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Challenger goes deep — Pages 12-14 NEW Official Use Only MAGAZINE www.mcdoa.org.uk FORMAT www.mcdoa.org.uk MINEWARFARE AND DIVING

THE MAGAZINE OF THE MINEWARFARE AND DIVING COMMUNITY

Front Cover: HMS CHALLENGER demonstrates the versatility of her dynamic positioning system.

VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1 1 JANUARY 1990 CONTENTS EDITORIAL STAFF

Foreword by Capt. R. MOORE RN 1 Sponsor: Cdr. A. Rose, Publisher: Cdr. T. Hildeslev Managing Editor: Lt. Cdr. D. Carey, MW Editors: Lt. Editorial 2 A. Silva and WO (MW) J. Turnbull, Diving Editors: Lt. I. Geraghty and WO(D) M. Crang. Assistant Editor: PO(MW) D. Jordan, Overseas Editor: Lt. P. 3 Enter the SEA DRAGON Davey, Diving Reporter: AB(D) S. Maddison, MW Reporter: PO(MW) W. Vassie. Diving Safety 4 Editorial Offices: MDDS Faculty, HMS, NELSON (GUNWHARF) Portsmouth, Hants, P01 3HH. Telephone: 0705-822351 Ext. 24826. Facsimile: 0705- Hunt for the Lost Tornado 6 822351 Ext. 24705

Diving Reporter's Page 9 MINEWARFARE AND DIVING is published thrice-annually by the MDDS Faculty of HMS CHALLENGER goes deep 12 SMOPS on behalf of the Director of Naval Warfare, Ministry of Defence. ROV Report 15

ARCTURUS — historical feature 17 Service units requesting copies of the Magazine should forward their applications to DARDANELLES — historical feature 18 the Director of Naval Warfare, C/O The Editorial Offices, address as above. Letters to the Editor 19 Contributions of Minewarfare or Diving interest and correspondence are invited and should be addressed to the same location. Recognition — "Mainly Minor Mix" 22 This magazine is issued by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence for Official Use Diving Dits 24 Only. The contents are not to be released to the public and are not to be discussed with the NATO Conversion Course — "STAN SPEAK" 25 Press or anyone outside the Military Services without the specific authority of the Directorate of Naval Warfare, United 28 Reader's Response Page Kingdom Ministry of Defence.

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diving, my close attention to ensuring that I am not responsible for the next 'close call'. call'. 'close next the for responsible not am I that ensuring to attention close my diving,

that my allegiance remains firmly with the Branch. I will also give, whether supervising or or supervising whether give, also will I Branch. the with firmly remains allegiance my that

Whilst, unfortunately, my next appointment is not within the MCD world I can assure you you assure can I world MCD the within not is appointment next my unfortunately, Whilst,

years. years.

equipment so as to eliminate some of the embarassing defects we have suffered in the last few few last the in suffered have we defects embarassing the of some eliminate to as so equipment

personnel. We do however need to apply this professionalism to the procurement of our our of procurement the to professionalism this apply to need however do We personnel.

or Home waters, has been a major success, thanks primarily to the professionalism of our our of professionalism the to primarily thanks success, major a been has waters, Home or

Every major task the Branch has tackled in recent years: in the South Atlantic, Gulf, Red Sea Sea Red Gulf, Atlantic, South the in years: recent in tackled has Branch the task major Every

level in both Branches is being given high priority. priority. high given being is Branches both in level

However everything in the garden is not rosy and resolving the difficulties at the Senior Rate Rate Senior the at difficulties the resolving and rosy not is garden the in everything However

view that the future of the Minewarfare and Clearance Diving Branches is very healthy. healthy. very is Branches Diving Clearance and Minewarfare the of future the that view

My recent experience in the Second Sea Lord's Department has confirmed my previously held held previously my confirmed has Department Lord's Sea Second the in experience recent My

encourage everyone to make sure that they are not responsible for causing the next 'close call'. call'. 'close next the causing for responsible not are they that sure make to everyone encourage

professions this might be acceptable but in ours such malpractices can prove fatal. I I fatal. prove can malpractices such ours in but acceptable be might this professions

having .a momentary lapse of concentration or allowing the regulations to be flouted. In some some In flouted. be to regulations the allowing or concentration of lapse momentary .a having

However I am sure we have all experienced an incident, or 'close call', caused by someone someone by caused call', 'close or incident, an experienced all have we sure am I However

number of very professional officers and ratings from the Minewarfare and Diving Branches. Branches. Diving and Minewarfare the from ratings and officers professional very of number

During my career as an MCD officer it has been my good fortune to have served with a large large a with served have to fortune good my been has it officer MCD an as career my During

Captain Richard Moore R.N. R.N. Moore Richard Captain www.mcdoa.org.uk www.mcdoa.org.uk MINEWARFARE AND DIVING Editorial acknowledged that there are certain members of each community The relaunch or restyling of any magazine with a specialised who do not wish to foster the association between the two and who do readership is bound to cause varied reactions. The not support either this magazine or further editions. The absence of "MINEWARFARE AND DIVING" Magazine, as it is now contributions from those units reflects their attitude. So far, the known, is a sincere attempt to further improve upon the two general response from the "coalface" of the ships and teams has been previous in-house magazines of the respective Minewarfare more than favourable. The quantity and quality of contributions and Diving communities: "M.I.N.E." and "BUDDYLINE". received to date has been very promising. The editorial committee await the response to this edition with eager interest. The publication date of 1 January 1990 is not unintentional: the start All Diving Officers and Divers are recruited from Ship's Divers, of a new decade to herald the start of a new style of magazine. The hence the inclusion of the latter in the magazine's distribution list. Editorial Committee hope that the new look, plus the more "Health The RNR PD and MCM branches are still at the infancy stage of and Safety"-conscious approach towards editorial material and the development and further reports from them are very welcome. use of varied, illustrated articles, will stimulate further readership Regardless of their own sub-specialisations, officers and ratings alike among the Minewarfare and Diving Sub-Specialists within the RN, can still maintain their branch identity, whilst acknowledging that, RM, RE, RNR, RMR and RMAS. The circulation has therefore particularly in the field of Mine Countermeasures, the two been increased from the previous limited numbers to 3000 per communities are notably entwined. There are many developments, edition. trials and changes underway around us and one aim of this periodical A variety of diagrams, photographs, articles (be they factual, is to provide a forum for the positive-minded review of MW and fictional, humorous or otherwise), illustrations and "letters to the Diving events, whilst not seeking to by-pass official channels. Letters editor" will be included in each edition. From Edition Number 2, and articles published in this magazine do not necessarily reflect TUGG will be contributing cartoons to highlight paragraph titles, official MOD policy and remain the property of their respective headlines and explicit points. Articles will be sought from Exchange authors. personnel serving abroad in the various NATO and Commonwealth To summarise, this magazine is now formally sponsored, officially Minewarfare and Diving fraternities. Please note the strict limit of funded and professionally printed. The thanks of the Editorial Staff classification and distribution as per the definition of "Official Use go to the individuals who have preceded them in the respective Only" on the inside front cover. "Buddyline" and "MINE" magazines. The support of the TS Wrens The magazine will be published thrice-annually, in January, May and in MDDS TSRO, CS(Rep)S, CS(Graphics), plus the advice of other September, with the volunteer editorial staff being drawn from staff MOD(N) magazine editors has been of considerable assistance in the employed within the MDDS Faculty of SMOPS. Articles for future preparation of the magizine. Thanks also go to Colleen Jordan for editions should be attached to the pro-forma to be found on Page 28 Sub-Editing this edition. and despatched accordingly. To encourage contributions from the The challenge ahead is the continued publication of such a magazine readership, there will be a competition for the best article and best in times of tight financial budgets. The future of "MINEWARFARE picture in each edition, with a literary prize for each, kindly donated AND DIVING" lies in the hands of its readership and will be by Jane's Information Group. Details of this edition's prizewinners determined by their contribution to future editions. The positive are listed below. incentive to forward articles will always be by the award of prizes This magazine is produced for the mutual benefit and professional rather than compulsory deadlines set by higher authorities. The rest interest of the Minewarfare and Diving communities alike. It is is up to you, the reader.

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their contributory material. material. contributory their

Squadron Twelve of Naval Air Station, Norforlk, Virginia for for Virginia Norforlk, Station, Air Naval of Twelve Squadron

with acknowledgements to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Countermeasures Mine Helicopter to acknowledgements with

Aircraft and Janes Information Group. Article by Dave Carey Carey Dave by Article Group. Information Janes and Aircraft

Photographs courtesy of United Technologies Sikorsky Sikorsky Technologies United of courtesy Photographs

• • Below. RH53D Sea Stallion deploys its sweep sweep its deploys Stallion Sea RH53D Below.

• • Left. MH53E Sea Dragon towing MCM sled sled MCM towing Dragon Sea MH53E Left.

evaluation. evaluation.

predetermined course, and record its movements for post mission mission post for movements its record and course, predetermined

determine its precise position in the minefield, fly an exact exact an fly minefield, the in position precise its determine

received by gear aboard the helicopter. The helicopter can then then can helicopter The helicopter. the aboard gear by received

Raydist consists of portable radio transmitters which transmit signals signals transmit which transmitters radio portable of consists Raydist

developed by Teledyne-Hastings Company known as Raydist. Raydist. as known Company Teledyne-Hastings by developed

AMCM efforts also employ a portable precise navigation system system navigation precise portable a employ also efforts AMCM

the mined area is bypassed by friendly shipping. shipping. friendly by bypassed is area mined the

Countermeasures (SMCM) are then directed to the mined areas, or or areas, mined the to directed then are (SMCM) Countermeasures

underwater. More traditional AMCM or Surface Mine Mine Surface or AMCM traditional More underwater. from C-130 Hercules tanker aircraft. aircraft. tanker Hercules C-130 from

and AN/ALQ-141, which provide the capacity to detect mines mines detect to capacity the provide which AN/ALQ-141, and refuelling, jettisonable auxiliary fuel tanks, or in flight refuelling refuelling flight in or tanks, fuel auxiliary jettisonable refuelling,

The helicopter also tows mine detection equipment, the AN/AQS-14 AN/AQS-14 the equipment, detection mine tows also helicopter The Additional range extension is also available from shipboard shipboard from available also is extension range Additional

deployment capability to anywhere in the world on short notice. notice. short on world the in anywhere to capability deployment

the U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy aircraft gives the helicopter its rapid rapid its helicopter the gives aircraft Galaxy C-5 Force Air U.S. the

minesweeping systems. The ability to transport the RH-53D inside inside RH-53D the transport to ability The systems. minesweeping

attached to the cabin overhead which is readily adaptable to all all to adaptable readily is which overhead cabin the to attached

53D is configured with a three axis of motion tow boom assembly assembly boom tow motion of axis three a with configured is 53D

of shipboard operations. For the primary AMCM mission, the RH- the mission, AMCM primary the For operations. shipboard of

Tail and main rotor folding features make the helicopter fully capable capable fully helicopter the make features folding rotor main and Tail

aircraft. aircraft.

similar to the CH-53E making it one of the U.S. Navy's most versatile versatile most Navy's U.S. the of one it making CH-53E the to similar

AMCM missions. The Sea Dragon will be capable of VOD missions missions VOD of capable be will Dragon Sea The missions. AMCM

will be able to double the present on-station time of the RH-53D for for RH-53D the of time on-station present the double to able be will

presently towed by the RH-53D and with its enlarged fuel sponsons sponsons fuel enlarged its with and RH-53D the by towed presently

towing the newest minesweeping equipment as well as the equipment equipment the as well as equipment minesweeping newest the towing

the latest in helicopter technology. The MH-53E will be capable of of capable be will MH-53E The technology. helicopter in latest the

the MH-53E is the largest helicopter in the free world and represents represents and world free the in helicopter largest the is MH-53E the

has been configured for AMCM. Operationally introduced in 1987, 1987, in introduced Operationally AMCM. for configured been has

angled exhausts. exhausts. angled

The MH-53E Sea Dragon is a Sikorsky variant of the CH-53E which which CH-53E the of variant Sikorsky a is Dragon Sea MH-53E The

enlarged sponsons, their prominent engine inlets and their their and inlets engine prominent their sponsons, enlarged

MH-53E SEA DRAGON DRAGON SEA MH-53E

• • Below. MH53E helicopters are easily recognised by their their by recognised easily are helicopters MH53E Below.

equipment, and retrieval of damaged aircraft. aircraft. damaged of retrieval and equipment,

causing magnetic influence mines to activate. activate. to mines influence magnetic causing

movements of containerized cargo, transportation of heavy heavy of transportation cargo, containerized of movements

field similar to that of a ship passing through the water, thereby thereby water, the through passing ship a of that to similar field

miles. The CH-53E also performs additional missions such as the the as such missions additional performs also CH-53E The miles.

tail attached to the sled. The energised electrodes create a magnetic magnetic a create electrodes energised The sled. the to attached tail

to ships at sea, and can carry up to 16 tons of cargo up to 50 nautical nautical 50 to up cargo of tons 16 to up carry can and sea, at ships to

electrical generator that supplies electrical current to a two electrode electrode two a to current electrical supplies that generator electrical

53E's primary mission is Vertical On Board Delivery (VOD) services services (VOD) Delivery Board On Vertical is mission primary 53E's

helicopter. The sled houses a gas turbine engine which drives an an drives which engine turbine gas a houses sled The helicopter.

litters or 55 fully combat loaded troops. Introduced in 1983, the CH- the 1983, in Introduced troops. loaded combat fully 55 or litters

system, which consists of a hydrofoil sled towed 450 feet behind the the behind feet 450 towed sled hydrofoil a of consists which system,

flight, shipboard operations, and transportation of up to 24 medical medical 24 to up of transportation and operations, shipboard flight,

minesweeping for deep water mines is provided by the MK-105 MK-105 the by provided is mines water deep for minesweeping

load of 73,500 lbs and like the RH-53D is also capable of instrument instrument of capable also is RH-53D the like and lbs 73,500 of load

prior to each mission. More thorough magnetic influence influence magnetic thorough More mission. each to prior

engines. The aircraft has a maximum gross weight with an external external an with weight gross maximum a has aircraft The engines.

Magnetic Orange Pipe (MOP), a thirty-foot pipe which is magnetized magnetized is which pipe thirty-foot a (MOP), Pipe Orange Magnetic

RH-53D and is configured with seven main rotor blades and three three and blades rotor main seven with configured is and RH-53D

Shallow water magnetic influence mines are detonated by SPU-1W SPU-1W by detonated are mines influence magnetic water Shallow

largest and most powerful aircraft. The aircraft is a follow on to the the to on follow a is aircraft The aircraft. powerful most and largest

thus detonating the mine. mine. the detonating thus

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is among the western world's world's western the among is Stallion Super CH-53E Sikorsky The

simulates the acoustic signature of a ship passing through the water, water, the through passing ship a of signature acoustic the simulates

CH-53E SUPER STALLION STALLION SUPER CH-53E

propeller inside a metal tube. The cavitation of the propeller propeller the of cavitation The tube. metal a inside propeller

detonated by the MK-104 device, which employs a water driven driven water a employs which device, MK-104 the by detonated

24 litters for medical evacuation. evacuation. medical for litters 24

Acoustic influence mines, which are activated by ship noise, are are noise, ship by activated are which mines, influence Acoustic

helicopter can also transport up to 37 fully combat loaded troops or or troops loaded combat fully 37 to up transport also can helicopter

machine gun fire from another helicoter. helicoter. another from fire gun machine external cargo lifts with a 25,000 lb capacity cargo hook. The The hook. cargo capacity lb 25,000 a with lifts cargo external

mine to rise to the surface where it is destroyed by .50 calibre calibre .50 by destroyed is it where surface the to rise to mine missions, and is also capable of either internal cargo missions or or missions cargo internal either of capable also is and missions,

and floats. The cable by which the mine is moored is cut, causing the the causing cut, is moored is mine the which by cable The floats. and equipped for instrument flight, can perform search and rescue rescue and search perform can flight, instrument for equipped

elaborate system of underwater cable cutters connected by tow wires wires tow by connected cutters cable underwater of system elaborate lbs and maximum forward airspeed is 130 knots. The RH-53D is fully fully is RH-53D The knots. 130 is airspeed forward maximum and lbs

mines are swept with the MK-103 system, which consists of an an of consists which system, MK-103 the with swept are mines various minesweeping equipment. Maximum gross weight is 42,000 42,000 is weight gross Maximum equipment. minesweeping various

capability to sweep and detect mines. Traditional moored contact contact moored Traditional mines. detect and sweep to capability in 1973, the twin engine, single main rotor RH-53D helicopter utilizes utilizes helicopter RH-53D rotor main single engine, twin the 1973, in

Mine Countermeasures (MCM) equipment that provide the the provide that equipment (MCM) Countermeasures Mine mechanical (contact) as well as influence minesweeping. Introduced Introduced minesweeping. influence as well as (contact) mechanical

Helicopter AMCM squadrons are equipped with a variety of towed towed of variety a with equipped are squadrons AMCM Helicopter Countermeasures (AMCM) helicopter and is capable of both both of capable is and helicopter (AMCM) Countermeasures

The Sikorsky built RH-53D Sea Stallion serves as an Airborne Mine Mine Airborne an as serves Stallion Sea RH-53D built Sikorsky The SWEEP EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT SWEEP

RH-53D SEA STALLION STALLION SEA RH-53D AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES COUNTERMEASURES MINE AIRBORNE

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Editor's Note A double-page spread was allocated to Diving Safety but only one DIVING SAFETY contribution was sent — by I of D. The aim is to publish anonymous (where applicable or requested) reports of diving incidents in a simple, factual report style. If, by the publication of Teamwork and the cause of one diving accident, we-can prevent another then this column will justify not only itself but the entire magazine. Please Initiative by I of D send in your "I learned about diving from that" stories. In any organisation such as the Royal requested to perform an analysis on a whereas before there was some amount Navy Diving Branch there are two sample from the lot in question. over what was listed on the outside of the elements which are important to ensure The results of the analysis were that the can. mission success and efficiency. These are proto in question failed to perform up to At this point two problems were teamwork and individual initiative. A required standards. The batch was then identified. First the lot of proto that was recent incident occurred that highlighted quarantined and an investigation was not up to performance standards and this point. initiated to determine why sub-standard second there was no longer enough proto in the shipping cans to completely fill a A leading seaman diver in one of the proto was being produced and why this DSSCCD canister. Both items have been mine hunters was filling a DSSCCD batch appeared so different. canister with proto when he noticed that The investigation went back to the addressed to the company manufacturing the proto and steps are being taken for it took more than the usual amount to fill factory where the production process was larger proto cans and to ensure better the canister. He then noticed that the thoroughly reviewed. It was found that quality control at the factory. grains of proto looked different from beginning in August of 1989 new what he was used to seeing and he processing equipment was installed there. The alertness of the Leading Seaman brought it to the attention of the Chief The process now involved extruding the Diver in this case is an example for all of Diver. The Inspector of Clearance Diving raw proto mixture into long sausages us to follow. The people who make the was then called to ask for advice. The instead of large cakes. The sausages were changes for better equipment and safety Inspector CD had the ship send down a cut into small bits and a granule of a more rely upon the operators to report back can to his office at Portsmouth. Since the uniform shape was produced. This new deficiencies they have encountered. appearance of the proto was markedly equipment was also more accurate in the Remember no one has more invested in different, ARE Alverstoke was amount of proto packed into each can the diving kit than the diver himself. FDU 3 REPORT FOR 1989 FDU 3 has had a busy and varied year, in Toronto, Canada. The Neoprene Dry SIVA Plus MCM diving sets under the although the glories have been mainly Suit trial has been completed, and the auspices of ARE, and we hope to finalise reflected from other diving teams. Divers suits look good for most, if not quite all, the trials on the 75 metre diving panel. from FDU 3 travelled to the South service applications. The digital depth gauge which is Atlantic to assist in the repairs to HMS One element of the team has been contained in this new panel could have ENDURANCE, sailed aboard HMS reoriented to ROV operation, away from much wider application in RN surface- CHALLENGER for her 120 and 300 75 metre diving. This means that one supplied diving. Of more interest to the 3 will be metre saturation diving trials, and element of FDU 3 will continue to work- average working diver, FDU supported numerous trials of other up and train in 75 metre oxyhelium diving trialling several wrist depth gauges early underwater equipment for DGUW(N) in conjunction with FDU 2, whilst the in 1990. and ARE. other element trains in ROV operation. 1989 has been a varied but interesting In other areas, divers from the team Saturation diving support to year, and FDU 3 expects to carry on with participated in trials of new oxyhelium CHALLENGER and to ARE more bread-and-butter trials work in decompression tables both here in the Alverstoke will, of course, remain. 1990. RN, and in a CANUKUS Project located In 1990 we expect to trial the SIVA and

