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H.M.S. Thermopylie leaving Harbour. Her conversion was so revolutionary that few would recognise her as one of the famous "T" boats

11.51. SUBMARINE TIIERMOPYL'E impressive underwater speed and en-

was built in the Royal Dockyard, durance.Chatha,ii, and first commissioned at She carries a complement of sixthe end of the Second World War on officers and 65 ratings.September IS, 1945. For the past two years H.M. Sub-

For the next five years she served marine Thcrmopylz has been engagedwith the Fleet before returning to almost exclusively on triaLs in Con-

Chatham for extensive modernisation junction with new underwater equip-and reconstruction. This refit con- ment. Though not sailing as far afield

verted her into one of the most as her famous "Clipper" namesake of

powerful submarines in the Royal the 19th century, she has nevertheless

Navy, visited many places from Gibraltar to

Therniopyhe is now of 1,450 tons the Clyde in the course of her trials

displacement. 290 feet in length, and programme.is fitted with the latest type of "Snort" Other British submarines of the

equipment, r a d a r a n d offensive original "T" Class which have already

weapons. tier performance figures are been similarly rebuilt and brought

still secret, but it can be said that her right up to date include 1l.M. Sub-

high - capacity batteries and stream- marines Taciturn, Tiptoe. Turpin.

lined hull c o m b i n e to give an Truncheon and Totem.

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DRAFTINGFORECAST

COMMISSIONINGPROGRAMME FOR THENEXT SIX MONTHS

THE FOLLOWING Portsmouth-manned ships are expected to com-mission during the next six months:FoR GENERAL SERVICEAugust 31: H.M.S. Duchess (Mcdi-

terranean /Home Fleet).October: H.M.S. Charity (Mediter-

ranean/Home Fleet); H.M.S. White-sand Bay (Home Fleet/East Indies).

November: H.M.S. Magpie (HomeFleet/South Atlantic).

Early December: H.M.S. Agincourt(Mediterranean/Home Fleet); H.M.S.Harrosa (Mediterranean/Home Fleet).

Late January: H.M.S. Sheffield(Mediterranean / Home Fleet).1:0k FOREIGN SERVICEJanuary: H.M.S. Concord (Far

East).February: H.M.S. Newfoundland

(Far East); H.M.S. Wren (PersianGulf).The new ship's company for H.M.S.

Duchess has already been earmarked.Any men who may wish to volunteerfor the remaining ships listed aboveshould do so as early as possible.When considering whether men canbe drafted to ships for which theyvolunteer, account is taken of (a) men'sroster dates. (b) the order in whichthey volunteer. Unfortunately it oftenhappens that the complement allowedto ships prevents all volunteers beingaccepted.

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AS l-LAG OFFICER. Submarines,

and as an officer who has been con-

nected with submarines for 29 years,

it gave file great pleasure to learn that

an article on the Submarine Branch

of the Royal Navy was being written

for an early edition of the Portsmouth

N.svv Ni.sss.We in submarines have always been

proud of the Submarine Branch and

of its achievements in two world wars.

some details of which are mentioned

in the main article of this cdition.

These records could not have been

achieved without that high standardof efficiency, training and moraless hieh has always been associated

with the Submarine Branch.

It is our aim in peace time to main-

tain these standards and to build a

sound foundation on which expan-sion could take place should need

arise. The submarine today is widely

recognised as the naval spearheadand has an assured place in the fleetof the future. New techniques and

devices with which we are constantly,

experimenting are likely to keep the

submarine in its unique position as a

powerful weapon of offence.To those of you who may be con-

sidering volunteering for the sub-marine service I would say this: We

demand high standards and life is not

a Iwa s oniIortable. In return there

is a varied and immensely interestinglife s ithin a comradeship second tonone,

G. B. H. FAWKES.

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EDITORIAL

PORTSMOUTH NAV't' NEWS

NAVAL CLUBS .. . 2Miss Agnes Weston's Royal

Sailors' Rest

A1101, I 2 'i I .\RS ago a sloop ssasbuilt for the Royal Navy and namedH.M.S. Weston-super-Marc. Imme-

diately on joining the Fleet she wasnicknamed "Aggie on horseback," and

thereby an affectionate tribute sas paidto the memory of a very remarkablewoman and to her continuing life-workamongst the men of the Fleet.The woman in question v.as, of

course, Miss Agnes Weston, who de-voted 50 years of her life to fosteringthe welfare of the men of the RoyalNavy, and their wives and families. She

rightly earned to herself the title ofThc Sailors' Friend," and on her deathin the closing days of the First WorldWar she was accorded the unique dis-tinction of being buried at l)evonportwith full naval honours.The Royal Sailors' Rests at Devon-

port and Portsmouth oed their in-ception in the early 1870's to Sundayafternoon meetings for boys fromH.M.S. Impregnable in the kitchen ofa private house in Devonport. News ofthese spread amongst the men of theFleet and it was in response to a depti-tation from the lower deck of II.M .S.

Daphne for a home to be built forthem. ". . without drink and rightamongst the taverns and close to the

Dockyard Gate at Devonport" that thekitchen became a hired room, then ahouse and finally the ROS al Sailors'Rests at l)evonport and Portsmouthwhich, at the outbreak of the SecondWorld War, each accommodated sonic700 sleepers each in his ow ii cabin or

bed-sitting-room and having res-taurants. reading and billiards roomsand all the amenities of TemperanceClubs.

NavyAugust 1954

in ParliamentMarTied Quarters

ON JUNE 23, the First Lord of theAdmiralty was asked how many, mar-ried quarters for officers and otherranks were built in Portsmouth during1951 and 1952, and how many, areexpected to be completed during 1954.The First Lord of the Admiraltyreplied:"None. Work on the second stage

of the Armed Forces Housing Loan,which applies to the home ports, isonly due to start during the presentsear. Arrangements are, however, wellin hand for starting 249 houses in thePortsmouth arca in August. It is hopedto place contracts h the end of March,955. for a further 886 houses,''

H.M.S. Concord. The yacht left HongKong on June 1 for a five-dayrecreational cruise to Tolo harbour---which is within the limits to whichreferred. They were expected to returnon June 6,

"After unsuccessful air and surfacesearches had been carried out, theChinese People's Government wereasked to assist to trace the acht. Theysaid that she was found in Chineseterritorial waters and taken into portby the local authorities on June 1.and that the crew were reported to belit and being well treated and enter-tained by the meal authorities. Theacht and crew have now been sent to

Canton, and I have cver\ reason tohope that they will soon he releasedand returned to Hong Kong. Untilthen, the full circumstances 01' thisincident will not he k now ii,''[Note !,y Editor.-Smnee these ques-

tions in the House., the officer and eightratings have been reported as havingreturned to Hong Kong.]

The Yacht ElinorOn the same day, the First Lord of

- the Admiralty was also asked : (Iss hat information he has as to thepresent whereabouts of 839654 A.B.I erence l3radcn, who was last heardof on the Admiralty yacht Elinor offthe China coast on June 4, 1954; and(2) what precautions are taken to cn-sure the safety of naval personnel on

In Portsmouth there are now 30 fur- pleasure cruises in naval vessels off the

nished flats available for married lower-and their wives and families.deck

China coast; and whether, if it is notpossible to take adequate safetymen

The rentals range from 30s. to 42s. permeasures, such pleasure cruises will be

week, and the trustees' only, re ' Ct in banned. The First lord of the

connection with these is that the num- Admiralty wits aISS) asked about the

her of flats is so few and the waiting list circumstances under which A,B. Ken-

SO long. Once a man has taken over a neth Wilkinson. along with others, was

tenancy, only promotion to officer rank arrested in Chinese waters by the

or becoming time-expired in the NavyChines authorities; and what steps

necessitates him giving it up, and the are being taken to obtain the release

flats do therefore provide a very secure ot these British seamen. The Firstlord of the Admiralty answered

anchorage for the occupants,rite acht Elinor is privately

Religious Background inter-owned and administered by an inter-

Miss Weston founded the Royal,Services committee at I-long Kong,which rents her to qualified Service

Sailors Rests on Christian, but Personnel for recreation and issues thedenominational and temperance lines necessary instructions for her cruises,and the trustee are not ashamed that Local orde1s limit the yacht's journeystheir aim is still the spiritual and moral Hong Kong waters which are wellas well as the physical welfare of all defined, and these limits are impressedwho use the Rests and flats. Missioners upon tiiose using the yacht.visit ships, barracks and hospitals rhe Elmnor had been hired by anhave a talk with any who wish it and -

officer from H.M.S. Concord, who hadperhaps to help those who may be in

been n charge of her on two previousdoubt or difliculty. Sunday and Gospel occasions, with a crew of eight fromservices and Sunday School for child-ren are held in both Rests and in theIt " It Hall t the Hrid u',m:i rv I-I Imlisint!

EstateiIi'i.1 Temper 1dmiraItq Fleet Orders of interestanee eiety, and the Royal NavalChristian Union are both integral parts General Scr'i ice ('ommsion Schemeof the Roal Sailors' Rests.

A.F.O. 1775/54 advised ratings who'[here must be few sailors who do

had already volunteered for a par-not know of 4.slumrt' and Afloat. theticular t p of service before the

magazine of the Royal Sailors' Rests introduction of the General Servicewhich was started by Miss Weston and

Commission Scheme to

volunteerhas been published month by month

afresh to confirm their original appli-and circulated throughout the Fleet by cation because, with the introductionthe good offices of the Admiralty for

of the General Service Commissionover 70 years. Next time you pick up a

Scheme, the circumstances in whichcopy maybe it will remind you that the

ratings concerned originally vohriii-Ro;il Sailors' Rests,are ;it the sers ice

teered n1o have changed.of all the men of the Rovimh Navy. They -

ONE OF the most pressing prob'lents that face naval families is that

of accommodation. It has always been

acute, but since (lie war it has been

almost impossible for a family to find Rebuilding fo Shirt?accominodation in the naval parts at a Hot it these hi ii diii gs %%ere completelycost within the teach of the average dcstro cd in 1941 and since that time a

i itin great deal of making do ith temporary

The Adnmiraht have recognized thisbuildings has been necessary whilst theknotty question of rebuilding is flogged

need for many scars. but we have omit. At the present moment it looks ascontinued to lag behind the Arm and if only m lie final details ii ow require to

Rosal Air Force. tie settled before rebuilding starts at

Now, however, energetic steps areI )es'onporm . and in the meantime bothin Albert Road I)esonport. and Ldin-

being taken to provide married quar- burgh Road, Portsmouth, the trusteeslers. In this Command many houses do their best with the buildings at their

have been built in the various cstah- disposal to maintain the high standard

lishments and the future programmeof service w hicli I iss \\'cslon insisted

is far reaching.upon and to keep costs as how aspossible. Beds in own c,uIii;i are 2s. per

In this issue we publish three articles night :it Portsmouth (12'. 3d. per week),on married quarters, and the progress (I)evonport ls,9d. dormitor ,2s. in own

at Portland has been most impressive,cubicle). and " at each Rest a limited

" .rite article and photograph. will illus-

nmi tither of private rooms are available iha bleat 2s. 6d, per night or 15%. (d. per week.

trate what the Admiralty hopes to do Substantial meals are obtainable in thein all the ports, restaurants at prices ranging front

[here is now an Accommodation Is. lOd, to 2. 8d.. depending on the

Oflicer in this Command. and we shallfare chosen, and cinema shows areciven on Wednesday and Thursday

he glad to answer any queries whichevenings at the Portsmouth Rest. for

in ghm t arise. ss Ii ich . of course, no charge is made.Ihci'c is a small Rest in (harence

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are more than mere shelter.. Corn-anionsh ip. religion. entertainment and

exhortation are all to he found there ifthey are wanted. But if they are not.you are none the less welcome, andMiss Weston's strictest rule "nocoercion or compulsion" is rigiLhlvadhered to to this day.

Mobile CashClothing

IN ORDER to provide better facilitiesfor the men of small ships berthed inPortsmouth Dockyard to obtain na salsets ice clothing, a ntohi he clothing shopwill commence to operate in the yardon July 20. 1954. This will save themen concerned a long journey fromthe Dockyard to time nasal barracks ifthe is islt to purchase service clothing.the mobile shop, which has bcn

designed and built specially for thepurpose, will carry all forms of cloth-

ing required by time sailor, and sillhave a special cubicle available for

fitting ready-made uniform suits andfootw ear. 'I he staff of the sail will in-elude a service tailor in part-tinieattendance.

square. osiiiiu. iv for thei benefit of the hos of II.M.S. St.vin-cent.No sleeping accommodation isas a i Ia I) he here. but light ic fresh ittcn tsare available as required.

Navy NeWSAN ANONYMOUS donor ht.us oticredthe following prizes for aim article writ-ten giving a Point of hniiii upon NisyN

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Con-tpetitt*011.above all, interesting. It lutist dean

express a paint of view voricerning this

newspaper and should consist of notmore than 750 words, i.e.. one column.

Send in as marts. entries as you wish;they must he legibly written and Iaddressed to The Editor, N ivy Nm.ws,Royal Naval Barracks. Portsmouth.(losing date i5 August iS. 1954.

Dartmouth Cadets

On June 30, the First Lord of theAdmiralty was asked if he would makearrangements that, under the newarrangements of entry and training tocome into force at the Royal NavalCollege, Dartmouth, next sear whichwill he parallel to the entry and train-ing of cadets at Sandhurst and Cran-well, parents of cadets will no longerhe called upon to pay term fees.subject to a means test. In reply, tileFirst Lord said:

"Yes, sir. NO pa ments will herequired front time parents of cadetswho enter Dartmouth College undertime new systenmm,"Mr. Crouch then asked: "Is my,

right hon. Friend aware that thisannouncement is very welconte? I feelsure that in many homes a silent"[hank you' will be said to hint formaking this concession, which gives tothe parents of naval cadets the samebenefits as are given to the parents ofcadets who enter the other Services,This is another example of my rightlion. Friend's excellent adntin istrat ion.---The First Lord's rcph thank

my hon. Friend."

Naval Long Service and Good Con-duct Medal and Clasps and Gratuity.

Naval Allotments

Ai'.O, 1713/54 reminded nasal per-sonnel of their personal responsibilitynot to abuse the allotment s stenm hobtaining goods on credit without ummak-mg sure that the alhomnmcnt in forcewould fully pay for time goods, and 01the risk of civil legal action ill respectof unpaid debts.

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issticd to all ratings and other ranksand iii time interests of their depemt- dispersul it) terminal lease,dants. to cover air travel, including A.I-.O. 1784/54, entitled ---Resettle-trooping flights. 'Fhi A.F.O. merits macnt in Civil Life,- dealt with oppor-studs " tumuities to compete for clerical classes

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RETIREMENT

Capt. R. ('. Ilarrs,

R.N.

DURING THIS month the RoyalNavy loses two distinguished andpopular officers. Capt. R. C. Harry.C.B.E., A.ftC.. RN,, and Capt. J. T.Lean. I).S.O., RN.

Capt. Harry's career spans the yearsbetween the middle of the First WorldWar and the end of our slow emer-gence from the second. His navalcommands are remembered withpleasure by those who served withhim and who in many. cases are, likehim, about to enter upon the newcareer of leisure. But to the youngergeneration Capt. Harry will he re-membered above all as the leaderboth in name and in fact of post-warsport in the Service. Himself a Navyrugby and swimming and water-polocaptain, and a fencing international.he has been prodigal in the expendi-ture of energetic and experiencedcounsel which has raised the stan-dards of all naval sport. He has wrungmuch treasure from authority to fur-ther that good cause. As Naval Com-mandant at the Royal Tournament

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Capt. i. F. Lean, I),S.O., R.N.

during the past six years. he must haslooked with pride at the contingen:whose fitness was in such great paiof his inspiring.

s S e

It is no small test of an officerrating to serve in the Reserve Fleet. ASenior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Portmouth, Capt. Lean has broughtthat command the happy informa litand cheerful efficiency of the smalship man. Reserve Fleets have thedifficulties, the lack of excitement, tlismall numbers for the many jobs, illease with which the vital nature of thetask can be forgotten. That these (liftcollies have to so great an extent beemastered in Portsmouth is due to illunderstanding of the officer wholong and far-flung career is thtrounded off. Fortunately Capt. Leawill continue to live in Portsrnoutand sailing enthusiasts will he gladhave the benefit of his great experence. NAVY Niws and all its readetwish both these officers good fortutiin the future years.

