DS DERBYSHIRE 211

Submariners

Derbyshire Submariners Newsletter Issue Number 211 May 2017

Freedom of the City of Derby to RN Submarine Service Granted 28 April 2002

Page/s Subject EDITORIAL

01 CONTENT & EDITORIAL We Will Remember Them

02 DRIVING & ROAD LAW CHANGES ERA 1 John Brooks D/269639 03/04 POLITICALLY UNCORRECT PAGES Died: 16 April 1917 - Submarine C16 05 JEFF BACON © TWO TIFFS Derby Cemetery Register 53513 (C)

06 UK SUBMARINE RELATED NEWS Log of C16 On exercises off Harwich at periscope

07 DS LUNCH CLUB LITTLE EATON depth C16 collided with the destroyer HMS Melampus. Sank in 60’ of water. 1st Lt. drowned in 08 SA NEWS & OTHER NEWS attempt to escape to warn of disaster. Crew flooded

09 L24 SUNK WITH ALL HANDS up Submarine but escape through fore hatch thwarted by jammed hatch, all perished. 10 FAR EAST SUBMARINE NEWS

11 DS AGM, PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN I apologise as this was meant to be 12 DS AGM, SEC, EXAMINERS, OTHERS in the April Edition of DD but it

13 NL FEEDBACK - AMBUSH NEWS inadvertently slipped through the Editorial net. I did attend the 14 NMA UPDATE & LATEST NEWS Graveside with Submariners 15 D&D ExSVC ASSN MEETING 10/4/17 Standard on Easter Sunday (16/4) and carried out a Salute, laying a 16 WORLD SUBMARINE NEWS Submariners Poppy Cross to mark 17 ROYAL MARINES RESTRUCTURING the 100th Anniversary of ERA1

18 RUSSIA SUBMARINE NEWS John Brooks loss on C16. DS has already decided and arranged 19 JULIAN OSBORNE ROYAL NAVY an official Wreath Laying to take 20 CENTENARY LOSS OF C16 MARKED place on 11/11 with the Mayor of Derby in attendance at our Annual Homage to our two WWI Submariner 21 MAY LUNCH CLUB. MAY SUM DERBY Graves at Nottingham Road Cemetery. See Pg 20. 22 DS 2017 DIARY & LONGCAST Sad to see Cdr Daveney’s two years are up as CO of

HMS/M Ambush but we welcome the new CO Ambush of our affiliated boat, Cdr Sam Owen RN who took over late April, and we look forward to his first visit to their adopted City. In the meantime, many wanted to go up to the Faslane Affiliates day, but there were immense problems as only two places, thus I dropped out of the DS BIRTHDAYS 2016 names out of the hat vote, having gone last time for the 02 May Clifford Williamson Commissioning. Unfortunately, due to work, health,

transport problems and carers required this meant no one 06 June Albert Birchnall

could go. We are looking at two places and a carer at 11 June Terry Hall

present, but nothing confirmed at the time of writing. 25 June Kevin Lawson The old £5 Note ceases to be legal tender on 5 May so A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH ensure you empty your mattress before then! Page 7.

There Are only Terry Hall Two Types of Vessels; Derbyshire Deeps Newsletter Editor SUBMARINES & TARGETS Hon. Sec/Treasurer, Derbyshire Submariners’ [email protected]

1 DRIVING LAW CHANGES However, the presence of an aggravating factor could see a Band C speeding fine rise to as much as 175%. The UK’S New Speeding Fines Explained Aggravating factors include things like being a persistent Carlton Boyce Saga Magazine 09 March 2017) offender or speeding while towing a trailer or a caravan. As explained in DD last month Fines for the most serious Magistrates can also sentence outside of the guidelines if speeding offences are set to rise in order to better reflect they feel that the interests of justice would be best served the gravity with which the courts view them. Currently the by doing so. Consultation last year showed that many minimum penalty you can expect to receive for speeding magistrates and criminal justice professionals felt the is a £100 fine and 3 penalty points added to your licence, current sentencing guidelines ‘did not properly take into but from 24 April, 2017, magistrates in England and account the increase in potential harm that can result as Wales are being directed to apply a Band C speeding fine speed above the speed limit increases’. And remember, for the most serious offenders. This means if you are the imposition of a speeding fine is just one weapon in the caught speeding, a Band C speeding fine means that magistrates’ arsenal. They can still issue higher fines, anyone speeding at 51mph or above in a 30mph limit for impose a driving ban, or sentence you to a prison example, faces a fine equivalent to 150% of their weekly sentence. income, and 6 penalty points on their driving licence, or disqualification from driving for up to 56 days. If you’re March 2017 update Phone Use in a Car. The new rules disqualified for 56 days or more you must apply for a new regarding using a mobile phone whilst driving came in on licence before you're able to start driving again. For March 1, 2017 - and the fine now is indeed £200 and six anyone earning £25,000 a year, a speeding fine penalty points. The changes mean anyone caught using equivalent to 150% of their weekly income means their phone twice would face a minimum six-month driving handing over a minimum of £720, no small amount. You ban under the ‘totting up’ procedure. They would also be might receive a Band B speeding fine for doing between summoned to appear in court where they could be fined 41-50mph, in which case you'd face a fine equivalent to up to £1,000.

100% of your weekly income (£480), and 4 penalty Booster Seats. As predicted, manufacturers can now points on your driving licence, or disqualification from only make booster seats designed for children who weigh driving for up to 28 days. A Band A speeding fine would more than 22kg, but if you have an existing booster seat be appropriate if you are caught speeding between 31-40 you will not be expected to change. However, do make in a 30mph zone, and you can expect to receive a fine sure that the seat you're using has the correct equivalent to 50% of your weekly income (£240), and 3 requirements in terms of your child's height, age and penalty points on your driving licence. By way of weight. However, the new regulations will only apply to comparison, the average speeding fine handed out in new products entering the market and won’t be applied 2015 was just £188. retrospectively to products already in circulation and Disqualification from driving vs penalty points If you being used by parents, grandparents and carers. get caught driving at a speed that will land you with a Driving over 70 Drivers of 70 and above, many of whom Band B or C speeding fine, the magistrates may believe have decades of accident-free motoring behind them, are your speeding is too serious for penalty points. In this generally safe drivers. Indeed, a policy paper published case, you may be disqualified from driving for a period of by ROSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention Of time instead of being given penalty points. You might Accidents) in 2015 reported that people still holding a wonder if you're better off being disqualified from driving driving licence at 70 are no more likely to be the cause of for a short time, rather than taking the 6 penalty points on an accident than any other age group. However, as you your license, especially if you've already racked up a get older, there are a few rules that you need to be aware handful of points with previous motoring offences. In of when driving, not least of which is making sure to some instances you'd be right, especially if the addition renew your driving licence at 70, as otherwise it will of 6 penalty points would take you over the 12 point limit, expire. Many drivers believe that their driving licence is as this would attract a six month driving ban rather than for life, but that is not the case. Even Younger Drivers up to 56 days. However, magistrates are aware of this need to renew their driving licence every 10 years to potential 'loophole', so odds are that they would be get the photo on their photocard licence updated. reluctant to ban you for a short time in lieu of penalty Everyone has to renew their driving licence, and will points, especially if you have been consistently driving at receive a photocard licence instead of a paper licence, if dangerously high speeds. If this is the case, perhaps you they haven’t had one before when they turn 70, even if should be asking yourself exactly why it's so important for their details haven’t changed. As well as renewing your you to get where you're going so quickly, and consider driving licence, there are a few things the law says you rethinking your attitude to the laws that are, essentially, must do if you intend to continue driving after 70, as well there for everyone's safety? as some things you might like to consider doing in order Are the new speeding fines are unlimited? No. The to ensure your safety and that of your fellow drivers. You speeding fine is to be capped at £2,500 for those caught must renew your driving licence when you reach 70 and speeding on the motorway, and £1,000 everywhere else. then do so every three years thereafter. If you let your This means that anyone earning more than about driving licence expire without applying for a new one, you £50,000 a year probably won’t be asked to pay any more won’t legally be allowed to drive, a side effect of which is than this, a situation that leaves poorer drivers invalidating your car insurance, so make sure that you disproportionately disadvantaged. However, there is stay on the right side of the law and start thinking about scope for variation in the new speeding fine and renewing your driving licence as your 70th birthday draws magistrates are instructed to take any mitigating or near. The DVLA will send you a D46P application form aggravating factors into account. A mitigating factor, like 90 days before your 70th birthday. If you haven’t notified speeding because of an emergency, for example, and the DVLA of a change of address, itself an offence, you receiving a Band C fine, could see the speeding ticket may find yourself in breach of the law by getting behind reduced to 125% of the driver’s weekly income. the wheel without a current permit to drive.

2 UNPOLITICALLY CORRECT PAGES How To Dig a Hole. A woman came home early and found her husband in their bedroom making love to a A Left Wing Labour Politician, a trendy lefty TV reporter very attractive young woman. The very, very, upset and a Royal Marine SBS Sgt were captured by ISIS. wife cried, ‘You are a disrespectful, disgraceful pig! They were sentenced to death by beheading. The ISIS leader said they could have one last wish each before How dare you do this to me, in our bed, a faithful wife, sentence was carried out. The politician ask to hear a the mother of your children, I'm leaving you and want reading from Carl Marx. The reporter asked that the a divorce’. He replied: ‘Hang on just a minute, so at beheading to be televised so that even when he was least I can explain, to which she replied, ‘Ok, go ahead’ dead, his face would be on TV. The SBS Sgt asked to be she sobbed, ‘but they will be the last words you will kicked three times up the arse. This was carried out, as ever say to me!’ He began: ‘Well I was getting into the the last kick landed the Sgt, he pulled a hidden 9mm pistol car to drive home and this nice young lady here asked out of his smock, shot three terrorists dead grabbed a me for a lift. She looked so down and out and fallen AK47, and killed the rest of the terrorists. The other defenceless that I took pity on her and let her into the two were amazed, and asked why he requested to be car. I noticed that she was very thin, not well dressed kicked three times before drawing the gun. Because, said and very dirty. She told me that she had not eaten for the Sgt, when we get back home, I don't want you pair of three days! So, in my compassion, I brought her home warped arseholes saying it was an unprovoked attack!! and warmed up the enchiladas I made for you last night, the ones you would not eat because you are Whilst down in Portsmouth I smiled down on the Hard afraid you will put on weight. The poor thing devoured at one of the many Seafood Stalls which had a large sign them in moments. Since she needed a good clean up up declaring none of their seafood contained horsemeat! A while back some supermarkets had to admit that there I suggested a shower and while she was doing that I was horse meat in their home cook burgers. Even places noticed her clothes were dirty and full of holes, so I like Burger King had had to admit that there are ‘small threw them away. Then, as she needed clothes, I gave amounts’ of horse meat in their burgers. Within hours of her the designer jeans that you have had for a few the news that Tesco's 'all beef hamburgers' contained years, but do not wear because you say they are too 30% horse meat, these quips hit the internet; I'm so tight. I also gave her underwear that I brought for your hungry, I could eat a horse, I guess Tesco just listened! birthday and do not wear because I don't have good Anyone want a burger from Tesco? Yay or neigh? Not taste. I found the sexy blouse my sister gave you for entirely sure how Tesco are going to get over this hurdle. Christmas that you don't wear just to annoy her and I Waitress in Tesco asked if I wanted anything on my also donated those boots you bought at the expensive Burger. So I had £5 each way! Had some burgers from boutique and don't wear because someone at work Tesco for my tea last night, I still have a bit between my has a pair like them’. He then took a deep intake of teeth. A woman has been taken into hospital after eating breath and continued: ‘She was so grateful for my horse meat burgers from Tesco. Her condition is said to understanding and help and as I walked her to the door be stable. ‘I've just checked the Tesco burgers in my she turned to me with tears in her eyes and said, freezer, and they’re Off’. ‘Please. Do you have anything else that your wife

doesn't use?’ He never got any further with his No I.D. Card, No Shore Leave. The sailor, who was explanation!! returning from a run ashore had taken a short cut through a churchyard. Translation of Phrases used by Women in the Pausing for a rest, he saw a skeleton Personal Ads Columns appear around a corner and walk past 40’ish 55 him. A few moments later, the Adventurous Slept with Everyone skeleton came running back in the Athletic No Breasts opposite direction. Then after a few Average Looking Ugly stunned moments it reappeared yet Beautiful Pathological Liar again and staggering under the Contagious Smile On Pills weight of a gravestone. Unable to Emotionally Secure On Medication contain his curiosity the Matelot Feminist Fat asked the skeleton why it was going Bubbly Very Fat back and forth. I’m trying to go down Voluptuous Bloody Enormous Free Spirit Junkie the pub, the skeleton replied, but the Friendship First Formally Adventurous main gate sent me back for my I.D. card. Fun Annoying By the Will of Allah! I decided to go to the local mosque New Age Lots of Body Hair in Manchester for the first time to see what it was all Open Minded Desperate about: I sat down and the Imam came up to me, laid his Outgoing Embarrassing hands on my hand and said, ‘By the will of Allah and the Passionate Sloppy when Drunk prophet Mohammed, you will walk today.’ I told him I Professional Bitch wasn't paralysed, But I did have a small bunion on my left Wants Soul Mate Stalker foot. He came back and laid his hands on me and looking Mother in Law to Son in Law I think you are a little skywards, earnestly repeated his mantra: ‘By the will of effeminate. The submariner Son in Law immediately Allah and the prophet Mohammed - you will walk today.’ responded saying, ‘Mother in Law, compared to you, I Once again, I told him there really was nothing wrong with suppose I am! me. After prayers I stepped outside? And Bugger me. My Car Was Gone! If You are Here - Who is Running Hell?