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AEODPs! AEODPs! generous to them as they were to us. us. to were they as them to generous

with holes in to make them sink, they are not listed in current current in listed not are they sink, them make to in holes with member of the branch who works with them will be as helpful and and helpful as be will them with works who branch the of member

The mines encountered looked uncannily like forty gallon oil drums drums oil gallon forty like uncannily looked encountered mines The The Spanish Team may be coming to the UK in 1990, I hope any any hope I 1990, in UK the to coming be may Team Spanish The

we faced there, its not all sunshine and subbies on the Fleet Team. Team. Fleet the on subbies and sunshine all not its there, faced we

team can deploy anywhere effectively with any NATO allied force. force. allied NATO any with effectively anywhere deploy can team

Island by FUD 2 members, due to the somewhat extreme conditions conditions extreme somewhat the to due members, 2 FUD by Island

SPANEX 89 was a successful deployment for FDU 2, proving the the proving 2, FDU for deployment successful a was 89 SPANEX

offshore called Crosa Island, or more commonly, Devils or Fantasy Fantasy or Devils commonly, more or Island, Crosa called offshore

visited DEODS in the past. past. the in DEODS visited techniques and equipment we proceeded to a small island two miles miles two island small a to proceeded we equipment and techniques

techniques are very similar to our own, some instructors having having instructors some own, our to similar very are techniques After two days at their base making friends and acquaints on their their on acquaints and friends making base their at days two After

unit, extremely well equipped and experienced, their EOD/IED EOD/IED their experienced, and equipped well extremely unit,

The EOD/IED phase back at Cartagena was with the small f small the with was Cartagena at back phase EOD/IED The . . ve man man ve their first for a number of years. years. of number a for first their

Mine Clearance and EOD phases of the exercise they planned were were planned they exercise the of phases EOD and Clearance Mine

equivalent to the USN SEALS, not specifically MCM trained; the the trained; MCM specifically not SEALS, USN the to equivalent

Especial Buceadores De Combate, are essentially attack swimmers, swimmers, attack essentially are Combate, De Buceadores Especial

The Spanish diving team we were to work with, the UNIDAD UNIDAD the with, work to were we team diving Spanish The

five days with stops in Burgos and Madrid. Madrid. and Burgos in stops with days five

North of Spain to Cartagena in the south-east; a journey which took took which journey a south-east; the in Cartagena to Spain of North

overnight ferry journey from Plymouth and drove to Santander in the the in Santander to drove and Plymouth from journey ferry overnight

cooperation of diving teams. The team arrived in Spain after an an after Spain in arrived team The teams. diving of cooperation

a full member of NATO and this was the first joint UK/Spain UK/Spain joint first the was this and NATO of member full a

exercise with Spanish diving teams. Spain has in recent years become become years recent in has Spain teams. diving Spanish with exercise In October 1989 FDU 2 was deployed to Spain for a joint MCM MCM joint a for Spain to deployed was 2 FDU 1989 October In

Exercise SPAN EX 89 89 EX SPAN Exercise

by Steve Strange Strange Steve by

exercise areas. areas. exercise struck: our first mine was just just was mine first our struck: again. again.

anchored just alongside the 3 3 the alongside just anchored close to finishing the box when luck luck when box the finishing to close see our very close American friends friends American close very our see

support ship USS GRASP was was GRASP USS ship support Americans had found 3 and were were and 3 found had Americans Hopefully it won't be long before we we before long be won't it Hopefully

being by far the biggest. The diving diving The biggest. the far by being sign of a mine in the Brits box. The The box. Brits the in mine a of sign exercise by the Fleet Team. Team. Fleet the by exercise

200m out to sea, the British section section British the sea, to out 200m Several days passed with no luck or or luck no with passed days Several finished off a very well executed executed well very a off finished

were three areas marked out about about out marked areas three were farewell meal with the American's American's the with meal farewell

and Turkish diving teams. There There teams. diving Turkish and RAF flight back to the UK. A A UK. the to back flight RAF

much to the delight of the boys. boys. the of delight the to much on the sand alongside the American American the alongside sand the on Izmir for a one night stay before the the before stay night one a for Izmir

The towed diver rig was prepared, prepared, was rig diver towed The At the exercise area we made camp camp made we area exercise the At loaded up for the long drive back to to back drive long the for up loaded

the TK (it wasn't AB LASCKEY). LASCKEY). AB wasn't (it TK the

The tents were struck, the TKs TKs the struck, were tents The

quarter back throwing skills. skills. throwing back quarter

secret weapon was unloaded from from unloaded was weapon secret

shortlived demo of his American American his of demo shortlived

Brits eventually. The Fleet Team's Team's Fleet The eventually. Brits

outdone, the Boss gave a very very a gave Boss the outdone, Turkish Diving Team. Team. Diving Turkish

USN team had to get one over the the over one get to had team USN

American dream boy. Not to be be to Not boy. dream American great success and many thanks to the the to thanks many and success great

contact using hand held sonars. The The sonars. held hand using contact

of men, one looking like the original original the like looking one men, of Brits and Americans which was a a was which Americans and Brits

found one mine and had a good good a had and mine one found

American EOD divers, a fine group group fine a divers, EOD American being hosts for a big party with the the with party big a for hosts being

time the Americans had already already had Americans the time

first encounter we had with the the with had we encounter first finished with the Turkish divers divers Turkish the with finished

about 60 minutes per lane. By this this By lane. per minutes 60 about

hamburgers. The PX bar was the the was bar PX The hamburgers. by the USS GRASP. The Exercise Exercise The GRASP. USS the by

lanes in perfect conditions taking taking conditions perfect in lanes

store which sold very large large very sold which store were lifted and towed for recovery recovery for towed and lifted were

The first 3 divers swam the 1200m 1200m the swam divers 3 first The

was glad to find an Amercian PX PX Amercian an find to glad was mines had been found. All the mines mines the All found. been had mines

The first days diving started early. early. started diving days first The

by coach. LS MEEKIN (the buffer) buffer) (the MEEKIN LS coach. by the land had been swum and all the the all and swum been had land the

proceeded to the Izmir Palace Hotel Hotel Palace Izmir the to proceeded Following several hard days of diving diving of days hard several Following

comforts of the RAF Hercules and and Hercules RAF the of comforts

found out where his abdoms were. were. abdoms his where out found

We arrived in Turkey thanks to the the to thanks Turkey in arrived We

conducted. The buffer actually actually buffer The conducted. divers. divers.

the hair gel boys! boys! gel hair the daily PT with the Americans was was Americans the with PT daily certainly hit the flags with a few few a with flags the hit certainly

brought a look of horror to a few of of few a to horror of look a brought in the sand. A gruelling 30 minutes minutes 30 gruelling A sand. the in flag on the golf course but he he but course golf the on flag

being loaded into the TKs. It It TKs. the into loaded being the volley ball court was marked out out marked was court ball volley the unlike his golf, he may not hit the the hit not may he golf, his unlike

understand why several tents were were tents several why understand preparation for the next days diving, diving, days next the for preparation WILSON's Gemini driving was was driving Gemini WILSON's

Nobody in the section seemed to to seemed section the in Nobody After doing everything possible in in possible everything doing After found and marked. PO(D) PO(D) marked. and found

Turkish and American EOD divers. divers. EOD American and Turkish depth of water was around 18m. 18m. around was water of depth Two American ground mines were were mines ground American Two

Exercise in Turkey alongside the the alongside Turkey in Exercise long by 35m wide and the deepest deepest the and wide 35m by long quickly marked with a Union Jack. Jack. Union a with marked quickly

commitments for 1989 was a NATO NATO a was 1989 for commitments search gear. The lanes were 1200m 1200m were lanes The gear. search inside the American's box. It was was It box. American's the inside

One of the Fleet Team's Team's Fleet the of One The geminis laid out the light line line light the out laid geminis The outside the end of the lane and just just and lane the of end the outside

89 89 Turkey Turkey by Jess Owen Owen Jess by

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By Richard Bell-Davies

ON 19 July 1989 a Tornado from find the cockpit consol and tailfin. close to the seabed the other in WEO's RAF LEEMING crashed into the sea Overnight the search expanded to a 2 ear did not hear a lot. Nor did a long 30 miles NE of Sunderland. Sadly the mile square box based on the scattered rubber hose with a funnel on one end and wreckage theory but by dawn the next the Coxn's ear at the other. A Pilot was killed but the Navigator, day nothing had been found. Perhaps the microphone packed in grease and who ejected safely, was picked up. aircraft was after all lying in a small area lowered down could be heard hitting the HMS CATTISTOCK sailed from and the ship had missed it. seabed but would not hear the 'cheep'. It Sunderland to find the aircraft and if More RCMDV runs 40 yards from the was put inside a fire extinguisher sealed possible locate the flight recorder. beacon position revealed the answer — and lowered down. The fire extinguisher the wreckage was not showing up on came back up crushed with the On arrival at the datum a dan was laid microphone still working but no 'cheep'. and the search started. The depth of sonar as solid contacts but as an area of high reverberation similar to a ridge. However, a BROOMWOLUG, standing water was 70 metres and the seabed type for Broom Handle in the MWO's ear did flat sand with ridging. Ground The search now changed to one of driving work and the 'cheep' datum error was stabilisation was achieved using DECCA the RCMDV through the high reduced to 20 yards, definite potential for and the dan; the local HiFix chain being reverberation area and seeing what a Herbert Lott and close enough for unavailable. appeared on the video. Trying to keep salvage. track of the vehicle was not easy because The flight recorder of a Tornado has a The next day a large 8 foot long lavatory it would only periodically show up on 9KHz beacon attached to it which emits a ball cock was lowered down by helicopter sonar, ground stabilisation was `cheep' at 2 second intervals and lasts for to the ship. This extraordinary inaccurate and 2059 was suffering from 10 days. While the ship carried out an contraption was the boffins answer to the problems. Furthermore, the angle of the expanding search around the datum the locating device. In practise it proved to RCMDV camera made the search rather divers were employed as dipping sonars be more accurate than the like crawling around a car breakers yard to see if they could hear the beacon. They BROOMWOLUG. could and the search shifted one mile to on your hands and knees looking for a the loudest point and the first small items particular steeringwheel. But it was After 4 days, 33 RCMDV runs and 5 of wreckage were picked up on sonar and successful and with the help of a Tornado hours of "Davey Jones Wreckage Video" seen by RCMDV. engineer, who was flown out for the map was complete. CATTISTOCK laid a dan with a massive sinker over the For the next 12 hours the search identipart purposes, the engines, tail, wings, wheels, fuselage, cockpit consols, site, fixed and plotted it and returned to concentrated on the beacon position Rosyth. which was updated more accurately using ejector seat and even an aircrewman's a Sea King sonar, but only small items of knife were found and mapped in an area RMAS SALMASTER with a deep diving wreckage were found and no flight some 200 by 300 yards. team embarked was contracted to do the recorder. It was deduced that the aircraft Meanwhile the beacon continued to salvage. One week later she returned to must have exploded either before or on `cheep' from its lonely position out of the site with the wreckage map and impact with the sea and had spread over a . reach of divers. A team of select scientists videos and successfully recovered the large area. It also seemed likely that the in the gemini were tasked to try out a few flight recorder, cockpit consol, engines flight recorder, which is situated behind Heath Robinson ideas while the ship and tail. An analysis of the flight recorder the cockpit, had separated from the continued its work. Their mission was to and subsequent Board of Inquiry fuselage and would be hard to find. A acoustically 'on top' the beacon, lay an revealed that the crash was caused by request for a beacon locating device was ICOS and then the RCMDV would be Pilot error. signalled. driven to the ICOS. CATTISTOCK's secondary task was to Two baked bean cans on a string one

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• MW Reporter A/PO (MW) Wally Vassie

The Whitbread Round The World Race - A brief history

The first round the world yacht race took place in 1968 when the Royal Navy Sailing Association's financial resources so the Sunday Times newspaper offered a prize of £5000 for the fastest non- committee, under the guidance of Otto Steiner, started a search to stop single handed circumnavigation of the globe. Nine yachts set out find a sponsor. It so happened that the famous English brewing on the epic voyage but only one Suhudi, manned by Robin Knox- company, Whitbread, had sponsored Sir Francis Chichester on his Johnstone, actually completed the course. single handed round the world voyage and readily agreed to back the At the time Robin Knox-Johnstone was a member of the Royal Navy new Royal Navy Sailing Association race. Sailing Association, a yacht club that had, and still does have, close links with the Royal Navy; and which has branches and contacts The first of the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Races took place throughout the world. in 1973/74 and fourteen yachts from six different countries completed The Royal Navy Sailing Association's Flag Officer at the time was the gruelling course. Otto Steiner. He believed that the time was right for a race that In the second race, which took place four years later, the number of would take fully manned yachts around the world, and thought that yachts taking part in the race had increased to fifteen. By 1981 no the Royal Navy Sailing Association should organise the event. fewer than twenty nine yachts crossed the line at the start of the third An advisory group was immediately formed by Otto Steiner to Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. In 1985 the number of investigate the feasability of the idea. Among those that were invited entrants dropped to fifteen yachts of which fourteen completed the to join the group were Sir Francis Chichester and Sir Alec Rose, who race. had sailed around the world single handed in 1966 and 1967 This year the race has twenty three yachts actually competing, and at respectively. Robin Knox-Johnstone, along with others was also the time of going to press, Satquote British Defender, the Combined invited to join the group. Services entry, was safe in Freemantle laying 13th overall in the A race of the magnitude envisaged was, however, well beyond the Race. Cryptic Crossword by Nobby Clarke

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to mention entertaining — sometimes! sometimes! — entertaining mention to

DEPTHS DEPTHS

proved to be a successful operation, not not operation, successful a be to proved

the errors. errors. the

did evolve a final product and therefore therefore and product final a evolve did

has to complain about about complain to has

THE THE

rather forget about the whole trip, there there trip, whole the about forget rather

entirely — someone someone — entirely occur and that some members would would members some that and occur

PLUMBING PLUMBING replace human beings beings human replace Despite all the complications that did did that complications the all Despite

something by October. October. by something Computers will never never will Computers

film that they assured us could be cut into into cut be could us assured they that film

all and there finally evolved some sort of of sort some evolved finally there and all

complete professionalism that overcame overcame that professionalism complete mines. mines.

complications that occured it was the the was it occured that complications clearance divers find and dispose of of dispose and find divers clearance can't wait to get diving. diving. get to wait can't

underwater shots. Despite the numerous numerous the Despite shots. underwater ships' hulls for mines and to help help to and mines for hulls ships' training to prepare for the course and just just and course the for prepare to training

completing phase two of the film of all all of film the of two phase completing underwater surveys of ports, to search search to ports, of surveys underwater programme of running and weight weight and running of programme

The Team spent twelve hard days days hard twelve spent Team The 18, will be expected to carry out out carry to expected be will 18, above). They both undertook a fitness fitness a undertook both They above).

ROOKE. ROOKE. aged 19, and Wren Karen McCurdy, aged aged McCurdy, Karen Wren and 19, aged is their diving instructor Harry Cripps, Cripps, Harry instructor diving their is

and back to earth as they arrived at HMS HMS at arrived they as earth to back and Portsmouth. Wren Sharon Crosbie (left), (left), Crosbie Sharon Wren Portsmouth. alongside male colleagues (one of whom whom of (one colleagues male alongside

the team found themselves in Gibraltar Gibraltar in themselves found team the Course with a plunge into the Solent at at Solent the into plunge a with Course weeks of continuous training working working training continuous of weeks

Following a first class flight via London London via flight class first a Following have completed the rigorous Port Diving Diving Port rigorous the completed have four week-ends training followed by two two by followed training week-ends four

their remaining few days in paradise. paradise. in days few remaining their The Royal Navy's first women divers divers women first Navy's Royal The To qualify as port divers they both spent spent both they divers port as qualify To

returned to the poolside for a debrief for for debrief a for poolside the to returned

GRANGE departed and the team team the and departed GRANGE

five days allocated. The FORT FORT The allocated. days five

three days as opposed to the intended intended the to opposed as days three

stage one was completed in the remaining remaining the in completed was one stage

Working hard and to tight schedule, schedule, tight to and hard Working

pool side to commence filming. filming. commence to side pool

and the boys were mustered from the the from mustered were boys the and

GRANGE arrived at Funchal, Madeira Madeira Funchal, at arrived GRANGE

After a two day delay the FORT FORT the delay day two a After

FORT GRANGE to join the main party. party. main the join to GRANGE FORT

phase and to arrive in Madeira with RFA RFA with Madeira in arrive to and phase

earlier for preparations for the Gibraltar Gibraltar the for preparations for earlier

Three members had flown out a week week a out flown had members Three

headed for the rendezvous in the sun. sun. the in rendezvous the for headed

armed with shorts, shades and lotion and and lotion and shades shorts, with armed

the team's disapproval they packed packed they disapproval team's the

Gibraltar for the diving shots. Much to to Much shots. diving the for Gibraltar

Madeira for all above water shots and and shots water above all for Madeira

were decided upon the film's location. location. film's the upon decided were

head bashing, Madeira and Gibraltar Gibraltar and Madeira bashing, head

After much discussion, planning and and planning discussion, much After

CPO Christie. Christie. CPO

to detail, all credit to Lt Cdr Cairns and and Cairns Cdr Lt to credit all detail, to

a great deal of pre-planning and thought thought and pre-planning of deal great a

just another diving jolly, the trip involved involved trip the jolly, diving another just

lesser looking members of the branch as as branch the of members looking lesser

Despite the usual criticism by other other by criticism usual the Despite

branch's best looking chaps. chaps. looking best branch's

starring SABRE and nine of the the of nine and SABRE starring

new Ships Bottom Searches movie, movie, Searches Bottom Ships new

arduous weeks abroad filming the the filming abroad weeks arduous

for those members who spent three three spent who members those for

replace DSSCCA, do spare a thought thought a spare do DSSCCA, replace

the new SABRE set intended to to intended set SABRE new the

As the branch awaits the release of of release the awaits branch the As

SEARCHES SEARCHES

BOTTOM BOTTOM

SHIPS SHIPS

claimed the much coveted certificate. certificate. coveted much the claimed and a good time had by all. all. by had time good a and

AB(D) Steve Maddison Maddison Steve AB(D) number of people completed a dive and and dive a completed people of number event was carried out _without incident incident _without out carried was event

attracted capacity crowds. A record record A crowds. capacity attracted the invite. Pleased to report that the the that report to Pleased invite. the • • Diving Reporter Reporter Diving

and six burly divers in the heat of the day day the of heat the in divers burly six and telephone numbers and offers to return return to offers and numbers telephone

effect, the sight of gallons of cool water water cool of gallons of sight the effect, rewarded with the exchange of numerous numerous of exchange the with rewarded

Strategically placed for maximum maximum for placed Strategically All in all the three hard days were were days hard three the all in All

Still, a good write up for the log! log! the for up write good a Still, the Diving School GUNWHARF. GUNWHARF. School Diving the

remote control system badly damaged. damaged. badly system control remote

Display Tank hosted by members of of members by hosted Tank Display

on her port beam, unfortunately her her unfortunately beam, port her on

the event, of course, being the Diving Diving the being course, of event, the

model. A quick circular and there she lie lie she there and circular quick A model.

event with the public. Highlight of of Highlight public. the with event

basin for the salvage of a German Frigate Frigate German a of salvage the for basin

Days proved to be another successful successful another be to proved Days even -a time for a call-out job to No. 2 2 No. to job call-out a for time -a even

As ever the 1989 Portsmouth Navy Navy Portsmouth 1989 the ever As

Amongst all the excitement there was was there excitement the all Amongst DEEPWATER Display Tank Tank Display DEEPWATER

