THE REVIEW - PAST TOPICS - 2006

• Spring 2006 (Vol 18.4)
  A 72-page special edition devoted to the Battle of Jutland 90 years ago. A variety of articles highlight some unusual aspects of the clash between fleets belonging to the world's two biggest naval powers.
  
  "Tiger of the Fleet", by Lew Darlington, tells the overall story of the battle with special reference to the battlecruiser HMS Tiger, while "A Gordon Highlander at Jutland", by John Mathieson, recounts the fascinating story of his great uncle who deserted from the Army but served in HMS Malaya at Jutland.
  
  "Prisoner of the Germans - A Jutland Survivor's Story",  an illustrated article by Richard Taylor, is based on a quantity of original documents found many years ago in an attic. They tell the story of CERA Frederick William King, who, with shipmates from the destroyer HMS Nestor, was taken prisoner when his ship was sunk.
  
  "South Pole to North Sea" is the story, told by Roger Perkins, of Carpenter Frederick Dailey who was a member of Captain Scott's 1904 Antarctic Expedition and who went on to serve in HMS Lion at Jutland.
  
  An article on Commander William Loftus Jones VC tells of HMS Shark and her loss with only two survivors, while the final story is of another Jutland survivor - the cruiser HMS Caroline - the only ship from Jutland to still be afloat.
   

• Summer 2006 (Vol 19.1)
  
  The Royal Navy in the New Zealand Wars of 1845-47 and 1860-65
  In a profusely illustrated 23-page article Allan Hall describes the part played by the Royal Navy in the Maori Wars of the 19th century. With analyses of the medals awarded and rolls of officers and men killed or wounded.
  
  Salvaging the Pegasus guns
  Experienced diver Kevin Patience explains what happened to the guns of the elderly 2,000-ton cruiser HMS Pegasus after she was sunk in Zanzibar harbour in 1914. With eight illustrations.
  
  Coincidence, Luck or Fate?
  Brian Nicholls shares his enthusiasm for the story of the cruiser HMS Falmouth, which was at the battles of Heligoland, Dogger Bank and Jutland. On 19 August 1916 she took two torpedo hits from U-66. She survived these but began to sink when she was torpedoed twice more by U-63. Includes provisional roll of those killed and wounded.
  
  The Mechanical Training Establishment, Chatham
  The story of the MTE is told by Brian Mitchell whose research was sparked by the purchase of a toasting fork bearing the crest adopted by the establishment.
   

• Autumn 2006 (Vol 19.2)
  The Victoria Cross and the Navy
  To mark the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the highest award for gallantry, this illustrated 12-page article is based on the preface to the late John Winton's book 'The Victoria Cross at Sea'. New and revised data has been added by Allan Hall.
  
  Lieutenant Edward St John Daniel V.C., Royal Navy
  Michael Daniels tells the unusual and sad story of this naval officer who earned the VC while serving in the Naval Brigade in the Crimea. He died in New Zealand in 1868.
  
  Roy Loader and the Suez Affair
  This edition of The Review also marks the 50th anniversary of the Suez landings. Here Roger Perkins sets out the story of Able Seaman Loader and his ship, HMS Craner, in which he earned the DSM.
  
  The Trials and Tribulations of an East Coast Seaman
  A set of documents and photographs bought on the internet provided Richard Oldroyd with the basic material which allowed him to piece together the story of the hardships of Edward Robinson, who served on coasters in the North-East.
   

• Winter 2006 (Vol 19.3)
  The Genesis of the Indian Navy
  Marc Bevington traces the story of the Indian Navy from its 17th century beginnings to the early days of India's independence. Known from 1892 as the Royal Indian Marine, it became the Royal Indian Navy in 1934, a title it held until 1950. This illustrated 10-page article covers many of the highlights.
  
  He Wore a White Ribbon
  The white ribbon to which Robert Mullock-Morgans refers is the plain white ribbon of the polar medal worn in this case by Capt George F A Mulock, DSO, RN, FRGS, whose Antarctic adventures are described in this article. His naval career included action in the Dardanelles in the First World War and imprisonment by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942. He died in 1963, aged 81.
  
  Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea
  Willy Lippens shares the story of Able Seaman Clayton Hughes, of the m.v. Ross, who earned Lloyd's War Medal and a BEM after helping his torpedoed shipmates survive six days in lifeboats.
  
  Surgeon Frederick Hill, DSO
  Surgeon Hill's gallant conduct during a battle on the River Tigris in 1917 forms the basis of this illustrated article by John Bevan.