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587-1666 PHONE 587-1666 In 188$,, the (wo ships raced from Australia to catch the London wool sales held in January. Cutty Sark won by a week. This was sweet revenge for her crew because a few years earlier the two had raced from Shanghai with cargoes of tea; had then won by a week after Cutty Sark's rudder had been earned away. But of these things, more anon.

Today, when the luxury' liners, the Hoating hotels on the England-Australia run, range from 20,000 to 30,000 tons, it is instructive to recall that up till 1850 the ships coming to Australia were from 250 to 300 tons and not much more than a hundred feet long.

The gold rush brought the demand for larger and faster ships; the Sovereign Of The Seas, diverted from the Califor- nian run in 1852, was perhaps the first of these. But other fine vessels were quickly built to carry eager passengers to Australia and soon the influx grew to thirty thousand a year. By 1860, the mass migration was falling away and the de- mand was for smaller ships. Sailing now saw, in contrast to the towering softwood vessels of the 1850s, the advent of composite clippers with their iron frames planked with teak. They brought out passengers and then raced home with wool to catch the l-ondon sales. Much was at stake; if they were late, the wool had to wait several months until the next sales.

Sobraon, built in 1866, was the largest of the composite clippers - 2,131 tons, 317 feet long, and with a 40-foot beam. She was one of a fleet of swift and graceful clippers owned by Devitt and Moore, others including /-a Hogue, Parramatia, Macquarie, Med way, and Collingwood.

In the nineties Sobraon was acquired by the New South Wales Government as a training ship for boys, and in 1911, when the Australian Navy was established, she became a naval training ship with a new name, Tingira. Upon her re- The Joseph Conrad on the high seas.

In the days when Australia was a collection of colonies, and its trade was mainly with Britain, the ship Thermopulae estab- lished the record sailing time from England to Australia—sixty days from England to Australia—sixty-two days from Gravescnd to Mel- bourne or, as her admirers liked to put it, sixty days from pilot to pilot. The year was 1868. But Cutty Sark, launched in 1869, was the most famous of all the sailing ships and registered the most sensational performances.

tirement she lay at rest in Sydney Harbour with another (short skirt) blowing in the wind. The figure's creator suc- famous clipper, Fortuna. In 1929 she was sold, then resold in ceeded admirably in giving her an expression of fierce intent, 1935 and subsequently broken up. It was a pity. streaming hair, bared shoulders, flowing draperies, and hand Cutty Sark, launched exactly a hundred years ago, contin- outstretched in vengeful pursuit of the peeping I'am ued her remarkable exploits in the Australian trade until o'Shanter on his old mare Meg. Behind her on the tailboard 1893. Her tonnage was 921, her length 212 feet, her breadth danced witches, more abandoned still; behind them again sat 36 feet and her depth 21 feet. She carried a cloud of sail—as the Devil, watching the proceedings in high glee. much as many vessels double her tonnage. In 1880 she was Alas, this fine interpretation of the poem was doomed al- considerably cut down, but after this she made her speediest most immediately to partial obliteration: mid-Victonan mor- passages. alists succeeded in persuading her owner, Claptain Willis, to The figurehead of Cutty Sark, one of the most remarkable remove the offending witches. ever placed on a ship, was considered a masterpiece. It Cutty Sark was specially built to lower the colours of showed the winsome but immodest wench of the poem Tam Thermopylae, as she sometimes did. I"he young men who de- o'Shanter by the Scots writer. Burns, with her 'cutty sark' signed her were also given the commission to build her. They

F«bruary-March-April, 1970 TMI NAVY Fo§9 Hvt went bankrupt in the process because of the rigid manner in she passed into obscurity. A similar fate overtook her rival, which the owner, fiercely intent to have a peerless ship, held Thermopylae, at much the same time. them to the letter of their contract. But that was not the end ofCutty Sark. Like a ghost ship, She had many captains; one of them, Wallis, described as a and bearng the naneeeFerreira, she reappeared in a British good sailor but temperamentally unsuited to control a crew, port in 1914. Her return, after years of wanderings, aroused disappeared over the side one dark night. widespread interest. Again in 1919 she turned up in the Port A Satisfactory Connection the Navy Department and . . On a voyage to Australia in 1888, Cutty Sark was par- of London, now rigged as a barquentine. tially dismasted, but Captain Woodget drove her on with A cry went up that Cutty Sark should be saved for the splintered spars and topmast and a tangle of rigging and torn British nation. In 1922 Captain Walter Dowman, himself an canvas about the deck. He steadfastly refused to cut anything old windjammer skipper, bought her, sailed her to the port of away, made temporary repairs during calmer weather and Falmouth and lovingly began to recondition her. She was drove her on several runs of over three hundred miles in recently given a new home in the Naval Museum on the bank twenty-four hours. of the Thames at Greenwich, where she is still a great public In the following year, (Captain Woodget delighted the attraction. Woodpacks hearts of the true lovers of sail by racing the mail steamer Just as Cutty Sark was built to lower the colours of Ther- Britannia from Gabo Island, off the coast of Victoria, to Syd- mopylae, so Thermopylae had been built in 1868 to defeat a ney. In the early stages Britannia, logging fifteen knots, still earlier clipper, , which was launched in maintained a good lead, but with the assistance of a nice 186$. blow Cutty Sark achieved a steady seventeen knots, passed Many stories have been told of Thermopylae's extraor- Britannia and reached Sydney four hours ahead. dinary speed and some are not easy to verify. Certainly, on On Christmas Eve 1893, Cutty Sark bade farewell to Syd- her second voyage to Australia she came close to repeating Pty. Ltd. ney. Her cargo on that last voyage worked out at over two the record created on her first. And in January 1870, with million pounds and its value was approximately £100,000. wind strong abeam, she ran by the log 330 knots (or 380 stat- The cost of putting the wool aboard exceeded £800 and ute miles) in twenty-four hours. freight amounted to £4,000 at one-halfpenny a pound for She also broke the record from Newcastle, New South washed wool and three-eighths of a penny a pound for Wales, to Shanghai, taking only twenty-eight days to make a Who are Proud to Have scoured wool. passage for which forty days had always been considered ex- With freights diminishing and steamship competition cellent. She made a third record by travelling from Foo BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAVY DEPARTMENT growing ever keener, Cutty Sark's owners, despite all pro- Chow to London in ninety-one days. Ironically, this last tests, sold her in 1895 to the Portuguese. From the limelight record was soon afterwards beaten by Sir Lancelot, the very FOR MANY YEARS IN THE SUPPLY OF clipper \0hich Thermopylae had been built to challenge. WOOD WOOL A dressed ship: the S.S. Sabraon, in 1898. Thermopylae ended her days as a training ship in the Por- tuguese Navy under the name Pedro Nunez. When she had outlived her usefulness they gave her a naval funeral: in Oc- tober 1907 she was towed out of the Tagus river and sunk by * Contractors to the Navy and Army Departments gunfire. At least she was spared the shame of some fine sail- ing ships which still exist, even today, as coal hulks serving • •• the steamships which drove them off the ocean. In the 1870s, ships constructed wholly of iron replaced the composite clippers. Perhaps the fastest of the iron clippers was Hallowe'en, although maybe Salamis, a little Aberdeen clipper, could successfully have disputed the claim. There is no evidence, however, that they ever met on equal terms to settle the point. 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Sailors have their own explanations of these things. Golden Fleece, launched in the same year as Cutty Sark, had the curious distinction that she was built to the specifications of Noah's Ark but half as large. If the building

