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No. 169, 15th YEAR, JULY, 1968

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CARRIER CHANGE-OVER EAST OF SUEZ

EAGLE HOMEHERMES TO For the first time for inziny years the Royal Navy is not represented East of Suez by an aircraft carrier.

H.M.S. Ark Royal is still tiiitlcrgoiiig a rcfit at Plymouth to fit. her to operate the l’h:iiitoiii :iii'ci';ilt, Eagle returned to Plymouth on June 18. and Hcrincs docs not sail front Portsmouth for the Far Ellxi until July 9

The commando ship ll.-.\l.S. Albion is still in the area and so is the assault ship ll..\l.S.

Plymoiitli aftcr tcn months in the Middle East and Far East. slic was grcctcd by a larizi: iiiiiii-

at

Intrepid.

Hcrnics completed a \-.orl;-up period in thc i\lor;iy l'll’lll rcccntly. and is now in l’orIx'mouth giving lcav; prior to her Far liast trip.

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Mid. l.e:i-ik. of AB John Lcwisham. both of H.M.S. liziglc. arriving at The l';iI-ace with a gift of pl’tIIL':.|.'i—Ihc nuiur-.iI flower of South .-Africzi-l'or the Queen. from the Mayor. .\la_\-orcss and people of Ciipctowii.

The gift had been brought home in the carrier

bcr of rc|;itivi:s am.l friends.

It was a good job that l*l..\l.S. liaglc carried a large stock of "Ilanns oi‘ .\I:irii;ii:c Certificaics." for about 40 of the company are to get ship's iii.irr:i:d dtirini: lcavc follimiiig the ship's rciiirn. l)iiriiiy. tlic time away liziglc has dc.sli with liiindri:ds—pi:rllZl[‘\ tiioii».-.iida ~ot' visitors. hill on: 'illlltl\'tlL‘tl giii.-st made it CF.t\ll'l.tlltllllg on the flight tlL‘1.‘l-i aitcr the ship hail lcft Capetown on the way lioinc.

A booby-bird. :1 member of the gannci family. made three attempts to land. only achieving

JA PAN 'l'RlI’? 'l‘ho\-c on board l'lt!i‘l‘llC\ arc liopiiig that the carrier will \'i.it pul'l:s in South .-\t'ric:i and Anatnilia as well Il'\ Singapore and I-long Kong. Uni: iiiciiihcr of the ship's C0:’t1[1.tll',' wa-z liciird to say: "A visit to .l.ip;iii would also be appreciated."

Hcrnics is expected to rcturii

the Unitcd Kingdom during the first half of I969.

When H.M.S. Eagle zirrivcd

to

touch-down by hooking its beak on to the tailplzinc of a Sea Vixen aircraft parltcd oil the flight deck. :1

_

Separation allowance is POLARIS ON

In addition to the 34. :1 day increase in out of quarters marriage allowance already nnounccd. details of the new ay scales show a rise in \CPi|l'illl0fl allowance of a -

-

shilling a day. or two shillings -depending on length of

absence.

Submarine pay

rate goes up

'.’.s. a day. and surveyors and divcrs also get ti similar rise.

Eligibility for rcs onsibiliiy allowance at 25. it ay is CK-

by

LIVELY LADY AT END OF LONG TRIP

raised

tended to gunnery instructors drafted to frigatcs in lieu of sub-lieutenants (SD) (3) as 4.5in. gun controllers.

In general. the new pay scales for oiliccrs and ratings follow the general pattern of a seven per cent. rise. but the "middle group" of Wren 0lllCCl‘S—SCCOn(.l officers and junior officershave been given more generous treatment to bring them into line with the women's branches of the Army and R.A.F. They get a rise of about 103. a day. plus some incrcmcnial improvemcnts.

An additional inc1‘cmcnl_has also been introduced for lieuténanis. who will now get a rise at the end of one year, instead of waiting for the succeeding

two-yearly. rises.the ‘For ratings,

_

_

rise is

be-

3s. 9d. El day, bringing it petty ot'f'iccr, for instance to 51$. 9d. a day (highest

tween 23'. and

qualification).

Artificcrs. mcchanicians. and medical technicians. bcsidcs get-

ting

more

in basic pay. also an addition to trade

benefit b pay of ‘d. or on

6d. (depending

qualifications).

Increases in the rates for apprentices range from 9d. a day to Is. 6d.. a fourth-year artificcr apprentice now receiving a basic daily pay of 235. 6d.

WHEN

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PATROL Britain's nuclear

dctcrrcnt contribution to the defence of the West is now in operation with the first patrol of H.M.S. Resolution.

The actual departure of Polaris submarines on their two-month cruises is not announced. but it had already been stated that the first cruise would be in June.

Resolution is the first of the Royal Navy's Polaris submarines. Two more will be in commission by the middle of next year.

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had hccit siglilcd. 'l'\\'o Itiiiicswccpcrs l'l..\l.

Ships l.:ilcstoii and l.cttcrs'ton t.'\C0flt.'tl Mr. Rose up the (‘haiiiicl to Portxmoiitli on the List leg of his 2‘J.5UU-

ship.

Visitors includcd Bl members of the lm rial Defence Collcgc. Lord ooihby and a party of pccrs_and Members of Parliamcni. jl.ll'll0f§ from H.M_S_ St, Vincent and H.M.S. Ganges,

from H.M.S. Sultan.

H.M.S. Dolphin, H.M.S. Vernon. thc Special Duties Officers‘ School. and H.M.S. Mercury. as well as crickctcrs and actresses.

The cricketers were members of the Lancasliirc and Hampshire teams. and the actresses were from the cast of Chichcstcr Festival Theatre.

Valiant Icft Portsmouth on June 26 for a week‘: visit to courses

Hamburg.

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Mr. Ross: told those in the 's\\ci:pi:t'$: "I am in good heart and feeling very lit. I have no ]1r0lllL'l'll§ and the boat has no ili:l::<:ts."

the eight-day visit to Portsmouth of Britain's second nuclear submarine.

H.M.S. Valiant. almost l,000 people were shown round the

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At tlic rendezvous off the Isles of Scilly. thc mincsxsccpcrs ll.‘tll(lCLl Mr. Rosc

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Last month Drafty discussed in general terms the introduction of the new Seal Shore pattern of drafting. Now he explains how the change-over will be done. Sea [Shore drafting comes into force on October 1, 1968, and all drafts ellective from that date will be under the new rules.

DRAFTY'S REMEMBER: we vars You! Morlcv 50 we i-1AKE5'rir£ CHOKE .(.N.D.

(I) -is

that iAVoiding rub green

'l he present overseas rosters must be rearranged and renamed Sea Service rosters.

For the benefit of new readers let me explain that a separate roster is kept for each type of rating (some 170 in all) and the roster can be likened to a line of men waiting their next stint at sea. queuing in order of the peneilled roster date on each card.

ing

card of each man who will be on Shore Service on October 1. I968. and adjust his roster date to meet the new rules.

All men who are on Port Scrvice and Local Foreign Service Ashore (Accompanied).:tntl who have not done any Home Sea Service since their last spell of service overseas will retain their present roster date.

'l'his date depends on the length and type of Sea Service last completed It is not the date on which a man is next dtie for sea. but simply a device for putting the cards into a defensible order.

In forming the new rosters we will have to look at the draft-

New roster date

CORNER

of places on the new Sea roster.

Under the old rules you were due for Overseas Service (Ci.S.C..

F.S.C.. 1-.l- S.) when you reached the top of the overseas roster. but now when you reach the top of the Sea Service roster you can be drafted ((» H.S.S.. l’.S.C., (i.S.C.. or l..li.S. It you are setit to l..F.S. (Ashore) and are joined by your family or get married locally you will have yotir service reclassilied from Sea Service to Shore Service. and will be eligible for Sea Service on cornplction of your eointnission.

the U.K. be eligible for Sea Service when they reach the top of the Sea Service roster.

(Sorta: may reach the top before they get home and be marking return to

time.)

in fairness to the men who

accompanied draft under the old rules they will be liable only for draft to H.S.S. on completion of their leave (as they were under the old rules) unless they volunteer for some went to

an

other form of Sea Service.

But any man taking. a married accompanied shore draft after October l accepts the liability to be sent to any form of Sea Service on his rettirn.

Fine Now that under the new rules II.. S. will rank with other fornis of Sea Service. there will he no point in limiting it to 15 months or

so.

“l.e:Idin5: Seaman llloggs. sir.

Query about his foreign sersice draft!“

who have not served in Port Scrvicc since their last Overseas Service at sea 'l'o make them serve the new long commission in Home Sea Service would be unfair. These

adjustment

There is yet another group of ll1L‘l) who. altliough shore based. get roster adjiistiiient sirnilar to ll.S.S. (old rules).

They itlcltltle among others the l.‘.K. (‘otnintlnications littercise Pool. certain instructors in new entry training establishments. certain other nominated ratings in Port Service who may be required to serve overseas on detached duties. and Flag Otlicer Sea Training s "sea-riders."

Under the new rules these men will continue to get a roster adjustment to an old date as now. which will be half a month for each month served. but will not earn a brand new date.

They will thus get a drafting advantage over others on less arduous kinds of Port Service. but they will not get the drafting compensation earned by men in

Indeed. if we were to do so each man would cam on] a brief period on shore 3’»’r’r’r’r’r’5'3'»’o’o’r’o’o’o’o'o’I'o7 again coming to the top of the Lists of Ships for which C.\l.D. queue for sea. A normal draft the others to H.S.S. will therefore be up to men. unless they volunteer to will be issuing Draft Orders adjusted by post-dating by half serve longer. will serve in Home Home Sea Scrvicc under the 30 months. as it is now for a during August I968 a month per month for the time Sea Service only for about the old rules counted as part of the G.S.C. served on Home Sea Service. of rules In sometime they would have served any eliaiige 1() JOIN .'ol.\lN PART]ILS period of UK.-based service.

Under the old rules these men and be one is going In unlucky under the old rules. and Drafly had to be careful ESKILIO (G.S.('.)

I-‘ehruary. W6‘) this adhad would have merely Some feel he's had a green rub.

Other men already in H.S.S. February. I969 CAPRICIE (G '.C.) not to leave a man in H.S.S. too old added to roster an Writ) justment (G llF.RMl().\'l’. S.C) February. long because he knew that the arrangements have therefore on October 1 will not necessarily BLAKE (G S.C.) February. W09 date. but under the nesv rules longer he left him there the been made to protect men who serve for the full 30 months unreceive date new one a (the they shorter would be his period of may be put at a disadvantage less they volunteer to do so.

MAIN PARIII-LS (TRIALS) Sea Home leave Service) they Men who are on Local Port Service afterwards before during, the changeover period. l.0Nl)0.\'DERR)' (G.S.C.) with the same adjustment added. became due for Overseas SerThere will. for example. be Foreign Service Ashore (Accomhe Februsn‘.l9o9 So there will be some shuffling vice. panied) on October I will on ships. some men in Home Sea Service KELLINGTON (tl.S.S.) I-‘ebruary.l9o9 at 4‘ 0‘ 4‘ 4|‘ I‘I‘l-l*I‘fI~t ¢I~ 4 4* 0 r‘O‘J*O'J'¢~d~l " ""' " " ’ "'$’i9$$9$$’)$’¢$$$$$‘$$$~"»$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$’i’5$’}9$’;‘o'é$’) "o’&"i"‘o$6'.‘»“o"-"¢$-'3‘-’a'o‘‘’o'$’o$$$4'é$’o‘é‘o'p‘o’é’o-oa~a'a’_4’g"a’4’4’a » B"“' I. I I O-I-I—f PO 9'’ I I-I I a » o ow-I-’o‘»'}$'r ~I—IOI—IIIlIII)—I Men who have done a period of Home Sea Service of three months or more will have a new roster date. which will be the date they left Home Sea Service

On July 4 the general-purpose frigate. H..\t S. Nubian. built at Portsmouth between September.

1959. and October. I962. recommissions for service in Home Waters and East of Suez (Middle East).

H M.S. Andromeda. a Leander class frigate. laid down at Portsmouth in May. i966. and launched in May. I967. taltcs on her trials crew on July 24. She is due to commission for service in Home Waters and East of Suez.

(Far East) on November ll.

(.‘.\\‘l.\'l'(')N (.\l.'Il). Au;-int

15

This is the latest comnlissioning infonnalion available. and details which have appeared in previous issues of “Navy News" must be disregarded.

at

ber to (E).

PIIOEIIE (G.P. Frigate). Autnist 22

at

sion (Phased).

llnmellzut of Sue: t.\Il~Z)/Home (Captain's Command.

U.K. tlasc Port. Chatham. \\‘lSl‘()\‘ ((.‘.M.S.) August .10 at Bahrain. t-‘orcixn Service. Middle East. Itth .\t.(...\t. Squadron. ((2.)

Bl>ZRR')’ MBA!) (Maintenaere ship).

Auzlut at P--mmouth (for trials). Port Base Port not yet Sctsicc U K dctidrd.

SEPl'l'-‘_\ll1l‘.R

BlI.l)I-ZSTON t.\1.!l). September 5 at Rmsth tor trials. Port Sicrsticc. Commissions October 31. l’U.\‘CIll>‘.S'l0.\‘((_'.M 5.). September It at Gibraltar Foreizn Senlce. Middle East. 9th .\l.(‘...\t. squadron. IE.) W()()t.ASTO.\' ((.M.S.). September IS

(‘ribrahar (‘rev ct-Puncheston for passage ).'ll)'. Turn over to London

at

Divisun R..\.R.

on

arrival in UK.

September 26 at tics-onport. Home Sea Service,’ foreign Service (Middle East) from

BRt.\'l'0.\' (M iii

Middle East. 9th M C..\|. Squadron. (E.) \'.\Il.\10l.1"Hl (AIS Frintc). September 30 at Portsmouth. General Service Comimuion. llorne.'l~‘aut of Suez (H-;)/llomc, UJL. Base Port. Portsor union

date

ham.

ANl)R()\tl".l).\ (G l' Frigate). July 2-: at Portrmoti-.h for trials. l'ort Service.

Commisnons .\'m¢m.~.rr ll.

mouth.

OCYO BER

IRERIITON (Mill). October S at l'utum0l.lllt for trial-. Putt St-r\i:e.

(‘omrniarions December )7. tli.) (.‘A\‘l&'l'0N (MIN). October )0 at Chathlm. Home Sell Scr\'i;e.‘l-'orei:n

Devon-

port for trials. Commissions Septembcr 26 (E).

At‘ your service

.

.

Service (.\lidd.r- Fast) from date or uilins. 9th M (.‘..\t. Squadron. (l:'.) l’Il()I-Lilli l-‘l.l(iMl' October )4 at Portland. General Service (‘ornmissiom Wasp. U.K. Base Port. Cl-iatham.

PL\'5I()Ul’lI I-’l.l(:IlI'. October H at Portland. General Scrsicc Comm \slon \\/asp. U.ls .t~c Port, l)cst~.-:DON.

Ill-ZVKJNSIIIRE t‘G.M Dnlrosct). ().tobcr l-1 at l‘t-rtsmouiti LR)’ complemcnt. Port Service.

HURNASTON (C.M.S.) October 2| .1l Bahrain Forcistn Service Middle L.l\l.

9th .\l.C..\l. Squadron. (l5.)

Bl-IA(_‘l|.\.\lPl(.l.\ (CM 8.). October 21 Fnrcisn Sent: .‘-tzuulc at tlalirair FA.st. ‘Jlh .\l (_‘..\l. 5QtI.l|Jl0fl. tl;'.) \'AR.\'T(.)N (C.. 5.. October It at Fore en Service. Middic Sinirapor East. 9th .\l.(Z.M. Squadron. it-Z.) .\Il.\‘l-ZRVA (GP. l-‘ricalel. Uctnhtl 24 at Cliatham_ General Sersi:c Comm.»sion (Phased) ltomelfast of Sue: .

(ME/llome

ham.

U.K. thse Port. Chat-

l)ll.l)l-15T().\' (M It) ().-tuber 3) at Rosvth. ll irnc Sea Ser\i:c_ l\t M.(‘,.\I. Squadron. UK. have Port.

Rosyth.

.\'0\'E.\tBl-IR CIIAWTON (C..\I.S.) Noscmbcr l

Portland. General Service Commission. Wasp U.K Base Port. Devon-

.

DOB.

ALBION (Cds) Shin)

Sues (FE). U.K mouth.(A.)

Portsmouth. General Senice (‘ornintssion. H()l!)¢'/El.“ of Suez (FE).

U.K. Base Port Portsmouth-.

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Bahrain. Fnrcitrrl Scnice. Middle East.

9th .\t.(‘..\l. Ssxuadron. ll.-.) l\'l>Zl)l.l~'.S"IOS (.\l.'ll). Noscmber 7 at l)t.-vonoort for trials Port Service. (‘ommi.u‘iorts January 1, I969.

ANDROMEDA (G.l’. Frintc). .\‘overnbar It at P0l’L\l'l)0l.Ith General Service Commission. llorneltassr at Suez (FE)rllome (Captain's Command.)

U.I{. Base Port Portsmouth.

JUPTIT-ZR Fl.l(5ll1'. Nos-ember It at

P!.\'.\t0Ul'll (AIS Frigate). .\lovemt~cr 2) at Chatham tor triats. Port Scni;c.

Commissions January 23. 196').

Ill-IR.\Il0.\'l-2 (G.P. Frintc). November at Porurnouth General Service Corntriulon tlomr.-it-‘gs: ot Suez (FE)!

Home U.l<. Base Port. Portsmouth.

BERRY Ill-SAD (Maintenance Ship).

November 5. at Pommouth. Local Foseizn Service I'll-2(.'lrZ.\lBl'.R

.\ll.\'ER\’A I-‘t.lG!l‘I'. lkccmhtr 9 at Portland General Service Commission. W.-up U.K. Base Port. Chatham.

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Mt.-divay 43134

INTRFJID (Assault Strip). December to at Sinuporc. Foreisn Sersicc. East of Suez (FE). U.K llasc Port.

Dcsonnort. (A.)

(;‘lllCllt»‘.|i1l2R (MD) Tricatc). l')eeem-

bet I2 at (hatham General Sctu..¢

Cflttlmission (l’tt.'n<d). llomc,l'-..\sl of

Suez (l-’t:')!llum:. UK. Base Port.

Chathatn.

EUR\'At.L‘S (G.P Fritatc). December to at l>cv-onmrt. General SCH)“ Commmiun ll’)-iased). llorue)'Esst of Sue: (Fl:).'Humc. (Captain's Command.) UK. Base Port Devonpon.

HRIERIZTON (M H)

l'ol’L\rumlth.

llt-me

December 17

Sea

It

Service.’

Fortiitn Scrvrtc (Middle East) from of uiliritr ‘Ito M C.l\I. Squadron.

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S..\.R. I-'Ll(3Il'l' |lER.\lF.S. Late I968 at Cutdmsc. General Service Commissittn. \\"essr:s. U.K. Bast: Port. l’o:umonth. \Nl)t-l0.\Il-Zl).\ I-'l.lGllI'. December at l‘ortla.'tt.l Genrral Service Commission. Wasp. UK. tlase Port. Portsmouth.

J \.\l' \R\’ 1969 l\'l>II)l.l>2.\i'l()N (M H) January

3

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l’ortsmouih. Genera’ Service Commis(l'l)a\¢'d| IItJl'I‘lt.'FA!l at Sun (l~'lZ);llomc U.l\‘. Base Port. Forusion

mouth. l-|l>'l-I (G M Destroyer). January l-tth at Chatham, General Service Commission. Ilomc’E:s.\‘ or Suez (FE)Iltorne. (l’h:tsed.) U.K. Base Port. Chatharn.

Pl.\'MOU'l1l (A-‘S Frlnte). January 23 at Chatham. General Service Commission. llomctths ot Suez (FE). U.K. Base Port. Devonmn.

J:nuar1IFebn.iary

at

Devonport. General Service Commission (Phased). llnmeIEasr ct Suez tt~‘l-Jilllome. U.K. Bu: Port. DevonD0l"l.

A$l(A.\'Tl (G.P. Frinte). January 30

at

l'orr.smouih tor trials. Port Sersicc

Commissions March 17.

l>‘I‘IBRUAR\'

IESKIMO (G.P. Frisalc). February 6 at l'_ort.smouth General Service Commauon. (Phased). llorne/last of Sue; (.\lt-Z). U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth.

CAPRICE (Destroyer). Febnnry 6

at

Portsmouth. General Service Commis-

sion (l'h.1.u:s!), ltomclFz.st or Sun (FE). U.K Base Pan. Portsmouth. (:.\l..\TEA (GP. Frigate). February at Portsmouth. General Service comma.

sion

at

Portland.

General Service Commission, Wasp.

U.K. Base Port. Portsmouth.

ASIIAINTI Fl.lCll'I' March at Portland.

General Service Commission. wasp.

U.K. Base Port. Dcsonport.

APRIL

(2RE.\'\'ll.l.E (A!S Friiatc). Anril '.‘-1 Portsrnotiili. Hunt.

5:. tier-...c

Has: Fun. l'ort.smou-h. ((5.)