3 The Submariner sat through Church Parade and The Tax Payer returned his Tax Return to the office in listened intently to the sermon about the time Jesus Swansea and apparently answered one of the went to a wedding and changed the water into wine. questions wrongly. In response to the question, do ‘And what did you learn from that story?’ asked the you have anyone dependent on you?’ The man wrote: Coxswain as they were leaving the Church. The ‘2.5 million illegal immigrants, 1.5 million drug addicts, Matelot thought for a moment and answered, ‘If you're 3 million unemployable scroungers, 100,000 criminals having a wedding, make sure Jesus is there.’ in prisons plus 650 idiots in Parliament, thousands of retired politicians, and MEP’s, and an entire group of Effective Suicide Counselling. A desperate looking 760 that call themselves Lord’s'. The Tax Office stated woman stood poised on the edge of a high bridge, about that the response he gave was totally unacceptable. to jump off. A filthy homeless tramp wandering by stopped and said, ’Look, since you'll be dead in a few So the weary tax payers response back to the tax minutes, and it won't matter to you, how about a quickie office was, ‘Who did I leave out?’ before you go?’ She screamed, ‘NO! Sod off you filthy old bastard!’ The guy shrugged and turned away Fred Dibnah’s Wife Sheila said of her late husband saying,’Okay, I'll just go and wait at the bottom then.’ She that ‘He liked everything didn't jump! Moral of the Story. Suicide counselling heavy, dirty or noisy; a works. bit like me!’ she said. Sounds very down to Walking through Chinatown, a tourist is fascinated earth to me and no one with all the Chinese restaurants, shops, signs and can fault her sense of banners. He sees a building with the sign 'Hans humour. Olaffsen's Laundry' Odd. So he walks into the shop and sees an old Chinese gentleman. The tourist asks Poo A little girl walked into the lounge one Sunday ‘How did this place get a morning where her submariner Daddy was reading the name like Hans Olaffsen's paper. ‘Daddy, where does Poo come from?’ She laundry?’ The old man says, asked. The father, feeling a little perturbed that his 5- ‘Is name of owner’. The year old daughter is already asking difficult questions tourist asks, ‘Well who is the thought for a moment and said: ‘Well you know we just owner? The old man replies ate breakfast?’ and the girl answered ‘Yes’. ‘Well the ‘Me’. Taken aback the tourist food goes into our tummies, and our bodies take out says ‘You!! How did you ever all the good stuff, and then whatever is left over comes get a name like Hans out of our bottoms when we go to the toilet, and that is Olaffsen?’ The old man said Poo.’ The little girl looked perplexed, and stared at him ‘Is simple, many, many, years ago when come to this in stunned silence for a few seconds, and asked: ‘And country, was standing in line at immigration centre. what about Tigger?’ Man in front was big blond Swede, lady look at him and go, What your name? He say, Hans Olaffsen, then Ten Commandments For Reducing Stress she look at me and go ‘What your name?’ I say ‘Sem Ting’ Thou shalt not be perfect or try to be. Thou shalt not try to be all things to all people. Thou shalt sometimes The Red Phone. Nicola Sturgeon, Donald Trump, and leave undone that which ought to be done. Thou shalt Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they not spread thyself too thinly. Thou shalt learn to say spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for. The NO! Thou shalt schedule time for thyself, and thy Devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth. Putin supportive network, namely your family. Thou shalt calls Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he was switch off and do nothing on a regular basis. Thou finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million shalt be boring, untidy, inelegant and unattractive at dollars, so Putin writes him a cheque. Next Donald times! Thou shalt not blame thyself for everything! Trump calls the U.S. and talks for 30 minutes. When Especially, Thou shalt not be thine own enemy, but he's finished the devil informs him that the cost is 6 thou shalt be thine own best friend. Amen to That. million dollars, so Trump writes him a cheque. Finally Editor; but difficult to achieve for some of us Nicola Sturgeon gets her turn and calls Scotland for 4 hours. When she's finished, the devil informed her that A Submariner, due to a Power Failure, was left with a there would be no charge and feel free to call Scotland paramedic at the birth of his first child. The house was anytime. Putin and Trump go ballistic and ask the devil very dark so the paramedic asked Roger to hold a why Nicola Sturgeon got to call Scotland free. The torch high over his wife so he could see while he devil replied, ‘Since Nicola Sturgeon became First helped deliver the baby. Very diligently, Roger did as Minister of Scotland, the Country has gone to hell, so he was asked. Heidi his wife, pushed and pushed and it's only a local call.’ after a little while, a son was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his For Culinary Specialists (Chefs). bottom. The child began to cry. The paramedic then How do you make a Chicken Salad? thanked Roger for all his help, and asked the wide- 1. Make a Salad eyed Submariner what he thought about the birth of his 2. Give it to a Chicken on he had just witnessed. Roger quickly responded, If The World was a Logical Place, ‘He shouldn't have crawled in there in the first place. men would ride horses side saddle Smack his arse again!’

4 JEFF BACON © CARTOONS GLOBAL WARMING

I learnt the Look what happens when we cut down too many proper phonetic trees. Global warming is one thing, but see below & alphabet at an look at what is happening if we continue to clear our early age forests! We have to stop cutting down trees! This is through cubs or getting really serious! Editor. This is a very good scouts, and of imitation of the ‘Gents’ at the UK Beer Festival when it course being was held at the Round House in Derby!! brought up in an army family, where we young lads resorted to a torch, and Morse Code to communicate with each other between married quarters when sent to bed early! It still amuses me when someone improvises, or gets so tongue tied a heap of crap comes out, and often it confuses more than clarifying!! (Well it confuses me anyway, not difficult these days I admit)

THE TWO TIFFS

Three Submariners have a wild run ashore in a obscure South American port to celebrate nothing in particular. They get drunk

and wake up in jail, only to COST OF REMEMBRANCE find that they are to be At a meeting with Wollongong police, the event executed in the morning, organisers of the annual Remembrance Day event though none of them can (ANZAC) were confronted with a list of strict police, remember what they did the security and public safety measures costing around night before. The first one, a after endy stoker is $20,000. Wollongong City Council have reportedly said strapped in the electric chair and is asked if he has any security arrangements for ANZAC services have become last words. He says, ‘I am a humble stoker submariner more complex with heightened terror threats and that but I believe in the almighty power of God to intervene anyone wishing to hold a road march would need to on the behalf of the innocent. They throw the switch submit a traffic management plan. As an ex submariner and nothing happens. The executioners all said; I understand the need to review security immediately fall to the floor on their knees, beg for arrangements to ensure the safety of the public, but do forgiveness, and release him. The second one, a PO unionists, religious protesters, left wing university RS, is strapped in and gives his last words. ‘I am a students, Gay Lobby marchers and protesters get all these permits and comply with all the regulations when submariner RS and I believe in the power of they crowd roads and block traffic, and sometimes communications to get through to Whitehall and commit acts of violence. And if they do not, are they intervene on the part of the innocent. They throw the arrested or fined. Of course not, too hard, target law switch and again, nothing happens. Again they all abiding people like ex-servicemen, and women that immediately fall to their knees, beg for forgiveness and fought for the right to demonstrate, much easier. Editor; release him. The last one, a Chief Tiff, is strapped in Not a lot different here in the UK is it? When the Gay and says, ‘Well, I’m a submariner Chief Tiff and I am Pride Flag takes priority over the Armed Forces Flag not permitting you to do this, besides as a Chief Tiff, above a City’s Council House? and an expert in everything, I’ll tell you right now that DAME VERA LYNN HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY you are not going to electrocute nobody if you don’t On 20th March the Nation’s ‘Forces Sweetheart’ plug this thing in. celebrated her 100th birthday. Dame Vera Lynn is not

DO YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT only an embodiment of the term ‘national treasure’, but (Personalised items too many to mention including S/M) she is also a staunch supporter of the Armed Forces. Dame Vera, we are so proud of all you’ve done for our beneficiaries and the work you do for all your boys and girls - happy birthday! At a Tribute to Dame Vera Lynn’ at the London Palladium on 18th March the Not Forgotten Assn were able to take some 65 beneficiaries, from over 7 organisations and spanning several generations, to the show. Another example of Dame Vera and her legacy

bringing people together, and creating a sense of Customer Service Desk open from 10am-6pm Mon-Sat belonging. For orders or Enquiries 01207 283693 5 UK RELATED SUBMARINE NEWS There is no material reason she should not keep serving

Nuclear S/M Plans Auctioned by Charity Shop until 2020. There are 4 Trafalgar class submarines still in MNA Newsletter 31 March 2017 service, the last of which will not decommission until Secret plans for a nuclear submarine found in a suitcase 2022. Assuming they will continue to be sent East of donated to a charity shop have been sold at auction. Bids Suez, these vessels will need greater engineering for the cutaway plans of the £200 million HMS Trafalgar support as they age. They will have to make do without were received from as far away as America when the item her specialist facilities and rely on what is available in was put up for auction at Barnardo's Cymru's Porthmadog various Gulf ports. The RN is building a new permanent shop in North Wales. Barnardo's said the plans will be support base in Bahrain which could be an excuse as to making their permanent home with Mark Rice, who joined why we can do without a forward repair ship. Doubtless the Royal Navy when he was 16 and has spent 26 years the new facilities in Bahrain will provide great service to as a submariner. They were bought for him as a surprise vessels in the Gulf region. However, a repair ship can be present by his partner Tara Burke, who rang the sent anywhere in the world in response to unpredictable Porthmadog shop every day during the five-day auction. events. Diligence had a dynamic positioning system that She managed to place the winning bid of £320 with just allowed her to come safely alongside and raft up with one minute to spare - by dashing into motorway services ships in conditions up to sea state 3. During the to make the call. Mr Rice said: ‘I spent a lot of my life away Falklands War she was able to conducted major repairs under water in Trafalgar and have a lot of fond memories. in the open ocean, an option that is now gone. The Now I just need to get it framed and find a wall big enough recession in the oil industry has given rise to a global to put it as it's six feet long.’ Stella Parker, the surplus of offshore support ships available on the second- Porthmadog shop manager who discovered the plans, hand market. A modern equivalent to Diligence could said: ‘We have been overwhelmed by the interest. We probably be obtained for less than £30M. It would require even had an author of spy fiction from Colorado bid for it some conversion work but for a budget of around £50M but we couldn't be more delighted that Tara has won it, the MoD could replace this ship. Of course the bigger it's a lovely story with a happy ending. source: BT challenge at present would be finding the crew and engineering staff. The loss of Diligence in itself not RFA Diligence For Sale catastrophic, just another instance of salami-slicing, Another Stealth Cut to the Royal Navy death by a thousand small cuts in the hope that it goes Source : Save the Royal Navy & MNA Newsletter almost unnoticed. This ship was a genuine force- The was no official announcement but the RN has just multiplier that allowed vessels with damage or defects to lost another important capability. RFA Diligence is a quickly return to action without long passage home for forward repair ship able to provide specialist engineering repair. When your fleet is already too small, removing a support to ships and submarines alongside in overseas relatively cheap capability that can maximise your assets ports or even at sea. Diligence has been inactive in is simply foolish.

Birkenhead for over a year and the MoD has just put her Mountbatten Festival of Music up for sale. RFAs do not conduct a formal Ron Gordon 29 March 2017 decommissioning ceremony like HM ships so it was easy I was made aware of this by the Friends of the RN for the MoD to quietly decide to dispose of her. Even after Submarine Museum and thought it might be of interest to the SDSR of 2015 the MoD was giving RFA Diligence our members. For the first time ever the Mountbatten out of service date as 2020 but a deadly combination of Festival of Music was live streamed to the world and this lack of money and manpower appear to have brought a you tube video captures the whole show. The Submarine premature end to her career. Diligence is the perfect Service featured heavily this year with two new pieces in name for an odd-looking ship, an unsung hero diligently the first half specially composed for us: Deterrence, and performing vital support work almost unnoticed. Built in a new march – Astute. The finale focused on 4 themes 1981 as an oil rig support vessel Stena Inspector, she one of which was Perisher 100 with music and video was a Ship Taken Up From Trade (STUFT) and sent to showing boats from 1917 to today and clips of the BBC the South Atlantic to act as floating repair vessel during Perisher documentaries. The mix of sound and vision the Falklands war. It proved to be a very wise decision was excellent, particularly the torpedo attack. with so many ships sustaining damage during air attacks. Submarines and Perisher 100 start at 2:46:15 in the The engineers aboard worked round the clock performing YouTube video below. Click on the link below to watch miracles of improvisation in their floating workshop, the show. patching up ships to re-join the fight or making them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6R5ECMLS-Q seaworthy enough for the long journey home. Regards Ron Appreciating her great value the MoD purchased the ship after the war, renaming her Diligence, and she has served for 33 years all over the globe. She was often overseas for up to 5 years at a time with her civilian crew and naval party being rotated at 4-6 month intervals. She has provided aid to many stricken naval vessels over the years but in recent times most of her work has been supporting submarines deployed East of Suez. Selling a A 35-year-old vessel would not be worthy of much comment FACT if there was a credible plan to replace her but there was no commitment in SDSR 2015, only vague promises to keep ‘looking at the options’. Diligence is still in very good condition having had major life-extension in 2007, a complete new sewage plant in 2014 and a general refit at Cammel Lairds as recently as March 2015.

