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NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 1982
Honours for the Navy
Endurance on grand tour... _
ROYAL NAVY awards in the 1982 New Year Honours List included the following:
CO - Rear.Adnr.ral G. M. K Brewer. E S. A. Crarg-McFooly. WRNS. Rear-Adrmral P. G. Hammersley. Ma(Oi-Genor .1. J. Moors. RN. OBE - Admiral 5,, Anthony Morton. KOE - Surg. Vice-Admiral J. A B. Hamson CBE - Surgn. Rear-Adrrrral F. N. Kinsman. Capt R. E. Lam~. Capt. N. C N. Mansergh. Capt. N LE. OBE - Cdr. P. A. Broadbent. Cdr. I. K. Brooks. Cdr. C. N, Ca~. Cdr. B J. Car,. Cdr. A. C Mackay. Cdr. A. Mancas. Cdr. C. J. Meyer. Lievi-Cot R W. Porlons. RN. Cdr. J. 0. Arcisards. Cdr. C. W. C. Swnley. Cdr. )CCF) K. N. Symons. RNR. MBE - L.eul-Cdr. C. P. Adds. L,erjl"Cdr. H E . Carstoy. FCWEU(O) 0. N. Whirls. Lout-Cdr. N. 5. Cooke. Lout-Cdr. 0. J E Daurdson. L,out-Cdr, 0 S Harnss. L~-Cdr. P 0 Goods. Capt. C. F Hoaty. AM. Lieut. Cor. (5CC) R. N. Jones. RNA. L,eut I. Komplay. Lieut-Cd,. (SCC) J. R. 0. L.osnnglon. RNR. ijout-Cdr. W. .1. Mayors. Frst Officer N. S. N,cholas. WRNA. W02 A. I Opray. RN. Lrorjl-Cdr. 0. N C Pope. L outCdr. V I C. Prodgor. LroutCdr K RotS BEN - AEA(M)1 T. G C. Armstrong. CPO(OPS)(R) C E. Barrett. CPO(SEA) J A Be'. CR0 S. W. J. Bshop. RNR. CMEN(N) J Budknall. CMENN)N) L. C. Catlin. CWRENREG S A N CoutIs. WRNR. CR0 (SEA) 0. F. Creasy. RNR. C SOT B. J. Darch. RN. CPOMA W J. Davis. CPO(OPS)(M) 0. R. Flower. CAEMN(M) I. Godber. CPO(MW) J F. Graham. RNR. CRS(RC)) .J. N Hider. CRS)SM) J. N Lancaster. CMEM)M) W. K. McLolland. CRS A N Murchro. CMEN(M) J. Nigirtrngaie. AEA(R)1 E A. A. Pocodk. C SGT A Roes. RM. CPO(OPS)(M) N. B. Salmon. SOT A. 0 Thompson. RN. CROCK A C Vincer. CCK G. S West. RFA AARC Royal Red Cross Sister J. V. Norton. OARNNS. Matron N. N. Sorngall. OARNNS. Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air - Lout-Cdr G 0 Variey.
Commandant
ICE PATROL ship HMS Endurance has been making a grand international tour of bases in the Antarctic, on what seems destined to be her last deployment to the region. During her scientific and hydrographic work she has called on five Argentinian bases, three Chilean bases, a Russian base, a Polish base and a US base. She has also visited several bases of the British Antarctic Survey which she has been helping to support during her six-month deployments. The Governor of the Falkland Islands was embarked during the prc-Christmas work period in order to visit South Georgia and the BAS base at Sign). Also landed was a Navy-led expedition, which is now well into its work programme.
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Lieut. Bob Veal, HMS Raleigh PT officer, is leading the 16-man Joint Services Expedition to scale several unclimbed peaks and survey flora and fauna. The eight-man Navy and Royal Marines contingent includes deputy leader Licut.-Cdr. Peter Langdon. Lieut.-Cdr. Hamish Craig. Lieut. Martin Kelly. Lieut. Adrian Hughes, Surg. Lieut. Paul Hutchings, Lieut. Tony Airey. RM. and LS Danny Yarker. " HMS Endurance plans to publish a commissioning book for 1980-81, her last year of operation. Anyone requiring a copy - at an estimated cost of
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APPOINTMENTS
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FIRST woman to take charge of a major RN cornmunications centre is Second Officer Margaret Chapman, pictured here. She was one of the first three WRNS officers to complete an advanced communications course in HMS Mercury and has since been appointed officerin-charge of Fort Southwick communications centre, near Portsmouth.
