Medals, Mary Rose & More.....Prince Harry on the BaseSee the images and report from HRH Prince Harry’s visit to Portsmouth

The Official Magazine of HMNB PORTSMOUTH

Mick is Making his MarkMeet Mick Ord, the new MD of BAE Systems Surface Ships

Carrier Update - see the latest dramatic images

Serco Marine Seeks New Opportunities

Trafalgar Gate - Investingin the Future

Issue 1 Spring 2011

JACK SNACKS // MY JOB // HERITAGE // COMPETITION //

welcome

I AM delighted that Kate Thompson, our editor, has taken

up the challenge of delivering Shoreside, the new self-

funded publication for the Base and all those who work on

its footprint.

We are a very diverse community and Kate’s remit is to inform

and enthuse her readers in a way which educates us all about

the development of Portsmouth Naval Base over the next

decade and how our various organisations will contribute.

Recognising the contribution and prowess of our people will

be a central theme in forthcoming editions.

Over the last couple of years we have made considerable

investment in our hidden infrastructures such as power

distribution and other utilities, making them safe and efficient

for the future.

We are recovering the material state of our buildings slowly

but surely and with the M275 slip road feeding directly into

the Base we will hopefully, as we get the traffic management

system right, reduce the daily commuter grind.

The Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) confirmed

the intent of the Government is to base the Queen Elizabeth

Class in Portsmouth. Preparatory work is already under way

and you will have noted the demolition of buildings and fuel

tanks on North Corner to create the extra jetty space needed

for Queen Elizabeth.

There will be continuous effort over the next few years to

make a 21st century home for the 21st century Surface Fleet

of new carriers, destroyers (T45) and frigates (T26).

We will be the support hub for our ships and their people

wherever they are deployed worldwide.

We will welcome new partners, such as the Defence

Infrastructure Organisation and Original Equipment

Manufacturers, to make us an ever more complete team

focussed on output delivery.

In short, an exciting decade lies ahead and Shoreside will

provide the communication link for us all to understand where

we fit in and how we can help ensure Portsmouth remains a

Naval Base of which we can be justifiably proud.

Enjoy the read …

WelcomeIntroductions and Welcome

Naval Base Commander Portsmouth Commodore Rob Thompson, RN

Winning Ways

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EditorKate Thompson kate.thompson@baesystems.com Editor’s Assistant Claire Williamson claire.wiliamson@baesystems.com

CreditsContributors / Magazine

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Shoreside is published quarterly and is a collaborative publication produced by the member organisations of TEAM PORTSMOUTH. The printing cost of this magazine is generated through advertising

3 Welcome and IntroWelcome to the first edition of Shoreside from Naval Base Commander Commodore Rob Thompson

6 Look AheadCheck out forthcoming events in and around Portsmouth Naval Base

12 Base ReviewLook back at what’s been going on at Portsmouth Naval Base in the past few months

14 Farewell to ArkShoreside pays tribute to the Mighty Ark with coverage of the city’s farewell and the RN decommissioning ceremony

16 Historic ReviewFind out about a rare sea gallantry medal on show in the Historic Dockyard and meet the French naval cadets

22 Interview Mick Ord Meet Mick Ord, the new MD of BAE Systems Surface Ships

24 Fleet Snapshot Find out the latest about the Portsmouth Naval Base ships

26 HMS VictoryThe future’s assured for HMS Victory and here’s how

28 Trafalgar Gate OpenA multi-million pound investment has paid off with the opening of Trafalgar Gate

30 TransformationFind out what needs to happen at Portsmouth Naval Base to prepare for the QE Class carriers

32 Carrier UpdateCatch-up with the latest news on this major engineering feat as shipyards across the country build the first QE Class carrier

34 HRH HarryPrince Harry marks a milestone for the Mary Rose Museum

37 COM’s the futureAn in-depth look at the improved approach to keeping the Hunt class ships at sea

38 Serco InvestmentRead more about Serco Marine’s multi-million pound investment in new tugs in Portsmouth

40 My JobMeet Commander Tim Ash and the pink lady Wendi Isted

QE Class UpdateRead the latest news on the progress being made with the building of the Queen Elizabeth Class carrier, with updates from Portsmouth and Govan including new images. See pages 32/33

Mick is Making his Mark Meet Mick Ord, the new Managing Director of BAE Systems Surface Ships. In his first interview with Shoreside, Mick shares his thoughts on taking over this key role and reveals more of the man behind the title in the Chit-Chat feature. See Page 22/23

Streamlined Serco MarineWith a multi-million pound investment in a new fleet of tugs, Serco Marine is ready to keep Portsmouth based ships on the move. Transformation Director Alf Turner looks to the future. See Page 38

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Welcome to Shoreside, the new look magazine for Portsmouth Naval Base. Our aim is to entertain and inform in equal measure, cutting through the jargon and acronyms to bring you the latest news and features each quarter.

Portsmouth Naval Base is a diverse and vibrant place with over 17,000 people coming and going on a daily basis from all walks of life. Shoreside will reflect that vitality by capturing everything from the latest updates on the QE Class carriers, telling the story of the organisations and the people who work in the naval base, focusing on the heritage and history of the base and covering news from the crews of the Portsmouth based ships.

In recent weeks, there has been the decommissioning of Ark Royal – and a touching farewell from the people of Portsmouth, the opening of the Trafalgar Gate link road and a royal visit – there’s certainly no shortage of content for this first issue of Shoreside.

We do hope you enjoy the magazine and I look forward to hearing from you in the coming weeks with feedback and any story ideas you may have for us.

Kate Thompson Editor

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All contributions and correspondence should be sent - preferably by email - to:

The Editor, Shoreside Magazine, Room 222, Naval Base HQ, Victory Building, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, PO1 3LS Email: kate.thompson@baesystems.com All contributions are included at the Editor’s discretion. View all back issues of First Base at: www.teamportsmouth/publications

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Shoreside Magazine is published quarterly and is a collaborative publication produced by the TEAM PORTSMOUTH.

Prince Harry visits the Naval Base The young royal visited Portsmouth to present medals to Royal Navy mine warfare sailors for their recent service in the Northern Arabian Gulf and to mark a milestone in the his-tory of the Mary Rose. See Page 8 and Page 34

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WILLIAM L WYLLIE WEEKEND AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVYFriday 8th to Sunday 10th July 2011

The National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be celebrating the life and works of

renowned marine artist William L Wyllie with a special weekend event.

Acknowledged as one of the leading and most prolific marine artists at the turn of the century; Wyllie was a former winner of the Turner Gold Medal, his work remains at the forefront of marine art.

Wyllie’s association with Portsmouth is intertwined with HMS Victory, having moved to Portsmouth in 1907, where he lived until his death. He campaigned vigorously for the restoration of HMS Victory as a founder member of the Society for Nautical Research.

Speakers will include:

• Nigel Grundy, a personal friend of the

Wyllie family and recognised by many as a leading expert on the life and works of W L Wyllie.

• Richard Pelter founder of the International Fine Art Conservation Studios. His company undertook a major restoration of perhaps Wyllie’s most famous work, the Panorama of the Battle of Trafalgar, which is on view in the National Museum.

• John T Freeman, artist and lecturer who will deliver his own thoughts on ‘The Textures of the Sea’ Wyllie and British Romanticism.

• Robert Perera, art dealer, who will be presenting original works that can be purchased.

The highlight of the weekend will be the chance to dine on the lower gundeck of HMS Victory, Nelson’s Flagship at Trafalgar, at mess tables slung between the 32-pounder guns.

Profits from this event will go towards the Museum’s work in preserving and interpreting the history of the Royal Navy.

A full brochure, including booking form can be accessed via http://www.ecomags.co.uk/williamwyllieweekend/index.html

The cost for the weekend will be £475 per person, excluding accommodation. There is also the option of just booking for the dinner on board HMS Victory on the 8th July 2011 for £150 per person.

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Look Ahead

How do you keep faith alive while at war?The last place you might expect to find a Chaplain is on the frontline with the Royal Marines dodging bullets in Afghanistan. But this is exactly where the Reverend Bill Gates has been in his vital role administering to the wounded, listening to the fearful and offering spiritual guidance in the heart of war.