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www.mcdoa.org.uk Deployment Report GROUP 5 DEPLOYMENT TO SUNNY CLIMATES By "Dixie" Dean

As you are all aware the CALENDER CALENDAR II work up. This also gave to the beach to get the tans under way H ships are now at 35 days notice for us, the staff, a chance to catch up with the although it must be said there were those paper work and pack away the office who managed to get a good one on the operations in the Gulf. The ships' ready to deploy with the ships as the way down (WEO's in particular). The companies are still worked up as Standby Squadron. SOO and myself town was still throbbing even though the before so they are ready in all travelled South to meet BROCKLESBY end of the season was pretty close. A lot respects to deploy should the need in PORTSMOUTH to embark for the of lads hired Mini Mokes to get around in arise. The ships are still fully final part of her work up at PORTLAND and to go further afield (the jetty looked enhanced both with personnel and with FOST Staff embarked. as if it were the local yuppy cark park). materials giving sailors some The Squadron Eating Team went on experience with other weapon fits not Off we go the rampage and ate a very expensive normally used in MCMV'S. With SHARP SPEAR over and lobster meal with all the trimmings. BROCKLESBY'S work ups complete Others were content with the banyans to Getting Ready the three ships meet up in PLYMOUTH. the beach, visiting the local discos and FSU were on station to conduct and LSP bars trying the local brews. The food was HM Ship BICESTER and LEDBURY to ensure the ships were top line exceptionally cheap if you looked around conducted their CALENDAR II work up before they left UK waters. Again (someone did try to point this out to the in the Firth of Forth under the watchful PLYMOUTH turned out to be good run "team"!) with fish being the cheapest eyes of the MW Staff of CST. for those who did not take the option. PORTIMAO is expanding all the Unfortunately HMS BROCKLESBY opportunity to get in that last weekend time, the beach is man made stretching was delayed for various reasons after her with 'she who must be obeyed'. It is not for about half a mile with a lot of refit and was unable to conduct her often that MCV's get to Plymouth so the secluded beaches further on. Before CALENDAR work up with the other RA's made the most of it. leaving the Squadron Funnel Badge was two ships. Instead she had to carry out On the 26 September the ships sailed in painted on the jetty, a tradition carried her BOST first using Squadron Staff out by all visiting ships on this particular (MW and Diving only). company for passage to PORTIMAO in Portugal. During the passage limited jetty. After Summer Leave the ships held a weapon training was conducted including Next came the passage to Funchal in families day in Rosyth for those based in CIS, Oropesa Sweeping and a Team Madeira. Again a fast passage but not to the north. Then it was off South to Sweep. The weather was relatively kind fast to spoil the Sundowners held on the Portsmouth where BICESTER and to us improving as we went south. Inter Flag Decks by Officers and Senior Rates LEDBURY spent the weekend and held ship quizzes were conducted every night on alternate evenings. The quizzes a families day for those with famil- on wide range of subjects including those continued along with several other ies in the South. Unfortunately that cause more arguments than others exercises (non-delaying) including the BROCKLESBY was unable to sail South put together ie sex, politics and religion. nightly Screenex. Heaving Line transfers because they still had to complete their were carried out on one occasion when I CALENDAR II work up. Portimao suspect the same bottle of wine was Having had a good time in "Pompey" On arrival in PORTIMAO the weather passed from ship to ship. The day prior to BICESTER and LEDBURY sailed for was fantastic, it was one mad dash to get entering Funchal the ships anchored off PORTLAND to complete their CALENDAR II work up with FOST Staff. This entailed a tense few days conducting Gunnery Drills, Boghammer attacks, 2059 SATS and Noise Ranging. With the work up complete (exempt BROCK) it was time for some fun with a Squadron Run to SCHEVENINGEN. Three ships (BICESTER, ATHER- STONE and LEDBURY) spent a few days alongside and by all accounts a good run was had by all. (I understand that a few "cherries" were lost). Plenty of time off to play golf and do some Windsurfing or just visit the local bars. The Squadron "eating out team" (Taff Davies and Cheesy from the Bicester) ate extremely well scuppering one of their now well renown 23 course meals (including house plonk). As always all good things come to an end, the ships sailed for Dover to participate in EXERCISE SHARP SPEAR (now affectionately known as BLUNT STICK). The ships conducted some varied tasks with the occasional stand off in a South Coast Port. While the others were swanning around the ocean BROCKLESBY was busy in Rosyth completing her • CINCFLEET spends some time with the lads in HMS BROCKLESBY www.mcdoa.org.uk 10

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Section getting better tans than the ships' ships' the than tans better getting Section TERM OF STANDBY. STANDBY. OF TERM and girlfriends to GIB but there was still still was there but GIB to girlfriends and

LEDBURY (the buzz about the MW MW the about buzz (the LEDBURY every respect. ROLL ON THE NEXT NEXT THE ON ROLL respect. every on funds by now having taken the wives wives the taken having now by funds on

Training onboard BICESTER and and BICESTER onboard Training visits and praising the ships companies in in companies ships the praising and visits majority of the ships companies were low low were companies ships the of majority

flew out to Gibraltar to conduct their Sea Sea their conduct to Gibraltar to out flew stating how much they enjoyed the ships ships the enjoyed they much how stating party and the Cocktail Parties. The The Parties. Cocktail the and party

The students for the MCMG Course Course MCMG the for students The letters were received from many VIP's VIP's many from received were letters awnings were rigged for the children's children's the for rigged were awnings

most cases rewarding. A lot of signals and and signals of lot A rewarding. cases most On arrival in CASABLANCA the the CASABLANCA in arrival On team. team.

deployment was well balanced and in in and balanced well was deployment flexible Hunt Team beat the Soggy Wood Wood Soggy the beat Team Hunt flexible Casablanca Casablanca — — the Town Town the

before passaging to Rosyth. Overall the the Overall Rosyth. to passaging before Rock Race took place and yes, the the yes, and place took Race Rock

extended weekend and customs clearance clearance customs and weekend extended preverbial Inter Squadron Top Of The The Of Top Squadron Inter preverbial

Sturgeron which is a feat in itself. itself. in feat a is which Sturgeron

switch operates) for a well earned earned well a for operates) switch sun run, so it was inevitable that the the that inevitable was it so run, sun

fact the coxswain could not give away the the away give not could coxswain the fact

have mate especially when your tilt tilt your when especially mate have were the MCM3 ships on their fun in the the in fun their on ships MCM3 the were

more than kind to us whilst on passage, in in passage, on whilst us to kind than more

roughers in his tot, (yes you probably probably you (yes tot, his in roughers entered Gibraltar, already alongside alongside already Gibraltar, entered

CASABLANCA. Again the weather was was weather the Again CASABLANCA.

Sharky Ward reckons he has seen more more seen has he reckons Ward Sharky At 0730 the ships wieghed anchor and and anchor wieghed ships the 0730 At

November November and and headed headed

for for

passage apparently was a trifle rough. rough. trifle a was apparently passage

Gibraltar Gibraltar

The ships left Gibraltar on the 10th 10th the on Gibraltar left ships The

The ships returned to Portsmouth (the (the Portsmouth to returned ships The

down with the 20 mm and 30 mm guns. guns. mm 30 and mm 20 the with down

tale. tale. horse racing. racing. horse

control aircraft) which were quickly shot shot quickly were which aircraft) control

shall leave it to one of the ships to tell the the tell to ships the of one to it leave shall consisted of inter mess games night and and night games mess inter of consisted

launched the Matz A targets (remote (remote targets A Matz the launched

News. As I was not present in LISBON I I LISBON in present not was I As News. any left that is). The nights entertainment entertainment nights The is). that left any

something to think about. The FCRWT FCRWT The about. think to something

is hoped to get a spread in January's Navy Navy January's in spread a get to hoped is the burgers cooking (for those who had had who those (for cooking burgers the

the DC Parties and Cleansing Teams Teams Cleansing and Parties DC the

was covered by a team from DPRN and it it and DPRN from team a by covered was where, again the BBQ's were ablaze and and ablaze were BBQ's the again where,

smoke generators and CS candles giving giving candles CS and generators smoke

The ships passage to LISBON. The visit visit The LISBON. to passage ships The anchored off Rosia Bay for the night night the for Bay Rosia off anchored

their usual astronomical amount of of amount astronomical usual their

Formation 00. On completion the ships ships the completion On 00. Formation

Homeward Bound Bound Homeward

Team embarked. The wreckers let off off let wreckers The embarked. Team

areas the ships commenced the the commenced ships the areas

Team and Fleet Close Range Weapons Weapons Range Close Fleet and Team

On arrival at the Gibraltar exercise exercise Gibraltar the at arrival On

had to return to the UK. UK. the to return to had weapon training with the Fleet NBCD NBCD Fleet the with training weapon

onion underneath) who unfortunately unfortunately who underneath) onion

Finally, the ships carried out 3 days days 3 out carried ships the Finally,

(no blood though). though). blood (no

from the jetty (white hankies with an an with hankies (white jetty the from

create a lot of discussion on completion completion on discussion of lot a create action. action.

were watched by the majority of the staff staff the of majority the by watched were

continued with those subjects likely to to likely subjects those with continued posers, sorry the Sweep Deck Crew in in Crew Deck Sweep the sorry posers,

On leaving CASABLANCA the ships ships the CASABLANCA leaving On

Navcomex's. The nightly inter ship quiz quiz ship inter nightly The Navcomex's. breath for the end result and to see the the see to and result end the for breath

of that name. name. that of NBCD teach in, Screenex and and Screenex in, teach NBCD about small ships. We wait with bated bated with wait We ships. small about

and of course there was roughly 30 bars bars 30 roughly was there course of and delaying exercises namely Machy Breaks, Breaks, Machy namely exercises delaying BROCKLESBY and learnt a great deal deal great a learnt and BROCKLESBY

The infamous Rick's Bar was sought out out sought was Bar Rick's infamous The the time was spent carrying out non- out carrying spent was time the crew enjoyed their stay with with stay their enjoyed crew

offered them money they were offended. offended. were they money them offered that it makes a lot of difference anyway) anyway) difference of lot a makes it that teach an old dog new tricks. The film film The tricks. new dog old an teach

actually got to the stage where if you you if where stage the to got actually had to get their heads down all day (not (not day all down heads their get to had lessons but we realised that you cannot cannot you that realised we but lessons

with an 4MCM zap stuck on their chest, it it chest, their on stuck zap 4MCM an with been but not so rough that the Klankies Klankies the that rough so not but been one stage to send him for elocution elocution for him send to stage one

their cotton socks) are walking around around walking are socks) cotton their weather was not as good as it could have have could it as good as not was weather lead part as SDD, it was considered at at considered was it SDD, as part lead

the breakwater). The local beggars (bless (bless beggars local The breakwater). the passage for various reasons). The The reasons). various for passage temporary loan (Brad Doyle) took the the took Doyle) (Brad loan temporary

street (the cockroach dies when you pass pass you when dies cockroach (the street 00 00 Formation Formation on this occasion). The Australian on on Australian The occasion). this on (we couldn't do it on on it do couldn't (we

including dubious watches sold on the the on sold watches dubious including GIB Exercise Areas to carry out some some out carry to Areas Exercise GIB arrived (the divers did not get a look in in look a get not did divers (the arrived

with a wide range of rabbits available available rabbits of range wide a with (well 12 knots) so that we could get to the the to get could we that so knots) 12 (well were in evidence as soon as the film crew crew film the as soon as evidence in were

see, just reams of leather and silk goods goods silk and leather of reams just see, Gibraltar. The passage was a fast one one fast a was passage The Gibraltar. a training film for CIS. The ships posers posers ships The CIS. for film training a

houses. The local bazaars were a sight to to sight a were bazaars local The houses. We left Funchal and passaged to to passaged and Funchal left We BROCKLESBY went out to sea to make make to sea to out went BROCKLESBY

to be found to spend in the local ale ale local the in spend to found be to and BICESTER went into BMP while while BMP into went BICESTER and

does give a small discount. discount. small a give does

the odd pound (or Morrocon Dib Dobs) Dobs) Dib Morrocon (or pound odd the the ships swapped around, LEDBURY LEDBURY around, swapped ships the

reasonable price and the Hertz dealer dealer Hertz the and price reasonable

On completion of the MCMG Course Course MCMG the of completion On

outmuster times. Cars are hired for a a for hired are Cars times. outmuster Trisponder site on Gibraltar. Gibraltar. on site Trisponder

driving in Portsmouth during dockyard dockyard during Portsmouth in driving knows. knows. CPO (SR) Sam Coulter visit a a visit Coulter Sam (SR) CPO

recommended, it is twice as bad as as bad as twice is it recommended, that they ate at that restaurant, who who restaurant, that at ate they that

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CPO (MW) "Dixie Dean" and and Dean" "Dixie (MW) CPO

To drive in Funchal is not not is Funchal in drive To was actually nothing to do with the fact fact the with do to nothing actually was

well developed figure, perhaps the food food the perhaps figure, developed well

into the backstreets to find the best deals. deals. best the find to backstreets the into

the bar was a delightful young lady with a a with lady young delightful a was bar the

priced but again it was a case of going going of case a was it again but priced

next consignment of beanshoots). Behind Behind beanshoots). of consignment next

local vino was good and reasonably reasonably and good was vino local

until the container ship arrived with his his with arrived ship container the until

evening and finish in the early hours. The The hours. early the in finish and evening

(we heard the owner had to close down down close to had owner the heard (we

good but didn't start until late in the the in late until start didn't but good

chinese restaurant out of house and home home and house of out restaurant chinese

were more acceptable. The night life was was life night The acceptable. more were

form they were spotted eating at the local local the at eating spotted were they form

streets and see the old town the prices prices the town old the see and streets

Team? I hear you ask. Well yes true to to true yes Well ask. you hear I Team?

but if you managed to get into the back back the into get to managed you if but

What about the Squadron Eating Out Out Eating Squadron the about What

tended to cater for these rather than us us than rather these for cater to tended

streets were full of tourists and the shops shops the and tourists of full were streets won. won.

good run was experienced here. The The here. experienced was run good young MW home, I believe the mother mother the believe I home, MW young

cheered up later. A more cultural but but cultural more A later. up cheered began arguing over who should take the the take should who over arguing began

of the evening the two ladies in question question in ladies two the evening the of on 8 October, the weather was grim but but grim was weather the October, 8 on

with a rough AB Diver, towards the end end the towards Diver, AB rough a with The Squadron entered Funchal at 0800 0800 at Funchal entered Squadron The

company of a mother and daughter along along daughter and mother a of company Funchal Funchal

MW rate onboard found himself in the the in himself found onboard rate MW

that emerged was when a certain young young certain a when was emerged that donated to the RM Band Deal Appeal. Appeal. Deal Band RM the to donated

used their feet and hiked across. One tale tale One across. hiked and feet their used and in BICESTER's case the profits profits the case BICESTER's in and

ROOKE's mobile campers. Others just just Others campers. mobile ROOKE's Horse Race was held on the sweep decks decks sweep the on held was Race Horse

border to Spain having hired one of of one hired having Spain to border DOGGO situation. The traditional traditional The situation. DOGGO

station leave and ventured across the the across ventured and leave station has ever been cleared so fast, even in a a in even fast, so cleared been ever has

alongside the sailors took advantage of of advantage took sailors the alongside recognised, I don't think a sweep deck deck sweep a think don't I recognised,

much travelled bunch called FSU. While While FSU. called bunch travelled much of large proportion that no one one no that proportion large of

to conduct a BMP supported by that that by supported BMP a conduct to one sailor caught a brightly coloured fish fish coloured brightly a caught sailor one

BROCKLESBY remained alongside alongside remained BROCKLESBY over the stern and were doing fine until until fine doing were and stern the over

alone sail it. Some others went fishing fishing went others Some it. sail alone time was had by all. all. by had was time

found it difficult to stay on the board let let board the on stay to difficult it found Officers mess and by all accounts a good good a accounts all by and mess Officers

being the operative word. A lot of us us of lot A word. operative the being celebrated Trafalgar Night in the Army Army the in Night Trafalgar celebrated

were also given in sailboarding, boarding boarding sailboarding, in given also were had come at once, the officers meanwhile meanwhile officers the once, at come had

barbecue and a sailboard race. Lessons Lessons race. sailboard a and barbecue themselves thinking all their birthdays birthdays their all thinking themselves

the opportunity was taken to hold a a hold to taken was opportunity the S(MW)'s were seen ashore enjoying enjoying ashore seen were S(MW)'s

all the end of the quarter was up soon) so so soon) up was quarter the of end the all LMCDO's carried on for 2 weeks. The The weeks. 2 for on carried LMCDO's

so as to conduct some deep diving (after (after diving deep some conduct to as so S(MW) stayed for a week and the the and week a for stayed S(MW)

Porta Santo, one of the Madeira Islands Islands Madeira the of one Santo, Porta companies is totally untrue!!). The The untrue!!). totally is companies www.mcdoa.org.uk www.mcdoa.org.uk Main feature CHALLENGER GOES DEEP

THE following is an extract of a presentation given to the MCD Conference on the 28th November 1989, by Captain Mark Masterman RN (Commanding Officer of HMS CHALLENGER), Lieutenant John Giddens RN and Lieutenant Stuart Heaver RN . . .

1989 has been the most successful year of Challenger's life so far, during which we have carried out: An intervention operation (PERINTIS — Salvage of toxic cargo) The first diving task (recovery of a crashed Harrier in Lyme Bay) and, participated in a major, six yearly, submarine rescue exercise (SEDGEMOOR). Since last year's conference the diving system has really come to life, and a large number of major milestones have been achieved: 26 Nov 88: The diving system was pressed for the 1st saturation dive — to 10 metres for three days alongside at FAIRLIE, with 9 divers excurting to 18 metres from the SCC. 19 Feb: (this year): Divers operated from the ship for the first time in dp to 50 metres on air from the surface support diving station. 20 Apr: We used that same facility operationally to conduct the underwater load transfer in DP of a 24 ton container of CFC gas from the wreck on MV Perintis in the vicinity of the channel LT vessel. 1 Jul: On the way back from TUMS trials in the Mediterranean we conducted the 1st full open water saturation dive to 50 metres for 5 days, in Falmouth Bay. After a break for Summer Leave, and maintenance, the diving started in earnest again on October 2 with shallow water lockouts including an acquaint bell run and excursion for the commanding Terintis' search resumes officer. 9 Oct: CHALLENGER's 1st operational diving task got underway, with the recovery of a Sea Harrier from HMS ARK ROYAL which ditched in 40 metres of water in the PORTLAND exercise areas. Three containers of very mutilated wreckage were recovered in 2 days by divers in saturation, during which time we achieved 68 man hours working on the seabed. An excellent demonstration of the operational efficiency of saturation diving techniques. A further 2 training saturation dives were conducted in the Moray Firth over the wrecks of a WWII submarine and Lancaster bomber, on the way to Norway for the diving system acceptance trials where on; • Newspaper clippings featuring HMS CHALLENGER after the PERINTIS Operation. 26 Oct: We started a 140 metre saturation dive with a commercial diving vessel riding shotgun at a cost of £760,000 providing the essential services of a SEAHAWK Remotely Operated Vehicle The self propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat, which has completed (ROV). The divers surfaced from the 140m dive alongside in successful manned trials at 275 metres . . . (Internal not external ROSYTH on Friday 3 Nov, after 5 days 15 hours decompression. depth!!) And especially: 12 Nov: Again in Norway, CHALLENGER successfully completed 6 The Secondary Life Support System (SLS), which has now had over days of bounce diving trials, culminating in 3 bounce dives to 120 1,000 man hours operational use and well used sets were successfully metres achieving the SRS standard. activated 300 metres underwater during trials in Norway. After a well earned break in Bergen the 300m Naval Weapon Sea We now have a system in CHALLENGER which is well made and Trial commenced on 20 Nov with the divers conducting a variety of well maintained not just in our own opinion, but also that of the tasks on the seabed over a 4 day period. The bottom phase was numerous visitors we receive from the commercial diving world. successfully completed last Thursday, to SRS standard, and Saturation diving in the Royal Navy is once again alive and well, and, CHALLENGER returned to PORTSMOUTH only yesterday with more importantly ready for employment. the divers still in saturation. The divers exit the system on 4 December after 10 days 12 hours decompression (and having earned) None of this would be possible without the successful achievement of £2,591.22 per man in deep diving diving pay!!!) copious and sometimes tedious trials, including proving and The 300 metre dive was the 10th saturation dive that CHALLENGER expanding the DP capabilty envelope, taut wire performance in deep has conducted this year (and for those of you with divisional water, re-engineering of the diving handling system and about six re- responsibility for divers considering a draft to Challenger, the diving terminations of the umbilical to our "Chandelier", the underwater team has earned approx £2,800 per man in deep diving pay so far TV and Sonar platform — one diver is reputed to have chopped it during 1989). with a wayward hydraulic tool. The plans for the current diving trials were formulated in April of this We have also successfully completed numerous trials with the towed year, and it is a significant comment on the reliability of the ship and unmanned submersible (TUMS) to depths in excess of one mile. In the diving system that we are now completing those trials on 4 these "deep" operating areas, the ship cannot always navigate with December, two days earlier than planned. We have functioned the the standard degree of high precision, however, TUMS CAN, by system through its complete range, and have built up enormous tracking deep ocean acoustic transponders with its sophisticated Nav operator confidence in systems such as: data processor. In this way, TUMS tells the ship not only where The Environmental Control System (ECS), operated by divers an TUMS is, but also where the ship is, passing the relevant information example of a user maintainer concept in operation. along up to 9km of coax cable together with video and sonar www.mcdoa.org.uk 12

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• • LR5 being deployed from HMS Challenger. Challenger. HMS from deployed being LR5

50 metres. metres. 50

carry out independent diving operations in water depths greater than than greater depths water in operations diving independent out carry

spreading the good news and in finding an ROV so that the ship can can ship the that so ROV an finding in and news good the spreading

I urge your support in keeping the ship alive, the flag flying: In In flying: flag the alive, ship the keeping in support your urge I

expertise in the Navy. Navy. the in expertise

This bodes well for the future development of Seabed Operations Operations Seabed of development future the for well bodes This

longevity of draft as many extend or want to come back to the ship. ship. the to back come to want or extend many as draft of longevity

activity, grant leave leave grant activity, and and reduce the ship's company. We are seeing seeing are We company. ship's the reduce

watches. We have made some proposals on how we can sustain this this sustain can we how on proposals some made have We watches.

