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The London Gazette of TUESDAY, the Itfh of OCTOBER, 1947 by Registered As a Newspaper
38098 4847 SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette Of TUESDAY, the itfh of OCTOBER, 1947 by Registered as a newspaper THURSDAY, 16 OCTOBER, 1947 SINKING OF THE GERMAN BATTLESHIP 3. Early on 2ist May a report was received BISMARCK ON 27™ MAY, 1941. of ii merchant vessels and. 2 heavily-screened large warships -northbound in the Kattegat the The following Despatch was submitted to the day before. Later in the day the warships Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty on the were located at Bergen and identified from air $th July, 1941, by Admiral Sir JOHN C. • photographs as one Bismarck class battleship TOVEY, K.C.B., D.S.O., Commander-in- and one Hipper class cruiser. There were in- Chief, Home Fleet. dications that these two were contemplating a Home Fleet, raid on the ocean trade routes (Admiralty . 3th July, 1941. message 1828/2ist May) though, if this were so, it seemed unlikely that they would stop at a Be pleased to lay before the Lords Commis- place so convenient for air reconnaissance as sioners of the Admiralty the following despatch Bergen. Two other .pointers were a report (un- covering the operations leading to the sinking reliable) of a U-boat, north of Iceland, and an of the German battleship BISMARCK on attack 'by a German aircraft on Thorshaven Tuesday, 27th May, 1941. All times are zone W/T station. minus 2. 4. The following dispositions were made: — First Reports of Enemy. (a] HOOD (Captain Ralph Kerr, C.B.E.), 2. In the second week of May an unusual flying the flag of Vice-Admiral Lancelot E. -
Pacific Entomologist 1925-1966
RECOLLEcnONS OF A Pacific Entomologist 1925-1966 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHOR R.W. Paine Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Canberra 1994 The Australian Centre for Intemational Agricultural Research (ACIAR) was established in June 1982 by an Act of Ihe Australian Parliament. lis primary mandate is 10 help identify agricultural problems in developing countries and to commission collaborative research between Australian and developing country researchers in fields where Australia has special competence. Where trade names ore used this does not constitute endorsement of nar discrimination against any product by the Centre. This peer-reviewed series contains the results of original research supported by ACIAR, or malerial deemed relevant 10 ACIAR's research and development objectives. The series is distributed intemationally, with an emphasis on developing countries. © Australian Centre for Intemational Agricultural Research GPO Box 157 t Conberra, Australia 2601 . Paine, R.w. 1994. Recollections of a Pacific Entomologist 1925 - 1966. ACIAR Monograph No 27. 120pp. ISBN 1 86320 106 8 Technical editing and production: Arowang Information Bureau Ply Ltd. Canberra Cover: BPD Graphic Associates, Canberra in association with Arawang Information Bureau Ply Lld Printed by The Craftsman Press Ply Ltd. Burwood, Victoria. ACIAR acknowledges the generous support of tihe Paine family in the compilation of this book. Long before agricultural 1920s was already at the Foreword sustainability entered forefront of world biological common parlance, or hazards control activities. Many of the associated with misuse of projects studied by Ron Paine pesticides captured headlines, and his colleagues are touched environmentally friendly on in his delightful and biological control of introduced evocative reminiscences. -
THE COMMUNICATOR VOL 22 - No 44 SPRING 1975
THE COMMUNICATOR VOL 22 - No 44 SPRING 1975 ' I I 5i£*C« THE COMMUNICATOR PUBLISHED AT HMS ‘MERCURY’ The Magazine of the Communications Branch, Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society SPRING 1975 VOL 22, No 4 Price: 25p. post free CONTENTS page page E ditorial ......................................... 169 A Change of E m p h a s is ............... 221 An Old Communicator’s D isjointed Communicator 221 R eminiscences ............... 172 Exchange for a Change ............... 222 Legend of the Cover G oing the Rounds in Mercury 225 K aleidoscope ............... 180-181 WRNS Corner ............................ 229 Skynet II .................................... 182 C ivilian Instructional Officers 231 T he Signal D ivision ............... 187 Kelly Squadron ............................ 232 Signal Officers’ Policy M eeting 187 H ome Brewing—Part III 236 RN A mateur R adio Society 188 M ore H aste Less Sp e e d ............... 239 M auritius ....................................... 190 Communications G azette 241 Spring Crossword ............... 191 Commissioning F orecast 243 F leet Section ........................... 192 D rafting ......................................... 244 Editor: Lieutenant R. F. V illier Fleet Editor: Lieutenant-Commander E. Y. C. G oring Treasurer: Lieutenant-Commander H. D. H ellier Sales Director: FCCY C. R. Bracey Business, Production & Mr Edgar Sercombe, 44, Abbots Ride, Farnham, Advertisement Manager'. Surrey EDITORIAL In the future I will always think seriously before saying ‘I haven't got the time’. In his recent visit and during the flights to and from India and Nepal, Lord Mountbatten wrote his reminiscences as a Communicator. The majority of his article was then typed by the Prince of Wales’ Staff in his aeroplane. We are therefore especially grateful to Lord Mountbatten, for having been so unstinting in bis time and effort and letting us share with him some of his communication memories. -
