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The End of an Era
The year 1993 marked the end of an era. Just over half a century earlier the Signal School was bombed out of its home in Pompey and moved to sunny Leydene, while a few years later, in 1946, the Electrical branch had been formed. This incorporated the Radio Mechanic Branch which had been introduced in the war primarily to cope with the new radar systems, but was also to take over all radio maintenance. Many of the founder members were signal officers and Telegraphists who had a bent for the technical as well as the operational aspects of radio.
Shipborne Radioteletype - RATT
Taken from Communicator Magazine - 1955
By the time this article appears many of you will probably have seen and operated the new RATT equipment shortly to be fitted in ships of the Home and Mediterranean Fleets; for those who have not, the photograph will give an idea of what it looks like.
MAURITIUS - A BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS HISTORY
Originally published in the Communicator Magazine - Spring 1976
With the closure of HMS Mauritius on 31st March 1976, the Royal Navy will break a link with the island of Mauritius which goes back to the original British occupation of the island in 1810. However, for the sake of brevity I intend to confine my story to the communication aspects of the association.
MAURITIUS - Part II A BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS HISTORY
With the advent of the Defence Communication Network (DCN) and the rationalisations of all three service communication networks in 1969, Mauritius took over an ever greater importance and, together with Gan, became the hub of the DCN network to and from the East of all three services. As the requirements of Government were altered our communications commitments altered too.