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NEWS ABOUT THE SERVICES

ROYAL NAVY

LAUNCH OF THE EDINBURGH

THE ARMY

SIE HENRY AP BITYS PRYCE

General

Henry ap Rhys H.M.9. Edinburgh, last of the 18| Pryce, KCB, C.MÒ, D.8.0, who cruisers of the Southampton type has been Master-General of the and a sister-ship of the Belfast, Ordnance in India since 1934 has launched on St. Patrick's Day. took retired from the Army. after 43 the water on March 31 at the years' service. shipyard of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson, Limited.

Wallsend-on-Tyne.

The naming ceremony was per-

COMPLETION OF THE Y

ROYAL AIR FORCE

COMMAND AT THORNEY ISLAND Group Captain J. C. Russell, DS.O.. hitherto in command of the RAF station at Scampton. Lines, has been appointed in com- mand' at Thorney Island, Hants, which was opened on March 10. [and 'now- accommodates Nos. 22 and 42 (Torpedo Bomber) Squa- drons In the Coastal Command. TRANSFERS TO THE NAVY The attention of officera who may be considering volunteering for transfer to the Air Branch of the Royal Navy is called to recent aLieutenant-Commander A. E T. announcements concerning the in- Christle. for her, acceptance trial troduction of marriage and child- and for service in the Fishery ren's allowances for naval officers. Protection and Minesweeping Flotilla, Portland, in place of the Sheldrake.

GOSSAMER

| formed by Lady Gumley, wite of the

The new minesweeper Gossamer Lord Provost of Edinburgh. The was cominissioned on March 31 at Edinburgh will have a displace-the works of Willám Hamilton ment of 10.000 tons, engines of and Co.. Limited, Port Glasgow, by 80,000 borse-power giving designed speed of 324 knots, and an armament of 12 6-in., 12 4-in high-angle and 20 smaller guns. and six torpedo tubes.

Six earlier vessels of the Navy have been called the Edinburgh or Duke of Edinburgh.

DUTCH VISITS TO GIBRALTAR

The Dutch fishery protection The Arst Was the Scottish vessel Nairtilus #1 visit Gibraltar, {"frigate" Edinburgh, named aftar from April 19 to 22, and the Dutch

the capital, which became part of cruiser Java on May 8 and. §.. the Navy of the United Kingdom at the union in 1707.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS The following appointments have Between 1721 and 1868 there was been made by the Admiralty:-- a succession of ships of the line,

Instr. Cdrs.-C. R. Benstead, mounting from 64 to 74 guns. M.C., and W. J. Baxter, to Prest which took part in all the prin-dent for crse. (April 19); H A. cipal wars up to and including Hendrie, to Royal Oak (May 2), that with Russia in 1854-55. In

Lt-Car-T. B Hill, to Colombo 1882 the name passed to a turret- (undated). ship which had been built as the Majestic

For some years this vessel" was

attached to the gunnery school at

Sheerness and was not disposed.

of

broke in 1904.

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These allowances will be paid to married chicers of the Air, Branch over the age of 30 under the same conditions as for other naval om-

cers.

Consequent on the grant of the allowances, the pay of lleutenant- commanders (A) will be reduced by 2s, a day to 255. 3d a day on promotion." 278 a day after three years, 298 10d a day after six years, 30s. 10d. a day after nine years, and 32, 10d." a day after 12. years.

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NEW SQUADRON IN KENYA It is notified in Air Ministry Orders that a station headquarters was formed at Nairobi with effect Its Hopkinson. to Afridi from March 1. on which date No. (April 5); D. 8. Johnston, to Ex223. (Bomber) Squadron was ex- cellent (May 2).

panded to a' headquarters and L (RNROE Fountaine three nights. This is the only-new- granted a commission as Lt. (Sup-unit at present formed for service plementary List) (seny, March 11),

under the until 1910. Meanwhile, the and apptd. to Encounter.

oversea

expansion scheme, and hitherto it has in- armoured cruiser Duke of Edin-

Wt. Engrs-T F. Browell. to cluded a headquarters and one burgh had been launched at Pem-Drake; L I. Fiper, to Rochester fight. During the past year it har (April 5); J. C. Stewart, to Skate performed useful work on frontier She served in the Grand Fleet (April 8); J. R. Dunglinson, to reconnaissance and keeping during the War, was present at Grimsby (April 11); W. T. Allen, watch on possible disturbances as Jutland, and was paid off at to Ambuscadė (April 12). Portsmouth ori August 3,

1918

Schoolmaster Candidates.-F.J.J. being disposed of two years later.

Blann, A. T. Owens, to St. Vincent;

NEW RADIO SOCIETY W. Bowie. T. Norbury. F. Wads-

The R.A.F. Amateur Radio worth, to Caledonia; H. Chester. Society is being formed at the and Wireless School. H.M.S. Galatea, Captam G. L. P. G. Ring. P. J. Emith, to Ganges; Electrical

of the Vice-F. G. Clark, to Defiance, for crse.: Crowell, and will absorb Warren, fagship Admiral Commanding the Mediter-P. H. O. Jackson, to Excellent. Cranwell Amateur Radio Trans- Williams. to Osprey mitting Society. Its objects are to ranean Destroyer Flotillas, left add. E Malta for home on the conclusion (April 3).

RETURN OF THE GALATEA ·

of her commission. Captain E G.

H. Bellars has been appointed to succeed Captain G. L. Warren in command on recommissioning.

PROMOTION

Surgn. Lt.-P. W. Chippindale. M.B., to rank of Surgn. Lt.-cdr. (Seny. April 9

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