Aug-Sep-Oct, Nov-Dec 1971-Jan 1972 - Navy League of Australia

Seamanshipfor aStudentPrinceby TIM RADFORDA young officer take* a sight aboard a frigate of the Royal Navyi Dartmouth Trainingwhich I* attached to the Royal Naval Co«eg* The young men who enter the collegetrained as officers, are toon to be Joined by the Prince of Wales, who wMI foNow In the foot**hit father, the Duke of Edinburgh, and hit grandfather King George VI. The CoMege.reputation and tradition!, not only tralnt officer! for the Royal Navy, but many fromThe young English graduate who joins the Britannia Royal Naval Collegein September, along with other graduates and naval students from countriesas far apart as New Zealand and Ethiopa, will learn something about spit andpolish and a lot about seamanship.And during the accelerated course British throne, is to join the Navy,for graduate entrants to the Royal For nearly two centuries the KingsNavy he will draw 4 40 Pounds a day of England — with the exception ofpay (less 1 Pound for mess and George IV — have served at sea.accommodation) while learning the Prince Charles' father, the Duke ofall-important art of leadershipEdinburgh, spent two terms at theBut in this subject he has a head College in 1939. gained his first commandstart. He will one day be King ofin 1950 and is still serving asan Admiral of the Fleet.England.Like his father, his grandfatherand his great-grandfather beforehim. Prince Charles, the Prince ofWales and heir apparent to theBut the college at Dartmouth inthe west of England that the 22-yearoldPrince will join is no longer thewooden-walled training ship thatWeekday dlvHIom by cadett and midshipmen on the parade ground In front of the Royal NavyCollege Dartmouth.King George V joined in 1877. andthe curriculum has changed, too.since his father's day.Science — and DrillThe cadets and Sub-Lieutenantsstill take a pride in smartness. Butthe accent is less on drill and moreon science — the basic physical andmathematical principles underlyingthe sophisticated technologyof the modern NavySome of the academic studies thatlie before the young Prince willalready be familiar: he is nowstudying at the Rcyal Air ForceCollege at Cranwell in eastern Englandand has already gained hiswings.But he — and the other 40 or sograduates — will have to beginlearning seamanship, navigation,engineering, supply administrationand management and somethingof Naval history.Out of the classroom he will be confrontedby swimming, lifesaving andsmall-boat sailing tests, physical fitnessactivities and a couple ofoutings aboard a minesweeperattached to the college. These won'tbe pleasure trips — the collegecadets and acting Sub-Lieutenantswill get practical experience in shiphandlingand fixing by radar andDecca moving map display.A cadet It transferred by Jackitay from H.M.S.Torquay to H.M.S. Scarborough, two frigates ofthe Royal Navy's Dartmouth Training Squadron.which is attached to the Royal Naval College.And on top of that, the inevitabledrill — 16 periods of some 50minutes each on the parade ground.Commonwealth LinksThe Prince will live and work underthe same conditions as his othercontemporaries among the 500-600students at the college. Staff and hiscontemporaries will call him PrinceCharles. His juniors in rank — thecadets — will call him Sir.Basically, we are not making ar.yspecial arrangements for the Princeat all." says the college. "He will havea lot to learn in a very short time."'The Prince's education at Dartmouthwill keep him in touch, too.with the Commonwealth. In facthell move into a cabin (furnishedwith bed. desk, armchair andwardrobe) just vacated by a youngnaval officer born in Dar es Salaam,whose parents now live in NairobiThe next term s intake of studentsfrom other countries has not yetbeen settled, but the collegenormally has young officers fromMalaysia. S'ngapore, Kenya.Nigeria. New Zealand and Trinidadand Tobago — as well as from Iranand Ethiopia.Destroyer ServiceHe'll be under the command of aNew Zealander Captain of the college.Captain Allan Gordon Tait. was»PW'«nt '•»•• to th. .» Print. Ch.,1.. th. Prlnc. of Kalos. h u m . th. first hoi. to thoBritish throna to m.fc. a parachute doscnt whan ho compl.tad a s!> month ftytni court. at thoRoyal Air Fore. CoHaf. at Canntl. Enfland, b, diopplnf from an Andovc. aircraft. 1.200 It Intotha English ChannofCadats at tha CoUof. aro not raqulnd to mala tha parachuta Drop — but tha 22 roar-old Prlnc.raquostad that ha should maha tha dttcant"~onds o( landlnf In tha Channot. tho Prfnc. .as hauM aboard IMS Gomin, mfl.t.bl.assault craft b, t»o Ro,al Marlins and. hl|hl, satl.UM. farrtod lords tha tl~l Abordoverborn in Timaru in the South Islandand studied at Dartmouth at thebeginning of the Second World WarHe returned to the college last yearBut the preliminary training thePrince will undergo at Dartmouthwill be only the beginning ol hisSUBSCRIPTION FORMTo 'The Navy".Box C178. Clarence Street Post Office.Sydney. N.S.W.. 2000. Australia.I enclose $2.00 being •subscription to "Tlw Navy" magazine for lh years(refer notes below).NameStreetSuburbStatefor a hot drinfc and a chanfa of clothasstudies. 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