Navy News (2005 Collection)

2005·36.4 MB·English

FIFTY YEARS OF PLAIN ENGLISH

HMS PORTLAND (left) has spent four days
renovating remote school in Sierra Leone.
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See page 18

Special supplement:

100 before
A years
..,
the mast Ganges
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boys
remember
Endufing
freedom:
Channel
Islands
liberation
recafled
1 4- 1 5
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Marines
getting
high
in
the Alps
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lll
c. Frigate
Ice patrol ship HMS Endurance. back
from her Antarctic den|'.,inent. is to carry
the Queen and the puke of Vork out to
review the Fleet .)UC‘ right).
returns
Another st-i4,. home in time for the event
Type 2:, tiigate HMS Marlborough (see
IS
righti. but her sister Duke-class ship. HHS
Argyll.will be the Gulf patrol the from
in on over
(see right).
summer
Argyllat one point workedwitti theUK-led
international task group CTF 150. operat- the Gulf
ing in the Arabian Sea. where Coalition
ships rescued almost 100 capsized retu-
gees {see page 4}.
Type -12 destroyer HMS York will also
l"i'l’l~' _‘i trii:.itu HMS .\t.irlln~r
be far from the Sole-ht when the Fleet lines
up she follows a stint on JMC (now evolv- .i;:i_vh l'l.I\ rutiiriu-if lrum l‘lt.IrlIlltt\'
ing~into Neptune Warrior) before heading ~i:i.uriii |'l‘L'f.tllUl"|'-in 'hc .\f'.tl‘l.lll
(iull.
through the Mediterranean and the Suez
'|‘hc l’iirt~inuutli h.l\L'd \\.ir~hi;‘
Canal on a deployment to the Far East {see
-1}. \\.i~ .I.\\.l_\- lr~i::: he-my ‘.\.IlL‘l’\ tiir
page
iiii~nih~. '~lllI‘l‘lllL!
Amphibiousassault ship HHS Bulwark ~ix Tl}-t!tllI'l’ltlL‘.
has been commissioned into the Fleet (see tut »ii~t*i.i-iu~ truth; r'ituvuriiciit~
page 17l_ and from welcoming a big ship .i:'..t priiii.-ctit'ii.' nil [‘l.IHi‘fl'll\.11 my
H|‘H]lL'{T1L'l'lJ|'fZtlt_'(iLllf
Navy News also noted the departure of a
\Vhilc Aiirkiii: uith Ill.‘
more modest vessel as PortsmouthHarbour
.\iiii \1l~ll’.l]lJ1"l ant!
tug Setter lc-t1 service (see page 17). rit .l."i.
Mia: _\‘l.irlli«-ri-ii;.ili
Talking of big ships. helicopter ;‘-ire Il.l\lC\.
carrier
HMS Ocean has been going through the O The Royal Marines boarding team from HMS Argyllset off on a patrol in theNorthern Gulf ci-rztiiictctl H l‘<~.iri!1rii:~. lhl hi;h~
rigours of operational sea training {see page Picture. LAlPt-GOT‘)Shaiiin Preston i-iplur -i-r'.ic~ and licr small l‘ii.it~
l_‘_‘ p.it:'-ilx
4) while aircraft carrier HMS Illustriousvisit- I I uurc vclil will «in
.\lit '.«.i~;i'i»i-.1--wlilfl\.i'l\_-J
ed London. taking berthoff Greenwich ll‘.
up a
where she welcomed a number of visitors. flit‘ FL"wLl\.'--l l l incr.h.ii'it ~ ‘.llllL'l‘
uh-iw it-«cl. H.i\il.1t.i.
including Defence Minister Dr John m\ \\.I‘
new
rep-ir'.uil bi: -lliklllu.
Reid (see page 26) in
' ['51: !t::.i'.-.-‘~ h-nit ruuiit-it
Anniversaries are very much to the fore sun
‘J‘||l"-hL'1r]l!\ATAIIY “:.\1
this year. and several ships took part In the
ii-i-L 111:1)‘. lxitl: \t.irll\-ir-iiii;!;
events organised to mark the 60th [ii
anniver-
sary of the liberationof the Channel Islands liir l""\! .intl tn \\.iriii up
assault ship HMS Albion. RFA tanker lhu li‘iL'X'i.h.ln‘. ~.t~»wl'~ t.ir;-- -i‘.
—Gold Rover and offshore patrol ships \L'IllL'!)( had slnftul. i_JU‘|lT',.' the
HMS Mersey and HMS Tyne ~hit‘ ‘.ii .tc\'c1i-p .1 ‘-L'Y|I‘ll\ :l\l in
were on
run
station in Jersey. while mine countenneas-
Hui‘ ti-ll.-.L .‘..i'.
iiies vessels HMS Dutverton and HMS ' ii):
[tut .il‘..‘.
Coltosmoro duty Guernsey
were on in ..\
lsee Richard Hargreaves‘ reports on pages
1-1 and 15)
l1tu:il.li'..i
HMS Tyne also managed a first tor the H.\l5 .-\R(iYI.I. has lwcti at the \'.in .in.l ( ii.i~.: (iiiaril [‘.lYfI\l \'c~wi~ ~hippini.' in the fL'L',l«ill.'.hL' lL'l'l'lllll.ll\li-.'
K12“
River-class by undertaking a replenishment sharp L'X‘\i of (hi: I‘]‘C1’:iIlUllin priiicu \\"~irk::ii.' hit .in .‘\U\Il’.l]|.ll‘. in i..ilii.i'h'ictixhirie L:.'l\LlI'lLl\\\l1h.h .i:'.ru.i .II‘.\! .i'.'.
at sea lRASl with RFA tanker Orangaleal Iraqi oil uxpi-rtx. :Li.tl’dil‘i<.: I\\'l| \'it.i] t \‘n]lH\‘ill*fL' t\i.'iii-'.'c.l to he the lir~l m;iii\ tixhiiiu ilh.i\\~ triiiiz ‘lit Shut .-\E 7.1!
isee page -ii }‘l'.ltIIlf'It)\ the X-irilicrn ( iiill '|!’.‘.;' .i:. .\u~ti.ili.iii h.f\ i.ik_-ii .-»inrii.i:ii‘. .-\r.il‘ ‘.\:xi.‘l".§.l'~ t-;i.!'i t2.i\
smhoiOpnldthhear—ll sthhhoeipmsMe,aarraeylloaRwlsoinosgeinvliSstihttooersgneettowasgentthewiIst \i~'.-|g'lir-. «hlvip;~.iiHi.,."\~l.\.'ri.u'\.\i.tiit-ilmiinriiii-i'ii_-;i'i:c'.t.iiHi'-.ll‘l.‘..' -.[liIt.'.i<lI.I'..1\iirl-...l'’l.UH\‘.llt.tL.'lII-.l«ii.t:hl-1u..iIirilTdi:I.titl‘h'.ceLu'nixliLin‘..tlu\ili|i\'.\i'iii-uiri1iti_..iilrid\:\i<i't.-iilii: ti.htlr|.I\lIl~‘_l-‘~h'\ipil-‘t\iZltl~si'r.’'i..iliiLgt‘.iiIt\l‘.iit‘h-'e]‘‘ L'Xf.il-tkrLle‘'.-~f:~l‘.i~.‘l.li:lii\1ii'ii<:if-u3rdHiilil—‘..“i-i
good look at the Tudor warship (see page :12‘? .-T \Lirih .init I‘.i'.Itt«.'i‘. ~lr.ii:hl till-' 1:.i.i: ~;2 l.'f!ttl1t.1l\ iii tli-_~ I iull Ifillt‘. the lrii:.iii.-. liiizi:i:i.:liii ~inui::li-rs
—19n!nwwhcileomthpeiiltaetre-sgteinneoruartesdergiersapohf iccust.arwatahyesr ;ii\:x‘al!'c;'l'\.cit":~.-.uit-‘h .-L(|_‘i\l.\iri.ii:-Y \'l.li.~ii.l\ .iiiil I.'.'t .ii-il-l..-itiai.x:imi-iii thn-.i-iililiiu'3‘.i-i.' il~ll‘.?ir.rli“'l.~lil«nitIl1~iici \t‘--r’ -pitl.ii7tlil‘-~ml ilxzccriiiiz ac-~~cl~ LlL'.lI' .ii" '12»; l‘l. left
than .-iaiid-drawn pictures features HMS "I hr 'li.ii:iiu-1.2.: -
sViiiiTci,iht.-oerrRiy;-io‘,ri_ys«eaiovliiiMCi;ietanhrterienFeorsr:-npcraefpole-enbri)roaftetdhe50Cyiteyaorsf ttlnhi.nk'rtiu~l:ii‘-.iiii\-‘-\CCu.T\l.I.lC'|.~ ’ «.iili‘‘lt\'..-\v..'.«xlh-\_i,ni-l.l'l’.p.iI\‘~....\~iii~;i;_\"\\i'tl...|i\i:«ii!\:t:i_lir‘-:-i1-l‘.; xf[-iiiit-..;i\':.\: l.-iilui..i\lv\i‘"'_..i"~..l ir.irli«'\ :.\i.I.--*itl~l!:l_i2i:riillii)i1\t'lLi.Ii'Hlli\'Lr'!lL"'']t\\h\\'c'T.itx\.l.lliZlct‘~lViIL'l'nll\.ii\ .1t.I1~l1‘r.::.t\l]il‘itL.‘i'c'\r ‘'I\.Il‘''l~llLl.}'L.1' I'.[ E ei- i1lli_t.xhi\ie. .I'\f-c.-it;w\I.p_i-1~'|i';ii~ivii-.Ii1..i-p'it.;lir..teii.lrli\p'~:.iL.tal~'h-rXi.tin.Cni—_Tg\: Rescue craft
Plymouth in a repeat ceremony [see p30)_ .\l‘.1lL'I.ll!‘.. |l.\t.-‘ih !‘t.ir\\:ii .intl ~ix I \ limit and ltL‘lh.U[‘tL'( P'.1'.II|l- nut in then}. iritiixil .'.I\lI‘1‘ iii Ill-‘l’.llL \ :..i'-i'
hut it was not all ceremonials. as a large Chatham’s efforts win in~l.ill;iti«-ri-
I Hi I-llil I ]\|l ;;':iiii.ir::ic
llLll11UC‘l' of Green Bert:-ts headed to south- rL‘\\'-IL‘
l.inl:~ with I-u..il l'«>r¢-.'- .t]\l|
Mn Europe and Exercise Bavarian Fest. a high ilic .ii;ciiJ.i (Ii-\r\'nL'TmL‘i-iliirc \','\~L ..i .'\'Tll \\hi.l:
lllllf‘-W(‘?t‘l\ i']ClVC‘f'lTLlfOUStraining programme royal seal of approval ill‘. Ii: .|{ZH'.}iL'7
