Issue 2/2018 Volume XXIV No. 006

The Journal of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners

Livery Company of the City of London Founded 1926, Incorporated by 1930 Contents

Court of the Company Wardens and Court from 1 May 2018

MASTER Captain R B Booth MNI

SENIOR WARDEN Captain W J Barclay AFNI

IMMEDIATE PAST MASTER Captain M Reed FNI RD* RNR

WARDENS Captain D Chadburn; The Honourable Company L A Chapman CMMar RN; Captain R F A Batt

of Master Mariners COURT OF ASSISTANTS PATRON Commander P R F D Aylott MNI RN; Captain R W Barnes CMMar; Her Most Gracious Majesty THE QUEEN Mr M F Burrow; Captain B A Cushing; Mr C S Dancaster; Captain Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets S P Donkersley RFA; Mr H Dundas; Captain G Englidh AFNI; Captain I C Giddings FNI; Captain P T Hanton RFA; Mr D MBE MRIN; Captain J M Simpson; Mr J Johnson-Allen FRIN; His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of , Captain P J McArthur CMMar FNI FIMarEST MNM; Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, KG KT OM GBE KCVO Captain J K Mooney AFNI; Captain T Oliver; Captain M C Powell FOUNDER FNI; Captain M M Reeves MNI; Captain N R Rodrigues; Sir Robert Burton-Chadwick, Bt. Captain S E Thomson CMMar; Captain S S S Judah MBE FNI; b. 1869 d. 1951 Captain H J Conybeare; Captain F K D'Souza FNI

CLERK OF THE COMPANY Angus Menzies MNI RN – [email protected]

Contents BUSINESS MANAGER – 0207 845 9872 Mrs Alison Harris BA (Hons) – [email protected] Company News Page 175 FINANCE OFFICER – 0207 845 9875 Latest News Page 184 Mrs Penny Burningham – [email protected] Ports News Page 190 RECEPTIONIST – 0207 836 8179 Gail Byrne – [email protected] Anita Matharu – [email protected] Features Page 194 HONORARY CHAPLAIN Book Review Page 204 The Reverend Reginald Sweet BA RN

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and fitting celebration of the School's 200th From the Master anniversary in 1987. We are sorry to re cord the death of Captain R B Booth MNI Carol and I moved to Aberdeen in 1990 and the following members (and past where I joined the Honourable Company in 1993. members) of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners: In 1994 I formed Brocklesby Safety Systems, specializing in marine and safety • Captain J H Lewis, areas, drilling rig audits, warranty 27 March 2018 surveying, tow-master assignments and • Past Master Captain A Rawcliffe eventually participating in the offshore 29 April 2018 wind farm sector. During this time my • Captain D Morrison involvement with the Honourable Company 3 May 2018 was to expand by taking over the role of Outport Court Representative and subsequently, the Outport Secretary until professional maritime organisation, as well as 2011 when Carol and I relocated southwards maintaining and expanding this Honourable to Cambridge. This move enabled me to Company into the future. form closer ties with HQS Wellington . Our younger members want to see a vibrant organisation that encompasses new ideas I have served on various committees and and has a vision for the future; a Company chaired the group responsible for overseeing that they can relate to; one that provides the review of the Mentoring scheme. Elected them with the networking possibilities and I am writing my piece for the journal, two Warden in 2015 and Senior Warden in 2017, information base that many see as their weeks in to my year of office as Master of I now look forward to 2018/2019 as Master. the Honourable Company and feel very reason for joining. Change continues, as the maritime industry humble that I have been accorded the We must also continue to support all those takes stock of the many changes in world honour of serving as your Master for the in the maritime profession who may not be trading and transport arrangements coming year. Masters, but who feel as passionately as we including the evolution of ship types and of do, about the and ships. Last but by no I would like to take this opportunity to thank course the advent of autonomous ships. Immediate Past Master Martin Reed for means least, we must continue to help, as As a body representing not only the ship's best we can, the Wellington Trust maintain installing me on the 27th April and indeed, Master, but those aspiring to attain such to thank the Wardens and Past Masters for this ship, HQS 'Wellington', our unique qualification, it is necessary to continue to floating livery hall, which is to many of our all their help and support over my past year evolve with this ever-changing world; to as Senior Warden. members the heart of the Company, a ship support not only the Master but the that has served her country and ourselves so I now look forward to a busy year working young officers, trainees (our mentees), and well for the past eighty-four years. with our new Senior Warden, Jim Barclay, their mentors. This cannot be achieved without your and his fellow Wardens, the Court of We also owe it to those in the Outports of continued support, so to quote Mark Twain, Assistants, and our Gallant Clerk, to continue this most Honourable Company, to provide "twenty years from now you will be more the good work of the Honourable Company. them with a Company that continues to disappointed by the things that you didn’t As well as fulfilling my Livery duties during develop and move forward. A company that do, than by the ones you did do. So throw this coming year, I will also follow my not only accepts the need for change but is off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe prede cessor and remind all those who will actively involved in it; to ensure it reflects Harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. listen, within Government or without, of the the needs of the maritime industry and of Explore! Dream! and Discover !” importance of our industry and the need for our members who work in it, and at the Carol and I have already attended Livery a strong and vibrant Merchant Navy with a same time, accepting that we must also functions and visits and are looking forward growing UK workforce. maintain our close historical links to the City to attending the Ironbridge Livery weekend As a brief introduction: Livery system. with the Lord Mayor and the other Livery Born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, I Involvement in the ongoing progression Masters and Consorts. In June Carol and I attended Hull Trinity House School, within the maritime industry and the will with great pride attend the Royal Garden graduating in 1959 when I joined my first fundamental evolution that the technologists Party at Buckingham Palace as your ship as an apprentice with Andrew Weir and are so keen to move us into, will change the representatives. Company, The Bank Line . In 1968 I moved to way we all see our profession; moves that We do hope to see many of you again when the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and in 1971 I will, in the not too distant future, affect the we attend the Outport functions and would expanded my maritime experience by joining world wide maritime profession as well as hope that in your turn are able to attend Texaco Overseas Tankships where I completed that of our members and the British Master's some of the those held onboard HQS my qualifications as Master. role at sea and ashore. WELLINGTON through the year, which are In 1979, offered a position in the offshore It is incumbent upon us to do all we can to catered by The Cook and The Butler, whose sector with Texaco , I worked both expand not only the membership base, but reputation for fine dining continues to on and offshore until 1990. During this to strive to build our influence in the City complement our floating Livery Hall, so well period, at the request of the Headmaster of and elsewhere. We need to forge closer links looked after by the WELLINGTON Trust. Hull Trinity School, I was given a remit not to those Masters’ groups in many of the In conclusion, may I again thank you all for only to support the School Old Boys' Commonwealth countries, who would like to your support and encouragement, and I shall Association, but also to enable a successful be part of what we stand for as a work hard to be worthy of this great position. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 175 Company News

sight-seeing tour hosted by our (then) Congratulations to the following From the Immediate Senior Warden, Rob Booth. on being sworn in as: Past Master A fu ll week of Committees then followed, Freeman: Captain David Bence, interspersed with dinner with the Captain Colin Campbell, Captain Fred Captain Martin Reed, RD* Painter-Stainers and lunch with our DrummondHunt, Captain Tim friends the Fuellers. To the Clerk’s disgust, Ferguson, Captain Mark Fortnum, we then had a week off before another Captain Peter Howland, Captain Jon good curry lunch. Pearce, Captain Louise Sara, Captain Our last full week was very full! A great St Colin Winterbottom George’s Day lunch at Watermen’s Hall was Member: Mr Sean Burke, Mr Craig followed on the Wednesday by a truly Harris, Mr Steve MacLeod, Mr Derek moving ceremony at the Cenotaph for Ross, Mr Lambros Varnavides ANZAC Day, together with Prince Harry and Associate: Andrew Duthie, Meghan, our own Honorary Member, Sir Tara Magill, Emmelia Sweetland, Jerry Mateparae, High Commissioner to Craig Stevenson, Ciaran Treacey, New Zealand, his Australian counterpart, Beth Wilkinson, Sam Williams and many other representatives, during Apprentice: Douglas Bell, which I had the great honour and privilege George Gough, Emily Grassby to lay the wreath on behalf of the British and Commonwealth Merchant Navies. We then moved into Westminster Abbey to be sat in the Choir Stalls for an intensely moving service of remembrance. The same afternoon I left for Cambridge to attend a presentation by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research Institute, and to view their library, collections, and archives; quite My last Journal entry ended in covering our wonderful for someone whose boyhood Court Lunch on the 7th March, with a view hero was Ernest Shackleton. on toward the Installation Dinner. As with the rest of the year, those few weeks went A bit of a lie-in on Thursday before the last in a flash and I am now vegetating in Cerne official function of the Environmental Abbas; resuming the allotment, taking over Cleaners’ Banquet at Mansion House. as Secretary of our Discussion Club, Back on board for duty on Friday 27th April becoming Trustee of the Friends of our for the Installation Court, when after Church and resuming duty as Assistant business had been concluded I handed over Flood Warden! the Badge and Collar of Office to our new Master, Captain Rob Booth. Following a Following the Court Lunch, highlights short pause, we then gathered for the new included top-table at the Modern Liveries’ Master’s Installation Dinner marking the Dinner, the PLA floating reception on the end for Dee and me of a momentous year. Thames, lunch at Westminster for the Lord I have tried to give an idea of the highlights Mayors of the Two Cities, the wonderful in my articles for the Journal, but for my year, Lord Mayor’s Banquet at Mansion House, apart from the great Outport trips with our Congratulations also to the following: complete with pike men and musketeers, Gallant Clerk and Paula, lunching on board and the United Guilds Service at St Paul’s’. On being elevated from Member to HMS SUTHERLAND alongside the This week was rounded up with a successful Freeman: Charles Brewer, Sarah Hardie Commanding Officer and Her Majesty the interview of our new PDC. (See later) On being clothed as Queen was certainly a high spot. Representing Liverymen:Captain Ian Clokey, Captain Another successful Outport visit, this time the Company and meeting so many good Garry Hallett, Captain Paul Harrington, to the Clyde, gave us the opportunity to people over lunches, dinners, and meetings, in Captain Derrick Kemp meet and thank those Members for their the most magnificent surroundings, both On being admitted to the continued support. Our monthly curry lunch within and without the Liveries has made the Chartership: Captain Garry Hallett rounded off a week which had included whole year a grand occasion. lunch with the Tallow Chandlers, and a None of this would have worked so reception at the Old Bailey celebrating the seamlessly without the hard work behind Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) charity the scenes. The Gallant Clerk with the that supports defendants, prisoners, people resourceful Alison, and the Penny-wise with convictions and their families, a Penny, have all been simply brilliant in fascinating insight into the justice system guiding, advising, and helping Dee and I on both sides of the prison wall. through the vagaries of the year, and we The first week in April saw us in Aberdeen owe them our deepest thanks. for the North East Scotland Outport lunch. Martin, our Chief Engineer, together, until Not only a splendid occasion, but a grand recently, with his right-hand son Joe, has

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been nothing short of magical in the way Honourable Company as a membership qualification. In sum we have much to be they have kept the ship functioning, safe, organisation handles your personal data. proud of and many outputs that merit and indeed afloat! On many occasions I Your personal information is stored on the celebration when our Compnay reaches its have picked up new cutting and welding Company database, a bespoke programme hundredth year in 2026. To that end the tips from Martin! entitled NEPTUNE and is used to send you Wardens have formed a Centenary I could not let this occasion pass without this Journal and other publications and Committee to progress the outline of mentioning our Chief Bar Steward Simon, information and also to book you into events for our celebration year. Members still surviving the last sacking by the Clerk! A Company events. Great care is taken to interested in taking part in that constant support, and often working outside guard your information and the Company Committee’s deliberations are most of his official hours, he has been a treasure. will not divulge it to anyone not authorised welcome to contact the Clerk who can provide more detail. Igor and David, our Shipkeepers, have an to receive it. Some data of a historical unsung but vital job. Whether clearing the interest is held in a computer Folder The Centenary Committee has agreed that ship of late night revelers, putting up with alongside NEPTUNE. Your name and to begin the process of accumulating a icy nights when the heating went down, or contact details are held outside the ship Centenary Fund to support events in 2026 helping the Master and his Lady on and off only by Outport Secretaries to enable a Centenary Club should be started in the ship at irregular hours, and with Iryna communication regarding Outport events in which members, their spouses and kin can keeping the cabins spruced, they have been your area and in the case of Liverymen also participate. The initial plan is for a quietly invaluable. at the Guildhall on the statutory Register monthly contribution of £5.00, by I would also like to pay tribute to the Cook for Voting for the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. Standing Order, so that a significant draw and the Butler caterers, led by Mark Grove From 28 May 2018, the new EU General will be made twice a year, as example 2 doubling in his other job of course data Protection Regulation comes into prizes of £500.00, £250.00, £100.00 etc. as Master of the Worshipful Company of effect and is a significant change to DPA Full details are contained within the Cooks. Roy in the Galley, Zdravko, front of 98 and the basis of the new Regulation is flyer accompanying this Journal . Sign on house, and of course Lina in the Office work contained in the Company’s Privacy Policy now to make your fortune and to support wonders; thanks to you all. which is available for inspection in the our Centenary. I believe I have handed over the Company in Company website or from the Office. The Professional Development pretty good shape, thanks to the last Senior most important point is the new Consultant Warden (our new Master!) and the Wardens requirement for individual members to Captain Paul Andrew SHEPHERD was and Court; and as of today, one member give their active consent to the Company engaged by the Company in April as our short of one thousand, we are well known holding your data. A form requesting Professional Development Consultant, and respected, not only through the Liveries, your consent has been despatched to you replacing Captain Geoff COWAP. Paul but in the wider Maritime Community. and I must emphasise to all members that joined us as a Freeman in May 2017, having It has been a grand year! you must complete and return the form, or the Company will be forced to delete gained his Master’s Ticket in 2016, prior to your records. which he was a Junior Associate, mentored Clerk’s Corner by Captain Robert Ogden. He also has a BSc Centenary (Hons) in Marine Operations Management Commodore Angus Menzies RN Our Company formed on 25 June 1926. from Southampton University and has We have come a long way in the last served with Jubilee Trust, Schmidt Ocean ninety and a half years. We received our Research, Red Funnel Ferries and Carnival first Royal Charter in 1930 and in the same Cruises. You can hear more about him and year our title of Honourable from His what his plans are for the future of our Royal Highness, King George the Fifth. Our Mentoring Scheme and our outward face Company was granted Livery by the Court in the Maritime world in the PDC’s Column. of Aldermen of the City of London in The Editor 1932. We have been privileged to have had four Royal Masters of our Company; After some 13 years as the Editor of our His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales Company Journal, Commodore David Squire (1928 –1936), His Royal Highness The (former Commodore RFA and Elder Brother Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh of Trinity House), has decided that it is (1954 –1957), His Royal Highness, The nearly time to stand aside to allow Prince of Wales (1988 –1990) and her Royal someone new to take the editorship Highness The Princess Royal (2005 –2007). through to the Company's centenary in 2016 and beyond. We procured in 1947 and live in, the only floating Livery Hall in UK and introduced a He will formally stand down on completion hugely successful Apprentice Mentoring of Issue 4/2018 i.e. in early December so Scheme, currently over 250 strong. Our that his successor can start with Issue Joint Informal Professional Meetings (JIMs) 1/2019, for which the deadline for articles Data Protection are highly regarded and our Company is is the end of February 2019. Most members in one guise or other will now awarding the status of Chartered The post receives a stipend and any have come across the Data Protection Act Master Mariner , which will become a most member interested in considering the post 1998 and it forms the basis of how the prestigious and internationally recognised should contact the Clerk for more details. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 177 Company News

