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No. 119 MAY, 1964

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New Survey Fleet Planned

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PRESENT

FORCE ‘STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT’

Royal Navy is to have a new Surveying Fleet and three new ships, of merchant ship design and similar in many respects to the Royal Research Ship Discovery, have been ordered to take over from the “C00l("'ClflSS ships—the Cook, Dalrymplc, Dampicr and HE

0wen—ior work in the deep oceans. The “Cools“ class are all modilied lrigates of the "Bay" class. These four ships were all laid down in 1944, launched in 1945 and completed in 1948, 1949 and 1950.

Although the new ships are designed for deep water oceanograpliical and hydrographic work, tltey will also be capable of surv_eying in coastal waters :ind are to can'y two large launches for independent inshore and harbour survcying operations.

With a large range and endurance it standard. the ships being air-conis anticipated that the ships will have ditioncd throughout and with of of amcttities such ft. beam 260 a as library. canteen. an overall length 4‘) ft. and :1 draught of IS ft. The dis- laundry. cinema. sickbay and with placement will be 2.800 tons. Their large storerooms. electrical. engineercomplement will be 19 olllcers and ing and shipwright workshops. the new scientists and 98 ratings. ships will be capable of operating inLiving conditions will be to a high dcpcndcnt of short: support for long

P—i3tly llllicer

Killed at Whale Island HILE floor

portable wooden

dance was being moved from the sailing centre in Whale Island to a drill shed. Petty Ofliccr E. W. T. Wilson. in charge of a group of men of ll.M.S. Excellent. was crushed and killed.

At an inquest at Portsmouth the coroner was told that the floor sections. about I2 ft. it IS’. ft.. and "fairly heavy" were being lifted oil a transporter wagon. Three sections had been stacked against the drill shed and the fourth was being placed with them when it fell back. trapping Petty Offccr Wilson between the transporter and the section.

All four sections fell. the live men lifting the last section being thrown against the transporter.

The coroner. recording a verdict of ".=\ccident:ildeath." described the accident as "a sad and most unfortunate a

periods.

In his annual report the Hydrographcr of the Navy [Rear-Admiral E. G. Irving. C.B.. 0.B.E.) states that the unending task of charting the seabed at home and overseas. and new additional tasks. including oceanic exploration made ncccsury by the development of nuclear submarines and the increasing numbers of super tankers. have "stretched to the limit“ the present tleet of survey ships.

SMALL CRAFT

Two coastal mineswccpcrs. the Edderton and Sullington. are being adapted for survey work around the United Kingdom. and they will come into service shortly. They will be renamed the hlyrimdon and Mermaid

respectively.

Helicopters and transportAlbion ranged on I

Boyd Trophy

Cook charged with murder

presented

18-year-old cook in H..\l.S. BulANwark has been charged with the THE Boyd Trophy—-.1 silver Sword-

murder of another cook from the same ship and is to be tried by courtrnnrtlnl at Singapore early this month.

It has been stated that the dead man received a knife wound on March 20 when Bulwark was in transit through the Suez Canal and died on March 29.

fish aeroP|3he—awardcd each year

squadron is composed of six Whirlwind hclicopters, manned by 13 olliccrs and 50 ratings.

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The citation reads: "Before the squadron had time to complete a proper work-up. the Brunei crisis erupted. and on December 15. I962. the squadron was committed to operations in Borneo. In the following six months. in arduous conditions of tropical rain. high temperature and excessive humidity. and in spite of an almost complete lack of normal servicing facilities. the squadron flew somc 2.000 operational sorties over dense jungle. It was operating entirely on its own. from primitive shore bases.

for the most outstanding contribution to naval aviation. and named after Admiral Sir Denis Boyd. the first Admiral (Air), was awarded to No. 846 Squadron of H.M.S. Albion.

Admiral Boyd flew from Portsmouth to the commando ship. anchored at Spithead. to make the presentation. on frequently unsupported by H.M.S. April I5. when the ship returned after Albion.

“The remarkable achievements of an exciting and arduous 18-month commission. this small squadron were made The award was received by Lieut- possible only by the outstanding skill.

Cdr. D. Burke. M.B.E.. R.N.. the determination. courage and devotion squ.-tdron‘s commanding officer. The of all personnel in the squadron."

NAVY DAYS WILL SOON BE HERE

The survey motor launches. Mcda and hledusa. which work out of PortsDAYS will be held at mouth and Devonport are due to be Rosyth Navy Base this Whitreplaced. Conversion work on two insun. when the public will be able to shore mineswcepcrs. which will take see a variety of lI.M. ships and over from them. begin this year.

The Hydrographer also states that naval displays. The base will be six new coastal survey craft to work open on May l6 and I1.

Plymouth and Portsmouth will in pairs on hydrographic tasks overhold their Navy Days over the seas are to be built.

August Bank Holiday period.

SCOTT TO PAY OFF August I. 2 and 3.

H.M.S. Scott. the oldest of the existAl Portland there will be no Navy laid the down under ing survey ships.

Days at Whilsun this year. but inI937 Estimates and completed in July. stead ships there over the August I939. is to pay oil.

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Bank Holiday week-end will be open to the public.

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famous “'lribal" class destroyers which was lost during the Second World War. The Zulu (2.500 tons). the last oi the present class to complete. is with two Seacat equipped missile systems and .1 Wasp ati1i-submarine helicopter. After working-up in home waters, she will join the ‘Jib I~ngatc Squadron east of Suez.

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PENSION INCREASES sinking of Abdiel SlR.—I

was most interested in your editorial in the April issue. There are lots the oldest was of people who read of pay and pension increases for the Services when iR.—ln reply to "Mich" Myers. of l')l8 vintage. Neat built in I936.

That probably details appear in the national Press. and they seem to have the idea that it !l..\l.S. Jervis. whose description of Penelope.

Jervis.

Wishart. was applies to all and sundry. l have had it said to me: "Oh, I see you are getting not the sinking of I>l.M.S. Abdiel was at explains why variance with that of Capt. H. I-‘. the lirst ship into Taranto. After all. another increase on your pension," but I just give a shrug of the shoulders and Weight. may I. who. as coxstvaln of she was more expendable. pass it ofl.

We were anchored not far from the cutter from H.M.5. Aurora passed Of course we cannot itll serve at the However, it is very nice to know that notice for immediate at steam.

Abdiel. of H..\l.S. Abdiel the hosts only same time. and no one would begrudge someone is keeping these things in boiler had the middle watch in "A" I she blew ollcr minutes before an up. whatever increase to the later joitters. mtnd. Maybe. one day. something tinderloud when there was room. a witnessed. of what I Ht-2 immense distances covered by explanation but I do feel that some proportion of mtgltt be forthcoming in the m:ttter.—and inwere water we but explosion. not She was alongside certainly the increase should be made to those Yours. ctc.. A. C. CHA.\tBERl.AtN. ELM. Ships during their cotttmlsin formed the E.R.A. the engine by and the at explosion a buoy. taions are indications not only of the ‘swinging discharged earlier for. as you remark. Bushcy. hit. had Wisthat Abdiel been room force such lifted boat with a as ottr every one of us is a tttxpaycr to the ‘IR.-~~l would like to congratulttte way the Royal Navy is stretched over han under look for to surif hit had been got a way we log. huge by cause. the waters of the globe. but of the on your Editorial in the April vivors in the dark.

We all assumed Almost scarehtight a immediately in You mention prc-war days when the issueyoit hard work of the ships’ companies of “Navy News." out to show the sad sight of that the explosion was the result of a pension was. say. £2. Well. I wonder. if general and of the engine room de-: slrcttltetlbrolten I am sure that my own case is in half with bow and limpet mine attaclz. l.-Nbdiel it rating was ever on a £2 tteeltly penp'.trItnents in particular.

Between September 3. I93‘). anti sion‘? My own pension as a C.l’.O. is a typical of many thousands who joined up out of the water. lnitittlly. of, course. the designers and ‘stern Aurora was anchored further out. September 2. I943. H..\l.S. Wishart mere 33$. (vtl. a “cult. ;tntl I was pen- the Royal Navy during the twenties btlildcrs must take credit for the nay and who were discharged to ptnsltltl tlte machinery stands up to tltc hard and I wts ferrying men front the Air- logged exactly 250.000 miles. beating sioned in 1949. with 22 V.(i.~.. for char- itt the period I‘)-15-50. borne division. and equipment. ashore. Furv by two days. Yours. ctc., l). acter and "Supt" for ellicicttcy. I'm wear and tear of ntodertt naval run~ Reviews of service pensions were understood Abdicl was also loaded 'l'.-\Yl.0R. ll..\l.S. Daring. sure u hl.tcltgu:trd's pension must be ning. but even tltc best designed ;tn_tl We double that of mine at the present .'.IlL‘. long overdue at this time. and penbuilt ntacltinery will fail ttttlesr. it is with Airborne men. light guns and sions awztrdcd were a ntcre 10 per cent.

IR.» .\lr. .\lycrs has raised an inmaintzttnctl and cared for. and to the jeeps. and was nearer in shore behigher than those awttrtlcd after the teresting point in conn-.-ction with nttval tlt)c‘l;)‘:lrdlllCl‘l and those olllcerr. c:uI~'c zlte was so heavily laden and front coluntn (Continued 3) First World \V:tt‘. which had the loss of H..\l.S. Abdiel on Septemand nttines in ships IICS the ultim:tt_t: Wits ttu.-ailing Italian Service pensions have lost over (:0 ber ‘J. 1943. but I believe that the cltzcks were fitted to explode the charge to take 0 her cargo. responsibility for the sea-going cllt~ nottnarrived.

Aurora we were under the im- actual facts approximate to those men- ll a pre-determined period of from per cent. of tltcir purchasing power. t_'icnc_\' of the Sltlpfi.

I5 minutes to 24 hours. ‘this in turn The l‘)-(4--l7 Pension Act. and all Acts‘ A quick glance at "Navy News" for [prcssion that in swinging with the tide tioned by Capt. H. F. Waight.

I have no direct kntttvledge of the exploded surrounding charges totalling previous to this. call for revision. A the past three or four issues reveals; sllc had come in contact with a mine this nt:ty or m:t_v not be true. incident bttt the book "Secret Naval :tppro.simatcly 2,000 lb. of high ex- I00 per cent. increase would help to that I-l..\I.S. Lion has steamed ovcr bring these pcttsiotts into line with true osivc_ 5t).t)tl(t miles itt one year. ‘Asltttnti ‘The precise time was just oftcr mid- luve»'.tigator." published in l‘)6I. night: we were doing four hours about describes the author's experiences in S-.-veml of these wheels were sunk values. ltlcttpllc troubles which. Possibly. are and I have recently received .1 contI was due to be relieved. Yours, lt".tCl\‘ll1g down enemy mines. bombs around buoys in Taranto harbour beinherent int :1 new class. and she was and torpedoes dttring the war. “(I-- fore the (icrman tvitltdrawal. which munictttiott front tlte Principal Directhe prototolypc or her class). steamed etc.. E. M. KING. Basingstokc.

Cdr. F. Ashe Lincoln. R.N.\’.R.~—- would tie in with the fact that Abdicl tor of Accounts informing me that my (t2.()tttl miles lront the time she left her IR.-—-When Abdiel was sunlt at mentions Abdiel's sinking and was moored at a buoy for 12 hours long service pension lltls been inbuilders ltl November. l96l. to DCTaranto l was sen-ing as a Stoker attributes it to the use of objects before the explosion at midnight. creased by 25. lld. pcr \\'ccl.'. This is cember. 1963. Numian sailed 3t).t)()tt ; miles in eight months. Albion S5.tltl(l ;l‘ctt_\' Olliccr in the old "V" and "W" which he found in a Naval magazine Tltere was no doubt in the author‘: an age increase as I am now 55 years miles itt seven months and Vtctortotts class destroyer. Wishart. She was tem- ashore in Taranto. These were like mind that one of these implements was old. I submit that this paltry sum is :1 5(l.ttt)-t) miles front August. I963. to gporarily attached to the same flotillas large wheels with separate compart- res onsible for Abdicl‘s loss. includ- very poor reward for my I5 years on I964. Llandttlf steamed ltltmtltt as Jervis and was. by far. the oldest ments containing depth charges. Time mg about 600 paratroops. Yours. etc.. the unpaid rc-;en'e. Yours. ctc..

April.

K. W. H. S.\lITll. Camberley.

R. LU.\ll.EY. Plympton.

(Continued in column -1) miles in :1 two-year commission. ship in the Tarttnto Force, being of These are vast distances and reflect great credit on the engine-roont stalls.

These are not isolated cases. \’t_rtu:tlly every ship in the Royal Navy ts now running thousands of miles each year Notes (i) The term U.K. Base Port means the port at which a ship may ll.M.S. Delight (Destroyer). July 9. tl.M.S. Tartar (G.P. Frigate). Septemmore than was the custom. bet 8. at Devonport. General Serat Rosyth for trials. (To reserve on normally bccxpccted to give leave and refit. Portsmouth (C) indiThere is no need to point out how viec Commission (Phased). Home] but which will nortnally administered cafes sht completion of long refit.) these huge distances could be reduced W. JndieslHomelW.- Indies. 8th refit and or give leave at atham.

H.M.S. Ursa (A.IS. Frigate). July 2|. if only the Royal Navy‘ bad a few (ii) As nttnfi are normally detailed for overseas service about four at_Dcvonport. General Service Com- Frigate Squadron. U.K. Base Port. more ships. But there IS another side. months ahead of eotnnthsloning date, and for home service I'l'lt5Sl0lt (Phased). Home/W. Indies] Devonport. ‘the old recruiting posters used to say about two months ahead of commissioning date. this should be Home/W. Indies. 8th Frigate Squad- I-l.M.S. Mean (l..S.H.). September ii.

"Join the Navy. and see the world. borne in mind when preferring requests to volunteer to serve in a at Bahrain. Foreign Service. Middle ‘those in the Royal Navy today are ron. U.K. Base Port. Devonport.

East. Amphibious Warfare Squadparticular ship. certainly doing just that. ll.M.S. July (A./S. Euryalus Frigate). and below dates are pztrticulars given (iii) It is cntphasisetl that the ron (B). in the days between the warsla two22. at (irccnock. Home Sea Service. forecasts and short only may have to be changed—pcrhaps at :tntl-a-ltall-ycar C0lltl'l|I5Sl0l‘l tn the Service (Far East) from No. 820 Squadron. September 23. at Foreign notice. the when sailing Mediterranean. ord_ers R.N. Air Station. Culdrose. General January. I965 (tentative date). which Entered Cooks Cooks in (0) or (S).

Locally (iv) Ships econonucal at "Proceed Service Commission. For H..\l.S. stipulated 26th Escort Squadron on (D) Capt. lieu of in U.K. indibe borne be stewards to are are to ratings speed" or even "Proceedthatat mosta Eagle. Wessex. arrival on Station. cated as follows: (A)—A|l Cooks (S). Cooks (0) and Stewards: only economical speed" meant (C.M.S.). September.

