and Mineswccping and I kept in close Admiral (Tanipbell. Flag Otlieer. touch with technical advances. It had (flydc (with whom I had served on the tn,-en my good fortune to have carried China Station) and thence to Ardrosout prolonged espcrinieiits with new sari. in readiness to assume my duties.

Tsso sntall rooms had been allocated. weapons.

Ilaving been :i manager in a large one as an oflice. the other for setting company for a number of years‘ I had up a telephone exchange and a general gained quite a good knowledge of enquiries ollice.

I was not in a position to give any administration and with the tzuidance of the King's Regulations and instructions and I therefore took the Admiralty Instructions I awaited uppurltlttlly to survey the harbour. coming events. On the civil side I had lcltics‘. herthing facilities and the undertaken a strenuous A.R.l’. course I)ock_\ard. calling on the Managers at l‘airlicld. (iloucestcrshirc and had and Heads of l)epartnierits to enable become an .»\.R.l’. Instructor iti my us to get to know each other. A certain amount of otlicc equipment. spare time. preiiously indented tor. had already A 'I)t7MM‘I' Rt.‘.\" arrived. .\le:in\\hile tension was lIICfCZI\il‘l|.!

In I938 the Miinicli crisis acted as a dummy rtin. t was ahle to sight z\rdros- until. on Siintl;iy. September 3. I93‘), san Harbour and m:il;e a few contacts. the Prime .\linistcr broadcast to the With the return of Mr. (fliamhcrlain nation that a suite of war existed befrom Munich and his famous state- tween the United Kingdom and Ger-

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The initial stall of three. the Naval Ardrossan harbour was small btit compact, enclosed within two break- (llhccr in Charge. Secretary and Telewater arms, There were no anchorage phouist had been overwhelmed with berths. The navigable part ol the bar- the demands made upon them. The bour merely constituted a wide eliaii- sudden influx of St) /\ii.\i|iary Vessels nel from the entrance through the to atlniiiiistcr nieaiii a rapid increase in personnel and otlices. many. lle sounded

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Provisionally a wing h:id to be carmarked for Wrens‘ Quarters. At the outbreak of war. the Wren administrative organisation was not in operation. Wrcns had been recruited locally. .so the question of quarters did not arise until the appointment of a Wren Superintendent on the stall of the Admiral. Wcsterii Approaches at Liverpool. Here again I was fortunate. as the good lady and I had been col~ leagues in business. This proved to be of great help.

Except for the serious losses at sea. due to German suhniarine activity. the war on the Continent coutintied its "plioncy" progress. In February.

I940. an exciting episode occurred which did much to impress upon the crews of the Auxiliary Patrol Vessels operating from Ardrossan. the importance of their duties.

CDNTACT WITH THE E.\'I-I.\IY It had been a matter of rotitine for a inailhoat to leave Ardrossati at midnigltt for Belfast. and the sloop on patrol usually made contact with ALS was

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Sweeping the channel was only one aspect in connection with the se:iwa1'il defences of the (‘lyde Approaclics.

Quite at large number of yachts and large trawlers titted as .-\/S vessels reported for duty. These were formed into Divisions and it became possible to patrol continuously the (‘lydc Approaches with A/S vesficls. The periods on patrol extended over four days. with two at rest in harbour.

Additional patrols were established to seaward of the Conihrzics. and an inner patrol. from Combracs to the boom at (irccnock.

“IN!-'.S LAID The Admiralty had issued a ssarnmg to shipping of an extensive mineticld cstahlislied from the mainland near Ayr to the Island of Arran. Entrance to Clyde through the minefield was controlled by two Gate Ships. The North Channel and the area adjacent to the minefield was patrolled by. one of the three A/S sloops attached to Ardrossan. either H.M.S. Jason.

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J .'\l'd|'0\\.lll at \\iI\ .u.uvnin1od.tt_ton (”,_.;,m., “J, |,_,m,“,,,g 1., _\_._,“-_mt i to (late October I0. and Rear-Atlntiral “f l“~'“-' “ml “"“""l'°‘ “"5 “"-‘W lltevlllill the mittelield and the (llliecr nl I-‘. ll. Ii. lltnpltins. (.‘.ll.. I).S.().. l).S.('.. .\l.9.

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S. male‘ KN‘) (Capt. "ll" l'"’°“’dl"l"hundred the cent» um‘ by twr W.itch. “tum adjusting his ‘.l<dlC c;.r-‘=1-wstcd i promoted Vice.1.\dmira|'l"rom the Muscat at knots.

After dark radar a eight recently at lei.surcl,\' contact was leaders of church mul d_ phones tnude it contact. .-\t lirst he W.V.S.. in fact all ut'g:llll\:lllull\' of four miles.

No at could be a the gained and lights seen on range hearing: as \‘tIllIl'll1lr)'organis- the ussunted that it \\:t\‘ the m;tilho:tt. but I F I it became apparent that the contact was malting little speed i .l .m"," plot developed tttiom. of tool.‘ over :1 'lhey large part to his :xm;i/entent he noticed that us had all the uppenranec of a lishim: dhow. and as the’ n Hm‘ M ‘I wimp 0 Mr “for”. H" It water. lhroughvthc tile the dockTown close to llitll. quite ‘Second World War and in l~'ehru.1r)'. the echo receded. llte lte;o'ing. instead course the ulllcer of the watch .|.\l£L‘(l |Il.I'ml.\and ('onnnerei:tl where Horbour. ynrd of dr.mini: il\\'il\' on the llelfust route.

I940‘ was in mmmnnd N. 806 Squaw herthed.

Putrol A \"c‘\\cl~' canwere illl‘l‘(l his D.S.C. in .lunc. run. He \\'i|\ inovmg lowztrds the Firth of mid established teen an the \\il\‘ quickly plot was matnlumetl Meanwlttle ( l_\de. lle .Il once turned the (ilennet :1 194“ |)_5_()_ in April_ '94, front ‘excellettt service It) and the under observation. eratt provided _‘ kept .'-f, until the l‘\.‘.l|’lll'.1 mi». tight .the;td and A number of rules. pistols. .tmmunt-; ‘l'_ ,1 _\ItIg 0l’Xf.tl<lll.ll\. H.t. s_.t\\ not with lo food. _‘ I to l_ r r“' good good p.m.. mlled llls (‘.ipt;i:n. lion. fuses and detonntor.-a were found, v -‘-‘~‘“"~‘t‘ III ll--‘L ;5l"l“‘ l"l1$l"_0U‘ 1101' addimusic. in and hm Lmmmkn 0 cuntp:m_\. games The Ship's (‘ompuuy “em to in fact to s;tli.~.l'.V Loch Ruthven i l"‘l"".°“M" “ml '" 1953' “l“l‘-' c‘““' L‘0Il\.'L‘fl\ “ere I.'If‘_.':llll~;ct.l and \-.ell ""d'--‘ “J5 4'» "ll; 11-‘tion ll..\l.S. (leenn. 2~:t\\' service "Action St-.t‘ion»." llte speed was H‘. m the mega] imcm ur the ‘ p:ttroni~etl.

-.:r:iduuII_\ increased and. :|\ the : .\lr. l'l;xr:_\ Kemp. the proprietor of Qttc til the men in the tlltow was later '" burl,“‘rF"“ THE (‘“_,\S[.j “"l"'r-‘:~ (ll;ttlL'\ heeztme was promoted lu Rearecho the llL't'rc'.I\t.'(l. the as most oi‘ rzmue dangerous it the 3;: luxurious cinema til pltieed the ()m;ini rebels in the lield. louder. until simultaneous impulses (Continued on page ll. col. 2) 1 of tile Ii. '.S..-\. (’oncert l’;irt_t' itlispmul Li : .; c were lteurcl and depth elntnzes \\el'e |lIll.lllll.l|i|l.llll|i|lllIiIlillilllIlillilllIllllllllllillllllllIIIilllllllIllllllillllllllilIiIIllllllllllllillillilllilillilllllii iL‘\'cl)' third Suni|;i_\‘ and zirrunged for idhow was not decreasing and tired. (|Ct.‘1l\lUll\'. The theexinte apparent front the plot that, to; ;._\h.ut p:t'intl e.mt.iet \\.n lost its use on other sneeitd Navy ' the dhuw had altered course :u\;t'_v and ; but tlte (‘nntziiii of the (iL'l'l‘ll.ltl ‘uh- local P.lplll.'lllt\Il tool. the Royal '““"l‘ lis llc‘.-.~'l "“ll‘l“l1 ‘‘4‘‘ l‘'*‘ increased speed. This was considered: m~_..in.,- (w,_‘»_:_ owing to il.mt:igc to his ‘to -trnui\le. more than suspicious and. h:n'ingcraft. decided to .~.ttit‘;ice. tiletiner hud darkctted ship. speed \\;is inere;ised to. ~\\‘lls.‘llL'tl on \c'.It'i.‘lIll|:l1l\, the guns close the dhnw. uere :it the "Ready" ttud. ;t\ the suinWhen both vessels were enterntg utuiine \\'.I\ eumelit iii the se.irelilip,|1t' territorial waters. l.oeh Ruthven overl~e:nn. the guns opened lire. .-\n Ht-‘X ;. cl];-cl‘ was nude on the hauled lhc dhow and called upon it to e,\plo\iun occurred on h.i.ird l.;.3.‘\ and xlnrcs ;i l.e.iding stores Assistant come alongside. lhis. tiller ti tlo_w of; she lveezitt to sink. The crew jumped U\'L'l'l1\'iIlLl and were rescued by the, zit l-ruser (IllllllL‘l'_\‘ R:im_:e shottld lt.t\'e persu:n.tve |It"l.1“'-‘SC itfrom ""7 "“°r' l’.O. llussan. t:\:i.‘lllll:|ll}' did.j we“ of ll..\l.S. (ileuner and brought ‘had. there was it delieieney of 285 nreter. into .-\n.lro»~.nt in triumph .|\ prisoners; pints of rum. us‘ well :I\‘ deficiettces in During this period ratings on sugar. tea. tim ul eotlee. tins ul mill.‘ qtturterdeck thought they sow p:I<:lvf of \\;u'. ages being throun over the .\ILlt.‘. 'l he t.‘ri:\\\ of all \e\~.el~ in the hur- nod hl;utl.ets, .-\t ;i court m;nli.il :tt l’u:'lxmottl|1. honr xx-ere eleetnlied iv, llln lil\pll’ll'tt.'

DIIOW Sl-I:\R(,'lll-II) .‘\\\l\l.'l|ll Stores . l_e:idin;: Actini: _R. epimile. 'llte m.ir.tle of e\e:)hotl_\‘ the, (lllt\\\' tlte “us alongside. ;:u:lt)' lo Itlttc Once \cx\in-__- in the port. \\ltether ;I\ll\'|l'L' ut Sttrmun ]llt.'.ILlCtl sentenced R. l.ieut.

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.31. .‘il."lI.\IARlNl'IAmbush (l.ieut.-Cdr. Ii. (Tleland. R.\'.i. recently visited the large Attterican base and dockyard of Ytikosuka. in Japan. for escrcises and exchange (if information with submarines of the American Seventh I-‘lcet.

Yoko<.uk:i. on the west coast of nothing but praise for the llritisli "not Tokyo bay. is :t fairly large American mess" and "must and two."

