16 NAVY NEWS, DECEMBER 2008
Hipper crest
in br
awar
ief
ds
for Albert
■ PILOT Lt Edward Vaughan of
845 NAS has been presented with
the Darren Chapman Award.
Elizabeth Chapman, the widow
THE loss of the destroyer HMS have met every year since in either of Lt Cdr Darren Chapman,
Glowworm to the German Germany or England. presented the award to the pilot
pocket-battleship Hipper in 1940 Cdr Eddie Grenfell, who as a who was recognised as the front-
was marked at a ceremony in result of his close association with line pilot who has, from training
Portsmouth Naval Base. the German Navy is an honorary through to front-line certification,
From the sinking only 31 men member of the Actaeon–Hipper demonstrated the highest per-
were recovered, but some of these Friendship group, explained: “The sonal, professional and leadership
died on board the German ship, group discovered recently that qualities.
including the commanding officer only one of Glowworm’s survivors Lt Cdr Chapman was killed in
Lt Cdr Roope. is still alive – Albert Lowman who action over Basra in Iraq.
He was posthumously awarded lives in Havant. Lt Vaughan said: “It is a tre-
the Victoria Cross, as the result “The Germans decided to mendous honour to receive this
of a signal sent to the British present him with the ship’s crest award. Lt Cdr Chapman was an
Admiralty by the German captain of the German ship Hipper, and inspirational leader and a much
telling them of his extreme their British Actaeon comrades respected officer.”
braveryin not retreating from but arranged a special ceremony to
attacking a major enemy ship. celebrate the presentation.” ■ CPO Matthew Crofts of the
With the formation of the new Unfortunately Mr Lowman Royal Naval School of Marine
German Navy in 1956, Britain was too ill to attend the Engineering at HMS Sultan
lent the fledgling force three Black ceremony at Spithead House in has received the Services
Swan frigates, one of which HMS Portsmouth Naval Base, however Engineering Training Award
Actaeon was renamed Hipper. Cdr Grenfell accepted the plaque from the Worshipful Company
The two ships’ companies on his behalf and took it to his of Engineers.
● Invited to the premiere in London of the new James Bond fi lm, (left to right) PO Glen Foley, HMS
formed a friendship in 2003 and comrade.
Triumph, L/Cpl Robert Reid, Royal Regt of Scotland, Cpl Harris Tatakis RM, 42 Commando, Mne Mark
This award is given to the
Ormrod RM, 40 Commando (holding his cap autographed by Daniel Craig), Mne Joe Townsend RM,
warrant officer or senior rate of
Carol takes the
40 Commando
all three Services for outstand-
Picture: CPO Andy Gedge
ing achievement in engineering
weather with her
Bond is back
training.
■ THE future First Sea Lord and
current Command in Chief Fleet
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope has
been awarded Fellowship of the
FOR the folk on board survey ship HMS Enterprise it was a day of high
Nautical Institute for his support
excitement when BBC presenter Carol Kirkwood came on board to fi lm
of Institute membership, his role
for The Weather Show.
IN LATE October the buzz in London was personnel, including 50 injured Servicemen, from in change of training and for his
Particularly as the senior rates mess had written to the BBC Breakfast
the Royal premiere of the new James Bond
all three of the Armed Forces.
commitment to promoting the
Show weatherwoman asking if she would be their official pin-up.
movie Quantum of Solace.
The cap of Marine Mark Ormrod of 40 Commando maritime case on an international
The Weather Show on BBC News 24 is the BBC’s look at the weather
And among the audience invited to see the
RM will never be quite the same, as it now bears scale.
and how it affects people in their daily lives.
latest outing of the fictional Naval commander
the words: “To Mark, All the best, Daniel Craig”.
The ship, which is available for tasking 334 days of the year, is
were a group of 200 Servicemen and women and
Other famous faces were co-stars Dame Judie ■ A FORMER Naval pilot at
designed to gather environmental data from the seabed, up through the
their families.
Dench, who reprises her role as M in the film, Olga the Defence Helicopter Flying
watercolumn to the upper levels of the atmosphere – an ideal platform
Princes William and Harry were greeted with
Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton. School at RAF Shawbury has
for the BBC’s filming.
cheers by the fans at the opening of the 22nd
This – the 22nd Bond film – is Daniel Craig’s been recognised with a Master
But even the seasoned weathermen of Enterprise got it wrong for the
Bond film, with proceeds from the event going
second appearance as the famous spy, although Air Pilot award from the Guild of
day of filming – despite predictions of a poor outlook, Carol’s smile kept
to two charities Help for Heroes and the Royal there has been little hint of his Bond’s Naval
Air Pilots and Air Navigators.
the dark clouds away and the sun shining over Enterprise.
British Legion. background as yet.