(B)—Cooks (3). other than one P.0. Cook (5). all Cooks (O) and ILMS. .\l_vn'nidnn (Survey Craft). H.M.S. Iveston Home few thousand mites were covered. but Sea Service. lst all Stewards: (C)—_Coolts (0) and Stewards onlv: (D)—Coolts July. at Chalhatn. Home Sea Scr- at Devonnort. comparatively short contnttssttvn a (S) only: (E)—Leadtng Cool: (5) and Stewards only; (F)—Coolts vice. U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth M/H Squadron. U.K. Base Port, these days often means that todays Rosyth.

(C). May be delayed.

(S) and Stewards only. sailor sees much more of the world Appleton (C.M.S.). October 9. than his predecessors.

No. 848 Squadron, May 7, at R.N. Air lt.M.S. On-en (Surveying Ship), June Il..\l.S. Mermaid (Survey Craft). July. H.M.S. at Bat-trcin. Foreign Service. Middle at Devonport. Home Sea Service.

For those who love the sea and the at Dcvonport for General SerStation. Culdrose, Home Sea ser1?.

Royal Navy the present days are "just vice followed by Foreign Service. vtcc Commission. Home/East of U.K. Base Port. Dcvonport. May East. 9th M/S Squadron (E). be delayed.

II.M.S. Fiockton (C.M.S.), October 9.

Suez. U.K. Base Port. Dcvonport. the job."

Wessex. For ll.M.S. Albion. at Babrein. Foreign Service. Middle ll..\l.$. Albion (Commando Ship). ll.M.S. Plymouth (A./S. Frigate). June ll..\i.S. Blackpool (A./S. Frigate).

May I4. at Portsmouth. for Home 17, at Dcvonport. General Service August lb‘. at Chatham for trials. East. 9th M/S Squadron (E).

Commission (Phased). Home/East General Service (‘ommis.~.ion. Dc- tl.M.S. Parapet (L.C.T.). October I6.

Sea Service. Foreign Service from date of sailing (Far East), U.K. Suez/I-lomc;'East of Suez. 29th ccmber I7 (tentative date). Home] at Bahrein. Foreign Service. Middle o_f East of Suez/llontc/.\led. 2l'ltit EsEast. Amphibious Warfare SquadBase Port. Portsmouth (C). izscort Squadron. U.K. Base Port. cort Squadron. U.K. Base Port. ll.M.S. Cttrysfort (Destroyer). .\lay ron (F).

Devonport.

Portsmouth (C).

H. at Gibraltar. Commissions for ll..\l.S. Diana (Destroyer). June I7. at Il.M.S. Eskimo (G.P. Frigate). OctoGeneral Service Commission.-Home,’ Del-onport. Foreign Service ll.M.S. Devonshire (G..\t. Destroyer). ber 2]. at Portsntouth. General SerMed. / l-lotne I Med. 27th Escort (Pltttscd). Far East. 24th Escort August 20. at Portsntottth. General vice Commission (Phased). Home] DevonSquadron. U.K. Bast: Port.

Middle East. 9th Frigate Squadron.

(Phased).

Commission Service Squadron. port (A).

U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth (8). l~Iontc/East of Sttcz/Honte/East of li..\l.S. Cambrian (Destroyer). June 14. at (Carrier). ll.)l.S. Eagle .\lay Suez. U.K. ttttse Port. Portsmouth. No. 829 Squadron. Nubian Flight, 17. at Cltathztm. General Service 3 Edinburgh Road. Portsmouth Service ComGeneral Dcvonport, Commission (Phased). Home{E:tst ll..\l.S. Shoultun (C.hl.S.). August. at October 2]. at R.N. Air Station.

Phone 2735! mission Hontelittst of Suez. U.K. of Suez/Homcjlittst of Suez. 29th Culdrose. General Service CommisPortsmouth. Home Sea Service. ilase Port Devottport.

Operate the following Olfirial Express Service Escort U.K. Base Port. sion. Wasp.

Squadron.

Transfer to Vernon Squadron and for Service Personnel EVERY WEEKEND ll..\l.S. Kirltliston (C..\l.S.). .\f:ty._ at Portsmouth. transfer to 3rd M;S Squadron. ll.M.S. Ketnerton (C.M.S.), October Portsmouth. for Home Sea Servtce. ll..\i.S. Chiehester (A./D. Frigate).

Return Farr 23. at Bzthrcin. Foreign Service.

April, I965.

S016 LEEDS lst .\l./H. Squadron. U.K. Base June I7. at Chatham, General Scr- il..\i.S. Badminton (C.M.S.). August, Middle East. 9th M/S Squadron (E).

4-316 BRADFORD Port.

Rosyth.

“I6 vice Commission. HomclE.1st of HUDDERSFIELO at Dcvonport. Home Sea Scl'\'|CC. ll.t\‘l.S. Cttllcompton C..\l.S.). OctoNo. 829 Squadron (Galalea Flight). Suez/llomc/East of Suez. 29th Es4It6 SHEFFIELD Vernon Squadron. U.K. Base Port. ber 23. at llahrein. Foreign Service.

Bil NO‘l'l'INGHAt1 26. at R.N. Air Station. _CuIdMay U.l(.

Port.

Base cort Squadron.

LEICESTER Portsmouth.

Middle East. 9th M/S Squadron (E). rose. General Service Commtsston.

Portsmouth (C).

NORTHAMPTON H.M.S. Clnrbeston (C..\l.S.). August. ll.M.S. Pttlllser (AJS. Frigate). Octo47“ Wasp.

LIVERPOOL I Anzlo and No. lL.S.T.) ll..\1.S. lil- 3ll.hl.S. Puma (.-'t.,'.'\. Frigate), .\Iay 28.

HANCHESTER at Dcvonport. l-lonte Sea Service. ber 27, at Rosyth for trials. llome Assault I‘). at June 3816 Squadron.

NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LTHE Vernon Squadron. U.K. Base Port.

Sea Service Commission January 5. at Portsntotttlt for trials. General MlSTAFFORD Bahrcin.

Service (Middle Foreign Portsmouth.

Service Commission. May 28.

JIIG Fishery Protection Squadron. U.K. WOLVERHAHPTON Warfare Fast).

Amphibious SquadWIBIRMINGHAM llomc,-‘South Atlantit: and South ron (B).

H.M.S. Undttunted (.-\./S- Fflnttlc). Base Pan. Rosyth.

ITICOVENTIY Americztjl-lontc_tS..-\. & SA. 7th ll..\l.S. -.\les.~n'na end .-\uguu at Chatham. L.R.P. ll.M.S. Hnbbertson (C..\l.S.). October, 24/WARWICK and 5 No. (L.S.T.) 2|!BANBURY Frigate Squadron. U.K. Base Port. Assault Squadron. June 19. at Gib- complcntcnt. at Chatham. Local Foreign Service.

I71OXFORD Dcvonport.

6th M [S Squadron (E). l!.t\l.S. Jaguar (.-\.A. Frigate). SeptemIIIMiddle BRISTOL Service. raltar for Foreign Russell lI..\l.S. (A./S. Frigate). .\_lay III III III III riSALISBURY ber 8. at Cltatham. General Ser- H.M.S. Leopard (A.IA. Frigate). OctoEast. Amphibious Warfare Squad28. at Rosyth for Home Sea Scrvtcc. woacssran vice Commission (Phased). Home! ber. at Portsmouth. I_.R.P. compleron(B).

15!GLOUCESTER Portsmouth (C).

U.K. Base & S.A. 7th S.A. &. S./\.[HomelS.A. ment.

I1]REAOING Relentless J ll.M.S. um: (A./S. Frigate), Ship). tL.\l.S. (Surveying Dampier Port.

U.K. Base Ill! PORTLAND Frigate Squadron.

24. at Rosyth. General Service ComI316 June I. at Sing-a ore. Foreign ser‘LONDON from PORTSMOUTH (Continued on page 4, column 3) lilmission, l-lome,'East of Suczlllomcl Portsmouth (C).

‘LONDON lrom GOSPORT vice (Far East) ( ).

'LONDON tram M.M.S. East of Suez. 29th Escort Squadron.

No. 829 Squadron (Euryalus Flight).

COLLINGWOOD I4}U.K. Base Port. Dcvonport.

June I. at R.N. Air Station, Cu|d'By SOUTHDOWN MOTOR SERVICES Ltd. rose. Home Sea Scwicc, followed by H.M.S. Blackvrood (AJS. Frigate), All there service: will uttte the following route .

Service. Wasp.

June. at Rosyth, LR.P. CompleForeign for the convenience of Set'vI'¢_¢ Personnel: tun.

Banoclu. Eonney: Rérdl Sellers‘ Home Club! mcnl.

H..\i.S. Lofoten (Helicopter Support Queen Street: R.N. Barracks. Unicorn Gore: Devon LC.N. ort.

63, June. at Bahrein. Foreign Ship). Early Jttne at Stanley Rd. for HMS. Excellent: Hiltca Lido.

Service. Middle East. Amphibious Home Sea Service. U.K. Base on.

Ceshom. Homes: Herr-‘son Rd. forehovn Warfare Squadron. (Under conDevonport.

N.B.—To all shi 5 Visiting Ports- t{..\t.S. Protector (lee Patrol Ship). sideration.)

I BONBJ-T? mouth: Special acllltles to meet June 3, at Portsmouth. General Ser- tl.\l.S. Llandali (A./D. Frigate). June yourpartlculartravellingrequireat Devonport. l..R.P. complement. vice Commission. Home/S.A. & S.A. ments can be organised at short (British Antarctic Territories). U.K. ll.M.S. Cavalier (Destroyer). at Gibnotice. and Base Pot1, Portsmouth. ralt.-tr. June. L.R.P. complement.

Local Foreign Service. tl.5‘l.S. Troubrldge (A./S. Frigate).

Write. phone or call PACKING ma SHIPMENT June I2, at Malta for trials. General ll.M.S. Nubian (G.P. Frigate). July 8.

COACHES TRIUMPH at Portsmouth. General Service Service Commission. August 11.

Telephone 3 Edinburgh Road. Portsmouth Home/Med./Home/Med. 27th Es- Commission. Home/Middle East 21515 Phone 2735i (Phased). 9th Frigate Squadron. cort Squadron, U.K. Base Port.

U.K. Base Port, Portsmouth (3).

Portsmouth (C).

Lieut. (S) H. R. Berrldge. R.N.(Retd.)

Royal Naval Barracks. Porttmoutb I‘el.: Portsmouth 22.l5l (Eat. ?2i9-I)

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Meyrick. D.S.C.. R.N.. the Senior was Otliccr. Reserve Ships. Portsmouth.

New Zealand Lamb Information and Capt. W. L. P. Hughes. R.N..

Bureau. Contestants were required to the Command Supply Olltcer. Portsprepare and cook a crown roast of New month. were present. Mr. D. Hayward.

Zealund lamb which was then to be of the New Zealand Lamb Informaphotographed. the competition to be tion Burcau. presented awards to the judged from the photograph. The winning. team and congratulated them competition was in two categories: ta) on the very high standard of their hotels and restaurants; (b) all other entry. catering establishments.

Cdr. J. P. M. Godber. the Supply ll.r\l.S. Shellicld decided to enter Otlieer. Reserve Ships. Portsmouth. in under category (b) and its entry was introducing Mr. Hayward. said that Vp-:. __--1 _;1.

1the winner from about 40 entries from Shefl'teId‘s entry was essentially a com"or -'“'.o.r. 'W;o a wide range of industrial and institu- bined etforL The ship's battle honours tional catering establishments. The board formed a background to the Scottish Hotel School. Glasgow. was winning photograph: the Old English second and l.(‘.l.. Durham, took third hand-written menu was produced by Std. Rogers. and it was a naval photoplace. .'s‘hetlield's winning entry. subse- grapher who took the excellent picture.

The silver plate for the excellent roast quently eaten with relish in the ward- cooked and arranged by the ship's room. was organised by Supply Licut.

R. J. lrwin. R.N.. cooked by staff had been supplied by the Captain.

C.P.().('k.t0l it. A. Croombs and and Cdr. Godbcr felt sure that the combination of "crown and anchor" I R.—~R¢-ferenec the query in "Letters to the Editor" in the Ldg.('k.(0l F. G. llutchins. :trr.mged “cut April issue some way in achieving the prize. for display by C.P.0.Std. Fox and regarding the number of day s at sea at the beginning of the war. I am able photographed and processed in colour (For the rrrrittitioted it crown r0rr_rt' to state that it was H.:\_l.S. Cumberland. serving in the South Mlantic. Unforol lamb i.r loin of lamb. partially cut tunately I am not certain of the nurnher of days‘. but I believe it was I54 days by l...-\ir(l’hot.) P. Ward. into r'qm.rl portions and (inf so tltrtl. out of I59. n-In-n roasted. the portion: open our giving a list of the Yours. etc.. H. Pl.AlCE. I60 Overln an _A.F.O. HIGH STANDARD and the rrmltrmt joint look: lust like ships which had spent a considerable land Road. Munrblcs.Glan1organ_ At a ceremony on board the cruiser a crown. .S'.ur'rahly garnisltat. the crown time at sea. H.M.S. Cumberland was on April 20 at which Capt T. stated to be top. roost looks and is dcliciarrs.)

R.—— To the best of my recollection I served in this ship and we only H.!\l.S. Cumberland headed the list _._fx‘;__;_____ ....'.‘....:u‘i' entered harbour at Buenos Aircs and of _s hips longest at sea at the beginning at the Falkland Islands. of the war. but a reference to an if this information is published I Admiralty Fleet Order which was would greatly appreciate an_v reader issued. I think. early in I‘)-ll). will give iknowing the present whereabouts ofl you the facts. ‘cs-C.‘t'.S. Robert Lionel Webb. who Cumberland was. however. cruising l also served in H..\t.S. Cumberland. in reasonably smooth waters—thc Cape across to South America. I think ~stI there was no hardship when contparcd with H..\l.S. (iallant. which was operating around the United Kingdom on all sorts" of iohs anti was not far down the list of ships which had ‘)0 days at sea. Yours. etc.. A. lR.—llaving served with the Fishery spent Protection Squadron for some time l-'()RTY. Wembley. before ioining submarines. I like to keep up to date with present developa

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Croombes. Capt. '1'. C. Meyrit-lt. D.S.C.. Ra '.. the Senior Oflicer. Reserve Also the ship had a most successShips". Portsmouth. is at the Chief Coolt‘s left and on Mr. lla_v\vard's ngbt ful tour of duty~ being called to the ls‘ Capt. W. L. It‘. Hughes. R.N.. the Command Supply Oflieer aid of several trawlers. one having an unexploded mine in her nets. There was also the attempt to bring out from the Greenland ice fields. an injured sealer. In this operation Russell was assisted by the United States See-Bees. who constructed .1 platform on the Let us assist you to select the typ e of contract that will suit you. ‘As forccastle. on which was duly deinsurance and mortgage brokers we can advise and assist you in taking out posited one small helicopter. However. owing to the limited range of the helithe right type of insurance to meet your requirements. copter the injured man was. unfortunately. stranded. being brought out E. GUEST-VENES 8: CO. LTD. eventually by the U.S.A.A.F. 15 SU NNYMEAD DRIVE As a result of Russell's tour of duty WATERLOOVILLE it was decided to strengthen the break of the forocastlc to prevent undue PORTSMOUTH working and strain. Yours. etc.. J. C. HANTS. Phone: WAT 87385 C.-\Tl-lER.-\LL. H.M.S. Dolphin.