.\luh-.immcd I-.iw.id. Hcail «it the Iraqi
in in»? Alps rseo page :':J.
.\'.i\'\, '.'i~itcd :\r_i:_\'|l the X.l\'\'
Type 23 frigate HMS Northumberland til we .ii
ft.'l‘3 l)(‘(.‘l1 acting as a pilot ship for the new '-hlfk. tiiurziiig llii: \ll|;‘ .iiid u.ii_hiiii; i~‘i.i~..1i:''
nil'i.tli(rlifijlilsl.‘Llm-.-a.iintliniLn] gneswtruecctou-rferie—ndalnydanitsi-faoluslo- eTfHfoErtsPrionfcesaoifloWrsailnesthheasapftreanisreiadththoef onPthriencpeenCihnasrulelas has recently visited .‘.\'fI‘i'll|l‘I;'l* - 'i':i-.l\l.-i. . . . '.\l::.l'i l\i..l~c-l‘iI.'il.l:
ing paint on her nuli isee page 9). the Boxing Day tsunami which caused Sri Lanka to see ettorts to restore the .l\l'-.illLL' ;‘r;p.ii'iiii; in '. :-'
Sister lrigaie HMS Portland has been devastation around Asia. country to nomiality. ll\ :.~r 'Itc PT-'lcLllUl\iii 1h-.- nil ll.'FfTllHiIl~ '.-.'l’-l-tl‘.
active off the West African coast. making Prince Charles took time out from Sailors from Chatham were among l‘\\ [‘U‘ii'llllL{out triiiii llltll l‘.l\L’ .ii lhiiii l.Ri t~ ( iiiwr: ‘-ni «-‘.ii:-.-if ‘.*i;'
her presence felt in the community by help- his visit to HMS Chatham to thank the first rescuers on the scene in the Qasr amt <l]‘L'f';l!lll.lltriitti lhc Riwul Flucl \|‘!lU'.l\'.-'7rI'[".’f.l K1: and i\ lniwi:
ing renovate a school in Sierra Leone {see crew for their relief mission along town of Batticaloa. repairing boats .-\uxiIi.ir\ l--r\\.ir.§ it-p.iir \l’i'.]‘ [)ili_'i-mr .ii Ruiitr-: \\. "C.i.' ('i..i~g-in .‘\ll’]‘IlII.
page 18). the devastated southern and eastern and restoring water and power sup- if‘ it lI‘illl‘ilIl‘..!L'\L‘f\.l|~L' tr.-1:: xihi it‘ i rtuiilx In ti-spin‘.
Our Ship of the Month this time is coasts of Sn" Lanka. plies. .-\t ih; rnd «it her tir~'. p.itr-il ;‘cr:<~d .ll1\ \\hi-ri .i: thc \\--rlil.ll l_‘ h-iurx
Sandown-class minehunter HHS Ramsey The heir to the thronespent a night “It was great to meet his Royal thy trii;.iti- \l|‘|‘\.i Jivx-.ii .ii \hu Ilh.i'l‘i H"'l:\.L': -TL"-.'..'i:~ul~iii.iriiii'r- from
(see page 12). aboard the Devonport-based Type Highness,“ said W0 Steve Price. “He lot ihrt-u.l.i\ l‘1’L'.ll-1. .llii"-'»'lH|.' U“. .i »iri.i:i-iil‘|‘.tl
.i
Potential Royal Navy officers of thefuture 22 frigate during his visit to Gallipoli. was clearly impressed by our efforts ~liip'~ ti-iiip.ih'. iii xirczth their legs .m.t l'li.- rL'ltllL'il l.l(-‘i L!Cl~i ht‘! Ilrxl
had a chance to impress not only the mem- where Chatham sailors took part in and was interested in heanng about sunk up ihi: .ii:‘.~.«i\piicri.-iii‘ thi: Middle usti: i-t .ILIlUf1 .ii thc llirei-—\c.irl\
bers of the Admiralty Interview Board. events commemorating the 90"‘ anni- our cIean—up operations and our nor- l€.i~t \\hilc the ~hip ui1Ji;r\vL'nt routine t.'XL'r\.1‘~C Siirhut Riiuil. uhich i.-.ill
but also our own Assistant Editor Richard versary of the ill-fatedAllied landings mal roles on board." upL:r;idc~ and I’L'[".lll’\ tug \[.1gi_-J .i:‘t _\.iuthi.'rn lt.il_\
Hargreaves. who sat in on proceedings (see Trafalgar’s graffiti
page 13).
RFA tanker Wave Knight has continued
the impressive drug—bustlng tradition of the
Wave class by helping detain yacht the
a in spell
could the end
Caribbean which was found to be canying
l83kg of {see back page).
cocaine
Also enioying the warm waters ol the
Caribbean has been Type 42 destroyer
HMS Liverpool. which called in at the vol-
contiycpiesla}’n3dfroigf aMteonHtsMeSrraSt u{steheebralacnkdpage}. .“sl.'l‘i.\l.'\t{l.\-.I'.H..\it-Itti H.\$\ |:.??.i. .-.. lu- rial.-.. -- 1 l.itcr lh i~ '..'.i.'
navi- i:.ir li.i\c it-inc Ihclf’ hi 'i- {!l.i!.'Il.ll!1 .t til: :‘i i.l'u1~i.' ' .:i.il
iiatud more chillyseas as she made her way tradili-iii --l V.i\.il ui.ittii: if. ::iiii.'L.i Likulx ih.i: .:l'\.k
:ii
to the northern Russian city of Murmansk to but the‘. uiultl iw tli. i..»i ‘.ii add .\... ii~i; dc" .i~E. E .l\ p.irr
lwlp hnlmiir the ‘Heroes of the Northern
Convoys ("see back page). .i ~pl.i\h .ii klllllil." ‘hi .L.lH\ lit .1 .:.'i‘.iL'
tiiritict Itrili~li.ii-xi-.i.i.nl '~lllllH.I 'llL'.‘- ;|'1ll|1\\'\.1i
riiiArlnidiosblaaclgkiao.nthteheGtahnegmeesoBf oaynsnigveartshaerrieeds l'hi' I l‘i'.l'l ..ill.'.'. :2; .ii lrclartd iiic l..:l\l iitti :'i'U, ~k.''.‘\! iii‘
at their old stamping ground in Suffolk for a I-1.l.l)J. .ii iii: ~':'r_i:i.c in the (lTL'.il Illa‘ ;\iz .. .\.i« drill. 5".
Centenary Parade to mark 100 years since hiiuritl. the ~lIL‘ -.ii’ Ili-.' iild Nu‘-.ll J--.|>: |r.il.i]i:.ir '- --.' Ht-p.ir::i:t-iii
the training of Boy Seaman rrioved ashore lard i-l H.\l\ .\t.iLi?‘.n.\\l1L’l'L‘nit. \\ l:: ‘.ii:in: .ir- i " ' h--iir» in .~'ll‘.[‘.."L'
at Shotley isee supnlementi. .m.l \\.'\'c'T.ll ~'.rU\ll..lI'L“- iin ihc iciix .ii. \'\\L'!}‘.!.l «.-.~ .i l'i.'\lI|l.lll-‘Z’. ‘.‘iii
.i-it-ii-it ship? lr.il.iie.i."-»
On J more serious note. Richard in t‘.i.l‘.l2l1..!'~ ii: .. cTL"w[ 'i‘.Il.".‘. 3 an ;~.'.'.i.-i.
Hargreaves iHa5ri‘r he been busy this .‘.lKl1i".l.!ll «»rii:iii.ill\ .i Ix‘-i..ii \.i-.. \'l\I[ in I Hi-
.ll\TiIi'll.1i".L'[‘T.lc5l\.L‘~[‘fL'.ttl ind l'hi~ iiit.l.-.'i.il,-_-:-. \\Il
month’ Edi travelled to Iraq to see what hi . .\ r:- i.-..i» 5".
effect th—e Navy is having on the rebuilding t.-rciuii LYk"\l‘ .i1w .ii!-vrii '1' RItl‘ll1\ii i‘|.\ lr.i\'-.-r~. U.\ lirittizz
.
of the country rsee pages 22 and 23i it-.ii it f1i'\‘-'\L‘L'lll“~ili.i: lhi; .'i.i\.=.;i~.-.1 Pt) I. .-.'lll\. l.il\l i--iii‘.--iii. UM
Crew members from HMS Trafalgar with the ship‘: crest at the site of the \“[:1\.’r of flu‘ Niirth .\l|.inii. ~i.ii‘.il Ilt«l.'ll;‘~-‘ll. UM i.uniiv.~Il. U\t
former HMS Malabar in Bermuda iii.ii J1-.lt‘|‘L'.ll' ‘nun zhc .ir.-.i :~ Jun < l."_‘.\."_"'i' mil ll“ \l.iiiil--.1
WM‘l1'.Il(l|'_\’I1l"I>1‘.\.l‘(Auk \Jx\\'Y NFWS. JUNE ZIII5 .1
0 NEW LOOK: WilliamStuart's 1857 painting of the Battle of Trafalgar(above) with William Bishop's clorreacted verssion (top).t
Admii-alile
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[.0572' HMS IMPERIEUSE
SIIBBBII by
IN 1938 Castles Shipbrealung Company ol Millbank London
celebrateda hundred years of business but theirassociation
—
withtheRoyalNavyasshipbuilderswentbacktothelate1 600's.
light relought
AlIIlIiI‘aI'8 By the nineteenth and earty twentieth century they had
moved into the other end of a vessel's working life and be-
come famous tor thebreaking up of theWooden Walls 01 Old
England. transforming the wood salvaged into garden tum»
SIIIIIISB ture and firewood for London's ever growing population.
The company head office in London was lestooned with
salvaged figureheads and other decorative leatures and one
such carving was thatfrom HMS IMPERIEUSE. This was the