Po«t Six THE NAVY februory-Morch-Aprtl, 1970 dimensions of Golden Fleece arc muluplied by two, the com- parison (see Genesis) comes out as follows: Noah's Ark: length 450 feet, brdadth 75 feet, depth 45 feet. Golden Fleece, length 446 feet, breadth 74 feet, depth 44 feet 6 inches. FAGERSTA STEELS AUSTRALIA It would seem that the proportions of the Ark could not be much improved by modern builders, for Golden Fleece turned out to be one of the handiest vessels ever launched. All those who sailed in her sang her praises. She handled well PTY. LTD. both in hard weather and in light, and was as good on the wind as off it. On one of her voyages she took the first Australian tele- graph cable for Java and Europe from Sydney to Darwin. Built with specially thick iron plates, Golden Fleece might Manufacturers of: have lasted indefinitely, but she was stranded off the Fly River in New Guinea in December 1885 and became a total loss. FAGERSTA "DANNEMORA" HIGH SPEED STEEL TOOL BITS No ship ever identified herself more closely with a port than did Brilliant, another of the iron clippers, with Sydney. FAGERSTA "SECO" TUNGSTEN CARBIDES Glossy black, with bright teak and glowing brass, she seemed almost to become part of the Harbour. Brilliant was built in FAGERSTA "SECODEX" CUTTING TOOLS Aberdeen in 1877; she was of 1,613 tons and ran to the agency of Dangar Gedye and Co. (as did Cutty Sark and FAGERSTA "SECODEX S" CUTTING TOOLS many other famous clippers) on regular and consistent pas- sages over many years. Early in this century Brilliant was sold to Italy. The yards boat, which had been launched with extreme difficulty and were stripped from her mizzen masts, but in compensation danger. 7 FARR STREET, MARRICKVILLE, N.S.W. 2204 the lovely name Nostra Signora del Carmine was bestowed In later years, the sailor, a Norwegian, would frequently on her. In 1916 a German sank her by shellfire: display the scars he incurred on his hands while struggling she thus escaped the ignoble fate of rotting as an abandoned with the albatross, as evidence of the truth of his story. Telephone: 560-9066 Cables: "Fagersta" coal hulk. Year by year the competition of steam became more formi- Of many extraordinary stories of the sea, one of the dable. Constant improvements in steamships gave them in- strangest concerns Gladstone, an iron screw of 1,203 creasing advantage. 'Hie last sailing ship specially built for tons gross with sails and compound engines generating a the Australian passenger service was Harbinger, launched in hundred horsepower; the engines were later placed in the 1876. As the eighties dawned, the era of sail gradually faded. steamship Egmont. Yet, for many years more, the sailing ships tramped the The story is that while Gladstone was running from Lon- seven seas for cargo ever more difficult to find. Well into the don to Sydney one of the crew was swept overboard. After a 1920s, some sailing ships still made at least annual voyages desperate struggle he managed to free himself of his oilskins with wheat from South Australia to the L'nited Kingdom. and sea boots. Their number declined as disaster overtook them or they be- An albatross which had been following the ship swooped came training ships—or, most inglorious fate, were sold for Fagersta Steels Australia Pty. Ltd. down on him, so close that he was able to grasp it by the neck scrap. and to hold its head under water till it drowned. The albat- In both 1892 and 1893 the remaining ships of the wool ross was the means of saving the man's lite, for, by its buoy- fleet found their way blocked by tremendous barriers of ice MELBOURNE: 8 Kinwal Court, Moorabbin, Vic. 3189 ancy, it kept him afloat until he was picked up by the ship's along the parallel of 45 degrees south. 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Poga Eight THE NAVY February-March-April, 1 'Even lo square the yards when it was blowing hard not only required all hands but became a desperate fight between man and the elements. She was not a ship that had any mercy on her crew but then those who went to sea in the lat- ter days of sailing ships did not expect mercy. They expected For Future Planning Work Specify to have to endure hard work, hard knocks and hard living.' And they did. On Ross-shire's last voyage she carried coal across the Pacific from Newcastle, New South Wales, to Valparaiso. After discharging most of the coal, she took aboard salt- petre. A great explosion of gases occurred in the hold, set fire to the ship and destroyed her. Captain and crew were HARDING & HALDEN saved. So the era of sail ended. Each year had seen the host of flyers spread their wings on the long race home around Cape Horn to London, and, With tallow casks all dunnaged tight with tiers and tiers of bales PTY. LTD. \X'ith cargo crammed from hatch to hatch she's racing for the sales. Those fine ships are gone, but it is good that the sparse Distributors of . . . records which remain of them and the stories which we have of them should be handed down. But long after the great days of sail had ended, their glory was kept alive by ocean training ships specially built to carry " ALLIANCE " cadets. Still in service for their navies are Dewarutji (In- donesia) ar.d Esmaralda (Chile), graceful ships which have visited Australian ports in the last decade. Unfortunately, an earlier visitor, the German ship Pamir, went down not long • DRAFTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Pamir showing a good turn of speed. after the war. • TRACING, SECTIONAL & DRAWING MATERIALS

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The most complex and expensive (S 22 mill) warship ever Displacing 2,700 tons and carrying a complement of 250 officers and sailors, A Satisfactory Connection the Navy Department and . . . built in an Australian dockyard, H.M.A.S. Swan, was com- M she is capablc of speeds in excess of 30 missioned at Williamstown, Victoria, on Tuesday, 20 knots. January, 1970, a little over two years after having been I"he ship has several weapons sys- launched (16 December, 1967) by Lady Fairhall, wife of the tems. Primarily an anti-submarine ves- then Minister for Defence. sel, she carries the Ikara anti-submarine Similar in many ways to the existing improved navigational and gunnery ra- missile system and a three-barrelled four Type 12 destroyer escorts in the dars, stabilisers, remote control of ma- mortar for close range anti-submarine Australian Divers Australian Fleet, H.M.A.S. Stuart's de- chinery and boilers, and improved ac- attack. Swan has been fitted with a Sea- sign includes many improvements to in- commodation for officers and sailors. cat close range anti-aircraft system con- crease the ship's fighting efficiency and H.M.A.S. Swan is the first ship in the trolled by digital radar and computers, to reduce weight, si/c and cost. Australian Fleet to be fitted with auto- and one turret (forward) with two 4.$ (Spiro) Pty. Ltd. Among new features in the ship arc matic steering. inch guns.

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Poge Eighteen THE NAVY F«bruor^>March-April ; ftbruory-Morth-Aprll. H70 Nautical Notes from all Compass Points A close liaison the Navy Department and: J^if -Sonur

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Po9« Tw«nfy-two THE NAVY Fcbruory-Morch-Apfil, 1970 NEW GUN

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Submarine Misaile France has joined the United States, Britain, and the U.S.S.R. with the capability of launching nuclear-armed missiles from submarines. The French I"he "frigates of the '70," with their Armed Forces Ministry has announced great battle power and many-sided the firing of a ballistic missile from the operational possibilities in all weather, submarine Gymnote ofT southwest will with the missile destroyers of the France to a target area 1,100 miles l.utjcns class constitute the nucleus towards the Azores. of a modest German naval force (see Current plans call for a Heel of five ballisuc-missilc submarines in the photo). At most, these destroyer and 1970s which will place France third frigate forces make up the lower limit after the United States and the U.S.S.R. of a component within the framework The British plan only four such of the Federal defence and the future submannes. The French missiles have obligations of Allied forces. In contrast a 1,600-mile range, somewhat shorter to the missile destroyers of the Luijens than that of the early U.S. Navy Polaris class, the "frigates of the '70s" will be missiles. built in German yards. Several thousand • * * lobs will thus fall to Cierman industry. The units will have a displacement of WESTERN GERMANY 3,600 tons and attain a sustained speed of 30 knots. I"hc 250-man crews will FGN Construction Programme ser\e in ships having the most modern Approved missile systems (surface-to-air and The budget committee of the surface-to-surface) for 40 missiles of German Bundestag has approved the the Tai tar-type on a further developed new naval construction programme. model from the "Standard-missile Thus, the final hurdle has been cleared 1A." In addition, there are four prior to beginning this urgently needed 76-mm. rapid-fire cannons firing cither Depiction o? Federol German frigate programme (for essential units). The against air or land targets, plus four ond PT boot formation compores missile relative strength of naval forces tubes for modern AWS and and flak screens. vis-a-tris the Baltic, will be raised to a surface targets. modest extent, enabling the people faced with the growing threat in this area to breathe a bit more freely. To this end, NATO has been demanding the strengthening of German naval forces in the area for some time. In addition to the construction of four rocket frigates, 12 additional sub- marines are assured. However, priority goes to the four rocket frigates, which will release the five leased destroyers Federal German Navy's "frigate of the future" of the U.S. Fletcher class to be retained until 1974. By that time, the 1. Missile launcher 3. Missile rodar fire control 6. Gunnery fire control radar 2. 7.6 cm. guns 4. Gunnery fire control rodar 7. 7.6 cm. guns Fletchers will be retired as over-age. 5. 3 d rador