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Of 2.700 tons displacement (full load). the ship is 36'.‘ feet in length (overall) with a beam of 35 feet. Contplcment is just under 200. Armament is two -l-inch and two 40-mm. Bofors AA. with two Limbo three-barrelled depth-charge mortars. Grenville is titted with a helicopter platform aft.

The present ship is the fourth to bear the name. which commemorates Sir Richard Grenville H5-ll -l59ll. who is‘ best remembered for his heroic light in the Revenge agaitrst the Spanish fleet oil’ the Azores in August. l5‘)l. The first Grenville was named in I763. The second was a flotilla leader of |‘)lti. sold in l‘J3l. The third was a destroyer of I935 which was mined in I940.

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It was with great relief when visited they had made. under very hazardous and arduous conditions. had been again by the Italian senior otliccr. who recognised. and I took steps to see that istatcd that the ensign Itad been ,

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IIE iuonth of Deer.-iiiher, I9-LI. had been an extremely active one for the increase by influx from the surroundQuite a number stnfi officers. Apart front the day-to-da_\' services required for fuelling. ing villages. Food continued to be craft, similar to wltttlcrs. had been ‘I hint that it was more than Iikclv that watering. repairs and maintenance. service of divers. and salvage operations. scarce. and the population did not collected from various ports_ and. as i one of thc vessel‘; cg-cw hm) mislaid the work entailed in organising convoys and providing escort vessels was appear to wor_k. Stealing and pilfcring coal supplies were now available. they the ensign and rchoistcd it when the colossal. 'I'lii.-re were. in addition. the niint-sweeping and extended patrol were rampant. A raid was made on the DTOVCII I0 I"-‘ it "¢|'.\' USCIIII Iorm Ulopptirtiiiiity occurred. So. once again, organisations. During that month the number of ships dealt ivith were: N..-\.A.l-’.l. store adjoining the post -water transport. These Italian vcsselsitlic face-saving action which I had of thousands 602. and I27.

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8: 2.): many hospital ships. tnmsporls. personnel ships. were berthed at night. with an anchor i taken saved thc gim;nion_ the stolen. to I2: sailed.

29: escorted Owing perindependent groups. (.'rms tonnage. 3.349.295: cons-o_vs Ecigarcttcs down, and stern secured to the t_ctt\'.l 'l'owards the end of January and ended of tltc i\'aval Provostmonths‘ three for the 'scvcrance about were average These 83. figures and the Italian ensign remainctl hmstetlicarly February. I managed a visit to sailings. of the .\tarslial. the ringlcaders organI944. the ports under my command. and Iichruary. and breakwater outside the kisation were caught. In one case. a men The t\lcditc.'r.inc;iii Drafting Pooliballle l _:in e‘ in tic asin. errct ound the work of rehabilitation well found that the of I2 months‘ hard labour harbour.

It -sentence was to transferred I was Vccchie. adiaccnt to the naval base. advanced, particularly at Messina.

Organisation the remitted inside harwhich had been both was by passed 't;.mmo on December 3!. The space holding grotind. had 10 P5155 this l'-‘“)'I started my tour of inspection. had served the overflow after the bour and in A.M.G.O.T. man " anchorage. vac:ited was used as ti tr;in‘stt camp '“ Reggio. just across the '99 I“ widebad weather.

RASII ACT and A month. was in ships was one of Corruption only poor. which held large numbers ratings straits. The Iher orts. C:itani.i and cleared Barfoil their anchors.

The was moving United rapidly Army dragged spread. the Kingawaiting passage to coast. were able *‘_\PP4|f¢mI)'59"): of the British Syracuse. obstructions the southern staff and A.M.G.O.T. were being 800 across out. for to away that it was an_ofIcnce to”? mpg with [hp many tjcmm-.d5_ dom. Suitable lranspiirt r-.iti_tigs_t' e l_t duties the and had relieved Italian oflicials. entrance. to lilth assume responsible by about every L000 was arrang-:d lI1¢||’ ¢I!l_!“|I}' I07 II"-‘SC C9561"? It) and Licata. tilthough not This administration. the for civil the entrance. northern of at ship gate bl’¢¢Z¢- 10 lfldlcfilclrequired_to take any active duties. week.

I¢“_ "Fink! ['1 |h¢_ tlifliciilt This whilst the make it to was more was repaired. ship change I‘)-t-I. gate "3050 “I30 had were getting back to normal under the Operation WI") ll"-‘ll’ Ianuary.

During C’-l“=|l"Y the of ofliccrs theifor the most as was a dangerous duty. rcspoiisible "llumpcr" was successfully carried out. recently been their victors. This led direction of a British naval ofliccr. ‘ cllort raiders made Allied Forces. every wliich entailed the enibarkation o_I "tip-and-ruti" to what might have been a niaior inciit and sin): as bomb to a transport |f).00D troops plus lhc Marine Organident. One of the seamen tittachcd to ITALIAN CRUISER DA MAG!-ll) the entrance. narrow naval through passed ratings sation !\I.N.I<l.IJ.(). 500 S0.\II-I TI-‘.MP()RAR\’ NAVAL the mineswccpcrs. could not stand it At Augusta. the large underground | which unenviablc .-‘\ Marine most oar.'l‘hc position. of boarded and 1500 pri-..sners He one quietly longer.

PARTIES PORT any oil-fuel and diesel tanks hail been IIASI-IS AND and coolness called for courage.

Defence the proOrganisation l\asaI llasc of the Italian vessels, lowered I939-I9-I5 and were now constantly in repaired. for defence anti-aircraft Aiigusta. his back it to viiled ship. use. During the later part of February. ensign and took by HAIL DIFI"ICL'I.TIES I the The salvage party continued their following morning. was owing to bad weather. quite a number Early II. I-‘. Waigltt. 0.11.!-'...

Capt. distribution Fleet mail The was a visited by a very angry Italian naval of ships dragged anchor. and an oil excellent work. S.s. Ocean Virtue.

R.N. tretd.) further A request which had been attacked so many very acutc problem. .ofIiccr_ demanding the return of the barge broke adrift and sank :it the mail made for had had been an experienced Italian ensign. and for it to be boom entrance. but was quickly raised times during salvage operations. of the Italian Thousands deal with Army statl olliccr and to towed be adequate been rclloated in readiness to rehoisted by a naval unit, with the by the salvage party. The Italian after be in to Sicily welfare settling this appeared harbour. problem. the important very to the northern end of appropriate salute. and an apology. cruiser Savola struck a mine. and it would demobiliscd. seem. should of all theatres being in which. war. to used be This was :i very tough demand which entered Augusta under her own steam where she would pr_ovidc number and of the large prematurely.

I did not appreciate. and I refused to for repair. storage for coal. Willi the aid of rank top of all welfare considerations. been had of who Italian unhecdcd. prisoners war admit liability. However. I called a special grabs obtained front S_vraci_ise. but ni_v request remained It was fortunate that I had managed forts in the old two accommodated Woodard. conference with all the British com- to inspect the ports under my control. the salvage party assisted in the extinc- The volunteers. Licut. tion of a tire \|lIlCl) had been raging R.-N.V.R., and his lire-lighting party. in the harbour. Forte Garlic and Forte manding olliccrs. and explained the because on a Sunday afternoon early in one of tlic ll.‘ltls‘ of s‘.~‘.. lltll)::l'l.tl -,\\'t.'I'C doing a very good job. but. '\/ittoria. had been released, but rc- L‘ll’i.‘tln)Sl:mL'L‘S. Not wishing for any in March I had a telephone call from in Augusta as :i labour force. .otliccr or rating to be humiliated. I Catania. and the voice said: "I am Valley. With the aid of logs Empire‘ whereas the mails for Il..\t. ships .t:iiucd constituted a great nuisance instrtictcd the (3.05. to make discreet .\linno\v and Titani.i. with the s".ilv.igc could be dealt with reasonably. it was ‘,'I'|icy Capt. Maconochie, just arrived from lhciii was a the locaproblem to W. feeding !V:illIL‘1 Rcfus and if impossible get pr:ictic.i|l_v inquiries oti hoard their ships.

U.I(. to relieve you, please send car." tug San Marco. the szs.

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-for the hundreds of mcrcliant of persuaded the Ami)’ tion Cove." ships.

"Saline his in rsisli act to On his arrival, he informed me that I the offender atliiiitted Rccliam. aground the Italian naval feed to ‘the East. in the Army :iiid reMiddle rchoist was required to be ready to talse over Also him land and operating for to repaired was rct'lo.tted. arrange thus the relieving Neither Sea Transport. nor Ministry contingent direct. the ensign. under cover of darkness. a port as N.O.I.C. covered by Operatl-.-.-ticil were .\l.l-‘.‘s’. St. Angelo of base stall the continuous would supply accept any responand if the effort succeeded then the tion "Overlord."

(Italian). one steel lighter. and one of Transport.

Italians mail. of the this of regarding C.0. concerned was to take what disciconiplaints l\l.l-'.\’.: and three .\l.l.s. which had sibility for the delivery and rations plinary action be deemed necessary. of for the 500 held time. mails l".l\'ll'I were At one {To be cmirinucd) quantity quality been sunk in the Terri: Vecchie merchant ships whose whereabouts provided. were removed.

Life was rather harsh. Eacli day were unknoivn. .-\n average of 250 RUN‘ A.‘-'1) ‘TIP bags of mail_ were dealt with wccltly. ‘brought its own problems. but it was The priv:itcl'_. owned shipyard but as many as l.(l0t) bags had been ,;i pleasant interlude to entertain and (Continued from page 2. column 5) II.M.S. Bastion (l..C.T.). February 5. the lI..\l.S at liahrcin. Foreign Service t.‘-Iitlillc (Tringali) had been completely re- handled during a livc-da_v pcriod. Mails :icconimodate even for a short time (A./S. Frigate). bondonderry It was lialulitatcd. and was working at full were arriving from I.ondon. Malta. many V.l.I’s. passing through.

November 5. at Portsmouth. liast). Amphibious Warfare Squadof thrill Bizcrta. with a very great pleasure General capacity. The slipways could take Alexandria. Cairo. Bougie.

Commission ron (F).

Service in had signal received Janiiarv and that I a early Algiers. Augusta M.I5.Vs__ tugs. gutihouts. .\I.l.s. and l)jidjelli_ of Sucz[Home! H.M.S. Malcolm IAJS. Frigate). Feb(Phased).

Home/East ruary. at Rosyth. I-.R.P. complesshalcrs. The turn-over of rclits was become the dumping ground for [which read: “To S.N.O.E.S.Y. (Cant.

28th Escort Squadron. U.‘K. Med. But by sheer persever- -Waiglit) From Vice-Adntinil Malta. ment.

Portsmouth. highly satisfactory. The torpedo nets unwanted mail.

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Base which the Italians had laid for the pro- ance. many of the problems were over- The King has awarded you the 0.813. II.-.\l.S. Cavendish (Destroyer). Novem- II.M.S. Loch Fndzl (A.]S. Frigate).

Ilearticst congraliilatioiisf‘ ber I8. at Portsmouth. General icbruary. at Singapore. Foreign Scrtection of deep-draughtcd ships had comc. .\lails front the Fleet were dis- (.\Ii|.). much vicc (Far East) ‘(Phasi:d). It-tli of been removed by the boom defence patclicd daily b_v land. sea and air. and This great honour brought me Homcjliast Service Commission. vessels. llarloil and Ilarcock. and re- :in average of 300 bags of parcel mail happiness. because I felt that this (Phased). 28th Escort Squadron (A).

Suez{Horne;.\lcd. and ofllccrs much for the award the was as laid outside the hrc:'.kw.'itcr. It now were dispatched monthly to Escort Squadron. U.K. Iltisc Port. 1II..\rt.S. Ulster (A./S. Frigate). l"L'l"t'lI* for It a was it me. was as becatiie possible to b:rtli 70 to 80 ships United Kingdom. ary. at Devonport. For trials. HOIIII! ‘ratings Rosyth.

The civil population continued to 'pleasurc to realise that the great cllorts Il.M.S. Sheraton (C.M.S.l. November. Sea Service. April. I7th Frigate in the harbour. and about It) betwceii Squadron. U.I(. Base Port. I)evonat Portsmouth (tentative date). Local Foreign Service. (ith M/S Squadron port. (Dates tentative.) lI.M.S. Naind (AJS. Frigate). Febru(E).

No. 829 Squadron (Tartar Flight). ary. at Glasgow. For Home Sea Service. 20th Frigate Squadron. U.K. December 2. at R.N. Air Station.

Base Port, Devonport.

Culdrosc. General Service ComH.M.S. Lolvestoft (AJS. Frigate). mission. Wasp.

1I.M.S. Caprice (Destroyer), DecemFebruary 25. at Chzitham. General Service Commission (Phased). Ilomci bcr 3. at Rosyth for trials. General Service Commission. February _19. t\tcd.IHomc[E:ist of Suez. 23rd Escort Squadron. U.K. Base Port.

I965. Home/liast of Siicz]HonteI' Of course I try to. But my pziy's not Portsmouth (C). (A.) Med. 28th Escort Squadron. U.K. .savc zinytliiiug.

Base Port. Devonport.

II.3l.S. Bmnlngton (C.M.S.). .\Iarch.

Decemt(i.l’. ll.!\l.S. (Surkha Frigate). at Rosyth. Home Sea Scrsicc. \’cr~ That’s what I thought when I was your age Service General ber 10. :t: Rosyth. non Squadron. U.K. Base Port. until someone showed me the Progressive Home] (Tonimission (Phased).

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December 31. at Portsmouth. Service Sitczlllomellizist of Suez. U.K. Base under consideration (C).

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II.M.S. Daring (Destroyer). December. lI..\I.S. Berwlclt (AJS. Frigate). April. at Dcvonport for trials. (To Reserve No catch. And if] had died at any time my at Portsmouth. Gcnerak Service of refit.) on completion long Commission (Phased). Homcllizl-5| OI whole Wliicli will take ? the received January Il.M.S. on (AJS. Frigate). £855 Rhyl wife would have y Suczlllomclliast of Suez. Capt. (D).

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E.\ll!ERS of the Women‘: Roval I wotiltl like to refer to the siihiect the infant .\i;i\'al Service at the R.l\'. Air son of Sub-Lieut. K. II. and of the heli-t:iim-cruiser carrier ’l‘ii.:~:r Station at Brziwdy. ilni'erforrlue.st.' Mn. Stock»-ell. class. it is to be hoped that the coinThe service well was attended by re- pleted article will look ditierent to the Pembrokeshire. are now quartered in 3 conjroflgblc and an]-active new lzitives. friends and children. The Com- artist's impression. for you will notice building. specially designed for Wrens. nianding Otiicer read a short lesson the AA. from the 3 in. midsltip and later presented Stephen Mark with batteries will not cover the stem. and constructed largely of gins.