216 days at sea this year including 25 week-ends, mostly in two two in mostly week-ends, 25 including year this sea at days 216

board, on the job, and action takes place in peacetime; we have had had have we peacetime; in place takes action and job, the on board,

to submarine activity and Q-Route survey. Training is done on on done is Training survey. Q-Route and activity submarine to

being devised. That includes the support CHALLENGER can give give can CHALLENGER support the includes That devised. being

demonstrate intervention capability, a deterrent activity if you like, is is like, you if activity deterrent a capability, intervention demonstrate

be seen using the ship. A seasonal programme in which we aim to to aim we which in programme seasonal A ship. the using seen be

the system and capabilities that have been produced — and we must must we and — produced been have that capabilities and system the

running concern. What we in blue must do is to extol the virtues of of virtues the extol to is do must blue in we What concern. running

modifications necessary, we risk serious disruption to what is now a a now is what to disruption serious risk we necessary, modifications

way we intend to undertake Seabed Operations, then, with the the with then, Operations, Seabed undertake to intend we way

further changes afoot. I do fear that if we make major changes to the the to changes major make we if that fear do I afoot. changes further

D.E.D. is not yet confirmed, may be prolonged and there could be be could there and prolonged be may confirmed, yet not is D.E.D.

considerable uncertainty about the ship's long term future. April's April's future. term long ship's the about uncertainty considerable

Also, sadly, despite having made great strides forward, there remains remains there forward, strides great made having despite sadly, Also,

proposals for an alternative upkeep and support philosophy. philosophy. support and upkeep alternative an for proposals

not easily employable on alternative tasks. The ship has raised raised has ship The tasks. alternative on employable easily not

She also remains non-operational until the problem is solved and is is and solved is problem the until non-operational remains also She

become non-operational and there can be safety to life implications. implications. life to safety be can there and non-operational become

reduced by a succession of OPDEFS, CHALLENGER can quickly quickly can CHALLENGER OPDEFS, of succession a by reduced

supply. Unlike other vessels whose platform utility may be gradually gradually be may utility platform whose vessels other Unlike supply.

will be difficulties; many unique stores are in short or even zero zero even or short in are stores unique many difficulties; be will

Fleet and DGST(N) resources, there is every indication that there there that indication every is there resources, DGST(N) and Fleet

project staffs. Once ODMA arrives and we are fully dependent on on dependent fully are we and arrives ODMA Once staffs. project

next Spring. Spring. next

dedication by the ship's company and with direct support from from support direct with and company ship's the by dedication

last 12 months and we are on track for completion of part four trials trials four part of completion for track on are we and months 12 last

That's the good news. Its all happened by plenty of hard work and and work hard of plenty by happened all Its news. good the That's

The scope of operator experience has been greatly increased over the the over increased greatly been has experience operator of scope The

"U" light which keeps all but the most persistent well clear. clear. well persistent most the but all keeps which light "U"

operators. The QM, on the bridge has the assistance of a 15m morse morse 15m a of assistance the has bridge the on QM, The operators.

room and selected senior rates are becoming fully qualified DP DP qualified fully becoming are rates senior selected and room

300m trial. trial. 300m

stretched. Now all OOW's are being trained "downstairs" in the ops ops the in "downstairs" trained being are OOW's all Now stretched.

• • Challenger diver excurting from the diving bell during the the during bell diving the from excurting diver Challenger

operations, expertise in diving and DP seabed ops becomes severely severely becomes ops seabed DP and diving in expertise operations,

support equipment. We have discovered that during sustained diving diving sustained during that discovered have We equipment. support

vessel movements to within 1 metre to better position himself or his his or himself position better to metre 1 within to movements vessel

impressive. On the seabed at 300m an excurted diver can request request can diver excurted an 300m at seabed the On impressive.

ships positioning and UW mapping systems has continued to be be to continued has systems mapping UW and positioning ships

deck and salvage evolutions. The accuracy and repeatability of the the of repeatability and accuracy The evolutions. salvage and deck

Overall, we have improved many operating procedures, and refined refined and procedures, operating many improved have we Overall,

decompression. decompression.

complex, where they can be treated during 'controlled 'controlled during treated be can they where complex,

pressurized submariners out of LR5 and into a hyperbaric living living hyperbaric a into and LR5 of out submariners pressurized

absence of DRSV we must now examine ways of transferring transferring of ways examine now must we DRSV of absence

unconventional capability as a useful ASW SM tracking sonar. In the the In sonar. tracking SM ASW useful a as capability unconventional

using LR5 in her primary role. In addition sonar 193m discovered an an discovered 193m sonar addition In role. primary her in LR5 using

ever transfer of men between two pressurized submarines at depth depth at submarines pressurized two between men of transfer ever

distressed submarine with impunity. Most remarkable was the first first the was remarkable Most impunity. with submarine distressed

ordinated the transfer of Admirals and Generals in and out of a a of out and in Generals and Admirals of transfer the ordinated

versatility and command control capability. In zero viz at 120m we co- we 120m at viz zero In capability. control command and versatility

EXERCISE SEDGEMOOR. As OTC, CHALLENGER proved her her proved CHALLENGER OTC, As SEDGEMOOR. EXERCISE

"MYSTIC", in the major NATO submarine rescue exercise: exercise: rescue submarine NATO major the in "MYSTIC",

attendant deep submergence rescue vehicle, the United State's State's United the vehicle, rescue submergence deep attendant

OPOSSUM (THE DISSUB) and REPULSE (MOSUB) and its its and (MOSUB) REPULSE and DISSUB) (THE OPOSSUM

In September, we sailed for the CLYDE EXCERCISE areas to join join to areas EXCERCISE CLYDE the for sailed we September, In

aroused considerable national media interest. interest. media national considerable aroused

enormous confidence operating in difficult conditions and also also and conditions difficult in operating confidence enormous

inspection, on the ship's return to Portland. The success gave the ship ship the gave success The Portland. to return ship's the on inspection,

wrapped, in protective sheeting and stowed prior to scientific scientific to prior stowed and sheeting protective in wrapped,

basket on the seabed and winched inboard where they could be be could they where inboard winched and seabed the on basket

than one week on task. The drums were transferred to a recovery recovery a to transferred were drums The task. on week one than

Cypermethin and 16 out of 20 of the lower risk Permethrin, in less less in Permethrin, risk lower the of 20 of out 16 and Cypermethin

carnage the ship sniffed out 12 out of 12 drums of highly toxic toxic highly of drums 12 of out 12 out sniffed ship the carnage

and 400 drums of petroleum jelly plus crates, cranes, crabs and and crabs cranes, crates, plus jelly petroleum of drums 400 and

Pilots were used for the mission. Admidst 200 tons of phosphate bags bags phosphate of tons 200 Admidst mission. the for used were Pilots

were recovered from the English Channel. Both civilian and RN RN and civilian Both Channel. English the from recovered were

ROV's SPRINT and SCORPIO, 28 drums of Panamanian pesticide pesticide Panamanian of drums 28 SCORPIO, and SPRINT ROV's

she did for OPERATION PERINTIS, and with the assistance of the the of assistance the with and PERINTIS, OPERATION for did she

and is on permanent charter to join the ship at 24 hours notice. This This notice. hours 24 at ship the join to charter permanent on is and

LR5 is owned and operated by STENA OFFSHORE of Aberdeen Aberdeen of OFFSHORE STENA by operated and owned is LR5

operating with the Ship's 20 ton manned rescue submersible, LR5. LR5. submersible, rescue manned ton 20 Ship's the with operating

Our most publicized achievements this year have been while while been have year this achievements publicized most Our

into the new year. year. new the into

capability and look forward to further TUMs progress next week and and week next progress TUMs further to forward look and capability

presentation of the bottom. We are excited by the prospects of this this of prospects the by excited are We bottom. the of presentation www.mcdoa.org.uk

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Seabed Operations Vessel

AN INTEGRATED NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SEA-BED SEARCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS WHICH PROVIDES ACCURACY STABILITY ECONOMY AND SAFETY

Surface Target Dynamic Ship motion Taut wire navigation aids detection positioning sensors beacons

Integrated Navigation System Dynamic Positioning System The Navigation subsystem will accept This sub-system ensures that the vessel inputs from SATNAV, DECCA Acoustic Tracking System maintains station when the NAVIGATOR and HIFIX 6, DOPPLER In addition to providing the positional Submerged Compression Chamber and E.M. Logs, together with inputs information for the Dynamic (SCC) (Diving Bell) is deployed. The from the gyro compass and vertical Positioning System, this sub-system is system uses up to two isochronous reference units. Facilities are also also used in conjunction with one or acoustic beacons on the seabed to provided for the insertion of target more transponders to give accurate position the ship relative to the data from the side scan and sector ship positional information during the beacons. Signals received at the ships scanning sonars, for storage and search phase. hydrophone array are processed and output to the Plotting Facilities control signals are generated and transmitted to the thruster servo mechanisms to manoeuvre the ship as necessary A secondary system Control System involving a taut wire in place of the Control of the overall system is acoustic system is also provided exercised from the Operations Room which is equipped with a Video Data Terminal as the main system control Displays unit and associated displays, terminals and plotter. Displays show totes and symbols generated by the computer, Controls and the main underwater display has a $ System pitch rolling ball control and keyboard to Logging cont rollers facilitate the entry of seabed objects Logging into the system. This data from either Printing the shipboard or submersible sensors, with their classification, is then Plotting available for display and record purposes.

Environmental The Divers Environmental and sensors Medical Operating System (DEMOS) The Vessel's Divers live under saturated diving conditions in deck chambers and Physiological are deployed in the SCC. The DEMOS deduces, records and displays the sensors physiological parameters of divers living under these conditions, the operational parameters of divers deployed in the SCC ,. nf th Operational and the environmental parameter deck chambers sensors

• Artwork courtesy of Marconi Underwater Systems Limited.

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JOHNSON G P P G JOHNSON LT CDR CDR LT MCM4 SEA SEA MCM4 SOO SOO

JENRICK M F F M JENRICK

LT LT

BICESTER BICESTER OPS OPS WRIGHT J C L L C J WRIGHT CAPT CAPT

RALEIGH RALEIGH

JACK R J M M J R JACK

LT CDR CDR LT

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

OICSRMHTDT OICSRMHTDT WOOLLEY M I I M WOOLLEY LT LT

HUBBERSTON HUBBERSTON CO CO

ILESTDS ILESTDS

LT CDR CDR LT

JUNO JUNO

XO XO 1VISEMAN J W W J 1VISEMAN

LT CDR CDR LT BLACKWATER BLACKWATER CO CO

HOSKING D B B D HOSKING

LT CDR CDR LT

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

COURSE COURSE WILSON C D D C WILSON LT CDR CDR LT

NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE

OIC CSBCDU CSBCDU OIC

HOOLE R J J R HOOLE

LT CDR CDR LT

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

RSNF TDCO TDCO RSNF WILLIAMS A P P A WILLIAMS LT LT

DULVERTON DULVERTON XO XO

HOLLOWAY M C G G C M HOLLOWAY

LT CDR CDR LT

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

SODD SODD WILLCOX I I WILLCOX

LT LT HURWORTH HURWORTH OPS OPS

HOGG I C C I HOGG

LT LT

WILTON WILTON XO MWO ERO ERO MWO XO WILD S S WILD LT CDR CDR LT

NELSON GUNWHARF MW1 MW1 GUNWHARF NELSON

HINTON HINTON

LT LT

CATITSTOCK CATITSTOCK

WHITE R W W R WHITE CDR CDR

CINCNAHOME CINCNAHOME SOSY(C) SOSY(C)

HILTON D D HILTON

LT CDR CDR LT

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

LTO LTO WELBORN C G G C WELBORN LT CDR CDR LT

CENTURION CENTURION COURSE COURSE

HILL HILL

LT LT

CHIDDINFORD CHIDDINFORD

WARLOW M R N N R M WARLOW LT LT

FOST FOST OICFOSTCDE OICFOSTCDE

HILL N G G N HILL

LT LT

SANDOWN SANDOWN

OPS OPS WARD FS FS WARD LT CDR CDR LT

SANDOWN SANDOWN

CO CO

HILDESLEY TI TI HILDESLEY

CDR CDR

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

CDR MDDS MDDS CDR UTTING DW DW UTTING LT LT

ATHERSTONE ATHERSTONE OPS OPS

HICKS P L L P HICKS

LT CDR CDR LT

CINCNAVHOME CINCNAVHOME

SDO(R) SDO(R) TURNER D D TURNER LT LT DRYAD DRYAD

COURSE COURSE

HEALY A M C C M A HEALY

LT LT

FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

2IC SNICDU SNICDU 2IC TROTTER H L L H TROTTER LT CDR CDR LT

MOD DNW DNW MOD WM1 WM1

HAYES S J J S HAYES

LT LT

DARTMOUTH BRNC BRNC DARTMOUTH

DONE DONE TREVARTHEN A G G A TREVARTHEN LT LT

CHALLENGER CHALLENGER SBO(S) SBO(S)

HAWKINS R H H R HAWKINS

LT LT

CENTURION CENTURION

FSL FSL TODMAN A J J A TODMAN LT LT LEDBURY LEDBURY

OPS OPS

HARWOOD M J J M HARWOOD

LT CDR CDR LT

ACDS OR (SEA) (SEA) OR ACDS

RUD RUD THOMPSON C R R C THOMPSON LT CDR CDR LT

DANAE DANAE XO XO

HARVEY K K HARVEY

LT CDR CDR LT

MCM1 SEA SEA MCM1

SOO SOO THOMPSON B D D B THOMPSON LT LT

KELLINGTON KELLINGTON X0 MWO ERO ERO MWO X0

HARRISON P T T P HARRISON

LT LT

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

DO1 DO1 STAVELEY J R R J STAVELEY LT CDR CDR LT

FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI DSPO DSPO

HARPER S A A S HARPER

LT CDR CDR LT

BERKELEY BERKELEY

CO CO STANLEY NP NP STANLEY LT CDR CDR LT ANDROMEDA ANDROMEDA

PWO(U) PWO(U)

GRIFFITHS D T T D GRIFFITHS

LT LT

DRYAD DRYAD

COURSE COURSE STAMP G G STAMP LT CDR CDR LT

EXCHANGE USA USA EXCHANGE MINE WAR WAR MINE

GREENWOOD P P GREENWOOD

LT LT

EXCHANGE USA USA EXCHANGE

EOD EOD SIMMONDS R M M R SIMMONDS LT CDR CDR LT

HURWORTH HURWORTH CO CO

GOODWIN G G GOODWIN

LT CDR CDR LT

SAUDI AFPS UK UK AFPS SAUDI SHIPS1 SHIPS1 SILVA SILVA LT LT NELSON GUNWHARF MW2 MW2 GUNWHARF NELSON

GODFREY K R R K GODFREY

LT LT CHIDDINGFOLD CHIDDINGFOLD

OPS OPS SHERMAN C J J C SHERMAN LT CDR CDR LT EXCHANGE USA USA EXCHANGE

NSSC NSSC

GOBEY S J J S GOBEY

LT CDR CDR LT

CDRE MINOR WAR V V WAR MINOR CDRE

OIC MWTDG MWTDG OIC SCARTH W W SCARTH LT LT

DRYAD DRYAD COURSE COURSE

GILES K D L L D K GILES

LT LT

SHERATON SHERATON

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OIC PCDU PCDU OIC

GIDDENS J H H J GIDDENS

LT LT

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SBO(D1) SBO(D1) RUSSELL T T RUSSELL LT LT CDRE MWV SEA SEA MWV CDRE

DSMWO DSMWO

GEftAGHTY I M M I GEftAGHTY

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COURSE COURSE

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CDR CDR

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XO XO O'REILLY S A A S O'REILLY LT LT HERMIONE HERMIONE

PWO(U) PWO(U)

DAVIES E R R E DAVIES

LT LT

PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH

OICPACDU OICPACDU O'CONNELL D C W W C D O'CONNELL LT CDR CDR LT STANAVFORCHAN STANAVFORCHAN

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LT LT

BERKELEY BERKELEY XO XO NICHOLSON S C L L C S NICHOLSON LT CDR CDR LT NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE

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LT CDR CDR LT

DRYAD DRYAD COURSE COURSE NICHOLDON D A A D NICHOLDON LT CDR CDR LT EXCHANGE CANADA SO MCM MCM SO CANADA EXCHANGE

DAVEY P F F P DAVEY

LT LT

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MW3 MW3 NEIL S J J S NEIL LT LT DRYAD DRYAD

COURSE COURSE

CURD T A A T CURD

LT CDR CDR LT

RNSC GREENWICH GREENWICH RNSC

COURSE COURSE MURPHIE J D D D D J MURPHIE LT LT DRYAD DRYAD

COURSE COURSE

CROOME-CARROLL M P J LT LT J P M CROOME-CARROLL

SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

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LT LT QUORN QUORN

XO XO

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LT CDR CDR LT

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MCD CO CO MCD MEATYARD C G B B G C MEATYARD CDR CDR

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LT LT

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LT LT SANDOWN SANDOWN XO XO MCALEAR S D D S MCALEAR LT CDR CDR LT

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LT LT EXCHANGE CANADA CANADA EXCHANGE

D & C INST INST C & D MARTIN G W S S W G MARTIN LT CDR CDR LT CWTA PTSMTH PTSMTH CWTA

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CHAMBERS W J J W CHAMBERS

LT CDR CDR LT FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

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CHAMBERS T G G T CHAMBERS

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CASSAR A P F F P A CASSAR

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MANADON MANADON

CAREY D J J D CAREY

LT CDR CDR LT NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

DSO MW MW DSO MANSBRIDGE B I I B MANSBRIDGE LT CDR CDR LT CNSA PORTLAND PORTLAND CNSA

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CAIRNS G A A G CAIRNS

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NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON IOMCD IOMCD MALEC J G G J MALEC CDR CDR CINCNAVHOME CINCNAVHOME

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BUTTERWORTH N R R N BUTTERWORTH