F»bruory-March-April, 1970 THE NAVY Pag* Tw»nty-thr«« UNITED KINGDOM services operate automatically, and in- NEW PATROL BOAT dication of the fault is relayed to the Sternview of Tenacity, the pro- control station. Seacat's Successor totype built by Vosper Thornycroft A close liaison the Navy Dept. and: Shore control can carry out 40 A new generation successor to the to their new 142-ft. patrol boat design, separate checks on the equipment and Seacat anti-aircraft missile is being showing, in mockup form, the Con- can control 22 different operations on worked on by Short Bros. & Harland as traves Sea Killer missiles, and Sea the buoy. a private venture. Aimed as a command- Hunter fire-control equipment. Other I"he Lanby buoy, which can be W. ANGLISS & CO. link missile for the late 1970s, it will be alternative weapons can, of course, moored in depths from 30 to 300 feet, kept simple, for operation without be carried. Late last year this fine weather conditions—winds up to 100 skilled manning, but will have higher craft demonstrated her speed and m.p.h., waves up to 40 ft. high, and speed, greater manoeuvrability, and be extreme manoeuvrability to the press tidal currents up to seven knots. (Aust.) PTY. LTD. armed with a different type of war- on the calm waters of Spithead. As head able to divert or damage smaller, On completion of full operational this class is designed very much for harder targets. Naval ships now armed trials in the North Sea, the l.anby buoy long-range, deep-water operations, it Who are proud to be associated with the Navy Dept. in with Scacats will probably be able will be towed to its permanent site off would be interesting to see how she Portland Bill (on England's south coast) THE SUPPLY OF FROZEN MEATS to take the proposed new weapon behaves in a Western Ocean gale. with modification of existing launchers. to replace the Shambles lightship. The order for the buoy was placed • Contractors to the R.A.N., R.N., B.A.O.R. with the industrial automation division of Hawker Siddeley Dynamics at AUTOMATIC BOUY FOR Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, which had For Further Information Contact: previously carried out a design study. NAVIGATION • * * UNITED STATES Frozen Meats Department, W. Angliss & Co. (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. Europe's first full-automatic un manned replacement for a lightship HARRIER FIGHTER S-3A A.S.W. Aircraft —a 40-ft.-diameter, 84-ton, naviga- Sea trials of the British V-STOL 255 GEORGE STREET, SYDNEY tional buoy—was handed over to Trin- Harrier fighter will begin fully in Lockheed California has awarded ity House by Hawker Siddclcy Dynam- March, when a Harrier—probably three further sub-contracts associ- ics Limited at a launching ceremony at from the squadron operated by No. 38 ated with development of the U.S.N. Telephone: 20-534 London's Royal Albert Dock on 3 De- Group, R.A.F.—will go aboard H.M S. S-3A carrier-based A.S.W. aircraft cember.. Eagle for a series of day and night tests —planned replacement for the 'This prototype, known as the Hawker to be jointly undertaken by the R.A.F. Grumman Tracker—for which it is Siddelev Dynamics Lanby buoy (Large and Fleet Air Arm. The tests, to be con- the prime contractor. Loral Elec- Automatic Navigational Buoy), is to be tinued possibly over a period of years tronic Systems has a contract, valued evaluated by Trinity House (the general with regular deployment of Harriers to at SU.S.4 million, for development For Your Future Reference . . . lighthouse authority for England, carriers and other naval vessels either of integrated tactical display sys- Wales and the Channel Islands), to find for special trials or during maritime ex- tems. A $3 million contract goes an economical means of replacing a ercises, are expected to provide a basis to Lear Sieglcr for an attitude head- number of the authority's 32 lightships not only for the evolution of a pattern ing reference system and inertia! navigation system interface. Kine- The buoy's capital cost, which in- of naval V-STOL operations but also logic has been awarded a contract cludes its shore-based monitoring and for studies contributing to future devel- Gerald Dyeing & opments both of new combat aircraft of of unstated value for a recording control equipment, is about half that of system for the S-3A. a modern lightship. Its running costs the type, and of ships to carry them. arc expected to be about 90 per cent less than the £29,000 required to keep a Bleaching Pty. Ltd. conventional manned vessel at sea each year. The navigational aids, fitted to a lat- 26 CONSTITUTION ROAD, RYDE, N.S.W. tice mas» on top of the buoy, consist of a main light beacon 40 feet above sea level giving a luminous range of 16 Specialising .... miles, and a powerful fog signal which is audible over three miles away. • SETTING OF ROPES At a later date radar and radio beacons may be fitted, and there is • DYEING and BLEACHING OF FABRIC CLOTHING provision for accommodating meteoro- logical or oceanographic data-reporting AND NARROW TAPE equipment if required. The automatic operation of these aids and their power supplies—three 5- CONTRACTORS TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT kW diesel powered generating sets—is monitored every 30 minutes by the Telephone: 80-0284 buoy's shore control station using a radio telemetry link. Should any failure occur, standby

Poge Twenty-four THE NAVY Fobroory-Morch-Aprll, 1 970 February-March-April, 1970 THE NAVY Poge Twwtjf "Ivi For Your Future Reference The S-3A all-woather carrier-bated A.S.W. plan* it being developed to re- place the Grumman S-2 Tracker. It will be powered by two G.E. TF-34 high- bypass turbofan engines, capable of Central Dairy Co-op speeds of more than 400 knots and a range of over 2,000 nautical miles. First flight of the S-3A is expected in early 1972, with fleet introduction in Society Ltd. 1973.

Who are proud to be associated with the Navy Department in THE SUPPLY OF POWDERED MILK • CONTRACTOR TO THE ARMED FORCES Wings, Hydrofoils in Sub. crew of 25, compared to a crew The chamber, powered by batteries, Concept of about 100 on the present bal- coukl be used as a reconnaissance For Further Information Contact: listic submarines. vehicle, with a range of around ten miles. MR. IAN HILL A Navy programme of concept formulation for modular fleet sub- Involved in different approaches • • * CENTRAL DAIRY CO-OP SOCIETY LTD. marines. stressing the safety features to the problem are Westinghouse U.S.S.R. of a detachable minisub, has pro- Electric Corp., and Lockheed Mis- RALEIGH, NEW SOUTH WALES duced ideas in including wings and sile & Space Co. Lockheed is per- Shakedown for New Soviet Sub. a tail section for greater stability forming a research and development Russia's new Y-class nuclear-pow- Telephone: 211 Telephone: 211 while running submerged, and re- study, We&inghouse is examining ercd, missile-firing submarines have tractable hydrofoils for greater relationships of payload to displace- been detected for the first time on the speed on the surface. ment. costs to savings, and noise high seas. T wo Y-boats, similar to the signature possibilities. U.S. Polaris, are undergoing shakedown cruises in the North Atlantic off Nor- Ben L. Friedman of the Opera- way. tions analysis section. Office of Drawings done for Friedman Naval Research (O.N.R.). currently show a fleet submarine with re- The Soviets have a total of five oper- A Satisfactory Connection the Novy Dept. and: is involved in weighing the pros- tractable legs or hydrofoils under ational Y-class submarines in their pective functions of a new genera- the wings. This would allow the northern fleet. Each can carry 16 SS/6 tion of fleet submarines. Friedman submarine to sit on the bottom nuclear missiles of 1,500-mile range. said that this will determine how while the escape chamber, an area The Russians arc believed capable of many jobs can be automated, and at the bow where all the crew turning out eight missile submarines the crew size, which in turn will would live except during mainten- each year—which would bring them up ECHO DAIRIES PTY. LTD. be the basis of the weight require- ance excursions to the after part to the present U.S. total of 41 Polarises ments. He expects to arrive at a of the vessel, would be discharged in five years. NEWBRIDGE ROAD, MOOREBANK

