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The ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY the NAVY OFFICIAL ORGAN of the NAVY LEAGUE REQUIRES •• ' Price 1/-| 1 OTEB'^J JANUARY, 1947 Vol MONTHLY ABOUT SHIPS" THE NAVY S^ri JANUARY, 1947 CONTENTS Promotions in R.A.N * Naval Personalities No. I. Commodore H. B. Farncomb, C.B., M.V.O. DSO The R.A.N. Prior to the Second World War Chronology of Naval Events Overseas News. Merchant Shipping H.M.S. "Valiant" Sea Cadet News j 5 Front Cover Commodore J. A. Collins, C.B. Commodore H. B. Farncomb C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O. Relinquishing command or H. M. Royal Australian Squadron. Commodore Collina hands over 4o his successor. Commodore Farncomb. Commodore Collins has gone to the Admiralty. - Suppose there were no police- Clipper Ships Taeping and Arid racing up ... Channel. September 6, 1866, at the finish of a 16,000 mile ocean race from Foochou-. This dramatic illustration is re- man on the corner... produced from one of the many full colour art plates in "About Ships," by Syd Nicholls. Suppose he weren't there to answer ques- In 1866, one of the greatest sailing ship races took place between five famous tions, to direct the tides of traffic; to step up British clippers—the Ariel, Tacping, Fiery C ross, Sercia, and Taitsing. They left Foochow and solve any emergency. He's the genial host within two days of each other at the end of May, 1866. The beginning of September found the ships at the entrance of the English Channel, each of them unaware of the of the city streets: the inexhaustible source of whereabouts of the others. On the morning of September 5, the Taeping and Ariel, information; the staunch symbol of enduring and which had left Foochow with only 20 minutes dividing them, sighted each other. With dependable things. You'd be lost without him. straining braces and billow ing canvas, these ships made a never-to-be-forgotten sight as they raced up the Channel, with both crew s making desperate efforts to win this classic And, incidentally did you ever stop to think of the sea races. They docked in London on the same tide, to the resounding cheers of you'd be lost without the crews of the other vessels docked in the port. The Taeping won the race by only a few minutes. Later, the Sercia came along ; the remaining clippers arrived during the next two days. Thus finished the closest and most thrilling race in the history of clipper- a store like Marcus Clark's ships, three of the five ships having sailed 16,000 miles in ninety-nine days, the remain- ing two vessels taking only two days more. a store that standi by you in the smallest The foregoing is one of many exciting episodes from the text of "About Ships." matters . that rises to all the great occasions This book contains over 100 paintings of ships, from the Egyptian Galley to the Queen of your lives. Elizabeth. 10/6 from booksellers or the publisher. THE BIG STORE. CENTRAL SQUARE SYD. NICHOLLS PUBLICATIONS 166 Phillip St., Sydney. 1 The ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY THE NAVY OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NAVY LEAGUE REQUIRES •• ' Price 1/-| 1 OTEB'^J JANUARY, 1947 Vol. 10, No. 1 (New SerieB) —Hn»»ii i Editorial Promotions in R.A.N. WHITE AUSTRALIA AND DEFENCE HE following are the names of the officers EX-NAVAL MEN T who have been selected for promotion as 'JXD the vast majority of Australians the from December 31, 1946:— FOR RE-ENGAGEMENT White Australia Policy is a passion that Commander to Captain: C. C Clark, O.B.E., resents criticism from outside. Yet to those D.S.C. who do not approach the question from an Surgeon-Commander to Surgeon-Captain: L. Australian's angle it could provide the fire- Lockwood, M.V.O., D.S.C. works of polemics. Commander (Supply) to Captain (Supply): E. If you are an ex-Naval Man and find if difficult to settle H. Leitch. There is no need to traverse the oft- down in Civil Life the R.A.N, offers you re-engagement Commander to Captain, R.A.N.R. (Seagoing) : for 2 years, the period added to your previous service to repeated reasons for the adoption of such A. V. Knight, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.D. complete 12 years, or a full period of 12 years (sub|ect to a Policy by Australia, but it may not be Lieutenant-Commander to Commander: T. K. age) on re-entry. For full particulars apply to:— unprofitable to again consider how the Morrison, O.B.E., D.S.C. Policy can be maintained unchanged against Lieutenant - Commander to Commander, the pressing needs of the overflowing col- R.A.N.R. (Seagoing): D. H. Richards, R.D., and oured peoples to the north of us. Obviously B. Paul, D.S.C., R.D. the