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Ahoy Shipmate RNA Torbay Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 5 November 2016 Have a Great Christmas & Prosperous New Year in This Issue Editorial Ahoy Shipmate RNA Torbay Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 5 November 2016 Have a great Christmas & Prosperous New Year In this issue Editorial ...................................... 1 Editorial Chairman’s Corner ........................ 2 By Shipmate Norrie Millen th Newspaper July 13 1925 ........... 2-3 Hi! Shipmates, Battle of Jutland ........................ 4-6 60’s & 70’s Commission Ditties ....... 7 he Festive Season is rapidly Sheep Framer to Secret Agent ... 8-11 approaching, don’t you just hate it Shot at dawn... ......................11-12 when Christmas decorations and RN submariner gets USN Dolphins . 13 T Shot at dawn continued ............... 14 festive fare appear as early as late August in some stores, hardly before we have our DID YOU KNOW? sun glasses and swimming trunks off! I Although very little is known about don’t know about your families, but as a them due to sparse historical child we were bunged off to bed early records, there were female Christmas Eve with a stern warning not gladiators, known as gladiatrices, in reappear before morning or Santa Claus would not call. Ancient Rome. Phoebe Snetsinger (1931-1999) Whilst we were allegedly asleep, I guess we dozed a little; was the most accomplished birder my parents would then hang the Christmas Decorations in the history of the world–over the (homemade) and erect the small Christmas tree with course of her life she observed and about a dozen small lights on it. Main presents were documented 8,398 different bird sneaked into bedroom during the wee hours. After species. opening our presents and once we went down the stairs, Although Drew Struzan might not there was a Christmas stocking each with an apple, be a household name, you’ve orange, some sweets and nuts. (Remember things were on certainly seen his work–he’s the ration and scarce) artist behind some of the most iconic movie poster art of the 20th Still Tiz the season to be jolly and a fun family affair. I will century including Star Wars, Back be driving up to Scotland to celebrate with my eldest son, to the Future, Indiana Jones, and who did not want dad to be alone for Christmas. When more. Angela said last Christmas that she would not see another The first commercial flight in the UK Christmas, I told her to stop talking nonsense! took off from Teignmouth, in Devon. It’s kind of weird that people seem to know when their The passenger service was run by The Great Western Railway. time left on this earth is approaching, I remember my father saying many years ago, I will be dead within the The auditory equivalent of visualization is called audiation week and he was spot on. wherein you imagine sounds or Life is too short, take each day as it comes and enjoy it. musical constructs in the absence The way I see it anyway! of actual auditory stimulus; the term was coined by music education researcher Edwin Gordon in 1975. Volume 5 Issue 5 November 2016 Chairman’s Corner By Shipmate John Soanes From the local newspaper of July 13th 1925 Since the last edition our life Submitted by John Soanes member and President of the branch, Shipmate Peter Thousands of visitors to the Torbay towns who Brown Crossed the Bar on had never previously set eyes on a warship Saturday 22nd October 2016, lined the sea shore this morning to welcome he will be very much missed as the coming of the Atlantic Fleet. he was a very staunch supporter of There are about sixty craft of all sorts in the the branch. His funeral on Friday 4th Bay, and during the week several of them will November at St. Pauls Church, Paignton was open for inspection. very well attended by shipmates from many Many grey shadows passed through the heavy branches in No 4 area including standard summer haze which overhung Torbay this bearers from Brixham, Dartmouth, Dorchester, morning, shadows of naval greyhounds in the Newton Abbot, Portland, Royal British Legion form of light cruisers, worrying terriers in the Paignton, Torbay Sea Cadets, Royal Marines form of flotillas of destroyers, and just a few of Association, a Royal Marines Bugler from those amphibious creatures represented by the Lympstone and our own branch standard. modern submarine Many of his colleagues and friends The ships of the Second Cruiser Squadron of including members from the RAF Association the Atlantic Fleet arrived in the Bay, and Torbay Civic Society were in attendance, accompanied by several flotillas of torpedo which ensured that he had a really good 'send destroyers and four of the 'K' class submarines. off'. I am sure he would have been very proud. The last - named arrived at 8,30, accompanied Throughout the service, his wife Pat and by their parent ships. daughter