The town of Yokosuka itself is a naval base with a dockyard about tlte same si/e as Portsmoutli. some 30 typical seaport. and an ideal "sailor's miles south of 'l'ok_vo. On arrival ,-\m~ run asliorc." if a good deal more csbush \v:t\‘ bcrthcd alongside three |‘lL‘t’t\t\‘t.‘ than llong Kong. from which United States .\tIl‘illl:ttillL'\_ all of the tlte submarine had just come. It was (iuppy class. and during overheard that the Japanese bar girls |llI(lLlCl‘lIiVL‘ll the ensuing neck many of the units of had even those of Hong Kong liculen , Ithe Seventh l-leet arrived in harbour. for looks and liospitality so. Sn/ic including the guided missile cruiser Wong. look ottt! Another novelty to .l;ip:iti is. of course. a .l’rovidenee and the aircraft carrier peculiar bath. from which one is said By the end of the it-eel»; Japanese ilicltllttlgltitl. ithcre were nine stibmarines. iuclntluig to clttcrgc a new man.

Attiliuslt ,\.,... 'l‘()I\'\'() T00 I-Z.‘\'I’ENSl\’l-I ~.~.-.-.;.:..:-..'a.‘.'.;...-‘s ('llAi\'(il‘I (II-‘ Dll-IT Althou_eli Tokyo is only If. hours ‘ ..'.. awa_v by train. ttot titatiy of the ship's -V:—~.<~9.‘.. .)~.

Apart from carrying otit some ex- company visited the capital, having Although it is true that to "Join the tremely valuable exercises with the been warned by their Aniericatt Navy is to see the world." there is USS. '|‘ang. the visit proved :i great counterparts that it is an cxtrenicly much work to he done. Soiuelitues success in cementing Anglo-.-\incrt'c;iii expensive place. Tltis fact was rapidly it is hunuIrum—sonietime.s it is relationsliips. as oitr hosts very kindly discovered by some of the otlicers.

I exciting. 'I'he above picture shows accommodated the ship's company who managed to get there for one catapult crews operating in rough ashore. ‘lite liritish Submarincrs never evening. weather on board H.M.S. Ilcrmes seemed to tire of the diet of chicken.

One of the more ll1lt.’I'I.‘\'lll1I! specduring last August's Exercise “Rip- salad. and ice-cream oti which their tacles seen by most of the ship's cortitide.“ The picture on the left shows American counterparts subsist. :ind pauy was that of a lietttcnant (J.(i.). of I the carrier manned for entering ‘the too American otlicers who "rode" the USS. Tang. having his promotion harbour at Malta. ‘.-\mhush during the exercise had to full lieutenant celebrated by Tang's ship's company. He was cercmonially thrown over the side in full uniform‘.

It is felt that this is an .-‘\mcric:m preccdcnt that the Royal Navy could well do without. .\lan_v good friends were made elbow and told me to pttt it away. and during the visit. and it was with regret called for another round. I've never that Ambush sailed. after a most useknown anything like it anywhere." ful. interesting and enjoyable visit.

Other ships visiting Germany hell the IIIPS of the Inshore Survey Squad- saute story.

The celebrations were attended by ron. ll.M. Ships Echo. Enterprise and l-Igeria. with the Ilydrogritpher of a strong Belgian contingent which incltidcd the Belgian Antbass:tdor to I the Navy. Rear-Admiral F.. G. Irving.

'C.lI.. 0.ll.l-'... recentl_v paid a visit to (icl'tIl:tn_\'. the Oberbiirgermester of Du’/.d Charles Veale. Steward. I)/l. one of the greatest inland ports in the Antwerp and :i number of other civic and :tc:idcmie 962757. lI..\l.S. lleron. Died Sepdignitaries.

Iworld. Duisburg. in the heart of the I I in the celeThe Rttwll Navy's part tember IS. 1962. iurlustrial Ruhr.

The occasion was the 450th :intii- brations came as the result of the war- John Alan Ketill. Radio Electrical Mechanic I/c (Al. I./05722. occupation of Duisburg. A retired 'versary of the birth of the famous time Hutchill.M.S. I-‘ulmar. Died September cartograplier. Mercator. who was born naval otlieer. Capt. C. A. G.R.N.. was I6. I962. in Flanders and. at the age of 40. son. D.S.0. and Bar. O.B.E.. moved to Duisburg. where he lived appointed as Stadtkommandant. After Dasid Charles Playford. Able Senleaving the city and retiring to PortsI for another 42 years. ntan. I’/.I 966575. ll..\l.S. l.a_vllutchison. who held nioutli. was Capt.

The ships were given a most warm moor. Died September 25. I962. the in and allection by James William Storey. Acting great respect welcome by the inhabitants. It is trite of the fotinDiiisburg. became people Lending Airman, LII-‘X 917302. tlltttl the sailors from the_ sqtiatlron. der and of a link between Duisburg Il.M.S. Ark Royal. Died SeptemIfaced by a programme including a Portsmouth which lt:is led to the estabber ZS, I962. ,paradc on the first evening of their visit. followed by a visit to a steel- lishment of a close relationship :tnd John Sciberras. Chief Petty Ofliccr works as apparent relaxatiott. were a continuing exchange of visits at all Steward. E/LX 583563. II.M.S. somewhat circumspect. The caps of levels from civic authorities to footSt. Angelo. Died October I. I962. school children. ball and teams the lirst liberty men were meticulously Dasid Arthur I-Edward Sortleet, of The Portsmotttli. l.ord i\la_vor Naval Airman llc. l./I" 957399. straight--their pockets on a blank Education Chief the accompanied by week. uuproniisingly empty. ll..\I.S. Ark Royal. Died October Ofllccr and. of course. Capt. Hutcltison I. I962. in himself. participated l)uishurg's Norman I-‘rank French. Leading t\|();\'l'IY NOT Nl".CF.SSAR\' Cook (S). P/.\‘lX 922963. ILMS. Ry morning the situation was very celebrations St. Vincent. Died October 7. dillerent. For a British naval rating; CIVIC l.UN(.'lll'ION I962. ashore in Germany. money does not, The Oberbilrgcrtnester l_'ound time.I Peter 'l'horupson. Acting Chief appear to be all that necessary. 0neI on the last days of the ships‘ visit. to Artilicer.

DIME Ordnance rating remarked. "As soon as I opened ; 857636. Died October 5. I962.

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During cruiser Il.M.S. Belfast was detached to go full speed to a French trawler the_ \rVlltt'l‘I had a gravely injured fisherman on board. The cruiser steamed at

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SIXTEEN THOUSAND MILES IN 5 MONTHS TASK which reall_v commenced with the forming up of :\'aval Party -1711 in July. l96I. eoinpletcil its work on October ll this _year. The task was to sti-am ll..\l. Trig i\'iuthle (l.l‘)0 tons full lo:Itl—l75 feet over all) from Chatliaiu to Singapore. and to return with ll..\l. Tug I-Znigiua (L332 tons full load) to the lfnited Kiundoni. ,-\ l\rc;|lu,lo\\Il after towing :i caisson .‘ tertained the ship‘s company with skilfrom l)evonport to Portsmoiitli ncccs-I fiil renderings of "Toiii Dooley” and sitated a lone rclit at ( h:ith;im and it traditional airs. as well as some from w:ioi't until .\l:iy of this year that‘ the "Top 20." They also played at the Nimble lllIlllil‘.!L‘(lto coriiplete her trials ceremony of sunset. and start her long ioiirncy. l~'.l.l".(.'l‘Rl(.'Al. I-'All.URE It was decided that Nimble shu_uld‘ tow ll..\lS. ('u\lou. a coastal mine-3 ()u leaving the (i-tlf of Aden on the gwccpcr of 360 tons (\t:iIitl:irtl'lltltd l5} l nest leg the air temper:itiire dropped feet over all. frotii ll_vtlie to (iihraltar. ll degrees in one night and this was Nirnlslc's crew considered tltcttI\‘cl\'c'~' bliss. On clearing Socotra. however. complete novices :it towing :il this the soutli-west monsoon was met and stage. but the ‘sweeper was safely dc- Niriiblc started to roll. To add to the livered after ;i five days‘ journey. "ioy" a water-line scuttle in the .\fcchanic fl".)'s mess deck was punched RI-II) SEA HI-‘.AT out of the ship's side by a sea. and l-‘rom (‘iibraltar the tug sailed on to there was a total electrical failure when.

-.\lalta. through the Suez (‘anal to the main switcbbo:ird fused.

Repairs were effected and Nimble Aden. The passage down the Red Sea in June was one which most of the arrived at Colombo in good order. ship's company would willingly have foregonc. .\lost of the space between- ‘ASK THE Iii ‘CINE l)Rl\"ER‘ dccks in it tire is taken (in by heatin tile expected time of arrival siggenerating boiler :ind engine rooms. nal thc ship caused a certain amount :ind as Nimble was not "tropicalised" of coiistcrn:ition by asking for one ton in any way. the temperatures below of coal. The Service Advisor's secredecks varied from zi minimum of I00 lary was. apparently. invited to find degrees to a maximum of I60 degrees. out where one ton of coal could be obDuring the ship‘s stay at Aden the tained and she rang the general manatwo non-duly watches slept ashore in ger of the Ceylon State Railways. who air-conrlitioiied cabins as guests of the patiently explained that be was curBu. 2nd Kingis Own Scottish rently negotiating for 250.000 tons and Bordercrs. This gesture was nuicli if she only wanted one ton she had appreciated. as also was the occasion better ask the local engine driver. when two magnificently attired Nimble got her coal.

K.0.S.l3. pipers went on board amt enColombo proved to be very popular as the small British community rallied round amt whisked everyone off for lunches. teas and visits. and the ship's company was made welcome at the swimming club.

All things come to :in end however. and it was necessary to get to SingaHF. Reel of one of the two addi- pore. The trip at:ro.s.s the Bay of Bentional guiiled-missile destroyers gal and down the Sumatra Strait was ordered in the I96!-62 Navy l-istirnatcs an uneventful one. although the ship was laid at the Walker. Newcastle looked somewhat lravel stained on upon Tyne yard of Messrs. Viekers- arrival. One remarkable aspect of the Armstrongs l.td.. on September I3. journey from England to Singapore The destroyer will be named Gla- was that in the whole 8.000 miles the morg:in -a name which does not ship was never once headed by wind appear to have been used in the Royal and sea. With Nimble‘s blunt how.

Navy before. low frceboard and her canvas and of the class ’lhe other ships are the wooden bridge. those on board were class evaluation Devonshire. now on truly thankful for the fair weather the Fleet trials and expected to join shortly. the llampsliirc. also csneetcd F.a'\'lG.\lA C().\l.\llSSl0.\'F.l) to join the Fleet in the near future.

Five busy weeks in Singapore folthe Kent. London and Fife. comThe keel of another ship. whose lowed. turning over Nimble. missioning Enigma. storing her and name has appeared in the Navy Lists for the long passage for over a couple of centuries. was laid getting her ready down at .l. S. White & Co.. Cowcs. home. Room has to be made. (on. for the "rabbits" that were bought in yard on September 17. This is the Singapore those at home. On frigate which will be named the August ll for Enigma slipped am! pmArethuszi.

