BRITISH NAVY

Grey River Argus, 2 November 1942, Page 6

BRITISH NAVY

LOSSES MORE THAN REPLACED. 3.0. W. RUGBY, October 30. New British naval construction Is outpacing losses, according _to a statement by a London, authority. He was appealing to able-bodied intelligent boys of 18 who had been, ordered to register on Novemer 6 to express a preference for naval service. He said that at the beginning of the war the Navy was able to‘ take only one applicant out of every three because of the lack of training facilities. Consequently many first-class men were rejected and the impression grew that it was difficult to secure on® trance to the Navy. i To-day the position has changed. There is no lack of ships, but no large Naval Reserve. Not only are our losses more than made good, but hundreds of new ships are coming into commission, making fresh demands on personnel. H.M.S. “Anson” and H.M.S-. “Howe” each required 1,500 men, and other new ships will make similar almost daily calls. The loss of the destroyer “Veteran” is announced bv the Admiralty.