Receptionists to join the Ambassadors Scheme , where Honourable Company of Master during your off watch time you can visit Anita Mantharu and Gail Byrne have joined Mariners and Howard Leopold your old school or others, to give a short us as our new Receptionists and Davis Charity talk backed up by suitable provided Administrative Assistants. In our re-vamped Members are reminded that our associated paperwork and a video and show what a reception area, they will both be working HCMM & HLD charity is focussed on the career at sea entails. Join today! Full for us part time to ensure that there is full support of needy Merchant Navy Deck details from me. cover from Mondays to Fridays and during Officers and their dependents. Any holiday periods. I know that all members City of London Briefings member knowing of a mariner or widow in will make them extremely welcome . need should contact the Clerk. Freemen and Liverymen are encouraged to attend the City of London briefings which Our Charity also oversees our presentation tell you about the City and its structure at Christ’s Hospital School , Horsham, and are designed for all Liverymen, and West Sussex RH13 0YP . The presentation indeed Freemen, Court Assistants, and covers all fees, uniform and equipment at Wardens (as well as their spouses and the School for the full secondary course. partners who are very welcome to This presentation is currently not filled, and accompany). All are at 1700 for 1730 in the a suitable candidate is being sought, details Guildhall and are over by 1930. from me. Registration and bookings are preferred via The Royal Hospital School at Holbrook also the website offers generous bursaries to the sons or www.liverycommitteecourses.org daughters or the grandchildren of male or but if this presents difficulties, please female officers of the UK Merchant Navy. contact the Course Administrator at Scholarships are available in four areas: Guildhall, Claire Holdgate: Academic, Arts, Sports and, in particular, [email protected] ; Sailing. The Royal Hospital School, telephone 020 7332 3176. Anita Mantharu Holbrook, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2RX; Gail Byrne Monthly Livery Briefings Tel: +44 (0)1473 326200; [email protected] These Briefings are produced monthly and contain details of interest for City Meeting Rooms Liverymen. They are posted on the There are three bookable rooms for Company Website in the News Section. business meetings available onboard Committees WELLINGTON: The Company operates five Standing – The Committee Room – seats 16 at Committees (this means permanent and the table. reporting direct to the Court). They – The Medals Room – seats 14 at generally formally meet four times a year the table. and cover the following areas: – The Charthouse – s eats 8 in an informal • Finance – all aspects of the Company’s setting (with superb views of the Thames) investments and accounts. The first two rooms have large-screen wall • Membership – policy on membership mounted computer monitors (HDMI) and criterion, recruiting and numbers. conference call facilities and with room for additional seating round the Journal Articles • Education & Training – oversight of training standards and the bulkheads. Contact the Office for details Members and especially Apprentices and Apprenticeship/Associate Scheme. and for bookings. Associates are enjoined, to provide articles • Professional & Technical – oversight of In addition, the Catering Company can for our Quarterly Journal. Articles professional practices in every area of offer business meeting facilities in: supported by pictures or illustrations are maritime business and shipping. particularly encouraged. The best article – The Model Room – seats 20 at the table for 2018 by an Apprentice or Associate, • Treasures – management of all models, – The Court Room – seats 52 at the table art, library and silverware collections. as selected by the Master and Wardens, The Court Room is provided with full IT and will receive the Anchorites Prize of £250. Members are invited to consider joining sound facilities and both are booked All correspondence, articles and reports for one or more of those committees and through the Cook&The Butler – via Lina, the Journal should be in Word Format and thereby to take more part in the day to whose office is onboard WELLINGTON on in Times New Roman font, and forwarded day life of our Company. Membership will 0207 240 9888 or to the Editor, Commodore David Squire not take up much personal time and a [email protected] RFA, by email on [email protected]. great deal of the work is achieved by email. If interested, I am always delighted Accommodation Careers at Sea Ambassadors to update members on the workings of There are two en-suite cabins one double Although overseen by the Merchant Navy the Committees whose Minutes are and one twin in WELLINGTON for the use Training Board, our Company does published in the Member’s Area of the of members (£50 single, £60 double encourage our Apprentices and Associates Company website. occupancy). Both cabins have colour

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televisions, digital radios and full Wi-Fi Numbers as ever are always tight, and if Wardroom facilities. Please let us know if you will be you wish to attend any of these Courses, The Wardroom is available for members and arriving after normal working hours to please email Lt Cdr David Carter RNR their private guests from 0900 until 1700, check in and collect your key. (formerly Shell Tankers) at Monday to Friday, either to relax during If unable to book onboard, The Vintner’s [email protected] or write busy visits to London or to conduct business. Company , Upper Thames Street, to, Merchant Navy Liaison It is best to advise the Office if you will be London EC4V 3BG (close to Cannon Street Officer, Maritime Trade Section, Maritime onboard, to prevent overbooking. The bar or Mansion House District/Circle Line Tube Warfare School, HMS COLLINGWOOD, opens from 1230 to 1430, when the Chief Stations) offers our members access to Newgate Lane, FAREHAM, Bar Steward, Simon, serves a full range of their overnight accommodation, some Hampshire PO14 1AS drinks and cold and hot food (hot food rooms are en-suite and start at £60 + VAT. Social should be ordered 48 hours beforehand) and Contact is available when Roy the chef is on duty, [email protected] The Office is currently working on: please check beforehand). Tel: 0207 651 0748. • Curry Lunches: the extra mid-month Members are reminded that during bar Members, who are still serving , may make Lunch on Friday 14 September 2018, opening hours any formal business use of the facilities of the Union Jack Club Friday 28 September 2018, another meetings underway in the Wardroom must at Waterloo Station, where a single ensuite extra Lunch on Monday 1 October 2018, be put on hold and, that dress for members room begins at £72.00 and a double to coincide with Common Hall voting and their guests in the Wardroom is jacket ensuite room begins at £126.00 . Contact for the new Lord Mayor and Friday 26 (optional in the summer) and tie. A stock of Daiva Sobole , Advance Reservations October 2018. Members are reminded spare maritime ties is held in Reception. Manager ([email protected]) ; Tel. 0207 that guests must conform to our Curry 902 7379; Fax. 0207 620 0565; Union Jack Lunch dress code of jackets and ties. A Wardroom Notes Club, Sandell Street , London SE1 8UJ. stock of maritime type ties is held at Income Tax Relief on Annual Reception. Also, that set tables and John Johnson-Allen Subscriptions and Livery individual groups will be called forward Honorary Wardroom Mess Quarterage by the Catering Manager when they Secretary should rise to select their meals. The Honourable Company is approved by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the • The Ladies’ Night Dinner on Friday 5 purposes of Section 334 of the Income Tax October 2018 ( 1830 for 1900 ). This (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (which event is for our Ladies and Partners and replaces the previous legislation). Where a we; private guests are also most member is employed in a marine or marine welcome if there is space available. The related occupation, the Annual Subscription dress is Black Tie so that our Ladies can and Livery Quarterage is allowable as a outshine us! deduction from earnings for tax purposes • The Annual National Service for (but not Freedom or Livery Fines). Section Seafarer’s at St Paul’s Cathedral, on 334 is limited to earnings from employment, Wednesday 10 October 2018 (1700), but members who are self-employed receive followed by our traditional Hot Pot relief under Schedule D. Supper onboard (1830 for 1900). The Merchant Navy Senior Officer’s Service is usually attended by our Past Courses Master, HRH Princess Anne and by the This Master’s and First and Second Mate’s majority of the maritime sector in Course runs three times a year and is aimed London. Tickets should be ordered as at to foster relations between the two soon as possible from the Office. Both Writing this in the middle of May, I look out services and the programme is a mix of the Service and Hot Pot afterwards, are at the irises and magnolia in bloom, which lectures, visits and practical demonstrations for us, our ladies and partners and show the promise of summer to come. private guests. Members do not have to all tied together with a strong social Of course, one of the highlights of summer attend both events. Wardens will be thread. It includes briefs on the Royal is our Maritime Ball on 6 July. The price is wearing Mid-Morning Dress; Court Navy’s ships, weapons, and worldwide still a very modest £85, which, for what is Assistants and members, who wish, may operations. It also includes a day at sea in a included, makes it one of the bargains of conform, although lounge suit is warship during a “Thursday War”– a visit to the summer! The theme this year is blue , perfectly acceptable. Royal Marines Poole provides a slant on which is an easy one for both ladies and antipiracy initiatives. The whole course runs • The Member’s Lunch on Friday 16 gentlemen, so I look forward to a sea of for 4 and ½ days. November 2018 (1215 for 1300). This blue. We will hope, yet again, for a fine Briefs will be provided from the Northwood event is for us and private guests (not evening. We have not yet been HQ, the FCO Piracy Desk (Gulf of Guinea), spouses or partners), where the guest of disappointed. Do book in good time; if, DfT and the UK Centre for the Protection honour is the (new) Lord Mayor of the City however, you decide at the very last minute of the National Infrastructure (CPNI) and, of London. Wardens will wear Morning that you would like to come, do telephone European Union Naval (EUNAVFOR). Dress; Court Assistants and Members, who the ship to see if there are any places Also a brief and buffet lunch will be wish, may conform, although Lounge Suit remaining, as we limit the numbers to provided by the UK Chamber of Shipping. is perfectly acceptable. ensure we are not overcrowded. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 179 Company News

Looking further ahead, as I have to, have already contributed. The Heritage Lottery Mariner volunteers to support the various following consultations with Father Fund have given us a grant of £10,000 towards education activities, so please consider Christmas and his elf, the theme for this the cost. It is called War & Trade and will be a supporting by a little teaching. year's Christmas Lunch is Christmas summary of the Merchant Navy contribution We are populating the Info-Point, an Trimmings . Let your imagination run free! to the First World War covering all ship types internal intranet, onboard, thanks to a And do remember to book early, as it is and the human stories involved. We have generous donation. However, the work is normally fully booked by mid-October. again secured generous support from the P&O by volunteers, so not running to an exact I would remind you, as always, if you wish Heritage Collection both in advice and skills as timetable. The education part is completed. to take a meal in the Wardroom please do well as artefacts. The core period will be from It is not connected to the public internet book 48 hours in advance. If all you require July to November 2018. As previously, opening thus safe for children to use and puts less is a sandwich, it is still helpful if you can on Sundays and Mondays. Volunteers to of a load on our normal internet contact the ship in advance. support as guides always welcome. connectivity. This is already supporting the We have started the launch of a major education programme and we are fundraising effort for £3 million over the populating it with information and pictures The Wellington Trust next 5 years to fund a range of projects to on the ship models to improve information Captain Guy Brocklebank RN secure the ship for the next 30 years. First for visitors. It can be accessed by any priority is the dolphins followed by a range hand-held device or tablet. The intention is Chairman of the Trustees of projects from updating plumbing to to leave it on all the time so that all visitors some internal layout redesign. These and indeed members and friends can access projects are not all related or time it as they wish. sequenced, so we have a degree of www.thewellingtontrust.com flexibility on implementation. The fundraising covers conventional appeal to trusts and grant institutions, corporate The Wellington Trust sponsors and individuals but we have also Heritage Evening embarked on a “crowd funding” activity. Lectures We need to stimulate our fundraising to meet this need and subsequent Glyn Evans requirements. A new Legacy Giving leaflet Co-ordinator - Wellington Trust has been developed and will be issued soon Heritage Evening Lectures as well as more fundraising activity. Subject to final confirmation and any The Education programme is running changes that may be required, the towards the end of this academic year, but Wellington Trust Evening Lectures for the we hope for a burst of visits in the late 2018/2019 Season will be as follows: summer term. The revised syllabus is being Readers are invited to let me have well received in all areas, but we still need information on any potential speakers they to attract more schools onboard. Schools care to recommend or offer themselves and We are now working on the design of our who visit usually do return so we know we subject for consideration. 2018 exhibition and I know several members are popular. We remain short of Master ([email protected]) Heritage Evening Programme 2018 Date Speaker Subject 10 September 2018 Ian Johnstone The Construction of HMS HOOD

