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No. 131 MAY, 1965

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Far East Fleet's growing THE Inshore Flotilla of minesweepers and Seaward Defence Boats has recently been involved in a series of fierce clashes at sea off Singapore and South East with Johore. armed heavily regular Indonesian troops.

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For nearly lv. o years the the Inshore Flotilla have been engaged in round-the-clock antiH.M.S. M-ryton, a 'Ton' class minesweeper, one of those which are engaged, night after night, with Indonesian infiltration patrols but in recent weeks infiltrators the normal dull routine of patrol work his chin I ............................ draniaticall Almost and at least six more are believed nightly now the minesweepers are con- tured to have drowned.

andkumpits Indonesian lading intercepting and small other sampans, boats fast outboard powered by motors, in the restricted waterways off Curfews are often Sing.ipore. imposed and contacts by thetoships at night are be hostile, usually In oneguaranteed recent incident a large party

Thechallenged H.M.S. following night Lulling-1 ton another off sampan Johore.The two occupants immediately overboard andthedefiedwater.all efforts jumped tobodies rescuewere themnotfromrecovered Theira despite long search

of Indonesians was intercepted and split up while it was on its way to link up with others who had already, landed on the mainland of Malaya.

INDONESIANS CAPTURED The first contact came with H.M.S. Piinchestons interception of a 35ft. kumpit carrYing IS heavily armed men, The boat refused to stop to declare its identity, and the kumpit was pursued by Puncheston at high speed for 20 minutes. One Indonesian was killed in the subsequent lighting and the remainins 14 were captured. Within hours a few miles to the south off the coast of Johore. H.M.S. Maryton and H.M.S. Invermoriston another intercepted heavily armed Indonesian boat on its the way into Malayan coast. This also refused to stop when challenged and immediately opened fire with mortars, machine guns and armalite rifles. A fierce tight ensued in almost total darkness and it was an hour before the sampan finally sank. Five Indonesians were recovered from the sea and cap.

MIDSHIPMAN KILLED H.\l.S. lnverntoriston was involved in another incident when she contacted a small sampan approaching Singapore.

Once more the Indonesians showed a determined effort to fight their way out and Invermoriston was forced to"' fire to kill." The three Indonesians were killed. hut a midshipman in the Invermoriston was unfortunately killed durin the engagement when one of the minesweeper's own mortar bombs accidentally exploded.

There hmc hecn the usual crop of lucky stories in many of the incidents,

FREEDOM OF CITY FOR PORTSMOUTH COMMAND is to he a civic luncheon in Launch of Victory thcThere Guildhall it s%lmieli just over 500

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In the event of wet weather. the ceremony of conferment will take place in the Connaught Drill Hall. followed by a Ceremonial March Past the Guildhall.

In connection with the Freedom ceremonies the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth will dine former Cornmanders-in-Chief, Portsmouth. former Admiral Superintendents. Portsmouth. and the First Sea Lord and the Second Permanent Secretary of State (Royal Navy), Is. 1.. m. (-ary. Esq.. L.O., in H.M.S. Victory on the evening of May 6.

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the Honorary Freedom of WHEN the City of Portsmouth as conferred upon the Portsmouth Corn. mand of the Royal Nay on May 7, about a thousand officers and men will exercise their newly gained right to march through the city "with colours flying, bayonets fixed and to the beat of drums."

The date chosen for the conferment has a special significance, for it was oil May ,. i mo,, two nuimurcu years ago. that H.M.S. Victory, flagship of the Commander-in-Chief. Portsmouth, was launched at Chatham.

The "Freedom" celebr.ttmons commence :11 9 am on May- 7 with the ceremony of Colours and Divine Service in H.M.S. Victory. followed by the planting of an oak tree by the port bow of the ship by the Lord Slasor of Portsmouth (Alderman J. A. Nyc. J. P.).

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It was on May 7, 1765, that the Victory was launched at Chatham, and the star attraction during this special week will be a large exhibition in the dockyard. The exhibition will be open to the public and its theme will be the contrast between the Navy of 1765 and the Navy today.

SPECIAL CEREMONIES During the Bicentenary Week there will he a march through the streets of Chatham. the ceremonies of Beating Retreat and Ceremonial Sunset. and daily lunch-time concerts by the band of the Royal Marines, a special service and a festival of music at St. Mary's Church near the dockyard, tree-planting ceremonies, lectures at the Town Flail, a civic ball and contests between Naval and Royal Marine cadets.

At Chatham's Gun Wharf, now known as Riverside, warships will be open to visitors, and there will be open-air art exhibitions and dances of local amateurs. the period 1w costumed Although ( hatha to is looking hack with a justifiable pride to a glorious page in its history, it was only last March that it was announced that the 'yard was moving into the nuclear age by refitting hunter-killer submarines, As is known all over the world, H.M.S. Victory, restored to her appearance at the Battle of Trafalgar, is in Portsmouth Dockyard, flow well she was built waas clearly shown to well over three hundred million viewers in two hemispheres on May 2, when sailors of the Soviet Navy sang on board and danced alongside the ship, on the occasion of the first Early Bird transmission.

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(Admiral Sir sv I I I riu SENIOR SERVICE 1 h.J tiir.'c saLi \l.m. , \ci siizhtiy Woods GIlL., K.C.13., D.S.O.). auJ hurt dimrin one of her engam'ellients. I the lord Mayor at this ceremony, will but a nuntIei jt Indonesian ntortam be the First Sea Lord. Admiral Sir bombs bounced off the ship and ex- David l.mice, G.C.B.. I).S.O. and Bar, ploded alongside v.ithout any great D.fL.E.). five former Commanders in damage. She had about 50 bullet Itoles Chief, two former Admiral Super' i in the superstructure and Invermoris- intendents. Portsmouth, the Bishop of ton too came in for hc:iys- Indonesian Portsmouth, ten former Lord Mayors - tire. of Portsmouth, and serving Fl:ig hid I'e:t i1 Stephen Kanc - Officers and General Officers. Royal Ii-.t irlmir lrachcr, i.N 1555501 sit ton was Marines. ot ;lc (out('oil, Officer of the ('out- ,,it the wheel wIten one of the ma rid. ,natit] cr-in-(hicl's, Portsmouth. flag- replied to a At 10.45. in the Southsca Castle challenge to stop with a ship. Il.\I.S. Victory. until early hail of machine-gun bullets. He found Arena, time Royal Naval Parade forms April, died in 'a London hospital on afterwards that the bullets had gone tip, the Lord Mayor receiving the April 27 alter a short illness, lie was between him and the wheel and pep- Commander-in-Chief at 10.55. After taken ill only a very short time before.! pered the wheelhouse all around him. the inspection of the Guard, the -he was due to retire from the Royal lie was unhurt.

Certificate of Admission to Free' Navy and to take up civilian employdoni will be read, and the Lord th-m ayor SOME EXERCISE! nient in the West Country. front which will present the handsome casket A Chinese steward working in the containing the Scroll to the Corn' he originated. lie had been Commanding Officer wardroom p.intr,' shortly after mid- mnander-in-Chief.A"feu de joie" will of I I.M S. Victory since 1960 and night also found ,irma!Itc bullets thud- be tired and the Queen's Colour will his knowledge of the ship and Lord ding all round him. i-ic reported later, be marched on to the Parade Ground. .1 Nelson's connection with her was tin- ''I thought After the main guests leave time '' it ss as a fitmmii time for all rivalled, lie was intensely proud of exercise '01 Arena at 11.25. there is to he a cerehis ship and the position he held, the One ship in a recent eligageril en t mon al march through the City to the custodian of the country's greatest found most of the contents of the flag Guildhall and the Royal Naval liar-VICE SENIon naval heritage, and the Freedom of locker holed by machine-gun bullets. racks, by way of Castle Avenue. the City celebrations, coinciding with They are thinking of keeping them as Palmerston Road, Grove Road South, the 200th anniversary of the launching battle trophies. And to round off the Elm Grove. Kings Road. Hampshire of the ship, would have been the humorous side of the engagements with Terrace. Landport Terrace. Commerclimax of his career.

Indonesian boats, one minesweeper cial Road and Edinburgh Road. The Lieut.-('dr. Brachcr joined the Navy sailor is proudy displaying a pair of March Past the Guildhall is timed for in 1932 as a boy. starting his naval trousers which be can no lnger wear. 12.08 to 12.15. The salute will he taken training in }I.M.S. Ganges. after a A hail of machine-gun bullets has pro- by the Lord Mayor and the ('omperiod in the Training Ship Arcthusia. duced a hole where the seat should he. mander-in-Chcf.

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W, PIATY OFFICER R. 11. 1101TAND a few njorilbs ago, R.F.A. Ruler left one of her anchors and a diackle of cable on the sea bed in 72 feet of i%:igcr in ArRostoli Bay, it seented poh%il)le that the items mould )ia~e to he **%~riggeti ofi".

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Corfu. so she %s~ts sailed .1 c: i rly 1 1 to call felvidays it at Athostoli to crldc:t%kitir it) recover the anch or. Embarked ill Sea Salvor oil I he Mediterranean Clearance I)iving I: tT1 % ho %er R) undertake the unIcr :iier search and work in the operation.

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a line' to the datuni sinker oil the sea lied and has a look round it) decide the visibility. Ill iiii, casc it s%as only about Icet and t complete circle round his d:t urn. searching by eye and with a steel probc as he goes. On Ct)Jfl p1 CI lo n of this first circle he goes out Iron he centre another eight feet and searches. another circle. }-j continues doing this until he has searched an area of :t hundred feet ra(hLls. l' shicli lime he his jtIt(;T:iflhour undcr.flcr. and thell is called lip to a%oid having to d sii for a depth of 72 feet.

If the ariele k not found the first search. inure centre markers laid so that the 100 feet radii circles overlap the first and the search continued. " " iverc luck." 'rite anchor and

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(Continued from column 3) . \ . terrific p ic After i full o i s ki ing \ .s --..pres-skirevelricc n ou!d i:irt aft Cr Icri 1mm II.%1.S. (hseii at Oa,kii- iliiiner. either in the ('ale .'\lpin or at riicden. liviiI. R. de I. Brus ne. R.' ... the only night club at the Hotel Ponc ' ' the foreground triuquLIliclo locals ft 4 crymiLd i i%a,, completely submerged in the mud, ith only about six inches of mud. ttransport anti cquipnienL %l1ile l. keen on ---mod- dance,, which took a caked fluke sho%ing. but the probe l'rcide:ii of the Irench little time to learn. \rnpvulange, was taken Reprisal Club, arranged for the party confirmed that there was sornethin .\lpinc

by Cook (S) 1-leward. who managed hard and to stay at the Al pin at Oukaiinc solid tinder the sea bed arid. with the ---Al itch i(F tedium of si. i of den it reduced I rj long periods prices. lii. party was hiker occanot,r iphs off Southern Spain i and the Stokers caused clraos feeling into tin. coos mud the diver B. J. I). Raincock. RN.. with the "limbo".

Was sure that ire had found w?r.ii ir II.l.S. O'sen (Cdr. J. Piton, R.N.), the Sursy Ship. %%as broken for led by u some of the ship's company during January and February h down for. tso sLi.ing and Suh.-L.ieut. R. de I'. Browne. RN. By the final day the more advanced lire party travelled by train from skiers expeditions. had moved on to the ---Stern SHIP AGROUND lit late January a party of eight. "apres-ski" was spent either playing Casablanca to Niarrakesli and by lorry ('iiristion:r" and were able to make a the further 50 rules to Oukaimeden. reason.ible shot at selected In om all departments, and led cards or a challenging After ten days at Corfu we sailed party of it After the ski-jug to song contests. the "Oggie l)epsrsitrng their gear at the Cafe the FAR. entertained the

by Lieut. J. Vi'. Leech, RN. and Subto a for Malta and had a quiet passage Lieut. R. J. Dull, R .N .. visited the Song'' being rinuch appreciated.

A pin. the party found itself having small tea party of iced cakesparty and mint back to within five miles of t first lesson within 45 tea. Despite the language barrier, the Harbour, when the ski'ing Sjerra Nevada. a 11,000-It, mountain ship was diverted AMONG THE GIRLS nhtnintes of arrival. thanks to the ehit range 151) miles east of Gibraltar. trato look for a vessel aground in the party was most successful, to dentmanner in which the Residencia Universitona After four %sas sellrng everyone days ski-irig the majority The last evening was spent in the Gulf of Sirte. 360 torIes away. A cerin two Nutlield Trust Land-Rovers. had achieved an average standard with titled out from the I- ..'.R. ski store. . iriotis dens, the amount of highlight being the tarn perturbation was instructions were given urn French by The Univcrsitario, at the exception of F. M. Carr. who .'\lhrerquc mock of one noticed on the faces of sonic of the engagennent ME., sshicln the party stayed is at 8.100 feet, spent most of his hOle having his Soiis. I .reut Mclii Mardi, the Slalom "Ilagger" Heirdersort. to one of the ship's company who were already and 20 miles from Granada. It is a sprained knee nursed by the fireside by chainiptoni of Morocco, and other Nursing Sisters. Ilri had the desired changed to step ashore at the Marsa members of the National and F.A.R. effect. :i-, from that moment on he was I arge hostel, with beds for over 100 several gorgeous girls, The wreck iii the Gulf of Sirtc was ski rsons. l-ood was plentiful and varied Another small party, this time ac. team. Demonstrations were so supplied with liberal quantities of free well aground, but those in the wrecked there was access to a well-stocked clear that little translation 単d two S. was re- drink, companied by Q.A.R.N.N. ship were not interested in being b3r. sisters from the RN. llosprt;ul Grbral- quired. 'lire party returned oil hoard look- salvaged in the heavy seas that were Snow conditions were extremely tar, were able to ski at Oukaimeden, trig very hronted and hit, and expressed running, and as Sea S:ulvor was short EVEN ''' IM;' REVELRIES difficult for beginners as the surface Morocco's ski resort iii the Atlas ............ , its grateful thanks to tire Consul of fuel, we returned to Malta and With the invigorating mountain air General was mostly covered with ice. Sub.Mountains, when the visited ship in Casablanca sshrp had made straight into a N.A.T.O. minesweeping at over 5.000 feet. life was led at a all the contacts and so made I.ieut. DalI gave daily ski'irrg lessons Casablanca.

