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Article: UNITED KINGDOM: HMS CHATHAM GIVES CHANNEL ISLANDERS VIP TREATMENT

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March 14, 2007
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The government of United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence's Royal Navy issued the following news release:

HMS Chatham recently visited Jersey and Guernsey to give winners of a local TV competition a VIP tour of the ship and lunch with the Captain.

Arriving at Jersey first, HMS Chatham made an impressive sight moored offshore because she was too big to enter the port.

A competition was run by Channel Islands TV for 4 people from each Island to visit the ship. The Jersey winners were Mr Jack Batterick, his brother Wally and his 2 cousins Brian and James Batterick. Guernsey's were William and Janet Ellison and Janet's parents Eric and Maureen Marquis who got a tour of the ship. While on board, ...

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