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The Governor-General, Sir Paul Hasluck, presented the Queen's Medal lo Midshipman John Robert Ixird, of Joondanna, Perth, at a Promotion Parade at the R.A.N. College, Jervis Bay, on 5 December, 1969. He was among 13 midshipmen at the college who were promoted lo the rank of Acting Sub-Lieu- CONTRACTORS TO THE NAVY tenant. Midshipman I-ord, 20, the son of Mr and Mrs Robert lord, of Osborne Street, Joondanna, has already won the Governor-General's Cup for Sport awarded to the best all-rounder in sport at the college. 'ITie Queen's Medal is awarded lo the Acting Sub-l.ieutenant of the promotion year who during his train- ing has exhibited the most exemplary bearing, conduct, performance of duty and good influence among Telephone: 602-8168 his fellows. The 13 officers journied to Britain in January to continue their training.

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(Overseas) Co. Ejector Liferafts low-cost stabiliser unit which was screen, even when Predictor is dis- under Test recently demonstrated off the south playing true motion. Predictor will SUPPLIERS OF . . . coast of England. also detect and plot new hazards as they • COMPRESSED YEAST A self-inflating rubber liferaft that is Developed by Vosper l"horneycroft, come into range and will give up to six automatically catapulted out of a sink- the international marine engineering minutes of past information from a con- • BREAD IMPROVERS ing ship in the way that an aircraft seat group, the "Mini-Fin" considerably re- stantly up-dated electronic store. The is ejected has been under test in Britain. duces severe rolling and makes it prac- prediction ability, from which the sys- The liferaft is stored in a torpedo- ticable for motor cruisers to undertake tem takes its name, permits any pro- • Conti actors to the Navy Department shaped container and mounted in the heavy passages in more reasonable com- posed alteration of course and speed to stern of the ship. In an emergency, com- fort than at present. be evaluated in terms of possible dan- pressed air "fires" the container into the For Further Information contact A pair of the non-retractable fins, gers. There is no limit to the number of sea. Water and wind are kept out of the Gyro controlled and hydraulically oper- "targets" that can be tracked. MR. P. WHITE "torpedo" tube by means of a plastic ated, was fitted to a 48 ft. demonstra- The tests of Predictor were carried cover over the opening. tion motor yacht which moved out on routine voyages from the MAURI BROS. & THOMSON (Overseas) Co. Laboratory and water tank tests have smoothly through medium seas in the Thames Estuary to Arzew, a natural been carried out by the British Aircraft Solent. gas terminal in Algeria. The Methane 2 BARRACK STREET, SYDNEY — Phone: 20227 Corporation and the Palmer Aero Prod- The units, which arc increased as Progress's officers reported that Pre- ucts Company. Further testing will fol- linked pairs according to size and speed dictor, on several occasions, enabled low in the B.A.C. chamber where the of vessel, have been tested for over 300 them to save time in manoeuvres to liferaft will be subjected to icing condi- hours in weather up to gale conditions. avoid potential collisions. tions. 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Ltd. conditions such as fog, and also through reflective dipoles, tuned to the X-band number of courses selected by navigat- crowded waters. (3 cm.) radar frequency. ing officers has just completed a series 'Hie rocket is fired by means of a le- of exacting sea trials in one of the most Already this equipment has been in- 66-78 TALAVERA ROAD, NORTH RYDE, N.S.W. ver operated ignition device in the base crowded sealanes. stalled aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, of the container. At the height of tra- After using the liquid natural gas and has been specified by other leading jectory, the burning flares and dipoles tanker Methane Progress as a test-bed, shipping companies in Britain. the builders of the set, Britain's Mar- The new equipment uses a dual elec- Suppliers of . . . * are ejected. Echoes lasting up to IS minutes may be detected on aircraft ra- coni Company, announced that the tronic presentation system in two co- trials had been "highly successful". lours to convey key information in the O SILVER NITRATE dar screens 20 miles distant and by ships up to 12 miles. The "Predictor" radar is a self-plott- simplest form, eliminating the need for O TABLETS, POWDERS AND CREAMS, AND EMULSIONS The signal, the Radaflare, in its ing system, enabling a navigator to se- laborious manual plotting. 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CONTRACTORS TO NAVY DEPARTMENT Captain Cook was more than a gifted explorer. He was a the great of the French, the surveyor who charted with remarkable accuracy the coast- Royal Navy guided ships carrying lines, the bays and the anchorages he discovered; and he troops for the successful assault on the Heights of Abraham. Telephone: 2-2569 taught British seamen who sailed with him the technique of the 44running survey" which he developed as an art. Cook further gained in experience But first Cook, a Master in the Fleet, The three men had many discussions and stature as a surveyor in New- hau to learn the rudiments of surveying that winter and, by the following foundland which led to his selection for for such were neither used nor under- spring, Cook had gained sufficient in- command of the Endeavour commis- stood by British sailors in the mid-18th sight into survey work to enable him to sioned to carry astronomers to T ahiti to A Satisfactory Connection The Navy Department and: ccntury. sound out ar-d chart the Narrows in the observe the Transit of Venus; for his se- St. Lawrence River through which, to lectors at the Admiralty knew that he A happy chance set Cook on the right road, when in 1758 he landed from his ship Pembroke in Kensington Cove, Nova Scotia, during the Seven Liverpool Timber & Hardware Years War against France and her allies CAPTAIN COOK'S SHIP "RESOLUTION" Here he met Samuel Holland, a Captain Cook set off on an expedition to search the southern hemisphere of i Dutchman serving as a surveyor in the the world for a continent which people believed to be there. He was in j British North American Regiment. Hol- command of two small ships, the RESOLUTION and the ADVENTURE. The Pty. Ltd. i land was using the plane table, a por- former, illustrated below, was of 462 tons, and carried a crew of 112 men, table plotting board upon which the twelve guns and a large number of animals for landing on the islands. land surveyor may plot from a number Who are proud to be associated with the Navy Dept. in of selected and inter-related "stations" prominent features in the landscape. THE SUPPLY OF TIMBER AND HARDWARE

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SURPRISINGLY FEW MISTAKES Memorial Club This was the technique of "run- ning survey" which enabled Cook, within the space of a few brief NELSONS BAY, N.S.W, months, io lay down the entire coasts of the North and South Is- lands of New Zealand. • WEDNESDAY NIGHT — DARTS On-shore gales and thick weather necessitated leaving the proximity • THURSDAY NIGHT — CARPET BOWLS & EUCHRE of the coast for days at a time, but ^Jhe of ^Adventure Cook endeavoured to reach the coast * FRIDAY NIGHT — CABARET again where he could recognise land features previously fixed so that he * SATURDAY NIGHT — CABARET might sail on without a break in the Captain Cook in hit good ship RESOLUTION, reached Tasmania in 1777, * SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2.30 — CONCERT WITH SYDNEY ARTISTS plot, which was slowly revealing the shape of New Zealand as we know it at once onne«ed it for Inglond. It wot then called Von Diem»n't U today. after a governor of the Dutch last Indie*, (hough actually ditcoverod by man whote name it now boors, A. J. Tatnun, in 1642. Phone NELSONS BAY 811-344 It was on such occasions that his in Adventure ftay and the natives stared in positive surprisingly few mistakes were their eyes and dropped to the ground at the flrst sight of made, such as his description of Stewart Island as a peninsula and Bank's Peninsula as an island; pos-