The FAR. (Royal the exexercise, but that is another st,nt'y a srrnall section of soft snow. 'line Moroccan .-\rnityr solsed the problems (Continued in column 4) pedition possible. and confidential at that. ire ...

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N an endeavour to prevent intiliratninby Indonesian terrorists along Saraç s,ak's South China Sta coast. Naval Party Kilo. one of the oddest, but one ever fornied, castle into being. Since the boat patrols were started early last year there have been no known seaborne invasions along the Sarasak coast- proving the deterrent value of tile part).

Kilo is thessord phonetic alphabet standing for K, for Kuching. Sarawak's c st of I capital of the North 'n basc for the patrol boals.

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The ratings were on very friendi terms ss ith the local inhabitants, mosti Malavs and Sea l)vaks in the karn- ;. pongs and ionghouse' along the rivers. and when the time came to leave three ratings paid a farewell visit to a large Sea Dvak longhousc.

The three were invited to stay for a a drink of tuak(the local rice wine) and to join the party. Orth. 21year-old Writer John sl ilner. of Card.

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On leaving tier berth there svas a slight difference (if opinion hemeen~ DLI ndas and t ss o large Rhine barges.

The situation rapidly passed through PORTSMOUTH the stages of discussion, argument and for serving members of all Armed Forces. Certain facilities to personal abuse. but stopped short before violence, when R.N. Association, etc. physical Dundas "Full astern." went The RESTAURANT LOUNGE situation arose because the two barges BED-SITTING-ROOMS failed to take notice of the ship's TELEVISION sound signals and the signals of the NIGHT CABINS BARBER police launches.

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In reeds itig the il)Cnioital trophy Jack Ice. '.s ho slipped his cable in M. 1963. "Jack." ii., s "mine host" to the Lieut.-Cdr. t)as icc thanked the Dartto d branch for the liii. cup st itifl hi mcli at 'file Plough Dartf d intl 5505 one of the rita inst:i ys of the branch. that the s iitzesI ton (if the Is ru neh that It tiltS lie for boxing 5'. OUltI \c irk t) pc nt of c slmcnt or in !he tn pu in the hi tncn lime his it ins. I PlO it lit tic in 1111W] After the presentation the Sea ('adets ' Posc-r Nothing was ever too much tc i and s ind'.stchcs on ho i d oitlsl I J J, in H N \ssocI I I . S. An'sO in to the members iin! gtt c-sI I otimat tcr. f)artlo:ti's fir, ,idcnt_ Shipmate ('apt.

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adc-ts. to l'e piped on hoard and to lie ç rPORTLAND greeted it'. the Sea Cadets' (oiismatid' Officer, I .iettt.-Cdr. Das id I)av('LI A IL) A A XI fig L iii i\ lvit t I ned tin on the parade ground aloneside tit I'S. Anson, was the I)ai tfod "I"}IF, shipmates of the I'.irtlanct I branch Standard Bearer. Shipmate H. I branch of the Ros :iI Naval ,tss(iSkedgc oand - ncmhcr of thi. branch. ci mtioit are mommrnmni_ 'the boss of their and the gut :i nI and tb ruin and bugle chairman. Shi ipmilatc- \V. I-i, (''Sa lid) ' hand (if the Cadets..

I'o;cli '.s ho died is the result of i After di s ilitti. and inspection ( mist scrs tragic accident in one of the Port \l ilhmss addressed the Cadets, telling. lana quarries. tltclil hos'. Shipmate Lee had joined the lie %% .is t most popular Figure. I Royal Navy at the u'uth,re:mk of war.. ver, li,mrd''.s orkiiig member for Its and mftc toe s scr\u t. had lie- hr i i It intl %% ill h. s idi, iiiissctb

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When. the 1-orki-l.ieLitciiiiiit arrived found the Standards liof some of the I 11'4' member organisations of the 3rT Association dran up outside the premises. The Standard on display sere those 01 the Old Contemptible, Association (Queen's Colour and SLtndtrd). The Royal Naval Associa . . t I fl . the Rova I Artillery Association.

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- -° '. r' the v'irloti hi points (and, '.ill C r N cribbage, darts,' tiI - skittles " :tilt] dominoes and tu'' 55 I trc liii m enough. 'mu hr I 117r ti

for the tu N Lii r.tnii S d for , C it iiiother nr.inc - . too UI this event, or perhaps . stid 01W , contestant, the) '.e tkct' more isttiast than Inc rest 01, 'also ftiiishtd p ''c-r-allNottingham s'. Inncrs for the day. ss hilt. Skcgitcss im1 to, h satisfied with the hsoohv prize. The Skcgncss I idmi. hi s'.t.scr t rcs'. the men a lift. bclu tor fife, 55011 the ladies' darts cup.

In the evening there s'. & I dii c during the interval of v. hiu.h Skegne5s inch g tsc their N tuti ml K sit.

Fhe n hok day ssas VO1CO splendid success apart from five 1,incoin shipmatc.s 55111) fl5js5eiJ the j "lifrts boat and had to take a taxi home.

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I h I )cJi ; y \1 .i : ' r \ I tl a(I t,) 'I " 1 h I' . i h S inere.isi ng st reng h. tY!flg flow good u was for ex-naval I aiid sets i ng) mcii to have a rende/votic m here the could recall old mctnortL5 and old friends. Is '.'.clI is making flew oncsShe was very pleased, that tile branch supported bc ii ItiiKtt it pointing out hoss fortunate the hr i.h 55 is to have such active Chairman (Shipmate 1. '''.ilktilsoti) and Secretary (Shipmate A. L. Hri-nehlc-y). di. \'t ilkinson responded Ott Shipnt lseh.mlI of he branch and stated that the hr inch of proudest mcn1or 1964 w t ih dedication of its Standard, a Standard so beautifully in k bs the Lhltncton School lie thanked the lathe,; of the braneli for their '.sork_ '.shich he described its tncltspcns hI old reminded th,.

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Lntheclub Major Whithrc.id perfornied file opening cereniony from id nd ill, bar, accompanied by the Iiedtortj I ii i ed Services ,\'cia t 10 n ircsideiit . Cdr. 11. R. Ncsvton. R .N . R and other .ssoC a ion officials.

ASSOCIATION 20 E tRS OLD Praising the effort., of those concerned the Lord-Lieutenant reminded members that tile Association it Id tccn in existence for nearly 20 )'cars and that its 14 member associations covered a huge lieki (if service in Bedford.

After the OPciilIL came the ccrc ru on ial pulling of the first punt of beer in th iicSS club. The first pint ss is handed to \lr I Cannon, in Ascocit lion Vice-President, and in the words of C dr Ncs\t( II ---one of the tu tidiest of our mcmhers."

During the evening engraved silver t ink irds %% ere presented to the Build-

shiptfl itt., of the Association's 'urns I trig Sub ( Otliflutttci. members the ,trnoilg which ssere tile perpetuation arehited. the builder and to Major of the memory of those who had died. i \Vhitl'reatl.

The branch Vice-President Ship- I mate l,ietut.-Cdr ' II, (iiodhiiiirn svi'.' oped the toast of the guests from Canterbury and Deal branches. and Shipmate I mirbr iss of (mit tertstuu braitch rc-.pomsded.

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MUSTER STIZONG ' A No. AREA MEETING RI- isa strong muster of Till branch delm'g.itc'. at the general meeting (if Nip 2 Area of the Rosal Nasal Association at the Union Jack Club on April 10, Shipmate I. Asprey, the area t'haintian and Shipmate 6. A. Milhani. the Area secretary, taking I their respectise chairs for the first tinme. 'lire tic-legates were pleased to hear, oh' the success of the 1964 Area Rally and of the Treasurer's satisfactory report. The rail for 1965 is to take pl,tec on June 5 and all arrangements are '.'.ehl in hand Final details will he sent Ii' all hranehcs after the text ulleetitist 01 tIne Social Committee.

At the e!os: of the business of the SUNINIER ROUTINE uieetuuug - file entnuc for the Don AT DORKING SI urray I rophv '.'.crc judged by the rRlN(; being here ("Or is it?" ss mit ktmlg corntnittee. who found the S asked the Easter Itolidas mmm:mkers) I )a: tI'oi'd Bianeh again the winners. the forking branch of the Rums al ' I In. etip 55.15 presented to Shipmate ebbs tit' l)a ttord branch by the Area Nasal Association has dropped -a'. Vs Standard s'.ac I winter routine of social ese-nmings President. anti the Area over to the same branch, it battened doss ii against the stud', and also passed huaviulg beetl agreed that the %% inning the ssases. should also hold the Standard.

Future otmtdoor ac'ti'. ti,5 in1,j._J an branch flits \S.I s a boost to the Da itI evening trip to the Portsni to tht hr it 'Ii ' fort] shiistii:itesgreat it is olssiotis that the on Slay 15. and oil Julv 25 there '5 to ' illc'fl hers ok fmih-i:j 111a11% 5% 0 a trip to Weymouth. '1 lie II rI c-v trti tih it1 tlt '. It iii. inside. p hit inch '.sull 1 0 he rr Shtipnntte Aspres c-sriresseth his pleaa iii tual church parade. sure at seeing o lie of the i tIer inc-tn- - bc-u's of the ,'\ssmkiatimiil it tile meeting.

ShipShipmate Arthur I)iprose. and the ' 11 51 Jaguar (C dr, nrc-c-hug e'spncssed its thanks to ShipI) \ .1 leaves Chatham f,'n the South mate Hates, Area sic-c-president for Atlantic and S01101 '5 tnertc. Stat on on providing a 1)c- ni her to r the Ale:, is I si. ri_to Order

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Area Standard Bearer in place of Shipmate Watts (Aldershot), and Ship mate Dykes of the Aldershot branch was Standard appointed Deputy Miss Claire McGeoch, daughter of Rear-Admiral I. L. M. McCcoch, Bearer. fir his report, the National Council D.S.O., D.S.C., Admiral President of R.N. College. Grenwt4ch, and the member reported that the association future l'lag Officer Submarines, cuts the symbolic ties with the shore as accounts were in a better state than the champagne corks "p" they had been for the past Iti years. and he stated that file Headquarters sponsible for this more satisfactory he s:iid there was no intention of a race state of affairs. He referred to the shuthtssccn the yachts round to Chatham. down of sonic branches arid ting the , there was a twinkle in his eve, and the of three new ones in the inauguration inauguration rHE Royal Naval College, GreenNews' reporter would be stirArea. He mentioned, too, that the has ssich, recently purchased two if the yachts crossed the finishNational Council is to institute a 22-ft. 4-ton achts, primarily for the priseci line together memorial to the ttc President. training of sub-lieutenants and mid- ing Admiral Sir Alexander Madden, and shipment undergoing courses at Greenhe hoped that branches would contriich bute freely to the memorial. " The yachts, Meridian, a 'Westerly The motions to he discussed at the 22." with a gunter rig, and Altura, a Annual Conference to be held in Lon- cinder with a Bermudan rig, were don on July 24 at the Royal Common- launched, Meridian at Pridds hard wealth Society's headquarters were from a trailer, and Altura at the old

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Rouen, arriving at Portsmouth in mid-May. Owing June the ship will visit ports in Scotland. Where is Puma? The above photograph sbows her close to the Tyne Bridge at Newcastle .

Radio Society enumerated hold rally Seven thousand miles cruise Ncwman.of ll.M.S. byfreelyShipmate Hornet and(M.T.B. base) byat to who also on spoke the mobile crane, " subject were named thereport had been rejected by the daughter of the Admiral President of in Mercury National Council. Other delegates the College, Rear-Admiral I. L. NI. Fund Raising Committee, whose Hornet

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Considerable discussion took place regarding the desirability of forming a branch at Christchurch. After hearing the remarks of both the Botirncmouth delegate and file prime mover for the Christchurch branch, and the opinions of the other delegates present, it was agreed that the new branch should be formed.

It was announced that the Camberssetl branch's ambulance for the use of invalid old folk will be presented at Eastbourne in the near future. It was also stated that the rededication of the Bournemouth branch Standard will take place at St. Peter's Church.

Bournemouth, on July II. The Aldershot delegate told our reporter his branch was going "great guns." A deficit in the account. of some £20 odd a few months ago had been turned into a credit balance of over £80. This was the result of soeials. etc., organised by a few. but suppo: ted to the full by all shipmates.

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After the naming ceremony Miss McGeoch presented the two skippers (Meridian. Lieut.JCdr, J. NI. RN., and Altura, Cdr F. E. Nevitlc-'1owle, D.S.C.. R.N with hurgees.

Both yachts have hulls of fibre-glass construction. Ahfura is fitted with an uhoard motor and Meridian has an outboard one. It is intended to test the yachts against each other in the corning months in the Medway, to find out the most suitable for the sail training of the young officers l'he yachts were sailed in company, I for Chathani or, April 16. (dr. Ncvillc'- j lowle, the Commander of the ('olletie. I skipper of Ahiura. said both boats handled very easily indeed. Although .

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Naval Amateur Radio THE Royal now in the fifth year Society of its existence and to celebrate the event an Amateur Radio Mobile Rally will be held on May 30. It will be held on the sports ground in lJ.M.S. Mercury. by permission of the Caplain, 1130. Signal School (Capt. D. V. Morgan, M.B.E., R.N.).

The rally will be open to all naval personnel and their families, serving or retired, whether members of the Society or not, and to civilians who are, or have been, connected with the Royal Navy. The ground will be open from 0900 to 1800, the major events being in the afternoon.

Iour transmitters will be used to "talk-in" cars fitted with radio equiprnen. These transmitters can direct panicipants from any part of the country to H.M.S. Mercury, and will operate on the following frequencies from 0900-1880 KC/s, 3720 KC/s, 70.26 SIC/s and 144.20 MCJs. 'These sta ions will be on view during the day.