Charlotte maintained a dignity, which They were K26, K14, K12 and K6, and they befitted the sad occasion. dropped their anchors, comparatively near the shore off the Haldon Pier. d d d d d d d d d At 1015 the hazy sky-line was broken by the "Our branch was well represented by most light cruisers, CURACOA, flying the flag of of our members on Remembrance Sunday, all Rear Admiral W.A.B. Kelly CB, CMG, MVO,; well turned out for the occasion. CALEDON, CALLIOPE, CLEOPATRA and Our Standard was paraded by Sea Cadet CARYFORT,(sic) which steamed in line along Antonio Cummings of the Torbay Sea Cadet the eastern shore, whilst nine destroyers were Unit who did an excellent job especially Nearly Sixty Ships Already in The Bay. considering it was his first time. Our grateful thanks to the Unit for the last minute Thousands of visitors delighted. arrangement." in company further out in the Bay. d d d d d d d d d "Life on the Ocean Wave" Trafalgar Night Dinner On the flagship the band was playing and the Although numbers attending was much strains of "Life on the Ocean Wave" rose to the smaller this year, it was once again a successful heights at Daddy Hole Plain and peaked Tor, and enjoyable evening. The entertainers where many visitors had gathered to witness played some good music after dinner which the naval assembly in the Bay. kept attendees dancing all evening and nice to see people staying until the very end. At 10.40 another cloud of black spots was sighted on the horizon and nineteen more See pictures Page 7 destroyers slowly steamed into view, led by d d d d d d d d CENTAUR, flying the broad pennant of Commodore C.K. Mclean, CB, CVO, DSO. RNA Torbay Newsletter Page -2 Volume 5 Issue 5 November 2016 The haze had by this time cleared and the It is too early yet to obtain definite information visibility was excellent. The water gleamed respecting leave, but it is anticipated that it will under the bows of the approaching flotillas be given freely given. which were stretched out in one long line in the Greetings to the Mayor mouth of the Bay. As they neared the other Almost before the CURACOA had dropped anchor, ships their formation was altered, the Rear Admiral Kelly got into telephone CENTAUR- leading, whilst the destroyers steamed in couples to their positions outside the cruisers on the Brixham side of the Bay. Did you know? RN 1945-2016 The Royal Navy, at the beginning of World War II, was immense — it was the largest naval force in the COMING OF THE FLEET world. The 332 warships included 15 mighty battleships, 7 aircraft carriers, 66 cruisers, a whopping Clouds of Seagulls 184 destroyers, 45 patrol vessels, and fully 60 The cables of the cruisers rattled through the submarines. Despite heavy losses, especially at the hawse holes (sic) simultaneously, breaking the beginning of the conflict, fleet size rose steadily wonderful morning stillness as steel met steel. during World War II and the Royal Navy had accumulated an almost unbelievable 553 combatant Flocks of white winged gulls gathered around vessels by war’s end in 1945. the ships almost before they became motionless. However, after the war a lack of a clear mission and scant funding lead to a steep decrease in the number of By 11am, there in the Bay the ships of the ships. Second Light Cruiser Squadron, the 5th, 7th The Royal Navy currently possesses a meagre 77 and 8th Destroyer Flotillas and the 1st commissioned vessels. 19 surface combatants, 11 Submarine Flotillas, snuggly anchored well submarines, 15 mine-countermeasure craft, 22 patrol inside a line drawn from Berry head to Daddy vessels, a landing platform, two amphibious docks, Hole Plain. four survey ships, one icebreaking vessel, and two The destroyers are the flotilla leaders, historic ships comprise this fleet. WALLACE, CAMPBELL and MACKAY; It should be noted, though, that fleet size does not WARWICK, WHIRLWIND, VORTIGEN, necessarily equate to capability. The current ships are VELUX, VERSATILE, VANCOUVER, clearly much more advanced than their World War II counterparts. WATCHMAN, WALKER, VALKYRIE, VESTIS, VERDUN, WINDSOR, WALPOLE, VIDETTE, communication with the Mayor (Mr E.H. Sermon) WESTMINSTER, VALHALLA, WESTCOTT, with a view to the latter paying him an official visit. WOLFHOUND, WESSEX, VOLOURUS, No official announcement has yet been VANITY, WHITBY, VENTUROUS and promulgated regarding the opening of the ships to VIOLET. the public, but it is highly probable that this will be Spread out on the surface of the blue waters of made tomorrow. the Bay the ships make quite an imposing The first of the social functions in connection with sight, although the "heavy weights", such as the Fleet visit will be an officers ball at the Town our old favourite, the Lizzie are this year hall ; there will be swimming gala at the Medical Baths on Wednesday and athletic sports at the missing.
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