Page Thirty-eight THE NAVY February-March-April, Fobruory-Morch-Aprll, 1970 THE NAVY sibly his failure to find the great Hauraki Gulf, at the head of which the great harbour of Auckland is sit- For Your Future Reference uated today, was due to poor visibil- ity or lack of time to investigate. Not only did Captain Cook devel- op during his three great voyages the running survey, but he also came to realise that the work of one McMURTIE FOOTWEAR LTD. day must be set down the same night while all was fresh in the (FOOTWEAR MANUFACTURERS) mind, and before details were con- fused with the work of the following day. ROSEHILL & MARION STREETS, REDFERN, N.S.W. TRADITION OF DEDICATION Cook established not only a tech- nique but a tradition of dedication Suppliers of: which must go with it; officers who sail- ed with him and whose names were sub- ® SHOES, BOOTS AND SPORTING FOOTWEAR sequently scattered about the world on the features they themselves charted, • ALL FOOTWEAR learned from Cook's example. Such men were Bligh and Van- couver. who in turn passed their learn- Contractors To The Navy Department ing on to Flinders and Broughton. and so down the years even to the present generation of Britain's sea surveyors. AGENTS IN ALL STATES OF AUSTRALIA The techniques have been improved by changes in ship propulsion and mod- ern survey instruments, including many electronically operated or controlled, but Cook's example of dedication and { hard work remain for us today and must still be followed by all who essay to chart the seas. For Your Future Reference . . . FIGHTING SCURVY More is known about the work that Cook performed in reducing the rav- ages of scurvy on long sea voyages and Couve Flexible Metallic Tubing in generally maintaining the health of his men. In his brief periods between voyages j he consulted medical opinion, both Brit- ' ish and Continental, and arranged that Co. Pty. Ltd. ! sauerkraut should be provided for his | men and that the brewing of spruce beer would be facilitated, anc" when these were served he encouraged the 2 LINDSAY STREET, ROCKDALE, N.S.W. taking of them by the crew by his own obvious relish. ^YJappinc^ yjew 2eafandJ He established in his ships the weekly Who are proud to be associated with the Navy airing of bedding on the upper deck, Department in the Supply of: and the drying out of damp messdecks with stoves, and the sprinkling between .Seaboard ALL TYPES OF FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING decks with vinegar to keep them sweet. Flinders was closely following these In tha year 1769 Captair. Cook tailed southwards to New Zealand and spent over six months in surveying the coast, making maps, and so on. It was ho Contractors To The Navy Department practices thirty years later in In- vestigator, having learnt them from who proved the country to be formed of t»vo islands separated by a strait Bligh in Providence during the second, which still beart the name of the great navigator. From New Zealand he Telephone: 59-7655 and successful, breadfruit voyage. went on to Botany Bay, now a suburb of Sydney. Imagining the coost Airing of bedding continues to the thereabouts to be like that of the north of the Bristol Channel, he called present day and is only now going out it New South Wales. of practice with the replacement of sea-

Page Forty THE NAVY February-March-April, 197 February-March-April, 1970 THE NAVY Poge Forty-one men's hammocks by bunks and the gen- eral adoption of air conditioning in A Sotisfactory Connection the Navy and: Navy ships. Perhaps it could be said that Captain Cook gave to the world his discoveries About the Author—Rear-Admiral G. S. Ritchie, c.b.. of the two islands of New Zealand, and D.S.C., F.R J.C.S. New South Wales, but after all, these The post of Hydro grapher of the Royal Navy was established in 1793, and F. JENKINS & SONS were but re-discoveries. Rear-Admiral George Stephen Ritchie is the 19th holder of the office. The Maoris and the Aborigines had He was promoted lo his present rank wncn he took over the post from Rear- found them long before, and another AdmiralH.G. Irving in January, 1966. Huropean navigator would undoubtedly Bom in 1914 at Burnley, Lancashire, be joined the Royal Naval College at PTY. LTD. have made such discoveries by the end Dartmouth in the early 1930s. of the eighteenth century had Cook He has been in the surveying service since he joined the coal-burning survey never sailed. ship, H.M.S. Herald, in 1937, then employed in the South China Sea. 47 BAY ROAD, TAREN POINT What Cook gave the world was the He continued on surveying duties throughout the war and was attached to the ability to take a crew of seamen on long Kighth Army for 18 months in North Africa and Italy to survey the various voyages of exploration to distant seas, damaged ports and harbours which fell into Allied hands and were required for Who are proud to be associated with the Navy and to keep them alive and in good landing mililar;' stores. health and spirits so that they could SEISMIC STtTDY Department in their WORKS PROGRAMS map distant shores using techniques de- In 1949-31, Kear-Admir.U Ritchie commanded H.M.S. on a world veloped by Cook himself. voyage with scientists whe were investigating the nature of the ocean floor by Specialising:— Returning to their homelands, the seismic methods. fruits of their labours were charts of From 1953 to 1936 be wu on loan to the Royal New Zealand Navy in charge of • MODIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE WORK far-off shores which led inevitably to their hydtographic department and in command of their survey ship, H.M.N.Z.S. the colonisation of New Zealand and Lachlan. • GENERAL ENGINEERS Australia by the British. During this time he carried out surveys in New Zealand and Samoa as well as It is a glorious tribute to Captain undertaking a number of oceanographic cruises in the South-West Pacific. Cook that he stands today in such high Phone: 525-2833 Phone: 525-2833 regard among the population of those two great countries.

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hTHE OBSERVER'S from "USA—Motorcycles" to "Ja- all), the enormous Boarhound armoured FIGHTING VEHICLES pan—Combat Vehicles". However, you car, (ierman motor-cycles with trackcd DIRECTORY- can gel a lot of fun by dipping into it, to side cars, Japanese amphibious trucks WORLD WAR II sec famous old vehicles, to follow the with steel hulls, looking like ships with development of the Jeep, or 10 gaze wheels, British Humber Snipes with Researched and Edited by: Bart H. at the various oddities that were pro- bodywork by Karmann, of all people, Vanderveen. (Frederick Warne, duced. and an extremely neat and ingenious London). 337 pages S3.95. Reviewed I"here is a stack of information about self propelled 17 pounder Anti-tank by ENERGA. the DC 3 of the army truck world, the gun, which (alasi never went into pro- T"his book is part of the cxcclleni Ob- 2 \ ton "Jimmy". This famous old work- duction. The list is endless. server series, whose books of Basic Mili- horse was (and still is) one of the most Mr. Vanderveen has definitely done tary and Civil Aircraft were reviewed in reliable army trucks ever made and (in his homework thoroughly. The book has this magazine about a year ago. This us Studebaker version, at least) one of 900 illustrations and a great wealth of particular book is larger than the pre- the best looking. Over 800,000 of these technical data, social comment, and vious books and, if possible, even more trucks were also made by International pure items of historical interest. T he comprehensive. Harvester and Studebaker mainly for quality of the production is good—the T"he title is a bit of a misnomer, be- I-end-Lcase). The fact that many of illustrations arc clear, the book is well- cause whilst a fair amount of space is these Studebakcrs, designed in 1941, bound and printed on good glossy pa- given to armoured lighting vehicles of arc still rendering faithful service to the per. various types, the larger part of the Australian Army (and many other ar- Not the kind of book you would give book is devoted to the many types of mies, I have no doubt) gives some in- your girlfriend for her birthday, but, soft-skinned vehicles used by the main dication of their quality. nevertheless, it is to be recommended. combatants of the second Vt'orld War. Other old faithfuls appear, including T"he book is a must for any service li- The book itself is a masterpiece of or- the many forms of Jeep, the famous old brary. ganisation and detail. There is a section "Blitz" made by Ford and Chevrolet, • * * for each of the nations represented, and the VX'hite Scout Car (known as the ej.cS section is divided into further sec- "Can the Marmon-Hernngton Gun THE PRICE tions for each type of vehicle, plus an Tractor and the Siaghound.-armoured OF ADMIRALTY introduction. T"he countries represented car. An Indictment of the Royal Navy, arc the I'nited States, Great Britain, the In many ways, it is even more inter- 1805-1966 by Stanley Bonnett. Pub- British Commonwealth Countries (in esting to look at the oddities, the ideas lisher: Robert Hales, I.ondon. 272 one section), the Soviet I'nion, Germa- which never really left the ground or pages. S 3.90. Reviewed by Lieuten- ny, Italy and Japan. France is a notable were only produced in small numbers. ant Commander B. R. Nield, omission. Some of the stranger vehicles produced R.A.N.R. (Retd). The serious reader could start right were the various low-silhouette cargo T"his book is a work of reference for at the beginning and work through trucks (which sometimes had no cab at sea lawyers, disgruntled sailors, agi-