Numerous contests have been organised and these range from file judging of the best mobile radio installation. to gkic-ssing the %%.eight of a cake. Wives and children will have plenty to sec and do. 11c afternoon programme will include Red Cross, Civil Defence and Police Dog denionstrations, a mobile treasure hunt and the usual bottle stalls, lucky dips and raffles. The children will be entertained with rides on a vintage steam lorry. a treasure hunt "pig-sticking and swings and roundabouts. Food and drinks will be available. Music ,will be provided by the band of the Training Ship Mercury.

coastal minesweepers of the Harbour in Antigua, the site of FOUR various Royal Naval Reserve, IUM.S. Nelson's Dockyard, and St. Divid. Warsiash. Mersey and islands in the West Indies.

Northumbria, accompanied by their this cruise, During prolonged unique escort, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ill the history of tho Royal Naval tanker Brown Ranger, returned to Reserve, officers and ratings took the Plymouth on April 3, having steamed: op[x)rtunitv of increasing their know7.000 miles since lca-.ing Devonport ledge of replenishment while under on Februan, 6. %s,iiy as well its enjoying the sunshine The ships. manned entirely by and the hospitality of file islanders.

Reservists from all walks of life, had They have also carned tile respect been at sea for 34 days and, during of file Royal Navy and, ill it signal to file operational visit to the West Cdre. Sir John D. Clerk, Bart., 'V.R.D. Indics, their duties as the Eastern and Bar, D.L., R.N.R., who has been Carribean guardship have included in command of the R.N.R. Squadron, patrols as far as 70 miles up the rivers the Senior Naval Officer, West Inches, of British Guiana to remote settle- said they had left art outstanding imments, and the ferrying of soldiers. The pression behind them and congratulaships also visited the historic English ted thern on their first class work.

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VV"" S befits a chip itl a Welsh name, Star turn in the team is the Nvv , 11%1.S. Rhyl's rugger tealli has three-quarter Able Seaman Glyli gisen the ship a splendid start to the; Jones. but all agree that it is the commission with an unbeaten record tremendous learn spirit that is mainly for nine matches, V responsible for the successful season.

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After live minutes of this *lVhe Army were excellent hosts for joy the hockey week-end against Boss don orcn play Erie ronkin pushed a long and Itrookl,unds at Wootv.jhi. On the " hail down the centre- Simon Cook CHOOSE WISELY l'ree,\Vmuolsj1i Cumminomi eroiiiid the picked up the pass, drew the R AVIV V Nas lost to th)SVduuii by the odd 'oat. defence to the right Vtu1t then hut a ii thus match theNavydidpracuahIv 1ei himself wd scored.

Ifi c not take :urvantagc of the opportunities " V In the match against the Arm. V Ntis could not dcvctop the cohesion \ E1 presented. The foltass inc day the Nays / ' uidm rnsscd the interval the Aim,,.

I IflW,h OOI1L I hi s u I I the \ I in if conlimu md and dealing h) three Louts V V " V the season, and iii I he iiimteli Simon to on:. Keith Itimuss n scored the V

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The picture below s h o w s Victoria Pier, and beyond, the open sea. Entrance to Victoria Pier can be gained through the Sally Port, through which have passed, over the sears, thousands of officers and men to be rowed to their ships. The picture, bottom right, shosss the entrance to Portsmouth liarhour sith ll.M.S. Berwick, the Rothesay" class anti-submarine frigate entering. On the left of this photograph is ll.MS. Dolphin. and to the right Victoria Pier and the old fortifications of the harbour

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The Guildhall, Portsmouth.

Severely damaged during the Second World War, it is again the focal point of the many and varied functions of the City

PORTSMOUTH'S CREST_

marks the double centenary, of the launching of H.M.S. Victory and the conferring of the Freedom of the City upon Portsmouth Command

highest honour that a cit has in its power to confer is THE its Freedom. and on May 7 the City of Portsmouth confers upon he Portsmouth Command that high honour.

For many, hundreds of years the Royal Navy in peace and war. has operated from Portsmouth.

Portsmouth men have manned the Navy's ships, have settled in Portsmouth and their sons have. in turn served in the Royal Navy.

The date chosen for the conferring of the Freedom is most apt. On May 7. 1765. H.M.S Victors, the flagship of the Cornmander - in - Chief. Portsmouth. now in a permanent dry, dock in H.M. Dockyard. Portsmouth, wa-S in H.M. Dockyard launched Chatham, 2(X) years to that date

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Portsmouth's links with the Royal Navy CENTURIES OF HISTORY E connection of the Portsmouth area with the 1:eassard defence of the country goes hack as far as the TAI Romans. and all through the centuries has contributed much to the safely of this land.

The Romans built a forttes at Portehester. one of a number of strong paints between the Wash and Spithead, to defend the coasts from raids b Saxon pirates. and recurds stints that a small tossn existed near the mouth of the harbour soon after the Norman Conquest and it was accorded the status of a

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I he Iiistor of lorts:smuth and the sork of the Rosal N,ivv tre so intim telv tag Establishment at Gosport. is a far tcrssos en that to tiention Portsmouth is to bring to mind he Nav and j cry from the old training Ships. hit a requirements talking of the Nas v Portsmouth %% ill h thought of mu mediate : the tss o are modern different type of training '.s ith facilities 5.'. non'. mOOS. or instruction to mect the The Dock a rd. s'. ithout ss hich no I in ( 'hailtim ;is a hospital ship for as mostly at sea, increasing complexities (if '.hips. could sail. has been in existence prison hulks, she Over the centuries Portsmouth has in some form or another ever sincc had the of the sailors at king reign, for it ii as in his Thc sailors, indeed, have been part of FOLLIES reign that a wall. probably of mud. the place. Coming from all over the was first built around the "docking When Ill nephew , co intrs they have married and brought area. and it file slate time orders '.s crc_ ' Emperor. increase(! h imp their families in and around the ,' given for sheds to he erected for the 't toss a and, with the dockyard. there presets ation of rigging and other ship' ambitions trentlCi. British inA scene familiar to naval and dockyard men alike-the Main Gate to H.M. 1110st be very few, people "it th sity tcrcsts,thcrc was a large outlay on today ho do not have connections Dockyard and The Hard, Portsmouth. In the background are the masts What is believed to have been the in some s'.zmy or of lI,.I.S. Victory and on the left is the Semaphore Tower. In the left first dry-dock in England was built in Channel Ports. It was at this time ith the Royal 1 forefront is the road leading to the Harbour station and the ferry to l49-6. a dock thought to hit'.c been that the forts on Portsdoss n Hill and at another. ' ;"" mICIC Ii.1t'I . not tar loan T'' sshieh came to be known Spithead. is docked today, "Palnterston's follies" were built. One is now the headquarters of the Allied .

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Over the years the expansion of the . , . .

Samuel Pcpys. who in the course of Navy and the complexities of ships ' his duties came to know Portsmouth and weapons needed more men and well, described the town as "a very more room in hieh to train then .'

It was H.M.S. Eseellent. originally the Queen pleasant and strong place. . largely title to hint that some 20 new Charlotte. and which "its used as thi atore houses were built at Portsmouth Portsmouth Gunnery School Sit:;, -during his administration of the Navy. until ls9l, really started on its prese . ' , During the '.s mr against France su hieh j site ill tint I 8(tO's. %A lien it was lasted on and off for nearly 150 years for rifle tiring and drill. 'l'he Torpedo ' in the 17th and 18111 centuries, Ports- School '.'.as first commissioned in 1876 -

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I-rout the uliv of entry mt a New \lechanieiatt'sQiimlifing C us ii r s c Entry 'frmiiing Estabhishnient (I I.M. which lasts two years. This ciiirsc con" " " " " aleigh or G.mnges and until a I sohidates and e'cpmttds their kno ledge . 111011 littalls re.mches die etid of his ser- and prepares them for the respondN 5 CC CmrCcr a'. a Chief Petty Oflicer bihities of a seniot tcchtic;mlrating. 1 he " itichiudes , Acadeinte Studies, Ettgitiecring Niechattic. Chief Nleehzmni' course or as an ofl'icer on the Special Workshop Pt .iciuCc atidtechnology . I)imties I .ist . a i1 :m rine Engint'crittg and Croft 1 rI itiung. Omi conipletion a t a lit 0ii'.i ug I,) I Rating's t ruining for advancement will proportion of the candidates sit the examinations of the 1906 the art of nasi,iation iac taught etitirrl%' at sea, 'l'lirmmmigli flue uleeiion to haunch the mssault otu June be controlled from H.M.S. Sultan. This appropriate UNTIL efforts of Admiral of (lie Fleet. Sir Ilenry Oliye'r. sho recrntl celebrated 6. 1944, wms taken in ihe room thzmt is I includes the Neus Entry Fr.uinittg. Sea Higher Educational Test and the City and Gumlds of Institute lechnical London ('ommrse his 100th birthday. a Nasigation School was then founded in the old Queen tith'.'. the Wardroom Mess. Thc wall Traitting Career ('oursec. and Pot - commissioning No. 293 for Mechanical Engineering Anne building in the docks'.urd now used as the Staff Officers' Iesc. tund took ' tip on which were plotted all naval ('ourses s1ost of the takes Technicians.

On training completion of the tiw name ll.M.S, Drad. In 1941. in order to continue training uninterrupted il,'vements is preserved in its original ('ourscs. course tIne r,utitsg is adsanced to Etiginby air raids-. it isa'. necessary to esacuate to the country and a 191h-centurs j-iion. re-set for II hoimr on D Day. pltme ithin:hc est;mhhishtnent '.shich is usith imp-to-dale workshops, cermng Mechatsicuan 3rd ('liss and mian.sion. Su,uthssick Ilouse, na. requisitioned, I here is little domuht that the nas'ig;m- : equipped tOrs would have returned to their tiichiner'. buss, engine test beds. dc' returns to sea where he assumes the Ct, IIcc II \1 S I)rv-i(I h s rem' in I fs th ' i:'. tsR n tirope f F ort I S I thor mtormcs mad s mme responsibilities as thi Ln,ine th do ks ird 'miter the s mr tttotistr utmon rooms ( I in tmtu u ss h en t i. I, e or.

I e ,iti o t c , in'msuuhn htt cxct.pt I r .m pi.rio broti 'ht cl.ussrooms in order to curry out this Room Artiticer 3rd Cltmss, hotisi ts is t mketi over -is the he-id Admmr ml R,inicas mc bs I it-ml luot titotlern develo nients joinid Anothn.r form of entrs is i i l)irect function 1 hi.rc is also i destroser j Slit. I 1 rI so ution irs u. h anges to tuu (oi.ner ml Ems nho'.ser and other Coni qtmsrters t-tf \dniir ml Sir Ikriram R um I bust nkb is pi.rni inti.titls iiioored Entry L R \ mni. sk lid to_h and thc hustori,.

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1 training itt particular ship's machinery mtist dl utuotis mad ire suit thk for officers or senior ratings before first appointments to such ships Ini.lumdcd thcnuJeriiroum1 the engineering and electrical branches for service ~% ith the nuclear submarines as reactor operators. The standard of the Nuclear Propulsion Long Course is

tt mining i ccrtmtn minumuni ustNt!clLtr}n,inecrc & t , ct ilr( %%hile on the Mechanical I*L. tech'niciil courses it. held ft r I r ttninm, C ur (Jenr ml I. nuno_r t iCing up sixcilu diitics md . pcrconn.l I u ' md ncr u turth r nc ins - its.lud. i.lics I _ ms turbine 11! ', I ins. ( oui lit sat miii, I - 1. -fl --' -. uiendatuon from their next set appoint- and remote control. rcfrieer -:ition, " touthmt ick Iltmum'c-," II. st.S, l)r ,mmt , neat. :m peeeni:iee of engneeritg hoilcr specialists welding and -n'mnecr 55 i. mu '.n it: i. PU u. 1) . ... ,, r:ungs r:;u: a to }1.NI S. Sultan for a officer's writer's courses.

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I mouth in the middle of the 19th century. In 1917 it 'nas joined at the Royal Nasal Barracks by the Wircless Telegraphy School from II.SLS. :1 ." i S (moo king George S bestossed the title of II SI Signal School ihout 1920 4and hs the 1930s (the school and its experimental section had t.rosn to su.b ' ' an extent that a iiiose to Slamshaw Camp, Portsmouth, was projected. '. q 1h outbreak of war in 1939 deemed months over 2400 places ha', c hccn his move inads sable and in 1940 the provided on various courses. ' I ..

1 sp lental 1) p rrtmi.nt was moved Qualifying courses for Ri,~.il Naval ' to Haslemere. Bombing of the barrack personnel include General and Special .

- block in 1941 precipitated the removal Dirties List Communication I the instructional element to Le- General and Supplementary L:st Fleet '' dene House which, with its estate, was Air Arm officers and fouth-vear sub"4 requisitioned as the only one suitable lieutenants. Courses for ratings rang from instructors qualifying to new for the purpose in size all(] location.

Since its move the school has been entry Part 2 training. csablislicd as an independent cornThe emphasis in command con and 'uand in the name of 1I..\l.S. Mercury pre-commissioning training is placed . .

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Various courses are conducted on / t INCREASED TRAINING TASK behalf of N.4.'1.0. Not only do hesc I . . . . .s .' in s,iih other establishiI'.t' f ,.,,I-rk iiicommon " ; I.S. N.A.T.O., bill they are an invaluable ;;;"training \tiri,urs increases andundergoes means of getting to knoss the corn .'.'

Many ch antes in order to keep in step rrunieition counterparts in "s 4 TO ith new equipment and techniques in navies. ssith whom the Royal Navy ' s :;lc Fleet, ultimately sorks at a.