One of the five major UK relay stations of the defence communications network, Fort Southwick employs more than 100 Service and civilian personnel.
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He has commanded HM ships Agincourt and Fife, and his appointments have included Director of Naval Operational Requirements and Flag Officer First Flotilla. In June 1980 he became Chief of Staff to CINCFLEET. Surg. Rear-Admiral R. J. \V. Lambert, whose most recent appointment has been as Surg. Rcar-Admiral(INM) and Dean of Naval Medicine, is to be Surg. Rear-Admiral (Ships and Establishments) from February 12.
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Other appointments recently announced include:
Capt. D. J. Br.dby. As Chief of Stall to Flag Officer Plymouth. ~1 23. (To serve as commodore). Capt. N. B. U. Clack. Drake in command. April 28. (Granted rank of
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Capt. J. Burgess. Sultan in command
June 8 Cdr. B. B. Perown Ardent in cornmend. May 18. Cdr. N. Unswovth. Oaedakaa, June 7 as office- in command Sea~ Perk and President of NA.A8. Cdr. J. Perryman. Galale. in consmend. June 4. Cdr. C. L Wraford-Brown. Conqueror in command. March 12
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Cdr. F. U. Matbon. Torquay in cornmend. April 13. Lieut.-Cdr. U. W. 0. K.rr. Beachampton March 22 and in command, L~.-Cdr. 0. Goodwin. Wolvertor, July 27 and in command LleuLJ. Donaldson. Kingfisher May 25 arid in command Lleut. F. 0. A. Oitland.rs. Upton in contn. Fe~ 12 and in command
ADCs TO QUEEN The following officers were appointed ADC to the Queen from January, 7: Commodores V. N. Howard arid W. A Hrgns. and Captains E. N. C. Walker. J B L. Watson. J. B. Wallece. J .
Weoder. W. S. Gueiert,ock. P. J Symons. 0. 0. W. Marsh. C. C. Loxton. I J Boyton. A J. Bastick and J. E. Franklin,
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Olsen. Dartmouth in command as Captain Britannia Royal Naval College. June 13. Capt. N. F. Dlng.mans. For CNSA for Brazen as serwor officer. du7=. ary 16 arid in command on commasionng.
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command. June 23.
Second Officer Chapman joined the WRNS in 1972 as a Wren radio operator and was commissioned the following year. After a spell in Scotland she worked in the Communication.s Centre at Gibraltar, and luck was with her for her next appointment was abroad - this time to Allied Command Europe's primary relay station
at Mona, Belgium. There she was in charge of 120 personnel of nine nationalities. More recently she has been Involved in WRNS recruiting in Birmingham.
1a" CAPT. Grahammajor Hoskins(localis tolieutenant-colonel) be promoted on November 1 and appointed Principal Director of
Music Royal Marines. He joined the RM as a boy musician in 1949 and was cornmissioned in 1968. Ten years later he became Director of Music to the Band of the Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command and of HMY Britannia. In 1979 he was appointed Director of Music to the Band of Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland. He took part in the 1981 tour by the Royal Yacht which ineluded the honeymoon cruise of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the visit to Australia by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh.
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S. C. K.an.y. WREN. HMS Hoptune. December 18 0. Sodger. AB(R). HMS Lowestoft.
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P. A. Lotwick. AS(S). Aosyth FMG Static January 2
Vice-Admiral Sir Chart.. Even*. Aged 73. Second World War FAA Commanded HMS Ocean. Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic 1960-62.
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Capt. R. U. EM*. Aged 80.m New York. Commanded HMS Suffolk in hunt for the Bismarck. Also corn. m&~ HM ships E ~ and Howe. Es-ITO J. W. S.ddon. Founder member Blackpool White Ensign branch. Ex-CPO Cosn. H. 0. Johnston. Member Wa'es No. 1 branch SOCA Ex-2nd Coxn. W. J. Coos Meinbet Wales No. 1 brands SOCA.
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