University of Wollongong Research Online University of Wollongong Thesis Collection University of Wollongong Thesis Collections 2014 Protecting Australia's offshore estate: an evolving commitment for the Royal Australian Navy Jack McCaffrie University of Wollongong Recommended Citation McCaffrie, Jack, Protecting Australia's offshore estate: an evolving commitment for the Royal Australian Navy, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, 2014. http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4339 Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library:
[email protected] PROTECTING AUSTRALIA’S OFFSHORE ESTATE: AN EVOLVING COMMITMENT FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY from UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG by JACK McCAFFRIE BA (Queensland) MA (Strategic Studies) (ANU) AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESOURCES AND SECURITY (ANCORS) FACULTY OF LAW, HUMANITIES AND THE ARTS 2014 i ii CERTIFICATION I, Jack McCaffrie, declare that this thesis, submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy in the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, University of Wollongong, is wholly my own work unless otherwise referenced or acknowledged. The document has not been submitted for qualifications at any other academic institution. Jack McCaffrie 23 April 2014 iii iv ABSTRACT For thousands of years, navies have been used primarily for military purposes; battling against opposing naval forces, protecting trade and supporting land forces. They have other roles, which have evolved over time, and are now commonly categorized as the diplomatic and constabulary functions of navies.