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MCM2 SEA SEA MCM2 SOO SOO MAIR B B MAIR LT LT CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

XO XO

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LT LT

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PWO(U) PWO(U) MACKAY I B B I MACKAY LT CDR CDR LT

CWTA PTSMTH PTSMTH CWTA M2-MW/DIV M2-MW/DIV

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CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

XO XO LOUDON J H H J LOUDON LT CDR CDR LT MOD DGUW KYLE KYLE DGUW MOD

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BELL RD RD BELL

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COTTESMORE COTTESMORE OPS OPS LINDSAY A J J A LINDSAY LT LT LEDBURY LEDBURY

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ASHCROFT ASHCROFT

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BERKELEY BERKELEY LANDROCK G J J G LANDROCK LT LT SNONI SNONI

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LT LT

IVESTON IVESTON CO CO KING KING LT LT BICESTER BICESTER

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PEACOCK PEACOCK CO CO KESSLER M L L M KESSLER LT LT ATHERSTONE ATHERSTONE

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ACTON JS JS ACTON

LT LT

DULVERTON DULVERTON

OPS OPS KERR W M M M M W KERR LT LT BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY

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AB D D AB FOST FOST SMITH D J J D SMITH

AB Dl Dl AB

BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY

DOUDS J L L J DOUDS

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON SMITH N N SMITH

AB D D AB NELSON NELSON

DONOGHUE J S S J DONOGHUE

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI SLADE M A A M SLADE

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

DONNELLY J J DONNELLY

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT SHAW A W W A SHAW

AB D D AB NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE

DIGWEED P J J P DIGWEED

AB D D AB CHALLENGER CHALLENGER SEXTON T M M T SEXTON

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

DEVANEY T T DEVANEY

AB D D AB PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH SEARL B R R B SEARL

AB D D AB QUORN QUORN

DEARLOVE T T DEARLOVE

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI SCANLON P J J P SCANLON

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

DANIELS R J J R DANIELS

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON RUSSELL S S RUSSELL

AB D D AB CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

CURNOW C J J C CURNOW

AB D D AB PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH RUSHFORD D D RUSHFORD

AB D D AB SANDOWN SANDOWN

COUSINS S M M S COUSINS

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT ROBERTS K J J K ROBERTS

AB D D AB SHERATON SHERATON

COUGHLAN J J J J COUGHLAN

AB D D AB SEAHAWK SEAHAWK RINTOUL A N D D N A RINTOUL

AB D D AB BRECON BRECON

COLLINS J P P J COLLINS

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON RINTOUL D J J D RINTOUL

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

BURNETT D A A D BURNETT

AB D D AB CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK RILEY M A A M RILEY

AB D D AB CHALLENGER CHALLENGER

BUGGIES Y Y BUGGIES

AB D D AB IVESTON IVESTON RIGBY T T RIGBY

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

BROWN A J J A BROWN

AB D D AB PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH REILLY A N N A REILLY

AB D D AB GIB NAVAL BASE BASE NAVAL GIB

BRAILEY S W W S BRAILEY

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO RAVENHALL J S S J RAVENHALL

AB D D AB TAMAR TAMAR

BOYLE R J J R BOYLE

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI RAMSHAW J R R J RAMSHAW

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

BOYD S A A S BOYD

AB D D AB HURWORTH HURWORTH PENNINGTON S S PENNINGTON

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

BOUCHARD R J J R BOUCHARD

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON PARTON A A PARTON

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

BELL I R R I BELL

AB D D AB QUORN QUORN PARKINSON M A A M PARKINSON

AB D D AB TAMAR TAMAR

BELL K K BELL

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT OWEN A J J A OWEN

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

BEECHING L G G L BEECHING

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO ORTON T T ORTON

AB D D AB COCHRANE RELEASE RELEASE COCHRANE

BEAN A MM MM A BEAN

AB D D AB CHIDDINGFOLD CHIDDINGFOLD O'GRADY S D D S O'GRADY

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

BARRON P P BARRON

AB D D AB NELSON RELEASE RELEASE NELSON MULLEN W J J W MULLEN

AB D D AB PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH

BARNES C C BARNES

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT MOORED J J MOORED

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

BAMFORD M L L M BAMFORD

AB D D AB PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH MOON P P MOON

AB D D AB HUBBERSTON HUBBERSTON

ALLEN S G G S ALLEN

AB D D AB BICESTER BICESTER MERRIDUE D G G D MERRIDUE

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

PEARCE A J J A PEARCE

LALS D D LALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT MCSKIMMINGS M R R M MCSKIMMINGS

NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE AB D D AB

LEACH M S S M LEACH

LALS D D LALS DEF EXP ORD SCHL SCHL ORD EXP DEF MCKENNA D I I D MCKENNA

AB D D AB CHALLENGER CHALLENGER

JEACOCK P F F P JEACOCK

LALS D D LALS NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON MCKEEVER S A A S MCKEEVER

AB D D AB SUPT-OF DIVING DIVING SUPT-OF

JAMES K F F K JAMES

LALS D D LALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT MCHUGH P P MCHUGH

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

BUTLER E P P E BUTLER

LALS D D LALS HURWORTH HURWORTH MARTIN P P MARTIN

AB D D AB DEF EXP ORD SCHL SCHL ORD EXP DEF

BREAREY D A A D BREAREY

LALS1 LALS1 LEDBURY LEDBURY MARSTON S T T S MARSTON

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

GOULD S J J S GOULD

ALS D D ALS RM POOLE POOLE RM MAIN A J J A MAIN

AB D D AB NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE

YATES L G G L YATES

ALS D D ALS NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE MADDOCK M A A M MADDOCK

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

WARD G T T G WARD

ALS D D ALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT MADDISON S S MADDISON

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

STODDART J J 0 0 J J STODDART

ALS D D ALS NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON LUKE K S S K LUKE

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

SIMPSON D D SIMPSON

ALS D D ALS SANDOWN SANDOWN LUCAS C G G C LUCAS

AB D D AB VICTORY VICTORY

SIMMONDS T J J T SIMMONDS

ALS D D ALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT LOVELL J M M J LOVELL

AB D D AB NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE

SILCOCK S P P S SILCOCK

ALS D D ALS PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH LOVELL S K K S LOVELL

AB D D AB DARTMOUTH BRNC BRNC DARTMOUTH

SIBBALD G M M G SIBBALD

ALS D D ALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT LOTHIAN R R LOTHIAN

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

RICHARDSON C C C C RICHARDSON

ALS D D ALS FOST FOST LISTON A V V A LISTON

AB D D AB GIB NAVAL BASE BASE NAVAL GIB

PENNY N A A N PENNY

ALS D D ALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT LIMBRICK R I I R LIMBRICK

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

PATTERSON N R R N PATTERSON

ALS D D ALS NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE LIMBRICK R I I R LIMBRICK

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

O'BRIEN M M O'BRIEN

ALS D D ALS FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO LENNON M S S M LENNON

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

MITCHELL D R S S R D MITCHELL

ALS D D ALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT LASCKEY A J J A LASCKEY

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

MILLER G C C G MILLER

ALS D D ALS NELSON NELSON LAMPORT A P P A LAMPORT

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

MELEADY S T T S MELEADY

ALS D D ALS PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH KNOWLES A E E A KNOWLES

AB D D AB WILTON WILTON

LEWIS M J J M LEWIS

ALS D D ALS JS SUB AQUA DC DC AQUA SUB JS KILBY M A A M KILBY

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

LATHWELL K A A K LATHWELL

ALS D D ALS NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON KENNINGTON C A A C KENNINGTON

AB D D AB CHALLENGER CHALLENGER

JACKSON A F F A JACKSON

ALS D D ALS NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON KENNEDY P P KENNEDY

AB D D AB INVESTON INVESTON

HOLROYD M D D M HOLROYD

ALS D D ALS FOST FOST KENNAIR N J J N KENNAIR

AB D D AB WILTON WILTON

FITZJOHN S A A S FITZJOHN

ALS D D ALS BRINTON BRINTON KASAPI M H H M KASAPI

AB D D AB BRINTON BRINTON

CARSS A J J A CARSS

ALS D D ALS FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI JONES A D D A JONES

AB D D AB FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

CAMPION G M M G CAMPION

ALS D D ALS HUBBERSTON HUBBERSTON JONES M A A M JONES

AB D D AB INVESTON INVESTON

BROWN G G BROWN

ALS D D ALS FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI JONES A W W A JONES AB D D AB

FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

BIRCH G G BIRCH ALS D D ALS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT JOHN S D D S JOHN AB D D AB

SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

WORTH N J J N WORTH LS D D LS PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH JOBBINS N N JOBBINS AB D D AB

MIDDLETON MIDDLETON

WORT R R WORT

FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI LS D D LS JACKSON P R R P JACKSON

AB D D AB LEDBURY LEDBURY

WOODWARD A A WOODWARD

LS D D LS PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH HUDSON A M M A HUDSON

AB D D AB COCHRANE RELEASE RELEASE COCHRANE

WHEELER A J J A WHEELER

LS D D LS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT HOSKING S J J S HOSKING

AB D D AB SEAHAWK SEAHAWK

WELSH R J J R WELSH

LS D D LS DULVERTON DULVERTON HORBATOWSKI A P P A HORBATOWSKI AB D D AB

SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

WEAVER J A A J WEAVER LS D D LS NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE HOPE M M HOPE AB D D AB

BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY

WALLACE H E E H WALLACE LS D D LS BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY HOLM J J HOLM AB D D AB

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

WALL J C C J WALL LS D D LS FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI HOLGATE G M M G HOLGATE AB D D AB

DULVERTON DULVERTON

TURNER A R R A TURNER WILTON WILTON LS D D LS HOCKING V J R R J V HOCKING AB D D AB

FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

TUDOR P P TUDOR SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT LS D D LS HOBLYN N A A N HOBLYN AB D D AB

FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

THOMPSON R R THOMPSON LS D D LS BRERETON BRERETON HEDLEY P M R R M P HEDLEY

FOST FOST AB D D AB

TEAL S S S S TEAL

LS D D LS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT HARRISON G D D G HARRISON

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

TAYLOR C C TAYLOR

LS D D LS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT HARRIS K K HARRIS AB D D AB

FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

STRANGE S G G S STRANGE LS D D LS IVESTON IVESTON HARAN G G HARAN AB D D AB

PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH

SLATER A T T A SLATER LS D D LS CHALLENGER CHALLENGER HANSON S M M S HANSON AB D D AB

CHALLENGER CHALLENGER

SHARP J W W J SHARP LS D D LS CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK HALL N W W N HALL AB D D AB

BRINTON BRINTON

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DEF EXP ORD SCHL SCHL ORD EXP DEF

SEABROOK A A SEABROOK

LS D D LS PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH GRAY R R GRAY

AB D D AB HURWORTH HURWORTH

RUSSELL M A A M RUSSELL

LS D D LS NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE GRADIDGE W J P P J W GRADIDGE

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

ROLLAND M N N M ROLLAND

SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT LS D D LS GODFREY S S GODFREY

AB D D AB NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE

RICKARD R H T T H R RICKARD

LS D D LS CHALLENGER CHALLENGER GATES T J J T GATES

AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

RENNIE G G RENNIE

LS D D LS FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO FULLWOOD D D FULLWOOD AB D D AB

FO PLYMOUTH OPS OPS PLYMOUTH FO

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GIB NAVAL BASE BASE NAVAL GIB LS D D LS FULLEN E C MCK MCK C E FULLEN

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LS D D LS PORTSMOUTH ACDU ACDU PORTSMOUTH FROWLEY A D D A FROWLEY

AB D D AB SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT

PLATT A J J A PLATT LS D D LS FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI FORREST R W W R FORREST

AB D D AB FOSNI OPS OPS FOSNI

PEARSON W J J W PEARSON

LS D D LS CHALLENGER CHALLENGER FLETCHER G G FLETCHER AB D D AB

COCHRANE RELEASE RELEASE COCHRANE

PEAKE R J J R PEAKE

LS D D LS SUPT OF DIVING DIVING OF SUPT FLEMING I J J I FLEMING

AB D D AB COCHRANE COCHRANE

PAXMAN R W W R PAXMAN

NELSON RELEASE RELEASE NELSON EWART J P C C P J EWART

AB D D AB DRAKE DRAKE

OPENSHAW M M OPENSHAW

LS D D LS TAMAR TAMAR EDNEY T L L T EDNEY

AB D D AB CHIDDINGFOLD CHIDDINGFOLD

MORLEY C N N C MORLEY

LS D D LS GIB NAVAL BASE BASE NAVAL GIB DUNDERDALE P P DUNDERDALE AB D D AB NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

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ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

OSPREY OSPREY COOKE A P P A COOKE SULTAN SULTAN

AB(MW) AB(MW)

BUXTON I R R I BUXTON ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

SANDOWN SANDOWN

CONNELLY R M M R CONNELLY

AB(MW) AB(MW) DEFIANCE FMB FMB DEFIANCE

BUTLER P A A P BUTLER ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

BICESTER BICESTER

CONEY N T T N CONEY

AB(MW) AB(MW) NEPTUNE BASE OPS OPS BASE NEPTUNE

BURNETT D J J D BURNETT

ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

ROEBUCK ROEBUCK

COMBE K A A K COMBE

AB(MW) AB(MW) KIRKLISTON KIRKLISTON

BOWEN J J BOWEN

ALS(MW) ALS(MW) ALDERNEY ALDERNEY

COCKRAM M W W M COCKRAM

AB(MW) AB(MW) BRITANNIA BRITANNIA

BODDY S J J S BODDY ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

ROSYTH FEC FEC ROSYTH

CLAYTON I J J I CLAYTON

AB(MW) AB(MW) UPTON UPTON

BLINKHORN J W W J BLINKHORN ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

MIDDLETON MIDDLETON

CLARKSON K P P K CLARKSON

AB(MW) AB(MW) COTTESMORE COTTESMORE

BERRY R R BERRY

ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

RNR CLYDE CLYDE RNR

CHRISTIAN A N N A CHRISTIAN

AB(MW) AB(MW)

FOREST MOOR MOOR FOREST

BATCHELOR A M M A BATCHELOR

ALS(MW) ALS(MW)

CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

CHILD A J J A CHILD

AB(MW) AB(MW) KELLINGTON KELLINGTON

DICKSON M J J M DICKSON

LS(MW) LS(MW)

BRITANNIA BRITANNIA

CHERRINGTON A P P A CHERRINGTON

AB(MW) AB(MW)

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

WISHART S A A S WISHART

LS(MW) LS(MW)

FSU 01 01 FSU

CHELL A C C A CHELL

AB(MW) AB(MW)

IVESTON IVESTON

WILLIAMS D L L D WILLIAMS

LS(MW) LS(MW)

DULVERTON DULVERTON

CHARLES G G CHARLES

AB(MW) AB(MW) NELSON NELSON

WILLIAMS L R P P R L WILLIAMS LS(MW) LS(MW)

CHALLENGER CHALLENGER

CHAPMAN R J J R CHAPMAN

AB(MW) AB(MW) NELSON NELSON

WESTBY S S WESTBY

LS(MW) LS(MW)

CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

CARROLL B K K B CARROLL

AB(MW) AB(MW) GUERNSEY GUERNSEY

WEBSTER S J J S WEBSTER

LS(MW) LS(MW)

SCU LEYDENE LEYDENE SCU

CABLE C C CABLE

AB(MW) AB(MW)

RNR FORTH FORTH RNR

WARREN B B WARREN

LS(MW) LS(MW)

BICESTER BICESTER

BUTCHER SA SA BUTCHER

AB(MW) AB(MW) PORTSMOUTH N B B N PORTSMOUTH

WALKER G S S G WALKER

LS(MW) LS(MW)

LEDBURY LEDBURY

BURT A P P A BURT

AB(MW) AB(MW)

ARE PORTLAND PORTLAND ARE

VENTERMAN K D D K VENTERMAN LS(MW) LS(MW) FSU 02 02 FSU

BURROWS N A A N BURROWS

AB(MW) AB(MW) SHETLAND SHETLAND

VASSIE W J J W VASSIE LS(MW) LS(MW)

BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY

BURRIDGE G A A G BURRIDGE

AB(MW) AB(MW) BRECON BRECON

TODD A A TODD LS(MW) LS(MW)

BRECON BRECON

BROWN P R R P BROWN

AB(MW) AB(MW) BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY

TAKEL J W W J TAKEL

LS(MW) LS(MW)

CHIDDINGFOLD CHIDDINGFOLD

BROWN G G BROWN

AB(MW) AB(MW) DEFIANCE FMB FMB DEFIANCE

STRIDE P C C P STRIDE

LS(MW) LS(MW)

LEDBURY LEDBURY

BRIGGS T FJ FJ T BRIGGS

AB(MW) AB(MW) SULTAN SULTAN

STEWART K K STEWART LS(MW) LS(MW)

CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

BOUQUET SR SR BOUQUET

AB(MW) AB(MW) NELSON NELSON

SMITH P A A P SMITH

LS(MW) LS(MW)

HURWORTH HURWORTH

BOSWELL R D E E D R BOSWELL

AB(MW) AB(MW) HUBBERSTON HUBBERSTON

SMITH P J J P SMITH

LS(MW) LS(MW)

VICTORY VICTORY BOORMAN S A A S BOORMAN

AB(MW) AB(MW) NELSON NELSON

SMITH T P P T SMITH LS(MW) LS(MW)

BRECON BRECON

BOLLON J A A J BOLLON

AB(MW) AB(MW) MIDDLETON MIDDLETON

SIMMONS A A SIMMONS

LS(MW) LS(MW)

NELSON W ISLAND ISLAND W NELSON

BLAND P I I P BLAND

AB(MW) AB(MW) BRERETON BRERETON

SEBRIGHT P A A P SEBRIGHT LS(MW) LS(MW)

NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

BIRKIN S S BIRKIN

AB(MW) AB(MW) BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY

ROBINSON J V V J ROBINSON

LS(MW) LS(MW)

BRECON BRECON BEVERIDGE K H H K BEVERIDGE

AB(MW) AB(MW) HURWORTH HURWORTH

ROBERTSON A A ROBERTSON

LS(MW) LS(MW)

BRECON BRECON BEVAN L P P P P L BEVAN

AB(MW) AB(MW) BRINTON BRINTON

PORTER P T H H T P PORTER

LS(MW) LS(MW)

COCHRANE COCHRANE BEST CI CI BEST

AB(MW) AB(MW) COTTESMORE COTTESMORE

O'ROURKE J J M M J J O'ROURKE

LS(MW) LS(MW) ANGLESEY ANGLESEY

BENNION P W W P BENNION

AB(MW) AB(MW) HUBBERSTON HUBBERSTON

NOTTAGE N J J N NOTTAGE

LS(MW) LS(MW)

HUBBERSTON HUBBERSTON BELL J A A J BELL

AB(MW) AB(MW) SANDOWN SANDOWN

NORRIS M T T M NORRIS

LS(MW) LS(MW) COTTESMORE COTTESMORE

BANKS S M M S BANKS AB(MW) AB(MW)

BROCKLESBY BROCKLESBY

NEAL S P P S NEAL

LS(MW) LS(MW) SCU LEYDENE LEYDENE SCU

BAKER M J J M BAKER

AB(MW) AB(MW) ROYAL ARTHUR ARTHUR ROYAL

MOORE W A A W MOORE LS(MW) LS(MW)

QUORN QUORN

BAILLIE S W W S BAILLIE

AB(MW) AB(MW) WILTON WILTON

MOORE J J MOORE LS(MW) LS(MW)

RNR TYNE TYNE RNR BACON P A A P BACON

AB(MW) AB(MW) COCHRANE COCHRANE

MILLS P J J P MILLS

LS(MW) LS(MW) UPTON UPTON

AULD K J J K AULD

AB(MW) AB(MW) NELSON NELSON

MILLS A Li Li A MILLS

LS(MW) LS(MW)

COLLINGWOOD COLLINGWOOD ARMSTRONG P A A P ARMSTRONG AB(MW) AB(MW) FSU 02 02 FSU

MILLER A R R A MILLER LS(MW) LS(MW) BLACKWATER BLACKWATER ANGELL J P P J ANGELL AB(MW) AB(MW) RNR LONDON PTMTH PTMTH LONDON RNR