The daily turmoil of warfare is enough to test the limits of

anyone’s faith, so how do Royal Marines

maintain spirit and faith when at the centre

of war?

This is the topic that Reverend Bill Gates

will speak on in his lecture

The role of the Chaplain on the frontline

gives a fascinating insight in to war

and faith from a unique perspective.

Reverend Bill Gates was recently featured

on a fascinating Channel 4 documentary

called ‘Commando Chaplains’’ and this

lecture is an opportunity to hear his

story in person.

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HMS DIAMOND COMMISSIONED INTO FLEETHMS Diamond – the Royal Navy’s new formidable Type 45 destroyers – will be formally commissioned into the fleet on May 6.

Hundreds of guests including families of the 190 ship’s company will attend the colourful ‘christening’ ceremony at

Portsmouth Naval Base.

HMS Diamond is the third of six Type 45 destroyers being built for the Royal Navy. The first, HMS Daring, was commissioned in 2009 - all six are scheduled to be in service by the middle of the decade and will be based in Portsmouth.

SPRING LECTURES AT THE ROYAL MARINES MUSEUM THERE will be a couple of interesting lectures at the Royal Marines Museum this spring.

Wednesday 4th May, 7.30pm: Faith on the Frontline – Chaplaincy to the Royal Marines An illustrated lecture by the Reverend Bill Gates of the Royal Naval Chaplaincy Department who has deployed twice to Afghanistan. He will be exploring the role of the Padre on the frontline, covering the balancing act of being professional and being a Minister whilst maintaining his own spirituality.

Wednesday 11th May, 7.30pm: the Battle for Crete lecture by John Hall Spencer, author of a highly regarded book titled “The Battle for Crete”. This

lecture marks the 70th anniversary of the battle which took place in May 1941 and involved Royal Marines who fought at sea and ashore. Among the material that Mr Spencer will use to illustrate his lecture is captured German film.

Details and Booking For more information or to book your place, please visit www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk Or phone 023 9281 9385. Tickets cost £10 each, including a glass of wine or soft drink (discounts for Friends of The Royal Marines Museum).

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HRH Prince Harry visited Portsmouth Naval Base to present medals to Royal Navy mine warfare sailors for their recent service in the Northern Arabian Gulf and to mark a milestone in the history of the Mary Rose.

The royal guest, in his role as Commodore Small Ships and Diving, presented Telic Operational Medals to 33 personnel who served with the first and second mine countermeasures squadrons on board the minehunters HMS Grimsby, Middleton and Pembroke.

HMS Grimsby and Pembroke served in the Gulf between April and December last year and HMS Middleton from last July to January this year, conducting maritime security operations.

After presenting the medals, Prince Harry was given a brief tour of Portsmouth-based minehunter HMS Cattistock - whose crew

also recently served in the Gulf region - and a demonstration of her mine warfare equipment. He then met some of the families of the RN personnel.

Captain Mark Durkin, Captain Mine Warfare and Fishery Protection, said: “It was a proud and memorable day for the Royal Navy’s mine warfare community. The sailors felt honoured to be able to tell Prince Harry about their deployment to the Gulf where maritime security operations ensure the right of free passage of maritime traffic and the continuation of maritime trade in the region.”

In the afternoon the focus switched to the Mary Rose. The Prince was given a tour of the current museum and its collection before taking part in the foundation stone ceremony for the new Mary Rose museum.

Prince Harry presents medals to Gulf mine warfare sailors and marks a milestone for the Mary Rose

ROYAL VISIT // MEDAL PRESENTATION

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Focus

NEW Queen’s Harbour Master Commander Nigel Hare has taken over the task of keeping Portsmouth harbour safe and secure.

A Specialist Navigating Officer, Cdr Hare has served across the world on global operations, commanded the minehunter HMS Cromer and was seconded to the Spanish Navy – which he cites as one of his most enjoyable experiences.

“I have wanted to be QHM for a number of years now,” he said. “It is one of the best

jobs in the Royal Navy – it is a very hands on job that comes with a lot of responsibility in ensuring that the day-to-day running of the port goes smoothly and safely.

“It is a large operation – I have control of 55 square miles of water including a large part of the Solent with over 150,000 planned movements in and around Portsmouth every year, and that’s just counting the military and commercial ships and not including the considerable and important recreational traffic that we look after.”

New Queen’s Harbour Master for Portsmouth

Commander Hare:

• served on board frigates HMS Brilliant and Broadsword before taking up the post of navigating officer on HMS Brazen, another frigate

• was seconded to the Spanish Navy on board their training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano

• was awarded the General Service Medal with the Gulf Clasp for a series of patrols in the late 1980s

• later served on the staff of Britannia Royal Naval College as head of navigation before becoming second-in-command of a patrol ship in Hong Kong

• qualified as a warfare officer in 1992 and, shortly afterwards, as a Specialist Navigating Officer – meaning he can navigate several ships at once as part of a task group rather than just navigating one ship

• became responsible for navigation policy and standards for surface vessels in the Royal Navy before then taking command of HMS Cromer which was based in Scotland but spent most of its time in a NATO Force for two years

• after promotion to Commander he served in the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre in Wiltshire before becoming responsible to the Commander in Chief Fleet for the policy and standards of navigation and seamanship in all Royal Navy ships

• and finally, in his spare time Cdr Hare is a keen 5-a-side football player and plays lead guitar in a band – Anti-Flash

At a Glance

NIGEL HARE // QUEENS HARBOUR MASTER RN

WELL DONE DANNYDANNY Thompson from BAE Systems Surface Ships Support, Integrated Operations Team has been awarded the Portsmouth Naval Base Emergency Response Team Member of the year award 2010.

Danny saw off strong challenges from other team members.

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SNAPSHOT // NAVAL BASE UPDATE //Review

BUDDING ARTISTS VISIT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE ROYAL NAVYBUDDING young Picassos from Leigh Park had the chance to work with two professional artists to create their own masterpieces when they visited the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Youngsters from Front Lawn Junior School and St Thomas More’s Catholic Primary School took part in the project funded by Find your Talent-PUSH 4 Culture.

MAL LEWIS CHARTERED MANAGER OF THE YEARMAL LEWIS, Director Naval Base Support BAE Systems, has been selected as the Chartered Manager of the Year for the South East area after completing the Chartered Manager professional award.

This accolade acknowledges exceptional impact, over and above that normally required of a Chartered Manager.

MARY ROSE TRUST - TIME CAPSULE COMPETITIONA TIME CAPSULE representing life in 2011 was buried in the floor of the new Mary Rose Museum at a special ceremony to mark the laying of the foundation stone.

The museum is set to open in 2012 – the 500th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Mary Rose, the flagship of King Henry VIII.

Professor Mark Jones, Head of Collections at the Mary Rose Trust said: “We asked the team at the Trust to come up with objects from the collection that in their view represented life on board the Mary Rose 500 years ago.

“They suggested a range of everyday items such as a wooden spoon, a nit comb (complete with Tudor nits), a gold coin and the rosary beads”.

SISTER SHIPS SAIL TOGETHER IN THE SOLENTALL good things come in threes and the Royal Navy’s Fisheries Protection Squadron based in Portsmouth is no exception to the rule.

In a rare occurrence HMS Mersey, Severn and Tyne sailed together in the Solent as part of a squadron exercise to demonstrate their capabilities and to take the opportunity to operate as a group.

HULL SURVEY TEAM RECEIVES COMMENDATIONTHE HULL survey unit within Maritime Capability, Trials Assessment (MCTA) in Portsmouth has been rewarded for its contribution to warship safety.

The team has received a commendation from Vice Admiral Andrew Mathews, Chief of Materiel (Fleet) at the Defence Equipment and Support, for its consistently high standard of work throughout the past 12 months.

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BRITISH GAS SAFETY EXPERTS VISIT NAVAL BASEA TOP level executive team from British Gas Group visited the Naval Base to gain an insight into the Health and Safety practices that are deployed across the base working environment.

The British Gas safety team were hosted by Naval Base Commander Rob Thompson and Mal Lewis, Director of Naval Base Support. Their tour included visits to BAE Systems to see work underway on the

carrier Queen Elizabeth and HMS Lancaster’s dock bottom, as well as discussions with all the key players in the Health and Safety field.