fourth vessel of the name in the Royal Navy. the first being
l \l ll -\\lM'\|>u’l~ ‘U’. lrnm captured from the French in 1793. The new vessel would be
.i
lll .itlimr.il\wilt: thcsc d.i_\\ and a 51 gun wooden steam frigate from the "Emerald" Class of
\.ii.ili_~pnii~c Ur lhc ("Vi (’ Hcrl. 0|I BEIIIVEIS 1848. designed by Edye 8- Watts.
-in! not ilixappi-intthis [MP5 Club. Built in Deptford. London she was convened to screw
\tl|'1l|l.ll Sn Junuthnn Hum] was while still on the stocks. being completed and launched on
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Tyne tons Destroyer
in lil'St heads
up
Neptune
lliver-class warrior north then
tanker HAS tar East
I)l‘.STROYliRll.\lSYork due
S:\ll.0RS HMS Tyne have was
in
leave Portsmouth the end of
proved the capabilityof the River to at
May for exercises and deploy-
class by carrying the first RAS :1
out A F.-‘\tVlILIARNaval the Far Iiast.
mvolviiit: the patrol ship. acro- ment to
which has been around The Type -12 warship will first
Tyne hooked with tanker nym
up
RI-‘.»\ 0r:1ngelc:1f for for 60 is be phased head to Scottish waters to take
a manoeuvre years to
in Neptune \V"arrior.].\‘l(‘.0'52
which is commonplace in much combat training part
out as (see left),followed by five months
octhatlhleengseurffaocre tlhlcect.snbtuatll qfuisihteerya moves on to a new level. touring the seas east of Suez.
The ]M(I Joint York will play pivotal role in
patrol ship. name a
.‘\lost ol"l'_vne's time and that Maritime Course do—-es not support of UK defence and diplo-
nf\i\t1.‘r\ .\lerse_v and Severn is close macy policy in the region.
now even come to cov-
In addition maintaining vis-
\]‘t_‘lll acting alone on short hops ering the activities of ships. to a
urotitid liuropcan waters. so there aircraft and land forces under ible presence in the Indian Ocean.
need conduct replenish- as part of the [IKE commitment
l\ no to a the auspices of ].\-l()'l'S. the
the global terrorism.
R.-'\Si. to war on
nicni at sea I. Joint Maritime ()perational HMS York will participate the
lint the .\':1v_v deiiiandcd build- in
Training Staff. inulti-national exercise liersarna
‘\."l' design the ships that if
L‘T\ so ].\l(Zs truly joint. and Lima off the of .\lalaysia
theycould be topped were not coast as
llL'L‘t.'\\:tI'_\‘ up
by tanker the high were not solely maritime, and the UK‘s component of the Five
a on seas. except for specific elements of the Powers DefenceArrangement.
liililw larger tlestrnyers and
whole show. they She will also conduct several
litigates oliicli replenish alongside were not courses.
RI-.r’\ \t.'\\L‘l\, '|_\ne cattic astern of So as JMCs fade away by port visits in countries such as
Cyprus, Singapore, Brunei. China,
(’Tttll§1t.'lL‘.ll'.V\l‘tI1.‘l) trailed licr refuel- theend of theyear. so Nep-
Hong Kong and India.
litii: lllisc for her. tune Warrior takes up the
“We li-.oe 25 crew in total that's mantle and builds on the She will also carry out a lol-
—
.'tl\0tIl the \llL' of :1 R.-‘LS team oti ti success of recent years. low-up visit to Sri Lanka.
l_\pe -l2 tle~.iro_\et." explained It which devastated by
"We movingwiththetimes," was
are
lien Raiisotn. the Boxing Day tsunami.
said Capt liric Fraser, Director of
"Not surprisingly.the replenishing
].\1()TS. 1 Throughout the deployment
iii\ol\ed the whole ship's er)‘
company. “We always ioint organi- HMS York will remain ready for
It \\:1». :1 really good team effort." sation withthewReAreF,abut it is much 0 De. stroyerHMS Yo takes on stores in Portsmo\utho beforesailingfor Neptune Warrior/MC052an immediate tasking at any time in
The replenishment ma- more so now instead of just her subsequent deploymentto theFarEast response to world events.
—
noeuvre was the high point looking at the maritime element, The ship's Operations Officer,
of a week of exercises in- we are now looking at littoral and tcrs and Rapier missile systems. concept, littoral manoeuvres with "It is very much an evolution- Lt Cdr Nigel bee, said: "The
volving Tyne, her younger land operations, which means the That wider invitation extends amphibious units, time-sensitive ary process we are not trying deployment is very much in the
—
sister Mersey and the RFA Army is getting involved." to allied nations the Americans targeting, force protection and to break the mould as JMC has forefront of cvr:rybody‘s mind, but
-
tanker in the Channel oft Capt Fraser said that the new often pitch up with at carrier battle maritime interdiction operations been a great success.We are trying we have to navigate the obstacleof
Plymouth. Neptune Warrior is likely to group, but this year for Neptune (MIOPS), in addition to the tradi- to adapt the course so that it can Neptune \Varrior first.
become framework for Warfior/]M(I 052 then: will, in tionalanti-submarine,anti-surface, accommodate different of “The consolidation train-
'l he of fishery protection :1 sever- ways
nature al complementary exercises and addition to two US Navy destroy- anti-mine and anti-air warfare. doing business," said Capt Fraser. ing based off the West Coast of
ineans ships operate independently. training including he unitsfromTurkeyG, ermany. “We expanding it and “We train ships, aircraft and Scotland is excellent
six months join RF.-\ programmes. crs, an: out an oppor-
sfoort.:'1\ c‘sryquad exercisetw‘ too re-leaanm the pcoamrtsmaonf dtehres Pcoeurirsshee)r. t(hseubumpraartiende athnedNAeutshtrearlliaan,dwsi.thFraainrccrea,ftNcoarwrriaeyr changionfgp.atrrytiicnigpatnotsa.t"tract a wider fgtrgohutinndgtefocrhcensiquiens aadnvdapnrcoecdedwuraers- htuenrity for tbhaesischioppetoratbiounialdl on
ofoperaiing in Natal range recent sea
art .1 group. JMC and targeting and surveil- Ht‘\1S Illustrioustaking the lead. Neptune Warfior will still be that they work togetherin training. and we're looking for-
Replenishing. live gunnery. lire- so can a
ti_L-hting drill. nuclear. biologicaland lance—type exercises. Filling the skies will be around run from the Maritime Operations Naval, air and land task group. ward to demonstrating the area
cheiiiical warftire precautions. and Newcomers will be welcomed 70 aircraft. Centre at Faslanc, where the “One of our key roles is to facili- air defence capabilities of a Type
mnelimg all carried into the fold, such as (2-1 305 from “We are also lookingat new con- “incredibly efficient“ core JMOTS tate the advanced training of ships «I2 destroyer."
by thee.\erctses wunedreer the the RAF, Army electronic war- cepts and doctrines in war-fighting staffof 19 willbeboosted seven-fold and aircraft of the Joint Rapid HMSYorkwill be accompanied
out group eyes