08 October 2018 Captain Rod Brown Shell History 1939-1973

12 November 2018 Commander David Parry C-Class Subs in the Baltic in WWI

10 December 2018 Mr John Johnson-Allen Loss of HMS TRUCULENT Heritage Evening Programme 2019 Date Speaker Subject

14 January 2019 Professor James Crabbe The Secrets of a Coral

11 February 2019 Mr Ian Insley Huff-Duffs & Hedgehogs – defeating U-Boats

11 March 2019 Mr Mark Baker Captain Fryatt – Centenary of Repatriation

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The Wellington Trust Heritage Evening However, at the moment, our formal her example, I would like the Company to speakers are all top class in their mentoring finishes on becoming a Master take its first steps into having official social particular fields and give their talks free STCW II/2, something which leaves many of media accounts, so it can more effectively of charge. We cannot afford to insult us trying to transition ashore without a reach out to our younger Members, speakers with poor attendances. It is formal support mechanism in place to guide potential Members and the wider maritime therefore up to HCMM members to give and inform our decisions. The details still community. Perhaps Rachel, Conor and Joe their support to these evening events in need to be worked out but there is a lot of could start adding #hcmm to their posts general and to the speakers in particular, backing for extending our mentoring scheme and share their adventures with us? if the series is to continue. and providing information so that Members To come full circle, one of the most at all stages of their careers can take important parts of my new role is to listen. advantage of the HCMM’s experience and Good or bad, frustrating or inspiring, I am PDC Column connections as they take their next steps. sure that everyone from Apprentice to Paul Shepherd To build on both of these aspects, the Liveryman has valuable ideas on what they Company is hosting a Mentoring want their organisation to stand for and Conference on the 19 th of October. This is how it can improve. I therefore invite you an event that will be attending by a broad all, please, to get in touch with me and cross-section of the maritime industry, give me your ideas, especially if you feel from academia and training organisations, passionately about any of the subjects to industry bodies and employers. It will be touched on in this article. a valuable opportunity to discuss how to Paul Shepherd is Director of Whitehorse push our existing Mentoring Scheme Maritime - Training and Consultancy and further and possibly to establish a Lifetime his company has been contracted by the Mentoring Scheme. Furthermore, it will HCMM to provide the services of a continue to burnish the reputation of the Professional Development Consultant. HCMM as an organisation which shapes He can be contacted via phone opinion, informs debate and guides the +447900268843, email UK's maritime sector forward. ([email protected]) or social To this end, there is also considerable media (LinkedIn and Facebook). enthusiasm within the HCMM to take full advantage of the hard-won knowledge and experience that lies within the membership, Ship affiliations and to push the Company to the forefront of the conversation on the issues that HMS SUTHERLAND matter, from skills to autonomous shipping. From: In order to ensure that we are represented Commander A J Canale MVO As I get to grips with the role, I have been at the heart of international and national Royal Navy listening to many of our Members express maritime decision-making, we will continue Commanding Officer where they see the HCMM going over the working with and further our involvement next few years and what they want to see HMS SUTHERLAND with the Nautical Institute, Trinity House, Since I last wrote, this unique deployment it achieve. Across the board, I have been the Chamber and the MNTB. struck by the enthusiasm with which our has offered us all challenges and fellow Members have spoken about the In order to drive forward the conversation opportunities in equal measure and I am Honourable Company and the bounty of on the competencies that a modern delighted to be updating you on the thoughtful and exciting ideas that exist to Mariner needs, the Company is also looking exploits of a very proud Ship's Company as push it forward. at hosting a Skills Conference towards the we near the mid-point of the deployment. end of the year. This is a very emotive topic, HMS SUTHERLAND enjoyed almost one This is an exciting time but to look forward where Back in my day… meets Get with the month around Australia, renewing ties with without looking back would be churlish, so times… but by bringing together leading the Royal Australian Navy and supporting I would like to take a moment to thank the thinkers from across the industry and the Government's prosperity agenda by retiring PDC, Geoff Cowap, for his untiring academia, we will influence the making a valuable contribution to the service and numerous successes during his conversation around the skills that the next Australian Government's forthcoming tenure. He leaves big shoes to be filled but, generation really needs, both those that decision on the selection of its future Anti- as Geoff will happily admit; there is still should be resuscitated and those that are Submarine Warfare frigate. SUTHERLAND work to be done. not yet being addressed. conducted four port visits to Perth, Without doubt, his crowning achievement In the last issue of the Journal (1/2018), it Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and we has been to build the Mentoring Scheme was inspiring to see the next generation were pleased to greet many senior from a low base to the success that it is representing their views, with a compelling dignitaries on board from UK and today. The HCMM currently has over 270 article on the use of social media by Rachel Australian Government Ministers to State Apprentices and Associate Members in the Arnold (Associate). Not only is it Governors and leaders from every part of Scheme, who are being guided and encouraging that Rachel and her peers are Australian society, be it defence, industry, supported by our more experienced actively seeking to promote our industry, business, the arts or sport. Each and every Members, as they develop their skills and but I commend her for taking the time to member of the Ship's Company served the progress in their careers. pen an article for us all to enjoy. Driven by Ship and Service with distinction and I was, www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 181 Company News

nautical miles from the border between north and south. SUTHERLAND quickly integrated with our coalition partners of the US Navy 7k" Fleet and Republic of Korea Navy during a valuable Exercise SSANG YONG. Much is made of this part of the world: having transited through the East China Sea, Korean Strait and operated in the southern Sea of Japan, it is a highly contested part of the world as competing nations seek to impose their ways on others. SUTHERLAND had prepared well, made it her business to uphold agreed international maritime Customs and ably dealt with the many challenges with professionalism and pride. SUTHERLAND is now in Japan for a much- needed period of mid-deployment leave and maintenance. Ship's Company spirits are high, buoyed by the inexhaustible support they are given from home and on HMS Sutherland arriving in Sydney board by their messmates. Naturally I am quite literally, astounded by the creativity whilst HMAS MELBOURNE superbly hosted extremely proud of their achievements so and initiative that was on show at every us when alongside in Sydney. far and look forward to updating you on turn to ensure our guests enjoyed a All too quickly, the Australian odyssey was the next phase of the deployment. memorable experience on board 'the over. SUTHERLAND sailed from Sydney in Fighting Clan'. company with the Anzac Class frigate, Of course, we all have our own memorable HMAS TOOWOOMBA and enjoyed ten days Life on a Mercy Ship experiences to derive from our programme. of very meaningful integration training, Third Officer Dominic White I doubt whether any of us will forget the including manoeuvres, communications entry into Sydney harbour with all the exercises, a boarding and some valuable aplomb and sense of occasion one might preparation for the South China Sea. A daily expect - a first visit by a Royal Navy ship to exchange of personnel allowed respective this iconic city in five years. On her Ships' Companies to see how the other approach to the berth at Garden Island, operated. My sources tell me the food is just SUTHERLAND gracefully turned in close that little better in SUTHERLAND! vicinity to the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Threading between the island chain of Opera House. Arriving in Procedure Alpha, Papua New Guinea, both ships were able to most (but sadly not all!) were able to commemorate the loss of the First World glimpse the extraordinary sights of Sydney. War submarine AE1. Crewed by Royal Navy But before this, SUTHERLAND had taken and Royal Australian Navy personnel, these part in one of the Royal Australian Navy's brave men realty were the first pioneers of capstone exercises, Exercise OCEAN the submarine service. It felt fitting, EXPLORER off the Tasmanian coast, in therefore to take a moment to remember which the anti-submarine practitioners in those who perished at sea in company with particular were able to show off their skills our Royal Australian Navy colleagues. From to an impressed Australian audience. there, both ships headed to a very different Needless to say, opportunities for theatre of operations via the US base at recreation, sport and adventurous training Guam, a small atoll tucked away in the in between long periods at sea are a western Pacific, steeped in Second World necessary way of life. War history and the perfect location for a quick logistics stop and brief respite before The Ship's football and rugby teams have moving on again. played against a number of local teams in Dominic White Australia, with varying degrees of success on Shortly after Guam, SUTHERLAND had to Back in August 2017, I passed my MCA oral and off the pitch! Some even took to the contend with the very real dangers of the exam and qualified as an Officer of the skies in an incredibly exciting skydiving sea. Adjusting the navigation track quite Watch after studying at Warsash Maritime experience too. Much of this has been deliberately to avoid winds in excess of 100 Academy. From January 2018 I decided to possible with the support of the Royal mph, the Ship narrowly avoided the worst volunteer for 6 months as a 3 rd Officer on Australian Navy, who really have been friends effects of Tropical Cyclone JELAWAT and board the Mercy Ships' hospital vessel, the to HMS SUTHERLAND during her month in continued unscathed. Africa Mercy , currently operating in country. Local organisations in every port The Ship has since spent time off the Cameroon Africa, to build experience as a visit also extended the hand of friendship, Korean Peninsula, not more than 150 newly qualified Officer.

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Mercy Ships is an international charitable It was on the safe side of the Fire Break organisation operating the largest non- created to stop the spread of the Great Fire governmental hospital ship in the world. As of London in 1666. a floating hospital, it can sail directly to In 1681, Charles II granted a land charter to some of the world’s poorest people to William Penn to repay a debt of £16,000. deliver free life-saving medical care and This was one of the largest land grants in provide safe, state-of-the-art facilities in history awarded to a single person. That which to treat people. Since the charity’s piece of land is now known as beginning in 1978, the volunteers on board Pennsylvania. William Penn, the son of their vessels have completed over 84,000 Admiral Sir William Penn, was actually life-saving surgeries and transformed the Correcting charts baptised in All Hallows. lives of more than 2.56 million people from 592 different ports. As well as these technical duties I am also The body of Sir Thomas More, who was in charge of the safety boat for the weekly beheaded at the Tower after he upset dives to clean the water inlets. As the ship Henry VIII was brought into All Hallows. sits stationary for long periods of time in The current status is that the church has a dirty water the inlets get blocked by great history associated with major events marine growth and rubbish. The ship also across the globe, and to emphasise that the trains local people to become ratings on Crypt is now set up as a museum with board; this is another area I am getting exhibits dating back as far as Roman times. involved in. It also sits in the ‘Pool of London’ which, in Compared to traditional ships, the life on the days of the was the board is different and we have a great time biggest port in the world. doing lots of different things together when The Africa Mercy not on duty. At the moment, the ship is in The Clan Line Window the middle of a departmental football The Africa Mercy , a converted Danish train tournament. There are also lots of trips into ferry, has 5 operating theatres and 82 ward the city and surrounding areas which can beds; there is also a radiology department, be done in our spare time, where we help laboratory and pharmacy on board. The and get involved with the community. charity aims to help patients in 7 main areas: Maxillofacial, Plastic Reconstructive, Orthopaedic, Obstetric Fistula, General, Clan Line Steamers: Ophthalmic and Dental. In addition to providing health care on board the ship, The Stained Glass the charity also aims to make a lasting impact. They do this by training and Window mentoring local professionals, providing Mike Sims medical tools and resources and building (Courtesy Southern Express (The Magazine and renovating better medical facilities. of the Merchant Navy Locomotive Although the Africa Mercy is a medical Preservation Society) No.176, Issue 1 2018) ship, only half of the 450 crew on board The author discovered the existence of this are part of the Medical Team, the other window more by accident than design, as I half is made up of the Technical Team and was Internet strolling on the 35028 web Hospitality Team. Everyone on board works site [the Merchant Navy Locomotive together to make the ship run and to keep Preservation Society] and at the same time The Clan Line Window the hospital going. As a 3rd Officer I am catching up with the next door site which part of the Technical Team. The window is floor to ceiling, and made up relates to Clan Line Steamers. (I am an ex of three panels (see above). These comprise Currently my roles on board are Navigation Merchant Navy Engineer Officer and was not only the ‘Lion Rampant’ house flag as Officer and Safety Officer. Although the trained as an Engineering Cadet with Clan displayed in 35028, but other flags of the vessel spends most of its time alongside, as Line, and sailed as an Engineer Officer with Cayzer Irvine fleet that traded as separate the Navigation Officer I still have a lot of their fleet in my much younger days.) work to do with the testing and entities. The window is dedicated to Peter maintenance of the GMDSS and ‘All Hallows by the Tower’ Church is hugely Neville Buckley who was Chairman of navigational equipment as well as the significant in the City of London – the Caledonian Investment PLC from 1994 to nautical publications and all other ‘Square Mile’ bit. It was founded in 675 AD his death in 2008. Caledonian Investment regulatory tests and inspections. My role as as a Chapel of the Great Abbey of Barking, PLCvwas formed by the Cayzer family Safety Officer involves making sure the and is now considered to be the oldest around the time of their withdrawal from ship runs safely. As most of the crew do not church in the Square Mile. It is located just the shipping business in the mid 1980s. Mr come from shipping backgrounds my job two minutes walk from the main tourist Buckley’s connection with the Cayzer family involves giving safety talks to the new crew entrance to the Tower of London. was based on his marriage to a daughter and monitoring operations insuring they Some of the major historical records and from the Cayzer dynasty. are done safely on board. events that are connected to this church are:- The window was dedicated at a ceremony www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 183 Latest News

on 10 October 2012 and carries not only the The Convention on the International Clan Line flag, but flags from some of the Latest News Maritime Organization (IMO) was adopted on larger companies they owned. IMO celebrates 70 6 March 1948 at the United Nations For example: Maritime Conference held in Geneva, Union Castle - Scottish Shire Line – King years with Her Majesty Switzerland. The convention entered into Line Ltd (Tramps) – Houston Line Ltd etc. force 10 years later, on 17 March 1958, when Queen Elizabeth II the 21st State ratified the treaty. IMO’s first Next to the Clan Line window another Seventy years to the day since the treaty meeting was held in London on 6 January famous shipping company is honoured, establishing the United Nations 1959, at Church House in central London. namely P&O. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Since then, IMO Member States have As with Clan Line, this window carries, not was adopted, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth pursued their mission to develop the only the house flag, but those of other well II marked the occasion at IMO global regulatory framework for known shipping lines within the P&O group. Headquarters in London on 6 March 2018. international shipping. Bulleid Locomotive House Flags Today, IMO continues its work to improve I am sure O. V.S Bulleid would be proud to maritime safety and security, the efficiency know that the house flags of some of his of navigation and the prevention and locomotives are now in the oldest church in control of pollution from ships, as well as the City of London, namely: the fair and effective implementation of its regulations. Union Castle – 35002 The IMO Headquarters building, located on P&O SN Co Ltd – 35006 London’s Albert Embankment on the south Orient Line – 35008 bank of the River Thames, was purpose –built by the United Kingdom General Steam Navigation – 35011 Government for the Organization during British India Line – 35018 the 1970s, with its foundation stone laid by New Zealand Line – 35021 His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, in 1979. The building was formally opened Clan Line - 35028 in 1983 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen’s cousin, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester re opened the building in 2008 following a major refurbishment. Experts to advise on UK's Maritime IMO Secretary– General Kitack Lim Sector's future accompanies Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to IMO The British government has appointed a panel of industry experts to advise on the Accompanied by IMO Secretary –General future of the UK's maritime sector. Kitack Lim, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Transport secretary Chris Grayling has unveiled a commemorative plaque and cut called for evidence on Maritime 2050 , the an anniversary cake. Her Majesty also met government's long –term strategy to some of the guests attending the event, (The author wishes to thank Chris Meredith for maximise future opportunities for the including representatives of IMO Member nation's maritime industries. his photographic skills and time for taking the States, inter –governmental and images that accompany this article.) international non –governmental Footnote: ‘All Hallows by the Tower’ Church organizations, and IMO Secretariat staff. is in Byward Street, London, EC3R 5BJ “We are celebrating 70 years of Phone number for visitors: 0207 481 2928 achievement, in which the truly vital industry of shipping has become safer, cleaner and greener, thanks to the work of Editor’s Note: IMO. We are also looking ahead to the 1. O.V.S. Bulleid was the Chief exciting new challenges on the horizon ,” Mechanical Engineer for Southern said IMO Secretary –General Lim. Railway from 1937 to 1948 “Billions of ordinary people, all over the 2. The Clan Line Window is placed world, rely on shipping every day of their directly below that of lives – even if they don't realise The Honourable Company of it or understand it. It is our role to ensure Master Mariners shipping can continue to make this vital contribution to global well –being ,” Mr Lim added.