The British Gas team identified many practices common to their own global business, and were able to compare and test their own practice with what they observed at the base. They were most impressed with the procedures and discipline applied across all activities observed and left with a number of ideas that offered food for thought.

TWO ROYAL NAVY BOMB DISPOSAL EXPERTS DEPLOY TO AFGHANISTANTWO Portsmouth-based Royal Navy explosives experts are heading to Afghanistan to help train that country’s security forces.

Petty Officer (Diver) Gareth Buffrey and Leading Seaman (Diver) Simon Day of Fleet Diving Unit 2 based at Horsea Island will spend six months in Afghanistan supporting the British Army’s 101 Engineer Regiment.

Petty Officer Buffrey, 41, will be mentoring Afghan National Security Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams and deploying with them on patrols from various

forward operating bases. He said: “It will be a challenging environment but the six months specialist training we have had for this deployment should prepare us for most eventualities. Our primary role is to observe, mentor and coach the Afghan National Security Forces.”

Leading Seaman Day, 31, will work with the Coalition Force Training Team in Camp Bastion.

He said: “I worked with Jordanian forces last year, mentoring them as part of the training for our mission in Afghanistan. The language barrier alone made the work challenging but I am now looking forward to getting out there and getting the job done.”

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City Says FarewellHUGE crowds gathered in Portsmouth Guildhall Square to say farewell to HMS Ark Royal at a ceremony arranged by Portsmouth City Council.

It was a proud day as 250 sailors from Ark Royal marched through the city to the Guildhall Square where a banner saying ‘Farewell the Mighty Ark’ had been strung across the council offices.

They were accompanied by the musicians from the Royal Marines band and there were smiles on the faces of the crew as they were applauded by the people of Portsmouth.

A ceremony of thanks was held in the square and the sailors were inspected by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor Paula Riches, the leader of the council Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson and the ship’s commanding officer Captain Jerry Kyd.

Thousands of people jumped at

the chance of being among the last to visit the historic Ark Royal before she was decommissioned earlier this month.

Crowds poured into the Historic Dockyard following the ceremony and throughout the weekend, thousands queued for several hours to say farewell to the Ark Royal.

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Focus ARK ROYAL DECOMMISSIONING

Ark Royal has been such a magnificent ambassador – she has been the Best of British Capt Jerry Kyd

HMS Ark Royal The Best of British ... THERE was a sombre mood aboard Ark Royal as the white ensign was lowered for the final time to the strains of Auld Lang Syne.

The flight deck was transformed for the ceremony as the remaining crew took part in the decommissioning ceremony watched by family members and VIP guests.

Throughout her illustrious career Ark Royal travelled some 620,000 miles around the world and built a worldwide reputation as the flagship of the Royal Navy.

In his welcome comments Captain Jerry Kyd, Commanding Officer of HMS Ark Royal, said: “Today is not simply a ‘final salute’ to a warship as she leaves service but more a celebration of the enormous contribution she and her crews have made to the security and defence of this nation since she entered service in 1985,” he said.

He told Shoreside the crew were extremely proud to be involved in such an historic event.

The current Ark Royal was the fifth Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She bears battle honours dating back to the Armada in 1588 and more recently Al Faw in 2003. Her motto was ‘Zeal Does Not Rest.’

Ark Royal was built on the Tyne by Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd. She was launched on June 2

1981 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and was accepted into service on July 1 1985,

being commissioned by the Queen Mother on November 1 1985.

Her main affiliation was to the city of Leeds which raised more than £9 million after the third Ark Royal, an aircraft carrier, was sunk on November 13 1941. That money was used in the building of the fourth Ark Royal.

In the early 1990s HMS Ark Royal was a major force during the

Balkans conflict and based mainly in the Adriatic Sea. In 2003 she played a significant role in the Gulf War, gaining a battle honour for the Al Faw Peninsula before regenerating as a commando carrier.

She undertook exercises around the globe and in 2009 became Britain’s very high readiness strike carrier, assuming the title of Fleet Flagship ready to deploy at short notice.

Last year Ark led the AURIGA series of exercises with the US Navy and attended the International Fleet Review in Canada reviewed by Her Majesty The Queen.

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HISTORIC DOCKYARD Review

Rare Sea Gallantry Medal Presented to the National Museum of the Royal NavyA rare Sea Gallantry medal awarded posthumously in 1944 to heroic coastguard Robert Henry Treadwell has been presented to the National Museum of the Royal Navy, along with extensive research notes, photographs and original documents, at a ceremony attended by the Chief Executive of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Vice Admiral Sir Alan Massey KCB, CBE.

THE National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, is one of ten museums across the UK that have been long listed for the inaugural £10,000 Clore Award for Museum Learning.The new award is aimed at championing excellence in museum learning and is run in parallel with the Art Fund Prize, the UK’s largest arts prize celebrating excellence and innovation in museums and galleries across the UK.

The museum were selected for Face to Face: Documenting experiences of conflict – An innovative film project with primary school pupils and veterans exploring the impact of war.

Photo shows the film premier at the National Museum of the Royal Navy attended by pupils from Stamshaw Junior School and veterans.

National Museum of the Royal Navy listed for Award

A group of 40 officer cadets from the French Navy visited Portsmouth Naval Base as part of their training in seamanship skills.

The cadets were from the Naval Academy in Brest and during their visit they enjoyed a seminar from French liaison officer Commander Franck Lereculey, based at Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood

(PJHQ), a tour of the naval base and the chance to meet fellow Royal Navy officer cadets.

Cdr Lereculey said: “We want to show the cooperation between the two navies – there has been a lot of talk about the bilateral working between the navies but this is about looking at joint working at a higher level between the two countries.”

French Cadets Bring a certain Je Ne Sais Quoi to Portsmouth

Visit

Award

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PORTSMOUTH Naval Base’s first world faiths prayer room has been officially opened by four service chaplains.

Contained within The Haven – the base’s centre for spiritual and religious needs – at HMS Nelson, the room caters for Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jewish and Muslim faiths.

Chaplaincy Team Leader, The Reverend Roland Wort said: “It is a very important addition to the base because as the Royal Navy is recruiting from a wider constituency there will be people joining up who have backgrounds and traditions other than the Christian faith.

The new prayer room is decorated in neutral, light colours and can be used by anyone wanting to worship or take a ten-minute break in a peaceful area.

Organised by The Haven’s pastoral workers John and Helen Gueran, the room took several months to complete.

Mandeep Kaur, Civilian Chaplain to the Military (CCM) for the Sikh religion, said: “It is a brilliant addition to the base. Once personnel hear about it I expect there will be many people wanting to come here and use it – it has a very peaceful atmosphere.

“It demonstrates the Royal Navy’s support for the different faiths by making this type of facility available.”

Pic caption Front to back L-R Rabbi Arnold Saunders, Ms Mandeep Kaur, Dr Sunil Kariyakarawana and Mr Krishan Attr.

Judaism Hinduism Buddhism Sikhism Islam

MULTI FAITH PRAYER ROOM Review

Naval Base Opens World Faiths Prayer Room

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Climate Week Successfully Hits 60 Per Cent Recycling TargetTHANKS to everyone’s focus during Climate Week, the Naval Base successfully hit the 60 per cent recycling target.

Efforts to spread the word with a poster campaign and meetings at the Naval Base and on board ships resulted in a greater awareness – and recycling went up as a result, said James Pollington, Senior Energy and Environment Manager.

As part of the Climate Week activity, Dennis Miles took the Solent Energy Efficiency Management Group on a tour of the Block Mills and the more modern dock pumps originally installed in 1934. This was followed by a presentation focusing on the opportunities to improve the efficiency of the dock pump infrastructure.

Taking time out from their desks for Climate Week, gap year students Ed Durkin and Ashley Clark, spent the week surveying the operation of the radiant steam panels using the latest IR-technology.

Their report will help to inform the future maintenance by establishing a routine for identifying traps with suspected blockages ahead of routine maintenance inspections.

“Failed steam traps often pass ‘live’ steam resulting in energy losses amounting to hundreds of pounds a year, and contributing to the depletion of fossil fuel reserves and global warming,” said James.

