FIFTY YEARS OF PLAIN ENGLISH HMS PORTLAND (left) has spent four days renovating remote school in Sierra Leone. a See page 18 Special supplement: 100 before A years .., the mast Ganges - boys remember Endufing freedom: Channel Islands liberation recafled 1 4- 1 5 p - Marines getting high in the Alps p5 _ HMS VICTORY CUTAWAY INSIDE \‘.\\"i' .\'l-\\'.\L.ll'_\'l-i _‘i'i"\ H/J E1"i'-'."i'.'.'. 7hl'i'_\.'Nt."E.'.‘.5.CU. Royal role for ice patrol ship It I-' l’.-\I Rtll. ~hip H.\t.\ titttfuran in itiuku hcr \'x~iNc in the l\_\ \\.t\'lL"~~-l lZ'iillll'.ll‘i\'l.‘ruturnx from .i parttgii during hut refit l.i~1 \'L‘.If. zn p.1rtt.ul.ii '.\.i~ iliic h.it'~' Triini licr .iiiiiu;il ' .i_\- .\f1f;lfLIlr.';l.will prm: luxl .l'~ L‘”L’i.ll‘-L’ l.lTl'. \‘.I!'lL'd and bust ilcpliixtitciit in tic“ Ckhll \4itlf'lilL‘l‘\ .in.l .ii". iipizrutl.-it iii».-i:i .I\ .'\.r.- \ -. 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( .f]"| \\hlLh x\‘l1\1u\!L-\! ln~;‘cutiiin-tinder the -.',cr -il lUl1Ttlll'.I .u.'rui.iii.l in i:.i'.u~ .iti--: mRtThHooeyEnaeRtlnhENdaasiosvfythptaholeniusndgtmoyhvtosoenfrttsuhaerncawtshitvowicitathyhrsetwohifileplrssestpeiivnoeivrttimoelsvathenaidyst \.ll)-'L'i\'il‘d;\:\Lu{'r|.'ii.in.!''ii'c-I:..'.l\.1l.t.I.hI1w.cl.".li1tXhlikn'Li;Itihhr.ile‘\t.i‘ thc Seas Portsmouth Naval B‘ Hit ‘iltl;‘ s bright it-if hull. Atk"l‘L'.!I'\'t‘. :ii'.'-ilwtlll‘. :1 : ‘-\.‘. ' \'i**.\ «Linux L'_;.1l',‘!‘.lUl1[ in~'..ilh-if ll'l l'i~r‘ l.iiiil.'.'.l.ili'.l'l«irii1.i 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.'.ir¢-.'- .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 : |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 8 [.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 t1lJL’ In .iilillc\~lhc dill‘at IhL'lY the 15th September 1352 as one of the first generation ol (lfL'.Il('l1.iw llinnt-i nn hinirtl British steam warships. HHS Vitliiry. .il Pnilutliitillt Records show thatthe figurehead was carved by a mem- llul .il the clcwnlh hour he vials. berof the famous Hellyertamilyof ship carvers workingfrom xtnivl-t ilimn,nut h_\ it snipcfa hul- a number of workshops in the London area throughout the lcl [him up in lhc rigging but by .in nineteenthcentury. In 1851 theysent in a quoted price of just L‘l|\l.lH\ i-iu~tr.iIiiigdu.~.c of serious 220. thiswas arxepted and thecarving was duly transported iiiiiiim Iruuhli.-. The young Bill Bishop gazed at theVictorian the Battle ot Tratalgarona numberof occasions, to the Dockyard at Depttord.‘ hltntcr \£hlK|“l'i|Chl'Ylath painting of the Battle of Trafalgarthat hung anditbecarneclearthatthestuartpainting Onthe18thMarch,1B5-tshedepartiadspitheadtoheadthe ll.nid ti-uh .i quick link at his his grandfather'swall and imaginedthe —althougl’isturining—washiaoricallyinaocurate. Baltic and towards the end of May. together with \|c|snn'sliimuus pursuit upon Soastt'ieannlversaryotTrefaIgarappi-cached, HMS DRAGON and HMS MAGICIENNE, she helped in the o||fi_tl[hce\ ol'nrt,‘llL'h and Spanish llccts action as the great sea battle took place. Bil‘rtwas‘ to‘ hisown'of ottheflussian ' ' "Gal|iotAntoine". receiving this .-\tl.inlic (MS page 3|) Decades later, as theprofessional artist Vlfiltiam thisfamilytreasure. prizemorie-yforalIthecrew.$heretumedtohornewaters AL ma Bishophehasre—createdthesr:ene.uslnghis .nul sun] \li-: vuiultl have :1 Ntnh :11 ll Inhonourotth-ebiceritenmyalirnitedrunol in 1856 to proceed immediatety with the Hying Squadron in lIl\ pl.icc detailed of the sea and the battle. 200prlntsisavai|abtetopu'chase.with§250oIthe timetorthegeatF|eetReviewonthe23rdApril. |I'l Hcr pcrfnrnnincc dcliglilcil The painted by renowned rna1'ti'n'ieart- £295prioetaggoingto themaritirnecha'- From1w0,servirigasFlagShipontheEastIndiesand lhu Iiillhctx and .‘\lJl'Illl'.||Build ist lhfilliamStuart of Stepney in 1857. was present- ity. scatters UK'(fOflT|9dyKGFS). 