DERBY DAY-D. DAYA STORY has been told of the lateBishop of Portsmouth. He decided itwould he good fun to go and see the

Derby and share the common enjoy-ment of the day. When he got onEpsom Downs he saw the vast crowdsof people moving about long beforethe race and thought it a great oppor-tunity to copy his Master's example.and be an open-air preacher while thewaited. He felt there was only onesubject fitting for that day and so hetold the story of Christ riding the assinto Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

Apparently he told it so well, witha good deal of descriptive detail thathe gripped the attention of a passingjockey. When he had finished thejockey came to him and asked Wasthat story true? Do you mean to t.'.llus that He rode a horse, which hadn'tbeen broken in, all the way throughcheering crowds, just like there'll hehere very soon, and it didn't once joltor throw him?" ---That's right." saidthe Bishop. "Gawd,' replied thejockey, ---What hands He must havehad!"

withmany people associate religion

with weakness! It seems to speakanother language from that of ourdaily life: it seems to belong to another

world altogether, and have no hearinon our practical problems.

Padre's a decent chap when yomeet him in the mess, or on the sportfield. On Sunday he puts on a differeridress and a different voice, and to manit all seems so unreal and unconvinng.Many an American "dough-boy

thought that way. In Sunday schodays he'd given money for 1-oreigs1 issions now he had grown up frorill that. But he changed his mind whetwounded in New (ti nea by the J a p:he was carried through swamp andense jungle and through tile Jap lineto hospital and safety by loyal anconverted natives. -Some who profess religion are poe

tools. Some use that weakness in otheras an excuse for themselves. Buwherever Christ is present therestrength. A man can stand througtemptation: he finds in Christ thpower that can always see him througlWhat is more, the hands of ('hri

can heal and restore what has beebroken by sin. He came, above aelse, that men might have life, anhave it to the full. No one ever trustcChrist, and found himself let down,

T. .1. Foinette

MotoringNotes

ONE OF the most important announeements of recent times affectingthe motor trade generally, and also avery large percentage of motorists, isthat restrictions on hire purchase areto he lifted. Whereas previot,!jy it wasnecessary to put down a deposit of atleast one-third of the total cost and topay off the balance in 18 months, nowthe various finance companies canrevert to their former agreements, withsmaller deposits and longer periods inwhich to pav off the balance. A shrewdforecast is that for a time agreementswill require a deposit of 20 to 25 percent., with a limit of two years: but nodoubt details will have been publishedin the daily Press before this article.ippcars in print.

hire Purchase and the Export Quota

For those who have designs onavoiding purchase tax by taking a car

'e overseas from the export quota, theis writer has explored many avenues ofrt

obtaining finance for the purpose. Itis quite clear, unfortunately, that it isnot possible to buy, such a car on hire

ir purchase for a very simple reason,s When you sign the agreement with thes- finance company the car becomes theiro Property until it is finally paid for.,v Should the car be exported they! would have no lien on the car if their hirer defaulted. Consequently (hey in-e sist that the car he kept in the Unitede Kingdom until it is paid for. The only,ir alternative, therefore (which, inciden-t- tally, is cheaper), is to persuade yourn hank manager to allow you an over-IC draft or borrow the money from aIC favourite aunt.is Incidentally, you cannot sell a carn or motor-cycle which is being pur-h chased tinder a hire-purchase agree-

ment without permission from thei- finance company, who are, of course,

the owners, Settlement of any out-ie

standing amount can usually hearraneed without difficulty by eitheryourself or the purchaser. By the sametoken, von should always he carefulwhen pu r c h a s i n g a second-handmachine from a private individual.that it is not subject to a hire-purchase

g agreement,

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Germany and the Export Quotas

It is not generally known, judgingitfrom the number of enquiries receivedby the writer, that British cars pur-chased for use in Germany by Britishpersonnel must he paid for in Germancurrency emanating from one's em-plorment in Germany. This makes lifenrather hard for those lucky, enough tohe posted to H.M.S. Royal Albert orRoyal Prince who have ideas aboutdodging purchase tax.

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There arc now two models of theStandard 8, a basic model and a deluxe saloon. They are both four-doorsaloons, the differences being in theupholstery, door handles and windows.In the de luxe model the doors are fullytrimmed and the windows wind downas opposed to the sliding windows ofthe basic model. Prices (including pur-chase tax) are £481 7s, 6d. for thebasic model and £538 0s. 10d. for the(he luxe model trimmed in Vynide, butthis is available with various extras(leather upholstery, radio, heater.parcel shelf behind the rear seat) tip toa total of £618 Is. 8d,The ear will carry four average

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Legal Support for Children

After nearly, seven years of marriageI divorced my wife on April 16, 1953.and received the decree ,usi absoluteon May 30, 1953. The case was notdefended. There were two children ofthe marriage and by mutual arrange-ment I allotted 28s. per week towardstheir maintenance, i.e., 14%. each. Myex-wife has married again, and sohave I. -

I have received no news of the child-ren as to their well being or otherwise.I now wish to stop this allotment. Inview of the fact that there was not acourt order made in respect of the twochildren, has my wife any claim on mefor them if and when I stop the allot-ment?Thanking you in anticipation of an

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An Englishman's Home

I am a Portsmouth rating serving inSingapore and I have been rather wor-ried by letters I have been receivingfrom my wile. Before I left home Iobtained three unfurnished rooms withthe use of bathroom in a house in

Portsmouth. at a rental of 25. a week,The landlady pays the rates and waterrate but we have a separate meter forour gas and electricity. We have twochildren and the land I lid y is complain-ing about the amount of noise theymake and has told my wile that shemust go at the end of a month. Shehas, of course, nowhere to go anddo not know what the law is.You should write it, your wife and

asked her to get in touch iniunediau'lywith the Ia,ni!v Welfare Officer. RoyalNaval Barracks. Portsmouth, it.ho is1/it' correct person to advise a wife in(ircumstan(-es like 1/rest', The FamilyWelfare Officer is able to obtain vi/seat/lice of the Legal Aid Officer. RoyalNaval Barracks. Portsmouth, who is aqualified solicitor.

/ assume that You have requested tosec your officer and hareexplained about flit, difficulties you arein, As far as the legal proirleus is con-cerned. assuliting that your wife cooksin oust' of 1/tree unfurnished rooms. and1/5(11 you s/tart' plot/sins,' stub your laud-lads' with the exception of thebath-roomand o',c,, you are a ie,ian( pro-it'tted under 1/it' Rent Acis and. gt'n-erallr speaking. you cannot be tur,:edout as long as 'on par the rent.

Its any event, nobody can be turnedout into the street its this country:people cart only he forced to leavetheir accommodation hr a properorder of a judge. If our wife /1(15 (thyinert' trouble ask her to go along auttl.si'e the Fi,,ni(r Welfare Officer at Mice.

All questions will receive an answereither privately or in thisWrite to John English, c lo The Editor,l'oici sMut: lii Nvy Ni:ws.

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4 PORTSMOUTH NAVY NEWS August. 1954

BARNETTS advice to Navalallotment to a Naval Outfitter.

Ratings contemplating ntaklug an

Do not be misled by offers o excessive credit. To giveexcessive credit thetradesman must charge higher prices.A Naval Outfitter offering to supplya range01 goods as large as one expects

it) see in a departmental store can be clearly regarded as insincere.

The customer requirin specialized goods such as a radio, bicycle, etc.,should buy from the specialist tradesman who can provide alter-sales servicewhich mould be outside the scope of the Naval Outfitter.

fl4R VrITS we rr. st/i.ti iii Sara! and Civilian ()lahsrlrn and also ,:,,rl. a re, r,,nsa'iv,!! S. t. Our term, (ire SIX ,nonih'' credit. at ai/i pr5r', whi, Si let 'ii nice! with she upp'os a! iS,. V r,i .4i,tkr,'irs.

BARNETTSNAVAL & CIVILIAN OUFFITTERSCONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY

l'( )RlSMOU11J ' CHATHAM DEVONP()Rl

W.R.N.s`c NOTESW.R.N.S. Director's Visit

DAME MARY LLOYD, l).B.E.. Hon.A.l).C., visited the Royal MarinesBarracks. Eastnev, on Friday. July, 9.l94. Alter calling on Major-Genral\toulton, D.S.O.. O.13.E.. and ColonelK. \V. H. Siminonds. ('.B.E., she inspec-ted the W.K.N.S. unit and took thesal tile at a march past.

Long Service and Good ConductMedal and Clasps and

Gratuity AwardAll W.R.N.S. ratings, and especially

thc more senior ones, will bc pleased toknow that a milestone in the historyof the Service has been achieved.

It has now been approved thatratings of the Women's Royal NavalService will be eligible for the awardof the Royal Naval Long Service andGood Conduct Medal and Clasps and(pratlIjt . A.F.O. 1844/54 refers.

To SeaFise parties of IS ratings. accom-

panied by a W.R.N.S. officer, havebeen taken to sea in H.M.S. Boxer onvarious days. *I hew trips have beenboth iitstructisc and extremely popu-ar.

Musical Semaphore-Navy Days

Forty signal trainees at H.M.S. Mer-

cury are practising semaphore to musicin preparation for a display. This is inaddition to their normal training. Wewish them every success and eagerlyawait their lust performance.

Ford Air DaySix ratings from Royal Naval Bar-

tacks and four from Royal MarinesBarracks volunteered to sell pro-grammes. In addition to performing auseful and much-appreciated service.they enjoyed their afternoon's work.

Flag DayWRNS officers and ratings with

representatives of the Royal NavalFriendly Union of Sailors' Wives soldflags in Portsmouth Hard and in RoyalNaval Barracks, on Saturday. June 26.Together they realised the sum of43 )0s. in aid of the Ro ,tl National

Lifeboat Institution.

Carnival DanceA Royal Marines carnival dance

stas held at the Savoy on Thursday.July 8. A large majority of theW.R.N.S. ratings attended and enjoyedtile Clelling.

.RN.V.R.

Third Officer M. Macintyre from theI ourth Division is t H.M.S. Mercuryundergoing her annual training inc thcr duties,

W.R.N.S. Officers

Third Officer H. Jenkins has relieved1 bird Officer J. Peacock in H.M.S.

Excellent. Third Officer 0. E. Archerhas relieved Second Officer B, I. H.Barrett as Officer-in-Charge, RoyalMarines Barracks. Eastncy. ThirdOfficer J. l)unnicliffe has relievedThird Officer 0. V. Thomas in H.M.S.Vernon.

TennisI'v,rt.titiowl: (t,,nmanj Royal Naval

Wopnen.s Tennis 7i)urt#iiipi(,iit.-WrenNewman (Vernon) beat Wren Lane(Vernon) in the finals of the singles.Wrens Newman and Lane beat MissRoss. Q.A.R.N.N.S. and Miss Page.Q.A.R.N.N.S. thoth from Royal NavalHospital. Haslar) in the doubles.In:er-C,i,,,mand Tournament lit'!,!

in II.MS. Dauntless. - PortsmouthCommand came second.

by WrenCuIlcn (Victory).

Inter-U,,ii Tournan,t'nr.-Won hRoyal Naval Hos!,ital. Haslar.W.R.N.S. v. Royal Natal Se/tool.

Ilatlemere.- -A representative Coin-mand team played a most enjoyablematch against this school. TheW.R.N.S. won.

Woman's SectionCheddar and ChocolateHappy Outing by the Southsea Branch,

Friendly Wives

A1 8.30 am, on June 16, three largecream and chromium coaches kit St.Mars's Church, Fratton Road, with afull complement of 100 Naval FriendlyWi es It was raining and the skylooked dark, hut the forecast was goodand we hoped for the best, and not invain. As we approached Swaythlingthe sun came out and smiled on us andfrom then on it kept line for the wholeday.We went through Romsey where we

all enjoyed a glimpse across the placidwaters of the river of Lord and LadyMounthattens beautiful house in itspark-like surroundings. Next stop wasat Salisbury for coffee. The cathedral,with its soaring spire, is always awonderful sight and the grass wasgreener than usual from all the rain wehave had this month. We went along

lthe

Wvlve Valley to Heytesbury, War-minster and then on to Bath where wehad lunch and enough time to see theabbey and some of the lovely old city.Two buses then went on to Fry's

chocolate factory and one to CheddarGorge. Unfortunately. Fry's couldonly accommodate 70 visitors at a timeso ste had to separate.The tour of the factory took just

under two hours. We saw the wholeprocess of chocolate and cocoa mak-ing. from a cocoa bean to the finishedarticle, in the shape of a beautiful giftbox to each of us on the completion ofthe tour. We were fascinated by theefficiency. cheerfulness and spacious-ness of everything we saw. In one largebuilding, for instance, every sort ofchocolate and cocoa container was be-ing made from the silver paper andboxes with pretty pictures to immensepacking cases for British exports of.hcolatc to every part of the world.

There were beautifully kept first-classplaying fields and lovely views in everydirection, for this model factory is setin the countryside, though the mainrailway line and river run past it.Finally we were given a very good teawhich was welcome after the long walkround--we were told it was three miles.It was all well worth while.The Cheddar party went through a

smiling countryside to Radstoek andby the Gorge to Cheddar. There theyvisited the caves where they saw theilluminated stalagmites and stalactites.and finished with a strawberry tea. Weall met again at Salisbury where therewas much to talk about, and thencame home together, reaching Ports-mouth at Il p.m., very sleepy after afull day.Those in No. I bus didn't have a dull

moment, for the driver was an imper-sonator of professional standard; when.he was not giving a running commen-tary on the landmarks we were passing.he entertained with short imitations,ranging from Marlene Dietrich to thearrival ltome of a tired bus driver, thelatter from personal experience. Hekept everyone in fits of laughter andwas not given a moment's rest withconstant encores.At our last general meeting at the

Forrcstcrs' Hall, Mrs. Tottenham gavea most interesting and amusing talk ona trip she and her daughter made inNew Zealand. It was a light and livelydescription of life "down under" whichwas especially interesting just now afterthe tour of our Queen and the Duke ofEdinburgh.

ConcertAN AFTERNOON meeting of theRoaI Naval F r i e n d 15. Union ofSailors' Wives took the form of anentertainment arranged by Mrs. U.l)aw.

The principal item stac a -one-actplay, "Anti-Clockwise," by Muriel andSydney Box, in which, as the title sug-gests, the end is seen before the be-ginning. Valerie Bacon appeared asEmily Jackson, who attempts to mur-der her rich and tyrannical aunt,Clara Fitzwalter, played by JessicJones. Doris Sales was seen as anunderstanding woman doctor, and(iladys Daw as Eli,.abeth Aldringham,Emily's selfish cousin.The rest of the programme con-

sisted of amusing impressions by Mrs.N. Tregcnna-Piggott and a piano inter-lude by Mrs. l.can. Mrs. Robertshawintroduced the entertainment, and theperformers were thanked by LadyEdelsten, wife of the Commander-in-(hid. Portsmouth.

