DERBYSHIRE DS 204 Submariners 3

Derbyshire Deeps Newsletter Issue Number 204 October 2016

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

Page/s Subject EDITORIAL 01 CONTENT & EDITORIAL IN MEMORY 02 DS LOCAL NEWS 1 Our sincere condolences go out to our Vice Chair, 03-04 POLITICALLY UNCORRECT PAGES John Sayers on the passing away of his mother on the August Bank Holiday Monday at the Care 05 JEFF BACON © TWO TIFFS Home where she resided in Derbyshire. 06 UK SUBMARINE NEWS Doug Clarke’s Funeral took place on Weds 31 August with 07-10 TRUCULENT MEMORIAL WEEKEND a private family only Service followed by internment. A We Remember Poppy Wreath was supplied, and as the time of 11 PENSIONS & THE SILENT DEEP internment co-incided with the end of the Lunch Club at The

12 UK & EUROPE SUBMARINE NEWS Blue Jay we ‘Passed the Port’ from one of our decanters and ‘Toasted Doug’s Memory’. We Remember Submariners 13 LUNCH CLUB, RAYNESWAY NEWS also supplied two pins for Doug’s adult children, Clive and

14 AUSTRALIA SUBMARINE NEWS Carol Clarke, and our thoughts and prayers go out to both families at this sad time. 15 DERBY & AREA REMEMBRANCE We welcomed a guest from Morecombe Bay to our monthly 16 USA SUBMARINE NEWS DS Meeting Pg2, and were treated to Beer at £1.50 a Pint! The Truculent Weekend went well in Chatham with 17 WARSHIP WORLD EDITORIAL wonderful weather for most of the weekend, and the only 18 BRITAIN’S DYING ROYAL NAVY complaint being some were too hot in the hotel. It was satisfying to complete the Truculent Project in a fitting 19 WHO SANK KURSK, THE US OR UK? manner despite the failure to obtain lottery grant. It was

20 FAR EAST RELATED NEWS grand to see our fitting Trucultent Model donated to the Chatham Maritime Trust the spiritual home of the boat which 21 INTERNET ONBOARD GOOD OR BAD? was lost in the River Thames in 1950. The highlight of the

22 MIDDLE AND FAR EAST NEWS weekend for me was ‘Piping’ our group onboard the submarine Ocelot, and even more so that all despite age, 23 DS NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK and infirmity made it all the way through the boat to the after ends, everyone in the party made it through the hatches and, 24 CHRIMBO LUNCH & NAVY BOOKS exited through the stern torpedo loading hatch to be once 25 DS 2016 DIARY & LONGCAST again ‘Piped’ but this time ‘Over the side’. BZ all of you and I know from your feedback you all enjoyed the weekend.

Our Annual Social highlight which is our Trafalgar Dinner is on the evening of Friday 21 October 2016 where our guest speaker is Cdr Alan Daveney the CO of Derby’s adopted boat, HMS Ambush and we are delighted that he will be accompanied by his wife Victoria, and that the Ambush Sponsor, Lady Anne Soar an Honorary Derbyshire DS BIRTHDAYS 2016 Submariner member accompanied by Admiral Sir Trevor Soar will also be attending as well as all the special guests 17 Oct John Sayers who are members of Derbyshire Submariners. Thus thanks 28 Oct Ben Lyons to all who have booked and that you may be in good spirits

03 Nov Judy Holland (96) (and with fine victuals) so commemorate and give thanks to those shipmates of all nations and creeds of 1805, and all 04 Nov Stan Smart (70) those who contributed in the glorious event and so honour 09 Nov Colin Watson (60) The Immortal One, Admiral Lord Nelson. Regards this NL & 12 Nov Jenny Williamson (A lot Younger!) to give an answer before the question; I do not know how the

A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH newsletter got so large again when I have been so busy, but a large part was done in Chatham using a candle!!

The Single Biggest Problem with Terry Hall Communication is the illusion that It has Derbyshire Deeps Newsletter Editor taken place. George Bernard Shaw Hon. Sec ‘Derbyshire Submariners’ [email protected]

1 DS Meeting Jubilee Club, Chadd, 1 Sept 2016 Terry, Colin W & Clifford & Judy booked to date. I have Extract and Main Points of the Meeting this week booked the rooms for myself and Clifford the

The meeting was joined by Dave Andrew and Jane same as last year and requested that Colin and Isobel are Creegan Morcambe Bay SA who were visiting Derby for booked in similar to myself due to the ‘ghost’ problem they the Weekend. They were both welcomed to the meeting entailed last year. Welfare Report. General report and stayed until approx. 3pm to socialise. We had an Sitrep to be advised to members. Good turnout of added bonus of the choice of ten beers being sold off after members at Annie’s Funeral and Doug Clarke’s Family the Jubilee’s Beer Festival at £1.50p a pint, and Jim accepted a Poppy Wreath but stipulated that the funeral thought all his Christmas’s had come at once until he was to be a Private Family Affair only so no action realised it was proper beer only which he does not like. required by DS but Full Welfare Support was given by Welfare Officer. Doug Clarke Toasted with Port at The The six members present remembered three members Blue Jay Lunch. Also as stated at beginning of meeting family’s affected by recent loss. Minutes of July Meeting condolences passed onto John Sayers on the loss of his approved there being no August Meeting. Members mother and Jack and Brenda Winstanley contacted to keep in touch. stressed that changes were to be avoided thus this meeting convened despite the Merchant Navy Service in Any Other Business Ambush now back in Derby at the same time. Terry to attend Ilkeston Service Faslane for Repairs no other news. Christmas Lunch. Sat 3 with the Submariners Standard. The Treasurer Lunch Club discussion preferred Weds 7 Dec at The gave a comprehensive report and items reported to all DS Park, Chaddesden with a Two Course Meal of Carvery, & Members re accounts communicated either email, verbal Pudding, decided after taking into consideration all proxy or phone. feedback and lunch club feedback. Christmas Lunch

DS Circular Letter posted out to all DS (31) with all current programme of events discussed with the Back Directors literature and those attending due to absence of Terry & Room chosen dependant on getting the numbers, no volunteer willing to run the event! Terry explained his normally 30+ Cost to be sorted by treasurer and auditors. absence and the lack of time to phone around thus only Post Meeting. Treasurer phoned The Park and booked pre-orders would be submitted on his return from hols due the far Executive Room at the far end of the Restaurant to lack of time to phone around everyone as normal. as last year for 30 the minimum number required to have Lunchtime Club Sitrep July As reported newsletter Aug exclusive use of this room. Chairman's Conclusion Windmill Sept The Blue Jay Alvaston. Note Newsletter Speech Kevin Lawson as per normal asked all members 203 The Oak & Acorn is wrongly dated as August. No present for AOB or points they wished to bring up. The lunch club in October replaced by Trafalgar Dinner. Chair thanked Dave Andrew and Jane for making the November revamped Bartlewood. It was discussed effort to visit us and wished them well. There being no whether to move the Nov Lunch a week forward but all further business the meeting was closed at 13:00hrs. members said moving dates causes confusion and leads The Next Meeting will be held on Friday 7th October to people getting it wrong so stick with 30 Nov and as 2016 at The Jubilee Club at Noon. Any items for the approved later in the meeting; Christmas Lunch a agenda requested to be with the secretary by Monday 3 week later 7 Dec? Chatham Visit 2016 10 Sept October please remembering you can vote by proxy or Truculent Presentation. 12 Members booked. ALL are suggest any agenda item to be discussed in your absence. fully self-funded for this DS Trip. T.Hall, A.Birchall & K. Holtham, C.Watson, M.Horton, P.Johnson, Derby & District Ex Service Assns Meeting C.Williamson/J.Holland (12 total 4 Cars) Monday 12 Sept 2016 12 pax in 7 rooms booked in King Charles Hotel. (With thanks to Irene Sheils OBE & Peter Johnson) Presentation organised for Sat 10 Sept Presentation to Information posters were circulated prior to the meeting Chatham Dockyard at 10:30am in the restaurant near including DS Armistice Day Coffee Morning at the Jubilee the main entrance. I am travelling Thurs so will have all Club after the Soldiers Corner Remembrance Services. admin for tickets on your arrival Friday if you wish to go The Chair welcomed the meeting with a reduced into the Dockyard PM. Those travelling to Chatham next attendance possible a reflection of what is happening at week had been briefed on all the arrangements. events? AFD Derby reported as success but poor

Sea Cadets Report No Current News. Presentation weather on day. Presentation to Mayor went off ok & St Evening 18:45 Fri 28 Sept. It was requested that Georges day fine. Correspondence. Advised of maximum support given to supporting the cadets at this Defence Redical Welfare Service where support to ex evening function at 18:45hrs. Derby & District Ex Service people in hospital given advise through D&D Sec. Services. With Chatham Trip and Presentation in Sept Chair has written to Chair of Derby City Council we will need a stand in for me Mon 12/9 at 10:30-12 for suggesting 2 metres allowed around the War Memorial to D&D Meeting. Trafalgar Dinner. Sitrep Traf Day Friday allow services to take place, to date there has been no 21 October 2016 In Hand. Per the contract £1k now paid reply. Treasurer advised more out than in but balance to the Hallmark and awaiting final bookings to be able to healthy and rise due to web site costs of £80. Review of complete place settings etc. Tom Smith Memorial events concern at poor attendance Somme, Jutland & Trophy. Kevin Lawson is the present holder of the Merch Navy Day to look at better promotion through Trophy but Vote Forms Issued. Coffee Morning Jubilee advertising and raising the profile of events. Foresters 1 Club. Booked for 11/11/2016 Jubilee Club . All members July Service went well. Traf Day Rededicate Plinth & should have received a A5 envelope with various papers plant tree on Cathedral Green 12 Noon lunchtime. D&D on the various events and voting papers for the Tom Website now ready to go live being org by Treasurer, Smith Memorial Trophy 2016 as well as booking for the John Wood. The secretary Collette Flood advised the next lunch club etc. FNA Reunion Southport. Next next meeting would be Monday 16 Jan 2017 which will be year’s booking form in July Newsletter for 18 May 2017 the Annual General Meeting followed in 2017 by 10 April at £126pp DB&B. £26 Deposit Required final day today. and 11 September.

2 THE POLITICALLY UNCORRECT PAGES Travel Woes. While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside Little Chef for lunch. After finishing A Submariner and Wife are shopping when the their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip. submariner picks up a 24 slab of real ale. and sticks the When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her pack into the trolley. ‘What do you think you're doing?' glasses on the table, and she didn't miss them until they asks the wife. ‘They're on special offer, only £15 for 24 had been driving for about an hour. He fussed and cans', he says. 'Put them back. We can't afford it,' says complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly during the the wife and they carry on shopping. A few aisles later entire return drive. The more he chided her, the more the woman picks up a £30 jar of face cream and sticks it agitated he became. He just wouldn't let up for a single into the trolley. ‘What do you think you're doing?' asks minute. To her relief, they finally arrived at the Little Chef. the submariner. ‘It's my face cream. It makes me look As the woman got out of the car, and hurried inside to beautiful, she says. The submariner replies, 'So does a retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her, ‘While crate of real ale, and it's half the bloody price'. you're in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card’. Catholic Chauffeur After getting all of Pope Francis's luggage loaded into the limo at the airport, (and he A Husband turns to his wife in bed and says ‘It's National doesn't travel light), the driver notices the Pope is still orgasm week’. Such a pity she says, ‘Right in the middle standing on the curb. Excuse me, Your Holiness, says of National Headache Week’. the driver, would you please take your seat so we can DEFINITIONS AND MEANINGS leave? ‘Well, to tell you the truth,’ says the Pope, ‘they Ten light hearted definitions and explanations to explain never let me drive at the Vatican, and I'd really like to drive miscellaneous facts of life!! today.’ I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! What if something should happen? Atom Bomb: protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that An invention to bring an end to all inventions morning. ‘Who's going to tell?’ asks the Pope with a Cigarette smile. Reluctantly, the driver gets into the back as the A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly with fire at one end, and a fool at the other! regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Classic Pontiff floors it, accelerating the big limousine to 130mph. A book which people praise, but never read! (Remember, the Pope is Argentinean, and Fangio, the Dictionary: famous racer, was Argentinean.). Please slow down, A place where divorce comes before marriage Your Holiness, pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens. Oh, Ecstasy: no, I'm going to lose my license, and my job! moans the A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you have never felt before driver. The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches; but the cop takes one look at him, Fishing goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio. ‘I When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate. need to talk to the Chief’, he says to the dispatcher. The Logic Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's Chocolate comes from cocoa which is a tree. stopped a limo going 130 mph. ‘So bust him’, says the That makes it a plant which means; chocolate is Salad!

Chief. ‘I don't think we want to do that. He's really Office: important,’ said the cop. The Chief exclaimed, ‘All the A place where you can relax more reason!’ ‘No, I mean really important,’ said the cop after your strenuous home life with a bit of persistence. The Chief then asked, ‘Who do Tears: you have there, the mayor? Cop: ‘’Bigger.’ Chief: ‘A The hydraulic force by which masculine will power is politician’ Cop: ‘Bigger.’ Chief: ‘The Prime Minister?’ defeated by feminine water-power! Cop: ‘Bigger.’ Chief ‘The Queen’. Cop ‘Bigger’. In exasperation the Chief says, ‘Who the hell is it then?’ Yawn: Cop: ‘I think it's GOD!’ The Chief is even more puzzled The only time when some married men and curious, ‘What makes you think it's God?’ Cop: ‘His ever get to open their mouth chauffeur is the Pope!’ Agony Aunt. Dear Marge: My husband hasn't worked

for the last 14 years. All he does is get dressed in the There was a Knock on the Door and when the lady of morning and hop in his fancy car to visit his cronies. I the house opened the door she was confronted by two know he`s cheated on me many times with young girls, Scottish police officers. One said ‘Yer name Mactavish who could be his granddaughters. I know because he madam?’ Och, it is. she replied ‘Yer husband Hamish?’ brags about this to me. He smokes fancy cigars and Och, he is. she replied. The constable said ‘I’m advising drinks the most expensive Champagne day and night. yer that it took three of us to get him into a straight jacket We sleep in separate rooms because he`s always telling and arrest him for disorderly behavior.’ Yer lucky it wasn’t me he knows I`m a lesbian, and my sagging body and a work jacket. It would have taken the whole flipping Botox face turn him off. Should I clobber him with my police force.’ the woman replied. frying pan, or should I leave him. Marge, your advice

would be appreciated. Mad as Hell My Boss said to me, ‘Do you think that you can come in Dear Mad as Hell. You don`t have to take that kind of on Saturday this week? I know you enjoy your weekends, treatment from any man. I suggest you pack your bags but I need you here.’ ‘Yes, no problem. I’ll probably be and move out as soon as possible. Don`t resort to late though as the public transport is really bad on clobbering him with the frying pan, and try to act like a weekends.’ ‘Okay, when do you think you’ll get here lady! Remember, you`re running for President of the then?’ I said ‘Monday’. United States, so try acting like one! Marge

3 EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL TOP JOKES Here Are The Top Nine Comments made by sports Here are the top 15 jokes as voted commentators during the Olympics that they would like to for by 2,000 respondents: take back:

1. ‘My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. 1. Weightlifting commentator: ‘This is Gregoriava from He's a man after my own heart’ by Masai Graham Bulgaria . I saw her snatch this morning during her warm 2. ‘Why is it old people say 'there's no place like home', up, and it was amazing.’ yet when you put them in one...’ by Stuart Mitchell 2. Dressage commentator: ‘This is really a lovely horse 3. ‘I've been happily married for four years - out of a total and I speak from personal experience since I once of 20’ by Mark Watson mounted her mother.’

4. ‘Apparently one in three Britons are conceived in an 3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: ‘I owe a lot to my parents, Ikea bed which is mad because those places are really especially my mother and father.’ well lit’ by Mark Smith 4. Boxing Analyst: ‘Sure there have been injuries, and 5. ‘I went to a pub quiz in Liverpool, had a few drinks so wasn't even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that much use. Just for a laugh I wrote The Beatles or Steven serious.’ Gerrard for every answer, came second’ by Will Duggan 5. Softball announcer: ‘If history repeats itself, I should 6. ‘Brexit is a terrible name, sounds like cereal you eat think we can expect the same thing again.’ when you are constipated’ by Tiff Stevenson 6. Basketball analyst: ‘He dribbles a lot and the 7. ‘I often confuse Americans and Canadians. By using opposition doesn't like it. In fact you can see it all over long words’ by Gary Delaney their faces.’