Dr Bike offered free servicing including puncture repair and in one case a headstock (section of frame that holds the handlebars) was rebuilt. In total around 30 employees visited the stand and another session with Dr Bike is being planned.

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ENVIRONMENT // ENERGY SAVINGS // RECYCLE

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VISION 2020 // TECHNOLOGY // INNOVATION // COST SAVINGSFocus IAN WALKER BACK TO BASICS Focus

WHEN Head of Estates and Services, Ian Walker decided to get back to basics he knew it was time to swap his collar and tie for workwear and safety boots.

He spent a day tackling five different tasks that his team of 200 staff deliver on a daily basis and tried his hand at everything from laying concrete to going up in a crane.

“We do everything from looking after the docks and locks to supporting the ships – and at the other extreme we are responsible for the upkeep of 200 year old buildings.

“The work is varied and a lot of it goes unnoticed until something goes wrong,” he said.

Ian was keen to get some hands-on experience and explained there were many benefits to getting out of the office to mix with

the workforce.

“It’s good to get a real understanding of the jobs that our team do all over the Base.

“It was great to meet the people and understand what they do on a daily basis,” he said.

It’s the first time Ian has gone back to the floor but he was so impressed by what he learned, he hopes to do it again on a six-monthly basis.

“Having a better understanding will help in future when I am sat in meetings making decisions that will affect the people in my team.

“I found this really rewarding and I hope some of my first line managers will do something similar,” he said.

Ian goes back to the floor

How Ian’s Back to Basics Day Panned Out

7.15am – joined the ground workers for a spot of concrete laying and discovers it’s not as easy as it looks

10am – checked out one of the boilers that produces steam for the Base’s heating and hot water system

12 noon – climbed up to the cab of one of the cranes to check out the data-logger

2pm – joined the maintenance team checking machinery at the workshop at HMS Nelson where musical instruments for the Royal Marines band are repaired. He also visited the carpenters workshop

4pm – finished the day with the planning department in Operations and Maintenance

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“You wouldn’t necessarily know that this level of care and attention goes on – it was only by meeting the men that I found out,” said Ian.

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NINETY days into his new role as Managing Director of BAE Systems Surface Ships, Mick Ord has the appearance of a man who is equal to the challenge.

Following in the footsteps of Alan Johnston is a tall order but Mick is relishing the opportunity that comes with such a high profile job.

His responsibilities include design, build and support for the Type 45s, delivery of the carrier project, international programmes, the WSMi contract, fleet-time engineering, Class Output Management (COM), Contracting for Availability (CfA) and waterfront services.

No stranger to Portsmouth Naval Base, Mick first visited many years ago after joining the navy as a 17-year-old apprentice.

“I served for 12-years in the Royal Navy and visited Portsmouth on many occasions.

“My background in the Fleet Air Arm has given me an understanding of things from the Navy’s point of view,” he said.

The coming years will be challenging for both the Royal Navy and BAE Systems in the light of the Strategic Defence and Security Review

(SDSR) said Mick but the understanding gained as part of the partnering ethos would be critical.

“In the coming years we have complex programmes to deliver and very large challenges ahead.

“It is important for us to have mutual objectives and respect for each other,” he said.

Identifying the strengths he brings to his new role, Mick has experience of managing and delivering complex programmes across design and build and services.

As well as steering organisations through periods of change.

“I need to be both a strategic thinker and a good day-to-day operator.

“It’s not my job to run these contracts individually. My challenge is to make sure we have got the right vision and environment so that people can perform to their potential,” he said.

Delivering the carriers will be a major achievement and Mick is fully aware of the high profile nature of the project as well as

the need for flexibility, as illustrated by the decision to switch to a ‘Cats & Traps’ system to enable planes to land and take off from the deck.

“There is a lot of complexity in the programme but we are making good progress and we are on target.

“One of the challenges is to be able to manage change and it is important how we manage that across the Aircraft Carrier Alliance.

“The important thing is for ourselves and the alliance partners to ensure we have a robust baseline so the Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales are delivered on time.

“The blocks are starting to move from Govan and will be going to Rosyth – the programme has a huge momentum already and is bound to attract media and press attention.

“It is on a scale that will match the greatest engineering endeavor in the world,” he said.

Looking at the opportunities in overseas markets, Mick said it remained an area of growth.

“Some countries want their ships built in the

Mick is making his Mark

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CHIT CHATQuestions you've always wanted to ask Which living person do you most admire?

Sir Clive Woodward – I read his autobiography and admire his advice on forming a winning team.

What is your favourite book? - and what are you reading right now?

Over the past few years I have set myself the challenge to read a book a week, 52 a year but in the last few months I have fallen a bit behind. My favourite book would have to be Living Dangerously by Ranulph Fiennes. I’m currently reading The Healthy Organisation by Brian Dive and The Change Catalyst by Damien Hughes.

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

I gave up smoking a while ago so I suppose it would have to be chocolate. My previous PA had a drawer full of chocolate that she used to subdue me. Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?

Nelson Mandela, Clive Woodward, Alan Johnston, Ranulph Fiennes, Dame Kelly Holmes and my eldest sister Janice – she was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago and she has shown me what a positive mental attitude really is.

How do you relax?

I pretend to be 12 again and play with my kids – they are the best safety valve.

What is your earliest memory?

I grew up in Northumberland north of Newcastle. My earliest memories are of playing rugby and football, visiting the coast and being absolutely freezing cold.

What was your favourite toy?

Meccano and Lego – I was destined to be an engineer.

What was the first album you ever bought?

“Never Mind the B******s” by the Sex Pistols

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

Honesty and authenticity. You have to be honest with yourself and everyone else – if people see you are authentic they can work with you. Tenacity is also important, no matter how difficult things may be you have to keep getting up in the morning.

UK, while others want to develop the capacity of the home nation as well.

“It’s important for us to work in partnership and not see this as a ‘one size fits all’ solution.

“We will actively pursue the opportunities in the market place,” he said.

With the goals of TOBA (the Terms of Business Agreement) to transform the delivery of shipbuilding and support to the Royal Navy, Mick is happy they are on target.

“TOBA is progressing very well. It gives us an agreement between business and the customer that helps us to plan in the medium to long term.

“We have to make sure we are delivering on all our obligations – and I don’t see anything in the vision to say we would seek to change that position,” he said.

On the service side, Mick said he was pleased with progress to date but he was not complacent.

“I am always looking at how we can do more and improve what we do.

“And working closely in partnership has to be the way forward,” he said

At a GlanceMick Ord was appointed Managing Director of BAE Systems Surface Ships in January 2011

• BorninNorthumberland he was educated in Newcastle and holds a First Class Bachelor of Engineering BEng (Hons), in Aeronautical Systems Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration, MBA

• Heservedin the Royal Navy for 12 years and later took up a job within industry working for Westlands Helicopters Ltd

• MickjoinedBAE Systems in March 1999 working with the Nimrod MRA4 and large aircraft business

• In2008he moved to the F-35 Lightening II programme as Deputy Managing Director and became Managing Director in May 2008

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DUCHESS OF CORNWALL VISITS SPECIALIST NAVY SUPPORT SHIPTHE DUCHESS of Cornwall paid a visit to the Royal Navy’s specialist medical support ship in Portsmouth and met personnel about to deploy to Afghanistan.

In her capacity as Commodore-in-Chief, Royal Naval Medical Services, Her Royal Highness saw the hi-tech facilities and met dozens of personnel on board RFA Argus at the city’s naval base. Among them were Royal Navy medics who will soon be working in field hospitals in Afghanistan.

HRH was shown the ship’s 100-bed hospital facility including intensive

care and high dependency units and two 35-bed general wards plus the ship’s two operating theatres.

The facilities allow RFA Argus to deploy to war zones as a Primary Casualty Receiving Facility, ensuring wounded servicemen of all nationalities can receive swift care.

RFA Argus’ Hospital Officer Lt Sam Adams said: “It is a great privilege for HRH Duchess of Cornwall to see the facilities onboard Argus and meet Royal Navy personnel in her capacity of Commodore-in- Chief of Naval Medical Services.”