Holiday timeHOLIDAY TIME is here once more.Mothers find that with the children athome from school there is more to bedone, and consequently less time tospend with the family. Do try to getout with the children this month.Arrange the chores so that each mem-ber of the family helps in some way.If you can't get out for the day, picnicall together in the garden occasionally.You can prepare a nteal in the evening,and the change will do you all good.

Poise and PostureHOW MANY people stand correctly?Try to imagine that you are a puppet,standing straight up, with your neckand head supported. ('an you feelthose strings pulling upwards? (No,plc;: your shoulders.) Can you feel yourwhole body piscd, beautifully bal-anced? Drop your chin on your chest;1)0W let it drop backwards, now side-ways. Remember the puppct'master'xstrings. Reach up.Now for those double chins. Bend

the head to the chest. and open themouth. Raise your head and closeyour mouth. NOW turn the head slowlyfrom side to side.

CricketInter-Unit Tournament. Won h Home Help MAhillEl) QUJARTEIISH.M.S. Victory.Inter-('omrnund Cricket l'our,ia-

,ncnz.-l'he tournament was held at S, rvice IN 'IHL last issue it was explainedH.M.S. Excellent by kind permission

that. It) bridge the gap between the

of Capt. W. F, H. ('. Rutherford, R.N.lie winners were the Air Comm.

SURELY THIS S one of the mosthelpful and needed of the Welfare

time that it is approved to buildhouses and the much later date when

Sonic difficulty was experienced in 5tat's many activities and yet because the houses are ready to live in.raising the Portsmouth Command It (let about its duties in a quiet and approval has been given to rent anteans owing to a shortage of plaers. humble manner (in fact another equivalent number of furnishedHowever. a team was lormed which "Silent Service"), it is not as widely houses or self-contained flats. As aproved to be excellent at fielding. known as it should be. How often have result. authority was given lastRoyal Natal Wonu'n's .S,'ri-ii,' I heard the cry go up "If only I had December to rent 9() houses.. or flats

Cricket 'l'ea,n t. The .yus.se.v h,rtlet'. known of your service" and then again for officers and 380 for ratings in theCrick,: ('lab--The match was played others have heard of it but have been Portsmouth area.oil July 4 on the (;larence Ground.ihe given false information regarding its The standard set is high. Thescores were Royal Naval Women. 123 cost and effectiveness and have, in houses or flats must be fully furnishedfor four wickets; andThe Sussex Mart- consequence, been turned away from and equipped except for linen. Inlets. 57 all out, apply ing for its aid, most furnished houses it is usual for

Athleticsltitscs of crisis, emergencies, births, the tenant to supply the linen so that

netillness, convalescence, old age, death--- normal is being followed.The Inter-Command Championships does any family escape these visita- Flats must he self-contained and

held at Pitt Street had an exciting tions'! I think not. Thosewhoare lucky there can normally be no questionfinish, the score being Nore and Aireach, and Portsmouth and21

have relatives, friends or neighbours of sharing a bathroom or kitchenpoints who conic to their aid and tide them with any other tenant in the house.

Plymouth with 19 points each, over during these anxious times and Because of this standard. nothing canThe Command Royal Naval the luckiest of all have "Father" at be supplied from naval sources toWomen's Athletic Championships home.Supposing, however, friends and supplement what the landlord haswere of a higher standard than last relatives are not available and the bus- provided. You can't go to theyear. H.M.S. Mercury won the chant- hand or father is away, what then'!then? "I'usscr' and ask for a toasting forkpic'n.ships and H.M.S. Vernon the relay ih local authority can step in. because there is not one in the house.cup. counts' or borough council can heThe Inter-Service Championships , applied to. the address of which can Rentwere field at Pitt Street. The results . be supplied by the welfare officer, post

were: W.R.A.F 67: W.R.N.S.,5I: and office or the police, and a home help 1 he Admiralty pays the rent to thethe W.R.A.(' 31 points, still he cent immediately, landlord. 1 he rent paid by the naval

Leading Wren Davies Mercury) has Home helps are reliable and respon- tenant bears no relation to that paidbeen selected for the Combined Ser- sihie women who have been spceiall by the Admiralty. but is the standardvices (women) team to meet the (out- chosen. They, will take over entire rent of a nasal married quarter. Thehined Universities. and Southern (oufl- charge if required and will cook, clean, tlia\iiiituuis rent that a rating is calledties W.A.A.A. on Saturda , July 31. shop, mend, look after the children on to pay is 17s. a week, and, if the1954, at 2.30 p.m. at Motspur Park, and they, can come all day or part of flat is small, the rent will he less. 'I heLondon. Wren 'limnis I Excellent) is a the day, either daily or on one or t rent for an officer ;tries with rank be-reserve. i days in the week. tween £118) and £175 a year and his

The home help organiser will visitthe household and find out the special

marriage allowance is also reduced.Rents are charged on the ledger.

Make the most ofyour..: "- MONTHLY ALLOTMENT!

I.- DO YOU KNOW-that Currys special purchasing facilities

-. . , for serving personnel enable you to obtain a wide- selection of goads - on very favourable terms.

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requirements 01 the case and do tier lo make certain that the accornnto-best to meet the particular needs of the dation is suitable for a particularfamily and advise and help in every family. it is made the responsibility ofway possible. the prospectus e nasal tenant to fir"](] a

lo come now to the all-iinporlant . suitable nice for hinisel f. Ifthissubject of payment. This is on a slid- comes up to the standards set and ains scale and depends

Deductionsthe house- - reasuintuble :igicenlcnt can be

madeI hold's income, I)eductuons are made stith lhi landlord, it is rented for thefor dependants. rent, rates. etc. and title t ht I the tenant expects to remainfor any special expenditure. ()l1-ati.' eligible for a married quarter, Thepensioners and those with an llleslifle tic St iiutn in ni;iv has e different tanii ly- helow a certain iu,zi rk are - not charged. ci ret i Osla nec s all c sect eu t fiat for aI he full hourly, cost varies. but each I man %% ill] no cIt iluhen is useless lot aa uthon t v aims at arriving at a ugu PC man ss ii It ses e r;u I. Because of tin-within the capacity of the family to

expected drafting. this arrangementpas. , , may not always work and it may, be

l-inullv let it he noted that this, till- necessary ti otfer the next on thelike so many of the services provided roster a hliinu recently vacated hliv State. is not a compulsory One. sotilcone else and where the AdmiraltyThe local authority provides it in a lease has not ruin out.-spirit of Christian good will for the aidand comfort of those in trouble, and

Roster Schemejudging from the many letters and ex-pressions- of gratitude received in any Once the scheme became

betterIionie'-hclp office, it is in this same Is Tio%t 0 it became popular. but therespirit that the duties are carried out by iliay still he a number who do notthe home helps.

'knots ss h is eligible and how to get

A Hosli 'Ut! p ORoSNISiR. on the roster. Briefly, any married nan

on a regular engagement and over 21years of age (25 in the case of anofficer) who is serving in anestab-lishmentat Portsmouth, or in a shipof the Portsmouth local squadrons orReserve Fleet at Portsmouth, or aHome Fleet ship based on Portsmouth,is eligible. There are exceptions, butto go into them would only lead toconfusion. Each ship or establishmentis at present allocated so liany hir-ings and runs its own roster based ondate of application, 'lo get on theroster, apply to your divisionalofficer. Remember that once in amarried quarter, you can stay for upto three years provided you remaineligible tinder the rules, no matter howmany times you are drafted. A recentAdmiralty decision stated that, pend-ing issue of the full rules formarried quarters, a man in a marriedquarter who is drafted to a ship ongeneral service may retain the marriedquarter if he so wishes.

It is expected that the ship and estab-lishment rosters will shortly be re-placed by a central roster.

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Co-star Lol.

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1954 PORTSMOUTH NAVY NEWS S

NEW MARRIED QUARTERSNAVAl. RATINGS o f I1.M.S. Capt. a i. M. Bailout, DS.C..

Osprey and their families, who are LN.. Captain of H.M.S. Osprey. wel-

the first tenant; of a recently corn- corned Mrs. Walker. and pointed out

pleted housing estate of a hundred 11551 this was the first housing estate

tine new houses., were present at ato be built in the Portland area solelyfor naval personnel. This made it all

ceremony naming the estate in the more important that good i-cia-memory of one of the most out- lions between the naval tenants andstzmndingly successful and daring U- the surrounding civilian householdersboat hunter'. of the last war, should be encouraged to the utmost.Walker Crescent was the name ihc Mayor of Weyniouth (Mr. A, C.

gisen to the estate 1w Mrs. Walker. the Billet) spoke of the high regard inwidow of (apt. F. J. Walker. C.H., which the Royal Navy was held byD.S.O.. R.N.. when she officially the people of Weymouth. lie was sure

opened it on Monday. July 5. before that the name given to the estatea large gathering. including senior would prove to be an inspiration to

oflice rs of the Po t land area and the the occupants of the houses. zmand that

FOR H.M.S. OSPREY. .

Mayor of Wcvrnouth accompanied by the whole estate would 'c a great ..........-

corporaL ott olIkci Is. I credit to the hot ough

Osprey and Weymouth. with hoth of tip Walker Crescent all contain threewhich he was so closely associated." bedrooms and have modern water andshe declared. "It seems to mc to be heating systems, including electricalvery tilting that, as in my husband's immersion heaters.life. II.M.S. Osprey and Weymouth Each house is furnished down to tileare united in this road which bears sm;tl!cst detail and garden tools arehis name and in which are the homes provided. -file estate is pleasantly laid(if those who serve in H.M.S. Osprey.'' out in groups of two, three and fourMrs. Walker concluded 1w wishing houses, and lawns have been newlyhappiness and success to all the many made in all the trout gardens.

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4 -Alter a prayer of dedication had families that will live in Walker

-been said by the Rector of Wyke Crescent. Mrs. Walker was presentedRegis, and before cutting the white with a bouquet b the little daughter ofribbon stretched across the entrance E.R.A. ('lark, one of the tenants ofto the estate. Mrs. Walker spoke of the estate, and she afterwards toured

. . her deep appreciation of the honour the houses, visiting two wh cli aredone to her husband'.. memory. "I ready occupied and another which is

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ant touched that he should be re- not vet tenanted.,mrnh.-r.-,I ,n this w:,v hv HMS 'lh. hundred hr,,i,.,-s ")licit m,t'

310,

ffilTHE ROYAL NAVAL CONGRATULATIONS::ASSOCIATION ' H.M.S. FLEETWOOD

PORTSMOUTH BRANCH- V.1. Savile, PJX 801443

IF IS perhaps a good sign that sincethe article on The Royal Naval The C.-in-C has approved his -Association published in the last issue immediate advancement to chief -

of this paper, we now have 40 petty officer in recognition of hk -

members, As a point of interest, one-

excellent services. Jut) I, 1954.

of the newest members is 88-year-oldshipmate John Harrison, of Mans- - H.MS. MINER IVfield, who holds the following decora- P 0 F B Id in 132788" - W " . -tionS V,C D.C.M.. M.M.. and the"Oider of the Rising Sun." The C--in-C- has approved hi;'

Coming Events : immediate advancement to chief:-August 14 and 22, Club-produced

-PftY Officer in recognition of hi.;

revue, "Nast Blues." :fine record of sersice. June 13.'

August 2S. annual outing (m stcr 1954.

(rip). E. N. S. P.

HAVANT BRANCH Married QuartersTHE El RS I two issues of PortsmouthN.svv Nit'. c has been very popular for Royal Marinesin our Branch and have been used asmeans of introduction to other ServiceassOciation, and Organisations this in Portsmoutharea. 'the t Id itom has heemi most helpfulin getting copies to us in time for ROYAL MARINES sers imig in all

mectimigs.establishments in the Portsmouth

Our greatest annual event took place Commuand will receive a fair propor-on July 10, when a coach-load of us lion of the 3(X) officers' houses and

went to The Royal Naval Association 1.250 ratings' houses which are beingParade and Reunion in London. It was built by the Admiralty. Until the first

grand to hate active wryice personnel phase of this building programme is

with it on this occasion.

completed, the Admiralty have takenA part ss tb our Biamich Standard tip fit rnished hi rings to an equivalent

will be going to tile Horlev Hrzimicli for number. 'I he Rtaya I ,'sl ami tie, in the

its Standard Dedication Service and port have been given out of these, four

Parade on August 22. We are also ofliccrs' and 27 other ranks' hiring.s.arranging for our Branch Children's ihe Major-General Royal Marines,

Outing and for the RAE. Families' Portsmouth, has been made respon-Club. 1'ht'rmicy. to s isit us during smhle for allocating these hirings and.

August, to start the scheme oft, block (ll(a-

Meetings are held at 2 South Street. lions were made to units and estab-Havamit, at 8 p.m. on the first Tuesday lishmcnts based on the married corn-and third Saturday in each month. plemcn(s of each. All these hiringsActive service and retired Royal Navy have now been occupied and it is

personnel are always made very wet- intended shortly to centralise thecome.waiting list at Group Headquarters

Toims Curtis and friend were spotted on location for Litisersal-Intermiational's **Johnny Dark-

]Dockyard Notes...DEPARTURE OF THE

ADMIRAL SUPERINTENDENT

OWING 10 the regretted illness of theDirector of Dock ards, Vice-Admiral.Sir York Beverley.. K.H.E.. CR.. theSuperintendent of the Dockyard, Rear-Admiral A. Ci. V. Hubback, C.B.,('HE.. has had what is commonlycalled a "pierhead jump." AdmiralHuhb:ick, who was designated to heDirector of Dockyards at the end ofthe year, has already taken sip thatappointment. He left the Dockyard atahoUt a fortnight's notice on July. Iand his farewells had necessarily to hehurried. Nevertheless, the Admiralhimsell was able to say good-bye toa large number of his I riends in Ports-mouth at two "At Homes' held duringhis last week, and he was also enter-tained h% the l)ockyard staffs- firstlyat a dinner organised by the I)oekvardCanteen Society and supported by theStall Sides of both the Whitlcv Com-mittees. -and secondly at a luncheongiven in his honour by the heads ofdepartments. There is general regretat the departure of Admiral Hubback,who has inspired confidence andaffection among all ranks in the Dock-.ird.Until Rear-Admiral J. 5, C. Salter.

CR.. I).S.O., ORE.. takes up hisditties as Admiral Superintendentearls in October, the Doekvarel is inthe charge of the Captain of the Dock-yard. ('apt. J, H, Unwimi, I).S.C.. RN..who has been appointed CommodoreSuperintendent in the rank of Cool -niodore I irst Class.

DOCKYARD TECHNICALCOLLEGE

END-OF-SESSION SERVICE

OWING TO a scare about a possibleunexploded bomb discovered duringexcavations near the DockyardChurch, the End-of-Session Service forthe Dockyard Technical College wasthis year held at St. Mark's Church.North End. The change of place hadno adverse effect upon the attendancenor upon the quality of this impressiveservice, 'the address to the appren-tices was given by the Rev, CharlesPa tomi . 0, B.L.. R.N .. Chaplain of theRoyal Naval Barracks. Cliatha rn . andthe service was conducted by the Chap-lain of the I)ockvard. the Rev. I)arrellltumtt, O.B,E,. M.A., Q.H.C.. RN. '[helesson was read by the Principal, Mr.J. Goss. A.M.I.N.A. '[here was a goodrepresentation of Dockyard managersand their wives, and some parents 0$the apprentices were also present,

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vsDURING THE Second World War the submarines of the Royal Navy had a record of achievementwhich was second to none. Their successes totalled over two and a half million tons of enemy merchantshipping sunk and damaged, in addition to the destruction of 41 U-boats, 14 major war vessels, and112 minor war vessels. The bill for these successes was high, for 74 of our submarines failed to returnto base-in all, this represented one in three of all the submarines used throughout the war. When oneconsiders that in numerical strength our submarine personnel at that time comprised just two per cent.of the total naval strength, it will be more fully appreciated how thoroughly the officers and men whomade up the crews went about their task.