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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 — ggttittiigit 5 ti :3 t_o need be aves be believed to seen I HI -\I ) lI1t' lcttt-i tinin ( S. (oopcr ‘Wits Argunziut hit by l‘1ti|)t-un:imi'."(.-\pril t\\llL‘IVc’III'trt-li~.h and «Iii.-yin.-d 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 Ilic rr.iwit'.' I lL'l'llL'fllIK'IcIc.irI_\ mutt .i vmxc hut could "Veteran" defines who has served in the Regular Reserve anyone or tct1u'lt1I\i.‘r \-ihtch ship vihcrc lll1IlI I read (In: Iuwcr on or It'llL‘l Forces whether for 2 or 25 years no matter what your age. 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I shrill rcmiiiu that WSIVC story with fL‘IIL'\AL'd vigour. keeping negotiate discounts on products and services upon my person that Icttcr to suhst:inti.itcwhat cannot ha: that benefitcardholders. Deals which give real dcllicd. I counted thc numhcr of IIl'T1L‘§ Ihl.‘ ship 'I\ounci.-LI‘ as she valuebycuttingholidaycostsbyupto50%and trll into the trough. Ix-i:;iu.~c rumour had it she would hrcak save familiesof tour over £18 at Alton Towers. ht-I hark Ihl.‘ third fourth. Any truth in this‘? ()r on or was that ItL'llI|lIU\I!~ grip on my life Juckct all for nztughti’ P. Currie. ('o\'cnIry - For ‘information visit website call 01473 652661. Alternatively wnteto more our or British Veterans. FREEPOST NAT15489,Ipswich IP7 5BR. FLASHBACK: in October 1982 we carried a dra- matrc photo of a ‘wallof granite’ wave bearingdown on www.britishveterans.co.uk HMS Apollo. Waves up to 60ft high causedcracksin the Leander-Class frigate which spilledwater into the Naafi ‘completelyreflavourtng the Mars bars’ .5 .\',\\"i'.\'l-I\i\'S. Jl i.\’Ii Elli.‘ Mk H‘l‘.'H'.Il(1l’_\'I3€ W3‘.C0. Helg_r'r_rg ._—‘q-Q73 Hands 'r‘ l ‘u I Long Spahi roadto News in brief 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:023 9163 ‘)=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. ga-.. .._. , ...n.an.an. '\.ii’{-}.l.JAi 2ii"—'.l..l._ Clever family from Vauxhall cars Visit your retailerand tell them you are eligible for the UK military discounts. For details of othergreat savings across theVauxhallrange call 0870 1.421580 email enquiry@vauxhall-military-sales.co.uk. or :' -2 "iiit.il'inei*‘.:v'i:;'= ..‘ " .. i -- - - Wlil‘ ;'i-mil Sir.‘ i.3'>l)h i ‘ l J.i " ‘ nu ..,:‘. ’ "‘i_i‘. .H‘. '.i" .’ v ‘ N’ ’ 'i .i' ‘I r ,. .._, ,..i_: _i_ ;,;....W._...-_ TV~_,. ..af,., ll‘ _,___.s ,._._.. . .,._ '. .H , , III .\'.-’\\'N' .\'l{\\'$,Jl-'.\l€ Illilfi ilk ll'l|'H'.mii'_\'ri¢'ii'.\'.r'n. People courage 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 lll.ilc(iRllN'l'7&\'RlN.\l(iSsplroikrtcssl.olwttcicr_c\.’ hhiutst ;pitocwLLl.c'nLrt;liilhnolcllhhtoic:rl:o\ftwiln'.ctnr ltithche.c:ulcst'ul'.all!lNpsluitcuc- tmhme .w"owrdistho;fl cthoen\\'sw.1id-i.nccrhamhl'c.inti’nosiuocti.utaiini-i rtot:r-cci.u-dc lityoc \li.rlcllatc|l|;r'e\.woblult iwtslicantteitmwpaInts. crolipncihscirrctacnlidcrcL;iririyiiiti'liir,:nchtricms doonwn:1 Shiesn_ivooruSrigcvr.v'ricbcrowthheicrhtocnscigunuru:ip_i:fcodr 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 ..-ll\ls\''sl'.rli.iuictltcL.5:ric|Li:ln.lihll’cilrl1cl1.l‘sllcl.r\vli.n"ig.-wXlihthionii. chi’.oaiiud:crsdethucrzipddncsdllltptionro. hIlhcti:wii i:otlhllf‘i.w.‘tI‘hrt:ye\\‘ aanltyd\‘('niatohslicsrplilu-lfcl'.:cic-:ov(rZ.lamaiinacdddiiaccitiiyliiknciotassocudn- rBi:imllllyi.iivinwiniangsg sscawrvceewpdt olliniwccGrlhiyrmec.e-i.rndoi"l.ailn_ad\l'l. ullipmBtayolzn.i'oy2wt"i)slc.dt\-t.1harenl~d:.nwctsih.n-.cdshtchromadupdccprdiactkuielridcc ..L--K\yiininodxi1y._ti\pc'.r-cwetsoaerinkntivlnyogkritenheypI.hiani:ngsdtichIke..\hRt.a-Ny\. 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. 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