answer is by a comparatively rapid in- Lieutenant - Commander to Commander crease in population. And the means are (R.A.N.R.) : A. H. Lansdell, V.D. not less obvious, namely, natural increase Lieutenant to Lieutenant-Commander: W. A. and immigration. Any process of discrim- Wilson. inatory immigration, no matter how basic- Lieutenant (Supply) to Commander (Supply), R.A.N.V.R.: H. Stewart-Code and H. R. Gaskill. ally sound, coupled with the country's Lieutenant (Supply) to Commander (Supply), power to successfully absorb must neces- R.A.N.R.: M. T. Munro and A. E. Bolt. The Naval Recruiting Officer sarily be on the slow side. Lieutenant (Supply) to Lieutenant-Commander Many years must therefore elapse before (Supply), R.A.N.V.R.: C. F. H. Green. Australia is in a position to successfully 18 LOFTUS STREET defend herself unaided against any powerful to keep our defences in order. The people foe. Much has been written and spoken on must be taught to value highly its Navy, "war to end war" and people have become Air Force and Army. The Services must SYDNEY cynical; they know in their hearts that the be given the best conditions, and armed with only thing war ends permanently is much the best weapons science can devise. We human life. It is for us, then, to cultivate shall then know our country is covered bv a goodwill across the seas, to ensure that wc form of security, which knows no class dis- have real friends when the need arises, and tinctions and which is always "alive." 3 TLcwal (pSLhAonaliikA No. 1 Commodore H. B. Farncomb, C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O. (Appointed Rear-Admiral on January 8th, 1947.) Commodore H. B. Farncomb, C.B., M.V.O., D.S.O., who became Commodore Command- ing Australian Squadron, succeeding Commodore J. A. Collins, C.B., who is in England for service with the Admiralty and to attend the Imperial Defence College, was one of the original term of Cadet-Midshipmen of the Royal Australian Naval College, from which he graduated as a Midshipman in January, 1917. When subsequently doing courses in England for the rank of Lieutenant, he obtained a first class pass in all subjects, and he is the only serving senior R.A.N. Officer who is a graduate of the Imperial Defence College. Commodore Farncomb's career has been outstanding; he was the first graduate of the Royal Australian Naval College to be promoted to Captain, and during his many terms of exchange with the Royal Navy, he has carried out many varied duties, including represen- ting the R.A.N, at the funeral of King George V. At the outbreak of the present war he was in command of H.M.A.S. "Perth", relin- quishing that command in June, 1940, to take command of H.M.A.S. "Canberra"; he was in command of that ship wlu-n she intercepted two German supply ships in the Indian Ocean in March, 1941. In December, 1941, he was transferred to command H.M.A.S. "Australia", holding that post until March, 1944. During this time he took part in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the landing at Guadalcanal, the Battles of the Solomons, and the landings at Arawe arid Cape Gloucester. He was awarded the D.S.O. "for skill, resolution and coolness during activities around the Solomon Islands", in 1942, and was also mentioned in Despatches during that year. During operations in the Pacific he acted on many occasions as Chief Staff Officer to the Rear-Admiral Commanding His Majesty's Australian Squadron. After relinquishing command of H.M.A.S. "Australia" he went to England, and in May, 1944, was appointed to command escort aircraft carrier H.M.S. "Attacker," taking part in the invasion of Southern France. He was Mentioned in Despatches "for distinguished service and gallantry during the in- vasion of the South of France". His third Mention in Despatches "for distinguished service, efficiency and zeal while serving in H.M.S. 'Attacker' in the clearance of the Aegean Sea and relief of Greece in 1944." He was promoted to the rank of Commodore (First Class) while in command of H.M.S. "Attacker." He succeeded Commodore Collins as Commodore Commanding the Australian Squadron in October, 1944. At the Lingayen landing in January, 1945, his flagship H.M.A.S. "Austra- A Name of Repute in Marine Matters lia" was severely damaged. Although wounded. Commodore Farncomb transferred his broad pendant to H.M.A.S. 10 TEARS WOHLD WIDE EXPERIENCE "Shropshire", when the "Australia" withdrew. For his part in the Lingayen landing he re- ceived the C.B. Consult Us on all Your Marine Problems In July, 1945, he was appointed Commodore Superintendent of Training, Flinders THORNYCROFT (AUST.) PTY.
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