Today our strength lies in the keen-ness, efficiency and intelligence of ourmen. The present strength is roughly3.500 ratings, from various branchesand with a variety of trades, almost allof whom are volunteers. Only the mostphysically able of naval ratings canhe accepted, for the job entails alert-ness, the ability to live in close con-finement with one's mescmates, andabove all a presence of mind and tem-perament which are susceptible to therigours and vicissitudes imposed bysubmarine life.

DevelopmentSubmarines in varying forms have

occupied the minds of inventive menfor many hundreds of years and withsome degree of practicability since asfar hack as the 15th century. Thetime, place and purpose of the inven-tion, and the name of the inventor ofthe first submersible hs never beendefinitely established: but it is said ofAlexander the Great that he descendedto the ocean floor in a watertight glassbarrel, which was lowered and raised

by means of ropes. and that he satthere defying a whale.

Cornelius Van Drebbel, a Dutch

physician, in 162() was the first knownman to make a boat travel underwater. His craft was made of wood,strengthened with bands of iron andcovered with tightly stretched hidewhich had been well greased to resistwater penetration. The craft was pro-pelled by oars which were scaled byleather where they passed through thesides of the ship. This is a far cry fromthe "T" Conversion class submarinewhich forms the frontispiece oftoday's edition-but the spirit of themen who sail in her and their love foradventure remains unchanged.Through the years the various prob-

lems presented to designers have beenovercome and in 1776 an Americannamed Bushnell equipped his vesselwith the first weapon of war to beused by a submarine. It was an in-genious clockwork mechanism operat-ing a fused detachable charge plannedto sink an enemy vessel by underwaterattack. America at the time being atwar with the English, this sub-marine. operated by a man named lee,approached H.M.S. Eagle-a 64-gunvessel flying the flag of the Ctxnman-der-in-Chief. Lord Howe--and man-aged to get beneath her undetected.Success was, however, denied him, fora1 his efforts were aborted by the hardcopper sheathing which at the time was

fitted to the bottoms of British men-of-war.Space here does not allow for fur-

ther description of the courage,bravery and fortitude of the early, sub-marine operators with their inadequatematerial and improvisation. But theirintrepid enterprise in a mediumhitherto beyond the reach of man hasevolved a modern weapon of warwhich, as history records show, hastwice been within an ace of bringingBritain to her knees in two world wars.Our secttrity is threatened as never

before by the immense strides nowbeing made in submarine development.culminating in the use of atomic power.We must therefore redouble our effortsto keep our submarine service manned,equipped and trained, as ever, to astandard second to none.

British Submarines in Two WorldWars

Great Britain started the First WorldWar with 74 submarines, of which onlya few were capable of patrolling inrough weather for any length of time.

exercises had not, as yet,been sufficiently extensive or realisticfor the full potentialities of the sub-marine to become evident. The mag-nificent part played by our submarineswas due to the vision and foresightof submarine commanders, theirofficers and men and far-sighted seniorofficers.

Within three hours of the expiry ofthe British ultimatum to Germany onAugust 4, 1914. submarines E.6 andE.8 were on their way to the Heligo-land Bight on reconnaissance patrol.and once there built up a pattern ofenemy movements of tremendousvalue. These patrols later becameoffensive and many valuable lessonswere learned, the most important beingthat the submarine is a weapon whosetasks can he carried out unsupportedand alone.

Early in the war it was appreciatedthat a relatively small force of sub-marines could menace large surfaceforces at great distances from the sub-marine base, as the support given tothe Russians in the Baltic late in 1914showed. Between five and nine sub-marines virtually stopped the importantiron-ore trade from Sweden to Ger-many, took a heavy toll of Germannaval forces and caused considerabledislocation of shipping generally inthose waters. Simultaneously, sub-marines entered into the Sea of Mar-mora to assist in the Dardanelles cam-

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paign. and were able to cut the com-munications of the Turkish Armywhich was attempting to capture Con-stan t inople,

Submarines were first used for mine-laying in March, 1916, when E.22 laidmines in one of the lanes used by theU-boats passing through the Heligo-land Bight.Our submarines were not only the

first at sea at the outbreak of war. butwere the last to return to harbour atthe end of the conflict. They werestationed in positions to torpedo theGerman High Seas Fleet, if it haddoubled hack, on November 21. 1918,when it came out to surrender. Duringthis war 54 British submarines werelost out of a total of 203, Their suc-cesses, which included the sinking of 54enemy warships and 274 other vessels.were such, however, that these earlypages of submarine history have re-mained an inspiration to those whohave written the later chapters.Together with the rest of the Navy,

the submarine branch was well pre-pared for the war which broke out onSeptember 3, 1939. Twenty-one sub-marines were available at home, andfour flotillas were on foreign stations.There was also a large building pro-gramme on hand.

On PatrolOn August 31 at 4 p.m. His

Majesty's submarines sailed for theirpatrol areas in the Heligoland Bightand off the Norwegian coast. The sub-marines were again first on the job andwere actually patrolling off the enemycoast at the very hour that war wasdeclared. Their job at that time was toprevent the escape of heavy units ofthe German Fleet to the Atlantic andto assist Coastal Command in extend-ing the limits of their patrol line.By early August. 1940. Hitler had

decided to invade Denmark and Nor-way. the latter invasion requiring seatransport for the troops and supplies.As soon as it was realised that this washappening. Flag Officer Submarines,Vice-Admiral Sir Max K. Horton,K.C.B., D.S.O.. moved his forcestowards these vital targets. Here at lastwas an opportunity, for the "boats" toshow their worth, and willingly didthey grasp it. Success was such thatabout 20 ships, totalling 76,0(X) tonsand including the cruiser Karlsruhc,were sunk in under four weeks.From the outset of the war in the

Mediterranean the efforts of the sub-marines were directed against the

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enemy's supply lines to North Africa.It was in the Mediterranean theatre ofwar that some of our best-known corn-mandcrs and other ranks served. Licut.-Cdr. Wanklyn, V.C.. D.S.O.', ofthe Upholder, achieved a wonderfulrecord, his Second Coxswain, P:O.Selby, D.S.M.. is now servingin H.M.S. Dolphin as a chief instruc-tor with the officers' training courses.This chief petty officer is probablymore widely known, by all ranks.throughout the submarine servicethan any other single man. Apart fromthe distinction of serving in Upholderhe accomplished a seven-mile swimfrom the sinking submarine Olympusto Malta in 1942-of 104 men whostarted the swim only nine reachedthe shore. The latter stages of the warsaw him serving as Chief Coxswain inthe submarine Storm with Lieut.-Cdr. Young. D.S.O.. D.S.C., ourfirst R.N.V.R. submarine command-ing officer. This is the submarine sowell known through the hook, Oneof our Submarines. Selby's war recordis full of excitement and merit, hispeace-time role being no less distinc-tive and certainly no less important.Other famous names which should hementioned are Cdr. Linton, V.C.,c rs 1) SC of the Turbulent. and

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marines spent long periods patrollingthe Mitlacca Straits achieving occa-sional successes against the enemi.Great use of the gun wits made againstthe Japanese. who employed manyjunks and light craft for transportinitroops and stores. Targets againstwhich torpedoes could be used werefew, but when they came success wasnormally. gained. The largest warshipsunk in this area was the Japanese10.000-ton cruiser Ashigara. whichfell to the deadly aim of Cdr.HeAct. D.S.O.*, D.S.C., who gainedfive hits with eight torpedoes. Thisofficer, now promoted to Captain. isserving at H.M.S. Dolphin as the ChiefShiff Officer to Flag Officer, Sub-marines. Rear-Admiral C.B.,C.V.O., C.B.E.

Far Easit OperaitionsIt was in the Far East theatre also

that once again the midget submarinesproved so effective. They cut the im-portant communication cables betweenSingapore and Hong Kong, -andcarried out a very. brave attack it gainstthe Japanese cruiser Takao in theconfined water% of the Johore Strait.For the latter operation. Lieut. Fraser,R.N.R.. and L.S. Magennis. a diver

made from a German prisoner-of-warcamp. Tremendous tribute has beenpaid to Lister in both The ColditzStor'v and The Latter Da.YS-but his.adv entures would well fill a book-mensuch as C.P.O. Avcrillo, D.S.M., whois at present serving as a 6eniorInstructor in the 100-foot cwapc tankat H.M.S. Dolphin. Averillo, whenserving as a leading scaman gunlavcr.wit% the perpetrator of an unfortunateincident. When carrying out practicegun drills in the submarine Otus. lyingin Alexandra Harbour, he selected .is ittarget for the morning*% gun drills KingFarouk's Pitlacc-a perfectly, feasiblething to do except for the fact that alive round was selected. loaded andfired.. the aim. as one would expect.wits true. Range and deflection entree-tions were not needed, however. asthe shoot finished then and there. Mensuch as Chief E.R.A. Wright, D.S.M.,B.E.M. (now commissioned engineerofficer serving in H.M.S. Dolphin).whoaccompanied C.P.O. Sclby op thattremendous swim from the sinkingOlympus to Malta, and C.S.M. Sande-cock who, in 18 years of service in sub-marines. twice escaped from sinkingsubmarines, once before the war fromthe Poscidon in the Far East and onceduring the war from the Cachalot in

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the Mediterranean. Sandecock is stillworking for submarines although nowon pension he assists in and maintainsthe equipment in the Model Rooms atthe Submarine Training School inH.M.S. Dolphin. Yet another wasChief E.R.A. MacCurroch. D.S.W*.who carried out over 45 operationalpatrols, serving in the submarinesSafari with Cdr. (now Rcar-Admiral)Bryant. D.S.O.", D.S.C., Tigresswith Cdr. (now Capt.) Bone. D.S.O.*,D.S.C.O. and Stronghow with Licut.(now Cdr.) Troup. D.S.C.*One could continue this list to cover

a large number of colitions-for mensuch as these abound in the submarineservice: they are indicative of thewhole.

Volunteers arc still. as always. rc-quircd in the Submarine Service whichoffers great scope for application ofinitiative at all levels.

Submarine pail is awarded on com-pletion of the general submarine train-ing course. For chief petty. officcrs thisis 6s. per day. petty officers 5s., leadingrates 4s. and able scinicn or equiva-lent rates and below 3s. This is rc-sponsibility pay. for the submarinerating is required to know more thanhis contemporary in general service-it is not danger money.Submarines are serving in all our

fleets throughout the world. with theFirst Squadron based at Malta on thedepot ship H.M.S. Forth., the SecondSquadron at Portland where the sub-marine plays a major part in trainingour anti-submarine forces.. the llirdSquadron in Scotland at Rothesay;and the Fourth Squadron in Australiacovering the whole of the Far EastcrnStation. Our Fifth Squadron is basedhere at Portsmouth where all the basicsubmarine training is carried out.

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lcdged hs' the award of VictoriaCrosses when they removed two on- "I have often looked for an oppor- . _ I.exploded bombs from inside the casingf the Thrasher whilst on patrol.

tunity of pa ing tribute to our sub-marines. There is no branch of H.M.

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from patrol to Malta G.C they the same proportion of fatal losses asshared the ceaseless homhng with our submarine service.the inhabitants of the island. Aircraft "It is the most dangerous of all ser-protection was desperately required That is perhaps the reason whsfor its defences, and stores and R\I the First Lord tells me that entry into -personnel were frequentl brought it is keenly sought by officers and men. '"- . -

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and dagger" men on remote beaches who have chosen this branch of the ." &. -and somet tries shooting tip the trains

the Italian coast,bridzesRos aI Navy in which to serve. Mensuch as ChiefERA. Kill:iin who,

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the (jermin battle-decided to attackship lirpitz. using the midget sub-

of good leadership. enabled 17 mento escape from the engine room of the

marines or "X' craft which had, by1942, been added to our strength. Six

Umpire as she lay crippled on thesea bed after having been rammed

of these craft set out on this itt ti_k ivith This chief petty officer even went soorders to destroy, the lirpitt in Kaa far as to move out of the submarine toFjord. lhev achieved such success check that the hatch was free and allthat, although the ]irpiti \vis not was clear, and then returned into thestink, she was never again a potential vessel to encourage and assist themenace. V.Cs. were awarded for this remainder. Men such as Chief ERA.episode to Lieut. Cameron, R.N.R..

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"Good Morning"-A Newspapercontribution to the War at Sea

-l HIS. il-IL first of what we now hopewill be an annual event, went oil with aswing beyond our hopes. Muchpreparation and organisation was re-quired to launch this enterprise, but thebiggest pre-gala headache was theuncertainty of the weather which, forthe few days previous. had been con-sistently had, to say the least.However, the 21st dawned bright, the

organisers consulted the weatherexperts, the show was "on"-and whata grand day it was.At 3 p.m. to the dot Miss Mary

Priestly, the well-known pianist, cameto the microphone and formallyopened the gala in the wardroomground. Miss Jane Elitabcth Smith,daughter of C.P.O. Smith. presentedMiss Priestly with a bouquet.

At 3.30 a programme of races for allages was field on the spare ground. Thestarter of all the races. l'.O.S. M. Eillick,is to be admired for the successful anddelightful way in which he managedthe very large number of entrants..especially, among the younger children

- -not many tears were seen, but eventhose few were soon dried. There is notruth in the rumour that Mr. Mills, ofthe First Lieutenant's sub office, isentering the next Olympic Games-huthe sure can run, and won the veterans'(pensioners only) race with a terrificturn of speed.Speed was the cause of the one and

only casualty in the mothers' race-and to be known in future as the "postoffice stakes." One lady, ran so fast thatshe was unable to pull up before crash-

the large numbers, but find pdic forknobbly knees went to 6. E. Tounc,and the trimmest of many trim ankleswere adjudged to he those of Mrs. EveBruce.The garden produce, flower and

handicrafts tent was a great attraction.and here too the judges had a difficultjob. Pri.'e-winncrs are so numerous thatspace does not allow for publication oftheir names, although they deserve it.

During the whole afternoon the bar-racks accommodation was open tovisitors, and tea was provided forjunior ratings in a marquee erected onthe parade ground. C.P.O.s. and 11.0%.And their guests had tea in their messes.

THE ORDINARY greeting. "Good parcels were rushed froin the plane,morning." ha' little or tit) significance eagerly loaded, safely stowed.for the majority of its. but for Then daily ,j sea the coxsainthousands of sailors and ex-sailors it handed out six copies of the dzi'carries a special nicaning and one of paper. The copies were not dated;the happier ineniories of the difficult dates matter little when you are out oiiW*lr ears. patrol; instead they mere numbered.