3 in. turret could be reThe new quartets. otiicially opened a suitably inscribed Bible from the The ofliecr~:_ The Rev. C. D‘.-\gui:ir. Vicar moved and “Y" 6 in. turret substituted.

by Commandant Dame Jean Davies. of l)arley_ and the olliciating minister as the ship is completely devoid of all D.B.l£.. A.D.C.. the Director of the Wrens. on April 9. has accommoda- to the establishiiient. conducted the protection from the rear. Yours. ctc..

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Lettie Till. Eileen Elliott and Sally Calway give Ldg. Wren Jun Manager comes aboard. ask him all about it-or visit one of our The building was begun in June. lluddleatone some advice in their cnbln branches. Made to measure and ready to wear suits, overcoats. blazers, I962. and the first W.R.N.S. ratings moved in last December. Since the beleisure jackets and trousers, suede and sheepskin jackets, raincoals, ginning of this year. the W.R.N.S. unit shirts, ties, shoes, socks, knitwear. pyjamas and beachwear. has been building up by large weekly intakes and now has a strength of I45.

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AirCommandGun Crew Aiming to Celebrate 50thAnniversary I~'l'l-ZR only seven weeks‘ training the I96-l Fleet Air Arm Field-gun crew is running faster this year than in any previous year at this stage of training.

Under the experienced eyes of Chief Aimizin D. B. Williams and Aircraft Mechnnician J. Mew. Scott. the first and second trainers. the crew is endeavouring to produce the results which will crown the Fleet Air Arm‘s 50th anniversary year and give their trainer. “Bunt:y." his hat-trick in lield gunning. he having trained the winning crews of 1956 and 1960.

The enthusiasmand backing of both Gosport. Alderman J. F. i~'airh:ill. are the president. Capt. F. Stovin-Bradford. most helpful: the latter l'L‘lit'iqltl\ltI:~‘.

D.S.C. and Bar, and the Mayor of his ollice in mid-May. btit this will not deter him visiting the team as he can.

Visitors to the training qtiarters are always welcome and it has been very gratifying to see so many old hands turning tip at the track to cheer on the lR.—l am writing to say how ntuch crew as well as those unsung heroes-— I have eriioyed reading the articles. spics in the other commands! etc.. recording service in the gunhoats The tcmperamciital spring weather on the Yangtse River. It was the crews has meant that several days‘ training of these small ships that had the has been lost because of torrential opportunity to see China. and who rain. However. to light the d:imp. the did such excellent service upholding crews have once again been greatly the prestige of the Royal Navy under helped by considerable gifts of wam1the White Ensign. The large ships ing drinks from finns. which have were confined to vlsltintt the treaty proved most welcome. Thanks also go ports. although l>l.M.S. King Alfred to those‘ ships. establishments and did go as for as Nanlting in I906-07. squadrons who have provided such W. G. l-lolbrow and I must have magnificent financial support this year. been shipmatcs for a short time on enabling the crew to have the best board King Alfred. l was then an possible food and facilities.

Ordinary Seaman. and a forecast]:KEEN INTEREST man (1906).

The story wntten by W. S.‘ Gunns.

One quite interesting point. which later also much demonstrates the keen interest that the p¢l'lOd. although of a i took in bell Field Gun Competition arouses in the rings a my memory. as on United the from Kingdom Fleet. was the arrival of :1 letter from passage board H.M.S. Carysfort in I929. when several members of 846 Squadron servshe was trooping to the China Station. ing in North Borneo jungles. where having on board the half crews for the heat and conditions had obviously the Yangtse gunboats and reliefs for sparked off an argument about previthe 8th Destroyer Flotilla. ous crcws. which the Field Gun Ofliccr all the gunboats was called upon to settle. l well remember and one Lunch-time runs this year will comand mentioned.

Cockchafer other ( I think it was Aphis) were In menoe on May II and will continue. action with the vessels of the Inshore weather permitting until the tournaSquadron operating off the coast of ment. which is being held at Earl's Cvrenaica and Libya during the last Court from July 8 to 25. The other high-lights. the pttblie displays. will be war.

Did W. G. Holbroiv ever serve in held at H.M.S. Ariel on June ll. I8 H.M.$. King F.tlW.’ll'Ll Vii’? Yours. etc.. and 25 and July 2 at 7 pm. All are H. F. WAIGHT. Capt. R.N. tret.]. welcome. for the cheers spur the crew to greater etiorts.

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warships and merchant vessels of the same name are coiiipnratively rare. and the signal “Sniip" made by ll..\l.S. Queen Elizabeth to R..\I.5. Queen Eliubeth during the war has gone down in naval hisiorv. llong Kong was the scene of a meeting between the 28.000-ton earner Cciitaur (wearing the flag of Rear-Admiral D. C. E. F. Gibson. Flag Oficer.

Aircraft Carriers: Ctlpl. t). H. M. S. St. 1. Steiner. R.N.) and the unusual 8.000ron Holt Line mulor vessel Centaur (Capt. R. G. J. Williams).

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and the Laltonia disaster. Althougli the smallest strike carrier in coiiiniissioii she has set up during March a record of hours flown by an embarked Sea Vixen squadron.

200 passengers and 5.000 animals. as well as refrigerated. liquid and general cargo hetwcen Western Australia and ,\‘la|aysia. Not the least of the unusual features of this handsome ship is her ability to sit on the bottom in small ports in North-Weste_rn Australia. l-_lcr maiden voyage is being spent carrying

Aiistrrilian trade clthlbllloll round South-East Asia.

Visits between ships‘ ofliccrs were exchanged. and when M.V. Centaur sailed for Osaka. her master brought her across the harbour to enable what may well be unique photographs of namesake: together to be taken from of l-l.M.S. Centaur‘: helione copters. More than one resident who was careless in reading his newspaper was astounded to find that the inception of the Admiralty Board was accompanied by attractive maniieritiins parading by an aircraft carrier's swimming pool. and not a few in the carrier were wishing that this were really so.

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.M.S. JAGUAR (Cdr. J. B. Robiithan. R.N.) has completed over half of the foreign leg of her general service commission. during which the ship has steamed well over -H.000 miles. fllrotlgh the Mediterrtinciin. exercising in the ArabianSea and the Indian Ocean. and a trip to the Falkland Islands and South America.

The Type 4!. "l.eop:ird" class diesel Exercise “Riptide IV." in the Bay of and the Commander-in-Chief. Mediter:inti-aircraft frigate. sailed from Chat- Biscay. after which Jaguar was de- ranean. Visitcd the ship. the first Type iii to visit Malta. (The Mediterranean h;ini on August I2. I963. Although tached to the south and the sun. commissioned for service on the South The voyage to the Persian Gulf was produced 10 days of unbroken sunAtlantic and South America Station. it planned to take in two-day stops at shine from end to end just to live tip was expected that the l'irst six months Gibraltar. Malta and Aden. which were to its reputation. and “Hands to bathe" were to be spent in the Middle East. good value. especially for the 40-odd was the order of every day.)

The passage through tlte Canal was.

As luck would have it. the ship actually juniors on board who had never seen as zilwriys. interesting. and gave the arrived at Simonstown for.Christmas these places. lirst taste of real heat. News. views. last year. after an interesting three MEDITERRANEAN SUNNY station orders and hurricane fans were months exercising in that area. with renewed After a quick workup forces were Jaguar exchanged with H.i\l.S. Diamond at acquaintance joined with a large American group for the S.A.S. President Stcyn in Gibraltar, Port Tcwlik. before an uneventful passage through the Red Sea to join Flag Olhcor. Middle East fRcar-Admiral J. E. Scotlapd. D.S.C.), at Aden on September 5. I963. reached on September B-._ihra_in was embark AN time to Captain. Aml2._ in phibious Warfare Squadron (Capt.

M. W. B. Kerr. D.S.C.. R.N.). and his headquarters staff for the big annual amphibious exercise. Jagu:ir's controlP LA N lable-pitch screws came in tisefiil by woitrii tooxiiic iirro enabling her to low :1 300-ton Rhino ferry to the landing. which was to take place outside the Gulf. some 450 miles away. This was an exercise qttilc out Illustration of ENDOWMENT ASSURANCE with bonuses for a of the usual for J:iguar.andan interesting time was had riding on the tanks. male life age 35 next birthday and watching them embark and disembark. The local stiperior sheikh also invited a party to a genuine "mutton grab." and the commanding ofliccr was heard to express sorrow that one of the £5 PER locals beat him to the sheep's eyes.

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Ten days saw the ships back in Bahrain. Jaguar having towed the Rhino ferry nearly 1.000 miles. The ofliccrs and men of H..\l.S. Jufair went out of their way to make the stay enjoyable with football and hockey matches and inter-divisional swimming galas. and U.S.S. Valcout‘. the resident U.S.N. flagship. kindly invited the ship's company to it barbecue. One unscheduled event was the arrival of an Australian trimp steamer which cut a neat slice three feet into the stern whilst alongside the deep-water jetty. and proved for ever the immense value of nylon berthing ropes.

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The rest of the .\liddlc East leg was "l-':i|kI:ind lslands and South America. spent with Ark Royal and Plymouth in 'ROARli\'G I-‘(IRTII-IS’ TRIP two exercises at the mouth of the (iulf.

The 4.200-ntilc rtin into the "RoarThis period enabled the ship to have a good look round the .\lusundant Penin- ing I-‘orties" was in sharp contrast after sula with places of interest such as the the calm seas of the Indian Ocean. and Elphinstone inlet and the Khor I5. L‘\'I.'I'_VOI'Il! blessed the stabiliscrs for Kuwai. 'l1terc:ifter. all ships rep:iir_cd .\iL‘flittg service. Nothing was seen exto Mombasa for a break and self-m:un- cept for Gough island. severtl hundren miles south of Tristan Da Cunha. tenzince. .\lost of the ship's company took the and one Norwegian merchaiitnian. opportunity of seeing some of East H..\l.S. Protector. vvearirtg the flag of .-\l'ric:i stich as the Tsavo amc reserve. the Comntander-in-Chief. South Atlanand saw a lot of wild li c. though it tic and Smith Antcrica Statioit.¢-it mule was through the windows of :1 bits. from Montevideo. was met one day out Many inter-ship games were played. frotu Port Stanley and remained in and (after beating Ashanti in Karachi) company throughout the stay.

Jaguar had beaten all ships in the Subsequent visits to Punta del t_Este Middle East. including Arlt Royal. at (Uruguay) Mar del Plata (Argentine) the rugby. The Mombasa Sports Club also and Rio dc Jantero was beaten I0—l at that other football South American tour. which will regame, which came as a surprise to the main one of the high-lights of the commission. On the way back to_ Simonsclub.

All the Midlink 6 ships. some 35 of town, one day's visit to Tristan _D:t lltem. including Ark Royal and U.S.S. Cunlta. its wild isolation contrasting Essex. were assembled in Karachi by with the metropolis of Rio. brought November 1. This was an extensive ex- the ship to over the half-way ntarltl of ercise run for C.ti.N.T.0. by the Pakis- the foreign leg and “.337 milk“ tan Navy. who were most hospitable. “dii:seled" this commission.

The final day was marred by news of the assassination_of President Kennedy.

It was also on this day that Jaguar was dispatched to her home station. Il.'|\'tll_g. it was hoped. earned her Christmas in South Africa.

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SOUTH AFRICAN l*IOSPI'I'Al.I'I'Y After a short fuelling stop in Mombasa. Durban ur.ts_ reached the day before the five fngalcs of_ the l0th Squadron. South African Navy.

Frigate arrived on an operational visit. Here it was that the tirst taste of the wellknown South African hospitality was had by the majoritt of the ship's com‘he famous Perla pany. and. on leav Gibson. the "lady ii. .i.'.-rite." now in her 70's. mana cd to broadcast "Land of Hope and lory" and "Therc'll always be an England" across several hundreds of yards of Durban Harboiir as site has done for the past 2] years.

Having joined the broad pctinaiit of Cdr. Terry-Lloyd (Flo). in President Kruger. Jaguar was put through her paces during the four days to Simonstown. This was an enjoyable and profitable way of introduction to the South African Navy before joining the flag of the Commander-in-Chief. South Atlantic and South America Station (Vice-Admiral A. A. F. Talbot.

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..\I.S. Adamant. depot ship of the 2nd Submarine Squadron. left Devonport for it six.-day visit to the port of New London. near New York on April I6. l-LM. Submarines Alaric. Artful.

Oracle. Otus and Sea Lion. will be joining the depot ship at New London. and during the visit many of the otlieers and ratings will have a chance of seeing the World‘s Fair in New York. when the Adamant (Capt. W. D. S. Scott. R.N.) leaves the United States \'it¢ will have on board John Harrison's timepiece No. 4. which is the forertinner of the modern marine chronometer. It has been on loan for a year. for exhibition at the Simon Ncvvcomb Laboratory of the U.S. Naval

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In i'l’I4 an Act of Parliament offered a reward for a watch of such accuracy that it would determine a ship's longitttdc at the end of a six-week Voyage.

Harrison submitted -his now irreplaceable watch. and in I764 such was its accuracy that when it was carried in lI..\l.S. Tartar to Barbados and back to Portsmouth. a journey lasting 156 days. the watch was only 54 seconds in error.

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III’. Ro_t-al Mziritit-s celebrate this _u:-.ir the ll.'l'('l.‘l'lll.'fI.Il’_\'ol' the fomialinn of the Iifsl ".\l:iririe~.“ for it nits on October 28. I664. than an Order-In (‘oiiiieil oas issued. calling for L200 nteu to he “raised to be in readiness to be distributed in His .\lajesI_v's I-‘leer.-t prepared for sea service." Raised mainly in the City of laiiidoii. the reginient was trained the Duke of York and i\lh;in,\'s Maritime Regiment of Foot. ll stirs i:eiiera|l_\' known as the .-\iliiiiral's , Regiriieiit. as the Dtike of York and Albany mi-. then the Lortl lliith Adinirzil.

Although originally described as "hind soldiers." -.iii ollieial letter of September.

I665. refers to the men of this regiment as "nasal soldiers." and In ollicial L. correspondence dated 1672 they \\ ere tirst described as "mzirines."