8. ‘Why is Henry's wife covered in tooth marks? Because 7. At the rowing medal ceremony: ‘Ah, isn't that nice, he's Tudor’ by Adele Cliff the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.’ 9. ‘Don't you hate it when people assume you're rich because you sound posh and went to private school and 8. Soccer commentator: ‘Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's have loads of money?’ by Annie McGrath like they've got eleven Dicks on the field.’

10. ‘Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy, 9. Tennis commentator: ‘One of the reasons Andy is I hear you ask’ by Jordan Brookes playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife

11. ‘Hillary Clinton has shown that any woman can be takes out his balls and kisses them . . . Oh my God, what president, as long as your husband did it first’ by Michelle Wolf have I just said?’

12. ‘I spotted a Marmite van on the motorway. It was As I was Getting into Bed, she said, ;you’re drunk heading eastbound’ by Roger Swift again.’ I said, ‘How do you know?’ She said, ‘Because

13. ‘Back in my day, Instagram just meant a really you live next door.’ efficient drug dealer’ by Arthur Smith A Young Lad was bawling his eyes out in a large 14. ‘I'll tell you what's unnatural in the eyes of God. department store. A security guard went over to him to Contact lenses’ by Zoe Lyons ask what was the matter and where were his parents?’ 15. ‘Elton John hates ordering Chinese food. Soya He replied his mum and dad were at work and he was seems to be the hardest word’ by Phil Nicol being looked after by his submariner Grandfather. The security guard said to the little boy; What’s he like? The The Duty Bunting. After a nine month deployment to the little boy replied, ‘Pusser’s Rum and Page Three girls’. Far East, the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal was finally inching up to the pier in Portsmouth Naval Base. Looking A Submariner and his wife were having one of those down from the bridge the ship's Captain noticed a sailor days when you get around to ‘talking about what if in life’. on the flight deck waving intently with semaphore flags. They were discussing aspects of their future and the He also spotted an attractive young woman on top of King submariner asked her: ‘What will you do if I die before Henry VIII Fort also with a pair of semaphore flags! you?’ After some thought, she said that she'd probably Obviously an ex Jenny Wren. Always concerned about look for a house-sharing situation with three other single security, and never having seen something like this or widowed women who might be a little younger than before, the Captain barked at his duty signalman, ‘What herself, since she is so active for her age. Then she message are those two people sending?’ The signalman asked him ‘What would he do if she was the one to die concentrated intently and quickly reported, ‘Sir, he is first?’ The submariner immediately replied, ‘Probably the sending Foxtrot Foxtrot (FF), and the young lady is same thing.’ sending Echo Foxtrot (EF).’ Not having any clue as to what these messages could mean, the Captain A Matelot was down Bugis Street in Singapore in the dispatched a Royal Marine to escort the flag-waving sailor 1960’s. Two Thai girls asked him if he'd like to go bed up to the bridge. The young sailor arrived, out of breath with them; and they said it would be just like winning from climbing up the many ladders leading to the bridge, Lotto! So he agreed, and they were right. They all saluted smartly, and said, ‘Leading Signalman Farnes stripped off, and to his horror, they had six matching balls! reporting as ordered, sir!’ ‘Farnes’, the said Captain (Anyone not old enough to remember the infamous Bugis gruffly, ‘who is that woman on the pier and why are you Street, just ask an old sailor who had service on the long- exchanging signals FF and EF with her?’ ‘Sir, that's my time defunct Far East Fleet when we had a Royal Navy). wife, sir, and she wants to eat first!’ Editor: Leading Signalman Farnes is a purely fictious To learn the Art of Procrastination, character, & not based on anyone living or dead, honest! takes a lot longer than you think.

4 JEFF BACON © CARTOONS THE BREXIT FLEET

MITIGATING A Brexit is a Brexit and a shipping fleet’s a fleet. CIRCUMSTANCES We are an island nation and each one of us must eat. I wish I had a fiver for We cannot feed ourselves, every time I have because our numbers are so many.

heard the term We carry not much freight today in ships, ‘Mitigating’. It is the We have not any. How is it done? opportunity to You might well ask. How do we feed ourselves? attempt a defence of an outcome to How do the supermarkets, fill their cabinets, something that you And shelves? With coconuts and mangoes, would rather not be and the best New Zealand lamb?

explaining, but you We do not live on Bara Brith, nor joints of Wiltshire ham, have to try to come Nor Cheshire Cheese nor porridge oats, up with a defence. nor puddings black from Bury. Sadly it is not mentioned in ‘Jackspeak’ but there again I reckon a book We can’t survive on whisky, and a smile from could be written on ‘Jack’s excuses when being weighed Mary Berry. We must rely on shipping, then, from every foreign nation, off at the table’. Or in civilian language before judge and jury, as above, and remember you are always ‘Guilty’ Or sixty-million bellies learn the meaning of starvation. unless proved otherwise in a RN discipline system! Foreign shipping. Foreign flag, with hieroglyphs upon it. No Merchant Navy of our own. And nobody to run it. THE TWO TIFFS We still are most dependant on our friends from across the sea. The Two Tiffs were ‘dripping’ to a Chief GI that they were not being shown the Without a fleet, no Brexit will protect our liberty. respect they thought they For liberty does not exist for any island nation should be shown and the Which cannot feed its people, Chief GI replied. without help and supplication.

Charter parties, rates of freight, most strictly written down, Mean nothing, If there is not some allegiance to the Crown.

Allegiance? What is that you say? What is it that you mean? That other nations all should bow, and scrape before the Queen?

Of course I don’t. Of course they won’t. That is the point I make. We need to build a Merchant Fleet and quickly. No mistake.

By Barrie Youde 25/07/16 MNA Newsletter SIX RULES TO REMEMBER IN LIFE:

1. Money cannot buy happiness, but it's far more Editor. Well put Barrie, and the same could also be said comfortable to cry in a Porsche than on a bicycle. of the very sad state of our Royal Navy too!

2. Forgive your enemy; But remember the asshole's name.

3. If you help someone when they're in trouble, they will remember you when they're in trouble again.

4. Alcohol does not solve any problems, But then neither does milk.

5. Many people are alive, Only because it's illegal to shoot them.

6. Condoms do not guarantee safe sex. A friend of mine was wearing one when he was shot by the woman's husband.

Stonehouse Barracks: The Ministry of Defence has revealed it intends to sell Storehouse Barracks, which has been dubbed the 'spiritual home of the Royal Marines' and is currently 3 Commando's headquarters. It is one of 13 sites identified this week for 'Defence Estate Rationalisation', a plan that also includes Southwark Park Eisenhower's HQ where Operation Overlord was planned Editor: DBR Article. Now we know why the sea front had been opened up to walkers!!

5 UK SUBMARINE NEWS Underwater Olympiad for Royal Navy Submariners

Sacked In Disgrace After Groping Female Sailor MoD Navy News 11 August 2016 By Martin Evans Daily Telegraph 1 August 2016 Speak to any of the elite athletes currently competing at A Royal Navy Officer who groped a junior colleague’s the Rio Olympics and they’ll tell you that to succeed you breast while showing a group of sea cadets around a need to push yourself to the limit. To perform easy you nuclear submarine, has been sacked from the service in need to train hard, often in challenging conditions. Few disgrace following a court martial. Lt. Basil Purdue, 26, of the competitors in Brazil, however, will have who is married and claimed to be a devout Christian, was experienced the challenge faced by the crew of HMS also given a suspended prison sentence and told to sign Vigilant (Starboard) recently when they undertook their the sex offenders’ register for seven years. The trial at own underwater Olympiad during a deterrent patrol. Portsmouth Military Court heard how Purdue had Competition is a great motivator for staying fit and plays grabbed the woman’s breast while aboard the Trident a vital role in our life in the RN, explained Chief Petty sub, HMS Vanguard. The ship had been stationed at Officer Bathgate, sports officer for HMS Vigilant. ‘It Helensburgh in Scotland in February last year and the means we hone our leadership, teamwork and self- woman had been helping Purdue chaperone a group of discipline, so we can perform at our very best both on and sea cadets on board. Shortly after the assault he told her off the sports field. A series of fitness challenges were ‘I’m going to f--- you later. A judge said he had believed organised during the patrol, featuring a rowing he could get away with such behaviour because he was competition, triathlon event and NAVYfit and Fitness First a senior rank to his victim. The woman said the incident challenges. HMS Vigilant is not, by nature, a high-profile had left her believing women were not treated equally in vessel. Her role as one of the four submarines which the Royal Navy. In a statement she said: ‘I am frustrated make up the UK National nuclear deterrent means she must 'disappear' on patrol for weeks on end. and angry. My colleagues have noticed a dip in my morale. It is a vicious circle to be angry and sad. I often HMS/M Trenchant Rejoins the Fleet wonder if the Navy is for me anymore because this RN News Webpage 19 Aug 2016 happened once and can happen again. I am constantly The crew of the nuclear-powered RN hunter killer battling to show women are equal in the RN but they are submarine HMS Trenchant staged a ceremony in not. My home life is a struggle, I am constantly sad and Plymouth marking the vessel’s readiness for operations. feel it's hard to lift my mood. Purdue has continued to Families were also treated to a day out with members of deny the incident ever took place, but he was found guilty the crew to say thank you for their valued continued of sexual assault following a two-day trial. support, especially while the submarine is deployed, with

Sentencing him, Judge Robert Hill said: ‘You were in little contact with home. The occasion marks the charge of a visit of cadets to HMS Vanguard. The victim submarine’s reintegration into the fleet after undergoing a was assisting in the course of their day. ‘There came a maintenance and weapon and sensors upgrade in point in the day were you were both alone. You told this Devonport Naval Base. The submarine holds the RN young girl you wanted to visit her quarters that night and submarine record for a continuous deployment, 11 watch a film with her and her friends. You put a hand on months in 2013. A rededication ceremony is a traditional her breast. She told you promptly to take it off and 'what part of any RN vessel’s life after completing a period of are you doing?' You said you could do it and get away refit and improvement. The event was attended by the with it because you had two rings on your sleeve. In other submarine’s sponsor, Lady Meriel Hunt. Cdr Rob Watts, words, you were advanced in your rank. ‘Later in the day captain of HMS Trenchant, addressed his crew on you still told her you wanted to have sex with her, by this parade. He praised them for their professionalism and time she shunned you completely. ‘Particularly serious, thanked their families: I have much faith in this finest of beyond the extent of touching, is the disparity of rank. You crews will see out Trenchant’s final chapter with were an officer. professionalism and pride. It is with much pride I have in showing you off to our sponsor and your families and At the end of the day what we are dealing with here is a friends.’’ sexual assault by an officer.’ Damian Hayes, defending, said: ‘What he has been convicted of, taken to its highest, Royal Naval Submariners Excellence Awards is a single act of touching of a female colleague of similar RN News Webpage 16 Aug 2016 age over clothing. Indeed over layers of clothing, over a Dedicated reservist Royal Navy submariners have been jumper.’ He went on: ‘Lieutenant Purdue is now 26. He rewarded for their excellence at a ceremony in Plymouth. is the product of a strong and supportive family Eight long-serving submariners were presented with the background. His parents have been here every day of Volunteer Reserve Service Medal (VRSM) by Captain these proceedings. He is married. His wife has stood by Scott Bower, Captain Submarines in the submarine HMS him throughout the court proceedings, and is here again Talent at HM Naval Base Devonport. The VRSM was today for sentencing.’ The court heard that Purdue joined instituted in April 1999 and is awarded to Reserve Forces the Royal Navy in 2009, graduating from Dartmouth in personnel in recognition of 10 continuous years' efficient 2010 before moving onto submarines in 2012. Since his service in an full time reserve service (FTRS) assignment conviction he has secured work with a company involved where individuals must be above reproach in respect of in military scrappage. Mr Hayes told the court: ‘He has conduct and performance throughout their service. The lost his good name, lost his reputation and will be obliged WO’s & SR’s total service numbers 303 years. Averaging to sign on as a sex offender for the foreseeable future, an 12 years in their current full time reserve jobs. Capt everyday reminder of his shame. He has lost a career Bower said, I am truly appreciative of their hard work, and perhaps more importantly a way of life that he has dedication and maturity they bring. They set high excelled at, that he has held dear. He has lost the standards, lead by example and have brought significant financial security that goes with it. The loss of his career depth of experience both to submarines in disposal and and all that goes with it is punishment in itself.’ the submarine service as a whole.

6 TRUCULENT MEMORIAL WEEKEND, CHATHAM Thus I thus decided to book an extra night at the King 8-12 September 2016 Charles where we planned to stay, and this proved to be

For those not aware of what we are talking about here I a wise very move. I left Derbyshire at 06:10 arriving in will briefly clarify. For many years, and certainly since I Gillingham (King Charles area) at 11:30am after a short joined Derby SOCA in 1991 the branch held at least two break and went straight to the dockyard for a coffee models of wartime submarines, and the P3111 was break. My delivery slot was Noon until 2pm and, I thence recorded as an asset in 1997 when I took over as spent the next two hours as Truculent was handed over Chairman/Secretary, and it was suspected it was one of and the transfer of ownership undertaken paperwork the many acquisitions of Jack Winstanley!! About 18 completed as authorised by DS Members at one of our months ago at a DS AGM meeting in the Wardroom of TS meetings and more importantly by Jack Winstanley who Kenya Max Horton QGM was obviously bored with the had obtained the model for SOCA Derby. He gave the secretary droning on, and project his 100% Blessing. his mind wandered to the on paperwork and finalising model on the windowsill on the arrangements for the display. He checked the weekend. Thence I pennant number out unloaded the car and the online, and brought it back model and case as well as to the next meeting that it the Standard and the stand was the Truculent. To cut were all put in safe keeping a long story short, several ready for the Saturday DS Members have morning. We then booked supported the SA Medway annual Truculent Memorial in in all the DS Members who were due to arrive the Chatham on the second Saturday nearest to her loss following day so I could issue their dockyard tickets to every January, and as one of our members, Albert enjoy when they arrived. Being quite knowledgeable of Birchnall had served on her just coming off before her the Chatham Dockyard even though I never served here, loss, this was obviously of interest. After discussion it was and a knowledge I confess largely built on visits to decided that the St George Chapel did not have enough Chatham for 'Ton Class' Spring Weekends, and visits for Public access so it was decided to donate the model to Navy Days many years ago. I also did a large amount of the Chatham Maritime Museum with the proviso that it research for the lottery grant to compound the information could be used for the annual Truculent Memorial in St gained over the years, and to plan maximum enjoyment Georges Chapel each year as the museum is closed at for perceived participants whether RN, Army or RAF. By this time. 3pm I had everything sorted out and did a quick spin around the dockyard to see what had changed since my Initially we applied for a lottery grant to take a mix of ex last visit a year ago when ironically I was researching the Service down on a 54 seater coach for the presentation lottery grant, and had several meetings with dockyard, of Truculent to her Spiritual home, and the plan was to and hotels with regards making the application for the include 17 Sea Cadets and the same number of Air lottery grant. There have been some wonderful Cadets from Derby & Ilkeston to (enjoy) a night on the improvements, including the new reception complex. wartime destroyer Cavalier in the Dockyard, and for them to join us for the presentation. Sadly this plan failed, and I had a quick walk around the site to highlight points to our lottery application was rejected. Thus it was decided our members, and as is usual the staff are highly to undertake a low key, but fitting presentation to committed and helpful. I could not resist looking around Chatham Maritime Museum which would all have to be an exact exhibit of one of my previous homes – The ‘O’ totally self-funded by those wanting to attend. Thus the Boat, HMS Ocelot. But my only defence is the whole planning started with Max Horton QGM volunteering to afternoon was devoted to having answers to the queries refit the submarine, which after twenty years of being to DS Members on this trip; That's my story, and I am neglected (Excuse my loose interpretation of the English sticking to it. I nipped around the site as best as I could in language please Max) was badly in need of some TLC. I the time I had, discovering the Dockyard Church had then revamped the quotes, and sort interest from DS been 'Renovated to a more economic viable use;' namely Members, and confess, I did not expect there to be much a conference centre. This is what I discovered when interest due to the high cost of accommodation, transport calling to see the base vicar to bless our model in and cost of living down south, compared to what we have memory of those lost on Truculent. Just after four thirty I in Derby. However, they are Submariners, and we thought it prudent to remove my car from the dockyard as assembled a group of 12 of us to attend this weekend of it appeared the volunteers had an early knock off imitating returning 'Our' Truculent to her Spiritual Home of the dockies of old! (Not a criticism, just a guilty Chatham where she sailed from and most of her crew, conscience on my part for where I was parked). Thus I never to return. A couple of donations for others to attend, went to book in at the King Charles and to sort out all the helped, and DS is grateful this trip worked.. With the £12 bookings were OK for the weekend of our group. Day Ticket required to visit the museum it was decided to Fortunately, they were, and thence once settled in my upgrade the tickets to the yearly one, even though they room, I logged in to email Derbyshire Submariners of the were unlikely to be used again, thus all the group could if Sitrep on the visit. I must admit I was impressed that by they wished revisit over the weekend whether just doing the time I had gone out for a meal and, thence re logged the Friday and Saturday or the three day weekend. We in you had all replied. Thanks to all of you I could have also managed to supply a Chatham Maritime Dockyard a bath and dhoeby, and have a relatively early night which Booklet for everyone. I was ready for. Thus at 22:45hrs it is time for bed, looking forward to an interesting weekend. It was blatantly obvious that I would not, even leaving at 4am be able to pull in all the organisation required on the Saturday 9 September. Up bright and bushy tailed after Friday morning ready for people to arrive on Friday. a couple of cups of tea and a shower and wash.

