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September 2012

Submariners Association ▪ Barrow-in- Furness Branch Newsletter ▪ Issue 147

[email protected] HMS Upholder The September Ian stated after the Church service and the Cremation that he was pleased to see so Word many Submariners in the congregation in In the absence of our Illustrious leader uniform, although it was stressed that no Dave Barlow who is on Holiday (Lovely black was to be worn. He has also stated Weather for it), I have the honour of that he will continue attending the delivering the “Word” for September. functions as this is what Glen would have wanted…..very sad loss and at a young and August didn’t start too well with the tender age….God Bless Glen xx. Branch loosing Glen Sharp after a long battle with MND (Motor Neuron Dis- The next function is the Ladies night ease), Glen and Ian have been avid sup- Dinner Dance in the Abbey House Hotel porters of our Branch functions for as and Colin Hutchinson will hopefully long as I can remember and a good ensure that the list will be available for the turnout from the Branch was welcomed, September meeting, so plan ahead and get Barrow Submariner’s Association Branch Officials HON CHAIRMAN TREASURER SOCIAL TEAM STANDARD WELFARE PRESIDENT Dave Barlow Mick Mailey Colin Hutchinson BEARERS COMMITTEE John V. Hart 01229 831196 01229 821290 01229 208604 Pedlar Palmer Michael Mailey 01229 821831 Ginge Cundall Alan Jones VICE CHAIRMAN LAY SECRETARY WEB MASTER Jeff Thomas NEWSLETTER CHAPLAIN Ken Collins Ron Hiseman Ron Hiseman 01229 464493 EDITOR Richard Britten Alan Jones 01229 823454 01229828664 01229 828664 01229 463150 01229 820265

Contents: 2)Submariner Shortage 3) HMS Upholder 4) RN Sub Museum 5) Chaplains Dit 6) CO Ambush 7) Ambush Pics 8) Old Navy 9) Obits 10) General Info 11) Quiz page September 2012 your names down, it was a great There are innumerable Associa- function last year and for those tions with a dazzling array of who did not attend it promises possible routes to follow but no Submariner to be a good function again. clear organization to point a Shortage retiree in the direction of the Mickey Dack has informed the Association which most suits his Committee that the laid up needs. There is also a desire to SOCA Standard which was have the main groups working The British is the going to be used for the “Dundee together for the common good latest to admit that it is unable Memorial Weekend” was in a with each hopefully helping the to recruit and retain a sufficient state of ill repair. It had been others where they can. It is number of qualified sailors to stowed in the RBL without its obvious that many, in fact most, man its . Some cover and it is now showing of the other groups are much smaller nations, like Australia signs of deterioration. The bigger than the Submariners and South Africa have one or committee will consider its state Association, but that doesn’t more subs idle because there are and cost of repair, or framing, mean we can’t contribute. literally no qualified sailors and report back to the Branch. available to operate them. Even Our new standard was being Jim McMaster attends on behalf the United States, currently the used for Dave Lever’s Funeral of the Submariners Association nation with the largest on Friday the 31st of August, the and hopefully it will bring in fleet, all of them reason for searching out the new members. nuclear, has been battling the other one. manning problem for decades. Next year’s diaries are available The shortages keep getting Well that’s about it for this order. Anybody interested worse. month, here’s hoping that please let me know and I will everyone is as fit as they can be, arrange collection. During the Cold War Russia had families included. the largest sub fleet, most of It is approaching the time of them diesel-electric boats. These All the best year when we need to get our required crews with less thinking caps on. Any extensive training and could be Ken Collins resolutions for the National need manned with lots of conscripts Vice Chairman to be in by end of December. If (especially if these boats did not you have anything you wish to go to sea a lot). But since the end see changed then let the commit- of the Cold War in 1991, no one Ron Hisemann tee know as soon as possible so it puts conscripts on submarine can be discussed. crews anymore. Volunteers Secretary work much better, if only For those of you attending the because it takes so much It might seem strange but at this mixed reunion your tickets training to acquire the needed moment in time I should make should be with you. Please note skills. But there is tremendous the next Branch meeting, having the cost of the coach trip to the demand in the civilian economy missed the last two. Following National Arboretum is £8 and for those skilled submarine on from the last meeting where not the £6 as indicated with the crewmen, especially those with Dudley raised the question of tickets. experience in running a nuclear when is the Canadian power plant. Then there's the Submarine service 100th Regards discipline factor. Submarine anniversary. Turns out that it is sailors not only have excellent in 2014 and Ottawa is planning Ron Hiseman technical skills but a proven some celebrations and possible Secretary, track record of disciplined Halifax. This raises the question, Web Master, performance. All this, and the does the Branch wish to arrange Barrow-in-Furness resulting shortages, is a major holidays around the events? We Submariners Association reason more and more navies used to tour back in the late are willing to allow women to nineties and if there is enough join submarine crews. interest we can get a committee together to look at costs and itinerary. Do You Remember On a different point a Confer- Midnight Leave ence of Naval Associations Cheese Ush recently held its first meeting. The initial idea for forming this Submarine Clothing group was the initiative of the Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Montgomery who felt that there was no clear path for a person leaving the Royal Navy to follow.