(Ibe Sdunelnuan* VOL
(Ibe SDunelnuan* VOL. II.—NO. 4. DURHAM, FEBRUARY 17, 1894. jfootball. the tackling is not hard enough. In consequence of the loose play the halves did not know where they had THE SCHOOL V. OLD DUNELMIANS.—This match was the ball, but they are not certain enough of getting onto played on the School ground on December 14th. The their opponents. The three-quarters ought to tackle O.D's brought a strong though rather mixed team. lower. A good many of our faults come from slackness The School kicked off, and after the return play became in the practice games. Each set of forwards ought to very even. But the School gradually began to fall play as though they were playing in an important back, and the O.D. forwards brought the ball to the match—with much more " steam." There is no reason School line. From a scrimmage on the line, R. Adam- why dash should not make up for what we lack in son, taking a pass, ran in under the posts, C. Adamson weight, but there is practically no dash in the games. kicking a goal. After this the School seemed to fall If this were cured, the back play would improve with it, entirely to pieces, and the O.D's, who were playing very but, as we have seen too often, backs are no good well together, managed to score three times more if the forwards are out-played in smartness and in before the call of time, the score being 2 goals, 2 tries, the pack. -
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Battleships and British Society, 1920-1960[1]
A Global Forum for Naval Historical Scholarship International Journal of Naval History August 2004/ December 2004 Volume 3 Numbers 2/3 Battleships and British Society, 1920-1960[1] Mark Connelly University of Kent, United Kingdom This article will explore the image of the Royal Navy’s battleships in British society between 1920 and 1960. Although much of what follows might be said to apply to Royal Navy as a whole, particularly ‘glamorous’ vessels such as aircraft carriers, cruisers and destroyers, it is the contention of this piece that the Royal Navy’s battleships by virtue of their sheer size and power captured the public imagination more than any other type of warship. The study of the image of the battleship in popular culture provides a significant insight into the atmosphere of Britain helping to reveal and highlight attitudes not just towards the Royal Navy, but also towards politics, the empire and Britain’s role in the world. Christopher M. Bell’s recent work has revealed that the Admiralty had an ambiguous attitude towards propaganda and publicity in the inter-war years. Disdainful of what it regarded as cheap appeals to the popular imagination, at the same time the Admiralty realised that it had to maintain the profile of the Navy. As foreign navies expanded abroad and the RAF tirelessly highlighted its benefits at home, the Admiralty rather reluctantly became involved in publicity activities.[2] Ralph Harrington’s has recently the great importance of HMS Hood to the British people showing that it was far more than a utilitarian and functional piece of equipment.[3] This article seeks to expand Harrington’s thesis by looking at British battleships in general, and place them within the wider framework of British society between 1920 and 1960, the year in which the last British battleship, Vanguard, was scrapped.[4] The article will examine the political and military arguments behind British naval policy in general, and the attitude towards battleships in particular. -
Naval Accidents 1945-1988, Neptune Papers No. 3
-- Neptune Papers -- Neptune Paper No. 3: Naval Accidents 1945 - 1988 by William M. Arkin and Joshua Handler Greenpeace/Institute for Policy Studies Washington, D.C. June 1989 Neptune Paper No. 3: Naval Accidents 1945-1988 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Nuclear Weapons Accidents......................................................................................................... 3 Nuclear Reactor Accidents ........................................................................................................... 7 Submarine Accidents .................................................................................................................... 9 Dangers of Routine Naval Operations....................................................................................... 12 Chronology of Naval Accidents: 1945 - 1988........................................................................... 16 Appendix A: Sources and Acknowledgements........................................................................ 73 Appendix B: U.S. Ship Type Abbreviations ............................................................................ 76 Table 1: Number of Ships by Type Involved in Accidents, 1945 - 1988................................ 78 Table 2: Naval Accidents by Type -