Prirtsnsouth.

l.0Nl)0NI)l-IRE)‘ I-'LI(ill'l'.September at Portland. General Service Commission. Wasp. U.K. Base Port. Ports-

mouth.

Pli.\'(.‘llI’..'-'I‘0N (FMS). September It Bahrain. 9th M.(‘..\l. Squadron. ll-reiitti sit-.'u:c Midst‘: l-‘ant (IE I

at

U K.

(;l..\.\l-()R(.'AN (G..\t. Destroyer). April

Devonport. General Service Commission (Phucd). llon):,li1st ol Suez (FE). U.K. Base Port. Devon:1

SEf"l'£.\Ill£R .\’()RH)l.l\' (G .\l. Devmyerl Sep!rm~ her at Wallscnd (tentative). General Senicc (‘ornmiuinm llomelliasl of Sun. ll‘F.l‘llnmc U.K. Base Port.

at

l'\)tt.

TARTAR (G.l’. Frixate). April at Gibl'.lll.sf. Lil P. complement. :92 3i'0l.lAl)R()N. ARK R(I\'.\l.. Anti! at Tcovilton. General Service (‘ornmiuion Phantoms. LZK. Base Port. l’ort.smouth.

KlILl.IN(:10.‘s‘ (.\('lll. .\lJd-April at (Ytalham. Home Sm Service. -tth .\l.('..\l. Squadron. UK. Bast: l'ort.

(ICHIBHR

I|}?.\(.‘ll \\lP'l0N (CMS). October It l).ihr.i it l-‘rerun $C|"|s.$'. .\lvdIH€ Last ‘ms .\t ('..\l. Sqiiadr-in. (IE I \'ARNT(.)N ((‘.\lS) ().‘tol*er at llahrain. liorcisn Service Middle Fast. ‘Jib .\l.C..\t Squadron ‘I-Z)

Cll.\R\'ht)l§ l~‘l.t(;It1'. October

llomeIEa.st of Sue: (Flzllllome (Captain's Cornnund.)

U.l<. Base Port. Porto-nouth.

JUPITER (GP. Frlttlltl. Mid-February at Devonooit. General Service Commission. llnnieithst of Sue: (FE)!

Home. U.K. (Lu: Pom Dcvoriport. l.0.\iDONl)t-ZRRI‘ (AIS Frisate). February 20 at Rouiti to: (nab. Port Scrvlcc. C0l'|'lmL\\lsrn\ May |, KF.Ll.l!\'(iTON (M.-‘ll). .\lid-February at Chatham to’ trials. Port Service. Com(Phased)

fl'I|SSl(‘Jl\-‘ mid-April .\!.\RC|l IIARDY (A.S Frizatc). March I4 at Gibraltar tor trials Home Sea Service. .\.\illA.\‘l't (G l’ l-‘risrcl March 27 at Portsmouth General Service CorrimisHome tau of Sun (51);). um‘)

.\t.\\' l.0.\'D0.\'Dl-ERR)‘ (A.S frigate). .\l.-sy l at Rosyth. General Se.-sic: Commission. llonu.-.lt:‘.'sst or Si.-er ll-1-L).-‘llomc.

U.K. Base Port. l'sJtL\m.)ull’l.

ANTRIM I-'t.l(:It‘l'. .\t.iv l at Portland.

General Service (hmmusion. Wusex U.K. Base Port. l‘s)l'tsmtiutlI. IMRDY (A/S Frittste). Mar 9 at Gibraltar. llome. Sea Sen).-c. l'nrtl:tnd Squadron. U.K. Ba-e Port. Cnatham.

JUN!-2

llA.\Il’.\')IlRl-Z (G.M. l)c.strovcr). June at Chatham LR)’ complement. Port Stfvif.

IAC(.‘IlA.\'l'l-I(GP. Frigate). June at Newcastle (teniathc). General Service India.

Commission.

Home. West (Captain's Command.) UK. Bu: Port. Portsmouth \ll)Al. (Survey Ship) lune. l.Rl' comnlemcnt at Chatham. Port Service.

ENDURANCE (Ice Patrol Shin). End June at Ponsmouth. so pct cent. of ship‘: company General Sersice (‘ornuiission. (HI)mci'Sou‘.h Atlar-.(ic.‘Suuth America.)

S\l.l§lL'R\' (A.‘D Friratc). June (tentatise date) at Dcvoriporl. General Service (‘ummissinn ltom .l5.ut ot Suez (H3). UK. Base Port. Descriport.

JL'I.'t'

(‘tlAR\'I!DlS (G.P. Frisrate), July in Beirut (tentative). General Service Commission.

llome.F.ast

of

Suez

(l?E).'llorne. UK. llaue Port. Perumouth.

l.\CClIA.\‘l'l-2 FLIGIII’. Jiilr

at PomGeneral Scrucc Ct|mmL\\t0fi.

Wasp. U.l-C. Base Port. Portsmouth.

Pl.'\IA (G.l‘. Frintc) Jul)’ at Devonoort. Genera‘ Senicc C-immersion. llornc.Eas-. of Sue)! (FE) Horne.

(Phased). UK. Base Port. Dcvonport.

mouth

A.\"l'RI\l

AIJGUSI’ (G..\vI. Destroyer).

Mid-

August at Glaser“! Pcntatnc). General Scrsi.-e (‘ommi«sion. ll(|!I'lt‘E.I(! of SucziHorne_ L'.K. tlasc Port.

Portsmouth.

SCYLLA (G.l’. Trinte). Auirust (ten'..|ti\c date) at Iksuriport tor trials.

Port Service. ('ommiv.siot-5 January.

2070 (tentative date)

at

Portland.

General Service Commission. Wasp UK. Base Port, l’\)tLL mouth. l.()wl-‘.\‘l’()l>'l' (ms Frirtate). ().-tuber In .it (‘hatham fut’ trials Port Seni.r:.

L |‘filfllt\\:i\ll.\lkccmber 4

Rossth.

lksrinlhltt. Home Sea Service. sin .\l.(‘..\l. Squadron. U.K. Base Pan. R-nth.

SlRll‘S ((i.l'. Frigate). January 9 at

EAGLE (Carrier)

Davenport

U.K. Bu: Port. I)e\'nr:p-at’).

I‘.Slil.\l0 I-‘LIGHT. March

|IIIICIIIIIIIIIOIIllIOUIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO

Chaiham. General Service Commis-

WISTON (CMS) Autlnt st Iahraio.

Foreign Service (Middle East). 9th .\I.("..\|. Squadron. (F.) Rll\'|. (A S Friute). Al-III-fil at Rosrlh.

Special re-lit DY control. Port Service

(Captain's Command.)

C\\'ALlEll (Dutronr). March 27 at Dtsonport. General Service CommuGcncral Service Commission. Wasp.

Chatham rot utals Commissions octo-

JL'l.\' llER.\tl().\'E I-‘l.l(:tI1. Jul)‘ I at Portland. General Service Commission.

Wasp U R has: Port. Portsmouth.

NUnI\.\' t(t.l' I-‘rizatci. July 4 at Poruiiioiith. General Service CommisHome [East or Suez (.\llZ) sion.

(Pha-rd). ((‘ap:ai'n's command.) U.K. Base Fun, I'sVfl\I'!lt)\ll.1 (ll).

R()I'tll>2S.\‘l' (AIS Ftinaltl. July -I at Rosyth General Service (‘on-.nm(ion. llornefl-Ia.si at Sun (l‘li)‘llomc. U.K, Base Port. l'ortsmouih. £x.\t()l.'l'It (AIS l-'ri'ntr:). July it) at Chatham. Home Sea Service tor special trials. U.K llaic l'ort_ Chat-

LONDON

FORECAST Home. UK. has: Port.

lRl(ZlIl'0.\' (AIS Frinte). Atxrust 5 at Chstharn for Special Rent (DY Control). Port Sen ice.

I-‘ALMOISIII (AIS Frlsalc). Autrtzst S at Pottsntouth for Special Rctit (DY control). Port Scrsvlce

(Navy).

at

Like

COMMISSIONIN

Two Portsmouth-builtships figure this month in the latest commissioning forecast issued by the Ministry of Defence

AUGUST lRl.‘iT0.\' (.\l,vll). Alllust l

beiiore

N()\'t»1.\llIt»ZR .\'\I\I) (GP. Frinte) November I! l'('tt.|t‘l‘.s‘ull) General Service Commusin.-r. tl'h.w.-d). llomc.‘Eut of Sue: t.\l E.) tttirne. UR Base Port, Pommouth, Al'R()R.\ ((i.!'. Friearc). November at Chatham General Sctsice Commis-

Il'h.s.sed.. llmnc‘!-‘ant of Sun (t-'.t-1.) lleme. U.l-C (Lise Port. Chat-

sion.

ham.

SDI!)-‘OLE

lv'l.lGllT. November

at

Portland. General Service Commission. \\'e.ues U.K tlas. Port, Portamouth. )l\‘I)R\ I-1.lGllT. November at Portland. (irnchll S(‘l\'.s'C Commi's.sl.)n. l.a.sp. U X. that Port. Chasham.

N01’!-‘.s‘.—lt is emphasised that the dates and ri.ir'.:;ulars triscn are forecasts only and may have to be changed-—t>erhaps at

short :‘.oti.‘C.

The terms "U.K Bu: Port" 'hea.-is the nor: at which .he shin may normally be eszv.-.ted to gist lease and relit. for ships which are to he phaseiil"'l-'YlL\\tI‘tR‘d.the filthquoted are those o. vilii.-ti the main parts will ruin, Dialiine .1.tion is initiated ahoir sis months ahead at the date on which men are to run such shins. and drafltnk action for rm; first part)‘ will therctorc be initiated atxsut nine months ahead of the dates

rluotcd. t)rat:i.-in action for

mm tor trials crew (who will form part or (I): final comp!cmt-nil is initiated beiuecn tun and the ntonths before the dates Quoted. ‘these periods should be borne in mind

uhen prrlrrrinc “Guests tor

sentcc

to

in particular shins.

sotuntcrr

Strips i-. which locallv entered Cooks IS) (‘ooh (()l or Stewards are to be born: in lieu ol U.K. ration are indicaied as follows. (A)—-All (‘oolu (S). (‘mitts t()) and all StcW.ItdJl (B). (‘unlit (.\). other than ['0 Cook (S). all Cooks In) and .-ill Stewards ((.‘)—Cooks (()) and S'cI.lrt.l\ onl,‘ (l))- Co-slut (S) oth:r than (‘.l'_(l. and I''.() all Cooks (0) and It Stewards (til--lcadinn (‘ouls (S) and Stewards only (F)— ‘anti (5) and

Steward only

'l|IiHf1B£

mmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmu

’Derry had short, hectic life

First

NAVY NEWS JULY 1968

Advancements

SHIPS OF THE

Confirmation has been received that the following have been advanced to the Chief Petty Officer. Chief Artificcr. or Chief

ROYAL NAVY

Mechanieian rate:

No. 152

To A/CERA 888781 I. L. Hard. 94:09 M. C. Btncham. 943905 D. P. Morey.

To AICh Slwl 919376 R. t-‘. Clinton.

At present undergoing a long refit in Rosyth dockyard. and due to recommission in mid-1969, the Rolhcsay class anti-submarine frigate I-l.M.S. Londonderry was laid down in November. 1956. at the Cot-.--.-s. Isle of Wight yard of I. S. White & Co. Lanni:licd in May. I958.

To

derry.

is also a friendly liaison _Thcre with the Royal lnniskilling Fusiliers. many of whom have had several trips to sea in

Motley.

To AICCEA 936403 I. I... White. 95660! K. I.

Smith.

To AICOEA 902301 B. I. H. Jones.

To Ch 0 E!

87712) D. W. P. Swanson. 9ISJ30 B. A. (Yllnyle. 66l6l‘> I. E. Whnfltl.

903.‘6§ D. W. Wood.

To (.’hREl 93703} D. A. \Villi.tm.ton. 94!-I38 M. H. \-Vrcnn_ 91553‘) A. Rhoda.

9vIlr7l'\7” J.Dm~£u.

TDCKS

55726! H. T. Mathews. 835396 R C. E. Pi-Ire. f~t7t00l R. A. Gcmmell.

590377 W. M. .\I.:Kenr.§c.

To CCY 565051 R. Spencer. 939393 I. Holtlns.

7lS228 I. A. Verney. 911539 A. Bell.

343097 I. Bowdcn.

To CPO 894052 A. W. Keen. 819469 D. H.

the aircraft

Londonderry

Armament comists of two 4.5inch guns in a twin mounting forward. and there is also a 40mm. AA gun. Anti-submarine

shot down by and others were

was

Londonderry.

daniaged.

guns.

At the outbreak of the Second World War she was serving on the Africa Station. She became it convoy escort and took part in ‘many Atlantic and West Africa convoy operations.

On November II, 1940. when on convoy escort duty oil the east coast of England. enemy aircraft made an attack in the Thames estuary and damaged four merchant ships. One of

on

standing order for the supply of each new card on publication. for I2 issues. can be arranged on receipt of postal order or cheque for I23.

the battle honours she gained during her short life bear witness to her usefulness. The honours are: Atlantic. I939I945: North Sea. I940: North

Other shine in thin series are: Theseus. Bulwark. Centaur. Gluxow.

Kenya. Nevrcuile. Alb-on. Ark Royal.

Loch Kitllroort Dianl. Tnrlturn. Darinr. Chevron. t. Vnnyunrd. Murray.

Africa. I942-I943; Normandy, I944: English Channel. I944I945.

Cumberland.

Scorpion Liverpool.

Abollo. Lynx, Salisbury. Shrflleld.

Girdlerieu. Mnldstonc. Newtoundland.

Warrior. ltritunnin. Bermuda. Vio torious. Oorurinn. Alnrnetri_ Vizo. Tyne.

Jutland. Talent. Pnlliser. Ernlorer. Porooix. Rcdpole. Gambia. TIICI’. ltuueti, Dainty. Protector. Undlne. Detendcr.

PRESENT SHIP

The present

Londonderry has

displacement

of 2,600 tons (full load). ller length is 370 feet (o.a.) and the beam 41 feet.

a

is

barrelled The complement of the ship is nine oilieers and l9l ratings.

POSTCARD COLLECTIONS

While escorting the Halifax

convoy IIX 224

835305 D. W. Reid. 81659] C. Bren-

nan. 320427 P. Clarke. 867328 A. H.

Whitby. Euthuurne. I-irquriy Mount.‘ flay. Belfast.

Ilrrmea. Armada Yarmnuth. Lion llaritand Point. Leonard. Token.

Ctiicbesier. Echo. Loco Fldn. Tenby.

Puma. Blake. Excalibur Troubrldte.

Rhyle. Carnnerdown. Oberon. Cnetulot.

Blackpool, Bcrwich. Diamond. Aeherr-n.

Lnburn. Scarborough. Sea Lion. Fulmouth. Ashanti 3ft'|Id.II'0Id. R.F.A. Tldesurne. Striker Plymouth. Ihroua.

Virno. Llnndaff Nubian. llrmmhire.

Gurkha. Caprice. Adamant. E\Elll“lO. Dnchcu_ Brave Burdercr. /uincnun.

Leander. Grenville Tartar. Jamar.

London. Kent. Aiu. Devonrhire. Iowa»toft.

Hardy.

Drcldnounhl. Eule (modernism). Lyn: (modernised). Oahu, Qtnbrinn. Loch Lamond Dido. Wakefnl. Triurnph. Sldlermm. Aldemey.

Tnitno. Roebuck. Mohawk.

Hand. Ocean. Zulu. Lofoien. Reclaim.

Grafton. Ornbrou. Una wooluion.

Dundn Fearless. Mlnxrmn. Glamoriran. Auriira. Forth Hecate Finwiule.

Otwen (tormerty olynthuri. it:-tetitlrn.

Fife. Intrepid, Damnier. Aime. Leopard (I967). Ocelot. and Galntea.

To CPO Wt!

.

.

on

ON THE ROSTERS

road show

A model of

a

fleet nuclear-

powered submarine

was on

Royal Marines Reserve Depot at the White City, on June 26, prior to being taken on a tour of the Midlands. the North of England and Scotland. show at the

The model. one-quarter life size. is 70 ft. long. 10 ft. wide and 12 ft. high. It is based on the design of one of the Navy's latest fleet submarines that can go round the world without

surfacing.

Inside. the submarine is fitted

out with an exhibition of the

Navy‘: role in defence. and she will be seen by thousands of visitors to IS major agricultural

and other shows over the next three months.

The model was "commissioned" by the Atiiiiiral Commanding Reserves and Director General of Naval Recruiting.

Rear-.-\i|niiral ll. C. (3. Place.

V.C.. and then left for her first public appearances at the Royal Sliotv. Kenilworth. July 2 to 5. and the Great Yorkshire Show at I-Iarrogate. July 9 to II.

The following table shows the total points of the man at the top of each advancement roster as at June I. The number in parenthesis indicates the number of men with the same number of points.

Po Mtkil I01

Ch shot Dry CIICEAICE CCIt0I>2AI(,‘h0 CIICEII El Met-Ii Elmech CIIOEI Dry tsoe ry

POCEII P0015 I Dr)’

CIIREZI l3t-t

CPO MA

When a roster is shown as "Int" (Intermediate) it means that there are fewer men on the roster than can possibly fill the expected vacancies during the next nine months.

599

CC!’ I410

CR3 H12

CR3(W) in:

CAMAE) Dry

Ratings lacking seniority.

VG conduct. or medically unfit. ‘.'l2(‘)

(‘I'D Wtr

Pt) Wu

P0

LS Int

1502

12:! ll

(‘I'll CH5) I71 5 (‘Pu std 1l<f» (‘Pit CHO) It-Ni .\i m

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252

I. CEISI

RS(W) Dry

I.lI0(Wl Dry CAMMZI Dry CREAMEI Dry

307

-uii

2154-

P0.\(‘il-It fir»:

P0 \1I’hulI

.tsl

Pt-rnbcrton. Std.

Ports-

in rt

Kent.

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It-ilt crehaniie rhim v-izh a similar ratios.

Csmrr oieierred ildcrrd

but

anything

P‘lde.0fl.im(It.Ill‘I EAGLE HELP FOR BABIES

the followln Olllelal Express Service for Service Pnnonnnl IVI Y Fl_lI_DAY AND SATURDAY Itearrn Fore Return Fan LEEDS 2.. ill- SALISBURY IIIC siuoroito ..-.

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The White Ensign Association has moved to new premisesEastcheap House. 24 Easteheap.

London. E.C.3 (telephone 0|623 5758).

Applications for assistance with financial problems. and on ioh-finding on leaving the Service. should be sent in writing to the secretary of the association at the above address.

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2is22 i

Sea Vixens—Simon's Circus-—and the free-fall arachuic team of the Royal orps of Transport.

The five parachttlists landed within a few yards of the wife of the Captain of H.M.S. Daedalus. and presented her with a bouqtict.

One of the Navy's latest aircraft. a Phantom. made a "touch and go" landing. the first to have tmiclied almvn at l.ee.

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TRIUMPH-SOUTHDOWN COACHES

IllIllIIIIllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllIIIllllllllllIlllIIIIIlllllIIIlllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllll Submarine POINTS LEADERS White Ensign goes

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While away from England MAA P. Calnan. of H.M.S. Eagle. organised a raffle. which raised £200. Half of this sum has been handed to the Nazareth House, Plymouth. and the other £l00 was sent to the Sunshine Babies‘ Home at Alverstoke.

To MAA

D.IllIfIl'U|'|. Carton.

The following ratings are anxious to exchange ships. Anyone interested should write to the applicants direct. Requests to transfer niust be submitted

314176 (I. Wltddon. 872089 6. HedIcy. To CPOSA 900784 0. Cnwslsnm 87“?! F. Smith. 66l294 R. Knot.

To CPO CA 90446} I. Doull.

To CPO Std 896902 C. I Chrlstmns.

To CAI-‘MEI LIPX 858514 E. B. Mnnhntl. LIPX 514982 R. W. Roberts. LIFX 881116 T. A. Harvey. LIPX 171436 P. Robertmn_ UP)! 38234) K. II. llunce. LIPX 006154 I. Stierrntt.

TO AICA Med! IAE) LIFX 39534 1. Holland.

2/Z4507 D. Wyeth. 865738 K. II. Arden.

79592] K. R. llaltcy. 86510! D. Welt. s3S9JI R. Church. 853300 L. L. Mull.

77I9B-5 A. A. Ilumetl. 769140 I. P. McCarthy. 66IO9B K. Bellow. 370868 C. R. lllrkeruhnvr. 838360 I. 8. Honey.

365961 K. 0. Batu. 842532 I. O. Smith.

8.16858 R. S. tlodirson. 371413 K. D. Stoocr. sll772 C. Malta. 646)“ B. A. Bowen. 836328 B. O. Kcnull. 833987 R. E. 1!. Sanders.

two Limbo threedepth-charge mortars.

armament

EXCHANGES

Page. 881582 W. L. leckclla.

Baker. 835719 H. V. Icnkitu. 853111

lI..\I.S.

To CMAII) LIFX 906538 0. R. Gardner.

To Cl-INA) L/PX 877929 W. A. Smith.

Mecurltcr. AB. OLII tS.C.A.). clo The Parade. HM. Dockyard. Portsmouth (Admiral Suocrintei-tdcnt'r stallover sir tnonihn will exchange with an!