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fundraising campaign to Save which has not been located and HMS Alliance. HMS Alliance, given war grave status. The RN Submarine the centrepiece at the Royal submarine initially served in the Navy Submarine Museum, is the English Channel after joining Museum only surviving WW2 era the Royal Navy, where it helped A-Class submarine left in protect the Dunkirk evacuation. Europe. She is also the memori- It was then sent north to join the al to 5,300 submariners who 9th Submarine Flotilla based at have lost their lives in service. HMS Ambrose in Dundee. The campaign has currently raised over £6m which includes Last patrol a grant of £3.4 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The O-13 left the base on 12 June campaign to Save HMS Alliance 1940, 24 hours after a message was sent from Norway requires a further £230,000 to suggesting the Germans were reach its target. assembling a large force there to attack the east coast of Scotland. Tickets for the talks are £8 and available online at The crew were tasked to patrol WW2 crew of HMS Saracen www.supportusalliance.co.uk or the waters between Denmark by calling 023 92545036. The and Norway should the Ger- A new season of Autumn Royal Navy Submarine Museum mans make a move. However, fundraising talks at the Royal is the memorial to the Royal neither the submarine nor her Navy Submarine Museum, Navy Submarine Service and is 31 Dutch and three British crew Gosport, Hampshire have been open every day until November, were heard from again. announced. The Submarine and then open Wednesdays Three scenarios have been Museum’s Third Thursday Talk through to Sundays until April. season explores four different proposed to explain the loss of Details for all events can be O-13: Royal Navy conflicts all that found online at:- presented different challenges. www.submarine-museum.co.uk. The vessel was accidentally The programme includes pub- rammed by another Dundee- lished naval historians, Profes- For more information contact based submarine on patrol in sor Andrew Lambert and Neil Bill Sainsbury on 07725641448 the same area, the Polish Wilk. Oliver protégé Glyn Prysor. The or The boat was the victim of season will culminate with a [email protected] enemy action or the submarine special masterclass on passed through an enemy mine- Submarine Cold War tactics led field which was only discovered by former HMS Courageous in charts found in a captured U-boat in 1941. Commander, Chris Munns. Dutch Navy to search for Researchers believe it is most Bill Sainsbury, Event Manager Dundee-based submarine likely that the submarine was said, “This autumn, we are destroyed by a mine. delighted to be sharing details lost in WWII on four naval battles that The Dutch Navy, in conjunction presented four very different with North Sea oil and gas challenges” exploration firms, will mount a large-scale search for the wreck Four Royal Navy battles are towards the end of September, explored throughout the concentrating on the area of the Autumn. The season starts with German minefield. the eminent Andrew Lambert, O-13 and her crew are now Professor of Naval History at commemorated at the annual King’s College in London on Dundee International Thursday 20 September. He will A Dutch naval expedition is Submarine Memorial service. be exploring the Naval War of hoping to locate the wreck of a 1812. The Falklands Conflict of Dundee-based World War Two Among those who will attend the 1982 is covered from the more than 70 years service at 11:00 on Saturday will Air Arm’s perspective and the after it disappeared. be Mrs Gerda Veldhuis, story of WW2 through the eyes daughter of Dutch crewman O-13, or Onderzeeboot 13, Cornelis Havenaar, and Cpt of sailors and submariners is James Greswell, an Afghanistan looked at with author Glyn escaped from Holland during the German invasion in May veteran serving in 42 Prysor. Former submarine 1940 to join the Royal Navy. The Commando, Royal Marines the commander of HMS Coura- boat failed to return from a great nephew of British O-13 geous, Chris Munns will hold a mission in the North Sea in June crewman Lt Brian Greswell. masterclass in submarine Cold that year. War command tactics. O-13 is the only Dutch The season of talks is part of the submarine lost during the war 4 September 2012