Arethuszi is one of the three general- ceeded down the picturesque lohorc but not without some regret at purpme frigates (.-\.S.l of the Leander Strait. the creature comforts of Singa(‘lass ordered under the l‘)(i’1-(I3 Navy leaving l‘.stim:itcs. making the total numbers pore, Despite the attractions of Colombo, in this class ten. the conimziniling olliccr made the unpopular decision to return to Aden via (ian for Addu Atoll as it is probably better known) in order to avoid the TREAT YOUR worst of the south-west monsoon. This decision was amply justified in that the ship had fine weather and trouble-free sailing for 4.000 miles.

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At this stage of the proceedings those on board were beginning to regard themselves as real deep-water sailors until. at Aden. they met an American who arrived in a 50-ft. yacht all the way from Honolulu with his wife. a girl. a seven-year-old boy. and the occasional passenger as crew.

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‘IIUI-‘FER’ WOULD NOT SELL Towing through the SUCH’. Canal was an interesting exercise and the comm:indin_i: ofliccr was thankful that the "Driller" li:id resisted the offer of an Iégyptian gentleman :it Port Suez to bii_v the l0-in. nylon towing hawser for £50. it is reputed to h:ivc cost £I.000.

Calls were made at Malta and Gibraltar for fuel and water-not forgetting the last of the "rabbits"—~and Devonport was reached on October 8.

The round trip had taken just five months. of which ‘)0 days had been spent at sea. Naval Party -l7ll had steamed over l6.000 miles. towed ships a distance of over 5.000 miles. and those concerned felt that they ltad done a good job and were fully entitled to cnioy the leave which had been so well earned.

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I-I-I\\' (‘\'(‘|.In'T.‘i l.V ('.-\.\'.-\l)i\ The \vh:iler nus" ptxrloined from the ilitelqttiril in ll;ilit‘.i\'. retitled and suit- ' 'lh:ou;_'ltout the I-I»'(l1l‘_t round ttitt. zihly mudilied for its vo}:ii:e nlnni: zi iihielt si\ ui-,:hts itere spent undete-vast noted for its log and lIlIlt\\pIl.Il‘lk' I\\.t_\'. the kittilitt-ss ;inil liospit.ilit_v ul isenther. ltlie n.iti\'es “us very gr:itil'_\'iug after ‘their initiiil surprise zit limlitt; llRl~Zi\Is'iiR§ \\'.\R.\'|N(Z in their ilomuiu.

‘I he whnler expedition eittisisletl ul \It;Il'tt.'ct's s.ti|in;.: ‘l he cyclists ;tl\t| founil this during one otlieer and Iih: r;itin_es'. "l he nth and Tireless were built in ILM. Portsmouth. gear.-riiphy of the .\'ov;i Seutiutt eo:i.st ‘”‘ “"l‘l"':"'"“ b;'uI"' ."g‘"'N h°‘l"' indiezited ;i stile plutmetl route nlmtit “"“l‘ '“ l‘"““".L' 75”" "ml mu‘ live to ten miles utl shore but this isus (-4t"3}d_l4"‘ '"i|ll=' i’l¢.\~'lL‘ _l)TL‘* l‘l“W_'"t! ¢-'."‘-'l"l" eontpliezited by the necessity to send f nut [mrlr W!1l'l4l|l)‘- I" (flltitdit“ml “"7 cheek ieputls :ishm‘e h_v pltone every “W l'4”~'- 3" fl“ l‘-'d'-'f*"’1"“48 liotirs. 'I‘his' often lll\'t|l\'t.‘tI tliei‘*""“ V-*‘“-‘ b'I\~'" ‘-t “H59 l‘°”lI ‘W “*9 crew in pulling si\ or seven miles" In ||N‘l\‘“‘l‘were made to places further atield. ()ne ‘ shute «hen the isind dropped. on one‘ liutli tennis rende/vutiseil tsilh of these sins st trip to Hanover by it ueeusiott in dense fog with nil \-isi» ll..\l.S. Astute at Sintnnersiiie and enparty of eight utlicers who were the; ln|it_\ when ll£t\'lg;tIit\|l fur sescn miles ‘juyed three days‘ iiell C£tIllL'tl rest he ‘guests of the ltritish Consul (ieneml was done It)‘ em. tore their return tonrne_vs‘. there. The other visit was :i trip to 'I’ the end of the summer ll..\‘I. Submarines 'I'nis'eII lI.ieut.-('dr. A. I-'. Ilusie. Httmhttrg l‘_\' two ulliccts and three R..\'.) and 'I'ireIe.ss' (A. L. Miller. R.\'.). visited Wilheltnshziven and the railings "to see hots the other lt.ill ship's euinpanies “ere given :1 right rn_v:il iielenme. lived."

Wiltieltusliuveit is p.irt of the pro-t The pro_i.'r:intme of reeunstrttetion “'l'WIS'l' lI()l.l-'." .\('R()li.—\'l‘i('S \irtee of (M l-'ries'l;ind and the inh:thi- : ltegut: in N57 .ind is now in its tinul II'tlIl\l(lll;Il ettterl.:in::1ent \\.l\ pml.lIll\ are of tnziinljx Suxoii origin. '|'ltc{ slzig.-es. 'llte grezit luck i::tte.~. \\ill be toiin lt.ts ii population of zihout one’ tluuteii into position in the .spt'ittg of vided in the tour: tit \\'i|lielmsli:iven and It visit In the "ltsist llolc." one ol hnuiheil lItt\tl\;ttttl and xvzis [nittitleil in ne\'. _\e.t: “hen the site is tluutled. the local d.inee hulls. reveziled reprel.\’!itI \\lIL'll the need \\‘:l\' l'elt for St: ('Rt)\\l).H' (SR1-il~I‘|‘ Sl'li.\l.~\Rl.\'I~'.S sentatives of tllt\\'. seetivtts of the ships’ seuptttl in that part of (ierin.iny.

‘It-ken :xnd 'liieless herthed tvithitt CUIIl|'1iltlIL'\' p.-rtu:n:i:tg various siihtle In thou: days there \\'lt\' only one loel. etitmnee etiiiriliug the "l~elo\v sea ten niinutes ot the nmin sltoppittg. tieritlmties. level" inner \s:iter\v:i).~;. It w:i.s through ] eentre and there \\ ere ermvils of people 1 The t'uotl~;ill l't'l1tls’it .'tg.iinst the this lnelt. 3-ltl Rte! limit by (-5 feet \\ltlC {to greet the suhmzittnes. Otlieizil e:ills (ierttiun n:i\.il side was III\‘\I ;imu~ut;.-. that the sulnniitiues were guided.

I itere soon in er and everyone on hozird Most of the entertziititttettt \v.'is' prosettled dmin to enlov ;i liesu.el_v visit. duecd hy the zinties of the }1(:|.tII{I.'CPS‘IS, IN WORLD LOCK l..»\R(iI-L's“l' '1 he illusion \\'£t\ soon sltuttcred as The sliips were open In \'I\lIut‘S and .\o'.\.iil.i_vs there are four eutruttees.‘ the p:ov_:r.ininte .I|".llllgL'tI hi the ships" In total in over -'i.5t_tt) people \v.ill.ed s’. L't‘Il't|'tl’t.'Il:t'l\l\t.'.'lhere :tltroui:h the stitnn;irtttes_ the (ietnigin or there uill he \\llL'tl the l:irpe.st is .ind suite" evening lor '.\’;iv.il \'eter.xus Soeietv uete .sho\\ii ..;sene.l e.irl_i in l"(»-t, This \\lll he the I.\ '.it '.‘ite l l'.\.e:i.".'e |t;itr.ieLs jrotutd on :i .\'i1nd.ij-' ttintt‘.i:t~_: .'it:d :: 'l.tll_’C\l lock in the world. the seeottd it .mil tltiril luei.s uete cottstI'tt-etcil .’tl‘i\t .: ttnmei: s.ilt"il s\.is thete to sing putt‘, \\.t\ i'l':2.:ltt-«Iii Io: suztte hel}-re the litsl World \\’.:t‘ and ::uj. ttuuth-.-t la}. request. and the sailors urplt.ineil at tlt‘.\‘-. ..-it etiildreti. .\.slulc'~ nltaler uliieh made the l'lItlIl(Itrip of Mill miles. of lmth unttuxts joined in with great ;ttlo‘-wit Ztll lvut the lwiggest of A (‘llIl.l)Rl-'.N‘S I’.-\R'i'\' tuttle \tlII.tLIiDII\ to enter. The fourth gttstn.

At this p;irt;.' the e..Les :itt.l It'll} lite t\\.- (’o:iitn:tni|itie Ollieers were ent:.it:ee. ti:st enmp!eted in I‘?-t2. was and there <lL‘\Iti\}t‘tl Iv,‘ Allieil l'Mtt'tlN in 1944.3 invited to zittenil Liter ill the evening slipped tlinstt verg. smuntlilj. lit.’ L‘.iClt Cittlsl. Il'tt.'

Univ the gates and zissueinted strut:-: to it itztes. tl~..- exeltuttgee of ships' ereSts_ \\';ts' ;t l‘:t-_' ul‘ s\'.L'¢Is the t.‘Ltllt\i\I'l him 5..-Jrtv.-l‘ it-..\vet‘ed trim) the night be- children t.-u,io‘.etl tun-. \\.‘l'¢ destro} ed. hut thete iuis :i ._-H-_.1 ‘L-_.1 of \sork involved in fore the ship.‘ eotitpniiies uete enter- sliosv. hut the must inip.vzt.it:t thin; tor 3 tliitnntitt-_: the tlmv of \\‘:tIL‘r on lmtlt Linied l~j. the ei\ili;.:t popttlutiim of the them \\;is the romp rnuttt! the ships. ll llull. t\\;t\' It pleas-::e to see so ttt.ittj. h.tpp_v sides he-tore tlte rentmuil ot the (lCl‘fl\‘ toxin '1 zeeeplit-tt in the 'l'u\\n l to luezxl pl.iees til. iitterest ‘l'.'iees in one pl.i.‘: (u.:.i.

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I-Ii.M.S. BLAKES TRIP TO THE WEST INDIES ..\l.S. lll.AKI-I (Capt. I). G. Clulterhuclt. R.N.l. nearing the flag of Flag Ollieer l~'lotiIIas. .\le(Iiterranean (Rear-Admiral J. I-'. 1). Bush. l).S.(.'.l. returned to Malta recetttly on completion of a nine~week detachment to the West Indies. ohere she mt»; sent to help represent the L'nitetl I\'ingdmu at the Iridependence celehrzttiuns of Jzuuaica and Triuidatl.

During lter period away from Malta l and live chi|dren‘s parties on hoard: she \‘l\IlL'll \t.'\'I.‘ll places on the other stile of the Atlantic };,.-,,,“,d;,_ .the R..\l. Band gave 32 petlonnanees latnaica. Venelttela. St, |.uL‘ta. llar- i*‘5h““3- l"Ci‘“ll"t1 -‘-'-3\"-''' “ii Bmllllltl RC‘ bados. lrinidad and Tobago in treat and one on television‘. the ship's addition to calling at (iihraltar on the company took part in 52 matches way out and on the \\:t_\ hack, In all against local teams at sports ranging she steamed over lt).(|()t) miles and front soccer to table tennis and disspent 28 tl;t)’\ at sea. including two 0 covered that til it rains practically in the West lndies in nine-day p.'t\\:Igc\ across the .-'\!lantie l every day u Atrgttst: (ii) there are as many dilh.-rent and l‘.tt.'l\’. ll..\l.S. lllakc first called at Hamil- types of rum as there are \VL'\l Indian ton in llermuda. bertlung alon_e-side islands and (iii) the popular belief that the main shopping street. "I he generos- suitntuing in the Caribbean is dangerity ol the local population ensured ous due to sharks is errotteotts not a that there was not much time to he single shark was seen \\llllltt miles of spent in shops. and this was a good the shore. thing. for prices appeared astronomieal. l-‘rout llermuda the ship proceeded FLAG RANK CHANGES to l\'in-gston. J:nn:tiea_ where the ship's (Continued from page 7. col. 5) company had its tirst introduction to local rum.