All on port service (over six months).

Any area except l)ei-nnnort.

F. ttrnnle. A3. 50 Star. HMS. Ulster. retliiinir In Porrumouth. August to November. will exrlunitc for ScotIlttd. specially Ran-t.h G. Bennett. A8 Ot.2(A). ILMS. Cambridge. on draft to HMS. Tyne.

I-‘MU. on July I9, will erchanee draft: with um: rate on draft to l~I.M.S. Eaxle.

M. Lt-nolr. LS fPTII. lI.M.S. Nubian. on draft to II,M.S. Ganrrer on July II. will exchange for any establishment In area. preferably Gotpon

R. C. Loltul. 765154 K. (i. McDonald.

February 3. I943. Londonderry was Photo postcards of I-l.M.S. damaged after making a depth ‘Derry. charge attack on a U-hoat and Londonderry. or any other had to proceed to Liverpool for ship in this series. are obtainFIRST ‘DERBY able from "Navy News."

The present ship is the second repairs. being out of action for over eight months.

Dept. P.C.. 13 Edinburgh to bear the name in the Royal The first also Road. Portsmouth. price is.

Navy. the first being a Grimsby took part inLondonderry the Normandy each. (I05. per dozen. stamps. class sloop. built in Devonport in June. I944. order or cheque). postal doclryard. She displaced 990 landings She was in scrapped I946. but A tons and carried two 4.7-inch

CILVHEI

340226 1'. Kelly. 969131 R. Fonkri.

KNJI7 K. W. O. Flynn. 359626 I.

by

Viscoiintess llrookehorongh. wife of the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, the ship was completed in July. 1960.

Since first going into service in .\l.iy. l‘)(il. Londonderry has completed two lorninissions on the West lnzlies Station and two conimissions in the Far East.

111:: ship has kept up a liaison with the city and county after which it was named. the city having been visited many times. both formally and informally.

One of the prize possessions in the trop? ;r cabinet is a silver cigarette box presented to the ship by the citizens of London-

3

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Agents in all principal ports

AWAY SEA BOATS!

N.-‘\\'Y NEWS .lL'l.\' I968

days in

Busy school’ ‘frigate sea

.

Australian

3.

visit was Cava|ier's

highlight

The highlight of H..\l.S. Cavaliers foreign leg. which started when she sailed for the Far East in Jttnc. 1967. was her visit with H..\l.S. Troubridge to .-\u.str:ili:i.

The ship visited Adclziitlc.

Practical training afloat for engine- room artificers is provided aboard H.M.S. Rapid, the former fleet destroyer, converted with her sister ship. H.M.S. Relentless, to prototype fast frigate, and subsequently recommissioned (May, 1967) as a tender to H.M.S. Caledonia.

The ship carries otit a busy routine of entering and leaving harbour. manoeuvring in the Firth of Forth. flashing up and shutting down boilers and other machinery.

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This routine provides a concentrated training for the apprentices. During their last term in ll..\l.S. Caledonia. they

spend five weeks in Rapid tindergoing sea training. and another **‘*"":s!"'ara:-p

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five weeks in }'|.t\E.S. Saintes. the harbour training ship.

At the end of this period the vast majority of trainees obtain their Auxiliary .\lacliincry Certificate. and so go on their way to the Fleet with considerable more practical experience than was the case in the past.

Training is not restricted to apprentices. The current slrortage of qualified engine-room artiliccrs makes Rapid an ideal vehicle for Unit Watchkceping training. and each term eight artilicers 2/6. and meclraniciaris. are drafted to the ship for a three-month cotirse.

These ratings take the Board at the end of this period and are then available to the opcratioiral Fleet once more.

To date there have been 25 candidates at the three Boards and the pass rate has been 80 per cent.

SPARI-I Illl.l.l-ITS Only 24 seamen are borne in ll..\l.S. Rapid. There are. therefore. plenty of spare billets for new entry and ]l.|l'll0l' training.

These billets are. in fact. soon filled and to date over 300 junior seamen and junior apprentices have been "put through the mill.“ These figures, together with the 200 engine-room trainees who have been on board in the I2 months since commissioning for her special duty. show that

.\ic|bourrre. Newcastle. Sydney and Hobart t'l'asmania). l)ii.'ing the year away from home the ship stcarricd fil.20il miles. carrying otrt two Beira. patrols on the way oirt to Singapore and another on the way home. (‘liristntzis and New Year were spent in Singapore. following four weeks as guardsliip in

llortg Kong.

Junior

seamen

undergo

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into the sea

about to

baptism “m_\.~teries" of their

boat drill

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Although Rapid is on Port

Service. she

almost daily during the Caledonia term. but those who like to take their sleep in still waters will be pleased to learn that night steaming is not allowed. .-‘tn .\l(l€l drafted to the ship will lind that he will flash up and shut down. and the seaman will handle wires and drop the pick more times in six months than they would in a ftrll commission in arty other ship. goes to

sea

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Built by Carruticll Laird

at

llirkenheail. Rapid was cornpleted iir Fcbrtitiry. 19-83. spending the first few niorrths of her life in Home waters. .-\t'terwards she went to the Far East. being employed as a convoy escort. supporting the Nth Army in the bitter .-\rakan otlensive in lltrrma. in landings against isolated Japanese outposts and shipping sweeps against Jzipartcse supply and

warslrips.

Rapid

took part in the reocciipatiori of Singapore after the limit Japanese surrender.

During her conversion at Rosyth in l9(-6 for her present task. "stezirning schoolroorn" Ra pid‘s grins. mortars and sonar were removed. the two mortar handling rooms being converted into classrounts.

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in the engineroom for his Unit Watchkcepinu Certificate Right: ll.M.S. Rapid in the Firth of Forth

going training

wer. and roteus

two

Rolls-Royce

engines for cruising Both are marinised versions ot well-proved and reliable engines used in a variety of commercial applications.

The Royal Navy. which has ..-.__.,,.

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Sydney. in his first walltin;

.-\ll .-\lan Yates won the -11 mile Guinness “walkatlron." llis prize was :1 Guinness trophy. a lioliday in Sydney. and a free air ticket to rejoin the ship in Hobart. race.

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The K‘oriimandcr Far East Fleet. \’ice-Admiral W. D. O'Brien. was on board H..\l.$. .\l;in.\rir;tir when she made the tirst courtesy visit by a Royal Navy warship to lttdonesizi since the ending of cottfrorttatioir.

Before sailing front Singapore, the minesweeper support ship embarked 20 tons of rice and flour. part of the British Government's contribution to flood relief work in East Java.

The R.N. Air Station. l?l'.l.\\tl}'. is open to the public from 2 p.ni. each 'l‘hursd;iy (except .-\ugust). and on June 5 the visitors included l8 special guests from the Coomb Chesliire

trials

The world's first major warship to be propelled by gas turbine engines, H..\t.S. Exmouth. has completed her “alongside" trials and. last month. started her sea trials.

Converted and refitted at Chatham. Exmouth has :i Rolls Royce Olympus engine for full

Albion.

BRAWDY

Exmouth on sea

ACl‘l\'E S}’()R"l'S.\lli.\' (‘;tvalicr's sportsrrten were very active while away from home. At .\lonrba.s:t the rtrghj: team won the Chindwara Cup for seven-a-side learns. in Singapore the rugby. soccer. and hockey teams held the small ships‘ trophies for some lime. in the Fleet championships. the ship's boxers were second to ll..\l.S. Eagle. and the soccer team second to ll..\l.S.

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use of gas turbines pioneered thefor 20

warships years. over intends using combinations of machinery nodules gasor allturbine future major warships.

By getting the Olympus engine in

main propulsion unit. further valuable knowledge will be gained of the operational characteristics and benefits of gas turbine engines in the rigours of naval service. to sea as a

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were

reversed.

The city of Santo Domingo had experienced a severe drought, and strict water rationing was in force. l.eopard's gesture in supplying the city with several tons of water daily was one that was much appreciated.

A number of olliccrs and men of the Dominican Navy were taken to sea in Leopard, the visitors being given the oppor-

on

June 6 for

sea

trials

HELPED

BY LEOPARD

Normally a warship tops up with water at the ports visited, but when H.M.S. [.copard visited the Domin- tunity to familiarise themselves Leopard was diverted at full ican Republic in April, the “till the equipment and tech- speed to Bermuda because of disttrrbanccs there.

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niques cniployed by the Royal Navy.

Other visits of the ship recently included 1-‘rceport.

Savannah. Georgia. and Norfolk Va. At Savannah a children's party was held on board and. during the three hours the ship was opened to visitors. no fewer than 3.0tl() people looked around the ship.

Soon after leaving Norfolk.

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Home at Baneyfelin (Carm.).

In addition to seeing the normal llyiiig activities of a major R.N. air station. the visitors that day were able to see Brawdy's Hunter aerobatic team. "The Diamonds.“ rehearsing for their display which is to be given on August 3. the station's Air Day.

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EURYALUS BUYS GUIDE DOG The ship's company of the frigate ll..\l.S. Ettryalus has raised £255 during the past year to boy :i guide dog for the blind. The money was raised by competitions. collections of foreign nioncy. and a mid-ocean I'air.

When the ship returns to the United Kingdom at the end of .\'ovember. the Guide Dogs for the lllind Associiitiori will present it rnemento to the ship.

Canzida.

Euryalus has visited Nonvay. Iceland. America.Mauritius.

Gibraltar. Amsterdam. London. South Africa.

Australia. New Zcaland and Hong Kong in the last year.

SHOW OF S'l'REt\'GTll A few hours after berthing at llamiltorr. a company of the Royal lriniskilling Fusiliers flew in to the island from the United

Kingdom.

The quick show of strength proved its worth as a deterrent to rioters. and Leopard left the area

after nine days.

The ship returned to Portsmouth on June l and on June I0 a cheque for £250. raised over a period of two :ind :i hall years by the ship's cornpaity. liaitded over to .\lrs. was Trcsedcr. an ollicial of the Guide Dogs for the Blind .-\s‘soelation.

I.copard recommissioned

on

June l-l. After a short relit she will join the Western l-‘leer. It is expected that she will sail for the Far East in the snnimer of ‘.'l-P-'-'.'u'\-‘up’-'-l'-‘.l'.‘-'-H-fi-'-'J‘-'-'n‘-‘-W-'.'-'-'-'-'-'-‘-'-‘l-P-'n'-'-'l-'.finext year. ~.

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A CAESAR FOR CLEOPATRA

NAVY NEWS JULY 1968 .._..

Reservists

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‘PIymouth's Own’

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recommissions

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If only the parents of Lieut. lien H. C:ies:trl1;tcl had the loresxghl. they would surely have u:uue<! him Antltony. But how could they forewe that :t Cuesur would be going to Cleopatrrt. l.icut. (‘:te~:ir is the Flight lirst cotttmissiuued on .\l;trch !.

Cuuuuzmtler of the Wasp heliI‘J(:(i_ VTCL“/\tilI'lil'.’|i Sir Charles copter uhuztrtl the l.e;utder class frig:t!e H..\i.S. C|eop:t!r.'I. which Mills. tlte (‘unimzmtler-in-Chief. recummissioned at Devonport Plymoullt. and the Mayor of on

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(iommztntled

by ('dr. R. M. Burgoyne. (.'leop:ttr:i was huilt in Devonport [)oeky:trd and

It is not known whether the force of 350 R0}’.1i Murine Reser\'t.~.ts which llew to Not‘way on June 1 for :1 twoweek commando exercise contained :1 butcher. .1 baker. or even .1 candlestick-rttttker. but it did contain a busmrm. an

H:irrog:ite. Aldermzm Miss Gwen Stepttey. were antong tlte many guests who witnessed the emnniissioning ceremony and the cutting of the Cake the ship's crest.

electrician. a t':trmer. :1 shop steward, :1 customs ollieer and

bearing

company director.

The exercise was designed to give the reservists C0nL‘t.'l!tl'L|lCd contmattdo training in rugged and realistic territory. in :t tented camp up in the mountains, !!'t£ll'l)' of the parttime cotrtnundos Competed for the :lW;|TLi of the coveted Green Beret.

These "Instant Con1m:1ndos" provide a vital and thoroughly professional reserve force of the Royal Marines.

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liarrogate ":uloptetl" the Trigate some time ago.

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Tlte springbotrd for the not in my L"-se eons-tlerett helicopter 't~‘.s'tttlt on the l\'or- likely‘ to unduly" Int‘: th- obieet ofthe ewreise.’ ~.\et:tan coast \\':t.\' H..\l.S. ltttl) “ark, \thtt.h left lortstnottth o.t In the L.“_.m_ ‘tn. ‘ml 1' hum‘.

May 31 with probably the ol' the t:.\ere'tse zook place iti biggest load ever t.".l!Tlt.'tI by .t these freelittg eonditio:ts'. .tttd Royal Navy warship itt llotne the tttttial landint: ol‘ the t otn'\\.tlt.'l'$ in peace time. mando was therefore carried out In ttddition to her ship‘,-. by littlwarlt'.s mm l.tntlint.- craft eotnpztny of just over a 1.000. tn rough seas.

Iittlwark entbarked 2.000 sol.-\t'tcr an lIt1[‘|'U\'t:tItL'ltI ‘ft the tliers and Royal Marittes: plus \\eather.helicopter operations in their cquipmettt and trztnspttrl support of the l.tntl:ttt:s were It had been intended to land .ottttnued rottnd the clock. the troops by We.sse\ hcheopters .\luelt \':tlu;tble exp-ertettet: \\.‘t< of 8-85 Cotttntandu Sou-.ttErott. but the few weeks spent ttt the tgatttetl by both the ('otttttt.m«ltt: .llI\I the Nor‘.te:;t.t:ts tn lltt‘>L‘ Utttletl Ktn_ut.lotn alter lter re-

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Another ::ue.\‘t was the Rev. I-'arqu;trson Roberts. of We)",

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on

April 9. I942.

Rl(ill'l': I'lte etttttittissitittittu take out It} .\|rs. I). (3. l’;trltt.-r [wife of the ('npt;tin] :uttI .\lrs. K. Boll lnile of the .\I:I\lt'l'-:lI-:\l’tll\I. (Tnpt.

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on

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The stniling Indian. ;t nose

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Jutnbo conyetsiott replenislt— Htcnl lilltlécr. \‘~L'lCI‘1|lk'(l ll.-‘I5.

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TI'UtlI3t'Itl}!C. t:otntn.ttttle.l by

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frigate I955-S7.

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Gargoyle Georgian

r's'.'.or Bea‘-t Blt.-nhctm

clubs in:

cver was to

now.

London clubs to whit}, You win

rested

ttt

ettigmatic “z\ito." by "Nigltt" lwho was also in blue). and by :1 large .-‘\'-egro in a _l_.lI\'L'll hat labelled simply "Wrottg." "l’erl;y" kept tilting haul.’ his

bench thoughtfully provided for the weary. Others. Ilt.'.'ItIs' concealed beltitttl vast e:tr~pieees. were httsy s-npportintz bttll.|te.ttls. .\lost simply leaned on whatSonic

in ltroutt. L'\‘I‘.i.'\” \i the \‘II tlow. while "tit.-.t ..-" It\lc:l|.'tl with his‘ eyes‘ shit‘. In a lL'Ik‘|\ltttn¢

on

(Icct.\|’.|lI1\l'l\‘.

new

terr,tt.t

III Nttrtltertt .\n.'\'.'.t\_ ililti the tVp[‘i‘l’IlItllL\' to e .\ e r c t s e an .tlteIn.ttive plan I-‘t cettizte he ittttml It\n.'e :tsitttte has .t_L'.|l'l ttetttonstratetl the \'Cl\.ll'.I!l\ ol tlte( t‘lIllII:llItI\‘ .a.': net.

tt.-scope. :tnd the ittseriptiotts

u.-tttl. Ilt\IL‘t.'tI. it" Lulnltl eter tinted :tt \t.‘.l. it ttappened _.tm;.rt,t the Szttilittg lntltatt. lt \\;ts' not so tnttelt her strttetttte tttttttglt her tour e:ttttpat_en ntetlals outsltnttc Betttatnin’s coat. and her llztt stirtaees were liberally danbed with ;. r;|inI$0\\' tut‘ ttttgstttttt si_uns and

tnuty m a man

but

opt.-t.ttiotts in the \l1liI\."tZlI

Indian snrtiling

big red gushing

a

__

encounter with the

(.-\lttt:trd ll..\l.S. I-‘:tlmoutIt)

board li..\l.S. 'l’rottbrit|<_.ve describe her It tttottths iii the Far |‘.;t.st as "ot‘dtn;try.“ they are ttnplytng that the tri;_-ate has not been ||l\‘¢)I\'t.‘tI in the t'em;trk;tble ltappettittgs which oeettr itt the lictional li.li.('. uarsltip 'l l't'ltII‘1lti‘lL‘. "l he ship was‘ 00' IIt:ir.t when ltt--.thra!;.-.- :tl'.'I\'t‘tl at ('h.tt-

slip,

_

from a comtnisston tn the |*ar I-fast and .\liddle lfast did not permit the helicopters to be ntodtlied for operations‘ in .-\rt‘tie eontlitions'.

These were ttot atttieipated at tltts ttnte ut’ tlte year and were

Strange

TROUBRIDGE—‘JUST ORDINARY TOUR’ ham on .\l:t:» 3l. ltznittte steatttcd 5ll.(ttt’.t titties tlttrittg the l"~“l"“* H ”"‘””"v Sh: ~p.'Itl .t total of ttcatl‘,-' ll”-'\‘ l“|‘"lI1‘ “II "l-‘Il’i|- 3”“ ports ttsited during the loreigtt 1:; nl ltcr _eener.tl service comttttssi.-tt ineltttle (iztn. Ilttng Kottg. Sttt_e.tpore. Adelaide. hleltmttrtte. S_\dney. llobatt. .\I:tttritins. Sitttottsttmtt. l).tlsar and titbr.tlt.tr.

'

turn

lttnkittu on

.-\lt|tottglt those

,

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:in

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

‘Buzzing’ the Navy for

-\ii_s of your rcailers like to join our group, the :\'avv Bees)’ .-\pplieants' must be in-

terested in the Navy of today. .is well as having a genuine desire to help to further the cause and improve the image of the Royal N:iv_v.

We keep our c)e to Press s:-mes. and we have :i.sltc.l rlie lI,lI.('. and I.'I".\". to pass (Ill m-. address to :her rese.ireli depart‘ 1:lL'l‘.ls.

We

well

-

supply people '.'.Ili‘ the pro-.\'.ivv vie\\ .ts

L.lii

_e.-ve

can

We iiiiinbcr onlv three I\\‘.l cs-Nas-y melt and one i\'as_v mother htit believe me \ve huu all the louder. and we think that we can still help.

A. J. .\IeIInr I.\Irs.) S.ile.( liesliire.

the .inti-views that \\e .il\'..r\s \\.'C. \\‘e are also lr\'lll:! to piihlteise "\.iv_v News" here ll! Ills.‘ ,\\‘T:l'.

Ladies-iii-waiting

.is

.

pictures please‘?

riiore

Sonic iiieiiibers of her

'I-’»“‘T"'

-

sadly l:tel.in_i:

ll‘.tIll.t|ll. ]I.,\I_'s, (H.'\Ii.'!lL'.IlI min :i t .’.' i‘l' t.'v.'i.'_'.' lrrnrt I/'.K. (l' li'!.".‘ i‘.'H.'r‘ vel. i'~uI Hi't'IIII’l'I\ ml IFti' .iiii',iv'i iornprmi. "iuit.-itiw'/n.'iii'n."' iiiiiiild ['1' Ii‘«‘-'1'-'.‘-"H: .'/:

liar‘

I.'i‘tt

Scottish 3:1 _

l.ieiii.—('itr. .IIlll .-\rnisIriiii;:

le.-is-iiig the Service

iiio-iili alter iiist riioie

next

34 jrears.

over

i.‘.-“-V-‘II Pfi‘I‘.|I‘lj- I‘;o:Iieer~ tIi.::‘. .in‘_. other iii

:ii.- \’.iv_v.

4\. James rliriii .\t:ttstro:t_e also for the pas! F3 iuontlis ’i.i~ l‘i.‘C!l the exile : .-tlieer .:lIti mess iiianagcr or t..'.\tttIZi*i\t1‘. :t‘.ess ol the l{oj..'.‘. \.t\.ll II.'.I.—.'.'.I.‘-. l’ortstitori'.lt. re‘ i’1C~ :lL‘.\.T. l1!s‘!lIIl at the .ii:e of‘ 50. List hetore going he was .iw.irded the .\I.I3.I;'. in the liirtli~ .I.i'. ?io:'.oiirs.