6 DS LUNCH CLUB THE NEW INN LITTLE EATON It was at this point that I had a shock as the landlady told me that some of the old £5 notes I had collected Well the New Inn proved popular with 24 attending and were no longer legal tender and unfortunately, she had the only problem I am aware of is that the two having been instructed by the brewery not to accept them Beef and Marston’s Pie thought the Microwave though they could be taken to a bank by individuals. Technician definitely needs more instruction. What a In this case it was Mr Plastic who came to the rescue waste of good ale in this case! However, I can say that so no problem on payment, but on discussions with our my Breaded Mushrooms and thence Hunters Chicken group no one was aware of the old £5 note no longer finished off with a Choc Ice Cream Sundae was being legal tender. Subsequent enquiries on the magnificent with a pint of Strongbow and all for the internet actually advised the refusal was not exactly price of a tenner including a £1 in the table mat pot. right but the HSBC Bank next morning advised me For those who do not most retailers are continuing to accept the £5 notes but attend the lunch club we technically they are no longer legal tender and after 5 have two sets of May you will only be able to change them at the bank laminated table mats, as they are being discontinued as legal tender one is of Conventional completely. I remember the 50p piece change and Boats (predominately even the recent announcements on the new £1 piece the P&O and U Class) ceasing to be legal tender in October as reported in and the second set this newsletter but none of us have heard anything includes most RN about the fiver on TV, radio, press or internet news! Nuclear Boats including some not yet built in the A Class! We all put a £1 attendance in on top of our meal cost, of which a £5 goes to the winner who has the Table Mat of the boat in the place they are sitting. This is drawn by a member of staff, and the balance goes to DS administration of the event, and also buying the Port which we pass regularly at these events on any excuse The whole lunch club was enhanced by an Easter Gift we can think of. At the New Inn the winner was Isobel from Judy who had crocheted a sunflower pin cushion Watson who kindly donated the winnings back to the for all ladies present and kindly gave me one not only pot which is much appreciated. We by popular for Ann but also for our daughter Zoe who has just demand stick to 1Ltr Cockburn’s Reserve Port, but proudly moved into her first house up in Cheadle recently I have found out it is no longer stocked by my where she is based for teaching. Other than the two local Tesco Store, and this week my local Booker’s pie orders I believe everyone enjoyed their meals and Cash & Carry advise me the same. Thanks to a kind it was a well-attended social event at a good venue in pleasant surroundings. donation by Clifford Williamson on his last booze cruise we do have a bottle for the forthcoming I always look at a venue with view to not everyone has Freedom of the City of Derby to HM Submarine a car, and the fact that our ‘core’ membership is based Service evening meal celebration on the actual around Chaddesden area. I also try to alternate the anniversary of Friday 28 April. East and West principle as much as possible but it is always wonderful when we get support from people Back to the plot, well a retype as somehow my who have to travel the extra mile to attend such as from computer lost this whole page 7, which prompted me Littleover, Matlock and South of the City. It was also to say ‘Oh Dear’ in a very Naval fashion!. We are nice that Charles got a taxi from Ilkeston and great for aware this venue does not open until dead on midday, him, Ken and Albert to get together for a chat. It was so we asked everyone to arrive between for 12:15pm, the icing on the cake that we managed to get Charles so no one was stuck outside if it was raining or cold. and Peter and Joyce a lift home so a good result all We had all but two by ten past 12 when I was advised around. Every lunch club form issued via Derbyshire some had passed Peter Johnson and Joyce heading Deeps EVERY month does have alternative out towards the Little Eaton Roundabout towards information to driving to the venue as it is appreciated Derby. Clifford Williamson volunteered and zoomed not everyone can drive now either through age or off to go and get them before they got too far the wrong illness. Peter Johnson has now decided it is time for way! It would appear they got off the bus and him to come off the road, and one or two other wandered off the way they had just come, and away members have the same difficult decision, and as a from the pub but we managed to get them on site soon recent visit has shown we do not have the number of enough. The routine we work is, that we wait until drivers to assist as we used to have, but we all try our everyone is on site and paid before we ask the pub to best. I will look at the lunch club programme as to go ahead and serve. This obviously leaves a wait if accessibility the only problem I envisage is the Blue anyone is late but it ensures at least we stand a better Jay on Raynesway which is a pity as it is good. Using chance of all getting a warm meal. It also allows me Derby Bus Station Hub, most others should be ok? As to pay the bill having got the money in from everyone, stated April is sorted with the FoC event at The Park, and sort out any problems on costings which Chadd and May is the easy to remember May Sum sometimes happens with this overly complicated Chinese on Babington Lane, so again public transport menu’s these days. It means I too can then sit down should not be a problem. Again, any feedback, and enjoy my meal and the company without worries suggestions for this event is always welcome. at the end of the meal whilst people are on site. 7 SA NEWS SA TREASURER’S REPORT FOR MARCH 2017 This month’s main news of course was the AGM, and Winifred (Win) Jones – Crossed the Bar Reunion weekend, held at the Holiday Inn Leicester, which Dear Sirs, Winifred (Win) Jones is perhaps not a name we have used before. All the relevant reports are included known to many serving submariners, as she would attend in the minutes from the AGM, so there is no need to revisit the dockyards mainly during re-fits, but a lady who was them here. I can, however, give a little more information on extremely influential in keeping British Submariners alive the development of the Direct Debit system that I mentioned and breathing good air has sadly ‘crossed the bar’ on at Conference. I sent the ‘link’ (computer jargon!!) to several Saturday 18 March at the age of 88. Her family would be members of the NMC asking them to follow the link and extremely grateful if the following information could be complete the D.D. mandate for ‘Go- Cardless’, and to include circulated within the Submarine community: Win Jones (my their ‘Branch Subs’ in the payment if they wished. This was late Mother) Initially worked in laboratory at the Lysaghts completed successfully, even by computer dinosaurs like Steel Works in Newport and at MoD Caerwent before joining myself and the Chairman! There is now a link on the new Royal Ordnance Glascoed in 1967. At Glascoed she web-site for all members to use, and we are also in the oversaw the introduction of the first Pye Unicam submarine process of informing members who use the ‘Standing Order’ atmosphere management systems. This required her to system that they can switch to the DD system, which will work on and support both conventional and nuclear boats solve the problem of trying to trace members who still pay spanning the Dreadnought to Trafalgar Classes, until her subs, but are uncontactable. The system will be a boon for retirement in 1988. Her work then re-located to Bridgewater. serving members who are away for long periods of time, and During her time she was often required to work away at I hope that all branch secretaries will encourage their Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness and the various Scottish members to change to the new system. ( A letter is being submarine facilities. We believe that for the majority of that sent to all branches explaining the above). Don’t forget when period she was one of only two female Senior Scientific you read the ‘Balance at Bank’ figure on the business Officer grades in the UK Civil Service. She was account that it includes the £15,000.00 ringfenced for the acknowledged as being the MOD's subject matter expert for Embankment Parade. £5,000.00 of which will be used for submarine atmospheres, and was extremely dedicated to this year’s Parade. This Completes March’s Report. Ian H. her work. Atkinson Editor: The account figures have been During her time she was presented with ‘honorary dolphins’, omitted from this Derbyshire Deeps report, but SA and at her retirement rather than the regular ‘glass cannon’ members can receive them on request from me if from Woolwich she was presented with a Glass Submarine required. – ‘HMS Winifred’ which she treasured, and which remains SA Subscriptions in 2018 within the family. Known for her dry sense of humour, her Dear Secretary, The method of collecting national retirement present from the crew of HMS Courageous (a pair subscriptions by standing order has caused many problems. of embroidered black lace knickers bearing the vessel's Many members do not keep the association up to date with name) lives on as a family heirloom/anecdote! In addition their contact details so I am unable to send new mandates we have various stories regarding the challenges of being a on subscription changes. Many hours have been spent by female scientist in a male dominated environment (e.g. myself and the Membership Secretary in trying to contact nearly being dropped by surprise whilst being assisted up a these members. Also, some members are paying National dockside ladder to the cry of ‘Jings Crivens! its a lassie!’ Her Subscriptions but failing to pay their branch subscriptions. I funeral was advised too late for our March issue and was now have the facility to collect subscriptions by Direct Debit held in Newport (South Wales) followed by committal in (DD), using a company called GoCardless, which is a partner Llantarnam on 11 April. company to my accounting software company, Intuit She remained in South Wales during her retirement and lived Quickbooks. All new members joining online via the website close to her son and daughter-in-law and, she retained a are automatically invited to sign up for Direct Debit. I will no keen interest in the submarines, following stories in Navy longer accept Standing Order mandates. I will be News and was enjoying reading a book called ‘The Silent contacting those who presently pay by this method and Deep’ in the weeks prior to her passing despite cataracts and inviting them to sign up for Direct Debit. Should you wish I shingles severely affecting her eyesight. Having heard many can also collect your branch subs from those who sign up, anecdotes from her time on-board the boats, the family and send the branch subs by electronic transfer to your would be deeply interested to hear any similar stories from branch account. The membership secretary will then send the submariner's perspective surrounding Mum's activities you the names of your members who’s branch subs have which may end up in a book of remembrance that the family been paid. I am aware that this was tried, unsuccessfully are compiling. Many thanks in advance for any assistance using standing orders but with the Direct Debit integrated you may be able to give in sharing word of Mum's passing. with my accounting software I see no problem. Please let Kind regards Rob Jones me know if you wish me to collect your branch subscriptions mobile - 07973 992863 email - [email protected] as well, and the amount. The Direct Debit system has been facebook - http://www.facebook.com/mw0cqu tested using a few members of the NMC who found it to be painless. Kind regards, Ian (Scrooge) Atkinson 2017 SA Reunion 25 March at Leicester Editor: I have spoken to the Nat. Treasurer explaining Following a very successful reunion weekend please find a the situation with regards SA Derbyshire Members and link to some pictures taken over the weekend, more will be added during the next few days. though we are still awaiting a SA Link Sec volunteer, I will https://www.submarinersassociation.co.uk/index.php/gener renew those who desire SA Membership for 2018 in al-notices/meetings-events/national-reunion December, though obviously if you desire to do the DD to A big thank to Donny for taking the pictures SA Direct that is not a problem just let me know so I do not pester you when I renew the SA Subs at the end of The Unconfirmed Minutes of the SA AGM Conference this year. We do not have SA Derbyshire Branch Subs, held in the Holiday Inn Leicester on Saturday 25 Mar have and these are not to be confused with Derbyshire now been distributed to all SA Derbyshire Members. Vice Submariners Subs which are totally independent. Both Chair, Iain Mackenzie WoS, one change on NMC, Charles Blakey and Ken Holtham as over 90 years old Andrew Morgan Welsh added. Membership SA is now with over 10 years SA membership in, will now be exempt 1,697, with 62 new members joined this year. from SA Subscriptions in future. Terry 8 L24 Sunk with All Hands Those two large wheels they're made of brass, L24 was lost in a collision with the battleship control the hydroplanes, Resolution during an exercise off Portland Bill in the Which at either end of the boat, English Channel on 10 Jan 1924 A memorial is like the fins of an enormous fish, located in St Ann's Church in HMNB Portsmouth. Dive or raise the boat, in fact, do as you wish.

When she was lost, Fort Blockhouse put on a show at Now underneath your feet a battery, the Portsmouth Hippodrome, the proceeds of which cells stored by the score, went to the crews families to help them live, while the To attend to these is quite simple, authorities made up their minds as to what a brave you just pull up all the floor; man’s life was worth. The following was composed There you see the steering wheel, and recited, on the stage, by AB Bristowe, a 'K' boat for steering down below man, he was dressed in a much stained white Alongside is the Gyro, submarine sweater, blue trousers and well-oiled sea which guides you, where you go, boots. And, once again, the periscopes, A VISIT TO A SUBMARINE as I mentioned before, You have oft times heard and read of heroes, Are its eyes, run up and down On land and on the sea, by the small motor by the door,

Heroes who have risked their all, In here, there's lots of valves and pipes, to keep our Empire free, all got their use, you bet, You have heard of sad disasters, That place in the corner! of times like a cruel dream, Why, that's the wireless cabinet; Hence my little story, a visit to a submarine. This iron box is an oven, A Submarine. How sinister a name, electricity gives it heat, Seldom heard of, not often seen, And the boiler that's beside it, makes the range complete. Now try and picture in your mind a fish shape case of steel, Now pass with me through this small space, With tanks abulging from its side, into the engine room, reaching far down to its keel, Be careful how you pass along, On its back, a conning tower, or your clothes may meet their doom; with periscopes complete, On either side a Diesel engine, These are its eyes, with which it sees, by oil they are driven, whilst ploughing through the deep. Success for which for years our engineers have striven, A thick steel wire is stretched on her; And here you have the motors, it runs from stem to stern, It's use, which drive the boat when down below, the sweepers wires from off the Sub does turn, So now you have been right through the boat, There's nothing else exposed to view, on deck we must go, except, perhaps a gun, So come! We'll pass inside of her, And up the ladder we all climb, down the conning tower, one by one. and come out one by one, Is everyone inside the boat? We breathe in God's refreshing air, Then forward we will start. and think how glorious the sun, and so it is in craft like this, These are her torpedo tubes, our sailors risk their all for King and you, not very far apart, keeping up traditions of our flag, On either side of us torpedoes, red, white and blue; a mass of shining steel, And so you people of the land looking cruel in their way, here you lay your heads to dream, which through you sends a thrill; Just pass a fleeting thought for the men Don't stop too long, but pass along this way. who serve in one of HM Submarine’s. Amen This is the switchboard you see here, painted blue and red, That mass of pipes which meets your eyes, and those valves on either hand, Control the tanks, which take her down, well known by every man.

Those funny things you see just there, are bottles filled with air, Which blow the tanks to raise the boat, used with the utmost care; Just there you see the Captain's bunk? Not very large you say, Why underneath there's lots of things, like water gauges stowed away.