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recent years, and I am determined that we build on the solid foundation created under Guy Platten’s leadership. The UK Chamber has a long and proud heritage at the heart of the shipping community. The best way to honour its past is to build an exciting future, and I am. I look forward to meeting all of our members in the weeks and months ahead to identify new opportunities to grow the UK Chamber’s offer.” Sir Michael Bibby, President of the UK Chamber of Shipping said: “Bob comes with a distinguished track record of service to the industry, both in a civilian and military context. His excellent track record at the Gibraltar Port Authority speaks for itself, and his leading role in developing Gibraltar’s Brexit will stand him in excellent stead as the UK Chamber seeks to strengthen its role as a leading voice of British industry.” The consultation is aimed at industry, academia and anyone with an interest in New CEO for UK Bob Sanguinetti was born and raised in the ongoing success of maritime in the UK. Chamber of Shipping Gibraltar. After graduating from Oxford University, he served in the Royal Navy for "We want to maintain our position as a Bob Sanguinetti has been appointed as almost three decades, rising to the rank of world –leading maritime nation and the Chief Executive of the UK Chamber Commodore. The former mariner served at working with the experts from within of Shipping. sea and commanded several Royal Navy maritime, as well as those with broader Mr Sanguinetti was recently CEO of the warships and a multinational coalition Task experience, will help us ensure we take Gibraltar Port Authority, where he was Group before working at the Ministry of every opportunity open to this vital sector ," credited with delivering significant growth Defence in a number of strategic roles. His Chris Grayling said in a recent statement. in vessel traffic following a series of last job in the military was as Head of widereaching initiatives. Previously he Intelligence at the UK’s National Operations In February, at the UK Chamber of served as Commodore in the Royal Navy. Headquarters in North London. Shipping's Annual Dinner, Chris Grayling urged UK maritime businesses to contribute He assumed the role of CEO of the to the radical Maritime 2050 vision. Gibraltar Port Authority in May 2014. During his tenure, the Port of Gibraltar saw The Call for Evidence, (which closed on 16 a reversal of a downward trend in vessel May), highlights a number of themes traffic and activity in most sectors through fundamental to the growth of UK maritime: a series of initiatives aimed at improving technology, trade, infrastructure, efficiency, strengthening relationships with environment, people and security/resilience. the local port community, and driving As part of the strategy, a series of objectives through a robust marketing and will be set so that progress against each of engagement plan with international ship these themes can be scrutinised: owners and operators. Mr Sanguinetti was elected to the board of "This is a unique opportunity to have a say the International Bunker Industry in the direction of the UK maritime sector Association (IBIA) in 2016. and I encourage the industry, its partners and academics with a stake in the future In recognition of his successful track record of UK maritime to respond to the call for at the port, Mr Sanguinetti was seconded to evidence ," said Hugh McNeal, chief the Office of the Chief Minister to carry out executive of RenewableUK, who will chair a maritime strategic review, and to lead on the expert panel. Mr Sanguinetti said: wider, Brexit-related contingency planning. “I am delighted to be appointed to this He will take up his role on 16 July 2018, For a complete list of the expert panel go to: prestigious role at a time when taking over from Guy Platten, who will https://www.ukchamberofshipping.com/latest/ shipping is so central to the political become the Secretary General of the government-gears-maritime-2050industry agenda. The UK Chamber team International Chamber of Shipping in -consultation/ deserve great credit for their work in Summer 2018. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 185 Latest News

Export trade from the Solent maritime including marine autonomy. New report highlights sector, including to key developed and The Solent LEP is keen to build on our emerging markets, generates an estimated value and partnership with the maritime sector to annual contribution of at least £20 billion maximise the benefits of our contribution of Solent for the UK economy. investments and ensure that the Solent maritime sector On top of this are the benefits to hospitality remains a global maritime gateway." and tourism from cruise liners using Southampton, with more than two million A copy of the report can be downloaded cruise passenger movements in 2017. from: The research, commissioned by Solent LEP https://solentlep.org.uk/media/2319/ and Maritime UK, looked in depth at the cebr_solent_lep_report_may-2018.pdf Solent’s shipping, ports, services, engineering and leisure marine industries P&O Cruises marks first and the contribution of the Portsmouth Naval Base. construction milestone David Dingle CBE, Chairman of Maritime for newest ship UK and of Southampton-based Carnival UK, said: “The report released today shows the vital role that maritime already plays in Solent life, In the Solent area, the maritime sector contributes at least £5.5bn to economic activity, directly employing just under 36,000 people. The employed population of Southampton is 130,600, and this means that those employed in the Economic output from the Solent maritime maritime industry make up 27.5% of the sector has increased 14% over a five-year working population in Southampton. period, a new report by Maritime UK and Across the United Kingdom, including in the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership the Solent, we are seeing fantastic (LEP) has found. growth and we expect it to continue. The report, which was released on 4 May The Solent plays a unique role in 2018 on board the cruise ship MV Ventura facilitating UK global trade and the in Southampton, found that over five years importance of the sector will only grow the Solent maritime sector had experienced post-Brexit. We’re supremely confident an increase in Gross Value Added (GVA) that we can play a crucial role in contribution to a total £5.5 billion and now positioning Britain as an outward- (Image Courtesy: Meyer Werft) supports a total of 120,000 jobs. The high- looking, global trading maritime nation. level launch on board the P&O ship P&O Cruises marked an important The Solent and its maritime sector will brought together industry and government construction milestone on 25 April 2018 as be critical to that success. leaders to discuss the future of the Solent it cut the first piece of steel for its newest and UK maritime sector. As the engine of British trade, the ship being built at the Meyer Werft maritime sector supports nearly one shipyard in Papenburg. The steel cutting The vital role of the Solent’s maritime million jobs, contributes tens of billions ceremony was attended by P&O Cruises sector in supporting international trade is to the UK GDP and drives exports as senior vice president, Paul Ludlow; Carnival also revealed in the new report. well as inward investment. Half a trillion UK president Josh Weinstein and managing More than £77.5 billion worth of exports pounds worth of goods passes through director of Meyer Werft, Tim Meyer. and imports are moved through the major UK ports each year” Josh Weinstein said: ports of Southampton and Portsmouth every Anne-Marie Mountifield, Solent LEP Chief “This is the first time in 20 years that year. The research by Cebr (Centre for Executive, said: P&O Cruises has had a ship built by Economics and Business Research) highlights "The report released today confirms the Meyer Werft and I’d like to thank the Port of Southampton’s location and vital role of the Solent Maritime sector everyone who has worked so hard to get infrastructure as being especially beneficial in supporting the UK economy and us to the first stage in the life of this to the region’s reputation as a worldwide international trade. The Port of ground-breaking vessel. Meyer Werft has maritime gateway. Southampton's location and an enviable track record of producing The study found that of the total goods infrastructure are identified as being genuinely innovative ships which also moved through Solent ports, £42.8 billion especially beneficial to our reputation as deliver tremendous levels of operational are exports and 85% of these are routed a worldwide maritime gateway and efficiency and we look forward to through Southampton to non-EU trading Portsmouth has long been a world continuing our successful partnership partners, the highest proportion of any leader in marine engineering and over the next couple of years to this UK port. continues to innovate in specialisms ship’s completion in 2020 and beyond.”

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Paul Ludlow added: For those working at sea, mental health online and is also available for download. “This is a very exciting and momentous issues can be compounded by the For further information go to: day. Our new ship will be the largest of being separation from family and https://www.shipownersclub.com/media ship ever operated by the brand and the feelings of isolation. /2018/04/ Managing-stress-with largest ever to be dedicated exclusively In response, the UK Chamber of Shipping, -relaxation-techniques.pdf to the UK cruise industry. It will also be Nautilus International and the National the first ship in our market to be Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport powered by LNG, the most Workers (RMT) have jointly agreed new environmentally friendly power source guidelines that will aid shipping companies yet for large-scale cruise ships. With UK in drawing up policies on mental wellbeing. passengers numbers set to top two million for the first time this year, we The aim is to create awareness among are confident in cruising’s future and management of the importance of good believe that there will be an mental health among the seafaring exceptionally positive UK response to workforce, and to support companies in this ship and the innovations it will fostering a culture that is conducive to bring. We also expect this ship to improving the mental wellbeing of seafarers. persuade many UK consumers to take The Chamber and the unions recommend that all important first cruise.” that shipping companies draw up, agree and adopt policies on mental health awareness P&O Cruises announced the name of the that are in line with the guidelines. new ship – IONA on 24 May. This highly anticipated announcement came as a result If companies already have a mental health of a competition that P&O Cruises ran last policy in place, such a policy should be year when it invited members of the public reviewed against the new guidelines. to suggest a suitable name for the ship. The advice comprises several different Over 30,000 submissions were received with sections: a panel of experts making the final decision. • Policy, which covers what should be included within company policy and UK Chamber how it should be promoted; Stress is a biological reaction that helps the • Implementation, which advises on what body to cope with the threats and launches guidelines companies can do to support seafarers difficulties that we face in daily life. Whilst who are experiencing mental health issues; stress can be beneficial, excessive strain for seafarer mental over prolonged periods of time can create • Training, which gives an overview of negative effects on physical health and welfare policy how companies can train staff to mental wellbeing. recognise mental ill health in others, in The relaxation exercise shared in the audio order to better provide support; podcast combines progressive muscular • Assistance and Treatment, which advises relaxation with controlled on how a company can intervene with an techniques. Together, these train the mind employee who is experiencing issues, and and body to release tension through how medical assistance may be engaged; mindful breathing, and consequently, and counteracts the ‘fight or flight’ response. • Monitoring, which provides guidance on The Club, in partnership with ISWAN, has how a company should update its internal previously produced a number of pieces on mental health policy and monitor the the topic of Psychological wellbeing at sea, wellbeing and needs of its workforce. including: The guidelines can be downloaded from: Good Mental Health Guide: Psychological https://www.ukchamberofshipping.com/doc Wellbeing at Sea uments/1086/Mental_health_guidelines_- Good Mental Health Guide: Steps to _2_-_full_document_-_2018.pdf Positive Mental Health Meanwhile: Infographic: Mindfulness on board Infographic: BACES – Steps to Positive In partnership with International Seafarers’ Mental Health Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the Shipowners’ Club has presented the Steps to Positive Mental Health – Mental illness is estimated to cost UK latest addition to their Good Mental Health Translations businesses £30 billion every year through Guides series: Managing stress with Psychological Wellbeing at Sea – lost production, recruitment and absence. relaxation techniques . Infographics One in six adults will be experiencing a This 13-minute audio guide offers various These can be downloaded from: mental health problem at any one time, relaxation exercises to help seafarers cope https://www.shipownersclub.com/ according to the Office of National Statistics. with stress at sea. The guide is accessible psychological-wellbeing-sea/ www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 187 Latest News

been put through its paces by Atlas threat in the long-term and operate Royal Navy gets first Elektronik and Defence Equipment and more effectively around the world.” unmanned Support team members and the Royal The system will now undergo a series of Navy’s Maritime Autonomous Systems Trials more detailed trials with the Royal Navy. minesweeping system Team (MASTT). The Royal Navy has a proud history of An autonomous minesweeper system that The system was tested against a number minesweeping, dating from World War One can safely clear sea lanes of mines has been of performance requirements, for when even the likes of fishing trawlers handed over to the Royal Navy, Defence example, how well it cleared mines, were converted for use, dragging a chain Minister Guto Bebb has announced. whether the autonomous system could from the vessel to clear German mines. Following a period of successful trials the successfully avoid obstacles and the Today, with far more sophisticated demonstrator system could go on to be overall system performance. equipment, the service is still called upon used by the Royal Navy in the future to Brigadier Jim Morris Royal Marines to clear the waters of ordnance and defeat the threat of modern digital mines. Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff in maintains a world-leading role in The system has been designed and Maritime Capability, and Senior Responsible minehunting, training alongside allies in manufactured by Atlas Elektronik UK in Officer for the Mine Counter Measures and the Mediterranean and the Gulf. Dorset, under a £13 million contract with Hydrographic Capability (MHC) programme The MOD has committed 1.2% of the the Ministry of Defence which has said: £36bn defence budget, supported by a sustained around 20 jobs and created 15 “The Mine Countermeasures and dedicated £800m Innovation Fund, to new jobs with the company. Hydrographic Capability Combined cutting-edge science and technology. Influence Minesweeping system is the Royal Navy’s first fully autonomous capability demonstrator and paves the Bulk Carrier Casualty way for the introduction of this technology across the full range of Report maritime capabilities. INTERCARGO’s latest Bulk Carrier Casualty Report, which provides an analysis of bulk Combined Influence Minesweeping is a carrier total losses between 2008 to 2017 critical component of the Mine has been submitted to the International Countermeasures capability. This Maritime Organization (IMO) for the autonomous system will restore the consideration of the Member States, Non- Autonomous minesweeper system Royal Navy’s sweep capability, enabling Governmental Organisations and other (Crown copyright) it to tackle modern digital mines that interested parties. Defence Minister Guto Bebb said: may not otherwise be discovered in challenging minehunting conditions. Between 2008 and 2017 there have been “This autonomous minesweeper takes us 53 total losses of bulk carriers of 10,000 a step closer to taking our crews out of This autonomous sweep system tonne deadweight and above with the danger and allowing us to safely clear represents a fundamental step in the reported loss of 202 seafarers. sea lanes of explosives, whether that’s Navy’s transition to autonomous supporting trade in global waters and offboard systems to counter the threat Analysis of INTERCARGO’s casualty records around the British coastline, or posed to international shipping by the from 1994 to the present day indicates a protecting our ships and shores. Easily sea mine; we look forward to gradual improvement over the years in transported by road, sea and air, the commencing demonstration of the terms of numbers of lives and ships lost. high-tech design means a small team associated minehunting system in 2019.” The below two graphs display the average could put the system to use within hours The handover of the system to the Royal number of lives and ships lost over rolling of it arriving in theatre. We are investing Navy is a significant milestone for the Mine ten-year periods and clear downward millions in innovative technology now, to Countermeasures and Hydrographic trends are observed. support our military of the future.” Capability (MHC) programme, which aims The bulk carrier industry recognises the The system’s innovative and modernised to de-risk maritime autonomous systems many contributing factors to this safety technology has the ability to defeat today’s and introduce these new technologies into improvement, which include the digital sea mines which can detect and the Royal Navy. introduction of adequate safety target military ships passing overhead. The Director Ships Support Neal Lawson, of the requirements by the IMO flag States, the sweeper system, which features a “sense MOD’s procurement organisation, Defence role of IACS, PSC regimes and the best and avoid” capability, could also work Equipment and Support, said: practices and large investments by the bulk carrier industry. together with other similar autonomous “The autonomous minesweeper offers systems for the common goal of making a commander the ability to defeat There is no room for complacency and our waters safer. mines that cannot be countered by further work needs to be done in order to The project also aims to demonstrate the current hunting techniques and continue the trends with the ultimate goal viability of an unmanned system that can significantly reduces the risk to crew of no lives or ships lost. safely and successfully clear mines and members in pressured and time- In March 2017, the sinking of M/V Stellar which is designed to be operated from a constrained operations. Daisy , carrying iron ore, resulted in the land or ship-based control station and can The system can offer greater flexibility tragic loss of 22 seafarers. While the Search be deployed from a suitable ship or port. and upgradability, allowing the Royal and Rescue (SAR) efforts in response to this Over the last four months, the system has Navy to respond better to the sea-mine sinking are to be praised, in its aftermath