IU:i1l:l',! Ii.\l.S. 5:. \:.'._e;:'. as .i ltov Se.i:ii.iri. lic traiisfcrreil to the .\‘te~.s.-.nl branch in I93". serutig Ea lI.\l.S. Hood in the .\Ie.hterr.irie.t:t. during the lzezrt-( or

.\'i~;.sstrii;i:: erisis. '

the

war Ere took part in w It I I e -rt it‘. lI..\I.S. Somali. was

\U"\\L'_L'l

..i:np.iigrt

l|..\I.S. I-'.ri-.'.t i.'l tiie lI.;‘.tle vi" the .-'\tlantie. spent a .'oi:;ile o: juears in West .-\!‘i'ie.i. took part in Riissiar: eon‘-o}s' in H \l.\. Kent. liri.iiZ~. seeitig action in lI..\I.S. 'l‘_.tte )'.l the I.||).|l‘lI.'\\3 e;iiiip;iigii. (oniriiissiotied as a e.iterf:i;.' otli...-r ll‘. l‘l5ll. he has served ill -~:

:

Ii

the coricite

r e e

carriers.

Veiigcaiiee.

\\'.ii'iior and lleriiies.

It,.\'. Air §I..ii:oii,

II \I V

I)rj-..i.‘.

well as ltr.iwtl_v. JiI\I as

following naval strips which liore .‘ieoiiisli iiaiiies: ll..\l.\ Cziledon. (‘zinie-roii. (' I 3 «I L‘ l’_elinton. lfttriek. lligliltiiiiler. lvanlioe. Kelvin, l.eitli. Nitlz.

Scott. ‘l‘alism;in. 'l‘.i}'. tiiieoiii. and \\"ish:irt.

I .im in the process of i:.itherint: iitlorni:itiori and i.'\.riiiples Int’ iiiuseiiiii purposes.

Your newspaper Cfillllltlls a wealth of inforiiiatioii and must he cage-rl_v awaileil each ii‘.-i:‘.:'=: lij: a great xn;inv people at lli1lt‘.i_‘ and altroad.

I'atrieIs 34. (’. .\Iiirim

Form of courtesy

"Stielder" asks‘. who ordained tltat II.M. ships .shoiiIiI no longer he referred to with "the" before the iiaiiie'.' ‘lite answer is no one. "line “tlie" is a form of courtes_e due to every ship. and quite recently l'Iieir I.ord.ships issued an order to this elleet IIi$loris'a|l_v it was almost itivariahly used.

I wonder. too. if anyone has heard or read reeetttljr ol the lliiioii I-lag being reterrcil In other than as‘ the l'nion J.ie':.. no ltl.iIlL't' where hoisted or‘ (lis-

pl.i_\etl

IIl~.lis'|\s

('. M. III:t\’I-itllilll \\'.tlllt.ttt!. II.I|II\

(Jniissrot: of the l article l‘s'l«\rc .: slii;~‘s :: sloveiilv iiiotlern pr.v.et:ee \. retereine to the ship itseli is Il'liCt‘tl.lL'tI. thus it should In: either ll.\l.\‘. lleiriies or the Ilertttes .-\ii_\tl-.:ii;.- else is ltls't‘I’l’Csl rinless. as li.is been the .-eeepled praetiee aiiiong senior‘ otlieets. relereiiee is iitteiided to the eoiiiniaitding ollieer ol' the Ileriiies, IIe could then he re-

ferred

eorreetl_i.

llernies.

John .\I. .\I-alii-r ilieut -( iir. ls’ .\.l ll \I\t.i'§; _..\‘.i‘c'tl to.

as

.

l'ai.slev Avcniie. l'diii|~iit‘~.:li_ .\'

-it-I

gratitude

Iii

1 wollltl lilse to Iliaril. .\liipm.ite .-\rtliiir Start and the rest or the ori.':inisers of the "es-ll.,\l.\'.

I-.i.liiiburgli" reliriion on .\l.i_\ l.\'. cspcei.il|_v Sliipiii.:'..- nil!

;ind I'II\ wile Jvaf‘. ‘Alto :spent so niiieh time and ctloi: oii iiialsiiig the eve:iiii_e sii.li .l

I).ile_v hi’;

It

irie

siieeess. wars

to

iiilerestiiie and csei‘.meet once a_eaiii zlie sui-

of that great cruiser. and to yarn again with men who li-ad itritlicrcil from all over l-'n_elarid and \\’;iles—l‘roiii the eatitaiii down to .sIiipiii.ite< wlio \t\‘i|l's

joiiieil her with

inc us

tioys.

J. V. 'I'IIIi\:iile Illott. Seen. \\'anta1:e R.: .\.t

for II;tIll.tttt oii .\ovciiilier 3‘). I907. ('. A. l'ar|s'iiLsoii (I ieiit.. ls‘.i\'.lt.. piirser.

Forrespiiiirlents are retiiinderl tlizil although :i pert-iuiiiie may

'hH-flnI"uUb‘v\Fsd

MUM HAS A RARE FIND After my son had gone back front leave I found at stamp. “Rare one. special issue." lliiiiliis iiiuin. :ind stuck it on the mirror until my son ciime home again.

He saw it mid went mad. You can gucss—it was a baeey stanip! I wonder how many mums hzive a bucey stamp in their keepsxiltc drawer?

The)‘ didn't have these stamps during the war. If they had I could Iiavc posited it in time for my son to collect.

Siiliiiiariitt-r‘.s .\‘tiiiii

a

Lvmiiigtoii. tliiiits.

they saileil with

setiee

Aden Izisk Force -

—

-.

.\lr. lIitltIt'IL‘It. of I.i\'i:rpuol l\I;ireh issue! iiia_v be interested to know that live I:tt‘.tII!l_E ships lt;iril.i. IIt‘llPIl'L‘ (irclie. I-‘nipire (iiiillemot. liiiipire I-'iilni' r I-'riit\ir‘e I’etrel. and I":iip::e I‘erii. .‘iiiil three l.iiidiii;.- \l'II|V\ riogts:iel. Sir Iledrvere. .\ir (I.tI.IIILI\I. anal Sir (ier.i:::'. .ill\ei'. ":\rm_\" ships were tinder II.l\'.lI eoriiiit.it'.d in :lt: .~\v.le:i witlii|r;iw':i|.

Almost iiivariahl). lioth civilian and Service press omit »

aiiv

reference ions."

to

the "Poor

sea.

prcpziratory

to

at your Service

swirtiiiiing

he used. iiziiiie aiiil uililri.-ss must he eiielrised as evidence of good faith. ".A\l|(llI“ is out in his |':ii:ts I)_\ a year ur so. but if he cares to eonipI_s with "letters" proceiliire. the Iiditor will In to get the answer hi: .si-ek.s.

Glorious collision It is uizii interest I read alioii: the eoliisioti ltetweett II..\I.S. (iloriotis and the l-reiieli liner I"lorid.i. W. (iahriel was right it was April I. l".‘\|. l was one

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zieil ::lo g:~:tl; lIor:il;i \\.l\ l'I..\I,S. \\'lt::~C ‘ti \'eritj. .~.itil \\'lil:slieowere eseoi: \IlIp- tll.il dag.‘ to (iii-r:.~us. I li.i\e plio'.w graphs or tiloriiiiis ;i:id llie l’lori.t.i :.iise'.: ms: alter the collisioti.

Next time I s.i\\ the llorida was at the time or the North .-\t'rieait Iariilirig iii I‘)-t2. I was in an l..(‘..\I. at lloiiitie when

Iiombe_rs the

over.

eaiiie

ships \UIII\

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was

Ibarrackis or cluli «

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‘

Pensions query

Would he verg. eratetiil it you could include in .liil_\'s i.s..sue of "Nzivv i\'ews" any irilorntation at all reg-ardiiig increases in peiisions tor Service men. lietore I left the Service in Teliriiziri. a lower deck te.iiii \ isitiitg strips and eslalilisliineiits Itllt‘lii'lL'tI ll.-s that once the |’rises and Il'.L'Ulttt‘~ llo.ird iiave details or increases in pa). the .\I.().I). would stiliiiiit to Ilie l're.isiir_s their news on peiistoiis iii-

ereases.

Raiiisgute.

l-s'ciit.

.I. W.

Welsh [\;:’~i‘llt'lcl .'~t.'l\lll:.! the ship.

_I’it'e's

‘

l9”moilels just£23*4‘0 down for a

.\IrI\I'.'I".tI'.‘\Tlll\' was

.\l3III()R .-\\ (it I St" lies: \L'II§II_‘.i \iiie: can aiitlior .'\flIttI:' ll.::l:‘. he wrote "I Intel" .i:iil \:rpritt" e..':i: i‘l‘. lnhiiit tif.iiiior_-.'.i:: ~

"

Sari I r.-.ii.' sco.

II:s eo::itiiei;: on the

".\l.ir:nil'i.

:

_

sh.;~.‘ ;:'iisoiii‘.elj.'

is aliiiost tirivahle \\Il.'.l has been (lC\.'t‘ltl[\Il\llcsI iii sltll‘ tlesiett siiice the heeorid \\'or|d \\'.ir he said. "

full year. That's only

8’ll a week

in

the iii'.lsli:piii.-ii were :‘ttterl:i5ii:tl to coll.-z :1 the \‘..II'tllt‘kllll The iIi:tI\ll‘|!ll'ls'ZI -.-. er e ('iir-?st.\;‘.lier \.ie.telI. loi— tlll.t}I K's‘il2!e‘lIl .l.ij.. ll.-tl iiziimitoii lII.tlll\?'. llr :.-. :i I).ir.'h. lint-.i~:: t\\|lfsl, atttl .\I:eli.ie! Iisi.

II:.iZ l-vii i\\ :It~I'i.:e.‘

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Top-

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the

“I-our iiiidsliipiiieii lrom I-rte had the ple:is.'int task of looking alter I3 princesses w-lien their ship was zit Portland l'()i'egori). liaeh tear the eit_v'.s high seliools clcgl omiiieiiiher of their j.'T.ILIII;lIlI'I‘,l Clihsus as School l’rineesses.

I"r0Itt these the Rose Qtteen is t:Ii.‘CleiI lit.’ lite lug.’ Ii;‘\li\_iI .':t June.

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I think the ships‘ companies of our assault sliips serving in Artihitiii waters might lind the last paragraph interesting. It states: "This iiietliod is satist';ietiir}‘ for horses. mules, or cattle. but does not ariswer with the camel. The latter. II" not drowned on the way tisliore. is very little use when |tinded."

Mieli-.ie| i‘\.sIiI'imI (Mile seaiiiaiii II ‘«I.\'. llrit.iniii.i

es-l'mpii..~ (iiiilleiiioii l|.\I.%. Siriiliaiig. Siii;.:.ipore.

Conipam.

I\ini:'s ()wrt Royal lioriler I{ei.-imerit. will testit'_\ to our prev

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The Vice-I’residcrit. lliilvert lluiitpliiev. who is of Welsh e\Ir.ietioii. visited II \l.\.

COMING to the CLYDE!

and Di.s'i:nib;irking."

Part of this chapter refers to the "slinging of liorses into the

us‘

ii)‘

“Ii:-ep

No use for camels

.

.

:::.~.:\.

In the

names

I appeal tliroiigli "Nov .\'e-ws“ for details or esainples of crests or Iiriilges from the

‘s

.~.

few ii-tum/is.

.\I;t}

,_.

:s

crew

in urilta-.: iii.ileii.ils since she lelt l‘ls' llt .\l.ireii ‘hi. \\'lien is she ti‘-if i‘.iCl._' lit.-st wislies to her‘ crew’. and tt‘llli.‘l‘.‘iI'vL't' lads. we're w.ii|in;:'.

Four Interested Yiiiiiit: I.:ulies

seem

(

|.

.

We were pleased to see tli.il lI..\I, \llI‘)lltltlIllL‘ ()it\l.iu_gIIl _I\ "still with us" ("Dropping in by paraeliiite." .liine i.s'siii.-I. I\tlI can we Iiave some IIL'\\.\ AIIHI

‘II();\'0URED‘ FAREWELI. -

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-.5'q"‘ulInhHPi’1\6o

Recently I was given :1 I90‘) Se.im;iiisliip .\IaiiiiaI. coiilaiiiin_e ti eliriptcr entitled "liiiibarkiiig

‘- '1.‘

J'h'u‘-'l-‘U’-F.‘-‘-‘-'-'-'-‘I-'-'1'-'n'.. NAVY NI-'.\\"S lliI.Y I968

.'. L.-.'.*"irig leg: /n-r. l\’.~..’.-re.-'r.-_rv n--:r.:l't. .U:r::n.-rim rriiral‘ ]‘rm'..’ I.‘ ri:o-itizi.

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NAVY NEWS JULY

rsieii

- .YE0V1LT0N’STR1B..IJ.T.E

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Talking it over

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with some0r1e—in confidence

A girl walks up and down ottlside a Family Welfare office. wondering whether to "lake the plunge" and seek advice on a problem.

It may be of

great eonseiiiiencc-— perhaps Ilie children 1!Cl‘.ll‘l): out of hand in the absence of father. an over-iiidii|gun: in hire PlIri.‘ll.'i.\L‘. or some tn’-rry over .’it‘i.‘i‘tttitto'.l.i‘.ton.

Site has IllL‘l‘.il\ ‘.\ll«‘\'C hu<no

bandx are also in the .\‘.i\ v. but is relue‘.:in: to confide. ‘they may [all out. and the iiiforrnalion used in gnxxltl :ig.ii:‘.\t licr.

Kiiowiiig nothing about I-':imi|' Welfare -except that has probably her warned Iier never to darken the doors iti case he gets a "welfare file" and has his career spoiled she may well come to feel she is in a trap. ivithout escape to

liusband

_

——

any

sympatlietie

Real

ear.

problem

So she finds ltc'l'\‘t:ll (\lIl\'ltIC the I-'amily \\'clf:ire otlicc. nondering if an inquiry for advice will really result in any dire \.‘Utl\‘L‘tlllL'l‘lt.‘L‘$ to her

husband's

doubt nondcring also about the kind of people tltc “Welf:ire" are.

Probably she will make a "half decision." going in to talk about something quite iinimpor— _t:mt while she finds out whether the officer who receives her

future. and

seems

no

sympathetic.

It may take several visits and a great deal of reassurance before the real problem on her mind is disclosed.

The circiimstaiices are not unique to naval families. Doetors' surgeries everywhere have

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substantial quota of patients whose main need is someone in whom to confide.

The Navy's Family Welfare

a

Organisation

set

was

up

"to

advise and assist naval ratings and their wives and families in aiiv doniestic troubles or diflit.‘tlIIlt.'\ wliich may arise." 'l'lie Welfare also protects the needs of the Service~ship~'. have to be mzinited. and imariably c\ctv effort is made to avoid in‘.crriipttng :i r:iting's s.cr\'ii:c. (‘an one dutv be recoiieiled with the other)‘

Suspicious In practice it can and is.

Scores of cases could be quoted from the Family Welfare files to show the sympathy and

humanity in response to investigations.

Yet ratings continue to be suspiciotis. and they. even be_

fore the wives. must have a clearer understanding of how their families can obtain help in

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crisis. and cx:\clly what «ugh approacli woiild imolve in the matter of their records-. and lime time agaiii. awaraitces have been given :it the lllt.‘llL‘\1 level that "v.i.-lfare records." except in the worst p(\.\\Il'Ilt: cases. do not affect prospects of re-engagement.

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Ratings especially those —

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llut parallel with this is the urgent need to let naval wives l~.now that an approach to the Welfare can be made in confidi.-nce—it-iilioin the matter going any further. and without fear of a reference on their husband's records.

Trust needed It may well be that. in the event of a confidential approach, a wife may be advised that help can only be given if the matter is taken up officially. but the decision will rest with her.

Only by encouraging a wider measure of understanding and trust can the existing taint be removed from the word “welfare." and thus enable the organisation to work in an atmosphere of greater effectiveness and friendliness.

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When ('hief \Vreii (\\"elf:ire) lletty I-illwood went on parade at R.N.:\.S. Yeovilton, she had one of the surprises of her career as she was asked to step forward b_\' the cortimanding ollicer. ('apt. ('. J. Ciiiiniiighaiii, and presented with a beaufful Fleet Air Aini wings brooch.

Mrs. lillwood said that loneThe secret of the gift had been kept from her. so that all liness was the source of many of who had coiilributcd could the problems she had to deal show their appreciation for the with. five years of welfare work she "By just being able to discuss had done among the naval their troubles with someone. it families living within a -10-mile eases the situation." she said.

Mrs. Ellwood's understanding radius of Yeovilton.

After the presentation. Mrs. work has not gone iinnnticed.

Ellwood said that she had found In l‘J(i(i she received the B.I3.M.. the \vork rewrirding. explaining and pow. after 27 years‘ service that young wives with small in the W.R.N.S.. she leaves children whose husbands were at Ycovilton. with the gratitude of the Air Statioifs personnel. to sea needed to know that there jlllll tier liusband. who is It stores was someone wlioin they could chief petty officer llalirain. call upon.

"Much of my work." she continued. "eould be called preventative welfarc. We always try to bring together the families of those away. but this can be difficult if they are not in married ll.M.S. Nubian‘s third comquarters and live 20 to 30 miles mission. completed when the from the station." frigate arrived at Portsmouth on June I4. was made the more interesting by the lively activity of the \Vives' Club. jg.

Led by Mrs. Miller. wife "of the commanding oflicer ((T5ffiI A. J. Miller) and her help the club held social funetioiis. but its greatest siicccss \\-as"in

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'I he ship paid her lirst visit to Singapore this commission. on .\l;treh I‘). after the long haul from S_1<lne_\‘. paying the custotnary gun .s‘;1lttle to the ('omn1;1n1ler l“;1r li.t~t l-'leet as she entered liarbo11t'.

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\'1ce-.-‘ultniral W. I). O'Brien .tss'u'n1etl eotntnzlntl zn .\l.1;.'.

1957. len tlztj.‘-. in Sitt;.-.1;~o1._- anti the ship was all to Hung: l\'o:1g, int! 1\nl_\‘ for live tl;1j.'s helot‘: ».u|ut_1: tor J:t|‘.’ttl and .1 meek Ill lt‘i\ _\'U, I-I.\Zt’l~I.\‘Sl\'l-'. (‘t'I'\' 'lUk)'o. the largest Cll_\‘ in lll.‘ uorld (population over it nulltonl. must also be one of the most expensive. but despite this handicap good relations were soon estahlislted with the locals.

A party for orphan children \\enl extremely well. Tliere w:1.~‘. :1 never-ending qttclle on the jetty on the two clays that the ship was open to the public.

The next port of call was Kobe. :1 port on the Inland Sea. The close proximity of Kyoto gave s‘e\‘er:1l parties trout the ship a chance to look arouml the shrines and pavilions of the olil

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Sport pl:1_ved its part in the \isil. and Licut.-(‘dr. Peter llepstead. of Portsmouth (right) tosses‘ the min at the start of a runner match be-

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WI-IAI’().\' 'I'R.\l.\'l.\(; Back to :1 pleasant four days in Hon}: Kong. and then came :1 busy t‘ortt1it:ht's’ ueztpon tr;tin« mg period oil the .-\tuerit:;1n naval base at Subic Bay. The ships involved uere ll..\l.

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three "licir;. li-:;-.1-." :ho~c in H..\f.S. Niibi:in.which .'tItI\‘L‘(I in I’o.'t~mo' it on June H at the end of her third gcttcral .~;.'\3;c cmt: ~ion o: 26 months. t'ccl;oit that there ha~ been h.irdl;. .-. t...,. :‘.‘.t‘It‘.L‘!lZ in :heir glol‘.c—'.r '.'.ing journey of 75.000 ti‘.llc~. ’lltC tint Part of :.‘.c foreign :.’nl_\ by tl‘.\‘\'. to {Etc 23:? dcg.'cc< leg of the co::iti'.-.~~.o::. V-l‘. ‘it ot high ~tii:::r.er on Yas lzland

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The latter part of the year was spent in the .-\rabi;i:1 9;-.':~. Fven in the (j'.ilI' the .\'iib:a:is said that life can be fun. "if you go flat out It‘ ctiioy it."

The frigate returned to Portsmouth at the cm! of .\'i-ienzbcr. spctttlittg the reinainder of the commi.~~£on in ti.e \‘-'c~tc.'t'i Heel.

Part of this time ‘.\;i.\ -.5‘-cnt on exercises in northern waters with the upper deck covered in ice.

This was coniparcii. unfavour-

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'Il‘.c lLt\i spell imilttilctl :1. Vlsil to the .\'leditc:'1'anc:in \\'ltc!l. apart from ewrcitcs. visits v.'c.'c made to (i:braltar. Malta. .-\then~ and Istanbul.

Two charity fcles. on the lines of the local Vicarage fete at home (except that some of the "ladiex" .\|‘\ut’lL'tl beards) were held one off Bcirti and the other at llahrain.

The l‘.'.o lctcs rcalitcd £320 and this‘ xum has been donated :t‘.

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CAUGHT BIGGEST FISH After an evt~ntl'ul year in and around the Persian Gulf. the ('I|;l.\l‘.ll ininemecper ll..\l.S. Yariiton. eoiiimanded h_\ l.ieut.('dr. A. R. Dsnidson, will leave the .\li(ltlle liztsl station for Siliuapore on July 22. ’l‘uice during the _\'l‘:Il'. while on other patrols. gold stnugglers have been stopped and the crew has hail millions of pounds of bullion at their finger tips. but have had to let it go because there is no law in the Gulf prohibiting ii.-. carriage.

When at anchor the favourite pastime is fishing. Ironically the biggest catch so far was hooked b_\ the snialle.-.t man on boardtlte five feet two inches Goanese Steward Martins. who caught the seven-foot shark shown in the picture.