After Kingston the ship went to La Admiral in January. 1956. after sen-inr: (iuaira. in Vene/uela. which is the :t\ ('otnmodore. R. N. ltarra-.'l.s. Portsport for (‘araeas_ the capital where the mouth. and appointed l-‘lag Ollicer cost of living is reputed to be the Flying Training. He was l-‘lag Otliecr (‘arriers I95‘)-(ill and for the highest in the world. ('araeas is I0 Aircraft miles away from La (iuaira and is last two years has been Deputy served by a specially huilt six-lane Supreme Allied (‘onunaiuler Atlantic. as higltxvay which must be one of the \'iee-Admiral Hopkins qualitied an Observer in 1934. serving: in ll.M. fastest in the world.

After four days in La Guaira. the Ships Cottragcotts and Furious before e war.

Cruiser visited the islands of St. Lucia Admiral llopltins cross-trained as :1 attd Barbados. 'l hen came the visit to Port ol Spain. .\'a\'al pilot and in l945 did the l-‘ighter Trinitlsul. for the Independence cele- (foursc. During the Korean War he brations. ()n conclusion of the cere- served in ll..\l.S. Theseus as (‘ommony the Union Jack. which had been ntander (Air). He was promoted (‘aplowered. was presented to Rear tain in I950 and Rear-:\dmiral in I960.

In the intervening years he was l)eputy Admiral llush for sale keeping.

Five days later the lllalte went to Director of Air Organisation and Tobago (the other half of the new Training. Captain (D) Second Training nation). The visitflo Tobago was all Squadron at Portland. and Director of too brief. as it is one of the most Naval Air Warfare. From September.

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St. Andrew's. lllackhall Colliery. assisted by the Reverend E. L. l lammond. the Methodist Minister. who also gave the serntort.

The lesson was read by the National Chairman. Shipmatc l-‘. Wade. Shipmates lizidittgtott. Ch:ip:it:in.Laws and Reed acted as sidcsittctt.

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T is hoped that the new headquarters of the lllaclthall and Coastal branch of tile Royal Naval Association will be opened early in November. The opening will mark an extraordinary fine achievement. for the branch has been in existence for only three and a half years.

The recent dedication of the branch Standard was a huge success. and blessed with line weather. Led by the Blackltall Colliery Silver Prize Band. the parade to the church was lteaded by the llartlepools Sea Cadets. followed by the Standards and mem‘hers of visiting branches.

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Tea was arranged in the lllackhall .\liners' Welfare Hall and justice was Cll URCH WAS FULL done to a very fine spread. A good The church was full and the service mimber of the guests stayed to enjoy was conducted by the Reverend C. V. a social evening in the branch‘: club room.

DERBY NEEDS NEW MEMBERS

I).-\ Y T0 R E .\lE.\llll-I R Ileilicationdo)‘ was :i great da_v and '.0llt: which will be rcmembercil. not llli Derby branch ‘of the Royal 'only by the branch. luit also by the .\':ivaI Association got oil to a ipeople of the village. m:tn_v of whom good .sl:trt in October. I961. with 90 ,co:nmeiited upon the very smart members. but attemlances during the i parxtdc. sttntnter months fell oll considerably.

The lllackliall sliiptttiites wish to It is hoped that all the original nicot- express their deep appreciation to all ‘hers. and new oitc-‘~. will rally round who went and who helped to ittalu: it and keep the branch in commission. such a memorable occasion. Special There is a good nucleus of cx-Royal thanks‘ are dtte to l.ieiit.-Cdr. liurdctt 3 Navy members in the Derby area. attd and the Sea (‘ad-.-ts and Mr. ll. Strong ; if present members could "press gang" arid the lilaclghall Colliery lland. to ottc ttew ntentber each. the the two ministers‘ the Reverend Colc i‘ b_rancli would be in it ltealtlty posi- who was conducting such a service for the first time and the Reverend llam(ltlicials and guests of the Cork and County branch. Front ruvv—.I. Collins (Chairman). The Earl of Rnden. Capt. lion.

The branch held .1 bullet supper on mond— :1 “lirylcreant Boy." to use his (‘ha\asse. l.ieut. Mautell. Rev. .I. ll. White. Back rovt—Cdr. Arhutbnnt. I). 0‘Sullivan. M. \IcGrath (Hon. TreaOctober II when about 40 members own words" —who~;e S'.‘l'illttn will long surer). J. ('rowIe_t. l-'. ()'.\lahoncy. (Hon. Secretary). J. l-inuv (V ice-l'residi:ut) and ll. (‘arson :iiid guests enjoyed a most pleasant be remembered. Special thanks are due evening which was rounded oll b.\' too. to (‘hief Petty Otlic-er Rlettkitisop. a visit to a local hallrooin to support ttltc l’:irailc .\l:tr.slt:il. wlto gave great the Dance organised by the iassistance :ind to wltom great credit Der y Sea Cadets and llte \\'ret‘..s' is due that all went without :1 hitch. some of the older sltipmates who. .'\\\'tlCl:lll0ll. ‘gilcspilc tlteir age. remain hale and The attendance at the dance was i .\'l{“' ST.-\.\'l)ARl) ON l'ARADl-'. rather t.lis:tppoittting due. perhaps. to hearty.

Kcnsalc when to Another trip was ‘several other functions whicli were The newly dedicated Standard had for the Wakeful was present its first otiting when the Middlesbeing held in the towtt. _H.M.S. be August regatta. The ship may small. Derby and district rcailers‘ of "Navy brough hranclt dedicated its Startilard. bttt its welcome to the shipmates was News" who p:rh:ips' did not know of .and was on parade again :it l)urh:itn ‘large when shipntatcs went on board. the esistence of the branch can obtain on Trafalgar l)ay backing tip the SliR\'l".\' of the (‘ork and ('ount_v branch of the Royal Naval Asso- ,l.:iter the branch was host to ll..\l.S.' details front the hraiich secretary. Mr. .l)urh:im S-.':t (':iilets :it their service ciation sltotts that the past year has been a memorable one. The branch‘s Welcoute when she visited Kensale. .-\. .\l;iitn. 27 Park Road. Littlcovcr. nltich was held iit l)itrlta:u's licatttifiil guide and philsopber. Capt. C. M. B. (that-iisse. (.‘.l£.E.. l).S.0. and Bar. R.N. The high-light of ships‘ visits was Derby, ‘cathedral. trtd.t. is still president. and Stlipmalc "Jim" l\'riox. previously chairman. and when ll.M. Submarine l§.‘tL‘ltllbl.ll’i. the man who did so much to "launch" the branch and set it on an even keel. visited Cork. She docked at the: is now vice-president.

Custom House and .several Associa-' The present (‘hairntait is Sltipmate and (‘dr. Arbtttlutot. This was a func- ‘lion ntentbers were entertaiiicil on‘ "Jittttper" (‘olliiisx Shipntates Michael tion that will Ioitg be rcntetnbercd by board on the evening oi her lll'l’l\‘ill..

Iup for months altcad at \\ceL~cnils. it l.:iter her (‘aptain. l.ieut.-('ilr. .\lann. is ilitliciiltit: the extreme. .\lc(irath and l~'ranl.' (Yhlaliaiiy are the br:uti;h and the guests. ollicers and ship's coinpziity were. ‘treasurer and Secretary respecti\'cly.i On the occasion of l-l.i\l.S. FinisThe brartcli. however. is very "WelWlieii the branch held its annual terre'.s visit to Cork. thcre was :i invited to a social given by the Lee; fare-niinded"- and as Welfare is one dinner the .sltipm:ttes were very‘ “\\‘elcottte" dance mid this. too_ was a Valley Branch of the British legion.‘ Ill-I No. 5 Area of the Royal Naval lot the main aints‘ of the Associatioii success". 'l he one regret of which the Royal Naval .~\ssocia-' pleased to welcome Sir lan Nor- ilpswich feels it is doing a good job.

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H..\l. .'\lllh2tS\'(l(lttl' to Ireland. asiwas that the miiiiber of guests had to lion play :1 leading part. .\le:ul-iers were present at the folk and to hold On a subsequent evenin;.- the (‘ap- the I963 Cantbritlt:esltire—is Guest of llonour. Accoinpattyittg the be litttitcd to Jill). Dancing continued Area Annual Dinner at :\nnual Reunion :ind were also rcpAiiihzisszidor was Brigadier 'l'hul;ness. ttntil 2.3!) a.m. and many new friend- taiu. otlicers and men were ciitertaineil Ipswich. and the Ipswich sliipmates reseiited on Trafalgar Day at Covenbv the Royal Naval Association at its: llritish Military Attache aitd also ships were made. are hoping that Association members try for the dedication of tltc Coventry htaneh the (‘ubi"ala. head uarters. the The summer successO'DonoDuring niany present were llrjgadicr the rentoter corners of the Area hrattch Standard. front it he mu to One fiil Colonel was Pumps outings were organised. van. i\l.(‘.. Capt. Cltavasse.

Are there any antateur gardeners as well as tlto.sc nearer at uiembcrs where met (‘havasse.(‘dr. Keating.Cdr.O‘Dwyer to Wliitegatc WM, mumJ_mc submmincrs emu“ i in the various branches‘ who can beat ;'.

1. ' .; llti: Ipswich branch reporter st:-.t_es [the cllort of the Ipswich secretaryIn his small E that _th.-re is not :i great deal of social Siltipntatc Thompson? md mew mwhinni M” til the a wee greenhouse. and without any special itl.lIl:-luv “m” be [mgm“_n_ bit oll the trael. it tsttt t't‘ttts.lt good cllort. ltc produced :i cucumber which In §L_pk_mbcr we hnmh “ 1‘ i asking brattcltcs diiruig the week. and |\\'L'lgltctlover 4 lb. He had many of 'mmmr‘L_d h‘, _. Vim b__ Ihc ‘as hall in the district is hooked iovcr 3 lb. ‘('lt1tll'tll:ttl. Capt. 'lltc lizirl of Roilen.l cs.-ry l\\'ll0 was accompauieil by the Area Secretary. l.ieut. C. A. .\l.i\\\cll.( apt. llte Earl of Roilen will be well rciueittbered by some reailer.s as man_\ will have served with him. He was then known as Capt. \'iscoiitit .loccl_\n.

The Area Cltairntati gave the branch :iii account of tile work done‘ by branches of the .-\sso.‘i.itioit in ‘Ireland and spoke of the aims and, ideals of the Royal Naval Associa-. 'tiott. Later. with l.ieut. i\l:i.\wi:ll and Capt. Chavasse. he was a member of: "7 a “Brains Trust" which lIll\\\'t.‘fC(l ‘questions and queries put up by the I stiimnates.