Primarily. the task of the Signal Large numbers of W.R.N.S. aro School is the training of ill N always ui In recent years Ws-A officers and ratings, an increasing number of johs have The Royal Nasal Barracks, Portsmouth, through which, oser the p.sst sit-odd years hundreds of thousands W.R.N.S and certain N.A.T.O. officers been made available overseas to give the rear of the Wardroom Mess. In the centre, across I and ratings. Command team training, added incentive to communication of men have passed. At the forefront, centre, pre-commissioning training, Royal W.R.N.S. Edinburgh Road, is the parade ground with the accommodation blocks on the left, the building on the extreme 'Naval Reserve qualifying and rekit being the old Chief Petty Officers' Mess. Above the ('.P.Os.' Mess can be seen the Detention Quarters in the EXTENSIVE BUILDING fresher training arc also undertaken. dockyard. On the right, forefront, is the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Commodore's Office block, the gymCourses range from those for officers In 1947 the house and grounds were nasium. canteen and the Trafalgar Block, (Chief and Petty Officers). In the distance is the Dockyard. (No. 3 Basin), and on the top extreme left can be seen II.M. Yacht Britannia in No. 15 Dock and, next to her, in No. 14 Dock, appointed to command H. M . ships bought from Lady Peel. who died H.M.S. Triumph to ratings unde:timking basic communi- shortly alterss ards. After purchase, the can oils training. Os Cr the past twelve erection of permanent buildings corn--

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But of all these hundreds of thou- are also centred in the barracks. such sands of men, how many have fully as Family Welfare. ('i'mm:und Married apprccated the histiirv of the Royal Qiiartcs_ Edion and \'oc.it:oui,d Naval Barracks, Portsmouth, or of training. Port Resettlement Inlorniation. (ornm:ind Confidential Book . what goes on there'!

V. So how did it all stilt? Unt:l the Office and Legal : Id. The commodore turn of the cent or v the Portsmouth also has responsibility for. the operaNaval Depot cons:ed of several old lion of 1I.M.S. Victory, the R.N. hulks ling in the iarh,iur the Vie- Patrol Unit and the R.N. Detention tory, the Duke of Wellington. the Qu.mrters. A large proportion of the reMarlborough. the lIannibal and the lcascs from the Navy are done through Asia. Ihcrc are still some old photo- " the barracks, and temporary accomhulks mo,taiion is -ons;anttv being provided graphs in the barracks of and of the men who lived in them. or the crc',', of anYthing up to cigh; 'l'hc hulks look anything but homely, ships or more undergoing refits in the and the men are mostly wearing stra . dockyard.

Oilier functions s', thin the barracks hats and uniforms that appear as if they had been slept in - which they pro- arc: RN. Disturbance Allowance and bably had. ("No Carnahy Street suits(' l.mims 0111cc; Command Medical and II.M.S. Mercury. the Signals School, Situated high in the Hampshire !)ossnc, with niagiiiliccrd for liberty-men in those days.") Even Dental facilities: provision of facilities views over the Solent to the Isle of l`tight, it is regarded as the premier Signal School of the Cornnnonsscmiltit and so, 'nc need not feel too sorry for these . for court..; martial in the Portsmouth N.A.'f.O. old-time sailors as theirs was a much Command a n d arrangements for menced. Extensive chief petty officer rougher and tougher age than ours, ..$ iu- o$p$o$. V matters: directors and after the war they corn- and junior rates accommodation has (Continued front page ii) and organisation of and they were used to not having . modation. form the ND. Branch. bitted to built. Mountbatten Block proForces and Boy Navigation Branch. As it is., the school I >0jU15, navigation and direction been every. "mod. con" provided for them. " Combined Cadet sides messing facilities and a climb for In l00 the Lords Commissioners of Cadets in the command; Selection and has expanded beyond the capacity of separate siub-speeiali-s.itions again, all rates.

A new classroom block prthe old building and had to remain but much of the the Admiralty decided the time had I Interview Boards. training of N. and D. vidcs numerous light, airy cl;issroom. north (if at Southwick, nine miles and so for a social revolution. collie I otuicers is common and both branches A second bill larger block is at present Portsmouth.

BIG TIRNOS ER the present barracks ssaS built in all work closely with the Radar Plot rat- under construction. Its completion will its solid (and stolid) late-Victorian or The barracks. with a total popula!'Zs. The direction officer also cosee the end of Nissen huts, now 23 NAVIGATOR'S WORK Eilw.mrdian magnificence. Work was non borne on the books generally in operates with the Gunners' Officer in 01(1. as classrooms. With finanNavigation means not only finding; the Air Defence Organication. integral- years completed in 1903, since when, with excess of .000, and with a monthly cial aid from the Nuflield Frost an certain notable exceptions, time, turnover of 1,500. is far from being an out where the ship is and how to get ins the operations of fighters, missiles outdoor swimming p01)1 has been architecturally speaking. has stood idle place. Thanks, ho'ncver, to the from place to place, but includes ship- I and guns.

Extensive playing fieldg, still. Until recently. that is. when the ' pplied science of work study, this handling, pilotage in narrow waters. ' N. and D. officers are very extensive provided. whose layout involved the clearing new modernisation programme 55:15 ' hive of activity is nossadavs channelled management of squadrons and fleets misers of radar. and the Iu'nctions of and levelling of heavily wooded of a ll.M.S. Dryad include the instruction finally approved. quickly a n d clilciently through a and knowing what can he got out con' sloping ground, squash Courts, tennis ship in all weathers and under all of officers and ratings in the operation courts and a .22 rifle range have been "Rating Control IMPROVED FACILITIES ditions.. \ye cotild not end this article withof warning radar both air and surface.

The simple tactical plot which had The radar section of ll.M.S. Dryad is completed.

Over the next few years vast im- out mentioning the Wardroom Mess.

The development plan over the next the in l'his edifice been navigator's responsibility situated at Fort t'iirbrook on ports- ten years imposing-looking standing shows the intention to modprflvcmcnts will take place. New junior one form or another for centuries. had and imin its own on the other side down Hill. grounds ernise, where necessary. .-mlI present ratings' accommodation with the invenoutto be facilities arc of Road retains the vastly expanded being Edinburgh proved (lining-hull permanent buildings. Additional buildEXI ENSIS i: MODERNISATION built: nearly all the blocks are being ward signs of the more opulent way , tion of radar and a new system. called ing will give a large \V.R.N.S. accomthe Action Information hears little rebuilt, and of life of a former era.

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Today HM.S. deiiiolishcd and Flag Dryad entirely modation block, petty officers cabin Chief. was developed to compete with the resemblance to the old Navigation accommodation, the Wrens are eventually quitting the Mess of the Comm additional junior far-froni-hcauitit'ul Duchess of Kent Portsmouth. it is often the scene of the greatly increased volume of tactical School. It is the milnia mater of the rates accommodation, a gvmil.msium, ND. SD( B) and SD( PR) ..incites and drill shed, new administr.utise block, Barracks and moving into the Royal entertainment of visiting V.LPs. It also information being obtained by ships.

The purpose of the A.l.0. is to col- of all RI'. r,ttings and %V.R.NS. (RP). sick bay and chapel. Lesdene 1-louse Nav.ul Barracks with the sailors in serves :15 1 grand hotel to mu constantly separate blocks 01 course. changing officer population. the fie- led and sort out information from a Centring on the original Souith',s ick itself will have a new c.tb:n accomWe can get sonic idea of the scope quent presence of Cornmonsscalih and variety of sources, and to present a House, otlices, classrooms and accom modation \S ing added. of the improvements by reflecting that foreign visitors lends it a truly inter- clear picture of the situation to the modation have spread and multiplied, to other and to and in old stables and at national flavour. the (Continued front column 4) whereas leading ratings and below captain. ships present, outbuildings office the controllers of the ship's armament, replicas of the operations rooms of new generations of warships.

Outside t h c commodore's present sleep 148 to a dormitory, they The training carried out is extensive will be accommodated four to a room is displayed a colt of arms hearing the I All the seaman branches of the Navy almost every class of ship in conrmisand varied, ranging front ''refresher Motto Pulmwi Qui "h'ruii feral (let are involved in the A.l.0., but it is in sion have been constructed. in the new barracks.

A big rebuilding programme is courses' for captaitis to h,isie training Whit are the functions of the Royal hint sslio has won the palm, hear it). I H.',I.S. Dryad that new techniques and Naval Barracks? They arc many. The The Royal Naval Barracks at Ports- I equipment are evaluated and where already 'nell advanced ',s hich will sweep for new-t'ltry seamen selected for the barracks houses or administers a num- mouth continues to live up to the corn- A.l.0. training for officers and ratings away the temporary war-rime construe- R .P. hr-inch; from one-day visits by is centred. lion: not only new living accommoda' Stall Colleges and Cadet Forces to her of small hurt vital training schools pctitive spirit of th,mt exhortation, Also as a result of radar it became tion. including a block for the courses lasting many months for such as the Oflicers' Divisional School.

Commodore (i. .4. Henderson rethe School of Work Studs', the ('ont- cently took over command from Corn- Possible 1(1 direct lighters on to enemy W.R.N.S.. canteen. offices and class- specialist navigating and dicction mind Cookery School. the Special modore P. G. Sharp, D.S.C.. .4.D.C. aircraft and the l:ightcr Direction rooms. but most important of all new officers. Seamanship training, too, is Dirties Officers' School. the Royal (now Rear-Admiral Sharp and Flag Officer was horn. The same sort of hutldings to house the complicated part of H.M.S. Dryad's responsibility Naval Physical Training School and Officer Sea Training). and the execu- equipment and the same sort of ratings equipment needed to keep pace with and this is carried out at the PortsRadar Plot branch the training of officers and men for month Command Seamanship Sdioo the ('ommand Seamanship School. lm- five officer and seconmn-comrnand is ito operate itat F I at house.

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HE generous, open-hearted sailor is proverbial, yet the sailor hiiusetr rarely mentions his good works, lie dismisses gifts to others, or work for others, as mere nothings, but from all parts of the world, in indirect ways, come stories of his work.

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A man dies and his shipmates rally round when his kit is sold "before the mast" in time-honoured fashions to 5ueh an extent that his widow and family are the recipients of approximately £1,400. This generous action. :involving an average of about £3 per ha fl " was communicated to the Editor ii about three I icc. tucked .uwa v at the end of a report.

Again, another ship. after only II uionths away, gave £254) to the Guide l)ogs for the Blind Fund and i25() to he Lifeboat Institution. For many years now ships have been collecting for, and eventually so ppi 11g. stitlicient money to train a guide dog. And that means £250 every time. It would be interesting to know just how many dogs have been provided through the generosity of the sailor.

Another small item in this months tssue. One ship collected all the foreign small coins from various visits md handed them to a charity. Sonicone had the idea and went to the trouble of collecting the coins, and the ship's company, as is usual, turned out their pockets for a good cause.

But money is not cvrything. Articles have been published from timc to time u "Navy. News" of men going to some outlandish spot and painting hospitals or homes, repairing broken toys and so on. Work done in the sailor's own time. I-Ic will say it is for the "fun of it": actually it is an expression of that proverbial generosity.

Then there are the parties put on for children. "A sailors' party is the best of all" has been said in all parts of the world. And if the children are maimed or under-privileged, then the sailor makes it even the more enjoyable, goes farther out of his way to see that everyone is happy. The sailor is a happy man, and lie like., to see everyone else happy.

When it comes to charity the Silent Service has nothing to be silent about.

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The A din/rally Board

The Second Sea Lord's jobPeople and their problems the setting up of the nnilietl \linislry of Defence in April last year, Wliii lime "Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel" became overnight the ---Chief of Naval Personnel and Second Se Lord," a change of title ihicb, for inter-Service purposes, niade his function clearer.

1o the Navy, however, lie remains is important that, a-s far as possible. the Second Sea Lord and his respon- common problems should have comsihilities are unchanged: to see that the mon or similar solutions. to avoid addFleet is manned by ssell-trained and ing unnecessarily to the differences in disciplined officers and men, and service conditions which have arisen backed by adequate Reservists, and to front independent action in the past. hold a watching brief for their health welfare, housing, pay, advancement . drafting and conditions of service-to . be, in effect. the ultimate Divisional ' Officer for every officer, sailor, Royal Marine and Wren in the Fleet, People , and their problems are the whole i I , the Second Sea Lord's business.

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Second Sea Lord from Septemh:r.

1961, until a few days ago was Admiral Sir Royston Wright, G.B.I! K.C.B., D.S.C., viho joined the Navy as a Special Entry cadet in 1927 A "salt Horse," lie commanded destroyers for the greater part of the SLLoild World Wit being ts%Ic melttioned in despatchcs in addition to the award of the D.S.C. and Bar. He had two strips sunk tinder him. Derwent and Hurworth. the latter being mined Mile trying to rceiue ih crew of the (,reek destroyer .-\dri,us, which had [till into an ulist] spec ied minefield in the during night operations Gravely ssoiinded with a frac(flrcd spine, Admiral Wright spent two days and nights; with a Greek aulor on a rift and biter on a deserted land before being rescued by a passhug Greek fishing boat. For this operalion he was awarded the bar to his l) C. and the Greek Gold Medal for Valcur.

His commands after the war inJuded the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.

Triumph and the R.N. Barracks. Devonport, and lie ered at at the Admiralty as Director of Man-

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J Services. The last of these is the se1fare and conditions of the service man and he also looks to the appointment of all Commanders and below Each Director-General has a depurtuncnt served jointly by Naval ollicers who, as they change, bring in fresh experience from the Fleet, and civil servants-the Personnel by Secruari-st-who provide contunuits the of how to -and special knowledge Admiral So- Roy ston II. W % right, get things (lone in Whitehall 1 h.,.l.-.t G.B.L., K.C.B., D,S.C. and liar Personnel Secretariat by' the Assistant Under-Sccrctary (Naval Personnel), who works ver-----------------------closely is liii the l)irectors-( ;euier.tl '-

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Home Fleet. He appointed Flag Officer Scotland in 1959. and it was from this appointmen; that lie came to the Admiralty once more, to b the Second Sea lord.

-AJAX OFFICER Oil Apiil 30 Vice-Admiral Sir l)esmond Dreyer, KC.IL, C.B.I I).S.C recently returned from two years in command of the Far East Fleet. took over as the Second Sea Lord: He is a gunnery specialist and gained his D.S.C. when serving in IIM.S.Aiax during the Battle of the Riser Plate.

He has served in the Admiralty before. as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff. and was Flag Officer Flotillas, \kditu.r ranean, and [-lag Officer Air (1-ionic) before :ts.tuining comniand in the FA:East,

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I OTChIifl SCrVKV (Middle East). AuiipiiIbIdUa t)asc Port. Rositi, (F). ' H.M.S. Siuha,,k (G.I' Frigate). June Roiih. (,encrai Service Commission. (Phased.) ili',nc,?.l,driic tasi, 9th Friujaic S.iuadrcn.

