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Volume 92, No.1 The Official Organ of the Seven Seas Club Volume 92, No.1. SUMMER 2016 1 OFFICERS President – Mr. Stephen Wheatley Immediate Past President – Capt. Chris Esplin-Jones CBE Vice President – Mr. Louis Roskell Hon. Secretary – Mr. Ray Kay Hon. Treasurer – Mr. Derek Bevan Hon. Membership & Dinner Secretary – Mr. Dominique Watson Hon. Almoner – Mr. Martin Earp Hon. Magazine Editor – Mr. John Callcut Hon. Archivist – Mr. David Watson Club Goods Custodian – Mr. Neil McAlpine Committee Members – Mr. Eugene Kelf & Mr. Stephen King, Hon. Life Members – Mr. Paul Antrobus, Mr. George Kingston, Capt. David Matthews, Capt. Richard Woodman LVO., FRHistFNI, Mr. Ray Williams & Cdr. John Mankerty OBE., RN. Committee Advisor on Historic and Protocol Matters and Father of the Club - Cdr. John Mankerty OBE., RN Hon. Chaplains – Revd. Canon Paul Thomas OBE., & Revd. Peter Dennett Hon. Auditor – Mr. M.J. Buck The committee meets on the first Tuesday of each month throughout the ‘dinner season’. 2 CONTENTS Editorial President and Past President’s Addresses Secretary’s Corner Almoner’s Report Dinner Secretary’s Report Club Dates and Speakers Obituary Sister Clubs: Australia & South Africa Dinner Photographs Features A Yarn from Jim Killen (conclusion) MTB Veronica by Graham Capel A Maritime Odyssey in our Camper Van by John Callcut Liberty Ship St Helena a painting by Louis Roskell The Royal Navy Sword (conclusion) by Glyn L. Evans Extracts from the Cadet magazine discovered by Commander Mankerty Loss of HMS Black Prince by John Callcut Slop Chest Front Cover – This picture appeared on the front cover of the Seven Seas Shanty Book under the title ‘Rolling down to Rio’ 3 EDITORIAL Another year has passed and we say goodbye to Chris Esplin-Jones and we welcome Stephen Wheatley as our new President. We wish him well and hope that he encounters only smooth waters throughout his tenure. I am very grateful to Jim Killen and Glyn Evans for providing regular articles for this magazine and I hope that you like Graham Capel’s story about his ‘Swinging London’. I know that everyone admires Louis Roskell’s wonderful paintings and I hope that you enjoy the seascape below and the painting of the Liberty Ship. Commander Mankerty’s loft keeps on producing interesting nuggets. What else have you got up there John? I have written about our trip to Finland last year as I encountered so much which I hope will be of interest to our members. Our past President recently wrote to the Merseyside Maritime Museum. It was understood that an exhibition of Kenneth Shoesmith’s maritime paintings is being considered. As Shoesmith was a founder member of the Seven Seas Club, Chris wrote a letter endorsing the proposal, so it is hoped that the pictures which are currently stored in the Ulster Museum in Belfast will be exhibited in Liverpool and will be seen by a wider audience. Over 65 people attended the cocktail party on the 10th June at the National Liberal Club, and pictures will appear in the next magazine. We were very sorry to hear that club member, Perry Wilson, slipped his cable after a long battle with cancer on the 15th May. .John Callcut – [email protected] 4 PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS I would like to start by thanking the members for the Seven Seas Club for electing me as your President, it is a great honour and privilege. I would like to thank Captain Christopher Esplin-Jones for proposing me, and the committee for their support and encouragement. On your behalf I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the commitment of your committee and thank them for the hard work which goes on behind the scenes to ensure that the Club runs smoothly and that our dinners and events are so enjoyable. During the coming year my aim is to preserve the traditions of the Club, help the Club prosper, and build on the work started by predecessors in expanding comradeship in the Club. Whilst I am delighted to count so many members of the Club as friends already, I hope that I will get the opportunity to get to know more of you during my term as President. With best wishes, Stephen Wheatley 5 A FAREWELL FROM OUR PAST PRESIDENT . In reflecting on the past twelve months one realises how quickly it has gone - which is the best evidence of the privilege it has been to serve the Club in the role of President. The programme offered four evenings where members provided the entertainment re- introducing an old Club tradition: Commander John Mankerty OBE RN and Tim Sanders- Hewitt led the singing after the last AGM, the new Honorary Secretary, Ray Kay, brought to life an outstanding evening of poetry, Richard Quirk energised us conducting the carols, accompanied by the Honorary