1-o a. Good Worni,, was the name of Never was a paper looked forward tothe newspaper which brought news of more eagerly or read more w. idly 11 lienhome a nI family. and a few hours of it arrived. I t became tantalising it,recreation each day. to thousands of have the next day's issue on lit)ardsubmariners on war patrol. It was the ssijhotit knowing hat ssas in itsorIds first and only daily newspaper especially when Jane was in a par-to be read on/i. beneath the .%(a. and ticul:i ri v piquant predicament! IllLSo eagerly, was it looked forward to coxswain was the most envied man listeach day that eiiininanders said the the li;i t in those days. He had all fileboys would sooner base missed their copies locked away. and it as saiddaily tot than their Good Af,r,ai,z'! that . . . but he always hotly denied it.

lor 924 (Lays. seven days aweek. It It was also runioured that certainappeared. battle or calm. crisp and submarine commanders hadoccasion-lies. at breakfast tinic in every, mess ally nonchalantly suggested to thein every Rriiish submarine on opera- coxswain that it might be a good ide;itiOfls. I t ma.. the most remarkable and to run a midday edition "instead tit01051 widely circulated Iiewspapcr in tomorrow-just for this once."the ss orld. and from the date of its But only once was the order "()liefirst publication May I . l)43-until issue a day" violated. A submarine hadits death (ill October 8, 1945. nionths been hit by a depth-charge. Noise-after the clad it the saI, it provided lesslv the grey shape sank to the sea-continuous new reading natter for bed. lhe engines were dead; there wascrews (If operational stif,iitrines who Only. quiet and a high-pitched singinghad no access to other newspapers for in the ears as the boat went sioslyweeks on end. It jorned a link bctv,cen down.submarine crews and their families. Inside the submarine there was thewith photographs and iie_ssages from

strange, tense atntosphcre of men per-home. and the inevitable pin-up girls haps about to die-slowly. quietly andwhich were cut out to adorn and ;add alone.t touch (if g.t id v to dull, too-fait i I ia r I hen the coxssain cattle round.mess decks. With him he had a large parcel. OneGood Mor,,ini' was published by the by one he peeled the papersoff-Daily- probably s t i I I the tomorrow. and to(norros(. mid

favourite paper and innumer-to-Navy'smorrow- : the tomorrows tiles did notable letters of appreciation from all

expect to see.parts of the fighting world, and from Three weeks of daily nessspapcrsrelatives of' so Ill ia ri ners at lnirne, bore all ;it once. I a getti:e. I herewitness to its popularity and it) the was no point in wasting them.great need it fulfilled.

Eagerly the sailors raced throughF;ithomns deep in mid - Atlantic: Jane, searched for the pill-ups. iherescks at sea iii mid - Pacific; every 'as a picture of old Jack's ifc andmorning at breakfast-- there it was .i kids in the garden at home. "Where'sDaily Minor tribute to the men he- old Jack? 'tell old Jack there's aucath the sea, ss ith messages from their picture of his missus . . . No, don'tImonies and news of the families they tell old Jackhad not seen for months and caN. Then suddcnl v the sound of an en-

'I here was no red-hot news. A mnur-gine throbbing" The engineers had

tier in Piccadilly the night before had won! There was a cheer,little glamour for a sweating seaman

And was the coxswain embarrassed40 fathoms deep in the Atlantic %'ill

They, had to go s% ithout their da ii:i formation of Hcinkcls ill the airabove. "file paper carried the kind of papers for the rest I the trip'

news the submariners wanted------newsFour men were chiefly responsible

from their o%% ii homes. intimamtelv. ex-for producing (,o'd .tfor,moii_'. 1-or the

elusively for them. A picture of Bill's first six months they s1rked without

new baby that he'd never seen: a word knowing how the paper Was neing re-

about how 01(1 ('ha rI L'5 tofllzi toes ceived. It contained no clue to its

sseme doing: a photo taken at lidna's origin except its smnmilarit'. in make-upto the Daily Mirror, and the.lisps--Jane,

Other branches of the Service e11Buck Ryan, and the rest.

lhcn there began ss hat ws prob-ied the submariners their paper, but this' the closest I riendship ever knownit was eimem ally agreed that the de- het'sccmm a publication amid its readers.served it. Mr. A. V Alexander. first Letters flooded in-thanking, con-Lord of the Admiralty, called it "one

gratulating. just chatting.of the happiest inspirations in journa' Every time a submariner had a wed-fistic enterprise." and the story of its

ding o a christening. Good %forningpublication is one of the most dramatic was invited. More than I .tMMJ familiesand Ii tuna ii stories of the war.

Were visited.Born with a struggle (it was first Gtiod Morning's two reporters be-

etot'd at high level as "impossible") came best maim and god I .it her timeand produced by half a dozen men after time. And every time sub-tinder conditions of sworn secrecy, it mariners were in London the used towas delivered daily at sea as the dawn

drop in on time Doily .'.Iirr'r br ass atehi ended. The coxswain became the chat ;laid a pint round the corner-newspaper boy. but he had no need id to sa '. ' I hank

there ";a.% a I w a s .111to go on .i round Good Mmlrflg,jy' 5% as also responsibleeager queue outside the ''news stand'' for the establishment of an iii st it mit ionl or the first copies. every British submmm;mriner knows amidHow could it happen -a newspaper ren)mmhers with gratitude- -the Good

every morning in mid - ocean? Like Evening (,tub. a simper canteen iiihis It was obviously impossible to l)unoon whcie a submmmai iner couldsend it out dais from London. O it timid ;ml most evervt liimi lie could wish'I as dispatched I, om the printers in lor. 'there were e.ms chi:i ii s books.batches of 25 da'. s issues at a time, radios, a pianti, dance-,.a har. and 50A whole month's newspapers, with Hercules bicycles which could he bor-

Six copies of every day's paper for rowed by time day-- not to speak of aevery British submarine, were par- laundry service. But that's :anothercelled up and sent to the Admiralty. story.then quickly, labelled for individual Good Morning was certainly one ofboats and rushed to the G.P.O. I-roam the most remarkahI parrs ever pub-there they. were whisked off by air all fished. and today thousands stillover the world to the bases for which cherish with gratitude copies (If timehe ships beneath the sea were making paper which brought them so much--Gibraltar. Malta, Colombo. I-re- pleasure (luring the war years. andmantle . . . which fulfilled a real need iii the I '. csAs the submarines glided in, the of the Navy's lomieliet IIK'Ii.

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Tug-o(-War FinalAt about 5.30 the wardroom grounds

were deserted in favour of the paradeground, to watch the final of the tug-of-war competition between Anson-Group and Howe Group. lliis was car--ned off by Howe in a splendid win oftwo straight pulls. 'Then followed pri,e-giving for the winners of the tug-of-war, garden produce and handicraftsexhibits. Prizes were kindly presentedby Mrs. Evans. wife of (ommmmodorcEvans. One ('.P.O. who won :u coupleof prizes for the results of his garden-ing efforts and received two gardenforks was heard to remark to hiswife "One in each hand -now getcracking," On conclusion of the prize'giving, Mrs. Evans was presented witha bouquet by Michael English--youn-ger son of C.P.O. English.The Boy Cadets of Victory and Ver-

non put on a very lively and spiritedfield gun run. Both teams worked hardand well, but Victory scored the willwith a time of 1mm. S6uuec. This wasfaster than their time for the Brick-wood Trophy. - 2111m, 2see, It was agood show anyway.

Grand Finale

Then came the grand finalc--bcatingof "Retreat" by time Bluejacket and

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'""''Fun and Games of time field. After a few Immonlents it really was of the highest order in preci-

It was so nice to see how the majority was found that she had recovered with- sion and performance, and they(If the childi-en were "let oIl the reins," out ammv ill effects. - received great applause. whichand times- mimade the best of it too. See- l'rm,es for all races were presented oil well deserved.saws. Aides. rouimdahouts and tricycles tile spot by the First Officer, W.R.N..S., The gala was brought to an end b'.were available to the younger children. M ks Bammant. Credit for the selection the playing of the Ceremonial Sunsetwhilst time more staid youngsters seized 01 the prizes must go to Second Officer hymn "The Day Ihou Gayest.'' Afterairguns and tried their marksmanship. Witime. who must have given the the National Anthem our guests madeTrue aim was rmccessarv, too, for the matter some considerable thought, their ways--many to soak their feet.coconut shies. For all children there '[he knobbly knees and trim ankles perhaps! But it was a grand day andwas a treasure hunt in the grounds.'Fhe competitions. held immediately after we feel sure that both guests and hostshowls laid out on the lawn for the the races, was not lacking for entries. will remember it for sonic tulle tochildren attracted a large number of The judges must have had a hard come,unms and Dads, too, time of' it to select the winners from

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IONDON.-- - An unsinkable swim- big, destroying forests and fertile land.suit has been invented by a Lziimca- In the tmtmme it takes to smoke a cigaretteshire mamm and demonstrated in a the Sahara Desert- - already biggerLondon swimnming hatlm. A girl in :t than the Continent of Australia - -hasswim-stii t had a brick fastened to her adva mu ced nother yard.Waist. shc was tied hand and loot and A giant atforestation progmamnnle isflung into the water. Four seconds needed. I our thousand feet under tileand she was afloat. 'I lie secret --two desert I,ilit.islic natural reservoirs have'*buoyancy.** panels fitted under the been discovered. If these call he tappedbust-line, the Salmztra could then become as rich

* and productive as a fruitful garden.RUSSIA. 'file remains of a 25- . . smillion-year-old immammal, resembling GOLD (OAS1'.- -The Gold Coast is.a rhinoceros, have been found in after Malaya, the richest of allSo'. met k.tsazfistamm, British dependencies. It is the largest*

producer (it' cocoa in the world and0Xi OR I). - - Zenma Bountiful , a the lam gest exporter of manganese. Itses-en-s ear-old Fricsian cow, has lic' also has great wealth mm timber, goldconic t lie yotlbmgcst in the world to and d anion ds, and has vast potentialyield 50 tons of nmilk . weal tfi ii bauxite. aluminium and

$ S e lay (tr(Ii.'leCIrie power. 'lime populationJOHANNESBURG. - A coloured ot the (,old (oast is now estimimated

shoeiii aker went to his doctor Coral- to l'e .ubsmu I lout mim iiliouis.

plaining of pains, The doctor ordered ' *

an X-ray and, quickly. an operation. 131(11 ,'IN,--Sonic prisoners in jailsfor the X-ray slmowed nails in his

jand Hoistal institutions are taking

stomach. The operation which to[- London University honours degrees.lowed resealed I ,(XX) nails. 1 he shoe- amid (mile has gained first-class honoursmaker explained that lie kept nails n Chinese.in his trio* as lie worked and sonic' -

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hotel-keeper ill (ape Province isPH(1 NIX. ARIZONA. --- Harold offering guests 2s. in time till their hillsRothnman, admitting that lme is ''fore- I or e.tIi day it rains.sighted, to say the least." filed a claim

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EGYPT. - Dr. Ghoneimn. Egypt'schief inspector of antiquities. has, fortwo scars, been digging laboriouslyinto a shapeless hill 15 mmmi lcs south ofCairo. Using calculations known onlyto Egyptologists. lie completed anarcli-xological dig which yielded aburial chaimi her containing the sarco-phagus (stone coffin) (if ill Egyptianl'haroah who died 4,7(X) years ago.'Iutanmkhamen's tomb is only 3.2(X)years old.

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SAHARA.-With the wind as its alIv,asilent, yellow sand invader is i(fs:irmc-i img. smothering and suffocating Ii czilong a 2,( X)-iim i Ic front, For thousandskit' sears the Saliara has [,cell ads-amme-

WASH l\Gt ON.- -lIme US. CensusBureau a%s l hat time nation's popula-tion. including. t he a rmmmed forces over-seas, was about 161 ,)69,tX5) oilMay I.

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eventually be superseded by Englishas time official language of time PacificIsland Regiment in New (iumimmca, the.'.mu.,tr.tliumm ,\miim\ Minister. M t.Francis. recently said.

"SEAGULLS OVER SORRFNTO"

Wt-1.1. DONE M e t r o - ((mld'.v%-n-Maser! July IS saw this film screenedbefore a predominantly naval audi-ence. Having seen time stage play fivetimes, I went along with nmisgiviimgs.fully expecting a bevy of ho'ottice-attracting chorines, ivith perhaps theH-bomb thrown in for good rmmeasmire.A grand surprise: the addition of theArmierica,m angle improved an .tirc~td~good and original story. 1 his dealsWith secret submarine tests till timecoast of Scotland during time war. It's as difficult to pick out time stars: (jeimeKelly played just time right angle, whilstSidney J anmcs pulled the laughter stopswhenever hue was on time screen.

Best immonment: Wimcn the t%s o Anteri-can gobs sit watching our saihom s atI'I'. under time strict I'.O. Herbert.

Annoying point: All lesh nical andonly a sailor would how I (hem omit.l'irstly, the I...S. badge ss mini iii thefilimm was not in existence during thewar, *file Navy never speak abouttilmic :is "eleven hundred hours,"

Go along ill your andenjoy t) immintmtes of fun.

Jack Shilbno.

Medical 11w Ix

('ARE Of.' ]'HE FEET

H.' WE took a little rmmore care overthe his giermc of our feet. w c would lice-vent many of the mill( r ailments thatarise so coiimmoim Is in this part ot thebody, especially in hot wcatiier. Keepour feet (-1(0,1. dr' ;laid. as far as s

practicable, cool. Thick woollen sacksand rubber soles are polmit ial trouble-makers. Avoid tight-fitting shoes andalways get mail'. dealt wit im imummimediatclsIf you could :ilssas walk about bare-foot, the chances are that you Sc otilslnever get "toe-rot." Saimdzmls in thetropics are the next best thing. but becareful to avoid friction irom thestraps, ,1lui'a-s keep time feet, andespecially time toe clefts, well dusteds'.itim powder. Report early to the sick'as it aims mhimmg unusual ds-elops.

R. S.

VICTORY GALA DAY

Auguci. 1954 PORTSMOUTH NAV NEWS

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L CollectingFIj\V PEOPLE are probably presentedith better opportunities of building

up a stamp collection than members of

Her Majcsts Navy. The purpose of

this article and those which follow will

be to advise and teach novices the art.

Broadly speaking there are three-.t pes 01 eollcetor

(a) Gesrera! (alleilors. These collectthe 11 hole arid;

(h) Specialists. As the name implies,the select one or a few countriesand endeavour to build up a

comprehensive collection o

each.Ic) Theu .Ieeu,nulator.r. These simply

build up a rough and readyaccumulation of any kind of

philatelic material.