August 15Th, 1919
tTbe SDunelmian. IPol. 3. ?tbivt> Series. Mo. 8. August 15th, 1919. DURHAM: THOMAS C A"LDCLEUGH, 45, SADDLER STREET. The Dunclmian CRICKET. SCHOOL V. ST. PETERS, YORK.—The first match of the season was played on May 31st in hot weather,, and on a dry and fast wicket. Goodall lost the toss and York batted first. Crawshaw and Piatt began the York innings to the bowling of Garbutt and MacDonald. With the score at 26, Piatt was bowled by a beautiful ball from Garbutt. Tendall then joined Crawshaw, and the batsmen booked like making a good score. Both hit hard, if somewhat luckily, until Forrest, going on to bowl instead of MacDonald, clean bowled Crawshaw with his first ball. Butterfield did not stay long, and soon afterwards Tendall was run out by a brilliant bit of fielding by Jackson at cover. No one else offered much resistance except Prior, who played a plucky innings, though he had sume luck, several hits dropping just out of reach of fielders, and the innings closed for 172. The Durham fielding reached a very high standard no serious mistake being made. Of the bowlers Garbutt, though he sent down some loose balls, on the whole bowled very well, and Forrest kept a good length and was never easy to score from. Ward and Williamson opened the Durham innings. At first runs came slowlyr but Ward w&s just settling down when he was dismissed by a somewhat dubious catch low down in the slips. Ferens unfortunately hit his wickets playing back to Davis. Ilderton, missed at the wicket before he scored, hit up 27 before being bowled off his pads. -
Atlantic Fleet, It Is the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic On September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland. Allies or go on the offensive with deadly submarine Two days later Britain and France declare war and wolf packs and surface raiders of the German the Battle of the Atlantic begins. Over the next five Kriegsmarine. years and eight months a deadly struggle would be fought on the high seas, from the frigid waters "The Battle of the Atlantic was the dominating of the Arctic to the South Atlantic. factor all through the war. Never for one moment could we forget that everything happening At the heart of the conflict was the tonnage war. elsewhere, on land, at sea or in the air depended Britain required a continuous supply of imported ultimately on its outcome." - Winston Churchill war materials to keep on fighting and the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) was tasked with Getting Started preventing the arrival of these goods from across If this is your first time playing Atlantic Fleet, it is the Atlantic. recommended to begin by completing the Training Missions. To do so, simply select Training Missions Atlantic Fleet from the main menu. Atlantic Fleet is a turn-based tactical and strategic simulation of the Battle of the Atlantic. Take Continue with some Single Battles to get a feel for command of surface ships, submarines as well as combat and gunnery. The Battle of the River Plate carrier and land based aircraft in a deadly struggle and Convoy HX-106 battles (playing Germany for for control of shipping lanes during World War II. both) make for excellent initial practice. -
Regarding HMS Hood and the Battle of Denmark Strait by Buzz Beurling
Regarding HMS Hood and the Battle of Denmark Strait By Buzz Beurling So this post is here.. ...to answer the questions that keep getting posed and to put right some myths. Firstly a bit of background history. I see it time after time people comparing HMS Hood's loss to those of the ships at Jutland. Aside from the fact that all the ships we are talking about exploded THERE IS NO COMPARISON. The armoured cruisers HMS Defence and HMS Warrior were battered at such close range they were annihilated. It's hardly surprising what happened. All three of the Battlecruisers at Jutland were lost to UNSAFE AMMO HANDLING PRACTICES, where stacks of unprotected cordite were piled up just inside the magazine doors, which were then left open throughout combat. Had this not been done ( and this was proven with the Q turret hit to HMS Lion ) NONE OF THE BATTLECRUISERS AT JUTLAND WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST. Also not one was lost to plunging fire or any weakness in their decks. The ships of both fleets were simply too close to each other. Now it would be helpful to explain that all Naval gunfire has a plunging aspect. That is how they work. When we refer to plunging fire we are talking about a shell incoming at such an angle as to be able to pierce the decks of a warship. On the largest ships this would have to be above 20 to 25 degrees descent angle to penetrate. Higher velocity guns fire at a flatter trajectory than lower velocity guns. -