9 FAR EAST SUBMARINE NEWS Times they didn’t believe the Yugo-class boat had

North Korean Spy Submarine's Mechanical actually been involved in a spy mission. There was of Meltdown Ended in Shocking Tragedy course something a bit comical about the South Korean Sebastien Roblin National Interest 18 Mar, 2017 Navy coming to the unwanted rescue of a submarine that With North Korea, a topical subject at the moment this was spying in its waters. However, as frequently happens article, demonstrates the mentality of the people and is in tales of North Korean espionage, the absurd becomes scary. The National Interest reported: At 4:30 p.m. on horrific. South Korea had readied a special team to open June 22, 1996, Capt. Kim In-Yong noticed a curious site the ship and negotiate with the North Korean crew, from the helm of his fishing boat as it sailed 11 miles east including defector and former submariner Lee Kwang- of the S.Korean city of Sokcho: a small submarine, soo, one of only two North Korean survivors of the roughly sixty feet in length, caught in a driftnet used for Gangneung incident. However, while still being towed on mackerel fishing. Several crew members were visible on July 24, the submarine sank abruptly to the bottom of the the submarine’s deck, trying to free their vessel. Upon ocean. South Korean officials were uncertain: had the noticing the fishing boat, they gave friendly waves of boat succumbed to mechanical difficulties, or had it been reassurance. Captain Kim was suspicious. The scuttled by the crew? On June 25, a South Korean entangled submarine was located 20 miles south of the salvage team recovered the boat from one hundred feet demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea. He underwater and an elite team bored into the hull. They recalled an incident two years earlier when a North found a horrid tableau inside. The submarine’s interior Korean spy submarine ran aground further south near the had taken on only two and a half feet of water, but the five city of Gangneung. Rather than surrendering, the heavily submariners had been gunned down, with bullet wounds armed crew first turned on itself and then tried to fight its visible across their bodies. Four elite North Korean way back to the border, resulting in the death of thirty- Special Forces also lay dead, each shot in the head. seven Koreans from both nations. Perhaps he was aware North Korean military culture stresses that its soldiers that while Republic of Korea Navy operated three should kill themselves rather than accept capture. It Dolgorae-class mini-submarines at the time, North Korea seemed likely that the more fanatical Special Forces had had roughly fifty small submarines of several classes. So murdered the crew, perhaps after they had refused an the South Korean fisherman informed the Sokcho Fishery order to commit suicide, then killed themselves. The nine Bureau. The submarine, meanwhile, freed itself from the dead men aboard the submarine were buried in South nets and began sailing north, with Captain Kim following Korea’s Cemetery for North Korean and Chinese it at a distance. However, before long the submarine Soldiers, as Pyongyang has mostly refused to accept rolled on its belly, stalled and helpless in the water. By back the remains of its own spies and soldiers. More than 5:20pm. The Republic of Korea dispatched two hundred items recovered from the submarine were antisubmarine helicopters, and the submarine’s location also revealing. The crew had been packing AK-47s, was confirmed nearly an hour later. The vessel was a machine guns, grenades, pistols, a rocket-propelled Yugo-class mini-submarine, imported from Yugoslavia to grenade and three sets of ‘American-made infiltration North Korea during the Cold War. The boats in the class gear.’ The presence of an empty South Korean pear juice vary from sixteen to twenty-two meters long and seventy container also suggested that the Special Forces to 110 tons in weight, and can’t go much faster than ten personnel had made it ashore, as did a 1995 issue of Life knots (11.5 miles per hour), or four knots underwater. magazine. If there was any doubt of the boat’s espionage Though some carried two torpedo tubes, they were activities, the ship’s log indicated the submarine had primarily used to deploy operatives on spying missions, landed agents into South Korea on multiple occasions in the past. with the five-man vessels able to accommodate up to seven additional passengers. Later inspection of the Taiwan Announces Start of Domestic S/M Programme Yugo-class boat revealed it had a single rotating shaft USNI News, 21 March 2017 driving its two propellers, which had skewed blades for President Tsai Ing-wen has announced the beginning of noise reduction, and that the hull was made of plastic to a domestic submarine programme, following the award of lower visibility to Magnetic Anomaly Detectors. a design contact to a shipbuilder late last year. Both

ROK Navy surface ships surrounded the vessel and announcements represent the preliminary steps in a attempted to communicate with the stranded boat, first via project that has been under consideration for years, given signalling charges and low-frequency radio, then the declining state of the Republic of China Navy's loudspeakers and even hammers tapped on the boat’s (ROCN) current submarine fleet, which is comprised of hull; without response. Unwilling to risk opening the two 1980s Dutch-built Hai-lang class boats, as well as two submarine while at sea, the South Korean sailors WWII-era Guppy-class submarines, which are used in a ultimately hitched the mini-sub to a corvette at 7:30 that training role. Various attempts to procure submarines evening and began towing it for port of Donghae. The from foreign suppliers, including the US, have failed due timing was inauspicious. South and North Korea were to foreign concerns about damaging relations with about to hold their first major talks in years at mainland China. Previous statements from the ROCN Panmunjom. Recently elected South Korean president suggests that they are seeking conventional boats Kim Dae-jung was promoting his ‘Sunshine Policy,’ displacing from 1,200 to 3,000 tons, with an estimated in- attempting to promote reconciliation and openness service date approximately 10 years from the beginning of the design phase. See also article page 16 Col 2. between two nations that had been officially at war since 1950. On January 23, North Korea declared that a North Korea S/M Threats submarine had suffered a ‘training accident.’ According Elizabeth Shim UPI 3 April 2017 to Pyongyang, the submarine’s last communication South. Korea, USA & Japan held a joint anti-submarine reported ‘trouble in nautical observation instruments, oil exercise aimed at deterring North Korea threats. The pressure systems, and submerging and surfacing exercise marks the first time Japan has participated in machines.’ South Korean officials told the New York joint drills in and around the peninsula.

10 DERBYSHIRE SUBMARINERS AGM 2017 DERBYSHIRE SUBMARINERS CHAIRMANS REPORT Well again an AGM has come and go and it was wonderful Derbyshire Submariners have completed yet another to be back into double figures for attendance down at TS successful year. The luncheon club Kenya on the evening of 6 April. As usual still proves to be very popular as a we undertook written reports to keep social event with the various venues everyone up to speed delivered prior to and luncheon club attendees. The the AGM to enable us to complete the Trafalgar Dinner also remains a very business in just over an hour with our popular social event, as is the Annual traditional free can of ale or cider to keep Armistice Day coffee morning, which everyone lubricated so they could have we host at the Jubilee Club every year their say. This year we also accepted with the Mayor of Derby in attendance and open invite to proxy votes via email or in writing, albeit only one by email all both ex-services and general public. Last year a but submitted and that member’s view taken into account. special event took place in Chatham with our model of PRESIDENTS ADDRESS AGM 2017 HMS/M Truculent being presented to the Chatham Ken Holtham, President, Derbyshire Submariners Dockyard Museum. I would like to thank Jack Winstanley AGM’s come and AGM’s go! for donating the model, and to Max Horton QGM for his Outwardly, little seems to have hard work refurbishing the model. Lastly, I would like to changed since last year. Some thank Ken Holtham our President, and John Sayers our Members have left the area for reasons Vice Chairman for their support this last year, and of of their occupation, and others purely course Terry Hall for all his hard work and enthusiasm personal reasons. The numbers have which keeps our group operating so well. more or less evened themselves out, so the actual membership remains about the same. The ‘Luncheon Club’ which meets once a SEC’S REPORT FOR DERBYSHIRE SUBMARINERS month (as the name suggests) at Lunch time, with What chance do we have of remembering everything for the arrangements and programme in hand including our very last year when we get to the stage of struggling to remember popular ‘Trafalgar Dinner. what we did last week? As I said last year, the DS year has obviously not been as busy Unfortunately, at the present, due to the disgraceful way our as in the past, not that I personally have Hon. Secretary (Terry Hall) and our delegate to the SA noticed! Four of our five ‘founding’ members Annual National Conference for the past 16 years, has been from 1980 are all regular attendees at subjected to unrelenting verbal abuse by certain members, monthly meetings, and the fifth is severely and ex members of the NMC, he feels obliged to sever all restricted with mobility, and lives up in the relations with the SA in the near future. I personally find this sticks of Derbyshire, but we do keep in situation deplorable. Also, several undemocratic decisions constant touch with him. SA issues are treated in the same made by the NMC such as to remove the Derbyshire Deeps manner except only those with dual membership can discuss from the SA Web page with no communications or vote. So all I can do is appeal that your input as members whatsoever, has lowered the integrity of the Association of is important, and as the government constantly tells us ‘Use which I was so proud to belong to. The forcing of the Your Vote’. The only difference between Derbyshire resignation of the National Web Master who queried the Submariners and the government is we genuinely mean it, order to carry out the removal from the web without and do not spend millions £ telling you which way you Have contacting Terry was also sad news. The numbers of other To Vote!! Support for reunions declines year on year as the resignations from SA, and closure of branches Nationally health, wealth and agility continues to decline. It has been would seem I (and Terry) are not alone with these thoughts. observed the diversion of interest that people now prefer, In spite of this, here in Derbyshire like many, instead of e.g. FNA Reunion, Dieso Boat Reunion, private visits to disbanding, we have just changed our name to ‘Derbyshire Pompey, Chatham or a particular submarine reunion are the Submariners’ and incorporate all submariners in a small (in main events attended and enjoyed. As I said in my number) but very happy group. It would however be pleasing Secretary’s report last year, I feel disheartened that my to have a few more additions to our membership. optimism of 2011 that by keeping the link with SA would not Over many years, we have had a model we displayed at TS only stop the total disbandment of a Submariners group in Kenya Sea Cadets HQ of HMS/M Truculent. Little was Derby, but things could only improve, they have not. We known about this model, but it was beginning to show signs know it is the minority who seem to have the need to be of wear and tear from neglect. Research by Max Horton of unpleasant/dictorial, a fact proved by many SA Branches our P315 Conventional Submarine established it was operating in a similar way, the only difference is we as DS HMS/M Truculent, sunk in the Thames in 1950 with large are governed by our own independent constitution and loss of life. It was decided to renovate the model and accounts. We will see what happens at this year’s SA AGM negotiations took place with the Chatham Maritime Museum, which sadly for the second year running since Derby SOCA the home base of Truculent. The conclusion of this was was formed in 1980 that an apology for absence from during a visit to Chatham between 8-12 Sept 2016, a group Derbyshire SA will be submitted unless a late volunteer of Derbyshire Submariners proudly presented this wonderful comes forward. Of course the Submariners have been well model in Remembrance of the crew to the museum. On Sat represented as usual in all the various events that take part 14 Jan this year, four of us attended the 67th Memorial in Derby, and to many the Market Place was a second home Service to her loss at the St George’s Centre, Chatham at a in support of the wonderful array of events supported by very moving annual service. Derby City Council as well as other events. January saw four of us visit Chatham for the Annual Truculent Memorial, We have a good crew of member’s, and it has been heart- in April we timber-shifted our Annual Freedom of the City of warming to have five new younger members (under 60) join Derby to HM Submarines to an evening event instead of us over the last couple of years, and we are fortunate with Lunch. This was prompted by a new member who works at those who fulfil the various tasks, and our able Secretary Rolls Royce saying the Traf is great; can’t we have another keeps us all informed, and we all appreciate the monthly event us workers can attend? We responded with the newsletter and copious paperwork which keeps us up to Freedom Dinner with a Carvery at the Park including Tot and date. Ken passing the Port and very well attended it was. 2017 is the 11 15th Anniversary of the Freedom being Granted so The newsletter has evolved somewhat, and in June suggestion to enhance this year’s event will be welcome. In celebrated its 200th edition with the first one being way back May our Branch Run Ashore was the FNA Weekend in in 1997 with an average of ten pages!! We started putting it Southport with double figure DS/SA Members attending and on a web page due to the problems of getting it out to the a good weekend. As temporary acting local Standard Bearer serving members of our adopted submarine as the email I have been busy with the observation there have been far version would not get past the MoD Firewall, mainly due to too many funerals for my liking. (See separate report). This the jokes pages? I left the jokes out for the MoD addressees year Derby organised events to commemorate the Battle of then received very strong feedback that it was unfair to leave Jutland, The Battle of the Somme and also the moving of the the best bit of the newsletter out for the serving members RNA Traf Tree & Memorial which was moved from the river newsletter! Thus it went on the web! I was frustrated at this Derwent bank to Cathedral Green with the Submariners time certain SA Members were ‘vetting off’ articles and Standard unfortunately being the only RN Standard present comments’ they deemed unsuitable for print, namely any as unfortunately now a situation at many events. I thank the constructive criticism or even proposals for the SA many Submariners and ex Services who support the Conference and we sought help with this aspect with Jeff Wellington Bomber Memorial I organise, and with this year Dykes coming to our aid and I might add three other sources being the 75th Anniversary and a RAF BoBMF requested, offered to host our newsletter, but Jeff was not only first, he and over 30 of the relatives from four generations of the had actioned it with an active page and newsletter up and crew, as well as the Poppy Wave and Stanley Carnival Gala ready and thus we remain. The recent taking off the SA it is hoped it will be an event to be remembered. August Webpage of the Derbyshire Deeps which has been up on the Annual Dieso Boat Reunion in Guz was enjoyed by 300+ SA Web page for several years has fortunately not caused including DS Members and in Sept we had a very good us any problems thanks to Jeff, but it also prompted others turnout in Chatham of DS Members again in double figures to offer web hosting assistance, but again the NL is repeated for the DS to present a large model of Truculent to the on various sources so the enquiries I get are politely told to Chatham Dockyard Museum to Remember the tragic refer to our own web page, and refer any other queries to the accident in 1950 when she was sunk in the River Thames SA for the reasons. The bottom line is my aim is to provide with the loss of all but ten of her crew and of course the a newsletter so that Derbyshire members who cannot get to Lancaster Plane which crashed when taking off to search for the monthly meetings are fully kept up to date on DS the missing submarine. A moving weekend and very fitting Activities, and at present it also covers all relevant SA News for this Derby Artefact to be refitted by Max Horton QGM to I deal with as Submariners Assn (Derbyshire) Link Secretary. now reside in its spiritual home of Chatham. October we had It’s you the DS Members newsletter so it’s your feedback a fine 21 October Trafalgar Dinner with the CO and wife of that I action, and steer the content from that feedback, and it Derby’s boat, Ambush as our prime guest and speaker, and is an important communications link with none internet a super evening was enjoyed by all. members. It just remains for me as Sec to thank all members for their support to DS, and thank you for being supportive Personally, the highlight of my year was in May with being with our events such as the highlight of our social year, our invited and attending a Queen’s Garden Party at Trafalgar Dinner where we celebrate the Trafalgar Buckingham Palace. Even the very wet weather could not anniversary with the White Ensign at the masthead of the detract from the honour I felt at this wonderful invite Hallmark Hotel flown with pride of the Flag We Proudly organised through the Lord Lieutenants office in Derbyshire Served under. Of course, the well supported popular in recognition for my work and helpfulness to all ex Service monthly Lunch Clubs are also looked forward to, and a great and various other Assn’s and general events. I reported on social event, and we try to make the monthly meetings and this in our June issue, and reiterate I found it a great honour hour so we can swing the lamp and socialise afterwards! and experience I will always remember. From tail end of the The AGM has been changed to an evening meeting Thurs year from Jul/Sept right the way through to December is 7pm 6 April 2017 in the wardroom of TS Kenya like the always busy for me. I start off getting my Poppies ordered Freedom Dinner to enable our new working members to and stored and sorted and from September am organising attend and their support and our future is very much various Remembrance Services and sorting out Wreath appreciated. orders. In tandem it is also very busy with the organisation of our DS Trafalgar Dinner and getting the administration in EXAMINERS REPORT place which is why early orders are imperative for smooth Derbyshire organisation. No sooner is Traf and Remembrance over and Submariners it is not finished on 11/11 or Remembrance Sunday I have Examiners Report 2016 the collection, accounting, paperwork, banking and the We have examined the dreaded packing up and storing in the attic as well as sorting accounts for the year out the DS Christmas Lunch Club which normally is over 30 2016 and to the best of bookings but no venue decided for this year though we have our knowledge and decided the date of 13 Dec 2017. belief have found them to be in good