MCCLOSKEY C G G C MCCLOSKEY LS(MW) LS(MW) SANDOWN SANDOWN ALLAN S J J S ALLAN AB(MW) AB(MW) DEF EXP ORD SCHL SCHL ORD EXP DEF

MATTHEWS J C C J MATTHEWS LS(MW) LS(MW) DEFIANCE FMB FMB DEFIANCE ACKERMAN A R R A ACKERMAN AB(MW) AB(MW) ATHERSTONE ATHERSTONE

MARSHALL A W K K W A MARSHALL LS(MW) LS(MW) ARE PORTLAND PORTLAND ARE WRIGHT M A A M WRIGHT ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NELSON NELSON

LUCAS R A A R LUCAS LS(MW) LS(MW) HERALD HERALD WILDING I I WILDING ALS(MW) ALS(MW) BLACKWATER BLACKWATER

LOVELESS P A A P LOVELESS LS(MW) LS(MW) ARE PORTLAND PORTLAND ARE WARD P P WARD ALS(MW) ALS(MW) LINDISFARNE LINDISFARNE

LOGAN G J J G LOGAN LS(MW) LS(MW) ROSYTH FEC FEC ROSYTH UNDERWOOD P M M P UNDERWOOD ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NEPTUNE NEPTUNE

LLOYD-BROWN I I LLOYD-BROWN LS(MW) LS(MW) COCHRANE COCHRANE TAYLOR J W W J TAYLOR ALS(MW) ALS(MW) FSU 03 03 FSU

LEEK W W LEEK LS(MW) LS(MW) SOBERTON SOBERTON SWINDELLS K K SWINDELLS ALS(MW) ALS(MW) CHALLENGER CHALLENGER

LAMBERT M M LAMBERT LS(MW) LS(MW) CHALLENGER CHALLENGER STOUTJESDYK A H H A STOUTJESDYK ALS(MW) ALS(MW) ARE HELSTON HELSTON ARE

LAMB DI DI LAMB LS(MW) LS(MW) UPTON UPTON ST PIER R R R R PIER ST ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NURTON NURTON

HUNT B P P B HUNT LS(MW) LS(MW) COCHRANE RELEASE RELEASE COCHRANE SMITH A I I A SMITH ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

HOLLISTER B N N B HOLLISTER LS(MW) LS(MW) ATHERSTONE ATHERSTONE SINCLAIR A C C A SINCLAIR ALS(MW) ALS(MW) RNR SOLENT SOLENT RNR

FLIER G J J G FLIER LS(MW) LS(MW) SANDOWN SANDOWN SIMMONS M A A M SIMMONS ALS(MW) ALS(MW) ATHERSTONE ATHERSTONE

HENNY M W C C W M HENNY LS(MW) LS(MW) COCHRANE RELEASE RELEASE COCHRANE SCOTT C A A C SCOTT ALS(MW) ALS(MW) DULVERTON DULVERTON

HAYES P A A P HAYES LS(MW) LS(MW) FOSNI FOSNI SCOTT T D D T SCOTT ALS(MW) ALS(MW) HURWORTH HURWORTH

GRUNDY A F F A GRUNDY LS(MW) LS(MW) SANDOWN SANDOWN RUSHBROOK S D D S RUSHBROOK ALS(MW) ALS(MW) ROSYTH FEC FEC ROSYTH

GRIFFITHS P F F P GRIFFITHS LS(MW) LS(MW) MIDDLETON MIDDLETON RICHMOND K W W K RICHMOND ALS(MW) ALS(MW) BICESTER BICESTER

GRAY K J J K GRAY LS(MW) LS(MW) GANNET GANNET POWELL R A A R POWELL ALS(MW) ALS(MW) SOBERTON SOBERTON

GALLAUGHER G G GALLAUGHER LS(MW) LS(MW) RSU PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH RSU PERRIN J J PERRIN ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

FAIRBAIRN J M M J FAIRBAIRN LS(MW) LS(MW) CHIDDINGFOLD CHIDDINGFOLD PATERSON W D D W PATERSON ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

DYER CI CI DYER LS(MW) LS(MW) COTTESMORE COTTESMORE MUNRO F A A F MUNRO ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

DYCHE P P DYCHE LS(MW) LS(MW) QUORN QUORN MILLER R A A R MILLER ALS(MW) ALS(MW) CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

DUDLEY B L L B DUDLEY LS(MW) LS(MW) RSU PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH RSU MCLEOD D M M D MCLEOD ALS(MW) ALS(MW) MIDDLETON MIDDLETON

DODD S M M S DODD LS(MW) LS(MW) BRINTON BRINTON MCCAFFRAY D M M D MCCAFFRAY ALS(MW) ALS(MW) KEDLESTON KEDLESTON

DANIELS S P P S DANIELS LS(MW) LS(MW) COCHRANE COCHRANE MACDONALD D A A D MACDONALD ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NEPTUNE NT NT NEPTUNE

COOLING P D D P COOLING LS(MW) LS(MW) CHALLENGER CHALLENGER JACK D A A D JACK ALS(MW) ALS(MW) COCHRANE COCHRANE

C01 4 1-.EY I M M I 1-.EY LS(MW) LS(MW) BRERETON BRERETON HILTON P D D P HILTON ALS(MW) ALS(MW) NELSON GUNWHARF GUNWHARF NELSON

CLARK N A A N CLARK LS(MW) LS(MW) WILTON WILTON HILDER M L L M HILDER ALS(MW) ALS(MW) CATTISTOCK CATTISTOCK

BOOTH J J BOOTH LS(MW) LS(MW) KEDLESTON KEDLESTON HATTLE P M M P HATTLE ALS(MW) ALS(MW) ROSYTH FEC FEC ROSYTH

BAX R I I R BAX LS(MW) LS(MW) ENDURANCE ENDURANCE GILLAN M A A M GILLAN ALS(MW) ALS(MW) COCHRANE COCHRANE

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give the added benefit of mid water water mid of benefit added the give

television camera. Vertical thrusters thrusters Vertical camera. television

tiltable low light and/or a colour colour a and/or light low tiltable

Mines are identified with the aid of a a of aid the with identified are Mines

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resolution near field set, or a mid mid a or set, field near resolution

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capacity cutter for heavy cables and a a and cables heavy for cutter capacity

moored mine cable cuters, a high high a cuters, cable mine moored

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100kg mine disposal charge, other other charge, disposal mine 100kg

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of 2000 metres from its parent ship. ship. parent its from metres 2000 of

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THE RCMDS Mk 2 is the the is 2 Mk RCMDS THE www.mcdoa.org.uk www.mcdoa.org.uk "Sovietsky" Update

This is the first picture of the latest Soviet ocean-going minehunter, known as the Gorya class. Photographed in the Baltic last August, this ship was built in a Leningrad shipyard between 1986-87. It went through long yard trials which resulted in small changes to the superstructure and electronics equipment. With a standard displacement of 800 tonnes (full-load displacement 950 tonnes), this is the largest Soviet minehunter ever built. Length is 65.0 m; width 10.5m. The minehunter has one 76 mm gun on the fo'c's'le, one 30 mm gatling gun on the aft deckhouse and a single 'Bass Tilt' on the bridge. It is equipped with diesel engines. Note the hydraulic gantries aft. (B.C.C.) www.mcdoa.org.uk 16 www.mcdoa.org.uk Historical Section HMS ARCTURUS J283 1943-1978 By Jack Williams

Building Details: Allied Forces a few days before. The Mine Damage ARCTURUS was one of 14 of the Class flotilla carried out more minesweeping in On 4th June the flotilla was engaged in ordered by the United States Navy from the area, although on some days this was routine wire sweeping and had already Canadian shipbuilders to supplement not possible because of gales and rough cut four German mines and one Italian their minesweeping requirements. seas. During this period and the following anti-submarine mine as well as Officially she was listed as USS few weeks ARCTURUS was able to slip detonating a ground mine, when ARIES, ARCTURUS (AM 326), AM being the away for a few days to the delights of acting as Senior Officer in the absence of designation for American Minesweeper. Maddalena for necessary stores. RINALDO (MS19) decided to restrict Laid down on 21st February 1942 at the area of sweep for the day. At this Toronto Shipbuilding Company Limited, point ARCTURUS was damaged she was launched six months later on 31st Operation Dragoon internally by a near miss from a mine August 1942. August found the flotilla assembling at which exploded about 40 feet from her Completed at St. John, New Castellamare, but without ARIES and stern. Although there was no visible Brunswick, Canada on the 23rd October WATERWITCH, for rehearsal sweeping structural damage the engineroom was 1943, some 20 months after being laid prior to the forthcoming invasion of starting to take in water and she was down, ARCTURUS was transferred to Southern France, Operation "Dragoon", unable to steam. She was taken in tow to the Royal Navy under the terms of the planned for 15th August. On the evening Ancona for repairs. By curious Lease Lend Treaty. of the 12th August the flotilla sailed from coincidence both her sister Canadians Salerno to Corsica, there to pick up the ARIES and ANTARES also suffered History convoy of LCIs, landing craft containing damage in this operation, the only ships After completion ARCTURUS left the first wave of assault troops bound for of the 19th to do so. Fortunately for Canada to arrive in the United Kingdom San Tropez. On the afternoon of the 14th ARCTURUS the damage was slight and early in 1943, proceeding to Tobermory the advance part of the invasion fleet led she was able to resume work with the in the Isle of Mull, Scotland, to "work- by the 19th MSF left Corsica and made flotilla within a short time. Not so ARIES up" for escort and anti-submarine duties. for France. ARCTURUS and her sisters and ANTARES. Eventually, the flotilla This satisfactorily completed, she joined began sweeping off the beaches as dawn left Triest almost exactly 12 months since her sister ships ARIES and ANTARES, broke and continued until well into the beginning its long sweep in the Adriatic, both also built in Canada, as part escort forenoon when the battleships and during which time it had accounted for at of the small convoy KX15 bound for cruisers of the bombarding force arrived. least 600 mines. Gibraltar. Leaving the convoy at The next two weeks were very busy for Gibraltar the three Algerines made for the minesweepers although the 19th did Malta, arriving there in March to join the not raise any mines in their area. Finally Dispersal remainder of the 19th Minesweeping the flotilla left the South of France at the After a short period in Malta, the 19th Flotilla RINALDO (MS19 Cdr. Corbet beginning of September, returning to was allocated to yet more mine clearance, Singleton DSC** RN), ROSARIO Malta for a well earned rest and refit. this time of Greece, spending time BRAVE, WATERWITCH and sweeping off Crete, Athens, Kithera and SPANKER. Piraeus. May 1946 found the flotilla For the next few months ARCTURUS Adriatic Operations assembling in Malta for the last time. was engaged with the 19th in clearance At the end of September the flotilla left Two-and-a-half years after the first of the sweeping of the many minefields Malta for Ancona, on the opposite coast 19th entered Grand Harbour, and some surrounding Malta. Late in May the of Italy. The purpose was to clear a 1700 mines later the flotilla was ready for flotilla moved to Maddalena, an island minefield which stretched across the home. ARCTURUS had only swept 96 of off the North of Sardinia, to carry out width of the Adriatic, roughly on a line the massive total credited to the flotilla sweeping in the Straits of Bonifacio. drawn between Ancona and Split in and this looks poor in comparison with Yugoslavia, and which was required to be SPANKER's 379 or BRAVE's 318, but Elba Invasion cleared before work could begin clearing the positioning of the ships determines On 16th June ARCTURUS along with channels to the major ports of Venice and how many mines are swept and it was the 19th MSF, four Greek YMS (Yard Trieste to the north. So the 19th flotilla merely the luck of the draw which put Minesweepers . . . wooden craft for began its long and laborious, and at times ARCTURUS at the bottom of the table. inshore sweeping), and a number of difficult, task of helping to clear the ARTURUS, like every member of the minesweeping whalers and minesweeping Adriatic, a task it would not leave for 19th MSF, can be justifiably proud of the motor launches of the 31st M/S M/L twelve months. During the Ancona/Split work she undertook. Flotilla, set forth to be the spearhead of sweep, several hundred mines were On 26th May 1946, RINALDO led out the invasion force to capture the island of swept, in one sweep alone those of the flotilla destined for the Elba. The landings were timed for early WATERWITCH was credited with the United Kingdom, ROSARIO, BRAVE, in the morning of the 17th June, and the record sweep of the war when she cut 49 ARCTURUS, WATERWITCH, 19th MSF and auxiliary sweepers began mines in 17 minutes. Early in 1945 the SPANKER and FANCY, past Fort St. their sweep of the 18 mile channel shortly flotilla began a further sweep northwards Elmo and Grand Harbour for the last before dusk on the evening of the 16th. towards the Gulf of Venice. For this work time. On 6th June the flotilla entered the The start of the sweep was from a point the 19th was joined by the 5th flotilla. English Channel and began to disperse, south of Pinosa Island and extended to The operation began on 29th April and ARCTURUS with ROSARIO to the Campo Bay in Elba. Because the by 9th May a channel had been opened to home port of Devonport. invasion would be taking place in the Trieste. The work of the sweepers was ARCTURUS was decommissioned dark, the channel was lit every one-and-a- not helped by the large number of anti- and allocated to Category B Reserve at half miles by dan buoys. In all 42 mines sweeping devices scattered by the Devonport. In the December she was were cut and great credit was due to all Germans, and in particular the presence returned to the United States Navy along the ships taking part for what was a very of "Oboe" mines was a constant hazard with her sister ship ARIES. difficult and dangerous operation. to the ships and men. These were mines In 1947 ARCTURUS was transferred As a result of the success achieved by which, when cut, exploded after a short by the Executive Committee of Surplus the minesweeping force, the only losses time on the surface, usually just as the Allied Material to Greece, no longer accountable to mines were one LCF sunk following ship came close by, resulting in being required for the defence of the and one LCG damaged. internal damage to the ship and injury to USA. On 9th October 1947 the Greek From Elba the 19th went to the west any personnel exposed on the upper flag was hoisted and the ARCTURUS coast of Italy which had been captured by deck. was renamed "PIRPOLITIS". www.mcdoa.org.uk 17 www.mcdoa.org.uk

Historical Section The Dardanelles, 1915 By David Jordan

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Recent events in the Gulf of Iran have easily the narrow channel could be By 25 April, when the Anzacs were mined. landed, the coast had been so well demonstrated yet again how the fortified that it was impregnable. By the course of history can be changed Turkey had very limited stocks of time this action was discontinued the when a non-maritime nation uses independent and controlled mines, all of British had lost 205,000 troops, the even the simplest of mines. A prime which had been bought abroad. There French 47,000 and a further 80,000 tons had been no attempt to manufacture of allied shipping had been lost. But apart example of this was the Turkish use mine stocks locally. It may be that as few of minefields in the Dardanelles in from this human toll, the consequences of as twenty mines were actually laid. those Turkish minefields were both 1915. Nevertheless, after an ineffective catastrophic and long lasting. bombardment, the French Admiral de The vast opposing armies of Germany, Robeck who commanded the fleet took Bulgaria entered the war on the Britain and France had settled into a fourteen battleships into the straits on 18 Germans' side and invaded Serbia; bloody war of attrition on the Western March and those few mines immediately Turkey moved onto the offensive, Front. Churchill, then First Lord of the wrought havoc. overran Palestine and threatened the Admiralty, was determined to break the Suez Canel; Churchill resigned and a deadlock by using the Allies' maritime The battlecruisers, INFLEXIBLE and coalition government was formed which supremacy to force the Dardanelles, a IRRESISTIBLE were mined at 1611 and introduced conscription. By 1916 Britain narrow sea channel linking the 1615; the battleship OCEAN was mined and France were locked in total war with Mediterranean and the Sea of Marmara. at 1805; the French battleship BOUVET Germany on the Western Front, and This would create a new theatre of war as had been hit by a Howitzer shell at 1354. Russia's continued poor performance in a diversion, knocking Turkey out of the With four big ships lost in four hours de the war led inexorably to the revolution war and relieving the Russians, who were Robeck decided to withdraw. of 1917 with all that has since entailed. already on the brink of defeat. His successor, Sir Rosslyn Wemyss References: It was decided to use the said, "The battleships could not force the COWIE J S Captain RN CBE; Mediterranean Fleet to force the straits until the minefields had been cleared — the minefields could not be Mines, Minelayers and Minelaying. Dardanelles on the assumptions that the Oxford University Press 1949. Dreadnoughts' 15 inch guns would cleared until the concealed guns which destroy the Turkish fortifications and the defended them were destroyed — they Army could then occupy the peninsula. could not be destroyed until the LLOYD C; Atlas of Maritime Both assumptions were proved incorrect peninsular was in our hands, hence we History. Hamlyn Publishing Group because no one had considered how should have to seize it with the Army." 1975. www.mcdoa.org.uk 18

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addtional LS(MW) will be relieved by complemented AB AB complemented by relieved be will LS(MW) addtional

DGNMP and on completion of current Sea drafts the the drafts Sea current of completion on and DGNMP

The shortcomings of this trial have been recognised by by recognised been have trial this of shortcomings The

Editor's Note: Note: Editor's

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Taff Hembrow Hembrow Taff

tolerent towards any of the teams you may come across in the future. future. the in across come may you teams the of any towards tolerent Trigger Rogers Rogers Trigger

you have no wish to join the RNR you can perhaps be a little more more little a be perhaps can you RNR the join to wish no have you summer of 90. 90. of summer

I hope this has been a little enlightening for you, and that even if if even that and you, for enlightening little a been has this hope I school of knowledge, trigger remains onboard (sob, sob) until the the until sob) (sob, onboard remains trigger knowledge, of school

the recruiters. recruiters. the

Taff leaves ATHERSTONE in the very near future to attend the the attend to future near very the in ATHERSTONE leaves Taff

a call on Port Dkyd ext 23821 or call in at any RNR unit and talk to to talk and unit RNR any at in call or 23821 ext Dkyd Port on call a

must be given, not just have employment suggested. suggested. employment have just not given, be must

other exotic locales (The Kyles). If you are interested why not give us us give not why interested are you If Kyles). (The locales exotic other

before schemes of complements are changed, and rigid guide lines lines guide rigid and changed, are complements of schemes before

on a training course or on one of our divexes in Gib or Hong Kong an an Kong Hong or Gib in divexes our of one on or course training a on

on a small ship is finely balanced. More thought must be given, given, be must thought More balanced. finely is ship small a on

weekend a month and the odd drill night). Your 14 days can be taken taken be can days 14 Your night). drill odd the and month a weekend

matter of taking and adding personnel, as the management structure structure management the as personnel, adding and taking of matter

list 3 is 14 days continous training plus 50 attendances (roughly 1 1 (roughly attendances 50 plus training continous days 14 is 3 list

Personally we think that to change a ship's complement is not just a a just not is complement ship's a change to that think we Personally

London, Southampton, and Brighton. Your annual commitment as a a as commitment annual Your Brighton. and Southampton, London,

towns: Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Liverpool, Bristol, Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, towns: AB(MW)s back to the buffer. buffer. the to back AB(MW)s

one of the 9 units around the country, which are in the following following the in are which country, the around units 9 the of one billets of Gunners yeo and Nays yeo which would release 2 2 release would which yeo Nays and yeo Gunners of billets

would become a port diver in the rate you left the RN and run from from run and RN the left you rate the in diver port a become would better employment scheme could be to move 2 LS(MW) into the the into LS(MW) 2 move to be could scheme employment better

ineligible for any advancement. If you elected to join as a list 3 you you 3 list a as join to elected you If advancement. any for ineligible If the extra leading hands are to become a permanent arrangement, a a arrangement, permanent a become to are hands leading extra the If

annual bonus and pay is also less than a list 3 and you would be be would you and 3 list a than less also is pay and bonus annual

encourage the leading hands to progress to Petty Officer. Officer. Petty to progress to hands leading the encourage

You would still be a Diver as opposed to a port diver. However your your However diver. port a to opposed as Diver a be still would You

made, but surely this situation is far from the best solution to to solution best the from far is situation this surely but made,

a particular unit and your annual commitment is less than for a list 3. 3. list a for than less is commitment annual your and unit particular a

extra leading hands an improvement of gangway supervision has been been has supervision gangway of improvement an hands leading extra

which means you are run from our office, you don't have to belong to to belong to have don't you office, our from run are you means which