Firstly then you must decide inwhich category you can best function.

riousIt is quite obvious that to he a seriousGAY AND I)F.LICIITFUL DEBBIE REYNOLDS general collector you need a deep

pocket. therefore this is outside theI .ONI)ONS NEW airport will be seen Freeborn' chair. Bill Kerr had lour range of most of its. the choice thenV.hen Ealings Out of the Clouds" is ounces of dental impression paste is between (hI and Ic).pi'cniicrcd early next year--several slapped behind his car', tso ounces The inexperienced collector canmonths before the first air travellers behind each, to form impressions easily waste money through payingpass through the new tunnel and cen- which were then cast and, in turn. excessive prices for poor stamps, tootral passenger buildings. The Civil moulded in plastic. The finished elaborate equipment, etc., so make aAviation Ministry have granted the articles were then stuck behind Bill's particular p a i n t of ascertaininghIm-makers access to plans, sketches cars with a white rubber solution. whether in your ship ou have an "oldand models of the new airport, and Kirk Douglas is to star in UnieisaI- hand-at the game.these will be reproduced in the picture. International's big Western picture. How are you to start and what isThe film tells the story of a romance "Man Without a Star." Adapted from the minimum equipment required?between .in American and a girl from the novel by Dec I.inford. the film is Remember sour object is to buildCentral Europe. They meet and fall set in Wyoming in the 1880s. I)auglas up a collection of stamps; in the mainin loving during a 24-hour wait at the plays, a cowboy who tries to establish you have the following sources of

airport. his own sniall ranch in the face of supplyYou'll soon he seeing that wonderful powerful opposition from a ealthy (i) 'flc Post On-ice;( haplin classic of the mid-thirties, cattle owner. T dealers;"Modern Times," for the company Tony Curtis's 13-year-old brother

Stamp collecting clubs (these for-Charlie helped to found, United Bobby has been signed by Universal- ward stamps by post in a circuitArtists. are putting the film out again International to make his film debut

system).this month. Although (harlic doesn't in a featured role in "Five Bridges to ti s) Gifts from friends who receivespeak in "Modern limes," you will Cross." He will play a member of a letters from overseas.still hear his voice for in one sequencehe sings in gibberish.

juvenile gang.They met on the set at Pinewood As a beginner you should keep your

In production at Elstrcc Studios is Studios-the kings of comedy and equipment to the minimum, but the

the Associated British film '[he Liam clout. Comedy king Norman Wisdom following are essential:

Busters." starring Richard Todd and was filming a boxing sequence for his Ii) A thick exercise book (you canMichael Rcdgravc. the story of the new.picture, "One Good Turn." Clout obtain an album when you are

famous R.A.F. raid on the German king Sammy McCarthy, new British more advanced);d-.tms. For his part as Flight lieutenant feather-weight champion, was there to (ii) Hinges (buy the bat);Martin, one of the Au.straliaii pilots see that his favourite comedian didn't (iii) A catalogue. One of the follow-

taking part in the raid on the Ruhr put a glove wrong. Between rounds ing will serve your purpose.dams. Bill Kerr needed slightly promi- I they congratulated each other on their Catalogues published by Stanleynent cars and a bushy moustache to f success. Norman is handy with his lists. Gibbons. Commonwealth, orconform to the physical appearance of His screen opponent says so. and he WhitlIcld King.Martin. With the moustache there was should know. He is Riccy McCullough. Assuming you are starting fromno problem. hut to push out ears-that ex-light-weight champion at Northern scratch. and you have decided to build%as different! In make-tip man Stuart Ireland. a mildest collection at British Empire,

a good first step to increase your gen-

II.M.S. IIEIII\GII.tM CASTLE Admiralty Special Fund cral knolcdgc of philately is to pur-chase a packet of say 5I) tamps and

WEATHER WAS perfect for the 2nd A.F.O.1774/54 reminded ofiueers and examine them carefully. Check them in

1 raining Squadron Regatta on July 7, men about the Admiralty Special Fund your catalogue for design, paper, water-mark and perforation.and we expected some interesting which exists to relieve temporary need I would alvisc sau to collect

times. The lust half proved most sue-cc.ssful----two firsts and a second

arising amongst olliecis and ratings British lnpire: as one would expect in

brought us I c v c I with H.M.S. serving and ex-Service, and their the United Kingdom there arc far more

Brockleshy. Whatever the reason, sun dependants. This fund sloes not con- collectors of Empire than foreign.

or big dinners, we declined into third flict with the Royal Naval Benevolent Another important issue you must

place. Congratulations to the seamen. 1'rust. which ratings and dependantsface. Are you going to collect used ormint? In many cases the former arc

C()Inrni\sioncd and miscellaneous. and should normally approach in the firstcheaper although it is quite impossibleofficers for their pulling. place. The Admiralty Special Fund to generalise. for instance. used stampsAs Part of Operation "Fairhop" we

S isited r0ft11a and St. Helier. There'smay be able to supplement any assist- from small islands within the British

no doubt about Jersey's popularityance given by the Trust, or to assist Commonwealth may melt he more ex-

with Hedinghani Castle- --it WaS withwhen the Trust has been precluded by pensive than mint. Regarding prices to

great regret that we left. Our visit to its rules from doing so. Applications he paid. I personally work on the basis

l'almouth ssas coincidental with the for assistance, giving full particulars that for used stamps one-third of the

town's N.isy Week, and the ship was supported by any available Cs idence, catalogue price; but here again manyfactors have to he considered. e.g..

open to visitors. 1 he Corporation laid and slating in the case of ratings rarit and condition, Be careful ofon free tennis for us and many other whether application has been made to "haraini." As our experience growsfacilities mere pros ided and enjoyed. the Royal Naval Benevolent Trust, ou will have Your '*)tick,. buys," par-It was a pity s e could not stay for the should b addressed direct to The ticularlv it you become a specialistremainder of Navy Week because we Seerciai-v. Admiralty Special Fund, and have just that little extra know-had to return to Plymouth for stores. Nasal I ass Branch. Queen Anne's

ledge which gives 00 discernment inthence to Portland to assist in the Mansions, St. James's Park. London,

purchase.N.A.T.O. Exercise "Haul." .To be continued)

j91) U',v )_y iv. fl.N.s.F() IIlI)1)E'. l)I:pTlIs: ('apt. Phil- MEMOIRS OF A BUC(A'sEER:lippe l'aillie,. (S illiam Kinsher, 16s.) Louis Ic Calif. (George Allen and Late NewsAt a time hen Fianc lacks neither Uii iii, 12%. 61.) Itroubles nor critics, it is scr satisfying '(I's blood, my masters, here be Lease

to meet yet again examples, of thecourage and dash of the Frenchman. pirates. here b sinking'., hangings. Nass here to go on leas e°!

(apt. t'.tiilct is one of the small hand eaironadings by land and sea. Here b' Why not go to Philipps House,

associated ss ith (.Apt. Cousteau, fine scnches, dark ladies o' Spain. .ind Dinton. Wiltshire. This los-ely house

pioneers of the undcr .ttcr exploring here h the Itrethicu of the o.st to i now the property of the National

so rapidly becoming a fasourite sport lose 'em. Here, in particular. is Louis rrtist and leased to the Y.\V.C.A.

esen in our dark norlhci n waters. Ic (;,)]if, filibuster ;ill,] l.tdies' *Situated in beautiful grounds. Phi Iippcreach of Salis-House is ssithmn1 hose sho have read the ssork of Dr.

I-tans Hass mill enjoy the approach ofwhose manuscript, tliscoscrcd in St. easy

Winchester andbury. Bournemouth,

the I ienchnian. so ditferent from thatMato at the end of the late 55.1 r. has

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of the Austrian. To Hass, the sCa holdsbeen cleverly edited and gustily trans- able and any enquiries should he

the iiscilosv fascination of the still Iatcd so that the old ruffian sss .tggcis addressed to the Warden.

white mines of Vienna. (till of shifting through the pages of a book I couldn'tTips

shadoss s. half-dream. To Fail Iici, tile lay down. This is a hook for those whose.i is champagne. He glories in the can enjoy at once l-lornhlov.er and Do you know boss to keep your

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PORTSMOUTHNAVY NEWS - An~ 19511

ILM.S. REDPOLEAt Alderney (July 10-14)COMMAND NEWSA.

H.M.S. VANGUARD

THIS BEING our first contribution tothe Command newspaper. we shouldlike to extend a greeting to all l'ompeyratings, both at home and abroad.With arrival of Vanguard atPorts-mouthon July 21. we came to the end

of the summer cruise. There is apossibility that

his may be the lastsummer cruise in s hich Vanguardtakes part. The summer cruise thisyear consisted of Visits to Scottish andScandinavian ports ---quite a corn bina-tion. It was, all in all, a vciy popularcruise, even though most of it,, cannotspeak a word of Scots. 'rite HomeFleet regatta was held at the resi-dential Scottish resort of Scapa Flow,with the sheep in attendance. The re-gatta itself %%;is won [is. the FourthDestroyer Squadron. with Vanguard aclose second. It did seem in the earlystages as though we might %% ill, but the(lest rovers had just that little extra atthe finish.The Scandinavian cruise was high-

lighted by visits to Oslo and Halsing-borg (on the southern tip of Sweden).At Oslo. sightseeing trips ','. crc theorder of the day. Those in pursuit ofrelaxation in the evening found theprices exorbitant and the local brewpotent. During our stay at I lalsing-borg we were honoured by a visit fromlI.%l. King Gustave of Sweden. who.Wearing the uniform of a Britishadmiral, inspected the ship's companyat divisions. The natives were veryfriendly, the girls blonde and beauti-ful. especially so. Oh. to be able tospeak Swedish! In fact. Halsingborgwas quite a success.On our arrival at Portsmouth we

immediately prepared for our lengthydocking period at Devonport (do Ihear someone cry. "What, in dockagain''?). This will Incan a substantialreduction in the complement: roughly600 remaining on hoard and about800 going on draft, some of whomwill be transferring to H.M.S. Tync.with the flag of the Commander-in'Chief. Home Fleet. No longer sill webe able to assert our proud claim tohe a "floating R.N.B." Our futureprogramme is. at the moment, veryuncertain. Wild speculation is rife,and as one 0.1). was heard to say,"Shouldn't he surprised if they useher for bombing practice next year"!

M.R,

II.MS. GAMECOCKNavy Day-July 3, 1954

AMONG....HE estimated 5.XX visitorswho attended the Navy. Das. al H.M.S.Gamecock s crc the Lord Mayois ofCoventry and Leicester and the Mavorof Nuncaton. It is estimated that over£300 was collected for naval charities,This sum was quite surprising as theweather was not what it was hoped.

Although the day started as a brightsunny day, it became overcast, and bydinner time it sas raining. This damp-ened the spirits of all who had workedso hard to make the day a success.Their disappointment was soon to herelieved, as the sun broke through intime to allow all the air and staticdisplays to he vicssed in fair weather.The high-light of the day was the

landing of a naval assault party froma helicopter under air cover pro-vided by 1833 and 1844 R.N.V.R.Squadrons. 1 hc- attacked an "enemy"

5L. " UImum UI I HE 10ç4t IllIlilliltaIll'.of our "second home" were well pre-

position suitably built on the airfield, pared for our coming (those of theAfter laying mines they retired and opposite sex tinder 95 and over l(were again carried off by the heli- suitably armed) our stay, thoughcopier. The enemy was then strafed, brief, was, as usual, very enjoyable.bombed and left in flames. 1 lie fire Three dances, a few football matcheswas extinguished by the station tire and several lawns were laid on, andfighters. ss ln were last year's Southern all were very much appreciated.Area champions and Home Air (om-

'rite first dance introduced its wellmano runners-up. and truly to the natives, to theCongrafulations countryside and to the local bartender,

'rite regulars of II.NI .S, Gamecock and with a good floor and an interest-

offer their congratulations to Sub, ing partner the lads managed to enjoylictit. Taylor. R.N.V.R., on his esczie themselves.when his Sea Fury aircraft "pranged" Several officers seemed to have beenat wolves. on Sunday. July II. studying the modern trend of "creep

dancing, the First Lieutenant beingChristening Bell very proficient in its intricacies, and the

A bell, which is thought to have Bosun displayed to no mean advantagebeen used as a font, was found in the his Silvester-like tendencies.church of St. Christopher. H.M.S. Our two football matches were veryGamecock. and after much "spit and well-fought battles, and with luck wepolish. Was used at the christening 01 might have won-without luck sse lostkin Webb. the son of l.A. and Mrs. fl ---7 and I-S (the wind was againstWebb, (in Sunday. July 18. us!). No less an . . . er . . . exhibition

was the cricket match (pardon me.i.;I.. 1 111-1 '1

1I.M.S. FINISTI:RRE

H.M.S. FINISTERRE has at lastfound time to take a few days off fromher usual duties as H.M.S. Excellent'sgunnery training ship.

She spent a week at Bornholm: tosave pouring over the charts. Born-holm is a little island not much largerthan the Isle of Wight just off the coastof Denmark. It ",its a pleasant changefor the Finisterre's crew to get awayfrom the hang- -pause--hang of tiertwin four-fives. This, however, was re-placed by swarms of blonde childrenbegging for "penees." These theypolished until they shone like a messfanny at rounds. Of the run ashore, itwas generally described as quiet hutenjoyable.On her return from Denmark the

Finisterre's crew prepared for her nextassignment. This was the honour ofbeing the flagship of the C.-in-C_Portsmouth. for his visit to the Chan-nel Islands. Everyone "turned to'-seamen. stokers. writers, stewards.messmcn and sweepers. Some sworethey would (lie of exposure. Not beingused to air in its raw state, they pre-ferred it mixed with rum fumes andtobacco smoke. but even the weakestsurvived, and all were ready for a runashore on reaching Jersey. All. Jersey!A sailor's paradise. Beer lOd. apint. cigarettes Is. 2d. for 20.and girls galore. It was enoughto make anyone sign on. While theC.-in-C. was making his official visitsthe crew were making merry. All thesame, we were not sorry in some wayswhen the time came to leave. Even Ithe strongest can only stand so much. IAfter a week of heaven the "Fini"steamed hack towards the Nab Towerand Pompey. As an after-thought, doesany reader know how the tower ob-tained its name'!The visit to the Isle of Wight on

July 10 by Her Royal Highness ThePrincess Royal, accompanied by theC.-in-C., Portsmouth, and severalmembers of Her Majesty's Govern-ment. in H.M.S. Finiserre. was (helatest honour bestowed on her ship's I

company, who responded with great

enthusiasm. "Fini's" paint-work and

deck shone even more than usual (if

that he possible!).

Although the visit was only a shortone, the sun shone for a change and socompleted the day.

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I,'"tice"!) which, with two innings to theirone, we narrowly lost by a mere 170runs

It does seem that Rcdpole excelsat indoor sports rather than outdoorones and, indeed, the pride of the shipis our domino team. We have a usefuldarts team, darts being the favouritesport, although one native, who didnot quite grasp the technique of ourteam's play, described it as "a pro-cession of men darting up to the barand hack."The children's party was an out-

standing success, a good timehilari-ouslyrounded off by he film, "NIilit-ary Policemen." Perhaps some of theinfants were a little precocious-nodoubt due to the Alderney tempera-ment, but two girls with engagementrings on their fingers and a boy sniok-ins a pipe with obvious relish was a"hit much"!

Extensions of night leave were awelcome privilege, and so was the per-mission to go ashore in "eights."swimming.And so. as the sun sinks slowly in

the west, and the shadows growlonger and deeper on the purplegreen of the near-by hillside, we slidesmoothly away, taking half the jettywith its, the crew casting theirlast, long, lingering looks of farewell.amid a chorus of suppressed snuffles;a few handkerchiefs quietly flutter inthe breeze, and we bid adieu to lovelyAlderney, leaving the landlord fran-tically waving his arms, screaming thatwe had "seen off the island's supplyof drink for the next three months:and the island's policeman on hisknees praying with gratitude, theprison bars playing on his tear-stainedface as he looks out of his cell some-where in Alderney. "Limey."

NAVAL MESSAGESummer Lease

TO THOSE who will he on leave whenthis paper is published-we hope youare having a good rest! To those whohave leave to come we say-hang onfor a few more days. your turn iscoining. To all-have a good time andcome hack prepared for work anddraft chits.

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VICTORIA BARRACKS FIELD GUN CREWStriking Success at Whale Island Tournament

AN ENTHUSIASTIC welcome was from the north end of the arena, andgiven to the victorious crew on their in (lie preliminary heat the teamreturn from Whale Island. on July 7, romped home in a good time of I mm,bearing the Brickwood Trophy, the 28 see, 'rue final run. contested withLoader Cup and the Willis Trophy. such formidable opponents as theThis feat was the more remarkable Royal Marines and 1 l.Nl.S. Excellent

as 16 members of the crew were sub-lieutenants almost ended in dis-National Service men who had only aster. Ilcarts missed a beat when abeen in the Service a few weeks, wheel was dropped at the outset! AGreat interest ssas shown by all dur- superb recovery, however, enabled

imig the (raining period, but many were them to come back into (lie runningthe heartaches suffered by those re- and, after an exciting though undig-sponsihle for this (raining. 'rite graph nified dash, cross the finishing linesliosed many deep depressions, but just ahead of the Royals in an excel-an a,dmnirahlc tea in spirit, coupled with lent time of I main. 27 sec.guts and determination, won through For the crew it was a most enjoy-in the end and great credit for this able introduction to the Navy, and atmiiust 50 o S.C.G. Motterarn and the celebration party which followed('.I'.O. ('larke,

the victory. the glamour of Earl'sA well-behaved (untrained) cheer- Court seemed to he the next object-

ing party gave the (earn noble support ive for many!