The items tthovc are inst a ten out-1 1" standing cxaitiplcs in the lite of the (‘orig aitd County ltrauch of the Royal i Naval Association. but what nia'_.' not. be told are the good wort.» tterforined. i '_ bringing a little comfort. conir.ide.sliipj and friendship to tltusc g.-iizg tliroiigli‘ _.

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The Area Deputy Cliairman. Ship- ,C|ifton and Mrs. Clifton from 'l‘ivick— mate Rates. Shipmatc Coo per and ’cnham llr.-inch. Shipmatcs Walker and Mrs. Cooper from the London South- Max and El branch members rose to West llrancli. Shipmatc Cliairmaii tlic occrisiiiii of electing \"ii:e-.-\diiiiral M. Le I-aiiii. (..ll.. l).S.C. ln_ accepting the position of \’iccPresident. Adiniral Le I-‘anti saiil he thought that_the llarnes :iiid Mortlakc

HI-I Newcastle and Gateshezid branch of the Royal Naval Association supported the recent i\Iiddles'OL'.\'I)I-'.R-CII.-\lR.\lA.\' of the St. Austell hmttcli of the Royal .'\':iv:ilihrough branch Standard dedication Association. l.ieut. I-Zrni.-st Richards. “ho scned it total of 40 years in the cereiiioiiy and would like to thank their hosts‘ for a good time. The Royal .\av_v. celebrated his golden wedding on October 5. \H3:IIll(‘l' was perfect and the hand exOn the following evening. “Skipper." ! presented the couple with :i basket of cellcnt. now :i sprightly 7t), and his wife.‘ roses. a glass water set and a vase.

Rear-.-\diiiinr.'il R. .\l. S. llutton. .\'elli.:. gave a party for the incnihers; "lhis branch has been particul;irl_\'. C.ll.. C.ll.l;'.. l).S.().. received Branch was in a fortunate position in tremenof the hraticli in the ltc;idqii:irtcrs. A fortunate iii having "Skipper" for I2] dons applause during his speech when lll-1 Sea Cadet Corps llunils of the having the l'irst and Third Sczi Lords large number of nieznbers and their years‘. He \vas elected chairiiian when he niciitioncd. the branch. to at least 200 sliipmates.

Albion and Stirling heading Training faniilies and frieiids .ittciidcd to pay- the branch \\:ts forincd in I950." s.iid tli.it .\'o. It Area Ships had more members earned high praise for their As Tltird Sea Lord. the new Vicettiliiiti: to a man tsliosc whole life has .\lr. .\lortiinore. elliciency l’ri.-sident than .tll_\' other area. said he is a very liiisy man, on the occasion of the dedication of been the Royal Navy and who l'i.'is' After tucking into the "big cats"; At the llrancli‘s General Meeting the Standard of the Smithwielr branch "Noll quite as busy as the boss—_ ilonc much to keep the branch .lll\L'| provided by .\lis. Richards. the mem- lll'.'lllbL':s‘ were Admiral Sir Caspar lohn—hut busy to welcome of the Royal Naval Association. pleased through sortie dillicult times to the pre- bers wcie coiiiiiianded by "Skipper" new president. Capt. (i. Maund.

J. Wark. chairman of the enough." but he would put in as many Sliipmate sent. when csteiisiiiiis and inodernis.i- to "dance and sky lzirk."

R.N. (retd.). who refused the branch. and Chief Instructor at 'l'.S. -1Pl‘<-‘1I|':tItces as possible and hoped I)._S.().. tioii of the Iieadqiiartcis promise it a Lieut. :iiid .\lis. Ricltzirds were m;ir- I oller of the chair. saying he wanted to Albion was risked to to his that the branch would accept him on ricd at St. Luke's ('liiirch. I'l)ltltllllll.l.n~ , him?“-__n,,_ convey tloiiiisliing future.

L W or kt H) i fellow otlicers and instructors the these conditions. on October 5. l9l2. three _\'t.'§ll'\ after The branch is holding in grateful thanks of the branch.

The branch licartily agreed and S'l‘AR'I'F,l) ON NI-l\\’Ql.'A\' Ill-IACII he had joined the l{o_\:i| i\a\_v 4"‘ 3 H..\l.S. dance the on November (falliopc 2 is a On a recent Sunday Shipmatc Wark cemented the occasion "splicing the “sell-out" and a reasonable profit is entertained Shipmates In his usual hunioroiis way. "Skip- Roy Second Class.

Bcasant. Coley main brace." Ihc \{ice- _’rcsident then expected. A feather in the cap of tltc and l)avics on board for prayers and spoke to evcr_vonc individually. per" welcomed the ntembers to the WAS AT 7.Iil-ZRRIEGGE hard-working committee. party by saying “It all started on NewDivisions and they were introduced the First The World War I)iiring beach. annual Lieut.

That's where dinner I her has met been quay arranged to the Otlicer. Lieut. B. March 23 next. and in this connec- Cope. Commanding :ind I don't think we look so bad after Richards was advanced to l.eading who. in turn. introduced the 50 yc;ir.s‘." llis recipe for a long happy Seaman :ind then to Petty Officer. He tion the members expressed rcccntly visitors to the ship's company. served in a tor do boat on patrol oil’ their great appreciation to Shipmate |ife‘!—(‘o-operation.

Shipmatc Beasant. branch treasurer.

Keeping a secret from "Skipper" is Plymouth. During the last two years of Blyth. B.E.M.. and his father. holder presented on behalf of the branch. a :i most ditliciilt feat but this time the the war he served in PZI. a patrol boat of the MM. for their considerable cheque to the Commanding Ofliccr, to members succeeded. He was obviously designed to look like it submarine. This help with printing. death occurred in London on be used for Unit funds. boat took in the famous ZecOctober I4 of Captain C. S. D. part surprised when Shipmatc Albert "Pop" DM A IRA L'lY—PLI-CASE raid NOTE and had numerous clashes .\lortimorc. l).S.M.. a foiinder-iiieiii- bruggc Noalrcs. Royal Navy (rctl. President with (Jerman of tlic Walictii.-ld and District Royal her. vice-president and welfare olliccr. destroyers.

The .\'cwcastlc and Gatcslicad Just before the last war l.iciit. branch has .1 little "moan." A Royal Naval Association for the past seven Richards joined H.M.S. Kenya. a Naval ship visited the Tync years. recently cruiser then being built and helped to and again the branch was not informed.

Captain Noakcs has been described the fact that the dedication Despite commission her in I940. ln ll..\l.S. The Newcastle chairman states it was a as one of natiirc's gentlemen. and the of its Standard coinnew ceremony Kenya Lieut. Richards‘ saw plenty of pity. for the branch is most anxious to cided with Battle of Britain mcnihers of the Wakefield branch Sunday. action and it was not long before the extend its hospitality to visiting ships. found this to be very true. He tool: Standards I4 and 200 were people ship was being called “Lucky Ken_va." bill it must have notice beforehand in present when the interest in all branch activities, branch of great Edgwarc That was not surprising for the order to make The the Royal Naval Association held the attending dinners. trips and socials. arrangements. steamed miles l35.(l()0 in just chairnian finished his "moan" by Kenya and say- event in the church of St. Michael much nothing was too great or too over two years. got coiivoys through to trouble for him wlien welfare ing ".-\diiiiralty. please note." and All Angels. The service was conRussia and Malta. had her bows blown or the interests of the Association ducted III-I nuinth's activities of the Wear oil‘ tile Reverend .-\. by Anderson. by a torpedo and yet siitfercd only were concerned. assisted the Branch of the Royal Naval Reverend T. by Stephenlive t.':tSllitlllt.'.\' none ol them due I His death is a considerable blowciation have included it Field Day for; directly to son. Chaplziin to the Edgware Sea not only to the Wakefield branch. but etii.-my action.

Cadet Corps. more than 400 of the tiiembers After the service the parade also to the Royal Naval Association. dren.

IIOWS IILOWN OI-'l" marched to the headquarters where The events were held at Scaburn The made three runs to Kenya Ill-I report this month from the the M:i.\'0r and Miiyoress of Hendon The Minister of Defence has in(‘amp on the sea front. and ever_v child Durham branch of the Royal took the salute. A reception was held structcd a “top level“ team of scientists received :i gift. I-"tin and games and a .\talta. including that last Iieroic cllort good time was had by all with perhaps in August, I‘)-ll. "We set oil with H Naval Association starts “At present in the T8. Pziladin. followed by ten to prepare (I report on the future of the Navy. one exception. that o* the entertain- merchant ships and got through \vith our small branch is more like R.N. and a social evening. live of them." rcczillcil Lieut.

Ricliards. who Nelson. was merits cli.'iirinan. Ken yllospital than R.I\'. Association.“ "We aircraft lost the carrier \\lII1 l~_agle.‘ \\‘licn the report was written the slightly injured in a soccer game then the then cruiser :i destroyer. .N'itioiial (foiincil Chairmiui Sliipniatc the juiiiois. hit Cairo.

The and h.u.| to was Nigeria The Field l)ay is an aniiii:il event ’r.iiik" Wade was on the point of ;‘ Down the cruiser back. turn went and is much looked forward to. ,leaving hospital where he had been .\lanchestcr then and bows‘ our were having Two standard dcdicatious have taken his “tiibcs" attended to. blown oil by :i torpedo. plncc, one at Illackhall and one at Although far from well Shipmatc With of other the \\';ir.ships. help and :i Wade was present at the Rlackliall good \liddlesbrougli. representa- the but she was Dedication Kenya reached Malta tive ttiriiout was made (as is the cusceremony. but "failed to back and allowed to not limped stay in these two important d;i_\s' mm) to surface" for the Middlcsbrough for Gibraltar to to repairs temporary the area. fiinction .1 week later. her enable home. to was get :1 nioriiiiig The most recent even Undoubtedly Sliipniate Wade's dedil.icut.

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37 rather years‘ which was cation to Association affairs has mm,-;.n P;.n_v left the he loved Richards in: but weather. the Navy severely dealt with he brought about his sickness and :iii cithe later l‘)-l(i. six llut July. made years the coach parties was‘: forccd rest is indicated. licadgtiarters_ and in iiniforni served back which again had; in time to replenish that another three years. .\IORI-I IN ‘DRY DUCK‘ been consumed earlier. in his six Civvy-street. Whilst in “dry dock" the National years Shipmatc ".\lattie" l):ivisot1._in ad- During of 'Cl‘lttlrl'l‘l.'ln chairman hecaine Richards dition to looking after the catering for Lieut. bumped into Sliipinatc the members. has taken movie lilms the St. Austell branch of the Royal l“lack" Pearce who was there 'or of all these events and _will no doubt he ' Naval Association and on his second 1.. minor repairs." The Standard Bearer "laying on" dining a llllll evening at (I: dciitobilistitioii he resiiiiicd this ollicc. and R.-.\'.ll.T. representative Shipmatc I a post he still holds.

Liter date.

"I)ick“ llcron has been severely hampered by a knee disability and was unable to attend the Annual Reunion.

It was also reported that Shipinatc Suntcr was attending "Sick Bay" and it is hoped that he is getting well again.