Treasurer, Derek Bevan, at our Christmas Dinner, and Glyn Evans gave a fascinating talk on Dazzle ships of WW1. Our maritime talks included Professor Robert Grime on the legal aspects of the Perils of the Sea; Commander Julian Malec OBE RN spoke to us at Trafalgar Night on bravery, contrasting Admiral Nelson with Lieutenant Commander Ouvry disarming the German WW2 magnetic mine for the first time; and Captain Chris Clarke OBE, MN, whose daughter is a Chief Officer with experience of piracy at first hand, took us through fifty years of evolution in the practice of command at sea. We heard Mr Anthony Harvey, the Honorary Secretary of the Maritime Foundation, offering a perspective about projecting seafaring in the UK for trade purposes, for the projection of power, and as a career. Finally at our Ladies Night in April we listened to a very reflective talk by the Executive Manager of Seafarers UK [which originated as King Georges Fund for Sailors], Mrs Robina Whitehorn. She ranged across changes in society, the vital operational role of women both in WW2 and afterwards, and the expectations and evolving skills of the next generation. I would like to record my thanks to Dom Watson for organising the Club annual attendance at the Tower of London ceremony of the keys, Mrs Suzanne Kay for organising supper after the ANSS, and Commander Mankerty for bringing the usual team together to take part in the Merchant Navy Remembrance Day ceremony at Tower Hill. 6 During the year I awarded the Chip Leonard Anchor to Suzanne Kay, Louis Roskell, and Neil MacAlpine in recognition of their contributions to the running of the Club. The foundation of any club is the members of its committee, and we are fortunate in having a team of real enthusiasts such that our organisation, dinners, accounts, slop chest, magazine and ceremonies are managed superbly. I owe the committee grateful thanks for ensuring the year has been a real pleasure - and I extend very best wishes to my successor. SECRETARY’S CORNER I know how much you will miss my notices between now and September so here are some to help fill the gap. Firstly, I would like to pass on my thanks to all members who came to our dinners over the last season and made them so enjoyable. I would also like to give personal thanks to John Mankerty for all of his help in handing over and his many years of dedicated service as Hon. Secretary. To Chris Esplin-Jones for his fine Presidency and leadership and not least to Dom Watson for all of his work in organising our dinners. Richard Shuttleworth tells me that plans for an Ian Shuttleworth Memorial Fund are progressing. I understand the main purpose of the fund would be to help to pay the running costs of the Jubilee Sailing Trust's ships, especially The Lord Nelson which Ian worked so hard to raise money to finance. Knowing how popular Ian was in our club and what good work the ships do, I am sure we will want to support this in some way. Finally, the usual Secretary's reminder that members are responsible for their guests at dinner. When you bring guests to share our club hospitality, please brief them properly on our routines. Please also point out that whilst we are relaxed about those who - due to age or medical issues - leave the table during dinner, other people doing so is not good manners and is discouraged. Do remember that we listen to our President and speaker in respectful silence and at the end ask only genuine questions posed to gain more information and we do not misuse the privilege of a question to contradict the speaker or give our own point of view. I hope all members and your families enjoy a happy summer with warm and fair winds and flat seas. Ray Kay - [email protected] 7 ALMONER’S REPORT Every Christmas the club sends M & S vouchers to widows of former club members. Letters of thanks have been received from the following: Best wishes from Betty Mackie. Thank you and the Seven Seas Club for the present – G.Bowie Please thank the club for the generous gift – Brenda Grundy Thank you so much for my M & S voucher – much appreciated – Rosemary Thorniley I would like to wish you all at the Seven Seas Club a happy Christmas – K. Joy Stock Thank you so much for your generous voucher which I am going to enjoy spending – Mara Jones With best wishes – Lynne Holland Thank you once again for your gift to me. I will look forward to spending it when I am more mobile – Mary Turner A big “thank you” to you and all the members of the Seven Seas Club for the voucher for Christmas – Pauline Cutler The words “thank you” always seem inadequate for the generosity of the Seven Seas Club, but once again I’m saying thank you to the President, the Committee and members for their generous gift.
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