Loft Clearance Chaplains Dit Ghost Boats Over the last few weeks I have been clearing up the dark at the Yesterday we celebrated top of the stairs namely our loft One of South Africa's three a thirty five year mile- area. I stumbled across a stack German built submarines (SAS stone of the day when we of 30 plus years Reader’s Queen Modjadji) recently (July moved into our Askam Digest’s on the cusp dispatching 17th) was damaged when it bungalow. Considering them to the skip I started to read accidentally collided with the that our move from Stubbington a 1980 ‘‘Points to Ponder’. I ocean floor during a training was to be a temporary measure, thought to myself, using this exercise. The Queen Modjadji little did we know that it was to material could be another way was the only one of three new turn into a life changing of adding that extra colour, so submarines (entering service decision. We had moved to these here goes. between 2005-8) that was opera- northern climes to cover the last tional. The other two were laid eighteen months of my career, Thoughts from Chief Stoker up for "maintenance." Now the by joining the Brazilian Liaison Queen Modjadji is as well, Team, standing by BNS Scientist John Haldane once although the recent collision did Riachuelo, the last of a three O suggested to Monsignor Ronald not damage the pressure hull. Boat contract. Now it was all Knox, the bible scholar, that in a But there was a visible dent in gone, time had flown, and twelve universe containing millions of the outer hull and some internal years as a skimmer, and ten as a planets it was inevitable that life damage. submariner had passed. I recall should appear by chance on one the day in 1968 as a three badges of them. "Sir," said Knox, "if One of these new Type 209 gold Petty Officer receiving a Scotland Yard found a body in submarines has been out of non-volunteer draft to your cabin trunk, would you tell service for five years, ostensibly Blockhouse for training as a them, ‘There are millions of for maintenance. But it turned Polaris Electrical Panel watch trunks in the world-surely one out that the main reason was keeper. On asking Pat how she of them must contain a body. I that there were not enough felt about it, her reply being, if think they would still want to qualified sailors available to the submarine service was good know who put it there." operate the boat. Further in enough for her father it would vestigation revealed that this be good enough for me. Little Regards was not just a problem with the did I know then, that my life, three new submarines. forty four years later would still Jonsey be involved with aspects of The South African Navy has 18 submarine life, and I now would warships and they are expensive not have it any other way. to operate. In an effort to deal with these high operating New kid on the block: Vietnam Subs expenses, and a shrinking defense budget, ships are being Yesterday I was preaching at Russia's Admiralteiskie Verfi kept in port more often. Thus Saint Cuthbert’s in Kirkby and shipyard has launched a new the navy budget only allows was introduced to a Rev Paula Kilo-class Project 636 ships to spend 5-10 percent of Pye female vicar who had com- diesel-electric submarine for their time at sea. The U.S. Navy pleted her Curacy at Coker- Vietnam, a military-industrial has its ships at sea about 50 per- mouth, and was now waiting to complex sources said on Tues- cent of the time. This is the main go to Britannia Royal Navy Col- day. The boat is the first of six reason the American fleet is the lege. As she has been accepted most effective in the world. for training as a fulltime RN ordered by Hanoi. Chaplain, and now needs to Vietnam's Prime Minister The government has not been complete officer basic training, Nguyen Tan Zung announced providing enough money to naturally she is both excited and the signing of a contract worth cover all those costs. To make apprehensive at the thought. almost $2 billion for the six matters worse, the expanding oil The one area of chaplaincy she boats in December 2009. "The industry and other high tech wants to explore is women first boat will be launched on sectors of the economy have serving at sea on Tuesday and will begin tests been tempting experienced submarines and hopes that she soon after," a shipyard source officers and NCOs to leave the will get an opportunity to serve said earlier today. The boat is navy, especially the submarine on a submarine one day. Last due to be delivered to the service. Civilian jobs offer expe- night I had one of my out of the customer by the end of the year, rienced sailors two or three box thinking moments, why he added. All six boats are due to times what the navy is paying don’t we as a branch adopt her be delivered by 2016. them. The navy needs about 150 as a Serving Sky Pilot, in much submarine sailors to provide full the same way that communities The Project 636 class boats time crews for these boats. The adopt RN ships. It would be a displace 3,100 tons, have a top navy has not been able to obtain first, no other branch has one, speed of 20 knots, can dive to enough qualified submarine we could be her “in the back- 300 meters and have a crew of sailors. As a result, subs don't go ground moral support” like a 52. The boats are armed with to sea much and when they do land based Sea Dad or in most of 533-mm torpedo tubes and are they are being handled by poor- our cases Sea Grand Dads. Plus armed with torpedos, mines, ly trained and inexperienced the possibility of an occasional and Kaliber 3M54 (NATO SS-N- crews. This will become an issue Dit from her at sea would add 27) cruise missiles. as the recent accident involving extra newsletter interest. the Queen Modjadji proceeds. 5 September 2012