I cnRosyih June ii -' Portland.

General Scru.c Commission. \',c-,scx. i,*r (A/S. Frigate). Juc tl, - at iks-,.',tport (or tr,aI.c I tome Sca Sc we, Aucust 12. 17th I-create Squadron. s:cc SV,,ard. U.K. Base Port, t'ort'nxtuiti. iI.Si.S, ilecoic IfichE June _3, as I Or:.ar.d. (wnrrai Serv,.e (_ontmhs.slon V.a'i ii.i.S. lana (A],. Fniatc). June 24. a: i'or:n,outii. Genera, Sep. cc Co,rntt:sisal.

II,,,itc - Su,S Au I.,t,:, aim South America, Iissue ,Su it St let, :trid Souiti AmerICa - 715 iriaic Sqlu..vit.ei. U.K. i)asc Port. t'liStS. ikachampton (C.M.S.i. July I. at Porn' rtt,ssth. - i-,'tcscfl Scr%sfC (Middi East). 9:5 Si S Ssis,.ssits'n. ,c i-io lOon. (iS) II.Si.S, Iiariiand Paint (t.son Stalnn'ac.nc sltt,). July 2, at Kin-yOu, is, rcuii/tr,ais crew.

11,51.5. Lincoln (A/i). luCIlle). July 13, Ct S,neanorc. Foreign Sets-usc (Last of Sun.'). i'i,scd.4 24111 Fns'rt Squ,,dt'n. (A). ,ttar (A-S. Fruc'alc). July ii, at Sine.,'.re. t-otcin SsrvicC hi.a': ph Sue,). (i'h,scd I at.na/uu U)). 24th L'sOrt squadron. Occcstlti'cr. iiM.S. Itecta (Surrey Shim luty 27. a: Glascow. (rttcr.si Scrvicn Cssrutttuiusls)n (I Isslttc/ Sort), .\ti.i:itts). U.K. Base tort, DevenporL (5).

11.51.11. Ktoeknood tAiS. I rieate) July 29. a: K, 'stilt, Ii,'tttc Sc., Seni.e. (au,:ain. I- sitcr, ti,'n tvsultaslr ut. U.K Base Port, Rswsih.

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IJ.K. tla.s i'ofl. i'Ofl5fl1OtJh fl.M.S, Ulster (A.IS. Frigate Augm 12. at i)cs.'iipwi home Sea Sets-ice. 17th Frigate 5.iUaJtOii. stc WIcaid. U.K Base Port. Portsuib.

If_%i_s, Agziu lisT.) and No, I AsiaiiiI Sq.dml, Atie,tsl i'), 31 Gibral:ar. I'otc.iits ScrsLc O't,dJ!c Lst). Axnphtbi~. Warfare Squadron.

to IIM.S flapkr (Stirvcutne Ship). Atts,isi 31. following ships are expected ' at ttncarorc. Foreign Service. S.\V. I ,iciilc TliE commission or recommlssion on the dates mentioned. It is emphasised itii.s. Caprice (fx.%:rover). September 9. at that the dates and particulars given fonder ciftsi4cr'iOfl). below are forecasts only and may have : usts. Kept G M. Destroyer) September 9. to be changed - perhaps at short S'ucz.llfoillc/L-ast e!

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S,,. 11.K. iih5C i',-rt. ( tiathani . . , ., .- d. ilc,ta I iIhi, Mo May 3. at I er.i r ii5 I. II .M ' Nlay 14, at , r I . ii . S:c.,t,iI,,. CCS. Slcatn to Aden a ticic I IC ii tr i tci.ifl Sr c Stii (St Ud c 1-0 Si r n crew. Senior Officer. il_il_s. iIiick,.,,o., (A.S. I (ii.htC). May 20, .11 R,s-stti i,'t it.,--- ( ,,mrtt,sst,'tt'i July _9 for lI.,rnc Sea Scrs,cc. (( apma,n l-i'hcn, Pro:cc' non. Squadron.) U.K. Base Pert. Ro'.iui,. it'i.S. Bashon )L.U.T.). June I, at Bahrein.

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frigate, which is due to ruoiulmLssion in January. 1966 Service in the 20th frigate Snuadron Pt,oeire (A/N. I Nosettilser. at (Iii'., (icncr.,I Itome / lost sit Sue, lions,, East -i See,. ('apt, (U), Slit). t.nsiri Squadron . U.K ties: Port, ChatItem (tinder cs'uusidcraiion).

11.51.5. Itdro (Survey Ship). Surscml-cr. at Gla.so;v. GeneralServce C,utt:tti'aion (lIone/ N. Aii.,n:/ci. U.K. Base Port Cl-..tI,.sm.

11.51.5. Fcasit h.Ssv.iuli Shin). November 9, at Belfast ISircign Sets /ce (I_at of Sue,).

It.5I.S, Sirius (AS. /rid of Novcm. her. at Portsmouth for 16.11,1. (,mm/cvtonn April. i%6, for thins, Sea Service. (o!howed

by Foreign Service (1 ---t ,,( See,) Irons daze of Sailing. 240t I/scot, Squadron. (i) hl.M.S,Csnatlgc (I)cstr,'yer). End of Ntnetttber, at Gibraltar lot :ru.,ls. io kcvcrve .:ti courtpicr)on (under c,in,sdct.slj,ifll.

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lIStS. I.IaodalT ('SD. set. N.sesiC'cr i's. al Desoop,,rt t, trials. (:,,mumsvnrv J,,ttuar IS. lot tlsisse Sea Se's/_c. 25:5 ilsco Squadron. Forcien Service W,'St of Sue, from May. 1966. (A) It.Si.S. Undaunted (A.iS. rni,-oci. N,sn,ber 25. at Cliatharn for trl.sis. (s,nhtt,,ssy'n for Ilonie Sea Service. Capt. II-). 2nd incas, Squadron. January 27th. iSIS., U.K. floc Pert. Uct enponi (under 11.51.8. LeopaM (A/A. }t/:'.IIeL t)cecrnt,er 2, it i'ont.sntouib for 11/44 10 Rcncrsc a,, completion.

IJ,St.S. Sutton Convcr.:.'ni, Dccc,,,her is. at i'orumouth. Home Sc., Service. i.t M/ll. Squadron. U.K Base Port, K'n-ith.

II,5I.S, Penelope (A-IS. iriratc). I )ecu-tutl'cr i icniat,r c da'.c) at lies's tutu. L.tt,: knit: l'rs,gr,,st,ttty , (Continued on page 5. i.ol,uu,iin I)

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Ji,,,-!5idde L.si. 9th Frigate squadron.

11;u- Port, ROS5IS (B) IIM.S. trcibusa (.S.iS. Eriac). Sep:ernt"er 211,

at Cowcc. }i,tnc Sea Service. Foreign Service iron, date "I 'alSna Win of Sue,). January, t9i.

Leader. 2fsb Escort Squadron. it.Y,IS, wuodLuk ISurscy Shut, Qiniersion).

Sea Scrsi rt° .S - Bainut (Command.) Ship). Sep(embcr , 11,,'n, ioreieti Service (tar Ii.,s:} 'rn ,Lec ,t s.J/ . U.K Base Port. i)cieu' Cominnu ti. I) conserson). Scptcnii--n. : R,nttit. 1K .1'. mptcmcni. it ii 'I i)nncan A-S frigate) September. at R's;:h. L.K.i' ('sntiScfllcni. ( 5. iicca(e Scp:cntbcr ii Guxcaow. General %;c-Cc ( ,'m,a"ioti ii toni,, North Aihtuuti.4. it .K. Rise port i)c*,tnport H.M.S. Bur.,ioo. Septcmbcr 30 at itahrcin. i-,trc,s,n Sets/cc tMiddic ii.l). 9th 51.5.

Squadr"n. ill) Il.SLS. (:kopsur,. Scp,cnui'cr at t)cv,'np':t. lot :r.en. (,,ntnt,s,,ns i)evcmbcr. t'i65. 1)/s. ',,s.,i I e.t.kr 241), i-sort Sriuadr,'n. its,ntc Sea Service. (crc/un Service (List of Sue,), June, I%6. ,,con (C.M.S.,. Oeioicr t at S/CC.sII.M.S. 915 W1S. Squadron. cc ('iuiicomp:s,,,. i-s-re/en Scr.scc (M,ddic (iS).

It.%t.5, Parapet ()cisi'er 22. at Bahrein.

Foreign Sersic (Mddlc Last). Amphubss'srs Warfare ticjtacdroi. iiSLS, .Ssbtinit Ui.h'. rr,ate,. OOs'Fcr 2t, at i)csonfl.'r' Gsctai Scrusee (tomnus._ss,,s. lPhased). (ionic, M:chiie East. 9th Frigate Squad,.'s'. U.K. Bsc Port. i)cvonport. (ii).

11.51.5. I.,i,idon 1GM. Dotroyer). (lOoSer 2, at General service (s,nlm,.s,s5il ' Iionic! East of Suez It ionic- Stun,. I K. ila'e Port.

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Dockyard in a later issue.

On October 10. 1946. the T.A.S. Branch was formed by the amalgama111(1t the tion of the old torpedo and anti-sub- dangerous work its il marine branches, and the establish- h:adlins in the national press. ii over I he gro rid. flea merit's activities have expanded helicopter landing the yells and now embrace anti- the Vernon ptcrhe.id. - is ill constant arrive at arid siihnimrirrc s arlare. torpedoes, mining. use, and many 'V.i ls depart. from the ground every month. urrie-courite r-measures and diving,

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The Rovui Naval Aiisulu.urv Service non, and frigates of the 2nd Frigate also has its Ii 010 C ii II. l .5. Vernon.

Squadron, hi sed at Portland. file establishment suffered heavy 1 tic Sea iria Is Department gives advice on the deselopmcnt of new bombing during the Second World accorli moda t ion underwater m tie na I. the acceptance of Wa r. hilt the and first-class instructional flew cquipntenl into service arid carries blocks out equipment trials on T.A.S. material equipment, housed in up-to-date buildin both surface ships and submarines. ings. make it possible for Vernon to Vernon is the co-ordinati ng tick he all difficult ohs with the utmost authority on hAS. training and per-

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rHE Navy's Weapon and Electrical Engineering Establishment. hl.M.S. Collingsiood at Fuireham. the largest training establishment in the Nas, has had to work in buildings put up in a 25 years ago..' good lsorknnan, I hurry. ht*m ever, does not blame his tools. intl in Collingis nod's case this is reflected in the s enlarge number of torn who base been trained in those Juniors spend a vet r at St. Vincent. sunless hat inadequate truildings. rs ho (It vu ded in no I hr nec IC mrs sep:t rut ted hs has e' nraintain ed. and still maintain. leave periods of - three wecks each all the complicated electrical equip. rnuicii atnenlron us nient anti nraefllncry. etc.. in ut modern n,unung nnrs l'crrO to the of character. given) development msarship. t till St. I mid thuisi. sslro stross I fr., ti ii s hstuiklunri_ qu tiulits of lcutderslrip and initiativeS can gain tire programme. riot dine to he comphted rates of Leading Junior and Petty 0th' until 11)73. arc now ohsiotrs to those cer Junior. ssithr increases of pt' and iii. and passing. the estahhushment , 1ivileges.I I guest rate of al I is tlruit Four uteconiniodii ion blocks for iii nruttr .5' are noss nearing coniphetiour.

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U hus knioolcdu..c md t_'(ptnrcnec tr tinring of md \ niL nut ti thc nt_s ppm fltut_cs iunrror utflm,(h In St for their Cntntcs. ratings highly I electructI I , ' % tnt t tsks alto it An inmios ition .#ss# __ ummiport I $ SI. Vuncentlias ioni._ hit_mr ,tsso.trmn_d mr the of the Elcctrictl training . . ' .. ss iii th Irgitiunig Sets ices. 1 hue sue sets Arliticer .-pprcntices is that after three -. y ' ~cars in the Navy, t~o of theill at t_np nW shorfl u j Al IXI . su as ions rtt.d unito a muirt,mrs return to ( ollruigwood to conriplete barracks, in i45 these barracks were their live-year course ml tire cstihlislrt,ukcnr over by tlu: Roval Maritic Light relent -

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1antrx 11f, ho ed ilit)%'oil theoverother front iI humAlluijiH\I clectrical oificers and ratings pass Clarence Barracks tf tirewhen harbour.the I icre theyMarine until vils stayed Light uluunine outheirto pusssemscc. either for 1)23 Royal instruction. or) iflstmtuctiours .Irrl.uintrv Muritre Artil' sea. and thre Royal fruits of their experience at un(i toth othcrs. . hers to become hire Royal amalgamated \ \1' in Barracks. \I.unines. based usFistnucy It isof Iroped toNews" a futuretiC publishfullin) details !'ortonr Butrr.icks, tire St.i'rnlph'unrceult issiue "Nutsof the ' te was kniossiu. rem.uinred until tIne seork establishment umrrd ,- the stall of nbc Iclnntie,iI IIlustruntii, nr hitisil. Il.*I.S. Vcrnronr. situ is ilie - 127. ssheui. on0 huedurti isI I1.\hS. Sm.h nilni Viii'' ottile thequnulmen when thic get lo sea. und uSsi ito s' a i n Ii Irs cellt cm urnor Ilieu lions neCess:trV to bccome from rig 'Ihi picture. reproduced estunlnhislunucirt put ' as it will appear in the early t970s line Estuthlishuniicut. onc of threse highly skuhled craftsmen. k L - ' "._

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ROYAL: MMII ES ON A TATTOO, TOUR lu3o

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of people major cities and towns throughout England HOUSANDS and Scotland wifl be able to see a spectacular mHltary tattoo and, display put on by a special display- team from 41 Commando, Royal Marines, and a 1assed Baud of the Royal Marines, which started a the-month tour on April 13. In command of the display company Is Maj. H. N. Cooper, R.M. At each of the towns visited there Last year the Commando, after will be a 90-minute display featuring ing to Tanganyika to deal with 91* a Commando raid, team competitions trouble there, marched through the involving military skills, judo and tin- City of London with colours flying armed combat, and the Beating and bayonets fixed in celebration of Retreat and Sunset ceremonies. Also the Marines' tercentenary. The unit on show will be the latest infantry provided the Guard of Honour at weapons, a Special Boat Section of Tower Hill. as well as a street-lining swimmer-canoeists, technical trades party, for the State Funeral of Sir stands, and snow warfare and climb- Winston Churchill.