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Fabruary-Morch-April, 1970 THE NAVY Pojjt Fifty-on« tators, pacifists, would-bc admirals, reward for being efficient. Very strange even with an enemy who throughout enemy agents and other haters of the A Satisfactory Connection the Navy Dept. and: ly he can often applaud vigorous ex- the world is striving for the overthrow Royal Navy. ercises in other races which are not of our Empire." At first sight, the book shows great friendly to us, but he holds that it is ir- promise. Chapter 2 is called "Rum and religious to commend these things in This book, then, should be regarded Madness"; Chapter 9 is called "Lunat- the people of England. . . . This sort of as an oversimplified crash course in the ics at Sea". Referring to Sir Gilbert person has a settled conviction that his history of naval wickedness. The Royal AUSTIN RICHARDS Blane, whom he calls the Navy's first country is wrong, and that any foes who Navy, like any other human institution, great doctor, Mr. Bonnett states (page rise against her, right. He is for the can be criticized, but something better 35): "Writing in 1815 he said that while most part in favour of making friendly than this book is needed if it is to be de- there was one madman for every seven agreements with irreconcilable enemies, bunked. PTY. LTD. thousand people in Britain, in the Navy the proportion was one in under one Who are proud to be associated with the Navy Department thousand. The Navy by now kept its in their WORKS PROGRAM own lunatic asylum at Hexton, in Lon- • PLUMBERS AND DRAINERS don, where the number of inmates rose • PIPE LAYING CONTRACTORS steadily each year." • HYDRAULIC AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Mr. Bonnett strongly criticizes the • CONTRACTORS TO THE NAVY Navy for its delay in adopting tech- nological improvements. Mistakes were undoubtedly made, but between 1815 For Further Information Write To: and 1914 the Royal Navy was so ad- vanced technically that it was used as a MR. CON RICHARDS model by the navies of other countries. AUSTIN RICHARDS PTY. LTD. Mr. Bonnett consistently overlooks this fact. The officers and men of the Royal Navy were for the most part volunteers 390 EASTERN VALLEY WAY, EAST ROSEVILLE who were proud to serve in the Navy and who were admired by their fellow Telephone: 40-3201 citizens. The learned Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge has ridiculed the widely held belief that British warships were largely manned by unwilling conscripts rounded up by press gangs. Mr. Bonnett gives no reason for disagreeing with Sir FOR YOUR FUTURE REFERENCE . . . Cyprian, but he does list two of Sir Cyprian'* book in his select biblio- graphy (page 258). The arch villain of this book is Admi- HAWKER RICHARDSON ral Sir George Cockburn, who, we are told, (page 32) "was the personification of all which was wrong." In the war of 1812 against the United States, Cock- & Co. Pty. Ltd. burn destroyed the city of Washington. In that war Britain crushingly defeated the United States. Mr. Bonnett conceals (IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS) that fact by using the phrase (page 33) "The war of 1812 having proved an Ad- 35 CHAN DOS STREET, ST. LEONARDS miralty fiasco."

Suppliers of . . . It is clear why Cockburn and other admirals were described as villains. O DESOUTTER POWER TOOLS (Portable, Pneumatic and Electric Their crime was this: they made Eng- Hand Tools] land's name feared at sea. It might be O COMPLETE RANGE OF RUBBER, METALLIC, COMPOSITE, TEFLON asked why this should be regarded as a P.V.C. HOSES AND FITTINGS AND SUPPLIERS OF FITTED crime. ASSEMBLIES An answer was suggested in 1927 in O STAINLESS, MILD AND HIGH CARBON STEELS, STRIP, WIRE, the Guards' Chapel by Prebendary ROD AND TUBE JESSOP SAVILLE ROOF STEELS Gough, in these words. "The Feminine Contractors To The Navy Man is so full of pity for any spectacle which suggests hard work, and so un- Excufe Me CmeF, 6ot, You/i touting Telephone: 439-2622 friendly in his attitude towards robust strength or efficiency, especially efficiency which expects to receive any

Fobruary«March-April, 1 Pogo Fifty-two THE NAVY hbruorr-Mafch-Aprll, 1970 THI NAVY Pog® Fifty-throe A Satisfactory Connection The Navy Dept. and: Naval Cadet Force News BRINTON PTY. LTD. .NEW SOUTH WALES. QUARTERLY REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS (CARPET MANUFACTURERS) This report covers the training and activities undertaken by the Naval Cadet Force N.S.W. Division for the period 1 October to 31 December, 1969. Who are Proud to be Associated with the Navy Dept. in Continuous training periods were carried out in the following H.M.A. Ships, H.M.A. Naval Establish- THE SUPPLY OF CARPETS AND RUGS ments, and other approved locations:—

Ship /Establishment /location Dates ArtJirfm CONTRACTORS TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT Sydney t raining Depot, Snapper Island 25.11.69 to 4.12.69 Boating Course. H.M.A.S. ALBATROSS 7.12.69 to 17.12.69 Naval Airman Course. For Further Information Contact: Physical Training Course. H.M.A.S. WATSON 8.12.69 to 13.12.69 Higher ranks course for Senior Cadets. H.M.A.S. HOBART 8.12.69 to 17.12.69 General Seamanship. MR. D. GOULD — BRINTON PTY. LTD. H.M.A.S. VAMPIRE H.M.A.S. PERTH 28 HOTHAM PARADE ARTARMON, N.S.W. H.M.A.S. BRISBANE H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE Telephone: 439-1211 H.M.A.S. STALWART

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Weekend training was conducted in Melbourne on Wednesday, 12 Decem- passing out parade of the Mosman the following ships and Establish- ber. The Cadets comprised those under- High School Army Cadet Unit on ments:— going a period of continuous training in Thursday, 16 October. A Satisfactory Connection the Navy Department and H.M.A.S. WATSON 10.10.69 to H.M.A. ships in the Sydney area. On Sunday, 19 October on the occasion 12.10.69 of the Annual Seafarers' Service, 100 H.M.A.S. STALWART 17.10.60to "Open" day to the public was held by Cadets acted as flag bearers in St. 19.10.69 Units on Saturday, 4 October from 1400- Andrews Cathedral. H.M.A.S.ST/ttlTVlSr 24.10.69 to 1600. A number of Boards were convened in 26.10.69. The Annual Pulling and Sailing H.MAS. WATSON to examine T.R.W. Australia Ltd. Regatta was held on Saturday, 11 officers and instructors for promotion The Division was honoured to have DULY & HANSFORD DIVISION October. The course was laid off and also to determine the suitability of Rear-Admiral G. J. B. Crabb, G.B.E., Snapper Island and barbeque facilities applicants seeking appointment to the D.S.C., Flag Officer Commanding for lunch were provided by the host Cadet Force. H.M.A. Fleet carry out an Admiral's Unit T.S. SYDNEY. Who have been associated with the Navy Department in (Sgd.) L. MACKAY-CRUISE Inspection of over 200 Officers, Instruc- The Senior Officer was invited to be Commander, R.A.N.R. tors and Cadets on board H.M.A.S. THE SUPPLY OF ENGINEERING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT the Inspecting Officer for the annual Senior Officer.