In addition to exercises and patrols, Yarnton has visited many unusual places. and was the first “airship to circumnavigate Balirain, with its shallow waters and coral slioals.

ROYAL NAVY’S AIRCRAFT l

Known to the Japanese as the "Whispering Death," the Corsair probably accounted for more enemy aircraft than any other Allied lighter in the Second World War. liuilt around the most powerful engine then available. and ‘with a huge propellor to absorb :he the prototype power. rc:icltul the iriiprcuive .\}1t'L'tI of 405 in p.li. \‘.l|t:ll it first flew in \l;ircli. I040.

E: “tn the .':..\.iI ligiitcr of ..; contained ;i ituiiihcr of trons --.i t't:.:r\\;tr(l\ retracting ..

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The Cl'liIl1lCl|.'.'i\iil.' "In\'er'.edgull" wing ca:-.blcd the length of the undcrc...'riagc leg to be .\ltortcttcd. giving added drengtli for deck Iaiidiug. and decreasing the overall height of the aircraft with the wings folded. " litatzng ~:or;ige ll‘. the airkid .» carrier's hanger.

Chance Vought (‘orsair

‘Whispering death’ to enemy

Deck trials The tirxt production Corsair cntergetl in June. I9-$2. l’ollowing deck landing lri.il~ with the L'nitcd States Navy. it was C0tl~'.lt.lL‘|’t.‘(I that the lack of pilot \'l\Il7llll_\'. caused by the cockpit being so far aft. and the built-in ‘bounce in the tindercarri;-.ge, rendered the aircraft more suited to shore operation, It was. accordingly. allocated to the U.S. Marine Corp‘. in US. service the (‘orsair made its first operation in l-'ebrii;ii'j.'. l‘)-3.‘. at (iiiadacanzil. where ih xupcriority over the .lap.'~.iicx'e aircraft was quickly

k'.\l:-.lVll\Ilt.‘Ll.

By the end of 1943 the CS. .\l;irinc Corps had destroyed the

impressive

aircraft.

total of 554 enemy

Meanwhile. in June. 19-53. the first batch of Corsairs supplied to the Heel Air Arm under Icntl-lc.'m.: arrangements was used to equip No. 1830 Squadron.

In all.

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w c r e

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In home \\‘1llt:I'.\‘. Corsairs provided tighter cover for the memorable attack in Barracuda

equipped

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It was while c.'irr_\ing out an altaclz in the Tokyo area that l.icut. R. ll. Grey. of the R.(‘.N.\".R.. with his COY.\.’lll' in flames. siiccccded in |lI't.'\‘SIl'Ig home his attack and sinking a Japanese destroyer. lior this gallant action l.iciit. (ircy \\.'i~; postliumously ziwardcd tltc \"icloria Cross.

There is only one of the<c magnificent aircraft left in the United Kingdom. This is" held at the Fleet Air Arm lllll\Ctlll'l at R.N. Air Station. Ycovlllon. along with tnany other historic

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DEFENDER TOOK LIGHT Both halves of :1 distant New Territories (Hong Kong) village now have electric lighting following a week's hard work by two 20-man teams of sailors from I-l..\l.S. Defender.

Previously. only one half of the village. Sai Wan. had clcctrie lighting. while the other. about three-quarters of a mile away, had oil lamp lighting.

The sailors‘ main job was to rim a cable [.500 yards over paddy fields and through thick undergrowth from one part of the village, over a steep slope. to the other and to embed I5 poles to carry it.

“It

was

tough going."

said

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"The type of work was strange to most of them." Iic added. "and they also had to adapt to living under canvas and with the minimum of

Lieut.

facilities."

The job might never have been done had not Defender. which went to Hong Kong at the beginning of May for a three-day stay. decided to remain thcrc longer than origin-

ally planned.

commanding officer. Cdr. George Vallings.

The Dcfender's

said: "We decided to do

some

work of benefit to the

corri-

munily."

Apart from the Sai Wan electric light project. the destroycr's crew also did six days‘ work on Lannie, painted a hospital. and made a playground at Ping Pan. Iiquipnicnt for the Sui Wan job was provided jointly by

Defender and local authorities.

Lieut. Southwcll. who is Defendcr's deputy weapons and electrical otliccr_ made two trips by helicopter to Sai Wan to plan how the job was to be carried out.

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FUNNEL A TOTEM POLE Eskimo's badge of

Returning in the sunshine

Non-stop trip to Cyprus by

to

Portsmouth. II.M.S. Eskimo will be operating with the Weslcm Fleet

l'i.':urc by t't>(l'hott I). .\I-xrm ‘

,.

Sea Vixens

visits

Twelve Sea Vixens of 893 Naval Air Squadron added another chapter to the history Arm by flyof the Fleet Air ing non-stop from R.N. Air Station. Ycovilton. to R.A.F.

When ll.;\t.S. Eskimo returned to Portsmouth un .\lay In. her forward funnel bore evidence of the ]'ll:tCC> she hit: visited.

Akrctiri, Cyprus.

An Arab dhuw \lln\\Cd that

This

achieved with the aid of Victor 1 tankers from R..-\.I". Marhant, providing air-

she had served as a Persian (iull ship. .-\ .\laltcse Cross pointed out that she had spent three tnutttlts in the Mediterranean as a result of the Arablxraeli uar last year. .-\ Springbok tuarl>;ed three necks in Sitnonstowu. and three visits to t\lombasa while engaged on the lieira patrols resulted in tlte addition of Lt Ken_va warrior's shield.

Alter exercising with the commando ship H..\l.S. Bulwark. an operation:tl badge was added.

The lieira patrol boredom was

relieved by

a

to-air rcfuellinp. along the route.

It was the first time a naval air squadron had deployed in such :1 manner and they achieved the longest range (light by the Sea Vixen—2.'.!00 miles. and by a whole squadron of naval aircraft.

The Sea Vixens flew in pairs.

making two air-to-air refuelling rendezvous in :1 total flight time of live hours.

kite-flying

competition, two oflicers winning themselves bottles of champagne.

With chart tracing paper and

about 5.000 feet of line. Lieut.Cdr. I‘. Dalrytnple-Smith and Lieut. (3. Rapley flew the highest itite.

visited the ship Karachi. a number of the ship's company bought parrots. Two flew away and the rest died shortly after embarking.

When

Schoolboys go to

sea

Aiming to show the public what life is like in the modern Navy. H.M. Ships Malcolm.

Grafton. Kcppel. Duncan and Odin. took part in this year's "Meet the Navy" tour of United Kingdom ports.

Large numbers of schoolboys

and sea cadets were taken to see tlerttonstrations of p, tr It n e r y. anti-subtnarine mortar firings. jztckstay transfers from ship to ship and other items to show the

ships' C.Ip1II1iliIlL'\.

was

DEFENCE EXERCISE 893 Squadron detached to Cyprusoffor l_0 days with the obyect participating in an air defence exercise of the island.

The whole squadron was fully operational within 36 hours of the first maintenance personnel and stores leaving Yeovilton.

The Sea Vixens returned to Yeovilton with air-to-air refuclling contacts south of Crete and above the Straits between Malta and Sicily.

The commanding officer of the squadron. Lieut.-Cdr. R. McQueen, led the first wave of Vixens on both the outbound and return legs of the deploy-

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A CRUISE IN

BRITANNIA The Royal Yacht Britannia took part for the tirst time in the Navy‘: “shop window” exercise Scndays, which took

place from June I7 to 28.

Each day. Britannia took seats for a grandstand view

of the excrcbu at Spithend, the other ships taking part being the guided-nksite desn

troyer Hampshire. destroyer Decoy. fr-igntu Danae and

Jaguar. the submarine Grampin. and the Royal Fleet Auxiliaries Altneda

Lyneness.

and

In March it was announced that Britannia would take part in exercises. the Queen having expressed a wish that the ship should be used on other than royal occasions.

Onc of the battle honours of the destroyer H.M.S. Barrosa, fourth of her name, is “Chimonoseki, 1864." By a coincidence most of the ship's company had their first sight of Japan at the very place where, just over a century before. the second Barrosa. a corvette of 2,430 tons, took part in the bombardment and destruction of the Japanese batteries there.

The magnificent welcome by the citizens of the town. which was

was

begun when the captain presented with a key to the

city by the mayor. showed that old scores had been completely forgotten.

When the ship was open to visitors she took

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the appear-

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of a destroyer evacuating the beaches of Dunkirk the decks were jammed with sightseers from stem to stem.

ins

of the previous port of eall—Chimonoseki.

A great crowd was on the jetty when the three ships were due to leave. the docltyard loudspeaker pouring out "Auld

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RATINGS MAROONED Ratings found themselves marooned at one end of the ship unless they felt like entering :1 mass which looked like a

gigantic rugby \\'l'tIl'I'l.

Japanese police with megaphoncs tried to keep the crowds moving along the route. but had only partial success.

More than 8,000 visitors went on board during the two afternoons. but special parties of students and personnel from the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force. to say nothing of a children's party. all assisted in giving the decks a wcll-trodden appearance.

A crowd. several times larger than the ship's complement, crammed the jetty when the destroyer left the port.

NAGASAKI NI-I.\'T In company with Dido and Llandaff. the next port of call was Nagasaki. where the most conspicuous feature was a recently launched tanker. said to be of 300,000 tons.

Although much larger than Chimonoscki. the ship's company was again made very welcome. and enjoyed visiting an astonishing range of bars and clubs.

Tours were arranged to the nearby national park. and many visited the place of the second nuclear explosion and its museum.

A_ few were able to visit .\litsubtsht shipyard and to see the highly ellieient nrgztnisatton for the mass production of supertankers.

STEPS Rl~'.'l'R:\('I{I) There were. however. one or two who settled for :1 siglt:-sew ..——————————_.—.'

WAITING FOR ALBION l’rams

parade in Singapore I)ock_\':Ird when the commando ship Albion were on

bcrtltcd after exercises. l-I|nbarked in Albion. part of the Far liast I-‘Icct. were 40 Cummando. Royal .\I:Irincs. and 848 Squadron. ltoth of these units have their headquztrters at the Fleet Amphibious I-‘orces liase at Sl'I'tIIl:I\‘|':Il1|:. in Singapore. f‘i.‘tu:C to Tom Pears:

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is

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AT YEOVILTON More than 600 disabled persons from all over Somerset attended a rally at the R.N. Air Station. Yeovilton on May 22.

The band of the Royal Marines and the Volunteer Band from Ycovilton played for most of the afternoon.

A specially quiet flying display was arranged. a Tiger Moth and glider being used.

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.’\‘-\\'Y NEWS JUl:’t' 1963

New home for the divers at Vernon

.\':I\-‘y ows EDITOR: \V. \\'lLKl.\'S0.\' Royal .\'.tv.1l Barracks. l'o.':,-ni-‘nth lel.: l'0:'L\!t}t‘.:‘.h 22351 tiL\'., T2 ‘N7

Sword for peace

New .'tc'\.'0t'tltllHtl.tllt‘ll co-titt:: ‘Lltlll,l'-lit’. Io: Ill\' ‘\vlllllI' .ilt_\ |-'\p.-ri:1'.: ii l)i\.ng L nit at il,\l.S. \ czuori. i’ottstuouih. \\.t\ opened on .\l.._\ 3| by .-\dtuit.tl Sit‘ lloiace I aw. ('onti'ollcr of the Royal

:imc of chaos on the ;.t:lu.:_vs and other serious indus .l slide. the Scctetziiy ol 8..-ac lor l)clc:tcc. .\lt'.

Denis ll.-.tlcy. had praise for oitcot1":"t'ttl} i.llv'l'l‘..Iil\lllLtl \:

.:

itaclc

'..'i:.':‘.\_

;\.t\\_" llc \‘..ts of the

Naxy.

lhc desi-.:u and c‘\\“\l'.2\.‘lll‘!t oi the in luiiltliu-_.: the tits: ,"ertu.:ue:'.t home to: the unit '-\.t\ tizidcr the tlir-ectto:t ot the \:.-.t tltlice in Portsznouth of the \li:iistr;. of Public li:iiIding .t"itl \\'t't'i~.s.

Ilie unit was started in 10-30 to support the Royal Navy's

Rnjntl

lit.‘

spe.ii.ing

.i'.

'

one

occ.-.sions when

i.ue

::ibutc is paid to the work of the l'o:'c-es in helpiu;! cisil populations at home and

lllv‘ ]‘2L‘\c'lll.t.iiUil Ul the \\ ilkinson Sv. ozd of l’c‘.tc‘e to :he Scrttccs. .\lonth by mouth the pagesof ".\'avy .\'ews" record the .V\Cl'\L‘ll\

Llcarance Diving llranch. then developing. and has occupied a v.u’iet_v of temporary accolamodatiou since then.

The accommodation comprises olliccs, laboratories. store

,\'av_\'s part in rescues. the bringing of medical aid. working parties for charitable l‘nstitutions ——even the .supply of water or power conuuunities.

to

stricken

naval recipient of the Sword of Peace is ll..\l.S. (ittrkha. While in the Persian Gulf the ship ltcatd of a badly-injured boy and after a dillicult overland journey he wa.s taken to the ship and his life saved by an 'l’his'

year's

operation, On

everv

opportunity

that

presented itself. (iurkha "extended or contimted the good relations that the Royal .\'avy

has with m:ut_v peoples." The award is no less esteemed by the remembrance that the ship's record is typical of the .\'a\'y'.s peace-tinie role.

Changes in drafting

(‘onditions of service iii the .\:tvy are in a constant state of

change

to meet new

ideas.

or

vary-

dilferent standards.

ing requirements. Pay. coinall have fort, promotion seen advances which bring —

astonishment to veterans. As belits a department which affects sailors‘ lives more titan any other, drafting is an aspect of Service organisation coming gasps

under

workshop, compass room. drawing otlicc. accom.’l'lt'|ll.|llOll for the experimental diving learn. and associated medical inspection rooms‘. rooms.

of

scrutiny perhaps

more

than any other.

Months of close study have gone into the new regulations now issued. The ctfort to widen rules over the greatest possible number of contingencies necessarily involves some coniplexity. but if hopes are realised they should mark yet another step forward in "fair shares." The whole business can ne\'er be more tltan a compromise. The ultimate is that the sailor should believe it to be the best that can be attained.

ELIFE ts rtitt

"Standing -.\'a\al Force in the Atlantic ch’! You could

Wulti-force makes

history

Ports around the British Isles will soon be seeing a group of visiting ships with an unfatuiliar emblem on their bridge wings: the S'l‘.-'\N.-\\'F()Rl..-\N’l‘ plaque. STANA\'FOR|.:\N'l‘ is the abbreviation for the Standing Naval Force .»\t|antic—the N..-\.'l'.O. naval force which was formed in January this year at Portlaud.

Many readers of “Navy News" will remember the .\latchmaker Squadrons which carried ottt exercises and made visits to N./t.T.0. countries.

Such was the success of the Matcluuaker exercises that it was quite apparent that a per-

the ltctivation ceremony on January 13. H..\l.S. Brighton was the Royal Navy's contribution: from the Netherlands came the destroyer Holland; Norway provided the destroyer Narvik; and from the United States came the destroyer Holder.

The Senior Ollicer for I968 was to be a Royal Navy ollicer, Captain G. C. Mitchell.

By Lit.-ut.-Cdr. J. ll.

N..-\.T.O. Navy was entirely feasible.

It had also become apparent that the Soviets were building tip their maritime strength and influence and that they were beginning to understand the meaning and value of sea power on a world-wide scale. manent

.\lel.eod-ll-atch. R.N..

l’.R.(). Standing Naval I-‘orce Atlantic

The Commander-in-Chief Eastern Atlantic. Admiral Sir Jolm Bush. took the salute at the activation ceremony and inspected the guards provided by each ship. .«\fter\vards he told the assembled officers and men: "You will be like :1 policeman

Strategy reviewed Thus at the :\’..-\.'l'.(). ruinisterial meetittgs in ltrus~els in I907. l)eccmher.

N..»\.'l’.Q. reviewed. and ll. was strategy was decided that a permanent .\‘..-\.'l'.(). naval force should he formed; that this force should be operational: placed under the operational command of the Supreme Allied Commander .-\tlantic. and be held ready to carry out the directives of the North .-\t|antic Council.

So it came about that four sliips assembled in l’ortland tor

on

FULLY in llicholls Home

the beat.

threatening no

one

deterring trouble-makers." lmmediately alter the ceremony the ships sailed for shakebut

'l‘hc~‘e were fairly simple at lirst. but gradually increased in complexity as the crews became familiar with each others variations of procedures and unI‘atniliar accents. linglish. one of the otlieial .\‘..-\.'l'.0. languages‘. is the lattguage used for interconuuunica— liott in tile force. do\\tt

exercises.

Different

meaning

llowevcr. as all those who have served in the force no-.-. know. there can be diliereitces in the use of linglish words :tnd their pronunciation.

For exatuple. the .’\I1tc'ti~.‘;tl‘.s’

LIVING Enjoy it

and (‘anadiaus call signals s' 'es: the .-\ntcricans' call a

a

jtu. stay

and their families.

See the Nicltolls Homes now under construction at Manor. Emsworth and Edgeharbour Farm, Farlington.

Wraysbury

I there’: comlort every house is centrally heated.

I There’: value prices range from £4,250 freehold.

For full information write or phone Jllllll C. lllCHl'll.LS llll. l;‘...'." lll llll —

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light

If a Dutchman says. "I switch oil" my station." he means "closing down on this circuit."

When an linglishman talks about a catamaran, the Antericans think he means a twinhulled sailing craft. They would have said "camel." lt takes about a month of continuous operating to smooth out differences in procedures and learn to make the best tactical usc of many different weapon systems. and this is one reason why it will be valuable to have the force permanently

Everything about a Nicholls home has been planned to ensure the quality of tile discriminating people are seeking for themselves

in.iic>_.h_i6 Ifist

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‘in

existence.

In addition to exercising. the force has been showing itself off to the people of some of the N..-\.T.0. countries by making

port visits.

Naturally these visits give the crews an opportunity of getting to know each

other: at ollicial and informal social functions, on the sports field and simply by dropping in around midday.

Ports of call so far have been: londondcrry. (jrcettock. Azores.

Bermuda. San Juan (Puerto Rico). St. Tlioiuas (U.S. Virgin Islands). Fort Lauderdale (Florida). Norfolk (Virginia). New York. Halifax. St. John's (Newfoundland). Reykjavik a nd Trondlieim.

The future itinerary includes ports in Norway, Denmark.

United Kingdom. Germany.

Holland. France and Portugal. .-\t all the ports visited. the

force has been given a tremendous welcome by the local inhabitants and great interest shown in its international aspect. (it is in fact the first multi-national peacetime naval

force in history.)

Perhaps the biggest and noisiest reception and the fullest

in that city of snperlatives. New York. .-\_ll the newsp.-tpers Carried front-page photographs and articles on the force. fire boats sprayed water. llags flew. neon signs flashed a welcome. and there was nation-wide television and radio coverage.

Tours. visits. theatres and dances in profusion made sure that no one had a moment to say. "\\’hat shall I do next'."’ programme

was

Germans there By this time the German frigate. Koeln._and the (‘an_adian frigate. Gatuicau, had joltlctl Miss New York switches on a welcoming sign in Times Square. New York

a

Work-up base is ‘At Home’

The Portland Nznal Base will be open to the public from 12.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.ItI. on Augttst I0 and ll. when frigates and submarines will be open for in-‘DI-Tliun. and naval helicopters and much of the equipment ttserl in the modern .\'a\y will be on view. ~; I-‘lying demonstration by helicopters will take place and the ceremony of Beating Retreat will _be performed by the Royal Marines’ Band of the Plymouth who will also play during the course of each after-

Group. noon.

Ilolidayntakers who normally live far from the sea should take theof opportunity for it life In the Royal glimpse Nttsy. .

the

force. and

partictilar inter-

est was shown in

participation.

tlie‘(ierm:tn

There are few s-.lto would say that the force is anything but a success. The force operates‘ together so clo.‘sely and otlicers and men get on so well together that it is easy for them to forget that they are in anything but a national squadron.

Friendships .\lany friendships have been

made.

('aptain .\litchcll. the

(_'ouuuodore as he

is called. who lives at Curdridge. near Southampton. says: "'l'his is an

exhilarating and most rewarding task. People want it to work and are proud to belong to it

this gets us away to a great start. I think we really have something to oller the world at large in terms of international co-operation. as well as having a competent and effective f orce.'-I Chief RSIW) Bill Atlatns. of Pettartlt l(i|aml. spends most of his time in the foreign ships.

"When we started in .lanuary." he said. "l thougltt we would never be able to operate together becztttse of tile differences in operating procedures. Now. atit.-r tour mo:u."i-. we're making the gratle." so

Ship exchanges Many of the ratings have got to know their opposite tuuubers through spending a few days at sea iii the foreign ships‘. On nearly every occasion of going

four ollicers and exchanged between

to sea. three or

sailors

ships.

are

H..\l.S. Argonaul relieved ll.M.S. Brighton in late June". ()thcr ships which have served in the force are I-‘.(i.S. Bayern and U.S.S. (ilennon. l._J.K. ports being visited this year are Portsmouth in July.