IR.—On Saturday. October I3. I Amidst all their "woes." the Durham the attended Naval of the branch Royal Royall again The Dartforil sliipmatcs were making efforts to act as Association's and it _\'av;|I As-sot:i:tlion continues to lll:II€t.'.l hosts‘ to other branches who were going Anni_ial R_eiinlon. cu-gllem progress‘ and to date this 2 was a Iii.-:irt-uarniing sight to see so |to attend "Trafalgar Day Sea Cadets‘ year I6 new members‘ have been i many of the older members on parade l';ir;idc at the Cathedral. As usual it and carrying out the honoured duty of was one of those “eleventh hour" ¢nm||._-d, Rrzincli monthly nicctings. social Standard Bearer. »:iIl‘.iirs' and Shipmate I. ll. Egglcstonc.

As‘ one of the "over-sixties" l was the branch sccret:iry had quite a ltc:idi'un::tiiiiis' and weekly‘ “mess deck -.:atherings" li:ive all Ii.-en \\.'ll ;t\‘l0t1isltL'tl to notice that theie was .1‘ ache. The “Three Musketeers." Sliip:mL.mt¢d_ (tiqingt Incl; of younger members‘ at llltllcs‘ Siiddcr. Iodgson and Atkinson.

The "h:.-hind—tlic-sc::ncs" work goes this aiintial paraile. I am not suggest-. came to the rescue and made arrangeon too. and the widoivs and ing that there were no younger lllc‘Ill~ in-ciits for the catering of visitors. of naval personnel have been ll'.'ll3.'tl‘ bers present. but the maiority were i The l)ur|i:iin branch is liolding its st\ far as is possible. Workitig throutlll I those over St) over 70. '.iiinii.il hiitlct dance on Decenibcr I4 I has I1.-cit .‘.'I-t(i the R..\'.ll.'l'. some l was spe.i'».iiig to one sliip:ii.:tc who and folloising that with a "Sinokcr" obtained in grants. is well over 70 and has been St.i:idard ion December I‘) atupthe branch headI llcarer of his br:iiicli for about I7 ‘ qitartcts years and has attciiilcd every annual reunion as such. altlioiigh he lives over 70 miles from Loiidon.

I would like to appeal. lhrougli the Value at 2nd IR. Please find enclosed pages of ".\'av_v News." to the younger for ts‘s. for renewal of N.\\'v Ni \\s members of the association to make H98!‘ year year year subscription. every ctfort to attend the future annual It may be of interest that my rciinioits. especially the parade. rememAldersliot branch of the Royal father. C.l’.O. Edwin (Tole. who re- bering it as :in honour and proud i\av:il Associzition had the honour AVERAGE YIELD PER YEAR £4.3.11. PER GENT tired from the Royal Navy in WI‘) privilege for all of us to h:ive served in of carrying the Headquarters StanFREE OF UNITED KINGDOM INBDME TAX after serving in H.M.S. Hercules the Royal Nzivy. so that when we have dard lltis‘ year at the annual reunion. through the I9]-t-Its‘ War. passed on "passed on" the aniiual reunion will the branch Standard Bearer. Shipmatc on September 2‘), one week after his still he :i great. and perhaps an even Watts. having won the Standard .\'Rth birthday. greater. occasioii.—-‘t'our.s'. ctc.. ll. H. llc:ircrs' Competition last year.

The Britisli Legion. with Standard. RIELL. Weymoiitli Branch.

This year the competition was won attended the funeral. also two of his by the Gillingham branch Standard The Royal Naval Benevolent Trust Bearer and Aldcrshot olfers its congrandsons. PD. 1. R. Uglow and P0. ll. R. Uglow.

Portsninuth gave assistaiice in more than 3.000 gratulations to Gillinghzim. with the U(‘il.O\\'. cases in Portsmoutli alone during the warning that Aldcrshot will be on its Division.—(.\lrs.) l.i.rurd by Il..\!. Forces Savirigs Committee Hcrtford. toes again next year. past year.

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Command of Fleet Tug to First Lieutenant of Pioneer Asdic Destroyer The "W" Class destroyers at that time were the very _latest in design, and my experience as First Lieutenant of Il.M.S. Winchester would be of some help to me. Wessex was armed with four -I-in. guns and Director. and two triple 2|-in. torpedo tubes. and had :t speed of 34 knots.

H..\l.S. Wessex was one of four destroyers of the 6th Flotilla withdrawn from Reserve. to be known as the I lth Division. for the purpose of being titled with A.S.I).l.Cs. The others were Il.M. Ships Windsor. Westniinster and Wcstcott. under the command of Cdr. A. J. I.. .\lurr;iy. Royal Navy. as Asdic

A ROUGH TRIP TO GIBRALTAR

(In Iu'.r October article Neptune. who ioincd_ihc Royal Navy in 1904 as a young .rcomrm. and who, in In‘: pr¢'vI'ou.r 18 article: Int: told 0/ Iu'.r rtritgglrr for promotion. raid 0/ his first 'comrnaml'—lIic Jen-going mg Il.M_S'. St. Marrin—aml 0/ a Jtrcnuous struggle with the element: whilst lowing a lmlllc-practice target from Rosyth to Portland On arrival at Portland he was me! by his relief.)

1' was with a sad heart I turned over the command of II. M. Tug St. Martin on February 6. 1923. Although I had not been very enthusiastic when appointed to her.l had become attached to this tough little ship.Thetbree months that I had been in command had been no joy-ride. I had had a tough time but. in a sense, I had enjoyed it. I had gained considerable experience in seamimsbip. and furthermore I had acquired sell‘-conlidence. both in ship-handling and navigation and. what was more important. the need to matte a decision and sticking to it. however ditlicult the conditions might be. specialist.

I realised that I was still “A sailor in the making."

made of metal. It was lowered through :1 trunk and secured at :1 point which allowed it to protrude below the keel.

To screen the oscillator from water noises. a stout canvas cover was used:

unfortumilcly the canvas split when speed exceeded 14 knots. It was quite :1

few years before the metal stre.nnlined dome was introduced.

Another disadvantage with the early inst;:ll:itionswas that destroyers had to be stopped to lower the cage and again to hoist it into its housing position inboard. where it was suspended from what was termed "The Raft."

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WORD TO BE WIIISI’l-IRI-II) Whilst the word “Asdic" is used freely now. it was It word that was on no ziccount even to he whispered in the ye.irs I923-'.‘(i. The insl:il|;ttionwas .\lost Secret.

The llth Division was to operate with the Atlutttic I-‘lcet llotillzts under RG11!‘-r\t.lIlllI'£|I Baird the RearAdmirnl (D). whose llag was worn on board H.i\l.S. Coventry. He was still :ill’eetion:itcly referred to as "lock" Baird. just as he had been when he was (‘omm:mder of l~l..\l.S. King Edward VII. Although the primary duties of the llth Division were concentrated on Asdics. each destroyer had to he so organised as to be nhle to operate with the tlotillas in tiny and night torpedo attacks on the battle fleet and to be ready to L't'tg;tgc opposing destroyers in a gun duct and to create a smoke screen to shield the lleet. 0 -—

I-II.I-Z.\IIi.V'I'ARY EQUI I’.\lI'Ii\'T The Asdic equipment in those four tons. this destroyer was sunk in action with enemy aircraft oil’ the French coast. pioneer nsdic destroyers was very elet I940 25.

May iment;iri,- compztred with the present9 ported on board the destroyer at d;ty equipment. The oscillator had to Whilst on leave tlwillllllg instructions way ol life and I had no enthusiusnt for Port I-Edgar. Firth of Forth, on May he' raised and lowered in :i pear-shaped I received the depressing news that I I it.

8. I923. cage. constructed like an egg crate I was driven nearly to despair. but I was diseliurgetl to Il.M.S. Victory for :1 period of unemployment. It worried still hoped and prayed that I would he me to be. as it were. fodder lor the recztlled to the career to which my life Gcddes Ase, and my friends seemed to was dedicated. delight in telling 1 ‘it: that I ‘had had it.‘ After three months (I letter arrived They were sure I would be informed from the Atltnirulty. l was almost that I had been coinpulsorily retired. ulrnid to open it test it contuinetl the news that I most tlreudetl. When I did RURAL A(,"I'l\'l'l'lF.S my exAs time went on I began to accept open it I could hardly control contained this view and. with economy as the key citement. for the news it The seemed too good to be true. letter word. I sold my house in Portsmouth contained I-irsl as appointment and unwed into an ex-Army hut on the l.ieuten:int my I-luinhledon rond. my thoughts turning in tile direction of chicken. eggs. rabMy spirits rose rapidIy—Ihe horibits. ducks. etc. I built chicken houses. mn was now clearly dclined. I was rubhit hntches_ even dug a pond for still considered worthy of servint: tny ducks. There were hedges to trim rind country in the Royal Navy. anti I ditches to clear. but this nus not my wished for no greater honour. 1 re-

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Much experience was gained by both the surface vessels and suhnmrines. It was from the results of these exercises that the procedure for contacting :1 subnnirine. holding it. and directing another destroyer in for the kill was devised.

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SI’!-II-II) I personally gained much .-\stlic experience. lor_ I kept standing watches at sea. the Last Dog and Morning. The destroyers were spread on the Asdic screen at d:iwn. and closed in and took station nstern of the llnttle Fleet at dusk. I also gziiued espcrience of the hztndling of It destroyer at high speed and taking stntion. My inmginzttion was fired. and I decided that during my spare moments. I would study the silh(Continued on page It. col. 1)

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Local orgartiszitions vied with each other in their efforts to provide lIt>\~ pitrility. Cornplirneniarv tickets and invitations to parties. dances. football matches. tour. and visits poured in and everyone managed to make the most or" a frrll social programme.

tile subntarine had been at sea for two years. during which time the sailors had seen neitlter drink nor girls. the local lovelics rallied round irt force. If they were disappointed that the sailors were not all bearded. they only said so once at .1 local dance. Immediately an enterprising Chief Petty Officer. with a line set of whiskers. satisfied their curiosity by lining up every girl in the remit and kissing them all.

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rain. (‘otrrse was altered into llreavy the Bay of Biscay. without sighting the ecrs and fittings in the .\tayor's parlour jeets ivhich had to be passed to tpralify Ushant Light. speed was reduced. and on a ntrmbcr of occasions. as well as for a destroyer comrnarid. Spare moments for a first lieutenant though fdistancc apart increased to 4 cables. givirtg an oilicial reception at the mag.\vhilst each destroyer hoisted a yard- niliccnt. newly reconstructed Town were few. group on the tnainrnast to act as ' llall. for the otliccrs and chief petty Every destroyer was under the eagle '.rrm I otlicers when crests were exchanged. eyes of (‘aptain tl)) of l-lotillas in the a stern light. for “'c Sens in first instance. brit Rear-.-‘\dmir;tl (D).

The i\'ational Association of Local rt basting. were -#0 60 and tire their (‘aptain of tire Fleet. ft. in the mess (‘iovernrncnt Oilieers and Civil Dcheight. to were decks of Wessex keen W. W. Fisher. trlso took it very were flooded. mess fcuce Clubs both gave dances in hontables of stools had collapsed. the l,our of the visit. and local dance halls and interest in the general appearance funnel of the galley fire had been‘ gave free entry to sailors irt uniform. the l-‘lotillas and boats crews. This kept First lieutenants. in particul. on swept overboard. and the tire was. liven the officers managed to twist with out. It was fortunate. perhaps. that the best of them to the intense arnusctheir toes. When torpedoes were tired. hariirnoclts had been slung. hless rnen_i ofall spectators. as they frequently were. ship sides decks were in state of chaos and heTickets were provided for local and upper deck paintwork became badly marked with oil and grease. » coming smelly. The whole of the soccer and rugger matches. with rewhich li:td to be removed immediately ship's company. 120 petty olliccrs freshmcnts both liquid :trid solid after and men. were messed under the the game. the name of .-\clteron being on rettrrn to harbour. No excuse could forecastlc. There was nothing ntuch a passport to almost trnliriiited hosbe made for it dirty or untidy ship. however dillicult the Clft.‘llnlsl:tl'tCt.‘\' that could be done. but just stick it pitality.