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Inverness, Kcttcnng, Leeds, Liverpool, troopships and hospital S1P5. Itwasa 295k feet in with abeam length (oa.), Licut. Smith and his crew have each 0 manoeuvre y each e ernia Co Manchester, Motherwell, Newcastle, of feet.

26f . been awarded the Queen's Commcda-, Northampton, Peterborough, Preston, Qinsider to press uume u, attn have 21-inch tube. rr a Wessex They eight IUIIEN of 848 citation helicopter tion, the to the referring This battleship, with tsso funnels Rosyth. Rothcrham, Stafford1 St. torpedoes. With modern tic' TV Squadron- -w to brave conduct the helicopter crew." returning Swindon and Tynemoutn.

Helens. abreast, first commissioned in 1895 as homing Iiofl equlpmen this cIas Is capable C'uldri,se on November 26, 1964, red flagshiP of the Channel Fleet he-was of high underwater speed and 'the distress flares were stghled out at sea DISINGUISHED ~VIM Rca dmiral submarines sic able to maigtain con- some four miles et of Looc, and the mall formed in 194' from the wearing the flag of Stewart Nicholson when sunk. Also , Royal Marines,' 41 on board was Mr. Ashmcad Bartlett, a tinuous submccd patrols in any part pilot, Llcut, Michael Smith, ILN,, of the world. commanded b well, known war with Sub-Lieut, 1, MackenBromley, iIEN a cyclone swept Ceylon correspondent.

Commanded by Ueut.Cdr. A. D. C. tie RN., ofRudilen and R.E.M. Utut..Cot. R. P. Carter, 1LM wh of St recently the Church Our wireless staff consisted of one Lurid, R.N., Osiris forms, part of the (Air) I/c Thomas Kneale of Douglas, won the Military Cross for gallant and at Trincomajee was badly bit service dining the Leading Telegraphist (Vlnccn9, and Third Submarine Squadron bascd On We of Mao, on board, decided to NI4 the distinguished harmonium was damaged betook part in the three Boy Telegraphists (Pegs, Lurran H.M.S. Maidstone at Faslano. lavesligate. ond repair.

The first Royal Navy ship to bear Sicilian, Italian°and'North-Wcst Euro- and myself). Pcgg was lost in the Sidila'n It was dark at the time and after a ' Arriving Colombo on May 6 Is a the, name was a, destroyer of 1916 search, using the helicopter's penn campaigns during the war and sinking. landing new.-harmonium, a gift from the Royal was disbanded in 1946. It was re. I doubt if a very large number of which was sold in 1921. The fourth light, the cabin cruiser Aphrodite, With demonstrating the close assoclasurvivors arc still alive as the crew, was a submarine ol 1923 sshch ssas two men on board, wa sighted. Her Nay, formed the at the time of the Korean War, Lion between the Service and the sold in 1946. as of the 1st U.S. Marine from six consisted serving part apart Signal Boys, eoincs would not start and she was Church. actions was mainly of Pensioners. Royal Fleet Re-.

Division, and for lt drifting. motorless. asbor, some 800 The Royal Navy's, connections with awarded the American Presidential serve men and fishermen from the from the rocks. yards Trincomalec go back over 150 years. ' F Citation. It is now based at Bickleigh, Western Isles, - Yours, etc Sub-Lieut. Mackenzie was lowered The R.N. Dockyard there closed for SIT B near Plymouth.

ThOMSON. Ex'C.P.O. Tel. Andover. onto the cabin cruiser, which had a 45Admiralty purposes in 1958.

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H.M.S. Lynx (Capt. P. G. R. Mitchell, M.V.O., R.N., bad sailed from Grecnoek on the evening f March 26 en route to Aalborg, Dcnmark, and at 2112 a signal was received from the Captain-in-Charge, Clyde, reporting two men missing from a fishing trip in a small dinghy f! Arran.

The ship immediately reversed course and headed for the area in which there to join the Campbeltown life: boat and several fishing vessels which were already searching. With a 1 5. knot wind, and driving sleet and rain. conditions were not Ideal for finding a small boat, although the sea was, fortunately, only moderate- Signal

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The Admiral was due to spend a day at sea in H.M.S. Ark Royal in the English Channel, but because of poor weather in that area and the good weather forecast for',South Wales, the ship -carried out its flying programme in the Irish Sea. The First Sea Lord arrived at Brawdy by air from Lee on Solent, was kisted up in flying clothing and flew to the ship, accompanied by his Naval Assistant, Capt. D. Roomc, R.N., in a Gannet of 849 "C" Flight, piloted by Lieut. R. C. Boland, R.N. They returned to Brawdy during the afternoon and departed for Northolt soon afterwards.

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He Mill brings In the- coal-and takes, his dog, Sweep, for a walk, and when visited by Major A. E. Ebsworth, R.M., Careers Staff Officer, N.W. Region, and Lieut B. S. Moore, R.N., Careers Officer R.N. and R,M. Preston, bristled to attention, A congratulatory telegram was sent to him by the Minister of Defence for the Navy, Mr. Christopher Mayhew, M.P.

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A sailor ss ith a great affection for animals i' 18-year-old Std, Clive Crisp, After searching for two hours in the who Conies from Stamford. Lines, lie is seen here with two monkeys, pets confined waters between Arran and I of 845 Nasal Air Commando Squadron their forward base at Nanga, the Mull of Kintyre with the visibility I Cast, 200 miles front the sea in the heart ofat the Sarawak Jungle in Malaysian down to 200 yards, hope of ever sight- Borneo. Clive sees that the monkeys-likeable' but rather mischievous-are a small boat was getting slender. I well fed and taken for their daily exercise, which includes a dip In the Then Able Seaman Ayre, of Liver- nearby Baleb-River. The smaller, a few only weeks old, he bought from the pool, the starboard look-out, and i local Man natives who had caught its mother.

Es doing a variety, of Able Seaman Inglis, of Edinburgh, the jobs at Nanga Gut, from whence the squadron files troops and supplies lifebuoy sentry, both reported hearing to forward areas near the Indonesian border -shouting on the starboard sideEngines were stopped and a sweep have been responsible forr his longej with the signal projector revealed the dinghy. still II vity.Born at St. helens, Lancs,-he was a The dinghy was brought alongside fisherman before joining the Royal and the youths who had by this time Devonport on April 30, 1885, been exposed to the elements for some ljust eighty years ago. He became a seven hours, were brought on board, Petty Officer James Wilson, stoker and served in many ships, in--given dry clothing and served with. an CHIEF who retired nearly half a century eluding the battleship H.M.S. Renown enormous meal of soup, sausages, ago, celebrated his 100th birthday on I just before the turn - of the century. eggs, chips and baked beans.

The Campbeltown lifeboat then April 6, and was visited by two officers I when she was flagship on the North armed with a bottle of America and West Indies Station, and . '(Continued In column 4) Mr. Wilson. a little deaf but other- Ii later in the Mediterranean.. ,. - - v.w,

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Wrens , I'flS for Singapore

'-rut; pia' chosen for the Royal J hospital School's annual dramatic 1 hird ()Iiier \loJcy mill join th:ec performance this year was 'The 1 1966 ;i Women's Royal Naval StrGob-,tree lj( (II about 70 W.R.N.S. oflj. \V.R.N..ol&er and two Chief Wren ernnlenf Inspector' by Nikolai Gogol.

II cers and ratings is to he formed at Welfare \Vc Set in a small toss nm pre-revolution already scrvifli Russia. the plot concerns the terror Singapore. ", felt by the Mayor and other civil serOne of l f'rcrci:ic s :s lhi:d jj vants when it is rumoured that an cer Eliiabcth Morley, W.R.N.S., ss ho '

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FOR LITTLE Cadel Force. repres.entizig nine dif- 1 MUCH '01NS and notes of ~ ..irioul; i

NTY Inerithers of tile C telubireed TI: ferent Schools, recently attended a Naval Aviation Course at R s Air Station Br.nsd3 In charge sjs Lieut.'

F. Ca,nkin, siho in everyday lute is Classics Master at I ankles

Brooke. the acting of the two prin- : cipal characters by horton of Raleigh 1-louse and Long worth of St. Vincent, and the production by Mr. 1 hwkins and Mr. Nyc.

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Portsmouth r&centls frill handed to the ( hr IX S I L S Ssincs IX V,1507 h Ii G J\ Wishing to express file thanks of jX CCS] 51 1) 11. Chmn the Portsmouth (ommittu.i_ the I-Ion. To Ch el Peel) Officer Writer iR IUL) Community Centre Treasurer. SIr. (1 I3rooker stated that T Officer Cook (0) the donation amounted to £9 4s. 4d.

MX 111,122 R. .rati w Estate Atfilic,,r and that it wits 5cr) rewarding for T \t,imLiCt)fl&Iee Room Mu iJ \i\ 1-615 the committee to know that men Who '.4 i) flutter. N1928572 R I ii 'FORMATION has been received had travelled and seen the poverty Io Chief f.:nzinetrina.%gcchawic 1* that the Trustees of the Nasal _ "" , r overseas did not forget those they had Ati,riirsKXS(YiSiS ii'c' 'Ccntr.il Fund base approved a grant left, whose misfortune it was to be 1., Acting Chk( rdnnee AfliSctr of £1,500 towards the cost of pro. born in another land where not getting siding a clubhouse and recreation P MX 2t,570 IS. C I'cncclts III 937.i.i 3. roommi for the officers and ratings and enough to cat was commonplace.

5rncy. SiX iI3ci C W Iii~,M9 i3 their families living on the new Martat at R.N. Air To Chic R dict FIeefr4r4r '- I ned Oiiarters

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Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, ii. i - N. I cc. IX 56{5114 C. i. p" ki.tmr Dining th cour e the cadets ss.r. sl)o%5 ii s LtLct of life infora modern Naval ti Station which, two of hem. iiichiided their first liiht in a S inipir jet aircraft.

The cadet., ufrom Aniphefo lIt College 'scrc surprised, when the party had tea si ith Naval pilots undergoing advanced Ii'. ing training, to learn that one of their hosts sias, until three years ago, a pupil at their own sihool.

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I. C. Vi. Robertson, I).S.C., R.N.) s filed from Bahrain for an exercise in \larch E R Christopher Malkin and his son, Junior Engineering Mechanic John Malkin were afloat together for the first time. The lather is serving in ILM.S. Mohawk, and the son was lent for ii week from his ship, H.M.S. Meo During the time lie was on board

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Brawdy. (See April's "Navy John worked alongside his father and Crane. NIX 881783 1. R NiJio',I. News.") was able to appreciate the differences '10 (25k1 Electrician ' 1963 a similar grant was made in design between the new generation r.5S75 ; .:1t'1s1,M ' " - In for a Community Centre on Brawdy's of ships and those, like Meon, which sWT (OIm"tur. 'io Chief Rjdto Supeetluor existing Married Quarters estate. A were built during the last war when JX 81.4749 M. A. Cirrocute Radio SUpIflh0f45S) prefabricated wooden building was his father was beginning his service.

TUChief IX 1) 117 ii IioieIi Both Mohawk and Meon will be erected and it proved a tremendous To mnaItons Velimin success, and a great benefit to every- back in the United Kingdom during EX 24t'~'k.' J. DIA115 ('Ski Petty Officer one who lives on the estate. It is used the summer, when father and son will To Sick Berth I .. - I 114(11i U.fl*b i 1 I XIN 8S7 178 I ( ml,, ,.

UI act lIItL3IIL.,,.1uitU11 I.tC LCLIILILcU To;cmin..

Nlrchai,icijn (%1'i !I "I iSIUL range\oIt Cubs. Wives' Lynne. who ms still at school in I. -FX SICSI5I IS II N .S\iUci. ing Brownies.

To Chief Air I. Alter (.-.v) Club. ( Scottish country damint.

To Acting Chief Electrical Artificer I L' 'M)oSt) 1 A. iiUILc. 1.1 N Ii. S there is a bar open) on several even' Mr. J. P. \V. Mallalku, SI,P., Par\vI_.i,I.Xs ui,cii u " . ' To Chief EJtrtcian l.'.ir) ing of the week. In short. It both meets liamentary Under-Secretary of State LoEX 84180S 13. Riatcrca,.c.s. and stimulates community activities. for the Navy. visited H.M.S. Dolphin TOteeing Chief RtldIuLkcitk I Artificer I kit) I I 7 IS L There is every prospect that the new on April 22 and sailed in H.M.S. Otti I 'I \ M0,,;2 i Sctirc RucII building %s ill in doe course prose to where she s itled for a routine exercise ' on April 2 ' in equally iicct,csfiil investment.

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FORECAST DRAFTING (cont'd) ' M%I,,n (St II Ctnucrsit'n), rct'rtctrs. ' tI.M.S. -, (Continued from page column 5) 25. : Lkstnruoii, I.oaI Foreign Scrsc (F.tr U) 1965 , hnii II 11:Squadron.

11M S I i notice (,*%.11). 1 r t- , January II I cc t'fl SCrVICC 5'. -c p 1151 S Refereeing (\ Sin c March. t i Rfl '5cr f SUC?) from date 't I T ., 26111 I o it Siudcon (A) ci I ccd) it icc/V. In Sc ilonic 'N lindic January 13. at SIlt Fric.,Ic Souadron, Tran.ulcrred from 2915 11.51_S. 2Falmouth (5./S Erleame) Gommi~sion.

1,,wI)rt SMIjailt,,n. U.K. R~t~c Port. Lkionport.

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II.M.S. Pu,rhcuioui ((S5I). March. 'Iransfcrt I)cvt'flis'rl. to Stir MS Squ:tdrt,ni'cnsroimu ccciv mints_., II.SI.S. IkItIon IA/S. Frigate). Comniotcion.