ROYAL NAVY WARSHIP HEADS DUE SOUTHHMS GLOUCESTER, which is nearing the end of a seven-month deployment to the South Atlantic, has rounded off her Falklands patrol with a visit to South Georgia.

The Fighting G made her way though the turquoise waters of Drygalsky Fjord to assist the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), who are based in South Georgia, to assess the effects of climate change.

The ship deployed her

Lynx aircraft to help their conservation work by taking aerial photographic surveys of eight glaciers which will allow the BAS to compare these with previous images and determine if the glaciers are retreating and at what rate.

Darren Christie, South Georgia Environment Officer said: “The photos were absolutely brilliant. I can’t emphasise enough how important this information is to the management of the island and it isn’t something we could have easily achieved without HMS Gloucester’s assistance.”

MAYORS VISIT BEHIND THE SCENES OF ROYAL NAVYROYAL NAVY divers provided 15 Mayors and Chairman from across Hampshire with a glimpse into the world of diving and bomb disposal at Horsea Island. As part of a Civic Day organised by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth Paula Riches which aims to show the Mayors sights normally hidden from public view, the Royal Navy’s Fleet Diving Squadron demonstrated their equipment and explained their tasks.

Commanding Officer of Fleet Diving Squadron Commander Mark Savage said: “Although RN divers are employed across the world and are supporting mine and bomb disposal operations in the Arabian Gulf and Afghanistan, the teams do a great deal of high profile work around the county and this was an opportunity for our

visitors to look behind the scenes and see the range of skills and capability we deliver.”

ROYAL NAVY WARSHIP AT HEART OF ANTI-PIRACYROYAL NAVY warship HMS Richmond has been tackling piracy in the Horn of Africa.

The Type-23 frigate is the UK’s contribution to the European Union Naval Force task force(EUNAVFOR), which concentrates on deterring piracy and illegal activity in the area.

HMS Richmond’s Commanding

Officer, Captain Mike Walliker OBE, said: “It has been professionally very rewarding for my ship’s company to engage in active counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia.

“We have all trained long and hard for this mission and it is gratifying to see that the assurance visits conducted thus far have been so well received.”

HMS LANCASTER GETS NEW LEASE OF LIFETYPE 23 frigate, HMS Lancaster, is undergoing an extensive refit at Portsmouth Naval Base as part of a £17.9 million contract with BAE Systems, reflecting the Company’s continued growth in support services.

The mid-life upkeep will significantly upgrade the capability of the 20 year old frigate to ensure she is ready to fulfil future operational commitments. The work includes upgrades to the ship’s Seawolf guided missile system, command system, communications and the installation of a small calibre 30mm gun system, which can be remotely operated. This will boost her air defence capability, improve the ship’s situational awareness and make it easier to enable future systems upgrades as operational requirements evolve.

A significant amount of work will also be undertaken on the ship’s hull as well as its power and propulsion machinery. This includes a new coating of underwater paint, which will deliver greater operational efficiency and reduced fuel consumption, refurbishment of her diesel generators and replacement of shafts and propellers.

CURTAIN FALLS ON HMS MANCHESTER’S LONG AND EVENTFUL CAREERHMS MANCHESTER – a veteran of the first Gulf War - returned to her Portsmouth home for the last time in February.

The 31 year-old vessel – which clocked up 858,882 nautical miles - was being decommissioned as the ageing fleet of Type 42s makes way for the new highly capable Type 45 destroyers.

Her Commanding Officer, Commander Rex Cox, said: “The ship has served the Royal Navy for 30 years and has a fine pedigree that includes seeing active service in the Gulf during Operation Granby; more recently

she has been an integral part of counter narcotics operations and hurricane relief in the Caribbean.”

HMS IRON DUKE IN MEDICAL MERCY MISSIONA ROYAL Navy frigate raced to the aid of a badly injured sailor in the Gulf of Oman after receiving an urgent distress call from a Korean fishing vessel.

HMS Iron Duke was the closest coalition warship to the MV Golden Lake when the call came through that a fisherman on board had been left unconscious with facial injuries after a wire came loose and struck him in the face.

Commander Nick Cooke-Priest, Iron Duke’s Commanding Officer, said: “Assisting those in distress

is second nature to seafarers, where mutual support is such a key tenet of our environment.

“I am pleased that Iron Duke was able to help on this occasion and I hope the injured fisherman makes a full recovery.”

The Commander of the Republic of Korea task force, Captain Cho YoungJoo, thanked Iron Duke for her help.

“I would like to convey my sincerest appreciation for all the support you have provided,” he said. “I fully recognise that the matter could have been exacerbated if an immediate response from Iron Duke was not received.”

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Focus

SHE was Nelson’s flagship at Trafalgar and is the only surviving authentic example of an intact 18th century first rate ship of the line.

More than just an historic ship, HMS Victory has become a symbol of our naval heritage and the reason many thousands of people visit Portsmouth Historic Dockyard each year.

So when she hit the headlines earlier this year amid fears about her long-term future, the Ministry of Defence was quick to reassure that everything was being done to maintain the mighty warship.

The good news is HMS Victory will NOT be sold off and she will remain the flagship of the Second Sea Lord.

Following a range of surveys of her current condition, the MOD is looking to award a maintenance and restoration contract.

“The new contract envisages a major restoration and maintenance programme for the ship which will span ten years from 2011/12.

“Significant preparatory work has already been carried out which has surveyed and scoped the restoration required and which has provided a greater understanding of the

material state of the ship than ever before,” said an MOD spokesman.

In the meantime, preventative maintenance and urgent work will continue to be carried out to keep the ship in order ahead of the MOD contract being awarded later this year.

Reassurances have been given about the ship’s safety and she is expected to remain open during the maintenance work which will be one of the most extensive restoration programmes she has undergone in her 245-year history.

“Safety work will remain ongoing and regular assessments will be conducted to ensure that all the restoration work is carried out safely with no danger posed to the public or the ship.

“Currently the ship is expected to stay open throughout any repair and maintenance work. However, if the contractor believes a short period of closure would provide long term benefits, the MOD will consider each proposal on its merits,” he said.

HMS Victory – more than just an historic ship

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TRANSFORMATION // PREPARATION Focus

COMPLETION of the Trafalgar Gate scheme is set to have far-reaching implications for the future smooth running of Portsmouth Naval Base.

As the finishing touches are made to the £8.1m scheme, it is a great example of what can be achieved by the Naval Base working in partnership with the City Council.

Creating the new pass office and road layout within the Base cost £5m some years ago – and a contribution of a further £800,000 enabled the right hand turn into Trafalgar Gate to go ahead.

Strategic Development Manager Neil Duncan said the new road layout would aid the flow of 5,000 vehicles a day entering and leaving the base – and ease congestion on the roads surrounding the base.

“The idea was to improve access into and out of the Base.

“From April we will have two lanes coming in and two feeding onto the motorway.

“As we look to the future, the link road will help the Base in its role as home to the majority of the surface fleet,” he said.

As well as easing traffic snarl-ups the scheme will also benefit the environment.

“It will have a positive effect on the carbon emissions caused by cars caught in traffic – at peak times there will still be some traffic but it will be moving rather than stationary,” he said.

Here’s What Portsmouth City Council had to say …

Portsmouth City Council’s Trafalgar Gate Link Road Project Manager Steve Elliott

was delighted with the outcome of working in partnership to solve a traffic challenge.

“This success was achieved through a partnership between Portsmouth City Council, Royal Navy / Defence Estates and the Port / MMD with a combined funding from Department for Transport, Portsmouth City Council, Ministry of Defence and European Funding.

“This partnership approach has yielded financial benefits which has allowed the construction of the right turn lane and enhanced landscaping that would not have been constructed otherwise, but benefits all the partners.

“In addition the £8.1M Trafalgar Gate Link Road project rather than being a standalone project works in synergy with two other associated projects, those being the £5M Trafalgar Gate Naval Base entrance redevelopment and the £120,000 Mile End Road Roundabout signalisation scheme recently completed in January 2011.

“All of these three schemes now work together to achieve the common goals of a direct access into the Naval Base and Port increasing capacity and access for larger vehicles, and at the same time reducing traffic congestion and improving air quality,” he said.