of the l-lag t)ll‘icer Sea 'l'r:1ining's fare specialists and mortar troops, techniques,“ said Capt Fraser. to I40 or 150, mainly augmcntces, Reaction Force so that they are throughout the deployment by
Army Apache and Lynx helicop- “'l‘l1ings like maritime strike at theheight of the programme. ready for operational deployment." RFA tanker BlackRover.
'ureckers' Experts share ideas Ocean put through her
“lt's hard work. but il'.s also good paces
fun because it's break from the
a
norm." said 'l'_vne's Commanding
()ll'icer l.t ('dr Jim Lowthcr.
I Tyne will be honoured with the BOARD and Search experts from boarding operations.
freedom of the Borough of North HMS Raleigh have paid a visit Lt Biggs said: “The visit ena- AMPHIBIOUS assault ship The seven-day exercise an intensive training period was
Tyneside when she heads to the to their counterparts in America bled us to establish a firm bond HMS Ocean has been put tested Royal Marines from 42 two years ago.
north-east thisautumn. ttroaisnese ihtsowpetrhseonUnSel CfoorasbtoGarudainrdg wUSithCoouarsctoGunutaerrdparatsndwipthroinmothtee through her paces during an Commando and 539 Assault But realistic amphibiousexer-
Tl'|L‘ ship is due to spend live days operations. of the Royal Navy's intensive training period off the Squadron. and included a cisessuchasthisareseenas
at Tynemouth. where ceremonies 'I‘hcTorpoint training establish- abnoaarwdaarnendessesarch capabilities." South West coast of the UK. number of simulated raids essential by the Royal Navy to
bestowingthe civic honour upon the ment's Board and SearchTraining Chicoutimi verdict: Accident against land targets including ensure that ships, landing torc-
vessel coincide with Trafalgar 200 — esandaircraftarereadytocarry
Officer, Lt Peter Biggs, and W0 a radar site at RAF Portreath
comniemorations. out operations in support of
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to Admiral ('ollingwood the local traina law enfcoorcuersmeent tino vital repairs were being carried out to a hatch on the Chicoutimi in the cises was Royal Fleet Auxiliary based in Devonport.
'l’r-.1falgarhero in the North—-Fast. teams Atlanticwhen a freak wave sent seawater pouring into the interior. Landing Ship Logistic Sir FOST is responsible for train-
That in turn started an electrical fire hours later in which Lt Chris Galahad. and a tailoredair group ing all Royal Navy and RFA
Saunderswas iniurcd by smoke inhalation;he later died in hospital. (TAG) of six helicopters. ships and submarinesas well as
The former HMS Upholder, one o f four boats sold to Canada, was The last time the 22.000-ton an increasing number of ships
towed back to Faslane after the incident, and later sealiftcd to Halifax, Ocean. technically a helicop- from NATO and non-NATOallied
Nova Scotia, where she is now undergoing repairs. ter carrier. went through such countries.
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AFTERwiltingin thesands again typical RM activity in
not a
of Iraq California's the field. although the personal
or
Mojave desert. and shiv- strengthand motivation needed to
cycle around the obstacles
ering in the of the steer a
snows specially-designed
on :1 course
Nonlvegian Arctic Circle,
with numerous climbs and steep
what betterway to unwind drops equates (so we're told) to
than break with :1 yomp.
a your
mates in Europe? Skiing at .\'ebelhorn and rock
climbing \'iIs .-\u.stria
at in com-
:\ hit -it" siglitsecine. .slunnin).: pleted the varied package. “It
the odd climbing
stencrx, wet looked 'I‘\'. but I
. so easy on was
the \V'tttl1's Cauldron with tec
up wrong." said .\Ine Tennet.
expe-
ks and
I‘l\. L'r.impons. riencing skiing for the I-Irst time.
Une I2 RU_.\.'.lI .\l:irtnes
H1 "\\”Ithpersevcrztnce I picketl it up
htunlnl the Alps for Iixercise
tn enough. I've been
soon in some
lI.i\.iri.m Fest. ;nl\'enttirous
traili- l‘.tnlastii.: places and made
some
int: tor the green berets spread great mates along the way‘ to
weeks. Sig.’ .\lo::
over nine rurilu be honest I can't
imagine :1 more
Jlil.-'~. 1' (.'.-nr:rrt.ur.Io .Il'r1i,'.:..lt'_
exciting life."
'lltL' Zlst century has so far Cpl Russell Becks added: "The
been extretttely detttattding for
Rujrztl .\larines pride themselves
the Royals with operations in
.-\lgh:mistan and Iraq and on being able to operate in any
exer- conditions. from Arctic jungle.
to
around the globe.
uses desert ntountains. To achieve
to
R.\l leaders ileciilctl break
a this. need train all the
we to over
lrom the would be ideal
norm to world maintain skills."
help lltv: riprzt Jr corps and broad- to our
Ifit all like jolly holid:I_\‘
the skill base of 150 seems a
en green for the .\I:trtnes.the1t it has seri-
berets. :1
stile. llavzirittn Fest bolsters
Ire Llxmbing. l1;I_\';Il~‘.ln}{. ski- ous
morale. strengthens bonds.
tuountatn bikini: and rock corps
mtz. widens the knowledge and skills.or
\lIlllI‘IIlQ all lined for the
\\el'r: up
and provides welcome
uvttinmntlos. who xmtrines LI
were aci.otn— break from (lie l'ront—line duties.
motlatetl tn the I!-.t\'arian vi|l;1t:e oi"
ll1nde1.tnt: Siitttltiittun. The exercise was the hrzimchiltl 0 That sinking feeling... A nifty bit
'l'ltt'I‘.l\.knseIla.'lr‘Pfor ll.i\'.iri.m Fest of (Iapt l’;1uI (lellender and (I manouevringin thekayak
ristnt: 3.5l‘tlll1. Set Stan Illoumer wltu promote
\\.ts titotitttnitts to
:id\'i:nturoustr:tintnL' the
l'l.l\lt‘l’sand steep \".lllL‘\s. itt corps. the sL‘L'ltL'l'_\'. ueatlicr and spec-
l\L' \.IllllI‘ll'l)1 .lI'ralIl|_[L‘\I “.\l:tn_\' were under the \\T('nj.: trum of '.lL‘[l\'lIlL‘\ ltave allow-:tl
\\‘.ls on
the |’it/t.iI ('ul.itier .icrm\ the impression that ll was going to us to oller ;In_\'one ;I (l'l;llIL'nL‘.lI1l2
.\‘.:\‘.l’l.ll) lwrtler kt-.o\\n be some form of mi|it:Ir_\' exercise hut L‘l}[l‘}'.Il‘lL'ttnte.‘I‘lit.- ottlv gnu»
in .ti1.ire.i
mu ‘\\'iltlt'slianltlron along the same line .is lllllUl'lI;lltt ustn was that the davs uent loc-
.l‘- training." said (Capt (iellentli.-r. qtitLl:l~.'."
.\l1Itoueli tl)L' R»-\'.=.ls re4.:uI.irl_~.
in-.i.l In \iIF~\.l'» tor .\lL'IlL \L;ll’I.|1'l.‘ "Our ‘.llt't‘l was to expose itovices I l)et.u|s about ltirtlter l{.\l
ri.ti:mit:. ).:\‘llk‘T.|ll\ ILC LIIIHIHIILI is tn adventuro tis tr.nnin-.: to .illo\s .id\entur-»us trauttnt: lrnm (‘apt
not part ol the pm knee, them to L‘.\'[‘L'TlL'll(L' ll tor them- (iL‘lI\'l‘ulL‘T (in 0 '53s‘ K: 5:375 in’ (1
"Ice tlimI~in;.: is an .lL'Il\'lI_\' llt.it selves. B.l\.ll'l£I tn.ide the [ob e.ts\' Set lilo-vritero1t‘ll't'.‘-<'3 I.) ‘I.
\t:~. tcu iimriltcs h.i\'e [‘fL‘\'ltVl.lsI\'
\l":ll..“ cxplaitietl (Z but l'.iul l".irr.
the L"sL'l'\.l'sL‘s'LIIIUI
instructor
"As one person climbs us-
ing ice axes and crampons.
another belays him, etfec-
tively holding his IIIC‘ his
in
hnnris. The trust element
lS
total."