7 No point heading out for a paper early in Chatham; for spoke to one of the staff and organised a ride back to the some unknown reason despite the close proximity to main gate for them at the end of the Ropery tour which London they arrive later than Stanley Village 06:30am, was excellent service provided by a golf buggy. This which has always been a mystery to me! Thus checked service was much appreciated by many over the my emails and went for an 8am leisurely breakfast of weekend as it enabled them to get to the far end of the cereal and a Full English. Thence set off for a stroll into dockyard and ride back to the main entrance. The Gillingham to the Co-op which I know is one of the first to professional tour of the Ropery was superb (as always) open with the papers, but on reaching the end of the High and always a highlight especially as it is a working Street, and Gillingham Railway Station, I realised I had commercial venture, as well as a museum. By this time I missed it (somehow). Being as I was at the station I knew everyone had arrived safely, and later learnt ALL enquired about the trains for the following day to were wandering the dockyard making my decision to Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey but more of that come down a day early to organise everything worthwhile later. to extend the groups enjoyment.

Thus retracing my steps it dawned on me the Co-Op was now a Budgen's Supermarket instead, and one or two shop, including Poundland had shuffled around. I waited until the morning departures subsided at reception and double checked all bookings and made a payment thence put the welcome packs together including one of the Dockyard Information booklets, the individual one year dockyard passes, a note with details of their room number etc and these were placed in reception in case anyone caught me unaware and came early. I thence set off to HSBC, and to get some batteries from Poundland for my alarm clock that had stopped, but I had woken up at 6am as normal anyway. Enroute I passed a long crocodile of army personal, certainly 50+ jogging along two deep and I returned to the rope shed to walk the ¼ mile to the end I assume from the laboured expressions they could have (and return) thence left the longest brick building in had a crate of ale in their haversacks as they jogged Europe, and walked the outside where the TV series 'Call along the pavement heading back to the barracks. I could the Midwifes' was filmed. Walking the long distance to not resist a cheerful 'Good Morning Gents, I am glad I am the end is worth doing if only to see the wonderful sight of a Naval Pensioner', which fortunately many of them found the many upturned cannons that hold up what I assume amusing!! With all emails answered I started getting my was the original dockyard bike shed, but now parking of 'Check Reports' as requested that our crew were crossing a private firm using the buildings. I also noted on my the Dartford Bridge (Except one young lady who shall be travels that much of the dockyard was now in the nameless who advised me they had come through the University of Kent's hands. This also included the tunnel which worried me as that meant she was heading dockyard Church which was stripped and turned into a North). An easy mistake to make I suppose confusing a massive University Auditorium with all artefacts cleared whopping big bridge in the sky, with a tunnel under the out completely and a grandstand of seating and screens River Thames if you are concentrating on your driving!! for seminars and presentations. A walk along the sea Thus I knew that in about 30 minutes on the A2, the first front was undertaken with a walk through the history of would arrive in about 30 minutes. On arrival of Clifford & the dockyard displays which includes lots of submarine Judy with Peter & Joyce I advised the rooms were not history. I noted that the C17 was the first WWI submarine quite ready and suggested they go down the dockyard built in Chatham and that rang a bell of one of the and I would meet them down there. Thence followed the submariners that we commemorate each 11/11 at the 'Check Report' from the two final cars of the squadron grave of a Derby man in Nottingham Road Cemetery. who were advised all ready for them with welcome packs, However our two submariners served on the Barrow Built tickets etc at the King Charles. boats C16 & C25 showing my failing memory! It was now I set off to walk down to the Dockyard via the King George late in the day and I 'bimbled' (Walking aimlessly or a slow V PH & The Canon PH in Brompton, to enquire on pub pace) off to exit the dockyard to meet everyone in the bar meals for my 6pm briefing on meal options. Having got of the King Charles Hotel as arranged at 6pm. the menu, and being advised of a NEW Wetherspoons in Everyone was there at 6pm and I went through the eating Chatham near the Bus Station I was suitably armed with options of hotel, pub, the new Thomas Waghorn enough information and choices. I had no problem Weatherspoons at Chatham or the one we knew at locating the group viewing the excellent model of HMS Rochester, the Beefeater, Hungry Horses etc and one Victory which Chatham is so justifiably proud of as the couple had dined in the dockyard but were not impressed builder. I suggested the tour of the 'Ropery' and with with the quality or price. We were all going our separate stacks of time we set off on a brief tour of the dockyard ways but the general feeling was we should meet up and highlights of looking at the outside of Gannet, HMS/M Saturday Evening for a meal all together which saw Ocelot and Cavalier. We had a pause at one of the café's unanimous agreement. Cheryl, taking Albert and Ken on site where some enjoyed an ice cream and some their was going to recce out the new Wetherspoons, and report sandwiches and coffee. With the ten minute warning to back and it was agreed after our various wanderings all make our way to the Ropery for the tour the majority would meet back in the bar for a lamp swinging session. except one (Well done Clifford) decided at their table they Colin and Isobel had already eaten but were interested in could not pass a toilet whether they wanted to go or not. joining me for a drink at the pub, while I had a pub meal We however arrived at the Ropery ok for the start, but it of Fish & Chips at £6.50 at Brompton nearby to save was obvious a couple in the party were flagging, and I driving or getting a bus around.

8 The King George V pub name refers to the battleship and For Derbyshire Submariners Supporters. Today has the pub is full of Naval memorabilia and is very interesting been an incredibly emotional day with the presentation of and a pub from the Naval Base days. The pub serves the Truculent Model with 12 DS Members, and one SA real ale and the other stuff, but I was the only one able to Medway Member representing the twelve invited. Alex use my Camra Card Discount on! See, Tony I do listen to Patterson from the Trust did a marvellous job of the your constructive criticism mate, and the local real ale presentation, and the official handover of the Derbyshire bitter was most palatable, that I had two!! The Cod had Truculent was undertaken by Albert Birchnall who was been landed that day, and was truly excellent with chips drafted off Truculent just before she sailed on her final and peas. We had a couple of drinks and then set off patrol, and Max Horton QGM who undertook the Refit of through the marriage patch instead of the main road to the model. This has been very much a DS Project with join the main street of Gillingham so Colin could use the financial support from Sir Trevor Soar, Jack Winstanley cash point. Thence my intention was a bath and dhoeby and help from many including TS Kenya, and of course and join them in the bar, but as Colin so succulently the 12 self-funding members down here in Chatham. observed when he arrived not long after me; plan B had Oliver Horner and all the staff in Historic Ships have been been put into place e.g. Do not pass the bar, do not have very supportive, and the staff over our visit have been a bath and dhoeby, sit down relax, and enjoy excellent absolutely unbelievably supportive. My highlight today company. After a joint discussion taking Cheryl's advice has been achieving getting ten DS Members (Clifford and that the Wetherspoons was more than suitable, and near Judy had a prior meeting with friends down here in Kent) the bus station and further discussions the time of 6pm who ALL completed a tour of the WHOLE of HMS/M Saturday night was decided for the DS Weekend Meal Ocelot despite age and infirmity. Given the ages of the together. At 10pm I made my apologies and retired for group from ladies in their prime; and men up to 94 and an early night confident, everyone knew the plans for the more in their 80's than younger it was a joy to see morning, and meeting approx 10am for the Truculent submariners, and pure grit achieve the objective of Memorial Presentation in the Dockyard. getting around the submarine no matter what. It made me proud of all of you, BZ, and I was humbled that YOU were all going to do it despite my concerns. But soppy as it sounds, I am really proud of all of you. Even the seasoned guide stated he did not think it was possible, but he did not want to underestimate submariners, and I loved the comment on our 1940's and wartime submariners of 'It is difficult to slow them down when they get going' to which I could only comment it could be they are not ignoring your instructions, they may have their hearing aids turned off or cannot hear, a bit like Nelson with his 'I see no Signal'! All will remember this visit for this opportunity to go through Ocelot, not the least Colin Watson showing Isobel around his old home, and most of the ladies had never been down a submarine before. The enjoyment on all your faces today as you emerged from the complete tour of the boat has made up for the terrible disappointment of the failed lottery grant for this wonderful weekend, and honestly I thank all eleven of you for joining in on this weekend. We all meet up tonight for a meal at the Weatherspoon's in Chatham, so time for a bath and dhoeby and catching the bus to have a celebration drink (or two!). Again thanks to Alex giving up Saturday 10 September. We awoke to rain forecast for his day off to look after us, the gentleman from Medway Noon! However by 9am it had cleared up and I sauntered Branch and ALL the staff of the whole of Historic off to the dockyard via one of the Napoleonic Moats and Dockyard who treated, and looked after us all over the through HMS Pembroke which is now the University whole time we were on site over this very special grounds of both Greenwich and Medway buildings. I weekend for us to return Truculent to her Spiritual Home arrived at 09:30hrs and before very long all three of the of Chatham. Terry Hall Derbyshire convoy arrived. A representative from Medway SA arrived and we kept an eye out for the other Basically, after the Presentation our group disbursed into five who we expected from Medway SA until 10:45hrs a the dockyard, some calling back at the hotel to change delay of 15 minutes, but unfortunately no one else turned into ‘cooler’ more appropriate clothing, and we all met up up, and we hope they are all OK? However, we kicked at Noon for our Ocelot Tour. After this various parts of the off the presentation with Alex Patterson welcoming the site were toured including the Ropery, the two skimmer group to the Maritime Chatham site, and thanking DS for ships, galleries, Victory the list is endless. I did however the kind donation of the splendid model of Truculent. We discover that the Church of the Dockyard has now been had decided the official hand over should be conducted stripped out and deconcentrated with all evidence of the by Albert Birchnall who had served on Truculent coming fact it was a church removed apart from its bell in the off just before her fatal voyage and Max Horton QGM who tower on the roof. The building is now under the control had not only fully refitted the boat but had served on 'T's' of one of the university’s for seminars with appropriate in the 1950's. We were treated to tea and biccys and we electronics for presentations. The Galleries on the await some of the photos snapped of the occasion. An dockside are modernised and have a lot of the submarine email I sent out Saturday night summed up my own history which all who visited thought very worthwhile. personal feelings with regards the day and presentation. Unusually at a museum you are allowed to take photos in this section

9 I would also recommend the World Ship Society premises There were 20 Standards plus the Scouts, Guides etc between the Ropery and the Gallery which has a who marched with their groups, ex Service and others. wonderful collection of books for sale at very reasonable We then set off with the warning as we approached the prices, and any Merchant Navy Man would really Park that the trees were overhanging the footpath and we appreciate the magnificent collect of individual Lines and were to slope the Standards. One did not; and had a Ship Class publications many only a £1 or £2. Good terrible trouble extracting his Standard from the foliage! collection of Royal Navy Books too so if you like books The whole town must have turned out to support the and references you can go back to time and time again parade which formed up in the Park with the Revd. instead of always searching the internet pop in and have Gordon Warren RN (Hon) conducting wearing I noted a a look. I also enjoy walking to the far end of the dockyard blue HM Submarines necklace with his RN ID Card on! between the longest brick built buildings in Europe (or We sang Eternal Father and held a moving Service with was it the world) which is also very interesting especially eight wreaths being laid by the dignitaries, two MNA the novel use of old disused canons as supports for lean Branches, Ton Class and small ships Assns. too buildings etc. About 17:30hrs we had all returned to After the Parade we reformed up to march back up the the King Charles and eager to set off for Chatham town past the dais at the Town Hall where the Mayor took Wetherspoons on a pre booked table for 12. We all the salute and came to a halt just past the Church where enjoyed our meals and returned to the Hotel afterwards the Standard Bearers received a RPC to the Town Hall to for a final farewell drink for some of our party who were receive a generous tot of Pussers before making our way leaving the following morning. over the Social Club to socialise. A wonderful buffet was Sunday 11 Sept. After waving off half of our squadron of laid on with Standard Bearers invited first to partake cars, I understand one had to return! A certain young lady followed by the Sea Cadets which was I thought very nice had forgotten her embroidery. I was unaware of this as I of the organisers. Entertainment was provided by a had set off for the train to attend the Wildfire III young lady doing 40’s songs, and a good sing song was Commemorative Service at Queenborough on the Isle of soon underway between mouthfuls of food and beer. I Sheppey with the Submariners Standard. It transpired also got the answer to a question that puzzled me as the embroidery had been hidden under the cover there was a massive road bridge over the river to the Isle stretched across the bottom of the bed of their room. I of Sheppey, but the railway line was low down to the river. enquired why did you not just ring for me to bring it back You can see in the photo that the to Derby; to be told she would have fidgeted and ‘dripped’ railway line was at ground level all the way back to Derby so they came back for it. Colin but had a gantry either side of the & Isobel were visiting and having lunch with friends and river and apparently when big Max & Sue were back to the dockyard with his cam ships enter this lifts the rail line up recorder. As stated I walked to the station and got the to allow the ships to pass at high train with one change to get to the Isle of Sheppy. tide. About 4pm, after bidding farewell to our hosts and Impressed with the service, and the trains which were all the submariners, and new found friends I made my way spot on time. At the station in Queenborough I met the back to the station and onwards to Sittingborne where I RNA Folkestone Standard Bearer who I thought I could changed train back to Gillingham, for a walk back down follow but he told me had indulged a little too much last the High Street to the Hotel. (£4.80 return with Railcard). year, and could not remember where to go. Having I sauntered over to the King George PH to take a book I researched, and with my trusty map pre-prepared (No was donating to their library, and bid farewell to a comments thanks Tony) we got to the Town Hall to be submariner who I had met over the weekend. Colin and greeted by the Mayor who invited us to leave our Isobel were also late back from their day out, and joined Standards and gear as this was the start point, and we me for a couple of drinks before we returned to the hotel set off for the sea front for me to a have a recce of the where Max and Sue were before we said our farewells area after the other guy had bee-lined for the sailing club but we all met up prior to departure the following day for his breakfast. Whether this was solid or liquid was anyway. irrelevant, as I was well breakfasted, and too early to drink. Thus, I walked for an hour and half along the River Monday 12 Sept. I left the hotel a bit earlier as I was Medway down to the confluence of the River Thames, traveling to the RBL Poppy Factory at Ayelesford which I and thinking of the tragedy of the Truculent sinking in a always do to pick up any Poppy Appeal Material I need similar environment due to the tide being out, and the as a Poppy Appeal Organiser (PAO) and this was swiftly extensive mud flats which defeated many of the crew. achieved and I joined the M20 for the plod to the M25 and However, this day was red hot with the temperature being Dartford Crossing through the tunnel. The traffic was very well over 20o C not early January as in 1950! heavy but not a problem, and I found even though the outside lane of four was crawling, by staying in the inside On getting back to Queenborough Park it was all activity lane, I could quite happily keep going as no one appeared with the sound system, and other preparations being to want to use the inside lane including the lorries! made. I walked along the rather barren promenade Unfortunately, the good journey unravelled on Jct 10 M1, watching some divers, and returned to the Town Hall to and before I could get off the motorway. I hit standing collect the Standard and kit and went to the Social Club traffic for 25 minutes on a very hot day, but once moving for a briefing, and a very sociable hour with Trevor the (again in the inside lane) I completed my journey in five National SA Standard Bearer and the Kent SA Standard hours including a comfort break. as well as many others including quite a lot of MNA who were good company. We thence made our way to the Thank all who supported this weekend presentation of the Church which was the start point of the Parade. On Truculent, and if anyone intends to go down in January forming up with the Standard three deep behind the local please let me know, and details will be in the NL when Sea Cadet Drum Band, I found myself in the front with the they are released by the Medway Submariners. Talking other two submariner, and other Royal Navy Standards. of weekends away, do not forget to book Southport 2017.