The regiment. the lirst to be specially I850). In l‘)t!0, Capt. l.. S. T. H:illi_d:iy fornied :iiid eqtiipped for duty :rt'|o;it, I won the \’.C. when the Royal M_:irines served in ships of the Fleet during the and the U3. .\lar_ines fought side by Dutch \\":irs and also helped in the side in the Boxer Rising in China. Now, deI'erice of Cliatliam during the Dutch as (jeneral Sir Lewis Halliday. he is invasioii of the .\lctI\vay. before being the oldest surviving holder of the :t\v:ird in the Royal Navy. tltsbtilldud in I68‘). \'IlI\' Other niztritime regiments were Diiring the First and Second World scqueiitly formed for service in times : \\’:irs——-wheii the .\l:trines were promi- Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of at the opening of the "Soldiers of the Sea“ of war and many Army rcgiiiients have iicrit in malty :ictions—lhe Corps April 16. On his left It the Comniandant-General, Royal Marines Lieut.-General Sir M-.ilt-olni C. Cartwright-Taylor, served as “i\larines.“ Then. in I755. :i gained a ftirthcr six \’.Cs. K.(.'.B.. R..\I. .\lorc recently. units of regular body of Marines was under Admiralty control. when an I have served all over the world. includ- stipport of law and order. stich as Order-in~Cotineil authorised the crca- tug Palestine. Hong Kong. Malaya. Brunei. in many parts of the world. tion of 50 companies of Marines. The Egypt. Cypru.s. Port S;i_id. Aden and Decorations for gallantry on active ' new corps was organised in three the Persian Gulf. Kuwait. Brunei and service since I946 have been awarded groups based on Chailiani. Portsmouth i $ar.rw:ik_ and Kenya and Tarig:inyilt:i. to 66 ofliccrs and men. and 127 have and Plymouth. been mentioned in dcspatchcs and CELEBRKHONS HI-I Commandant General. Royal Marines (General Sir Malcolm Cartreceived the Qucen’s Commendation.

THE ‘ROYAL’ MARINES The tercentcnziry is to be marked by The number of ofliccrs and other ranks wright-Tnylor. l\'.C.B.). the Major-General Royal Marines, Portsmouth Since thcn—and in l802. when .1 niinib_er of ceremonies throughout who have been killed in action. died (.\lajor-General R. D. Iloughlon. C.B.. 0.B.E.. M.(.'.). the Flag Ofiiccr MedUnited Kingdom and. in fact. of wounds. or are missing presumed was (Rear-Admiral I. L. T. Hung. D.$.C. and Bar). and the Mayors of the (icurgc Ill directed that the should bestyled "The Royal Marines" wltcrcver Royal Marine units are killed. since I‘)-I6 is 130. .\tedw:iy towns are to attend a Thanksgiving Service in the Royal Dockyard -——Ilritain's "Soldiers of the Sea" have serving. Already the Royal Naval Church. Chiithzim. on Sunday. .\lay 10. The Bishop of Rochester will be the .\lASSED BANDS distinguished themselves in many cani- Association at its Annual Reunion last . preacher. the the oflicial events which Among The service is part of the Royal Marincs from Deal and Portsmouth. p.'tlgll\'_ by t)ctober_honourcd payCorps who the first have It was marines been arranged to mark the Marine tercenlcnary celcbmtiotis :iiid The Royal Marine Band of the Coming a tribtite to "The Soldiers of the encountered the rebels at l.cxini.:ton in Sea" when the guest of honour was tercentcnary in London are: June I0. there will be a contingent of I50 Royal mander-in-Chicf. Home Fleet. and the the war of American Independence in the Commandant General, Royal when massed bands of the Corps are Memorial Silver Trumpets will play of Trafalgar I775: in the Othcr tributes have also to beat "Retreat" on Horse Guards during the service.

Cor s sustainc Parade at 6.45 pm. to celebrate the ta -en pace. cavy casualties. :in On conclusion of the service the On April I6 the Chief of the Defence birthday of H.R.H. Prince Philip. wounded. I.ord Nelson. who held Royal Marines led by another band of the sinccurc appointment of Colonel of Stall_ Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Captain-General of the Royal Marines.

50 from the Depot. Royal Marines.

Marines. was carried into the cockpit Mountbatten of Burma. opened an There will be rehearsals on Horse Deal. will march to Chatham Town Seeker and Guards exhibitionof the two of Parade the of at men

by Sgt. same time on Hall where the Mayor will take the thctrcastircs the Corps at llurberrys in the presence of a dis- the two preceding days.

Royal Marines. salute: also in the march past will be In 1827 the Duke of Clarence nrc- tingiiished mimbcr of _visitors. Oycr On July 22 there will be a review men of the Royal Marine Association Colours of 550 to officers new items and marines the were on scntc_d the [59 and Royal Marine Cadets. The march _on view, including Marines and for the tirst time the arms, pictures and displays Artillery Ground by the Lord Mayor will continue down the Brook. right great globe itself" was chosen as the eovcnng the 300 years‘ history of the of London. Most of the men on parade into High Street. right into Military Corps badge. The motto "Per Marc. Corps. In a most amusing speech Lord will come from Royal Marine ComRoad. back past the Town Hall and mandos and training units in the into the car park at the rear.

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Rowe. ii helii ra ter" was an! orisc as eony intr uce United With them will be Kingdom. c tmira o 4: cc.

The Mayor of Chatham is then copter pilot serving with. 845 battle honour to be displayed on the In opening the exhibition. Earl Mount- representatives from every operational Naval Air Squadron rind which. for giving a reception for all ranks taking of the the and varied R.M. Commando and from R.M. the 15 months has been operating part in the parade. en members 0 ti: C orps h ave ex nits 0 1c arincs. men- detachments in every fleet and squad- all past oya over the Sarawak and Borneo been awarded the Victoria Cross. the that since the end of the ron and also from the Royal Marine iungle. has been adopted as a tribal first three V.Cs. of the Corps being Second World War the Royal Marines Forces Volunteer Reserve.

After the review. the unit will excr- son of Date Temenggong Jtignh. Parnwon during the Crimean War (185-t— have made more than 60 landings in cisi: its ancient privilege of marching mount Head of Sarawak and Federal for Sarnwnlt Alfnirs. through the City with drums beating. Minister The young pilot. who often flies the Colours flying and bayoncts fixed past the Mansion House. where the salute Chief around on his visits to Sarawak HE death occtirred on April 23 of will be taken by the Lord Mayor. In villages. is referred to by the Chief as Llcut.-Cdr. E. J. Pysden. A.M.. the evening there will be a reception "My son Bubu." and whenever he R.N. (rct.). of Kcnsington Road, for all ranks and their wives bv the visits a native village swarms of than Portsmouth.

Lord and Corporation at the children follow him shouting "Hello.

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Albert Medal or heroism in H.M.S. On a recent tour of villages the Data Sandhurst in the First World War. 9} (-66% CORPS DINNER told the lbans: "My son Bubu has not There was an explosion in the engine On the cvcnin of July 23 .-i Corps only flown through the cloud-capped room. ninc men bcin killed. Licut.dinner is to be he d at the Royal Naval mountains between Long Jawi and Cdr. Pysden entered t 1: engine room College. Greenwich. Senior otliccrs of Bclgaga twice. but has also flown to and cut off the steam. thereby saving all services will be present as guests of Kapit and returned again. In the past the lives of many of those on board. the Royal Marines. together with rcp- such iourneys would have taken many He dragged otit from the engine rcscntatives of closely associated Army days.“ room several of the engine-room perregiments and other notabilitics.

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A thanksgivin service is to be held in St. Paul's Cat edral at 2.15 p.m. on July 24. at which the Bishop of London will preach. In the cvcning With 60 HOUSE PURCHASE over . there is to be a Corps Reunion at the Immediate house purchase loam up to 95'/,—in tome cues Kn‘/.. Uridur a special in the Ballroom.

Lyceum Strand. schema I IN’/, advance can be guaranteed alter throo run. in the of From July 8 to 25 the Massed Bands Note.-A loan at 0.000 could cost as little as U7 5:. per moiitlt—leu it you pay income tut at 7:. 9d. in the L of the Royal Marines will be performand for LIFE ASSURANCE ing at the Royal Tournament.

Thu nu of premium on each Elm can u by at much u M. per i:cnt—i.c.. £3 per Over the past 300 years the Royal the (hm. Only by dealing with a broltor can you a sun you are getting we can the right contract at the ri hl premium.

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J received front Sarawak. Then. on April nere detached ashore operating from various locations in Siirztmik. I3runei.= impenetrable jungle North Lahuan and Sabah. At other times the helicopters supported the ground forces I2. armed men attacked the police This picture gives an indication of the Tebcdu. and at station near arntottry Borneo from on lmnrd. Because of Albion‘s frequent appearances off the coast of Indonesian in the first diviborder the M:ila_v.sian Iliirneo. generally arriving at first light. she assuittcd a phantom- sion for Dar-es-S.'il;tani in H..\l.S. l tug-o-war. boxing. ctc.. at sea to footon Sar;t\vak_ S-I0 Squzttlroii was. sage like quality which led to her being Itnoun as "the old grey ghost of the Borneo rushed from llrtinci to Kuehinj: whilst (eniztur the latter taking the role of 3 ball. rugby. hockey. cricket, water polo Coast." l and golf when alongside. While all the conuuando ship.

In I-‘ebruary of this year Albion was l ordered to the trouble spot "with all Albion. with 845 Squadron embarked. ship's _teatns acquitted tlicmselves well. ordered to Iiast Africa following the :dispatelt" and on Decentbcr 14. after sailed at short notice from Singapore ‘SAII, T() I-IAST Al-‘RICA’ the ship was particularly proud of her inte:nal unrest in the area. btit because ' a 3.00-0-mile full-speed dash. Albion with reinforcement troops embarked.

It was not long before the signal soccer team. On the Far East Station. task'.’—to round tip the rebel was received "Albion is _of coiitiiuiing tension along the l arrived off the Borneo coast. 40 Com- The required in the team rcniatned unbeaten by any inliltrators and lo cont:iin the thrc:tt East Africa. Your Malaysian-lndoncsian border she had l mando. which had been embarked in front squadrons are to naval side and with each new scalp the members of the clandestine Com- remain in to leave most of her squadrons ashore Atleii. was airlifted ashore by the ship's Borneo." A quick visit to ground \vould’rin_i: to tltc sotiitd of the in Ilorneo~where they still remain. two helicopter squadrons—8-I5 (Wes- rttunist organisation front within.

Taiwan and Sibii to supply them with supporters singing "Glory. glory, However. the squadron personnel due sex) and 846 (Whirlwind) Squadrons- The underlying cause of the rebel essential stores and support. and then Hallelujah. and the Albion goes for relief were flown home to England tu reinforce the troops already there. activity both in Brunei and Sarawak off at high speed to East Africa. marching on." At the end of the cont846 Squadron was disembarkcd to was the impending formation of the and joined tip with Albion at Plymouth in Monthasa on February niission the match analysis for all socArriving for the passage up the English Channel be based at Brunei Airport. 845 Squad- new Federation of .\lalaysia which 9, 45 Commando. tinits of the I6th/Sth cer matches played was: played. 60; ron operated from on board. flying Indonesia opposed and intended to Lancers. 814 Squadron and two R.I\.’:. to Portsmouth. won. 45: lost. 8: drawn. 7. Goals for. l~‘.1milies of the ship's company were temporarily embarked troops ashore crush. Indonesia‘: "confrontation" Belvederes. were transferred to Albion 282 (Hinds. 105): goals against. 96. taken out to Albion at Spithead so that from H.M.S. Victorious. which had they could join their husbands for the withdrawn the troops from Tanfinal few hours of the commission. ganyika. where the police role had been taken over by 4| Commando.

IMPORTANT ROLE And so Albion became once more a The oflicial commissioning ceremony following visits are to be made commando ship ready to land a lightof A!bion's fifth commission took by the ships mentioned: ing force at almost a moment's notice. held and I962 was on I, August place Although an easing of the internal H.M.S. Adam:tnt.—To Halifax. in the presence of HRH. The Prince unrest in East Africa enabled the Nova Scotia. from May 7 to It).

Philip. Duke of Edinburgh. In addresH..\I.S. Artcniis.-Middlcsbrough, embarked troops to be landed in Aden. and sing the assembled ship's company for 814 Squadron to return to its anti- May [5 to I‘), and Copenhagen. May their families. he remarked: “Some siibmarinc role in Victorious. and for '22 to 26. of feel that our people may H..\l.S. l7inwhalc.—-Dundee. .\Iay share thc Bclyedercs to return to R.A.F. duties as policemen of the world is no Station. Khormaksar (Aden). never- 23 to 26. longer needed and that we should cott- '< The visit of H.i\f.S. Excalibiir and thcless Albion remained on the Middle centrate on home defences. They forget East Station until the end of her com- H..\I.S. Minstrel to Cork from May 7 our responsibilities to our cousins and mission. ready for any trouble should to 11 has been cancelled. friends in the Commonwealth. We The Flag Officer. Submarines. will it arise. should work together to preserve be embarked in H.M.S. Adamant when abroad will service Albion's SOCCER RECORD peace. visits Halifax. Nova Scotia. He she bring encouragement to all who beSport was inevitably a major activity will_aIso ‘be Visiting the Fifth Sublieve in law and order and in freedom in the life of the ship's company. marine Division in Malta from May and iusticc.“ of ranging from deck hockey, volleyball. 19 to 22.

-“And here have the bird!” ‘were 78' Neither when listening to Prince prognnime during the commission Philip nor when Albion sailed from Portsmouth on November _3. 1962- to cut off or surround rebel forces as gathered momentum as the birth of could anyone have foreseen just how intelligence reports or reconnaissance Malaysia drew near. Eventually. important a role she was to play. When flights revealed their positions. At the Brunei decided not to join the new PROVIDE THAT she returned to Portsmouth _sl'tc had same time the ship's four assault land- Federation, but on September 16. I963. steamed 85.000 miles. had earned more ing enift (L.C.As.) were detached to Ma|aysia——uniting Sarawak. Sabah A single account with Bernards enables a customer to obtain than l2.000 troops. her two helicopter Brunei. where they were kept bus on (formerly North Borneo) with Malaya squadrons had completc_d more than river patrols and on logistic supp y to and 5ing:tpore—-came into being. With practically every requirement of his family and self through it came rt marked intensification of 10.000 operational sorties involving units up-river. conveniently situated branches or the Direct Dcspatch Departrebel activity. Both squadrons were the deployment of 35.000 troops and PATTERN SET heavily committed ashore whilst the air-lifting of 350.000 lb. of stores ment at I-larwich. in logistic support of the ground forces.