The Dunelmian, July, 1945
THE DUNELMIAN, JULY, 1945. VOL. 10. V FOURTH SERIES. NO. 17. CONTENTS. A.T.C 443 O.D. War Service 455 Athletics 447 Preathers in Chapel 439 Avete 450 Rowing 447 Carpentry 445 School Library 444 Chess 445 School Notes 441 Cricket 445 Scout Notes 443 Editorial 435 Speeches 439 Farming 443 Sports, The 447 Fives 448 Swimming 449 Gymn 448 Tristram Society 444 In Memoriam 439 Valete 449 J.T.C. 442 V.E. Day 435 King's Scholarships 438 War Memorial Fund 438 Music 444 Young Farmers' Club .. 444 O.D. News 451 EDITORIAL. As usual, the hapless writer of the editorial finds that all his thunder has been stolen by other contributors, and that he is left to make bricks without straw. VE Day, the waterless Wear, 'Jack' Lawson and Dr. Bullock—all these are dealt with 'elsewhere in this issue." He will therefore confine himself to an expression of good wishes to all and sundry—to Mr. and Mrs. Bunbury and the three 'little B's.', to the boys who are leaving, to the rest of the School for pleasant holidays, and to his O.D. readers with the sincere hope that before long it may be possible to have an O.D. reunion on a big scale at the School. V.E. DAY. We compressed all our excitement into one day, and added the second to our half-term holiday. After a short Thanksgiving Service in chapel the morning was spent in preparing the bonfire, and in seeing what the rest of Durham was doing—not very much, apparently, at that time in the morning. -
July 31St, 1923
DURHAM SCHOOL A purtetw*? Ubc IDunclmtan. l)ol 5. ^bir£> Series. 1Wo. 2. July 31st, 1923. DURHAM: ADVERTISER PRINTING WORKS, SADDLER STREET. The Dunelmian July 31st, 1923. EDITORIAL. The past term may truly be called eventful. The new -Baths have been opened, the plans for the Memorial Chapel have been approved, and the building of a New House was promised on Speech Day. But these events, in themselves enough to justify (if possible) an Edi- torial, have occupied only a secondary place in the minds of all. One thought alone has displaced all others, the knowledge that Mr. Poole was retiring at the end of the term. The loss to the School is very great, but it is, nevertheless, some consolation to know that our Second Master retires as an Honorary Canon of Durham, the first, we believe since 1699 to receive that honour, and that he is still near enough to the School to visit us and to continue, as we hope he will, the coaching of our crews. Others, better qualified, will record in our pages Mr. Poole's many services to the School during fifty- five years, but the present Editors know, at least, that they speak for all Dunelmians, past and present, in regretting his departure and in wishing him long life and happiness in his new work. THE SPORTS. The preliminary heats were run off during the week, March 19th to March 24th, a week earlier than was expected, owing to the mumps, and for once the weather was kind. 44 Sports Day itself turned out fine and consequently times were fairly good. -
Read Book Admiral Graf Spee
ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Miroslaw Skwiot,Stefan Draminski | 76 pages | 19 Jun 2013 | Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza | 9788362878567 | English | Lublin, Poland Admiral Graf Spee PDF Book Secondary Armament 2. Maximum Damage 13, The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. Your location:. The commander of the ship is Thea Kreutzer and the vice commander is Wilhelmina. Two Arado Ar floatplane aircraft were carried aboard and launched from a catapult held amidships behind the bridge superstructure. Between 18 April and 17 May , she conducted another cruise into the Atlantic, stopping in the ports of Ceuta and Lisbon. Faced with daunting odds — including a battlecruiser that was one of the few ships that could outrun and outgun Graf Spee — Langsdorff opted to scuttle his ship. Reload Time 7. Spee was hailed as a hero in Germany, and several ships were named in his honor, including the heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee , which was built in the s and was defeated in the Battle of the River Plate during World War II. Stern view of Admiral Graf Spee underway, circa Maximum AP Shell Damage 8, Following the outbreak of war between Germany and the Allies in September , Adolf Hitler ordered the German Navy to begin commerce raiding against Allied merchant traffic. Damage Control System Modification 1 should be plugged into Upgrade Slot 2 , while Steering Gears Modification 2 is recommended in Upgrade Slot 4 to improve her handling characteristics. Main article: Deutschland-class cruiser. Admiral Graf Spee belonged to a class of unique ships that combined the features of both a battleship and a cruiser.