In return :1 constant stream of guests might have been, Titer: was keen corti- out. until the weather moderated. pctition bctiveen all First l.ieuten.uits It was rough luck on the engine. were shown round the submarine and to obtain rt word of praise for the room and boiler room personnel. 'l hey -entertained on board by the ofliccrs smart appearance of their ship :rrid -had to keep their watches although and ratings. At tintes_it was ti problem boats crews. Strch words very much ’ they corrld not rest when oil is':ttclraiitl to find a spot out or the pttblic gaze pleased the Captain. and were rntisic iftnlhermorc. when making for the en- to change into shore-goutg clothes. to the ears of the First lieutenant. tgiite room and boiler room they. had‘ '.\Rl-Z YOU t).\' NIGIITS‘ f to risk getting wet through and. indeed.

On the Sund.r'.' afternoon the subRt-‘.l’l;"I‘.-\1‘l0i\ l-‘OR S.\t.»\t{’l'.\'l-I55‘ _l1cing washed overboard. as th:_s To reach tltc standard expected. the idashcd along the ripper deck in the vrnaririe took oit the appearance of :1 titles cartoon. when 30 local underr."'g:r;4‘ pi. ¢ ‘privileged clirldrcn came on board for .l party. livery nook and cranny was thoroughly explored. the periscnpcs .rotated consiarttly and the diving klavon was soon lound and tested with tlcs.rst;ttirig cliect. One sailor who was

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in ll..\l.S. Wessex whilst hcrtln.-d alongside H.M.S. ii "LEARN A Windsor THIS WINTER first l.ienten:mt had to be ready to «dark. ‘lhcy took it in their stride and dip his hand in his‘ pocket. to atrgntent l joked about it. lly the Pelman Method the stingy allowance of cleaning GR!-‘.A'l‘ Rl-ZSl'()\'Slllll.l'l'\' ntaterial. approved by the .-\diniralt_\'. tili problem of learning a foreign What of the olliccra of the isatchi‘ I (id. ls‘. allowed l.ietrten:tni A l‘irst was language in half the usual time has E.-\lone the his on rebridge. basic addition his upper to p;iy.htrt per day itt been solved. 'lhc Pelnian method en(‘orrcct were sponsibilties great. be his a pattern if he wanted ship to ables mcn and women to Icarri languages his was station-keeping impossible. their for when to follow. his_pcrson_;il without any of the usual drudgery. the of guide :r only being yardglow this.‘ achieve in cash. to cxpcndittire By the Pelrnan system you learn ltis ahead climbed arrn next as group. l. about 4s‘. at amounted to per day.

French in French. German in German.

Atlantic and reached the roller. an tip while. worth it cr¢_m_to least. thought ; Spanish in Spanish. and Italian in where it scented for crest. to :i and for the srnartriess pause :i reputation . lialian. English is not used at all. before lsccond. the starting of ll.i\l.S. incur“'t.'s\c\. by elliciency Granimatical complexities are elimiin addition. had he to keep the. such an cxpendittrre. ring nated. You pick up the grammar almost the l).R. .l'Cl'.'kt\|ll|Ig'. plot position out [)tre to the progress made by the 1the chart: write unconsciously as you go along. There the deck and. log up are no classes to attend. The whole of llth Division or .l)estro_\crs‘ in the to keep a close watch for. all. the instruction is given through the post. exercise of Asdics it was decided that other vessels. it is easy to acquire a smattering of a lI..\l.S. Campbell. l-lotilla Leader. and 'lhis he did lttf fotrr hours, \|.el the fotir destroyers of the llth Divi- Zthrough and cold. his seaboots full of foreign language. but if you wish to sion were also to.be titted. and corn- -water. his with salt frorii know the language. and be able to speak. coated eyes‘ read and write it correctly. the Pclman missiorrcd for service with the .-\t|antrc the as wave after wave l spray. method is the easiest. quickest and most l‘lcet. The llth and llth Divisions- crashed over the forecastle. He not! under (‘api. "l)“ in Caniphcll constr-‘ only had to W‘.rlt.‘lt his next ahead. hc : ell‘ -icnt. um-kl [hc (ah I).-vrmj.-.-i‘ l'lt|llll:I.‘lllC was conscious of his nest :r.\lt:l"|l. who .' the Pctnian S}‘s’lt.‘nt of learning lanli:5[ flotilla to he cornplczcly equipped ‘might overrun llllll in the darkness. guages is explained in four books. one with .-‘\sdics.

How he longed for his relief to arrive. for each language: I-‘RI-Ll\'CH. Cl-ZR.\lr\N. Orders were received for the liotilla If dawn broke during his watcli. it Sl’.»\.\'ISl l. l‘l'.«\l-lAN to proceed to (iibraliar tor‘ csercrses ; broriglii with it a welcome relief front t.tIm ("r-.-nu-i In .l.’n'kuum imil Urdrrl with the Atlantic and .\lediterranean tension.

You have a free copy of any one After three days and nights‘ under of thesecan but as the tittrng of the l2th H books by writing for it today.

I)iv ion had not been completed. the these conditions. the ('omrn:mder of r-osr THIS FREI"; c0t:m.\' rorxw llth Division were in-.t:‘tt.::ed to pro- the Division sent an interrogative PELHAN LANGUAGES INSTITUTE. ceed independeritl;'. signal "Shall we go on. or heave to?" ‘.’l'hc tirtariirnotrs reply was "(in on." l53 Norfolk Mansions. Wigmore St.. t)Rl)l£Rl-2|) T0 GIBR.-\l.'l‘.\R London. \\'.I i(‘ape St. Vincent was reached at midPlease send details of Pclman method It was early in J.mua:'y. 1‘):-l. that ‘night and. with the :tlter'.ition of of learning ll..\l.S. Windsor t('dr. .-\. J. l cotrrsc. the wind and sea became I French. German. Spanish. Italian quarterly and the rest of the passage lo .\lurray) sailed front Portland. with (iiliraltar was bearable. The galley was (Crmzv our Ilrreu 0/ t/rcsc) destroyers Wessex. Westminster and .lit tip. hot drinks prmitled. ventila.\'ame.

Westcott. A moderate south-ssest gale and air lct the tion into opened tip was blowing, with heavy rairt squalls.

Address As progress was made down (‘lt:mr.cl. lll':\\ decks.

(Tn lit" l ur:i'.‘tirt...’? the wind ii:icrc;ts'ctl. with coittintrorzs

Atliusting torpedoes

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Save money! timid rout own lt.lII\t\:itt radios.

Kits to uni all pockets l)rr.nts withtrain tor the position -it nit-Lt.-cncc Sales out ohlicarron Imm llollca l‘lt.‘t.‘llI'.'l;k\, I-ti Mamccr. A training period of three months will Sotrthbrac this-cc.

Gtauoo, W .1. bc _irr\cit; this or addition to those ssh-D are «\JJ\.\’ radio controlled raw. It-hour scr\t.'c.—fl\JIl.Il‘k‘to carry out an t£.\'.T. Course, lr mas 'l’ct.: l’orr.smou:ii H.lHI.t (two lines).

Ul interest to Applttarrtv tn knows that this hf (|‘mNn)' IV rtcarl) Mt". in.tr:ncd l‘) l’crs-irrncl CAP Rllll!0.\. ships past or present. l.‘l-d. c.i.'|I. him Dist. '1' Send itainticd .rildi't\\l.‘d tront_ the Rosai Nan. .\pp:i..-.-its .sh.».-std Ivc cniciopc for list Stuns’ L'l’(\l\ (plaques). art)‘ ".‘3"'W 3"“! I=\ ti-Mew-‘rt -it .1 .uircr.t drrs-.r:'.: I-lC'IllI. Itrlhd.

L'.|t'l't. lllarcr tmlgu tune or Irccriec. It is essential that all those conudcr.ne lll“ Dmitriirt \ll-Illld be keen on in Sale ('.irt'c1. column] \llL).

Also ltadcrs. mct.-t car tclIrornrurnl_ dcuzn anv coloured in /\I'||iln-.mts enamel. mat /\ll_ lic rcunircd .1t.t.' thcrt initial tratjinc period to .‘.t.'t) itll Rcltcl llutics complete with lrtrrnes. 1.‘ I-J. |'m ice c\tr.I. GRl'l|:.\'l|URGll'S. |::") Queen S ‘ct. PottsTbt.'_ DI>'\Ilttl|l of an till-l c b.r'cs .\lan.r.'cr mouth. carries vurli ll 3 :::\i-l . ..lIf r-at s..t:.srs toactltcr with :r I'ens:on_ nu.‘ ,-om ,\-on, and tl0l'Sl-1ll0I.l) I-Zl-‘l-‘I-2L'l’S AND n.\(:t:.\(:t‘. .l“'~‘ |I\iIi'.' :iccontni.\.t.rr:--ti. ‘It:-nc uh.» arc I stored. rnoicd and tutltd and shrgipcd, \\.‘hiic mlt.'lt'\l!.‘\.l sbsirrkj reoucst an :\xI:|li..rtt-in form 6: Co. Ltd.. I20 London ltozttl. i\'ur:lr Lrid from the tiaiksin \\mr (..m.um 1:,-or-_‘-.1‘ Junction. l'orr\mooih Phone NZII lrlnitv truri-.rvcn_ 3: Irtiitts Seem: t.ondo:i. lIl)l'SI€ Pl'llCllASlI. Art I eat scheme for l;.L‘.3. those looking ahead. I005: a.d\.\m;c atrcr three seats at low rate ot inn-rcsr. MtII:s'ak'€\ rctiaid VACANCY I-‘HR COOK. Good watts and Colltlitinns with rent lrcc unrurnuhcd ac;nm- in the event of dc.ith.--Write tor trailer. "the House Aistited." to the Prosidcrrr l.itc Astomodatrtirt for (U) married man Sun t iiict or Petty ciaritm with experience as Admiral’: l.ondon. of London Ltd.. 24¢» liishopseatc.

Look ()tl‘icr.-r or (aIntain't (Took. l-urthcr dthllli from ROYAL li.C.2.

NAVAL BARRACKS. P01175Lrcut.-('dr. A. Nlcholttm. R.!s'.. Lslatc Mano. .\I()t"llI. ‘the iron from liotks to pftstlll days. xcr. Pvrlord Court. Kr. Wokmc. Surrey.

Price 7.-M. trbrainahlc from (Lil: .K I‘-ildcn l.td.. Ldinlmrglr liluad. l'urt\moullr. l‘ost trcc. _

The Mayor of Booth: (r\lderrr.an Simon Matron. M.l’.) entertained oili-

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Ganges7i3o‘y—si’rneei after 52 years

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FOR SALE (RRII-'.\'FS lI*I“'l>Il.I.I-TRY.Gold and pcall crown sil\cr charm I‘!-Is¢lEl_ t.'l2_ Plarrnuirr hcddlfll car-rt.-tits tpicrectl). 11-. Sword limo-ch. (L \'.ti.rI ii-ta. Dorchcstcr design. £.s_ .S¢:\'iI I. U! near otlcr.—-llo\ No. 83 ".\'a\)' News."

writing to tell you of a ttarracks, l'o:i\mourh. reunion of two ex-Gaunt.-s "bots" after a lapse of 52 years.