10 THE SILENT DEEP The Silent Deep is aimed at those with a serious interest by P. Hennessy and J. Jinks (Penguin £12.99) in Military History. But even those of us who don't fully Found inside missile tube number 16 of HMS Victorious, understand the technical and engineering complexities one of Britain's Trident nuclear submarines, are some can still get a feeling for the human side of things. There's brackets. These vessels cost £1 billion each - just one of the language for a start. Exercises in which you their Spearfish torpedoes will set you back £1 million - manoeuvre the submarine up and down and around are and they are constructed in a building twice the size of Angles and Dangles, a hammer is a Knockometer, while Old Trafford football ground, designed to withstand an an early computer system to control the torpedoes was earthquake of the magnitude that occurs once every the Fruit Machine. The secret communications crew are 10,000 years. But these particular brackets were added known as Sneaky Beakies, while everyone says that their by the crew of Victorious themselves. Their job is to hold superiors' OBEs stand for Other Buggers' Efforts. The the ironing board in place. It's a sign, say the authors of first nuclear submarine was called Resolution, it was this history of the RN Submarine Service since World War going to be Revenge, until someone realised this implied II, of human beings' 'urge to domesticate pretty well it would have failed as a deterrent. Those who serve on anything if they have to live in submarines commemorate their special status with a close proximity to it'. What for badge known as the Dolphin (it shows said creature) the rest of us are terrifying presented in a ceremony where you must drink two instruments of war that could fingers of rum then catch the badge in the bottom of the end civilisation as we know it glass between your teeth. Alcohol is rationed more are, for their highly-trained carefully these days than in the Fifties, when the so-called sailors, the office. Sometimes William Tell incident saw two crew members shoot a half- submariners wrap potatoes in full whisky glass off a colleague's head, grazing his skull tin foil and bake them on the in the process.

engine. They have films to Medical standards have risen, too. A veteran from shortly watch, and books to read, after the war remembered treatment as: 'Above the waist, though when a 1978 mission aspirin. Below the waist, the Number Nine depth charge, was extended while at sea the an explosive laxative capable of moving the bowels of the crew found the library's Earth.' Hardly ever does a submarine engage with the paperbacks 'rarely man enough to endure the re-reading enemy, but when it does, the drama is intense. The book incurred'. That's a reminder, of course, that this is an gives a detailed account of how HMS Conqueror sank the office like no other: once you're on a submarine, you're Argentinian ship the Belgrano during the Falklands War. on it for the duration. At one point in the Seventies, the 'When the first torpedo impacted, a cheer erupted in length and regularity of Polaris patrols meant no crew Conqueror's control room. 'But within seconds, silence member would ever be present at the birth of his child. descended once again as Conqueror's men realised what 'Sorry about that,' said their Commander, Hugh they had done. 323 men would lose their lives.' The Mackenzie, 'but I promise that I will have you there for the weight of the responsibility, all the more terrible with a conception.' The special surroundings mean the crew nuclear weapon bears down on the Prime Minister, too. see themselves as special, too. 'No one can really know what life in a boat is like until they do a trip,' said Michael One of the first tasks when you get the job is to complete Hurley, who served in the Fifties. 'Some of it is the handwritten letters instructing our submarines as to unbelievable: the condensation is like rain at times’. whether they should retaliate in the event of a nuclear attack wiping out Britain's chain of command. David The Silent Deep by Peter Hennessy and James Jinks Cameron asked advice (including that of John Major), but 'Anyone who says submariners have an easy life and 'in the end, it is you in the office on your own. You write don't deserve the extra pay ought to see for themselves.' and then you seal it up. Each [of the letters] goes into the Rr Adm Henry Parker, a recent Controller of the Navy, safe of the Trident submarine, and then, hopefully, when points out that submariners speak of their boats like you stop being Prime Minister they take it out and burn it lovers 'because you live in them. You don't live in an and no one will ever have opened it.' Of course, Royal aircraft'. An even more exclusive set is the Trigger Club: Navy sailors being what they are, the Prime Minister has that small band of officers who have fired the nuclear another important function. HMS Tireless has a weapon itself (thankfully an unarmed one, in test photograph of David Cameron pinned to one of its walls. exercises). And yes, it is a trigger: the famous red button The picture bears the caption: 'An Important Message might be red, but it isn't a button, the missiles are from the Prime Minister. Don't stomp up and down the launched with a handle modelled on that of the Colt .45 ladders.' revolver. The enormity of all this responsibility requires that only the best reach the top of the Submarine Service, WELFARE AND PENSIONS which is where Perisher comes in.

This course for potential commanders tests their mettle Pension Tracing over several grueling days at sea. In the old era they A new Dept. of Work & Pensions website has been were given a huge party at the start, so their hangovers launched by the Pension Tracing Service to help people could reproduce the effects of fatigue. On the Perisher to locate their lost pension savings. It is estimate that attended by the authors of this book, one of those taking there is £400 million in unclaimed pension savings. part dithers about how to respond in an exercise, he has Please go to the website: www.gov.uk/find-pension- a raw steak thrust at him by a superior: 'You need some contact-details . They can also be contacted by phone: red meat. Decide! Decide!' But it all ensures that only the 0845 600 2537 from 8am – 6 pm, Monday to Friday. most able get through. As a member of the American There also is the Pension Advisory Service – Navy put it when asked about the difference between his www.pensionsadvisoryservice.org.uk and Pension commanders and the British ones: 'Balls, balls.' Advice – www.pension-advice-online.co.uk .

11 UK & EUROPE SUBMARINE NEWS WWII British Submarine Found off Denmark

Two Men Launch Pedal-Powered Submarine Voyage L Ostenfeld & R.Booth The Guardian, 5 Sept 2016 Across Channel MNA Newsletter Whereabouts of HMS Tarpon had been a mystery since Two men have embarked on a week-long underwater it was sunk by a Nazi ship in 1940 with the loss of at least voyage across the Channel in a submarine using pedal 50 lives, the RN missing for 76 years, has been power. French engineers Antoine Delafargue, 33, and discovered 40 metres beneath the waves off the coast of Michael De Lagarde, 36, have now been bolted into a Denmark. HMS Tarpon was destroyed by a heavily homemade sub and departed on their 155-mile voyage. armed German merchant vessel with the loss of at least The brave adventurers, who have known each other for 50 British lives on 10 April 1940. The wreck, which was 15 years, set off for the week-long adventure from reached by Danish divers 50 miles from the shore last Plymouth to the French port of Saint-Malo. Their week, is being treated as a war grave. The divers found specially-designed autonomous sub is powered by its two some of the hatches open, the glass in the periscope pilots taking shifts pedalling, with both burning as many shattered and severe destruction below the tower where calories as completing a stage of the Tour de France it appeared to have been hit by a depth charge. There every day. Speaking just before their departure, Antoine, was also evidence of a battle, with two of its torpedo tubes from Brittany, said: ‘This submarine is very particular, it is empty. German naval records suggest the Tarpon had pedal-powered’. The whole thing has been built for the fired twice at a German merchant ship before being sunk last two-and-a-half years. I funded this project at a cost in a devastating counterattack. The submarine was of about £100,000, as I'd always wanted to build a discovered in March by a Danish war museum owner, submarine since I was a kid’. ‘I suddenly thought 'Wow, Gert Normann Andersen, and a UK marine archaeologist, now I have the skills as an engineer; maybe I can just go Dr Innes McCartney, who were seeking wrecks from the first world war Battle of Jutland. about it and build it?' The first historical submarines were all human powered because there was no electricity at It means families of the seamen finally know exactly the time, so it's like coming back to the first submarines where their loved ones perished during WWII. A Danish actually. The two engineers brought the submarine over TV station, DR3, broadcast live footage of the vessel last in a ferry and re-assembled it at the Queen Anne's Battery week, bringing pictures of the wreck to the world for the marina in Plymouth. The 10ft by 3ft sub has to contain all first time. It never crossed my mind that it would be found, their supplies, including food, water and oxygen as well said Sheila Summer, 77, from Crosby in Merseyside, who as navigational and sonar instruments. They are was 11 months old when her father, Reginald Kellond, an expected to travel at a speed of around 1-2mph. Antoine engine room artificer on the Tarpon, died aged 31. It was has been working on the idea and design for the thought-provoking to see the wreck on the bottom and to submarine since about 2008, and it has taken a lot of know my father had been in there. Just before the work and a lot of patience to get where he is now. He submarine set sail, the engineer had sent his wife a last said: ‘I'm a little bit stressed, but very excited. ’We will letter. I am very glad to hear that Sheila is much better, have two boats following us the whole way. They will be he wrote. I believe that whooping cough is a sensible around tracking us in case something bad happens under thing to watch in its early stages. I can guess that you the surface, and they can tow us to safety. We have a list are fairly fed-up and tired and I am very sorry that it is of all the things we need to do before leaving, but on a impossible for you to come here, by the time you get this small sub like this, every small thing takes time. We need we shall be at sea. Well pet, this is all for now. Cheerio to make sure everything is tightened because in a hull like and all the best, love Reg xxx. He was never heard from this there's probably 20 or so holes with screws inside, so again. The 84-metre T-class submarine sailed from we need to make sure they are all tightened because else Rosyth, Fife, in order, it is thought, to attack German it will sink. It will also be quite cold on board, about 16C. merchant ships supplying arms to Nazi-occupied Norway. Other than that we will be fine. Antoine, who has a wife German records suggest that five days after setting out, and four children, said they will follow the sea bed without it fired two torpedoes at Schiff 40, an armed merchant surfacing, across a variety of underwater landscapes ship, both of which missed. The German ship detected including the deep and remote valley at mid-way. He the Tarpon using sonar, saw its periscope and dropped added: ‘We might also uncover some shipwrecks, of depth charges, sinking it within a few hours. which there are dozens lying there waiting to be No one even knew it was there, said McCartney, a identified.’ veteran submarine finder, who was on board the explorer

Gas Leak Scuppers French Attempt to Cross ship last week when divers filmed the wreck. It looked The Channel in Pedal-Powered Submarine very bad. They had depth charged it on several Henry Samuel, Paris 8 August 2016 occasions. The damage was so severe behind the Two Frenchmen who tried to pedal their way across the conning tower it would have flooded in seconds. There Channel in a man-powered submarine had to abandon was also a crater on the seabed, a rare phenomenon ship after sonar woes and a gas leak, organisers apparently created by one of the powerful depth charges. confirmed. They had set off from Plymouth on Friday 5 McCartney said the submarine stood almost upright on Aug and were due to arrive in Saint Malo in western the seabed and had attracted shoals of cod as well as France 250 kilometres (150 miles) away on Aug 12. They ocean debris including ropes and fishing nets, some of claimed to be manning the ‘smallest long-range which had to be cleared before filming. He said 57 British autonomous submarine, and the first human powered submarines were lost in WWII and two more were found one’. However, shortly after leaving Plymouth, the team recently, the HMS P311, another T-class, off the coast of ran into trouble when the sonar on one of the two support Italy, and the S-class HMS Simoom off Turkey. The boats monitoring the submarine’s position stopped question for the MoD is how to protect them from threats working then they realised that the craft’s battery had including fishing trawlers and illegal metal reclaimers, been leaking gas. after all, they are the tombs of British sailors.

12 ARMED FORCES DAY 2017 DS LOCAL NEWS ITEMS AFD date is Saturday 24 June 2017 in Liverpool and initial DS LUNCH CLUB & RAYNESWAY ROAD CHANGES contact details are contained in the link below. https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/armed-forces-day- The August Lunch Club was a completely new venue for 2017-to-be-hosted-by-liverpool us and I confess the location did cause me some concern! Situated at the end of Raynesway and the link out to the DERBYSHIRE DEEPS NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK A6 and A50 for the M1 or to the North it is quite isolated on its own island with the River Derwent one side and the Chief Culinary Specialist or What? Tony Greaves various roads the other. This led to a very confusing half I feel after reading my newsletter as all Derbyshire hour debate in ‘Jim’s Office’ on how anyone could get to Submariners should do, I thought I had better do a quick the pub by foot. After some serious debate on the dit on the term Chief Culinary Specialist! Over the years Alvaston Foot Bridge towards the old Celanese Site and I spent to keep Jolly Jack fed and watered, I have never the fact you can walk alongside Raynesway Dual been called one of those!! I will leave it to your Carriageway; the only conclusion I could offer was to say imagination as to what I have been called, and most to Jim, ‘Does it matter, are you ever likely to walk it?’ Jim contained a swear word. But having just come back from admitted ‘No’ and started to say ‘but if someone;’ to which the best free reunion [diesel boat] I would like to point out he was cut off with you are not going to walk it, so end of some of the people I meet up with still carry the same discussion!! So Yes, it is in what I consider an awkward barrel (Stomach) they did when I sailed with them! Back place, but it does have a new landmark from the road to the term; it could only happen in the good old U.S.A. It now, with the newly opened McDonalds. However, all 17 probably means she can do the best hamburger, pizza or arrived ok and on time for our Lunch Club. The choices even a hot dog by cutting the roll in a straight line. If she of food were six from the main menu, and the rest of us does need any guidance, I could be available!! I would on Carvery’s. With several options a couple had the small have even gone and pinned her Dolphins on her chest for carvery, three the medium carvery and the majority took her, and then check they were straight. But I would not advantage of the £6 special offer of a small carvery and have called her a Chief Culinary Specialist! The Royal a pudding. The bottom line was everyone was impressed Navy probably did not call us by that name as they would with the venue, service and especially the quality of food. have had to pay us specialist pay!!!! And we all know how Pusser worked. Enough said, see you at Trafalgar, the I opted for the small carvery and a Sundae to finish. The dinner; not the battle! carvery was a choice of three meats, gammon, turkey or beef. I had a split roast of beef and turkey and both were DBR. I always look forward to reading Tony's report on excellent, and a really good satisfying portion thence the the DBR, it's always a good read and chuckle so I hope normal carvery options. I especially liked the fact they this does not come across as having a moan at Tony. I served the plates on a small round tray which saved me REALLY do enjoy reading his dits, I just thought it best to an awful lot of work as normally after a carvery lunch club point out to the other readers that I do own more than one I am slaving over the sink trying to get dried gravy off our shirt and also to point out that SOMEONE may have over purpose made DS Lunch Time mats! Most chose the indulged in Red wine, Pussers, or beer or even all three Apple Pie and custard but I opted for the Choc Sundae or he has moved into fiction. His observation of my and Cheryl (Alberts Daughter) opted for the soft choc wearing the same shirt in Wetherspoon’s as last year, and middle options which we both agreed were very nice and all of the years previous is correct, I have two mole skin like the apple pies good portions. The agreement at the shirts which I keep for travelling in, and I am always end was definitely keep the Blue Jay on the programme getting a bollocking off my daughter as she bought them for next year, and after some had looked at the Christmas for me some light years ago. Afraid I am a bit of a casual Options that was added to the pot as well! The Christmas shirt or jumper man, so my shirts last a REALLY long Menu was about £15 for three courses, but the quality of time. Now I must take exception to the fact that Tony choices was far better than both The Park and refers to my having worn the same shirt on more than one Bartlewood Lodge. Thus a good endorsement from all occasion. Afraid I am lots of things but not a crabby who attended the lunch club and well worth the ‘Ring a bastard, (Editor: I can vouch for that as I have been told ring a roses’ route to get to it. Incidentally take care by my best Oppo it is impossible for a Ganges lad to be coming off Raynesway to turn into the roundabout access crabby! Scruffy yes, but not crabby). Six shirts were as the designer was obviously a none driver, who designs taken and six shirts were worn, so I am assuming that using Dinky toys on a Matchbox road plan!! It is also Tony had forgotten his glasses, or is in need of a quick worth mentioning that Raynesway Asda Island has had a trip to Specsavers otherwise the finger must be pointed change of layout, and the left hand lane now only filters at the Red wine; or he was more pissed than me. Apart left onto Nottingham Road down to Chaddesden. The from all that a real good read, and as Tony states a real right hand lane now filters into two lanes with straight good weekend with real good mates (apart from Tony), a over for Oakwood and obviously right for Asda and pity that the 'Beat Bobby' wasn't with us, just remind him Spondon. It has only just changed, but easy to follow. that he joins the 74 Club in October. Hope you have all recovered and keeping well. Dave With the event co-inciding with the Service and Internment of a fellow Derbyshire Submariner at a private MERCHANT NAVY DAY Sat 3 Sept 2016 family only event, I decided it most appropriate to break Fine dry and sunny up until 10am, and then the heavens out one of our decanters and the Cockburn’s Port to toast opened up before the Annual Service on Ilkeston Market Doug Clarkes passing. As per normal a couple of Staff Place at 10:45hrs. Four Standards including the were invited to join us but we were prevented from our Derbyshire Submariners, and a small crowd paid homage normal practice of passing a drink into the kitchen as a to our Merchant Mariners, past and present. Run by strictly no drinking ban applied to the staff, but we thank Erewash Council, and well attended by the RBL Ilkeston the management of the Blue Jay very much for the RBL and a number of members of the public. privilege of Passing the Port with no corkage charges.