Portland in August and, later on. Rosyth and Belfast.

OLLNGWOOD’ RQYAL VISITOR NAVY

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NEWS JULY 1968

Simpsnu. of I-"olkestnne. with the httttle ensign. the Queen Mother's gift. while the .\tlIlp'.|i eontpttny of ll.M.S. Cullingmmtl. led by the Captain of the estnblishmeltl. (Tztpt. I’. A. Wtttson. give tltree cheers for Her .Vl:tjett,\' I eul. J. l-'. J.

Jutland ensign

presentation

\\'hen Queen lZli/;t't)eth the Queen Mother \l\lIL'Ll ll..\t.S. (ollittgwood on June ll. 2,000 sztilors, headed by zt I00-~tron_e Royal (iuard. and :1 Blue Jztcket band. sztw her present :1 battle cllxlgn. worn by the l‘).0tl()-ton battleship H..\l.S. Colliugtxood at the Battle of Jutlrtnd in l‘)l6, to Capt. l’. \\":tts'on_. (‘aptain of the e.st;tlJli.~.lunent.

The en<it:n “as one of the whielt has borne the xhoek and Queen .\lother‘s tvetltling pre- bnrd_e'n of attack and defence." sentx. .»\t Jutland. (‘ollingwood flew tour hattle ertsigtts. antl two Queen l’.li/abeth went on: of tlte‘-C were obtained by |,ieut. "Totluy. ('o|ling\\‘ootl is‘ no tlztter .»\tlntir:t|) Campbell Tait. longer at «ea. but in her nay uho

mus

turret.

Helping

in cltarge of

that turret “as the late King (ieor_ee \'l. tlten Prince Albert. who that very month hail been eontirtnetl to

man

xtth-lieutenant I.ieut. Tait presented one of the two ensigns to King George VI and Queen lilizaheth at their wedding.

us a

.\ll()\‘l’.: Wren .\l:tr:::tret Turpie. at that tinte the youns:e~t Wren in ll..\l.S. ('ullim.:\\uotl. “ho presented a bouquet In the Queen .\lother Ill-il.(l\V: Ht-r

.\i:tje~t_v nith Bnntl St-rgeztnt lI‘t.\pt:t‘lll|[: the lmlltl

John llztrtzrt-ares

lh\Tl'I.l-I \'lZ‘l‘l-IR.v\.\'S .-\mong the ntany .s‘peet.'ttors “en: 38 veterans of the Battle of .lllll:lll(l. inelntlitn: l.\‘ wlto had served with the late King in the battleship Col|im_:\\ood. .\l:tlting the prexerttution. the Queen Mother said: "Since the lirst ('t\lIittg\\'ootl tv.'t< eotnpletetl

she is still very mueh

ship.

a

the titan)‘ small

in the Fleet."

ships

l’l..»\t\"I'EI) A 'I'RF.l". .»\t‘ter the presentation, the Queen .\lother took the .\(lll|lC zit the march past. 'l'o mark her visit she planted :tn oitk tree near the Julluntl block of the entzthlixlmtent.

has played a proutl purl itt the tlefenee of ottr country. for. from the earliCal d:t_\-~t. it has been tlte fleet in l.\‘4l the

Jnhrt l~'re\-wit.

nlattder-in-Cltief, l'ort.~.ntoulh

the (‘urn-

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EVER HEARD OF DTS ; .? .

MANOELIYRES ..,.y-‘

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Do you know us as “The Seventeenth Frigate Squadron .” as “the Dartmouth Training Squadron ? or do you not know of us at all ? l-lave you ever served with the DTS? Have you ever thought of serving with the DTS? I wonder .

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lf yottr

.

Tuning up

No, Yes, questions No. No,—in that order-

then I suggest you read on just a little further. because I have some true gents of information which will be of value to every man now serving in lltls Navy of ours! ‘lite Dartmotitlt Training Squadron is a way of life. It is. in many aspects. quite like the

for officers and ratings

operational navy that you already aquttint yourself witheither through the "glossics" in your training cstahlisltmeut. or tlirotigli the long and iniprcssive story told by the many cortipleted lines in yotir Service certi-

of you who lllt\'t.‘ not yet served with us. may well find your‘ selves doing just that at some time in the near ftiture.

The task of training oflicer cadets from the Royal _l\':iv:tl

ficate but at the same time. there are so many aspects which make it qtiite dillerent.

It is these different aspects about which I think you should know. because we. here in the squadron. form quite an important part of the Navy. and many .

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Generally. either two or three of these fotir fairly elderly_ships

BLAZER BADGES. Large stocks alwayi available including Branch badge: for Submarines, Electrical. Gunnery. Engine Room Cornmuniaxiona. Diving. Artificor Supply and Secretariat.

involved in cadet training. while the remaining one or two the dockyard in refit or employ cruise around the British isles and Home waters. training seamen and other new entries from are

Anti-Submarine. Navigation.

Fleet Air Arm, Royal Marines.

W.R.N.S.. etc.

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to

which

given

frigates

At present. we find ourselves with fotir type l2 frigatesa Scarborough (the leader at present). Eastbournc. Torquay and

Teller: and Oueflceon to the Royal Navy Ili-In Ifi

immediate attention

is one on now

Four

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Order: by pot: inricorvted

Dartmouth

at

which has been going for far longer than either you or l have been in the Navy. and there have been many changes in routines and programmes.

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the many junior training establishments.

As a junior or ordinary tat:

in the squadron. you very soon lind that you have got to learn your job fast. You even sometimes lind someone here who knows even less than yoti—a very comforting thought for someone straight out of a train-

ing establishment.

Your chances of advancement are very high because remember. we are specialists here in training. and anyone with a will to go places fast gets the extra attention reqtiircd not a thing you will get in some of the inure routine operational .

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able rate or leading hand. your task is even more interesting. You have not only your own job to fulfil. but also quite often find that you are involved in the instruction of cadets and juniors alike. as they about their everyday go an

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Typical cruise During the cruises. whicli normally last about II or l2 weeks. we try to visit as many interesting places as possiblea typical cruise being say. Plymouth Gibraltar Malta Rome Naples Athens Malta -

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naturally quite a "show-the-tlag" squadron. and we enjoy it too. for tied up with this. one always linds great hospitality in the many different ports which is quite unmatched by many other routine visits.

We

are

At sea. work is centred around cadet training with all kinds of evolutions where the cadets actually con the ship. navigate. anchor and manoeuvre her. ln fact. they do all but no. perhaps even that sometimes!

What do we achieve in the Squadron? Not an easy question to answer by any means. but it is a start to say that we teach a large number of young men a .

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Christmas Cards

Crossing the Line.

Blue Nose and Date Line Certificates

Die-Stamping

Transfers of Unit Badges and Crests

Invitation Cards

Calling Cards Crested Ash Trays

Menu Cards Place Cards Embossed Stationery

Mess and Club Account Books Rubber Stamps

Illuminated Crest Wall Plaques Official Ordnance

Year to View-Wall Charts Crested Pens

Cadets stay only one cruise. sailors stay only at year. In these short periods we try to turn cadets into reliable young oflicers with the basic knowledge that they require of the countless lower-deck. and generations of juniors and ordinary rates into very comand knowledgeable petent sailors.

Their pride And what do we do for the senior rates? Do we just give them grey hairs and brin them to the absolute end 0 their tolerance limiLs'.’

Far from it. Our senior rates take a great pride in the task that is set for them and indeed.

achieve a fantastic amount of satisfaction as they set: yet another batch of well-pruned. well-tuned young naval oflicers leave the ship.

This is a Home Sea Service billet—ycs. and I admit that we are away for periods of i2 weeks or so at a time; but let us not forget. gentlemen. that we also spend some six or seven weeks in Dcvonport between cruises. so that there is even a rovision for those who do siil er from grey hairs or waning tolerance.

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concerning two girls lrom the North who invade London. (Paramount). l\'o.676 Assignment K Stephen Carnilla Boyd.

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(Columbia). .\'o. 677 The Cornedians.- Richard Burton. Elizabeth 'l‘.ty|or.

Alec Guinness. Peter Ustinov.

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Rosyth

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for local and seafarers‘ chzrrities-—\\'as ltcld the Fleet Rccreation at Grounds near Rosyth on June 15. being opened by

t\'a\y'.s lirst front-line helicopter .~qtratlror1— S-l8 —

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tirst t.‘0l’l'ltl)l\\lt)t1t.'Llas a torpedo attack squadron with .-\\'ettgct' aircraft. on June I.

.\'nw errtbarkctl in ll..\l.S. Albion. the squadron celebrated Ih silver jubilee and the accompattying photograph sltmvs the "25" torntation ll)'p;t~l on that

occasion.

Having operated

with ll..\l..‘~i. l’ormidahle in the Pacilic catnpaigtt. gaining battle honours at

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vice ot‘ the .\lalayan emergency.

The squadron commenced trials as the Navy's lirst Contmamlo Sqttatlron in Malta in I958. seeing service in Cyprus supporting No. 45 Commando —

25th nnni\'ct's:2r_v in “IS” formation

its internal security duties.

In I959. 84.8‘ was re-equipped with to \\'e-stland \\’hirl\yinds at Worthy Down. and a year later embarlted in ll..\l.S. llulwarlt for the liar East. on the carrier's tirst cornrnission as a on

commando ship.

From the time of the Brunei revolt at the cull of 1902. until the Indonesian confrontation ended in September. t9r.(». t-us Squadron. with lter sister squadrons ri-tS and Mr», was engaged in counter-insurgency opera-

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There were three bands. displays by police dogs. the fire brigade. judo experts and gym-

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Wear entertains

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Newton Abbot trip

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More than I00 men and wives attended the second reunion dinner. in e m o r i a l organised by Mr. and .\lrs. \\', Duly. oi l’lymouth, for the survivors of the l'lymoulh-manned

BARREL

cruiser. ll.l\l.S. lidinhurgh_ torpedoed and stink while on convoy dirty in the Arctic in .\la_\'.

I942.

The last captain of the ship.

Rear-.»\dmiral llugli Faulkner. was present. together with Vice-Adtniral Sir l-‘it/.ro_v 'l'al~ hot. former ('ommander-inChief. Plyinouth. and RearAdmiral R. (i. Raper. Director of Marine Fnginecring. who were both otiicers in the ship.

The crews of the mineswecpcrs which picked up the survivors. |l..\l. Ships Harrier and C‘-ossainer. were represented

by Mr. I’. Robinson.

Mr. Reg Levick was toast-

for men who can handle a fistful of flavour

master.

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daughter. Patricia l.ad_\' lirabourne. the liarl was greeted on arrival by the branch chatrntan.

Shipmate (ieorge ('ollius'. and the branch president. (apt.

Donald .\laclnt_\rc. .-\tnong others to greet the \l‘\ll(|t\ were the vice-presidents.

Two coach-loads of \\'e.ir branch members and their lziemls went to Net-.e:tstle (_)oa_\ on May 2‘). where they were welcomed by the ships’ companies of ll..\l.S. Ships .\lalcolm and (irafton. then paying a visit to the 'l'_\‘ne. t'dr. ll. l-'. RUl'3l.'7l\\‘ll‘.‘\li'\il'|.lll l)or|‘ords'. J. l.. 'l’|tomp~.on and 'l he oeeaston became A twoSir James Laitlg. .\ltipbreakcrs. and "Don" .\lurr:iy. way ellort. tor when the eoaeltcs Sliiptttate .\lurr.i_\'. the liraneh In the ;tl\ss.‘tlL‘C of Shipniate returned to Sunderlaud. a large Hutchinson. the branch chair- “seribc." who has been a prime number from each ship had in all the .-\shford man. Shipmate R. (iledhill. mover jointed the Wear party.

Since the .\l'Ii]‘Is left the ‘lf\ne. accepted the cheque Iront Dr. branelt'.s activities. did a great R. S. Thrithron. president oi the deal to get liarl .\lountbattcn to many letters of thanks have Aslitord. He has been unwell of branch. becn received. late. and all his shipmatcs are The two ships presented anxious to see him lit and well plaques to the Wear branch to again. commemorate their visit.

Several of the "old timers" Work prevented Shiptnate 'l'.

13") PRI-‘.5!-Ii‘«'T.-\‘l'l().\'S llutchinson front attendin_e the of Newton Abbot branch could meeting on June 7. Had he been hardly believe their eye»; when After unveiling a cotnmemchief been would of have the he \vere they guests present orative plaque and nameplate. presented with a cheque for petty otlice-rs‘ mess in ll.-.\l.S. "Mountbatten Bar." the Ad£260.

Raleigh on May 27. miral was presented with an enThere was it fried-chicken graved silver tankard and asked Shipmate Hutchinson is the dinner. and music for the danc- to pull the lirst pint. secretary of Sunderland branch of l.tikaemia Sufferers. and the ing was provided by the Royal He gave the club :i signed .\larines' dance b:tnd——a far sum had been donated by the of himself. which will shipyard workers of .\le'xsrs. cry, even for a chiefs’ mess. portrait hang over the bar. from the days when most of Earl l\lounth;itten and Lady the visitors were serving.

T“ o holders of the Victoria lirabourne (who was presented The ladies‘ section had their with (n|,\'s', Rear-.-\dmiral Sir .-\nof red carnaa thony .\liers and Mr. T. W. anttual outing oti i\lay to at tions by bouquet the little daughter of Gould. were present when the liigbury liay. returning by way Shiptnatc Ron Lewis) stayed for of Slapton Sands. Dartmouth. new .standard of lhe l!irmim:over an hour. signing llte well and 'l'orbay. ham and District branch of the visitors‘ book and giving autoLast ntonlh the section went Submarine Old Comrades‘ Association was dedicated in the to 'l'orquay for the Val Dooni- graphs.

The club premises were can show there. cathedral on June It-. bought from the council a couple of _vcars ago. and the

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I-‘our .-\.sltfot'd Sea Cadets. standing. smartly to attention.

“Piped aboard" .-\dmiral of the Meet. lizirl Mountbatten of lhtrma. when he \l\llL'll the Willesbotough Royal ;\a\:i| (‘lub. llL“.tLl\|tt;tI'li.'l’s of Ashlord brancli. on June 5. to open the new l‘I:tt'. .-\ccompanicd by lll\ eltlcr

Patron: ELM. The Queen

two

pulls

Indy Braboume. Shipmates

members have worked hard to get the place “Shipshapc and Bristol fashion."

A brewery firm agreed to build and install the £200 bar iii the building's main hall.

Ernest Slnnden and George Collins (branch secretary and branch ciutimmn) with Earl Mountbatten

QUEEN MOTHER MET VETERANS .-‘shout -10 Battle of Jutland veterans accepted the invitation of the Captain. l-l..\l.S. Collingwood. to be present when Queen lili/,:ibeth.the Queen .\lother. presented one of the Battle linsigns flown by the battle~hip Collingwood at Jutland in l‘)|(i, to the :\'avy's Weapon and Electrical Engineering School at l’areham. it. the ceremony was absolutely "spot on." Even Whale Island could not have improved upon it.

With about 3.000 on parade. everything went like clockwork.

I am sure that all who took part were proud to be there-— As I

we veterans

certainly

were.

-.\lothcr came to '1 he enclosure set aside for us and talked to us and our ladies.

the

Queen

('l.UB IIOSPIT.-\l.l‘l‘Y .-\fter the ceremony an excellent bullet \\;t\ provided in the Collingwood Club.

It was. indeed. an occasion to retnember. for none of these veterans had met for over 50 years. I met. for the first time since WI‘). live of my old shipmales from ll..\l.S. Neptune.

Althouglt the Service of today is vastly dillerent to our day. none of us felt. in any way. that he did not belong. On the contrary we all felt very muclt at home.

I would like to record our appreciation. and thanks. to Captain Watson. his otlicers and ship's company wlto did so tnuch to ensure our comfort and

make us so welcome.

I would be very pleased to hear from any ex-Neptuttes, who were. not present. if they care to write.

G. W. Nixson Late of H.M.S. Neptune (I915I9). President. No. I .-‘\rea.

Royal Naval Association.

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The date of the association's visit to \\'estmin.ster .-\bbcy is November 23.

Mr. ilorner also states that Cdr. (E) E. 1. Parish and Mr. liasil Francis have died.

Death of Admiral

Lyddon \'ice-.-‘sdmiral Sir Horace (‘ollier tliertiel Lyddon. the Admiral President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. died on June 9. aged 55.

Admiral l.yddon had been the Chief Naval Supply and Secretariat Otlieer since I964.

When he was promoted to rear-adtniral in July. I962. he was. at 49. the youngest captain of the specialisation to be promoted to flag rank.

The unexpected death of Admiral Lyddon has been a great shock to all Navy rugby t'ootb.tllcr.s (writes inst. Capt. .\l. N'\. Waller. lion. Secretary of the Royal Navy Rugby l‘nion|.

l’.i_\master-Licut. Lyddon first pained his Navy cap in l‘)3':' and had a very distinguished record as a player. He captained one ot the most successful U.S. Il‘ort~.moutht teams just before the war. was a captain ‘of

llarbarian. liut for the war he would have undoubtedly gained further honours. .-\tter the war he served Navy rugger as an admini.s'trator and committee man in Malta and at home. He was Navy Selector from I957 to I95”. and a representative on the Rugby Football Union from l‘J(u-l. I-le became President of the Royal Navy Rugby L'nion in l‘)(i7. an honour which. he once stated. gave him more pleasttrc than any other he had gained.

All who served with him in the sphere of Rugby lioolball will miss his etitlittsiastic support and wise leadership based on a longstanding love and knowledge of the game. Our sympathy goes out to his wife and family.

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LAST SEA VIXEN FOR THE NAVY Hawker Sidtlcley Aviation‘s distinguished chief test pilot and executive director. Mr. John Cunningham. went to Yeovilton lo present the R..\'. Air Station with a silver model of :1 Sea Vixen. to mark the delivery of the last aircraft of its type to the Royal i\'av_v. Mr. (funttittghani. who made the first flight in the Sea Vixen prototype. DH III). is seen handing over the model to his Itatueszike. Capt. J. C.

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Altliotigli her son Gcollrcy would

be spending his 2ls't birthday in the Indian Ocean island of .\l:iuritius,Mrs. L. Ferguson, of I-';ireham tllants), was anxious that it would be cclcbralcd in style. particularly as he had not spent a birtliday at home since joining the Royal Navy.

So she wrote to liiq di‘.-isional otlicer asking if ii surprise party could be organised.

The Navy was only too happy to co-operate. On the day.

Geotlrcy. a radio and ielcprintcr operator. \\.'i\ invited to the junior raul.~.' riiexs to lind the celehratioti .'1\\.'lllIl'l_L’liim. llc .tl\c rccciverl ;i largo: gilt lccy. sent by lll\ mother to his friend, Radio .\':ipcryimr ll. lntic\_ of South l‘.ll1l\:ill, near l’t‘tilel'r;icl. (icollrcy joined the .\':iyy in l‘1(i_‘s from lllt\;ttl\\.tV (‘ounty

Sccmidnry School. Weiiiiiititli.

He has also served in the West liidics on board ll..\l.S. Ursa.

Flag Ship of the Senior Naval Olliccr. West lndics.

His parents live :it Trent Wzilk. \Vinnh:im lixtale. llL‘:t r l“:in:ltam.

Glamorgan

had

Welsh mascot Wlicn

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guided missile -

destroyer ll..\l.S. (ilziriioigaii

visited Sari Frsirtcixco. the sailors had an appealing Illlt\C0l lll lllC dcliglilfiilshape of a 15-year-old

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DUMBO JACK Tracing of

the “hunt" tattoo in the Navy has brought ntfls of another rare spccinu.-n—:i sailor adorned with an ele-

phant's head.

Keen to add :i picture to his collection is Sum. Capt. R. Scult, of the R.N. Barraclcs. Portsmouth. consultzint der-

mzitologisl and

tattoo

expert. who would like

to contact the

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man con-

(ilauiorgan girl.

She was Cardill-born Diane Stanitorth, now a receptionist at

the British Consulate General in San Francisco.

The ship‘s company were

proud to adopt a pretty Welshspcaking girl as their mascot find beauty queen during their

stay in port. and Diane did an

excellent job in helping them to promote the Welsh image among the Americans.

Diane, whose parents are Welsh and still live in the country. left (ilaniorgan for Tokyo in .l:inuary. I966. She worked on advertising and pro~ motion for a daily newspaper covering the shipping industry.

She left Japan in April last C9‘

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You'll get far more appreciation from ‘her’ if you put a regular monthlysum into National Savings.

Your money will be absolutely safe and it will earn a steady rate of interest.

SAX PENCES Capt. P. W. T. Hanmer. commanding olficcr of II.M.S Coclirane in Rosyth Dockyard. had the tirst pull

the one-armed bandit installed in the CF03’ mess.

The president of the men, Ch Meeh "Blood" Reid. provided the captain with five slxperices to inaugurate the machine. Capt. Hanrner then gave the president five sixpenecs to have a go. Neither time did the machine pay on

out.

Picture by ('l'(i tl'hni) R. A. Pnxt-i

PAS DE l)El.".\".’ .‘i‘i';.,-iru! rr'r'cii'i'r1 (rt ('.-in-C.'.r Iir'mlqimrlr'r.i‘. l’.\l().' "Ru/m’.rI pr'rnii.rrinri to operate ships’ r!irr'r.i* an Tiploc in Ilaxlar ('Ir't‘/\. ." .