The ship was not in direct support of Albion flitted from Singapore to Uniforms—dcscribcd by a high officer as “the best On 43 of the 76 week-ends. Albion was any particular unit ashorwdunng the various parts of Northern Borneo either at sea. returning to harbour or first few weeks of the campaign mem- carrying replacements or reinforcein Naval Uniforms"; impeccably tailored Men's Wear in the bers of 40 Commando. 42 Commando. ments of troops, aircraft and_stores, sailing on another mission. latest up-to-the-minutestyles tst/2nd Giirkhas. the Sarawa_k Ran ers and at the same time supporting her CHANGES OF PROGRAMME crs squadrons. Aircraft embarked included and the Queen's Own High and cloth designs and OutBecause of the demands on Al_b_ion were all lifted at some stago—also fixed-wing Pioneers. Austeis -and and Footwear departfitting through the ever-changing political prisoners. police. tracker dogs. inter- Beavers in addition to Bclvodcrc. and military situation. alterations of rogation teams and casualties. In '25 Sycamore and Whirlwind helicopters. ments abreast of current Serious situation the was almost sortics had been as became along L168 helicopter days, programme routinetrends enable the “dressed Malaysian-Indonesian border. and there were 78 such changm during flown—and the pattern for the com- the there were several potential trouble the commission. So much so._that any mission had been set.

by Bcrnards“ customer to sudden change of course or in engine When Albion left the operational spots both in Elsi Africa and the "revs" was expected to be followed by area temporarily for Singapore in early Middle East, any of which might erupt really feel and be better the familiar broadcast: “D‘ye hear. January, I963. 846 Squadron was re- and require Albion. the commando dressed. there. This is the Captain speaking. We embarkcd and 845 Squadron was ship-—biit her squadrons were com." have jttst received a signal. detached ashore to Labuan. Initially mittcd to Borneo.

Additionally, Bcrnards The first major change of pro- the Wessex helicopters continued to TIIB 'SI'X',‘RE'I“ MISSION offer the facilitiesof a large gramme was on December 9. 1962. as provide military support. but disastrous Albion headed cast across the Indian lloods—the worst in living memoryThus Albion commenced her Department store while Ocean for Singapore. when the Brunei hit Northern Borneo in mid-January. “secret" mission—a l2.000-mile. highrebellion broke out in Northern Flood relief bccaunc top priority for specd journey to Tobruk and back to providing a truly personal Borneo. Albion was immediately the squadron. Tons of food, fuel and fetch R.A.F. Bclvcdcre and Whirlwind service through branches Mark X helicopters so that the two and widely travelling repreNaval air squadrons could be withdrawn from Borneo to return to it sentativcs. commando-ship role. In December.

1963. the Whirlwinds of 846 Squadron A credit account may be and some of the Wessex of 845 Squadopened for settlement by ron did. in fact. return to Albion. But not for long!

Bankers‘ Order, Admiralty The arrival of 1964 saw a ftirthcr Allotment, or Post Office Savings Bank Account, and purchases intensification in the military confrontation by Indoncsian-based rebels. may be made at cash prices, excepting on I-lire Purchase with a particularly marked increase in accounts, where only a small additional charge is made.

Sabah. an area which had previously been relatively qtiict. Consequently Full details of Bernards Service will gladly be given on both 8-$5 atid B-I6 Squadrons were at a branch, to a representative or Head Office and again l:tnded asliorc 846 Squadron at request Tawau and 845 in the Sibti area of Rcmcmbcr—You Really Do Buy Better at Bcrnards.

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taipiiiin T. w. Ilest. it.. is too.- may be obtained front Capt. D. G. proniotetl to Rear-Adniiral to date lliiiitiugrord. R..\I. iretiI.i. W-.-stcntt July 7. I964. and to be Flag Olliccr. llouse. Roekbeare. Ni. lixeter. (iibr.ilt.'tr. in succession to Rear- .'Whiniple 329). .-\dtiiiral F. N. Sinclair. C.B._ D.S.C..

The I96-t Portsiiiouth Coniniand the appoiiitment to take elfect in .Iul_v.

This appoiiitmetit c:trrii:s with it the Field (inn Crew will give its lirst .‘\‘.-\'l'() appointment of Comntaiider Public l’erfo:iii;ince at 7.l5 p.in. on (iiliraltar Mediterranean (CO.\l(j|l3- lliiirsday. .\l.iy I-S. at the Royal Naval llarrztcks. Portsnioittli. tidniission free.

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Everyone is welcome to go along ing in the replenishment tanker R.F.A. with fatnilies and friends. and watch W.ive llaroii in the Mediterranean. .\Ir. .\Iaepher.son joined the R.F.A. the steady progress of the team that will represent l'ort.smottlh at the Royal service in 1947. .\Ir. J. A.

Mr. B. W. Lylhall. M.A.. will sitc- Tottriiament in July this year. ceed Sir John A. Carroll. K.l‘l.E.. .\I.A..

The Royal Naval Supply School tie l’li.l).. I-‘.R.S.I:'.. as Chief Scieiitisl is once again available. Depicting the t'Ro_v;i| i\'av_v) on May I9. As Chief motif of the wlie:itslie:tf of Ceres. the Scientist (Royal Navy). .\_Ir. I.ytlt:tll previous iiaiiie of the School :itid long \\ill be :i ftill member of the :issoei;iti:d with the Supply Specialisa.-\iliiiir.'ilty Board: in th:it eapticity lion. together with a narrow white he will also be Deputy Controller (R_e- stripe on a light navy blue backsearcli and Development). :ind will ground. the tie is available to oflicers \tIpI.'l'lI‘Ilt:|'|(.l on behalf of the Control- and men who have served on the stall ler the co-ordination and condtict of all of the R.N. Supply School. Prices are research and development in the Con- ll!-. |Il,'8 or lt’ii'8 and may he obtained troller's departments. Al the same time. from the Training Commander. R.N. as Chief Scientist (Royal Navy) Mr. Supply School. lI..\I.S. Pembroke. will work t._vthall as a senior member Chatliam. of the l)efence Scientific Staff. under ilie Chief Scientific Adviser. on probCapt. C. C. H. Duiilop. C.B.E.. lems of a defence and not of a single assumes command of H.i\l.S. PemService character.

Olficers and Warrant Ofliccrs, who broke and the R.\l. Stipply School. served in H.M.S. Howe between 19-H- and the appointnietit of Flag Captain l't-t5. are invited to attend a reitnion to the Flag Ollicer. Med\vay_ on May at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday. May 30. in l2. the R.N.V.R. Club. Curzon Street. lundon. W.l. About 35 have already The Royal Naval Supply School. stated that they will be going including -I-l..\I.S. I’.-iiiliroke. Chzitliam. will be ltear-Admiral Sir Henry McCall. holding a Pareiits and Sports Day on K.(‘.lt.. D.S.O. Further particulars Jtine 6.

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I-l..\l.S. Protector is now 28 years colony of some 2,000 people of British old. For some years she has carried She is at present cotiiplcting stock._ out an annual patrol oh’ the Falkland her ninlli on these duties. The Islands and the Falkland Island Protector season has on these occasions Dependencies. thus maintaining. carried out oceanographic and survey through the presence of the Royal work and has also gone regularly Navy. otir links with this remote farther south into the regions of Antarctica to assist in the scientific

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they wished to perniaiiency. and the committee proceedings. eventually moved. and on February I. Within a short while it was neces- I9-1.1. became tenants of I06 Victoria \'.tt'_\' to seek larger accommodation In Road North. Southsea. The property urdcr to pursue the fund's obtects and was purchased in I945. in particular to help find employment In order to keep abreast with stairway

for the thousands of ex-naval me_n who were caught tip in the economic problems and unemployment periods immediately following the First World War. "Ibis latter task was taken over in I922 by the National Association for the Employment of Regular Soldiers. when its scope was widened to include sailors and airmen. This assot:ialiun_ more generally known as the Regular Forces‘ Employment Associathe lion. is keenly supported R.N.B.T. iitidcr the Trust's c arlcr. and the Portsnioiith branch will have its ollices in the new building.

In a desire to co-operate. Danie Winiz. who was a successor to Dame Agnes Weston. creator of the Royal S-_iilurs' Rest. came to the assistance of the coniinittee and provided more spacious aceomuiodation in the main building of the Royal Sailors‘ Rest.

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modern needs. the building is no longer suitable for administrative purposes. The matter was debated on several occasions. but in I962 it was decided to build new oflices in the grounds of the Naval School of Motoring. The site incidentally is freehold and was handed over to the Royal l’~{av:il Benevolent Trust by "deed of gift." Under the conditions of the convcyancc. the Trust was given power to use any of the buildings or site for any purpose of ti benevolent nature connected with the Royal Navy and Royal Ztlarines. or any past. present or fttture members thereof or their families and dependants. The tntst has therefore been able to build new ollices without having to pay the fabtilotis price for building land which is currently denizinded.

The oflices. like the former. will be known as James l.ane House. to perpctuate the name of Councillor J. E. Lane. .\l.B.E.. J.I’.. es-chief writer.

R.N.. who was a founder member of the Portsmotitli local committee and did so much for the naval community in l’oi'tstiioiitli :ind afield.

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B(J.\IBl-ID OUT ‘the Royal .\'av:il Benevolent Trust was created on Way 2_ 1922. It took over adniinistrzttion from the Grand I-leei Fund and the local committee retiiaineil in the olliccs kindly providi:d by the Royal Sailors‘ Rest aiithorities OPE-.\'Il\'G DAT}-I lllllll the night of Janiiary lllll l. I‘)-ll. when the premises were destroyed by Adiiiir;il of the Fleet Sir (ieorge action.

'I he co-operative :itti- ('rea.sy. (i.C.B.. K'.B.li.. D.S.O.. eiietiiy litde of one organisation to another in .\l.V.().. I).l.. timiiiediate past presithose early days can be realised by the dent of the Trust). will otliciate at the fact that the olliee accommodation opening ceremony. which will take i.-..is provided rent free. place on June 30. I964. The"l'ru.st's .-'\s :i result of the bombing. the local l’ortsiiioutli address will then be James car‘ 'lllll‘.‘t.' lost the inaiority of its Lane House. I.‘.-\ 'l'ipner Road, Portsotlice equiptiieiit and records in that .iriotttli (tel. Pnrtsniotith 60296).

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HE Prince of Wales spent it week at H..\I.S. \'_ernon last month with a party of Sea Cadets. being given the normal sea training these youngsters receive and being treated as "an ordinary cadet."

The Prince is a member of his school. (iortlonsltlttn. Sea Cad-:l Corp Unit.

H..\‘l..S‘. Mohawk. the “Tribal" class (LP. frigate (Capt. l. G. W. Robertson. D.S.C.. R.N.). leaves Cltatham on May 25 to join lict‘ squadron in the .\liddle East. l-l..\I.S. Diamond (Capt. J. I’). Cartwright. D.S.O.. R.i\'.) arrives at Citatliam on completion of the overseas leg of her General Service Commission in the .\letliterr;ineati on May 22.

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In common with all modern iceand exploratory expeditions of the brezikers. the ship will be powered by British Antarctic Survey. diesel-cleelrie propulsion systciii a J-l..\t.S. Protector is a converted driving two propellers. ller powerful net-layer whose hull has been streng- iiizieltinery can be controlled directly thened to withstand floating ice. Tlte front the bridge attd the ship can be British Antarctic Survey. however. is conned from several positions. pushing farther and farther south. The ship will be titled with extenand to reach the new base camps and sive laboratories and deck equipment be sure of delivering men. instruments to he used in oceanographic work in and supplies. either directly or by Antarctica and elsewhere. Survey helicopter. the I’rotector's successor boats and other equipment will be must be able to push her way-into and used to conduct hydrographic surveys. out of the solid Antarctic ice.

TWO III’-ILICOPTI-IRS ADDITIONAL I-'Ui\'CTl0N Two Wasp will be Thus. !l..VI.S. Proteclor's successor. carried to assist helicopters in work. to although primarily required for the eonve:-' scientists and survey their equipment naval patrols in Falkland lsl:ind to advanced bases and to reeonnoitre waters. will also have the capability for suitable passages through ice. to function as an ice-breaker so that The new ship appears to be conialso. can like Protector. give parable to the United States Navy's she. assistance to the scientific ex ditions ice-breaker. the Glacier. That into Antarctica of the British Aut- a displacement of 5.l00 tonsship Iias (light). arctic Survey and the scientific work (8.775 tons full load). and is 3I0 feet sponsored by the Royal Society. She in length. 74 feet beam and 2‘) feet will be the Royal Navy's first ice- draught. Glacier was designed for breaker. breaking ice more than 20 feet thick.

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H.M.S. OWEN COMPLETED THE ZANZIBAR INCIDENT Due at Devonport this month l~I'l‘l;'R;\'lNG to Detonport on I-l is_ll.l'tf.S. Owen (Cdr. D. W. ":I.'~lt.'liI. R..\‘.). the survey ship May which. during the two legs of her two. year general service ('t.'|ltIllli.\V-iflll will have covered over 75.00!) tiiue she reaches her home port. The average speed has been of miles b_\. ‘he only It] knots.

"3 lhlf hi-Ilze mileage a pretty fair share of sea tinie. Within the represents past eight months the ship has actually been under way I95 days out of lhe possible 2-57.

The ship left Dcvonport on Sep- nmdc. orders were received to protember ll. I903. :ind after calls at ceed at utmost speed to Zanzib;|r_ (ii_braltar. an overnight stop at Port where a l'cVt‘Iltt|I0)1‘ had occurred. This .‘a:i_id and a few days in Adeti. she message was received early on Sun_

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the start of her day. Jantiary l2. and by iniditiglr work with R.R.S. Owen had reached the ‘“_""¢‘}'S and flllt: l)iscovcr_v tor the International lndi:in had anchored a mile oil‘ island the town lixpeditioii. ()t.'t.'ill'l H.M.S. Owcn was alone for two tl:t\the seismic operation with Disuntil ll.i\l.S. Rhyl and R.F..-‘\. llebt covery consisted of dropping heavv arrived. ilcplh charges which had been col‘.

The ship's job was to stand by and Mombasa. on predeterlected from_ mined _prolt|es on a line between evacuate if necessary the Etiropean population. but not to interfere in am l_:itnu. in Kenya. and the Seychelles. other way. l.iaison was established NAYAI. STORE FLOODED with the British High Commissioner Th‘? Ovcfittions were most success- and. rebel activity dying down during ful but. during the firings a leak de- thc Monday. although intermittent veloped and the lower naval store was shots could still be heard over the flooded to a depth of about eight feet. water. an amted party was lauded to The worltvof pumping out and plug- set up a radio link with the shore. slng the eight small holes took some During this time Owen acted as 2-3 hours_ continuous work. It was floating shop. supplying the needs ofa then decided to time the depth the Europeans ashore as best she could. charges to fire a_ little later and deeper. Everything from bread and frozen A nasty experience came when one meat to beer and cigarettes. :ind sweets Iired prcntaturel_v at I00 feet ‘in seven for the children. were landed. Blood. :ind a half seconds. but luckily there too. was in urgent demand. and was was no serious damage. supplied by Rhyl and Owen. The Th_ere was a short htit welcome families of the British police ofliccrs rest in the Seychelles and during the were accommodated for several d:t_\'.~ visit the French cruiser De Grasse in the captain's cabin: it is understood called. that a child born to one of these

issue of “Navy was made of the successes of Navy eoolts at the International Hotel and Catering Exhibition. “HotelyrnpiiI," in which the Royal Navy won 30 awards.

On April 13 the winners of the Junior Salon Culinairc. Hotelympia. were with their awards by .\fr.

P. Russell. O.B.E.. president of the Junior Salon Culinaire. at the Cafe Royal. Regent Street. with Mr. Charles Forte as an interested spectator.