For the first time in many years our DS membership has order. The Derbyshire Submariners are financially very fallen below 30 with our rule of no more than 1/3 of members sound and the Treasurer is to be congratulated on his permitted as Associates. Lady Anne Soar is our Honorary management of our finances and the state of the various Member who gives wonderful support to Derbyshire accounts. A.Greaves J.A.Sayers Dated: February 2017 Submariners when able, and as the sponsor of HMS Ambush the Derby Affiliated Submarine it is a very proud link A full Treasurers detailed report and accounts, Asst we enjoy. We have reduced from 23 Submariners to 20 as Standard Bearer, Welfare Committee, Luncheon Club, Jerry Hall moved north earlier in the year, and John Arthur is Membership Secretary, Tom Smith Submariner Memorial moving South and resigned. The other loss was Doug Prize this year awarded at our Trafalgar Dinner 2016 well Clarke (DS & SA) who died in Oct. We have also had some deservedly to Albert Birchnall were all included in the twelve sad losses of loved ones of members, to whom many of us page report pack sent out to all Derbyshire Submariners. lost good friends. On the good news side, we welcomed Ian The meeting which was started at 7pm was well attended Worrall and Tim Stanish, both of whom attended our Traf and we thank Jim Hunt for being Security man for the Dinner in October. We continue with a monthly newsletter, evening at TS Kenya and the various members helping and hopefully it still serves its original purpose? others with transport to and from the meeting. BZ to all.

12 NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK Letter From CO HMS Ambush Dear Terry, It has been an exceptionally busy period for Dear Terry. Do not know how you do it, but you have the HMS Ambush since we returned to the UK. I would like finest newsletter in both fleets (yours and mine) without a to take this opportunity to tell you what we have been doubt. Jeff Bacon Cartoonist, USA doing, and our plans for the remainder of the year. Since Can You Name These Boats DD 210 Page 17 we got back alongside in August, the Ship’s Company Greetings & A Very Good Morning to you Terry from the have been extremely busy conducting repairs and Great Southland. Just having a quick read of the current maintenance to allow us to return to operations as quickly Trade Journal, and I notice the request what boats were as possible. Furthermore, the crew have had the alongside in Cairns. Well I remember it well, I was there opportunity to spend some time on the T’urn i.e. Taciturn S34 & Trump S42 (Tabard was with their families. However, while in refit at Cockatoo Island) and I can tell you all about the time alongside is welcome, story of the yacht lying alongside the T’urn. The Skipper extended periods of this kind can was Peter Hurford & Ist Lt was Peter Johnstone-Hall. My cause restlessness and the men recollection was that it was in 1965 and we were up there are keen to get back to sea. On 3 for the Coral Sea Exercises, and one of the challenges May HMNB Clyde will be holding a we had was to refuel off tankers on the Jetty. I’ll send this Flotilla Annual Affiliates Day, and I to Peter Hurford who lives in Sydney, and I will follow this would like to invite 2 guests from email up later with more info. Watch the Bubble the Derbyshire Submariners. My Yours aye, Gavin H.Scrimgeour NZ aspiration is for affiliates to have a tour of the Submarine

th during the day and in the evening there will be a dinner Editorial Happy 100 Birthday DD 210 Page 1 held in HMS Neptune wardroom. Finally, my two years Dear Terry, what a surprise to read you had met Captain in Command is almost over and I will be handing over to Crawford RN (ret) (detail as in your article). He was my Commander Sam Owen RN on 25 April this year. Whilst first submarine skipper on Artemis in 1950 and he left a I will not see you during the Affiliates’ Day, I am sure you big impression on me. I have to say I assumed he was will be well looked after by the new Commanding Officer. deceased. I would be most grateful if you get the chance, May I take this opportunity to thank you for all of your to say hello for me, as I have never forgotten him in all support throughout my time in Command, and hope the these years, though I don’t expect him to recall me, a affiliation continues to be productive and enjoyable. young Electrician's Mate1 back aft in the motor room. D.A. Daveney, Commander RN, Commanding Officer Though he may recall my being called to the bridge to fire the twin Vickers, and letting it swing round, and MoD Appoints Nuclear Chief to Help Keep frightening the living daylights out of everybody, and I was Dreadnought Submarines on Course quickly banished back to the motor room. I have attached Alan Tovey Telegraph Industry Editor 14 April 2017 a photo of the crew of Artemis taken in Manchester 1950. A Treasury trouble-shooter, Civil servant Julian Kelly will This also shows the names of the crew. His First join the MoD in the new position of director-general Lieutenant was William Kirk, a fine officer who left us that nuclear, where he will be responsible for Britain’s nuclear year to take over as the submarine officer’s instructor, submarines, nuclear warheads and day-to-day policy. and was sadly lost on the Affray, that in 1950 had been in Top of his to do list in the £200,000-a-year role will be our flotilla, the 5th based at HMS Dolphin. Peter Hulme ensuring the £41bn programme to build the next generation of Dreadnought nuclear missile submarines Worcestershire & Sherwood Foresters 98th Annual for the RN stays on track. A key task will be working with Regimental Assn Dinner. Derby & District Ex Services the head of the Submarine Delivery Authority (SDA), to we have received an invite to the (The Crich Supper) on ensure the Dreadnought programme meets its targets. Sat 1 July 2017 at Welbeck Hall, West Bridgford Notts, The £500k a year job as SDA chief executive is one of NG2 7QW 7:30 FOR 8PM Tickets are £20 for four course the highest paid public roles, reflecting the immense meal with wine and coffee. Any DS Member interested importance of the Trident programme to the UK’s please contact Terry Soonest for an application form. security, with the Navy tasked with keeping one 200 RM Facing the Axe as RN Cuts Costs submarine armed with nuclear missiles at sea at all times. Daily Mail Sat 1 April 2017 Suppliers including BAE Systems, which is leading Hundreds of Royal Marines could be axed and replaced overall programme, and Rolls-Royce, which is building with sailors under plans being looked at by defence the submarines’ nuclear powerplants, have been warned chiefs. It is understood the Navy could lose some 200 of a ‘pain and gain regime to contracts. This will mean Marines in order to boost sailor numbers and save cash. they will share the results of coming in under budget but This would see more sailors manning the new aircraft cost over-runs and delays will result in heavy penalties. carriers. One of the three frontline commando units could Building the four new Dreadnought submarines is seen also be converted into a support role outfit. Large scale as the biggest financial risk the MoD faces. Although the overseas training programmes may also be cut. It comes work has been costed at £31bn, a £10bn contingency after a report warned the MoD has to find £5.6 billion in was added on reflecting the huge complexity of the task savings over the next ten years. Yesterday Sir Michael and vital importance on being on time, with the current Fallon refused to rule out a cut to the Marines amid the Vanguard class missile submarines coming to the end of funding shortfall. See Full Report on Page 17 their lives in the 2030s. Britain has a poor history of delivering large military projects on time and budget. The Dearer Beer In the 8th March Budget, the Chancellor first of the Astute class attack submarines was four years raised beer duty by 2p a pint. I confess I have not realised late and the project was £2bn over budget. Mr Kelly is with both Ilkeston & Ripley pubs selling beer around £2- seen as bringing ‘essential commercial and financial £2.50 mark for real ale, though the country pubs are £3- skills’ to the MoD’s nuclear programme, and he has £3.50 mark. With CAMRA vouchers Wetherspoons worked in private industry as well as government, having offers some cracking beers, including Otter at under £2 held roles with HSBC. 13 National Memorial Arboretum Changes A new sensory play garden, full of textures, scented John and Rita Sayers are always up and down to the foliage, and natural materials, offers another way to NMA keeping an eye and maintaining the WRNS ‘Jenny engage younger visitors. As they explore the 330 Wren’ memorial and kindly gave this update on the site memorials on site, visitors will be accompanied by an changes since their last visit. The new visitor centre is audio guide, and can learn from upgraded shelters across very big with plenty of dining space. The slab is in the the Arboretum that have been equipped with new newly laid out area which used to be grass and benches interpretation, featuring content from the new exhibitions. for picnics but is now all paved and with the oblong areas The Remembrance Centre received support from a wide each ‘dedicated’ section containing about 16 engraved range of institutional donors, individuals, and groups, paving slabs with a tree in the middle. HMS Astute has including The RBL, the Heritage Lottery Fund and one and various other ships. There is also a Submarine Staffordshire County Council. The Arboretum aims to Service is among the RN section picture attached. There become financially self-sufficient, and the income- is a new exhibition centre with a charge (£7.50, £6 generating elements of the centre are a crucial step concession rate) but entry to everything else is still free. towards that goal. Lt Col David Whimpenny, Chairman of One of Rita Sayer’s friends who works there has said it is the National Memorial Arboretum board, said: ‘Opening very good, The main car park has been re-laid, and the the doors of our new Remembrance Centre to the public charge is now £3 (all day). The ‘Sensory Garden’ one of marks the culmination of years of hard work and it is the original installations at the NMA has been moved to fantastic to see our compelling vision become a reality. the other side of the chapel. Work is still on going around We look forward to welcoming the many thousands of the steps leading up to the main memorial. It was all visitors that we are now capable of accommodating, looking good ready for the Easter break when no doubt thanks to the new facilities.’ We now have a they will have plenty of visitors. Editor: John sent me a Remembrance Centre of which the Nation can be proud. picture of the Submarine Service worded Slab showing It is a fitting memorial to all those who have given their Dolphins, but I could not reproduce the light grey photo lives in the service of this country. It offers state of the art satisfactorily for the newsletter. I was aware of the new interpretation to offer an enhanced educational centre due to open 2016 and the report follows; experience for its growing number of visitors. Philip Atkins, Leader of Staffordshire County Council said: ‘We New £15.7 Million Remembrance Centre 19 Oct 2016 are incredibly proud to have the National Memorial The National Memorial Arboretum realised its Arboretum in Staffordshire and it’s wonderful to see the Remembrance Friday 21 Oct, following a successful new Remembrance Centre and facilities now open. The fundraising campaign and a final generous contribution Arboretum is truly a world class centre of Remembrance from The RBL to close the appeal, visitors will be able to and we look forward to welcoming many more visitors to embark on an emotional journey of discovery. The iconic our great county. With the National Memorial Arboretum, new building was designed by the prestigious Glenn Commonwealth War Cemetery and German Military Howells Architects, and brought into reality by Stepnell, Cemetery on Cannock Chase, Staffordshire has become the main construction contractor for the project. At the a focus for the nation’s commemorations.’ heart of the Remembrance Centre is a fascinating, interactive exhibition providing a preview of the Arboretum and an introduction to the concept of POPPIES COMING HOME TO DERBY 2017 Remembrance, which was made possible by a £2.85 9 June to 23 July 2017 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The Thousands of poppies from Bondholder Paul Cummins' Timeline allows people to explore how the practice of popular Seas of Red installation at the Tower of London Remembrance has evolved over time, from historic rituals will be returning to Derby next year. Derby City Council associated with burial mounds, to modern day services and partners have announced that they will present on key dates throughout the year. There are also a wide Weeping Window by artist Paul Cummins and designer variety of high quality, interactive activities, which engage Tom Piper as part audiences of all ages. Visitors experience an immersive of 14-18 NOW’s film experience, projected onto multiple screens inside UK-wide tour of ‘The Drum’. The film follows the seasons and will explore the iconic why remembering is an important human need that spans poppies. The the millennia. Visitors’ footsteps will cause digital leaves installation will be to be swept aside to reveal swathes of poppies, and at The Silk Mill people will have the opportunity to record and upload their from 9 June to 23 own stories to a new national archive through a unique July 2017. Ranjit Memory Booth. Enhanced learning facilities are a Banwait, Leader of Derby City Council, said: ‘I’m fundamental part of the new centre; new spaces will allow delighted that Derby will be hosting this iconic sculpture school visitors to grow from 15,000 to 25,000. The at a site with such historic importance. Across the country learning team is harnessing the Arboretum’s assets – the we have seen the installation attract hundreds of memorials, the local area and wildlife, to generate a thousands of people and now we can be proud that it is greater understanding of Remembrance in a relevant and coming to Derby.’ Tony Butler, Executive Director of engaging way. The Remembrance Centre is also host to Bondholder Derby Museums Trust, said: ‘We are new exhibition galleries, a large restaurant and shop, and honoured to be hosting Weeping Window at Derby Silk separate coffee shop. Many thousands of additional Mill. Many of the poppies were made in Derby and it’s visitors each year can be accommodated thanks to these fitting that they will be shown here at the site of the world’s enhanced and enlarged visitor facilities. Adjacent to the first factory.’ Pauline Latham OBE MP, said: ‘This is a centre is a new landscaped area to explore, Heroes’ fantastic coup for Derby and the Silk Mill and will bring Square, featuring commemorative paviors, engraved thousands of visitors to the City to experience the power with cap badges or crests of the Royal Navy the British of the Poppies for themselves.’ Army, , the Royal Air Force and City Livery Companies. See also Report Page 15 Column 2 seeking volunteers. 14 D&D Ex Services Assn Meeting still being addressed by the City Council with a favourable Monday 10 April 2017 ear to the Derby & Districts request that during market This meeting was arranged to be held as normal in the place events total access for a wheelchair be maintained Derby City Council Chamber, a wonderful privilege. at all times. The subject of Insurance and liability for However, at short notice we were advised due to an Standards and participants of outside Services was being urgent meeting we would be timber shifted to the Jacob addressed by the Committee with again discussions with Rivers VC room for the meeting. A little tongue in cheek the Council. The meeting was advised that Notts City I had difficulty equating the word Urgent and Council!! Council would not be hosting the annual AFD events at However, a further change was advised on arrival and we Woolaton Park this year, they had always proved popular were accommodated in one of the purpose meeting and that many Nottm based Assn’s, and Units had rooms, which I personally, and others thought was a great requested to attend in Derby Market Place. This, like success. The oblong many events is due to budget restraints all the Councils arrangements of tables are suffering. The Erewash Annual Tattoo is another and chairs, made the casualty though it is hoped that this very popular event of meeting better as our Beating the Retreat may be able to take place in future numbers are often lost in years. The Chair had a meeting with DCC to discuss the the massive council Market Place event with Mike Cheetham. chamber, so discussion took place at close Lonely Vets. It was advised several organisations quarters so to speak. including SSAFA were reaching out to vets with no other We had an informal talk support and it was agreed to investigate these initiatives on this subject and all closer being undertaken by the RBL and SSAFA. John agreed except for the January AGM when larger numbers Wood suggested the D&D could have an Unattached normally attend. I noted that several of the regular faces Vets Assn as part of D&D. A recent widower stated he were absent which in one case may have been fortunate was Hussars with no local unit and he would welcome as I personally took in a tin of biscuits for people to enjoy such an opportunity for comfort stating he could only cut and Collette advised me only four left at the end of the the lawn so many times and this resulted in the offer of meeting! So, before anyone says I should have got a lots of other people’s lawns he could cut! Treasurers bigger tin, there was sufficient for all, and a bonus for the Report. Financially sound & report given. Unfortunately, hard working Secretary after the meeting. four Assn’s were in arrears and contact difficult.

