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HMS Devonshire 1964- 66 Commission
- By Robby G
- Published 05/6/2008
- HMS Devonshire
- Unrated
Supply and Secretariat
No one has said, “Well Done”. There have been no champagne parties. This fact has been our greatest testimonial. Success after success has not surprised anyone enough to comment.
No one seriously criticizes DEVONSHIRE food. A D.C. Exercise? No water? No electricity? No steam? No lights? But of course there are three hot dishes and an array of colds—and on time
In spite of currency changes, pay rises, new allotments, changing L.O.A. and extra paperwork, the pay was always there. Very few people know that the DEVONSHIRE’S ledgers and tax returns had an extremely lcw number of errors, perhaps even a record.
The stores serviceability of the ship and her helicopter has been very high. The constant care and hard graft which produces such results is rarely noticed. Tons upon tons of victuals have swung precariously over deep waters on their way from store ships to DEVONSHIRE’S provision room—only to be humped all the way up again to the galley day by day to satisfy the Ship’s Company’s “inner man”.
Hundreds of bigwigs from Liverpool to Tawau and from Tokyo to Sydney say how hospitable are the British in general and DEVONSHIRE’S officers in particular. It
is quite likely they do not realise how big a part in the success of the parties was played by the cooks and stewards in the background.
Piles of paper are “pushed”, meal records kept, stores and provisions are used and replenished. Meal after meal appears and is promptly eaten. The ship moves, the radars work, the chopper flies, everyone puts on weight, everyone can pay for his run ashore.
On the sports fields, we have had our moments of glory. Camilleri and his intrepid nine—Dymond, Godwin, Churchill, Keeble, O’Brien, Lipp, Hempstead, Wilson and Rands won fame by taking part in every event in the DEVONSHIRE Olympics ‘65 and winning the championship against the best teams that other departments could find. Jumper Collins winning the tug-’o-war (almost!) single handed in both Olympics will be remembered.
The S. & S. Deck Hockey teams (Portland Deck Hockey Shield, the Ship’s League Cup and the Captain’s Cup) swept all before them. They then tactlessly failed to lose their two matches against the Supply Officers’
The Department has also been well represented in Ship’s teams as will be seen elsewhere. The most spectacular was probably the P.O. Chefs in their Go Karts, but most of the department have pulled their weight at some time and the results have been good. Well Done.
No one has said, “Well Done”. There have been no champagne parties. This fact has been our greatest testimonial. Success after success has not surprised anyone enough to comment.
No one seriously criticizes DEVONSHIRE food. A D.C. Exercise? No water? No electricity? No steam? No lights? But of course there are three hot dishes and an array of colds—and on time
In spite of currency changes, pay rises, new allotments, changing L.O.A. and extra paperwork, the pay was always there. Very few people know that the DEVONSHIRE’S ledgers and tax returns had an extremely lcw number of errors, perhaps even a record.
The stores serviceability of the ship and her helicopter has been very high. The constant care and hard graft which produces such results is rarely noticed. Tons upon tons of victuals have swung precariously over deep waters on their way from store ships to DEVONSHIRE’S provision room—only to be humped all the way up again to the galley day by day to satisfy the Ship’s Company’s “inner man”.
Hundreds of bigwigs from Liverpool to Tawau and from Tokyo to Sydney say how hospitable are the British in general and DEVONSHIRE’S officers in particular. It
Piles of paper are “pushed”, meal records kept, stores and provisions are used and replenished. Meal after meal appears and is promptly eaten. The ship moves, the radars work, the chopper flies, everyone puts on weight, everyone can pay for his run ashore.
On the sports fields, we have had our moments of glory. Camilleri and his intrepid nine—Dymond, Godwin, Churchill, Keeble, O’Brien, Lipp, Hempstead, Wilson and Rands won fame by taking part in every event in the DEVONSHIRE Olympics ‘65 and winning the championship against the best teams that other departments could find. Jumper Collins winning the tug-’o-war (almost!) single handed in both Olympics will be remembered.
The S. & S. Deck Hockey teams (Portland Deck Hockey Shield, the Ship’s League Cup and the Captain’s Cup) swept all before them. They then tactlessly failed to lose their two matches against the Supply Officers’
The Department has also been well represented in Ship’s teams as will be seen elsewhere. The most spectacular was probably the P.O. Chefs in their Go Karts, but most of the department have pulled their weight at some time and the results have been good. Well Done.