January Il, ' .,t ('I,alham (,cncr.ii Scrulce icr. I v-c.ti lorcico Set s .c (Far Paur I (F). a: (i'i'.tsctl) II'nicf1,tI of Sues. 30th Escort 11.51.5. Forth (SISt." i)cflol Ship) St.trct,.

Bcc Pon CM:). ti'rcc Sca Service Calit. 3rd S_-1.

StitiaJr'ri 'it PortsSqru4 ,'. I I. Iiauc I'ort. Rt,siii.

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I -I itrflic Sc., i lornc i t Stc, 11 omel t_tci of Xuc . 30th I is c dar , :11 iS .ut Iii. for I 'c'ri.S.ittttIrS. uK. Hae Pod i't,riuzuouih .

Sc-, c (,I,ritsi,ir dire Iihcr-. " ReUK ii,c i'til. uI,sI.s. %',hiIh, (5./S i1rirarc).

3.inu;rry S,ittidr.'ri ' ,'nhiiiisia,ts and irratcni I -o' 26th tXtori 1 M_ 1,h. . ill 20th Frigate .1M.S. Fearing.4)euIr,Orr)i.rrO'. al DcU'r.

Of course I try to. Bat my pays not enough to ti i a Rec. ii.c i'ri ttidcr c'nsddraiio1 save anvthin" at 11.51.5. Nub[" IC I'. Frt:.Oc) April. .at uI:5I.s. ('uu'jmm,Ir., (flr'uirt,cr). t Iav:,,.

I IS I ii , rr iSei t irnI S Penn,. 1 Foreign S That's what I thought when I was your age i5(Ihucd) ;i C)1( Portsmouth. ii 1:: %tinrr j ( S Ic ci 3 I someone showed me the Progressive " tin at p n.

Scheme. 1 only had to put aside £ Scrsc.c list ti Suet) from date s.uii,rir - mouth 1k I' complement.

Savings ri Semuudron lii', R.sc Poi l. I)cs oa- II. 51.5. (.ijm,,rnt.n (GM. i)c-slroycr). April a: / a month by Naval allotment but when I leave Nctst tsrle. Gcncr.ti Scrti,c (omnhiusan. / (tuner c'tn'uderIion) (A) mn I S i S K 11.1,e Port. Pert liSt S/ui ai.ir5 at 11r,c1 the Service next year I can collect £8ss A. Fr,szi,,c). April. at Chat. iltnmc 'iv. Iujtc-c!itunScIW. Indie,, Sib M S. Jaguar from 24th f.Ac,,rt Sttuadron. ' 1a ; n.

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Lion left the warmth of Gambia to spend a week in March in Bergen along with Ark Rosa!. Tiger and During the sveek-end, the locals on the ski slopes above Voss. which is a ski resort two hours' train ride from Bergen. Were startled by a strange phenomenon. on skis. In all, 500 officers and on skis ratings took the kindly lent by the Norwegian Army and, true to tradition "Jack" applied himself ss ith clan to this new sport. scorning the practice slopes and hurtling down the steepest slopes with reckless abandon! The slopes were strewn with tumbling. lurching figures and the ski lanes looked as if they had been sprayed by machine-gun lire as sailor after sailor rolled to disaster.

During the stay in Bergen. Lion flew the flag of the Commander-in-Chief home Fleet, Admiral Sir Charles Madders i% ho. in his capacity as Coinnuander-tn'Chief Eastern Atlantic had conducted Exercise "Pilot Light" and on King Olav of Norway was received hoard.

Lion has just completed a short period in l)evonpori in docks ,trd hands and ss ill be sailing for Amsterdam on May (0 for a visit which will coincide with Brutish Trade Week there .She will be flying the flag of Admiral Commantling Reserves.

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EUT. D. R While, R.N senior pilot of 759 Squadron at R.N. Air Station.

Llitra"d%. compleleda nt)to%orthy aciiie~ettient on April 12 by. clocking up his 5.000th flying hour, 17 car to the ery. (lay alter he took oil on hfirst training flight. Such an achicse-nien( is unusual because ,irtually all his dying has .\1.S. Lion has had a busy. start to the scar, including isits to such s idely been carried out in single-engined aircraft of relatisel short endurance.

Alter this t1i.rht ti ss a- congratulated contrasting places as Malta, Bergen, foulon and Gambia and has flown a: During his career he has served in sandy of flags in the process. the Commanding Officer of the six aircraft carriers and flown about 30 From the cold of Toulon in 1-eh; ii- a team of crack shots hunted hope- station. Cdr. (Air). Sq iiadr on Coin- different types of aircraft. He saw mander and officers and invited to cut action in the Korean War where he had a ry, Lion sailed straight for 13;uthurst fully for crocodiles but did not find a cake baked specially for the occasion. to play an extremely, to hale out of his Sealire on being shot where she ss a any' although they were wonderfully entertained by the natives during the ensure that his head did not hedoss n. Apart from four months spent useful part n I he Gambia in ulcpentwo nights they spent at one of the come too big for his flying helmet, deuce celebrations. An exccp mallv recovering from burns sustained on local villages. lieiit. White was then unceremoniously this occasion, he has been continuously. heavy programme of sporting, The independence ceremony itself dumped, in his full flying kit, in the engaged on flying duties. and social activities awaited the ship's now a followed what must by he nearest static water tank, by some of Much of his flying has been as a company, and the ship was at once his students. denuded of all save watchkeepcrs to stereotyped pattern for such occasions, flying instructor, his experience coverwas" the demand. other The ceremonial divided between l.ieuit. White. who was educated at ing the whole of this field, from initial meet Amongst the Lion platoon which had practised I Iinck hey Grammar School, joined the training to his present appointment as cricket, things sailing. swimming, hard for the occasion and the local I Fleet Air Arm in 1947 on a scheme, an ads auiccd flying instructor on II unter tennis, squash. fishing. volleyball, and then in existence, for rating aircrew. i jets. police and hand. Drill throughout was golf ssas organised and tested resources to the limit though the ships tu urns oft high standard and the Lion contin 1101 011£ £ or its but acquitted themselves well. is not wiun a gent C.i £ lCSi pr a y great deal of success Trips tip the for rcmuunlusg rock steady under lire Gatnhia river were also organised and from rocket sticks loosed off by enthusia stuc but luckily inaccurate artillerists. On Lion's last day in Bathurst. their Royal Highnesses. the Duke and Duchess of Kent. were taken 17 miles tip riser in the ship to Fort James' Island which was the lust British settlement in the Gambia. Their Royal Highnesses also took the opportunity of walking round the ship. " U SKI-ING WITli ABANDON

the Commando Ship. II.M.S. WHEN AI~')iotb. was in the Indian Ocean on April 20. she receive(] a signal siing that a cressnian in the Russiiu Poti, 8,229 tons, needed tanker. by medical help.

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Command('apt. J. ng Officer of Albion. ordered his ship to close the 911() miles separating her from the l'ot i at 25 knots, medical advice being given by radio until the ships met. Pod was hound for Port Victoria, M;ihe Island, in the Seychelles.

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After treatment the injured man ss us reporieu to he not of danger and the tanker proceeded to Port Victoria to land him for further treatment.

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sleek little Spit has always given its pilot more TIlE fun, $ for $ and lb for Ib, than anything else on wheels. Now comes the Spitfire Mk II, which is faster, safer and more comfortable than ever.

What we'sc done for the power. Many basic improvements. We designed a new camshaft (higher lift), We gave the exhaust system a ness- four-branch manifold, and redesigned the distributor. Then there's a scaled cooling system and a water-heated manifold for faster warm-tip. The engine now delivers 67 bhp at 6,000 revs and returns an 0-50 time of hO seconds, Now for the comfort. We've come up with a new kind of scat. It's more

deeply padded, and reshaped to hug you when you're hustling through the curves. Then there's moulded carpet front door to door and the supplest upholstery on any car (at any price) two-way-stretch Ambha. Finally, we added safety padding cosers for grab handles and door-ssaist rails.

So now when the Spiitirc Mk II is purring in the upper nineties you'll be purring too.

In addition to all this, Michelotti

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Duty concessions. Provided your car is ordered while you are deployed in U.S. Customs-conmrolled territory, you are entitled to the usual benefits illossed to the U,S, Military.

Your Standard-Triumph dealer has a \Ik II Spitfire waiting, Conic on in.

For the name of your nearest agent svrime : Standard-Triumph Limited.

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taken from this article THE photograph accompanying Mohsk\ Wasp helicopter on March 13 )icii Exercise "I'I),lIex 20" wa' in force. Other ships taking part were An,io. Zulu, Meon. Ahnti, Parapet and hip of the 9th Miiieseeping Squadron. tu_ ports t t r i Mina ti On March 12 i,nnnLr pr iuic ccrc carried out by the three I nbal thni idi n ktI% *1 t \1ornh.i . in I ri., ks against pilotkss target Kvns i Sit si J Karachi. iss 3trcr iii I iiitwltid from the flight deck of Ii \1 S \'h intl Ii SI S LuIu fired £500 I two i. t -and on of the the mmtsslon the ship" During was shot down H.M.S. targets by sI oh_iwk \ 4.5-inch guns. Air attacks company have raised £500 t or their iss o on the force were carried out by selected charities. the Ro.il National Institution and the Guide Hunters of 208 Squadron. RAE., Lifeboat based at Muharrcq. in Bahrcin.

Dogs for the Blind Fund. Cheques 1st for £250 each were presented on Slav rsvo of the companies Battalion 'I lie Parachute Regiment I to representatives troni the two the ship at dropped on to Yas Island on March organisations. who met 12, and the Royal Marine detachments Spithead An inshore lifeboat will he from the three frigates transferred to bought ss ithi the on. cheque and the n,to and Mcsstn i to join other will he spent on training the the I S Is "A" and "B'' Squadrons of the limnis- puppy "Mohawk" to be a guide for a killing Dragoon Guards and their blind person Slohu:iss k is he first Incite to hive tanks, prior to the assault on the beaches of Ja,irat Al Yas on had a Wasp helicopter embarked March 13. during her time on the Middle East Time assault was preceded by a Station. This has proved a very great bombardment by the frigates During asset. As well as being usd in tile antithis bombardment the ships sserc re- submarine role during :\ereuses and called to Bahrein because of civil dis- in the search role on dhos'. patrols, the orders inn the Island. and iii the event, helicopter has been used on several meri. missions (including the main assault did not tike place.

The paratroops were hurriedly cm- two members of the hips company 10 barked in the frigates which sailed hospital for emergency appendicitis for Bahrein at best speed. operations.

1I.\l.S. Mohawk (Cdr. I. G. W, After ten days in Portsmouth. during Robertson. D.S.C.. R.N.) returned to which time most of the ship's company Portsmouth. arriving at Spithead on will be able to take sonic well-earned April 30. after II months on the leave, the ship is to be steamed to Middle East Station, during which Rosyth where she will undergo a refit. period she steamed over 45,000 miles. She is due to recommission on June 3.

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Wish to congratulate the Portsmouth Command on receiving the "Freedom of the City" and in so doing

Salute the Royal Navy which it has been their privilege to serve since 1880

MODERNISATION progrirI1tIte tiicIi has taken the best part of twa years to complete at a cost at oer £80.000 was irluaIIy ended on April 9 , M"rs. Christopher \Iahew. wife of the Minkler of Defence for the unveiled a plaque to commemorate the reopening of the Ro Royal Sailors Rest Edinburgh Road Portsmouth.

R. ir dmi ii Ii R I li. Chaplain of the Fleet. the \ n Law. C.11---1 10 a %% elIjnd %esse'c ( )\ February 1) IlL I) S ( (chairman of the Archdeacon R Vs Rii.h irdson Q H C S lba helicopter front II 'i R.\.. ruski. tit the Royal S iii i RLstst SI S in short address. said truss carrying Chaplain . 1 Wheel Wheel-- ssclvomvd tile in tti t.ii ts is nt. that last c ir hi. '.isitvd the Singapore Rest.

(Ion K t and Father the reopening. in a sense. ss ,is a mis- which was doing such line work and, hosered over the spot sshere 82 men itoaler for during the reconstruction of looking after ---all sorts and condition 01 I l.\1.A.S. Vo ager were lost ss hen tit building. it ssas neser closed, lie of men" was fulfilling the spirit of Miss the ship was in collision with : that the modernised premises were Weston. lie ended h saying that reMelbourne 12 months previously. in with the high standard that cently he had come across a phrase keeping 'I lie two a Chaplains droppid v. hich appealed to him:"!' he good men ss reath into the sea and said prayers the sailor deserved.

The refit- ha made the Rest one do today becomes the happiness of in memory of those who lost their of the most up-to-date Service men s tomorrow." lie said he would like to lives.

Memorial services were also Service women clubs in tbe rephrase it -''the good Miss Weston held on Sunday. February 14, at the and countrs I .ii.h cabin. furnished it) tiiod did yesterday has byvo-ny th hap Memorial C h ii'vl II SI S S Watson rn style, has t h indb ismn ss ith hot and pincss of the sailor today.--tile next of kit) and rylajis i. cold water, fitted wardrobe, electric Mrs. Mayhew. in a most charming deceased officers and men were : shaver radio and call s stet)), I manner which belied the feeling- of present. "' lied with fo,iuti mmi,ittrcss.

It 11:15 been stated that all relevant And divan fright from which she said she was COMPI.ETE TRANSI:ORMATION sultering. spoke of the work of Miss compensation that could be made tinder the regulations was made by No elYort has been spared to effect a Weston, her gentle upbringing and the the Royal Australian Navy within a complete transformation of the 60' difficulties she encountered when she fesv months of the loss of Voyagcr. year-old building and to make it into a left her home in Bath to go to Plyfor the loss of Liability purely place where Service men and women mouth to work among the sailors. ie personal belongings has now been can find rest and rel:iation. food for When she unveiled the plaque accepted and steps are being taken body, soul and mind, at the most mod' said: "May God bless this building I the moassess tlicfull extent of the claims crate' prices society can afford. and all who make use of it -

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ROYAL SAILORS' REST

Naval per have complete freedom to use all the facilities provided for them in the Modernised ROYAL SAILORS' REST in Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth.

Open day and night for meals, refreshments. Bed-sitting rooms with all modern improvements for only 6/6d per night.