The meeting as always started with the Exhortation & Parachute Regt, Royal Military Police though we are Kohima, and a welcome from the Chairman Elect, Ralph aware both Sec and Standard Bearer recently deceased Eales who is an ex Bootie! There were some welcomes showing how vulnerable many Assn’s are these days! for new representatives including SSAFA, RAAF, and, The Fleet Air Arm was reported to be down to 3 or 4 RBL, and thence apologies. Philip O’Brien gave a review members who affiliated themselves to the RNA, and the of the Memorial Service to John Bather a previous Lord ABF. Steps are still being taken to contact these Assn. Lt of Derbyshire who held various high offices and had served as a National Serviceman in 1934. He had hosted Events. April. St George’s Day Derby does not directly the Queens visits to Derby in 1997 for the opening of involve the D&D this year. The Mayor is hosting various Pride Park, 2002 Golden Jubilee Visit when many of us events before she leaves office including a Tea on Wed Ex Service formed the Guard of Honour on Pride Park 19/4 (£20) in the Joseph Rivers VC Room and on Frid 19/5 at Derby Arena both towards the Mayors Charities. Football Pitch which was a very memorable visit indeed, th and finally HM’s visit to opening of the Cathedral Book May. Mon 1/5 TS Kenya 75 Anniversary open day 12- Shop were all arranged during his incumbency. Phil 4pm, Wed 17/5 11-11:30 D&D Presentation to retiring stated the Cathedral was unsurprisingly full to capacity for Mayor of Derby in Jacob Rivers VC Room, June. 6/6 this memorial Service. SSAFA AGM Cavendish Hall, Thur 8/6 Weeping Poppy Display opens Silk Mill, Mon 19 June Flag Raising AFD Matters Arising. John Wood reported the new D&D at 10am Council River Gardens Flagpole, Frid 23/6 D&D Website was now up and running and any problems to Coffee Morning The Spot followed at 12:30 by D&D AFD be reported to him and he asked all secretaries to check Lunch. July. 1/7 W5795 Wellington Bomber 75th the site and let him have any amendments. He is happy Anniversary Event Stanley Village. 11am Service to put on any Assn event or news of interest. (DS do this Churchyard, 12:30 Carnival Procession (involves Road through me as Secretary please). Election of Officers. Closure) Units welcome to be involved contact Terry Hall. The AGM in January co-incided with the death of the 13:30 Village Gala which will (Subject to Operational Chairman, Bernard Page BEM thus this was deferred conditions) will involve a Flypast by the Battle of Britain until this meeting out of respect. Ralph Eales was Memorial Flight Dakota. 2/7 Crich Stand Pilgrimage 3pm. elected as Chairman, John Wood (JUW) as Vice Chair as 15/7 RBL Mickleover, InterService Event details TBA and well as Treasurer, with committee of Keith Challis, Roger Monday 31/7 Passendale Centenary event Market Place Rimmer, Bas Bowyer also doing notetaker all voted at Midday and full support of Standards and attendees enbloc. The Chair Report. Bernard’s 7 Feb Funeral at hoped for. DS asked about resurrection of the Derby the Cathedral had been well attended with top end of 20’s Festival of Remembrance cancelled due to the Assembly Standards, Commonwealth Day was not so well Rooms Fire; to be told no plans as venue to be supported, the recent RMA Coffee Morning was very demolished and re-developed. August. Coffee successful and it was hoped Assn’s would build on this Mornings. 4/8 TS Kenya, 18/8 SSAFA and September with more bookings? Neil White had given a presentation 1/9 RBL Oakwood, 22/9 RNA, and 29/9 Sherwood of the Poppy Waterfall and we await details of Foresters. Friday 1/9 will also be the Merchant Navy & volunteering from Gemma Hopkins and a press release. Parade. We were reminded 2018 would be two The space around the Derby Market War Memorial was centenaries’; Armistice 100 and The Royal Air Force.

15 FAR EAST NEWS had been refused permission to wear civilian attire to

Head of French Future Submarines Bid, work, despite the fact that his uniform clashed with his Sean Costello, in Shock Resignation eye colour. Another had been forced to wear The Chief Stokers Log, Australia uncomfortable safety boots for periods of up to eight The captain of the French bid for Australia’s $50 billion hours straight. A clerk could not understand why she had Future Submarines project has quit less than a year after been sent to work in a Joint military headquarters, ‘I have winning the contract. Adelaide-based Sean Costello been forced to work for horrible Army people who just resigned on Friday, a move that will likely shock the don't comprehend what the military is all about. I feel the French and the Australian defence communities. Mr Air Force has victimised me by forcing me to do this...I Costello was the executive general manager at ASC will be seeking compensation. Shockingly, Air Force before he became chief of staff for then-Defence Minister senior ranks are also subject to mistreatment. One David Johnston, who famously declared that the SA SNCO stated, ‘I was deeply upset when I was addressed shipyards couldn’t be trusted to build a canoe. Mr as 'Sergeant' by an officer. He knew my name was Costello then took up the mantle at DCNS Australia, Robert. It was just horrible, I have never been more fighting for and ultimately winning the contract to build 12 humiliated in my life. ‘A senior officer advised that the submarines in South Australia. While he is lauded for that officer in question has been moved on. A number of win, there are also tales told in Parliament House of his personnel complained of having to attend courses that temper while in Senator Johnston’s office. He was were not relevant to their jobs, such as rigorous ground involved in a kerfuffle after receipts for lunches involving combat courses, firefighting, and drawn-out lectures on him, Senator Johnston, and defence industry heads were occupational health and safety. To add insult to injury, a leaked, and two other staffers were booted from the young corporal was even ordered to pack up chairs in the office. Those leaks were interpreted as attempts to classroom after one such course. The huge backlash damage both Mr Costello and Senator Johnston. against treatment of Air Force personnel should provide senior officers with a vital clue with regard to the massive Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said he had retention problems experienced by the RAAF in recent enjoyed working with him and wished him ‘All the best’. times. Matters such as these have no impact on the submarine project or our arrangements with DCNS. I look forward to Taiwan Announces Submarine Building Plans working with the new CEO when they are selected by BBC News, 05 April 2017 DCNS, he said. Chief operating officer Brent Clark, who More details were released this week to expand upon an was also integral to DCNS’s win, CEO in the interim. Mr earlier announcement by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing- Clark, a former submariner, has a long history of wen about the country's plans to build a new fleet of delivering programs at defence giants including BAE and submarines. Taiwan's Chief of Navy confirmed that eight Thales. He was also a submariner in the Royal Australian boats will be constructed under the plan and that the Navy for more than a decade. DCNS said in a statement design for the new vessels will be finalised by state- that there was nothing unusual in leadership changes. controlled shipbuilder CSBC Corp Taiwan early next Throughout the life of a programme of this magnitude, year, with a projected service date of 2027. The eight there will be multiple changes of personalities and this is vessels are set to replace Taiwan's four current vessels, a normal process for any large program, it said. There two of which were purchased from the Netherlands in the have been whispers Mr Costello is aiming for federal 1980s, and two of US origin that were built shortly after politics, including speculation he could put his hand up for WWII. Analysts note that Taiwan has never built a Mayo, which the Liberals lost to the Nick Xenophon submarine before, and will need to rely on foreign Team; however, he has not shown any inclination to technology support to make an advanced vessel, which become a politician. On networking site LinkedIn he has will be difficult given pressure from China on prospective listed himself as an independent consultant. foreign partners.

An Australian Forces Investigation USA SUBMARINE NEWS A Recent Report by the Dept. of Defence Inspector General's Office states that allegations of ‘a culture of Evaluation Tests of Knifefish SMCM UUV Complete widespread bullying and brutality’ within Defence are, in Naval Technology, 21 March 2017 the most part, unfounded. The audit team travelled to The US Navy (USN) and General Dynamics have major Defence establishment across Australia and successfully completed testing of the Knifefish anti-mine abroad and interviewed staff from all services and few unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). The Knifefish cases of unfair treatment and bullying within the Army and UUV, which is intended to map out minefields while its Navy. However the Air Force told a different story. host ship remains outside the perimeter, was able to Complaints came from a total of 3,555 Air Force detect and classify simulated mines at various depths and members. While this statistic is alarming in its own right, on the seafloor, though it is unclear whether the drone's it becomes horrific when one considers that each further capability of finding mines buried in the seabed complaint represents a sad story of abuse, mistreatment was evaluated. Knifefish will now undergo further minor and neglect. Examples of the some of the more optimisation testing before undergoing formal acceptance disturbing cases are shown below: testing with the USN, which is scheduled to occur by the One young pilot told of having to spend two nights in end of the year. Analysts note that the USN is steadily tented accommodations, despite the fact that there was testing and incorporating unmanned systems into its inventory to reduce risk to manned platforms. an empty five-star hotel just one mile away, Another said that he had been forced to endure a gruelling fitness test US Navy Bans Vaping every year since he joined in 1997, One airwoman U.S. Navy sailors won’t be able to use electronic alleged that she had been overlooked for promotion on cigarettes on ships and planes after a series of incidents numerous occasions, simply because she was fat, lazy where the devices were responsible for explosions, and stupid. An aircraft maintenance technician stated he injuries and fires.

16 200 RM Facing the Axe as RN Cuts Costs This restructuring plan has been already sent out to RN Daily Mail Sat 1 April 2017 and RM personnel and has apparently not been met with Hundreds of RM's could be axed and replaced with great resistance. Around 100 marines may also be sailors under plans being looked at by defence chiefs. It moved from 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group to join is understood the RN could lose some 200 Marines in 42 Cdo while the other independent elements, including order to boost sailor numbers and save cash. This would 1 Assualt Group will be unchanged. This means 42 Cdo see more sailors manning the new aircraft carriers. One will not be reduced in numbers and overall the Marines of the three frontline commando units could also be will only lose around 100 men (less than 1.5% of its converted into a support role outfit. Large scale overseas manpower strength). However, by making 42 Cdo the training programmes may also be cut. It comes after a provider of specialised units, 3 Commando Brigade loses report warned the MoD has to find £5.6 billion in savings some of its potential fighting mass, if called upon to over the next ten years. Yesterday Sir M, Fallon refused deploy in strength. Across UK defence we continue to to rule out a cut to the Marines amid the funding shortfall. trade mass and depth for quality and reduced numbers. Essentially the liability for 200 personnel is being Royal Marines Restructuring transferred from the RM’s to General Service. In the short Save The Royal Navy 11 April 2017 term, this will help provide resources to recruit additional First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Philip Jones has confirmed that sailors to man the aircraft carriers. Of course, the the RM’s will be restructured to ‘better balance’ a growing challenges of recruitment and retention remain, even Royal Navy. Acknowledged as one of the world's elite where the RN has the funding in place. These pressures commando forces and held at a very high readiness can create an unfortunate division within the service Royal Marines can respond quickly to events anywhere between Marines, and the rest of the Navy. There are around the globe. The three Royal Marine Commandos those who think ‘Why should the Marines, who have have maintained strength at around 7,000 since the late fought with distinction in almost every conflict since WWII, 80s, while the RN has seen its numbers fall from over be cut so the Navy can man its shiny new aircraft 60,000 to just 22,300 in the same period. carriers? This very limited view obviously fails to value

