NAVY NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1994
People in the News Martin speeds his way to First FIRST member of the Royal Navy to earn his degree through the University of Portsmouth's Partnership Programme, Lt Martin Freeman did it with a flourish, coming away with a First.
CAUSING A STIR
LCK Simon Martin, serving on the staff of the Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Sir Michael Layard, has been elected to the Council of Management of the Chefs and Cooks Circle, one of the c o u n t r y ' s l e a d i n g c u l i n a r y associations. The Circle provides judges for most major competitions, including the World of Hospitality and Bournemouth Food and Wine. It funds scholarships and work abroad, and provides national teams for international competitions. Anyone interested in learning more about it can contact Simon on Portsmouth Naval Base ext 25363.
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Capt Tom Sunter paints in the eye of the dragon, a propitious start to a new phase in life.
TAMAR'S LAST CAPTAIN SIGNS HIMSELF OUT. . .
Captain on board NAAFI's new Naval Director is Capt David Murray, who joined the Senior Service in 1968 as an Instructor Officer after a brief spell in the RAF. His appointments have mainly been in the fields of oceanography and meteorology, but he has also been executive officer at HMS Dolphin and Director of Naval Officer Appointing (Instructor and Supply). One aspect of Naafi that Capt Murray is keen to promote is how the Navy benefits from the Naafi rebate, which neared E18m last year.
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IN HANDING over command of HMS Tamar to Cdr Berry Reeves, Capt Tom Sunter closed a chapter in the history of Hong Kong. There has been a Captain-in-Charge since the Territory came under British control in 1841, but with the reduction of British Forces in Hong Kong as the handover of sovereignty to China in 1997 approaches, the post of senior naval officer in charge of operations has been downgraded to commander. Capt Sunter's last day in office was marked by a parade
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of HMS Tamar's officers and ratings, a lion dance by the spldiers of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps and a rickshaw ride to his launch. As this conveyed him to the former naval basin on Hong Kong island it was escorted by four fast pursuit craft and two of the Navy's patrol ships of the Hong Kong Squadron. Hong Kong does, by the by, retain a captain RN. Capt Peter Melson has joined the headquarters as Chief of Staff and deputy to Commander British Forces.
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A REPLACEMENT cover for controllable pitch propellers will not only be less expensive than the previous bronze version, but should also stay in place better, reducing the problems of erosion and cavitation noise. Sound too good to be true? Well, the Navy's happy. The cover was invented by CPOMEA(ML) Arthur Baldwin and he's been awarded £5,000 for his brilliance. The covers will be fitted in all Type 22 frigates and Type 42 destroyers.
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CAN'T HIDE HIS PRIDE FREEMAN by name, Freeman by investiture; Capt Charles Freeman, CO of HMS Cornwall, has received the Freedom of the City of London at a splendid ceremony in the Guildhall. ation with the Leathersellers of London since she commissioned in 1988. The ties have grown stronger over the past couple of years, with members of the Leathersellers coming to sea, and donating sports and computer equipment to the Batch 3 Type 22 frigate.
Lt Martin Freeman His achievement was all the more remarkable in that he gained the First Class BSc(Hons) in engineering and management studies in a single academic year. Martin's previous highest academic qualification was an HNC in electronics. He joined the Navy as an artificer in 1973 and served in HM ships Tiger, Fearless and Intrepid. He left the RN in 1985 as a CMEA(P), but rejoined as an Instructor Officer (SL) three years later. Now serving in the Directorate of Naval Management, Communications and Information Systems at HMS Nelson (Gunwharf), he is assisting in the development of an executive information system for the Navy Board.
n a n AT LEAST four of the current batch of Royal Navy Open University graduates completed course work or their examinations while at sea in submarines. Others coped with the moves at home and abroad which Service personnel have to expect. New OU graduates Navy News has heard about are Lt Cdr Roy Grimsey BA(Hons), community officer Mr Leslie Burden BSc(Open), CPO Duncan Howell BSc(Open), CPOAEA(R) Martin Lambert BSc(Open), CPOWEA Mark Stevens BSc(Open), POWTR Pete Beckett BA(Open), Mr David Arkieson RN(retd) BA(Hons), CPO Tony King BA(Hons), Lt Cdr Stephen Shipman BA(Open), Lt Kevin Cooper BSc(Hons), Lt John Herriman BSc(Hons), CPO Philip Saunders BSc(Open), Lt Cdr Christopher Jones RNR BSc(Open), CPO Michael Church BSc(Open), Lt Barrie Mills RM BA(Hons), Lt Philip Walter BSc(Hons) and Cdr Stephen Timms MBA.