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BRAZEN AWAY!
FOURTH of the Royal Navy's Type 22 frigates, HMS Brazen was commissioned at Devonport on July 2 - weeks ahead of schedule, and less than a month from the launching of a sister ship HMS Beaver (right). The Brazen was launched at the yard of Yarrow Shipbuilders on the Clyde in March 1980 by Mrs. Valerie Pym, wife of the then Defence Secretary. Mr. Francis Pym. Mrs. Pym was guest of honour at the commissioning. Following tradition the cake was cut by the wife of the commanding officer. Mrs. Patricia Dingemans, assisted by the youngest member of the crew, 16-year-old Junior Seaman David Langan.
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Exocet Like the other Type 22 frigates already in service (Broadsword, Battleaxe and Brilliant), the Brazen is equipped with Exocet and Sea Wolf missile systems. Each can carry two Lynx helicopters. Besides the Beaver, launched at Yarrow's. Glasgow. by Lady St:velcv, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir William Stavcky. Vice-Chief of Naval Staff, another ship of the class still under construction is HMS Boxer. These vessels arc of 3,5(X) tonnes and powered by Rolls Royce gas turbines.
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SECOND of the "stretched" Type 4 destroyers, HMS York, was launched at Swan Hunter's Neptune Shipyard, Wallsend, on June 21. class, HMS Manchester, was and 2ft. broader in the beam. twelfth of her The re-design was made to built for the launched in November, 1980. Two more. HM ships Edin- provide more space for future Royal Navy. was sent clown burgh and Gloucester, will fol- developments. the slipway by Lady low the York. At present. however, main Gosling, wife of Sir Donald armament for the "stretched" The quartet - the last Type of the chairman Gosling. 42s on order - are, at 463ft. ship'. is similar to that of the White Ensign Association, from stem to stern. 52ft. longer others: a Sea Dart surface-to-air First of the larger ships of the overall than their sister-ships missile system, an automatic ,,;a(;,. A c:,, ...... ...,,i -. I "'I'"-"-'",.".ss",'.,.'." '-7,,.' anti-submarine helicopter. IIMS York is the ninth ship of the Royal Navy to hear the name. The last was an 8,250-ton cruiser launched in 1928 at llehburn-on-Tvne by Queen Lliiabeth the Oucen Mother, then Duchess of York. After distinguished service in the Second World War, the ship was torpedoed in Suda Bay, Crete, and, following incessant air attacks, was abandoned on May 22, 1941. The York, class to be
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HMS Cattistock, (above), third of the Hunt-class of mine countermeasures craft, was commissioned at HMS Vernon, Portsmouth, on June 16. Principal guest at the ceremony was Lady Berger (wife of Admiral Sir Peter Berger) who launched the ship early last year. Her commanding officer is LieutCdr. Pat Gale, whose wife Susan cut the commissioning cake with the youngest member of the ship's company, SEA Brian Sean (18).
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1 IMS EXCELLENTS newly-decorated Whaley Club was officially opened when the captain (Capt. J. J. Streatfcild James) cut the ribbon. The ground floor of this all-rates club was gutted by fire in October 1979. but the rebuild could not begin until autumn last year. The new-look club, under the chairmanship of CPOSA tan Owens, boasts fine facilities for social functions, including maple dance floor, comfortable furnishings and well-equipped bar.