Trading Marines for Sailors, the Royal Marines, the ships that protect, and get the Marines into action. reduced or just restructured? The MoD spin masters Despite constant rumours in the last 30 years that the announced that the RM’s are to be restructured in line Navy was about to ‘sacrifice the Marines, they have with a growing RN. Only around 200 regular Marines will survived endless rounds of cuts pretty well. Much to the go and there will be no redundancies. There had been chagrin of the Army, many, including politicians, regard grave concern and recent media speculation that up to the Marine Commandos as the UK’s finest fighting 2,000 marines were going to be cut so this announcement formation. If cuts really have to be made, logic would is something of a relief. Since the scale of the RN suggest they should fall on generic Army infantry regiments, not the best of the best. manpower crisis began to become apparent around 2013, the RN has been working on a variety of measures The future of the Royal Marines The marines are to improve recruitment and retention. In developing the extremely versatile with niche capabilities such as Manpower Recovery Plan, it has also examined what mountain, arctic and desert warfare, as well as providing roles can be filled by FTRS (Full Time Reserve Service) 47% of all UK Special Forces. The UK retains a small but or civilian personnel in an effort to make the use of its highly competent specialist amphibious capability that manpower allocation as efficient as possible. This project very few nations possess (and we would be foolish to has been extended to the RM’s with the aim to generate weaken further). There are however, some bigger as many people for the fleet as possible, within its liability existential questions about the main amphibious role of (agreed and funded strength). Trading 300 officers for the Marines in the wider defence picture. How well would 600 ratings was planned before the 2015 SDSR. In the marines fare in an opposed landing? In the age of addition, a very modest 400 additional personnel were precision weapons how vulnerable are small landing agreed in 2015. The Plan Around 100 regular RM posts craft? Only when our single aircraft carrier is available for will be replaced by 30 civilians and 70 Marine Reservists. the assault role will the Marines have enough transport At present, there are three Commando Units 40, 42 and and aircraft for landings of scale. Even then, does the RN 45 which rotate annually to be the ‘Lead Commando’. and RFA have sufficient ships to sustain them, once This entails 1,800 men ready for deployment at short ashore? Is the main employment for the Marines in the notice anywhere in the world, supported by embedded future likely to be operating in small detachments on engineers, artillery, reconnaissance and logistics units. specialist maritime security or COIN tasks? Or should 3 The three units also have to generate detachments for a Commando brigade be strengthened and focus on the variety of maritime operations. These including ship force ability to mount large amphibious assaults or protection teams, small boat teams, counter-piracy engagements in large scale ground conflicts? operations etc. When the carriers deploy, they will Maximising the Assets The restructuring plan is embark a newly formed Royal Marine Special Purpose sensible in the circumstances and demonstrates the Task Group (SPTG) who can recover downed pilots and service doing all in its power to make the best use of its sensitive equipment from enemy territory. Under the new slim resources. By delegating the budget to each structure, 42 Cdo will become a specialised maritime command, the government has conveniently absolved operations unit only, and provide the personnel for these itself of responsibility as it can present cuts and tasks. Lead Commando duty will then be shared between restructuring as ‘the choices of the Navy Board’. There 40 and 45 Cdo. Completing the 200 post reduction, 42 may be little alternative to operating at ‘bare bones’ Cdo will lose around 100 personnel, no longer relevant to efficiency but ultimately credible defence is about its new maritime operations role, such as heavy weapons contingencies. When a crisis arises, regular personnel units. These reductions will be achieved through natural doing apparently less important desk jobs may act as a wastage, and thankfully no marines will be made valuable immediately-available reserve. These redundant. disappearing backroom roles may also provide respite for 17 personnel who have been on operations and need a Fifth Generation Multi Purpose Boats period serving with regular hours for the benefit of their Russia will start building multi-purpose nuclear-powered family life. The fact the RN needs to go to such efforts to submarines of the fifth generation in 2020. Companies of generate just 200 people indicates just how tight the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) are ready to manpower issues remain. There is relief that a large cut start the work in 2020, when 885 Yasen project is to Royal Marine numbers has been avoided but the completed. The Russian Husky submarine will be the overall fighting capability of 3 Commando Brigade is follow up to the Yasen submarine. The new submarines being reduced. This is another price the RN has to pay will be smaller and cheaper than their Soviet-designed for the disastrous decision to make 5,000 redundant in predecessors. Indeed, there are indications that Moscow 2010. If nothing else, arguing for further increases in RN will be extensively leveraging automation technologies personnel numbers in the 2020 SDSR must be a priority. developed for the Project 705 Lira-class attack submarine, better known in the West as the Alfa-class. RUSSIA SUBMARINE NEWS for the new boats. Russian analysts estimate that the next-generation submarines will displace no more than Russia Announces Deep Defence Budget Cuts about 6,000 tons. Russia will also incorporate composite Jane's, 16 Mar & Defence News, 09 March 2017 structures in its next-generation follow-on to the Project The Russian Treasury has released numbers confirming 855M Yasen-class in the 2020s. The next-generation a steep drop in defence spending for 2017. The decrease Russian nuclear submarines may use composite amounts to about a 25% cut, and is the largest annual structures in an attempt to drastically reduce their drop seen since the early 1990s. Russian officials had acoustical signatures. The new composite materials are insisted recently that military spending would not be still in testing, but Russia will test its first composite reduced despite mounting pressures on government propeller design in 2018. This is one of our institute’s budgets caused by low energy prices and continuing most promising projects, Polovinkin said. This trend international sanctions. Expert commentary suggests reduces vibration in the blades and increases the that the cuts may be limited to reduced operational efficiency of the screw. These various effects will help spending in Syria, though the conflict there has showed improve the ship’s acoustic signature. For the time being, few signs of slowing. Analysts note that even with this engineers are designing the look of future submarines. latest defence cut, Russia's military budget will still The performance of the subs remains a secret. represent 3% of its gross domestic product, more than According to developers, performance characteristics will the 2% NATO standard, by comparison. In related news, depend on requirements from the navy. It is worthy of reports suggest that Russia's arm cooperation and note that Project 885 Yasen stipulates for the construction exports to India, which have been a major source of of seven multi-purpose nuclear submarines. The main revenue for the Russian defence industry, are being submarine of the project, Severodvinsk, has already been impacted by the international sanctions regime against passed into service. Earlier, Pravda.Ru reported that Russia that was implemented following its occupation of Russia was planning to launch Zircon hypersonic missiles Ukraine's Crimea. India is reliant on Russian-built in the spring of 2017 from a sea-based carrier. The equipment; however the sanctions regimes have launches are said to be conducted for the implementation prevented Indian banks from partnering with Russian of the concept of global non-nuclear deterrence. Zircon banks to issue guarantees. Payments pertaining to six hypersonic missiles will be installed on board Yasen-M defence deals are currently on hold, and Russian officials submarines, Husky submarines, as well as a number of have appealed to their Indian counterparts to find a way surface ships. to amend the Indian laws that require the bank guarantees. Up to 60% of India's current defence Submarines - The Quickest Way to Break Ice equipment inventory is of Russian origin, though India The Economist has moved to enhance its own defence industries to The Artic sea-ice is melting, but not fast enough for some. reduce this reliance. Clear lanes through the Arctic ocean would permit Russia to Float Out 2nd Yasen-Class Project 885 S/M commercial and naval shipping to travel quickly between the Atlantic and the Pacific. These lanes might also assist Russia's second upgraded Yasen-class project 885M the search for oil and gas. The Russian authorities seem submarine will be floated out on 31 March, the Sevmash to believe the job could be done faster and more elegantly shipbuilder have said. Russia plans to have at least eight using a piece of physics called flexural gravity-wave Yasen class cruise-missile carrying attack vessels in its resonance. If they are right, the icebreakers of tomorrow submarine fleet. A series of Russian Yasen-class (NATO might be submarines. Resonance icebreaking was reporting name: Severodvinsk-class) nuclear-powered discovered in 1974 by Canada’s coast guard, when it submarines will be ready by 2023. The Severodvinsk began using icebreaking hovercraft able to operate in vessel has a submerged displacement of 13,800 tons, a waters too shallow for conventional icebreakers. At low length of some 390 feet, can travel at speeds up to 31 speeds, these craft work much as icebreaking ships do, knots (about 36 miles per hour), and can dive to depths by forcing sections of pack-ice in front of their bows to rise of more than 1,700 feet. The submarine is armed with up and detach themselves from the main sheet. When naval mines, the Oniks and Kalibr anti-ship missiles and travelling above 20kph, though, they cause oscillations, a range of torpedoes. Yasen-class project 885 known as flexural gravity waves, in the ice sheet they submarines, designed by St. Petersburg's Malachite have passed over. At the correct speed of passage these mechanical engineering bureau. According to Russia’s waves hit a resonant frequency increasing in amplitude Naval Doctrine, the Yasen-class submarines will become as the critical speed is maintained until, at an amplitude the main multipurpose nuclear-powered subs in the dependent on the thickness of the sheet, that sheet will Russian Navy. The Russian designed submarine uses crack up and disintegrate, leaving a navigable passage composite materials for the hull and other parts, and fire behind. hypersonic Zircon missiles

18 JULIAN OSBORNE RN Grandchildren. Incidentally my training class will never At the tail end of last year and into the New Year I was forget the artistic prowess of your wife Wendy in contacted by Will Popham with enquiries about his decorating the Dolphin wardroom for the Christmas ball grandfather as he wished to do a special treat for his in 1962 when I think you were in a frigate in the Gulf. The birthday, and I collated the replies and forwarded them on theme was Neptune's Kingdom. Best wishes Roger T but unfortunately never got a response either to email or Anthony StJohn Steiner In answer to your request for mobile phone to when the birthday was or even a receipt information on Julian Osborne, I was his 5th Hand in but I know the icloud email did get through as I spoke on Finwhale in 1965. Can’t believe it’s over 50 years ago! his mobile shortly after but thence failed to get a reply to Hope my memory can relate the following story fairly further enquiries. I did ask all who responded for accurately; Finwhale was carrying out a routine permission to print thus give some of the responses to the maintenance period alongside in HMS Dolphin, as part of request. I would also like to acknowledge Jeff Tall’s the 1st Submarine Squadron. I was on the casing one contribution through the RN Submarine Officers Assn for morning awaiting the arrival of my Captain, who all his help in gathering these reminiscences about JO. customarily arrived at about 1200 to read the mail, check Peter Broadbent I was the Navigating Officer of a T that everything was OK and have a ‘horse’s neck’. Julian Class submarine towards the end of a very happy and arrived wearing a black pusser’s raincoat, carrying a efficient commission. During a short period, alongside in black silver topped stick and leading his dog, a black HMS Dolphin a new 1st Lt joined the submarine. Almost Labrador, over the brow (I think he liked to believe he was the next day after his arrival he made a broadcast to the the epitome of 007). He stuck the stick into one of the ship's company saying that the cleanliness of the free flood holes, attached the dog to it and requested the submarine was not nearly up to the standard he required. trot sentry to look after him. Not long afterwards He ordered that they would have remain on board until something upset the dog, probably one of the sailors, and 18.00 every day to clean the boat until it was up to he managed to pull the stick out of the free flood hole. standard. At the end of the lunch hour about two days Regrettably it went over the side. The Captain was not after this, he left the wardroom to detail off the sailors for amused. I believe the stick was in fact a sword stick that their tasks. About a minute later he appeared back in the had belonged to his grandfather, who had carried it into wardroom and told us that all the seamen ratings had battle during the first world war. So I called out the base remained in their messes and had told him that they had divers and asked for an urgent search. Nothing was had enough and that they weren't going to fall in to clean found in the thick black mud of Haslar Creek. Naturally, ship. The F1st Lt looked rather ashen faced and looked as the Casing Officer I was held to blame (?!) and spent at all of us for inspiration. We, however, thought that what several days as the duty officer. Julian was a much had occurred seemed to be rather close to a dreaded respected Commanding Officer, charismatic, charming word beginning with M. And were wondering where the and efficient. I count myself fortunate in having him as appropriate BR was kept. We told him that it was really my first CO in the submarine service. Do hope that all his problem and rather hoped that he could think of a goes well at his 85th birthday celebration. My best wishes solution. Suddenly a smile crossed his face and he to him! yours aye, Tony (Stompey) reached for the wardroom microphone saying ‘I know Nicholas Ferguson I attach a very poorly reproduced what I'll do’. He immediately broadcast ‘Hands to make photograph of the great man astride a couple of moored and mend clothes’. There was a loud cheer from the mines. It was taken in Inchmarnock Water during Autumn forward messes, and the non-duty seamen all 1968, when HMS Opossum was doing her post-refit work- immediately departed ashore. The effect of this incident up. We had been conducting a practice mine lay and was amazing and the whole ship's company never looked collected these two back. From then Token reverted to being one of the moored mines, cleanest, happiest and most efficient submarines in which presumably left over I was lucky enough to serve. Please wish Julian a very from a previous boat's Happy Birthday indeed from me, Peter Broadbent exercise and still with Eric Thompson When Sir Julian Osborne (1SL) and the their sinkers and ever-friendly Cdr John Bartlett (MESM) met in a lift in a cables attached on the London hotel for a resettlement course, John greeted Sir starboard foreplane. Julian with: ‘Hello, I’m John.’ ‘I’m Osborne,’ Sir Julian The trim went awry replied. ‘Good to meet you, Osborne,’ John responded, and, realising that having failed to recognise his First Sea Lord. something wasn't right, Editor; I can find no reference to Sir Julian Osborne as we surfaced to see First Sea Lord, or indeed have looked down the lists of what had happened. It 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sea Lords with no reference, nor caused much amusement and posing for photographs could I establish Cdr John Bartlett though there has been was a must! Of course, Julian Osborne was the CO and Submariner Officers of the name. However, the dit did I was the 5th Hand, that's me sitting on the inboard mine; make me smile even if not the First Sea Lord but a Senior the only one sensible enough to wear a lifejacket! On the Officer who do tend to address people by their Surname!! outboard mine is Paul Gibbons who was the delightful 1st