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FRESH from a particularly icy slog through the Scottish Highlands
malros his way up the PItz—
tal Glacierin Austria (Navy News. April 2005). Juliet Company 42 Commando
decided more snow was just what the doctor ordered.
. Around 60 Royals clambered on to a bus for the
18-hour coach journey lrom their base near Plymouth
to Germany's Harz mountains to raise the level of the

company to ‘above average skiers’
Led by instructors Sgts RichieLake, Liam Dowthwaite
and Paul Christiansen and Cpl Cowe. thegreen berets
were quickly separated into four distinct groups
before being put through theirpaces:

I Yes, really I have been to Norway
—
2 I've been on a ciwy ski holiday with my dad
—
3 — I can fit my skis and walk
4 I can‘I even lit into my bindings.
—

Allocated their respective groups, the 42 Cdo
boys trotted off to Branlage ‘Brown Larger‘
or
-
as it was dubbed near Brocken, where they
—
drew a few puzzled looks lrom locals as they
made theirway to the top ol the slope.

Training was split into two five-day sessions,
beginningwiththebasics such side-stepping
as
and herring boning on day one to free practice
runs by theend ol the week.

"An awful lot of tree-dodging occurred and
the term ‘stay as a group‘ changed into sur-
vival ot the fittest." said Cpl Cowe the
as
skiers moved oft-piste on to perfect
powder snow once their skills were up
to scratch.
“In all. we achieved our aims all the
-
novices could control themselves and
ski to the level required for movement in
Arctic conditions.
‘Having this opportunity is very rare.
and J Company should have good
now a
head start for next year's winter deploy-
ment."
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H'H'H'.II(I|'_\'II(’M'5.('0. ilk N.-\\'\' NEWS. JL';\'F Jill.‘
‘Down funnel hiliiwi
BACK in I‘)-H. Bob Horne
zind I homc short i:
were on
leave from Dcvonport Signal]
lit!
School which Bob's mother
suggested he should viist old
Mrs (irci.-nham. local mid-
gt ll
wifc who had brought Bob screws’
and his four htotltcrs into the
up

world.
Hi.‘ IIAMI i.‘h'.tl with Ihi: old
;t ttlcc
I.uI\ who slltQ1L‘\lL'AI hi: ntucl hut
-
l~i--tlicr. .l.iunt_\ nt 0‘
an c\ some
who fI‘.t|>.cd
\|II“I'"L'I\ this out III
.i tlcckultuir ~ututin_u hl!ll'~L‘II in
Iltc i1.itiIcn.
Hit‘ old t‘h.ip pci:t'i.'iI short-
xigtitctllv at Huh and then tuppctl Il.Il"1Il|th,'i"."' u(p.'\Ls'Ic.Itlil:'l\IiLu'k‘.I"H' UIII‘.: “Ih)aud\~I;ii PI"C.\Y‘lIdUtJ‘nII‘IC\.I\i‘Hll‘.l‘L‘ll[hwrill ltatntndsl\lllLn'.n'll'ill1i *i.'L."f§ lii"it.i.:i.l"i‘rt'Ji=l'1'..' "‘<.~-:;‘»'i>Ht tuiin' , 'f(r"iIt‘"alrc'!’t.l
nut "\\h.il I\r.tm'h .in' nut in. ltlUltlCt1I;IY‘vIl.i.sh it could hi: mmc |I'|I:!\‘ \M.‘tt' II‘lt‘\L' Il_\.I\ttiI silip-.. .\y, .-.e- ‘.v :.itPor1::motithHistoric
In» ' xurl til" ~.c\u;i| pL‘I'\L’I'\Il‘II. Hit‘ ‘up screws" -ipcr.itit-ii vi.i'~ ,Dockyard, was fitted with an
".‘su‘,II.'tI~. \lNlIiII ~ii.:tt;t|x_" suit!
"Y;-s. _\cx‘" ~.-ml Ihr IL'\l\ IIIII thy l.I‘.\lllL' of the xcrcu». into .i experinterttai' bronze .96-ton
Huh
Jnttnl}. "Mitt c.in't rig lhc Iilmuix tIi.iniu-I in thy hull to IL'\III-.'L'\IIi|_L! screw propeller. To reduce drag
"\mi.il ~it:n.il~ my Ixltshcr \.III\ hclorv the Iunnc|'x down. \\I1IiL‘ untli.-r \.lII. On the ship when under sail this
I'.i\~." ximppul ihi: slrnpp) nomi- can _\’oti"" SutflI1cuIiIJ.'iunt_\\s.i~ horn in could be lifted out or the water
"You _\ou'ri.-
L'L‘l'l.III.II1, l‘|k'iII'l .i When his rcturncd to Signal I540 umi .lI sun ml) in lhtil. l"4l‘ through an eliptical well in the
Hunting Ioucr. '\Il'lt:hl. Inn
nix School. Intprcgnzthli: Devon irl. vmultl hr .ihout lhc ri_uI1ttin1L‘ for stern.
»sh.it'\ lit: Iiig IllII.*-I fut 'I)uun
ht: in-Iu.'ii it (‘hlcf Yicoman :1 ml ‘Down futltlul. up scrcvv-.‘ M. When ready. the propeller
II|IIlll'I. up utcu ~".’" lhc --It! |.iunt_\'s flag hoist. CrOSS. HFIKIUI. was brought to the dockside.
fitted into a ‘panic’ lifting frame.
hoisted by crane and lowered
into the screw well so that the
tongue in the foremost tour-
nal of the propeller fitted into
the corresponding slot in the
aftermost flange of thepropeller
shaft known as a rheesehead‘
As the Warrior
soon as was
committed to pure sailing, two
evolutions had to be Carried
out simultaneously. To hoist the
propeller. a pair of sheertegs
was rigged to straddle the well 300 men could man the falls to lust above upper deck level
and two double hemp pendants
either side and at ‘hoist away’ A system of chain horsts dnv-
were shackled. one end to the up came the propeller. en through manually operated
lifting frame. the other leading
As the lifting frame rose clear worm and worm-wheel gearing
to the head of the sheertegs
of the water its pawls engaged was invented by a Mr Taplm
and down to the upper deck
in vertical racks within the well ‘Up tunnel down screw’ was
on to a fourfold purchase, its —
until the propeller was right up. carried out in reverse order
hauling part taken forward on when a hand was sent down Warrior also carried -3 spare
either side
the ladder inside the well to propeller blade which could be
The ship then hove to.
was secure the plate locking the fitted in event of damage
and the propeller shaft turned
propeller in position. To pre»
by hand until the propeller was vent the tunnels from interfering The illustrations are taken
exactly vertical to enable the
with wind pressure on the lower from The Immortal Warrior
'cneese coupling‘ to disengage.
sails, the complimentarv evolu- by the late Capt John Wells
I d€‘(‘l~r cleared that
ower was so tion was to lower the tunnels (KennethMason 1987i. Ed
—
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5
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t_o
need be
aves
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seen
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am \IL'\|l|.llI[\l‘IIIIlII\\|l1III‘1I1‘kto cuttfirnt lhzil (i. (‘oupcr (MI'|l| ol II l‘llL‘\'\I was there .tt the \.1l1lL‘ IIIIIC I