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the shipping community should be ones in both years: 1) machinery and mud rescue and a communications concerned about the non-availability of technical, 2) Main Engine, 3) Grounding, blackspot where a drone is required to sufficient SAR capabilities in the vicinity of 4) Collision, 5) Allision. relay information between rescue teams busy shipping lanes around the world and and a casualty on a cliff. revisit this issue. The purpose of these scenarios was to evaluate the potential impact of using drones – also referred to as Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) – on operations. Particular attention was paid to how drones can work together with existing search and rescue teams and assets, with RNLI lifeboats and an HM coastguard search and rescue helicopter featuring in the rescue scenarios, to enhance lifesaving capability and reduce risk to rescue teams.

The preliminary findings as per this table Hannah Nobbs, from the RNLI’s innovation direct the attention of all stakeholders to team, said: ship safety issues related to the human “The aim of this event is to provide element and leading to grounding and realistic scenarios and an authentic In October 2017 the sinking of M/V collision, as well as to equipment failures. operating environment to explore the use Emerald Star , loaded with nickel ore, INTERCARGO and its members appreciate of drones in multi-agency operations. We claimed the lives of 10 seafarers. the support and contribution from all hope this will allow us to understand the stakeholders and will strengthen their The industry expects that the full benefits and limitations of their use in communication with them on crew investigation reports will provide answers search and rescue activity. training, equipment design and and highlight the lessons to be learnt from manufacturing, and shipbuilding and This week-long test event is the these losses. explore joint projects to introduce and culmination of around two years of work, The Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2017 implement appropriate measures. Following where we’ve explored the use of drones in again highlights that cargo failure, the example of IACS and its Common collaboration with key search and rescue including moisture related cargo failure Structure Rules, the bulk carrier industry partners and industry experts. mechanisms, is one of the greatest would wholeheartedly welcome initiatives The RNLI has a proud history of concerns for the safe carriage of dry bulk and safety measures from other industries. embracing new technology – from over the past 10 years and is likely the The report can be downloaded from: lifejackets in the 1800s to the design cause of the loss of 101 seafarers’ lives and https://www.intercargo.org/ and build of our waterjet-propelled 9 vessel losses. bulk-carrier-casualty-report-2017/ Shannon class lifeboat. So it’s very The incident onboard the 57,000 dwt MV exciting for us to now explore the Cheshire in August 2017 involving high potential use of drones in search and in the cargo holds and the MCA and RNLI test rescue activity, in partnership with the release of gases from the cargo again drones in real-life maritime & coastguard agency.” raised serious concerns with the carriage Phil Hanson, aviation technical assurance of ammonium nitrate based fertiliser. The search and manager at the MCA, said: shipping industry welcomed the issuance “The MCA is always ready to embrace of the IMO circular CCC.1/Circ.4 on rescue scenarios working with new technology – especially Carriage of Ammonium Nitrate Based A week-long event took place between 23 if that technology could enhance search Fertilizer (non-hazardous) on 22 Sept and 27 April along a stretch of coastline at and rescue efficiency, save more lives and 2017; however bulk carrier owners and St Athan, Wales, with a selection of drones reduce risk to our personnel. masters are expecting prompt and clear being used in four different search and There is significant evidence emerging mandatory safety requirements to avoid rescue scenarios to explore how they could from our overseas counterparts and more recurrence of the M/V Cheshire and M/V be used to help save lives in the future. locally from UK mountain rescue teams Purple Beach incidents. The scenarios being tested were: a indicating that drones can play a crucial An analysis of bulk carrier incidents in shoreline search for a casualty, an offshore role in emergency response. With this in 2016 and 2017 gives the most common search for multiple casualties in the sea, a mind, we welcome the opportunity to www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 189 Ports News

take part in these emerging trials to test unleaded petrol spilled into the sea, too bad, we couldn't see a thing. We the viability of drone technology with catching fire when sparks from the collision had to jump and could hear people other rescue resources. caused it to ignite. splashing in the water.” It’s too early to comment on how we Due to the ferocity of the fire, the crew Between 1976 and 2002, seafarers will move forward from the trials but abandoned attempts to launch the ship’s employed by British merchant shipping one thing we all agree on is that lifeboats and several of those on board – alone saw 835 traumatic work-related drones cannot replace helicopters, including two of the seafarers’ wives – deaths – almost one-third higher than the coastguard rescue teams or lifeboats. jumped into the burning sea. general workforce of Great Britain. However, it is entirely possible that Sailors’ Society trustee Jon Holloway read The British Trent tragedy was the worst they could be an additional tool to use out the names of the lost before laying the accident off Belgium’s coast since the in search and rescue.” wreath. Herald of Free Enterprise disaster in 1987. Six different industry partners supported Among them was that of his friend, the Sailors’ Society’s CEO, Stuart Rivers, said: the event, with these organisations ship’s 23-year old electrician Matthew “In both tragedies, our port chaplains supplying and operating the drones during Clements, from Bournemouth. were among the first to respond and the exercises. Participating industry what they saw and heard at that time partners included Lockheed Martin UK, Jon said: “The shipping industry is a tightly-knit and in the days after will stay with Scisys and the university of Bath. community, with lifelong friendships them forever. A variety of drones were used in the formed. Matthew’s loss was a huge Laying a wreath gives us the chance to scenarios, including rotary platforms that blow to many and he is never far from remember the lost.” offer stability for electro-optic and our thoughts, particularly this week. thermal sensor payloads, a tethered drone and fixed wing platforms that are runway When things go wrong, as it did with Ports News the British Trent, the assistance of or catapult launched. organisations like Sailors’ Society is World Day for Safety invaluable for the family and friends of Nine seafarers killed in the lost and it is a privilege to work so and Health promoted closely with the charity and support at UK’s largest a fireball remembered their work.” on disaster’s 25th Two of the survivors, husband and wife Ian port complex and Allison Rippon, were supported by The weekend of 3 May 2018 saw anniversary Sailors’ Society after the ordeal. When the companies across the globe promote World A maritime welfare charity commemorated ships collided, they had been in their cabin. Day for Safety and Health at Work and the 25th anniversary of the British Trent At the time, Ian was reported in the press ABP on the Humber was no different. disaster by laying a wreath underneath the as saying: ship’s bell at All-Hallows-by-the-Tower in “I opened the curtains and saw a big London, on 31 May 2018. ball of fire coming back towards Nine seafarers lost their lives when the the accommodation. British Trent collided with another ship in “There was no time for anything. We foggy conditions 10-miles off Ostend on heard the alarm - seven short and one 3 June 1993. long blast - and somehow all got to the Upon impact, the British Trent ’s cargo of lifeboats, but the smoke and fire were

In order to raise awareness of the day, ABP’s four Humber ports in Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole ran a competition which saw around 50 employees taking part in safety walks across the port estates. Safety walkabouts are regular occurrences within the company, but to add a competitive edge, employees were given pedometers and asked to track their footfall. The addition of counting steps, meant that employees were trying to walk a further distance, improving their health by exercising and being outdoors. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has recognised World Day for Safety and Health at Work for the past 15 years and

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works alongside companies who roll out status, the building is now generating more year’s 10th annual UK Ports Conference awareness-raising campaigns. electricity than it is consuming. organised in the heart of London.

The day, which promotes the prevention of Working in partnership with Carnival UK One of a number of categories, the Port of occupational accidents and diseases, is whose cruise brands include P&O Cruises the Year Award was open to all ports and marked on 28th April each year. and Cunard, this major milestone is one terminals across the UK that could Employees from all departments were part of the wider plan for the port’s demonstrate both optimum operational encouraged to take part in the day, given a investment in renewable energy and performance and outstanding customer stringent one-hour time frame in which they commitment to further improving the service in the last 12 months. Two ABP had to have their safety walk completed. port’s overall environmental performance. ports – Barrow and Southampton made the Continually working on the improvement The energy generated by the solar panels final shortlist, with the Port of Barrow of health and safety in the workplace, ABP equates to an average of 584KW per hour ultimately scooping first prize. recently introduced their safety campaign which is enough energy to power an electric car for 1.8 million miles. The panel of judges consisted of esteemed Beyond Zero , which aims to see anyone industry experts, specially selected for their ABP Southampton director Alastair Welch attending the port estate to leave in a wide-ranging and in-depth experience and said: better condition than the one in which knowledge of the sector, including Tim they arrived. “Managing our impact on the Morris, Chief Executive of the UK Major environment is a serious and long-term Martin Bardle, Head of Compliance for the Ports Group, Craig Huntbatch, Business Line commitment for us. We’re determined to Humber said: Director at Royal HaskoningDHV and Carly do what we can alongside our “Anything that enables our colleagues to Fields, Editor of Port Strategy magazine. neighbours on the port to support look at safety differently is a move in measures that deliver cleaner air, cleaner the right direction. Our safety campaign, Presenting the award, Craig Huntbatch, water and cleaner energy. Beyond Zero empowers anyone who Royal HaskoningDHV, Business Line Director attends our ports to feel confident to We‘re constantly working to see how we Marine and Aviation, said: report an unsafe action or even to stop can continue to create a better “The hard work and dedication of a job that they deem to be unsafe.” environment and we’re delighted to have personal time of Port of Barrow’s staff achieved carbon neutral status at the With thousands of people across the to organise the street parade port’s largest cruise terminal. This is a ports and estuary at any one time in, demonstrates pride in their work place. significant milestone following our this challenging behaviour is pivotal latest investment in renewable energy.” for our employees and contractors This is a great example of how a port to adopt as they are our eyes and ears Carnival UK’s Vice President Port & Shore really engages with its community and in the workplace for spotting Operations Steven Young said: successfully celebrates its heritage while potential incidents.” "This is a superb and very commendable at the same time setting a positive initiative. The solar panels are a very outlook for the future.” Whilst scores are still being gathered, it’s positive contribution to our overall anticipated that a total of around 72,000 The Port of Barrow was recognised largely environmental agenda within the port." steps were recorded by the teams over their due to its successful community one-hour period. engagement campaign, which was Port of Barrow wins organised to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2017 and saw awareness about its Port of Southampton Port of the Year Awar d economic contribution and bright future home to the country’s increase among the local community. first carbon neutral Carl Bevan, ABP Divisional Port Manager, cruise terminal North West Coast, said: “We were delighted that our efforts to create a memorable 150th anniversary campaign have been recognised by the wider maritime industry.