However, we have been able to make the changes work and with the the with and work changes the make to able been have we However,

extra money that entails, then you can join as a list 5 rating or officer officer or rating 5 list a as join can you then entails, that money extra

may effect the amount of ABs wishing to advance to LS in the future. future. the in LS to advance to wishing ABs of amount the effect may the rate you are, and have no desire for future advancement and the the and advancement future for desire no have and are, you rate the

many LS(MW) there is a DEFINITE lack of job satisfaction which which satisfaction job of lack DEFINITE a is there LS(MW) many two ways of becoming an RNR diver. Firstly, if you want to remain at at remain to want you if Firstly, diver. RNR an becoming of ways two

To conclude, the feeling of us both is, whilst the ship carries this this carries ship the whilst is, both us of feeling the conclude, To with diving or our dry humour why not give the RNR a try. There are are There try. a RNR the give not why humour dry our or diving with

If you are getting ready to go outside but don't want to lose contact contact lose to want don't but outside go to ready getting are you If have a detrimental effect on morale. morale. on effect detrimental a have

you will be pleasantly surprised. surprised. pleasantly be will you unacceptable as the rest of the fleet are one in four and this would would this and four in one are fleet the of rest the as unacceptable

come to their areas in any way they can, so contact them — I am sure sure am I — them contact so can, they way any in areas their to come company into a one in three watch bill system, but this is felt felt is this but system, bill watch three in one a into company

commitments. They are however only too willing to assist teams who who teams assist to willing too only however are They commitments. A suggested solution to this problem would be to place the ship's ship's the place to be would problem this to solution suggested A

they cannot do any form of disposal) or rob any of your other other your of any rob or disposal) of form any do cannot they

BA so the fire party cover is degraded. degraded. is cover party fire the so BA

from you (they can only confirm or deny a suspect piece of ordnance, ordnance, of piece suspect a deny or confirm only can (they you from

period, and not enough personnel available to carry out attack/attack attack/attack out carry to available personnel enough not and period,

than a ship's diver but will not be taking any of your bomb jobs away away jobs bomb your of any taking be not will but diver ship's a than

gangway. Consequently there is no I/C of the fire party during this this during party fire the of I/C no is there Consequently gangway.

part, Port divers do not use anything but air sets, they can do more more do can they sets, air but anything use not do divers Port part,

watch Ops Senior Rate has to keep the morning watch on the the on watch morning the keep to has Rate Senior Ops watch

repetitive but essential time consuming tasks. In conclusion to this this to conclusion In tasks. consuming time essential but repetitive

when away from naval ports and the ROs have to drop out of the duty duty the of out drop to have ROs the and ports naval from away when

unrest this will leave the Royal Navy diving teams clear of doing these these doing of clear teams diving Navy Royal the leave will this unrest

As the result of the implementation of the new duty watch system, system, watch duty new the of implementation the of result the As

required to carry out seabed and ordnance recognition. In times of of times In recognition. ordnance and seabed out carry to required

day duties. duties. day this by doing various exercises as well as in-house training. They are are They training. in-house as well as exercises various doing by this

rate, with the Bosun and the ORS carrying out second officer of the the of officer second out carrying ORS the and Bosun the with rate, country open in time of conflict or unrest. In peace time they train for for train they time peace In unrest. or conflict of time in open country

times. All leading seamen plus the LRO carry out duty Ops senior senior Ops duty out carry LRO the plus seamen leading All times. think. Their role as the name suggests is to keep ports around the the around ports keep to is suggests name the as role Their think.

carrying out daytime QM with only the buffer being available at all all at available being buffer the only with QM daytime out carrying Well its not to steal our bread and butter as quite a few of you you of few a quite as butter and bread our steal to not its Well

was ordered with the outcome as follows: 3 LS(MW) and LS(D) LS(D) and LS(MW) 3 follows: as outcome the with ordered was what's their purpose? purpose? their what's

duty watches and day time QMs, a reorganisation of the watch bill bill watch the of reorganisation a QMs, time day and watches duty attend supervisor's courses etc. So that's their training outlined, outlined, training their that's So etc. courses supervisor's attend

After a couple of months with the extra leading hands doing normal normal doing hands leading extra the with months of couple a After underwater. Once reaching the dizzy heights of PO they have to to have they PO of heights dizzy the reaching Once underwater.

advancement it also requires time in each rate and of course minutes minutes course of and rate each in time requires also it advancement another something different. different. something another

can advance up to AB leading port diver and like our own own our like and diver port leading AB to up advance can Indians, as one leading hand would tell the ABs one thing, and and thing, one ABs the tell would hand leading one as Indians,

such as tools, seabed searches, Ordinance recognition, before they they before recognition, Ordinance searches, seabed tools, as such Confusion started to set in with so many chiefs and not enough enough not and chiefs many so with in set to started Confusion

divers, they then have to complete task books and training courses, courses, training and books task complete to have then they divers,

they are both carrying out good jobs. jobs. good out carrying both are they

On successful completion of their course they are seamen Port Port seamen are they course their of completion successful On

gunners yeo and nays yeo, which is proving highly successful, and and successful, highly proving is which yeo, nays and yeo gunners

myself or the boss is in attendance. attendance. in is boss the or myself

we still have 7 AB(MW) onboard, 2 of these were allocated to the the to allocated were these of 2 onboard, AB(MW) 7 have still we

don't make it to course. Also the only time a trainee can dive is when when is dive can trainee a time only the Also course. to it make don't

The other problem we came across was a shortage of hands, although although hands, of shortage a was across came we problem other The

they don't show regular attendance or the ability required then they they then required ability the or attendance regular show don't they

as the sweepstoreman, one as the buffer and the other two as QM's. QM's. as two other the and buffer the as one sweepstoreman, the as

first two weeks, only it will have taken them months. Quite simply if if simply Quite months. them taken have will it only weeks, two first

We eventually employed the leading hands in the following way: one one way: following the in hands leading the employed eventually We

they will have done the same sort of things that the SDRs do on their their on do SDRs the that things of sort same the done have will they

carrying out other bodily functions. functions. bodily other out carrying they attend the last two weeks of a ship's diver course. Before arrival arrival Before course. diver ship's a of weeks two last the attend they

from 80% to 90% of the day, the other 10% being used for eating and and eating for used being 10% other the day, the of 90% to 80% from then over the course of many training weekends and on my decision, decision, my on and weekends training many of course the over then

away from him and it would increase the time he spends on his pit pit his on spends he time the increase would it and him from away any prospective ship's diver and no less rigorous. If they pass that, that, pass they If rigorous. less no and diver ship's prospective any

this job is already being carried out by the leading diver, take that that take diver, leading the by out carried being already is job this pass an aptitude, which is where I come in, it's the same one taken by by taken one same the it's in, come I where is which aptitude, an pass

if any, without under employing the ORS. As to the NBCDI's yeo yeo NBCDI's the to As ORS. the employing under without any, if OK then, so what is it that they do? Well all their divers have to to have divers their all Well do? they that it is what so then, OK

ORS's will agree that there would be very little employment for them them for employment little very be would there that agree will ORS's who are proud of what they do and why they do it. it. do they why and do they what of proud are who

yeo were mentioned. As for the job of ORS asst. most Hunt class class Hunt most asst. ORS of job the for As mentioned. were yeo than what they are, and this is a group of well trained professionals professionals trained well of group a is this and are, they what than

employment for the leading hands, jobs like ORS asst. and NBCDI NBCDI and asst. ORS like jobs hands, leading the for employment port diver and have no desire to pretend that they are anything other other anything are they that pretend to desire no have and diver port

Letters had previously been received onboard giving suggested suggested giving onboard received been previously had Letters port divers are very aware of the differences between a diver and a a and diver a between differences the of aware very are divers port

weekend jolly. In fact nothing could be further from the truth. The The truth. the from further be could nothing fact In jolly. weekend

on the rest of the duty watch. watch. duty the of rest the on

diver was, I had this vague idea of a civvy trying to act like a CD on a a on CD a like act to trying civvy a of idea vague this had I was, diver

ABs they had relieved. The reason being not to place an extra burden burden extra an place to not being reason The relieved. had they ABs

Thomas (ex Navy, now RNR!) I did not have a clue what the port port the what clue a have not did I RNR!) now Navy, (ex Thomas

deliberation it was decided for them to take over the duties of the the of duties the over take to them for decided was it deliberation

Firstly I would like to say that until I took this job over from Mr Mr from over job this took I until that say to like would I Firstly

the initial problem was fitting them into the duty watch. After much much After watch. duty the into them fitting was problem initial the

who are leaving the service soon. soon. service the leaving are who

taken place concerning their employment. However, on their arrival, arrival, their on However, employment. their concerning place taken

Also I hope to be able to inform on the ways to join for any of you you of any for join to ways the on inform to able be to hope I Also

Prior to the leading hands joining the ship, much discussion had had discussion much ship, the joining hands leading the to Prior

of the myths and rumours of this relatively new branch of the RNR. RNR. the of branch new relatively this of rumours and myths the of

by AB(MW)s. AB(MW)s. by

about six months now, and felt that it was about time to dispel a few few a dispel to time about was it that felt and now, months six about

replacement of the Nays yeo (AB(R) and the gunners yeo (AB(M) (AB(M) yeo gunners the and (AB(R) yeo Nays the of replacement

I have been in the job of RNR port diving branch staff chief diver for for diver chief staff branch diving port RNR of job the in been have I

turmoil by two AB(MW)s being relieved by two LS(MW)s and the the and LS(MW)s two by relieved being AB(MW)s two by turmoil AND OLD DIVER'S TALES TALES DIVER'S OLD AND

In May 89 ATHERSTONE's reasonably happy running was sent into into sent was running happy reasonably ATHERSTONE's 89 May In THE RNR PORT DIVING BRANCH — AND END TO THE MYTHS MYTHS THE TO END AND — BRANCH DIVING PORT RNR THE

Dear Editor, Editor, Dear Dear Editor Editor Dear

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Dear Editor Dear Editor I am writing regarding the two previous ships named ARCTURUS. I LIFE OF A TRAVELLING RN EXCHANGE OFFICER wasn't around when the first was in service, but was for the second. I For those in the branch who have been fortunate enough to serve at have prepared an article about the second ARCTURUS which I hope the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine you find of some interest. (DCIEM) in Toronto, Canada, this article will hopefully bring back My interest stems from my service (43-45) in SPANKER which was memories of a good time, spent in a wholly different environment part of the 19th MSF with ARCTURUS and I remember quite clearly than that which we in the Diving Branch normally experience. Let me (or so I like to think) seeing the three Canadians joining us in Malta. explain the set up within the DCIEM organisation there lives the As I recall they were painted white with no camouflage which was Canadian Experimental Diving Unit, manned by Canadian quite a change to the rest of the flotilla. Clearance Divers and civilian technical personnel. For two years I researched the history of the Algerine Class, which The unit boasts the second largest military Dive Research Facility in has never had the credit due to it for the work it performed during the world and the chamber can be pressurised to nearby 1800 metres, and after the war. I am in touch with some 820 ex-Algerine men, deeper than any other facility in the world. including Commanding Officers, who have provided a wealth of I served there as an RN Exchange Officer, in the billet of Diving material and many personal stories. I expect you will have heard from Project Officer 1, for two years and was very fortunate to be a number of those who served in ARCTURUS or other Algerine responsible for arguably the best two projects running there, namely, Class ships and if so perhaps you would ask them to write to me. Canadian Clearance Diving Apparatus (CCDA) and Canadian J. F. Williams Underwater Mine Countermeasures Apparatus (CUMA). 395 Lytham Rd, The Canadian Diving Branch has until recently been using our old Blackpool, CDBA, a set which has served them well over the years. There was FY4 lEB obviously a need to step into the twentieth century, so they Tel. No. (0253) 44157 contracted a civilian firm to develop a modern 54M set (CCDA) and • Jack Williams's article on HMS ARCTURUS — p.17. a 80M set (CUMA). This has now been acheived in the case of CCDA and the CUMA is coming along very nicely. Dear Editor In support of these two projects, myself and a project diver from FAREWELL TO A CHALLENGE EDU had to travel (shame) to both east and west Canada (FDU(A) and FDU(P)), to Indian Head Washington, over to the UK to teach I recently had the rather sad experience of witnessing the demise of the Sat team to use the CCDA and several other more local dive yet another good run. One that could possibly be matched with other locations in order to carry out field trials. Consequently I was mind boggling experiences such as "Singers" "Honky Konky" and fortunate to be able to both dive extensively to 54M and supervise "Mombers" just to name a few. To be absolutely honest though I countless operational dives, carrying out a whole host of Clearance must confess that this particular venue is still in being, but has been Diving scenarios (I reckon I've earned my right to CAT pay). The altered somewhat in order to facilitate those other travellers who are Canadian Clearance Divers are a very professional bunch, brought not of a mariner's disposition (civilians). up on RN BR 2806 diving rules and regs and are a great crowd to It appears that these "other" travellers have a preference for food work with. and are not impressed by the pleasures of a fast free drink. Therefore On the fun side, living in a city like Toronto is a great experience and in an effort to accommodate this (I am sure) minority good drinking having one or two acres of prime Canadian wilderness on your time has been conceded to the dubious benefit of consuming doorstep allows for plenty of all year round activities. "fodder". There is many an old south-north-south travelling mariner who will be turning in his hammock. This is but a brief look at what working for the Canadian Experimental Diving Unit entails and for any MCD Officer looking I refer of course to the introduction of a meal on the new "super for an Exchage job I highly recommend this one. The diving duper" British Airways shuttle. There is no denying that the fare is experience, both experimental and practical, is highly beneficial to very good, as far as fare goes but it falls a long way short of the sheer one's career (I think so anyway) and I only wish we had the ecstasy of downing three "fast gins" in an hour. Who ever heard of manpower available to set up an exchange at the Senior Rate level anyone deriving pleasure from consuming three "fast pre-packed" because there's a lot to be gained from such jobs. meals? On a final note — in 1989 the Canadian Diving Branch started using In addition the sense of competition has been lost forever. No more CCDA operationally and yet we still have dear old DSSCCD. If you will there be heard the cry of "lets see how many times we can get want to dive modern, safe, reliable equipment then join me in getting that stewardess with the long legs and the moustache to serve us". the RN to look no further than our Colonial cousins for an ideal Never again will be heard from the somewhat effeminate male replacement that will last us well into the next century. steward, with the short legs and no moustache, "you will have to wait until I have been round everyone before I can give you another one Steve Marshall ducky". (There's no answer to that.) Lieutenant Royal Navy Until quite recently, I am reliably informed that the record number of TON CLASS ASSOCIATION "freebies" obtained on any single flight was that achieved by the long gone "011ie Holsworth" who is reputed to have had a visit from the The Ton Class Association was formed less than four years ago and same stewardess on no fewer than eight occasions. Rumour has it that membership has just topped 360. It serves the interests of those who this record was recently broken by a "smooth talking individual who wish to keep alive the spirit of this workhorse of the Fleet for the past only had one visit but was given a full pack (no names, no pack drill). 35 years and preserve fond memories. The distinction of "run the stewardess off her feet" is of course not For £5 per year, you can join and receive the bi-monthly illustrated restricted to ratings. The occasional officer (dare I say it) has been newsletter "TON TALK" which contains articles on the TONS, their seen to indulge in the senior service sport of the "gin run"; I was commissions and personal reminiscences as well as news of regional witness recently to just such an event — however loyalty prevents me get-togethers and general topics of a Minewarfare nature including from naming those officers of the advanced minewarfare course "wot the activities of modern MCMVs. There is also a stimulating letters dunnit". feature, updated membership list and reviews of new books, videos, etc. I have it from a very reliable source (a killick stoker in the NAAFI queue) that introduction of this meal is a ploy to cut costs. He tells me The membership includes Admirals, previous CMCMs, stokers, that it is cheaper to supply all those passengers with a meal, (and less communicators, divers and so on from all over the world as well as of a strain on the stewardesses), than it is to give those matelots free those serving in the TONs still at sea. If you can spare a fiver and booze. would like to join, send your name and details/dates of previous connections with TONs together with a cheque for £5 to the Secretary Regardless of the past few paragraphs it is true to say that there is of of the TCA as follows: course the opportunity to get at least one drink at the end of this enforced meal, and if you gulp your food down and persist in your Mr Jack Worth efforts it may be possible to squeeze in even a second gin before the Amethyst "fasten seat belt light" illuminates. Lerryn Hold everything! Could this be the start of another challenge? Air Lostwithiel hostesses! A free meal! And free drinks?? Sounds like a good grippo Cornwall to me! PL22 OQF WO(MW) George Turnbull Tel No.: (0208) 872452. www.mcdoa.org.uk 20

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System Mark II (RCMDS 2) but will have have will but 2) (RCMDS II Mark System MDDS is planning to start start to planning is MDDS Fi-Aminilla! Fi-Aminilla!

Remote Controlled Mine Disposal Disposal Mine Controlled Remote

families and support staff. staff. support and families classroom instructional techniques. techniques. instructional classroom

NAUTIS(M) AIO, Sonar 2093 and and 2093 Sonar AIO, NAUTIS(M)

over the next five years including crews, crews, including years five next the over lend themselves well to conventional conventional to well themselves lend

similar to HMS SANDOWN in having having in SANDOWN HMS to similar

1000 Saudis are expected in Portsmouth Portsmouth in expected are Saudis 1000 accompany the subjects which do not not do which subjects the accompany

The Saudi minehunters will be very very be will minehunters Saudi The and RN training establishments. About About establishments. training RN and Training (CBT) techniques with V.T. to to V.T. with techniques (CBT) Training

at Woolston. Woolston. at and specialist courses at manufacturers manufacturers at courses specialist and MDDS is developing Computer Based Based Computer developing is MDDS

and undergo English language training training language English undergo and JAUF", has already been launched launched been already has JAUF", subjects. subjects.

in this country while standing by its ship ship its by standing while country this in principles and general MW career course course career MW general and principles years. The first of these, "AL "AL these, of first The years.