The TGLR (Trafalgar Gate Link Road) scheme has been a great success, for the following five reasons:

• We have delivered not only phase one (Link Road) but the additional phase two (right turn lane) before the mid April 2011 Department of Transport deadline. In addition an enhanced landscaping scheme due to be complete by mid April 2011 will provide a far more stunning entrance to the City.

• The right turn lane has been built in the middle of a central reservation of the busiest road into Portsmouth and has been achieved with no substantial disruption to traffic.

• The whole project will be delivered under budget.

• All of the properties and access rights were obtained under agreement as opposed to having to use a Compulsory Purchase Order.

• With the right turn lane now open, the southbound queuing traffic on the M275 has substantially reduced as anticipated.

Internal traffic flow is currently being studied with a view to making further improvements where feasible.

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Focus

WITH construction of the Royal Navy’s biggest and most powerful surface warships taking place in shipyards across the UK, preparations are already underway at Portsmouth Naval Base to welcome HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH in 2016.

At more than three times the size of the current Invincible Class of Aircraft Carriers, major works are needed at her home port to be able to accommodate her. Early recent work has included finishing of the M275 link road, changing the COBII site into a QE Class support container park, clearance of the Middle Slip Jetty footprint of redundant buildings and creation of QEC Joint Project Team offices in the Sail Loft.

Captain Iain Greenlees is leading the team charged with making those preparations, and he explained there are two major infrastructure schemes in the pipeline.

“The transformation work is exciting and fundamental to the way this Base is going to operate in the next 50 years.

“Support activity for the QE Class will flow through the Base whether that be intellectual or physical blue collar work,” he said.

DREDGING

To allow the carriers to be able to access Portsmouth Naval Base and turn round in the harbour, 3.5m tons of the seabed will need to be removed to make a new channel that is

sufficiently wide and deep for the 280m long warships.

“We’ve had ships of similar size as the carriers alongside before but that was in good weather and tidal conditions.

“We need to know we can offer safe access every day if the ships are to be operationally viable,” he said.

As well as the environmental impact of adjusting the route to the harbour entrance, there are other considerations too, explained Captain Greenlees.

“Spithead has been a Fleet anchorage for hundreds of years; we’ve done a lot of analysis of historical records and examined the sea bed but the next phase is to confirm the route using full scale simulation using HMS COLLINGWOOD’s Bridge Trainer and put down bore holes along the proposed route.

“While it is unlikely we will find another Mary Rose, we have to be careful of things like cables that stretch across to the Isle of Wight. We know where they are but they can shift on the seabed due to water and sea-bed movement,” he said.

JETTY

To allow the carriers to come alongside in Portsmouth, multi-million pound strengthening works will need to be completed.

Built in the 1920s, Middle Slip Jetties facings were replaced in the 50s and 70s but now the structure must be strengthened again to take the additional strains of a ship of this size.

SUPPORT

All this will then allow us to provide the right support for the carrier while she is alongside, itself will be a major undertaking. Everything from the electricity supply to how to get support staff and personnel on and off the ships efficiently must be thought through and planned.

“We need to look at getting large numbers of people on board efficiently – she could have the ship’s company of 700 and anything up to 350 additional people a day working on board so we don’t want it taking 45 minutes to get on and off,” he said.

Electricity for the ships will be supplied at a different voltage to the one currently available at the Naval Base so the future power supply must be addressed.

A new crane will be needed and the detail of how the ships will be maintained needs to be ironed out.

“This is an opportunity to change for the better; having the carrier here will give us the impetus to rethink the ways we work at present,” he said.

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The QE Class Aircraft Carriers will be the largest surface warships ever constructed for the UK and represent a step change in joint capability

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Width: 70m – twice the width of the existing aircraft carrier

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Queen Elizabeth Class Progress Update

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Feature HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH // CARRIER UPDATE // PROGRESS

WORK has begun on the second major hull section of HMS Queen Elizabeth being built at Portsmouth Naval Base.

A steel cutting ceremony at the Company’s facility marked the official start of production on the stern section, referred to as Lower Block 05.

Weighing more than 1,000 tonnes on completion, this section will house switchboards, air treatment units and the vessel’s steering gear, as well as some accommodation areas. This latest achievement in the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier programme follows the start of production on the forward section of the hull,

Lower Block 02, which began in February of last year.

Steven Carroll, Queen Elizabeth Class Project Director at BAE Systems’ Surface Ships division, said: “Cutting steel on the second section of the hull here in Portsmouth in less than 12 months highlights the tremendous progress we are making on the programme to deliver the nation’s flagships.

“The sheer scale of the hull as it takes shape in six shipyards across the country is a reminder that this is truly a once in a generation engineering project and we are all extremely proud to be a part of it.”

CONSTRUCTION of the first of the two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, took a huge step forward when workers at BAE Systems’ Govan yard moved two giant sections of the hull together for the first time.

The structure is so big that it fills an entire hall at Govan and now extends beyond the doors onto the yard, providing a spectacular view from across the River Clyde.

Highlighting the skill and technology involved in British shipbuilding today, it took a team of 20 employees and remote controlled transporters just one hour to move 1,221

tonnes of steel over 100 metres across the shipyard. The hull section was then manoeuvred carefully into position to line up with the rest of the block.

Steven Carroll, Queen Elizabeth Class Project Director at BAE Systems’ Surface Ships division, said: “Seeing the mid section of the carrier come together brings into sharp focus the sheer scale and complexity of this engineering feat.

“With construction underway at six shipyards across the country, it is one of the biggest engineering projects in the UK today – second only to the London 2012 Olympics – and we’re

Image left: Artist impression of HMS Queen Elizabeth in dry dock at Rosyth.

Govan

• The two main sections of LB03 have been brought together in

Govan in preparation for the shipping of the first massive hull block by ocean going barge from Glasgow to Rosyth

• Centre Block 03, which is being built at A&P Tyne in the north east will leave the Tyneside facility in the autumn and make its way to Rosyth.

• The five rings that make up the hull section that is being built in Portsmouth are currently being consolidated to create Lower Block 02.

• In May 2011, the first steel for ship two, The Prince of Wales, will ceremonially be cut in Glasgow to mark the start of manufacture of the second aircraft carrier.

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2011 Build Events

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Date Event Information

6th May Royal Navy Commissioning Ceremony for T45 Destroyer HMS Diamond

HMS Diamond – the Royal Navy’s new formidable Type 45 destroyers – will be formally commissioned into the fleet on May 6 in Portsmouth

16-22nd May

Big Green Commuter Challenge.

An opportunity to win a prize. Portsmouth Naval Base is once again taking part in the Big Green Commuter Challenge this year. All you have to do is find alternative transport to your car during for the week. Contact Carol Evans for details. carol.evans3@baesystems.com

25th May Team Portsmouth Workforce Briefing

A local briefing for Team Portsmouth Employees to review previous years achievements and this years objectives. Contact Claire Williamson for details.

claire.williamson@baesystems.com

26th May QE Class Prince of Wales steel cutting ceremony

In May 2011, the first steel for ship two, The Prince of Wales, will ceremonially be cut in Glasgow to mark the start of manufacture of the second aircraft carrier

4th June Royal Navy Field Gun Tournament HMS Collingwood

Training will commence for the HM Naval Base Field Gun crew in April and will end with the Royal Navy Field Gun competition in June this year.

14th June UK NEST Careers Day UK NEST is holding a careers day at Portsmouth Naval Base to promote the wide range of opportunities for graduate careers in the Naval Maritime sector

18 June ‘Rowan’s Hospice Moonlit Memories Walk’

11pm Castle Field Southsea. An opportunity to take part in this 12 mile memorial walk which passes through the Historic Dockyard.

Please visit www.historicdockyard.co.uk for details.

Sat 25 & Sun 26 June

Armed Forces Weekend at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Royal Navy ships open to visitors plus the National Museum of the Royal Navy’s Armed Forces Day and Centenary Celebration Family Day

Please visit www.historicdockyard.co.uk for details.

8-10 July ‘Wyllie Weekend with the National Museum of the Royal Navy’

The National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be celebrating the life and works of renowned marine artist William L Wyllie with a special weekend event.