“This success wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work put in by all of our colleagues at the Barrow port office, who have raised awareness of the cultural and ABP Southampton has completed a major economic importance of the port for the Cumbrian community. It is great to see milestone in a programme to invest more their efforts being recognised.” than £1 million in solar energy on ABP- owned buildings. Together with its sister Ports of Garston, This latest phase of investment has seen Silloth and Fleetwood, ABP’s port of Barrow more than 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels supports more than 8,100 jobs in the North installed on Ocean Terminal, the port’s largest The Cumbrian Port of Barrow has won the West and contributes more than £550 cruise terminal. With its new carbon neutral prestigious Port of the Year Award at this million to the UK economy every year. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 191 Ports News

exporters use the UK land bridge to get and we are working closely with the Port Gateway to Europe goods to Europe via the Channel ports. of Dover and other key partners as we calls for urgent Our cross-Channel corridor provides pan- develop our plans." European just-in-time supply chains joined up thinking on with the efficiency and fluidity needed Peel Ports launches Lower Thames crossing by British, Irish and European farmers, traders and manufacturers, as well as first rail freight service ordinary citizens. There is no substitutable capacity elsewhere that can handle the type and volume of goods that Dover does. For the sake of our national economy, it is vital that fluidity at Dover and throughout the supply chain is maintained. This means not only keeping border checks to a minimum and away A new rail freight service for containers has from the physical border, but also by left the Port of for the first time, bringing forward targeted road thanks to a partnership between Peel Ports Key industry, local government, investment to key trading gateways such and rail freight company DB Cargo. parliamentary and transport representatives as A2 dualling to Dover linked to the The new service provides shipping lines, have called for urgent joined-up thinking Lower Thames Crossing which we over road transport investment to secure forwarders, tank operators and cargo- strongly support. Such investments can owners with a seamless route, between the the key cross-Channel gateway linking the be further supported by having ‘trade’ quayside at Liverpool and Scotland, in turn UK largest trading partner, the European hardwired into the assessment processes minimising congestion around the Port of Union, with the Northern Powerhouse and concerning public infrastructure Liverpool. Midlands Engine. investment decisions.” Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram officially The Lower Thames Crossing is an essential Christian Brodie, Chairman of the SELEP, launched the departure of the inaugural long-term investment in better connecting said: journey on Tuesday 8 May which saw economic activity across the UK with “Investing in infrastructure to connect goods loaded in Liverpool and transferred Europe. However, with the urgency of the economically vital ports in our area, to Mossend terminal in . maintaining traffic and trade fluidity in the whether its Dover, Eurotunnel, context of Brexit, it is vital that other Newhaven or Tilbury, is vital to ensure The new service, which is expected to make complementary investments are made as our businesses can still efficiently get Scottish exporters more competitive, will soon as possible in order that they support their goods to market. comprise of up to 30 wagons and is the role of the Lower Thames Crossing, but No country would accept a single expected to carry over 40 containers per also deliver early and enhanced resilience in carriageway leading to its busiest port, trip. The service will initially run on three the transport of goods via the Port of which is the situation we have here in days a week with DB Cargo providing the Dover and Eurotunnel. Kent. The dualling of the A2 at Lydden, rail haulage to transport Scottish exports The Lower Thames Crossing is cited within long called for by Kent County Council destined for global markets via direct deep- the Department for Transport’s recent Port and Dover District Council, is imperative sea routes from Liverpool. Connectivity Study, which stated that while in helping secure the growth everybody Scottish family-run company Walkers ports continue to invest to ensure their role wants as the country prepares for Brexit. Shortbread, that produces 40,000 tons of in the supply chain is an efficient one, this The case for a relatively small their biscuits every year, will be one of the must be combined with effective investment in dualling is a compelling first customers to use the new rail freight hinterland links in order for a port to one. It would improve the strategic road service, exporting 700 containers a year to maximise its potential. network and at the same time reinforce America. It is in this context that the Port of Dover, the resilience of Dover if it was Kinross-shire based Cygnet PG, the largest the South East Local Enterprise Partnership necessary to hold lorries away from the potato producer in the UK, has also (SELEP) and local authorities are calling for port in the event of Operation Stack committed to the new service. urgent consideration of A2 dualling for being implemented.” Jouke Schaap, Container Director at Peel several miles between Lydden and Dover in Tim Jones, Lower Thames Crossing Project Ports, said: order to ensure that the port can keep Director, said: “This is an important milestone event traffic flowing beyond the dock gate. "There is a vital relationship between the for us and our partners, DB Cargo. We Richard Christian, Head of Policy and UK's ports and the strategic road network. know that cargo owners are looking for Communications at the Port of Dover said: The Port of Dover is one of the country's more efficient ways of getting their “The Port of Dover and Eurotunnel key gateways to the world but the current goods from A to B, and this rail freight together handle around a third of the road connections between Kent and Essex service provides them with a simpler, UK’s trade in goods – some £210 billion act as a barrier between the south east more cost effective and environmentally by value. Half of our freight traffic is and the rest of the country. friendly way of doing that. It will also heading beyond London to support The Lower Thames Crossing offers a open up global markets for thousands economic activity in the Midlands and once in a generation opportunity to of Scottish exporters, looking to North of England, and two thirds of Irish improve connectivity across the region transport their goods around the world.

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This new service underlines our Liverpool. Peel launched a rail route commitment to working with our between Liverpool and Drax Power Station customers and the wider supply chain to in 2015, shipping biomass pellets to the site transform UK logistics practices to ensure in North Yorkshire. the door-to-door journey is optimised.” Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram, said: The available train path capacity directly to “Improving our connectivity, both and from the Port of Liverpool is currently logistically and digitally, is a key driver in amongst the highest of all major ports transforming the Liverpool City Region within the UK, providing expansion options and this new rail freight service is an for importers and exporters that also important part of that process. It also minimise cost, congestion and carbon offers an environmentally friendly way of emissions. For intermodal traffic, the port has W10 gauge clearance capability, moving cargo arriving in the Port of Whilst removing single-use plastics in the allowing 9ft 6in containers to be conveyed Liverpool, by taking traffic off the roads. PLA’s offices is straightforward, achieving on standard deck height rail wagons. The The prosperity of our city region is this goal in other PLA work places is not so new rail service will complement Liverpool’s intrinsically linked to the success of the easy, not least for the crews on board more wider logistics offering, such as multi-user Port of Liverpool so it is great to see it than 30 different vessels that the warehousing, as Peel Ports continues its respond to market demands on organisation operates while patrolling and strategy of creating a truly multi-modal efficiency and sustainability in a way maintaining the Thames. that benefits the wider community.” logistics hub right in the heart of the UK and providing supply chain efficiency and Environment manager Tanya Ferry explains: Hans-Georg Werner, CEO from DB Cargo reliability for our economy. “We have spent the last six months UK said: examining where we use plastic and “We’re delighted to be working alongside how we can reduce it, and eliminate Peel Ports on this exciting new initiative. PLA backs Cleaner single-use plastic. Initiatives so far have Introducing express rail services between included the removal of plastic cups and Liverpool and Mossend is a really Thames push with single-use plastic cutlery in our offices; sustainable , significantly and the change from single-use large reducing the need for HGVs to travel single-use plastic plastic water cooler bottles to refillable thousands of miles on our roads each mains-supplied bottles. week. Peel Ports’ vision to offer customers commitment However, many of our people work out a seamless end-to-end service resonates The Port of London Authority (PLA) has on the river or in remote locations like with our own drive for higher standards announced plans to stop using single-use the Thames Barrier, so to go single-use of service and flexibility for our plastics by World Ocean Day (8 June, 2018) plastic free here is quite a challenge. On customers. We look forward to seeing our as part of its continued campaign to reduce hydrographic vessels for example, our partnership grow in the years ahead .” the amount of rubbish in the Thames. teams can be away from land for Andrew Stokes, Head of International Sales significant lengths of time. With these at Walkers Shortbread Ltd, said: Along with several other high-profile staff, we are trialling a bottle with its “Increasing our logistics efficiency and organisations who have made this pledge own filter which removes well over reducing our road haulage miles are (including Buckingham Palace and the 99.9% of contaminants and can be used both key to our export strategy. The National Trust), the PLA is working to remove to filter up to 130 litres of water. new rail service connecting Scotland all single-use plastics from its organisation. The staff fill their bottles from a large with Liverpool provides us with direct, The harm that plastics are doing to the regular access to our gateway to water tank on board, which is filled from environment is high on the news agenda; the the mains on land. As these tanks can America. We’re currently exporting issue has been pushed more into the public around 700 containers of shortbread to stay in place for some time, it’s consciousness through Sir David important our teams can guarantee the US each year, and hope to see this Attenborough’s Blue Planet II programme grow in years to come, in part thanks to they can continue to drink safe water and images of the catastrophic impact plastic that tastes OK. These filter bottles do the integrated route to market offered waste is having on marine wildlife. via Liverpool.” just that! If this trial is successful, we will look to adopt these for all our Andrew Hemphill, Port Director for This move by the PLA reinforces their work vessel-based staff with each filter bottle Clydeport, said on the Cleaner Thames campaign, fronted enabling us to replace over 200 single- “This new service is a major boost to by world famous explorer Paul Rose. Cleaner use plastic water bottles. Scottish exporters, underpinning Thames’ aim is to persuade Londoners and Scotland’s manufacturing base, Thames river users to change their By finding like this, we hope to particularly across the food and drink behaviour, bin their litter, recycle more and demonstrate that whilst it can be challenging for organisations to be sectors. Via the Mossend rail terminal, ultimately reduce the 300 tonnes of rubbish single-use plastic free, it is possible, Scottish goods will get to global markets found in the river each year. Last summer, and the PLA is committed to making faster, cheaper and with a major environment charity Hubbub had frogmen it happen.” reduction in environmental impact.” on the riverfront by Tower Bridge as part of The move echoes Peel Ports Group’s Cleaner Thames, reminding visitors to bin Cleaner Thames advocate, Paul Rose said: longstanding commitment to reducing road their rubbish properly in the For Fishes Sake “I’m lucky enough to travel the world in haulage miles locally around the Port of (#FFSLDN) initiative. the work that I do. In recent years www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 193 Features

there’s been one clear theme blighting asking Londoners to: operating system with the first phase of the marine environment and habitats: • Use the bin - not the gutter, not the this to be implemented in June. A second plastics. I see waste plastics virtually river, not the pavement phase will take place in August which aims everywhere I go, from the warm water to build on the success of the Vehicle around tropical islands, to the frozen • If you see some litter and you’re near a Booking Service introduced in April 2017 waters of the Arctic. That’s why I was so bin – pick it up by automating the receipt and delivery keen to join up with the PLA on the • If the bin is full, find another one or process for containers in order to further Cleaner Thames campaign. take your litter home. ensure quick turnaround times of haulage vehicles at the port. “It’s great to see the PLA stepping up For further information go to: again and banning single use plastics in https://www.hubbub.org.uk/Event/ The resurfacing work will ensure that the their own operations. We need to see ffs-dont-drop-litter landside operation supports the investment more companies taking a stand and in the crane and Terminal operating system doing the same. Together, we can and which will deliver faster terminal will make a difference.” Multi-million pound performance. The PLA has partnered with water filtration investment continues Derek Knox, Grangemouth’s Port Manager, system company, Water-to-Go, to provide said: specialised bottles to the crews of their in Scotland's “Our investment in Grangemouth keeps vessels. Founder, David Shanks has donated premier port us well ahead of the market in Scotland the bottles for the trial. He commented: and ensures that we are equipped to “Single-use plastic bottles for water are meet the future demands of our a blight, wherever you go in the world. customers. It is so important that we Our bottles provide everyone with the deliver fast turnaround times to maintain chance to access clean, filtered, water container vessel schedules and ensure on the go. their reliability to service the Scottish export market and prepare for the future I’m delighted to see them being used on challenges that Brexit may introduce. port authority vessels on the Thames. If our assistance can help the PLA achieve We are Scotland’s largest container port its single-use plastic free goal, it’ll be a and we handle some of the country’s great and noteworthy result.” Grangemouth most valuable exports, such as fine foods and drinks and we will continue This plastics-free commitment from the PLA The Port of Grangemouth is well under way to invest in the port and seek further supports its sustainability strategy which with a multi-million pound investment opportunities to increase capacity, includes carbon footprint reduction; energy programme to strengthen its position as create portcentric warehousing and efficiency and pollution prevention. Last Scotland’s premier port. The programme service improvements.” year the organisation launched two Thames includes container terminal surfacing firsts – a Green Tariff offering discounted upgrades, new terminal operating system, Grangemouth is Scotland’s largest charges for ship operators whose vessel warehouse development and a ship to container port, with an overall capacity of calling on the river have lower emissions; shore crane investment. 220,000 containers per annum. More than and the Thames Air Quality Strategy, which Resurfacing development is under £6 billion worth of goods pass through the takes an overview of the current status and construction which will further increase the port each year including chemicals, steel sets targets for improvement through a capacity of the busy container terminal by plate, timber, paper and equipment for the five-year action plan. around 1,000 TEUs to position the port oil and gas industry. Grangemouth is also Scotland’s largest reefer port principally The Cleaner Thames campaign is all about ahead of the market. This investment of from Scotland’s fresh food exporters, stopping the of rubbish that is ending £2million will be finished later this year in created by a significantly longer season for up in the Thames. Up to three hundred time for the peak volume period and will the shipping of such produce as potatoes, tonnes of rubbish is recovered from the also cater for any additional demands that cheese, fish and seafood to markets across Thames every year, with the amount of may be placed on container storage times the world. plastics, especially plastic bottles growing as a result of changes to customs processes year on year. With researchers at Royal through Brexit. Holloway, University of London, finding Construction has begun on a new 100,000 Features that up to 75% of some types of fish have sq.ft. warehouse development within the plastic fibres in the gut, the campaign port estate which is due to be complete by Jotting Monthly partners are calling on Londoners to ‘do the December this year. Directly linked to the right’ thing and make sure their rubbish container terminal and with access to the Glyn L Evans goes in the bin, not in the River Thames. rail siding, the warehouse will offer ‘With illustration by P A Jobson’ For Fish’s Sake (#FFSLDN) was launched in portcentric solutions to our customer base The above statement, which appears in 2017 to encourage London’s residents, and extend the Container Freight Station small print inside the dust jacket for the commuters and tourists to stem the flow of service offering. book, Seamanship for Passengers , by litter into the River Thames. Along the river The port is also due to welcome a new James Lennox Kerr, barely does justice to in central London, the campaign, run by Liebherr multimillion pound ship to shore the artist and illustrator, Patrick A Jobson, charity Hubbub, aims to highlight the need container crane in August. There is also a founder member of the Society of to protect and cherish the Thames by further investment in a new IT Terminal Marine Artists (now the Royal Society of

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Marine Artists) and Past President of the Wapping Group of Artists. I had enjoyed this book’s erudite retro-review written by Dr Robert Bruce-Chwatt for the Journal of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners (Issue 3/2014, p.715) to the extent that I obtained a copy for myself. While I found the subject interesting, I was, having a great interest in maritime art, more taken with the book jacket illustration and others within it. These seemingly simple line drawings spoke to me of someone who knew their subject from personal experience, and I determined to find out more about the artist. Patrick Arthur Jobson was born in Ilford, Essex on 5 th September 1919 and attended the Sir George Monoux Grammar School, Walthamstow, whose eponymous founder was Lord Mayor of London in 1514. Jobson trained in art under his father, Frank Mears Pat Jobson's illustration on the book jacket of Seamanship for Passengers Jobson and at the North Tottenham Amazons. In all he illustrated sixteen books origins in 1939 and, like the SMA, had its Polytechnic under A E Hayes and Frank on sea related subjects, a measure of the activities curtailed by the War. Meeting Brangwyn. During WWII he served in the regard in which his work was held by again in 1946 they re-commenced painting Royal Navy, joining as a HO (Hostilities authors and publishers alike. Only) rating and being demobbed in 1945 together outdoors on Wednesdays each as a Lieutenant, RNVR. The planned October 1939 inaugural week from April to September, come rain or exhibition of the newly formed Society of shine. Limited to twenty-five members, the Marine Artists (with Jobson playing his part Group originally concentrated their artistic as a founder member) was thwarted by the endeavours on the banks of the River start of the Second World War and it was Thames between Westminster and not until 1946 that the exhibition finally Gravesend, being closely associated with took place. Many fine marine artists were the Port of London Authority. It is not numbered among the early membership surprising to find that the Group’s first including Montague Dawson, Charles Pears three exhibitions were held in the PLA and Norman Wilkinson. In 1966 Her Building. The Group’s first President was Majesty the Queen granted the Society the Jack Merriott, who served in that capacity title Royal Society of Marine Artists and from 1946 to 1960, while their Honorary Jobson was a regular exhibitor with the Vice President was Sir Frank Brangwyn. RSMA at the Guildhall, London until 1978. Again, Jobson would have found himself in The Wapping Group of Artists had its the company of the finest marine painters Jobson - Siege of Londonderry

