NAVY NEWS, AUGUST 1993 Options
HMS Manchester left Liverpool last month happy to fly the flag for her namesake city's bid to host the 2000 Olympics. IRQ Paul Shelley (left) and LRO Knocker White preparing to hoist the flag presented to the Type 42 destroyer at the end of her visit, during which the city's dignitaries hosted a reception for the entire ship's company. Manchester is tipped as a strong contender to stage the Games, running second behind Sydney, Australia. The result is to be announced on Septem-
Hail to two cities IN BRIEF MARKING the 50th anniversary of the bombing of HMS Collingwood, a reunion was held by those serving there when 31 men were killed on 18 June 1943. An oak tree was planted in their memory.
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During a 5-day visit to Cherbourg the Dartmouth Navigation Training Ship HMS Wilton held a Mess Dinner for 27 — believed to be the largest ever in a Ton Class vessel.
Meanwhile air stewardess Vicky Kirk was voted Miss HMS Nottingham when the Type 42 destroyer paid a week-long visit to the city whose name she bears. She is seen here with two of her supporters, AB Mark Newman (left) and WEM(R) Simon Penlington. The Nottingham has been exercising in home waters since her return from the Gulf in March and is currently preparing for work up at Portland and a deployment to the Mediterranean next year as part of the NATO forces stationed there.
n nn RN teams will be taking part in the Wallop Challenge and Air Display at Middle Wallop, Hants on September 5. Tickets are £5 (adults) and £2 (children) at the gate. D D D 93-year-old Bert Membry, who served in the battleship HMS Collingwood in 1917-21, was invited to view Ceremonial Divisions at the weapon engineering training school HMS Collingwood at Fareham.
n nn The Midi Accompanist computer-controlled electronic pianola designed by Lieut. Jeff Crofts has now been installed in 15 RN ships (See also page 16).
PASSPORTS FOR 43 CHINESE
n nn Sub-Lieuts. RNR Paul and Christine O'Neill have become the first husband and wife to sit and pass the same Fleet Board at CINCNAVHOME Reserves.
Forty-three Chinese serving with the Royal Navy in Hong Kong have been given UK passports in the first tranche of the quota of British citizenship available to locally engaged personnel.
D nn Eleven RN personnel serving with the Loan Service Team, Royal Brunei Armed Forces were visited by Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind.
Dulverton at play WHILE visiting Plymouth, members of HMS Dulverton's ship's company took the opportunity to reforge links with her affiliated namesake town on the River Barle. The small community on the southern edge of Exmoor's hospitality included a visit to the Dulverton East point to point races; a performance by the Dulverton Players; horse riding, fishing and a closely contested game of cricket with the local fire brigade which resulted in a narrow defeat for the ship. • Commanding Officer Lieut.-Cdr. Keith Harvey is seen here handing over a cheque for £175 to Karen de Burgh for Dulverton's play group at Hanover Court, which will go towards a new sand pit.
D nn Prince Edward was guest of honour at a concert at RNC Greenwich in aid of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.
n nn The Royal Navy Birdwatching Society offers an engraved tankard and a year's free membership for best photographs of birdlife submitted to Lieut.Cdr Brian Witts at Whale Island by October 29.
Equipment exhibition The Royal Navy and British Army Equipment Exhibition will be held at Aldershot from 5-10 September.
A word with the Duchess Visiting the Navy's engineering school HMS Sultan — now the largest naval training establishment in Western Europe — last month was The Duchess of Kent, seen here with LME(M) David Redington and the Captain HMS Sultan, Capt. Alan Ferguson. Soon to take on courses from HMS Daedalus and RNEC Manadon. Sultan is soon to be starting a major building programme to accommodate an expected throughput of 1,500 students a year.