13 AUSTRALIA SUBMARINE NEWS Women on Boats by Cdre Bob Trotter RAN OAM (Rtd)

HMAS Onslow. Venture into the secret world of ‘I enjoyed reading The Log item last week about the USN submarine warfare on HMAS Onslow. Our submarine claiming some form of bragging rights by awarding Silver was decommissioned in 1999, just weeks before coming Dolphins to a lady. I’m not totally sure, but I believe that to the museum. It's still close to operational condition. the RAN was 4th after the Norwegians, Danes and So, if you go onboard, listen out for the diving alarm! Swedes to open up submarines to the ladies. Readers of Onslow was commissioned The Log may be interested in how Head Office dealt with during the Cold War, a the issue way back in our own ground-breaking history. tense time that called for a It began in 1993 when the Australian government policy submarine to watch, listen allowed women to serve in navy combat roles except in and collect information Submarines, DDGs and in the Clearance Diving Branch. without detection. It's most Despite the many interesting but apocryphal stories about secretive work was tracking why women could not serve in submarines it was really Soviet submarines moving only a matter of practicality and money. Like the DDGs, into the Arabian Gulf from the design and the pending end of service life of the Vladivostok via the Coral Sea and the Great Australian Oberon’s made it impractical and very expensive to Bight. HMAS Onslow looks great in her new home, no convert accommodation, heads and bathrooms to a longer outboard of a skimmer. Richard Coathup who satisfactory layout for mixed gender use. As memories posted this photo said ‘Our guides on Onslow were warm do fade over time I could stand corrected on some of what and friendly. follows but the gist of the message is correct; indeed, Editor I remember HMS Onyx looking like this when she some inaccuracy can often save tons of explanation. In was part of the Historic Ships in Birkenhead, where Derby about 1993, yours truly Bob Trotter was Director General SOCA had no less than three full coachload visits before Naval Manpower and Kim Pitt was Director Submarines, the collection was broken up with most artefacts now Security and Intelligence. At some stage one of us, I sunk, or scrapped, which is a great pity. forget which, thought that it was time to reconsider the aspirations of female sailors and that it would be wise to Former HMAS Platypus North Sydney. Now closed test the above policy against the design features of the with a draft management Plan Invitation for Public Collins Class, then well into the construction program.

Comment. The former HMAS Platypus site (Platypus) on The conclusion that Kim and I reached was that the Neutral Bay is managed by the Sydney Harbour habitability standards of Collins submarines were suitable Federation Trust (Harbour Trust) in accordance with the for mixed gender occupation with only minor and Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act 2001 and the inexpensive modification. This conclusion was passed Harbour Trust’s Comprehensive Plan. The up the chain to the Chief of Navy (then our own VADM Comprehensive Plan sets out the Harbour Trust’s vision Ian MacDougall) advising him that with sensible to transform Platypus into a public park with buildings management there were no barriers to opening the adapted for a range of cultural, recreational, community submarine force to women. CN passed his intent to do and commercial uses. The Comprehensive Plan also so on to the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, requires the preparation of a more detailed management the Hon Gordon Bilney who, with commendable plan to provide more information about how this vision will adroitness, turned CN’s intent into a Government- be realised. In accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, announced initiative. Given the fundamentally important the Harbour Trust has prepared a Draft Management nature of this decision, the Submarine Personnel Team (I Plan for Platypus. forget the precise name) toured the country briefing Editor. What a wonderful base this was to operate from existing submariners and their families on the nature of right under the ‘Coat Hanger’ with the Sydney Opera the change and how it was to be carried out. One House opposite the harbour. How much more civilised it interesting, indeed intriguing, tale comes out of the first was than RN Submarine bases with washrooms, and a such briefing which was held at Russell Offices and which sauna to sweat out the dieso after a patrol on the jetty. I attended with Kim Pitt. There was a full audience of Thanks for the Memories Plats! HMAS Platypus was families including some wives with a rather forbidding commissioned on 18 Aug 1967, conjointly with the look about them. At the Open Forum one leapt to her feet Australian 4th S/M Squadron as the eastern Australian and stated quite firmly; ‘The minute one of these base for the six RAN Oberon class submarines. Platypus women sets foot onboard a submarine he’s (hubby) which was referred to as ‘Plats’ by the ship's company out of the Navy.’ We responded with ‘Why madam and and was the only dedicated submarine base in Australia. all ladies here, please trust that the navy’s management Engineering Workshops, Medical Facilities, the of this transition will strictly apply the established rules for Submarine School, Communications Centre and inter-personal behaviours in mixed gender ships.’ The Administration were all housed at Plats providing the stern wife replied ‘It's not the navy or him that I don’t trust, it’s ‘them women’!’ support required for the submarines and their crews to remain operational. While the submarines operated from Paradoxically for this lady’s fears, part of the advice to CN the waterfront, the RAN’s torpedo workshops occupied or the discussion between Kim and me, forecast a the southern part of the site. In 1999, HMAS Platypus personnel management problem if separate sleeping and the torpedo workshops closed down when the accommodation became the rule as it would hinder the Commonwealth decided to relocate its submarine base to ability to provide reliefs, especially short notice ones, if HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. The site was handed whenever a sailor needed replacing, it had to be with one over to the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust on 23 July of the same gender. This was probably too ‘radical’ a 2005, and is currently closed to public access while step in those early days, and the consideration of mixed remediation works of the ground contamination and accommodation was not carried forward or accepted but, buildings on the site is undertaken. I understand that that it is now accepted practice.’

14 REMEMBRANCE PROGRAMME DERBY 2016 volunteers to make it happen. We are also again

Tues 8 Nov 10am RBL Ilkeston outside Service of sponsoring the laying of a Wreath by the Mayor of Derby Remembrance Park Cemetery, Park Rd jct Cantelupe on the Jubilee Club Memorial Board, in the main entrance Rd, Ilkeston, DE7 5DJ. In conjunction with Chaucer foyer in thanks to them for providing this facility for our School where the children lay 66 Poppy crosses around use free of charge on Armistice Day, a special concession the War Memorial. which is much appreciated. There will be Coffee & Tea available for a small charge/donation and Full Bar Tues 8 Nov 11am RBL Ilkeston Service of Facilities. All are welcome to come and join in this social. Remembrance, All Saints Church, Ladywood Rd, A6096, Kirk Hallam DE7 4NF. This is a short Service in Church followed by the pupils of Ladywood School/Daly Moor Junior laying 8 Poppy crosses in the Churchyard at War Graves.

Tues 8 Nov 11:45am Friends of Stanton Rd (NEW) Service of Remembrance co-ordinated by Ilk RBL.

Weds 9 November 10am. Friends of Chaddesden Park organised and involves at least six local schools. Ex Servicemen are invited to act as a Squad Ldr and mentor individual schools from the car park to march up past the 11/11 2016 Mayor and other dignitaries at the War Memorial and back again. There is an award for the smartest school as judged by the Mayor. The open air svc is followed by Tea and Biscuits in one of the adjacent Friends buildings. Standards are welcome as are Veterans to march in the Vets squad. Good support encourages children with the concept of Remembrance. DE21 6LN

Friday 11 Nov 10am Derbyshire Submariners Annual Homage to two WWI Submariners. Meet at the main gate entrance Nottingham Road, DE21 6FP. Anyone requiring directions please contact me for an email map which contains brief information on the loss of the two submariners interned in the cemetery. We escort the Mayor of Derby in convoy down to the first grave; ERA John Brooks S/M C16 grave. thence onto the grave of Signalman Charles Buttle S/M C25 which is near Soldiers Corner. After the two short services we adjourn to Soldiers Corner a short walk or drive away.

Friday 11 Nov 10:45am Derby City Council Assemble Our DS ladies have volunteered and anyone not at the Commonwealth War Graves at Soldiers Corner. As attending the Services in Nottingham Road Cemetery is a concession by DCC due to age and welcome at the club from 11am. I and several DS Full infirmity they will allow exit straight down Members are committed at 10am for the two WWI from Soldiers corner onto Nottingham Rd Submariner grave Memorials thence followed by the Main opposite Reginald Rd Chaddesden, DE21 Derby City and D&DExSvcs Soldiers Corner Service. We 6ND. Please take care crossing this busy road whether only do a raffle to cover our outlay of printing and walking or driving to the Jubilee Club. organisation, including the wreath, but it is an important Friday 11 Nov From 11:15am Derbyshire job we must cover so we are grateful to our ladies and Submariners On completion of the Soldiers Corner you friends who have volunteered to help, it is appreciated. are invited to join the Mayor of Derby and socialise at the Any suitable raffle prizes would also be welcome too but Jubilee Club, Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 it is also important that we have good representation in 6LJ. At this event a Wreath will be laid by the Mayor on Nottingham Road Cemetery which is what it is all about. the Jubilee Club War Memorial in the Foyer. This is very Sunday 13 November 11am Most City, Town and much an informal gathering where tea or coffee and bar Villages have their own services supported by our will be available. We will hold a raffle to cover expenses members. The City of Derby is supported by DS with a and we take this opportunity to thank the Committee and wreath being laid by Derbyshire Submariners. Individual Jubilee Club Members for opening specially for this details as issued by Councils who are the Civic leaders in occasion at a lunchtime, and sharing their club with the this National Memorial Service. DE1 3AE Derby Market ex Service Community. The event is open to all, and we Place & Ilkeston Service DE7 5QG See local press for feel a nice conclusion to the Remembrance Time in fitting details of your locality. company. Children’s Service. The sponsor of the Children’s Please note I have endeavoured to put in postcodes to Wreaths unexpectedly pulled out earlier this year leaving the locations for Satnav users but as with all electronics the Friends of Chaddesden Park without a sponsor. I please be aware of roughly where you are travelling too have covered 2016 for them, but a long time sponsor is beforehand required, or someone to help organise for them, so please After 11/11 Social. We have undertaken this Social after contact [email protected] Friends of the Soldiers Corner for five years now but we do need Chad Park if you feel you can assist in future.

15 USA SUBMARINE NEWS Seek, But Shall Ye Find?

US Navy Plans to Triple the Amount The Economist 6 Aug 2016 of Missiles Per Submarine A Proliferation of Quieter Submarines is pushing Kris Osborn The National Interest 01 Aug 2016 Nnavies to concoct better ways to track them The Navy will soon finish initially prototyping new During war games played off the coast of Florida last weapons tubes for its Virginia-Class submarines year, a nuclear-powered French attack submarine, designed to massively increase missile firepower, bring Saphir, eluded America’s sub-hunting aircraft and the platform well into future decades and increase the vessels with enough stealth to sink (fictitiously) a newly range of payloads launched or fired from the attack boats overhauled American aircraft-carrier, Theodore The new missile tubes, called the Virginia Payload Roosevelt, and most of her escort. An account of the drill Modules, will rev up the submarines Tomahawk missile on a French defence-ministry website was promptly firing ability from 12 to 40 by adding an additional 28 deleted, but too late for it to go unnoticed. Nor was this payload tubes, more than tripling the offensive strike French victory a fluke. In 2006, in what was very far from capability of the platforms. Prototyping of the new being a war game, a Chinese diesel-electric submarine submarines amounts to early construction, meaning the surfaced near Okinawa within torpedo range of another missile tubes now being engineered and assembled with American carrier, Kitty Hawk, without having been be those which will ultimately integrate into the completed detected by that carrier’s escort of more than a dozen boat. Increasing undersea strike capability is a key vessels, and anti-submarine aircraft. And, from the point element of the strategic calculus for the Navy as it of view of carrier-deploying navies, things are threatening continues to navigate its way into an increasingly high- to get worse. Saphir, launched in 1981, hardly represents tech and threatening global environment; potential the state of the art in underwater undetectability; in the adversaries are not only rapidly developing new quieting decade since the Okinawa incident diesel-electrics have weapons and sonar detection technologies but also become even quieter. For an inkling of the silence of the fielding long-range, precision-guided anti-ship missiles new generation of such subs when they are running on designed to target surface ship at long ranges. battery power alone, without their engines turning, Jerry Hendrix, a former anti-submarine operations officer on the Theodore Roosevelt, asks: ‘How loud is your torch?’ Submarine Collision off Washington Coast Associated Press 19 August 2016 Moreover, submarines are spreading. Since the Cold The Navy says a ballistic-missile submarine and a War ended, the number of countries deploying them has support vessel collided off the coast of Washington state. risen from a dozen or so, to about 40. Many of the There were no injuries from the 18/8 evening incident in newcomers are not part of the Western system of the Strait of Juan de Fuca involving the USS Louisiana alliances. Some are actively hostile to it. And more may and the offshore support vessel. In a statement, the Navy join them. A secondhand diesel electric boat, not state of said the collision occurred during routine operations. the art, admittedly, but effective nevertheless, can be had Damage assessments are being conducted and both for as little as $350m. Worse, for those trying to defend vessels returned to port under their own power, the ships from submarine attack, Western powers have support vessel to Port Angeles, and the submarine to routinely cut anti-submarine spending since the end of the Naval Base Kitsap. An investigation is ongoing. cold war. American carriers retired the S-3 Viking submarine-hunting warplane in 2009, leaving shorter- Sailor Jailed for Pictures of US Nuclear Submarine range helicopters to compensate. Since the Soviet RT Question More 20 August 2016 Union’s demise, the average surface escort of an A judge in a federal court in Connecticut has sentenced a American carrier has shrunk from six vessels to four. US Navy sailor to a year in prison, after the man pleaded guilty to taking six photos of classified areas inside a Modern submarines are not merely quieter than their nuclear attack submarine. Kristian Saucier from predecessors, they are also better armed. Many carry Vermont, captured the images of the USS Alexandria’s anti-ship guided missiles as well as torpedoes. One such, nuclear reactor compartment, the auxiliary steam the CM-708 UNB, was shown off by China in April. It propulsion panel and the maneuvering compartment, packs a 155kg warhead and, after popping out of the while the military vessel was in port in Connecticut in water, flies at near the speed of sound for about 290km. 2009. At that time, Saucier was 22-years-old and served An export version is available but, if you prefer, Russia’s as a machinist mate on the submarine. He said he only submarine-launched Kalibr-PL missile offers a bigger took the pictures to show to his family and future children, warhead and a terminal sprint at Mach three. In his lawyers said. He apparently knew the images he December a submerged Russian submarine hit Islamic captured were classified, and said he did not share any State targets in Syria with four similar missiles. Potential of them with unauthorised recipients. Saucier allegedly adversaries operate or have ordered more submarines destroyed the evidence including his laptop computer, a than Western powers could feasibly find, and track with camera and a memory card after an interview with the FBI their existing defenses. Even Iran has more than a dozen in 2012, so the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative well-armed ‘midget’ subs that hide in the shallows of the Service (NCIS) were never able to determine if the photos Persian Gulf, as well as three big Russian-made Kilo had been distributed to unauthorised people, according class diesel-electrics. Israel’s navy trains as if this trio to federal prosecutors. The sailor will also be subject to carry the Kalibr-PL’s export variant, according to an electronic monitoring for three years after being released Israeli expert. Countries which plan to arm submarines from prison. Under federal sentencing guidelines, he with that missile include China, India and Vietnam. The initially faced up to six years behind bars for putting upshot is that many warships are in jeopardy and may national security at risk. The defendant is also expected only learn just how great that jeopardy is, says Alain to receive an ‘other than honorable’ discharge from the Coldefy, a former vice-chief of France’s defence staff, Navy next month. once a missile is closing fast.