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I A Tli.'\il’ORARY home for
the Rainbow Centre in Fareham
TAKING THE theme of Tratal ar 200 to their Force cyclists: theOver theWall Gang assisting made safer for the schi:nic‘s
was
—
hearts. 12 cyclists from 847 Squadron at RNAS children and their families affected by tenninal children when sailors from HMS
Yeoviltonwill be making Nelson proud. disease: the Lydia Cross Fund raising money Excellent grabbed hammers and
—
The team have set out to cycle the 1.350 for a three-year-oldgirl who lost both her legs to nails to put up a wooden fence
miles from HMS Victory in Portsmouth to Point meningitis; Seafarers UK caring for seafarers around the childreit‘s garden and
—
Trafalgarin southern Spain in just two weeks. and theirdependants: and a Spanish Naval char- playground.
Organiser Capt Tim Gray RM said: “This mam- ity based in Cadiz. Since September last the
year
moth Cycle ride promises to be highly challeng- The team will average 150 miles per day. unit, thathelps children with
cere-
ing both physically and mentally and we hope crossing the English Channel. cycling across bral palsy their difficul-
overcome
will raise in excess of £50.000 for our chosen France and the high passes of the Pyrenees and tics. has been temporarilylocated
good causes. Spain before arriving at Point Trafalgar weary in Cams HillSchool and is the
- in
"ll is one way thatB47 NAS I5 trying to help put but triumphant. pl'DCL‘S.\ of raising money for ti new
somethingback into our local community." Anyone wishing to support this long-distance built unit.
purpose
Four charities will benefit from the hard work effort should visit www.iustgiving.comand select The enclosed garden that
means
and the tired legs of the Commando Helicopter the title ‘Herculean Challenge’ the children will be abli: enjoy
to
and playgroup sessions and mealtimes
t.afi:l_\' outside throughout the
sun-
ense shine of the
summer.
I A FOOTBALLmatch between
West Ham United and Coventry
City was sprinkled with a touch
of Naval blue when 12 sailors
abilityfrom RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall
patrolled West Ham's London
sensory
stadium in full uniform and
anned withcollecting buckets to
gather money for the Royal Star
and Garter Home for disabled
ex-Service and
men women.
Three residents from thehome
helped their serving counter-
parts in their collecting duties.
N()W IT‘S a well-kntnvn .*il.'flSL.lli0X'l!~i from crunchy gntvel took sh'.1p«:. Atitztnda Ross of the and in total the generous-
fact people in the hohhly hanihoo, from pebbled school said: “Having been given spirited football fans contributed
among to :i
Navy that Newcastle is circle to {I specially.‘-created .\'a\~.il only ttpprtiitirnatt: nieasurcmcnts £1,156 for the Service home.
anchor. and rough draft of the Organiser PO Jan Lambert
tempting visit, but for :1 very
8 \lC"ith Ll plaque set in pride of design they did a fantastic job of said: “After helping us with the
The Royal Nat)‘ Bi Royal Marines :1 team of six instructors place at the heart of the garden. transposing the ideas and making fundraising activities. the resi-
from HMS Sultan the lure the HMS Sultan Sensory Garden the dream reality." dents moved to the privacy of
:1
of the north—east was cen- 0 In amongst theconcreteandpaving slabs can bespied fin no par- the box and the sheltered bal-
1"! r\ trcd around hard work and ticular order): CPOs Mani Veitch. Paul Lees. Mark Weafherall, Lee cony provided a great view of
Norton, Mick Maloneyand fomierCPO Dave McLeod the match."
Rcgittcrml ('.harit_v No. IUi"iUl‘ good deeds.
5 I'l'Hl-Z I-Z.\'I) i'il’\ll’.'orldWar II
PATRON:HER i\iI.»\]I".‘Tl'\'THE (1l.lF.l".N The six from the .-\ir . lA':l‘i
£?llll'lIl.’1L‘!'l1tlt".l.[|.'tlwith big
liiigiticering School 1)‘.1L‘(.lllllt\' at concert
The RN 81 RM Childrens is a National Charity at HMS Sultan jt1Llt'D.L‘}'L'4.l I at (MjuiliiltdztfroyrdchCaaritthieesdrRaoloyanlSBtariytisti.li
based in Portsmouth.We care for children up cotintry to build :1 xen- Legion, SS.'\l::'\ l"t)rC!:\ Help and
_t:;irdi.-ii for the Northern the Army Benevolent Fund ben-
of and who have served ~.or_\'
men women or are (Ziiuiiticx Scliiiol in I\'i:\vc;i:stlc elitcd from the evening event that
serving in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Tyiic. featured the Fanfare 'lL-uin of the
upon
l{ii_v.-il .\‘lilit:iry School of Music.
An initial call for help from

the Band of the Army Air Corps.
llri;:_iii.il|_v orphanage. Monique B.-neiiian the nortli—c:1st's deaf school l‘l;lt.l
wt up as an
involved rough plan and Pipe .\t:i:or Roger llutli. thi:
in mm .|\\i\I lf'lll(ll'l'l\with I wide or lJLlI'I.'llt.'hiiiith :1 of byn1nLi"n.le\- Surrey .\io7.-irt l’|;1_vcrs and Surrey
urenicnts ten paces
Lnigr of lIl'(‘(l\and .1! times of RN 5.’ Kl“ (‘,liildn:n.s l"itnd paccs. (SPO Mzirk Vt-itch said: Ucczixiimal (Zhoir.

.51 I Tvsyfonl r\\'t'nllL' “‘\li-‘lieti we got there. it was huge! I PEOPLE sitting quietly in
l.tnii|\' Lti\l\.
l'ortsrtiuutli 'l"hcrc with loud». of work to he their offices on Whale Island
t.l.t![1L‘." somewhat surprised when
were
;\pplit.ttiiiii\ he nude
i.'.in .it .my P02 SRN 'l'lieltftllll act to with :1 \\.'lll.:I1)tl a madcap team burst through
lilnc ll hove sccltiiig .t\\i\tancc Telephone:[phone] ‘)=i_$»‘i lust four duy~. later lllc .~.i;liiiolclii|- their doorways demanding pen-
dreii could e.\‘plore ll ~.cn~.or_v gar ance for a lack of red on their
t.ui tont.1i.t llic tilliu:Lllfctl for .in liaxz 023 9267' "574 den. full ofdilfcrcnl textures and clothing only Naval doctors
—
.tpplit.1tioIt forthr- l-Qiiuil: rnuliililr-.-iil-Il1l(IIl'll'lCL'I.t'()I'll would have been safe. Tolls col-
lected added up to an additional
$3754.06 for the RN's Red Nose
Day efforts.