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Staniforth with the commanding oflicer of Glamorran, Capt. Richard Roe year. intending to go home to San Francisco, so for the time Glamorgan by way_of America, being the (ilaniorgan boys will However she fell in love with have to be patient.

Artist i e a

In the nicantinie he quiet and cool corners

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You can allot to: The Post Ottice Savings Bank The Trustee Savings Bank National Savings Certilicates

Ask your supply officer about

NATIONAL SAVINGS 0/? WE!!!’ I0: 7;/I stmmmr, 1/. M. ram: 5/:V/macs mm;/rrti. £105! 5. 50:/1/ii-//.11/rreurzo/rm, to»/oo.-I mo. sVM'.I0/1!. .-.4/1201.

NAVY l GIVES Carysfort at Tonga for UP 71-YEAR-OLD

H

N.-\\"Y l\‘|L\\'b JL"l.Y I 908

treaty signing

0:: the occasion of the \'ign« iiig ol the new Trerity of

Friendship between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Tonga on May 30. l-I..\l.S. C(l|'_\'.\‘lnfl \\':t\'

FLEET CLUB _

"Mary 3| the R_oya| Natal ltlect Club. M:ilt;i. formerly n as the Fleet Canteen, closed its‘ doors for the last time. used been

ptizi (‘tit-téziet Ministers and Nobles of the Kingdom. the ltt'.:t_\' was signed by tlte l’rent-

.1 79.!"-

Sir John llopkitts. then the (‘otnnmnder-in-(‘hict'. Mediterrunetin. utter ti stint tit $7.000 had been gruiitetl by the .-\dmir;t|t_\' for its erection and

Mr. :‘\. 1‘. Reid. llriti-h Cont-

iiii~~i.»nc.' .‘.nd Consul.

('.:i;.--"t-:1’: eoiniti;intlin_: ultiticer. tdr. D. J. R. C|i'ipm:in. ltlltl l lL‘tl'.. l’. .\l. Fl'£tl1lsi_\'ll. liatl iiitti the King.

titling out.

The north win}: of the

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teen

eh :i l\'.(I.\l.(‘i. \'-.i\‘ cni‘.ln..;‘tl aipoii liiiii l‘f.' .\lr. i‘.-Emit‘ ol the Qttt-eri. \L'iIi

to

3.tt(ttl '.\ct‘.'i on lmiro. fill '~lt0\\‘etl _ere:i: iiimine

\:~-'..:\

was

.ii.: illlitll .tH1l\ and ii:\i‘i: «‘i~pi.i_\~‘. zintl tit: §:lll\lL'5 'irt| work \\.i:<li:rii: ‘lillrfill \\'ltt.‘ pt.»\.'tE to ‘

.

toners

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-_-\plor:iti\'e.

.'11.'tlL‘ll bet‘-tee" and .i .:.i -

;*.'.~tltit‘ed

.i

-2/e.il*fe p:.~xE:i;:

The 'l’on2:m Pretnier and his ministers". together with the coniiii:iiidin;: oflieer of H..\I.S. (':ir_\.~l'or| unit the British ('nmut. in the (':thinet Room

local» tiiueli --.,. :.i he oi .t ...;.l.iIil tlt.in iite ship} _-

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were

li~hin;.:

E:i-,: ‘.“.[‘(‘\Jl!tt'Il'ti,

tour‘

and divto

tsl.ittti~. .\l.ilel>.ul.i. .-\‘..'hitt .tl‘.\l

see

\\‘l‘.'.'lt‘ L.~.pt. (fool; lirst l.indet|. and to the “Blots tlole<." where the Pncilie s'.\ell. u:tettL‘ll!‘.tl'V.‘Yt‘\J by passage over :in_\' reef. .--trikes the shore :i:td ix‘ shot up i‘tllr1(lrt:(l§ of tee. in tlie .i::' 1‘-.:o.ii;li lt0lL'\' t:i the .'o:'.il.

0l’):ll. .\l.t|ekultt. nttmetl \'t|l1‘It:\\ll.Il faeetiously by the Portuguese. means “sore buttocks." after some sailors had kinded there and been unwise enough to use ;i Ioe.iI poisotmlts tent‘ for their toilet. .-‘\hoti'. 30 ofliceu ttiitlniieii ctlji|}Ctl ti. New llehrttletin

\'l TIIRI-II-I lSl..\.\'|)S t're\::-its to going to ’I'o:'.;:.i. ~:t raid .1 viii‘. ~. tr .1 . l)ea‘.:'i‘t oi’ the llt"‘ti<?t~. ..illii'.;.- .i'.

king.-st/e PT;t‘»\tl\ zmtl .'tI.t\'_ pork Lxirvetl ttoiii “hole pig. \\l'.t]3pL‘(l in I‘.tltt'l le.:\e< supper

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and ro.i~tetl hot Nitlttcm

in

the

-,.:iotiutl

on

\\’;is|Ietl tltt\\tt \\i‘.h cold Attstrtilitin beer to the ;ieeontpziniment oi‘ soiigs. the supper was something to be renieiiibercd.

The last British ship to \'.'.‘tll at Atchin llild shelled the island as punishment to the n.l.li\‘C\ for (lining on white :r.iders. but this oecznioii me whole on

vill.tge

tlr.mn up to receive the vixitors ititli "titi.irtl \\;i:

Chatham organ for new Rosyth church

'li.a next‘ .-\ni:lie:in clitireli zinti lt..ii being built in R0\)'llt lloel.3'..tt§ for the Ro_\;tl .\';i\'_\' by the Ministry of l’l|l\lit' fltiihiinfe and Wor'i.< at ti Cost of .‘.3t\'.(l(l0. hm ti link with ;: much older litiiltliiig “the Ro_\';iI Ntivtil l)oel-t_\.ii'tl t lttlfcl‘. .3. C h:itli:ini.

The p.;‘.e organ isliieh l§ to he tthlltlird in the new ehureh has been tr..:.«t'erretl trout (‘li.ttli:im.

Due to he cotitpleted in l)ecembe.' .':e\t. the tott:ttl.itioti ‘stone we-. i.iitt on April 2-3 by Rm--x..=mi.-..t w. 't‘. C. RlLllL'_\. '.’\ ll rr. i r .: l Stiperiittemlerit iv: -11 VI. l.):~ci.;.irtl l{o\j.tE‘. ,

itttiltliiig is on .I site .i\l;oining the ti o c it j. .i r (l .tppro:ieh rotid. and ;t(l_|its.‘L‘lll lo ll..\l.S. (iocltrzinc being currently rehuilt ;tt :i cox! or \U!11t: lite

:.l.500.00U. As e.in be seen from the picture lielow. the chtirch is entirely enclosed within brick \\.lllS pierced with :1 eotitiiiiiom

elere.stor_\' tutti sttrtnounted ht‘ ti piiruholoid sector roof. the

ridge

(The Rm_\th l)oek_\:trrl (‘hapl-ain. the

._—-!,a: _.

e.in-

tlestro_\e¢l by eneniy I‘)-tl. and temporarily

.'x-rtion in rebuilt :it :1 cost of £l3.500 in I‘?-37.

The Fleet ('ltih. wliiclt ~:t.'iiitl~ on ('orr.tdino lleights. tihote the l’;irl;ttorio and Cziuteen Wlitirves. is .1 prominent nitirit In Silith hertliing .iloii_i:sitle. with its single tower Ztllll dome t\\::1

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."..tt0[) V l5l'l'()RS \\i..‘ the \ltlP \\.i~ vim‘.

by the Royal Navy in

'Ih_e canteen was opened on I-'ebr'uary l. I897. by Admiral

Tnriga. tt.R.l-t. Prince 'l'ti‘ipeEeh;i‘t:e (brother of King 'l‘;iii[.i'.ih.:;i Tttpott IV). and of

ier

page-sownIc:

nouuoouooo-nuuoo

prexent .-.t Nuktfttlofzt. l'1 :hc presence of the Ton.

.

curve

of ishielt rises :it

the Admiral Superintendent. ttiaplain of the Fleet. and the I-‘ling (ltlieer Scotland. e\:uiiiniuu it model of the new church

the t.‘.’l\l end to .l iteigiit oz oter 501'eet.

The :i|t.ir is lit by .1 slit ;tperture which Tlscs up the root‘ to the full tieiizlit of the reredos mill ttnd \'s'P'.|I'.liL"s i‘. from the choir.

The Rev. A. W. E. H.irerot't conducted the service :it the Li}ing of the lottitdution stone. the \'en. Archdeacon Christopher Prior. the Clitiplztin ol" the Fleet. giving an address. \’ice-Admiral Sir John ll.i_\'es. l’l'.i-L: Otlieer Seotktnd tutti Northern Ireland. zind I.;itl_v ll;I}‘CS. were among the :n'.m_v who attended the ceremony.

and llind."

provitl.-il by the

"l’:i1ltlinder\."

ing so-.'iet1..

.i:i

.iiltilt

scout-

Obtii is .in enoiiiiotie riotiii.mt \'UlL‘.tl'lU. ()ii the islntitl it .t C0n'tlTlttttll}" the iiiiisiotttiries of l.oI;i \\’hi~— run by Archtle:teon R;t\\*e|itl'e. eonsistini: of ztto St.‘i_'l00l>. :i hospittil zind

lepresartiittt.

Forty otheers

tutti men went ashore for dinner with the stall’. and once uguiii cVer_\‘onL‘ gathered together for ttic Cllv toni:ir_\' sing-.-iong.

The cliildren l.'ITk'llC(l on to "|ll.l.'t Moor lttit "at" and eoultl still he liettrtl It'liTlllL‘hltlj: the perforiininee as the liberty hozit \\C1‘ll out to meet the ship.

pre—l‘)-3|.

IN ITS Ill-IYI).-\Y lite eltili ilLt\' hecn run by .1 mtiitiittlee ft.'DTC\CllllIIl\'L‘ or the .\l:u*g.' in .\l;ilt:i under tlte presiileitey of the etiniiii;iiitli:ig oliieer. ll..\l.S. St. Attgelo. it has C;llL‘I’c(l for till ;t\pt.‘Ul\‘ of reeretition. l’re-tttir. tis m.iu)' .t< 36 snooker tztbles were in opergition. the rextuttrttnt Sclllctl 200. while the ClllL'n1it,‘lllL'.tl.'L‘ heltl ne;irl_v 1.000 persons. in its lie_vd;i_\'. 30 members ot‘ the i\'.-\.»\l-‘I stall would httve been on duty at one time. CIR well tie up to eight iiiembera of the urn-;il st.it't.

Since I050. tltc {.lClllllL‘\‘. tilthougli eotttitiuing. h ;t \' e

gf;lt.Jll.'|ll}i' reduced. .\l:tn_\' tt long-serving stiilor.

and ex-sziiior. will remember the “mess runs" to the etutleen. the ship": eotnpzttty tltinces. the "s;ii|ors' operas" and the

avy’s -

..._-......

.\t:ilt:i for the past

"wakes" th.it tool. place under the vt~.tteht'ul eye of the chili Master-tit-.-trnis. who was responsible for the d;i_\'-to-d;i_\ running of the club.

The sad lzixk of closing domt the Fleet (‘lub fell to .\l.1ater-;itArms Put Doiihteday who, with his wife and ntenihers of the Working Comniittee. have kept the club liutnming zilong for the past t\\o _\e:tt'-;.

Tlll". Wli\il)l:\'(‘-l.'l’ When the decision to close the Heat Club was nttitle. priiii.uil_t' l‘t.‘C:ttht: of the Serviee rtiii-tloim. .\l:'\:\ Doubletltij.‘ \'t‘|lt.ItIlL‘CfC(i to renittin in .\l;tlt.i to ezirrj: out the elosttr-:. and to t.'t‘ts‘llI'C A smooth wintlint:up of the club's tiltuirs. even thougli he \\.Ii due to go to pension .i:id return to L‘lVlll;tlt lift.’ l.i~.t .\l.ll'\.‘ll.

The tlieilities .'ll the club will he szidlj. niiued ti» another page in the lll\lt‘f')' oi the Ro_v..t i\'.u';. iii .\t;ilt;i l\ turned.

On Maj; 20 the Mag Olliccr .\l;ilt.i. Re.ii'-.-\tlmir.il I). l..

l);t\'enpurt. p.iid

.'I

l';ire\\el| visit

club to say ttootl-hye to the stntf. and the ocezision \\.t\' taken to m:ike .1 farewell presentzition of ti W:|lCl"C0l0ll|' to .\LA.-\ Dotibledtiy from the (‘onimittee. in appreciation of all hit cfl0I‘l\' on behalf of the club during his tentirc of ofliee. to the

Rear Admiral Davenport with M.-\A and Mrs. Doubleday. and sonic of the stat?

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adopts I

.,.1

Basil Brush

liie tt-ie\i~ion puppet l5.i~il lli'u~h l1.t\ heeii |l..\t..\'. lo\ us the ottiei.i| ship") m:iseot.

Tito ollicers, zinil nine rtitin \i~tlCtl illL' li.li.('. ‘lele‘»‘i~ (eiitre on June 12. \‘.?teii lt.i~.i lltlxil \\.:\ ]‘i't.'\L'l1lL‘tl \\Etlt .: l.it"e \ltIp\ crest ht .lte llt'\'. lie:ite:i.iiit. l.ietit.-('dr. I’. J.

.\ot'to:t. In return the xlllt‘ reeeévetl :iti l.\'-inch replic.i ot ll.i~il. For the puppet there \‘-‘.t\ \;iiltIi"s L‘.t]‘* the s:it.ille~t .i ii.i\';il :~l\‘tC~. eoulil provide .iiitl .: |’o\ cup ritwtaoti. l'ntortti:t;ttel_\ ”.t\ll Zlntl iii‘ tvpcrtttor. .\lr. l‘u.|ll (men. \\.ll not he zible to .lllL'llt.l the L'i'l'|}' iniuioiiiiig L't‘l'€tltUll_\' on Jul‘. 11. ilmttglt it is lt0]1t.'t.l lli‘.it I\ eo\'er;ige will he _Li\‘C1). lletorc ttnd tititer the shoe. the ship’: party w‘.t< coiidueletl around the TV centre. and met various celebrities" in the B_lt.(‘.

lounge l‘£If.

ntlopted by

WRENS' EYEBROW-RAISER For 21 years,

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huttcd camp has been the home of the New Entry Training Estttblishntent for the Women's Royal l\':t\':tl Ser\ice. Week by week. its stall’ tr:tnsl’orms' girls‘ from all parts of the British lsles. and front all w:tlks- of life -into Wrens-, ready to join the Royal N:t\'_\' on the second stage of their career. :1

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ll..\l.S. l);Ittl|liL‘5\'is set in the he.trt of tile llerl-tshire eottntryside. about (it) miles from the nearest l'|;t\';ll estzthlislttttettt. and eons-eqtxently provides‘ .1 lot ol its own enterttunment. .'\p;trt from the lt.iC;lli_\' set.

Permission

NAVY .\li\\'S JULY 1963

.-ltlthough rather isolated.

Dauntlcss is far front forgotten.

Apart from Service V.l.Ps.—

to

the

stop shaving!

ottttloor heated .s\\iItttt‘.itlg pool, it possesses its own folk group.

"The Trieornes Plus One." zt dr.znt;t group. and :1 wellztttetttled keep-lit eluss.

The new bus. :ttleetion;ttely christened "l)untho," collects new entries from Reading Station._ but also transports drtnec parties and sports teams.

.-\ rutlter

Portsrttuutlt,

most

one

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Chief,

of the

\'isitors——t'reqttent

rehuiid or not to rebuild") 4 our}. study team.

The est:t|\.lishtnent reeentl_t hid :t sad tltretvell to the threeton lorry. which over the ~_.'e;trs'. together with its‘ predecessors. has carried more thztn 18.000 "to

unique entry

Csltthiisltmcttl"“i’t)l'ltli5sitttt to discontinue sltztving." the eurrent naval eletnent httving built decided to grow sets‘. new

recent

W.'ts‘

in

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are made hy publicity .-tlieers. loe.tl tlignit;tries'. .\letni‘ers of P.i:li.ttttettt. and (hetutttse of the present question ol‘

culls‘

in the R. & A. hook may misc the eyebrows of those who know l);tuntless as an all-l'ettt;tle

Proud

Commander

potential

\\'rens

through

the

gates of H..\t.S. t);ttttttless. acqnisition—the bus for trxtmportim: latest arri\'ul~t from the r-.tilwa\' station

\'igomu.s‘ poll.-th for a treasured possession. 'ew entry Wrens‘ cleaning the hell of H.M.S. Wren. uhich was built as a sloop in“" .

I942. t'on\'erted to

:t

frltgztte. :tntl

nzts

hrolsen up in I056

HEATED POOL Sntiling .seeret:tr}'. 2/0 H. H. l-‘leteltt-r. looks Jtthttsott has her

l..\l(l°I) J. Pryce and AB B. llielts. the "naval element"

picture

“ten t\l. J. lulu.-It ill the ht.':lll’(| outdoor swintmim: on as

pool

"Tricomes Plus 0ne"—3/0 S. l.o-.tder. P0 Wren A. (‘lear_\'. 3/0 C. Sturuin and Wren It. Brings._......

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.

,‘

‘

.’./

A ‘date’ for

Brighton \\lt.'tt l|..\l,.’s‘. llrigitton :eturns to l’orts'ntotttlt on July 4 .t!ter ttm-;mtl».t-lt;ilt' years‘ in enttnttissiott. m.tinl_t' spent "d.tte" will l*e .tl\ro-.td. an early !'.tre\\ell \isit to the _ship's .1

.ttil‘pl.Cd l\\\\tl. l)tttin5! the U01!‘-ll‘lisstt)fi Brigh-

it.ts .ste.tttte.l “ell over l(Hl.l)U() miles. \‘:t\s\L'ti the l\1tt.ttot' and the .‘\rttie ('ire|e. tcsettetl suit-it-ors trout :t ditched .titer.'tft in the .’\li.tllliL'. and .:.trried out too smztll and singleh.tttded .s;ti\‘.tgc t'npt:r;tti0ns‘_ The .\‘:Il\'.‘IgC ntoney aeerttittg tiotn tltese is‘ being donated by the ship's. eotnpant to tile St. (i.thriel's Home in Brighton. .uloptetl hy the ship mo years ton

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.i'_.'fl.

\\'ith the lttuneltint: of the :.tIt0.000 St. lit-es. 2.‘.-‘()0 tons. the .\lit'ti\lr_\' of Public Bttildin-,1

and Works‘ has .st;trted 3 pro;.:t.tnnne to replace its \lrCl|giIlg

.:.\x*

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5,-tin

H..\l.S. Aleide (foreground) and ll.M.S. Porpoise entering lrmir. 'l'urlte_v. ‘They are un detached .ser\'it'c in the Mediterranean. operating with Greek. I-‘rem-It. American and British ships in :t series of ;\'A'l'0 exercises. The submarines‘ have already visited Gibraltar. .\l:tll:t and the port of Athens. .‘\'e\t stop is‘ Crete. and the return trip is through the Corinth Canal to Malta. Gibraltar and ltuttte. .-Ueide is based at Gosport and Porpoise at Faslttne

Reclaim's

success

\\'reel.n;:e of the Aer

in_t:ns-

\"is.:ou:t:. nhieh crashed on the coast of lr-.-land on M-arch 24. has‘ heett found sevezt miles east of the 'l':ts'l..tr Rock liglithottse by dzxers tiorking fro.-rt H.MS, Re-.'l.ti:'.1. They l'ot::t-J the .tir ii:ter .=t .t depth of if?) et:':{.

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NAVY NEWS JULY I968

SITUATIONS VACANT

PERSONAL

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TIII-I

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Sqtiipulntuly etitiltdrntial and tlitcreet. I-ull details, under plain

CORPS OF C().\IM lSSl()l\'AlRI-IS Another

I-‘.\.\III.\' l'I.\NNIN(:. Write lnr new lmultlet CIZIIJIIIIHA‘ all modern methtidt

service ent.-.t:entent

lree ttv.:e'.l:er tutti dctailt (ll our ('u:iItJen'.ial l'mt.tl .\eritt.e. l'retnter.

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Street, \\'.|_ Di-r.2~l

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0'!-M7 “Z7. llristtil (twill. St. Anticarin-Sea 2tt)0£_ lliriittn-.:li.ini llcrelord 5270 Kent. llattt Street 255.

S(I('l.\l. llluxmln

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(‘nil senite entlinrt

Marriage

Al!I)RI>:‘l‘ AIJ. N‘ M .\ R R I A (I I-1 IIIIRIIA Ill.I.. II U II I‘. (.‘0RNVI'AI.I.. l-.u.1hIitlied I'M‘. Nationwide, conlitIeriti.tl_ l):lail\ sent plain aealed cover without utilization.

mainly

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or

WICK 50.. SOUTIIWICK. BRIGHTON. SK. (lei. SOUIIIWICK JOJJ. 10-8 ri.m.).

over: .