15 Jul HMS Nelson Summer Ball Cocktails and live music from the Royal Marines Band , the Magic Tones, Casino and fairground rides

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THE foundation stone for the new Mary Rose Museum was unveiled by Prince Harry when he visited Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

The Prince toured the current museum and met with staff and volunteers, including four divers from the 1982 excavation who are still working for the trust. He handled some of the artefacts recovered from the wreck before meeting with students from the Mary Rose School and then moving into the

classroom to meet pupils from St John’s Catholic Primary School. He was then put through his paces by Crookhorn College of Technology when he helped them take part in a Tudor gun drill.

“I wish every success to the volunteers and world leading experts, who are working towards the completion of the new Mary Rose Museum,” he said.

VISITORS to the new Mary Rose Museum will be able to see the final phase of conservation of Henry VIII’s warship as it happens when it opens to the public in Autumn 2012.

The 17 years’ treatment to conserve the ship’s timbers by spraying with polyethylene glycol comes to an end this year, but it will still take another five years for the ship to dry out. So in 2012, when the new museum opens, visitors will have a unique look into the complexities of preserving the fascinating Tudor Warship.

Head of Conservation at the Trust, Professor Mark Jones said, “Our visitors in 2012 will be able to see this final phase of conservation by looking into a hotbox and seeing both the ship and the process for removing the 100 tons of water the timbers now contain. “This should all be gone by 2016, when we can take away the hotbox and reveal the ship completely. But even when she is fully dried out, the building’s temperature, light and humidity will be very carefully controlled to ensure that all the artefacts are preserved in perpetuity”.

Preserving the past

Royal date in the dockyard

I would like to acknowledge the longstanding support for this project of my father, The Prince of Wales. I am so pleased to be building – quite literally – on his good work of so many years

HISTORIC DOCKYARD // ROYAL VISIT

This new image shows the Mary Rose hull in her ‘hotbox’ with ducting running throughout. There will be windows through which visitors can view the hull until 2016, when the hull can then be viewed in her entirety.

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NEW KIT SHAVES HOURS OFF THE JOBInvestment in the futureCom(F) Vice Admiral Andrew Mathews was shown the latest hi-tech equipment that is transforming the way they work in the Multi Functional Workshop, when he visited with Naval Base Commander, Commodore Rob Thompson.

In the past 18-months up to £400,000 has been invested in new equipment as part of the Support Workshop Improvement Programme (SWIP) and Manufacturing Manager Martin Cains explained the new equipment has improved production efficiency.

“We are always asking for improved efficiencies, the investment in the new equipment will give us the tools required in order to improve timeliness and quality of manufacturing output and reduce load, burden and cost of through life maintenance,” he said.

For example, with the installation of the new Mazak lathe, production of a scupper (a drain cover) from a Hunt class mine sweeper, has been cut from a couple of hours on two different machines, to just NINE minutes.

“The new equipment provides the tooling to improve our production efficiencies . Our aim is to create a support complex that provides a blend of capabilities under one roof. This includes a recent move of the hose manufacturing equipment into the Multi Functional Workshop,” he said.

Looking to the future, Mr Cains said planning was underway to ensure they had the right skill set, modern tooling and plant to support the QE Class carriers and Type 26 frigates.

The Multi Functional Workshop has a machine shop facility that supports the Royal Navy’s requirement in machine engineering within Portsmouth Naval Base. The facility has recently been modernised with the purchase of two new Yamazaki Mazak machines.

These machines are simple to programme and combine turning and milling in one operation - in the past you would use two conventional machines to do the same job.

Example of savings the new equipment has enabled:

Order placed by the customer to machine 40 M30 100mm long Hex Head Bolt (Pictured above)

Using traditional equipment and methods this job would have taken 60 hours to deliver. With the new equipment the whole job now takes 6 hours.

Costings: 60 Hours at £24 per hour £1440 6 Hours at £24 per hour £144

Total savings £1296

IMPROVEMENTS // EFFICIENCIES // SAVINGSFeature

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NEW KIT SHAVES HOURS OFF THE JOBInvestment in the future

HUNT COMImproving surface ship support

UNDER the Surface Ship Support Alliance (SSSA) with the DE&S, BAE Systems and Babcock, Class Output Management (COM) changes the way ships are supported through their service careers.

COM is part of the DE&S Maritime Change Programme modernising shipbuilding and support over the next 15 years.

It enables savings and increased levels of ship availability. The programme is being implemented in three phases.

Phase 1 - In October 2009, a team to manage the Hunt Class mine countermeasures vessels (MCMVs) was created in Portsmouth as a proof of concept. A similar team was also formed at Devonport for the T22 Frigates with Babcock.

Phase 2 - Subject to approvals and trade union consultation , COM will be applied to more classes of ships beginning later this year (Type 23 frigates, Landing Platform Helicopter, Landing Platform Dock, and Sandown class mine countermeasure vessels).

Phase 3 - Will include new build warship classes.

Ensuring the Royal Navy’s eight HUNT Class MCMVs are safe, available and capable to meet operational requirements is the responsibility of a specialist team based in Portsmouth Naval Base.

Shoreside speaks to BAE Systems’s Adrian Gilmore, Acting Team Leader for the HUNT COM to find out more details .

What is the HUNT COM?

The HUNT Class Output Management (COM) team is an industry led group of 26 people including engineers, project managers and logisticians drawn from DE&S’ Director Ships, Superintendent Fleet Maintenance, BAE Systems and the Royal Navy. We work as a single team and are responsible for delivering support to the HUNT Class MCMVs - this includes two vessels permanently deployed overseas.

Better planning is at the heart of what we do, along with co-ordination and integration of the multiple organisations that help support and upgrade or update these vessels.

Which ships do you look after?

HMS Atherstone, HMS Brocklesby, HMS Cattistock, HMS Chiddingfold, HMS Ledbury, HMS Hurworth, HMS Middleton and HMS Quorn

What has changed by creating the COM?

The biggest change is that the vessels are now maintained under a Continuous Engineering Support regime. This type of support removes the old distinction between Upkeep (deep maintenance) and Fleet Time support periods, each of which took place under the control of different organisations.

All support periods are now undertaken in Fleet Time and are scheduled on a needs basis with durations tailored to meet the requirements. Opportunities for support are fitted around the ship’s programme, making use of any and every occasion the ship is alongside rather than waiting for designated support periods. This approach has driven

down the delay in providing support, increased financial efficiency and freed up scheduling time for operations.

Were there challenges bringing the team together?

Adrian explained that bringing together a team from several different work cultures may seem fraught with difficulties but in reality was not as difficult as expected. This was mainly down to the professionalism and enthusiasm of the individuals involved – they all wanted to make it work. “The greatest challenge we face is getting people outside the Sail Loft (our home in Portsmouth Naval Base) to understand what the COM is and what we do”.

How can people get involved with the COM?

In addition to changing the way we work, the COM is always looking at ways of improving support and making savings. The team fully appreciate that many of the best ideas for achieving savings stem from the work force working on the vessels and want to encourage anyone who has ideas for making savings to visit the COM and discuss their ideas over a cup of coffee.

Adrian can be contacted on 023 9272 4937. E-mail : Adrian.Gilmore@baesystems.com

At a GlanceSignificant savings made£1.60m savings are forecast, exceeding original target of £1.51m.

Ship availability increased91% ship availability achieved, exceeding the target of 85% with greater confidence of ships meeting their operational commitments

Overdue maintenance reducedOverdue Safety, Environmental, and Operational maintenance reported across the class has been reduced by 80% and continues to improve.

One focal point for the shipsThe COM team are the focal point for budgetary control and also offer a single point of contact for all day to day matters related to class support

Team RecognitionThe HUNT COM received a Silver Award in the Enhancing Customer Performance category at the 2010 BAE Systems Chairman’s Awards ceremony

HMS CHIDDINGFOLD A major activity for the HUNT COM is the planning of HMS Chiddingfold’s Support Period Docking scheduled for later this year.

This is a significant programme of work as the vessel has been overseas for over three years and will be the first of the eight Hunt Class MCMVs to receive a new re-propulsion package. Shoreside will be following the progress of HMS Chiddingfold.

