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NEWS, MAY 1990

Jolly Roger on display

, CAPT. Mervyn Wngfied, RN retd,, was flying the flag when he visited the Royal Naval Submarine School in Gosport.

Sinkings totalled 14,763 tons including a large Japanese submarine engaged at a range of 5,000 yards, The Nuftield Trust has also become inAs part of the school's Submarine Henoied in the school's collection and have tage collection Capt. Wingfield kindly donated £500 towards the framing of two loaned the Jolly Roger from HM submarine Jolly Rogers and 45 other pictures of sub Taurus. . marines of historical interest, Pictured with Capt, Wingfield, left, is As commanding officer of the Taurus he Cdr, Steve Hayward, commander of the carried out 12 patrols in the Mediterranean school, and Lieut. Richard Okill, who is and Far East between January 1943 and organising the project. July 1944.

THE Naval Wives Service on the Rowner naval estate' Gos port' has opened a new dropin coffee shop at 3' North Path, It is open on weekdays between 9.15 a,m, and 11,30 a,m. LI

LINKS between the City of Ely and the Second World War d c stroyer HMS Walpole are stili strong. Survivors from the Walpole, which suffered damage by a

mine in the North Sea in Janu-

New titles for Navy's gf I ye r s

turbinesequipmert. and RN squadron of newunit, entitled D G A tended the Dean The gas by E l y and ASE Mobile Aircraft Cathedral, the S u p support Mayor M a y (N) oress and members of Ely RoyLI

VETER4NS' DA Y flOUT

LI LI THE Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester played host to a party of A SEA King helicopter from 26 members of the HMS Manchester Association. The guests were all veterans who served in the earlier HMS 826 Squadron' RN air station Culdrose' flown by Cdr Phillip Manchester, a six inch gun cruiser, from her first commission in Shaw, dropped in on a liaison 1938 to her loss in August, 1942 on Operational Pedastal. visit to Blundell's School, TiDuring their day on board Manchester the guests were given a verton, Devonshire, presentation of the ship's capability, a tour and lunch.

NOTTINGHAM AT THE READY

THE Type 42 destroyer HMS Nottingham has won the Sopwith Pup Trophy for achieving the highest level of operational readiness in 1989. Vice-Admiral Sir Allan Grose visited Nottingham to present the trophy to the ship's flight commander, Lieut.-Cdr. Martin Westwood. The trophy citation said: "The HMS Nottingham flight maintained a long-established record of high opera tional readiness during a varied and extremely busy year, which included Armilla Patrol and acting as Royal Yacht Escort. "The flight is commended for its skill, spirited enthu siasm and professionalism."

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DURING a simple ceremony at HMS Heron, the Flag Officer Naval Air Command, Rear-Admiral Mike Lay ard, struck his old flag as FONAC and hoisted his new flag as Flag Officer Naval Aviation.

WRO Lynn James and WRO port Unit (MASU) tcormed at ary, 1954 saw a painting of Lec-on-Solent last month. their Sian ship, commissioned by Hughes presented Rearfor MASU Rear-Admiral Responsibilities G. C. Crowley, Admiral Layard with his old of direct their last commanding officer, flag and Commodore Jimmy include provision James, Chief of Staff to FONA, technical support to the three presented to the City of Ely Services in the form of heli Museum. gave him a commemorative copter structural damage asplaque. They were also present at the sessment and specialist repair Two other naval aviation unveiling of a plaque in the Cathedral, showing the link sections to amalgamate are the teams; provision of a tri-Ser vice helicopter movements, sat between HMS Walpole and Ely Mobile Aircraft Repair Transand Districts during the Second vage and recovery service; and port and Salvage Unit and the road transport of high-priority World War. Naval Air Trial Installation Theaircraft Unit. components, marine ceremony was also at-

al Naval Association.

800 Squadron attack' Ark Royal

DURING HMS Ark Royal's operational readiness inspection the aircraft carrier was "attacked" by Sea Harriers from 800 Naval Air Squadron,

Planning a long-range attack on an aircraft carrier was good practice for the pilots of 800 Squadron and it ensured a lively response from the Ark. The sorties involved leaving RN air station Yeovilton each morning and rendezvousing with a Tristar tanker from 216 Squadron RAF. It was the first time that Sea On completion of a simulatfore carrying out another attack Harriers from an operational ed attack on the Ark the airon the carrier, refuelling from craft called in at Stornaway for the tanker and returning to squadron had taken fuel from a Tristar tanker. an operational turn-round, beYeovillon.

Dryad scores Chefs' special.' with simulator

A NEW decade "kicked off" in the School of Maritime Operations at HMS Dryad, Southwick, with the intro duction of the Goalkeeper Operator Training System, the Navy's latest weapon simulator. Goalkeeper, which is fitted in attack. The new simulator will pro the latest Type 22 frigates and vide students with valuable the aircraft carrier HMS Invinrealistic tactical experience be cible, can fire 70 rounds a fore going to sea. second and is used as a last line of defence against missile Capt. Anthony Provost, Cap tain of HMS Dryad assisted by CPO Ian Shepherd cut the cere monial ribbon and declared the simulator ready for action.

A TEAM of Royal Navy chefs from the destroyer HMS Cumber land beat chefs from a top London hotel in a hard-fought contest of culinary skill. POCK. Graeme Davidson and LCk's Bob Willis and Glenn Sharpe faced a daunting combination of chefs from Trust House Forte's Cumberland Hotel to please the discerning palates of the judges and narrowly won the day. The crystal bowl trophy was presented by Mr. Robin Collins. Director of Food and Beverages for Trust House Forte's London Division.

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