In 2003 the first pieces of steel for Ambush were cut and the HMS Ambush first careful footsteps were taken on the path to building the most advanced nuclear submarine in the history of the Royal Navy. This journey has not been with- out trial, but the men and women of BAE Systems Submarine Solutions have never taken a step back and never wavered, even when the destination seemed so far away. Their resourcefulness, skill and downright dogged determina- tion turned those sheets of metal Your support for our present The Submarine Service is a into a true leviathan: a vessel of and link to our past has served community forged out of history such capability that she will as a reminder that when we and common experience. form the cornerstone of British leave the warm embrace of the Those of us who proudly wear Naval capability for the next 25 Silent Service, our role in the our dolphins be they diesel or years. wider submarine community nuclear, fleet or bomber are does not have to end. part of a continuity that stretch- Barrow has welcomed my Ship’s Whether by a hard-raised es back over a century. From Company with open arms. donation to our Marathon-run- the Holland 1 through to Some have lived here as part of ning XO, or spinning a black- Ambush herself, that history has the community for many years, catting dit to a salty Chief on been shared with the people of and a happy few now call the Remembrance Sunday, your Barrow in Furness. If HMS Furness peninsular their home. members have made us feel Dolphin is the home in which the We have hosted a charity boxing welcome at every turn and for Service grew into being, then night generously supported by this you have my personal and Barrow is almost certainly the the people of Barrow, played lasting gratitude. maternity ward where it all against local sports teams, been began. supported in our charity work As we exit the lock gates and sail by local businesses, drank in into the bay, Ambush will write As my Ship’s Company and I local pubs, ate in local restau- a new page in story of our prepare to take our leave of the rants, made friends and, in some service. Be it on sea trials, wet dock key and stretch cases, families here; all made training or operations, she will Ambush’s legs, I believe that possible only by the generosity do her builders, her crew and now is the time to pause and of spirit this community engen- her country proud. reflect on what a truly remark- ders. able machine S120 really is and Through all of this, through the give thanks to the remarkable This generosity is no more FOST smoke, through the battle people and the remarkable com- evident than in the members of cries, the anxiety of operations, munity that built her. the Barrow Branch of the the excitement of home coming Submariner’s Association. and the lingering smell of cheesy-hammy-eggies, her maker’s plaque will sit proudly on two-deck bearing a simple reminder of the people and the town that so proudly built her: Build No.1123, BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, Barrow- in-Furness. From all of us who sail with her we say simply to you all: 72A, 26A, 77B. Commander Peter Green RN CO, HMS AMBUSH DOLPHIN CODE 72A:Very well done. 26A:Thank you for your valuable assistance. 77B:Outstanding, can we come again. 6 September 2012