For Advice or Quotes contact . . . AT YOUR SERVICE MR. E. W. COX For Your Holiday R.quirements INN T.R.W. AUSTRALIA LTD. Information & Bookings Call or Telephone BLACKTOWN, N.S.W. Howard Smith Travel Centres (Popular Mine Host, JOHN LAZANAS) (DULY I HANSFORD DrVISION) Sydney: 269 George Street — Tel. 27-5411 Melbourne: 522 Collins Street — Tel. 62-3711 * Icy Cold Tooths Beer at Its Best P.O. BOX 3, MARRICKVILLE, N.S.W. Port Adelaide: 3 Todd Street — Tel. 4-14*1 Fremantle: 1 Mouatt Street — Tel. 5-1471 + Popular Snack Bar Telephone: 55-0444 Newcastle: 16 Watt Street — Tel. 2-4711 Cairns: 18 Abbott Street — Tel. 2115-4 Phone: 622-0205 Ballarat: Cnr. I.ydiard & Mair Sts. — Tel. 2-5442

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A Satisfactory Connection the Navy Department and: During the seven days 12-19 dets were brought into H.M.A.S. More- storm which swept Brisbane, and, unde- January, 48 Cadets, with accompanying ton to learn something of the training terred by the blinding rain and high Officers and Instructors, from the eight carried out by their nautical counter- winds assisted the crew in the pickup Units of the Sea Cadet Corps in parts. Sergeants Truscott and Spensely operations. Queensland were in H.M.A.S. Moreton, (Marist Bros. College, Ashgrove), Max- Later in the A.C.T. period, the Unit DRAGER (Aust.) PTY. LTD. Brisbane, for their first ever "Combined well (C.E.G.S., Brisbane) and Cifucntes was visited by Captain I. Hauber, the Muster". (T he Southport School) were soon re- Training Officer for the Cadet Brigade Representatives from Units as far ceiving instruction in boat handling, Headquarters. Displaying their newly north as Cairns were brought into the pulling, sailing and helm orders, and found skills, the four Sergeants co-op- 93 LORD STREET, NEWTOWN, N.S.W. Depot to take part in a comprehensive one of the greatest thrills came with a ted the assistance of two Naval Cadets programme of competition and training chance to handle the helm on H.M.A.S. to make up a whaler crew and took WHO ARE PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAVY which should benefit the Units for Adroit during a run in Moreton Bay. their visiting officer out on the river. DEPARTMENT IN THE SUPPLY OF — many months to come. All individual Two of the lads were aboard a 40-ft. It is hoped that both sides in the ex- competitions counted towards an over- workboat which stood by a number of periment will now have a better under- all award and it was pleasing to sec this skiffs caught by a particularly vicious • COMPRESSION PUMPS standing of their Service counterparts. trophy—the President's Cup—won by O GAUGES a country Unit. T.S. Bundaberg, who also won the Naval Association Trophy for skiff rigging and the Chief & Petty O BREATHING APPARATUS Officer Instructors' Trophy for Rope- work. CONTRACTORS TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT I"hc Paluma Cup for an S.L.R. shoot was won by T.S. Tyalgum, the South Branches in Melbourne and Brisbane — Agents in all other Stales Coast Unit. The Naval Association Trophy for Whaler Riggmg was won by T.S. Paluma, Stafford, Brisbane, while T.S. Coral Sea, the Townsville Unit, took out both the Mayne Trophy for Whaler Pulling and the Officers' Trophy for Sports. Highlights of the week were trips in the patrol boat, H.M.A.S. Adroit; a For Your Future Reference . . . range practice with the S.L.R. and a hotly contested ropework competition. A visit was made to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's new damage control training centre at Roma Street, Bris- SEJV FRED BERRIDGE bane, which includes a full scale simu- lated ship's engine room, cargo holds and deck fittings. Australia's greatest name in the world of boating Year* of practical experience, coupled with the CONSTRUCTIONS One of the most pleasing features of skill of expert craftsman, make Halvorsans a the Muster was the way members of far recognised authority on ovary type of craft. distant Units combined in co-operation BOBBIN HEAD. For hire: Halvorsen Cruisers, half-cabin and open launches, rowing boats. Repairs 23 JOHN STREET, GRANVILLE, N.S.W. and friendly competition. and maintenance. Moorings. Second-hand boat The friendships made and the appre- sales. Johnson Outboard Motors. Topper Alumin- ium Boats. ciation gained of the Division as a RYDE. Designing and building of all types of whole could be the real benefits to come wooden boats. BMC petrol and diesel. Chrysler. WHO IS PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NAVY from this most enjoyable week. Honda Marine Engines. Elastomuffle Marine SilencersHALVORSE. N BOATS DEPARTMENT IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION WORK BOBBIN HEAD LARS HALVORSEN KU RING-GAI CHASE SONS PTY. LTD. Phone 47-9011 Waterview Street. RYDE Contractors To The Navy Department P.O. Box 21 Phone 80 0251 Army Cadets Join TURRAMURRA. 2074 P.O. Box 13. RYDE. 2112 Telegrams: Telegrams: Sea Cadets "Cruisers." Sydney "Halvorsens." Sydney Telephone: 637-2257 in Brisbane During the Annual Continuous Training Period for the Brisbane Sea Cadet Unit T.S. Paluma, four Army Ca-

THE NAVY Nbnmy-MaKk^pril, February-March-April, 1970 THE NAVY Pat* HWyslK THE DAY A Close Liaison The Navy Dept and: A close liaison the Navy Dept. and — 1240 Instant Office McCOSKER BYRNE Services Pty. Ltd. DIED