Pat Jobson in his Lieutenant RNVR uniform Besides maritime subjects he painted landscapes in most art mediums including oils, watercolour, tempera and pastel. In addition, he was an illustrator of books for a variety of authors whose publishers included Macmillan, Blackie and the Oxford University Press. This latter publisher brought out the Dauntless series of boys’ books written by J L Kerr under the pen name Gavin Douglas, very much along the lines of Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 195 Features

was always a very sincere and honest person and dedicated to his work. On our weekly outings he would tell me about the history of the Thames and how over time the river and its settings and surrounds have changed so much. I will always remember him fondly.” Edman then went one step further and kindly sent to me copies of letters he had received from Pat reinforcing their friendship. One in particular, dated November 16 th , 2000, stood out from the others, and I quote it in part here: ‘Dear Edman, It is the greatest pleasure that can be imagined to thank you for your very generous gift of my portrait. Betty is overwhelmed by your kindness and I simply don’t know what to say. I felt very honoured that you should have wanted to paint my “artist’s spirit looking out” and now that’s exactly what you have done – A party from the Wapping Group of Artists sets out for an evening's painting session – 1957 an almost unbelievable achievement. I feel of the day, many being also members of In 2005 The Wapping Group of Artists very humble.’ the RSMA. Jobson served as President of published a book celebrating their Pat Jobson wrote in the book, “It was my the Wapping Group from 1977 to 1982. achievements to date, Sixty Years of good luck to join the WGA at its inception, In earlier days most of the painters worked Painting by the Thames , which was being invited by Howard Penton when I in the City, and when they finished work dedicated “To past members of the was demobbed from the Royal Navy in they would congregate on the Thames Wapping Group and to Pat Jobson, founder 1945. He belonged to the Langham banks from the lower pool to Rotherhithe. member and present member – and still Sketching Club, whose membership formed They would turn up in their city suits, the mainstay of our group.” Beneath this the nucleus of the WGA. In those days we collars and ties. It was just after the Second dedication is a portrait of Pat Jobson faced a challenge to produce not only our World War, in which many had served for painted by fellow- Wapper , Edman best artwork, but to emphasise the their country. Times were hard, and to go O’Aivazian. It was Edman who kindly character of the river subjects. The Thames painting after work was a treat. They were responded to an open letter of mine asking provided not only shipping subjects a dedicated bunch of chums. There were for any information on Pat Jobson. He says, together with the small craft, but of course few cars about and, if you were lucky “He was a talented artist and during many the fascinating backgrounds of old enough to own one, no parking problems years of our friendship he suggested that buildings, wharves, cranes and bridges. (though you might have trouble getting we paint each other’s portrait. So he came Draughtsmanship had to be accurate petrol for it.) to my studio and we sat for each other. He enough to satisfy not only seamen critics, Another example of Pat Jobson's book illustrations but also the lovers of old architecture, all set in the changing atmosphere that would please the Thames lovers. We mounted our first exhibition in the Port of London Authority’s headquarters building by courtesy of the chairman, Sir John Anderson. It was opened by the writer, A P Herbert and proved to be a great success, ensured by the support of the shipping and maritime insurance world.” Pat’s original vision for the WGA was simply a group of artists who enjoyed the companionship of painting outdoors along the River Thames. In a later but undated handwritten note (copy kindly provided by Edman) Pat discusses a concern of his under the heading Is the WGA becoming too commercial in outlook? The extracts here illustrate this concern. ‘When we started after the war, we all shared the relief of peace and the urge simply to enjoy our

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friends and the chance to paint together from nature. That was my own attitude and still is. In 1946 we had a rather easier and less competitive outlook. But once our annual exhibitions became successful, we grew more aware of the sales possibilities, more professional? The River has changed and the demands of our market with it. Our original customers, shipping firms, marine insurance companies, repair yards, the PLA are almost gone. In step with this our market has widened its demand, with new venues away from the estuary and further up-river. Our faithful supporters still enjoy the old subjects, but I believe they are more interested in contemporary subjects. The world has changed and we need to change with it. Our changing membership over the years has gradually led us to a wish for more exhibitions. Since this is undeniable, I accept it. At the same time, I know that our secret is the old way; that new members to fit in should be looking for friendship and we should value them as much for that as for their attainments as artists.’ Patrick Jobson died in January 2007. His works hang in private collections in the UK, Norway, New Zealand and the USA as well as in the permanent collection of the of Adelaide, Australia. As a Footnote to the above article, I am pleased to say that between Geoff Hunt of the WGA and myself, we have arranged for a party of WGA members to have a day’s painting on board HQS Wellington in July. Pat Jobson would, I am sure, have approved. RMS Lusitania, 1915 Edman O'Aviazian's portrait of Pat Jobson – a family letter from Queenstown, Ireland Robert Bruce-Chwatt The picture on the front of a postcard is perhaps only part of a story. The date and what is written on the back may be of greater interest to the family historian than the actual picture, even if the copperplate cursive script of a grandparent is sometimes difficult to decipher, even by foreshortening it. The postcard, on the back of which was written: “Please return to: Mr J.P. Bruce 55, Wake Road, ”, was found with two letters, the first a reminder of a watery grave in the cold, grey Atlantic. The Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk without any warning by a submarine of the German Imperial Navy on Pat Jobson's painting of HMS Belfast in the Pool of London Friday, the 7th May 1915 off Old Head of www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 197 Features

Kinsale, Ireland. Built in 1906, a 31,500 ton, quadruple screw ship, she had captured the in 1907 with her crossing from Liverpool to New York at an average speed of 23.39 knots. This was 8 knots faster than a surfaced U –boat and 14 knots if it was submerged; as such it was hoped that her speed would keep her safe from U –boat attack. The single torpedo fired on the orders of Kapitan –Lieutenant Schwieger of U–20 at around 14:10 hours was most probably a G7; 50cm in diameter, 7 metres long and weighing 1.36 metric tonnes. With a range of 4,000 metres at 37 knots or 9,300 metres at 27 knots, it carried a charge of 195 kg of Hexanite and was driven by a compressed air engine, the boosted by a decahydronaphthalene exothermic wet heater to counter the cooling effect of the expanding compressed air. The mixture of 60% TNT to 40% hexanitrodiphenylamaine would have been triggered by an impact pistol detonator. Mr Joseph Friedenstein, aged 47, was a business associate of my grandfather, John Pattison Bruce, both being in the steel manufacturing business, a key part of wartime production. Based in Sheffield John Bruce was a junior manager for William Cooke and Sons of the Tinsley Steel, Iron and Wire Rope Works, Tinsley, Sheffield. Mr Friedenstein was one of the overseas directors who had travelled regularly to America and although a British subject may well have been American by birth. He lived in North London with his wife Elizabeth Friedenstein, née Morse, at 59, Canfield Gardens, Hampstead.

U–20 (Left of centre) at Kiel, 17 February 1914

John P. Bruce (1884 –1926), aged 28, by H. Weiss, Fotograf, Hauptstr.76, Vienna

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The first letter, dated April 27 th 1915, was than comply with prize rules or cruiser ammunition made by the Remington Gun written by Mr Friedenstein from the Great rules, in response to the introduction of Co. and shrapnel shells albeit as yet unfilled Northern Hotel on 56 th Street, New York, Q–ships, merchantmen with concealed deck with explosive were aboard as well as a addressed to my grandfather advising him guns that after heaving too would drop the large amount guncotton. Of those lost, 124 that he would be sailing on the RMS canvas panels, lower the Red ensign, raise were American citizens causing uproar in Lusitania on May 1 st and hoped to be at the White ensign and fire on the surfaced America. Any excuses that the Germans London at his home in Hampstead on the U–boat. The Q –prefix referred to their home provided were refuted by the US president, 8th of May 1915. port of Queenstown, to the Germans they in his strongly worded were known as: U–Boot –Fallen or "U –boat reply. He condemned the action as: ‘ piracy traps. The Q –ship HMS Baralong incident on on a vaster scale than the worst pirates of 18 th August 1915 further reinforced the history’ and that the sinking was contrary view of the German Naval authorities. to the Hague Convention of 1907. Captain William Thomas Turner, OBE, RNR (18561933) was in command of Lusitania and she sailed with 833 passengers.

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Kapt.Lt. W. Schwieger Sadly, he did not arrive at Liverpool, nor would he be in London on the 8 th May 1915 as he had planned. He would be one of the 1,198 souls that perished out of a total of 1,962 passengers and crew when Captain W.T. Turner she sank very rapidly after a torpedo, fired The commemorative iron medal by Karl from Seiner Majestät Unterseeboot –20, She left late from New York due a Goetz and struck by the Germans shortly under the command of Kapitan –Lieutenant snowstorm but was soon heading for thereafter showing Death behind the Walther Schwieger, hit her on the starboard Liverpool at her best speed and made good window of the Cunard ticket office in New just under the wheel house. RMS time across the Atlantic. As Lusitania York on the reverse and the liner going Lusitania sank in about 18 minutes after a neared the south of Ireland she should down on the obverse showed remarkable mysterious secondary explosion from inside have been on a zig –zag course and had poor taste and was undiplomatic in the the ship’s for’ard hold. Most of the victims been instructed to keep clear of landfalls. extreme. The date on it shows 5 Mai 1915, drowned or died of and of the Admiralty warnings of U –boat activity in two days before the actual sinking leading 764 that were picked up alive, three would the area do not appear to have been to accusations of pre –planning and later die in hospital from their injuries. received and at a quarter past two in the th deliberate targeting of Lusitania. Before she left New York, the German afternoon of the 7 of May 1915 she was Authorities in then neutral America, had struck by a single torpedo. This initial However, and whatever the reasons and published warning that she would be explosion was followed shortly afterwards despite this provocation to the neutrality of regarded as a legitimate target, but these by another explosion, thought to have the United States, it would be another two had been largely ignored. These warning come from the ship’s holds. years before the Americans finally came into the war on the Allied side on Friday, were quite specific and included pamphlets The allegation later was that she had been th and notices in a number of American carrying contraband war materiel and 6 April 1917. newspapers; Lusitania was regarded as a allowed to stray into the path of a U –boat The photographic postcard of Mr legitimate wartime target and would be by Churchill and Admiral Fisher to help Friedenstein with his wife and daughter one of the first ships to fall victim to the bring America into the war is still much was given to my grandfather before he left unrestricted U –boat warfare which had discussed. A manifest produced by the for Queenstown by Mrs Friedenstein to been declare on the 4 th February 1915. Germans after the disaster certainly show it to people in case they recognised The Germans had introduced this, rather showed at least 4 million rounds .303 her husband or could identify his body. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 199 Features

Taken during a recent holiday that the “Dear Stefferl, You would wonder when boat capsized and she was in the water family had taken at Travemünde near you got my telegram (this is a rotten (two hours she says), but was picked up Lübeck on the Baltic coast, it is a typical pen), if you got it last night; how I came and landed. She is as bright as a button studio portrait with a backdrop of waves to think that it was the 11 th yesterday, and wonderfully well. She is going about painted on a canvas screen, a wickerwork but the fact is I was sure yesterday was and only wants some clothes and windshelter with a fringed striped top for the 11 th , our wedding day and now I company to go to friends in England. As the notoriously windy Baltic coast, a deck find (that) today is the day. Never mind I shall wait until the next lot of bodies chair and a beach spade as a prop for their I’ve been thinking about it (on) both come in I shall not leave tonight, but daughter to hold. All it lacks is a large days. I have seen all the bodies of the hope to do so tomorrow Wednesday dried starfish, a lobster pot and a piece of dead so far here and don’t want to see (12 th May 2015), still I cannot say for fishnet with a glass float, absent it seems another lot; though some more are certain since I do not want to hurt Mrs. from the props department of “ Atelier expected shortly (17 (bodies) came in F if she wants me to stay a little longer. Rupprecht, neben dem Strandbahnhof ” the today, already picked up by a Dutch Some people are having bills circulated photographer’s address that appears on the tugboat). It is not expected that many for news of their missing ones and I back. The photo itself remains a perfect more will be found now, though one or shall probably do the same so that so portrayal of a solid middleclass family, two may turn up at intervals. I wired to chance is left untried. When I leave I including Papa’s cigar, relaxing on holiday Mrs F. and naturally she refuses to give may or may not wire (a letter is of little before the war. up hope yet. One thing is certain, poor use since I should be home as soon as old Friedenstein is not now alive. I the letter), but I will wire from Holyhead motored out to yesterday 20 when I shall arrive in Sheffield. You will miles from Cork, but he was not there then know that I am safe over the water. and they had buried such as they had Love and büssie from Johnny.” for which I was thankful. Mr. Critchison’s The seaside postcard was duly left at the wife and child are also lost and have not Cunard Office with written instructions on turned up yet. The Chief and Second the back it was to be returned to his steward knew Friedenstein well and both address after one month, which they did. saw him a few moments before the boat The Victorian terraced house at 55, Wake went down, but no one I can find saw Road still stands, having survived the him after. He was evidently well liked by bombing raids of the 12 th to 15 th those who knew him. The most have now December 1940 in which some 660 people been recognised and buried here or sent were killed and 1,550 injured. The home for burial. We who still seek know unimaginative code name chosen by the each other well, by sight at least, and go Germans for that air raid, Operation again and again to the Cunard wharf for Schmelztiegel (Crucible) failing to disguise information even though we already the target of a steel producing town. Mr have all the information they can give, Friedenstein’s body was never recovered except as far as further bodies are from the sea and in his will he left found. The people here are charming £7,966.10s.5d to his widow Elizabeth and most kind to everybody and Knight Friedenstein through the Public everyone praises them. I went today to Trustee; £8000 in 1915 being worth the hospital and saw one of the about£775,000 in today’s money. stewards who had waited on Mr What of Kapitänleutnant Schweiger and The second of the letters, dated Tuesday, Friedenstein. He has legs badly bruised, U–20? Having already rather blotted his 11 th May 2015, was hand written, in now but is getting better. We saw too and copy book with the sinking of RMS faded ink, from the Westbourne Hotel, spoke to an old lady, 74 years old, who Lusitania , he then managed to blot it again Queenstown to my grandmother at home was the first to be put in a boat. The the same year by sinking RMS Hesperian of in Sheffield