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(hammock) for me coming out of the bow wave. What the RN used to be aboard after a run ashore, knowing that I would do the Watching the ships wake same for him. disappearing back towards the I remember standing on the horizon knowing that it will be foc'sle on a Morning watch The surge of adventure in my gone in a short time and being weighing anchor with the smell heart when the calls of "Special aware of the fact that we were of the North Wind whipping in Sea Dutymen close up" or not the first or will not be the from ahead and the taste of salt "Away seaboats crew" were last to leave our mark on the spray on my lips. piped. water. The feel of the ship beneath me, The absolute joy of hearing the The state of the art equipment a living thing as her engines call "Up Spirits" in anticipation and the orange glow of radar drive her through the sea. of your daily tot of rum. screens manned by young men in anti-flash gear using sound The sounds of the Royal Navy, The sudden adrenalin rush powered phones that their the piercing trill of the when the "Action Stations" grandfathers would still recog- boatswains call, the clang of the alarm blared, followed by the nise. ships bell, the harsh squawk of clamour of running feet on the main broadcast Tannoy and ladders and the resounding The infectious feeling of the strong language and thump of watertight doors and excitement as we returned home laughter of sailors at work. hatches being shut as the ship again, the hugs and kisses of transformed herself from a welcome from sweethearts, The warships, sleek , peaceful home to a deadly family and friends. fussing , plodding fleet weapon of war ready for auxiliaries, menacing anything. The work was hard and danger- submarines, purposeful mine ous, the going rough at times, hunters and steady solid The atmosphere of the ship in the parting from loved ones carriers. the darkness of night, the dim painful but the robust Royal red glow of the nightlights and Navy comradeship, the all for The proud names of the Royal the navigation lights. Standing one and one for all philosophy of Navy's capitol ships, ARK on the quarterdeck as "Lifebuoy the sea was ever present. ROYAL, EAGLE, LION and Ghost" (sentry) watching the TIGER. The descriptive names sparkling phosphorescence from The traditions of the Royal Navy of destroyers, DARING, the screws as they constantly and the men who made them BATTLEAXE, CAVALIER, and pushed tons of water astern of and the heroism of the men who frigates, ACTIVE, UN the ship, carrying us to our next sailed in the ships of yesteryear. DAUNTED, VIGILANT to destination. name just a few. Now that I am home I still The "Watch on Deck" on a remember with fondness and The military beat of the Royal balmy tropical night in the respect the sea in all its moods Marine Band blaring on the South China sea watching the from the shimmering mirror upper deck as we entered glorious sunset, and flying fish calm of the tropics to the storm harbour in Procedure Alpha. gliding for amazing distances tossed waters of the North across the surface of the sea, Atlantic, the bright colours of The pipe "Liberty men fall in" with some landing inboard. the White Ensign snapping at and the spicy scent and sights of the yardarm, the sound of a foreign port. Drifting off to sleep in a hearty laughter. hammock, lulled by the myriad Going ashore in No 1 uniform to of noises large and small that I am ashore for good now and meet the ladies and visit the told me that my ship is alive and grow wistful about my Royal watering holes of these foreign well and that my shipmates were Navy days, when I was young ports. on watch and keeping me safe. and a new adventure was ever over the horizon. My mates, men from all parts of The aroma from the galley the land, from city and country during the Morning Watch. Stamped on my brain is my alike and all walks of life, I Cheesy, Hammy, Eggy, Train Official Number and an anchor depended on them as they Smash, Sh*t on a Raft and Figgy where my heart is. Numbers depended on me for professional Duff. The wholesome taste of kai will never be the same again: competence, comradeship, trust (very thick cocoa) during the Uniforms: Number 1s 2s 3s 8s and courage, in a word we were middle watch on a cold, dark 10s 10As shipmates, a band of brothers. winters night. Punishments: Number 9s, 14s A loud game of Uckers in the The sound of the bow slicing Even as times change, and evening with my messmates. through the mirror calm of the young matelots take over from sea and the frolicking of old seadogs, some things will My shipmate slinging my Mick dolphins as they darted in and never change.