I A BUSY day ofbag packing
In :1
for
north PortsmouthASl).»\ by
store
cares
Regulating trztinccs netted £1,000
for service charity the R.\' and RM
Claire
Children's Fund.
A of 12 from Initial
team
Regulating Qualifying Course l‘)
'l'l-ll-I HARD work of the ship's filled people's shopping bags
at
company of H315 Albion has top speed to collect such :1 large
produced [l.OI)0 for the Claire amount of money in the short
House Hospice in (lhester. The time of six hours.
charity terminallyill chil- Organiser RPO Dztvid l‘Iowi:
supports
dren and ltas need for lhc said: “Thi: R.\' Regulating School
urgent
funds as it begins it programme of at HMS Iixccllcnt choose :1 local
rebuildingto provide an extra four charity every year to sponsor.
-.’__. beds. Because of the things that
w-i1t;h‘ ‘ we
I The HMS Sultan Sensory Garden. complete plaque (Idr Jim IJl'1l.'.‘a. the assault ship's come across in our evi:ryd:iybusi-
aMnchora. asrwaell a_s tetxthuredopanving andground work l.oi.:l.~.tic\ Officer, .\illt.l2 "\'k"i: have ness, this scented ti very worth-
Pedal for Pickle xirong links with (Ihcstur whilc charity for the Regulating:
as our
affiliated city. but (Iluiru i‘lllLl'«C Stliiiiil to stlpporl."
has special pl'.lct- lii-.i.'l~ I BEFORE this year's annual
ANYONE in the Navy look- :1 in our
inspires
ing to help maritime charity for the fantastic work lltcy do. pilgrimage to Lourdes, a group
a
should consider taking part in “'l'lteship's ti-:::_:‘-.i::j. ii.1vc lilt- of special needs children from
the Pickle Challenge. pedalling ctl w-:ig,lit-, held letcs and roared dependant Service families was
runners
from Falmouth to London on 8Cl"tv\~. Florida on motorbikes to welcomed to FINAS Culdrose.
behalfof Seafarers UK (fonnerly Tltlht: the iiion::_v, and it is marvel- The visit is an essential part
.-Vilil)-I 5. WT) Dave Scholcy ofg KGFSJ. The nomtal entry fee lous. to see it go to a good ctttise.“ of the run-up to the pilgrimage.
the (Iomms \ll’arfare'l'r-ainingUnit of 2100 has been waived for Linksbetweenhospice and organised by the HCPT (The
war-
decided it was time to do some- Royal Navy teams. with a trophy ship will be further 5ll'L'l'1_t!Tl'lL'7lL'tl Pilgrimage Trust), as it allows
thingt'or those less fortunate than promised to whichever RN team in late spring when 3 lL’:tlIl from the helpers and children to meet
himself. raises the highest amount of theship will be donnlritz gardening each other and have a fun day
So he set himself the tough task sponsorship. Find out more on gloves and \\"i.-ll;ii;_-ii.iii boots for out prior to their journey to the
to tackle his first marathon,com- www.seafarers-ulcorglpidde. horticulture “oil; in the garden}. French sacred site.
pleting the lxindon marathonthis BRNC takes to the dancefloor This year. a 'lively' Mass
year, to misc more than £l,|Ut) was held in St Augustine‘s RC
for Seafarers UK. chapel at RNAS Yeoviltonbefore
Pounding the p'.1vv:mt:nt for A CHlEliRl"Ul. chatter over :1 gin support one of the bi5.‘.[.'.t.'\t uholt: the group visited the Warren!
five day; a week throut.'.liout his and tonic turned out to be the college charity events at lll{NC in Officers‘ and Senior Hates‘ Mess
tntitiiiig regime, Dave netted the start of somethingbigat Britannia recent years, netting over £1,500 for lunch. followed by a tour of
respectable time of 4 hours 22 Roytil .\T:1val College. for the college's iioiiiinated chari- the FleetAir Arm Museum.
minutes. As the nation went wildover the ties. I'lVl-'0'l'l-ZA.\4Sfrom HMS Bul-
Naval mun Peter Chilcott also cntcriainment of BBC's Strictly True to 'l'\’ form, the judges’ wark looking for Naval chal-
are
pushed himself to thelimit to raise (Ionic Dancing, the notion was comment-<. won cheers and brick- lengers at the Duke of Somerset
money for hiiacrnillan Cancer born that perhaps they could do bats from their attending audi- CharityGolfDayonjunc 14. Keen
Relief. the right tlicre. golfers competing Bigbury
same ence. are at
Peter said: “Ciimpleting the In short shrift. nine couples ‘Winners MAA Ian Gfilt and on Sea to raise money for Bid-
coursc and all thetraining involved had donned their dancing pumps UP0 Administmtor Rachel Airlie well Brook Special Needs School
before the event \.v:t.~‘.n't easy but and were ready to rhumba to the displayed an unexpected talent, in Dartington. Entry for teams of
it made that bit easier know- melodious of the RM Band and theiraudiencein the three players is [90 including golf
was tunes won over
ing that every step was helping at Dartmouth. guise of John '1':-.ivult:t and Olivia fees and buffet. ContactVal Shear-
Macmillan.“ Over -100 people turned Newton-John. 01803 862252.
out to er on
UK
'.i ii. 2-. Iiiil ‘i Ni ii. V i 1’ \\\\\I\\\ H \l _‘(iii‘-
‘Greenest ship’
shows
on
HMS NORTHUMBERLAND
i-z Ii.-atlirig the way for the
Navy as pilot ship for the
Ratinqs
it--w niani1in_c;striiC-
tiiw which forms part of
a
rim Navy Board Personal
iihangie Prograninie.
shiny
The progiarnine hirrzilds new
liI'.lllL ties and career paths for a
ttii- W.'irfari- Department and
friiiiiic-i-is end will provide the
.iiiri»i't mix of skill sets {ind
iiiiriitiiirs ri‘-qiiired for l0n‘iiir-
Royal Navy.
niw n
Althriiiqh the new structure
.-.-iii not be implemented bottom
across
tli.- Royal Navy until late 2006.
Niirthurnherlandhas 'rebadqecl‘
iii-r Ships Company to estab-
'i-.ti and prove the new working
[>i.I« l|[‘.('S {Hid iUUiIt'lC‘S
Tlw t).'IEi(]f'S play
new an
iiiiiiciitiint part in building the
"ll!()§§ of "VP newly established
W.irt;irr- branches and show
iiii- iiiiilti—facetted nature of
the Er'l(]|l1(.‘0fIllg Technicians
pi‘-ti-nti.i|
(I.'Il'(.'t.‘l
Atilii Seariiari i'Communic-
.ititinsaiidlnformatiortSystems]
Jimmy Sc.-we‘-ll isecond from left
picture) said: "I really
ll our
Di
iii-in the badge. These set
new are
irnrioitaiittiinesfortheNavyand
tli.- tizidiie ri;-presents the inte- O BADGED UP: Displaying their new identities on board HMS Northimiberlanoare rL—R) A8 (Warfare
:ir.il '(|lt‘ that Coinrnuiiicatioiis Specialist) Claire Green. AB (COn1I1lllr)I(‘(l{IONS and Information 5ystems Specialist) Jimmy Scwell.
iiiil liiliirrnntion Systems play Engineerrng Technician {Marine Erigirieeririgi Rot) Cozeris AB rSeam.iri Specialisti Craig Taylor
and
lllfllilllti Engineeririg Technician {Weapon Engineer) ‘Gorge i'.,t.'isur- .
" .1 Ill(ill('Hl Vi/.I|' envi-
'-'iiiitIi.‘lll I
The pilot will pave the .-.-.iy role in the F|eet's future." ity of the work. Cdr O'Flaherty explained: "In badges
iii the eventual phasing out of The Duke Class Type 23 frig- Large sections of the deck days gone by a ship's company
iiiiimitoi Mechanics, Artificers ate has iust been ceremonially have been replaced and her would all ]0Il‘| a ship on the
and Mariric Eiigineeriiiq reclaimed from the builders as accommodation area has same day we had the unique
Mi-i:l\..iiiii_:S her year long refit in Scotland been rebuilt. Her electrical and opportunity—. as a team. to rec-
Th».-sv will be replaced by draws to a close. mechanical systems have also reate the sense ol pride and
llllrft’ new Warfare branch The work. carried out by been overhauled camaraderie a sailor has when
‘.lIi'(|(Ill‘»(liIC)HS (Si-amanship. Babcocks Rosyth Dockyard in While this was being carried ioining his new ship."
W.irl‘.iri- and Coiiirniiiiii;.i:ii;n Fife. has seen the ship painted out. her crew were moved into During the refit a new type of
ll‘-l |nfiirrn.'ilion SVSlCl1'lS| and with environmentally friendly the nearby barracks of HMS ‘:1l‘li'KJOl|Shll'l(.]_ environmentally
‘..'ii- E,riiiiiii'-eiiiiq T('Clil1lC|.il'l paint - she calls herself "the Caledonia in Rosyth. friendly anti-fouling paint was
.-.itli :'.lfl't'7 patlis ll‘. Mariiie :ir Royal Navy's greenest ship" Sailors on board are now LlE~'.(.'(i on her hull. which will help growth from l)OCOl'11|ilQ estab- and she was orrqinally built
.‘.i'i .ii~:ie: EH\ll|'lt‘(‘l'll7(I but that has nothing to do with working to get everythiiiq ready l-iei‘-p lit’! smooth and clean for lished.A clean hull requires less by Swan Hunter 1992. Her
in
i‘.i=inrn.inilii1i1 Officer Lt Cifr her colour' for her post-riilit trip to sea the iii-xt llVt' years power to move it through the improvements include the lat-
. .’‘li‘i () Flgiiii-rty said "Tm- Slit» has also hail state-ob later this surnmer Until now. anti-toulinq Coili- \.'l.'.'Iif‘l. '.-mich will lead to con- est low freoiiency Sonar 2087
‘.ll|['i .~_. t]('.Htl\t'| hi’-rself tit) ‘tit the-art weapons and sensors They have also taken over inos have relied upon their sideral>li.- fuel savings and weapons such as the innit-
'.*i-- iimlli-riui~s that lie ahead. fitted. lire-lighting and security and inherent toxicity to deter organ- The new anti—fouIing. which itied and improved 5.5in qun.
;'lt\\.'|'lk}iii-w whole ship .15 wi‘-ll It has been a while since safety responsibilities from isms from attachingthemselves was originally developed by the Following :1 period oi inten-
.l‘. rli-p.irtiiiiirit.'il rimriaoiiiiisiiit most of her 140 crew were Babcock Engineering Services to the hull. The new. non—toxic yacht racing industry. is also sive trials of her new and
l=r.ii,tii i-H onboard because much of the Watching the ship's compa- anti—fouling paint has a shiny. less harmful to the environ- overhauled systems. she will
Tlii~ ti-air‘. .irt- loiikinti fur- ship has been rendered unin- ny move into their newly spar- smoothfinish and is sell-polistv ment HMS Northuniberland is rejoin the front-line Fleet in the
.-..iiri to [)l.'l\,'Ill(]xi fundamental habitablelhrou(;hOut the manor- kling messdeclis and cabins. Lt inri. ilit'Yl"l?Y preventino marine :1 Type 23 Duke class frigate autumn.