All the award winners were trained :n the R.N. Supply School. H.M.S. Pembroke. at Chatham and the average age of the Navy competitors .vas I8.

Asst.Ck. A. Crisp won the challenge trophy and special award presented biannually by the Potato Marketing Board for the best potato basket prodtietion. This was an open competition 'lfld Crisp's first attempt at exhibition work.

In the Royal Naval event Asst.Clts.

Munday. Dor and Russon won the lunior Practical Challenge Trophy in a "beat the clock" hot cookery contest before jury and spectators. Ck. Bradbury won the Jtinior lndividtial Challenge Trophy for his display of a cold plate. boiled ham and wine

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John Slessor. and was for the Star and Caner Home for Disabled Sailors.

A return visit to .\loinbas:i afforded ‘mothers a few days after leaving the Soldiers and Airmen. The home. which provides a pem-iancnt home for 200 the opportunit_v for 50 of the ship's ship was christened "David Oiven." disabled ex-Service men who receive company to visit the 'l'savo Game skilled medical and nursing care. is not Reserve. There was a ntost successCHILDREN F.\'i\CUi\TED pan of the National Health Service ful bus trip during which most On January l7 Owen sailed with N3 and help is needed to meet the ever:iniiua|s—~e.sccpt the elusive lion- passengers. school children. niuthers were seen. With some 30 people and a few males whose contracts had. increasing costs.

The Star and Carter Home on Richtravelling on the roof of the bits in or were about to expire. for i\lonib:isa. mond Hill was opened in l‘)l6. and order to get a better view, it was 20 a company of Gordon the patients include not only veterans .laiitiary perhaps just :is well that a bull Highlanders were embarked and sailed of the First World War. but three old elephant decided. on second thoughts. for the Zanzibar area. ready to assist soldiers of the Boer War. not to cliarge from I00 yards away. there or in Dar-cs-Salaam. The period The real task of surveying was passed without incident and Owen rcstarted on November l2. A dceca ttirncd the troops to .\fombasa on (Cmi.'i‘iim'd [rmivi prei'i'mi.i rofttimt) camp was-erected :it .\lalindi. Despite January 25. On January 30 Owen setbacks. such as the hasty removal ioiiied Victorious and Diana at Dar-es- islands in the Seychelles group. with of a small tide-watching party from Salaam, but this was another false the Governor of the and Kitiiigii who were being threatened alarm and the ship returned to .\luni- Lady Oxford on board.Seychelles A brief visit

by Sonizili raiders under the impres- ‘basa the next day. was made to Diego Suarez. Madagassion that the party was armed. exPermission having been given to car. for fuel and then the returned cellent progress was made to complete resume normal stirveying duties the to Port Victoria. .\lahe.ship Seychcllcs. the two surveys in the .\lant|:t flay area. .\l:ilindidccca camp and Kipini were The (inventor presented a giant During Deccnibcr two fnrtlier surveys remztnncd early in Febrtiary anti tortoise [since christened “'l'crcs;i") of in the l:()"lllt)\'Zt Bay area were started. sounding by the ship. 24 hours a day. the species that abounds on .-\ld:ibra Kenv;i celebrated its independence started in cllorl make an to She is .13 inches long. 25 inches lsltind. up .was on December l2 and. despite anxiety. i for lost time. wide and I8 inches tall and only 38 no iiicidciits were reported other than ()n l-cbriiary 19 Owen rciide/voiiscd years old. She is expected to live for at that l..R.0.tT) l-‘ox. in cliarge of the iwitli Albion. Salisbtiry and E\l€lftlt|. least another (:0 years —-possibly dccca camp at .\l:ilindiwon an Ulitirii ':ind later. R.F..-\. ()|na. for it brief another 150. l-lcr consumption of medal for playing in the Malindi exercise period. food appears to be about three large football team agaiiist Monibasa. BeThe remainder of February was pumpkins a day. it is planned to precause of Uhuru. and the boarding of spent surveying round the clock. As a sent "Teres.'i" to a zoo in the United local supplies. there had been diffi- result of this frantic rush. the time l-iingdoni. ciilty in obtaining adeqtiate quantities spent at Zanzibar was almost made up On Easter Monday Owen left Trlahe of beer on the last visit to Mombasa and the ship completed the survey of for a two-day visit to Matirititis. where and :it one stage stocks were almost almost some 2.600 square miles of a tide gauge was set tip on Rodrigtiés nil. llowcvcr. the drought was re- waters. most of which had never island as pzirt of the British contribulieved when I-l..\l.S. Ark Royal sent before been properly surveyed. al- tion to the international Indian Ocean three loads by helicopter. though Pttrt had been visited by the Expedition. ship‘s nari-ic.s:il.e. Capt. W. F. William On Saturday April 4 Owen sailed CALL TO 7.i\i\'7.Ill.-‘\R Owen. in I81-l. while Formosa Bay north again for Aden. A survey of H..\t.S. Owen returned to the sur- Ihad been surveyed by H.M.S. Stork Perim Harbour. a dash into the Red vey grounds on January 1. another in 1892. when one of the assistant Sea to fix labal at Tair Island relative decca camp being sited at Kipini. A surveyors was Lieut. H. F. Oliver. now to the Zubair group and the sweeping week was spent surveying the For- Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Oliver. of :1 wreck for least depth in the Gulf mosa Bay area and then. during a During March Owen paid her fare- of Suez were Owen's last iobs before quiet week-end at Mzilindi. where well visit to Mombasa and visited a brief visit to Gibraltar and the hometidal stream observations were being ward trip.

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T the April meeting of the Ilerts branch of the Royal Naval Association. shipmates were made l.ife Menibers—-Shiprnates I). Alluni. W. l):iv'ui. P. Hamilton. K. Kitcbinsr. R. Kitching. A. Pearson. M. Stralton and P. Stratton. Credentials were presented to the shipniatev by Shipmate l-'.ric C. Knight. National ('ouncil Member and branch secretary. who referred to the valuable service rendered to the Association by the shipmates concerned.

Sliipniate Knight also commented : had been branch president since W39 that the ages of the sliipniates ranged i ‘crossed the bar‘ as did the branch saying that i chaplain since l9-to. Shiprnate the betweenthis_37 and 4! years. it was type upon whom the future Rev. (3. C. P. ll. Briggs.

Three other old stalwarts. Shipof the Royal Naval Association will mates l;'. Harding. (3. Collins and E. depend.

The llerts branch has suffered the. Willsher have also passed away. Shiploss of several shipmates. Vi-:e- I mate Harding was the br:inch's oldest i 5 member (92) and Admiral I-'_ G. (3. Chilton. (‘..B..

Shipmate Collins 5 was a branch vice president. these The branch muiirns the loss ofservice sliipmates who had given great to the .-\ssoci;tlion. ‘

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HEN the Stockton branch of the Royal .\':u'-at Association held its 1 During the evening Cdr. l.e .\1:ire, llth annual dinner recently about badge of; }\\';ts presented with a ship'sbc.'iiitit'ull,\" were present and the occasion was a. fills.‘ old ll..\l.S. Arethusa.

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seated with at 'l'.S. Arelhusa Upnor. board the ; A rather surprised secretary of the most appropriate st-tting—on was The president of the branch. Cdr. vniate (E. Hird. who was accontpanicd : branch. Sliipmate G. A. Milbam. with it pewter tankard in‘.pn.-st.-nicd M. It. I.e Marc. R.N.. who is captain ; by Mrs. Hird. ' \t.‘|'ll3t.‘tl "For Services Rendered." This of T.S. Arotliiisa_ had invited the ABOARD ADMIRAL PIPE!) was :1 very well-kept secret and. like branch to hold the dinner on board Admiral and .\‘lrs. llogg arrived at -the rum in the rum tub. did not leak and anmng the guests were the Mayor and Mavoress of Rochester. the Flag [the starboard gangway by adniir:il‘s out. aboard" by Ollicer Medway. :ind Admiral barge and were "pipedArethiisa. and of T.S. Sup-.:rintcndent (Rc:ir-Ailmiral l. 1.. T. |i ollicers and boys committee. l-loggl. and Hrs. llugg-._ Shipmate S. welcomed by the reception the gaily (iodtrey. a vice-president of the The guests were then led towhere the Association. Shipmate J. Dyckes. ileconited boys‘ messdeck. national councillor for No. 2 Area. and messes were laid out to hold ll. live 200 sliipmates from Temple Farm each side of the mess table and the, of the mess" on the (Strood) Branch and other branches. “leading hand The bread barge. "top table" was with their families and friends.

HE annual dinner and dance of the Among the branches represented rigged fore and aft and when everyone the lloy ship's bugler. (‘beam and Worcester Park Branch were (tiatham. (iillingham. Sitting- ‘was sealed the Rom C:ill..“Up sounded of the Royal Naval Association which bournc. Whitstable. (iravesend and the and then leading had piped was spirits" was held recently was a great success.

Sidcup. Some branches which the rum mustered at of hands messes date were attended by 105 shipniates and their applied for tickets at a late the borrowed from was (which tub a tickets were the friends. disappointed, as and H.M.S. Pembroke) Oflicer.

Supply at early a "sell-out" The chairman of the branch. Shipvery complete lot. with issued a all hands were date. matc F. Matthews. welcomed the unforcould Rum" not.

"Pusser's Apart from the Mayor and Mayoress guests. among whom were the Mayor but of course. be obtained. and tunately. of Rochester and Rear-Admiral of Sutton. Alderman D. P. Thomas. substitute. good a there board was meet to very Mrs. Hogg. all were on and the Mayoress. Mrs. Margaret “Hands to dinner excellent and After an The of honour.

Mayor the guests the president of the branch.

Vaughan. and and was piped skylark" Mr. Richard Sharples, 0.B.tE.. M.C..

Mavoress were duly welcomed by the dance and dancing-old branch president and Mrs. Le Marc [everyone enjoyed .\l.P.. and Mrs. Sharples. Mr. and .\lrs. and the chairman of the branch. Ship- fI¢\\'.

W. Collins. Mr. and Mrs. Millican and Mr. and Mrs. Cronk.

Shipmatc Collins told those present ?.. that the branch was flourishing and. in addition to its many other activities_ was continuing to do a great job in the benevolent field. He went on to i say: “There is always :1 need for new members. 1 am sure that they would always find something of interest going on in the branch."

The Cheam Branch learns. with regret. that the chairman of No. 2 Area. Shipmate J. L. Bates. has been .._.-tn ill. and is gradually losing his sight.

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Shipmatc Bates has been a tower of strength to the Association. both in the area and in his own branch. Craydon. and Chcam feels that all branches. up and down the country. will wish him well.

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.-\t the .’\l'll'ltI.'ll (icncral .\lCL‘lllll: K. lliles, who is only it), was elected as L‘lIJll'tll;tl‘l. It is thouglit that he must he one of the _voun_i:est. if not tlte youngest. chairman of a branch He did excellent work as vice president and the Stockton shipmates look forward to even greater successes under his direction.

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HORLEY LOSES A FRIEND EMBERS of the Harley Branch of the Royal Naval Association recently said farewell to Lieut. C. [-1.

Huston. R.l\'.. the Careers Officer.

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Lieut. Huston afforded the branch much help in organising its carnivals :ind displays and the Hurley shipmates felt that they had a good link with the Lieut. C. J. Service throughhashim. taken over from R.N..

Francis. and in Lieut. Buxton tendering their thanks and best wishes to Lieut. Buston on his retirement, they welcome Lieut. Francis and assure him of all the support they can give to him.

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St. George's Day. April 23. .

It was handed over by the htayor of Deal. Alderman Norman Cavell.

J.P.. and accepted by the Conimandini: Olliccr of the Depot. Colonel J. C. d'l£ Coke. l).S.C. The Cominaiidant General. Rojril Sir Mzilcolm {.\t.irincs (l.iciit.-Gcitcral 'tIntwriglit-'l‘;iylor.l{.(.‘.lt.) \\‘:t.\' present and with the i\l:i_vor took the s:ilut-: outside Deal To‘.-.'ii Hall at Li .'l‘..'.l'Cll l p.t\i tollm-.iiig the ceremony. *

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Shipmate llriggs tl’ortsinoull1l- ‘yelconicd the delegates.

One of the main points of the National Council report. given by Shipmate Lcgg (llattle) was the information tli:it a ntw branch had been formed :it lioiirncmoutli and had got oil to a line start with 3| members.

The meeting decided that, during summer months, the area meetings should be held in branches east and west of the area. Although the Portsmoiitlt Branch was always only too to entertain delegates. it was pleased lI.'ll that it was only fair to give outarea

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Bournemouth Branch intmediately issued an invitation to stage the next meeting. and the invitation was

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The area president. Shipmate Capt. .l. A. P. Macintyrc. thanked all those who attended and commended Shipmate Briggs on the conduct of his first meeting in the chair.

0. 7 Area of the Royal Naval Association. composed of branches in Gloncestershire. Worcestershire. Ilerefordshire and South Wales. held its area meeting on April 18 at Clicltenbam.

During the meeting the area chair- help him on the way to better health.

For the past six months the area man informed those present that a he secretary. Sliipmatc E. H. Walters. has presentation was to take place and asked the National Council repre- been receiving donations from sentative, Shiprnate "Buck" Taylor. to branches in the area. and the social present Shipmate "Ted" Weeks. the evening was to be the occasion for the retiring area treasurer. with an in- presentation.

All this time Shipmate Taylor was scribed tankard on behalf of the shipmates of No. 7 Area for his services unaware of what was going on. Halfto the area during the past seven years. way through the evening the area At the end of the meeting Shipniatc chairman was called upon to enlighten Taylor informed the meeting that a him as to what was about to happen social evening had been arranged for and he asked the area secretary if he the delegates by Shipmate Attwood. would inform the meeting of the the steward of the Conservative Club. amount that had been donated by the in which the area meeting took place. members of the area.

Shipmate Taylor. however. was not aware of the true reason for the social BRA-.\'[)Y i\'EEI)El) evening.

First thanking Shipmate Taylor for Rt-ZTlRl\'G FROM OFFICE the help and advice he had given him Shipmntc Taylor has been the while they had worked together. ShipNational Council member for No. 7 matc Walters stated that the grand Area for many years and has always sum of £70 had been donated. Shipbeen looking for ways to further the mate Taylor was so overcome that he cause of the Association in the area. needed the assistance of a large glass Through ill-health he expressed a of brandy. On behalf of the area the desire to retire at the end of his term chairman presented the cheque to Shipof otlice. His retirement was accepted I mate ‘Taylor. who thanked everyone with much reluctaiice by the branches l for the wonderful gift.

Arrangements were made on the of the area. for a man of Shipmate 'l'ag.lor and Taylor's qualities will be hard to lintl. spot for Sliiptnate "llnck" The branches decided to mark their his wife to go to Ireland later on in thanks for the time and hard work he itlie year for a \vel|—e;irncd fortnight's has devoted to the area. and they lliolidav and ci.cr_vone in No. 7 .-\re.'i worked to send liint on a holiday tol hopes they will have :i wonderful time. .