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The old days were always Vectis Branch Lincoln Branch harder. August 2012 August 2012 The recruits always looked L V (Larry) Gladdis J (Mick) Goodwin younger. Able Seaman RP3 AB (UW2) Aged 65 Aged 69 Official Numbers were always Submarine Service 1967-1973 Submarine Service 1969-1970 smaller. Anchorite, Dreadnought Talent & Walrus The waves were always bigger. Valiant Lincoln Branch The girls were as good looking Gosport Branch 30th August 2012 in Pompey (Portsmouth) as they August 2012 A J Massingberd-Mumby were in Guzz (Devonport). F (Frank) Alderson Lieutenant Your last ship was always the CPO MEM Aged 85 best. Aged 65 Submarine Service 1946-1953 Submarine Service 1971-1991 Satyr, Alcide, Tudor, Sea Devil If I haven't been there, it doesn't Seraph & Sirdar exist - or we blew it off the map. Rorqual, Onyx & Otter Only a sailor knows, I was a Submarine Officers Association Lord these departed shipmates with sailor once and I know. 1st August 2012 Dolphins on their chest are part of Henry Gladstone (Harry) an outfit known as the best. Make I look back and realise it was not them welcome and take them by the just a job, it was a way of life. A Ashton life where shipmates were a Lieutenant Commander hand you’ll find without they are family never to be forgotten. Submarine Service 1958-1968 the best in the land. So Heavenly Alaric, Trump, Oberon (IL), father add their names to the roll of I was part of the Royal Navy Oracle (IL), Osiris (IL) , our departed shipmates still on and the Royal Navy will always Artemis (CO) patrol let them know that we who be part of me. survive will always keep there memories alive. HOW ANCHOR FACED CAN Non Member ONE GET ?? :-) August 2012 D (Dennis) Miles CPO Coxswain Aged 82 Subs no Business of Isreal Submarine Service 1949-1969 WE WILL REMEMBER THEM Sturdy, Tantalus, Aeneas, Taciturn, Trenchant, Trump, Egyptian officials are bashing Gosport Branch Grampus & Oberon reports that the Israeli August 2012 government is trying to sabotage F E Hall (Nobby) Non Member their submarine buys, saying Petty Officer (RE) August 2012 that the deals are between Egypt Aged 84 A J ( Alan) Graham and Germany and are none of Submarine Service 1950-1953 Leading Seaman RP2 the Israel’s business. Springer, Andrew, Alliance Submarine Service 1969-1988 Auriga & Sirdar Otter, Opossum & Auriga “The only two parties deter mining the fate of this deal are Morecambe Bay Branch Non Member the German and Egyptian August 2012 August 2012 governments and not Israeli D ( David) Lever John Henry newspapers which try to Fleet Chief MEA MEM1 destabilize security within Aged 71 Submarine Service 1967-1971 Egypt,” one Egyptian official Submarine Service in Odin was quoted as saying. Churchill, Courageous & Renown Non Member Egypt had a deal to acquire two Poole & District Branch 18th July 2012 submarines from Germany, and August 2012 William (Bill) Hancock Israeli officials were quoted in B G (Bernie) Read Lt (SD) MESM the Israeli press as saying that Leading Seaman Aged 78 they were demanding Germany Aged 87 RN Service 1951 to 1973 reverse the plan. German Submarine Service 1950-1954 including 14 year in Diesel Defense Ministry officials were Trespasser, Acheron, Sturdy Submarines also claimed to have promised to Trenchant oppose the deal Submarine Officers Association Submarine Officers Association 18th August 2012 Israel has regularly been pro 12th August 2012 Andrew Lloyd Morgan, DSC active in trying to get arms deals Harry Bennet Lieutenant RNR cancelled when their neighbors Liuetenant Commander (Formerly RNVR) acquire them, but it would be (WESM) Submarine Service WW11 unusual for them to do so with Submarine Service Including Shakespeare & Seanymph Egypt, a long-time ally Valiant 9 September 2012