II.M.S. I'LEFl'WOOl)

I EXPECT that quite a lot will hesaid in this issue regarding the Ports-mouth Flotilla Regatta held on July 9.and 50 our contribution on this subjectwill he short and sweet. Our "tally" forthe day was five seconds, three thirdsand one fifth out of the nine races. Wetook third place with H.M.S. Boxer asthe Cock and H.M.S. Starling insecond place. We look for no excuses.The shirts were fair. (here was nothingwrong with our whaler, and no out-board engines were fitted by the otherships. nor did we run into a freak tidethat ran in our path only. In a nut-shell, we were beaten by two better"teams." and we would like to extendour thanks to Boxer, Starling, Redpole.Finisterre and Pluto for a happy andenjoyable day.

Further to our item on port servicein the June issue: We are claiming thedoubtful honour (if being the firstland-based sea-going ship to touch the3.000-mile mark since the sad news wasbroken to its. Any challengers? OurL.S.A.(S.) has spent the past two weekslooking through the rate hooks for theentry. "Tyres. hard, land-based ships.for the use of ..." Ours arc gettingvery threadbare and, as the R.A.C.keep pointing out, thin tyres arc dan-gerous on wet roads. We are also has-ins trouble with our fo'c'sle lawn. Thegrass does not seem to thrive so wellon salt water and there is no goodnessin the soil ---even the worms look ill.One consolation, we don't have anytrouble with sparrows "pinching" ourseeds. Two pigeons must have heardthe buzz however. They joined u offthe Yorkshire coast and bedded downfor three days. Bet they got a shock

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are (I) Exercise "Haul" for 12 days(the "V.' boats. i.e., Vernon. Victoryand Vale Island, are not taking part asthey are boiler cleaning), and (2) sum-miter leave, commencing August 5. dur-ing which time the "axe" will he tem-porarily buried.

C.P.O. Savile

lI.M.S. OAF DALUS

ON WEDNESDAY, July 14. H.M.S.t)acdalus bade a sad farewell toCommodore Sir Auhrey St. Clair Ford,fit., I).S.O. To the cheers of the ship'scomiipany, the car carrying the depart-ing Commodore was towed from hisoffice to the Brambles Gate. We wishSir Aubrey and Lady St. Chair Fordevery good fortune, and thank themfor their many kindnesses.

Sir Auhrey St. Clair Ford, Bt.,D.S.O., has held his appointment sinceApril. 1952. Previously he had beenin command of H.M.S. Belfast. a shipwhich played a most distinguished partin Korean waters.During his entire of office at Lee.

Sir Auhrey had the honour to welcomeHer Majesty The Queen on the occa-sion of her visit in November. 1952.lie also had the pleasure and distinc-tion of receiving the Princess Royal.the Duchess of Kent and King Husseinof Jordan.H.M.S. I)acdalus has indeed been

fortunate to have such an outstandingCommodore. one of the few navalofficers who has held command rankwithout a break for 12 years. He is akeen sportsman, and gave every en-couragcnient to sporting activities onthe station. He is a skilled fly fishermanand an expert shot.When Sir Aubrey joined the Service

he had as his shipmiiates his predeces-sor at Lec-on-Solent. CommodoreW. P. McCarthy. and also his suc-cessor. Commodore G. E. Fardell. towhom we now extend a very sincerewelcome,

H.M.S. CONDOR, ARItROATIIIT IS with regret that the death ofWriter G. NI:icDougald. P.!M6739,is reported.On July 6, 1954. Writer MacDougald

was cycling in H.M.S. Condor whenhe collided with a naval vehicle. Hewas taken to Arbroath Infirmary,where, as a result of his injuries, hedied the same day.

Writer Mact)ougald was buried withfull naval honours at Western Cenic-(cry, Newport, Fifeshire, near hishomac, on Saturday. July 10. 1954.

Before his call-up for National Ser-vice, Writer MacDougald was cm-ploycd by the National Cash RegisterCompany, where lie was to he return-ing on release. He was 19 years ofage. He will he sadly missed by hisfellow mess mates,

Auus1. 1954

Command News(Contd.)

IIM.S. TITAGEL CASTLE AND

M.V. TINTAGEL CASTLE

A NEW Union Castle liner, M.V.

rintagd Castle, "as accepted into ser-ice at Belfast on June 5. A telegram

ssas sent front the Captain, officersand chip\ company of H.M.S. TintagclCastle. s%ishing her every success. OnJune 23. the Captain (Cdr. N. F. Car-

rington. l).S.C.). Licul. Finlayson andLieut. Cohh went by train to Londonand thence o Northfleet, to be shownover the new ship and to have lunchon board. The Union Castle Line sentus three first-class return railwaytickets, ss hich made the journey to andfrom London most pleasant. Ourescorts for the day "ere Mr. C. R.Melville. the Assistant General Mtn-

ager and Capt. Willco. the Marine

Superintendent, mho drove its toNorthflcet by car. ] intagel Castle isof about 8.O) tons displacement.mainly cargo carrying, but with veryfine accommodation for 12 first-class

passengers. She is powered by onediesel engine; she is also fitted with aCo-.sor radar set not unlike a 974. The

general standard of ship construction

appeared to be very high, though thecost of building her, in the region of

El,500.OfX). was five times what itmould have been before the war. Wehad a very thorough walk around the

ship and matched the loading of a

cargo of cement for Mauritius. aftersshich the Master, Cdr. J. E. K.

Willord. R.N.R.. gave us a magnificentluncheon. His hospitality was quiteoverwhelming. We presented him witha ship's crest and a framed photograph,inscribed v.ith the best wishes of theofficers and ship's company, withsshich he ssas very pleased. We werelater driven hack to London. to endsshat as a most memorable and en-

joyable visit and one which served tolink the Royal and Merchant Naviescloser together.

I, M. C.

H.M.S. SAINTES

ON MAY 24, Saintes became one ofthe first ships to rccoflimission on a

general service commission. After twolas at Portland we sailed to join theMediterranean Fleet for nine months,after ' hich se return to complete the

remaining nine months of the com-mission in the Ilome Fleet. Four dayswere spent in Gibraltar before pro-ceeding to Malta to begin our work-

tip.The ork-up completed, se spent

the first meek-end of July recuperatingin Tripoli, here me all had an excel-lent time thanks to the exertions of

the Army. If we were not seeinga hit of the countryside we were bath-

ing, and if sse mere not dancing weeic enjoying some other Tripolitan-

an amusement. As a return of hos-

pitality. he 3rd l).S. held a cocktail

party on board Saintcs, to which wereinvited the various military and civil-ian people 5% ho had helped to entertainand accommodate its.

S

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PORTSMOUTH NAVY NEWS

HM S. PHfENIX

Navy 'News Crossword-No.3' WHAT A month this has been! Be-it moriant

sides the rain, over which the fire

J s HITCHCOCK C P0 ii i s school have no control, despiteA prtze of £1 Is. "ill be given for the first correct solution to be

Glasgow, died June 16, 1954.- 'buzzes, most of our spare time seems opened on August 21

R. W. C. IEFFFRIRS, A.B., R.N.B.,to have been spent on the rolling

roads of Britain. 7

It.

Portsmouth, died June 28. 1954. .I'() London first

SCOTI', P.O., 1I.J_S. Diligence, Tuesday, June 29. our cricket team.

diedJuly 6, 1954. with supporters, went to the Catford f [_[C MACDOUGALD, Writer, sports grounds of the Ph(rnix Assur-

IU.S. Condor, died July 6, 9954.ance Company for a day*% match. Re- 10f.' F/0/1 m11

R. IIAR-t'['.*'. A.8, ILMI.S. Mar-sult? 1lie Company won, 247 for 6

duct. died July 10, 195.k declared; H.M.S. Phu.nix 238 Much_s12 13 ifl[

more important was the consolidation 4:W. R. COPELAND, A.B ILM.S. of existing good will. Those who -Ce Ion, died July 20, 1954. remember the West Indies station L L ...........- 1 -L - P.prior to 1939 and those crt1iss will I

know what I mean. A leather fin.The fighting efficiency of the ship bucket, a copy of those used in Tra- r------------------

has now reached a creditable stand-falgar times, was made in Phoenix to 119

O 21

ard, which is good fora work-up period be competed for annually bctss'een theL___J -------- L__J L -

of only four ccks tsso nmns ike'.While in Malta. parties of 10 ratings Alas for our hopes to get farther

have embarked in an l.l-.\. for in the inter- establishment cricket12 2526Commino--a small island lying oft knock-out contest-after a tough andMalta-to enjoy. i week-end of care-

exciting match on the hit and bill- - -

free camping. I his is a weekly ex-ground Hamhlcdon Mercurycameland organised by out on top ; ith 110, l'hn.ni 98 Well -

F.0.1. It m iLs in excellent break done, \lcrcury. I I - i3O 31

from set routine and food-sun and For the first time l'lucnix have en-l_ . .L__lx ich abound. tcrcd for the Association Football r LIi it 35

Water-polo and cricket comprise King's Cup; training his already bcgun ,_[_our principal recreations. Although with steady running around Alexandra 3 .

11the ship's standard is only average. Park. Iwe have had innumerable games, arid Rily 16, about 01-00 hrs.. saw athereforc immense pleasure, which is

happy,. if tired. coach-load rc!after all the basic aim of games. L---

front London after seeing the pr------On July 19, when our 14 days' self.-

Seagulls over Sorrento." Tons of 1maintenance period alongside 1.ampura 1 m, 11

l,ii,'h' and not mans' naval technical ...._JL11

"Good Work, Phenix"

At about 1250 hrs. on Friday, July16.a civilian rushed into Phtenix main

gate and reported that a s-mall yachthad overturned near Horsea Island.The alarm was given and all availablemen rushed to the waterfront. Theyacht had overturned and it could beseen that the three occupants were

clinging to the keel. Two able seamen.Bassnet and Clements, stripped downand, securing the end of coir ropearound their middles, swam out to the

yacht. From the other side of the

creek. P.C. Miller also started toswim. The two able seamen reachedthe boat and secured the rope, whichwas then hauled taut by the shore-side

party, pulling the boat into ground.Meanwhile P.C. Miller and two localboatmen reached the yacht and thewhole party were brought ashore.There the local police took them to

the sick hay, where the doctor and hisstaff were waiting. The naval stores.too, mere not to he outdone, though anoutsize in overalls and a seaman's icr'SCV did not improve the figure of the

only female in the party. In all, from

time of alarm to the first sip of hot teain the sick hay, only 32 minutes had

elapsed.P.C. Miller and A.Hs. Bassnctt and

Clernents arc to be congratulated ontheir swimnling and stamina.

is completed. we sail on Exercise "Mcd- ;;ii' ;annoy.:Somehow theP;--x Baker." After coming hack intO h' 3* mixed with" '

(1AE.S ACROSS 4 One is one (4)

i. The cricketer who the ilisi cannot be the 5. the tairv m,eis the pleasure o( the circun". days. we visitMalta for .1 few - .. . .

Shirley Withers. the number of caps co.n.j in Nit match (2 words. 7. 6) ic(cflCC (4)

Athens prior to going down the Canalnow hearing stars' autographs must run iO. African riser'') 6. the chap with ---the bends?" (5)

Biblical brother (4)f six wweeksr

.into double figures.

ii. Sk'w ashors'. faster at 'ca (5) .i2. The Gcrmn ,I,reiion ,* well off (7) 8, 13. i.asi war-time act of the Gcrmns 12

'Fill,: BARRACKS COLUMN As I write this, from next door come i. One hok,sd his fellow men. Be bad. moen. words. 13.,k)

(of the rest (3) A hilzh.tc,i,.,,ti ron? (2 words. 5, 5)snatches of martial music from a 17.

--icior,,, iS) IS. See h

Victory Galatape recorder. On investigation I was ii. Rid (.c. ariai.) 1) i4. One or, score (3)

is 'ar% na in first. a theTHIS WAS one of the. high-lights of simply told Grand Ukker'. Ahmcin Ii inR ketc, (9)23. Pi ihebell for thc ssa icr ---AnotherJuly and is recorded elsewhere in this don't you know?" I am still trying to pkass'." ripping ('I U'. Pan tit a panicchnkons c.'ntcnic (3)

edition. Great credit is due to the find out what Grind Ukkcrs had to 2X. Colon-1 Nich,,]In. in hr an 5 m (ii)side. And it reger, vo the inside (7) 1). Re,ortof Spanib rapartce (3)

Barracks gardeners who made the gar' do with Alameun-or have the histor- s, F.A. ,,t iricrature iS) 22. Al',' (,,i,nd in Spanish rapartce (3)

dens and grounds so beautiful in spite ians fallen over? Have a good leave. 3(1. Take her to count,31 24 .yga,n in 5,pani'h rripartcc (3)26. SC, IN

of long spells of had weather-a good The Bird.33. Slave% (7)37. [he Qncv iicd a ,at, sshg he was ii (5) 2. I"sr-nrandiai meal (3)

.- mater turn is 2'), Ma,,, in a European riser becomes siran-show indeed. 1'). Tee* w.,rn (anaa.i having no personal get (3)

Anson Group Dance

Another high-light of July. it was

the first time that junior ratings have

held a dance inside their on sum'-

roundings and it proved a most suc-

cessful venture. The dance committee

are to be congratulated in their efforts.A.B. Everett deserves special mentionfor his good work. Anson dining hailssas prepared as a dance hall and thedecorations, both floral and chains.

cannot have failed to impress even themost critical eye. The cafeteria lentitself most favourably to buffet supperarrangements, most ably and ade-

quately run by N.A.A.F.I., who also

managed the bar outside in the lobby.Anson main hall made an ideal sitting-out place. Over 4(X) dancers danced tothe Royal Marines dance orchestra.Among the guests mere the Com-modore and Mrs. Evans, Cdr. and Mrs.

McGcogh and many other officers andtheir wives. From reports received todate, this dance will bear repetitionand the comnfli it tee will bear this illilliitd.

*

-4-

Sara Shane. "ho

appears Mith Jeff

f('handler andlAid-

.7 milla TcherinaIn

4'Universal'

Interna-tional'sCinema-

Scope film. "The

, Sign of the Pagan,"likes chiffon for

dressy occasions.

I This gosii, ina- delicate shade of

yellow, is trimmed

with honey -ul'-oured glassheads

-to mat ellSara's

hair.

*

H,M..S. MERCURY

Ship's Concert

- -Points- (3 -----------------------St. tusii'n, (5)

32. Burning saint? (4)cLUES DOWN Si. At'ovc (4)

2, %5ic man (4) .i. For ssbich man, a 21 is used (4)3. A broth ,'( a s ('ration I')35. i ease it ;iionc (4)

CROSSWORD COMPETITION

The winner of last month's Crossword Competition is Chief Petty Officer

WinnIng, 51 Mess, II.'-S. Collingwood, to sihom ii cheque for it Is. has

bent sent.

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OVER 350 man- and Wren - hoursresulted in a very enjoyable ship's con-

cert on July 20. at H.M.S. Mercury,before a large and exceedingly' appre-ciative audience. It is praise indeedthat at one stage the compère. P.O.'I'd. Taylor. could keep it., amused byan imitation of a compere who knew

not what to do. He helped to give con-

tinhtity to thc 17 acts; of these. mostwere play-ed with assurance, verve and

originality'. The small, shy remainderere heartily accepted with tinder-

standing.Particular mention must he made

of our hard-working Wren stewards.

I who were the backbone of three acts.The junior entries mere a credit toSt. 'I'rinian's, and the contortionist,Wren Timpson. rivalled the I'.i'.ls.

(Messrs. ltlair. Martin and Dutton) in

making physical exertion look easyand graceful. The "Captain," Lieut.Macklow-Smith. in his bath was of

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Smith added a dance as sophisticatedas the recitation of Second Officer NI.Hall.

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12

Command News(Contd.)