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qua.-gut, mcfljng of de|cg._m_.,,from No. 3 Area of the Royal .\’nval Association was held on April 25 at the headquarters of the Ports|[|-j

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Sbipmatc G. Collins‘. a branch viceprcsident of the llcrls. Branch.

Shipmate E. Wlllsher. member of the Herts. Branch.

Shipmatc T. W. Hair. vice-president of Portland Brunch.

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il..\l.S. Victorious fuelling from the

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Victorious has steamed 50,000 miles during present commission

opened recently by the Duke of Edinburgh. the Sea Cadets from the TS. Coilingwood l'ormed :1 Guard of Honour. 'l'he photograph shows the Duke inspecting the very smart guard. accompanied by the Otlicer of the Guard. ljcot.

F. Troughton. R.N.R. (i'hoto.—Yorlt-ihire Post) was

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ship. whose home is at H.illltc:ttl. near Farcham. \v;ts head and shoulders above his rivals. finishing as Fleet and United Service rifle champion. as well as winning the rapid and snap. A

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l-u:ui. Ramsey over pieces of silver to be kept cleaned.

The ship recently played host to 750 boys of all nationalities belonging to the Singapore Battalion of the Boys‘ .M.S. VICIORIOUS (Capt. P. M. Contpston. R.N.) steamed the S0.000thl.Brig:ide. After a parade on the main mile of her prsent commission on April 8. a very high proportion oi‘ these football field the principal event of have been at speeds in excess of 20 knots tor flyingoperations. this annual Founders‘ Day was a tour for of the ship. where there were many the team The culmination of an intcnsix-c'live of the seven cups exercise programme was‘ recently c\'ents. In the individual competitions. demonstrations of the carrier's activimarkcd by a visit from the new Flag. Lieut. G. M. Ramsey, R.N., of the ties as well as :1 walk round the ship._

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IIIPMATE "Tomriiy“ Hair, pensioner chief stoker and vice-president of the Portland Branch of the Royal Naval Association, who died recently will he sadly missed not only by his shipmtites oi’ the Portland Branch. of which he was one of the founder members and its tirst chairman, but also by the many people he helped when ettrrying out the added duties of welfare oficer.

Shipmate "Tommy" never knew the Tommy.‘ You're doing :1 gmnd job of meaning of the word "retirement." and work. and may it long continue." when advised by his members to "take FOUGHT IN TWO WARS it easy" shrugged his shoulders and Yes. "Tommy" Hair. the man who said: "How can I when so many need our help’.’‘‘ Only when he was forced fought in two world wars and served hv ill-licultli some two years ago did in such ships as the Queen Elizabctli. he relinquish his active work, but once the Hood and the destroyer Greyhe was "allowed up" he was back in hound (from which ship he dived into harness. this time as it vice-pr_csidcnt. oil-fuel-covered waters, regardless of to which olhcc he was to_ save his the risk he was tuluiig. action). “as elected duruiiz an .-\-soctalton diitner shipmatcs during an ulivuys doing “at t:r:ind job of isorls"-— night.

On that occasion he was presented and enjoying every minute of it.

While there's a branch of the Assowith rt suitably inscribed tanlzard. ciation on the island of Portland. there handcd to him by Rear-Admiral H. R. l.:iw. the principal guest of the evening. will always be talk of “'I'omniy" Hair, who said: "I'm proud to know you. the shipmate who could never retire.

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I00 members and friends of the llinclsley Branch of the li‘.o_v:1l .\‘:iv:1l 0 \’ER Assoeizition April It for the annual dinner and dance. In present on

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Squadron. ll..\t.S. Victorious in night during exercises in the South China Sea 1964

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Admiral H. R. B. Janvrin. D.S.C.. who is flying his flag in H.M.S. Centaur.

The visit occurred during Exercise .

“High Up.“ which was notable in that it featured the first British two,-carrier operations to take place on the Far East Station for some years. it was .1 special day for H.M.S. Victorious. who was already flying the ting of ViceAdmiral J. P. Scatchard. C.B.. D.S.C.. the Flag Oflicer. Second-in-Coniniand.

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BUCCANEER EXPERT LEAVES H.M.S. Victorious. which has the first fully operational Buccaneer Squadron (801) on board. recently said good-bye to Cdr. E. R. Anson. R.N..

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the absence of the branch president. Shipniote K. Wildemnn. who. at the last moment had to send his apologies (hut in :1 form much appreciated by the conipanyl. the ttuusts of honour were. for the first time, the chaimirtn of the Urban District Council. Councillor M. McCarthy,and Mrs. McCarthy.

The chairman for the evening was things are not possible unless there is Shipmatc .l. Meiph. Shipmate A. :1 good crew." he said, "and this we Thomas was toastmzister. A telegram have in Hincltlcy."

Replying to the toast to the guests. was received from the Queen thanking the branch members for their loyal Councillor McCarthy stated that he had no connection with the Royal greetings. :1 lot Shipmate J. \‘l:':irk.president of No. Navy. but the branch had done it would 8 Area. proposed the toast of the of welfare work and he hoped Hinckley Branch and spoke of the continue to do so for the good of the good work the members were doing town. the squ:tdron's commanding otliccr. ctitcrtainment and dinner.

After that there wished more were and he Cdr. Anson. who has now linished hrimclies like Hinckley in the Associa- dancing tool; place and continued until front-line squntlron flying in the Royal niidnight. llutl.

Navy. has been appointed to comchairollicers for i963 arc: Branch mand l-l.M.S. Eskitiiti. the "Tribal" ‘A GOOD CR1-'.\ " man. Shipmutc J. Sleigh: vice-ch:iir- class purpose lrigntc. He has Sliipniatc F. Gosling in his reply ni:in_ Shipmate A. Orton: secretary. spent general more time with the iiiiccauecr outlined the various fuuctioiis lllL'i Sliipniatc J. C. Middleton: treasurer. than any other nai-nl pilot. having been hnuicli lind on::iniscil or in which they 1 Sliipmatc H. Dunn: social secretaries. associatcil with its development both had taltcn part. niullini: special tncn-‘ Shipiuutcs (i. Parlter and i-'. Dean: 3 ‘'55’ "um Wm‘ Bh°kb"m‘ 5"“! tiou of the carnival in which the welt';irc.Sliipmatc ii. P. llerhcrt: eom~ as "”°"""h ‘ll’ "3"" "°"°l°pm""" "mm brunch took third prize with its niittee. Sltipmntes P. Mc(‘ail|ivr;iv. .\'. at R.N. Air Station. Lossiemouth. He "Crossing the line" L‘L'l'Ctl{_tIll)'. “Such Vernon. J. (ioode and A. l’:iyne. also carried out the lirst deck-landing trials of the aircraft in Victorious in ; l96l. After 500 hours on Buccaneers.

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The submarines were well prepared later to prove useful when surfacing for patrol with special heaters fitted to through the ice.

The weather was very cold. but not all exposed masts and pcriscopes to prevent them from freezing-up in the as cold as had been expected. The miniextreme cold. There was also special mum temperature recorded was I4 ice-fcndcring equipment in the shape degrees F. It was normally foggy and of :1 lllhlllllr steel cage over the fragile l only occasionally was .\lt. Becrenbcrg.

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submariners. Such things as depths of water are of obvious importance. and we recorded over 2.000 miles of soundings inside the Arctic Circle. and generally in areas where soundings were fairly scarce. Many observations of less obvious significance but of the greatest interest to oceanographcrs were made. such things are the variation of water temperature with depth. the comparison of water temperature with salinity. collection of plankton samples. to mention a few. P.0. Barry Humphrey. a su rvcyitig recorder, came with us and proved himself to be a hard-working and intrepid oceanographcr. He will agree that a submarine is an ideal vehicle for oce:i_nographic rescarch. with one exception.

That was that he was only allowed to use the chart table in the middle watch.

During the exercise the Queen gave birth to her third son. 11ie order.

"Splice the mainbrace." was received on board on .\larch I0. and the health of the Queen and the young prince drunk. possibly for the first time. by at least 70 loyal subjects. many feet below the Polar ice-cap.

MAINBRACE SPLICED UNDER POLAR ICE

['I'lii- fin--tin-k patrol 0/ Il.M.S. Nurwlml (Lfcltf.-Cdr. P. C olili. RN.) and li’.M..\. (mt-r (Licm.-Cdr. R. J. L. Turm.-r. R..-\'.) was briclly rt-ported in the last i'.uiit- of "i\’iii'y News." The /olloiiiiiig tirIi't'l¢- /ram lt'.M.$. Nurwlml iiizikcs iiitercsliiig rt-ttrliiit,-.]

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Periods were spent under the Polar landed on the casing. He seemed quite pick up radio programmes. We also ice-cap. :ind the view from the after content to look around for about If) took quite a large library with its and a periscopc is absolutely fasciti:iting. Im- minutes and then flew oll towards land. small ship‘s canteen. Uckcrs. crib. aginc looking through a pair of binocu- more than ll)0 miles away. Later re- chess and bridge all proved popular. lars at blocks of ice the size and twice search established that he was a snow as did tombola. ti model-making :iiid a the weight of a house passiiig across hunting. beard-growing competition. and, of overltc:id.Thisgives a rough idea of the ()cc;inogr:ipli_v is a fztsciiiatitig study. course. the ship's iicwspapcr. and the results are of the greatest insensation. .-\ltogciher the patrol was a very The object for keeping the pcriscopc tcrest to all sailors and particularly to rewarding one. ..

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The ice is continually ‘on the move. and polynias tend to open and close remarkably quickly and without giving much warning. Consequently a submarine has to be on the alert all the time when on the surface in a polynia.

We ran the diesels and recharged the battery. We also made oceanographic and hydrographic observations. collected water and ice samples and on one particularly fine day we took the afternoon oil and landed the entire crew except for the steaming watch to play sport. We had taken along a ni:it- I ling wicket. h:it. ball and stumps. and, so were able to play the first game of‘ the season in the Arctic Circle.

SEAL C()MP:\Nl0NS On oneoceasion we shared a polynia with a pair of bearded seals. and often we saw flocks of birds hurrying by.

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‘Can Do’ is the motto of ‘The Point’ A FINE TEAM—AND IT SHOWS (BY A CORRESPONDENT) HE nliicial motto of ll.M.S. Hartland Point is "Finis Coronat Opus"--'I'he end crowns the viorlt—but the motto could well be the less elegant but abruptly expressive "Can do." for this is the most common signal to emanate from the Far East l-'leeI's escort maintenance ship. This pidgin-English expression. so well known in the Royal Navy, has been the reply to such demands as “Change a 4.5-inch gun barrel at the rush”; "Open up a change-of-air camp in the highlands of Malaya"; "Send a hundred men to rim armed boat patrols in Borneo"; and "Entertain 1.600 undett-privileged children on it

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improvisations and calls for help during the strike (cleaning the Asian quarters‘ drains was a “can do").

The splendid R.N. Training Centre at l‘r;iscr's Hill (high in the hills of central Malaya). is a great asset to the Fleet and a monuntcnt to Hartland Point's hard work and enterprise. By the end of February. practical] all the the many

ll.i\l.S. Hartlantl Point began life 20 years ago on the shores of Canada when she was completed as a main-

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Too war ctlort. she lingered for years in Reserve until 1959. when she was modernised at (.‘h;ith:imand sent to the Far East to look after the destroyers and trigates.

Now she gets on with the job with extra vigour as if to make up for the idle years of the 50's. Under eagle-eyed Capt. Peter Stew.-irt—rcmember him as Commander of the island?-Hartland Point has more than earned her keep during the current COll'll’T|lSS_l0|"l which began at Singapore in a tropical downpour on .\'l(lrt:h 1. I963.

.\l:\lN AR.\lA.\lEN'l'—MEN The casual observer might. mislakcnlj-‘. believe the ship's main armatmerit to be her bristling array of 40mm. guns—shc has more than any other ship in the l‘lcct!—but in reality the "main :irniaincnt" is less conventional. It is men. Men who keep up the supply of steam. water and amps: men who strip down and service radar sets. mill brass sleeves. rebuild boats‘ stems. hend pipes. weltl plates. make awnings. rewire directors and even bake bread rolls. pull out bad teeth and cure the

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The R.N. Amateur Radio Society was told by another "ham." :1 patient in the Leonard Cheshire Home at Sandbach. that John Hall had become a wireless enthusiast and asking for help over equipment. As a result the two members took him a receiver. which is to be modified for his use by local "hams" who are also helping Hall to achieve his ambition of obtaining it transmittcr's licence.

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If Hartland Point and the customer cannot meet. "overside" teams are flown to the port where the escort lies.

Even during the ship's own refit. the service remained on the same basis as the Windmill Theatre's war-time rceord. "We never closed.“ The refit. scheduled for three months. lasted nearer seven. thanks to a dockyard strike and some unforeseen defects. But these setbacks were no ill wind for the 80 wives who came out to Singapore at the end of I963 and who were. in consequence. able to enjoy the regular company of their husbands from Christmas until Easter. when the ship set oil for trials and

ENTERTAINED 6.000 CHILDREN Unoflicizil tasks make an impressive record. Chief among them is the help given to the Hans Andersen Club.

Tltrough this organisation Hartland Point has entertained over 6.000. tinderprivileged children and money donated by the ship's company has also paid for two television sets now installed in hospital wards where there are sick children. it is not all work and no play in "The Point." though. There was some welconic relaxation in Hong Kong. Penang and Japan in 1963. though "relaxation" is perhaps hardly the best word for the visit to Sascbo involving six days and nights of fun at :1 space-age pace. Rumour hath it that the Commander (S) beat the world's “no-sleep" record during that time. but was too tired afterwards to claim it.

Alas. 1963 brought its sadness too with the death of a fine shipmate. A.B. Ruston. and the serious injury of another. l..Sc:i. .\loth. Both were involved in :3 c:ir crash on a wet and treacherous Bukit Timah road. The ship's company gave over £900 to Ruston‘s widow.

The present year is still young but promises well. On February 1. in brand-new St. Andrew's kirk. the Chaplain. the Rev. John Vass, officiated at the wedding of the year when the Captain's secretary and the Captain's daughter became husband and wife. Well. it's one way of getting on in the Service.

A FRIEND AT COURT The latest call on the ship has a less ha p flavour. in March the Captain o t e Fleet became indisposed and had to give up his task. The Naval Commander turned-(is it a natural retlex)—to Hartland Point. in losing her captain. the ship has perhaps gained a friend at court. but the situation makes it all the more likely that there will be many more calls on Hartland Point before she hands over her task to Triumph neitt year. Capt.

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From the “bully-oil." Ariel appeared the more determined. and quickly settled down. Harry scoring their tirst goal. H..\i.S. Thunderer rallied. but missed three first-half opportunities to score. but early in the second half Tonkin scored the equaliser. Ariel's massed defence. however. and more accurate team led to a copybook goal for them by Harvey.

By this time Thundercr was playing better hockey. but the team failed to iind its form sutliciently to pull the game in its favour.

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