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the Allan Line on Tuesday the 4 th September 1915 off the Fastnet Rock. This despite the earlier and post Lusitani a assurances of the German ambassador to America, Count Bernsdorff assuring that: “… passenger liners will not be sunk without warning and without ensuring the safety of the non combatants aboard providing that the liners do not try to escape or offer resistance." RMS Hesperian had general cargo,but was doubling as a hospital ship and carrying 800 passengers. The abandon ship was orderly and only 32 people lost their lives as the ship did not sink for some 48 hours, allowing most to get into lifeboats with Captain Main and the remains of the crew before it sank. Kapitänleutnant Walther Schwieger was received with official disgust upon his return to his home port of Kiel, and was summonsed to Berlin to explain himself. There he was required to apologise for sinking yet another passenger liner in defiance of the new order not to do so, but was allowed to return to sea in command of U –88. He died with all his crew on Saturday, 15 th September 1917 when his U –boat hit a stray British mine north of Terschelling, one of the north Friesian Islands, whilst being down to $100, a bargain even if a hundred chased by a disguised HMS Stonecrop , the Pre-war Japanese bucks was three and a bit P&O passenger Q–ship Glenfoyle. Berlin forgave him just sextant by Tamaya medical consultation fees at the time. before his final voyage and death, Taking photographs of the Plath were awarding him the Pour le Mérite for having Robert Bruce-Chwatt much easier as there were very few shiny sunk 190,000 tons of shipping. Following the article on the wartime Plath parts; the curved polished brass of the On Tuesday 4 th November 1916 his old sextant, this Japanese one by Tamaya was Tamaya was a bit more of a struggle. command U –20, under a new Captain, the result of a walk around the Los Sextant 792 was produced at Tamaya’s grounded off the Danish coast near Vrist Angeles port area on a turn-round day in Aoyama factory in Tokyo and certified on th th after suffering engine problems and a loss 1988 from mv Sun Princess . In the window April 10 of the 11 year of Showa, of steerage. Unable to repair the engine or of a local pawnbroker was an excellent which is 1936. In Japan years are dated refloat her, the crew blew her bows off by sextant with the original box. On enquiry from the reign of each Emperor, the Showa exploding torpedoes in each of her front it was $120, but when informed that it period, 昭和時代 , began on December th tubes, destroying the bow and rendering would be rejoining a ship the price came 25 1926 with the accession of Emperor the vessel unsalvageable. In her Imperial The Kanji characters read Tamaya & Co Ltd, Ginza, Tokyo German Navy service from her commissioning on Tuesday, 5 th August 1913 until her grounding and deliberate destruction, U –20 had sunk 39 ships. The conning tower and one of U –20’s bronze propellers were salvaged as well as the deck gun, an 88mm Schnelladekanone Länge , 2.64 metres long, with a Krupp horizontal sliding block breech. The gun fired a 15 lb high explosive shell with a muzzle velocity of 1,900 ft/s and trained crew could fire 15 rounds per minute. The remains of the conning tower stands outside the aptly named “Strandingmuseum St George” at Thiorsmoinde, Denmark The remains of U–20 were blown up and destroyed by the Danish Navy in 1925. www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 201 Features

interrupted thread with three steps allowing for easy changing of the optics. The interrupted thread system is an ingenious mechanical device first used for the breech blocks of artillery pieces and was invented in 1845. This allowed the breech block to be inserted rapidly and fully into the breech and then securely engaged with as little as 1/6 th of a turn and the increased speed allowed a much faster rate of fire compared with an uninterrupted breech thread. The earliest and simplest ½ and ½ step thread does mean that 50% of the seal is smooth and the threaded lands are at 180° to each other. The smooth area, whatever the number of lands, will of course always result in a 50% loss of thread-to-thread Hirohito. Showa , rather ironically in both of focal length 45mm, the closure and the breech design required a retrospect, means: “Enlightened separation being 25mm, thus avoiding very substantial thickness of block to peace/harmony» of which there was little both chromatic and spherical aberration. compensated for this and prevent a between 1941 and 1945. The Showa period The eyepiece can be slid to either side, mechanical failure and an unwelcome ended 63 years later with Hirohito’s death, pivots about the horizontal axis, the explosive blow back.. The later Axel Welin aged 88, on January 7 th , 1989. objective focuses at 15mm from the design of 1890 overcame this, the steps being cut in successively greater radii. This Further inquiries revealed that the factory Vernier and magnification is about 6 x. allowed a breech block of four steps to area had been heavily bombed in World The characters on the right side of the enable engaged threads over 80% of the War II and the records of all Tamaya wooden case read down as: Navigation circumference of the breech block. This instruments were destroyed in the Great Force Registered 27 th (Instrument) allowed a shorter, lighter block and still Yamanote Air Raid of May 26-26 th 1945, out of 35. only 1/5 th of a turn to open or close it. a B29 firebombing with 279 aircraft. The telescope screw threads are cut in three Aoyama was rebuilt after the war and is sections to give a 120° interruption of the now one of the wealthiest areas of Tokyo lands requiring only a ¼ turn or 90° to lock and is located in the North Western part it into the clamp. The telescope clamp also of the Minato District. has adjusting screws to centralise it to the mirrors and the sun filters on a lateral The telescopes and sighting tubes are plane. The adjustable insert to the clamp secured to the clamp on the frame by an clearly shows the threaded lands at 7, 11

The sextant frame is bronze with what appears to be a bell-shaped motif, is painted “ grey” and all the attachments to the frame are brass. The inlaid scale of the arc and the vernier scale are sterling silver, any cleaning risking damage by wear to the figures and lines, even if done carefully. There is a ground glass light diffuser set between the upper supports of the frame above the vernier to reduce reflection and it has a Ramsden eyepiece reader, the lenses

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and 3 o’clock, with the flat grooves either side allowing for the fast locking system of an interrupted thread.

The collimator tube has two inserts: A is in the sagittal plane, but in both planes 12 x 4° with four cross wires in a box for the partially silvered mirror of the arrangement; the B is 6 x 4½° with two horizon plate, as it is fixed. There is a parallel wires; both lens tubes invert the threaded brass cup covering the head of image. The Galilean telescope is engraved the screw and a neat tapered steel and 3 - 2½ x 9° and there is a single star brass-headed pin to adjust them, the tube engraved 4 – 1 x 15°. The former latter having a designated holder in the has an ocular lens 11mm in diameter and top left corner of the box. All very neat objective lens 30 mm in diameter. The and very Japanese. This sextant can be thus collimated; latter scope has of course no lenses and is The micrometer screw has a simple meaning the axis of the telescope can be in essence a pin-hole arrangement; the circular worm and gear with a knurled adjusted so that it lies parallel to the plane eye piece aperture is 3mm in diameter, brass thimble. The gearing is disengaged of the arc. Most modern sextants do not the objective opening 13mm in diameter from the arm by squeezing the “button” have this feature as any error would not and the tube length is 80mm. Both thus compressing the radial pre-load affect the result greatly. The rocking telescopes are secured to the clamp on spring between the two plates, allowing screws are always horizontal to allow for the frame by the previously mentioned the index arm to be moved freely either adjustment of angle about the vertical axis, interrupted thread allowing for easy way along the full arc of the sextant. moving on the pivot screws, which are like changing of the telescopes. grub screws. They are factory adjusted and The mirrors are adjusted by the usual little should not need to, nor be fiddled with, screws; one in the lateral plane for the though the temptation is there... mirror of the index plate as it is movable

The instrument is secured in the box by a sprung lever with a hinged pin sliding into a recess on the handle and is then further secured with a wooden arm pivoted over the handle. The three brass footplates for the sextant’s legs are sprung; this is achieved by bending a dog-leg across them and then securing the smaller part to the box with two brass screws. The attention to detail is notable and compared to other Tamaya sextants of the same era it is does seem to be rather top-of-the-range. The puzzle, certainly to me, was the little brass attachment, seen left, that fits over the arc from the left side. It was obviously some sort of zeroing device, but www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 203 Book Review

the absence of any scale other than the the threads of the screw by simply Margarette Lincoln’s book Trading in War line zero does not allow for one to find squeezing a lever. Further information tells the story of London’s maritime world accurately how far out the reading is about this company was sparse, but Heath from the 1760s to the early 1800s. It is the either way. I had never come across one and Co. of Erith in Kent was founded in story of how a diverse group of people in before. However, like all things 1845 by George Heath Snr, succeeded on maritime parishes along the Thames coped beautifully designed and made, there is a his death in 1872 by his son George with the impact of the American simple explanation and an email to the William Heath. By 1900 the firm was one Revolutionary War and then the war NMM provided the answer. It is a of the major suppliers of nautical against France; and of the subsequent Greatest Angle clamp which was patented instruments and had adopted the trade development of the Port of London, its by George Wilson Heath around 1909 and name of “Hezzanith”; but was incorporated docks and infrastructure, and the decline of is used to simplify the taking of a series with William F. Stanley & Co of 286 High the shipyards. of noon sun sights to determine latitude. Holborn, London, WC1 in 1937. Each chapter is richly enhanced by tales of Tamaya continues under its own name to these marine communities and of this day as Tamaya Technics, the original individuals who have made good, and of name originating from the Japanese word others who have suffered, largely as a “Tamaya”, ( 霊屋 , the "cornice of the result of war, leading to destitution, Ghosts"), one of the altars of Shinto, prostitution, corruption, violence, dedicated to the memory of dead breakdowns in law and order, theft and ancestors. Tamaya was said to have first pilfering from ships to make ends meet. been established in 1675, Tozaemon But there are also tales of political Tamaya’s shop, Tamaya Megane-ten , only interference and corruption, and of early selling lenses for spectacles. It was very policing, leading eventually to the successful over the years and was the first introduction of a marine police force. Japanese company to import and sell Women feature prominently throughout navigational and surveying instruments this book. Those who were left behind by from abroad. It applied for and was their husbands as they went to sea in naval granted a license in 1894 to produce its ships (often as pressed men) and in The principle is to take a series of sights own measuring instruments and by 1912 merchant ships and of how they coped (or as the sun approaches the meridian, had developed it own transit and level. By did not cope). And those who prospered which as it does so the altitude, and thus 1901, it had been renamed as Tamaya through their own businesses or by arc increases, and the index arm gently Shoten and was importing surveying supporting their husbands, especially the slides the clip back up along the scale instruments. It was soon making levels wives of Captains Cook and Bligh. against the friction of the spring arm to a and theodolites, and in 1922 made the This is a fascinating and easy-to-read maximal position. As the sun passes the very first sextant in Japan. account of life in maritime London in the meridian, the altitude readings start to late 17 th and early 18 th centuries, which I decrease and the index no longer commend to all. impinges on the clip. The latter, held by Book Review its top spring, is then locked in position NDS by the set screw and this will have Trading in War recorded the maximum altitude, the Margarette Lincoln moment of culmination. To take the reading after the sightings, the index arm Yale University Press is advanced until it just touches the back ISBN 978-0-300-22748-2 edge of the clip. This then gives the I spent my formative years living in maximal noon reading, similar in a lateral Woolwich in south-east London and so was thinking way to the magnetic capillary very aware of the activity that took place markers in the max-min thermometer of on the River Thames and in the docks from the ship’s Stephenson screen. The Greater Woolwich up to the Pool of London, much Angle clamp seen here has the refinement of which, sadly, went into decline in the of a sprung zeroing pointer for even late 1970s. greater accuracy, hence the mid-line I was vaguely aware that there were once mark; Heath’s patent was simple clamp. many dockyards on the south bank of the The main advantage of the clamp was Thames, east of Tower Bridge, largely due removing the necessity of taking the to a tenuous link with my Grammar School sextant down to record each reading as whose badge was that of the Henry Grace the observer tracks the rise and then fall à Dieu (The Great Harry ), Henry VIII’s of the sun at noon. flagship, which was built at Woolwich in The other great improvement by Heath & 1514. But then, I was not fully aware of Co was the development around 1900 of a the significance of the dockyard and quick release device which replaced the victualling yard at Deptford, where clamping screw for the index arm, allowing warships were built and stored before they the index to be moved freely, disengaging went off to war.

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Obituaries Captain Donald Morrison 1930 –2018 Donald Morrison passed away in Adelaide, South Australia on the 3 rd May, 2018, aged 88. He was born in Adelaide in 1930 and grew up in the beachside suburb of Semaphore. Back in 1924 Donald’s father, Donald Snr, from Scotland was the Second Officer of SS City of Singapore . While docked at Port Adelaide, the City of Singapore caught fire when discharging cased oil. Four firemen died and several people were injured, including Donald Morrison Snr. He was sent to hospital where he met his future wife, Clarice Anderson, who was working as a nurse. Donald Snr’s love of the sea was carried on by his son when Donald Jnr joined the sea scouts as a child and in 1947 joined the MV Kafiristan , a British cargo vessel that also carried 12 passengers, as a cadet. Donald later transferred to the English crewed ship, MV Newbrough and sailed to England before travelling to Scotland to stay with relatives. He attended Glasgow Technical College where he studied for his Second Mates certificate. He was then offered a position as third officer on the Table Bay and also served as Third Officer on the Canadian Pacific passenger ship, Empress of Britain and Chief Officer of one of their cargo ships, SS Beaverford . In 1962 Donald received his first command as Master on the cargo vessel, SS Mandama of Austasia Line, in 1972 served as Master on the Freedom vessel MV Cape Kennedy of Pegasus Ocean Service and then in 1974 served as Master on Fortune vessel M.V Evimeria of Agelef Shipping Company before coming ashore. He also served in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for several years including nine months aboard HMAS Melbourne where he completed service as a Lieutenant Commander. He was also a life member of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners. Once ashore Donald became a Cargo surveyor with his father’s company and a few years later he joined the Federal Department of Transport as a Marine Donald married Laurel Thomas in 1969, Surveyor, examiner of masters and mates who predeceased him in 1977. He is and compass adjuster for the last 20 years of survived by their daughter Katrina and Katrina Morrison his working life and retired at the age of 65. grandsons, Oscar and Henry. (Daughter) www.hcmm.org.uk The Journal • Issue 2/2018 • Page 205 Events Diary

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