16 WARSHIP WORLD Vol 15 No1 Sept/Oct 2016 Supports of the RN within the House must promote Warship World © Steve Bush Editorial debate about the state of the fleet, submarine numbers

DS Thanks Ian Whitehouse the owner of Navy Books, and the future warship building programme. Austerity and particularly Steve Bush the author of this excellent measures have slashed funding and assets; it would be article for permission to reproduce the editorial from this heartening to see MPs fight for the vast £11.8 billion month’s Warship World; which I am sure reflects what overseas aid budget to be reduced in order to help fund most ex RN think of the dire state of The RN. Further UK border security. It seems foolhardy to be pouring details on https://www.navybooks.com/ funds into states which can afford their own space programme and huge military forces, while at the same Editorial by Steve Bush time ignoring the porous state of our own maritime Years of austerity, cuts and some might even say neglect, borders. The UKBF dilemma merely illustrates that the has left the RN in a perilous state. Operations that were, RN is stretched too tightly, has too few assets and those in the past, the preserve of frigates and destroyers are it has are so sophisticated that deploying them to deter now routinely conducted by Offshore Patrol Vessels and illegal immigration would be a foolish waste of money. RFA’s. Successive governments have elected to reduce There has long been a debate about the quality of our fleet numbers to an absolute minimum, there is no warships versus the quantity of our warships; yet quantity contingency. In effect they have chosen to stop paying is a quality the Royal Navy also needs. I would suggest the insurance premiums. This is a very high risk strategy, that now is the time to resume paying the insurance fine when everything is going to plan, but how do you deal premiums and ensure we have a Navy fit for purpose. with unforeseen circumstances? Ramping up fleet strength in the event of a crisis or new tasking is AND ANOTHER VEIW POINT IN THE SAME VEIGN something that will take years, if not decades, to FROM ACROSS THE POND ON THE IMPACT OF THE implement. The cumulative impact on the RN and its DEMISE OF OUR ONCE GREAT ROYAL NAVY. capability of years of austerity and cutbacks is about to WHAT THE U.S. SHOULD LEARN FROM bite back. Operational Fleet planning, in the current BRITAIN’S DYING NAVY climate of fewer ships and submarines, and increasing By David Axe Reuters News 11 Aug 2016 commitments, must be a nightmare. The challenge of Britain used to boast the most powerful navy in the world. managing ‘the programme’ when there is a class wide No more. That’s a serious problem for allies like the issue with the latest class of air defence destroyer and United States. Traditionally, Britain’s Royal Navy has one of the very costly, and much in demand, nuclear been the U.S. Navy's closest partner. The two have powered submarines has just experienced a collision fought together against most every foe. So any which takes her out of service for a lengthy period. There weakening of the RN also erodes Washington's naval is now no contingency to replace ships disabled by power. Today, however, the RN is a shadow of its former mechanical or accidental damage; no reserve fleet; no self. Government budgeteers have repeatedly, and standby squadron. How can the Navy plan ahead when excessively, cut the numbers of its ships, planes and government makes unannounced cuts; last month it was manpower. It can barely patrol the UK’s own waters, revealed that the RN’s only Mobile Repair ship, RFA much less project British influence abroad. Though Diligence, had been withdrawn from service and put up London officials now vow to reverse the decline, it might for sale. Something that only became apparent as the be too late. With morale plummeting, and its few government sought potential purchasers for the ship. remaining ships frequently malfunctioning at sea, the Faced with a rising migrant crisis in the English Channel RN’s suffering might be terminal. The timing couldn’t be and the ridiculously small number of UK Border Force worse. The West is mobilising to defeat Islamic State, (UKBF) cutters to stop them Keith Vaz MP, of the Home deter an increasingly aggressive Russia, and manage Affairs select committee, has proposed that the RN be China's meteoric rise as a world power. The British fleet's deployed in the English Channel to protect the UK against collapse is an object lesson for cash-strapped people smugglers and the heightened terror threat. governments struggling to balance competing budgetary Suggesting that sophisticated £1Bn ocean going needs in a seemingly ever more volatile world. Yes, warships take on the task of sea cutters, demonstrates a navies are expensive. They require long-term planning, wondrous lack of knowledge of the RN, its task and its work and funding. In peacetime, the fleet’s benefit is often resources. If there is a need for more patrols to counter invisible, marked by the absence of overt conflict. illegal immigration, then the requirement should be Yet navies remain crucial to national defence. Patrolling properly resourced and funded. The RN no longer has international waters with sophisticated sensors and ships to spare that could provide such a capability. The powerful, long-range weaponry, they can respond more days of small vessels providing harbour or inshore waters quickly to crises and bring more firepower to bear than security are long gone. The Royal Naval Auxiliary can air forces (which require nearby runways) and armies Service is a thing of the past, as is the 10th MSS (which move slowly). Navies that die from neglect leave Squadron manned by the RNR. While the RN would a void that rogue states, terrorists and criminals can perhaps welcome the addition of a dozen small patrol quickly fill. It takes navies to keep an eye on vast ocean craft, offering the opportunity for junior offices, senior regions. Remove what was once the world's leading rates and crew to gain independent experience; where fleet, and you create a virtual security vacuum. During could the manpower come from? MP’s should WWII, the British fleet was still dominant. On D-Day in understand the extent to which the RN has declined over 1944, it was able to send more than 900 British warships recent years; MPs should be aware of the mechanical across the English Channel to escort the Allied troops defects plaguing the Type 45 destroyers; MPs should who would liberate Europe from Nazi Germany. As realise that ships are laid up alongside due to a lack of recently as 1982, the RN could quickly muster no fewer manpower; MPs should be concerned that the RN is than 115 ships, including two aircraft carriers carrying jet struggling to meet growing commitments with insufficient fighters, plus 23 destroyers and frigates, to retake the assets in an uncertain and tense world. Falkland Islands from Argentina. 17 Today, the British navy doesn’t even have jet fighters. It A few months later, Islamic State fighters swept through mothballed its last Harriers in 2010. It possesses just 89 north-western Iraq. The world mobilised air and sea ships. (By comparison, the U.S. Navy and Military Sealift power to help Baghdad push them back. The U.S. and Command, the Pentagon's fleet of support ships, have French navies deployed aircraft carriers to launch air roughly 400.) Britain’s fleet has declined amid steady strikes on the militant forces. The U.S. Navy even defence budget cuts, from 4.1% of gross domestic occasionally positioned two flattops in Middle East product in 1988 to 2.6% in 2010. Reductions in 2010 waters. But for the first time in a century, Britain could do sliced another 8% in real terms. As part of a defence little to help. It had no aircraft carriers capable of review in 2015, London vowed to stop cutbacks on the supporting fixed-wing planes. London had fleet. But the damage has been done. On paper, the decommissioned its last, HMS Illustrious, in August 2014. RN's 89 ships include one helicopter carrier, six Illustrious' Harrier strike jets had preceded the vessel into amphibious assault ships, six destroyers, 13 frigates, retirement. Perhaps most damning, in 2016 the RN seven attack submarines and four ballistic-missile withdrew from the South Atlantic after 34 years of submarines. The rest are minesweepers, survey ships deploying at least one large warship to deter Argentina and other support vessels, many no larger than the U.S. from again trying to seize the Falklands Islands. Under Coast Guard's small patrol ships. Only the six destroyers, successive Labour and Conservative governments, 13 frigates and seven attack submarines can be London has consistently cut the RN for more than a considered true frontline vessels, with adequate sensors, decade, while denying that the cuts were detrimental to weapons and protection to fight and survive in a battle national security. The government pointed to several with a sophisticated foe. The other ships require escort multibillion-pound shipbuilding programs for new frigates, through dangerous waters. Roughly half the ships are in destroyers and submarines, as well as an ambitious plan routine maintenance or training at any given time. Several to build two new large aircraft carriers and outfit them with others are committed to small standing patrols, which F-35 stealth fighters. But the new ships are too few, too leaves just a handful of vessels to respond to late. They are also too lightly armed to adequately replace emergencies. But that's assuming there are enough older vessels. Much less to expand and enhance the sailors to operate the ships. The RN has shed people fleet. In recent years, the Royal Navy has replaced 12 faster than ships. Britain had 39,000 sailors in 2000. It old Type 42 destroyers with just six new Type 45s, which now has a little more than 29,000, at least 2,000 short of are larger and more heavily armed than the Type 42s but its authorised strength. Fleet planners tried to address mechanically unreliable. In addition, there are too few to the personnel shortage by side-lining two of its most handle all the missions the older vessels once undertook. powerful ships. This summer, for example, the RN placed The fleet is getting just seven new Astute-class attack the large Type 23 frigate HMS Lancaster in ‘extended submarines, to replace 12 old Swiftsure, and Trafalgar- readiness’: It was tied up dockside, its crew assigned to class submarines. As with the Type 45 destroyers, the other vessels. Astute’s are bigger and pack more firepower than the

Meanwhile, the new Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless ships they're replacing. But like the Type 45s, the suffered serious problems with generators, and entered Astute’s have proved difficult to operate. In any case, port for repairs that could last at least until 2019. As with there aren't enough to cover all the areas the older Lancaster, the fleet dispersed Dauntless' sailors to other submarines once patrolled. Today there are 13 old Type vessels. With those vessels out of action, the Royal 23 frigates in the fleet. The government has approved Navy's real strength dropped from 26 fighting ships to an just eight new Type 26 frigates. Meanwhile, it is unprecedented modern low of 24. Last month, the new promising to build at least five smaller Type 31s to help attack submarine HMS Ambush collided with a merchant keep up the fleet's strength. But the lighter Type 31s could vessel off Gibraltar. The sub suffered serious damage lack the firepower and protection to be a credible and limped back to Britain for repairs that could take deterrent to Russia's far heavier vessels. Indeed, many months, if not longer. That accident reduced the RN's of Britain’s newest ships are remarkably light. London undersea combat strength by nearly 15%. It was a stark has placed orders over the past two years for several reminder that Britain has almost no naval strength in small, lightly equipped patrol vessels. The net effect is a reserve. As budget reductions cut deeper, the British RN that's increasingly made up of small, underarmed fleet withdrew from much of the world. Before 2010, the vessels that maintain the official ship count, but continue RN played a leading role in efforts to curb piracy off the the hollowing-out trend that has steadily sapped its real strength. Somali coast. British frigates formed the core of various international task forces that patrolled the Indian Ocean The new aircraft carriers are perhaps the best examples. and Red Sea. But in 2012, London quietly ended its The two Queen Elizabeth-class ships, which are 920 feet permanent role in the counter-piracy efforts. Britain also long and displace more than 60,000 tons of water, are the felt the dearth of ships much closer to home. In January biggest warships Britain has produced. When they enter 2014, the resurgent Russian navy, which under President frontline service in 2020, they should restore the at-sea Vladimir Putin has embarked on an extensive aviation capability that the RN lost when it retired its modernisation program, sailed a missile-armed cruiser Harrier jets in 2010. The Queen Elizabeth’s, however, through the North Sea. The Russian ship approached to were planned for a larger fleet. An aircraft carrier requires within 30 miles of Scotland. The RN's crucial job is more planes and escorts than Britain can provide. The safeguarding British home waters. But the only available U.S. Navy, for example, never deploys a carrier without warship, the destroyer HMS Defender, was at 60 aircraft aboard and a convoy of three or four Portsmouth on England's southern coast. Defender took destroyers and cruisers, a submarine and several supply 24 hours to make the 600-mile journey to Scotland. It ships. The RN expects to deploy just one carrier at a eventually located the Russian ship and, after the two time, and keep the second at home. It projects that its crews exchanged a few radio messages, Defender new carriers will deploy between 12 and 24 F-35s, too escorted the cruiser away from British territory. few to use the ships to their full potential.

18 In addition, assigning the vessels needed to accompany Kursk was lying at a depth of 108 metres. Kashalots are and supply the carrier; three or four frigates, and among the most secret Russian Navy submarines. To destroyers as escort and a several supply ships to sustain this day, it is unknown whether they obeyed the Navy it, would monopolise the Royal Navy's entire deployable command. At least until 1986 (at the time the first strength. A 60,000-ton carrier can accommodate 50 or submarine of this type was used for three years), they more aircraft. London plans to buy just 48 F-35 fighters, were registered with the GRU. ‘We thought that the crew which means many could be in maintenance or training was killed, there was no contact with them’, continued Lt at any given time. Navies are indeed complex and colonel. ‘The phone rang, Korabelnikov picked up, listed, expensive. Stop paying attention to your Fleet, and it will turned pale, and murmured: The U.S. (...) sunk the ship, go away. For Britain’s allies, there’s a powerful lesson in there will be a war!’ Supposedly said Korabelnikov. Of that. The views expressed in this article are not those course, the American side rejected both theories. Against of Reuters News. this background, the presence of a British boat ‘Splendid’