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SOCIAL tvherc.

alter

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Clerical C114! in

or near

nveday week Icnerally; three

ever?-

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During the Royal Navy water polo and diving championships at Rosyth last month. the Navy's water polo team took on a Scottish Selected team. The Navy swimmers were beaten but no_t until they had given the Scots something to think about. It was a first‘ class match, the issue being in doubt throughout.

The

water

Royal Marines won the polo championship. heat-

ing Portsniouth 6—4 and Naval Air Command $—~-t. and drawing with Plymouth Command

{our-all. Air Command took second place.

Although Portsmouth did not shine in the water polo, the

diving

teams. men and women. made up for things. 'l'he Ports-

the Navy diving chainpionsliip with 27 poin:s to Air (‘ornmand's l-1 :ind l’lvnioutli‘s ll. 'l’ he Wrciis aim \\ on the diving chaiiipiozisliip with 2! points to .~\ir's ll and Pi)‘motlth's tlircc. 'l he i\';i\_v sprin_i_-hoard diving mouth

ineii

won

champion is CPO Bartlett of

Air Command. and the firmboard champion is PO Betsey of Portsmouth.

Wren Norris of Portsmouth Command won the springboard event and also the firmboard.

MORE BATHS NEEDED The Air Command water polo championships were held at R.N. .-‘\ir Station. Yeovilton. on June I3 and H. Yeovilton being the winners. with Arbroath the runners-up.

Apart from a gale blowing Slfillglll down the bath. the weather was good. This was inst

as

well. for the Yeovilzon hath

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ABOVE: Rear-Admiral C. K. Roberts presents the inter-station trophy to REM Haley. junior member of the whining Veovllton

The many spectators at all games over the two d:iys saw some very good water polo.

Although the players enjoyed the competition they would have enjoyed it even more had they been "water-fit."

The cry is “Swimming baths at all stations."

Arbroath and Yeovilton were the only teams that had all men water-fit. 'l1ie final was keenly contested and it was not until the last two quarters that the superiority of Ycovilton began to show.

Jl.'?\'IORS' SWl.\IMli\'G For the eighth consecutive _\eur H..\l.S. Ganges won the .\':ivy's annual swimming. diving and water polo chantpionships for iunior swimmers.

The championsliips were held in ll..\l.S. (ianges. uliich has such a line pool. on June 7 and S. Ganges. RM. Depot (Deal) and H..\‘l.S. l:iS}Z(Iftl taking part.

The swimming tvis won by H..\l.S. Ganges with 86 points. the ninners- up being R..\l.

Depot with 63 points.

The diving trophy was won by ll..\t.S. Fisgard. Ganges and R..\t. Depot shared first place in the water polo. Fisgard was unable to enter a team for water polo._ but H.M.S. Dryad very sportingly ofi'crcd to take Fis-

Ganges’

canoeists

enthusiasts have entered into the field of national longdistance canoe racing.

The teaching of capsize drill and rolling is done in the swim-

H.M.S. Caledonia.

are

used for

(‘U2 ll) 3] L'Zl.H\iC.

\'.-\RlED CR.-\l-"T The canoes at Ganges are varied: normal expeditions take out the stable Kleppcrs and Tynes. while canoe club memhers. once they have passed their novice test. can take otit anything from a slalom canoe to an international sprint canoe.

The latter is very "tippy" and only used on calm days.

Last Easter the Ganges Canoe Club spent seven days canoeing in Ccrmanv. being based on Kobleiiz. with a minibus acting as

support group.

The party canocd down the length of the Lalin. a tributary’

Representatives of the Royal Australian Navy. the Royal Canadian Navy. the Royal Navy and the Royal Malaysian Navy competed for the Perth Cup at Singapore in .\lay. ll..\l.A. Ships l’.irr;imatta and Vendetta represented the R..-‘\.N. and H..\l.C. Ships (.)u'Appellc and Saskatchewan the R.C.N. Although the Royal Navy ran out winners. winning the squash. volleyball and soccer. each Service had its moments.

The R.M.N. won the basketball and golf events. the R.C.N. winning the softball.

In spite of being runners-tip in no less than four events out of the six. the R..-‘LN. was last. l-‘inal points: R.N.. 75; R.M.N.. 60: R.C.N.. 55'. R.A.N..

50.

‘Hie Portsiiioiitli Command Individual Squash Tournament was \von

by Lieul.-Cdr. H. Rump of ll.M.S. Bellcrophon.

The minibus met lcrs each evening at

campsite.

_

RACING SUCCESSES Ganges‘ entry into racing has been extremely successful. list.

At

the start. with three all coming well down the was

Leamington

AIR COMMAND MEET The Royal Navy six miles record. set up by P0 D. McFadzcan last year. was beaten on June 20. in the Air Command Athletic championships. in great form. P0 Mei-‘ad1.ean knocked 9 sec. oil‘ his old record. completing the six miles in 30 min. 18.4 sec.

Heavy rain before and during the second day of the championships had an etfect on performances. httt many results were hcllcr than last year's.

Alex Valentine won the discus and hammer events. The discus distance was 109 ft. 6 in. and the hammer l6l ft. 8 in.—wcll short of his own I3-year-old Navy record.

As expected Peter Gabbctt had a good day. He won the I00 yds. in l0.S see. and the 220 yds. in 22.9 see. He also won the high jump with a height of 5 ft. 9 in.

Lambshead. from H.i\i.S. Condor. won the long jump with a leap of 21 ft. 1 in.. and the triple jump with a distance of 42’. ft. Zil in.

In the Wrens‘ events Wren Rimmcr won the 220 yds. in 27.9 .sec.. the long jump with a jump of 15 ft. 7} in.. and was second in the iavclin event.

The men's inter-station championship was won by R_.N. Air Station. Culdrose. with 89 Runners up were points. l)acdalus and Yeovilton (each St] points). Lossicmouth (64), Brawdv (44) and Condor (32). (fuldrose Wrens also won the inter-station title with 43 points.

-

The other stations finished Yeovilton (30 points). Brawdy (29).

Lossicmottth (27). Condor I24) and Daedalus (I6).

PORTSMOUTH MEI-.‘I'll\'G I. Std Bob Meadows of Victory. I. Std "Snow-y“ Brooks of Warrior. P0 Wren Deirdre Watkinson of Excellent and

Wren Brigginshaw of Victory between them managed to win no less than I2 "firsts" and six "seconds" in the Portsmouth Command athletics meeting at Portsmouth last month.

The ever-green Meadows won the mile. the three miles and the six miles. Brooks won the 220 yds.. the 440 yds. hurdles and the long jump. taking second place in the 440 yds.. high jump and triple jump.

P0 Wren Watkinson complctely dominated the Wrens‘ events. taking the I00 yds.. the 220 yds.. the 440 yds.. the SO metres hurdles and the discus. with second place in the javelin event.

Wren

Brigginshaw. who

won

second in the doubles. a second in the singles and a third in

the K.l class.

NOVICE WINS

a

done.

crews

comers

the.travelriverside

Much fun was had shooting the smaller weirs and rapids. as well as escaping from some most ferocious swans.

Not all wcirs were shot intentionally: one double $10! .100 close and was swept over sideways. but little damage was

Oxford

two

ready

are

more

raced. and fifth and sixth places were obtained. At Bedford the club finally broke into the placings. coming third in the doubles only a miiuite bethc leaders. having hind paddled eight miles.

The next race was Lincoln and here Ganges almost swept the board. ob::iining a firs: and

crews

ROYAL NAVY RECORDS BROKEN The Royal Navy Athletic team had a very fine win in a quadrangular match held at the new tartan track. Crystal Palace. on Wednesday evening. June 19.

Teams included Bclgrave and Hill Herne Harriers.

London Athletic Club.

Sgt. Watts RM broke his existing Navy record in the discut with a throw of I70 ft.

Ron Clarke. the international middle-distance runner. took part in this meeting winning the 800 metres in l min. 54 sec.

Pove_v.-Watts. Tourle. Elliott,

.

for all

general training.

Often it is fairly rough in these exposed waters and this adds plenty of thrill to being

Royal Navy

right:

\

Canoeing is somewhat of an also-ran in the Royal Navy, but in H.M.S. Ganges. where they have got beyond the paddling of the old of the Rhine. and covered the gard's place.

Only one record was broken. l-{lepper and Tyne canoes, lower strctdtes of the Mosellc. namely the 100 yds. butterfly in built for stability rather than traveuing between 15 and 30 68.2 secs. by App. Clarke. com- speed or manoeuvrability.the miles each day. peting as an independent from

Stour and Orwell

to

.t.:-.-‘$.\"‘;-

.

Juniors Stuart.

The Scintillating Seven in Germany: Left to Sutton and Benson

ming pool. while the rivers

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the long jump. was second to Deirdre Watlrinson in the mo and 220 yds. Wren Blcwett. taking part as an individual won the javelin event. was second in the 80 metres hurdles. and third in the I00 yards and the discus.

H..\t.S. Collingwood retained the Duprec Trophy. the award for the Major Establishments. with 105 points. Victory was second with 80 points and Portland third with 42.

The Minor Establishrncnts Trophy went to H.M.S. Warrior. thanks to the fine effort of Brooks. who scored 33 of Warrior's 38 points.

The Wrens‘ Trophy went to H.M.S. Excellent. with 6l points. 35 being scored by Deirdre Watkinson.

DAEDALUS WINNER Peter Gabbett. a British intcrnational in the decathlon. in line for a place in the Olympic ti-aim. won the I20 yds. hurdles.

the 440 yds. hurdles and the discus events at H..\‘l.S. Daedalus sports.

At

the Royal Navy Sprint

championships at Poole. Ganges

had_ numerous successes in the novice e_lass—thosc who had been racing for less than a year —winni_ng

events

against adult

competition.

In the Poole Harbour Circuit race a second and a third in the doubles. and a second in

the sniglcs. were obtained.

These are all national races where the Junior class stretches to 18. while the Juniors from are only I5 years old. (ranges These successes have resulted in five Juniors from l-l..\l.S. Ganges being selected to represent the Royal Navy in the Inter-Service championships to be held at Shepperton on July 12 and I3. _

‘STOCK’ BOAT COMES FOURTH Sailing :1 “stock" boat. the "Spirit of Cutty Sarlt." Lieul.

J. L. R. Williams. took fourth place in the Trans-Atlantic siiigle-li:indcd yacht race.

Well up with the leaders throughout, Lieut. Williams, who injured an elbow just before the start but who insisted in participating, sailed a fine race.

The winner. Mr. Geoffrey Williams in the "Sir Thomas Lipton“ broke the I964 record of Lieut. Tabarly by almost -30 hours. completing the journey in 26 days. 20 hours and 32 minutes.

The second yacht to cross the finishing line was the South African ketch "Voortreltkcr." sailed by Mr. Bruce Dalling. just

over

17 hours after the

winner.

Third man home was Mr. Tom l-‘olleii in the yacht "Cheers."

Lieul. Williams was threeand-a-half days behind the "Sir Thomas Lipton." a remarkable cliort considering that both the first and second boats were _

specially designed for the race. whereas the "Spirit of Cutty Sark" was not.

The Royal Navy congratulates Lieut. Williams on his splendid zicliievcntent.

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Gurkha gives cup for

JULY 1963 soov.ss~oo‘oa~

NAVY NEWS ..

‘WE CAN WIN CUP’ SAYS THE GOALIE :‘ -

“Just one more season 3' This is the cry heard by the o

Royal Navy

team

Servicc The

alter

water

every

polo

Inter-

championsliip.

SPORTSMAN or rue MONTH

who convinces no one of its attthenticity. including hitnsell. is Ol-LL .\leeh'n Re.\' Canim. the ni;in.

.\'.ivy gotilkeeper tlirougliont

the 60's. llis hurniiig ambition is to help the i\'.xvy win the trophy that has eluded tlietit siizee 1946. Each year he l\ Con\'ince.l it w ill be achieved.

Re\ joined the Navy at il..\l.S. (‘olli:i;-.\t.iod in N53 troin ll.'.t‘it.sley. llc had repreat \\.tlet' t‘\-lo the at junior and senior

over

to

'

\\'ES'l‘ INDIICS llis tirsl Nllip v-.:» ll..\l.S. Superb and tlltflllt: a tour of the West lntlies Station he was a member of tlte Navy team in that part of the world.

In 1956 he represented H..\l.S. Petnbroke and the Nore Coniinand as a "licld" player. but on joining H.Nl.S. Shellield he returned to the goal position and. during a eotiiniission in :h.; i\lediterr.iiie.:n represented tlte .\'avy. here was a cliiiinte in lllx polo career in l*)(i(i wlien he ioined tip with Paddy tllie l-i~h) Ha\e\ and Vince Keeping in ll..\l.S. Vietorioiis.

These two intlueneed hitrettiendouxly and ganie during the ne.\'. year he represented the (‘oinl~i:*..-d SerVices. the .\'a\y and a European Select side in the Far East. The .\'.ivy were the litter-Service eliampions that year in Sitigarore.

Back in lin_i:land for courses—and the Navy team '

for

polo»—Rex Catnni hundreds of games played from establishment to county level with Service teams, be\ldt.‘S playing for Portsmouth Command. lie also "_ettestetl" on occasions for Air Command.

H.M.S. Collingwood won the (‘omniand championships under his captaincy. water

H..\lS. AJAX In I965. after another dis-

appointing lnter-Services

re-

sult. Cl'() Camm survived an air crash at Gann. finishing up in H.M.S. Ajax for an

Little did RS 1.. Hanipton of H.i'\l.S. Gurkha think. when he was tnaking :1 solo run of about 40 miles. from Rosytli. over the new Forth Road Bridge. along the south of the Firth ofll-'orth to Rinc:iidine Bridge and back to Rosyth. that a “Hampton Cup" would one day be a major prize for such a race.

A few davs after the Queen opened the new l-‘orzii brid_-;e. a few dnclsyard apprentices ran

lii-nlttltlllfl foreign

commis-

Ajax had

side and

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polo

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:4

ti carrier 4

Again he represented the

.

9'

('.iiiiliii~.ed Services and the \* .\a\y. (In the oeeasion of ‘:

itidependence :1

3t|1:~'4It‘Un''s

celebrations he played for s‘. the l\'ational team in an *2 exliibitioti match. ()n returning to Port.» month he again joined tip ‘s’ with the Portsinouth and \l‘ Navy teams. both having tine *5 pertorniances at their re<pec- :4 tive inter-level CllZtmDlOn° s‘.

;\

V:

)1>4

sliips,

‘lliis convinced Rex again \« that 1068 would be TIN.‘ ‘\

This year the been involved in

Navy an

has

.

tntcr- -,

national tournament in Scotland. where the Great Britain

selectors

,4 3

vi

year.

were

V

E perform-

favourably im-

pressed with Rex's

V

llllCL‘S.

According to Rex. the Navy side on this occasion

the finest he has ever played with.

He feels sure that. with just a little luck. he will be able to say in September "Just one more season." but this time as a member of was

the lntcr-Service

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This handsome trophy was liatided over to the secretary of the (".S.S.z\. tR..»\.). Mr. W. .\l:ieplier~on. on hoard H,.\l.S. (iurklia. by RS llatnpzon.

I.o:ii.:—tl£stanee runners should t:ont;ie'. Mr. .\l:tCPllL'T\t\:l. 50 .-Xdtiiiralty Road. Rosytli. for particulars and entry toriits.

Cycling champion The

Royal Navy Cycling

Association I0-mile 'I‘.T. :itid

track Cll.ll‘il[li0ll\ltl[N were held on June 6 and 7. atid were doinitiated h_v L.\l(El Dingledein.

In the track Championships Dingledein of H..\l.S._ Victory won the L000-metre time trial in l min. ‘.’.2.I see. He was also sticcessfiil in the individual pursuit in 5 min. 35.6 see.

Dingledein was also the winner of the lap sprint. the last 220 being completed in 14.2 see.

He was first in the three mile point-to-point and oven the overall ehampionslitp hand-

somely.

surprise iii the l0-mile T.'l‘. championship for There

was a

l.Mtti) Dingledein

was

beaten

into second place by Sub-Liettt.

Fowler. Fowler‘s time was

Purdy make four trips to table

in ideal weather the Portsn‘t0ttlll’C0n‘Ilt‘I:ttt(l tennis eliampionslups were held on June 10

and

the

ll.

general being ootistderably higher than i967.

The

standard

notable achieve. that of REA Purdy of

most

ment was

Collinewood who. ‘as in l'l..\l.S. proved himself to be 3 1:307. payer to be reckoned with. lhrougliout the

ment

liardly

he

i963 tournapm ,1 rum

Winnds: Open doubles.

REA Ptirdy and Inst.-Lieut.

Lane (Collingwood). Runners—

up: Inst.-Licut. Smith and Inst.-

Licut. Holt

(Ganges).

Ratings‘ singles.

—

REA Purdy. Runner-up: App. Mountain (Ganges).

Rating-,9‘ doubles.-—Winncrs: REA Purdy and App. Rowlcs (Collingwood). Runners up: (‘P0 Phillips and P0 Hamber -

Winner:

(Collingwood).

it

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SPORTING ROUND-UP Gun Club is one

year

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The l\'.iv.il (inn Club is now one year old. self-supportitig and llflllflwllttlg. with regular elay pigeon shoots at .-\|bany l-Lirtn. l.;i~t year l00 birds were put tlmvn on the 2.{)tl(l-.icre game shoot near Wiclthxmi. atid this year -100 \\ ill be put down. .-\tiotI;er l'\.'lL‘.l\'.' pen ll‘.h been built. and the enthtt~i:istic iii.-riihers who built the lll'\l one. uliieli was a ;.:re.it \llC\:L‘\\, will .ipprec:.it.: the .:.'lurt made.

The game diooting ldxl winter st:lfered from the club‘: voltmtary decision to curtail shooting

()i:eeiist'erry

A ten oeeks later RS llanipton ran the -St) or so miles in 5 hr. 32 min. He thought it wotild he a izivoti course to rage (Iver and the tnatter came to the attention til" the ( l\ll SerViet.‘ Sports :\\\it.‘l:tIlt3tllR\‘\‘3’lll .-'\re.i). .'\s a resuit of l:Ill.\ hetween intere~:ed athletic people. the (‘.S.5..-\. tR..-\.) or,-.:aiii~'ed the cxent. to be called ''’I he Two BI'l£l_t(t.‘\ Race." the first race to t,1l.e plaee on .-\ugust 2-! this year.

The Welfare Committee of H.M.S. Gurkha decided to donate :1 cup for the event. to be named the Hampton Cup. and to be awarded for the best

performance by

Forth race

tlttrittg

llatnptnn presenting Mr. W. Mztcpher-ion. to cup Secretary. (‘ivil Service Sports i\s~'ot'iatiun. Rosytli 25 min. I3 see. and l)ingl-ed-.-in RS L.

seconds heliind.

Portsinoittli (‘omntaud were the learn ehanipions. with Plymouth Cotnniand seeoitd and Air (jomm'.nid third.

was seven

Royals cricket win The lt‘.tcr-Command cricket honours llll\ year went to the Royal .\larittes. who beat Plymouth Command by 2‘) runs and Portstnotttli Comtnand by ZR ritiis.

Portsmo-.itli Command beat i\'.tv.il Air Comtiiand by eight wieltets and Plymoutlt Conitnatid heat Air by 54 runs.

Army fencing

Aldershot on June l2. 'l'lie .-\rmy's total victories in the three e\'ents—foil. epee and sahre—was -ll to the Navy's 22 and the R..-‘Ll-‘.'s 13.

The Navy ladies. however. ptit tip a splendid show. winning the ladie-i foil by 22 victories to the R..-\.l-‘.'s lb and the .-\rtny's 10.

Sea Wraith. a ;\'ortliiie_v 3-3 ocean racer for the Navy. was named at H..\l,S, Vernon on June 10. by Lady l-‘rewen. wife of the Ctininiaiider-iii-Chief.

Portstnoutlt.

MORETROPHIES FOR DRAKE

ling vermin. pheasant rearing. feeding attd all the do-it-yotirSell activities of a lively and pro-__'rcssi\'e club. to Cllslifc good xllttnllllg ne.\t season.

The dinner and dance was mod enjoyahle. A new club tie is now on sale and is proving very

popular.

THE SOUTHERN SPORTS SHOP

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The _.-\rn_1y scored a convir_ictug win in the ln_ter-Service 'l‘c-am Fencing championships at

l).-eeinber atid January heeatise of the foot and mouth outbreak.

This. liowever. had one good result. for the shoot was lightly shot and many more birds are now around and nesting.

VACANCIES There are some vacancies ecause of drafting and new members are welcome. .\le:nl\ers are at present building release pens. control-

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H..\I.S. Drake did well in the Plymouth Command Small Amts Meeting for the Command championship at Trevol Rifle Range on May 15. I6 and 17.

The Defiance Shield for

rapid and snap, the Plyrnoulli Command Carbine Cup (team S.i\I.G.) and the Naval and Military Record Cup 1900 (team snap shooting) found their way to the trophy cabinet. team.

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Commodore P. E. I. Bailey tools second place in the individual S.M.G. Med. Tech. I. Bishop was placed second in the individual revolver event.

Cdr. Morris was third in ‘A’ individual rapid and snap. and PO Wtr Elliott came third in the ‘X’ individual rapid and snap.

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