NAVY NEWS, DECEMBER 1994
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~DEVONPORT'S HAMLET MOMENT STAGE and film actor Donald Sinden was among the cast of a touring production of Hamlet who visited HMS Battleaxe during her assisted maintenance period in Devonport. Mr Sinden is no stranger to Devonport. Back in 1952 he played a sub-lieutenant in The Cruel Sea, which was filmed there. Although he may have been more at home on board the frigate's predecessor, the destroyer Battleaxe (1947-64), leader of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla, he was soon brought up to date with modern developments, such as Exocet and Seawolf. His friend Yorrick was less impressed. Picture: LA(PHOT) Darren Macdonald
A MAN who knows where he's going is Lt Cdr Nigel Blazeby, recipient of the Royal Institute of Navigation's Silver Salver. The prize is awarded annually to the top student on the navigation specialist course (formerly PWO(N) course) at HMS Dryad. Nigel, whose previous appointments include command of HMS Cuxton, is now Staff Warfare Officer (Navigation) to the Third and Fifth Destroyer Flotillas.
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ON THE recent appointment of Lt Cdr Sam Collins as First Lieutenant of HMS Nelson, it is believed a small piece of Royal Navy history was created, in that all three major shore establishments now have weapon engineers for Jimmys. Sam completes the trio with Lt Cdrs Brian McClenaghan at HMS Drake and Larry Young at HMS Cochrane.
"AROUND the World in 80 Days by Land Rover" could be the title of the travel book Capt Tony Bailer is contemplating writing after an epic, 27,000km journey. On completion of his last ap- to Xian where they joined the pointment in the RN as Naval Silk Road, following the Great Adviser in Canada, Capt Bailer Wall across the Gobi Desert. and his wife Sue decided to cirThree weeks after entering cumnavigate the world — China they crossed into Pakis o m e t h i n g he had never stan via the 16,000ft-high achieved during his 37 years in Khunjerab Pass. Then it was the Service. via Baluchistan, Iran and Turkey, to Europe. After crossing Permission Bulgaria. Romania and Hungary they re-entered the EC, reIt had taken them two years turning to UK via the Channel to obtain permission to transit Tunnel two months to the day China in their own vehicle — after leaving Hong Kong. and according to the Chinese Now, from their retirement authorities they were the first home in Devon the Bailers are Westerners to be allowed to do laying plans for another overso since the late 1950s. land marathon — this time to Their route took them from Africa where the Captain once UK to the USA, across Canada, served as RN Liaison Officer to Hong Kong and from there Mombasa.
-Cooke's privilege!COMMODORE Jonathan Cooke, serving at MOD London, has received the Freedom of the City of London. The Commodore, who was a past captain of the nuclear submarine HMS Warspite, was accompanied at the ceremony by two members of the Warspite Association, of which he is patron. Shipmates Stanley Lawrence (chairman) and Tug Wilson served in the preceding Warspite, the battleship wrecked off Cornwall while under tow to the breakers in 1947.