Alistair Reid began his fly-
More recently Enterprise has been showing off her abilities at beach
Leading man Daniel Craig arrived at the premiere The film broke the records for the largest UK
ing career in 1981 in the Royal
recce during a large amphibious display held at Devonport Naval Base
with his arm in a sling, but this did not stop him opening on a Friday and for a weekend, beating
Navy, and served with 810, 814,
for senior officers in all three Services.
from greeting the fans and meeting the military the previous record held by a Harry Potter film.
706 and 820 NAS before leaving
the service in 1997 and joining
RAF Shawbury as a qualified
helicopter instructor with FB
Heliservices.
■ ON BOARD HMS Endurance,
chef LLogs(CS) Adam ‘Steady’
Stead has been awarded the
Worshipful Company of Clock-
makers Man of the Year title for
his huge contribution to the mo-
rale and operational capability of
the ice-ship.
Lt Craig Hastings, the ship’s
deputy logistics officer, said:
“Adam’s professional aptitude is
a huge boost to the morale of the
ship’s company, particularly given
the ship’s deployment over long
periods – food can sometimes be
the only thing to look forward to
in a busy day.
“His menus are varied and
imaginative and the quality of the
product is always good.”
■ ANOTHER chef has been
● Building a hovercraft: POMEA ‘Tommo’ Thompson, Laura
Bridgeford, Ashley Pear, Holly McLeod from Priory School
named top man on board HMS
Portsmouth
Vengeance – LLogs Andrew
Scott is the Salters Company
Stoking up young
Man of the Boat on board the
submarine.
Lt Michael Howarth said:
With fun for all the family there is no better way to experience the sailing world and discover
the thrills of boating. Come along to ExCeL and enjoy exploring hundreds of fascinating boats,
engineers at Sultan
“LLogs Scott performed his
duties effortlessly. A patrol
historic replica vessels and a naval ship.
extension meant that Vengeance
TWO hundred and forty children from local schools fl ocked into HMS
completed the longest SSBN
To win one of the fi ve pairs of tickets simply answer the question below and submit your entry
Sultan in Gosport to enjoy the Science and Engineering Challenge Day
patrol on record.
by twelve noon Wednesday December 17 2008.
hosted by the RN School of Marine Engineering.
“Through careful manage-
Star of the show was the hovercraft from the Bond film Die Another
ment LLogs Scott and his team
Where is the 55th London International Boat Show being held? Day; although the children got to enjoy a range of unusual challenges –
ensured that the crew stayed
including making slime, building a shoebox hovercraft and constructing
fed, which meant they stayed fit,
Answer: ...................................................................................................................................................
a drinks’ can crusher.
and the ship stayed at sea.”
Organiser Lt Holly Henderson explained: “With fewer young peo-
Name: .....................................................................................................................................................
ple taking science and engineering subjects to higher levels, it’s really
■ ROYAL Navy Photographer
important to show them how science and engineering can be applied in
POA(Phot) Amanda ‘Yam Yam’
Address: ..................................................................................................................................................
everyday life – and also be fun.”
Reynolds has been awarded the
The event was supported by the Education Business Partnership as
Defence School of Photography
..................................................................................................................................................................
well as the University of Portsmouth and Young Engineers.
Instructor of the Year Award for
her outstanding contribution to
Post Code: ....................................Phone Number: .............................................................................
the development of training syl-
E-mail: .....................................................................................................................................................
A novel skill for Tom
labuses.
Yam Yam spent her first eight
Post to London Boat Show Competition, Marketing Manager, Navy News, HMS Nelson,
years in the service as a radio
Portsmouth, Hants PO1 3HH.
FORMER CPO Tom Lightburn, Battle of North Cape and the operator, but transferred into the
Or e mail your answer to
marketing@navynews.co.uk
who served 22 years in the medical sinking of the German battleship photography branch in 1999.
branch of the RN, has turned to a Scharnhorst.
She has been at the tri-Serv-
new skill after leaving the service. Tom has used both official
ice photography school at RAF
Rules: No employees of Navy News or National Boat Shows can enter the competition. All entries must arrive at the Navy
Cosford since 2005, where she has
News Offi ce by twelve noon on Wednesday December 17 2008.The fi rst fi ve correct entries drawn after that time will be the
His novel The Ship that would records from the National Archive
shown a tireless and enthusiastic
winners The judge’s decision is fi nal and there is no cash prize alternative.
not Die has now been published by at Kew and personal accounts,
Pegasus Publishers. Tom has based his novel upon
commitment in both operational
GREAT READER OFFER …. £3 OFF TICKETS
The book tells the story of a fact, featuring both fictitious and
and media environments.
wartime romance where Naval real characters in his gripping tale
Save £3 on each ticket by calling the ticket hotline on
medic Rob is sent on Russian of World War 2.
convoy duty on board his ship See the publisher’s website
0844 209 0333 or book on line
www.londonboatshow.com. When ordering quote NN1
HMS Fury.
www.pegasuspublishers.com or
Rob’s destroyer is part of the tel: 01223 370012. in br
awar
ief
ds
016-017_NN_dec08.indd 1 18/11/08 09:39:41
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53