Gifts from individuals and from Welfare Funds may be sent to the Treasurer (NN) Royal Sailors' Rests, 31 Western Parade, Southsea, Hampshire

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PENSIONERS SOUGHT FOR Till. for short for rrised at Portsmouth. on April 10. for a ten-dab maintenance period, have opeFaled periods after intensive exercise.. at sea. several ycars, this is the first Branch Office representatives are Job-Finders, and the cmplovcrs dehips have been required to Admiral Sir Charles Madden. cc hen The squadron, which is under the for prolonged periods a%% IS (in them for ex-Naval command of Capt. 1) V \1 \1 ad od A YOUNG Royal sass rating csho mands made C.-in-C. Eastern All ilitia. sponsored operate from their national support f icilitacs I died into the sea to search for personnel seem to he endless. For R N as composed of H %1 S I mdc the idea of lot nung this squadron li Exercise -Matchmaker01) those men who possess lump ir thu. began suripsors alter an aircraft crash an the ( Clack. uR N ) II \1 ( S ((dr. F determine the problems. if any. schach or the la and as data. to end fl civilian skills knoscla.d.e February Far East his been commended for his ( oliambi a Cdr. I' R Hinton R.(. N m ht be encountered ccha.n ships are mid-July, I. S S II ammerhcr_ (I cut C dr. I I courage in i Special Order of the Day chances of advancement are excellent. required o use tile base and lot_a a for those look employers the Commander. Far East Fleet ha.C itise I uk is U S N ) and H NI S facilities of NATO nations other than Apart from Exercise Matchmaker hi ' au. tdnairal i R i qualities cc litch are to he found in a logistic exercise. tile s Os ci ajssel t( dr J Fennem a R NI N ) those of their usc n nation. being iii minis an the majority of naval men. lie is 25-i ear-old Radio Electrical grained leaderMechanic (Air) Arthur Bavliss. of vii. integrity, initiative and leaderchap. Pensioners, by s artuc of their Itr,dgs atcr, lortu service which ensures stability ii J.tnti.ara he sc.is on duly is -he "" of katossdicer .1 lie pi_aneguard ltelicopter of and a much greater variety and tare much ledge experience, I-ISIS. S icoriotis ss hen a Sea Vixen- sought alter by employers sc ho. in aircraft a.- r.is act iLl) the sea.

I ate the main are very shrewd men, and mornen lie he I reached t lie it is not in their 'u):e osc at interests to cc reek .mgc Ba) iss dis ed into the ss .uter 4. ,uinder-en1ploy any mail of ss orth. to search for stirvivorc. lie dived to 100 Men about to leave thc Sets ice at feet. the practical limit of his breath- the end of their entzae'emeait should. in arm us and 01115 surf iced cc app hut *1 during their list three m ii Its of its air cc as CS tilts cd " t . service Contact their Resettlement or cc is cc inched up in :o the hela lie .

Instructor officers and complete (arms T. ik.licn at realised there %%ere E.D.828. One of these fornis %%ill he is chelicopter !copier 5fl to the Ministry of Labour I oil its ikay back :o tile ship when a 1 mow ploynient Exchange nearest to the kkas st_ha. home address stated on the form,;. and - liss. despite his esh.aiastaon and lack the other will he sent to the nearest o f air. rc-c:a:cred :lie cc ocr to recover Branch Office of the Association. This o it. and in doing ncl- prior information of gircut contaminated "ater. When hc% returne valuc to both employment agencies.

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Vice-Admiral Ics ass says: 'Although. When [lie exigencies of the Sers ace port of c.arnicr strike fleet operations, PORTSMOUTH ly. his effort s cc-crc in vain. permit. these applications cc ill readily amphibious opc ratio ri_s and cons'os' " unfortunate I R L .51 ass commend Bayl operations and co-ord mated Lasage " for his be granted. ordnance maid electronics equipment. coiarage and selflessness an his deterAlthough the suhjcct nltmtter of this THE I he exercise talso provides opportuni- maflataon to attempt the rescue of the article is concerned svith the duty of ROYAL tics to Ic-tarn each others methods of amarCrew cc thou: regard to his pa.-rsorial the ,\csocitmtion to assist nasal men in replenishing tat sea aid in port. .mttd " safety. _mnd in re-eattering the water their resettlement, it would he neither illoct s time for duties to he made on when exhausted and without air for right, nor fair, to conclude cc ithoumt the possibility of standtardising sonic his breathing app.ir.i:us. saying that the Roytal Ntis y offers a of the To commemorate the Presentation of the Freedom Bavliss. 1% ho joaticd the Roal Navy good eare'cr----soniewhat higher than i\pcs of equipment. \itucieod was caithusiastic in 1954 tic a boy sctam.an. qualified that running pairallel in civil life -to Capt.

City of Portsmouth to the Portsmouth Command, Royal almat the exercise' and his sqiaamdroti " as a ch.illocs sc-.mte'r dicer tat 1961. lie any man in any branch who has the Year of the on 7th and also the ,tnij he stud: ''We want to find out 1 - joitied the search intl resciac flight of ability. p:mticnce and determanation to Navy, May, Bi-centenary succeed. a NA l() squadron can he us elIicent H.M.S. S e:orloams in July. 1963. of H.M.S. Gale & Poiden Ltd. are to proud launching Victory, ----___________------- --------- -- after nioaiths tic at c'atas cc}a:i announce the publication on 4th May of a book entitled a or at Cu. I mrnctlitmtelv after the'' N1:mtehm.aker (jit.i(hrOn stats formed it took part ii lie NAI() exercise 'I'tlot Laght cc Itah Portsmouth and The Royal ln.tc(I three cceekc, tutd since tlacat tha: st(aa.RIrotl h:as exercised tat se:a anti an written by the well-known Naval historian eaaatjiaatction scith the Joint A S W.i t l.a re School tat Londonderry. \hen the squadron letaves I'orts- aa)a'it Ii it is to visit I)enmark. I holland. I -ri alec' at iid Port tig:m I ta rid t heti to cross tIle All_antic to Canada and the Ln;teal St.at:s The book as pianned in magazine style with a beautiful coloured picture of H.M.S. Victory flying Lord Nelson's No INTERCIIANGEAIIILI1V apt. 51 aacleod said that there scas Signal on the cover cnihiisitism in tall four ships and there The text is lavishly illustrated throughout and contains Stats CVe') sign of a successful e'.peniii call. The Sq i itid ron (on ma aider Forewords by The Lord Mayor and the Commander-incan phiasised thai t the sq ii tad a on ha no catnalection whatever stIlt the propose_I i/I43 Chief, Portsmouth SI aalta'I.atertal Force. I-fe htisa stall coaiistiiig of one officer from ctach * I pta taeip:ating n:ition, but the ships operate tas aiationail Lariat'. cc tb the Copies are obtainable through all Booksellers and Stationers oai p. .a ttd c-tacIt as manned era ii rely hv at 5/- each officers tmnd arten of its ocs n nation. each the Publishers) Apart front the' odd petty officer or from (Single copies by post 5/6 SO there is no interchtmngctahilitv.

Strong friendships htas'e sprung up * WH ITB READ between the officers and men of the various ships Of the squadron, friendA special discount of 25 per cent. con be mode to Mess Secretaries ships cshieh Ctapt. Macheod felt stare and Welfare Committees of H.M. Ships, and Branches of the scould continue.

TANKARD The sisi t to Portsniota t hi is alt) Royal Naval Association, who order 12 copies and over. opcrtationtai one, but the Lord Mtivor ot Portsmouth gave a civic reception cool, refreshing flavour on April 14 and the host ships to the entertained visitors.

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11.MS. Londonderry rammed a doek turd jetty cc-lien mana'uvritlg in Portsaitotith Harbour on April 20.

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for 1-long Kong. but this first attempt reach hong Kong ssas thwarted by Typhoon Kate. The ship sustained SOIItC damage and i' looked. at first. as if the ship was likely to have a second refit in two Weeks. but repairs were effected in seven days Sailing again tin December 17. in the wake of H.M.S. Bulwark, the ship encountered more rough weather but reached Hong Kong H.M.S. oil December 23. a day Bulwark, at one stage. thought Caesar had repeated her earlier performance and returned to Singapore.

Christmas and the New Year wcrc the full. but the festivities enjOYed ssere a little overshadowed by prep.iratin for the Flag Officer Second in (iiiiids inspection. However. s ith the co-operation 01 ---Jenny and her C011 and girls" Caesar acquired a ss t h fl log the inspection Colours.

After exercising with H. MS. Victorloils and other ships in the Stihic area.

Caesar made fui Singapore. The day before getting there L.M. John C. II iighes died on bo.r rd He wits buried ss ith full miIitar lionours it the Ulit Pati l)ang M ilit;tr ('emetery on Join20.

' E first 12 months of hl.M.S. Caesar's commission ended on March 15. and year the ship steamed 51.000 miles. Those on board are looking the ship is expected to arrive , forward to June 24 this year when, all being ' at Portsmouth.

A look hack os cr the year 51)055 S that Singapore at 28 knots to take up there '5 as plenty to do all the time. another patrol.

Laic in August. in company 55 ith lIEN H.%I.S. Rothesay returns to the United Kingdom on June II. she After commis'ioning on March I(. %/ will have been assay front home for II months. a "foreign leg packed 1964. the sea trials and workup lasted }-l.M.S. \°icloriou and H.M.S. Cavenwith excitement. much steaming and incidents. its reported in the December from March 23 to May 23. ssith the dish. ( acsar sailed 1r Australia. The issue of "Nay). News." the frigate left the United Kingdom on July 16. 1964. odd week-end in Singapore and a ! other ships ssent to Frernantle. but Bunhury. and between then and the end of the year, she visited Key West. Nassau. three-day visit to Penang. 1;iy 23 saw : ('aeszir was detached to lrinidad. St. Vincent. Barbados, Ilequia. Puerto Rico. Georgetown. Grenada, the ship inspected and fully opera- Western Australa. The two-day visit and the first visit to an ss en;o% and (D). 26th Escort as most .ih!c 1ontserrat. Bermuda. Antigua. Jamaica. ltvlitc, iIiiI as many private invitations ssere resed and the pubs American city. St. Petersburgh.

Squadron (Capt. 1-1. \V. Hollins. RN.). was decided o Ie.t e .t Ro al 5I anne an English i Scnor Na' al were the nearest to At Sin J u.tn the Most of j thing spent patrolling " Officer \\'cst I nd icc and h s stall joined detachment. This ss .ts a wise FI1OVC off 1 as a ii tit Si hah. North Borneo. ---local--- that those ,it board had so far four Cuban two d,i s later. the ship from H.M.S. Decoy, and for. lhink. anks to the very hospitable 846 found. the to Nelcons Activists landed and were taken into helicopter squadron and a certain l)urin October the ship entered the hen came trIp 15-loot motor- "t-iiotint of entertainment in Tawau it- floating dock at Singapore, he dockI harbour. Antigua. 1 he next stop was custody. The small Montego Hay. Jamaica. followed by boat in ss hich they had made their s:lf, the few hours not spent on patrol yard taking os cr and the ships colt](;:and (avmen where, despite a long Journey was confiscated and taken to were enjoyable. The return passage to pany moving into H.\1 .5. Terror for a boat ride, a large number of the ship's Cat City. 180 miles away l' Sub Licut. Singapore was choppy and not appre- much-needed break, local lc'avC had weather ciated hs the in very Company attended a dance given for O'Driscoll. contingent of Ghiirkas given and most of the people spent it them on an open air floor that was Rothesay took the four men to N.is,tii who were taking passage. A few of the at the Fraser Hil Centre, lip country. "really swinging." One group err route for trial, ship's company also retired for the Those who didn't. pounded the golf Christmas was spent at Nassau. a 40- duration, and heir beds. There was a course to this place decided to take a taxi. concert party from the ship certain ariioiint of sport and Caesar HELP- NOT WORDS and one man, noting the speedometer had ii maximum of 110 m.p.h. asked giving a performance at the Princess won the Small Ships' Hockey Cup b BANGKOK VISIT CUT SHORT Profound regret was expressed on were the driver whether the old crate could Margaret Hospital. I he patients heating 11.51.5. He-iw ick and retained board but, as happens so sery, often .-\fter more patrols Caesar, with entertained by the 1 iller-sly Ic dancing manage this sp:cd. One gathered from in the Navy, his shipmates did not \lanxman and Loch Krllisport. visited it against 11.51.5 B.irros.r.

R.5t.(utiec," the of the "Rothesay his white face and strained look of This city is recommended express their regret in mere words.

Bangkok. by in line form. steel hand. now ship's TYPHOON DAMAGE the other passengers that it did.

At the subsequent sale of effects on for its shrines, temples and Thai dane- I eomed and from the Electrical of the lonely songs At BeIi,e members £1,400 was On November II the destroyer sailed board. approximately 111g. I here was a friendly atmosphere Seamen and who Division. .isslsted entertained those ably by British garrison duties and on November 16 raised for his is idoss and family. and there were several sporting fixtures. for Marines. and the old Ros a) to ashore managed get It was with much regret that after four An sight over (liricimas in phrase "a good time was had by all" was ordered back to Nassau is the "Jiiiikanoo" which dates days the ship seemed appropriate.

On the first day of the patrol three I hack into obscurity. Ii is a parade Cubans were picked up on the British 1 which starts at 2.0 aol and finishes (Continued from column 2) ois ned ('at (a. Sf) miles cast of at 7.0 am., next dliv. and the bands I with each other to coloured uniforms and floats, all made and vie groups 51 iami. They were handed over to the by the locals, mostly from paper arid local at Key \Vesl, produce the most e x r v a g a n t I straw. It is a sight and sound that can During a sea mcli of An guI Ia. arms (Continued in column 3) hardly he described in detail, but one mid ammunition were found and it which conveys a 'Stereophonic 'lour .11W.I t'U 1W, umpresslt'ir 0! member of the a One coin phrase. ship's company was adrift from leave because "I couldn't cross the street," On New Years Day the ship went it toll speed to a deserted island in response to an urgent signal from a IS (o,tstguard plane which had sighted .t man obviously in distress.

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