NAVY NEWS, OCTOBER 1990
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VC on show at naval museum
THE Victoria Cross won by Cdr. Loftus Jones at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 has been presented by his descendants to the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth. A H a m p s h i r e m a n , Cdr. Jones commanded the destroyer HMS Shark al Jutland and
Tanks lay down a challenge WITH the assistance of the Royal Hussars, HMS Challenger's affiliated regiment, Capt. Mark Masterman devised an unusual training serial for his officers. After 12 weeks in DED, ship handling practice was called for and officer of the watch manoeuvres were the ideal solution. A squadron of ships was not available but the Hussars came up with a novel solution — Chieftain t a n k s ( t h e i r U K training tanks — Challenger tanks are their mounts in Germany). Capt. Masterman took command of a brace of Chieftains, an armoured recovery vehicle and a tracked ambulance, and white ensigns were hoisted as the planned turns, wheels and steams-past commenced. Now the Hussars are to get a taste of their own medicine — it is planned to have them onboard to try t h e i r skills at m a n o e u v r i n g the 7,000 ton Challenger.
look pan in a gallant torpedo attack on the massive German battle fleet. Although his ship was badly damaged and he had lost a leg, Cdr. Jones and his men continued to fight until the Shark was sunk under them. His body was washed up in Sweden and was b u r i e d in Fiskebakskil churchyard. He was awarded a posthumous VC. Since then Cdr. Jones' VC has been in the keeping of his family, although some of his relics, including his journals and the battered lifebelt of HMS Shark, have been on loan to the National Maritime Museum in London. Now these relics have been transferred to Portsmouth and will be on show in the Royal Naval Museum's special sec-
tion devoted to the Battle of Jutland. And, thanks to the generosity of the Jones family, the display will include the VC and accompanying medals. The VC was formally handed over by the family to Rear-Admiral John Warsop. chairman of the Museum's Society of Friends. The Royal Naval Museum at Portsmouth has also seen the opening of a new centre for naval research. Housed in one of the Georgian storehouses that once supplied Nelson's fleet, the 12,000 volume King Alfred Library includes many standard naval reference works together with an extensive collection of books relating to the lives of naval personnel of all types and from all periods.
—CARIBBEAN — CONNECTION FOUR instructors from HMS Royal Arthur enjoyed a welcome change of scene when they spent three weeks in Barbados, training Caribbean security forces. WO(ACMN) Alf Tupper, POPT Andy Aindow, POAEM dive Lockett and PO(AH) Nigel Evans put 22 police and Coast Guard students through the Royal Navy's own Leading Rates leadership course mix of lectures and obstacle courses at St Anne's Fort. All were members of the Regional Security System (set up after the Grenada invasion) which has its headquarters at Bridgetown supported by a Royal Navy and Royal Marines detachment.
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Additionally there is a collect i o n of standard reference works, the main centrepieces being a complete run of The Times from 1824 to 1988 and a similar run of Parliamentary papers. The librar> r will be open to the public on an appointment basis and would-be readers can apply for a special ticket which is free. • REAR-Admiral J o n a t h a n Tod, then Flag Officer Portsmouth, "clocked in" to his naval base when he officially reopened the Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Society exhibition. Using an old time clock salvaged by the society following the rundown of the Dockyard, Rear-Admiral Tod punched his card and became a yard boy/ sweeper for his visit. The free exhibition in the historic dockyard tells the story of generations of Portsmouth families who helped to service the Fleet.
Pleasure for Penelope WHEN HMS Penelope called at Blackpool some of her sailors finished up on a somewhat smaller frigate. They are pictured at Blackpool Pleasure Beach where they drew a crowd navigating the waters of Funshineland. Cdr. Nigel Bray and his officers were also entertained by the amusement park owners at the opening of the Hot Ice show.
Read all about it THE hunt is on to find the winner of the King George's Fund for Sailors Best Book of the Sea award 1990. judges, and a similar award the judges, contributes most to Sponsored by the Daily Telemay also be made for the best the knowledge or enjoyment of graph, an award of £1,000 and designed or presented book. those who love the sea. a medallion will be made to the author of the non-fiction book A further £250 award for a The awards will be presented first published or put on sale in book of outstanding merit may at the International Boat Show the United Kingdom during be made by the panel of ten al Earls Court in January 1991. 1990 which, in the opinion of
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