& Co. Pty. Ltd. Who arc Proud to be Associated by Jack Millar wiih the Navy Dept. in Twenty-six \ears ago one of the most disastrous sinkings ever record- 249 INDUSTRIAL AREA The Supply of . . . ed in the War at Sea occurred e ELECTROSTATIC COPYING ST. MARYS, N.S.W. MACHINES At 2.40 p-m. on the afttnooa of 12 February, 1944, the Hardly anyone was on the prome- O PHOTOCOPIER MACHINES 7,290 ton troopship Khedive Ismail and four other troopships, nade deck and this fact contributed greatly to the loss of life. Suppliers of. O STATIONERY escorted by the old cruiser, H.M.S. Hawkins, and two destroyers, H.M.S. Petard and Paladin, were proceeding in For Further Information Contact: • DIVER S UNDERWATER TRACK convoy from Mombasa to Colombo. The convoy was in the No Warning MR. LOU WESTEND By 2.40 p.m. the concert was in full SUITS vicinity of Addu Atoll in the Indian Ocean, in what was then swing and gay laughter filled the air. INSTANT OFFICE SERVICES PTY LTD. considered a relatively safe area. There was no warning of immediate • FOOTBALL JERSEYS danger. P.O. BOX 308 One minute later—2.41 p.m.— a For the first few days nothing unto- CONTRACTORS TO THE NAVY DEPT. CANBERRA, A.C.T. terrific explosion shattered the Khedive ward happened. The meagre force of Undetected by the escorts, the Japa- Ismail's stern, more explosions followed nese submarine I 27 had crept in to three escort vessels for such an impor- Telephone: 95-0279 in quick succession. close range—poised ready for the kill Telephone: 623-0201 tant convoy was insufficent to afford In less than two minutes the ship and with startling suddenness the first complete protection, nevertheless they lunged to the bottom, taking with her torpedo struck, quickly followed by oth- scurried around at high speed in an ef- 1,240 souls. Left struggling in the water ers. fort to cover ahead, astern and both were 23 persons—the only survivors. flanks. Laughter turned to fear as the cries The Khedive Ismail is well remem- of the injured mingled with the shatter- bered by many thousands of Australian Life on board was similar to any oth- ing of glass and the hiss of escaping A Recommended Contractor to the Navy Dept. Compliments to The Navy Dept. . . . troops, having transhipped them at er wartime convoy. Hie morning of 12 steam. I 27 had done her deadly work Bombay or Colombo from the much February, 1944, dawned bright and only too well. larger troop carriers Queen Mary, sunny, with the sea as calm as a mill Queen Elizabeth, Mauretania and pond. The few who were on the upper deck Aquatania for the run-up the Red Sea barely had time to jump into the water Shortly after the midday meal some Peter Vanderfield Austral Providores to Suez and the Middle East. as the Khedive lsmair% bow reared up 400 of the passenger* crowded into the One minute later—2.41 p.m.—a ter- and she slid beneath the surface 1 nun. main lounge on the promenade deck for nfic explosion shattered the Khedive Is- 40 sec. after the first torpedo struck. a concert. On the other well deck a mair% stern, more explosions followed game of tombola—popular with the To the vast majority trapped below (N.S.W.) Pty. Ltd. Pty. Ltd. in quick succession. naval ratings—was in progress. Others decks death was merciful and quick. At the time of the Greek debacle, in were in their cabins or on the mess Those who made the water had no time April, 1941, the Khedive Ismail was i Currently Contractors (o the Armed Forces Suppliers of Fresh Fruit decks having a siesta. A few were in the to swim clear before the ship went there to evacuate many hundreds of with the supply of: reading rooms writing letters down. Many were dragged to their hard-pressed Australian and other Al- and Vegetables home—destined never to be posted—or deaths by the terrific suction as the ship lied troops from the beaches, withstand- ir ANODISED ALUMINIUM LABELS playing cards. slid deeper into the depths. To the Navy, also Hotels, Restaurants ing concentrated Stuka dive-bombing on the return passage to Egypt. •Cr ETCHED BRASS LABELS and Shipping By 1944 it looked as if she would Also Contractor for Letraset Instant l-etterfc* ttfely survive the war. Events proved 29 LACKEY STREET otherwise. 244 PACIFIC HIGHWAY SYDNEY Mixed Lot At Mombasa over a thousand troops CROWS NEST, N.S.W. were embarked for passage to Colombo. Telephone: 211-0022 They were a mixed lot, comprising Brit- Phone: 929-9740, 929-9743 ish, American and African. Included •ere many members of the women's >er vices. H.M.S. Partridge, sitter skip to H.M. Ships Paladin and Petard.

Pofo Fifty-nine F.bruary-Morch-Aprll, F*bruory-Morch-April. 1970 THE NAVY THE NAVY MJ Pag* Hfly-«l»ht By the time the last bubble had sub- up the submarine on their asdics and thing moveable on the upper deck was Compliments of sided in those dreadful few minutes, were racing in to attack. Would they be thrown overboard to prevent the ship only 23 people—one naval officer, four blown to bits by their own ships? capsizing. nursing sisters, two W.R.N.S., three petty officers, two army sergeants, two Down went the depth charges—the As soon as Paladin and the subma- NICOL BROS. Fast African soldiers and nine sail- concussion from the exploding T.N.T. rine had drawn clear Petards guns ors—remained struggling on the sur- hammering those in the water. The dis- opened fire, pouring a withering hail of D. Roman & Co. face. tance, however, was sufficiently far to fire into the sub.—stopping her dead in avoid serious iniury. After the first at- T"he only debris left floating from the her tracks. 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Kindly Sponsored by 8/17 Hip wood Street carry on the traditional names and are major ports and also the separation of North Sydney 2060 more in keeping wilh the names of the islands in south-east Asia. This also H. M. Holbeach & 2 December, 1969 British ships of this class. brings into consideration the wide vari- The Editor Again, the names of the new Patrol ety in nationalities. Its speed should be "The Navy" Boats are, for the most part, pretty between 3S knots and 40 knots. The ar- J. F. PEEL & SONS BoxC178 uninspired. From names like mament must be of a high variety. This Clarence Street Post Office and Barricade one might conclude that is the idea, because it must be capable of Co. Pty. Ltd. Sydney, N.S.W. 2000 the boats were named after streets in dealing with submarines, ships, aircraft Dear Sir, Castlecrag. and shore installations. PTY. LTD. Regarding the letter submitted by E. From a public relations point of view It is also evident that Austnilia has 48 UNION STREET Bryden-Brown in the Nov.-Jan. 1969-70 I feel it would be a good thing if future some ships coming to ;heir end. In fact issue of "The Navy". I am in all respects warships were given names which were we have five early post-war ships. (They 31 DIAMOND BAY ROAD TEMPE, N.S.W. agreeable with this suggestion of the distinctively Australian, traditional are Tobruk, Ansae, Queenborough, writer but would like to take the subject (where possible) and of interest to the Quiberon and Quickmatch). We only VAUCLUSE, N.S.W. one step further and add that some of general public. These names would not have eleven modern ships in com- our ships could also be named after only include cities, towns and rivers, mission. (They are Perth, Hobart, • WHITE CURLED HAIR some of Australia's more predominant but would also cover Aboriginal tribes, Brisbane, Parramatta, Yarra, Stuart, people, that is, those who played a part Suppliers to the Navy of: Derxoent, Swan, Torrens, Vendetta in the foundation of this fair country of famous Australians, and Australian and Vampire.) By 1980 the five early ours, and no doubt there is quite a birds and animals. • MILK AND CREAM Contractor to the Navy post-war ships will be out of com- range to choose from. Yours faithfully Department (SGD) S. H. Scarlett mission. This entitles us to build • ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS Yours faithfully these all-purpose destroyers. These (SGD) A. B. MocUer ships should be completed by 1978. * * * * * * After 1980 there should be further con- Telephone: 337-3169 Phone: 55-2379 45 Darnley Street John Paul Gauci struction of these ships. Gordon, N.S.W., 2072 19 Tintern Road LIGHT DESTROYERS. Length 4 December, 1969 Ashfield, N.S.W., 2131 should be about 360 feet. The beam The Editor 11 November, 1969 would be about 38 feet, while the draft "The Navy" The Editor would be about 16 feet. It should carry Box CI78 "The Navy" a Wessex 31-B helicopter. The com- Clarence Street Post Office Box C178 plement should be about 200 men and Sydney, N.S.W., 2000 Clarence Street Post Office its weight should be about 3,000 tons. Dear Sir, Sydney, N.S.W., 2000 The armament should consist of two I heartily agree with Mr. Bryden- Dear Sir, single-turret 5" /54 cal., dual purpose, Brown's comments about the names of I would like to put my thoughts on anti-aircraft, shore bombardment guns, Brandt's S. N. Thomas some of the Navy's newer ships. I feel the Navy's project to construct a light one quad rail "Seacat" missile launch- that Australian ships should have dis- helicopter destroyer. These ships are er—these are anti-aircraft missiles; one tinctively Australian names and, at the to be built to suit our requirements single-rail "Ikara" anti-submarine mis- Bros. same time, traditional names should be of an all-purpose destroyer which will sile launcher; four triple anti-submarine Engineering Pty. Ltd. perpetuated. The names of the Ton- have high capabilities. Their weight torpedo tubes. (GENERAL MERCHANTS) class minesweepers and minehunters must be approximately 3,000 tons, On the next page I have filled (Manufacturers af Special Purpose Hawk, Gull, etc.) are neither tradition- which is slightly heavier than the Type in details of the ship and a Machines) al nor distinctively Australian and are 12 destroyer escorts serving in the Navy diagram of my creation. generally rather colourless. Names like at present. The range must be high be- Are Proud To Supply The Navy Dcpt Wilh: Yours truly 371 PITT STREET Shepparton and Launceston would cause of the wide separation of our O ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT (SGD) J. P. Gauci SYDNEY • BULK HEAD EQUIPMENT • O WEAPONS • For Your Future Reference . . . Suppliers of . . . For Further Particulars Contact: H. S. MASON PTY. LTD. — ENGINEERS

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