Each Saudi crew will spend two years years two spend will crew Saudi Each

RSNF personnel SRMH operating operating SRMH personnel RSNF Thornycroft (V.T.) over the next few few next the over (V.T.) Thornycroft

equipment. equipment.

courses are being developed to teach teach to developed being are courses

Minehunters Minehunters from from

Vosper Vosper

mounting and specialised ECM ECM specialised and mounting first Saudis in September 1990. Four Four 1990. September in Saudis first

scheduled to acquire six Single Role Role Single six acquire to scheduled

a twin automatic 30mm enclosed enclosed 30mm automatic twin a Minewarfare operator training for the the for training operator Minewarfare The Royal Saudi Naval Force is is Force Naval Saudi Royal The

SAUDI TRAINING AT MDDS MDDS AT TRAINING SAUDI

by Rob Hoole Hoole Rob by

HMNB Portsmouth 24631. 24631. Portsmouth HMNB

so plan ahead. Queries answered on on answered Queries ahead. plan so

to rewrite these to provide a task book book task a provide to these rewrite to

Autumn terms — all bids via COMMW, COMMW, via bids all — terms Autumn

Influence Sweeping. Sweeping. Influence and the associated WPEs. It is intended intended is It WPEs. associated the and

CTT time during the Summer and and Summer the during time CTT

Billets will still need to get up to speed on on speed to up get to need still will Billets work being done examining task books books task examining done being work

refit period. It is planned to provide more more provide to planned is It period. refit

serving in Ton Hunters and non MCMV MCMV non and Hunters Ton in serving readers of this fine publication is the the is publication fine this of readers

mainly due to the ARCTURUS Trainer Trainer ARCTURUS the to due mainly

than they were although those of you you of those although were they than Of particular interest to most of the the of most to interest particular Of

Training (CTT) slots are tight at present, present, at tight are slots (CTT) Training

MW Section run. run. Section MW are now considered to be more relevant relevant more be to considered now are

Allocations for Command Team Team Command for Allocations

rationalising the various PJTs that the the that PJTs various the rationalising be too deep or inappropriate. The WPEs WPEs The inappropriate. or deep too be

Week in November 1989. 1989. November in Week

being expended in rewriting and and rewriting in expended being those questions which were considered to to considered were which questions those

with the Trainer Staff during the Training Training the during Staff Trainer the with

193M. Currently considerable effort is is effort considerable Currently 193M. Bank has also been updated to remove remove to updated been also has Bank

Mann) for their assistance and patience patience and assistance their for Mann)

modifications to CAAIS and Sonar Sonar and CAAIS to modifications the candidates experience. The Question Question The experience. candidates the

team (especially CPO Bainbridge and PO PO and Bainbridge CPO (especially team

work local within the Flotilla and hence hence and Flotilla the within local work new/updated mines and the latest latest the and mines new/updated

HMS BERKELEY and her Ops Room Room Ops her and BERKELEY HMS

This should reflect more accurately the the accurately more reflect should This introduction into Service of the RTPME, RTPME, the of Service into introduction

to get "hands-on time". Thanks go to to go Thanks time". "hands-on get to

updated in the last year to reflect the the reflect to year last the in updated Minehunting 45% 45% Minehunting

with the Trainer staff keen to be the first first the be to keen staff Trainer the with

Minesweeping 25% 25% Minesweeping All other career courses have been been have courses career other All

line with the rest of the HUNT Class, Class, HUNT the of rest the with line

until March 1994. 1994. March until Buoyage Buoyage 20% 20%

ARCTURUS is steadily coming into into coming steadily is ARCTURUS

Mining Mining been accepted. This will probably not be be not probably will This accepted. been 10% 10%

soon to be installed. installed. be to soon

marks available are now: now: are available marks Command and Operator Trainer has has Trainer Operator and Command

Hover Display Unit are further additions additions further are Unit Display Hover

of each section carrying equal marks the the marks equal carrying section each of be introduced until the AS 1107 1107 AS the until introduced be

(MDV) Tracking System and the Bridge Bridge the and System Tracking (MDV)

recently changed slightly in that instead instead that in slightly changed recently month intervals. Career training will not not will training Career intervals. month

The 2059 Mine Disposal Vehicle Vehicle Disposal Mine 2059 The

scheduled to run at approximately six- approximately at run to scheduled revision much easier. The WPEs have have WPEs The easier. much revision

should be achieved early in 1990. 1990. in early achieved be should

will run in April and then they will be be will they then and April in run will relevant to the WPEs and will make make will and WPEs the to relevant

historical data is used. Full integration integration Full used. is data historical

New Year. The first SANDOWN PJT PJT SANDOWN first The Year. New complete. They will however be directly directly be however will They complete.

installed and is in use, but at present only only present at but use, in is and installed

LMCDOs which will be completed in the the in completed be will which LMCDOs they will require more or less effort to to effort less or more require will they

Equipment (RTPME) has now been been now has (RTPME) Equipment

written with the exception of the the of exception the with written new Task Books will look like or whether whether or like look will Books Task new

Real Time Performance Monitoring Monitoring Performance Time Real

SANDOWN Class have now been been now have Class SANDOWN time of going to press to guess what the the what guess to press to going of time

Simulation and CAAIS. CAAIS. and Simulation

All career and PJT courses for the the for courses PJT and career All those capabilities. It is too early at the the at early too is It capabilities. those

fitted and will be interfaced with the the with interfaced be will and fitted

even for those serving in ships without without ships in serving those for even from this section. section. this from

HYPERFIX (QX3) receiver has been been has receiver (QX3) HYPERFIX

Mining, Buoyage and Sweeping Sections Sections Sweeping and Buoyage Mining, Section. The WPE are also collated collated also are WPE The Section.

and running by January 1990. A A 1990. January by running and

there will still be a requirement for for requirement a be still will there

aspects' of course design for the the for design course of aspects' being set to work and should be on line line on be should and work to set being

of the next career course and therefore therefore and course career next the of

Coward looking after all other other all after looking Coward The long-awaited Mod 6 update is is update 6 Mod long-awaited The

common level of knowledge at the start start the at knowledge of level common

Role Minehunter and George George and Minehunter Role

1989. 1989.

Task Books and WPEs is to produce a a produce to is WPEs and Books Task

for the SANDOWN Class of Single Single of Class SANDOWN the for being implemented in December December in implemented being remembered that the ultimate aim of the the of aim ultimate the that remembered

with Joe George defining the training training the defining George Joe with inclusions to the 1076 trainer were were trainer 1076 the to inclusions presently at sea. It must however be be however must It sea. at presently

The team is split into two sections sections two into split is team The common to all classes of MCMV MCMV of classes all to common The following modifications and and modifications following The

COURSE DESIGN TEAM TEAM DESIGN COURSE by Robin Jack Jack Robin by by Pete Whitehead Whitehead Pete by

TRAINER TRAINER

ARCTURUS ARCTURUS

the last course there was only one MWO MWO one only was there course last the the ARCTURUS Trainer. Trainer. ARCTURUS the appreciated. appreciated.

bolstered up by the MWO's either. On On either. MWO's the by up bolstered HUNT" and also for CI for also and HUNT" - I bookings of of bookings I world. Your time and patience is much much is patience and time Your world.

of the course. The numbers are not being being not are numbers The course. the of the people to call regarding "all things things "all regarding call to people the ships and the ways of the minewarfare minewarfare the of ways the and ships

to the high failure rate in the diving phase phase diving the in rate failure high the to during the minewarfare phase they are are they phase minewarfare the during students (and the staff!) learn about the the about learn staff!) the (and students

of the course has been very low lately due due lately low very been has course the of instructional team for the LMCDO's LMCDO's the for team instructional have done an excellent job in helping the the helping in job excellent an done have

enough to get to the Minewarfare module module Minewarfare the to get to enough Dave Smith. Apart from being the the being from Apart Smith. Dave overrun with extra bodies the ships teams teams ships the bodies extra with overrun

The number of people surviving long long surviving people of number The replaced by Lt Paul Raisbeck and CPO CPO and Raisbeck Paul Lt by replaced training in the last year. Despite being being Despite year. last the in training

Charlie Howe, and they have been been have they and Howe, Charlie Gunwharf! Gunwharf! ships who have conducted MCMG sea sea MCMG conducted have who ships

goodbye to Lt Cdr Steve Wild and CPO CPO and Wild Steve Cdr Lt to goodbye Finally, a word of thanks to all the the all to thanks of word a Finally, one big whirl of excitement here in in here excitement of whirl big one

the LMCDO training, we have now said said now have we training, LMCDO the think you are a deserving case. case. deserving a are you think 89B course in early December. Life is is Life December. early in course 89B

There has also been a staff change in in change staff a been also has There

priority so discuss it with them if you you if them with it discuss so priority are preparing for the arrival of the the of arrival the for preparing are

with COMMW to determine who has has who determine to COMMW with

89A course have just left us and we we and us left just have course 89A

got whats needed to make a good MWO! MWO! good a make to needed whats got months ahead. All bookings are checked checked are bookings All ahead. months

At the time of writing, the LMCDO LMCDO the writing, of time the At

E.190 plant the seed by telling him he's he's him telling by seed the plant E.190 trainer is always booked about 4-5 4-5 about booked always is trainer

MWO's. Next time you write the OUT's OUT's the write you time Next MWO's.

will have to get your bid in early as the the as early in bid your get to have will by Paul Raisbeck Raisbeck Paul by

applies equally to budding MCD's and and MCD's budding to equally applies Portsmouth Dockyard ext 24616. You You 24616. ext Dockyard Portsmouth

recruiting adage of "get them young" young" them "get of adage recruiting

discuss CTT call Lt Raisbeck on on Raisbeck Lt call CTT discuss PHASE PHASE

course in the first place. The old PWO PWO old The place. first the in course comes into operation. If you want to to want you If operation. into comes

people unless they volunteer for the the for volunteer they unless people during 1990 as the CAAIS CBT setup setup CBT CAAIS the as 1990 during

MINEWARFARE MINEWARFARE

people in the ships but we can't teach teach can't we but ships the in people tight but the pressure should be relieved relieved be should pressure the but tight

throughput is having an effect on the the on effect an having is throughput back on line early in 1990. Trainer time is is time Trainer 1990. in early line on back

LMCDO LMCDO

course — think positive! This low low This positive! think — course whilst it is updated to MOD 6 but will be be will but 6 MOD to updated is it whilst

but we expect twice as many on the next next the on many as twice expect we but The trainer is presently out of action action of out presently is trainer The

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or a yachting marina or a garden city world as "Cowboy". He gained renting - emerging out of mud that is so well rights as a result of an accident his son HORSEA known by many divers. The Admiralty, sustained while working for the however, have been very polite but firm Admiralty. Upon delving into the past when approached by the council, and facts of the inhabitants it was found that ISLAND calmly answered a barrage of leading "Cowboy" specialises in chickens, geese, questions about the merits of keeping the rabbits and welsh ponies, or so it said. Island. But undoubtedly the strongest known By "Chris" tie with Horsea is for the Diving Training Christie Looking Back Programme and on being questioned why The oldest inhabitant was Mr Chivers diving couldn't be conducted by HMS Horsea, known by Sub Aqua Clubs who lived on the Island for 7 years. He VERNON, the answer from the as a quiet spot for diving, known to remembered as far back as 78-79 years Admiralty was that the water in the other people as a handy lake to cool ago when the lake was first built by' harbour was too murky and unsuitable off in, but to most of the Naval diving convicts and used as a torpedo testing owing to constant boat traffic, also world it is a lake where blood and a area. Twenty-six years later the Horsea Island was suitable for few tears, followed by cussing is Admiralty built a wireless station. administration. commonplace. A great number of During the war years Horsea began yet suggestions on what to do with the another role as a repair yard for landing Looking Forward lake have been uttered over the years craft and during the first 100 days no Which brings us roughly up to date. The by those who are part of, and others fewer than 38 craft were repaired and future is not known; who knows, will it sent on their way. eventually emerge as a garden city or trying to be part of, the Diving fishing port, or a residential area, or even HMS PHOENIX eventually ended up Branch. It seems that other parties a stepping stone for a by-pass adjoining on the Island owing to the popular or were interested, with their own transport. suggestions and ideas for Horsea rather unanimous demand of the public. The oily smoke used in fire fighting Whatever the future, a host of people Island. exercises polluted and blackened the connected with the diving world will For a couple of years, the Municipal neighbourhood, which eventually led to never forget it. Council have had ideas on obtaining PHOENIX breaking the Clean Air Act. Taken from Diving Magazine 1965, "Its Horsea Island from the clutches of the Another inhabitant of the Island Mr nice to see that nothing has changed Admiralty and illusions of a fishing port Callard, known to most of the diving where Horsea Island is concerned." RIVERS OF GOLD Bullion from the Californian Gold past 132 years since it sank during a vessel, Nemo is given directions to lift the Rush which could be worth a billion hurricane. Most of the 423 passengers gold free of the wreck. dollars has been discovered who died when it went down were "It's like story book treasure. We can carrying fortunes in gold. It is estimated see rivers of gold . . . dripping from approximately 200 miles off the Coast that the Central America carried a third of Southern Carolina, USA. rotten timbers," said one member of the of all the gold mined in California at the recovery team. time. Hundreds of gold bars have been It has long been known that the wreck brought to the surface in one of the The recovery operation is expected to of the Central America carried a fortune, biggest sunken treasure finds this take up to a year and is being carried out but its deep and remote location has century. There are also thousands of gold by a team of high-tech enthusiasts using a defeated divers up till now. The steamer coins on board and a major economic remote controlled robot called Nemo. As went down on September 12, 1857 after a recession is said to have been sparked off images of the wreck are flashed onto a three day ordeal of trying to keep the when the treasure was lost. It has been on screen on board the recovery team's vessel afloat, with every male passenger Central America, a 300ft board the bailing out water. paddle steamer, for the www.mcdoa.org.uk

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FDU 2 CHANGE BLADE By Tug Wilson On 7 Nov 1989, the Fleet Diving Group The team was split into two watches of Despite incessant sand-fly attacks, the were asked by HMS ALACRITY to six divers each for maximum day watch positioned the blade above the provide assistance changing a damaged productivity; CPO(D) Derby Allan i/c hub and, after a few experiments with the Variable Pitch Propeller (VPP) Blade. night watch, PO(D) Tug Wilson i/c the chain hoists, the blade was positioned Only two and a half months previously day watch and LT LEANEY taking and lowered onto the hub. The bolts were FDG had replaced a sheered-off blade on overall charge. Whilst awaiting the Rapid then replaced and tightened to the the ship's starboard shaft. The team had Response chacons, initial inspections required torque. Another attempt was been flown to Miami and had carried out were carried out and pad eyes were fitted made to use the now repaired hydraulic the operation under very testing to the hull. Underwater lights were tool until, predictably, the pins bent conditions, (warm water, 30ft vis — the rigged and a floating boom positioned again. problems were endless!). around the stern to prevent any escape of The team reverted to handraulic Divers from FDU2 were recalled from Hydraulic Fluid into the lagoon. methods and the chain hoists. The whole a night attack in Portland to form the The ship's diving team had already operation was completed at 2030. Twenty- nucleus of the team. Because of the removed the protective covers, thereby four and a half hours after the first diver urgency of the task it was decided to exposing the bolt heads and saving the entered the water. deploy a twelve-man team with the OIC FDU2 team hours of preparation work. Everyone now waited with baited FDU2 (LT LEANEY) in overall charge. The next task was to rig strops around breath as the various functional and With only 12 hours notice the team, the Rudder and 'A' brackets. This had pressure tests were carried out. Once the aided by FDG support staff, mustered just been achieved when one eagle-eyed ship's MEO had given the thumbs up, the the necessary gear and despatched it observer noticed a six foot-long grey gear was recovered, washed off and forthwith to RAF LYNEHAM in object with a rather prominent dorsal fin stowed in the Chacons ready for the preparation for a flight by C130 the circling some nine metres below. From transit home. following morning. this moment on, all work was carried out The next day was spent organising the The flight departed at 1000, with the with the diver in the modified missionary transportation of the team and cargo to diving team. The Rapid Response gear position around the shaft. UK. Extra paperwork was required and a replacement blade on board. Eight During the night the bolts were when, during one such trip, the OIC hours later, the intrepid band of frogmen removed using a mixture of chain hoists parked the hire car in the direct path of a alighted for an overnight stop at Gander, and a special hydraulic tool which worked flying stone propelled through the air by Newfoundland with the temperature a well until the locating pins on the socket a gardener's Flymo, resulting in extra chilly minus 5 degrees centigrade, a few head bent and would no longer fit the lateral air conditioning (a broken side brass monkeys were heard singing bolt head. Once the stub of the old blade window). soprano. After an entertaining interlude had been removed, the replacement The team of now bouyant divers the team once again boarded the blade was lowered to depth in travelled to San Juan to await the flight boneshaker with an overwhelming desire preparation for fitting on the hub. The home — which landed at Gatwick at 1000 to get to warmer climes. seals were replaced and the area cleaned on Nov 16th. Once back in the section, After another eight hour flight the to prevent the intrusion of swarf and more gear was prepared and the team team arrived at ROOSEVELDT Roads other foreign bodies. It was at this stage travelled to Tarbert for 75m work up — Naval Base. The cargo was unloaded and that the day watch took over and the but that's another story. transported to the Jetty adjacent to HMS night watch slipped away to grab a few ALACRITY. hours well-earned rest. www.mcdoa.org.uk 26

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"JANE'S UNDERWATER WARFARE SYSTEMS 1989-90" "DESIGNED TO KILL"

1st Edition Bomb disposal from World War 1 to the Falklands

Edited by Bernard Blake by Major Arthur Hogben

(Janes Information Group, 163 Brighton Road, Coulsdon, Surrey (Patrick Stephens Limited, Wellingborough, Northants, ISBN 0-7106-0884-5) ISBN 0-85059-865-6)

After twenty years of annual publication, Jane's Weapon Systems has ""DANGER.UXB!" made gripping viewing when run as a BBC been rationalised into a series of eight separate publications, each television series some years ago. "DESIGNED TO KILL" is Arthur aimed at a specific defence discipline. The first edition of Jane's Hogben's equally gripping true-life account of British explosive Underwater Warfare Systems (JUWS) — the 1989-90 edition — is ordnance disposal (EOD). Himself the recipient of the Queen's therefore a concise compendium compared to it's forebear. Gallantry Medal in 1974, for his bomb disposal work in the East End In tradition with Jane's Information Group's (JIG's) conventional of London, Arthur's book covers the period from EOD's earliest Year Books, this edition is also published in hardback. The style and days when no-one in authority knew who should accept layout follows the usual Jane's format of precise detail supplemented responsibility, training for the task was often measured in hours and by a comprehensive variety of diagrams and photographs. experience was only gained — or lives or limbs lost — by actually doing the job itself. Bernard Blake, as Editor, has drawn considerable input from Tony Watts, Editor of Navy International, for the sections covering On his retirement from an active and distinguished career in the weapons, fire control and acoustic ranges. There is clearly a high Royal Engineers EOD Regiments Major Hogben moved to a more proportion of date gleaned from fellow Jane's publications, but this sedentary job in the NATO EOD Technical Information Centre. All does not detract from the sub-specialist nature of JUWS. those who have completed Disposaleer's Training in the past decade will no doubt have met Arthur, often as a part of their course, in the JUWS is designed to cover the complete scenario of underwater modern little building just inside the main gate of Lodge Hill Camp: warfare — including mines, sonar systems, ROV's, mine EODTIC. countermeasures and acoustic ranges & degaussing systems. For ease of reference, the book is divided into fifteen logical sections, matched The book is not just a chronological collection of disposaleer's dits by a thorough index and series of analysis tables. and heroic achievements (although there are several riveting stories scattered amongst the 271 pages), it is a thoroughly well-researched, In common with most — if not all — of the JIG Year Books, at eighty fascinatingly narrated piece of history. It should appeal to any EOD pounds, this is an expensive tome for the nautical enthusiast. operative, past or present by they of a military, nautical, aviation or However, for the professional involved in underwater warfare civilian background. D.J.C. systems, it may prove invaluable. D.J.C. Test Solutions

Crossword Puzzle: Page 8

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a ATHERSTONE ACORN CAA IS 9 10 C A T S A N U T 12 13 14 15 16 '8 UT ACT V A T I ONMETHOD NO 17 18 U N A N D S SOF T C 19 20 S WEEPDEC K G A N E I K 22 23 24 25 T 0 N A RCMDS LINK I 26 27 28 29 I SUR F OWN 0 MINE PN 30 31 C W A D R E N G 32 33 34 S E TORDEX NETS S as 36 37 38 39 44) W E E N M A E I T I T 41 42 43 44 E P N M A T I C M CM V 45 45 E D M R T D I 47 48 49 POR T SWEEPW I RE AREA GRIPS

Mainly Minor Mix: Page 22 Embroidered Name Badges

1 BAY CLASS — AUSTRALIA Due to the Sterling/Deutschmark exchange rate, 2 CONISTON CLASS — UK Dave Carey is unable to continue with the service 3 LERICI CLASS — ITALY previously provided for Diving and Minewarfare 4 HUNT CLASS — UK embroidered name badges. Roger Sawell of 5 ROEBUCK CLASS — UK Rainbows End, Shamrock Quay, Southampton, 6 GORYA CLASS — USSR Hants has volunteered to assume these duties 7 SANDOWN CLASS — UK through from January 1990. Details of items, revised 8 MAHAMIRU CLASS — MALAYSIA prices (using a UK supplier there are different costs 9 SANDOWN CLASS — UK and specifications) are available care of the above 10 GORYA CLASS — USSR ❑ address. The quality will be as good as Herr 11 LURSSEN M48 CLASS — THAILAND Baumler's, if not better, and orders need no longer 12 NATYA CLASS — USSR require large "batching" hence delivery times will be 13 NATYA CLASS — USSR reduced. 14 ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT

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BIG BADGE CHALLENGE

The above badge was found during a spring clean of the Minewarfare Section filing cabinets, early in 1989. It is intended to publish the best 3 stories — be they factual, fictional, humorous or otherwise — generated from seeing this venerable blazer badge in the next edition. If you possess a similar item or crest that will cause readers to "spin an old dit or two" please forward your contribution to the Editor. All original items will be returned to respective owners. "Well, there I woz . . . "

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