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Queen Elizabeth Class Progress Update

• The two main sections of LB03 have been brought together in

Govan in preparation for the shipping of the first massive hull block by ocean going barge from Glasgow to Rosyth

• Centre Block 03, which is being built at A&P Tyne in the north east will leave the Tyneside facility in the autumn and make its way to Rosyth.

• The five rings that make up the hull section that is being built in Portsmouth are currently being consolidated to create Lower Block 02.

• In May 2011, the first steel for ship two, The Prince of Wales, will ceremonially be cut in Glasgow to mark the start of manufacture of the second aircraft carrier.

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2011 Build Events

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Feature

ALF Turner has spent much of his working life dealing with change.

As Transformation Director at Serco Marine his mission is to improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the business, while at the same time making it ready for growth.

Faced with major changes, with the advent of a single contract with the MOD covering Portsmouth, Devonport and Scotland, Serco Marine had to reduce costs and look for opportunities to expand their business.

“Staying as we were was not an option.

“It’s about spotting opportunities - and working with the customer and our workforce to realise our potential,” he said.

Serco run all the tugs in the harbour that safely deliver and dispatch the Royal Navy ships as they arrive and depart from Portsmouth.

And they carry out tank cleaning on RN vessels too.

Ironically this was one of the areas they

considered out-sourcing when they were looking at ways of saving money.

“But when we took a closer look we realised this was an area of potential growth. Instead of out-sourcing we have invested a further £400,000 in new equipment at both Portsmouth and Devonport.

“And now we are looking at the potential of providing this service to others,” he said.

With the new contract running until 2022, Serco has invested £120m in 29 new tugs that will be in service for the next 30 years or so.

“They represent a major investment for us but they will see us through into the next phase of the Royal Navy and the arrival of the new carriers. Our tugs are some of the most modern vessels of their type in the world,” he said.

“Providing great customer service and support is a given in Serco. At Portsmouth and the other ports we have to achieve +99% delivery in our service contracts – you tell me what other service industry has to achieve that?

It’s about spotting opportunities - and working with the customer and our workforce to realise our potential

Looking to the future, Alf acknowledged the tough decisions that had been made in recent times but said he remained optimistic.

“It will continue to be challenging in the current economic climate. Not to change is no longer an option but we have to do this correctly and be mindful that we work in a hazardous industry where the safety of our staff and customer is paramount.

“We have lost 10 per cent of our Afloat workforce which has been difficult but we were able to avoid compulsory redundancies.

“We have a new management and leadership

team and we are much more commercially focused.

“The MOD and the Royal Navy are going through a lot of change but by working in partnership, we in Serco can support the process with potential opportunities for all.

“I am very optimistic about the future – and while the shape of the industry will continue to change, we at Serco are committed to be a business that is fit enough to go for growth, while also remaining true to our promise of delivering exceptional performance to all our stakeholders,” he said.

Streamlined Serco Marine Seeks Out Opportunities In A Climate Of Change

Damen ADT Tug 2909 Principle dimensionsLength 29.13mBeam 9.98mDepth at sides 4.0mDraught (Max) 4.80m

How much does a tug cost?

Between £3.5m to £5.2m

How long will a tug be in service?

Minimum working life is 15+ years

How many Horsepower does it create?

Ranges from 2000 BHP for an ASD 2009 to 4023 BHP for an ASD 2909.

How many tonnes can it pull?

An ASD 2009 has a capacity of 24 tonnes, while the ASD 2909 can manage 43 tonnes.

How many crew?

Ranges from 3 to 5 people depending on the size of the tug and task.

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My Job BASE PEOPLE //

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What does your job involve?

“It’s pretty wide ranging. In broad terms my job is to look after all the RN Personnel on the Naval Base, except paying them which is done by the Base Logistics Officers Unit Personnel Office in Orion Block. I am in charge of accommodation for all ranks as well as discipline and welfare.

“We have 1,700 beds available so at any one time there will always be lots of people on

the base.

“I am also Wardroom Mess President.”

What was your career path?

“I have commanded two Minesweepers, served overseas and in larger ships including HMS Illustrious. I have MOD and Navy Command HQ experience as well as naval event management - I was Protocol Officer for Trafalgar 2000.

“Unusually I left the Navy for eight years – although I remained in the Royal Navy Reserve and during that time I worked in the hospitality industry and overseas for three years. My time with the Navy and in the wider world has given me the perfect experience for this job.”

What is the best part about your job?

“The most rewarding part is being able to provide a service that meets the needs of those who come to us.

“My last job was at Shrivenham liaising with academia so to come back to the premier Naval Base was great.”

What are the challenges?

“Looking ahead, one of the greatest challenges will be receiving the extra people who will be based in Portsmouth in the coming years as part of the Trafalgar Squadron.

“Our role will be to help Porflot and NCHQ absorb the large volume of people into accommodation, as well as providing training, education and employment as the Naval Base adjusts to the post-SDSR environment.”

When you were growing-up what did you want to be?

“Initially a soldier driving Chieftain tanks across the plains of Germany. But my time in the cadets at school, including sailing camps at Chatham Dockyard and a week embarked in the old Ark Royal soon switched me towards the Royal Navy.”

What does the future hold for you?

“There are a couple of major projects that I am keen to see through. It is my hope to make the HMS Nelson’ Wardroom more inclusive for Team Portsmouth as a whole.

“We want to open the doors and make it as much a Naval Club as a Wardroom for Naval Officers.

“And there is important work to be done on the Britannia Block rebuild starting this October. We are keen to get some ideas on the internal layout and décor to ensure it has a strong Naval community feeling”.

What do you enjoy most about working at PNB?

“The work is really varied and I am lucky enough to be part of a great team.”

What does your job involve?

“I attend meetings and take minutes, book all the travel arrangements and I report to Tony Swatteridge who is Head of Design Services.”

What was your career path?

“I have worked on the Base since 2004 and I started this job in August last year. I moved from Northampton in 2003 as my husband Rob is in the Navy. I used to work at the head office of Granada TV doing everything from debt collecting to banking and office work.”

You are well known for your love of the colour pink – how did that come about?

“My favourite colour is actually lilac but pink is more available. I started to get a few pink things for my desk and it took off from there. It’s a lovely bright colour and it is a great talking point.

“Now people give me things that are pink – I’ve even got a pink hi-vis jacket, hard hat and safety boots. I even get post addressed to the pink lady.

“I used to have a pink keyboard and mouse but they are not compatible with my new computer.

“Away from the office I like to wear pink, everything in my car is pink and I’ve got pink stickers for my new moped.

“I’ve got a pink and cream kitchen and the spare room is pink as well.”

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Chocolate and Caramel Tart with Clotted CreamINGREDIENTS

375g pack shortcrust pastry

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Flour for dusting

250g caramel (canned Carnation caramel is ideal)

100g/Plain chocolate (preferably 70% min cocoa content)

100g White chocolate (grated)

6 tbsp melted butter

2 eggs, plus 3 egg yolks

4 tbsp golden caster sugar

Icing sugar and clotted cream

METHOD AND PRODUCTION

Roll the pastry out on a well floured bench until you have enough to line a 20cm greased flan ring. Once lined, lightly brush the pastry with the vanilla extract, this will add an additional flavour and layer to the tart when eaten. (Leave any overhanging pastry as you will trim this away when the tart is baked). Chill for 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the pastry with greaseproof paper. Fill with baking beans or rice and bake blind for 15-20 minutes, then remove the paper and beans and bake for a further 5-10 minutes more until pale golden. Carefully spread caramel over the base and set aside while you make the filling. Lower oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.

Melt the white and dark chocolates in a bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, then stir in the melted butter. Whisk the eggs, yolks and sugar together with an electric whisk in a large mixing bowl for 10 minutes, until pale and thick enough to leave a trail when the beaters are lifted up. This is called a sabayon. Fold in the melted chocolate with a large metal spoon, then scrape into the tin.

Bake for 20-25 minutes - the surface should be set and puffed but still with a slight wobble. This method of production is very similar to that of a fondant. Cool, then chill for at least 3 hours or overnight, before dusting with icing sugar and serving.

Serve with a nice spoonful of clotted cream and some fresh raspberries. Enjoy CPO Dave Bevington

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