Editor: Derbyshire Deeps December 2000 extract; in the area was forgotten. In 1986 it encountered a Soviet Everyone was saddened by the loss of the Kursk. I had submarine Simbirsk, and in 1999 struck at Serbia, and many requests that we do something to pay our respects to was supposedly scared by ‘Kursk’ surfaced in the those lost. We organised a remembrance service at Soldiers Mediterranean. After the explosion on Kursk, it left for Corner in Derby’s Chaddesden Park Cemetery, a section repairs at NATO bases. The presence of two boats in the reserved for servicemen of many nations, including several area of the crash, along with the harmonisation of British matelots. Father Daniel, the local Russian Priest, positions on the force majeure between Moscow, conducted the service which went well & saw a good turnout Washington and London, as expected, could cause of Branch members paraded to pay their respects. I laid a delays in the rescue operation of the Russian sailors. traditional Russian Wreath on behalf of the branch, and the Interestingly, it was possible to track down the route of service was attended by the Mayor of Derby, members of the the Americans after the incident, but the situation with the public, including the ex-padre of HMS Terror in Singapore British nuclear submarine has not been clarified. who had SM7 in his Parish. Terry Hall Branch Chairman The idea of a possible involvement of Splendid in the ALLEGATIONS THAT IT WAS US AND UK death of Kursk concerns the British. The British THAT SANK RUSSIA'S KURSK SUBMARINE ‘Wikipedia’ on the page devoted to this boat, made a very Anatoly Miranovsky Pravda.Ru 12 Aug 2016 voluminous retreat. It argues that the British submarine Strategic submarine ‘Kursk’ that sank in 2000 was sunk had nothing to do with the death of the Russian by the Americans. This theory discussed in Russia and submarine. Although the charges were unfounded, the abroad was once again raised by the Polish Wprost, conspiracy theorists have developed them in different referring to the information allegedly received from the directions for a long time, said Wikipedia. Indeed, back Russian General Staff officer, ‘Lt. Col. Andrei.’ According in 2000, Nezavisimaya Gazeta published an opinion of to the authors, the restraint of the Russians made it one of the captain divers, according to which Splendid, possible to avoid a full-scale nuclear war. The fact that found rest next to ‘Kursk’ on the bottom of the Barents ‘Kursk’ perished as a result of the torpedo explosion was Sea, and was blown up during an operation aimed to adopted as the official theory in Russia. The report of the raise the Russian submarine. The author suggests that Prosecutor General of Russia of 2002 stated that the we will soon hear of the death or retirement of this torpedo was a drill one, and it exploded on its own submarine. followed by a detonation of the ammunition. Almost immediately after the accident a few admirals and officials In October of 2000, according to BBC, 12 nuclear claimed that ‘Kursk’ was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine submarines, including the Swiftsure Class were removed stationed in the area of the exercise. Also, some military from combat duty because of a leak in the cooling system officials declared that Russian nuclear submarine collided of a nuclear reactor in a boat of Trafalgar class. It is with a foreign submarine. The first information of any unknown how many boats later returned to the system. unexpected event that subsequently gets an official According to Jane’s catalog, the boat was written off in legend, as a rule, is the closest to the truth. 2004. Although it was the last and the newest boat of project ‘Swiftsure’ (a total of six), it was the first one to be The same theory was also developed by French director sent to scraps. It seems that back in 2003 this boat, Jean-Michel Carré in the movie ‘Kursk’: Submarine in according to British sources based solely on two small turbid waters, (2005). According to the movie, the reports of the BBC, worked against targets in Iraq. Russian submarine was watched by two American Incidentally, one of these materials clearly presented an submarines Memphis and Toledo. Toledo came interesting image: a sailor taking pictures of ‘Jolly Roger’ dangerously close. To prevent an attack of the Russian from the clearly crumpled ‘Splendid.’ Another dark and submarine at Toledo, Memphis allegedly fired Mk-48 tragic story is connected to the absence or presence of torpedo at Kursk. According to the Canadian History TV the submarine in the Persian Gulf during the war against Channel, in the course of surveillance of Kursk, Toledo Iraq. In the morning of 4th October, 2003, James tried to come closer, but by chance ran into the Russian Forlong, a former journalist and broadcaster of Sky News, nuclear submarine that was likely performing a was found dead at his home in East Sussex. He was maneuver. The captain of Memphis, thinking that Kursk dismissed from the news service Sky TV after he attacked Toledo (presumably receiving an acoustic signal prepared a false material on the participation of Splendid to open the torpedo locks), fired at the Russian in combat in Iraq. Attentive staff of the BBC discovered submarine. According to Lt Colonel Andrei, small that Splendid submarine at the time allegedly was at the submarine AS-15 (apparently, Kashalot (Project 1910) docks, and Forlong used a video from the archive. Use quickly discovered Kursk after the accident. However, of archival shots is usual for television. But this time, there was no decision on rescue operations though, as Forlong, apparently, was very upset, and decided to end the source claims, there were divers on board able to his life. He never told why he had prepared a fake video operate at depths up to 200 meters. of participation of Splendid in the Iraq war.

19 FAR EAST RELATED SUBMARINE NEWS around 500km, about half the missile's expected total range. This marked North Korea's third SLBM launch of French Submarine Builder in Massive Leak Scandal the year, with Pyongyang's increasing success leading RCN International Outlook: Australian, 24 Aug 2016 South Korean experts to predict that the North could The Australian media is expressing concerns that the leak make the KN-11 operationally ready by year's end or of 22,400 pages of technical information from the French early 2017, as compared to an earlier prediction of 2018 shipbuilder DCNS could spell trouble for the Royal or 2019. The North's growing missile capabilities in Australian Navy (RAN) as it goes forward with a deal to general have prompted Japan and South Korea to build DCNS designed submarines. Reports suggest that expand their missile-defence systems, including Seoul's the leaks, which are related to DCNS's Scorpène-class decision to host the US-made Terminal High Altitude Area attack submarines that are being constructed for India, Defence system, which is causing friction with Beijing. contain highly sensitive information related to the vessels' China has, however, joined other regional states in combat and sensor capabilities. In April, the Government condemning launch. of Australia announced that it had selected DCNS's Shortfin Barracuda-class for its future fleet of 12 Taiwan Establishes Submarine Development Centre submarines over competing designs from Germany and Defence News, 03 August 2016 Japan. The 5,300-tonne Shortfin is itself a variant of Taiwan took another step on its path to acquire diesel- France's own future nuclear powered Barracuda-class electric submarines with the China Shipbuilding Corp's attack submarines (SSN), but conventionally-powered (CSBC) establishment of a submarine development and designed for export. Australia is now concerned that centre. CSBC received a USD $95 million contract for further security breaches at DCNS could affect the the design of the boats, to be completed by the end of the sensitive Shortfin Barracuda program. Reports suggest year, which will be used to construct between six and that the documents were likely leaked directly from eight vessels, possibly beginning in 2017. Taipei has long France, and possibly by a former French Navy officer who been frustrated in its efforts to modernise its submarine was working as a subcontractor for DCNS. The leaked capabilities - it currently has two 1980s-era Zwaardvis Mk files are also said to contain material related to other II subs, partly due to China's pressure on foreign export deals, including the sale of frigates to Chile and shipbuilders, and so began the Indigenous Defence the cancelled deal to build Mistral-class amphibious Submarine project in December 2014 to close this gap. assault ships for Russia.

France's DCNS Says India Submarine Data Leak S. Korea says No Plans to Introduce Nuclear S/M’s May be 'Economic Warfare The Associated Press, 29 Aug, 2016 Reuters, & Voice of America, 25 Aug 2016 South Korea's Defence Ministry said it has no plans to The French shipbuilder DCNS and the Indian government introduce nuclear-powered submarines, despite calls by have launched their own investigations after the leak of lawmakers to do so following a recent test of a thousands of documents related to the construction of submarine-launched missile by rival North Korea. The submarines for the Indian Navy was revealed in the ballistic missile traveled about 500 kilometers (310 miles), Australian press. Australian journalists had highlighted the greatest distance achieved by North Korea for such a the leak as it lead to concerns within Australia regarding weapon. Last week's test caused jitters among many security considerations for the RAN's future submarines South Koreans because submarine-based missiles are which will also be built with DCNS. The firm itself has harder to detect before launch than land-based ones. A suggested that it might have been a victim of ‘economic group of 21 ruling party lawmakers issued a joint warfare,’ and is examining whether the leaked statement on Sunday calling for the introduction of information could pose a risk to its clients. The leaked nuclear-powered submarines to better deal with documents pertain specifically to six DCNS-designed increasing security threats from North Korea. But the Scorpène-class submarines that are being constructed in Defense Ministry said Monday it has no such plan, India's state-run shipyard. Observers note that the export without elaborating. Acquiring nuclear submarines is a submarine market has heated up in recent years, and a sensitive issue for South Korea because it could trigger variety of states, including France, Germany, Japan, opposition from nations such as the United States and Russia, South Korea, and China have sought or are China amid worries about a regional arms race. After seeking export partners for submarine projects. North Korea's fourth nuclear test in January, some Increased competition could fuel greater commercial conservative lawmakers and scholars demanded that espionage, and it is feared that such breaches could South Korea develop its own nuclear weapons, but the reveal sensitive details regarding the vessels, including government dismissed the request. The United States, information on performance and sound signatures, which which stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea, has could undermine their future ability to avoid detection. long said the protective ‘nuclear umbrella’ it provides DCNS has exported Scorpène-class boats to Chile and South Korea is meant to deter an attack on its ally by Malaysia. The 12 submarines set to be built for Australia North Korea. North Korea is seeking to develop nuclear- are larger and based on a different design derived from armed missiles capable of reaching the continental U.S. France's future Barracuda-class nuclear-powered attack Outside experts say the country doesn't yet have such submarines (SSN). weapons.

North Korea Leader Calls SLBM Launch Success, Is N. Korea Building a New Ballistic Missile S/M? Boasts of Nuke Attack Capacity Franz Sefan Gady The Diplomat 1 Sept 2016 Yonhap News, 25 August 2016 The decision for this development was made by Kim On Wednesday, North Korea successfully launched what Jong-un and his advisors, who wanted to create an is believed to be a KN-11 Nodong submarine-launched environment in which the U.S. and international society ballistic missile (SLBM) off Sinpo, home of a submarine can’t easily underestimate the North’s preemptive nuclear base. The SLBM was fired at a high angle and travelled strike capability, it is said.

20 THE INTERNET ON BOARD IS THAT A GOOD THING? This is not to say seafarers should be isolated at sea. Ed Ion Director navigateresponse MNA NL They should be allowed access to internet and social

Editor. A lot of recent media attention focused on the RN media. But using these powerful tools of communication struggling to recruit Submariners and the response that should be part of a wider educational process, submariners did not like the isolation of no Facebook, encouraging seafarers to take personal responsibility. In twitter and social media as being the main drawback. It both cases we dealt with recently, the common factors is appreciated the life of a submariner is not for everyone included seafarers being allowed to spend unlimited time (especially none-savers) but this article in the Merchant on their mobile devices and laptops whenever they were Navy Newsletter puts the other perspective, and being as not doing a shift. Allowing for the time needed for sleep, lack of communications out, especially on the ‘Bombers’ this ‘non work time’ period on board amounts to a lot of has been a known problem for over 50 years of the hours. Does being able to communicate at all times with electronic age and what about the two and a half (or the outside world encourage better team work on board? more) years commissions when the communication was Does it foster a sense of community and togetherness via mail only? However, the real time of electronics are needed to operate a vessel in the best way? I suspect not all plus as this article demonstrates and the concern the answer to both these questions is a resounding ‘No’. is not just the danger to an individual but the impact it can From what we can see and from speaking to seafarers have on a whole crew or vessel whether Submarine, ship, themselves, the advent of the on at all times mobile Merchantman or any vessel at sea. Look around you device has led to a reduction in ‘community’ time on board anywhere today, and the ‘Mobile’ has taken over many vessels. The seafarer’s life, if not supported strongly by people’s life, and is definitely less social than things were a peer group, can be even more lonely and isolated as a before its invention. This is demonstrated partly by the result of the over-use of internet and social media. For cartoon below and you will note this just covers the those who are not socially outgoing (and that probably contraptions that have died not the human social includes the majority of us), the tendency to slink quickly interaction and card and pub games that used to be so away from the communal dinner table, and back to the popular up and down the country. Is called Progress!! solitude and privacy of a cabin is strong. It is because of this factor that operators and managers have to be OK! GANG proactive in terms of educating seafarers in how they use This is the Bugger that made us all Redundant the internet, it should not be about the length of time spent ‘online’ or time allocations. Seafarers should be aware, for example, that there is a risk of misunderstanding when communicating online. You cannot read body language through an email, or even via a blurry Facetime image.

And tone can be mistaken, causing confusion, heightened emotions and conflict. Whenever possible, seafarers should give one another the benefit of the doubt when something that is expressed in writing just ‘doesn't seem right.’ This can save a great deal of frustration. Understanding the limits of the medium goes a long way toward preserving harmony on board, and at home, while apart. Of course, unlimited access to internet for seafarers has been pushed a lot lately and this has been for commercial reasons. Providers focusing on services for seafarers stand to gain from such a move. But surely

the more responsible owners and managers will sit down One of the Unquestioned Laws of Seafaring in recent and think this through a little more clearly before this times has been: ‘The internet on board is a good thing’. happens. This is not an argument for restriction or denial. After all, the internet and social media in particular keeps But it is clear from the recent cases I have seen, that seafarers in touch with loved ones as well as the outside unlimited internet access may not be the great new world. That basic need to connect with the people close panacea for improving seafarers’ lives on board. For the to us is an innate need shared by all. And indeed the jilted fiancé and the second mate involved in a scary accident, the opposite turned out to be true. internet has become a powerful enabler, connecting people across time zones and oceans. But a couple of Daily Mail Letters Page 25 August 2016 incidents we have been involved in recently have On the Subject of damage, the sun can do prompted me to question whether unlimited access to In the early Sixties, I spent three years in the Far East and internet, the ability to ‘never switch off’ and ‘always be in returned to the United Kingdom suntan free having used touch’ are in fact entirely healthy for the well-being of the perfect sun barrier; I served on a submarine! seafarers. The first was a harrowing story of a young Ian Tyson, Twickenham, Middlesex officer on board a vessel who took his own life after learning that his wife-to-be ashore had decided to finish NEWSLETTER EDITING the relationship. The second, a duty officer on the bridge Despite proof readers; errors do occur, and I apologise received some bad news from his wife ashore just that the Sept NL went out with Lunch Club details for The moments before an accident occurred onboard. The Oak & Acorn with the August date on it! The latest War officer later confessed that one of the factors contributing Widows Assn NL had another bloomer which ‘riled’ a to the accident was that his mind was not entirely on the friend who was the author, which came out ‘I would lie to job. In both cases, the ability to instantly communicate thank Gill for all her work’. Pretty obvious a ‘k’ missing, news to seafarers thousands of miles from home was a but I confess it made me smile, knowing the lady would negative factor. never ever be that impolite, even if she did mean it!!

21 MIDDLE AND FAR EAST NEWS + BITS & BOBS London to New York exploded above Lockerbie, killing 270 people on board and 11 people on the ground. He Plans to Torpedo The QE2 also committed countless massacres of his own people By Sarah Dean, Mail on Line 1 Sept 2016 and wars with his neighbours. Captain Muammar al- How Colonel Gaddafi ordered a submarine to torpedo the Gaddafi died aged 69 on 20 October 2011 after he was QE2 in retaliation for the downing of a Libyan passenger captured hiding in his ancestral home of Sirte during the plane by Israel. Details of the failed QE2 attack are uprising of the Arab spring. detailed in a new book ‘The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel, which tells the story of Ashraf Marwan, Love Dogs But Hate Seagulls? a top-level Egyptian official who secretly worked for Israel Then you have to meet Bailey, the Seagull Security Dog and managed to thwart a Libyan attack on an Israeli John Konrad 25 Augst, 2016 passenger plane. When Gaddafi first started plotting to Two things most mariners have in common; they think of exact retribution on Israel it did not matter to him that the their pups as fellow mariners but consider seagulls to be downing of Libyan Airlines Flight 114 in the Sinai Desert little more than rats with wings. That may be why on February 21, 1973, was a mistake. The Boeing 727- Australian National Maritime Museum recently hired its 200 was flying from Benghazi to Cairo when it entered recruit Bailey, the seagull security dog. The border collie airspace over the Sinai Peninsula which was under was enlisted in May to help the maritime museum keep Israel's control. The area had been a no-fly zone for seagulls away from the exhibits which include a stunning civilian aircraft since 1967. Panicked Israeli fighter pilots Australian-built replica of James Cook’s HMB fearful of a terrorist attack, instructed the passenger plane Endeavourand the HMAS Vampire, which is they boast to land at their air base. But after initially abiding and as the last of the big gunships. Normally when there are following them, the Libyan pilot then turned course back seagulls down here, Bailey will spot them and I’ll let him toward the Suez Canal. The Israeli Air Force commander off the lead and I’ll say, ‘Bailey go’, said Adrian Snelling, was unaware the airplane's communication system had dog handler and head of security. He just automatically failed when he was granted permission to shoot down the chases the birds. The museum says they decided to get aircraft over the desert. The mistake killed the former Bailey, who was a working dog living in foster care, after foreign minister of Libya Salah Bousseir and set Gaddafi researching that dogs were routinely used in airports to and grieving Libyans on a path of revenge. Furious, scare away birds. And like all modern mariners he must Gaddafi first telephoned the president of Egypt Anwar follow the museum’s safety directives by donning proper Sadat with a plot to bomb the Israeli port city of Haifa. PPE. He wears a dog flotation device, the same as what Sadat urged Gaddafi to hold back on the attack. He any human would wear on a boat, Mr Snelling said. secretly had his own war on Israel planned, so the despot arranged a covert massacre. WWI Submarine Found off Jutland