The reunion took place at San Qruntt. California. between Mr, 1__ M, am

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S. C. Johnson. Mr.

is at Haynesville. whilst Mr. Johnson hails front hisiiopis Stortford.

Mr. l_'Cert'isott has rather :rn unique rccord_rn th:rt__hc served in the Royal NEIVV’ lit the l'trSl \\'urld \\’;ir and in the United States Navy in the Second \Vor_' l_d War. seeing rnuclt service in the Pacific theatre.

Mr. Johnson's visit coincided with another rr:union——th:it of a "Sea Bees" urtrt. of which .\tr. Kerrison was a member. Mr. Johnson was. I tinderstand. guest of honour and spun some tales. and \\:Is given a. trenicudotrs reception.

Mr. ls'_errison was in cereinonial guard with naval tfolours much in Mr. Johrison and .\Ir. at Uttttges‘ in

charge of the

national and evidence.

Kerrison were l'IIl‘}.—r\'l{ll. both‘ MA(.D()U(i.r\l.l.. (.';ttterick Catnp.

Rear-.»\dmiral James Figgins, C_l)_E._ the first Able Seaman to become a captain. has died at the age of 76.

(Continued from colour 3) ‘The children on leaving were cacli given a hat: of sweets and fruit and :i Pl_mlitr:r::pli of .'\c‘ltI..'lt|tl by the l‘li'sl Liclllciirtiit. l.ieut. .\iich.iei i?v..-retr. who had disguised ltin’-self most effectively as the ''.\lad Hatter." 'l'lie sight of the bus ftrll of cheering. waving cliildren rnadc one realise how well worth while the ellort had been.

AS Adi ‘ron S.IllL‘(l from lltlnllc thcrc was a real feeling of regret among the cornpany. .‘slany of them said ship's that ll was the best visit they had ever had. The wonderful welcome. the generous lrospitality and tremendous kindness of all on shore will long be ren_re_rnl-iere~.l. The ties betivccn sailor and again been strertgthetred crvrlr:_iri_lr:id and it is to he hoped that the .\'.1vy will be invited back to visit llooile

again soon.

Young Man

Should Read This In!loin‘rr,: mli'rIi'rirmrrrl liar I1I'IWfl'-‘J H'.t‘ulurl>' in the rrarr'tm.rI pr.-it

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Young men between the ages nl IR suit!

24 with a good (312 IE. or equivalent in at least 5 suhiccts. including Maths. and l-Znglish with bright p¢rsori.dirSc.s and balanced outlooks, will be L‘lItI\¢-n for lflI|‘|flfl.Itllwork lc-ailing: to ni.rn.n.-cmcnr

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li.n invest:-d in-.n-ilv in I’:-nil:-ii and Life Assrirancc Funds for the benefit ail its C"\9l(|)'¢‘¢.\ and has an cri|F,:l:'.cncd t'\<ili.')‘ in lh personnel relation.

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Vacancies for Constables exist in the Admiralty Constabulary.

Initial appointment will be on temporary basis with prospects of permanent and pensionable service. Commencing pay of entrants is £550 a year. with nine annual increments of £25. making a total of £775. After l7 years’ service a further increment of 0.5 is awarded making a final total of £800 a year.

Uniform and boots are provided. There are good prospects of promotion. Candidates must be of exemplary character. between 2| and 48 years of age. at least 5' 7" in height (bare

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and of British nationality. Prior to appointment they will be required to pass a medical examination and an educational tes: (unless holding a Service Certificate of Education).

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NAVY NEWS

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20,000 WATCH AS UNICORN IS TAKEN TO NEW ABODE

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ATURDAY,October 13. I962. wil go down in the history of Ta)’ Division Royal Naval Reserve as a day to remember. For. at around 3.30 in the afternoon. “Operation Uniconi"—thc moving of its drill ship. the 138-year-old wooden wall Unicorn. from one end of Dundee Harbour to the other was completed.

It was the tirst time Unicorn had moved out of her berth in Earl Grey Dock since she arrived in Dundee in I813. and the culmination to :i tone. and what often appeared hopeless. struggle to keep the ship from being dispensed with entirely.

The interest aroused by the opera- happcii to her timbers under strain of tion was quite fantastic, in an after- tnoving. in tow of two harbour tugs she fairly noon of weather tli:it was perfect for the job. Z(l.(l(l0 people lined docksides gaiiihollcd out through the lockway. and quays to watch. Streets were oiil into the river :ind so to her new. jziinuicd. car parks packed. trallic dis- and perhaps temporary. abode in rupted. And hmv the crowd cheered (‘aiiiperdown Dock. when the old ship. almost as it she IN WAY OF TAY ROAD BRIDGE were proud of attracting so much attentioii and allcction. ilispclledall 'l'h:il Uiiicorn's life w:is to be the grim forebodings of what might seriously disrupted became evident

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Naturally Tay R.N.R. were desperately anxious to retain her as their

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shore establishment was built. But would she stand up to a shift at this stage of her life? Would not the expenses of dredging and organising the shift prove out of all proportion?

Could the (livision not be accommodated in their classroom ancillary. the old Atgerine mineswccper Circe’!

At one stage things looked very The old and the new. Unicorn. with ii helicopter overhead. iiioves donngrim and methods of disposal of riicr. (l'hoto.—John Lens: & Co. Ltd.) Unicorn were being talked about. To The crowd licaved a sigh of relief get her out of the dock for breaking- the wall of Earl Grey Dock opposite the lock-gates—:i shift that was as‘ the “Old l.;id)"' and her escorts tip purposes was also obviously to involve cost of dredging. And dis- delayed by a sliiggisli tide :itid which wheeled through :i rig-lit-angled turn iiizinlliiig her to the water line along- must have raised in sortie minds‘ the troiii the tidal bzisiii. With a triumside was to atnoiiitt to an astronomical thought “Have they drcdi,-.ed deeply phant hoot oti the ll:itccraig's whistle ligiire—bec:iuse site's as tough :is they enougli'."' lint it was :ici:ompli.slicd. they were out in the stream. Accoinmade llieni in those far-oil days. and. when Saturday dawned lair and p;micLl by an iinollicial escort of yachts and motor lziunelics, and with :i helisunny and still. all looked well.

OI’!-‘l-IR 'l'() lll.()W HER lfl’ Among heads of the l)l\'i\inns copter whirling overhead. she moved One rather ambitious local contrac- departments :irid others spcci.illy down-riycr. And it alniost seemed as tor ollercd to blow her up on the spot. invited on board for the move was ti it every c.iiiicr:i in Dundee was regisllc'd had experience with motor notable guest of lioiiotir. I.ord Rcith tering this historic Iiionicnt. launches during the war. he said. The himself. .\l()\'l-I (.'t).\ll’l.l-I'l‘l€l) ditlerence in construction had .\l0\’El) l~‘R().\l 'l'll).\l.BASIN Witliiii 20 minutes she was being obviously eluded him.

At the vital hour of L30 tlioiisands nursed through the lock-gates into her 'I here were also one or two personal contacts with /\dniir:ilty._ The mo.st of l"\-ople lined the liarl (ircy Dock and new dock. Aiiotlicr halt'~hour and she basin waiting patiently for the was herthcd to cheers from mmiln.-r inspired and pretentious of these tinally tidal start. ‘I he harbour tug Castlecrziig had linge crimd izzithered to greet her. broiight the desired answer.

Lord Rcitb canie down front the The present comniaiiding oflicer of backed into the lock\v.iy until her stern to niake a signal before joining the disision. Capt. Peter Sime. along was near the gate. The second tug. with former comniandiiig otlicers. llareeraig. lay just outside the lock- the celebration party in the iiardroorn. .'\l.lLll’L'\\e'tl to Lord (‘;irrini:lon. First (‘;ipt. D. R. Miller. ().ll.l-2.. V.R.l).. \\'lly. liarhoiir otlicials anxiously watched Lord of the .«\diniralty at his bonic in R.N.V.R, (Rctd.) and Capt, J. (I. l.. the tide gauge. At .1 time when the ltedfordshire. it read: “fitihniitted Anderson. V.R.l).. R.N.R. (Rctd.) were welcomed in l.ondon by l.ord gates should h:ive beeii open. there Unicorn now at berth. No trouble or Reith of Stonehaven. a war-tinie was still two feet short of water. it anxiety during tow and no pumping R.N.\’.R. captain. who h.id otlcred was two o'clock before the ‘lock gates rcquircfl.—Sinic. .\lillct'. Anderson. to act as an intermediary in a meeting were opened. 30 minutes beliinil Rcith." scliediile and at 2.20 the Unicorn. her "()pcration tliiicorn" hail been with the First Sea l.ord. in the breeze. got under safely accomplished.

Capt. Miller. as ('hairm:in of l)itn- flags fluttering With the exception of ll..\l.S. dee Harbour lloard. was :ible to tell way. She moved slowly :it tirsl as the First Lord that another berth parties with rope: uianoeuvred her Victory. lI..\l.S. Unicorn is the oldest would be :iv.ii|;iblc for Unicorn and how into the lockwziy. She moved scssel still in service under the Royal that he could facilitate dredtziniz. (‘iipt. through without mishap with feet to Navy. She was built as a "lifth rate" on either .side and with Capt. of I.t)R-t tom and -3!» guns at ('h.ith:uii.

Siuic. as director of a big Dundee spare being launched on March 30. I824. timber concern, was able to give Siiiic lsccping .in.\ious watch.

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based on his knowledge of woods and their condition. that the ship would stand tip to the shift. assiiraiices.

l’Rl-IPARF. 'l'0 MOVF. it was :1 great rnotncnl for the division when. on Augiist 2|. the message came back from l,ondon—4 "/\l.llllll‘illl\' have agreed to shift Unicorn. l-'ollowini: the operation a survey will he carried out on her."

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l’rcparations for the tnove started iinnicdiatcly. Conferences‘ were called.

Best methods of towing were discussed.

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would leave behind. All outboard litments were removed. Her family of small boats‘ were shifted to another‘, dock. Gun ports were blocked up and. around her hull. was slung :i "necklace" of wire liawser with towing eyes fore and aft. ()n l-‘riday. October 12. she was rnaii-liandled with a tractor giviiii: ass'istance—in a right angle shift tot _,.

\‘.'hr-ii :.'nu‘re back in clvvy life you will he i:1:id :."ou took :ul‘s‘atit.'It:c of the "stivc wliilc you serve" Dltlll.

Regular. sensiblr: saving: now with the \\'(-sttiriiiriic Par}: ttutliltm: Socli-t y could add up to :\ tlt')‘I'.l.~‘ll on 1llltl:1lt")l\'Uhll‘ own and will help you to get priortt _\' tor _vouz' tnorti:tii:r- wlivrt the time i-oiuvrl.

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Ask your Pnyiuiister now for full details of thescheme and send now for a copy or the \\‘issiIimiriio l‘:ir'ltliuildlni:So:-it-i.y h!‘()(‘lltlt‘t'.

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