Roger Trussell Congratulations on your 85th Lt. My apologies for the poor quality of the photograph, anniversary. I remember the hard time you gave us but I hope that Julian's Grandson can make some use of it. Yours sincerely, Nick Ferguson during the inspection of HMS Onyx at Faslane in 1971! Also, I was one of the lucky recipients of the windsurfer Anne & John Ford In case no-one else has done so I deal you obtained for the Royal Navy when you had an can fill in one gap in the ‘CV’. His first command after the important Sea Cadet's role. Our windsurfer saw service Perisher was Truncheon. I happen to know because I off Southsea with our children before longer service in was its 1st Lt (following a pier-head jump!) for the last few Loch Nevis where it is still periodically in use by our weeks of the commission and the beginning of the refit at

19 Rosyth in late ‘61/early ‘62. Also, he and I had been in 18 April 2017 Must be the one. Obviously not in the same House (Exmouth) at Dartmouth where I seem commission. Graffitti on the fin. Cannot give a to remember that he excelled at sailing. I hope that this description but it was black!!!!!!!!!!!! Charlie is of some use. I’d like to be remembered to him and to Editor; Over to the readership of The Derbyshire Deeps wish him a happy birthday. Regards John Ford to see if anyone knows the answer to the boat’s I.D Nigel Goodwin I was a midshipman in HMS Loch Alvie st STOP PRESS DS Members NL release gave this for a year (1962/3) whose XO/1 Lt one Lt.Cdr Julian O. response & I am using Charlies Response! Found a lot Some recollections from a wet- behind-the-ears rookie:- of info by entering Submarine in Amsterdam. Apparently tall, dark and handsome, in marked contrast (both it’s a Soviet Zulu Class. Originally at Den Helder as a appearance and style) to the Captain who was short, visit ship then bought to become a party ship. Stripped of plump and stuffy. A rakish smile and vodka always most of the inside, it has not been successful and its shaken not stirred. Exasperated at various times with awaiting sale for scrap. stewards from Goa, sailors from Somalia (only one spoke broken English), a fire in the galley whilst in a Karachi dry- dock, sand everywhere especially after a landing exercise by the Royal Marine contingent (not his favourite Derbyshire Submariners group). A Vespa scooter tied down on the upper deck for the trip to the Persian Gulf, now resting under 50 fathoms, I think? He was a wonderful mentor, cheerful and positive, and I suspect beneath the swashbuckling exterior a heart of gold. Please give him my very best wishes on his 85th. Nigel Goodwin 100 Year Centenary

NAME THIS SUBMARINE of the loss of Submarine C16 I had an interesting email chat with an ex CCY TCI Oppo and her crew on16 April 1917 who send me the following enquiry? Derby Crew Man 18 April 2017, Subject: S/m in Amsterdam Just back from a river cruise in Holland. Going up river ERA1 JOHN BROOKS from the coast on the Port side, about 500 yards from the ferry/bus/rail terminus, there is a submarine. Abandoned, ‘Resurgam’ with graffiti on the fin. Looks similar to an ‘O’ boat. What do you know, if anything, about it.? A DS decision has been made to mark Response; Don't know the answer the 100th Anniversaries of both our Charlie but I am sure someone will WWI Submariners Graves at our through my newsletter! I know there Annual 11/11 Homage to these two is a ‘O’ in Holland somewhere, and WWI Submariners lost at sea on remember years ago doing a Dam active Service. It is a fact, it is so Buster Tour I passed a museum unusual to have Submariner graves with Submarines in, but on a tour did ashore as detailed on page 1, but not get the freedom to go and see. since we found out about the graves I have tried to pin point the location in the late 1990’s due to a Submarine more and 'think' I have located the Museum project to locate all Terminal you refer to and request submariners graves lost in actions, we you confirm this is the right have held an annual graveside terminal? Are you ok with me service to Remember Them. putting it in the newsletter to try to Likewise, next year we will also repeat find out, as I certainly would be a Centenary marking of the loss of interested. Signalman Charles Buttle lost on 6 18 April 2017, No problem. The July 1918 next year and sub is on the port side of the channel commemorate his centenary loss about five hundred yards short of the main rail terminal in formally at our 11/11 Service in the centre of Amsterdam which is on the opposite bank of Nottingham Road Cemetery as the river from the sub. normal.

Response; After looking at Google Sat Maps I managed Words of Wisdom from Australia. The state of to locate a boat from Charlie’s descriptions I found by international affairs has been on my mind a lot this week, zooming in fully what looked like a Submarine moored up very depressing! I can recall a few times in my life when to two buoys & sent. Personally, if this is the one I have things have been tough, but this is probably the first time my doubts on the shape of the boat but as difficult to see that I have really been concerned for the future. There clearly from a view from up top and you were on the are too many idiots running the asylum. What happened ground. However, it looks a bit pointy ended (Editor; Well to the days when assassination was one means of sorting come on I was talking to a Skimmer, even if a good Oppo) out political problems, works for me! e.g. Forward not slightly rounded with a Sonar Dome right I Had a Thought. With the news that the new Driving up fwd but as I reiterate difficult even on full zoom to see Test will be changed to include navigating by Sat Nav; is the full details of the submarine. However, if that is the this so the younger generation can travel from A to B location I can use that pinpoint for a newsletter article? without knowing where they have been, or how they got Basically is the yellow arrow the sub in question which there? And is this to prepare them for old age? gives me a location?

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MAY SUM BUFFET 9 Babington Lane Derby, DE1 1TD 01332 209888 Wednesday 31 May 2017 (Please be on site for 12:15am) £8 a Head including Table Top Raffle

May Sum Restaurant is a family run Pan Asian self-service Chinese buffet restaurant business established in 2001, located next to the Wetherspoon’ Babington Arms so you do not have to wait outside on Babington Lane if you are early! It is perhaps the largest & most authentic oriental Pan Asian buffet restaurant in Derby. The food menu consists of: Chinese, Cantonese, Sichuan, Thai, Japanese, Peking, Teppanyaki. There is also the Basic English including chips! There is ambient background music & they are Feng shui specialist with parties catered for. The choices are obviously not as extensive at lunch time as in the evening but still a fantastic venue for a Lunch Club.

For our Lunch Club purposes, they sit us all together & they offer waiter/waitress service for drinks. Basically you go & help yourself from the buffet & when you have finished you leave your ‘empty’ plate to go for seconds. Ensure you pick up a new knife & fork & of course chop sticks are optionally supplied. The idea is a little of a lot & if there is a lot of wastage on your plate you could be charged extra but it has never happened to us yet! There are limited English choices but we normal find even someone in their eighties who had never ever eaten Chinese food was converted! You also have an inclusive choice of sweets if you have left yourself room! The soft ice cream and lime jelly certainly go down well!!

Please remember; 10-20 of us cannot just drop on a venue thus I must know how many are attending to pre-book. I would therefore be grateful if all Members, & your invited guests could let me know as for a normal lunch club. It would be appreciated if on the day you could bring the right money, but I will as normal have change if necessary. It would be appreciated if you could arrive between 12 & 12:15hrs to enable me to complete the administration (collect money & pay).

Phone or email Terry Hall with your number/s please and please advise any changes by the previous day latest to cancel without charge. Though we normally collect the money on the day, an electronic transfer to our bank account is acceptable, and saves time on the day if desired. The cost is £8 Per Person for as much as you desire to eat, including sweets and puddings, in excellent company!! If you could have the right change it will also help me on the day please. P.S. Old Fivers will not be acceptable, take them to the bank yourself to get them changed!!

SAIL WELFARE NEWS 2nd QUARTER 2017 BENEFITS UPDATE

Sail kindly supplies us with their Benefit updates. SAIL who focus mainly on fishermen and merchant seafarers, but they are able to help serving & former RN & RM personnel via referrals from the White Ensign Association (WEA). (http://www.whiteensign.co.uk). The seafarer’s advice and information line (formerly known as Seafarers Benefits Advice Line) is a UK based advice service operated by Greenwich Citizens Advice Bureaux Ltd (GCAB) on behalf of Seamen’s Hospital Society. They provide free independent impartial and confidential advice by telephone, email post or fax. SAIL updates on Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Seafarers.Advice (Cut and paste to Browser)

AREA SUBJECT WHAT’S HAPPENING Benefits Universal Credit (UC) UC will eventually replace many working age benefits including Tax Credits. But its introduction is chaotic. There are different rules in different areas for couples & those not working because of sickness or disability. Call SAIL for advice. Pilot UC areas have also had increased debt for UC claimants. Benefits Changes to Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) has replaced the current benefits for Bereavement Benefits deaths after 6th April. There’s a higher lump sum payment but lower ongoing income. Benefits Personal The government moved quickly to tighten the PIP rules after a couple of court Independence decisions which widened the number of potential claimants. Payment (PIP) Utilities Cap on Pre-Payment Ofgem announced a price cap on pre-payment meters saving 4 million customers Meters an average of £80 per year. Utilities Increase in Gas & Most suppliers announced price rises of between 7% and 10% and a number of Electricity Prices fixed price deals have just finished. Debt PPI The FCA announced a deadline of 29 Aug 2019 for all new PPI claims. There will be an advertising campaign to highlight that date for potential claimants. SAIL can help for free with your PPI claim. Money Old £5 Notes From 5 May you won’t be able to spend the old £5 note in shops. Banks and Post Offices should still swap old £5 notes. Money Cheques to Clear Almost half a billion cheques were written in 2016. New technology will mean more Quickly they will clear in 1 working day from October. For further advice please contact the relevant benefits centre as these benefits are handled by a mixture of local authorities, JobCentrePlus, HMRC and Dept Work & Pensions, NOT SAIL

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DERBYSHIRE SUBMARINERS LONGCAST 2017

01 Sept DS Meeting Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Noon

01 Sept Coffee Morning, 10am Council Hse RBL Oakwood

03 Sept Merchant Navy Day Noon Parade War Memorial

11 Sept D&DExSvcs Meeting Council House 10:30hrs

22 Sept Coffee Morning, 10am Council Hse RNA

27 Sept Lunch Club Oak & Acorn, Oakwood, Derby

29 Sept Coffee Morning, 10am Council Hse Sherwd Forrests

29 Sept TS Kenya Presentation Evening 18:45Hrs

Lunch Club The Park 7pm Freedom of City Do 28 Apr

06 Oct DS Meeting Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Noon

13 -16 Oct Ton Class AGM/Reunion Hallmark Hotel, Derby

05 May DS Meeting. Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Noon 20 Oct Trafalgar Dinner Edale Rm, Hallmark Hotel

19- 22 May FNA AGM/Reunion Southport Prince of Wales

31 May Lunch Club The May Sum, Derby 12:15pm

03 Nov DS Meeting Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Noon

05 Nov Submariners Embankment Parade, London

08 Nov Chaddesden Children’s Svc, Chadd Park 10am

02 Jun DS Meeting. Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Noon 11 Nov DS Armistice Day 11/11 Submariners Services 08 June SSAFA AGM Cavendish Hall, Edensor. st 10am Meet Main Entrance to convoy to 1 Grave

09 June to Poppy Wave, Silkmill, Derby ERA John Brooks C16 & Sig Charles Buttle C25

23 July See Article Page 14 Col 2 D/Deeps May 2017 11 Nov Armistice Day – Nottm Road Soldiers Corner Volunteers required by D&D let Terry Hall know 11 am Derby & District Service 19 June AFD Flag Raising R.Derwent Flagpole 10am 11 Nov DS Armistice Day Coffee Morning Jubilee Club

23 June D&D Ex Svcs Coffee Morning the Spot 10am O/C Soldiers Corner Service approx 11:20hrs followed by 12:30 AFD Lunch at the Spot 12 Nov Remembrance Sunday Svc’s Various Locations

24 June AFD Liverpool Main Event local events TBA 29 Nov Lunch Club Bartlewood Lodge, Ockbrook

28 June Lunch Club The Newdigate, West Hallam AFD

01 Dec DS Meeting. Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Noon

13 Dec Christmas Lunch Weds Noon The Park, Chadd

01 July W5795 75th Anniversary Stanley Village 11am

BoBMF Dakota Flypast TBA PM duringVillage Fete On the Subject of Politics, it appears I have yet again

event, 12:30 Carnival Procession, Village Fete PM to have to start looking at emigrating to the Isle of Man which is not governed by the EU. The decision to join in 07 July DS Meeting. Jubilee Club, Chaddesden Noon the 1970’s saw this country forget our history and shun 02 July Crich Stand Pilgrimage 3pm Notts Forresters our loyal Commonwealth Allies including Australia, 15 July to Poppies: Wave CWGC Plymouth Naval Canada, New Zealand and other Commonwealth 19 Nov Memorial, The Hoe (DBR 5 August 2017) Countries, who supported Britain through thick and thin,

26 July Lunch Club The Windmill, Breadsall Hilltop in war and with blood, and we kicked them into touch as

they have done so many times since in sport! We 31 July Passendale Centenary Derby Market Pl Noon accepted the EU vote then, but now life has changed, and the poor losers have a tantrum! Whatever happened to British fair play when a result was a result? Anyway, Thank

Goodness the Scottish Horse won the Grand

National; or no doubt Sturgeon would have

04 Aug DS Meeting. No Meeting held in August called for a re-run.

04 Aug TS Kenya Coffee Morning, 10am Council Hse NEWSLETTERS ONLINE

04 -07 Aug Dieso Boats Reunion. Plymouth (See 15 July) Current & 1 year Back Issues on Derbyshire Submariners Web Page Added attraction of Poppy Waterfall on the Hoe http://www.godfreydykes.info/derbyshire_submariners_page.html

18 Aug Coffee Morning, 10am Council Hse SSAFA Views & comments of this newsletter do not always

30 Aug Lunch Club The Blue Jay, Raynesway, Derby reflect the official policy, or the decisions of the (Shared event Ton Class Assn 30th Anniversary) Derbyshire Submariners

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