Submarine surfaces in the sunshine HMS Trenchant has emerged September 2012 News Letter into the Middle East sunshine Contact Information after a month at Do you have a story to tell or work on patrol. have information you feel The Plymouth- should appear in the news letter based Trafalgar class submarine then ring Ben Britten on 01229 has arrived at R.Watling 05/09 820265 (evenings) or if you the United Arab wish to send me an article Emirates port of Fujairah at the P.Dismore 06/09 end of a 29-day voyage from please ring for postal address. Britain. R.Hayes 09/09 or send your contribution by The submarine is due to take its D.Oakes 09/09 e-mail to: place in a multi-national task [email protected] force in support of Royal Naval G.Stevens 10/09 operations in the region. With Constructive suggestions about state-of-the-art equipment, the N.Rowan 12/09 the news letter are very nuclear-powered submarine will be deployed to assist in the T.wilson 23/09 welcome. The news letter will continuing fight against drug F.Pretty 24/09 be published in the last week of trafficking, pirate activity and each month ie last week of international terrorism in the region. D.Smith 25/09 September for the October 2012 issue. Please try and have The journey east featured trials and calibrations to prepare the any information with me by the submarine for maritime security 15th of each month. Thank operations, with HMS Trench- www.astuteclass.com ant conducting an extensive you to everyone who training package including DISCLAIMER contributed to this edition. weapons integration with United This Newsletter is published by States forces and machine-gun the Submariners Association drills. The submarine will now (Barrow in Furness) and is (c) spend a short period in Fujairah 2012. The opinions expressed in to prepare for forthcoming operations, equipment mainte- these pages are not necessarily nance and rest for the crew. the opinion of the Editor, The Submariners Association, the Be thankful that you don't MoD or the Submarine Service already have everything you unless otherwise stated. The desire. If you did, what would Submariners Association may not September there be to look forward to? agree with the opinions expressed in this Newsletter but encourages Tuesday 4th Monthly Meeting publication as a matter of interest. Nothing printed may be construed 2000 RBL as policy or an official announce- ment unless so stated. Otherwise Tuesday 18th the Association accepts no liabilty Branch Committee Meeting on any issue in this Newsletter 1930 RBL October

Tuesday 2nd Monthly Meeting 2000 RBL (Social Ladies) Quiz Tuesday 16th Branch Committee Meeting 1930 RBL Friday 19th Trafalgar Ball 1930 Lisdoonie

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BARROW SEA CADETS and THE SUBMARINERS ASSOCIATION (BARROW BRANCH)

Invite you to the

TRAFALGAR BALL

at The Abbey House Hotel Friday 19th October 2012 (7.00 pm for 7.30 pm) Sit-down dinner and entertainment by Steve Silver

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