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above and
Model example Mayoral
visit
lrom Albion lor Ark Royal
N rm-.iAL_\' ll lb SUIDS which beyond l.lil"“ \l.i\.i- \\.l‘- £l\'.'ll .i:.
receive grits lrom their atfiliateo the cxtcri-zw tour or inc ship ill‘-
towns.
But HMS Albion reversed norm L'll\’ li.t's niirttircd tor six tlccadcs
wlicn hc \-'l\llL‘t.l Portsiiiouth.
the trend when sailors visited
.-\rl-t l{o_v.il her
in various
Chester.
liycs l'l.l\ lwcctt supportcd hy thc
The assault ship already
new Yorksltirc indusiritil piiwcrliousc
has strong bonds with the
thc l'l-ills.
since
historic city and decided to
'l'licprcscnt .-\rk. lllllI1l‘lI.'l’lit-c,
cement them further by
Cf":'i- is ‘wound down‘ in Porisriiouili
missioning a model to present in pcriod oicxtcnd-.-d readiness:
u
to citytolk. .\hc's due hcud Rosytli
to to ncxl
Not of Albion herself. but ONE of the highest
for hcforv: rcsuniirig
a ri:\';imp
HMS Chester, WW1 cruiser
a awards for bravery in the from-linc duties.
which was the first warship to But that cxtcndcd rcadincss
search-and-rescue
be afiiiiated with the city. com-
docs llli: of lllt:
The Great War cruiser dis- munity has been earned not nican \‘t:lcl’:ltl
lmq catnpuign is 3;lllill’—li.‘5s.
tinguished herself at Jutland. by LACMN Darren Jones Cllr (Christopherlownlcymadc-
where she is best known for the for selfless action to save the 2S0—niilc trip from Lccds to
actionsof John Comwell who
spcnd thrcc hours touring the
submariners aboard the
earned the VC for his bravery at ll.it-top. trorn sitting in thc (I()'s
his gun position, despite being stricken Canadian boat chair the: hridizi: inspcciiiig
on to
mortally wounded. HMCS Chicoutimi. .-\rl:'shugc turhincs thc
gas in
Albion'sCO Capt Keith
cngiiir:
'l'hc tirc ;iho-.ird ihi: lnrltlcr room.
Winstanley commissioned
llritisli L'plioldcr-cla.ss dicscl sub- "'l'l"icship's company cniirycd
experienced modeller Eric Dyke
marim: drcw worldwidi: media chatting with the inriyor and grit-c
to recreate the Dreadnought-
warship in miniature. uttcnlion l.‘I\‘l Uctohcr: nnc olliccr him an idca of thc mLin_\' and
era dicd rcsult oi‘ injurics yaricd rolcs they carry out." said
The replica was presented to ttiincdits atlic suhiiiririnc condsuucst-- weapon cnginccr otliccr I.t (Ihris
Chester's Lord and Lady Mayor as
Slurp.
ctl trials lililnauticalI1‘ltlt.‘\ south-
during a recent visit to the \\'t.'?~l (ll. l)iinL‘)!'—ll. “Tlic ship has zilwayshad Ll
north west.
l.css well known until is strong atliliutionwith lxcds and
Albion has anothertie with now
tlic ti-lc playi.'d by Rcsciic 177. meeting thi:pruscnt mayor has
the old A clock from
the shipc,rwuihseicrh. commis- a S.-'\R lliglit from HMS (ianncl O A video grab of LACMN Darren Jones at the winch hclpcd to kccp lhosc tics goin_L:."
sioned by the ciwtyams ore than at l'I'L'\l\\‘lt,‘k. and in particular over Chicoutimilast Octoberand (right) Lt ‘Jalre' Wilkin- Men of steel
nine decades ago. is on display l.-'\(I.\l.\I ]oiii:.\. in rcscuing thrcc son and colleagues tend to a wounded climber in the
casualties from the stihnnirinc in Himalayas
aboard the landing assault ship. city IOQBIIIBI‘
itxtrcmclychallcnizingconditions.
anil Albion's
'l'lio.si:actions carried the lc'.id- and subsequently Cnll‘.l[‘\L'\l prcvcniisd {urthcr t".iiiil-
in_c liand thc Billy Dc-iicon SAR unconscious. tries" in (Iliicoutinii.
Mark keeps t.h\iecmDuurliic;ilLoTofrnoldipdohinnyh.lausprtrgcmlstocanntttchiti.lcuhry- tlihiiecTidhreswhsiiupthnhimuatascrsiinwscto-r.uisnlcd.sci._ntfc:onc:rdillcwtdohthicInah.-t cDde‘lailncicoiniticriwn-pilioolirysycisohi-".ri:wwi\';ciinrrd_c-\h' m.s;ai\'ncdlltilhlyi: lltc'li'rlii.s-utlliliiIitt1iiYl 1zli;t1tclntLti'pLt't'\whlirconkc-.1 fouill-" Stiml-IeRi\n'I.‘.\\''(:i}vi-o.iglcuairlciccrrsfowr hthicr:hfirst
winning ctnUunit(y‘lii.n'tol1cr-lIlltll.l{i:sctic l'i'7 l.-\(I.\lN joncs itnincdiatcly vol- lives or lcn crcw rm-rnhcrs of thc low Brit hrokt: his leg on the slrctch back in ihc l‘l.H'ils.are
on called iissist Chicoutinii untccr-:d despite the risk to hitti- ll!Cl'L'll;Itlllll;li'i(‘arc-cn Lily oil" the North l{ii_‘l;:t:. Slicilicldhrothcrs Andy and
wiis to 'lliv.- ctittimillcd thum- .-\riiony\\"i|kin~.on.
uhicii wallowing without scli in the iraiisicr to llll.‘ tin. Shciltind lsl.inds I1"l ltllli‘. [Clint
was 'l1i;ittrzinslcr carried A l1lL‘l1U;ll in;iii:ii:r:d .~cl\'c\ to rcscuini: thc stricken it \\‘;I\ .-\ndy's tlccds in ihc
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llircc iinics. for winch tr'.in.sl}.'r and with of gyitinaslic dcxlcrity .ind situ- .i 5;\R hclicoptcr \\".ls the only ilic ridge to thc advanced hasc the RX in 1930.
Wcll. lor Cpl Mark (‘.osiciii;i at ..l ational awareness" solution. camp. Sixtccn _\'i:;ir.s on. l’()(.-\l:_.‘\i)
ihi: hour unzihlc in-.iini;iin her
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li;ls .ilrc;i.lv picked up ;_fT5il and suhitiucroiititcimrsu. nications (‘.hicoutiini's tin to treat lhc sub- drowned as his colli.-;iguc.s prc- driippctl In -2ll‘(:. arc tinallytogether at R.\'.-\S
L,l.UIlU lrorn thc iiind in prcvious In spite of all these difficul- ni-.irincr. tli-: winchmzin dccidcd parcd to winch him to 2-afciy. ln good conditions. the rcscuc Ycovillon.
draws. hut rcccnlly took thc top nus. two oi‘ thrci: casiialtics wcri: an immcdiatc rcscuc was nccdcd. I Anotherlilusavu-rl'L‘L‘UgI'll\L'tlfor sntirisasiti:ohntl'wonoIu.'l:dirdh.aBvcuthcicnntrhccladtivacrkly, in Hcoontliililicuivinc sthi:re\'rM:didthdcleirlciaosutnl try
pr‘iH/citosi‘ iLim:1c.lllllll'lc Royal proini.si:.s sKuicncgcsussl'uinllg_\'thelilltici—dlini:n: btoy 1t.h-e\(ZS.\ul.n\' ml_crU\d(nIic.c\tcliNl hajasosciiikcststiinticccotnliciinuStcchaictl gKiviningg. poel r:1sonisnioaLultns‘ttJaic-i.riiiiktfcic‘.'\lcl'h\"bLilu‘kl'tilli1io~'n...olli'rhlti.hcerhidi_gi:cli wanitdhtshncocwlimhlhticsricsdinincrtocatshincgirlyfascuefs- .(-i\unIilo'\n\"y'.hira,:s\n;di _n\i'v.f-odralpfcoarcichkccfcirpsitiig
to spcntl thc p.iyoiit scnsihly. llc'-.i Jones. operating the winch. to L'Ll.\l.J- .sc;is fering from the effects oftlic Luld, duties during the tanker
the knot with i'i;in»:-.-s: l.S'l'l) But the third casualty :lll_\'. until l‘lL' was hzindcd uvcr to ln .\l:iy 2003. the officcr wars in
tying as was I‘i‘it:L.llI;;]l\lJllLA!Sllgil:\CL'ILlL'l1l;lnLl «crying with ihc (Iornmando it was another iiiattcr cntircly. thc region in thc niid—lUHils.
S-.it;ili R.:i\\'\Un in St Lucia :i pri.-paring to hc rescued. he sud- l-Iini:r_i:i:iicyllospiuil, llclicoptcr l-'orcc Ycrwilton .'\t .1 critical momcnt when the “'l'lii:rc‘sno problem uith
r\'.c'.l\Jlp\lcLi'istiht'ccltRliciosyra:fld;iii_dl\-isii"ifts isi“pirclttyilpdcronfmlypitslhyoitoakltcnhisoFuhteaoJdf. tIhHeBe stwro aps pcTr.h\oen.ailwbarradv'sercyomanmditpterci:s.c<.n;iyc.scthoei il\\w:ia1sllllpf'alLrt'llolLfs‘u;imsmi.‘ii—t.iIostfroRnogngit-htiumk arcrsocuuncdrs twhcercstsrwetacphpeirn.gthpeosistinoonws tohnccmxtsrccrmvicnlgy wtogcil.l~aihncdr pltahyegyrgilel‘t
‘J1 mind shown by the :ll|’Cl‘t.‘\\‘l'll;ltl (ilucicrin tlic IlitttLil;iy;is. anchor gayr: way. 'l'hc wholc party tiigcthcr regularly,"said mum
hcgzin slide down tho: Diane.
to moun-
tainside rind would have fallen “\\I'i:arc cxtrcmcly proud of
2.tli‘lil had it hccn for both ofthv.-m.Thi:Royal .\';ivy
ms.-trc.-s not
thc rapid actions of Lt \V'ilkin.son has givcn them so many oppor-
iliiiieil who thrust his ics: axe into the: tunitics."
rubies glacicrto halt the slidc. PM to recognise
'l1ic inuniigcd rcacli
tcutii to
initial has: camp. then continued lorces lilesaiiers
thcir i_li:sci:nt lhc ;Iu.l\.':inccdhtisc
to
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lltc Ro_\'.il llunt:it'i-: S-icicty hc rcwardcd for thcir deeds hy
without thc .iction.~ of Lt thc l'rimc .\linisicr.
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rcscuc I‘l‘lls- peo-
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