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NAVY NEWS, JUNE 1990
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Ga/fipolf Veterans recall the carnage of 75 years ago Veterans from both sides of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the First World War gathered in Turkey — to mark the 75th anniversary of the grim ordeal of Galiipoti. The frigates HMS Argonaut and HMS Broadsword represented the Royal Navy at ceremonies attended by the Prime Minister, Mrs Margaret Thatcher, the Australian Premier, Mr Bob Hawke, Defence Secretary Mr Tom King ~~ and Mr Winston Churchill, MP, whose grandfather was the principal architect of the ill-fated plan to drive a wedge between German and Turkish forces and break away from the stalemate of the Western Front. In the Dardanelles straits, through which the Royal Navy had tried to force a passage to Constantinople (ROW Istanbul), HMS Argonaut located the war graves of the battleships HMS Ocean and HMS Irresistible, sunk by shore batteries on 18 March, 1915. Rag Officer Flotilla Two, Rear Admiral Peter Abbott, laid a wreath. Meanwhile HMS Broadsword joined in the international sailpast at the Turkish Canakkale war memorial — within sight of the legendary shores of Troy. Media attention also focused on the dawn ceremony at Anzac Cove and the Cenotaph at Cape Hellas — which records the British units and ships that fought m the nine month long campaign and honours the British, ANZAC and Indian soldiers who have no known graves. After the ceremonies, Mrs Thatcher visited HMS Argonaut off Kaba Tepe and presented Long Service medals to CMEM Malcolm Lock and LSA Timothy Seal and Herbert Lott awards to CPO David Login and LMEM Christopher Parmenter and CMEM David Bewsher of HMS Broadsword. Both British ships had earlier spent an enjoyable four days in Istanbul and struck up a warm liaison with the Australian frigate HMAS Sydney — she visited Portsmouth last month during her round-the world deployment — and the logistics ship HMAS Tobruk. Below — First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Julian Oswald and Chief of the General Staff General Sir John Chappie lay wreaths before the Cenotaph at Cape Hellas. Right — HMS Broadsword off the Golden Horn at Istanbul.
ARNO S
On offer - more for range'of Nuffield less money benefits nuggets Trustees of the Nuffield Trust have awarded 12 major grants to the royal Navy and Royal Marines totalling more than £60,000. They were: HMS Osprey and HMS Neptune, yachts, £10,000 each; RN Equestrian Association, motorised horse box, £9,560; HQ AFSOUTH, ski boat and outboard motor, £7,000; HMS Gannet, caravan, £6,800; RN air station Yeovilton, improvements to DIY car club, £6,568; HMS Daedalus, improvements to senior ratings' mess, £4,000; HMS Fearless, sound systems for wardroom, senior ratings, mess and junior ratings' dining area, £3,982; RN Cricket Club, artificial pitch for cricket nets, £3,000; HMS Cochrane, canoes and associated equipment, £2,000; RM Condor, 10 sets of roller ski equipment, £1,915; 45 Commando Group, expedition to Alaska, May 1990, £1,800.
READY and willing to advise naval departments on organisation, methods and value for money is the Management Services Group, operating from Portsmouth. The aim of the t e a m members — all qualified Management Services practitioners — is to check if costeffective and feasible changes can be recommended while maintaining or improving efficiency. Part of the Directorate ot Naval Information Systems, the Group was established in 1983 following the demise of the Fleet Management Services Teams. These conducted work within the areas of individual CINCs and Flag Officers. Now the MSG is tasked to provide a similar service to the Navy as a whole. Say the group. "A management study is an option open to all managers who believe there is scope within their organisations for doing their business better at less cost. "Similar!), there may be value in reviewing organisational or management structures before installing an Information Technology System into the organisation."
While a review of manning levels is an essential clement of any management study, the MSG has no involvement in formal manpower audits. Currently under HRB provisions, funding for any study is provided b> MOD (navy) and no charge is made to individual naval customers. The group is based in HMS Nelson (Gunwharf). where the DNIS Small S>stems Group is co-located, ensuring Information Technology expertise is available if needed. Requests for management s t u d i e s should be sent to: DNIS. Room 436. Northumberland House. Northumberland Avenue, Whitehall. London WC2N DBF. Where appropriate, administrative authorities, the Fleet Management Systems Officer to CINCFLEET and the Command Management Systems Officers to CINCNAVHOME, FONA or CGRM. should be consulted.
ARNO, the Association of Royal Navy Officers, has formed a free "bank" of members who would like to exchange homes for holidays.
This is one of" a scries of new benefits introduced b\ ARNO, a registered charity which lias been pro\ iding assistance to its 6.000 members. The association has arranged a special pohc\ which will give members substantial saving on properly building insurance costs and has set up a house contents policy on similarly ad\amageous rales. Discounts have also he en arranged for Automobile Assoc i a t i o n membership, lravel, wines and jewellery The Association continues to pimide its traditional services which include medical and legal consultations at tree or reduced cost. Membership is open to serving and retired officers of the RN. RM, WRNS. QARNNS and their R e s e r v e s , d e t a i l s from the Association SccR-tan. Lieut.-Cdr. Mike Coombes, 70 Porchesler Terrace. Ba>swater. \V2 3TP (tel: 07I-402-523I).
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