H.M.S. DUCHESS

OUR LAST news letter was from

Scapa Flow with the Home Fleetabout to start its pulling regatta.Duchess combined with Apollo andcame third to the 4th D.S. and Van-

guard in two days of exciting racing.which concluded with a spirited butnot so skilled all-comets' race. In thisthe ship's whaler was distinguishedonly in having an enormous funnelbelching black smoke over its

opponents.With the rest of the Home Fleet, we

sailed from Scapa Flow on the summercruise for visits to Oslo, Copenhagenand Stockholm. with the honour of

escorting the Commander-in-Chief.Home Fleet. Admiral Sir Michael

Denny. K.C.B.. C.B.E.. D.S.O.. flyinghis flag in Vanguard. In spite of a

great deal of hard work involved insuch a duty, the ship's company found

ample time for enjoyment. and a smallcrowd of well-wishers was left wavingtearfully on each jetty when we sailed.We shall probably remember most

the Fjords of Norway, the life of

Copenhagen and the dash through theislands of Sweden, with the excitedwaving of everyone we passed.At Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Diamond and Duchess were invadedby children who were quite unper-turbed by the horror of the pirates orthe quantity of the food.On Friday. July 9. we sailed from

Stockholm with our paying-off pen-nant streaming out astern, and re-turned straight home to Portsmouthvia the Kid ('anal.Now the "Smiling Duchess" is hav-

ing her face lifted ready for anotherhappy and successful commissionstarting in warmer climates. ('apt.I). G. (;(dwin. l).S.C.. RN.. and 77officers and men of the old commis-sion say "Good-bye" to the 233 whoare leaving, and "Welcome" to thosewhoare joining to keep up the Duchesstradition and motto. ---To lead and notto follow,"

II.M.S. MERMAIDIF WAS 10 years ago, in 1944. thatH.M.S. Mermaid joined the Mediter-ranean Fleet.During the ti'e that has passed

since then, her name has probably notmeant much to aii yonc in England.except, of course, the relatives andfriends of hr various ship's com-panies and those whose jobs are con-cerned with ships.

But when the ship returns to Ports-mouth Harbour on Tuesday. August10, her paying-oft pendant flying, shewill claim the attention of manypeople for. 800 feet in length, thependant will signify the longest periodever spent by a ship on continuousforeign service.Although in England only once dur-

ing (hose years -a brief visit for theCoronation Fleet Review-Mermaidhas become almost a part of Malta andthe rest of the Mediterranean.

As leader of the 2nd Frigate Squad-ron. she has taken part in countlessexercises and covered many thousandsof miles visiting such places as Naples.Venice, Trieste, Genoa. Palermo.Monaco. Cannes. Marseilles. Piraeus.Patras, Argostoli. Dragomeste. Fama'gusta. Algiers. Tunis. Bone, Tripoli,Tangier. Gibraltar. Seville. Port Said,Suez. Isinailia and 'l'ohruk-by nomeans an exhaustive list.

Good as some of the places men-tioned were, none could possibly equalthe enthusiasm with which our arrivalat Portsmouth will he welcomed by theship's company.Portsmouth will serve only as a

stepping-stone to home for most of us,but whilst there we shall look forwardto the paying-off dance to be held atKimbclls Ballroom.On Friday. August 13, will start the

long-awaited leave.We think we have earned a rest, but

the ship herself has more than done so.

THIRD SUBMARINE SQUADRONIN THE past month, members of theSquadron have been able to take partin three non-regular activities. Thesewere the Clyde Week Sailing Regatta,a handicraft exhibition and the Squad-ron sports.No regatta prizes came our way, un-

fortunately, but competitors in thedinghy classes enjoyed several days'good sailing and gained experience inthe process.

At the handicraft exhibition held inthe recreation space cum cinema ofH.M.S. Montclare, depot ship of theSquadron, the high standard of work-manship on display gave the judgesno mean task in awarding honours tothe exhibitors in a varied field of spare-time occupations. Wrought iron work.turned metal and woodwork, modelyachts, a wireless-controlled modelsteam launch, embroidery, knittedwear, drawings, photography, etc.. allaroused much interest when the displaywas opened to "public view" after thejudging. Amongst those looking overthe articles on display were wives andfriends of members of the Squadron,as permission had been given to invitefamilies and friends for the occasion.The latest event has been the Squad-

ron sports meeting, held on Saturday.July 10. on the RN. sports ground atFttrick Bay. Rothesay. An overcastsky and slight showers rather dampedthe opening events, but conditions im-proved later in the afternoon insympathy with the gallant efforts of thecompetitors to emulate the Bannisters.Chataways. Greens and Savages of thesporting world! Though no recordswere broken. an interesting time washad by hotIi sportsmen and spectators.Ill addition to the normal events, raceswere held for ladies, children and theundaunted veterans. Vociferous inter-est was shown for the tug-of-war beatsand finals, with victory going eventu-ally to the liR.As.' team. Mrs. Napier.wife of our Captain, kindly presentedthe prizes to mark the closing of themeeting.We are still hoping that the spell of

tine weather early in the year was notall the summer we are going to havethis year. With summer leave nearlyupon us. the weather experts still donot commit themselves by advising usto pack parasols. sun-tan lotion orcough mixture before proceeding onleave.

Ldg. Tel. R. Bryant

Joe, a double-fisted he-man,Tho' he was a leading seaman.Refused to take a long-term viewSo took employment at the zoo.Yet re-engagement meant for JoeThe certainty of Chief P.O.IIi.s widow now regrets her guile-If Joe had not been so docile

:]'here would be no delighted smileAs now worn by the crocodile,Nor would the keepers have

recourseTo treat the brute with apple sauce.

-II. C. Middleton, 1954

PORTSMOUTH NAVY NEWS

SPORTSSECTION

H.M.S. DRYAD

Athletics

THREE FROM Dryad ran in the NavyChampionships which were held at PittStreet on Wednesday. June 30. P.O.Isaacs, who holds the Navy half-milerecord, won the half mile, and P.O.Sharp retained the mile title. P.O.Tribe competed in the 3.000 metressteeplechase, but unfortunately had todrop out.

Both P.Os, Sharp and Isaacs took

part in the - lntcr'Scrvices Champion-ships at Pitt Street on Wednesday. July14, when the Navy was well and trulytrounced in the track events.

CricketThe ship's team, which suffers con-

siderable variation each week, has nothad very great success so far this sea-son. but by defeating the Reserve Fleet,the team is now through to the semi-final of the Inter-EstablishmentKnock-out Competition.The annual match against H.M.S.

Harrier, at Kete. resulted in a draw.with honours to Dryad. The Dryadteam was looked after with the tradi-tional hospitality of Harrier, and verymuch enjoyed their visit.

Odds and EndsThe Establishment goes on leave on

July 23 and inter-part leagues andknock-out competitions in cricket. soft-ball, tip-and-run are now in their clos-ing stages. Cook Division seem wellset in every sport. Ratings' singles anddoubles tennis tournaments are nowin their final stages.

Drafting has sadly depleted theship's company water-polo team, whichis now placed well down the Inter-Establishment League. It has been sug-gested that Dryad's rather stagnantlake he used for training. but bird

i watchers and fishers have protestedhe team have not been consulted onthis sugeestion.A fill[ programme of football.

hockey, rughv and other pursuits isnow, being planned for next term.A s'er' successful ship's company

dance was held on July IS at KimbellsBallroom, Southsea.

GOLFFl-IF PORTSMOUTH Command

Golfing Society held their summermeeting at Linhook oil July. 6. sonic 50members taking part.

Prizes, which were presented by theCaptain of the Society. Capt. G. L.Farnfield. l).S.O., l).S.('.. of St. Vin-cent. were won as follows:

Medal Competition: Lieut. Stollerv(72). Surg. Cdr. Armstrong-Lamb(75). Stableford Competition:Lieut.-Cdr.Paterson (42 points), Lieut.

Spragge (35).The autumn meeting will be held at

Hayling on Sentember 15. when theEstablishment Team Trophy will he

played for. Details of this competitionwill he announced in a later issue.

Lieut. 3. R. Robinson.Secretary to P.C.G.S.

SECOND TRAINING SQUADRONPULLING REGATTA

THE ANNUAL regatta was held on

Wednesday. July 7. in Portland Har-bour, Ships of the Squadron weremoored in trots along the course offive cables. The first race, for boys, waswon by boys from H.M.S. Tyrian. but

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the rest of the H.M.S. Tyrian's crews,

apart from the stokers. were unable tofollow the example of the youngsters.H.M.S. Broeklesby, last year's win-ners of the Squadron Cock, were this

year's favourites, but by lunch timetheir prospects were none too hopeful,as they had only succeeded in comingin third in two races. H.M.S. Heding-ham Castle. with wins in thecom-municationsand seamen's races, werein the lead on points. with H.M.S. FlintCastle, whose officers had achieved asurprising win, lying second.The afternoon brought a rise in

H.M.S. Brockleshy's fortunes with awin in the Chief and P,Os. Race andseconds in both the stokers' and racingwhaler's crew. This-latter race was overseven cables' and counted doublepoints. It was won by H.M.S. FlintCastle. who thus came second in theregatta with 87 points against H.M.S.ltrockleshy's 94. H.M.S. }-IcdinghamCastle. with 83 points. were third.The race for Tribal whalers com-

pleted the afternoon's events. It waswon by the S.l).Bs.' who, having beenunable to compete in most of the otherraces, were determined to win this.Other crews were hindered by "chuck-ing-up parties'' front ships' boats crewsarine(l with hoses and portable pumps.H.M.S. Porchester Castle "Savages"ended the race successfully by raidingH.M.S. (irenville.

After a suitable pause, to clean up.the po/e-winning crews mustered onhoard H.M.S. Grenville. when (lieprizes were presented by Mrs. Hopk ins.

Ibis ought to have elided the day.but after dark H.M.S. Brocklesliv wascalled upon to defend the Cock.proudly floodlit at their masthead. Inspite of very heavy attacks by theenemy. no loss was sustained :111(1 it isrumoured that H.M.S. Brocklesbv is

to add to her battle honours 'Q'' Pier.

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H.M.S. HORNETCricket

HORNET CAME through the secondand third rounds of the United ServicesKnock-out Tournament by heatingGlory by nine wickets, and St. Vincentby seven wickets. They were, however,knocked out of the Coronation CupbyBridgcmary, and the Gosport LordMayor's Knock-out Cup by the CivilService, A friendly match againstHasieniere Co-opwas also lost.

SailingEnthusiasm for sailing continues to

grow as the season advances, andHornet dinghies and whalers areusually well placed in both the mid-week races and local club regattas.

Marahu, the 100 sq. mtr. windfallhas succeeded in coming in first in theDartmouth Rally. She had the misfor-tune of being dismasted when lyingfirst in the ('hiannel race, however.Lieut.-Cdr. Dodd and his merry men in1.11115518 came to the rescue and towedher home. A new mast is now beingfitted and she will compete in the('owes-l)inard race.We had the honour of being selected

by Commodore Illingworth as startingpoint in a JOG. race to Poole onJuly 17. Weather conditions were hadand some of the competitors returnedto Hornet during the night to ,ampleour humble hospitality the next (lay.We hope the new Command Dinghy

Secretary will endeavour to leaveHor-netin time to he at the start of racesinstead of crossing the line about 15minutes after the race has begun.Although he manages to catch tip thelast boats before races end, we feel itwould he much in his interests to startwith the rest of (lie race!

"I'oreshcet"

PORTSMOUTH (P. (S.) ROYALMARINES ANNUAL SPORTS DAYTHE ANNUAL sports day took placeon July 14. 1954. in the Royal MarinesBarracks. Eastney.

Blessed with a warm and sunnyafternoon, a large crowd watched thesports in an almost perfect setting. TheNo. I cricket ground was gaily decora-ted and the running track plainly

hiarkedout. and with tea marquees at

e vantage points, all spectators hadlittle difficulty in obtaining theirre-freshiiient.

The ,,,',.or',rrn,,,. i,,and you said to Charlie 'Iggin'ton, "Second leave's best!" you said . .

on time and continued to run to time.

Published by News Committee. Royal Naval Barracks. Portsmouth. and Printed by Gale and l'oidcn, lid., a their Wellington Press, Aldershot. ItaiA,,vrRTiSLMENT MANAGERS: Gate & Potdefl, Lid., Ideal House, Argyll Street. London. Wi. Tel. Gerrard 4171

and this was due largely to the fineefforts of the announcer, Capt. S. E.Shaw, M.B.E., R.M., whose prompt-ings and general "patter" was of thehighest order, and the wonderfullycflicien( broadcasting system suppliedby the Portsmouth City Police.The Gosport Cup events provided

the more serious races. and each of thesix companies in the barracks contes-ted these events. From the total num-ber of points scored in the GosportCup races, so the different companieswere awarded points towards thetrophy. which is presented annuallyto the company securing the largestnumber of points in various fields ofsport. For the sports themselves theAthletic Cup was being competed for,with separate trophies for tug-of-warand the three-mile race.The outstanding athlete of the after-

noon was Marine Harvey. of GunneryCompany. who won the 100 yards, 220yards. 440 yards races and the longlump. 2/Lieut. Tizard, R.M., ran agreat race in the three-mile event, andwas a most popular winner. The tug-of-war final between AmphibiousCompany and Gunnery Company re-sulted in a win for the former by twostraight pulls.Of the not-so'serious events, the

families' Charlie ('hiaplin race pro-vided a good steal of amusement. whilethe galley and chariot races proved aspopular as ever.The side hiows provided 11%

' differentcompanies were very well patronised,and the children, besides having theirown special races. were given (lieexperience of entering a real pirates'cave and also entertainutcut in the wayof swings, etc.. which wztz efficientlyrun hv the Royal Marines Wives' ('tub.Bowling for :i bottle of whisky wasvery popidar.as 5515 the coconut shy.The Wives' Club also organised com-petitions, all of which were well sub-scribed to.On (lie completion of the meeting

(lie prizes were presented by Mrs.R. W. H. Simonds who, in turn, re-ceived a boitauet. Gunnery Companywon the Athletics ('tip, scoring 81points, with Amphibious Companysecond with 55 points.

PORTSMOUTH ROYALDOCKYARD FOOTBALL

LEAGUEFOOTBALL IN the Dockyard hasbeen very well supported, and there isgrowing en(hitisiisiii. It is hoped thatmore (eanis will enter for the 1954-55season and, in particular. more youngplayersSeveral clubs have been build-ing up during the past season fromthe young apprentices.The standard ofDockyard football is clearly on the up-grade. Gamesnext season in the Dock-yard League will he played on Satur-day mornings unless otherwise fixedby mutual arrangement.Looking hack now over the 1953-54

season, we find the Coppersmithschampions of Division I for thesecond successive year, with Shipfit(ingDepartment as runners-tip.

Division II was won by ExcellentSports, who are composed of men em-ployed in Civil Engineer-in-Chief's De-partment at the Whale Islandestablish-men(Hcllerophomi Yard (raft wererunners-up. The Dockyard Cup waswon by Sliiplittirig Department, whogained a decisive victory over Bellero-plion Yard (raft. Inter-league matcheswere played with the N1con ValleyLeague in which the results were: FirstDivision. Dockyard League. I: MconValley League. 0. Second Division:Dockyard League. 0: Meon ValleyLeague. 4.

Preparation is being made for entryinto the Dockyard League for 1954-55and it is suggested that there may besonic naval establishment attached tothe Dockyard which may like w entera civilian team in (lie league, An effortwill also he made w encourage otherclubs who have in the past played inthe league o conic along and renewacquaintances once again.Any team wishing to enter the

Portsmouth Royal Dockyard FootballLeague should apply as early aspossible to the lion. Secretary, Mr.W. A. Sobey, 97 Highhury Grove,Coshiani, Portsmouth, who will bepleased to give any advice and inform-ation.

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