On 17 April he instructed the captain of an Egyptian The Maritime Executive 19 August 2016 submarine based in Libya to torpedo the QE2. The A Danish expedition has found the wreckage of a German captain dutifully set off on his mission to destroy the liner submarine from World War I. The wreckage was found and was only halted after a full day under the sea, when around 10 km (six miles) off the west coast of Jutland, he radioed his commander in the Egyptian navy to tell him Denmark. It includes 18 intact mines and six torpedoes, about his mission. When news of the intended deadly according to the diving expedition firm, JD-Contractor, attack reached the Egyptian president, the captain was that found it. The submarine is reported to be UC-30, but sent straight back to Egypt and the lives of hundreds of this is yet to be confirmed by the Danish Maritime cruise passengers, including dignitaries, were saved. Authority. UC-30 was a German minelaying submarine President Sadat tried to placate Gaddafi by telling him the used during World War I. The U-boat was ordered in Aug submarine was unable to find the QE2. However, he was 1915 and commissioned the following year. In four not fooled and by September 1973 he had a new plan - patrols, UC-30 was credited with sinking five ships, either to shoot an Israeli airliner out of the sky. When the Queen by torpedo or by mines laid. UC-30 was mined and sunk Elizabeth 2 set sail for Israel in April 1973, the hundreds off Horns Reef on April 21, 1917. In June 1917, the of passengers on board were blissfully unaware that remains of a man in German uniform were washed Libyan Dictator Colonel Gaddafi had ordered a ashore in Bjergehuse, Denmark. The remains were submarine to torpedo Britain's most famous cruise ship. buried at the local parish and later identified as the Blood-thirsty Gaddafi was seeking revenge on Israel after captain of the submarine, Kapitänleutnant Johann a Libyan passenger plane was shot down by Israeli fighter Heinrich Wilhelm Maximilian Stenzler. In November that jets on 21 February, 1973, killing 108 people. He'd set year, Stenzler’s remains were returned to Germany and his target as the QE2 which was packed with Jewish buried in the family grave in Stralsund. The Danish passengers undertaking a chartered cruise through the Ministry of Defence will now assess what to do with the Mediterranean to Israel in commemoration of the 25th unexploded ammunition on board the wreck. anniversary of the state's founding. It was Marwan, an General characteristics Egyptian senior official spying for Israel, who helped stop Class and type: German Type UC II submarine Gaddafi's Israeli airline bombing aimed at killing around Displacement: 400t surfaced, 480t submerged 400 passengers on a flight leaving Rome’s Leonardo da Length: 49.45 meters (162 feet 3 inches) o/a Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. Marwan was found dead in a Beam: 5.22 meters (17 feet 2 inches) o/a bed of roses in the garden below his apartment building Draught: 3.68 meters (12 feet 1 inch) in London in 2007. The new book released this month Propulsion: 2 × propeller shafts, 2 × 6-cylinder, 4-stroke investigates who killed him and details his fascinating diesel engines, 2 × electric motors feats as a spy for Israel's intelligence service Mossad. Speed: 11.6 knots surfaced, 6.7 knots submerged Meanwhile, over his lifetime, Gaddafi's thirst for blood Range: 9,410 nautical miles at 7 knots surfaced, 53 continued with the blowing up of a jumbo jet over nautical miles at 4 knots submerged Lockerbie in 1988. The Pan Am flight on its way from Complement: 26

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K13 Memorial in Sydney, NSW, Australia coverage. I have copied my colleague mark into this message who is looking after this. From: John Keating To [email protected] cc [email protected] To: Keith Hall Although this is a long shot, it would be great if we could Cc: Terry Hall

During WW1 this town was originally named I think the ‘82 trip (during the Falkland’s War), was to Germantown; early in 1915, after Lt Norman Holbrook’s relieve O’KANAGAN, who had just refitted in Halifax & feat in HMS/M B11, when they torpedoed & sank a they then crossed the ‘Pond’ to exotic Faslane & the long Turkish B/S near the Dardanelles, he was awarded the work-up; we spent a whole running period taking her first RN SM VC & the locals in Germantown voted to place off the East coast of Canada & US, with a session rename their town Holbrook, in his honour. In the park in of running out of Bermuda, with their PC3 MCA. During the middle of Holbrook, there is a scale model of B11 & it that deployment we fully expected a signal telling us to go is now also the home of the former RAN Oberon Class to Bermuda & store for war & then head off to the far Submarine Otway (mainly the Casing & the Fin) & the South, but it never came; however our ‘card was marked’ RAN SM Museum. Meanwhile the Annual K13 Memorial & we did a Falkland’s deployment in 1983; we relieved Service was maintained by the members of the Eastern Warspite. During my last trip to Halifax & the RCN were States Branch of the Submariners Association (formerly having real problems with SM crewing, with Techo’s in SOCA) & this continues to this day. With the introduction particular (their oil companies poached them); I believe of the Collins Class SM’s, that replaced their Oberon’s, that O’KANAGAN’s techo crew, from 77 Bulkhead aft, the RAN S/M Sqn HQ was relocated to be based at were almost 100% recruited from RN SM Techo’s; I HMAS Stirling, at Rockingham (South of Perth), in personally knew a few of these; Tony Fee (Chief Western Australia; after the last two Oberon’s (Otama & Greenie), George Galley (ERA), we had all previously Orion), were decommissioned, HMAS Platypus was served together on OBERON’ski; Taff Jones & Bob decommissioned & the base was handed back to the Pendlebury (both SPO’s); Bob & I had earlier served on NSW Government. As a matter of interest, in Jan 1964, OPOSSUM & we had been next door neighbours at Elson I was a member (ABUW), of the commissioning crew of in Gosport, before they emigrated to Canada. I still have HMS/M Osiris, at Barrow, with the pennant number S13; fond memories of drinking sessions with their notorious we were the first RN SM to use that number since the ill- ‘Mooses Milk’! Regards John fated K13; O/A, at Faslane we attended the Service for D.H.'Buster' Brown eastlink.ca Terry, Would love to but K13, at her Memorial, in the Garelochhead Cemetery. very short notice indeed, Along with a very proud bunch I Regards, John Keating WOUWSM RN/RAN/RANR (Rtd) commissioned her at Chatham and my memories are Submariners Association - Australia Branch vivid. I have cc’d our skipper Lcdr Nigel Frawley (RCN ret’d) who just might have the time and resource to help Following an Appeal by Chatham Dockyard for my out. I know he would glow of the opportunity. Mind your help to contact anyone who served on HMCS Okanagan bubble, Buster Brown in Halifax S74 the following is the result. HMS Tarpon. A team led by museum owner Gert Alex Patterson wrote, Just to follow up our conversation Andersen & marine archaeologist Innes McCartney have about Okanagan. Next Saturday (17 September) marks found the wreckage of the HMS Tarpon, an RN T-class the 50th Anniversary of her launch, and was the final S/M sunk in 1940 by a heavily armed German merchant submarine built here in Chatham. Although short notice, vessel, the Schiff 40. Divers found the Tarpon standing do you think you might be able to put it out on the wires almost upright on the seabed off the coast of Denmark. to see if there is anyone who served on her might be able

23 . CHRISTMAS LUNCH APPLICATION FORM

THE PARK, TOBY CARVERY Toby Carvery, Nottingham Road, Derby, DE21 6LZ 01332 662504

Wednesday 07 December 2016 Noon for 12:30pm Prompt Please Please mark your TWO COURSE choices Clearly with a choice from the box below e.g. M1, P2, A blank box will be taken that you have declined that course, and it is regretted the choices are fixed, with no alternatives to this package. I need your individual Food Orders in with Full Payments By 4 November please. This is so we can confirm our numbers to the area of the restaurant we desire at this busy time. I have booked a provisional 30 and capacity is 35 in our preference area in the back room as a private area, but we need firm bookings to guarantee the area to ourselves. Place cards with choices will be given to you on entry which checks off you have arrived. Put YOUR place names where you wish to sit, and with whom. All Cheques are to be made out to DERBYSHIRE SUBMARINERS, and I am happy to receive an emailed order form with payment made electronically into our DS Account. If you do not already hold these details, then please contact me to be advised.

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY SO I CAN READ YOUR REQUIREMENTS (and please do not forget to PRINT your names in un-joined up writing!)

MEMBERS NAME ______

Main Sweet State choice for Please book me the Name Cost Per Choice Choice P1, P3, P5 following (Block Capital Please) e.g Sauce, Custard, Ice Person M1-M6 P1-P5 Cream or Sauce Flavour 1 DS Member £5 2 DS Guest £10 3 DS Guest £12.50 4 DS Guest £12.50 Comments Total No.

THE CHOICES MAIN PUDDING M1 Traditional Roast Turkey P1 Christmas Pudding (v) Sauce or Custard M2 British & Irish Roast Beef P2 Festive Gingerbread Sundae with Devon cream toffee Sauce M3 Festive Glazed Gammon P3 Apple, plum & damson Compote Custard, Cream or Ice Cream M4 Roast Port & Crackling P4 Praline Profiteroles Choc sauce M5 Salmon Baked Fillet with Lemon butter sauce P5 Dairy Ice Cream with Choice of Sauce topped with Choc flake. M6 Mushroom, Bejewelled Vegetable Galette (ve)

* Please ensure to advise any choices such as Sauce or Custard with Christmas Pudding etc. Terry Hall, Derbyshire Submariners, 69 Station Road, STANLEY VILLAGE, Derbyshire, DE7 6FB

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NavyBooks is a new 2016 Cornish publishing venture building on a previous publishing business ‘Maritime Books’. Based in Liskeard it is a specialist naval publisher and bookseller. Now owned and operated by former submariner, Ian Whitehouse, who commanded HMS Sovereign 1990 - 92, Derby’s affiliated ship in those days. NavyBooks publishes two magazines ‘Warship World’ and ‘Warship World Pictorial’ as well as books about the Royal Navy. Its annual publication ‘British Warships and Auxiliaries’ details every ship in the Royal Navy and was first published in 1979; it has not missed a year since. NavyBooks also operates an on-line retail business, with 100s of titles and 1,000s of books, for the naval enthusiast and general reader alike.

Recent books include

The Silent Deep: A peerless review of Royal Navy submarine operations since 1945 by experienced author and historian Lord Peter Hennessey. It reveals, with MoD approval, many details of Cold War operations, previously highly classified. £30.00 (H/B). £14.99 (P/B)

Cammell Laird Built Warships: Through the years many famous ships have been launched from their slipways into the Mersey - the battleships Audacious and Rodney; the cruiser Caroline and the third and fourth aircraft carriers to bear the name Ark Royal. £25.00

Devonport Built Warships: Lt Cdr Ken Burns published the first edition of this book in 1981 - this revised, updated and reformatted edition includes new images, more details and extended captions for every warship built in the dockyard since 1860. £25.00

Lots of bargains available via the website – a significant number of books are priced at less than £10.00 (check out the ‘Bin-Ends’ section) with many others with large discounts off the marked price. For more details check out the website: www.navybooks.com Or for more information on NavyBooks and its team, including to request a catalogue by post: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01579 343663

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ARMISTICE DAY COFFEE MORNING

THE JUBILEE CLUB 155 Chaddesden Lane, Chaddesden Derby DE21 6LJ

WEDNESDAY 11/11 2016 11:15hrs – 14:00hrs

Coffee & Full Bar Available All Welcome

To meet in convivial surroundings after the 11/11 Soldiers Corner Annual Remembrance Service

We will host the Mayor of Derby, Derby who will ‘Lay a Wreath’ below the The Jubilee Club War Memorial Plaque in the Foyer of the Club

The Jubilee Club has ample parking and is well served by regular Black Cat Buses & Arriva Bus No 20. Buses run from both Derby & Ilkeston. The gate opposite Reginald Road will be open for vehicles to exit the cemetery

An opportunity for ALL to socialise and enjoy congenial Serving and Ex Services company

25 STOP PRESS BITS AND BOBS DERBYSHIRE SUBMARINERS DIARY Secretary (and Treasurers) Drip. The first two years we did the Tom Smith Memorial vote we issued sae to all, but it did not encourage the 100% vote we hoped for, and many handed them in at meetings, and functions making a waste of a lot of money. The decision was taken it was members responsibility to get them to the secretary, but we did warn that obviously a stamp was required if posted following receipt of postage due votes. However, this still occurs and the last couple of months I have driven into the GPO Sorting office to pick up postage due envelopes, including Tom Smith Memorial Votes, and the demand was for at least £2 postage due as no postage stamp had been put on them. My upset is not the demand for £2, but the waste of two hours of my time going into Ilkeston or Derby, fuel and costs

28 Sep Luncheon Club Oak & Acorn, Oakwood especially when I am exceptionally busy, which is a price that cannot be quantified, but I assure you, certainly over £2. 28 Sep TS Kenya Presentation Evening 19:00Hrs I have refused to pick them up in the last two cases as a

warning has been put out in the past, and this stance is endorsed by both our auditors. ANYONE who fails to put full postage on a voting slip has a void vote, which will not be paid for by DS taking our hard earnt funds, and will likely be shredded by the post office further wasting our printing costs and my time on DS organisation, and also 07 Oct DS Meeting. Jubilee Club Chad, Fri 12:00 Your Vote. The sad part is the lost vote for the worthwhile

07 Oct Coffee Morn RMPA, Council House, 10-12 person you are nominating for the Tom Smith Memorial

14 Oct Coffee Morn Gren Guards, Council House, 10-12 Submariner, due to the price of a stamp. Thus in future ALL correspondence to the Secretary, or any officer of DS Traf Dedication. Cathedral Green New Memorial 21 Oct who is requested to pick up postage due addressed to And Tree dedicated 11:45Hrs Assemble Derbyshire Submariners is authorised to ignore the invite to 21 Oct Coffee Morn RNC, Council House, 10-11:30am pay on someone else’s behalf. End of Dit.

21 Oct DS Trafalgar Night Dinner Hallmark Hotel Derby HMS/M Onyx. Can you help; on Facebook someone has Booked in the Edale Room Max 40 Diners started a conversation, showing a painting of HMS/M 26 Oct Luncheon Club No Oct Lunch Club due to Traf Onyx, which is being auctioned at some location, the auction is by the SA, is this your branch that is auctioning this painting as I am getting a few enquires about this auction? If you know anything please drop me a note Nigel Mellor, SA National Secretary.

The Nottingham Branch new Standard ceremony will take place on Sat 22 Oct, muster at 10:30, ceremony 04 Nov DS Meeting. Jubilee Club Chad, Fri 12:00 starts at 11am, The Mill, Bagnall Road, Basford,

09 Nov Annual Chaddesden Park Children’s Svc. 10am Nottingham, NG6 0JY. Standards welcome (Apology sent DS due to clearing up after Traf Dinner) Contact 11 Nov DS Armistice Day 11/11 Submariners Services 10am Meet Main Entrance to convoy to 1st Grave Mac Flowers, 07851066651, 0115 9169274 as need to know numbers attending. Mac Flower 07851066651 ERA John Brooks C16 & Sig Charles Buttle C25

11 Nov Armistice Day – Nottm Road Soldiers Corner SA Diaries. When you receive this Newsletter it is your 11 am Derby & District Service Last Chance to order to meet the bulk order from DS. All

DS Armistice Day Coffee Morning Jubilee Club members received full details in the last mailshot. 11 Nov O/C Soldiers Corner Service approx 11:20hrs George Richard Potts Stoker served 1939-45 on

13 Nov Remembrance Sunday Per Local Details submarines including Templar. No official number known Derby Market Pl. SB & Wreath layers 10:15hrs but he worked in Derby on the railway but died in 1961

aged 42. Any information on his Naval Service 30 Nov Luncheon Club Bartlewood Lodge, Ockbrook appreciated by family. Please copy in Terry Hall but advise [email protected]

11/11 Coffee Morning. See Page 25 Flyer. Maximum

support requested of members, and any raffle prizes

would be very much welcome. We thank our ladies who have volunteered to man the raffle, which is to cover the

costs of the function. All Remembrance Time events are 01 Dec RBL Coffee Morning Pop in Centre Derby 10:30-12:30 detailed on page 15 of this newsletter. 02 Dec DS Meeting. Jubilee Club Chad, Fri 12:00 Terry 17Dec Xmas Concert Trent College Long Eaton NEWSLETTERS ONLINE Combined Cadet Force Band 7-10pm £10 Current & 1 year Back Issues on Derbyshire Submariners Web Page

Contact Phil Giles 01332 812067 http://www.godfreydykes.info/derbyshire_submariners_page.html T.B.A DS Christmas Lunch Views & comments of this newsletter do not always reflect the official policy, or the decisions of the Derbyshire Submariners

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